Development and validation of a simple clinical nomogram for predicting infectious diseases in pediatric kidney transplantation recipients: a retrospective study by Li Li, Meng Fu, Changshan Wang, Yuxin Pei, Lizhi Chen, Liping Rong, Yuanyuan Xu, Zhilang Lin, Yuanquan Qiu, Xiaoyun Jiang, Mengjie Jiang

“…Internal validation was performed using Bootstrap resampling 1,000 times. The nomogram was evaluated using calibration, decision and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Atmospheric Effects on Carbon Steel Corrosion Using an ANN Model by Pasupuleti L. Narayana, Saurabh Tiwari, Anoop K. Maurya, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Nokeun Park, Nagireddy Gari Subba Reddy

“…The model incorporates input variables, including temperature (−3.1–28.2 °C), relative humidity (33.3–91.1%), time of wetness (0.003–0.976), precipitation (13–4656 mm), sulfur dioxide (0–68.2 mg/m²·d), and chloride concentrations (0 to 359.8 mg/m²·d). …”
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AI-powered interpretable models for the abrasion resistance of steel fiber-reinforced concrete in hydraulic conditions by Muhammad Nasir Amin, Roz-Ud-Din Nassar, Siyab Ul Arifeen, Muhammad Tahir Qadir, Fahad Alsharari, Muhammad Iftikhar Faraz

“…Supplementary metrics utilized to assess the developed models encompassed statistical tests, R² values, Taylor's diagram, and the comparative analysis of test and forecasted components. …”
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Reproducibility Assessment of Zirconia-Based Ceramics Fabricated out of Nanopowders by Electroconsolidation Method by Miroslaw Rucki, Edvin Hevorkian, Jolanta Natalia Latosińska, Vasyl Kolodnitskyi, Leszek Chalko, Dmitrij Morozow, Waldemar Samociuk, Jonas Matijosius, Milan Masař, Tomasz Ryba

“…The obtained values of both shape parameter <i>m</i> and scale parameter <i>σ</i>₀ indicated that the ZrO₂ stabilized with 5 wt.% CeO₂ samples exhibited low variability of strength and hardness. …”
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Meteorización experimental de los fragmentos de matriz y de los vidrios volcánicos. by Malagon D., Madriñan R., Zapata R., Florez M T

“…La solubilidad se evaluó a través de la medida de dos variables maestras: pH, conductividad eléctrica (CE) y tres variables de control: aluminio (Al), silicio (Si) y hierro (Fe). …”
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A systematic comparison of short-term and long-term mortality prediction in acute myocardial infarction using machine learning models by Yawei Yang, Junjie Tang, Liping Ma, Feng Wu, Xiaoqing Guan

“…A comprehensive set of 53 variables was collected and utilized for model development. …”
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Meta-analysis of the effects of multi-component exercise on cognitive function in older adults with cognitive impairment by Hualei Liu, Zhiyuan Sun, Zhiyuan Sun, Haiqing Zeng, Jincheng Han, Mengqi Hu, Dewei Mao, Dewei Mao, Xuewen Tian, Ran Li

“…In conclusion, multi-component exercise can delay the decline in cognitive function in the elderly, and the intervention effects are modulated by various variables. Optimal intervention effects were observed with an exercise frequency of three or more times per week, a duration of 12 to 24 weeks, and a time per session of 40 min or less, particularly for improving executive function, visual memory, and verbal memory in patients with MCI.…”
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‘Reduced’ HUNT model outperforms NLST and NELSON study criteria in predicting lung cancer in the Danish screening trial by Oluf Dimitri Røe, Maria Markaki, Ioannis Tsamardinos, Vincenzo Lagani, Olav Toai Duc Nguyen, Jesper Holst Pedersen, Zaigham Saghir, Haseem Gary Ashraf

“…This study supports the use of the HUNT Lung Cancer Model for selection based on risk ranking rather than age, pack year and quit time cut-off values. When we know how to rank personal risk, it will be up to the medical community and lawmakers to decide which risk threshold will be set for screening.…”
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Nomogram construction for overall survival in breast angiosarcoma based on clinicopathological features: a population-based cohort study by Peikai Ding, Luxiao Zhang, Shengbin Pei, Zheng Qu, Xiangyi Kong, Zhongzhao Wang, Jing Wang, Yi Fang

“…ROC analysis indicated strong short-term predictive power, with AUC values of 0.81 and 0.75 for 1-year survival in the training and test sets, respectively, though predictive performance declined over time. …”
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Regional Tropospheric Delay Prediction Model Based on LSTM-Enhanced Encoder Network by Yuanfang Peng, Chenglin Cai, Zexian Li, Kaihui Lv, Xue Zhang, Yihao Cai

“…Deep learning methods excel in learning complex patterns and dependencies from time-series data. Our study utilized ZTD data from 178 Nevada Geodetic Laboratory stations in Australia during 2023 as ground truth values and modeled them using a long short-term memory (LSTM)-enhanced encoder network. …”
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MScope: A Reliable Battery for Functional Status Assessment in Multiple Sclerosis by Daniel Lisardo, Susana López-Ortiz, Irati Jauregui-Fajardo, José Pinto-Fraga, Celia García-Chico, Alba Chavarría-Miranda, Nieves Téllez, Sergio Maroto-Izquierdo

“…Functional tests, including the timed up-and-go, 10 m walk, and sit-to-stand variations, maintained consistent scores (ICC > 0.85, CV < 10%). …”
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Supercritical/dense-phase CO2 pipeline leakage diffusion experiment and hazard distance prediction method by Yifei Wang, Qihui Hu, Xuefeng Zhao, Buze Yin, Lan Meng, Xin Ouyang, Siqi Cong, Chaofei Nie, Yaqi Guo, Yuxing Li

“…Then, the experimental measurement values were compared with the calculation results of the CO2 concentration calculation model to verify the reliability of the model. …”
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Structural model of determinants of medication adherence in elderly individuals with tuberculosis in Iran by Somayeh Hassani, Farahnaz Mohammadi Shahboulagi, Mahshid Foroughan, Payam Tabarsi, Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni, Hamidreza Jamaati, Mohammad Varahram, Seyed Mohammad Seyedmehdi, Niloufar Alizadeh, Seyed Alireza Nadji

“…The coefficient of determination values ​​obtained from the three statistics McFadden (0.603), Nagel kerke (0.888), and Cox and Snell (0.849) indicated the high explanatory power of the model by the predictor variables. …”
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A mechanistic-statistical approach to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, applied to a plant pathogen by Saubin, Méline, Coville, Jérome, Xhaard, Constance, Frey, Pascal, Soubeyrand, Samuel, Halkett, Fabien, Fabre, Frédéric

“…As such, we take into account the variability in both habitat suitability and occupancy perception. …”
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Research on Multiscale Atmospheric Chaos Based on Infrared Remote-Sensing and Reanalysis Data by Zhong Wang, Shengli Sun, Wenjun Xu, Rui Chen, Yijun Ma, Gaorui Liu

“…This conclusion provided a theoretical foundation for the short-term prediction of atmospheric infrared radiation field variables and the detection of weak, time-sensitive signals in complex atmospheric environments.…”
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Differences in Physical and Psychological Parameters in Sub-Elite, Male, Youth Soccer Players with Jumper's Knee Following Physical Therapy Compared to Healthy Controls: A Longitud... by Marc Niering, Thomas Muehlbauer

“…# Purpose/Background Many adolescent athletes suffer from jumper's knee (JK) over a long period of time and return to sports before symptoms are fully resolved. …”
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Assessment of the PPP-AR Strategy for ZTD and IWV in Africa: A One-Year GNSS Study by Moustapha Gning Tine, Pierre Bosser, Ngor Faye, Lila Jean-Louis, Mapathé Ndiaye

“…A robust methodology combining time series processing and statistical evaluation was adopted. …”
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Model Identification and Transferability Analysis for Vehicle-to-Grid Aggregate Available Capacity Prediction Based on Origin–Destination Mobility Data by Luca Patanè, Francesca Sapuppo, Gabriele Rinaldi, Antonio Comi, Giuseppe Napoli, Maria Gabriella Xibilia

“…Specifically, the proposed method takes advantage of the opportunity provided by FCD to find private car users who may be interested in participating in V2G schemes, as telematics and location-based applications allow vehicles to be continuously tracked in time and space. Linear and nonlinear dynamic models with different input variables were developed to analyze their relevance for the estimation in one-step- and multiple-step-ahead prediction. …”
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Effects of a 30 K Military Loaded Carriage on the Neuromuscular System in Spanish Army Marines by Beltrán Cáceres-Diego, Cristian Marín-Pagán, Pablo Martínez de Baños, Pedro E. Alcaraz

“…The significance level was set at <i>p</i> ≤ 0.05. The variables and <i>p</i>-values of changes over time are presented. …”
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Assessment of BDS-3 PPP-B2b Service and Its Applications for the Determination of Precipitable Water Vapour by Xiaoming Wang, Yufei Chen, Jinglei Zhang, Cong Qiu, Kai Zhou, Haobo Li, Qiuying Huang

“…The precise point positioning (PPP) service via the B2b signal (PPP-B2b) on the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) provides high-accuracy orbit and clock data for global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs), enabling real-time atmospheric data acquisition without internet access. …”
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