New correlations between ocular parameters and disease severity in Spanish patients with Gaucher's disease Type I. by Olivia Esteban, Miguel Angel Torralba, Susana Olivera, Mireya Martinez, Paula Montes, Sara Marco, Javier Ascaso

“…There were no statistically significant differences when comparing ocular parameters (visual acuity; axial length, refractive errors, corneal parameters, lens, retinal and choroidal thickness) between case and control subjects (p>0.05). …”
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The Dynamics of Doctor-Patient Communication During Remote Consultations: Qualitative Study Among Norwegian Contract General Practitioners by Børge Lønnebakke Norberg, Bjarne Austad, Eli Kristiansen, Paolo Zanaboni, Linn Okkenhaug Getz

“…Although they offer benefits such as multimedia-enabled patient expression and sharing of digital information, some concerns include the risk of information loss through triage errors, managing informal language, and ending chat-like interactions between patients and doctors. …”
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Original research: factors related to persistent amblyopia after surgical correction in unilateral congenital blepharoptosis by Yi-Hua Chen, Pei-Wei Huang, Yueh-Ju Tsai

“…Data collected included demographic information, age at surgery, surgical method, presence of strabismus, refraction errors, baseline amblyopia, and visual outcomes. These variables were compared between the two groups and used to predict persistent amblyopia. …”
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Implementing remote supervision to improve HIV service delivery in rural Malawi by Steven Masiano, Shalom Dunga, Tapiwa Tembo, Colin Pfaff, Carrie Cox, Beston Robert, Saeed Ahmed, Maria Kim

“…All regressions incorporated Newey-West standard errors to handle problems of heteroscedasticity and autocorrelation…”
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Perspectives on long-term medical management of urea cycle disorders: insights from a survey of UK healthcare professionals by Karolina M. Stepien, Melanie McSweeney, Antonio Ochoa-Ferraro, Roshni Vara, Paul Riley, Megan Smith

“…Abstract Background Urea cycle disorders (UCDs) are rare inborn errors of metabolism which impact the body’s ability to detoxify ammonia produced during protein metabolism. …”
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Influence of race, ethnicity, and sex on the performance of epigenetic predictors of phenotypic traits by Dennis Khodasevich, Nicole Gladish, Saher Daredia, Anne K. Bozack, Hanyang Shen, Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem, Belinda L. Needham, David H. Rehkopf, Andres Cardenas

“…We utilized correlation coefficients and median absolute errors (MAE) to judge predictor performance, and bootstrapping and multivariate regression to assess the significance of differences between groups. …”
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Factors affecting utilisation of traditional Korean medical services by privately insured persons: a retrospective study using Korean Health Panel Survey (KHPS) by Jinho Lee, In-Hyuk Ha, Boyoung Jung, Juchul Kim

“…We used multiple linear regression analysis to identify determinants of TKM while controlling for clustered errors.Results Approximately 6.1% (1874) of all doctor visits (30 982) were characterised as TKM services. …”
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The continuum of maternal sepsis severity: incidence and risk factors in a population-based cohort study. by Colleen D Acosta, Marian Knight, Henry C Lee, Jennifer J Kurinczuk, Jeffrey B Gould, Audrey Lyndon

“…Demographic and clinical factors were adjusted using multivariable logistic regression with robust standard errors.<h4>Results</h4>1598 mothers developed sepsis; incidence of all sepsis was 10 per 10,000 live births (95% CI = 9.4-10.3). …”
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Optimal Selection of Intrinsic Mode Functions Applied to Seizure Detection by Luis Daladier Guerrero Otoya, Maximiliano Bueno López, Eduardo Giraldo Suárez, Marta Molinas Cabrera

“…Method: This study addressed a significant gap by proposing a novel approach for the automated selection of the most relevant intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) using empirical mode decomposition and discrimination metrics such as the Minkowski distance, the mean square error, cross-correlation, and the entropy function. …”
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Factors affecting hematological parameters in Creole goats on the Southern Coast of Peru by Jhony Soca, Emmanuel Alexander Sessarego, Pamela Sarmiento, María José Cevallos-Cardenas, Juan Canchino-Gutierrez, Jose Teran, Jose Antonio Ruiz, Juancarlos Cruz-Luis, Danny Julio Cruz

“…Robust linear regression models with MM-estimation were applied, with model selection based on Akaike information criterion, Bayesian information criterion, and root mean square error. Correlation analyses and hierarchical clustering were also performed to explore inter-parameter relationships. …”
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Inter-assay variability in the measurement of urinary C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type II collagen following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by Lachlan M. Batty, Kate E. Webster, Natasha Vassileff, Jereme G. Spiers, Haydn J. Klemm, Brian Devitt, Timothy S. Whitehead, Andrew F. Hill, Julian A. Feller

“…When measured using the CloudClone® Assay, mean (standard error) u-CTX-II concentrations were 26.5 (2.5) ng/mmol Cr, 29.4 (3.8) ng/mmol Cr and 40.6 (6.9) ng/mmol Cr at the baseline, 6-month and 12-month timepoints respectively. …”
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Visual outcomes and spectacle independence of a non-diffractive wavefront-shaping intraocular lens in post-LASIK patients by Wei Fan, Wei Fan, Wei Fan, Wei Fan, Wei Fan, Wei Fan, Meiyi Zhu, Meiyi Zhu, Meiyi Zhu, Meiyi Zhu, Meiyi Zhu, Meiyi Zhu, Guangbin Zhang, Guangbin Zhang, Guangbin Zhang, Guangbin Zhang, Guangbin Zhang, Guangbin Zhang

“…Outcome measures included uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UIVA), uncorrected near visual acuity (UNVA), refractive outcomes, defocus curves, subjective DOF, spectacle independence, and Visual Function questionnaire (VF-14) after 3 months postoperatively.ResultsPostoperatively, 70% of the Post-LASIK and 86.7% of the Virgin group had refractive error within ± 0.50 D (P = 0.28). The majority of both groups achieved 20/25 or better UDVA, with no significant differences between groups for UDVA, CDVA and UIVA (P &gt; 0.05). …”
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Estimation of human metabolic age using regression and neural network analysis by O. V. Korkushko, A. V. Pysaruk, V. P. Chyzhova

“…According to the study results, the standard error in determining the metabolic age using the multiple regression equation was 9.31 years, and using the neural network – 3.18 years. …”
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Predicting implantation by using dual AI system incorporating three‐dimensional blastocyst image and conventional embryo evaluation parameters—A pilot study by Yasunari Miyagi, Toshihiro Habara, Rei Hirata, Nobuyoshi Hayashi

“…Results The statistic values by the dual AI system were 0.774 ± 0.033 (mean ± standard error) for area under the characteristic curve, 0.727 for sensitivity, 0.719 for specificity, 0.727 for predictive value of positive test, 0.719 predictive value of negative test, and 0.723 for accuracy, respectively. …”
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When care hurts: parents’ experiences of caring for a child with epidermolysis bullosa by Elisabeth Daae, Kristin Billaud Feragen, Terje Naerland, Charlotte von der Lippe

“…Examples of this was extensive home care, learning skin care through trial-and-error, tension between illness-demands and the child’s psychological needs, and parents being gatekeepers of their child’s well-being. …”
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Hybrid Harris hawks-optimized random forest model for detecting multi-element geochemical anomalies related to mineralization by Hamid Sabbaghi, Nader Fathianpour

“…Tuning hyperparameters through trial-and-error way is a labor-intensive and time-consuming procedure which is not mostly eventuated to reliable results. …”
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Enhancing patient safety: identifying fall risks during patient transfers in operating rooms by Kübra Okuyucu

“…Results The thematic analysis identified six key factors contributing to falls during patient transfers: human error, team coordination, patient condition, staffing challenges, equipment issues, and inadequate training. …”
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Assessment of morbidity profile among workers of metallurgy factories processing aluminium in Howrah district of West Bengal by Debasish Biswas, Manabendra Sau, Gautam Paik, Kishore P. Madhwani, Amalendu Samanta

“…This study showed musculoskeletal discomfort in different joints and body parts in 23.35% of participants; 2.82% of participants had ventilatory defects of lung. 3.07% of participants were suffering from hearing loss, and 5.90% of participants had refractive error of eyes. Conclusions: Noncommunicable disease burden was higher than communicable diseases among study participants. …”
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Drug pricing and reimbursement information management: processes and decision making in the global economy by Dimitrios Tsourougiannis

“…The system was labour intensive, slow to update, and prone to error. An innovative web-based pricing information management system was developed to address the shortcomings of the previous system. …”
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Validation Parameters as Applied to Methods for Quantification of Microorganisms in Medicinal Products by I. A. Buylova, O. V Gunar

“…However, the use of existing procedures for validation/verification of analytical methods is challenging, since a number of factors, such as microorganism distribution in the sample, cell morphology, and metabolic activity of microorganisms contribute to the error in microbiological testing.The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility of using the microbiological method validation parameters for validation/verification of the agar plate method.Materials and methods: 18 non-sterile medicinal products were used in the study. …”
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