Oral health care in older people in long-term care facilities: An updated systematic review and meta-analyses of implementation strategies by Lina F. Weening-Verbree, Anouk Douma, Cees P. van der Schans, Getty J. Huisman-de Waal, Annemarie A. Schuller, Sytse U. Zuidema, Wim P. Krijnen, Johannes S.M. Hobbelen

“…Meta-analyses of oral health outcomes (“plaque” and “denture plaque”) were performed with random-effects models using R language for statistical computing. Results: 16 studies were included in the current results; 20 studies were included in the 2013 findings. …”
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Interactions of ST-elevation myocardial infarction, age, and sex and the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events among Chinese adults: a secondary analysis of a single-centre p... by Lin Zhou, Wei Yuan, Cuiping Wang, Yi Liang, Peijing Liu

“…The relative excess risk due to interaction (RERI), attributable proportion (AP) and the synergy index were computed to quantify the interactions. Men without STEMI and adults without STEMI aged <60 years were the reference groups when examining the risk of MACE.Results The female participants with STEMI showed a statistically higher risk of MACE compared with the male participants without STEMI (relative risk (RR): 2.713, CI: 1.350 to 5.426, p=0.005). …”
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Investigation of Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics of Medical Grade Ti6al4v Titanium Alloy in Addition with Corrosion Study for Wire EDM Process by S. Prakash, C. S. Abdul Favas, I. Ameeth Basha, R. Venkatesh, M. Prabhahar, V. P. Durairaj, K. Gomathi, Haiter Lenin

“…The analysis utilised RSM-based computational technique to evaluate the WEDM characteristics (MRR SR) of Ti6Al4V Titanium Alloy in biomedical applications. …”
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Time-Series Forecasting of PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ Concentrations Based on the Integration of Surveillance Images by Yong Wu, Xiaochu Wang, Meizhen Wang, Xuejun Liu, Sifeng Zhu

“…Future work will focus on expanding datasets and optimizing network architectures to further improve forecasting accuracy and computational efficiency, enhancing the model’s scalability for broader regional air quality management.…”
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Parental Technoference and Child Problematic Media Use: Meta-Analysis by Jinghui Zhang, Qing Zhang, Bowen Xiao, Yuxuan Cao, Yu Chen, Yan Li

“…A random-effects meta-analysis was performed using R (version 4.2.1; R Foundation for Statistical Computing) with the meta and metafor packages to evaluate the association and conduct moderator analyses. …”
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RBMDC-Net: Effective Jaw Cyst Segmentation Network Using Residual Bottleneck and Multiscale Dilated Convolution by Huixia Zheng, Xiaoliang Jiang, Xu Xu, Zhenfei Yuan

“…Automatic segmentation of jaw cysts in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans plays a crucial role in clinical and treatment planning, and it provides an efficient alternative to labor-intensive manual procedures. …”
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Determinants of health seeking behaviour in South Sudan: a cross-sectional household survey by Ilja Obels, Harry Laurence Selby Coleman, Masja Straetemans, Margo van Gurp, George William Lutwama, Eelco Jacobs

“…Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were computed to explore the relationships between seeking care for perceived health needs and choice of facility, and individual and household characteristics based on an adapted Levesque framework. …”
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Treatment of a collapse fracture of the anterolateral tibial plateau with a lateral locking plate and the Jail screw technique by Wei Jiang, Xu Liu, Xiang-Ru Kong, Bing Wang, Jian-Ning Sun, Hong-Bin Zheng, Ming Chen

“…Postoperative evaluation indices included surgery time, fracture healing time, the degree of tibial plateau collapse shown by computed tomography (CT) images at 3 days and 1 year after surgery, and the patient's knee range of motion at 1 year after surgery. …”
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Non Linear Thermal Radiation Analysis of Electromagnetic Chemically Reacting Ternary Nanofluid Flow over a Bilinear Stretching Surface by Shobha V, Hasan Mulki, Baskar P, S. Suresh Kumar Raju, Saleh Mahmoud, Mostafa Abdrabboh, S.V.K. Varma

“…MATLAB is employed to compute and graphically represent the results, including profiles for velocity, temperature, and concentration, along with Nusselt (Nu) and Sherwood (Sh) numbers. …”
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Integration of simulation-based medical education: Student satisfaction and self-confidence at Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin

“…Frequencies and means were computed for descriptive statistics, and relationships, as well as predictions for student satisfaction and self-confidence, were evaluated through Chi-square tests and multiple regression. …”
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Integrating the A2DS2 Score with 24-Hour ASPECTS and red cell distribution width for enhanced prediction of stroke-associated pneumonia following intravenous thrombolysis: model de... by Sarawut Krongsut, Nat Na-Ek, Atiwat Soontornpun, Niyada Anusasnee

“…The A2DS2 score is widely used to predict SAP risk but does not include 24-h non-contrast computed tomography-Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (NCCT-ASPECTS) or red cell distribution width (RDW). …”
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Multi-dimensional scaling for space-time transformation to achieve sustainable planning and management of water resource under changing land use pattern by Mohd Sayeed Ul Hasan, Abhishek Kumar Rai, Abul Hasan Momin, Mohammad Amir Khan, Faisal M. Alfaisal, Shamshad Alam, Osamah J. Al-sareji, Ali Majdi

“…The methodology includes the computation of land use transition, trend magnitude by Sen’s slope, Innovative Trend Analysis (ITA) for graphical visualization, clustering techniques employ to identify pattern & structure, and finally space-time transformation was assessed based on multi-dimensional scaling using Alternating Least Squares Scaling (ALSCAL). …”
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The association of perirenal adipose tissue accumulation with left ventricular hypertrophy and the mediating role of insulin resistance: a cross-sectional study involving 1112 indi... by Wei Wang, Yang Chen, Xiu Ping Qiu, Xiu Li Guo

“…The triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-c) was computed to assess insulin resistance. LVH was identified as left ventricular mass index (LVMI) >115 g/m² in men or LVMI >95 g/m² in women. …”
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Survival after aluminum phosphide poisoning with cardiotoxicity: a case report by Habtamu Mesele Gebray, Addisu Liknaw Chekol

“…Arterial blood gas analysis, serum magnesium level, and cardiac computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging modalities were not available in the town. …”
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Integrating pharmacogenomics and cheminformatics with diverse disease phenotypes for cell type-guided drug discovery by Arda Halu, Sarvesh Chelvanambi, Julius L. Decano, Joan T. Matamalas, Mary Whelan, Takaharu Asano, Namitra Kalicharran, Sasha A. Singh, Joseph Loscalzo, Masanori Aikawa

“…Abstract Background Large-scale pharmacogenomic resources, such as the Connectivity Map (CMap), have greatly assisted computational drug discovery. However, despite their widespread use, CMap-based methods have thus far been agnostic to the biological activity of drugs as well as to the genomic effects of drugs in multiple disease contexts. …”
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A Serious Game to Study Reduced Field of View in Keyhole Surgery: Development and Experimental Study by Phoebe Whitley, Connor Creasey, Matthew J Clarkson, Stephen Thompson

“…This limited field of view is widely cited as a key limitation of the procedure, and many computational methods have been proposed to overcome it. …”
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Simultaneous Anti-Tuberculosis and Anti-Tumor Treatment with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Co-Existent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Advanced Lung Cancer by Wang H, Gao L, Cai X, Li J, Lang Y, Zheng R, Yang S

“…Relevant examinations were completed after admission, and chest computed tomography revealed that the patient had lung squamous cell carcinoma with multiple metastases in lymph nodes and liver. …”
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Harnessing the Power of Machine Learning Guided Discovery of NLRP3 Inhibitors Towards the Effective Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Sidra Ilyas, Abdul Manan, Chanyoon Park, Hee-Geun Jo, Donghun Lee

“…However, concerns related to the lack of large datasets, experimental validation, and high computational costs remain.…”
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A Framework for Analyzing Absorptive Capacity Using Social Network Analysis (Case Study: Sharif University Innovation Ecosystem) by Mahdi Mohammadi, Mahdi Elyasi, Azadeh Savehshemshaki

“…Conclusion The absorption capacity model has been identified by extracting the role of each technology field from within and outside the cluster utilizing the social network analysis method by computing the degree of knowledge input, output, and intermediateness. …”
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Investigation of Machinability Characteristics of EDMed Inconel 825 Alloy under Multidimensional Parametric Modeling by Using Holistic Grey-PCA Statistical Models by Nitin Kumar Sahu, Mukesh Kumar Singh, Bupe Getrude Mutono-Mwanza, Atul Kumar Sahu

“…Later, to potentially access the results, the authors integrated the computational Taguchi methodology with dual models which is called as Taguchi-grey relational analysis (T-GRA) and Taguchi-principal component analysis (T-PCA). …”
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