Comparing Prednisone and Methotrexate to Off-label Biologic Infliximab for Management of Ocular Uveitis: A Cost-minimization Analysis by William V. Padula, Miguel Cordero-Coma, Taygan Yilmaz, William V. Padula, Michéal J. Gallagher, Jonathan D. Campbell

“…An incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) for pairwise results was interpretted assuming a predetermined willingness-to-pay threshold of $100,000/QALY. …”
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Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in Ischemic Heart Disease by Sonia María Sánchez Valcarcel, Katia Ravelo Llanes, Iván Rodríguez Cortina, Geovedy Martínez García, Cesia Rivera Garmendia

“…The 95 % confidence interval was taken, with a p &lt;0.05 for the acceptance and interpretation of the results.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the 53.3 % of the patients were men and 78.3 % suffered from arterial hypertension. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS IN SPIRITUAL CULTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA by S. V. Rudenko, Y. A. Sobolievskyi

“…It contains myths about the Twins, ritual rhetoric, examples of dream interpretation practices and the practical wisdom of tribal chiefs. …”
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Empowering medical students with AI writing co-pilots: design and validation of AI self-assessment toolkit by Laleh Khojasteh, Reza Kafipour, Farhad Pakdel, Jayakaran Mukundan

“…Minor wording changes were suggested by the students to enhance clarity and interpretability. The face validity assessment found that 92% of the items were rated as unambiguous, with 90% considered appropriate and relevant for self-assessment. …”
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Can GastroPanel be used as a triage tool to select patients with advanced atrophic gastritis for gastroscopy? A prospective clinical validation study by Eleanor Wood, Marco Novelli, Laura Marelli, Roger Feakins, Cinzia Papadia, Ray Shidrawi, Kari Juhani Syrjänen

“…GastroPanel results were interpreted using the GastroSoft app (Biohit).Results Overall agreement between GastroPanel and the USS classification was 90% (95% CI=86.7 to 93.8%), with a weighted kappa (κw) of 0.828 (95% CI=0.781 to 0.865). …”
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Fossil Diatoms Reveal Natural and Anthropogenic History of Jackson Lake (Wyoming, USA) by John Dilworth, Jeffery R. Stone, Kevin M. Yeager, J. Ryan Thigpen, Michael M. McGlue

“…Elemental abundances of sedimentary nitrogen and phosphorous support the interpretation that dam installation resulted in a more mesotrophic state in Jackson Lake after ∼1916 CE. …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…Contrast medium (CM) administration during computed tomography (CT) enhances the accuracy in the detection and interpretation of abnormalities. Evidence from literature also validate the essence of CM in imaging studies. …”
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Investigation of the influence of the heterogeneous structure of concrete on its strength by V.M. Volchuk, M.A. Kotov, Ye G. Plakhtii, O.A. Tymoshenko, O.H. Zinkevych

“…The proposed approach can be interpreted as an express method of predicting the strength of concrete mixture, which is implemented without the use of special equipment. …”
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Clinical Outcome of Arthroscopic Management of Mucoid Degeneration of Anterior Cruciate Ligament by Madan Mohan Ballal, K. J. C. Chidanand, Vijendra Yadav, Akshay Dhanda, Chetan Nagaraja, Sachin K. Gowda

“…Conclusions: Prior knowledge of the condition with a high suspicion index and careful MRI interpretation can establish the diagnosis preoperatively. …”
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Evaluation of Commercial Disinfectants against Staphylococcus lentus and Micrococcus spp. of Poultry Origin by Otun Saha, Nadira Naznin Rakhi, Arif Istiaq, Israt Islam, Munawar Sultana, M. Anwar Hossain, Md. Mizanur Rahaman

“…Considering both the average diameter of the inhibition zones and the MIC values, efficacy can be interpreted as Virocid > Quatovet > Savlon > Virkon S > Lysol. …”
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Administration of non-national immunization program vaccines for children under six in a rural county, Henan Province: Did costs matter? by Miaomiao Yin, Yuan Cao, Xiaolin Xu, Hanzhi Peng, Yu Wang, Qian Long

“…Quantitative and qualitative data were integrated during the interpretation of the results. The administration rate for non-NIP vaccines remained low in rural Henan, 26.7% of children had not received any non-NIP vaccines, 43.5% had received 1–2 types, and around 30% had received 3–5 types. …”
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Efficacy of fermented foods in irritable bowel syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Liang Ding, Jinnan Duan, Tao Yang, Mengping Yuan, A. Huo Ma, Yuehua Qin

“…However, given the limitations of current evidence, this conclusion should be interpreted with caution.Systematic Review RegistrationThis study was registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) as CRD42024576608.…”
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Real-world treatment patterns and survival outcomes in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in Finland: a national, population-based cohort study by Antti Rannikko, Olivia Hölsä, Trude Ågesen, Mattias Ekman, Riikka Mattila

“…Median overall survival for treated patients with mCRPC was 28.3 (95% CI: 26.3–30.4) and 38.5 (95% CI: 32.7–42.1) months pre- and post-reimbursement of 1L-ARPIs, respectively. Interpretation: The ARPI reimbursement status changes significantly influenced treatment patterns for mCRPC in Finland, favouring enzalutamide over docetaxel. …”
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Challenges in Exercising the Right to Appeal – The Case of Slovenian Administrative Consultation by Polonca Kovač

“…Empirical research is based on over one hundred cases with questions and answers regarding GAPA interpretation in administrative practice. Findings: Administrative appeal serves multiple functions, from protecting the rights of the parties to ensuring consistent sector-specific legislation implementation. …”
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Situational analysis on porcine diseases: general risk assessment and prioritization of epizootic threats to biosecurity systems of pig establishments in the Russian Federation by A. S. Oganesyan, M. A. Shibayev, O. N. Petrova, N. Ye. Baskakova, A. K. Karaulov

“…The method applied to analyse the expert estimates in the situational analysis allows for rapid assessment and interpretation of the situation with identification of priority diseases to be further addressed. …”
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REVIEW ON PROTEIN FOOTPRINTING AS A TOOL IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY by Oluwatosin Ogundairo, Oluwatoyin Ayo-Farai, Chinedu Paschal Maduka, Chiamaka Chinaemelum Okongwu, Abdulraheem Olaide Babarinde, Olamide Sodamade

“…Additionally, it discusses challenges associated with the technique, such as data interpretation and accessibility, and proposes future directions for overcoming these hurdles. …”
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Venereal Diseases Treatment for Merauke’s Marind (Marind-Anim) Tribe in the Dutch Colonial Period by Rosmaida Sinaga, Hafnita Sari Dewi Lubis, Yushar Tanjung, Lister Eva Simangunsong

“…This study applies historical methods with four stages: heuristics, verification (internal and external criticism), interpretation/explanation and historiography. Primary sources obtained from National Archives of the Republic of Indonesia i.e., Memorie van Overgave van het Bestuur over de Afdeeling Zuid Nieuw Guinea; letter of the Minister of Colonies to the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies; Report of Assistant Resident Zuid Afdeeling Nieuw Guinea to the Director of Government; and official printed sources, e.g., Volkstelling 1930. …”
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The plight of Ukrainian refugees staying in Sweden under EU:s mass refugee directive: a brief trauma-focused, participatory, online intervention as a pilot feasibility study by Solvig Ekblad, Oksana Gramatik, Yuliia Suprun

“…A second aim was to observe perceived acceptability of the group intervention with different ways of online intervention. Local coaches, interpreters, the authors, and local experts participated. …”
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Methods to Compare Predicted and Observed Phosphene Experience in tACS Subjects by Aprinda Indahlastari, Aditya K. Kasinadhuni, Christopher Saar, Kevin Castellano, Bakir Mousa, Munish Chauhan, Thomas H. Mareci, Rosalind J. Sadleir

“…Phosphene generation is an objective physical measure of potential transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) biological side effects. Interpretations from phosphene analysis can serve as a first step in understanding underlying mechanisms of tACS in healthy human subjects and assist validation of computational models. …”
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Development of a deep learning method to identify acute ischaemic stroke lesions on brain CT by Emanuele Trucco, Joanna M Wardlaw, Wenwen Li, Grant Mair, Amos Storkey, Alessandro Fontanella, Antreas Antoniou, Eleanor Platt, Paul Armitage

“…Background CT is commonly used to image patients with ischaemic stroke but radiologist interpretation may be delayed. Machine learning techniques can provide rapid automated CT assessment but are usually developed from annotated images which necessarily limits the size and representation of development data sets. …”
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