Early prediction of sepsis associated encephalopathy in elderly ICU patients using machine learning models: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database by Yupeng Han, Xiyuan Xie, Jiapeng Qiu, Yijie Tang, Zhiwei Song, Wangyu Li, Xiaodan Wu, Xiaodan Wu

“…For the machine learning model with the best performance, we employed the SHapley Additive Explanations(SHAP) method to visualize the model.ResultsBased on strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 3,156 elderly sepsis patients were enrolled in the study, with an SAE incidence rate of 48.7%. …”
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Relationship between regional relative theta power and amyloid deposition in mild cognitive impairment: an exploratory study by Jaesub Park, Jaesub Park, Woo Jung Kim, Woo Jung Kim, Han Wool Jung, Han Wool Jung, Jae-Jin Kim, Jae-Jin Kim, Jin Young Park, Jin Young Park, Jin Young Park

“…This study aimed to explore the relationship between regional EEG abnormalities and amyloid deposition in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).MethodsWe recruited 24 older adults with MCI from a community center for dementia prevention, and 21 participants were included in the final analysis. …”
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Ibuprofen, Flurbiprofen or Naproxen Sodium Minimally Influences Musculoskeletal Adaptations to Treadmill Exercise in Rats by Brandon M. Roberts, Alyssa V. Geddis, Alexandra Ciuciu, Marinaliz Reynoso, Nikhil Mehta, Alyssa N. Varanoske, Alyssa M. Kelley, Maximus C. Leiss, Alexander L. Kolb, Julie M. Hughes, Marshall A. Naimo, Ryan E. Tomlinson, Jeffery S. Staab

“…Data were analysed using a two‐way ANOVA for treatment by condition and is visualized as mean ± standard deviation. Results For 3 PB, there was an exercise effect for ultimate bending energy, postyield energy, toughness, postyield toughness, postyield displacement, ultimate strain and postyield strain (all, p < 0.05). …”
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Subjective cognitive decline predicts longitudinal neuropsychological test performance in an unsupervised online setting in the Brain Health Registry by Jae Myeong Kang, Manchumad Manjavong, Chengshi Jin, Adam Diaz, Miriam T. Ashford, Joseph Eichenbaum, Emily Thorp, Elizabeth Wragg, Kenton H. Zavitz, Francesca Cormack, Anna Aaronson, R. Scott Mackin, Rachana Tank, Bernard Landavazo, Erika Cavallone, Diana Truran, Sarah Tomaszewski Farias, Michael W. Weiner, Rachel L. Nosheny

“…We hypothesized that the Everyday Cognition Scale (ECog), a subjective change measure, predicts longitudinal change in cognition in the Brain Health Registry (BHR), an online registry for neuroscience research. Methods This study included BHR participants aged 55 + who completed both the baseline ECog and repeated administrations of the CANTAB® Paired Associates Learning (PAL) visual learning and memory test. …”
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Two different unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty approaches for acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: clinical and radiological outcomes by Anquan Huang, Haijun Liu, Yubo Liu, Jun Shen, Guoqing Zhu, Yefeng Wang, Shiming Li, Tianming Zou, Chenxi Gu, Bin Lv

“…Clinical efficacy indicators, including the Visual analogue scale (VAS) score and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), were compared. …”
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery in the treatment of patients with benign neoplasms and early rectal cancer by V. A. Avdeenko, A. A. Nevolskikh, A. R. Brodsky, R. F. Zibirov, I. A. Orekhov, T. P. Pochuev, Yu. Yu. Mikhaleva, T. P. Berezovskaya, S. A. Myalina, L. O. Petrov, S. A. Ivanov

“…Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (tem) is a method that allows the specialists to clearly visualize a tumor and bimanually remove the tumor using a set of special instruments. …”
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Mental fatigue and sleep restriction effects on perceptual-cognitive performance in trained beach volleyball athletes by Bruno Teixeira Barbosa, Bruno Teixeira Barbosa, Bruno Teixeira Barbosa, Dalton de Lima-Junior, Alexandre Moreira, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Gilmário Ricarte Batista, Gilmário Ricarte Batista, Heloiana Faro, Leonardo de Sousa Fortes, Leonardo de Sousa Fortes

“…This suggests that MF and SR conditions may impair athletes’ ability to respond quickly to visual stimuli in different scenarios.…”
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Socio‐economic status and adherence to HIV preventive and therapeutic interventions: exploring the mediating role of food insecurity among men who have sex with men and transgender... by Paula M. Luz, Thiago S. Torres, Victor C. Matos, Giovanna G. Costa, Brenda Hoagland, Cristina Pimenta, Marcos Benedetti, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdilea G. Veloso

“…Self‐report of ART adherence was measured by the WebAd‐Q instrument (3‐items/past week) plus a visual analogue scale. Self‐report of PrEP adherence was measured by the number of days the person took PrEP in the past week. …”
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Effect of acupoint application combined with moxibustion in the treatment of postoperative constipation in patients with thoracolumbar compression fracture (艾灸联合穴位贴敷治疗胸腰椎压缩性骨折患者术后便... by WANG Tingting (王亭亭), LIU Fei (柳菲), NIE Shanshan (聂珊珊), YANG Qiujing (杨秋景), YANG Yang (杨杨)

“…The clinical efficacy and anxiety status by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of the two groups were compared. …”
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Transitional and CD21− PD-1+ B cells are associated with remission in early rheumatoid arthritis by Sarah McGrath, Boel Sundbeck, Katrin Thorarinsdottir, Charlotte A. Jonsson, Alessandro Camponeschi, Monica Leu Agelii, Anna-Karin H. Ekwall, Merete Lund Hetland, Mikkel Østergaard, Till Uhlig, Michael Nurmohamed, Jon Lampa, Dan Nordström, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Gerdur Gröndal, Ronald van Vollenhoven, Anna Rudin, Inga-Lill Mårtensson, Inger Gjertsson

“…The logistic regression model was also used to simultaneously visualize the sensitivity and specificity of the model for all possible values of the exposure (B-cell subpopulations) in predicting the outcome. …”
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Development and validation of a multimodal automatic interictal epileptiform discharge detection model: a prospective multi-center study by Nan Lin, Lian Li, Weifang Gao, Peng Hu, Gonglin Yuan, Heyang Sun, Fang Qi, Lin Wang, Shengsong Wang, Zi Liang, Haibo He, Yisu Dong, Zaifen Gao, Xiaoqiu Shao, Liying Cui, Qiang Lu

“…Abstract Background Visual identification of interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) is expert-biased and time-consuming. …”
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Exploration of the molecular mechanism of melatonin against polycystic ovary syndrome based on a network pharmacology approach and experimental validation by Ran Cheng, Ran Cheng, Ran Cheng, Ying Zhu, Sheng-kai Wang, Chun-Xiao Zong, Hong-Li Zhao, Hong-Li Zhao, Hong-Li Zhao, Qin Zhang, Qin Zhang, Qin Zhang

“…Targets related to PCOS were extracted from three databases: DisGeNET, GeneCards, and the National Center for Biotechnology Information gene. To visualize the relationships between proteins, a protein-protein interaction network was generated using the STRING database. …”
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Evaluation of timed dexamethasone eye drops to prevent proliferative retinopathy of prematurity: a study protocol for a randomized intervention, multi-centre, double-blinded trial... by Ann Hellström, Mariya Petrishka-Lozenska, Aldina Pivodic, Anders K. Nilsson, Ulrika Sjöbom, Ingrid Hansen Pupp, David Ley, Lotta Gränse, Hanna Maria Öhnell, Gunnar Jakobsson, Karin Sävman, Lois E. H. Smith, Pia Lundgren, the DROPROP collaboration group

“…An ophthalmological follow-up will be initiated at 2 and 5.5 years of age, evaluating visual acuity, refractive errors, strabismus, retinal morphology and ophthalmological complications. …”
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Dietary antioxidants and flavonoids are inversely associated with prostate cancer risk and mortality: evidence from NHANES and machine learning by Yanyang Jin, Dong-shan Lv, Li-po Zhou, Li Xiao, Guang-quan Tong, Abdallah Karim, Shuai Xue, Hongyang Tian, Cheng-cai Wang, Kun Feng, Ding-ming Song, You-liang Guan

“…Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) values identified key predictors and visualized their effects.ResultsAmong 2,629 U.S. male participants from NHANES 2007–2010, 144 reported a history of PCa. …”
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Evaluation of hpv risk groups among women enrolled in the mulher cervical cancer screening study in Mozambique by Cristina Mendes de Oliveira, Ricardina Rangeiro, Nafissa Osman, Ellen Baker, Andrea Neves, Arlete A. N. Mariano, Guilhermina Tivir, Joseph P. Thomas, Jennifer Carns, Viviane Andrade, Carla Carrilho, Eliane C. S. Monteiro, Hannah Hoover, Edson Chivambo, Marcos Chissano, Elizabeth Chiao, Hira Atif, Philip E. Castle, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Eva Lathrop, Kathleen M. Schmeler, Cesaltina Lorenzoni, Mila P. Salcedo

“…Women with a positive HR-HPV test underwent visual assessment using dilute acetic acid applied to the cervix for treatment decisions. …”
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Early menopause is associated with higher disease activity independent of inflammation in postmenopausal-onset rheumatoid arthritis by Zhi-Ming Ouyang, Yao-Wei Zou, Ye Lu, Jie Pan, Tao Wu, Pei-Wen Jia, Hu-Wei Zheng, Yun Su, Le-Feng Chen, Jian-Zi Lin, Kui-Min Yang, Pei-Yu Lin, Jin-Yuan Han, Jian-Da Ma, Lie Dai

“…We aimed to investigate its impact on disease characteristics in RA patients. Methods This cross-sectional study included natural post-menopausal RA patients from an observational RA cohort recruited between January 2015 and October 2023. …”
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Deciphering the anticoccidial mechanism of Qinghao Changshan formula through network pharmacology and molecular docking by Dong Tian, Hui Fu, Hongxia Tao, Miaolan Li, Qinghua Zhang, Weidong Deng

“…Overlapping targets were visualized using Venn diagrams, and protein–protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed using STRING and Cytoscape. …”
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Cervical Spine Pain and the Impact on the Quality of Life of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Martyna Odzimek, Hubert Lipiński, Małgorzata Błaszczyk, Patrycja Strózik, Julia Zegarek, Piotr Dubiński, Agata Michalska, Justyna Klusek, Marek Żak, Waldemar Brola

“…The mobility of the cervical spine was measured, and neck pain was assessed using the following: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Laitinen Scale and the Neck Disability Index (NDI). …”
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CLP-Net: an advanced artificial intelligence technique for localizing standard planes of cleft lip and palate by three-dimensional ultrasound in the first trimester by Guangzhi He, Zhou Li, Zhiyuan Zhu, Tong Han, Yan Cao, Chaoyu Chen, Yuhao Huang, Haoran Dou, Lianying Liang, Fangmei Zhang, Jin Peng, Tao Tan, Hongmei Liu, Xin Yang, Dong Ni

“…CLP-Net predictions had a highly visual acceptance rate among radiologists (MSP: 95%, RTP: 70%, MAP: 70%), with improved localization speed 15s(31.3%) for senior radiologists and 63s(38.9%) for junior radiologists. …”
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Assessing the psychometric properties of generic (EQ-5D-5L) and disease-specific (KCCQ) quality of life in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in the AFFECT-HCM study by Alexander Hirsch, Mickael Hiligsmann, Peter-paul Zwetsloot, Michelle Michels, Christian Knackstedt, Tjeerd Germans, Isabell Wiethoff, Stephan A.C. Schoonvelde, Rudolf A. de Boer, Silvia M.A.A. Evers, Wouter P. te Rijdt, Marjon A. van Slegtenhorst, Arend F.L. Schinkel

“…Background To assess the psychometric properties (content validity, reliability and construct validity) of generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and genotype-positive, phenotype-negative (G+/P−) individuals.Methods As part of the multicentre, observational AFFECT-HCM study, HRQoL was measured using the generic EuroQoL-5 Dimension-5 Level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire, the Visual Analogue Scale (EQ VAS) and the disease-specific Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ). …”
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