Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour: study protocol for the GebStart Study by Mechthild M Gross, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Antonia N Mueller, Jessica Pehlke-Milde

“…Internal consistency of the tool will be assessed using Cronbach’s alpha and convergent validity computing correlations of items of the tool with the German versions of the Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory and the Cambridge-Worry Scale. …”
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Is CT pulmonary angiography overutilized in the evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism? A retrospective study by Rabbani Mahmoud Daoud, Ahmed Majeed Mohamed, Muath Salahuddin Almajthoob, Salim Fredericks, Israa ElSayed Daoud, Moath Mahmoud Daoud, Mahmood AlSaeed

“…While the prevalence of PE has decreased in recent years, the overuse of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) remains a concern. …”
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A comparative machine learning study of schizophrenia biomarkers derived from functional connectivity by Victoria Shevchenko, R. Austin Benn, Robert Scholz, Wei Wei, Carla Pallavicini, Ulysse Klatzmann, Francesco Alberti, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Demian Wassermann, Pierre-Louis Bazin, Daniel S. Margulies

“…We developed a pipeline which allows us to aggregate over a million different features and assess their predictive potential in a single, computationally efficient experiment. We selected top 1% of features with the largest permutation feature importance and trained 13 classifiers on them using 10-fold cross-validation. …”
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Left hemiparesis due to space-occupying lesion in pregnancy by Luminto, Ekarini Aryasatiani, Mahendro Aji Panuntun, Bobby Wirawan Hassan, Tania Sananta, Arya Elbert Neil

“…Cardiothoracograph examination shows a picture of a silent baby. Computed Tomography (CT) Scan examination showed a picture of hydrocephalus. …”
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Diagnosis of Coxiella burnetii endocarditis by using nanopore targeted sequencing: a case report by Xinsheng Yan, Qimei Wei, Tingting Liu, Dong Wang, Zhenlu Zhang

“…Case presentation The present study reports the case of a 57-year-old male patient who was admitted with a diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed a diastolic aortic valve malformation with significant leaflet thickening, calcification and pseudoaneurysm formation, the etiology of which was considered to be due to infectious possibilities. …”
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Single-channel cooling system design by using perforated porous insert and modeling with POD for double conductive panel by Selimefendigil Fatih, Benabdallah Faiza, Ghachem Kaouther, Albalawi Hind, Alshammari Badr M., Kolsi Lioua

“…When cylinders are used for the vertical channel, the temperature drop of 13°C1{3}^{^\circ }{\rm{C}} is computed. The flow field noticeably changes when the permeability of the P-I and PP-I is altered. …”
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3D-augmentation of 2D ultrasound for appendicitis diagnosis: A cross-sectional pilot study by Rebecca G. Theophanous, Elias Jaffa, Matthew R. Morgan, Carl D. Herickhoff, Erica Peethumnongsin, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Joshua S. Broder

“…Background: Two-dimensional ultrasound (2DUS) is first-line imaging for pediatric appendicitis but is often nondiagnostic. Computed tomography (CT) is expensive with ionizing radiation. …”
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Smokeless, not harmless: Understanding Naswar's cardiovascular risks in the northwestern Pakistan by Ihsanur Rahman, Fayaz Ahmad, Naveed Sadiq

“…Multivariable logistic regression analyses computed adjusted odds ratios for Naswar-CAD association. …”
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Down syndrome with cryptorchidism and retroperitoneal mixed germ cell tumour in an adult patient: a case report and literature review by Qiang Wang, Hai-bin Zhou, Li Ao, Yi Jiang, Xiao-Cong Zhou

“…There was a significant increase in AFP and β-HCG levels. An enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan of the entire abdomen showed a mixed cystic solid mass in the retroperitoneal space. …”
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Intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics using multi-phase contrast-enhanced CT for diagnosis of renal oncocytoma and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective st... by Yongsong Ye, Bei Weng, Yan Guo, Lesheng Huang, Shanghuang Xie, Guimian Zhong, Wenhui Feng, Wenxiang Lin, Zhixuan Song, Huanjun Wang, Tianzhu Liu

“…PurposeTo construct diagnostic models that distinguish renal oncocytoma (RO) from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (CRCC) using intratumoral and peritumoral radiomic features from the corticomedullary phase (CMP) and nephrographic phase (NP) of computed tomography, and compare model results with manual and radiological results.MethodsThe RO and CRCC cases from five centers were split into a training set (70%) and a validation set (30%). …”
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Orbit of a Possible Planet X by Amir Siraj, Christopher F. Chyba, Scott Tremaine

“…Based on the distribution of test particles after 1–2 Gyr, we compute relative likelihoods given the actual distribution of ϖ as a function of semimajor axis for distant TNOs on stable orbits using a significantly larger sample than previous work. …”
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Estimating pros and cons of statistical downscaling based on EQM bias adjustment as a complementary method to dynamical downscaling by Alfredo Reder, Giusy Fedele, Ilenia Manco, Paola Mercogliano

“…Abstract The increasing availability of coarse-scale climate simulations and the need for ready-to-use high-resolution variables drive the climate community to the challenge of reducing computational resources and time for downscaling purposes. …”
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Human Posture Recognition and Estimation Method Based on 3D Multiview Basketball Sports Dataset by Xuhui Song, Linyuan Fan

“…In order to be efficient in computing and processing, the multilayer perceptron in the network model is implemented by a one-dimensional convolutional network. …”
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Magnetic Field Effects on Convective Heat Transfer of Ferrofluid from a Heated Sphere in Porous Media by Ayesha Aktar, Sharaban Thohura, Md. Mamun Molla

“…The resulting nonlinear systems of equations are then numerically solved inside the computing domain into a regular rectangle using the effective Finite Difference Method (FDM).  …”
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Machine learning identification of a novel vasculogenic mimicry-related signature and FOXM1’s role in promoting vasculogenic mimicry in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Chao Xu, Sujing Zhang, Jingwei Lv, Yilong Cao, Yao Chen, Hao Sun, Shengtao Dai, Bowei Zhang, Meng Zhu, Yuepeng Liu, Junfei Gu

“…A consensus VRG_score was formulated using a machine learning computational framework and Cox regression, displaying strong predictive power for prognosis and clinical translation. …”
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Efficacy of CTPV for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Assessment: Comparison with Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients with Gastroesophageal Varices by Zijin Cui, Haiqing Yang, Xiaoxu Jin, Huiqing Jiang, Wei Qi, Wenfeng Feng, Zhijie Feng

“…Background and Aims. Computed tomography portal venography (CTPV) shows potential in detecting varices that need treatment and their drainage pathways. …”
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DR-Z2AN: dual-recurrent neural network with a tri-channel attention mechanism for financial management prediction by Salem Knifo, Ahmad Alzubi

“…Overall, the DR-Z2AN model offers accurate predictions with reduced computational time and improved interpretability.…”
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Optimal dimensions of steel welded beams with hinged support units by G. M. Bazhin

“…To determine the optimal dimensions of beams, the first derivative of the potential energy of elastic deformation over the height of the beam was calculated to establish the optimal dimensions of the beams, and the obtained result made it possible to compute the ratio of the height and thickness of the beam web to the width and thickness of the beam girdle. …”
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Investigation of customized total knee implant with articular cartilage under loading conditions using finite element analysis. by Shady A Alshewaier, Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar, Ali Ahmed Ali Almakrami, S Sabarunisha Begum, Ahmad Alassaf, Ibrahim AlMohimeed, S Meenatchi Sundaram, Dheeraj Poojary, Natteri M Sudharsan, Eddie Y K Ng

“…The research analyses patient-specific customized knee implants with articular cartilages under both pre- and post-implant conditions using a finite element model (FEM). Computed tomography (CT) images of patients were utilized to create a solid model, which was then analysed under various constraints and conditions. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria among Adults in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fasil Adugna Kendie, Tamirat Hailegebriel W/kiros, Endalkachew Nibret Semegn, Melaku Wale Ferede

“…The meta-analysis was computed using STATA version 14. The pooled prevalence estimates with 95% confidence interval were analyzed using a random-effect model, and the possible source of heterogeneity across studies was indicated through subgroup analysis, inverse of variance (I2), and time series analysis. …”
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