A comparative analysis of the results of corneal astigmatism correction by toric IOL using various markup methods by I. E. Ioshin, A. O. Murashev, A. N. Demin

“…The difference vector (DV) in the two groups was 0.37 and 0.31 D, respectively, suggesting highly precise astigmatism correction. The average error angle (AOfE) in group 1 was 3.29°, and in group 2 — 3.29°. …”
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Application of the 2021 AAPOS Guidelines in Clinics with Revision and Validation of SPOT Referral Criteria by Li R, Yan Q, Lin X, Wu Z, Zhu H, Guo W, Zhang P, Zuo F, Wu Z, Liu H, Huang D

“…The Youden index for several existing referral criteria ranged from 0.08 to 0.53 in detecting ARFs & VSRE and from 0.08 to 0.48 for ARFs, VSRE, and amblyopia.Conclusion: The study proposes the “Nanjing Referral Criteria” and its modified version with enhanced specificity for the Spot Vision Screener to optimize vision screening in children. …”
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Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase deficiency as a cause of recurrent hypoglycemia and metabolic acidosis: Clinical and molecular findings in Malaysian patients by Lip Hen Moey, Nor Azimah Abdul Azize, Yusnita Yakob, Huey Yin Leong, Wee Teik Keng, Bee Chin Chen, Lock Hock Ngu

“…Background: Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive inborn error of gluconeogenesis. We reported the clinical findings and molecular genetic data in seven Malaysian patients with FBPase deficiency. …”
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Job stress and patient safety culture: a qualitative study among hospital nurses in Palestine by Loai M. Zabin, Jamal Qaddumi, Sajed Faisal Ghawadra, Maher M. Battat

“…Factors such as teamwork, workload, staffing, communication, conflict with colleagues, lack of support, and error reporting significantly influence job stress and patient safety culture. …”
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Hydrodynamic simulation experiment of tidal pump in strait waters by W.S. Pranowo, K. Malik, D. Adrianto, A. Kurniawan

“…Model validation was conducted using statistical measures, ensuring strong correlation and minimal error between simulation results and field data.FINDINGS: The study revealed that during high tide, upward currents (upwelling) were observed with speeds ranging from 0.00004 to 0.00016 meters per second, while during low tide, downward currents (downwelling) occurred with speeds between around -0.00004 meters per second. …”
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The Impact of Training Distances (20 m, 50 m, and 70 m) on Concentration and Anaerobic Endurance in Archery Sub-Elite Athletes by Lilies Handayani, Nurhasan Nurhasan, Hari Setijono, Oce Wiriawan, Dwi Cahyo Kartiko, Mochamad Purnomo, Afif Rusdiawan, Muhammad Labib Siena Ar Rasyid, José Vicente García Jiménez

“…In the concentration variable (time), all groups had a p-value <0.05, while in the concentration variable (error), there were only two groups (NEAR and CON) that had a p-value <0.05. …”
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Viewpoint of physicians and pharmacists on electronic prescription service: Short Communication by Maryam Barazandeh, Azam Salehzadeh, Malihe Ram, Ahmad Negahban, Arash Shirdel, Razieh Farrahi

“…Based on a standard deviation of 0.9, an acceptable margin of error of 0.2, and a 20% anticipated dropout rate, a sample size of 100 physicians and pharmacists was determined and recruited using convenience sampling. …”
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Effectiveness of intelligent robotic-assisted training system combined with repetitive facilitative exercise on upper limb motor function after stroke: a randomized controlled tria... by Jing-Zhi Zhang, Jun Chen, Xiao-Long Liu, Lin-Bo Yan, Si-Mao Xu

“…Assessment instruments included with IRAT system provided additional measures, including kinematic reach range (KRR), active participation proportion (APP), trajectory deviation (TD), and trajectory tracking error (TTE). Results Demographic properties differences among the three groups were not significant (p > 0.05). …”
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Comparison of spatial prediction models from Machine Learning of cholangiocarcinoma incidence in Thailand by Oraya Sahat, Supot Kamsa-ard, Apiradee Lim, Siriporn Kamsa-ard, Matias Garcia-Constantino, Idongesit Ekerete

“…Model performance was evaluated using Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and R2 with 70:30 train-test validation. …”
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Parents' Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination for School Children in Jordan by Ahlam Abo Zaid, Mohammad Mahmoud Suliman, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Wafa' Ta’an, Mean Aljezawi, Asem Abdalrahim, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh

“…Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17 facilitated data analysis, incorporating descriptive and inferential statistics at a significance level of 0.05, with a 5% margin of error. The independent t-test and One-Way ANOVA were employed to depict differences between studied variables. …”
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Harmonizing measurement tools: examining the concurrent validity of the Daily Activity Behaviors Questionnaire compared to the ActiGraph to assess 24-hour movement behaviors among... by Iris Willems, Vera Verbestel, Dorothea Dumuid, Patrick Calders, Bruno Lapauw, Marieke De Craemer

“…Intraclass correlations (95% confidence intervals), Bland-Altman plots, Spearman’s correlations and the magnitude of error were calculated to estimate the absolute agreement and validity. …”
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Acute peritoneal dialysis in neonatal intensive care unit: An 8-year experience of a referral hospital by Aslihan Kara, Metin Kaya Gurgoze, Mustafa Aydin, Erdal Taskin, Unal Bakal, Aysen Orman

“…Results: The primary causes for requiring APD were acute tubular necrosis (n = 36, 69.2%), inborn error of metabolism (n = 10, 19.2%), congenital nephrotic syndrome (n = 2, 3.9%), bilateral polycystic kidney (n = 2, 3.9%), renal agenesis (n = 1, 1.9%), and obstructive uropathy (n = 1, 1.9%). …”
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[Comment] Long term oncological outcomes for laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer-a population-based na tionwide noninferiority study by Tang Bin

“…A noninferiority study design was employed with a statistical power of 90%, a one-side type I error of 2.5% and a noninferiority margin of 2%. …”
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Predicting depression and unravelling its heterogeneous influences in middle-aged and older people populations: a machine learning approach by Ling Zhang, Ruigang Wei, Jingwen Zhou, Lin Tan, Xiaolong Che, Minqinag Zhang, Xiaoyue Ning, Zhiliang Zhong

“…Results The LSTM model effectively predicted depression-related variables (mean square error = 0.067). The average AUC of the five ML models ranged from 0.78 to 0.82. …”
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Cytochrome P450 2J2*7 Single-nucleotide Polymorphism and Nocturnal Hypertension in an Elderly Turkish Population by Elif Hilal Vural, Arzu Güneş Granberg, Atiye Çengel, Marja-Liisa Dahl, Hakan Zengil

“…The systolic blood pressure morning increase slope values of the CYP2J2*7 carriers and GG genotype group were 8.6±2.0 (mean ± standard error of mean) and 5.7±0.5, respectively, i.e., 50.7% higher in T-carriers (p=0.039). …”
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USE OF TRIANGULAR MODELS OF NON-STATIONARY PROCESSES IN MODELING VARIABILITY OF HEART RHYTHM by Olena Akhiiezer, Olha Dunaievska, Mykhailo Shyshkin, Olha Butova, Anton Rohovyi

“…Results of this research are as follows: 1) It has been shown that the new approach to the description of the HRV as a random process in the application of the triangular model in the Hilbert space made it possible to obtain expressions for the correlation function. 2) The imitation simulation showed the sensitivity of the method within the 5% error rate under the conditions of different types of influence on HRV. …”
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Design and Psychometric Evaluation of a Questionnaire to Assess Nursing and Midwifery Students’ Attitudes and Performance towards Online Exams and Its Relationship with Academic Ac... by Zohre Abbaszade Molaei, Aeen Mohammadi, Manijeh Hooshmandja

“…Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the questionnaire has six factors: “validity and accuracy”, “technical problems”, “types of questions and announcing the results”, “technique and simplicity”, “motivation and anxiety”, and “speed and error recording” that explain 60.88 percent of the total variance. …”
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The association between a vegetarian diet and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in India: the Indian Migration Study. by Krithiga Shridhar, Preet Kaur Dhillon, Liza Bowen, Sanjay Kinra, Ankalmadugu Venkatsubbareddy Bharathi, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Kolli Srinath Reddy, Shah Ebrahim, Indian Migration Study Group

“…Using robust standard error multivariate linear regression models, we investigated the association of vegetarian diets with blood cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides, fasting blood glucose (FBG), systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP).…”
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Machine Learning-Based Objective Evaluation Model of CTPA Image Quality: A Multi-Center Study by Sun Q, Liu Z, Ding T, Shi C, Hou N, Sun C

“…Model performance was evaluated using mean square error (MSE), coefficient of determination (R²), Pearson linear correlation coefficient (PLCC), Spearman rank correlation coefficient (SRCC), and Kendall rank correlation coefficient (KRCC).Results: After feature selection, three key features were retained: main pulmonary artery CT value, ascending aorta CT value, and the difference in noise values between the left and right main pulmonary arteries. …”
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Socioeconomic inequality in undernutrition among late female adolescent in sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis by Ever Siyoum Shewarega, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Makida Berhan Alem, Mulugeta Lulie Assres, Elsa Awoke Fentie

“…Results The weighted Erreygers normalized concentration index for undernutrition was − 0.070 with Standard error = 0.0053 (P value < 0.0001); this revealed that undernutrition was disproportionately concentrated among the poor (pro-poor). …”
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