The Potential of SHAP and Machine Learning for Personalized Explanations of Influencing Factors in Myopic Treatment for Children by Jun-Wei Chen, Hsin-An Chen, Tzu-Chi Liu, Tzu-En Wu, Chi-Jie Lu

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> This retrospective study analyzed data from 1191 individual eyes of 639 boys and 552 girls with myopia treated with atropine. …”
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Assessing Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Western Honey Bees in the Czech Republic Using 22 Microsatellite Loci by Aleš Knoll, Martin Šotek, Jan Prouza, Lucie Langová, Antonín Přidal, Tomáš Urban

“…The genetic variation was calculated as 2% and 1% between populations, 8% and 6% between individuals within populations, and 91% and 93% between all individuals in samples from hives and flowers, respectively. …”
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Fungal and viral entomopathogens as a combined strategy for the biological control of fall armyworm larvae in maize by Juliana Gómez-Valderrama, Paola Cuartas-Otálora, Carlos Espinel-Correal, Gloria Barrera-Cubillos, Laura Villamizar-Rivero

“…Then, two greenhouse trials using maize plants were carried out to evaluate the effect of individual or combined applications of NPV and M. rileyi on S. frugiperda mortality (first trial) and fresh damage (second trial). …”
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Frailty Status, Not Just Age, is Associated With Postoperative Opioid Consumption: A Retrospective, Population-based Analysis by Kyle R. Latack, MD, Ryan Howard, MD, Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD, Samantha Cooley, MSW, Vidhya Gunaseelan, MBA, MS, MHA, Michael Englesbe, MD, Jennifer Waljee, MD, MPH, MS

“…This held true for individuals over 65 (OMEs 2.7 greater; 95% CI = 0.2–5.1). …”
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Effects of Video-based Gesture Gaming on Hand Functions in Autistic Population: A Quasi-experimental Study by J Sangeetha Priya, Kalidasan Varathan

“…Introduction: Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with broad spectrum of intricacies and challenges, affecting 1 in 100 individuals, as estimated by World Health Organisation (WHO). …”
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Assisting significance of lncRNA ASB16-AS1 in the early detection and prognosis prediction of patients with deep venous thrombosis by Menglan Li, Yingying Li, Dawei Zhang, Cheng Cheng, Meiying Yang, Xiuyin Zhang, Xinming Yu, Bo Lu, Min Wang

“…Methods There were 77 DVT patients and 62 healthy individuals included in this study. Plasma ASB16-AS1 level was evaluated using PCR and compared between DVT and healthy groups. …”
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Tumour DNA methylation markers associated with breast cancer survival: a replication study by Elaheh Zarean, Shuai Li, Ee Ming Wong, Enes Makalic, Roger L. Milne, Graham G. Giles, Catriona McLean, Melissa C. Southey, Pierre-Antoine Dugué

“…Results Our findings revealed partial replication for both individual CpG sites (9 out of 22) and multi-CpG signatures (2 out of 3). …”
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The Prevalence and Determinants of Hand and Face Dermatitis during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey by Mohammed Saud Alsaidan, Aisha H. Abuyassin, Zahra H. Alsaeed, Saqer H. Alshmmari, Tariq F. Bindaaj, Alwa’ad A. Alhababi

“…There were significantly higher percentage of skin conditions in females (on hands (ScH): 42.6% and face (ScF):19.2%), individuals working in environments requiring frequent handwashing (ScH: 40.3% vs. …”
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Altered Knee Loading Following Primary ACL Repair versus ACL Reconstruction by Steven Singleton, Harrison Scofield, Brittany Davis, Alexandra Waller, Craig Garrison, Shiho Goto, Joseph Hannon

“…The purpose of this study was to assess for differences in metrics of knee joint loading during a single limb squat task between individuals following a primary ACL-r versus those who underwent a standard ACL-R with a patella bone-tendon-bone autograft…”
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Quality of Life Assessment in Diabetic Patients Using a Validated Tool in a Patient Population Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India by Dayanidhi Meher, Sonali Kar, Mona Pathak, Snigdha Singh

“…All individual standardized domain scores were then added and divided by 8 (number of domain) to obtain an overall score. …”
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Prevalence of and factors associated with tobacco smoking in the Gambia: a national cross-sectional study by Abu Naser Zafar Ullah, Md Shariful Islam, Md Golam Rabbani, Haifaa AlWajeah, Md Ferdous, Nusrat Sharmin Mahfuza, Daniel Konka, Eva Silenga

“…The strength of association was the highest among primary educated individuals (AOR 5.35, 95% CI 3.35 to 8.54).Manual workers (AOR 2.73) and people from the poorest households (AOR 1.86) were the risk groups for smoking. …”
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Prediction of mortality and prioritisation to tertiary care using the 'OUR-ARCad' risk score gleaned from the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic-A retrospective cohort study from Sou... by Narendran Gopalan, Vinod Kumar Viswanathan, Vignes Anand Srinivasalu, Saranya Arumugam, Adhin Bhaskar, Tamizhselvan Manoharan, Santosh Kishor Chandrasekar, Divya Bujagaruban, Ramya Arumugham, Gopi Jagadeeswaran, Saravanan Madurai Pandian, Arunalatha Ponniah, Thirumaran Senguttuvan, Ponnuraja Chinnaiyan, Baskaran Dhanraj, Vineet Kumar Chadha, Balaji Purushotham, Manoj Vasanth Murhekar

“…Prioritisation of tertiary care, through a scientifically validated risk score, would maximise recovery without compromising individual safety, but importantly without straining the health system.…”
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The clinical value of serum sirtuin-1 concentration in the diagnosis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by Farshad Amirkhizi, Mahdiyeh Taghizadeh, Banafshe Khalese-Ranjbar, Soudabeh Hamedi-Shahraki, Somayyeh Asghari

“…Abstract Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease and can affect individuals without producing any symptoms. We aimed to explore the value of serum sirtuin-1 (Sirt-1) in the diagnosis of MASLD. …”
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Proteome‐Wide Mendelian Randomization Identifies Therapeutic Targets for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm by Ka Zhang, Yuan Liu, Aiqin Mao, Changzhu Li, Li Geng, Hao Kan

“…Methods and Results Our study used plasma proteomics data from the UK Biobank, comprising 2923 proteins from 54 219 individuals, and from deCODE Genetics, which measured 4907 proteins across 35 559 individuals. …”
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Modular-based psychotherapy (MoBa) versus cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with depression, comorbidities and a history of childhood maltreatment: study protocol fo... by Elisabeth Schramm, Martin Hautzinger, Carolin Jenkner, Moritz Elsaesser, Sabine Herpertz, Hannah Piosczyk

“…Introduction In depression treatment, most patients do not reach response or remission with current psychotherapeutic approaches. Major reasons for individual non-response are interindividual heterogeneity of etiological mechanisms and pathological forms, and a high rate of comorbid disorders. …”
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Intramuscular Injection of Adenoassociated Virus Encoding Human Neurotrophic Factor 3 and Exercise Intervention Contribute to Reduce Spasms after Spinal Cord Injury by Yu-Xin Chang, Yan Zhao, Su Pan, Zhi-Ping Qi, Wei-Jian Kong, Yi-Ran Pan, Hong-Ru Li, Xiao-Yu Yang

“…Our goal is to develop a combination therapy based on individualized medicine to reduce spasticity after spinal cord injury. …”
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Association of Albumin‐To‐Creatinine Ratio With Diabetic Retinopathy Among US Adults (NHANES 2009–2016) by Han Dai, Ling Liu, Weiwei Xu

“…Additionally, the study explores the potential of these biomarkers, both individually and in combination with HbA1c, for early detection and risk stratification of DR. …”
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To study efficacy of foot temperature monitoring and footprint study in preventing diabetic foot ulcer in type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy by Manjunath Ashok Kolachi, Sudhir Kumar, Albail Singh Yadav, Mandavi Agarwal

“…Early identification of high-risk individuals allows for timely interventions, such as appropriate footwear, reducing DFU incidence and the associated risk of amputation.…”
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Prosocial competency-based model of a future teacher by E. I. Eroshenkova, I. S. Shapovalova, E. A. Karabutova, S. V. Anokhina, O. S. Miroshnikova

“…Such pedagogical competencies as “subject proficiency” and “humanism, respect for the individual, humanity” are among the leading ones. In the light of priorities within the competency-based model of a future teacher, the flexibility of the specific university training programmes is also revealed. …”
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Secondary prevention of preeclampsia by Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar, Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar, Roudhona Rosaudyn, Khanisyah Erza Gumilar, Khanisyah Erza Gumilar, Renuka Shanmugalingam, Gustaaf Dekker, Gustaaf Dekker

“…Further research is needed to determine the optimal (combination) of method(s) for the individual patient with her individual risk profile.…”
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