RISK FACTORS OF DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTATSIONNY AFFORESTATION by Elena Kolesnichenko, Ivan Torzhkov, Yana Radyukova, Svetlana Morkovina

“…In article risk factors of activity of structures offorest business in the sphere offorest afforestation (the fires and reproduction of insects wreckers) are allocated and the technique of an assessment of losses on restoration of a plantation at various options of probability of approach of these risk events for mini- is offered, to a midi- and maxirotational plantations. …”
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Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren’s contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation by Joseph Dias, Puvan Tharmanathan, Catherine Arundel, Charlie Welch, Qi Wu, Paul Leighton, Maria Armaou, Belen Corbacho, Nick Johnson, Sophie James, John Cooke, Christopher Bainbridge, Michael Craigen, David Warwick, Samantha Brady, Lydia Flett, Judy Jones, Catherine Knowlson, Michelle Watson, Ada Keding, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson

“…Cross-over was limited: one participant (0.3%) allocated to collagenase received LF; seven participants allocated to LF received collagenase (2.1%). …”
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Optimizing the Portuguese wildfire fuel reduction program by Alan Ager, Bruno A. Aparício, José M.C. Pereira

“…We use a scenario optimization model to allocate and map fuel treatment projects using three hazard metrics (ignition probability, building exposure to wildfire, and potential large fires). …”
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Comparative outcomes of Piperacillin-Tazobactam versus Ceftriaxone in managing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: An observational study by Azhar Hussain, Muhammad Umer Sheikh, Ambreen Tauseef, Hafiz Ghulam Mohayudin, Hira Sadaqat, Waqar Ahmed Siddiqui

“…A total of 218 cirrhotic patients, 18-60 years of age, diagnosed with SBP based on an ascitic fluid polymorphonuclear (PMN) count >250/μL, were enrolled using non-probability consecutive sampling. On the physician’s discretion, patients receiving Piperacillin-Tazobactam (4.5 g IV every 8 hours) were allocated to Group A (n=109) and those receiving Ceftriaxone (2 g/day) were allocated to Group B (n=109). …”
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Effect of Self-Care Guidelines on Quality of Life for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation by Azhar T. Zaki, Manal S. Hassan, Ahmed H. Soliman, Yosreah M. Mohamed

“…Aim: This study aimed to assess the effect of self-care guidelines on quality of life for patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma undergoing Radio Frequency Ablation. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was used to achieve the aim of this study. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of 6-month functional recovery in hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage: insights from XGBoost and SHAP analysis by Menghui He, Zhongsheng Lu, Yiwei Lv, Zihai Cheng, Qiang Zhang, Xiaoqing Jin, Pei Han

“…This study compared the predictive efficacy of multiple machine learning models to identify the optimal model for forecasting long-term prognosis in HICH patients.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical data from 807 HICH patients admitted to Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital's Neurosurgery Department between June 2020 and June 2024. …”
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The ARMADILLO text message intervention to improve the sexual and reproductive health knowledge of adolescents in Peru: Results of a randomized controlled trial. by Jose E Perez-Lu, Fiorella Guerrero, César P Cárcamo, Mónica Alburqueque, Marina Chiappe, Michelle J Hindin, Ndema Habib, Lale Say, Lianne Gonsalves, Angela M Bayer

“…<h4>Trial design</h4>This trial was an unblinded, three-arm, parallel-group, individual RCT with a 1:1:1 allocation. Trial registration: ISRCTN85156148.<h4>Methods</h4>This study was conducted in Lima, Peru among participants ages 13-17 years. …”
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Effect of Two Weeks Scapular Stabilisation Exercises, Upper and Lower Limb Plyometrics as a Part of Warm up on Cricket Medium Paced Bowlers: A Research Protocol by Basavaraj S Motimath, Sanjiv Kumar

“…Inferential as well as statistical methods will be used to analyse the gathered data. …”
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Data-Driven Distributionally Robust Optimization for Solar-Powered EV Charging Under Spatiotemporal Uncertainty in Urban Distribution Networks by Tianhao Wang, Xuejiao Zhang, Xiaolin Zheng, Jian Wang, Shiqian Ma, Jian Chen, Mengyu Liu, Wei Wei

“…Comparative results demonstrate that the proposed DDRO method reduces total operational costs by up to 15%, eliminates voltage violations entirely, and improves EV service satisfaction by more than 30% relative to deterministic and stochastic baselines. …”
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Building radiomics models based on ACR TI-RADS combining clinical features for discriminating benign and malignant thyroid nodules by Xingxing Chen, Xingxing Chen, Lili Zhang, Bin Chen, Jiajia Lu

“…PurposeThe aim of this study was to establish and validate a radiomics model combining the American College of Radiology Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (ACR TI-RADS) and clinical features and to build a nomogram that could be utilized to enhance the diagnostic performance of malignant thyroid nodules.MethodFrom January 2019 to September 2022, 329 thyroid nodules from 323 patients who had been referred for surgery and had pathological evidence of them were gathered retrospectively and randomly allocated to training and test cohorts (8:2 ratio). …”
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LASSO-derived nomogram prediction model for lymph node metastasis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective analysis by Xiyun Quan, Yi Deng, Zhimin Liu, Zhenqin Gao, Huimei Yi, Ming Li

“…The model seeks to uncover correlations between LNM and clinical indicators, providing an effective tool to identify high-risk patients, aiding clinical decision-making, and enhancing patient prognosis. Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of CRC patients diagnosed between January 2021 and December 2023 at Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University. …”
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Evolution of Techniques and New Protocols for Lung Ultrasound Examination in COVID-19 Pneumonia Patients by I. S. Shcheparev, B. A. Teplykh, G. S. Kireeva, D. N. Protsenko, D. V. Kotsyubinsky, O. Yu. Bronov, E. A. Balanyuk

“…Competent triage of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is not only about efficient allocation of hospital resources, but also about making timely decisions that can ultimately save the patient's life. …”
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Study protocol for a triple-blind randomised controlled trial evaluating a machine learning-based predictive clinical decision support tool for internet-delivered cognitive behavio... by Pontus Bjurner, Nils Hentati Isacsson, Fehmi Ben Abdesslem, Magnus Boman, Erik Forsell, Viktor Kaldo

“…Methods and analysis: A triple blind RCT comparing ICBT with a DST (DST condition), to ICBT as usual (TAU condition). …”
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Comparison of Axillary Drain Output After Level 2 Dissection Using Monopolar Electrocautery Versus LigaSure by Farkhanda Niaz, Muhammad Umair Afzal, Rashid Iqbal, Adnan Ahmed Raza, Rabbia Abdul Ghani, Abrar Ahmad

“…The study aimed to compare axillary drain output after level II dissection using electrocautery vs. Ligasure. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 60 women with breast cancer undergoing level-II axillary lymph node dissection at Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, were allocated to monopolar electrocautery (Group A) or LigaSure (Group B) from 1st October 2023 to 30th March 2024. …”
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Effectiveness of Self-care Management Program on Glycaemic Control, Level of Knowledge and Anxiety among Adolescents with Type I Diabetes Mellitus: A Quasi-experimental Study by Ochappan Selvarajan, Kannan Rajendran, Helen Mary Perdita

“…The researchers employed a probability systematic sampling technique to allocate samples to both groups for the study. …”
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Circulation of Fungi of the Genus Candida in Children's and Adult Multi Purpose Hospitals by M. I. Petrukhina, A. M. Martynova2, N. G. Politova, N. V. Starostina, A. N. Cairo

“…The aim of the work is to study the circulation of fungi of the genus Candida in children's and adult multi purpose hospitals.Materials and methods. A total of 61,226 studies of material obtained from patients in the children's hospital were performed. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of lithium versus quetiapine augmentation for treatment-resistant depression in adults: LQD a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Jess Kerr-Gaffney, Zohra Zenasni, Kimberley Goldsmith, Nahel Yaziji, Huajie Jin, Alessandro Colasanti, John Geddes, David Kessler, R Hamish McAllister-Williams, Allan H Young, Alvaro Barrera, Lindsey Marwood, Rachael W Taylor, Helena Tee, Anthony J Cleare

“…The time to discontinuation of trial medication outcome was analysed using survival analysis methods. Cox regression models were used to estimate the hazard ratio for discontinuation, with treatment allocation and randomisation stratification variables as independent variables. …”
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What social media analyses can tell us about Ghanaian women's concerns during pregnancy by Martina Anto-Ocrah, Martina Anto-Ocrah, Tori Valachovic, Joseph W. Lanning, Ali Ghanem, Claire Couturier, Claire Couturier, Celestin Hakizimana, Celestin Niyomugabo, Nabeeha Jabir Affan, Hemika Vempalli, Ruth Sally Kodam

“…In this study, we analyzed how pregnant women in Ghana, West Africa, utilize Facebook to inform decision-making on their most salient pregnancy concerns.MethodsWe utilized machine learning techniques (Web Scraping and Latent Dirichlet Allocation) to mine and analyze posts from the Ghana-based MidWife Sally Pregnancy School Facebook group between August 16, 2020 and April 29, 2023. …”
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Development and validation of a novel prognostic model to predict 1-year post-transplant mortality for acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure: a nationwide, multicentre, cohort... by Li Zhuang, Yimou Lin, Yu Jia, Jun Fang, Yujian Zheng, Taishi Fang, Meiching Ong, Aibo Mu, Jiaxing Zhu, Mengchao Wang, Dong Zhao, Feiwen Deng, Qiucheng Lei, Leibo Xu, Zuozhong Yang, Qiang Sun, Wei Qu, Chenwei Xu, Zhijun Zhu, Chuanjiang Li, Hanyu Jiang, Jimin Liu, Xiaoshun He, Shusen Zheng, Zhiyong Guo, Qi Ling

“…We aimed to develop and externally validate a prognostic model to predict 1-year post-LT mortality in patients with HBV-ACLF. Methods: This retrospective, nationwide, observational cohort study was conducted at ten high-volume LT centres in China. 4378 adult patients who underwent primary LT between January 2015 and December 2021 were screened, and those with HBV-ACLF according to the COSSH-ACLF criteria (separated into three ACLF grades based on the number of organ failures) were included. …”
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Immigrants' and refugees' unmet reproductive health demands in Botswana: Perceptions of public healthcare providers by John O. Oucho, Njoku O. Ama

“…This estimated sample size was allocated to the 23 health districts (strata) using probability proportional to size (PPS). …”
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