Development and validation of a machine learning-based survival prediction model for Asian glioblastoma patients using the SEER database and Chinese data by Denglin Li, Luxin Zhang, Lifei Xu, Renhe Zhai, Hanyu Gao, Junlan Gao, Minghai Wei, Ningwei Che, Yeting He

“…The predictive model constructed for OS and CSS based on the GBM algorithm in Asian patients with glioblastoma can be used to accurately predict OS and CSS in clinical practice, which may help tailor personalized treatment regimens and provide significant benefits for these patients.…”
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Addressing uncertainty in identifying pregnancies in the English CPRD GOLD Pregnancy Register: a methodological study using a worked example by Yangmei Li, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Fiona Alderdice, Maria A Quigley, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Julia Sanders, Sara Kenyon, Dimitrios Siassakos, Nikesh Parekh, Suresha De Almeida, Claire Carson

“…We developed a cleaning and combining algorithm and further applied strict data quality criteria to form three populations: 'as provided', 'derived' (using our algorithm) and 'strictly derived' (with stricter data quality criteria). …”
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Development and pilot-testing of the Alopecia Areata Assessment Tool (ALTO). by David G Li, Kathie P Huang, Fan Di Xia, Cara Joyce, Deborah A Scott, Abrar A Qureshi, Arash Mostaghimi

“…<h4>Results</h4>239 patients (59 AA cases and 180 non-AA cases) completed the ALTO and were included for analysis. Algorithm 5 demonstrated the highest sensitivity (89.8%) while algorithm 3 demonstrated the highest specificity (97.8%). …”
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Comparison between Spectral-domain and Swept-source OCT Angiography Scans for the Measurement of Hyperreflective Foci in Age-related Macular Degeneration by Gissel Herrera, MD, Yuxuan Cheng, PhD, Yamini Attiku, MD, Farhan E. Hiya, MD, Mengxi Shen, MD, PhD, Jeremy Liu, MD, Jie Lu, PhD, Alessandro Berni, MD, Omer Trivizki, MD, Jianqing Li, MD, Robert C. O’Brien, PhD, Giovanni Gregori, PhD, Ruikang K. Wang, PhD, Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD

“…Purpose: Spectral-domain OCT angiography (SD-OCTA) scans were used in an algorithm developed for swept-source OCT angiography (SS-OCTA) scans to determine if SD-OCTA scans yielded similar results for the measurement of hyperreflective foci (HRF) in intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD). …”
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Investigating Social Network Peer Effects on HIV Care Engagement Using a Fuzzy-Like Matching Approach: Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of the N2 Cohort Study by Cho-Hee Shrader, Dustin T Duncan, Redd Driver, Juan G Arroyo-Flores, Makella S Coudray, Raymond Moody, Yen-Tyng Chen, Britt Skaathun, Lindsay Young, Natascha del Vecchio, Kayo Fujimoto, Justin R Knox, Mariano Kanamori, John A Schneider

“…For example, health information and behaviors, such as HIV-related prevention and care, may disseminate within a network or across society. …”
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A new exponentially directional weighted function based CT image denoising using total variation by Manoj Kumar, Manoj Diwakar

“…Today, Computed tomography (CT) is one of the high efficient tools in medical science which helps to diagnose the human body. The presence of noise may degrade the visual quality of the CT images, especially for low contrast images. …”
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Operation optimisation of direct current microgrids toward stability and economy: a model-data co-driven framework by Yuxin Zhu, Fei Wang, Zhengyu Lin, James Fleming

“…In some tests, the proposed method keeps the solution time within seconds compared to the model-driven method that may take up to the minute level.…”
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Diaproteo: A supervised learning framework for early detection of diabetes mellitus based on proteomic profiles by Hamza Shahab Awan, Fahad Alturise, Tamim Alkhalifah, Yaser Daanial Khan

“…This research explores the application of supervised algorithms to predict DM using a variety of datasets such as clinical features, genetic markers, and lifestyle variables. …”
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A machine learning-derived angiogenesis signature for clinical prognosis and immunotherapy guidance in colon adenocarcinoma by Hengrui Du, Haochen Wang, Yuxiang Chen, Xixi Zhou

“…However, axitinib and olaparib may be promising treatment options for such patients. …”
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IMPROVED METHODS FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIAN CORPORATIONS by E. L. Dorzhieva

“…An algorithm for evaluating the implementation of innovative strategies contributing to the development of industrial corporations is presented. …”
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Assessment of the Riverbank Stability for Tigris River in Salahaddin Governorate/Iraq Using BSTEM Model by Mohammed F. Yass, Rasul M. Khalaf

“…However, caution should be exercised, and it may require monitoring and evaluation to prevent future instability issues. …”
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The global landscape of emotion recognition research from 2004 to 2023: a scientometric and visualization analysis by Peng Liu, Changzheng Yang, Kai Wang

“…This study is limited by its reliance on a single database source and exclusion of non-English publications, which may introduce regional and linguistic biases in the findings. …”
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New Perspective on the Conventional Solutions of the Nonlinear Time-Fractional Partial Differential Equations by Hijaz Ahmad, Ali Akgül, Tufail A. Khan, Predrag S. Stanimirović, Yu-Ming Chu

“…This work aims to present a novel approach termed as fractional iteration algorithm-I for finding the numerical solution of nonlinear noninteger order partial differential equations. …”
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Elitism-based multi-objective differential evolution with extreme learning machine for feature selection: a novel searching technique by Subrat Kumar Nayak, Pravat Kumar Rout, Alok Kumar Jagadev, Tripti Swarnkar

“…The features related to the real world data may be redundant and erroneous in nature. The vital role of feature selection (FS) in handling such type of features cannot be ignored in the area of computational learning. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF «TED TALKS» VIDEO MATERIALS IN TEACHING ENGLISH AT A MEDICAL UNIVERSITY by Yu.V. Lysanets, O.M. Bieliaieva, H.Yu. Morokhovets

“…The research may be of interest to teachers of English at medical universities, as well as specialists from other fields, in the process of planning training sessions and developing educational and methodological materials.…”
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A new tool to detect financial data scaling by Sergio Bianchi, Augusto Pianese, Massimiliano Frezza, Daniele Angelini

“…A Matlab-based algorithm is built that provides as output a dynamical estimation of the pairwise self-similarity of the scaled distributions. …”
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Rockburst grade evaluation and parameter sensitivity analysis based on SSA-PNN framework: Considering rock mass strength. by Xiaoyan Zhou, Yimin Jiang, Zhenyi Wang, Yalei Wang

“…The results presented herein may provide important reference value for the rockburst grade evaluation and the selection of rockburst grade evaluation parameters.…”
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A novel computer-aided diagnostic approach for detecting peripheral arterial disease in patients with diabetes. by Eva Elina Buschmann, Lulu Li, Michèle Brix, Andreas Zietzer, Philipp Hillmeister, Andreas Busjahn, Peter Bramlage, Ivo Buschmann

“…Arterial Doppler flow parameters, such as systolic maximal acceleration (ACCmax) and relative pulse slope index (RPSI), may serve as effective surrogates to detect stenosis-induced flow alteration. …”
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the rheumatologist’s practice by R.T. Alekperov

“…This review focuses on pathogenesis, the algorithm of early and differential diagnosis of RP, and current approaches to therapy based on the analysis of the published and our own data.…”
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STUDY OF THE PECULIARITIES OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE NASOLACRIMAL DUCT ORIFICE ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF MULTISLICE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY by E. L. At’kova, V. D. Yartsev, N. N. Krakhovetskiy, L. V. Reznikova, A. O. Root

“…The developed methodology based on CT is noninvasive, can reliably identify the type of the structure of the nasolacrimal duct orifice, and may be included in the algorithm for examination of patients with lacrimation disorders.…”
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