Mean Field Initialization of the Annealed Importance Sampling Algorithm for an Efficient Evaluation of the Partition Function Using Restricted Boltzmann Machines by Arnau Prat Pou, Enrique Romero, Jordi Martí, Ferran Mazzanti

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Robotic flexible ureteroscopy system, Zamenix R, demonstrates efficacy and safety in initial clinical evaluation for retrograde intrarenal surgery by Joonhwan Kim, Hyeji Park, Dong-Soo Kwon, Joo Yong Lee, Sung Yong Cho

“…Abstract This initial clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of the retrograde intrarenal surgery using the robotic flexible ureteroscopy system, Zamenix R, in a multi-center, prospective, single-arm study. …”
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Themes for evaluating the quality of initiatives to engage patients and family caregivers in decision-making in healthcare systems: a scoping review by Linda C Li, M Elizabeth Snow, Nancy Clark, Maryam Dehnadi, Michelle Lui, Janet McLean, Clayon B Hamilton, Hussein Mamdani, Allison L Kooijman, Vikram Bubber, Tammy Hoefer

“…Objective To identify the key themes for evaluating the quality of initiatives to engage patients and family caregivers in decision-making across the organisation and system domains of healthcare systems.Methods We conducted a scoping review. …”
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Automatic evaluation of the orbital shape after application of conventional and patient-specific implants: Correlation of initial trauma patterns and outcome by Yurii Chepurnyi, Denis Chernohorskyi, Olena Zhukovtceva, Arto Poutala, Andriy Kopchak

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Preliminary Evaluation of the Scandinavian Guidelines for Initial Management of Minimal, Mild, and Moderate Head Injuries with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein by Mira Keski-Pukkila, Justin E. Karr, Jussi P. Posti, Ksenia Berghem, Anna-Kerttu Kotilainen, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Grant L. Iverson, Teemu M. Luoto

“…Our aim was to evaluate the performance of the guidelines when S100B was substituted with GFAP. …”
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Shear Number as a Practical Tool for Flow Regime Evaluation and Education by Kazys Almenas, Stasys Gasiūnas, Marijus Šeporaitis, Raimondas Pabarčius

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Equity in initial health evaluation utilization among world trade center health program members enrolled during 2012–2022 by Ruiling Liu, Michael O’Reilly, Sarah Rockhill, Lillian Fu, Kendra C. Smith, Emma Butturini, Albeliz Santiago-Colón, Rachael L. Shaw, Kevin Pressley, Geoffrey M. Calvert

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Examining Undergraduates’ Intentions to Pursue a Science Career: A Longitudinal Study of a National Biomedical Training Initiative by Jayashri Srinivasan, Krystle P. Cobian, Hector V. Ramos, Christina A. Christie, Catherine M. Crespi, Teresa Seeman

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Recycling of Post-Consumer Polystyrene Packaging Waste into New Food Packaging Applications—Part 3: Initial Contamination Levels in Washed Flakes from Europe by Valeria Guazzotti, Frank Welle

“…Based on the data, an initial concentration of 1 mg/kg in post-consumer washed post-consumer rPS flakes is suggested as pragmatic worst-case approach in the evaluation of consumer safety of rPS containing food packaging.…”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Comorbidity on the Efficacy and Safety of β-Lactam Antibiotics in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by O. V. Muslimova, E. A. Sokova, A. B. Prokofiev, M. V. Zhuravleva, A. V. Shapchenko, T. V. Alexandrova

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Role of fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography in the evaluation of head and neck carcinoma by Moheieldin Abouzied, Ahmed Fathala, Abdulaziz Alsugair, Ahmad Al Muhaideb, Mohammed Al Qahtani

“…Furthermore, its role in the evaluation of patients with malignant cervical adenopathy from an unknown primary will be described. …”
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Correction: Robotic flexible ureteroscopy system, Zamenix R, demonstrates efficacy and safety in initial clinical evaluation for retrograde intrarenal surgery by Joonhwan Kim, Hyeji Park, Dong-Soo Kwon, Joo Yong Lee, Sung Yong Cho

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Factors associated with tuberculosis treatment initiation among bacteriologically negative individuals evaluated for tuberculosis: An individual patient data meta-analysis. by Sun Kim, Melike Hazal Can, Tefera B Agizew, Andrew F Auld, Maria Elvira Balcells, Stephanie Bjerrum, Keertan Dheda, Susan E Dorman, Aliasgar Esmail, Katherine Fielding, Alberto L Garcia-Basteiro, Colleen F Hanrahan, Wakjira Kebede, Mikashmi Kohli, Anne F Luetkemeyer, Carol Mita, Byron W P Reeve, Denise Rossato Silva, Sedona Sweeney, Grant Theron, Anete Trajman, Anna Vassall, Joshua L Warren, Marcel Yotebieng, Ted Cohen, Nicolas A Menzies

“…We included trials or cohort studies that enrolled individuals evaluated for TB in routine settings. In these studies, participants were evaluated based on clinical examination and routinely used diagnostics and were followed for ≥1 week after the initial test result. …”
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Simplified clinical algorithm for identifying patients eligible for immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy for HIV (SLATE): protocol for a randomised evaluation by Mhairi Maskew, Bruce A Larson, Isaac Tsikhutsu, Margaret Bii, Peter D Ehrenkranz, Sydney Rosen, Matthew P Fox, Alana T Brennan, WD Francois Venter

“…For this policy of ‘treat all’ to succeed, millions of new patients must be initiated on ART as efficiently as possible. Studies have documented high losses of treatment-eligible patients from care before they receive their first dose of antiretrovirals (ARVs), due in part to a cumbersome, resource-intensive process for treatment initiation, requiring multiple clinic visits over a several-week period.Methods and analysis The Simplified Algorithm for Treatment Eligibility (SLATE) study is an individually randomised evaluation of a simplified clinical algorithm for clinicians to reliably determine a patient’s eligibility for immediate ART initiation without waiting for laboratory results or additional clinic visits. …”
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An evaluation of insulin therapy initiation among patients with type 2 diabetes attending a public health facility in South Africa by L. Mayet, S.S. Naidoo

“…In patients with insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes who are not at goal glycaemia, this translates to the initiation and intensification of insulin therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the appropriateness of the initiation of insulin therapy in patients with poorly controlled insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes. …”
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Evaluation of Treatment Patterns and Maintenance Dose Titration Among Patients With Crohn’s Disease Initiating Biologics With 3 Years of Follow-Up by Ruizhi Zhao, Zhijie Ding, Parul Gupta, Laurence Gozalo, Robert Bruette, Victor M. Johnson, Keshia Maughn, Yihang Liu, Sumesh Kachroo

“…# Background There is limited real-world evidence on treatment patterns of patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) initiating biologics with an extensive follow-up period. …”
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Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the Barth Syndrome Symptom Assessment (BTHS-SA) for Adolescents and Adults in a Phase 2 Clinical Study by Chad Gwaltney, Alan Shields, Emily Love, Sarah Ollis, Jonathan Stokes, Iyar Mazar, Ethan Arenson, Anthony Aiudi, R. J. Wirth, Carrie Houts

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Evaluation as a Translational Resource: Bridging Social Sciences and Clinical & Translational Sciences to Advance University, Health System, and Community Initiatives by Jessica Sperling, Perusi Muhigaba, Stella Quenstedt, Noelle Wyman Roth, Adrian Brown, F. Joseph McClernon

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Initial Evaluation of Safety and Immunomodulatory Potential of Dietary Supplementation with Mangosteen Pericarp Extract for Sustainable Meat Production in Native Crossbred Chickens by Phruedrada Kaewtui, Chompunut Lumsangkul, Apinya Satsook, Korawan Sringarm, Chaiwat Arjin, Wanaporn Tapingkae, Pimporn Khamtavee, Orranee Srinual, Montri Punyatong, Kiattisak Huanhong, Peerawit Chongrattanameteekul, Natpasit Rattaworapanit, Thanawut Mangkang, Raktham Mektrirat

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Evaluation of supplementary carnosine accumulation and distribution: an initial analysis of participants in the Nucleophilic Defense Against PM Toxicity (NEAT) clinical trial by Shahid P. Baba, Alok R. Amraotkar, David Hoetker, Hong Gao, Daniel Gomes, Jingjing Zhao, Michael F. Wempe, Peter J. Rice, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Shesh N. Rai, C. Arden Pope, Aruni Bhatnagar, Timothy E. O’Toole

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