The urgency of the androgenic screening for men who underwent preventive medical examination for prostate diseases detection by A. A. Kamalov, M. Ye. Chaly, R. P. Vasilevsky

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Multimodal Visualization and Explainable Machine Learning–Driven Markers Enable Early Identification and Prognosis Prediction for Symptomatic Aortic Stenosis and Heart Failure With... by Jun Wang, Jiajun Zhu, Hui Li, Shili Wu, Siyang Li, Zhuoya Yao, Tongjian Zhu, Bi Tang, Shengxing Tang, Jinjun Liu

“…A dual-phase feature selection process, combining least absolute shrinkage and selection operator logistic regression and the Boruta algorithm, was used to identify relevant variables from the multimodal dataset. …”
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Machine learning algorithms to predict feeding practices during diarrheal disease and its determinants among under-five children in East Africa by Tirualem Zeleke Yehuala, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn, Bewuketu Terefe

“…The most significant determinants of increasing feeding practice were richest household, faculty delivery, use of modern contraception method, the number of children 3–5, women's employment status, maternal age is 25–34, having media exposure, and health-seeking decisions made by mothers were associated positively, whereas not using contraception, home delivery, the total number of children is large, and the sex of the household was male, which was associated negatively with feeding practice during diarrhea in East Africa.ConclusionMachine learning (ML) algorithms have provided valuable insights into the complex factors influencing feeding practices during diarrheal disease in under-five children in East Africa. …”
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The geriatric 5Ms, artificial intelligence, and Hannah Arendt’s critique: ethical reflections within contemporary gerontology by Virgílio Garcia Moreira, Andréia Pain, Ivan Aprahamian

“…The intersection of geriatrics, artificial intelligence (AI), and ethics presents a growing challenge in the field of aging medicine. The Geriatric 5Ms framework — Mind, Mobility, Medications, Multicomplexity, and Matters Most — guides current clinical practice in the approach to older patients. …”
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Randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of using the RD-1-based C-Tb skin test as a replacement for blood-based interferon-γ release assay for detection of, and i... by Marc Lipman, Ibrahim Abubakar, Chris Griffiths, Penny Whiting, Robert Horne, Alex Ghanouni, Heinke Kunst, Mike Mandelbaum, Molebogeng X Rangaka, Karen Sanders, Peter J White, Angela Crook, Dominik Zenner, Trinh Duong, Vanessa Hack, Julian Surey, Yohhei Hamada, Henry Bern, Joanna Calvert, Marie Francis, Amy Louise Clarke, Ellen Owen-Powell, Helen L Booth

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Hunter Syndrome: Clinical Case of Early Diagnostics by Natalya N. Martynovich, Yulia P. Semshchikova, Natalya Yu. Rudenko, Vera M. Shinkareva, Kristina V. Egorycheva

“…Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome) diagnosis at the age of 12 months was based on common external manifestations, recurrent otitis and isolated osteoarticular system lesions without any other systems decompensations. …”
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Priority Load Management for Improving Supply Reliability of Critical Loads in Healthcare Facilities Under Highly Unreliable Grids by Ndukwe Henry Ibiam, Fadi Kahwash, Jubaer Ahmed

“…Synthetic medical facility load profiles and blackout patterns are constructed to test the algorithm. The battery model was enhanced with the introduction of aging calculations spanning multiple years. …”
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European Efficiency Schemes for Domestic Gas Boilers: Estimation of Savings in Heating of Settlements by Dejan Brkić

“…The study applies a standardized algorithm used in European energy labeling schemes to calculate the seasonal efficiency of household gas boilers. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of sustainable cement-zeolite improved sand based on life cycle assessment and artificial intelligence [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved... by Hossein MolaAbasi, Satinder Kaur Brar, Amin Tanhadoust, Sepideh Nasrollahpour, Omolbanin Ataee, Moncef L. Nehdi

“…This study proposes a multi-objective optimization approach using back-propagation neural network (BPNN) to predict the mechanical strength, along with an adaptive geometry estimation-based multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (AGE-MOEA) to identify the best parameters for cement-zeolite-improved sand, filling a long-lasting research gap. …”
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A classification modeling approach for determining metabolite signatures in osteoarthritis. by Jason S Rockel, Weidong Zhang, Konstantin Shestopaloff, Sergei Likhodii, Guang Sun, Andrew Furey, Edward Randell, Kala Sundararajan, Rajiv Gandhi, Guangju Zhai, Mohit Kapoor, Mohit Kapoor

“…Multiple factors can help predict knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients from healthy individuals, including age, sex, and BMI, and possibly metabolite levels. …”
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Patient selection criteria for transcatheter implantation of aortic valve by M.B. Todurov, O.V. Zelenchuk, A.V. Khokhlov, M.V. Stan, N.O. Yashchenko

“…In this prospective study, the medical records of adult patients (from 18 years of age) who underwent surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement at the Heart Institute of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, between 2018 and 2023 were analyzed. …”
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The main approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis by N. V. Toroptsova, A. O. Sorokina, O. V. Dobrovolskaya

“…The duration of anti-osteoporotic therapy depending on the medication used and the criteria for its effectiveness, as well as the algorithm for drug replacement in case of its ineffectiveness are considered.…”
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Antibacterial therapy of pyogenic liver abscesses by V. V. Novak, V. O. Belinska

“…To study the features of the microbial landscape, to develop an algorithm for antibacterial therapy in patients with pyogenic liver abscesses. …”
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COMORBID PATIENT IN GASTROENTEROLOGY: INDIVIDUAL APPROACH by I. G. Bakulin, S. A. Sayganov, M. I. Skalinskaya, E. V. Skazyayeva, I. V. Lapinskii

“…The choice of therapeutic-diagnostic algorithm was based on modern Russian and foreign recommendations. …”
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TREATMENT OPTIMIZATION OF KIDNEY RECIPIENTS WITH PRE-TRANSPLANT PROLONGED ANURIA by A. V. Kolsanov, B. I. Kharitonov, I. A. Bardovsky

“…Оptimize the treatment of patients with prolonged anuria kidney transplantation due to the introduction of the diagnostic algorithm and treatment of patients at risk. Materials and Methods. 145 renal transplant recipients who had surgery during the period from 2006 to 2011. …”
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Continuity of specialized care upon transfer of adolescents with epilepsy from a pediatric to adult outpatient service by M. N. Sarzhina, S. G. Burd, M. B. Mironov, M. M. Gunchenko, T. T. Batysheva

“…It is important to carefully watch any possible replacement of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), which may affect the further course of epilepsy.Aim: to study the algorithms and procedures for bringing patients with epilepsy from a pediatric to adult outpatient practice, and also to evaluate the efficacy of therapy with synonymously replaced AEDs during this period.Materials and methods. …”
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Somatotropinoma - adult disease in childhood by I. L. Nikitina, I. A. Leonova, A. O. Plaksina, D. E. Pyatnitskaya, A. Yu. Utkin

“…There were no complaints for a long time. An algorithm for clinical diagnosis is presented that logically substantiates the correct diagnosis and choice of treatment. …”
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Thyroid dysfunction as a long-term post-COVID-19 complication in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 by Vesselina Yanachkova, Teodora Stankova, Radiana Staynova

“…Therefore, thyroid function testing should be included in the follow-up algorithm of COVID-19 survivors.…”
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OSTEOPOROSIS TREATMENT ADHERENCE: RESULTS FROM A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY by O. A. Nikitinskaya, N. V. Toroptsova, E. L. Nasonov

“…The investigation enrolled 150 women older than 50 years (mean age, 68.8±9.4 years) with OP duration of ≥3 years who had made an outpatient visit to the V.A. …”
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Thymic characteristics in patients with autoimmune diseases: a multicentre radiological observational studyResearch in context by Haoxiao Chang, Junqiang Yan, Anxin Wang, Ningning Wang, Peng Liu, Yemin Shi, Xin Zhao, Jinqiao Zhu, Yuan Cai, Xue Xia, Yunyi Hao, Shiyi Yin, Jing Wang, Xinli Wang, Lina Sun, Jia Ma, Xiaoyu Huang, Haonan Guan, De-Cai Tian, Kaibin Shi, Ganqin Du, Wenhao Huang, Guoyan Qi, Hao Li, Yongjun Wang, Fu-Dong Shi, Zhang Zhang, Wei-Na Jin

“…Notably, the subgroup for female patients of childbearing age (≤49 years) exhibited an especially prominent difference in thymic density (−16.23; 95% CI, −19.19 to −13.26; p < 0.0001 in all comparisons) and in the proportion of fatty replacement (85.37% vs 71.68%; p < 0.0001). …”
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