MentalAId: an improved DenseNet model to assist scalable psychosis assessment by Muxi Li, Farong Liu, Fei Du, Guolin Hong, Qing Hu, Zhi-Liang Ji, Pan You

“…Further validating its robustness, MentalAId demonstrated high performance under real-world clinical conditions, accurately handling extreme values and missing values, with accuracies of 92.4% and 92.0%, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of novel computerized tomography scoring systems in human traumatic brain injury: An observational, multicenter study. by Eric Peter Thelin, David W Nelson, Juho Vehviläinen, Harriet Nyström, Riku Kivisaari, Jari Siironen, Mikael Svensson, Markus B Skrifvars, Bo-Michael Bellander, Rahul Raj

“…The main limitations were the retrospective nature of the study, missing patient information, and the varying follow-up time between the centers.…”
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Open radical cystectomy and ileal loop diversion under combined spinal-epidural anaesthesia for the elderly and frail by Sahin Kilic, Tayfun Sugur, Hayri Fatih Metinyurt, Yigit Demir, Eray Ozturk, Murat Sambel

“…Methods A retrospective evaluation was conducted on data from patients who underwent open RC at our institution between February 2023 and October 2024. Patients with missing data or previous open abdominal surgery, who underwent additional surgical intervention during RC, or who underwent different urinary diversions from ileal loop diversion were excluded. …”
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Risk prediction of QTc prolongation occurrence in cancer patients treated with commonly used oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors: machine learning modeling or conventional statistical... by Hsiang-Wen Lin, Tien-Chao Lin, Chien-Ning Hsu, Tzu-Pei Yeh, Yu-Chieh Chen, Liang-Chih Liu, Chen-Yuan Lin

“…The study followed four key steps: (1) Managing missing data, (2) Identifying important variables, (3) Training and testing the best prediction models, (4). …”
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Testosterone Deficiency and Sleep Deprivation as Risk Factors for Psoriasis: Insights From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014 by Zhuo Y, Lin L, Dong Q, Ye J

“…These findings highlight the importance of hormonal and lifestyle factors in the prevention and management of psoriasis, suggesting potential intervention points for improving patient outcomes.Keywords: psoriasis, testosterone, sleep duration, inflammation, immune modulation…”
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The association between triglyceride-glucose index, atherogenic index of plasma, systemic immune-inflammation index, and mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome: the dir... by Weichen Luo, Zaixiao Tao, Xinxin Li, Yang Xu, Chun Yang, Rui Sun, Mi Wang, Zhenjun Ji, Genshan Ma

“…Glycolipid metabolism was assessed using the TyG and AIP index, while the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) evaluated inflammatory status. Missing data were addressed with random forest multiple imputation. …”
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Optimizing ERAS protocols in robotic nephron-sparing surgery: a randomized trial by Yiqiang Wang, Mangmang He, Lulu Lou

“…All analyses adhered to the modified intention-to-treat principle using the full analysis set (FAS), and no imputation was made for missing data. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Construction of Clinical Predictive Models for Heart Failure Detection Using Six Different Machine Learning Algorithms: Identification of Key Clinical Prognostic Features by Qu FZ, Ding J, An XF, Peng R, He N, Liu S, Jiang X

“…Following the elimination of features with significant missing values, the remaining features were utilized to construct predictive models employing six machine learning algorithms. …”
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Individual Pharmacotherapy Management (IPM-II) for Patient and Drug Safety in Polypharmacy via Clinical Electronic Health Record Is Associated with Significant Fall Prevention by Ursula Wolf, Luise Drewas, Hassan Ghadir, Christian Bauer, Lars Becherer, Karl-Stefan Delank, Rüdiger Neef

“…A retrospective pre-post intervention study in geriatric traumatology on ≥70 years old patients compared 200 patients before IPM implementation (CG) with 204 patients from the IPM intervention period (IG) for the entire medication list, organ, cardiovascular and vital functions and fall risk parameters. …”
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Preliminary Feasibility of a Novel Mind-Body Program to Prevent Persistent Concussion Symptoms Among Young Adults With Anxiety: Nonrandomized Open Pilot Study by Molly Elizabeth Becker, Nadine Stratton Levey, Gloria Y Yeh, Joseph Giacino, Grant Iverson, Noah Silverberg, Robert A Parker, Ellen McKinnon, Caitlin Siravo, Priyanca Shah, Ana-Maria Vranceanu, Jonathan Greenberg

“…Participants completed questionnaires measuring treatment targets (ie, pain catastrophizing, mindfulness, fear avoidance, limiting behaviors, and all-or-nothing behaviors) and outcomes (ie, postconcussive symptoms, physical function, anxiety, depression, and pain) at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and 3 months after intervention completion. …”
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Improving follow-up imaging practices for patients with community-acquired pneumonia by Meirian Evans, Aazaz Rehman, Joseph Marchant, Matthew Pavitt, Rachel Buxton-Thomas

“…Conclusion: Concurrent successful interventions demonstrate a significant improvement in patient care. …”
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Nurses’ perception of patient safety culture using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture tool and its association with nursing-patient outcomes: a systematic review in Iran... by Alireza Hajizadeh, Behrouz Amini Kordkandi, Sevda Sadeghpour, Milad Khodavandi, Jalal Saeidpour, Edris Kakemam

“…Further research is warranted to identify and evaluate specific interventions that effectively improve PSC and associated outcomes.…”
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Optimizing the cascade of prevention to protect people from tuberculosis: A potential game changer for reducing global tuberculosis incidence. by Alberto Matteelli, Gavin Churchyard, Daniela Cirillo, Saskia den Boon, Dennis Falzon, Yohhei Hamada, Rein M G J Houben, Avinash Kanchar, Afrânio Kritski, Blessina Kumar, Cecily Miller, Dick Menzies, Tiziana Masini

“…The provision of tuberculosis preventive treatment is one of the critical interventions to reduce tuberculosis incidence and ultimately eliminate the disease, yet we still miss appropriate tools for an impactful intervention and treatment coverage remains low. …”
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Understanding Predictors of Lifelong Initiation and Follow-up Treatment for adolescents and youth living with HIV (UPLIFT): an integrated prospective cohort in Eastern Cape, South... by Gayle Sherman, Nontokozo Langwenya, Elona Toska, Lucie Dale Cluver, Janke Tolmay, Janina Jochim, Siyanai Zhou, Olanrewaju Edun, Zea Leon

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A Socioeconomic Struggle: Impact of Family Tragedies, Financial Hardship, and Marital Challenges on an Adolescent Girl from Rural Gujarat, India by Tushar Kalra, Niraj Pandit, Kinjal Gadhavi

“…This report emphasizes the importance of understanding socioeconomic determinants in healthcare and advocating for supportive interventions.…”
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Arthroscopic meniscectomy versus non-surgical or sham treatment in patients with MRI confirmed degenerative meniscus lesions: a protocol for an individual participant data meta-ana... by Ewa M Roos, Martin Englund, Victor A van de Graaf, Rudolf W Poolman, Maroeska M Rovers, Stan R W Wijn, Jan J Rongen, Håvard Østerås, May A Risberg, Kristoffer B Hare, Gerjon Hannink

“…All individual participant data will be validated for missing data, internal data consistency, randomisation integrity and censoring patterns. …”
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Comparison of ADMIRE, SAFIRE, and Filtered Back Projection in Standard and Low-Dose Non-Enhanced Head CT by Georg Gohla, Anja Örgel, Uwe Klose, Andreas Brendlin, Malte Niklas Bongers, Benjamin Bender, Deborah Staber, Ulrike Ernemann, Till-Karsten Hauser, Christer Ruff

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Stigma of Dementia on Social Media During World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month: Thematic Analysis of Posts by Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, Jasmine Cassy Mah, Ali Akbar Jamali, Christine Conanan, Samantha Lautrup, Corinne Berger, Dylan Fiske, Sarah Fraser, Anila Virani, Florriann Fehr, Alison L Chasteen, Zahra Rahemi, Shirin Vellani, Melissa K Andrew, Allison Cammer, Katherine S McGilton, Rory Gowda-Sookochoff, Kate Nanson, Karl S Grewal, Raymond J Spiteri

“…ObjectiveThis study examines dementia-related stigma on the X platform (formerly Twitter) during World Alzheimer’s Month to identify opportunities for intervention to address dementia-related stigma. …”
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Intrathoracic gossypiboma presenting 47 years later as a purulent fistula: a case report by Shahab Rafieian, Matin Vahedi, Javad Sarbazzadeh, Hesam Amini, Reza Ershadi

“…Case presentation We report a case of intrathoracic gossypiboma that was missed for an extended period of time with no symptoms and was successfully treated with surgical intervention. …”
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FEATURES OF THE USE OF DENTAL SPLINTS FOR COMPLETE DISLOCATION OF TEETH by D.S. Avetikov, L.I. Voloshyna, D.V. Steblovskyi, I.V. Boyko, I.O. Ivanytskyi, K.P. Lokes

“…Due to the presence of serious inflammatory root resorption, which demonstrates a connection with the periodontal tissue associated with increased tooth mobility, in 27.6% of cases an intervention regarding extraction, use of a temporary prosthesis, followed by prosthetics with adhesive materials is chosen. …”
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