Use of computerised adaptive testing to reduce the number of items in patient-reported hip and knee outcome scores: an analysis of the NHS England National Patient-Reported Outcome... by Jose Maria Valderas, Andrew D Toms, Jonathan Peter Evans, Christopher Gibbons

“…Objective Over 160 000 participants per year complete the 12-item Oxford Hip and Knee Scores (OHS/OKS) as part of the NHS England Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) programme. We used a modern computational approach, known as computerised adaptive testing (CAT), to simulate individually tailored OHS and OKS assessment, with the goal of reducing the number of questions a patient must complete without compromising measurement accuracy.Methods We fit the 2018/2019 PROMs data to an item response theory (IRT) model. …”
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Dose-response risks of all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease mortality according to sex-specific cigarette smoking pack-year quantiles by Jieun Hwang, Suyoung Jo, Heewon Kang, Eunsil Cheon, Sung-il Cho

“…Methods The integrated Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study provided data for 209770 individuals who were classified as never, former, or current smokers, based on their current smoking status. Pack-years were computed using daily average smoking amount and total smoking duration, and were categorized into quantiles separately for men and women. …”
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Plant Detection in RGB Images from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Segmentation by Deep Learning and an Impact of Model Accuracy on Downstream Analysis by Mikhail V. Kozhekin, Mikhail A. Genaev, Evgenii G. Komyshev, Zakhar A. Zavyalov, Dmitry A. Afonnikov

“…Current methods are based on the detection of plants in images obtained from UAVs by means of computer vision algorithms and deep learning neural networks. …”
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Unravelling the Methylene Blue Adsorption Mechanism on Doped and Nondoped Polyaniline: A Combined Molecular Modeling and Experimental Investigation by Souad Djellali, Amani Touati, Abderrahmane Semmeq, Maya Kebaili, Michael Badawi, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet

“…A multiscale investigation including computational chemistry calculations and experimental studies was performed to elucidate and understand the methylene blue (MB) adsorption on polyaniline (PANI) from an aqueous solution. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Level in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Addisu Tadesse Sahile, Girma Demissie Gizaw, Tennyson Mgutshini, Zewdu Minwuyelet Gebremariam, Getabalew Endazenaw Bekele

“…A random-effects meta-analysis model with a 95% confidence interval was computed to estimate the pooled prevalence. Furthermore, subgroup analysis based on the study area and sample size was done. …”
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In vivo mapping of sodium homeostasis disturbances in individual ALS patients: A brain 23Na MRI study. by Aude-Marie Grapperon, Mohamed Mounir El Mendili, Adil Maarouf, Jean-Philippe Ranjeva, Maxime Guye, Annie Verschueren, Shahram Attarian, Wafaa Zaaraoui

“…Individual map of abnormal total sodium concentration (TSC) was computed using voxel-based statistical mapping for each patient compared to a local database of 62 healthy controls. …”
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Design of a Medium Scale Ambient PM2.5 Cleaning System by Sheng-Chieh Chen, Qingfeng Cao, Thomas H. Kuehn, Charles Lo, Manoranjan Sahu, Yelia S. Mayya, David Y. H. Pui

“…In this study, a medium-scale filter-based blower-driven cleaning system was designed based on a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) simulation and experiments. …”
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Evidence Graph Analysis of Postoperative Pain Sensitization Induced by Perioperative Sleep Deprivation by XUE Jianjun, WANG Caihong, GUO Lingling, LI Xiuxia, ZHANG Jie, XU Ziqing, HOU Huaijing, YANG Kehu

“…ObjectiveTo describe and evaluate the clinical studies of postoperative pain sensitization caused by sleep deprivation through the evidence map system, understand the distribution of evidence in this field, and provide reference for subsequent evidence research.MethodsA computer-based search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library, Web of Science, CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from inception to August 2023 was conducted to obtain intervention studies, observational studies and systematic reviews/Meta-analysis of postoperative pain sensitization caused by sleep deprivation. …”
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Correction of the Contribution of Scattered Photon Radiation to the Ionization Chamber Readings During X-Ray Radiation Quality Assessment by A. A. Zaharadniuk, K. G. Senkovsky, R. V. Lukashevich

“…Another goal was to reduce the computational cost of determining this contribution.One of the major contributors to the systematic error in measuring the half-value layer is the radiation scattered on the filter material. …”
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Protein palmitoylation is involved in regulating mouse sperm motility via the signals of calcium, protein tyrosine phosphorylation and reactive oxygen species by Yuping Xiong, Chenchen Yi, Haixia Zheng, Ya Ni, Yamei Xue, Kun Li

“…Sperm motility and motion parameters were evaluated using a computer-assisted sperm analyzer (CASA) after treatment with 2-bromopalmitic acid (2BP), a specific inhibitor of protein palmitoylation. …”
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Clinical outcomes over 2 years following arthroscopic ankle lateral ligament repair with os subfibulare by Shohei Sano, Noriyuki Kanzaki, Kiminari Kataoka, Koji Nukuto, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Yuta Nakanishi, Kyohei Nishida, Kanto Nagai, Yuichi Hoshino, Takehiko Matsushita, Ryosuke Kuroda

“…In addition, the bone-union rate was evaluated by using plain computer tomography in the ossicle group. Results: There were significant improvements in the mean total JSSF scale scores from pre-operative to post-operative measurements in both the ossicle and non-ossicle groups. …”
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Seasonal variation of air quality index and assessment by S.D. Kumar, A. Dash

“…In two-way analysis of variance, F-value was computed to be 30.105 based on seasons and stations and one-way analysis of variance test shows the F-values as 186.07 and 18.97 based on seasons and stations respectively which is found to be significant (P<0.01).The present research is important to assess the environmental quality of a mining- industrial complex area and can be a reference for similar study in other areas.…”
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The use of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of unilocular radiolucent images of the jawbone: a systematic review of the literature by Zaghden Olfa, Debré Timothé, Nguyen Thien Huong, Duong Lucas, Ferré François

“…The goal of this review was to investigate the contribution of MRI in differentiating benign lesions of the jawbone presenting with the same appearance (radiolucent image) on panoramic radiograph, CT scan, or Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Materials and methods: A literature review was performed on Medline and Embase. …”
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF THE WATER SUPPLY WELLS AND METHODS OF THEIR CAPITAL REPAIR by V. V. Ivashechkin

“…The energy balance equation for vertical displacement of the water well pipe column results in the computation expression for the hammer striking part weight and its drop height during the capital repair of the water well of improved design.…”
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DPD-YOLO: dense pineapple fruit target detection algorithm in complex environments based on YOLOv8 combined with attention mechanism by Cong Lin, Wencheng Jiang, Weiye Zhao, Lilan Zou, Zhong Xue

“…With the development of deep learning technology and the widespread application of drones in the agricultural sector, the use of computer vision technology for target detection of pineapples has gradually been recognized as one of the key methods for estimating pineapple yield. …”
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Development and validation of the Michigan Chronic Disease Simulation Model (MICROSIM). by James F Burke, Luciana L Copeland, Jeremy B Sussman, Rodney A Hayward, Alden L Gross, Emily M Briceño, Rachael Whitney, Bruno J Giordani, Mitchell S V Elkind, Jennifer J Manly, Rebecca F Gottesman, Darrell J Gaskin, Stephen Sidney, Kristine Yaffe, Ralph L Sacco, Susan R Heckbert, Timothy M Hughes, Andrzej T Galecki, Deborah A Levine

“…MICROSIM is an agent-based Monte Carlo simulation designed using computer programming best practices. MICROSIM estimates annual vascular risk factor levels and transition probabilities in all-cause dementia, stroke, myocardial infarction, and mortality in a nationally representative sample of US adults 18+ using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Effect of Cathodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Lower Limb Subacute Stroke Rehabilitation by Qian Duan, Wenying Liu, Jinhui Yang, Ben Huang, Jie Shen

“…Ninety-one subjects with subacute stroke were treated with cathodal/sham stimulation tDCS based on CGR (physiotherapy 40 min/d and occupational therapy 20 min/d) once daily for 20 consecutive working days. Computer-based stratified randomization (1 : 1) was employed by considering age and sex, with concealed assignments in opaque envelopes to ensure no allocation errors after disclosure at the study’s end. …”
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Adsorption characteristics of metronidazole on CoZr-LDH and its GO nanocomposite: Experimental and theoretical study by Edris Jamshidi, Fateme Fathabadi, Faranak Manteghi, Rahime Eshaghimalekshah

“…This study emphasizes the potential of GO-enhanced CoZr-LDH for effective removal of metronidazole, addressing its status as a critical pollutant in wastewater.To comprehensively study the adsorption process in CoZr-LDH and CoZr-LDH/GO, theoretical analyses were conducted using Monte Carlo computational method. This approach, known for simulating numerous particle trajectories and statistical averaging, allowed for an in-depth examination of adsorption mechanisms under various conditions. …”
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Managing Post COVID-19 Patient with Breathlessness by Yen Shen Wong, Muhammad Amin Ibrahim, Mohd Arif Mohd Zim, Mohd Fauzi Abdul Rani

“…He required high-flow nasal cannula upon presentation. A computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) thorax at day 10 of illness revealed moderate organizing pneumonia (OP) with emphysematous changes, without pulmonary embolism. …”
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Determination of the area index of lettuce leaves with a monocular camera by Laimonas Kairiūkštis, Başak Yalçıner, Emre Özkul

“…This study showcases the potential of computer vision and machine learning algorithms in transforming traditional agricultural practices into more efficient and data-driven processes. …”
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