Examining the impact of implementing routine rotavirus vaccination on the number of paediatric admissions due to diarrhoea and dehydration in Kenyan hospitals: A study using interr... by Samuel Akech, Lucas Malla, Daisy Chelangat, Reuben C. Langat

“…We used a segmented mixed effects model to assess changes in the burden of diarrhoea and dehydration after introduction of rotavirus vaccine. For sensitivity analysis, we examined trends for non-febrile admissions (surgical or burns). …”
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High-Dose Toremifene as a Promising Candidate Therapy for Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer with Secondary Resistance to Aromatase Inhibitors by Atsushi Fushimi, Isao Tabei, Azusa Fuke, Tomoyoshi Okamoto, Hiroshi Takeyama

“…This retrospective analysis investigated the outcomes of 19 women with postmenopausal hormone-sensitive recurrent or metastatic breast cancer who received HD-TOR, defined as 120 mg daily from 2012 to 2016. …”
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Butterfly Abundance and Diversity in Different Habitat Types in the Usangu Area, Ruaha National Park by Evaline J. Munisi, Emmanuel H. Masenga, Ally K. Nkwabi, Halima R. Kiwango, Eblate E. Mjingo

“…Among the great diversity of insects, butterflies stand as ideal bio-indicators for ecosystem function and are sensitive to changes in habitat composition and structure. …”
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Modeling Impact of Land Use Dynamics on Hydrology and Sedimentation of Megech Dam Watershed, Ethiopia by Abebe Tarko Assfaw

“…Based on this, subbasins 13, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, and 25 were found to be the most dynamic and change sensitive subbasins that have a significant contribution to the increment of runoff and sediment yield in Megech dam watershed.…”
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Sperm DNA fragmentation index: limited effectiveness on predicting embryo quality in assisted reproduction technology treatments by Huan Jiang, Xiaolu Xia, Ying Luo, Haiyan Pan, Shihao Qu, Jianying Xu

“…ROC curve analysis revealed a DFI cut-off value of 21.15% having 36.7% sensitivity and 28.9% specificity in predicting high fertilization rate (≥ 80%). …”
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Creating pathways for collaboration between Argentina and the UK to utilise microbial biofilms in sustainable agriculture by Patricia L. Abdian, Miguel Cámara, Fabricio D. Cassan, Gabriel Castrillo, Marisa Díaz, Gustavo Gonzalez Anta, Claire Hodge, Jo Slater-Jefferies, Cait E. MacPhee, Enzo Moriconi, Paulina D. Rakowska, Rasmita Raval, Duncan Ross, Juan F. Sandoval, Diego O. Serra, Claudio Valverde, Jeremy Webb, Ana Winters

“…It offers a comprehensive summary encompassing the insights, perspectives, and outcomes generated during the discussions among the participants, pinpointing three key priority areas for collaborative activities that were identified: (1) Using plant root biofilm composition as a sensor for soil health and to optimise interventions, (2) Biofilms and soil health resilience in a changing environment, (3) Intelligent seeds and innovative / automated large-scale monitoring systems. …”
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Linking fire behaviour and its ecological effects to plant traits, using FRaME in R by Philip Zylstra

“…FRaME analyses were able to identify treatments that both increased the likelihood of success in containing fires and minimised fire impacts on a fire‐sensitive ecosystem. FRaME provides a platform to examine the full role of fire in an ecosystem, from the ways that biota drive flammability to the influence of that flammability on the ecosystem. …”
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Backside Irradiation of Ultraviolet-A for Correcting Nonuniformity Error of Gafchromic XR-QA2 Films by Nobuyoshi Tanki, Sachiko Goto, Toshizo Katsuda, Rumi Gotanda, Tatsuhiro Gotanda, Tadao Kuwano

“…Conclusion: Based on the relationship between the sensitivity of the active layer to UV-A rays and the strength of UV protection on the surface, we concluded that backside irradiation is recommended for Gafchromic XR-QA2, and frontside irradiation is recommended for Gafchromic RTQA2.…”
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Association between early‐stage diabetic nephropathy and the delayed monophasic glucose peak during oral glucose tolerance test in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Han Zhang, Hanqing Tang, Yunjuan Gu, Zhuqi Tang, Xiaoqin Zhao, Ranran Zhou, Ping Huang, Rongping Zhang, Xinlei Wang

“…Results With the delay in glucose peak time, blood glucose levels increased, insulin secretion function and insulin sensitivity decreased. In logistic regression, ISSI‐2 was independently associated with the delay in glucose peak time in patients with T2DM (OR 0.839; 95% CI 0.776–0.907; P < 0.001). …”
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Could Serum TSH Levels Predict Malignancy in Euthyroid Patients Affected by Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology? by Carlo Cappelli, Ilenia Pirola, Elena Gandossi, Mario Rotondi, Davide Lombardi, Claudio Casella, Fiorella Marini, Maura Saullo, Barbara Agosti, Elena Di Lodovico, Luca Chiovato, Alberto Ferlin, Maurizio Castellano

“…ROC curve analysis identified that a serum TSH level of ≥2.7 mIU/L predicted thyroid malignancy with a sensitivity of 61% and a specificity of 65%. Conclusions. …”
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Patient Perceptions of Surgeon Attire, Professionalism, and Gender Bias in Pakistani Public Hospitals by Maham Arshad, Zara Ali, Talha Tariq, Kainat Raza, Fatima Hashmi, Tarim Nayab

“…These findings highlight the importance of addressing gender biases in patient perceptions and developing culturally sensitive dress codes that align with expectations for both male and female surgeons to enhance trust and equity in healthcare settings. …”
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СLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN KYIV by Maiia Aliusef, Alina Churylina

“…The logistic regression model demonstrated that daytime sleepiness was associated with symptoms such as sweating, morning hoarseness, tinnitus, weather sensitivity, and fatigue. There was no statistically significant difference between the manifestations of acanthosis nigricans and purple stretch marks in girls and boys, but a higher tendency was observed in males. …”
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Comportamiento isohídrico o anisohídrico en vides.... ¿Una controversia sin fin? by I.P. HUGALDE, H.F. VILA

“…Las plantas isohídricas son aquellas que cierran sus estomas cuando sensan una caída en el potencial hídrico del suelo, o un aumento en la demanda atmosférica. …”
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Experimental Study on Acoustic Emission and Resistivity Response of Sandstone under Constant Amplitude Cyclic Loading by Kui Wang, Xue Li, Zheng Huang, Mingjie Zhao

“…Acoustic emission (AE) parameters and resistivity are both sensitive to the damage process of the rock and can well describe the damage evolution law of the rock. …”
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A Prospective Observational Comparative study Between qSOFA and SIRS Scores for Early Prediction of Sepsis Outcome in an Emergency Medicine Department , Kozhencherry, South Centr... by Rahul Rajeev, , J S Krishna Raj, Anu T R, Pratibha Dabas, Roshni, Seeja Sumedhan

“…Conclusion While qSOFA demonstrated a slight advantage in predicting in-hospital mortality, SIRS showed higher sensitivity in sepsis diagnosis. The study suggests that a combined approach using both scoring systems may provide a more comprehensive assessment of patients with suspected sepsis in the emergency department setting. …”
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Rare Cell Population Analysis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients by Stefan Schreier, Prapaphan Budchart, Suparerk Borwornpinyo, Lakkana Adireklarpwong, Prakasit Chirappapha, Wannapong Triampo, Panuwat Lertsithichai

“…Furthermore, certain cell profile patterns may be associated with treatment-related adverse effects. The sensitivity in detecting tumor-presence and cancer-associated abnormality before surgery was 43% and 85.7%, respectively, and the specificity was 100% and 96.6%, respectively. …”
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Minimal Clinically Important Difference for 6-Minute Walk Distance in Singaporean Adults with Chronic Respiratory Diseases by Meredith T LYEUNG, Alan W P WONG, Katherine S L HUANG, Alice Y M JONES

“…This corresponded to a sensitivity of 79.4%, and specificity of 81.3%, positive likelihood ratio is 4.23. …”
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Linking evidence for targeted blood biomarkers in post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia by Jinny Hong, Katherine Mun, Katherine Mun, Kyle C. Kern, Kyle C. Kern, Marissa Thirion, Jason D. Hinman, Jason D. Hinman

“…Both the literature and this network analysis point to a role for the use of combinatorial blood biomarkers as a methodology to enhance the specificity and sensitivity of putative prognostic biomarkers for PSCID. …”
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Causal links between obesity, lipids, adipokines, and cognition: a bidirectional Mendelian-randomization analysis by Meng Gong, Haichao Liu, Zhixiang Liu, Yongshen Wang, Shiyi Qi, Hong Guo, Song Jin

“…We employed genetic instruments for adiposity indicators as exposures in one direction, and repeated the analysis in the opposite direction using instruments for cognitive function. Sensitivity analyses were conducted to explore heterogeneity and potential horizontal pleiotropy.ResultsGenetically predicted adiposity showed robust associations with markers of cognitive ability. …”
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Investigating the relationship between thought interference, somatic passivity and outcomes in patients with psychosis: a natural language processing approach using a clinical reco... by Robert Stewart, Anna Kolliakou, Jyoti Sanyal, Rashmi Patel, Thibault Thierry Magrangeas

“…Objectives We aimed to apply natural language processing algorithms in routine healthcare records to identify reported somatic passivity (external control of sensations, actions and impulses) and thought interference symptoms (thought broadcasting, insertion, withdrawal), first-rank symptoms traditionally central to diagnosing schizophrenia, and determine associations with prognosis by analysing routine outcomes.Design Four algorithms were developed on deidentified mental healthcare data and applied to ascertain recorded symptoms over the 3 months following first presentation to a mental healthcare provider in a cohort of patients with a primary schizophreniform disorder (ICD-10 F20-F29) diagnosis.Setting and participants From the electronic health records of a large secondary mental healthcare provider in south London, 9323 patients were ascertained from 2007 to the data extraction date (25 February 2020).Outcomes The primary binary dependent variable for logistic regression analyses was any negative outcome (Mental Health Act section, &gt;2 antipsychotics prescribed, &gt;22 days spent in crisis care) over the subsequent 2 years.Results Final adjusted models indicated significant associations of this composite outcome with baseline somatic passivity (prevalence 4.9%; adjusted OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.37 to 1.88), thought insertion (10.7%; 1.24, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.55) and thought withdrawal (4.9%; 1.36, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.69), but not independently with thought broadcast (10.3%; 1.05, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.22).Conclusions Symptoms traditionally central to the diagnosis of schizophrenia, but under-represented in current diagnostic frameworks, were thus identified as important predictors of short-term to medium-term prognosis in schizophreniform disorders.…”
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