Error Assessment of Thermospheric Mass Density Retrieval With POD Products Using Different Strategies During Solar Minimum by Vishal Ray, Jeffrey Thayer, Eric K. Sutton, Zachary Waldron

“…The performance of the two methods and their sensitivities to these various error sources are compared for circular orbits in the altitude regime 300–800 km during solar minimum F10.7=72.5. …”
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Afatinib and Necitumumab in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC with Acquired Resistance to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors by Nathaniel J. Myall, MD, Jennifer G. Whisenant, PhD, Joel W. Neal, MD, PhD, Wade T. Iams, MD, Karen L. Reckamp, MD, Sally York, MD, PhD, Lynne D. Berry, PhD, Yu Shyr, PhD, Leora Horn, MD, Heather A. Wakelee, MD, Sukhmani K. Padda, MD

“…Introduction: Although tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are effective against NSCLC harboring sensitizing EGFR gene mutations, acquired resistance is inevitable. …”
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A Novel Numerical Treatment to One Dimensional Heat and Wave Equations with Second Order Accuracy by Muhammad Abid, Muhammad Shahid

“…However, the solutions exhibit high sensitivity to time step size and grid spacing, indicating the vital need for careful parameter tuning. …”
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A Markov decision optimization of medical service resources for two-class patient queues in emergency departments via particle swarm optimization algorithm by Chia-Hung Wang, Rong Tian, Kun Hu, Yu-Tin Chen, Tien-Hsiung Ku

“…Finally, we conducted a sensitivity analysis and provided some valuable management insights.…”
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A Research on the Biophilic Concept upon School’s Design from Hot Climate: A Case Study from Iraq by Amjad Almusaed, Asaad Alasadi, Asaad Almssad

“…It represents an expression given to schools designed to be environmentally sensitive and healthy for their occupants and educational systems based on experience, humanity, and attraction. …”
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Comparison of Spatiotemporal Gait Variables Between Healthy Individuals and Patients with Heel Spur During Walking by Mohamad amin Shahbazi, Ali Jalalvand

“…Conclusion Time-related spatiotemporal gait parameters in patients with plantar fasciitis appear to be more sensitive to pathology, with increases in time-related variables and decreases in cadence and walking speed. …”
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An Efficient and Hybrid Deep Learning-Driven Model to Enhance Security and Performance of Healthcare Internet of Things by Muhammad Babar, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Basit Qureshi, Zabeeh Ullah, Fahim Arif, Zahid Khan

“…The development of wireless communication technology has led to an exponential growth in the Healthcare Internet of Things (H-IoT). Sensors and actuators are used in smart medical devices to collect data about the human body, which is then sent to the fog layer for analysis. …”
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Value of Magnifying Chromoendoscopy and Magnifying Optical Enhancement Technology in Classifying Colorectal Polyps: A Prospective Controlled Study by Ying-Hao Song, Ruo-Xin Xu, Yong Zhang, Meng-Xuan Xing, Li-Dong Xu, Kun-Kun Li, Xing-Guo Xiao, Lu Li, Yan-Jing Xiao, Yu-Lei Qu, Ying-Jie Ma, Bao-Hui Jia, Hui-Li Wu

“…Histopathological findings were utilized as the reference standard. Accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of two endoscopy methods were compared using ME-OE (were classified according to the JNET classification) and ME-CE (were classified according to the Kudo pit pattern classification), respectively, and the time to predict the histological polyp type was compared. …”
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The Causal Relationship between Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Aortic Aneurysm: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Sijia Sun, Jie Li, Mengxian Sun, Jie He, Songtao Tan, Ge Wang, Yuan Zheng, Xiaoping Fan

“…Additionally, there was no evidence to suggest that AA may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and psoriasis (PSO). The sensitivity analysis confirmed the absence of heterogeneity or horizontal pleiotropy effects. …”
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Prognostic accuracy of Whole Lung Perfusion Blood Volume as a predictor of 28-day Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism – A prospective study by N Krishna Reddy, Subathra Adithan, Shubhamoy Gantait, Venkateswaran Ramanathan, Manju Rajaram

“…An empirical cut-off value of 0.945 corresponds to a sensitivity of 63.2% and a specificity of 67.6%. Conclusion: The prognostic accuracy of total perfused lung volume/total lung volume revealed a moderate discriminatory power, indicating 70% accuracy in predicting 28-day mortality based on standardised total PBVs.…”
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Ultrasonic Time-Frequency Response Characteristics for Damage Evolution of Back-Filling Concrete under Staged Loading Conditions by Xicai Gao, Xichen Zhang, Cheng Zhao, Huan Xia, Shuai Liu, Tengfei Ma, Jianhui Yin, Kai Fan

“…Compared with the ultrasonic wave velocity, the time-frequency response characteristics were more sensitive to damage evolution. In summary, our findings provide an experimental basis for long-term stability monitoring and evaluation of the back-filling body for gob-side entry retaining in coal mines.…”
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Predicting macular hole surgery outcomes: Integrating preoperative OCT features with supervised machine learning statistical models by Ramesh Venkatesh, Priyanka Gandhi, Ayushi Choudhary, Gaurang Sehgal, Kanika Godani, Shubham Darade, Rupal Kathare, Prathiba Hande, Vishma Prabhu, Jay Chhablani

“…The most effective statistical model was identified and was further assessed for accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity on a separate testing dataset. …”
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Characterization of Acid Hydrolyzed Taro Boloso-I (Colocasia esculenta Cultivar) Starch as a Diluent in Direct Compression of Tablets by Solomon Gashaw, Afewerk Getachew, Fantahun Mola

“…The modified starch also showed a lower lubricant sensitivity compared to the native starch and Starch 1500®. …”
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Exploring household water conservation behaviors in Saudi Arabia: A structural equation modeling approach by Abdulaziz I. Almulhim, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar

“…This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the socioeconomic, informational, and policy factors influencing household water conservation in Saudi Arabia, offering actionable insights to design targeted, culturally sensitive, and sustainable water conservation strategies in arid regions, thereby contributing to the broader understanding of effective water resource management under challenging climatic and socioeconomic conditions. …”
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Migraine and restless legs syndrome – is there an association? by D. Bučaitė, J. Normantas, G. Žemgulytė

“…Migraine is a headache that can cause severe throbbing pain, usually on one side of the head, and it is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. Migraine is one of the reasons that can cause unhealthy sleep, and if sleep is disturbed, this leads to the provocation of migraine attacks. …”
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The Epidemiology of Bloodstream Infections and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns: A Nine-Year Retrospective Study at St. Dominic Hospital, Akwatia, Ghana by John Gameli Deku, Mavis Puopelle Dakorah, Sylvester Yao Lokpo, Verner N. Orish, Francis Abeku Ussher, Godsway Edem Kpene, Vida Angmorkie Eshun, Eunice Agyei, Waldermer Attivor, James Osei-Yeboah

“…This study retrospectively analysed data from 4,489 patients who were referred to the Laboratory Department for blood culture and sensitivity testing from January 2009 to December 2017. …”
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Identifying malignant pleural effusion from tubercular pleural effusion by study of cancer ratio and cancer ratio plus by Subhankar Saren, Animesh Mandal, Amit Kumar Das, Ranjit Kumar Haldar, Sudipta Pandit

“…Both CR and CR plus had sensitivity of 95.12% (95% CI 80.03–98.64), specificity of 80% (95% CI 60.80–91.16), positive predictive value of 90.69, and negative predictive value of 88.88 in diagnosing MPE. …”
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A Global and Sector-Based Comparison of OCT Angiography and Visual Field Defects in Glaucoma by Alan W. Kong, Marcus L. Turner, Murtaza Saifee, Mohit Jethi, Marta Mora, Yvonne Ou

“…Glaucoma eyes had the highest correlation between the mean sensitivity and RPC vessel density and RNFL thickness for the superotemporal, superonasal, temporal upper, and inferotemporal sectors. …”
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Progression in the Gastric Precancerous Process in a Population from a Developing Country Who Underwent a Gastroscopy for Dyspeptic Symptoms by Susan Thapa, Lori A. Fischbach, Robert Delongchamp, Mohammed F. Faramawi, Mohammed S. Orloff

“…We also observed that a diagnosis of no gastritis, superficial gastritis, or antral diffuse gastritis at baseline was a predictor of no progression in the gastric precancerous process. The sensitivities and specificities were 86% and 79% for the general model and 100% and 82% for the location-specific model, respectively. …”
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Effects of Special Therapeutic Footwear on the Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Bo Luo, Yuying Cai, Dawei Chen, Chun Wang, Hui Huang, Lihong Chen, Yun Gao, Xingwu Ran

“…Metaregression analysis and sensitivity analysis were performed to explore heterogeneity, and publication bias was assessed by a visual inspection of funnel plots and the AS-Thompson test. …”
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