Predicting Early Treatment Effectiveness in Bell’s Palsy Using Machine Learning: A Focus on Corticosteroids and Antivirals by Luo JT, Hung YC, Chen GJ, Lin YS

“…Patients were randomized into four groups: Prednisolone (corticosteroids), Acyclovir (antivirals), both, and placebo. …”
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Validación del autoinforme de motivos para la práctica del ejercicio físico con adolescentes (AMPEF): diferencias por género, edad y ciclo escolar (Validation of the self-report o... by José Domínguez Alonso, Antonio López Castedo, Iago Portela Pino

“…An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed, obtaining an adaptation of the original scale of 48 items grouped into eight factors with excellent reliability coefficients (α = .96), a total explained variance of 65.24% and an adequate adjustment to the data (χ2/df = 2.635, GFI = .909, CFI = .901, RMSEA = .047), adolescents who present a better motivation of the health emergency factor (it is the only significant in the three variables) are male, early age (12-13 years) and first cycle of Compulsory Secondary Education. …”
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Clinical manifestations, histopathological changes and quality of life in patients with advanced knee osteoarthritis caused by age, trauma, obesity and their combination by Kristina V. Korochina, Tatyana V. Chernysheva, Irina E. Korochina

“…They were distributed among 4 groups (30 participants in each) based on the presence of age-related, post-traumatic, metabolic, or combined phenotypes. …”
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The association between tobacco and alcohol use and health outcomes in individuals living with diabetes and prediabetes in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by S J Mulder, T Chivese, C O Egbe

“…The associations between these exposures and health outcomes in the different groups were assessed using multivariable logistic regression analysis. …”
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Making temporary homes by Marjolein Overtoom

“…The interviews were analysed with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, and the visual data (photos made by the interviewees and sometimes the researcher, and drawings made by the researcher) was used to place the content of the interviews in a physical context. …”
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Benefits of aldosterone receptor antagonism in chronic kidney disease: the BARACK-D RCT by F D Richard Hobbs, Richard McManus, Clare Taylor, Nicholas Jones, Joy Rahman, Jane Wolstenholme, Louise Jones, Jennifer Hirst, Sam Mort, Ly-Mee Yu

“…Blood pressure in both groups was titrated (monitored and adjusted accordingly) by the clinicians against NICE guideline standards and checks of electrolytes undertaken. …”
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Guiding Principles for Transformation Towards Integrated Acute Care for Older Adults Close to Home: Lessons from Nine Dutch Regional Partnerships. A Realist Evaluation by Eline D. Kroeze, Gercora Hoitinga, Susanne M. Smorenburg, Janet L. MacNeil Vroomen, Anneke J. A. H. van Vught, Bianca M. Buurman

“…We conducted a document analysis (n = 19), semi-structured interviews (n = 11) and two focus groups (n = 8). …”
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Selection and appointment of presidents of medical universities in Iran: Bridging reality and ideal through global and local evidence. by Leila Doshmangir, Mohammadhossein Somi, Sajad Lak, Neda Kabiri, Hossein Ebrahimipour, Omid Barati, Mohammadreza Amiresmaili, Mohammad Bazyar

“…A question guide was used, the main question of which included: essential characteristics and competencies of university president, prioritized criteria for decision making, feasibility of evidence-based decision-making, the process of selecting and appointing university presidents, and the strengths and weaknesses of this process. The data were analyzed using a framework analysis approach, informed by Modified Henry Mintzberg's Management Model and a model of policy competency. …”
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The implementation, use and sustainability of a clinical decision support system for medication optimisation in primary care: A qualitative evaluation. by Mark Jeffries, Nde-Eshimuni Salema, Libby Laing, Azwa Shamsuddin, Aziz Sheikh, Anthony Avery, Antony Chuter, Justin Waring, Richard N Keers

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Participants were purposively recruited from Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and general practices in the North West and East Midlands regions of England and from the CDS developers. …”
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A novel prognostic model utilizing TMTV and SUVmax from 18F-FDG PET/CT for predicting overall survival in patients with extranodal NK/T- cell lymphoma by Hua Wang, Demei Feng, Yiwen Mo, Huangming Hong, Yingying Hu, Li Huang, Xiaolei Wei, Yajun Li, Haibin Huang, Runhui Zheng, Yonghua Li, Hui Zeng, Robert Peter Gale, Tian Ying, Jing Guo, Zhenshu Xu, Wei Fan, Tongyu Lin

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters including maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG), and to develop a new prognostic model for ENKTL. Methods We analyzed 390 ENKTL patients with comprehensive clinical and survival data. …”
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Co-creation of a qualitative fertility research study to understand waiting time experiences through patient engagement by Madison Healey, Julia Craig, Sarah Thomas, Jillian Tizzard, Kelsey Puddister, Erin L McGowan, Laurie K Twells, Katie P Wadden

“…Data from research team discussion groups were documented using a meeting minutes template. …”
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Automated Assessment of Pelvic Longitudinal Rotation Using Computer Vision in Canine Hip Dysplasia Screening by Pedro Franco-Gonçalo, Pedro Leite, Sofia Alves-Pimenta, Bruno Colaço, Lio Gonçalves, Vítor Filipe, Fintan McEvoy, Manuel Ferreira, Mário Ginja

“…ANOVA and post hoc testing confirmed significant differences in AOFA across these groups (<i>p</i> < 0.01). In part two, the dataset was expanded to 312 images to develop the automated AOFA model, with 80% allocated for training, 10% for validation, and 10% for testing. …”
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Clinical features and predictive model for invasive pulmonary fungal infections in hematologic disorders by Jun Wang, Xuefeng He, Feng Chen, Xiao Ma, Daxiong Zeng, Junhong Jiang

“…Objective: This study was to investigate the clinical features of hematological disorders complicated by invasive pulmonary fungal infections and identify factors affecting treatment outcomes, with the aim of developing a predictive model. Methods: Clinical data were collected from patients with hematological disorders and invasive pulmonary fungal infections between January 2020 and June 2023. …”
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The Effect of Tangible and Intangible Hotel Caracteristics on Brand Loyalty with the Mediating Role of Perceived Well-Being and Brand Attitude (Case study: 4 And 5 Star Hotels In M... by Zahra Mohamadzadeh, Zahra Mohamoudi

“…The research results showed that the tested model has a good fit to the data, and all the research hypotheses were confirmed. …”
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A nomogram integrating the clinical and CT imaging characteristics for assessing spread through air spaces in clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma by Yantao Yang, Li Li, Huilian Hu, Chen Zhou, Qiubo Huang, Jie Zhao, Yaowu Duan, Wangcai Li, Jia Luo, Jiezhi Jiang, Zhenghong Yang, Guangqiang Zhao, Yunchao Huang, Lianhua Ye

“…The Hosmer–Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test confirmed a satisfactory model fit in both groups (P &gt; 0.05). Additionally, the calibration curve and decision analysis curve demonstrated high calibration and clinical applicability of the model in both cohorts.ConclusionBy integrating clinical and CT imaging characteristics, a nomogram model was developed to predict the occurrence of STAS, demonstrating robust predictive performance and providing valuable support for decision-making in patients with stage IA lung adenocarcinoma.…”
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Radiogenomic method combining DNA methylation profiles and magnetic resonance imaging radiomics predicts patient prognosis in skull base chordoma by Xiaoyu Deng, Peiran Li, Kaibing Tian, Fan Zhang, Yumeng Yan, Yanghua Fan, Zhen Wu, Junting Zhang, Jiang Du, Wei Chen, Liang Wang

“…Combined analysis with external single-cell RNA-seq data revealed higher tumor cell proportions and lower natural killer cell proportions in the HLG than in the LLG. …”
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Pumping up your predictive power for cognitive state detection with the proper GAINS by Victoria Ribeiro Rodrigues, Jeremy R. Prieto, Szilard L. Beres, Chad Stephens, Christopher Myers, Nicholas J. Napoli

“…Through the Granular Analysis Informing Neural Stability (GAINS) framework, we reveal how neuronal groups self-organize across fine-grained time scales, providing new understanding of task-switching, neural communication, and criticality. …”
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Retinal ganglion cells induce stem cell-derived neuroprotection via IL-12 to SCGF-β crosstalk by Qing Xia, Kun-Che Chang, Yanan Sun, Michael Nahmou, Takahiko Noro, Yun Cheng, Xiangmei Kong, Xiaofen Mo, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Suqian Wu

“…Paired t-tests were used for data analysis between two groups. Results RGC viability was significantly enhanced when iPSCs were first stimulated with RGC-derived supernatant before iPSC-conditioned medium was collected and added into RGC culture. …”
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Personalized predictions of neoadjuvant chemotherapy response in breast cancer using machine learning and full-field digital mammography radiomics by Ye Ruan, Xingyuan Liu, Yantong Jin, Mingming Zhao, Xingda Zhang, Xiaoying Cheng, Yang Wang, Siwei Cao, Menglu Yan, Jianing Cai, Mengru Li, Bo Gao

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a comprehensive nomogram model by integrating clinical pathological and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) radiomic features to predict the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer patients, thereby providing personalized treatment recommendations.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical and imaging data of 227 breast cancer patients from 2016 to 2024 at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University. …”
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Prognostic value of serum C-reactive protein in idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease and construction of a prognostic model for patients by Zhixiang Lei, Ya Wang, Tiantian Yu, Yiting Zhang, Wenting Cui, Wenting Cui, Cancan Luo, Qingqing Luo, Lili Zhou, Yuchen Gao, Li Yu

“…We developed a multivariable prognostic model based on serum CRP levels to assess survival outcomes in iMCD. …”
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