Detection of colistin resistance via four methods in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative rods isolated from blood cultures by Rama Alhamwi, Lütfiye Öksüz

“…Although there were no major errors in these methods, the macrodilution (12%) and commercial microdilution (20.6%) methods showed the most minor errors. …”
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Enhancing positioning accuracy in adjuvant radiotherapy for left breast cancer using cervical‐thoracic integrated bracket combined with deep inspiration breath holding by Bao Wan, Yunsong Liu, Yandong Ge, Fan Liu, Ruiao Zhao, Tantan Li, Yanxin Zhang, Wei Zhang, Fukui Huan, Xu Yang, Zhouguang Hui

“…The displacement of the acromioclavicular joint varied, with the CTIB & DIBH method showing more favorable outcomes. Conclusion DIBH method exhibited lower setup errors and more effective fixation of the acromioclavicular joint, especially when combined with CTIB, making it a recommended fixation method in adjuvant radiotherapy following breast‐conserving surgery.…”
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Alternative methods for analyzing cross-sectional studies of common outcomes: A guide for healthcare professionals by Mohammad H. Aljawadi, BPharm, PharmD, MSc, PhD

“…Poisson regression with robust standard errors or jackknife standard errors is preferred, to produce reliable PR estimation while avoiding misinterpretation in health research.…”
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Triple-E Principle: Leveraging Occam’s Razor for Dance Energy Expenditure Estimation by Kuan Tao, Kun Meng, Bingcan Gao, Junchao Yang, Junqiang Qiu

“…Results: Empirical formulas were proved inaccurate for dance energy expenditure, with Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) exceeding 50% and Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) surpassing 3.23. …”
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A clinical prediction model for blood pressure changes after renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension by Yishuan Zhang, Ruiqing He, Chen Chen, Hong Zhang, Lingyan Li, Rongxue Xiao, Shuangyu Chen, Shuyi Wu, Zongjun Liu, Junqing Gao

“…In the prediction model on SBP change, compared to the OLS model, the Ridge regression exhibited lower prediction errors [mean absolute error [MAE]: 6.40 vs. 6.95; mean squared error [MSE]: 65.58 vs. 76.15] and a higher R² (0.79 vs. 0.72). …”
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Evaluation of colistin susceptibility by four phenotypic methods compared to broth microdilution in multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Ilgaz Kazaz, Gokce Cicek Karaman, Hasan Karakus, Sinem Kaya, Tugrul Hosbul

“…Additionally, EA, categorical agreement (CA), major error (ME), and very major error (VME) were evaluated by the CLSI guidelines. …”
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Wrong Drug Events Across Pennsylvania Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Analysis of Medication Pairs, Class Patterns, and Clinical Safety Implications by Myungsun Ro, Rebecca Jones

“…# Background Medication errors represent a significant challenge to patient safety. …”
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Computer vision-based detection of liquid levels within cylindrical tanks in wastewater treatment by MA Huanhuan, LI Yunbei, ZHANG Yuanxin, HE Yu, SHI Ningning, FAN Anrui, ZHOU Linhao, HUANG Biaobing, HONG Shuangxi, ZHANG Xiaoju

“…【Objective】Traditional methods for measuring specific resistance of sludge in wastewater treatment are limited by low efficiency, high errors and liquid surface oscillation. To address these issues, a computer vision-based intelligent monitoring system was developed to improves accuracy and automation of the measurements and overcome the limitations of conventional methods.…”
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Evaluating ECAMM-based training efficacy for malaria microscopists in Hunan Province, China by Wei Ning, Shi-feng Zhuang, Lan Wen, Ming-zhong Xu, Miao-miao Wang, Fang Peng, Fei-fan Huang, Bin Tian, Bin Tian

“…The predominant diagnostic error was interspecies confusion, notably the misidentification of Plasmodium ovale (P. ovale) as Plasmodium malariae (P. malariae)(20.8% of errors). …”
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Application of standard keratometry values obtained from keratotopographic mapping data to calculate the optical power of a multifocal intraocular lens by S. V. Shukhaev, E. V. Boiko, Yu. M. Petrosyan, A. V. Molodkin

“…For each combination of zone/keratometry value/formula, the average error of postoperative predicted refraction, its difference from zero (Wilcoxon criterion), the median value taking into account the sign, the mean (MAE) and median (MedAE) absolute errors in calculating the spherical equivalent of the IOL, the standard deviation of the mean absolute error (SD) were calculated.Results. …”
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Research on Equivalent Circuit Model of Flat Linear Induction Electromagnetic Pump Considering End Effect by BAI Yifan1, YAN Xin2, BI Keming2, YANG Chunwei1, DING Ming1

“…This underlines a strong correlation between the longitudinal end effects and the liquid metal flow rate, suggesting that different operational factors can significantly sway the impact of end effects. In conclusion, the calculation results indicate that the discrepancies between the equivalent circuit model’s predictions and the experimental data are within an acceptable margin of error. …”

正交直齿面齿轮接触斑点及传动误差的研究 by 汪中厚, 牛波, 张扬扬, 张郑恺

“…Then, a conclusion that in a set of three different load cases, the greater the torque load is applied to the face gear, the greater the transmission error there is, but the speed of face gear almost has no effect on the gear transmission error is obtained. …”
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渐开线塑料齿轮齿廓偏差影像法测量的不确定度和抽样检验统计特性 by 郑卫, 许耀东

“…Applying projection method,the involute plastic gear tooth profile deviation is measured.As plastic gear tooth profile is much influenced by mechanical stress and thermal stress in machining,thus causing more tooth profile strain,to reflect precisely the measuring result of plastic gear tooth profile deviation,and confirm the precision level of it,the rotation bias error,rotation division error,aiming indication error and repeating measuring error are appraised by A series uncertainty and B series uncertainty.Trough analysis by the statistic range controlling chart,a same conclusion is reached.Combining single tooth profile deviation measurement with random sampling inspection,the accuracy grade of plastic gear tooth profile deviation is confirmed,which is out of the national standard range of gear tooth profile accuracy grade.Thus,the tested plastic gear by machining is more used in display in laboratory than in industry.…”
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National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale: comparison of original and modified versions for Singapore culture by Shu Han Lim, Tai Yan Guek, Fung Peng Woon, Deirdre Danyi Tay, Shu Swen Ho, Szu Chyi Ng, Deidre Anne De Silva

“…Conclusion: There are cultural issues with several dysphasia objects in the original NIHSS as evidenced by the high error rates, which were lowered with more culturally suitable alternatives. …”
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Problem of Ametropia in Children in Russian Federation by El Yu. Markova, L. Yu. Bezmel’nitsyna, O. V. Kurganova, N. A. Pron’ko, L. V. Venediktova

“…With regard to non-medical costs, we established that a reduction the frequency of courses in vision office and operational treatment results in a reduction in payments to parents on temporary incapacity sheets.Conclusion: the optimal age for diagnostics of refractive errors in up to 1year from both clinical and economic perspective.…”
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Technical quality of root canal treatment performed by undergraduate students using rotary instruments versus hand instruments: A Retrospective Study by Seyda Ersahan, Nur Sena Arıkan, Yelda Erdem Hepşenoğlu, Alperen Tekin

“…However, occurrence of ledge formation was higher in manual group than that of rotary group (p = 0.007). Conclusion: In view of our findings, RCT performed by undergraduate dental students using rotary instrumentation systems is of higher technical quality and also has fewer procedural errors than manual instrumentation.…”
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Distinctive features of eye pathology in elderly and senile people in Arkhangelsk region by R. N. Zelentsov, V. V. Popov, I. A. Novikova, A. A. Trofimova

“…In the age group of 60 to 74 years, the most common pathologies included glaucoma, diabetic angioretinopathy, retinal conditions and refractive errors; in the people of advanced age (75—89 years), lens pathologies and age-related macular degeneration occurred more frequently than in the younger age group while glaucoma, diabetic angioretinopathy, retinal conditions and refractive errors occurred less frequently. …”
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Accuracy of Intraocular Lens Power Formulas Involving 148 Eyes with Long Axial Lengths: A Retrospective Chart-Review Study by Chong Chen, Xian Xu, Yuyu Miao, Gaoxin Zheng, Yong Sun, Xun Xu

“…For axial lengths > 33 mm, eyes exhibited a postoperative hyperopic refractive error. Conclusions. The Haigis and SRK/T formulas may be more suitable for calculating intraocular lens power for eyes with axial lengths ranging from 26 to 33 mm. …”
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Impact of Uncertainties in Exposure Assessment on Thyroid Cancer Risk among Persons in Belarus Exposed as Children or Adolescents Due to the Chernobyl Accident. by Mark P Little, Deukwoo Kwon, Lydia B Zablotska, Alina V Brenner, Elizabeth K Cahoon, Alexander V Rozhko, Olga N Polyanskaya, Victor F Minenko, Ivan Golovanov, André Bouville, Vladimir Drozdovitch

“…There were also borderline significant (p = 0.102) modifying effects of gender on the radiation dose trend, but no significant modifying effects of age at time of accident, or age at screening as modifiers of dose response (p>0.2).<h4>Conclusions</h4>In summary, the relatively small contribution of unshared classical dose error in the current study results in comparatively modest effects on the regression parameters.…”
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Personalization of closed-chain shoulder models yields high kinematic accuracy for multiple motions by Claire V. Hammond, Heath B. Henninger, Benjamin J. Fregly, Jonathan A. Gustafson

“…The closed-chain shoulder model demonstrated high accuracy (average: 0.9 mm; maximum: 5.7 mm) and consistency across subject in cross-validation tests (average marker distance errors = 1.0–1.4 mm). Models personalized with synthetic noise representative of skin-based marker data resulted in slightly increased, yet acceptable marker errors (average: 3.4 mm).ConclusionOur personalized, closed-chain shoulder modeling framework significantly improves the accuracy and anatomical fidelity of shoulder kinematic simulations compared to existing approaches. …”
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