A Personalized, Transdiagnostic Smartphone App (Mello) Targeting Repetitive Negative Thinking for Depression and Anxiety: Qualitative Analysis of Young People’s Experience by Lee Valentine, Chelsea Arnold, Jennifer Nicholas, Jessi Malouf, Jessi Malouf, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Imogen H Bell

“…To mitigate these challenges, participants suggested incorporating gamification elements, such as progress-tracking visuals, to enhance motivation and increase engagement with the app. …”
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Intelligent Prediction Platform for Sepsis Risk Based on Real-Time Dynamic Temporal Features: Design Study by Mingwei Zhang, Ming Zhong, Yunzhang Cheng, Tianyi Zhang

“…ResultsThe sepsis prediction model demonstrated robust performance in the test cohort (224 patients), achieving an accuracy of 0.7 (95% CI 0.68-0.71), precision of 0.69 (95% CI 0.68-0.71), F1-score of 0.69 (95% CI 0.67-0.70), and area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.76 (95% CI 0.74-0.77). The TreeSHAP method effectively visualized feature contributions, enabling clinicians to interpret the model’s prediction logic and identify anomalies. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of HIV-1 drug-resistant minority variants from 1999 to 2024 by Chang Yan, Fengting Yu, Mengying Li, Xiaojie Yang, Rui Sun, Xuelei Liang, Xiaojie Lao, Hanxi Zhang, Wenhao Lv, Ying Hu, Yuan Lai, Yi Ding, Fujie Zhang

“…Visual knowledge maps and bibliometric analyses were generated using VOSviewer and Bibliometrix. …”
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Kidney dysfunction and associated factors among adults living with human immuno-deficiency virus in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Worku Chekol Tassew, Agerie Mengistie Zeleke, Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Girum Meseret Ayenew

“…Publication bias was detected by the visual inspection of the funnel plot and statistical Egger’s test. …”
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Social media as a source of information for patients with knee osteoarthritis by Anas Dekhissi, Fatima Zahrae Taik, Fatima Zahra Aharrane, Anass Adnine, Nihad Takhrifa, Maryam Fourtassi, Fatima Ezzahra Abourazzak

“…Pain intensity was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). We used the Lequesne index for KOA to assess functional impairment, and the Kellgren and Lawrence classification to assess the severity of KOA. …”
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Investigation of bivariate particle size-density classification and quality differentiation of coal gasification fine slag by Xu SHI, Lili LIU, Mo CHU, Suqian GU, Jianfei DONG, Yanyu LIU

“…Separation and recovery methods should be tailored to the characteristics of the two residual carbon types.Recovered amorphous carbon can serve as a fuel supplement, porous carbon is suitable for adsorption applications, and slag particles can be purposed in construction materials.…”
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A Time-Resolved Fluorescent Microsphere Immunochromatographic Assay for Determination of Vitamin B12 in Infant Formula Milk Powder by Qianqian Lu, Yongwei Feng, Qi Zhou, Ting Yang, Hua Kuang, Chuanlai Xu, Lingling Guo

“…In addition, the test results of real samples were consistent with the results of quantification using microbiological methods, with a coefficient of variation of less than 10%, showing good accuracy and stability, and confirming that the TRFM-ICA is suitable for the analysis of VB12 in real infant formula milk powder samples. …”
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Applications of Machine Learning-Driven Molecular Models for Advancing Ophthalmic Precision Medicine by Rahul Kumar, Joshua Ong, Ethan Waisberg, Ryung Lee, Tuan Nguyen, Phani Paladugu, Maria Chiara Rivolta, Chirag Gowda, John Vincent Janin, Jeremy Saintyl, Dylan Amiri, Ansh Gosain, Ram Jagadeesan

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Gender-specific association of STON2 rs2371597 polymorphism in keratoconus patients of Saudi origin by Altaf A. Kondkar, Altaf A. Kondkar, Altaf A. Kondkar, Tahira Sultan, Taif A. Azad, Tanvir Khatlani, Glenn P. Lobo, Hatem Kalantan, Saleh A. Al-Obeidan, Saleh A. Al-Obeidan, Abdulrahman M. Al-Muammar

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Utilisation of Anthropogenic Food by Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Britain as Determined by Stable Isotope Analysis by Jonathan W. J. Fletcher, Simon Tollington, Ruth Cox, Bryony A. Tolhurst, Jason Newton, Rona A. R. McGill, Paul Cropper, Naomi Berry, Krishnaveni Illa, Dawn M. Scott

“…ABSTRACT Dietary analyses utilising visual methods to identify stomach and faecal contents have shown that urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Britain consume human‐derived (anthropogenic) food to varying degrees. …”
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Efficacy of schema mode therapy on obsessive symptoms, distress tolerance and guilt of patients with obsessive-compulsive: A single subject study by aylin ghassemi koushikolaei, iran davoudi, abdolkazem neysi, morteza omidiyan

“…The therapeutic intervention utilized in this study adhered to the schema mode therapy protocol as outlined by Ferrell et al. (2014). For data analysis, visual chart, percentage of non-overlapping data, recovery percentage and reliable change index were used. …”
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Serum Periostin as a Potential Biomarker in the Evaluation of Allergic Rhinitis: A Pilot Study by Zhu XJ, Lu MP, Chen RX, Mao ZF, Yang YF, Han J, Cheng L

“…There was a notable positive correlation between serum periostin and FeNO (r=0.398, p=0.012), FnNO (r=0.379, p=0.017), as well as the visual analogue scale (VAS) score for ocular tearing (r=0.351, p=0.026) in AR patients. …”
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Discrepancies in Peripheral Arterial Function Indices Among Healthy Young Black Africans: Findings from Pilot Study Interpreted Using AHA Reference Values by Tuntufyege Erasto Mwasanjobe, Ashabilan Ebrahim, Oscar Mbembela, Omary Chillo, Jacktan Josephat Ruhighira, Fredirick Mashili

“…The results were also analyzed across sex and between the left and right sides. Methods We carefully and systematically recruited 156 healthy black Africans aged 18–35 years with no characteristics indicative of peripheral arterial dysfunction. …”
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The impact of pituitary adenomas on cognitive performance: a systematic review by Ting-Chia Young, Kai-Yen Lin, Wan-Cheng Li, Chi-Ning Huang, Wen-Hsuan Tsai

“…PurposeIncreasing evidence suggests that beyond classical endocrine and visual symptoms, patients with pituitary adenoma (PA) may experience neurocognitive impairment, potentially resulting in reduced productivity and diminished quality of life. …”
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Contrast-enhanced mammography-based interpretable machine learning model for the prediction of the molecular subtype breast cancers by Mengwei Ma, Weimin Xu, Jun Yang, Bowen Zheng, Chanjuan Wen, Sina Wang, Zeyuan Xu, Genggeng Qin, Weiguo Chen

“…Twenty-one features were visually described, including four clinical features and seventeen radiological features, these radiological features which extracted from the CEM. …”
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A Complete Functional Characterization of Patients with Severe Knee Osteoarthritis in Need of Total Knee Replacement by Vinicius Taboni Lisboa, Bruno de Paula Leite Arruda, Rafael de Andrade Tambascia, Alessandro Rozin Zorzi, Alberto Cliquet, Gustavo Constantino de Campos

“…The main outcome measures were Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index (WOMAC), visual analog scale (VAS), Short Form-36, knee range of motion, thigh perimeter measurement, maximum voluntary isometric contraction, and 6-min walk test. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum Block Reduces Postoperative Pain Intensity in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Con... by Jian He, Lei Zhang, Wan You He, Dong Lin Li, Xue Qin Zheng, Qi Xia Liu, Han Bin Wang

“…Pain intensity was assessed using the visual analog scale (0: no pain to 10: worst possible pain). …”
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Understanding Patient and Physiotherapist Requirements for a Personalized Automated Smartphone Telemonitored App for Posttotal Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study by Eleanor Shuxian Chew, Aileen Eugenia Scully, Samanth Shi-Man Koh, Ee-Lin Woon, Juanita Krysten Miao-Shi Low, Yu-Heng Kwan, John Wei-Ming Tan, Yong-Hao Pua, Celia Ia-Choo Tan, Luke Jonathan Haseler

“…To ensure uptake and long-term sustainability, this study adopted a person-based approach. MethodsA multistakeholder qualitative study of user needs was conducted. …”
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Longitudinal changes following the introduction of socially assistive robots in nursing homes: a qualitative study with ICF framework and causal loop diagramming by Eri Otaka, Kenji Sato, Daiki Shimotori, Tsuneki Ninomiya, Naoki Sugimoto, Yoshihiro Nakabo, Yoshio Matsumoto, Taiki Yoshida, Izumi Kondo

“…Following the framework analysis method, the transcripts were coded using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). …”
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The relationship of tooth shade and skin tone and its influence on smile attractiveness in native South Indians: A web-based cross sectional survey by Hrudi Sundar Sahoo, Aishwarya Balasubramanian

“…These images were incorporated into a Google Form along with a questionnaire and a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for attractiveness rating. …”
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