A Predictive Model and Scoring System for All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Combined With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Retrospective Case–Control Stud... by Xiaoting Zhang, Meng Wei, Pengjie Xue, Yanmei Lu, Baopeng Tang

“…Results: A total 10 variables were selected from an initial 64 variables in patients with AF and OSAS identified through Lasso regression screening, including hypoxemia, catheter ablation (CA), red blood cell count (RBC), lymphocyte count, basophil granulocyte count, total bile acids, D-dimer, free triiodothyronine, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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Relación entre motivación e inteligencia emocional en Educación Física: una revisión sistemática (Relation between motivation and emotional intelligence in Physical Education: A s... by Carlos Fernández-Espínola, Bartolomé J. Almagro

“…The search was made in the Web of Science, Scopus, and SportDiscus databases. From the 62 initial items, we selected 6 articles that met the eligibility criteria previously established. …”
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Application of a modified set of GoogLeNet and ResNet-18 convolutional neural networks towards the identification of environmentally derived-MPLs in the Yadkin-pee dee river basin by Wesley Allen Williams, Anirudh Arunprasad, Shyam Aravamudhan

“…In the first trial, using 10% of the initial training dataset, the CNNs exhibited high levels of accuracy rates, generally above 90%. …”
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Natural History of Pediatric Idiopathic Histaminergic Angioedema: A Retrospective Monocentric Study by Vanessa Migliarino, Alessandro Zago, Camilla Martelossi, Egidio Barbi, Manuela Giangreco, Irene Berti, Laura Badina

“…The median number of monthly episodes was one (IQR: 0.2–3), and eight was the maximum value. The initial recurrence of AE attacks has no impact on the time and rate of remission (<i>p</i> = 0.56). …”
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A comparative study of GPT-4o and human ophthalmologists in glaucoma diagnosis by Junxiu Zhang, Yao Ma, Rong Zhang, Yanhua Chen, Mengyao Xu, Su Rina, Ke Ma

“…Twenty-six glaucoma cases, including both primary and secondary types, were selected from publicly available databases and institutional records. …”
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Quantitative determination of the components of the mixture – ear drops “Melavet” by the method of high-performance liquid chromatography by V. V. Parchenko, D. Datsiuk, V. Hunchak, V. Martynyshyn

“…The optimal conditions for the simultaneous determination of the components of the mixture in one sample are selected. It was established that there is no interaction between the components of the mixture when they are simultaneously in the sample solution.…”
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Efficient Image Processing Technique for Detecting Spatio-Temporal Erosion in Boron Nitride Exposed to Iodine Plasma by Ahmed S. Afifi, Janith Weerasinghe, Karthika Prasad, Igor Levchenko, Katia Alexander

“…Iodine plasma causes more aggressive and spatially selective erosion, strongly influenced by initial surface morphology, whereas argon plasma results in milder and more uniform surface changes. …”
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Use of Remote Assessment Tools to Substitute Routine Outpatient Care: Scoping Review by Jayne Barclay, Clair Sullivan, Michael Beckmann, Graeme Mattison, Rebecca Runciman, Elizabeth Martin

“…A detailed search strategy was used across multiple databases, with studies selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Experimental and exergy evaluation of a PCM integrated active indirect solar dryer for Turkey berries with economic and environmental assessment by K. Senthil Kumar, R. Vasanthi, Mahdi Sh. Jaafar, Arunkumar Munimathan, Manoj Kumar Shanmugam, Mamdooh Alwetaishi, Asif Afzal, Parvathy Rajendran, It Ee Lee

“…The conic-shaped Thermal Energy Storage (TES) covered the solar collector selectively and photovoltaic (PV) panels used to power divergent ducts equipped with DC blowers to enhance the AMISD. …”
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Creating a sense of place when implementing a new emergency department in Denmark: a qualitative study by Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Per Nilsen, Ove Andersen, Nina Thórný Stefánsdóttir, Mette Bendtz Lindstrøm, Byron J. Powell, Tine Tjørnhøj-Thomsen

“…A total of 53 participants, including managers, nurses, and physicians from 12 specialized departments, were purposively selected. Data were collected through ethnographic field notes (750 single-spaced pages) and semi-structured interviews averaging 39 min. …”
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Can We Reduce the Diagnostic Burden of Sleep Disorders? A Single-Centre Study of Subjective and Objective Sleep-Related Diagnostic Parameters by Tadas Vanagas, Domantė Lipskytė, Jovita Tamošiūnaitė, Kęstutis Petrikonis, Evelina Pajėdienė

“…While patient history, reported complaints, and subjective sleep questionnaires can provide initial insights into potential sleep issues, polysomnography (PSG) remains the gold standard for diagnosing various sleep disorders. …”
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Classifications for radiographic evaluation of radiolucent bone lesions have poor inter- and intra-observer agreement by Taylor J. Willenbring, Sarah M. Papa, Kenneth A. Mann, Salvatore M. Cavallaro, Timothy A. Damron

“…Methods Forty-eight case sets of de-identified radiographs of radiolucent osseous lesions were selected from an orthopedic oncology practice. Each set included two orthogonal views of the lesion from initial presentation. …”
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Is surgery superior for distal ulna fractures? a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Zakaria Chabihi, Brahim Demnati, Mohamed Moussadiq, Tariq Aalil, Yassine Fath El Khir, El Mehdi Boumediane, Mohamed Amine Benhima, Imad Abkari

“…The meta-analysis used standardized mean differences for continuous outcomes and log odds ratios for dichotomous outcomes. Results The initial search yielded 1253 studies, which were narrowed down to 12 studies suitable for review after removing duplicates and irrelevant articles. …”
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Clinical features and treatment response to differentiate idiopathic peritonitis from non-strangulating intestinal infarction of the pelvic flexure associated with Strongylus vulga... by Ylva Hedberg-Alm, Eva Tydén, Lena-Mari Tamminen, Lisa Lindström, Karin Anlén, Maria Svensson, Miia Riihimäki

“…There has been a documented increase in S. vulgaris prevalence in Sweden since the implementation of selective anthelmintic treatment in 2007, which subsequently could result in a rise in NSII cases. …”
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Vancomycin dosing design method considering risk factors for nephrotoxicity by Yoshihiko Matsuki, Yutaro Kozima, Megumi Yanagi, Ken-ichi Sako, Tamaki Watanabe, Nobuhiro Yasuno, Shigekazu Watanabe

“…The AUCss threshold was selected by a CART analysis and ROC curves, and a logistic regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between AUCss and the probability of developing nephrotoxicity. …”
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Aryana-bs: context-aware alignment of bisulfite-sequencing reads by Hassan Nikaein, Ali Sharifi-Zarchi, Afsoon Afzal, Saeedeh Ezzati, Farzane Rasti, Hamidreza Chitsaz, Govindarajan Kunde-Ramamoorthy

“…While the Expectation-Maximization (EM) algorithm provides only modest initial improvements, it establishes a valuable framework for future refinement and potential enhancements in sensitive applications.…”
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The application of quality control circle in improving the accuracy of ICD coding on medical records by Wenjing Ou, Peiyan Chang, Jinghua Zhou, Zhiqiang Zhou, Mingfang Jiang, Chao Wu

“…The goal is to enhance the quality of data on the initial page of cases and elevate the competency of coders. …”
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Noncommunicable diseases: a silent epidemic in occupied palestine: results from the world health organization STEPS survey 2022 by Salwa Massad, Mervett Isbeih, Marwa Owess, Heba Fouad, Khalid Abu Saman, Sally Issawi, Shannon Barkley, Nancy Falah, Stefan Savin, Patricia Rarau, Richard Peeperkorn

“…A three-stage stratified cluster sampling method was used to randomly select a sample of 5,775 adults from 525 enumeration areas, comprising 3,135 individuals from the West Bank and 2,640 from the Gaza Strip. …”
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Body mass index change and estimated glomerular filtration rate decline in a middle-aged population: health check-based cohort in Japan by Rajiv Saran, Yukari Yamada, Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue, Shingo Fukuma, Jennifer Bragg-Gresham, Edward Norton, Daichi Kohmoto

“…We observed continued initial changes in BMI for over 6 years and a U-shaped association between BMI change and eGFR decline. …”
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Horse owners seeking online health information: a mixed-methods study by Laura Haase, Laura Haase, Julia Winter, Sophia Grummt, Martin Sedlmayr, Brita Sedlmayr

“…As a case study, horse owners were selected, representing a group regularly searching the web for health-related advice concerning their animals.MethodsA mixed-methods approach was used with 17 horse owners in Germany. …”
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