The clinical utility of tissue polymerase chain reaction, tissue culture and tissue histology in blood culture-negative infective endocarditis in South Africa – insights from the G... by W Endres, P Mkoko, M Ntsekhe

“…BCNIE patients had a mean (standard deviation) age of 40.2 (13.4) years, and 41 (71.9%) were male. …”
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TEC-ADHERE: Real-World Persistence and Adherence on Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the French OroSEP Patient-Support Program by Pierre Labauge, Alain Créange, Thibault Moreau, Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire, Bernard Pedespan, Olivier Heinzlef, Nathalie Texier, Marilyn Gros, Catherine Marti, Marta Ruiz, Mikel Martinez, Giovanni Castelnovo

“…Outcomes were compared for patients in OroSEP versus non-OroSEP patients who received their neurologists’ standard of care (SoC). Patients initiated DMF at month 0 (M0); follow-up visits occurred at M3 and M6. …”
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Predicting Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Young Onset Breast Cancer: A Clinical-Radiomics Nomogram Based on DCE-MRI by Dong X, Meng J, Xing J, Jia S, Li X, Wu S

“…Precisely forecasting axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) is essential for customizing treatment plans and enhancing patient results.Objective: This research sought to create and verify a clinical-radiomics nomogram that combines radiomic features from Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) with standard clinical predictors to improve the accuracy of predicting ALNM in young breast cancer patients.Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis at one facility, involving the creation and validation of a nomogram in two stages.At first, a medical model was developed utilizing conventional indicators like tumor dimensions, molecular classifications, multifocal presence, and MRI-determined ALN status.A more detailed clinical-radiomics model was subsequently developed by integrating radiomic characteristics derived from DCE-MRI images.These models were created using logistic regression analyses on a training dataset, and their effectiveness was assessed by measuring the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) in a separate validation dataset.Results: The clinical-radiomics nomogram surpassed the clinical-only model, recording an AUC of 0.892 in the training dataset and 0.877 in the validation dataset.Significant predictors included MRI-reported ALN status and select radiomic features, which markedly enhanced the model’s predictive capacity.Conclusion: Integrating radiomic features with clinical predictors in a nomogram significantly improves ALNM prediction in young onset breast cancer, providing a valuable tool for personalized treatment planning. …”
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Developing a Prototype Machine Learning Model to Predict Quality of Life Measures in People Living With HIV by Mercadal-Orfila G, Serrano López de las Hazas J, Riera-Jaume M, Herrera-Perez S

“…Additionally, the model demonstrated strong reliability in maintaining standardized prediction errors below 0.2 for most instruments, with probabilities of achieving this threshold being 96.43% for WHOQoL HIV Bref and 88.44% for ESTAR, while lower probabilities were observed for TSQM (44%) and WRFQ (51%).Conclusion: The results from our machine learning algorithms are promising for predicting PROMs and PREMs in AIDS settings. …”
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Prospective clinical performance of CoVarScan in identifying SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants by Kenneth Zhu, Manoj Sah, Lenin Mahimainathan, Yan Liu, Chao Xing, Karen Roush, Andrew Clark, Jeffrey SoRelle

“…Currently, the gold-standard test for this task is whole-genome sequencing (WGS), which is prohibitively expensive and/or inaccessible due to equipment requirements for many laboratories. …”
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Pharmacological treatment in autism: a proposal for guidelines on common co-occurring psychiatric symptoms by Mariah A. Manter, Kirstin B. Birtwell, James Bath, Nora D. B. Friedman, Christopher J. Keary, Ann M. Neumeyer, Michelle L. Palumbo, Robyn P. Thom, Emily Stonestreet, Hannah Brooks, Kelly Dakin, Jacob M. Hooker, Christopher J. McDougle

“…Treatment differences relative to standard of care (SOC) of non-autistic individuals are noted. …”
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ON THE THIN PRACTICAL RATIONALITY AND ITS THICKENINGS by Zenonas Norkus

“…Relatively practically rational is the choice of an agent whose preferences in addition to the standard 6 axioms of the theory of expected utility satisfy two supplementary ones: (7) preferences are realistic and (8) they are shaped in some specific way. …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Perilaku Bidan dalam Pencegahan Risiko Penularan HIV/AIDS pada Pertolongan Persalinan Normal di Kota Tanjungpinang Tahun 2014 by Rahmadona ., Joserizal Serudji, Erwani .

“…Prevention risk of HIV/AIDS transmission in normal delivery assistance reflected from their behaviour by implementing standard precaution. This study aimed to analyze factors related to midwives behaviour toward prevention risk of HIV/AIDS transmission in normal delivery assistance in Tanjungpinang city year 2014.This is analytical observasional study with cross sectional approach to 39 midwives using self administered questionare and observasional guided forms. …”
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Physical behaviours during pregnancy may alter the association of maternal insulin sensitivity with neonatal adiposity: a prospective pre-birth cohort of mother-child pairs by Piraveena Satkunanathan, Catherine Allard, Myriam Doyon, Patrice Perron, Luigi Bouchard, Marie-France Hivert, Tricia M. Peters

“…Among a subset of neonates (n = 265), trained research staff measured skinfold thickness using a calibrated skinfold caliper following standardized protocols to estimate neonatal adiposity. …”
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Meteorological Anomalies During Earthquake Preparation: A Case Study for the 1995 Kobe Earthquake (M = 7.3) Based on Statistical and Machine Learning-Based Analyses by Masashi Hayakawa, Shinji Hirooka, Koichiro Michimoto, Stelios M. Potirakis, Yasuhide Hobara

“…Initially, we performed conventional statistical analysis with confidence bounds and it was found that the Kobe station (very close to the EQ epicenter) exhibited conspicuous anomalies in both physical parameters on 10 January 1995, just one week before the EQ, exceeding m (mean) + 3σ (standard deviation) in T/Hum and well above m + 2σ in ACP within the short-term window of one month before and two weeks after an EQ. …”
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Role of visual function and performance of activities of daily living in cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study by Chunhui Zhou, Ganfeng Yang, Marc Theeboom, Hua Yang, Ruiting Zhu, Zijian Zhou, Dong Zhu

“…Specifically, it seeks to determine how different aspects of visual function, such as visual field indices and visual acuity, correlate with various cognitive domains measured by standardized assessments. Additionally, the study aims to examine the role of ADLs as a potential moderating factor in this relationship. …”
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Characteristics of e-scooter and bicycle injuries at a university hospital in a large German city – a one-year analysis by Frederik Hartz, Philipp Zehnder, Tobias Resch, Gregor Römmermann, Victoria Hartmann, Markus Schwarz, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Peter Biberthaler, Michael Zyskowski

“…E-scooter riders were with a mean age of 31.0 years (standard deviation (SD) 10.7) significantly younger compared to bicycle riders at 43.2 years (SD 16.5; p < 0.001). …”
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Farmers’ willingness to enter the rural collective commercial construction land market and influencing factors :Based on a survey of 1029 farming households in Jiangsu Province by YE Lifang, ZHANG Xiaodan, ZHANG Yulu, PENG Ziqi, MENG Hao

“…Therefore, this article put forward corresponding policy recommendations from three aspects, including intensifying policy publicity, standardizing the proportion of government benefit allocation, and developing diversified income payment methods.…”
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Rancang Bangun Aplikasi Berbasis Android untuk Perbaikan Kualitas Citra Tanaman Atas Perbedaan Spesifikasi Kamera Smartphone pada Prediksi Kandungan Pigmen Fotosintesis Secara Real... by Felix Adrian Tjokro Atmodjo, Kestrilia Rega Prilianti, Hendry Setiawan

“…The results of color correction by PLSR succeeded in uniforming the color of the image and could provide predictive results of pigment content with a smaller standard deviation. The variation of pigment content prediction with 3 different smartphone types on the same leaf object can be reduced by 87% after the original image is corrected with PLSR. …”
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The impact of a hazardous external environment on the quality of life, physical activity, and health of students in Ukraine, Poland, and Romania by Vladimir Potop, Igor Vypasniak, Iryna Ivanyshyn, Vasyl Lutskyi, Iryna Kryventsova, Lyudmila Shesterova, Krzysztof Prusik

“…The Mann-Whitney U test was used. Mean values, standard deviations, and percentage ratios were calculated. …”
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Validation of Sleep Measurements of an Actigraphy Watch: Instrument Validation Study by Mari Waki, Ryohei Nakada, Kayo Waki, Yuki Ban, Ryo Suzuki, Toshimasa Yamauchi, Masaomi Nangaku, Kazuhiko Ohe

“…The iAide2’s sleep measurement capabilities have not been compared to validated sleep measurement standards in any published work. ObjectiveWe aimed to assess the iAide2’s sleep duration and total sleep time (TST) measurement performance and perform calibration if needed. …”
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How intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor initial dosing impacts patient outcomes in diabetic macular oedema by Rishi P. Singh, David Tabano, Blanche L. Kuo, Andrew LaPrise, Theodore Leng, Eunice Kim, Meghan Hatfield, Vincent Garmo

“…Based on modelling results, Eyes with initial doses received more injections (mean [standard deviation (SD)] 11.6 [8.9] vs. 6.1 [6.8] injections) more frequently (interval 7.6 [2.8] vs. 12.6 [7.7] weeks) than eyes without. …”
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Evolution of the microbiota of wound infections in military personnel during the full-scale russian invasion: a retrospective cohort study (2022–2024) by N.A. Beley, O.A. Loskutov, A.M. Strokan, O.B. Izmaylova

“…Cultures were conducted in accordance with standard methods of medical microbiology. The disc diffusion method was used to determine the sensitivity of isolates to antimicrobial drugs. …”
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Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Myocardial Viability in Patients with Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Prospective Observational Study by Subhosree Dey, Parul Dutta, Bornali Dutta, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Sushant Agarwal, Dhiraj Baruah

“…The quantitative values like age and LVEF were summarised as mean and Standard Deviation (SD) based on the distribution of data. …”
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Inflammatory Indices and MAFLD Prevalence in Hypertensive Patients: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Analysis from China by Shen D, Cai X, Hu J, Song S, Zhu Q, Ma H, Zhang Y, Ma R, Zhou P, Yang W, Hong J, Zhang D, Li N

“…After multivariable adjustment, each standard deviation increase in AISI, SIRI, and SII was associated with a 74%, 62%, and 58% increased odds of MAFLD, respectively. …”
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