Therapeutic alliance during trauma focused treatment in adolescent and young adult patients with PTSD by Anne Grass, Rita Rosner, Angelina Ciner, Babette Renneberg, Regina Steil

“…Methods Weekly assessments of therapeutic alliance, rated by patients and their therapists, as well as PTSD symptom severity from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of D-CPT were analyzed with multilevel modelling. The sample consisted of n = 39 patients aged 14–21 with a history of sexual and/or physical abuse. …”
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Developing the data management component of an academic discipline program for an educational management information system by Ju. V. Starichkova, I. E. Rogov, V. S. Tomashevskaya

“…The need to apply methods and models to support the educational process at universities including the formation and management of academic discipline programs (ADPs) is determined by the growing need for the active implementation of various automation tools including integrated information systems, which arise in response to a number of regulatory and legal factors. …”
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The use of N-acetylcysteine to prevent further progression of preeclampsia by I Wayan Agung Indrawan, Leny Farida

“…Animal studies supported these findings, showing improvements in oxidative stress biomarkers, laboratory values, and blood pressure in models treated with NAC. NAC supplementation was associated with positive outcomes in managing oxidative stress, a key factor in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. …”
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Mapping neonatal vulnerability using the Small Vulnerable Newborn (SVN) framework—secondary analysis of PRISMA Pakistan studyResearch in context by Hajra Malik, Nida Yazdani, Sameeta Kumari, Sheikh Asad Jamal, Muhammad Kashif, Azqa Mazhar, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…Multinomial and binomial regression models were used to examine associations between maternal characteristics and SVN categories, as well as neonatal mortality. …”
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The Impact of Baseline Risk Factors on the Incidence of Febrile Neutropenia in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy with Pegfilgrastim Prophylaxis: A Real-World Data Analy... by Edward Li, Bridgette Kanz Schroader, David Campbell, Kim Campbell, Weijia Wang

“…Logistic regression and generalized estimating equations models were used to compare outcomes among patients with and without patient-specific risk factors and among those receiving regimens categorized as high-, intermediate-, or other-risk for FN (low-risk or undefinable by clinical practice guidelines). …”
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Augmented immunogenicity of the HPV16 DNA vaccine via dual adjuvant approach: integration of CpG ODN into plasmid backbone and co-administration with IL-28B gene adjuvant by Yan Zhou, Ting Zhang, Zhirong Wang, Xuemei Xu

“…We have previously developed an HPV 16 DNA vaccine encoding a modified E7/HSP70 (mE7/HSP70) fusion protein, which demonstrated significant antitumor effects in murine models. In this study, we employed multifaceted approach to enhance the potency of the HPV16 DNA vaccine. …”
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Development of measures to assess listening-related effort and fatigue in daily life among hearing aid users: protocol for a quantitative field trial by Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Andreea Micula, Jeppe Høy Konvalinka Christensen, Dorothea Wendt, Hamish Innes-Brown, Ingrid Johnsrude, Matthew Apps, Torsten Dau

“…Associations between physiological responses, ambient acoustics and momentary assessments, as well as the potential influence of participant characteristics, will be analysed using multilevel regression models and time-series analyses.Ethics and dissemination Informed consent will be obtained from all participants. …”
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Value chains in construction based on the concept of lean manufacturing in the conditions of digital transformation by K. Yu. Kulakov, A. K. Orlov, V. S. Kankhva

“…The tools of investment analysis and financial and economic modelling were used to analyze the results of the implementation of lean construction tools within the framework of investment and construction projects.Results. …”
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Associations between systemic inflammatory biomarkers and metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2017–2020 by Xin Qiu, Shuang Shen, Nizhen Jiang, Yifei Feng, Guodong Yang, Donghong Lu

“…We investigated 10 inflammatory biomarkers: ALI, SIRI, SII, SIPS, IBI, NLR, PLR, CAR, LMR, and PNI. Logistic regression models were performed to assess the linear association between systemic inflammatory biomarkers and MASLD. …”
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Association between asymptomatic submicroscopic and microscopic malaria infections and anemia: A study in southern Benin. by Alejandro Rojas Chaves, Yannelle Dossou, Armel Djènontin, Elisée Adimi, Romuald Akoho, Justine Bailly, Aziz Bouraïma, Déborah Matondo, Yolande Sissinto, Dismand Houinato, Achille Massougbodji, Célia Dechavanne, Gilles Cottrell

“…A questionnaire was employed to gather general and clinical characteristics. Multivariate models were utilized to analyze the associations between asymptomatic infection, anemia, and hemoglobin levels.…”
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Defluoridation of Aqueous Solution Using Thermally Activated Biosorbents Prepared from Adansonia digitata Fruit Pericarp by David Mihayo, Maheswara Rao Vegi, Said Ali Hamad Vuai

“…The isotherms and kinetics indicated that the adsorption fitted well with Freundlich (R2=0.95661‐0.98445) and pseudo-second-order (R2=0.94230‐0.99634) kinetic adsorption models, respectively. The results showed that the removal of fluoride by biosorbents prepared is effective and could be used for defluoridation of drinking water.…”
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Automatic Comparative Chest Radiography Using Deep Neural Networks by Redwan Sony, Carolyn V. Isaac, Alexis Vanbaarle, Clara J. Devota, Todd Fenton, Joseph T. Hefner, Arun Ross

“…Our experiments reveal several compelling findings: (a) the thoracic vertebrae from T1-T5 results in better recognition performance compared to other regions; (b) Efficient Nets result in better recognition accuracy compared to ResNets and DenseNets; and (c) an ensemble of models based on different networks and different ROIs further improves recognition accuracy. …”
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Emerging Strategies in Cartilage Repair and Joint Preservation by Mircea Adrian Focsa, Sorin Florescu, Armand Gogulescu

“…Future research should focus on refining integrated therapeutic protocols, conducting long-term clinical evaluations, and embracing personalised treatment models driven by artificial intelligence and predictive algorithms.…”
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sORFdb – a database for sORFs, small proteins, and small protein families in bacteria by Julian M. Hahnfeld, Oliver Schwengers, Lukas Jelonek, Sonja Diedrich, Franz Cemič, Alexander Goesmann

“…Additionally, small protein families with Hidden Markov Models and information on taxonomic distribution and other physicochemical properties are available. …”
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Statin Use and Mortality among Patients Hospitalized with Sepsis: A Retrospective Cohort Study within Southern California, 2008–2018 by Brannen Liang, Su-jau T. Yang, Kenneth K. Wei, Albert S. Yu, Brendan J. Kim, Michael K. Gould, John J. Sim

“…Multivariable Cox regression models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HR) for 30-day and 90-day mortality. …”
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Evaluation of disparities in hospitalisation outcomes for deaf and hard of hearing patients with COVID-19: a multistate analysis of statewide inpatient databases from Florida, Mary... by Hiraku Kumamaru, Loren G Miller, Rie Sakai-Bizmark, Dennys Estevez, Emily H Marr, Jong Hyon Lee, Frank Wu

“…Multivariable log-transformed linear regression models found an association of patients’ hearing loss status with longer length of stay (adjusted mean ratio (aMR) 1.15, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.27, p<0.01), higher hospitalisation cost (aMR 0.96, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.22, p=0.049) and lower hospitalisation cost per day (aMR 0.96, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.00, p=0.04). …”
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Effective Dose Estimation in Computed Tomography by Machine Learning by Matteo Ferrante, Paolo De Marco, Osvaldo Rampado, Laura Gianusso, Daniela Origgi

“…Conclusions: Our work demonstrated that machine learning models trained with data calculated by a dose-tracking software can provide good estimates of the effective dose just from patient and scanner parameters, without the need for a Monte Carlo approach.…”
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Historical aspect of the european understanding of the rule of law by Kelbya S.

“…In addition, leading European countries not only demonstrate successful models of the rule of law, but also actively support Ukraine in implementing such standards through various technical assistance programs and expert advice. …”
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Artificial Neural Network for the Clustering of Vibration Signals for Condition Monitoring of Rotating Machines by Eyere Emagbetere, Samson Uwatse, Omonzokpia Goerge Okoidigun

“…However, analysis of vibration signals using artificial neural network (ANN) is mostly via development of classification models, which cannot be suitably applied to several varied machine types and specifications. …”
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EDUCATIONAL TRAINING SIMULATOR FOR MONITORING READING TECHNIQUE AND SPEED BASED ON SPEECH-TO-TEXT (STT) METHODS by Olesia Barkovska, Heorhii Ivashchenko, Dmytro Rosinskiy, Daniil Zakharov

“…The practical novelty of the study lies in its potential to optimize the process of controlling reading techniques for children with various speech disorders, such as lisping, rhotacismus, and dyslalia, which remains an unsolved problem for existing computer linguistic models. The practical significance lies in the fact that the use of information and communication technologies and gamification of the learning process motivates to gain knowledge and encourages learning not only due to the game strategy, but also due to the fact that the child receives approval and the opportunity to perform the task again so to improve skills. …”
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