Budget impact analysis of insulin glargine vs. isophane protamine insulin treatment for patients with type-2 diabetes and severe hypoglycemia in Thailand by Unchalee Permsuwan, Unchalee Permsuwan, Chaicharn Deerochanawong

“…NBI was calculated as the difference between the total budgets of scenarios 1 and 2. NBI and one-way sensitivity analyses were conducted for evaluation.ResultsConsidering only the cost of insulin, the use of IGlar for patients with T2D and severe hypoglycemia resulted in a yearly average NBI of 174.9 million Thai baht (THB) (5.1 million USD). …”
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Glomerular parietal epithelial expression of CD44 in minimal change nephrotic syndrome and primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: A clinico-pathological study by Nithin E Paul, Suchitha Satish, Kiran Krishnamurthy Kelur, Manjunath Sanjeev Shetty

“…Results: Statistical association was noted between CD44 positivity and serum creatinine (p = 0.031), estimated glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.040), segmental sclerosis (p < 0.001), tubular atrophy (p = 0.027), interstitial fibrosis (p = 0.027), and histological diagnosis (p < 0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive, and negative predictive values were 90%, 76.67%, 79.41% and 88.46%, respectively. …”
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MSTD: A Multi-Scale Transformer-Based Method to Diagnose Benign and Malignant Lung Nodules by Xiaoyu Zhao, Jiao Li, Man Qi, Xuxin Chen, Wei Chen, Yongqun Li, Qi Liu, Jiajia Tang, Zhihai Han, Chunyang Zhang

“…The results of verification on the LUNA16 dataset showed that the average F1Score, Specificity, and Sensitivity of the proposed MSTD exceeded 90% (94.5%, 96.5%, and 91.1%, respectively), where this shows that it can accurately identify both benign and malignant lung nodules. …”
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An Optimized Sanitization Approach for Minable Data Publication by Fan Yang, Xiaofeng Liao

“…It prohibits minable data publication since the published data may contain sensitive information. Thus, it is urgently demanded to present some approaches and technologies for reducing the privacy leakage risks. …”
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Comprehensive Ultrasound Diagnosis of Sigmoid Diverticulitis by A. I. Кoushnerou, I. A. Hadji-Ismail, A. V. Vorobei, S. I. Rudenka

“…Ultrasound check-up enables a reliable estimation of blood supply and peristalsis, colonic wall thickness and layers, presence of asymptomatic diverticula, signs of acute diverticulitis (pain on sensor touch, mesocolic tissue infiltration, presence of faecal calculi and gas in diverticulum, peridiverticulitis) and other complications of diverticular disease (fistulae, abscess or peritonitis), as well as a consistent differential instrumental diagnosis of other organ illnesses.Conclusion. …”
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STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTION IN DOGS (DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION) by V. B. Rudenko, P. A. Rudenko, S. G. Semushina, I. A. Pakhomova

“…In addition to clinical examination, the following tests are needed biochemical blood test, bacteriological tests of biomaterials from animals, isolation of pure agent cultures and determination of sensitivity to antibacterial preparations in every particular case. …”
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A new ASAP Scoring System and Risk Table to predict second prostate biopsy outcomes by Ediz Caner, Akan Serkan, Kaya Neslihan, Ihvan Aysenur

“…The cut-off point of ASS-RT scores in diagnosing cancer was ≥ 7 with 60.8% sensitivity and 80.5% specificity Conclusions The cut-off value of 7 determined for the ASS-RT score in this study suggests that patients with ASS-RT scores of ≥7 should undergo a second prostate biopsy. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations in Chemical Composition of Wet Atmospheric Deposition in Mexico City by Elizabeth Vega, Ann Wellens, Ana Luisa Alarcón, Rodolfo Sosa, Monica Solano, Monica Jaimes-Palomera

“…The results of this study highlight the sensitivity of wet deposition chemistry to geographical, elevation and source considerations.…”
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Iron(III) edta-accelerated growth of gold/silver core/shell nanoparticles for wide-range colorimetric detection of hydrogen peroxide by Mahdi Hemmati, Amir Hossein Q. Selakjan, Forough Ghasemi

“…The nanorods distinguished color in a rainbow manner for higher concentrations of H2O2, and spherical nanoparticles were critical in the sensitive detection of lower concentrations of H2O2. …”
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Establishment and evaluation of a nomogram prediction model for risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence after the cox-maze IV procedure by Chuang Yu, Yanan Wei, Huajie Zheng, Sanjiu Yu, Yongbo Cheng, Chaojun Yan, Jun Li, Ping He, Wei Cheng

“…According to the receiver operating characteristic curve, (ROC curve), the cutoff value of the model was 0.293, and the specificity and sensitivity were 0.841 and 0.789, respectively. This model can predict the risk of AF recurrence after the CMIV procedure. …”
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A Novel Metabolic Connectome Method to Predict Progression to Mild Cognitive Impairment by Min Wang, Zhuangzhi Yan, Shu-yun Xiao, Chuantao Zuo, Jiehui Jiang

“…Our proposed feature extraction method had achieved 85.2% accuracy for MCI conversion prediction (sensitivity: 88.1%; specificity: 81.2%; and AUC: 0.933). …”
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Oral Manifestations Associated with COVID-19 Infection: A Cross-Sectional Study of Recovered Iraqi Patients by Mohanad Jameel Najm Al-Magsoosi, Oras Kadhim Baqer Al-Asadi, Nibrass Talib Al-Quraine, Suha Mohammad Sami, Julfikar Haider

“…The most common oral manifestation was ageusia (66.8%), followed by dry mouth (59%), gustatory changes (46%), dysphagia (40.5%), burning sensation (20.8%), oral ulceration (14.5%), and gingival bleeding (3.3%). …”
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Comparative effectiveness of urine drug screening strategies alongside opioid agonist treatment in British Columbia, Canada: a population-based observational study protocol by Malcolm Maclure, M Eugenia Socías, Evan Wood, Paul Gustafson, Robert W Platt, Bohdan Nosyk, Jeong Eun Min, Micah Piske, Julie Bruneau, U Siebert, P Todd Korthuis, Paxton Bach, B Carolina Guerra-Alejos, Megan Kurz, Laura M Dale, X Joan Hu, Kyle Kampman, Tom Loughin

“…To determine the effectiveness of the intervention, we will emulate a ‘per-protocol’ target trial using a clone censoring approach to compare fixed and dynamic UDT monitoring strategies. A range of sensitivity analyses will be executed to determine the robustness of our results.Ethics and dissemination The protocol, cohort creation and analysis plan have been classified and approved as a quality improvement initiative by Providence Health Care Research Ethics Board and the Simon Fraser University Office of Research Ethics. …”
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Study on thermal and physiological responses during summer while moving between academic buildings under different walking conditions by Jiahao Yang, Haiyan Li, Zhaosong Fang, Yongcai Li, Fangqi Lu, Tongye Guo, Xiang Zhang, Chang Lin, Jun Lu

“…During the hot summer season, students walking through corridors connecting academic buildings may experience brief periods of dynamic sunlight exposure, which could have some impact on their thermal sensation and physiological responses. However, there is limited research focusing on short outdoor walking between different buildings for individuals. …”
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Impact of Concussions on Postural Stability Performance Using the Head Shake-Sensory Organization Test by John D Heick, Abdulaziz Alkathiry

“… # Conclusion Adding head shake and foam cushion conditions to postural stability tests improves sensitivity in detecting balance deficits in individuals with a concussion…”
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A Multivent System for Non-Invasive Ventilation: Solving the Problem of Ventilator Shortage During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Shuai Ren, Xiaohan Wang, Liming Hao, Tao Wang, Zujin Luo

“…The close loop system consists of the proportional valve and the flow-pressure sensor can regulate the airway pressure and flow for each patient. …”
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Screening for Atrial Fibrillation by Digital Health Technology in Older People in Homecare Settings: A Feasibility Trial by Edvard Liljedahl Sandberg, Sigrun Halvorsen, Trygve Berge, Jostein Grimsmo, Dan Atar, Bjørnar Leangen Grenne, Jarle Jortveit

“…Participants performed a continuous prolonged ECG recording using a patch ECG device (ECG247 Smart Heart Sensor). Results. A total of 144 individuals were assessed for study participation, but only 18 (13%) were included. …”
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High-Precision UAV Photogrammetry with RTK GNSS: Eliminating Ground Control Points by Mehmet Nurullah Alkan

“… The advancements in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have significantly enhanced the capability of the photogrammetric approaches, particularly with the integration of Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) sensors. That approach enables the operators to use the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) more efficiently with the production of high-precision 3D Digital Terrain Models (DTMs). …”
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A novel classification method for balance differences in elite versus expert athletes based on composite multiscale complexity index and ranking forests. by Yuqi Cheng, Dawei Wu, Ying Wu, Youcai Guo, Xinze Cui, Pengquan Zhang, Jie Gao, Yanming Fu, Xin Wang

“…Among all classifiers, the combination of CMCI and Ranking Forest yielded the best performance, with a sensitivity of 0.95 and specificity of 0.35. This nonlinear, multidimensional approach appears to be highly suitable for assessing the complexity of postural control.…”
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Development of a Functional Schwann Cell Phenotype from Autologous Porcine Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells for Nerve Repair by Michael J. Rutten, Michael Ann Janes, Ivy R. Chang, Cynthia R. Gregory, Kenton W. Gregory

“…Both the Schwann cell markers and ATP-induced [Ca2+]i sensitivity decreased in cells passaged >20 times. Our studies indicate that autologous BM-MNCs can be induced to form a phenotypic and functional Schwann-like cell which could be used for peripheral nerve repair.…”
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