A study on estimation of fetal weight in term of pregnancy by clinical method and USG and comparison with actual birth weight by Rema V Nair, Sowbharnika CP, Nadiya Hameed Farooq, Raagavi Sri S

“…As a result of our study Johnson’s method of fetal weight estimation was found to be more reliable in terms of showing less mean error per kg of birth weight and less difference in mean estimated fetal weight from actual birth weight. …”
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Predictability of maxillary canine retraction comparing power arm and non-power arm using 24 sets of In-house clear aligner in premolar extraction case: a randomized controlled tri... by Sawitt Eurutairat, Natnicha Vongtiang, Sakda Wonghinkong, Somchai Manopatanakul, Peerapong Santiwong, Nita Viwattanatipa

“…Paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the differences between groups. Root mean square error (RMSE) as predictability was computed. Results For the maxillary canine, there was no significant difference between the PA and C groups for all types of tooth movement except rotation. …”
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Clinical usefulness of hemoencephalography beyond the neurofeedback by Serra-Sala M, Timoneda-Gallart C, Pérez-Álvarez F

“…Methods: The HEG patterns of 70 university students (56 women and 14 men, 21–48 years old, mean 31.84, SD 10.65, standard error of mean 0.31) were compared with those of 59 adolescents – 13–14-year-old secondary education students, 28 females and 31 males. …”
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Predictive analysis of dominant hand grip strength among young children aged 6–15 years using machine learning techniques: a decision tree and regression analysis by Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Resmi Ann Thomas, Paul Silvian Samuel, Venkata Nagaraj Kakaraparthi, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Snehil Dixit

“…For boys, the decision tree was found to be the best model with the lowest error in predicting HGS. The respondents’ age, hand span, and weight were the most significant contributors to male hand grip strength. …”
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Transporting trial results to synthetic real-world populations in order to estimate real-world effectiveness of newly marketed medicines by Walter E Haefeli, Ignacio Leiva-Escobar, Camilo Scherkl, Andreas D Meid

“…BC survival rates were very similar between observed and synthetic data (prediction error in absolute survival rates: 1.62%).Conclusion Combining G&T with synthetic data may inform decision-making in situations where RWD are not (yet) available.…”
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Incident reporting and harmful safety events during the COVID-19 pandemic in a children’s hospital by Ashley N. Bonheur, Kaitlyn Philips, Patricia Hametz, Jaeun Choi, Xianhong Xie, Sara H. Soshnick, Michael D. Cabana, Gina Cassel-Choudhury

“…There was no significant difference in the rate of reported harmful safety events between the two time periods (0.36 events/100 patient days vs. 0.39 events/100 patient days). Conclusion A resilient safety infrastructure is essential during a pandemic when risk for medical error is high and patient safety is potentially vulnerable. …”
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Predicting mechanical ventilation duration in ICU patients: A data-driven machine learning approach for clinical decision-making by Shivi Mendiratta, Vinay Gandhi Mukkelli, Esha Baidya Kayal, Puneet Khanna, Amit Mehndiratta

“…Results The least-squares boosting regression model achieved root mean squared error (RMSE) of 4.66 days and coefficient of Determination (R²) of 0.65 using 34-SHAP-selected features, with tracheostomy (53.66% importance) being the top predictor. …”
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Predictive value of triglyceride， glycosylated hemoglobin and their interactions on gestational diabetes mellitus by BAO Zichao, TAO Cheng, Chen Dianchen

“…The nomogram model was constructed according to the seven factors screened by logistic regression analysis, and the average absolute error between the predicted probability by the nomogram model and actual probability of the occurrence of GDM was 0.039. …”
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Mental health symptoms in electronic football players by Vincent Gouttebarge, Evert Verhagen, João Brito, Pedro Figueiredo, Ana Monteiro Pereira, Pedro Teques

“…A two-step robust maximum likelihood method of the Structural Equation Modelling approach was used.Results Both measurement model (χ2/df=1065.04 (637), p<0.001; Tucker-Lewis Index (TLI)=0.91, Comparative Fit Index (CFI)=0.92, standardised root mean residual (SRMR)=0.07 and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.05; 95% CI 0.043 to 0.053) and hypothesised structural model (χ2/df=1131.98 (648); p<0.001; TLI=0.90, CFI=0.91, SRMR=0.07 and RMSEA=0.05; 95% CI 0.054 to 0.06) showed an adequate fit to the data. …”
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Efficacy and safety of tadalafil in a pediatric population with pulmonary arterial hypertension: phase 3 randomized, double‐blind placebo‐controlled study by Dunbar Ivy, Damien Bonnet, Rolf Berger, Gisela M.B. Meyer, Simin Baygani, Baohui Li, the LVHV Study Group

“…Least square mean (standard error) changes from baseline in six‐minute walk distance at Week 24 was numerically greater with tadalafil versus placebo (60.48 (20.41) vs 36.60 (20.78) meters; placebo‐adjusted mean difference (standard deviation) 23.88 (29.11)). …”
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Evaluation of the accuracy of a non-invasive hemoglobin-monitoring device in schoolchildren by Kanzo Okazaki, Kaoru Okazaki, Masayoshi Uesugi, Takahiro Matsusima, Hiroshi Hataya

“…Fifty-nine participants (49 %) had a relative error of ± 0.10. Conclusion: The Astrim Fit non-invasive Hb monitor can be used to evaluate Hb levels among schoolchildren for health promotion or research purposes because of its extremely low bias (or precision), no systematic biases (including fixed or proportion biases), and positive correlation between non-invasive monitoring and blood drawing. …”
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Managing Minor Ailments; The Public's Preferences for Attributes of Community Pharmacies. A Discrete Choice Experiment. by Terry Porteous, Mandy Ryan, Christine Bond, Margaret Watson, Verity Watson

“…Data from 1,049 interviews were analysed using an error components logit model. Willingness to pay (WTP), a monetary measure of benefit, was estimated for the different attribute levels.…”
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Preradioactive Iodine Thyroglobulin Levels as Predictors of Metastasis in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Patients by Budi Darmawan, Meutia Sari, Stefani Susilo, Achmad Hussein S. Kartamihardja

“…The AUC was 0.976 with a 95% confidence interval of 0.924 to 0.996 and a standard error of 0.016. The cut-off value of preradioactive iodine Tg was 10.1 ng/mL or higher with sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 96.1, 100, 98.0, 100, and 96.2%, respectively. …”
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Harmony concept of craniofacial morphology among young Serbian population on Kosovo and Metohia by Đorđević Aleksandrija, Pavlović Jasna, Vukićević Vladanka, Vujačić Amila, Simić Sanja, Martinović Brankica

“…Multiple regression and standard error were used to form a harmonious schema. Results. …”
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Development and reliability and validity testing of a medication literacy scale for medical college students by Zeng Leixiao, Sun Xiaonan, Pan Lutong, Gu Wenjing, Xiao Chang, Tang Jingqi, Dai Wenting, Kang Xiuqin, Wu Yibo

“…The confirmatory factor analysis identified a three-factor model and showed goodness of fit indices for the scale: The χ²/df = 2.623, The Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) = 0.905, The Comparative Fit Index (CFI) = 0.950, Normed Fit Index (NFI) = 0.922, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 0.938, and The Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) = 0.078. Conclusion A new scale for evaluating the medication literacy of Chinese medical college students was preliminarily developed, demonstrating good reliability and validity. …”
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Evaluating the clinical relevance and reliability of outer retinal band length on optical coherence tomography in retinal disease: a cross-sectional study by Angelica Ly, Michael Kalloniatis, Rene Cheung, Henrietta Wang, Lisa Nivison-Smith

“…HORB length was significantly associated with age (p<0.001, β=−0.22 to –0.24) and refractive error (p<0.001, β=0.12–0.16) at all B-scan locations. …”
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Mapping soil salinity in irrigated areas using hyperspectral UAV imagery by ZHOU Shixun, YIN Juan, WANG Juntao, CHANG Buhui, YANG Zhen

“…This model achieved a determination coefficient of 0.825 and a root mean square error of 2.254 g/kg. ③ Integrating the BPNN model with GIS enabled estimation of spatial variation of soil salinity. …”
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Multi-scale computational modeling towards efficacy in radiopharmaceutical therapies while minimizing side effects: Modeling of amino acid infusion. by Aryan Golzaryan, Mohammad Souri, Farshad M Kashkooli, Arman Rahmim, M Soltani

“…Our findings revealed a relative error (RE) of 9.6% ± 2.2% (mean ± SD) in total tumor absorbed dose calculation between PBPK and CDR equations, attributable to the consideration of IFP. …”
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Perceptions and practices of household heads toward malaria: a community based cross sectional study in Southwest Ethiopia by Girma Mamo Zegene, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu Gebremichael, Wondwossen Niguse, Ephrem Negeri

“…This calculation was based on a bed net utilization rate of 72.2% in the Ilu Galan District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, with a 95% confidence level, 80% power, a 3% margin of error, a 10% non-response rate, and a design effect of 2. …”
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Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (PATE‐J) Scale by Junichi Hatakeda, Hiroumi Shimazaki, Izumi Kuramochi, Takayuki Iwayama, Sayaka Kobayashi, Hideyuki Matsuki, Haruo Yoshimasu, Kheng Seang Lim

“…The model showed acceptable fit indices (χ²(76) = 607.974, comparative fit index = 0.849, Tucker–Lewis index = 0.820, root‐mean‐square error of approximation = 0.114, standardized root‐mean‐square residual = 0.078) and high reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.87 for Personal Domain and 0.75 for General Domain). …”
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