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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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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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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An application of minimization for ensuring balanced study arms in a group-randomized COVID-19 educational intervention trial by Xu Zhang, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Amirali Tahanan, Cici Bauer, Marcia C. de Oliveira Otto, Alanna C. Morrison, Belinda Reininger, Maria E. Fernandez

“…When randomizing a set of CBGs, we computed the imbalance scores for all possible assignments and used unequal allocation probabilities to implement randomization. …”
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Interpretable prediction of hospital mortality in bleeding critically ill patients based on machine learning and SHAP by Bingkui Ren, Yuping Zhang, Siying Chen, Jinglong Dai, Junci Chong, Yifei Zhong, Mengkai Deng, Shaobo Jiang, Zhigang Chang

“…Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we derived data from the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD) to develop and evaluate a predictive model. ​…”
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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

“…Interpretation: The HALT model showed superior predictive ability over eight current models and may help for LT candidate selection and optimal organ allocation. Though the findings need to be verified in prospective studies and among different patient populations. …”
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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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Preoperative prediction for early recurrence in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: combining radiomics and abdominal fat analysis by Suo Yu Yan, Fang Ming Chen, Bang Jun Guo, Su Hu, Li Lin, Yi Wen Yang, Xin Yu Jiang, Hui Yao, Chun Hong Hu, Yun Yan Su

“…This study aims to develop a preoperative model for predicting early recurrence (ER) in patients pathologically confirmed PDAC, combining radiomic and abdominal fat analysis. Methods A total of 177 patients (Hospital A) were retrospectively analyzed and allocated to the training cohort (n = 124) and internal validation cohort (n = 53). …”
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Effectiveness of a brief group behavioural intervention on psychological distress in young adolescent Syrian refugees: A randomised controlled trial. by Richard A Bryant, Aiysha Malik, Ibrahim Said Aqel, Maha Ghatasheh, Rand Habashneh, Katie S Dawson, Sarah Watts, Mark J D Jordans, Felicity L Brown, Mark van Ommeren, Aemal Akhtar

“…Secondary analyses that (a) focused on adolescents with probable internalising disorders; (b) completed the 3-month assessment; and (c) controlled for trauma exposure did not alter the primary results. …”
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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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Optimal Flexibility Provision of Electric Vehicle and Photovoltaic Systems Through Probabilistic Forecasting and Unsuccessful Day-Ahead Market Integration by Anulekha Saha, Arnon Teawnarong, Surachai Chaitusaney

“…Compared to the no-CAF baseline (61.59%), the proposed method reduced utility dependence to 69.10%. Log-normal distributions with low variance (e.g., <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sigma =0.1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> for PV and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sigma =0.5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> for EV) have consistently achieved strong performance across mean absolute error, root mean square error, and coverage probability metrics&#x2014;delivering accurate forecasts while supporting long-term contracts and grid planning. …”
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Quantifying the Digitalisation Impact on the EU Economy. Case Study: Germany and Sweden vs. Romania and Greece by Ionescu, R.V., Zlati, M.L., Antohi, V.M., Varlanuta, F.O., Stanciu, S.

“…The analysis covers the period 2013-2025 and quantifies the dynamics of the digitalisation phenomena and processes based on dedicated statistical analyses (frequency series analysis, application of the unicriterion critical probability test, application of the Enter method, performing Pearson correlation tests) by means of the IBM-SPSS 25 software. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting low bone mineral density in male patients with ankylosing spondylitis by Xiaotong Yang, Qin Cheng, Yifan Li, Hao Tang, Hao Tang, Xin Chen, Lijun Ma, Jing Gao, Wei Ji

“…A total of 322 eligible patients were randomly allocated to training and validation cohorts at a 7:3 ratio. …”
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Estimating Lifetime Risk of Autosomal Recessive Kidney Diseases Using Population-Based Genotypic Data by Matthias Christoph Braunisch, Clara M. Großewinkelmann, Martin Menke, Nora Hannane, Riccardo Berutti, Jasmina Ćomić, Roman Günthner, Lutz Renders, Christoph Schmaderer, Uwe Heemann, Korbinian M. Riedhammer, Matias Wagner, Julia Hoefele

“…Conclusion: This study offers a comprehensive population-genetic assessment of the lifetime risk associated with ARKDs focusing on European populations, shedding light on previously underestimated prevalences and diagnostic probabilities. Consequently, these findings provide crucial insights for optimizing resource allocation towards therapy development, enhancing public health strategies, and guiding future biomedical research endeavors.…”
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Sex-based disparities in liver transplantation: Evidence from a nationwide Italian cohort by Chiara Becchetti, Silvia Trapani, Lucia Masiero, Silvia Testa, Francesca D’Arcangelo, Lucia Lapenna, Manuela Merli, Valentina Cossiga, Maria Guarino, Filomena Morisco, Marta Cilla, Federica Invernizzi, Elisabetta Cerutti, Pierluigi Toniutto, Francesca Puoti, Massimo Cardillo, Giuseppe Feltrin, Patrizia Burra

“…Conclusions: In this large Italian cohort, female standard allocation patients appeared to be at a disadvantage compared with men, because they received LT less frequently, but with similar post-LT outcomes. …”
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Cost Utility Analysis of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Major Depressive Disorder: Randomized Controlled Trial by Wenjing Zhou, Yan Chen, Herui Wu, Hao Zhao, Yanzhi Li, Guangduoji Shi, Wanxin Wang, Yifeng Liu, Yuhua Liao, Huimin Zhang, Caihong Gao, Jiejing Hao, Gia Han Le, Roger S McIntyre, Xue Han, Ciyong Lu

“…The seemingly unrelated regression model and the bootstrap method were performed to estimate adjusted ICURs. …”
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