Data-driven prediction of critical diameter for deterministic lateral displacement devices: an integrated DPD-ML approach by Shuai Liu, Peng Zhang, Anbin Wang, Keke Tang, Shuo Chen, Chensen Lin

“…However, current DLD design lacks clear guidance and heavily depends on expert experience, requiring extensive repetitive microfluidic experiments and numerical simulations. …”
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Large language models improve the identification of emergency department visits for symptomatic kidney stones by Cosmin A. Bejan, Amy M. Reed, Matthew Mikula, Siwei Zhang, Yaomin Xu, Daniel Fabbri, Peter J. Embí, Ryan S. Hsi

“…Further, we implemented fairness assessment and bias mitigation methods to investigate the potential disparities by LLMs with respect to race and gender. A clinical expert manually assessed the explanations generated by GPT-4 for its predictions to determine if they were sound, factually correct, unrelated to the input prompt, or potentially harmful. …”
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The Golden Afromontane ecosystems at cross-road: Wetland-based upstream-downstream linkage in Genale Dawa River Basin by Habtamu Temesgen, Haile Ketema, Gezahegn Kebede, Fikadu Woldemariyam, Gebremedihin Tesfaye

“…A stakeholders’ consultation forum and expert judgment were employed to understand the historical ecology of WESs in the GDRB. …”
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Overview of styles, content, learning effects and attitudes of students towards digitally enhanced physiotherapy education – a scoping review by Larissa Pagels, Oskar Schindler, Kerstin Luedtke

“…Methods Following PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews, a comprehensive search was conducted across multiple databases, including Medline, Web of Science, and ERIC, incorporating hand searches and expert consultations. Studies were included if they reported on any digitally enhanced educational methods in physiotherapy education, involving qualitative studies, clinical trials, observational studies, or case reports published in English or German from 2010 to February 2024. …”
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A Mechanism-Centred Approach to Evaluating Complex Aid Interventions: The Case of Accompanying Measures to Budget Support by Johannes Schmitt, Franziska Krisch

“…Research Design: We focus on interrelations between different elements of budget support and apply a mechanism-centred approach to programme theory building, Data Collection and Analysis: After defining accompanying measures and integrating them into the intervention logic of budget support used in recent multi-donor evaluations, key mechanisms were identified on an explorative mission to Mozambique, validated in an online survey, and further discussed in expert interviews and during field research in Tanzania. …”
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Clinical Guide Adaptation for Amalgam Waste Management in Dental Settings in Iran by Mahsa Eshrati, Fatemeh Momeniha, Nafiseh Momeni, Elham Ahmadi, Atieh Hashemian, Homa Kashani, Mojgan Alaeddini

“…Materials and Methods: The method used was based on the adaptation principles presented by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, and included searching and reviewing guidelines related to the management of amalgam waste in developed countries, extracting recommendations, revising the recommendations considering the local infra-structures and conditions, and receiving expert opinions and reaching consensus according to the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. …”
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Detection of other pathologies when utilising computer-assisted digital solutions for TB screening by J. Sebastian, I.D. Olaru, A. Giannakis, M. Arentz, S.V. Kik, M. Ruhwald, S. Linsen, G. Günther, P. Wolf, F.J. Herth, T. Weber, C.M. Denkinger

“…METHODS: We assessed the performance of three commercialised CAD tools (qXR, INSIGHT CXR and DrAID TM TB XR) to detect common non-TB abnormalities against readings with a standardised annotation guide by an expert radiologist. More than 20 well-characterised diagnoses besides TB significant in TB high-burden countries were examined. …”
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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Get Active Questionnaire for Pregnancy (GAQ-P) to Spanish population by Eva Ferrer, Maia Brik, Margie Davenport, Ruben Barakat, Montse Palacio

“…Methods: A multidisciplinary expert group was set-up for the validation process including experts in obstetrics and gynecology, sports medicine, physical activity and sports, and midwives. …”
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Defining polypharmacy in the elderly: a systematic review protocol by Seyede Salehe Mortazavi, Mohsen Shati, Seyed Kazem Malakouti, Abasali Keshtkar, Mohsen Bazargan, Shervin Assari

“…The most comprehensive definition of polypharmacy will be selected from the final list of definitions through an international expert webinar.Ethics and Dissemination This research is exempt from ethics approval because the work is carried out on published documents. …”
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Study on the Application of a Photocatalytic Titanium Dioxide Coating on Glass Beads for the Treatment of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid by Dao Duy Nam, Cao Thi Hong Hanh, Nghiem Minh Huyen, Dieu-Anh Van, Ha Vinh Hung, Vu Minh Trang, Vu Quang Minh, Nguyen Bich Ngoc, Vu Thi Thu Ha, Huynh Trung Hai

“…Investigated factors included pH (4–9), TiO2 dosage (0.11–0.53 g/L), and irradiation time (4–8 h). Design-Expert 12 software was used to plan and optimize the experiments. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Women: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Hailu Bekele, Gebi Husein Jima, Ashenafi Habtamu Regesu

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Multivendor Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Dataset, Observer Annotation Performance Evaluation, and Standardized Evaluation Framework for Intraretinal Cystoid Fluid S... by Jing Wu, Ana-Maria Philip, Dominika Podkowinski, Bianca S. Gerendas, Georg Langs, Christian Simader, Sebastian M. Waldstein, Ursula M. Schmidt-Erfurth

“…Thus we present and evaluate a multiple expert annotated reference dataset for the problem of intraretinal cystoid fluid (IRF) segmentation, a key indicator in exudative macular disease. …”
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The Small Wars Doctrine of the US Marine Corps and Colonial Experience of the European Powers by S. G. Malkin

“…The rapid transformation of the current world order excites renewed interest of the expert community in the phenomenon of empire (as a form of the organization of political life). …”
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The contribution of leaders' and managers' attributes, values, principles, and behaviours to the sustainable implementation of Lean in healthcare: A realist review protocol [versio... by Seán Paul Teeling, Anne Marie Keown, Martin McNamara

“…Following the RAMESES guidelines, a five-stage structured methodology will be used: defining the scope of the review and developing initial theories, developing the search strategy, reviewing primary studies and extracting data, synthesising evidence and developing conclusions, refining theory iteratively, and disseminating findings. An Expert Panel and reference groups of healthcare managers and leaders will refine candidate programme theories (CPTs) into initial programme theories (IPTs), guiding detailed evidence searches and data extraction. …”
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Educational Potential of Cities – Russian University Centers as a Factor of Increasing Their Competitiveness by T. F. Kreydenko, M. D. Petrovic, V. N. Kholina

“…The statistical base for assessing the educational potential of cities was the data of the Monitoring of the effectiveness of the educational institutions of higher education in 2022, university rankings of the British company Quacquarelli Symonds (integral QS ranking and 5 integrated areas of study), RA-Expert (integrated and individual in 29 areas of study), the Three Missions of the University rating, and the University Reputation Ranking.The study was carried in 3 stages, each of them involved special methodological approaches. …”
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Evaluation of Teleoperation Concepts to Solve Automated Vehicle Disengagements by David Brecht, Nils Gehrke, Tobias Kerbl, Niklas Krauss, Domagoj Majstorovic, Florian Pfab, Maria-Magdalena Wolf, Frank Diermeyer

“…An evaluation of the teleoperation concepts is carried out in an expert workshop, comparing different teleoperation concepts using a selection of automated vehicle disengagement scenarios and metrics. …”
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Professional self-actualisation of pharmacists in the United Arab Emirates: a pilot study by A. Abd Al Magied, K. Beyene, E. Arafa, A. Elnour, N. Kheir

“…A PSA questionnaire was developed using validated instruments and expert input, and included items on professional fulfilment (PF), societal acceptance (SA), work environment (WE), autonomy and professional opportunities (APO), involvement in professional advocacy (IPA), and the impact of work on personal relationships (IWPR).Results Sixty-eight responses were received from pharmacists working in the community, hospital, industry and academic sectors. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Epilepsy Detection: Balancing Effectiveness With Ethical Considerations for Welfare by Marina Ramzy Mourid, Hamza Irfan, Malik Olatunde Oduoye

“…For example, AI‐driven decision support achieved 93.4% accuracy in diagnosis, closely aligning with expert assessments. Specific methods, like EEG‐based AI for detecting interictal discharges, showed high specificity (93.33%–96.67%) and sensitivity (76.67%–93.33%), while neuroimaging approaches using rs‐fMRI and DTI reached up to 97.5% accuracy in identifying microstructural abnormalities. …”
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Evaluating hospital performance with additive DEA and MPI: the Isfahan University of Medical Science case study by Shirin Alsadat Hadian, Reza Rezayatmand, Saeedeh Ketabi, Nasrin Shaarbafchizadeh, Ahmad Reza Pourghaderi

“…Thirteen indicators (four inputs and nine outputs) were selected as model variables by brainstorming in the expert panel. Results The average technical efficiency of hospitals during the four periods was 0.86, indicating an average inefficiency of 14%. …”
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Early childhood caries and their association with serum iron, serum ferritin, serum albumin, and Vitamin D by Vasundhara Megha, Jeevendra Nath Shukla, Rajat Kumar Singh, Chitrita Gupta Mukherjee, Siddharth Anand, Aparna Singh

“…Blood samples (approximately 2 ml) were collected by an expert nurse in the morning to determine serum levels of iron, ferritin, albumin, and Vitamin D. …”
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