Evaluation of prognostic models to improve prediction of metastasis in patients following potentially curative treatment for primary colorectal cancer: the PROSPECT trial by Vicky Goh, Susan Mallett, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Victor Boulter, Rob Glynne-Jones, Saif Khan, Sarah Lessels, Dominic Patel, Davide Prezzi, Stuart Taylor, Steve Halligan

“…Secondary outcomes: Additive benefit of perfusion computed tomography and other biomarkers to best baseline model comprising standard clinicopathological predictors; measurement variability between local and central review; biological relationships between perfusion computed tomography and pathology variables. …”
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Indo-Pacific Role in Iran’s East Look Strategy by Mohammad Reza Mohammadi

“…The development of Iran-China relations can be analyzed through key variables: global power shifts, US-Iran tensions, civilizational affinities between Iran and China, and Iran’s unique economic and energy role. …”
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Machine-learning detection of stress severity expressed on a continuous scale using acoustic, verbal, visual, and physiological data: lessons learned by Marketa Ciharova, Khadicha Amarti, Ward van Breda, Ward van Breda, Martin J. Gevonden, Sina Ghassemi, Annet Kleiboer, Christiaan H. Vinkers, Christiaan H. Vinkers, Christiaan H. Vinkers, Christiaan H. Vinkers, Milou S. C. Sep, Milou S. C. Sep, Milou S. C. Sep, Milou S. C. Sep, Sophia Trofimova, Alexander C. Cooper, Xianhua Peng, Xianhua Peng, Mieke Schulte, Mieke Schulte, Eirini Karyotaki, Eirini Karyotaki, Eirini Karyotaki, Pim Cuijpers, Pim Cuijpers, Pim Cuijpers, Heleen Riper, Heleen Riper

“…We found a very weak association between the detected and observed scores (r2 = .154; p = .021). In our post-hoc analysis, we classified participants into categories of stressed and non-stressed individuals. …”
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NeoPred: dual-phase CT AI forecasts pathologic response to neoadjuvant chemo-immunotherapy in NSCLC by Rui Wang, Guan Wang, Ying Huang, Yu Jiang, Zhigang Li, Chao Yang, Yuan Zhang, Hengrui Liang, Jianxing He, Zhichao Liu, Hongxu Liu, Jia Zhang, Hong Yu, Guangjian Zhang, Hongshen Deng, Zeping Yan, Wenhai Fu, Jianqi Zheng, Runchen Wang, Houlu Xiao, Zhenlin Chen, Xiaomin Ge, Pingwen Yu, Junke Fu, Bohao Liu, Chudong Wang, Yuechun Lin, Linchong Huang, Fei Cui

“…Conventional size-based imaging criteria offer limited reliability, while biopsy confirmation is available only post-surgery.Methods We retrospectively assembled 509 consecutive NSCLC cases from four Chinese thoracic-oncology centers (March 2018 to March 2023) and prospectively enrolled 50 additional patients. …”
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Statistical – Synoptic Analysis of the First Effective Precipitation in the Western and Northwestern of Iran by Mostafa Karimi, Ayob Jafari, Amir Bani Amerian, Seyfolah Kaki

“…The current study aims to evaluate the variability and probable trend in the date of the first effective precipitation and the synoptic conditions that lead to its occurrence in northwestern and western Iran. …”
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Managing Social Condominiums by Luz María Vergara d´Alençon

“…Given the weak governmental support for maintenance practices and post-occupation process, third sector organisations are positioning themselves as alternatives that provide technical solutions and contribute to improving opportunities among deprived communities. …”
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Integrating genetic polymorphisms and clinical data to develop predictive models for skin toxicity in breast cancer radiation therapy by Ester Aguado-Flor, Victoria M. Reyes, Víctor Navarro, Meritxell Mollà, Miguel E. Aguado-Barrera, Manuel Altabas, David Azria, Adinda Baten, Celine Bourgier, Renée Bultijnck, Jenny Chang-Claude, Maria Carmen De Santis, Alison M. Dunning, Laura Duran-Lozano, Rebecca M. Elliott, Marie-Pierre Farcy Jacquet, Carlotta Giandini, Alexandra Giraldo, Sheryl Green, Maarten Lambrecht, Carlos Lopez-Pleguezuelos, Chris Monten, Tiziana Rancati, Tim Rattay, Barry S. Rosenstein, Dirk De Ruysscher, Orland Diez, Petra Seibold, Elena Sperk, R Paul Symonds, Hilary Stobart, Ana Vega, Liv Veldeman, Guillermo Villacampa, Adam J. Webb, Caroline Weltens, Paolo Zunino, Christopher J. Talbot, Catharine M. West, Jordi Giralt, Sara Gutiérrez-Enríquez

“…Models incorporate a genetic profile—comprising candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in non-coding RNAs and previously reported toxicity-associated variants—combined with clinical variables. Methods: The study involved 1979 BC patients monitored for two to eight years post-RT in a multi-centre study. …”
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Simulating ecosystem carbon dioxide fluxes and their associated influencing factors for a restored peatland by H. He, I. B. Strachan, N. T. Roulet

“…The model outputs were first evaluated against 3 years (representing 14–16 years post-restoration) of eddy covariance measurements of net ecosystem exchange (NEE), surface energy fluxes, soil temperature profiles, and water table depth data. …”
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The Effect of Utilitarian and Social Motives on the Perception of the Quality of the Mobile Phone Application Brand through the Value and Type of Use by Tourists (Snap Food Case St... by Yazdan Shirmohammadi, Neda Sotoudeh

“…Hedonic motivation has a significant effect on the variables of search intention and repeat purchase intention. …”
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Cervical ripening at home or in hospital during induction of labour: the CHOICE prospective cohort study, process evaluation and economic analysis by Mairead Black, Cassandra Yuill, Mairi Harkness, Sayem Ahmed, Linda Williams, Kathleen A Boyd, Maggie Reid, Amar Bhide, Neelam Heera, Jane Huddleston, Neena Modi, John Norrie, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Julia Sanders, Gordon C S Smith, Rosemary Townsend, Helen Cheyne, Christine McCourt, Sarah Stock

“…This was done because the limited sample size of the primary exposure variable (home vs. hospital) did not have enough power to answer the non-inferiority question as proposed. …”
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Wisdom of the Established Pattern by Joel Janhonen

“…According to Jonathan Haidt, even our moral reasoning mainly functions as a post-hoc confirmation of the preceding affective judgments.[1] The constructed rationalizations are our attempt to understand and unravel the mystery of our intuition and its pragmatic insights. …”
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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

“…Randomisation and blinding Online central randomisation, stratified by the most affected joint, and with variable block sizes allocates participants 1 : 1 to collagenase or limited fasciectomy. …”
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Contextual Vulnerability Should Guide Fair Subject Selection in Xenotransplantation Clinical Trials by Gianna Strand

“…[xv] The center they present to and the variable evaluative criteria the center uses may discount an individual’s claim to a fair opportunity to access a scarce resource. …”
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Analysis of Multivariate Indoor Building Data: A Comparative Study of Time-Series Clustering Methods by Quoc-Dung Ngo, Ly-Huynh Phan

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Leveraging Social Media for Stakeholder Engagement: A Case on the Ship Management Industry by Kum Fai Yuen, Jun Da Lee, Cam Tu Nguyen, Xueqin Wang

“…A hierarchical regression analysis is conducted on the posts of ten ship management firms to study the influence of content type and message characteristics variables on engagement rates. …”
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Projective Synchronization of Hyperchaotic Financial Systems by Jiming Zheng, Bingfang Du

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Design and Performance Analysis of MISO-ORM-DCSK System over Rayleigh Fading Channels by Gang Zhang, Chuan gang Wang, Guo quan Li, Jin zhao Lin

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Dynamical Modeling, Analysis, and Control of Information Diffusion over Social Networks: A Deep Learning-Based Recommendation Algorithm in Social Network by Kefei Cheng, Xiaoyong Guo, Xiaotong Cui, Fengchi Shan

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A re-examination of the causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in China by Ma Yuchen, Li Jing, Bai Di

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A longitudinal EEG dataset of event-related potential by Yufeng Zhang, Hongxin Zhang, Yixuan Li, Yijun Wang, Xiaorong Gao, Chen Yang

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