Modelling temporal change in inventory attributes from a LiDAR-derived inventory for the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario: A comparison of random forest and linear... by Benjamin Gwilliam

“…As well, root mean square error was lower using random forest as opposed to linear regression for all three attributes, suggesting random forest produced more accurate results overall. …”
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Enhancing patient rehabilitation outcomes: artificial intelligence-driven predictive modeling for home discharge in neurological and orthopedic conditions by Leonardo Buscarini, Paola Romano, Elena Sofia Cocco, Carlo Damiani, Sanaz Pournajaf, Marco Franceschini, Francesco Infarinato

“…Following a thorough review and comparison of algorithms commonly employed in the clinical-rehabilitative field, the Random Over Sampling (ROS) technique, in combination with the Random Forest (RF) machine learning model, was selected. …”
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A randomized controlled trial of Theracal LC compared to MTA for pulpotomy in immature permanent teeth with complica-ted crown fracture by WU Cui, LI Changshun, ZHANG Xin

“…Methods A total of 33 teeth (13 males,15 teeth; 16 females, 18 teeth) from 29 adolescent patients with complicated crown fracture were collected. In this randomized clinical trial, all the samples were divided into two groups depending on the different pulp capping materials: the experimental group-Theracal LC(n=17) and the control group-MTA(n=16), with the same contralateral or adjacent teeth as blank control group. …”
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Antimicrobial efficacy of superoxide water as an intracanal irrigant in primary anterior teeth against facultative anaerobes: A randomized clinical trial by Deepika Narasimha Chari, Bhavna Haresh Dave

“…Pre- and postirrigation samples using the paper points were sent to the microbial laboratory for the culture. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Adulterations in Oat Flour by FT-NIR Spectroscopy, Incomplete Unbalanced Randomized Block Design, and Partial Least Squares by Ning Wang, Xingxiang Zhang, Zhuo Yu, Guodong Li, Bin Zhou

“…To ensure the generalization performance of the method, both the oat and the wheat flour samples were collected from different producing areas and an incomplete unbalanced randomized block (IURB) design was performed to include the significant variations that may be encountered in future samples. …”
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Comparison of qRT-PCR and ddPCR for multi-strain probiotic detection after a randomized human clinical trial by Nicolas Yeung, Arthur C. Ouwehand

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Estimating gait parameters from sEMG signals using machine learning techniques under different power capacity of muscle by Shing-Hong Liu, Alok Kumar Sharma, Bo-Yan Wu, Xin Zhu, Chun-Ju Chang, Jia-Jung Wang

“…Four features including median frequency (MDF), waveform length (WL), standard deviation (SD), and sample entropy (SampEn), were extracted from the sEMG data. …”
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Machine Learning for Predicting Bank Stability: The Role of Income Diversification in European Banking by Karim Farag, Loubna Ali, Noah Cheruiyot Mutai, Rabia Luqman, Ahmed Mahmoud, Nol Krasniqi

“…Therefore, this paper aims to study the impact of income diversification on bank stability and enhance the predictive performance of bank stability by analyzing the period from 2000 to 2021 using a sample from 26 European countries, based on aggregate bank data. …”
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Land cover classification for Siberia leveraging diverse global land cover datasets by Munseon Beak, Kazuhito Ichii, Yuhei Yamamoto, Ruci Wang, Beichen Zhang, Ram C. Sharma, Tetsuya Hiyama

“…In this study, we generated new land cover data for Siberia using random forest (RF) classifiers with global land cover datasets. …”
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Comparative evaluation of microbial colony counts on sutures with and without use of periodontal pack: a split mouth, randomized controlled study by M A Shah, B K Shah, D H Dave, S S Shah

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Effects of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG Moscow) vaccination on white blood cell count: results of a randomized clinical trial by Amanda da Rocha Oliveira Cardoso, Marcus Barreto Conte, Laura Raniere Borges dos Anjos, Ana Paula Junqueira-Kipnis, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi

“…Blood samples were collected before randomization and after 15 days of intervention. …”
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The Comparison of Pain Caused by Suprapubic Aspiration and Transurethral Catheterization Methods for Sterile Urine Collection in Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Study by Vajihe Ghaffari, Saeed Fattahi, Mohsen Taheri, Mohammad Khademloo, Roya Farhadi, Maryam Nakhshab

“…This study was performed to compare the levels of pain experienced by young infants undergoing either suprapubic aspiration (SPA) or transurethral catheterization (TUC) for the collection of sterile urine samples. This prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted in hospitalized neonates in a university-affiliated hospital. …”
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Effect of intrapartum azithromycin on early childhood gut mycobiota development: post hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized trial by Bakary Sanyang, Magdalena B. Dabrowska, Nelly Amenyogbe, Bully Camara, Nathalie Beloum, Mariama Jammeh, Dodou Bojang, Jack Goodall, Nuredin Mohammed, Abdul Karim Sesay, Anna Roca, Thushan I. de Silva

“…We hereby assess the impact of intrapartum azithromycin on gut mycobiota development from birth to the age of three years, by ITS2 gene profiling of rectal samples from 102 healthy Gambian infants selected from a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial (PregnAnZI-2 – ClinicalTrials.org NCT03199547). …”
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A randomized clinical trial comparing retention of complete dentures and oral health quality of life of patients with conventional and bioelectric impressions by Sapna Rani, Pankaj Dhawan, Vidushi Saxena

“…However, more clinical trials with large samples and longer follow-ups are required to reach a conclusive result.…”
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A randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of oxycodone and sufentanil on postoperative analgesia and immune function for laparoscopic resection of colorectal cancer by Chunmei Lin, Zhiqiao Xu, XinLiang, Hong Wei, Xiaoping Wang

“…The visual analog scale (VAS) score and serial blood samples were assessed during perioperative period. …”
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Efficacy of structured exercise and oat supplementation for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: protocol of a randomized controlled trial by Jiahui Yin, Lianying Wang, Ran Li, Xiaoguang Cheng, Haibo Wang, Yufeng Li

“…Body composition, muscle strength, and 72-hour dietary records will be assessed, and blood, urine and faeces tissue samples at baseline and at 12 and 24 weeks will be collected. …”
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Spinal needles versus conventional needles for fine-needle aspiration biopsy of thyroid nodules-A multicenter randomized controlled trial. by Kasper Daugaard Larsen, Gitte Bjørn Hvilsom, Tobias Vennervald Andersen, Preben Homøe, Finn Noe Bennedbæk, Jens Pedersen, Lena Bjergved Sigurd, Jens Jessen Warm, Katalin Kiss, Giedrius Lelkaitis, Luise Andersen, Marie Røsland Rosenørn, Laszlo Hegedüs, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, Anne Fog Lomholt, Mikkel Kaltoft, Christoffer Holst Hahn, Tobias Todsen

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is essential for evaluating thyroid nodules but often yields inadequate samples, leading to repeated procedures, increased discomfort, and higher costs. …”
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Effects of Toothpaste Containing 2% Zinc Citrate on Gingival Health and Three Related Bacteria—A Randomized Double‐Blind Study by Yujie Zhou, Yi Zhou, Binyou Liao, Xiaobin Chen, Yulong Niu, Biao Ren

“…Methods and Materials Eleven volunteers with the same oral health status were randomly assigned to the treatment (n = 5) and control (n = 6) groups. …”
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Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Quality, and Modulation of Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Biomarkers: A Randomized Controlled Trial by S Rehan Ahmad, Abdullah M. AlShahrani, Anupriya Kumari

“…We tracked sleep using overnight studies and wearable devices, assessed depressive symptoms with standardized questionnaires, and analyzed stool samples to profile gut bacteria and their metabolites using gene sequencing and metabolomics. …”
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Efficacy of thunder-fire moxibustion for cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Huakang Li, Huakang Li, Zhonglin Zhang, Qiang Li, Yuyang Jin, Yunjing Jia, Pengxuan Gu, Qi Xiao, Lingna Jin, Ziliang Wu, Bing Lin, Shanshan Wei, Jinyi Lang

“…Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either a waitlist control group or a TFM intervention group. …”
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