Assessing the reliability of medical resource demand models in the context of COVID-19 by Kimberly Dautel, Ephraim Agyingi, Pras Pathmanathan

“…Validation against actual or surrogate usage data illustrated the potential value of demand models while demonstrating their limitations. Conclusions The emerging field of demand modeling holds promise in averting medical resource shortages during future public health emergencies. …”
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Effectiveness of endodontic retreatment using WaveOne Primary files in reciprocating and rotary motions by Patricia Marton Costa, Renata Maíra de Souza Leal, Guilherme Hiroshi Yamanari, Bruno Cavalini Cavenago, Marco Antônio Húngaro Duarte

“…The volumes of residual filling material were similar (9.94% for RCP and 15.94% for CCR; p > 0.05).ConclusionsThe WaveOne Primary files used in retreatment performed similarly in both RCP and CCR movements. …”
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Poor Representation of Rural Counties of the United States in Some Measures of Consumer Broadband by Cari A. Bogulski, Maysam Rabbani, Corey J. Hayes, Aysenur Betul Cengil, Catherine C. Shoults, Hari Eswaran

“…Results: Using negative binomial models with robust standard errors, we found that the number of fixed speed tests conducted per 1,000 residents was generally lower in rural counties relative to counties with over one million residents. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between cognitive flexibility, theory of mind and creative thinking in patients with bipolar disorder by Sefanur Köse, Çiçek Hocaoğlu

“…However, patients performed worse in several areas, such as the number of perseverative errors (PEs) t(98) = 4.84, p <.001, number of completed categories (z=-4.38, p <.001), DEToMI total score t(98)=-3.51, p <.001, and RMET score t(98)=-2.77, p <.007, than HCs. …”
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External validation of clinical prediction rules for complications and mortality following Clostridioides difficile infection. by Catherine Beauregard-Paultre, Claire Nour Abou Chakra, Allison McGeer, Annie-Claude Labbé, Andrew E Simor, Wayne Gold, Matthew P Muller, Jeff Powis, Kevin Katz, Suzanne M Cadarette, Jacques Pépin, Louis Valiquette

“…All other CPRs showed lower AUC values (0.63-0.69). Errors in calibration ranged from 12%- 27%.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Included CPRs showed moderate performance for clinical use in a large validation cohort with a majority of patients infected with ribotype 027 strains and a low rate of cCDI and mortality. …”
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The Influence of Running Technique Modifications on Vertical Tibial Load Estimates: A Combined Experimental and Machine Learning Approach in the Context of Medial Tibial Stress Syn... by Taylor Miners, Jeremy Witchalls, Jaquelin A. Bousie, Ceridwen R. Radcliffe, Phillip Newman

“…Machine-learning models predicted all four vGRF metrics with mean average errors of 9.5%, 10%, 10.9%, and 3.4%, respectively. …”
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Charming e-cigarette users with distorted science: a survey examining social media platform use, nicotine-related misinformation and attitudes towards the tobacco industry by Elexis C Kierstead, Barbara Schillo, Jodie Briggs, Nathan A Silver

“…Belief in distorted science about nicotine in general was also associated with more negative beliefs about the tobacco industry (OR=1.18, 95% CI=1.02 to 1.35).Conclusions Use of social media platforms may help to both spread and dispel distorted science about nicotine. …”
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Equation Built by Multiple Adaptive Regression Spline to Estimate Biological Age in Healthy Postmenopausal Women in Taiwan by Chun-Feng Chang, Ta-Wei Chu, Chi-Hao Liu, Sheng-Tang Wu, Chung-Chi Yang

“…The method with the smaller degree of estimation error was considered to be more accurate. The lower prediction errors yielded by MARS compared to the MLR method suggest that MARS performs better than MLR. …”
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Eye Movements of French Dyslexic Adults While Reading Texts: Evidence of Word Length, Lexical Frequency, Consistency and Grammatical Category by Aikaterini Premeti, Frédéric Isel, Maria Pia Bucci

“…Results: Dyslexic participants made more reading errors and had longer reading time particularly with the meaningless text, suggesting an increased reliance on the semantic context to enhance their reading strategy. …”
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The effect of game-based scenario writing on the clinical reasoning of internship nursing students in cardiovascular emergencies and critical care units by Mahnaz Antikchi, Sara Heydari, Fatemeh Bakhshi

“…Abstract Background Nurses’ failure to properly apply clinical reasoning (CR) can result in diagnostic errors especially in cardiac emergencies and critical care that compromise patient care and threaten patient safety. …”
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Processes of Translation and Interpreting from a Native into a Foreign Language: Psycholinguistic Aspects by Леонід Черноватий, Наталя Ковальчук

“…A slight growth of the number of mistakes in the article use and an insignificant amount of more elementary errors, non-compatible with the subjects’ level of English, may be accounted for by the restricted monitoring capacity in sight translation due to the processing mechanism saturation. …”
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Evaluation of the shape symmetry of bilateral normal corneas in a Chinese population. by Fangjun Bao, Hao Chen, Ye Yu, Jiguo Yu, Shi Zhou, Jing Wang, QinMei Wang, Ahmed Elsheikh

“…<h4>Results</h4>The general quadratic model provided average RMS of fit errors with the topography data of 1.7±0.6 µm and 5.7±1.3 µm in anterior and posterior corneal surfaces. …”
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The value of source data verification in a cancer clinical trial. by Catrin Tudur Smith, Deborah D Stocken, Janet Dunn, Trevor Cox, Paula Ghaneh, David Cunningham, John P Neoptolemos

“…In this empirical comparison, SDV was expensive and identified random errors that made little impact on results and clinical conclusions of the trial. …”
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Development and Use of Biotechnological System Models in Applied Scientific Research by M. A. Kerimov

“…(Conclusions) The efficiency of a multiply connected biotechnical system is constrained by the zone of maximum adaptation. …”
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Intra and inter-session reliability of rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation stimulus-response curves of tibialis anterior muscle in healthy older adults. by Elisabetta Peri, Emilia Ambrosini, Vera Maria Colombo, Mark van de Ruit, Michael J Grey, Marco Monticone, Giorgio Ferriero, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Simona Ferrante

“…Inter-sessions ICC were >0.6 for all measures but slope at rest and MEPmax and latency at 5%MVC.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Measures derived from SR curves acquired in <4 minutes are affected by similar measurement errors to those found with long-lasting protocols, suggesting that the rapid method is at least as reliable as the traditional methods. …”
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Team leader communication in ad hoc teams and its impact on team outcomes: a systematic review by Oddveig Reiersdal Aaberg, Dag Tomas Sagen Johannesen, Ellen Benestad Moi, Gro Frivold, Fredrik Jensen, Kristine Haddeland

“…Team leadership is important for effective teamwork, and communication in ad hoc teams is especially vulnerable to errors and may impact patient outcomes. Previous review studies have mainly focused on team leadership styles. …”
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Can artificial intelligence and contrast-enhanced mammography be of value in the assessment and characterization of breast lesions? by Lamiaa Mohamed Bassam Hashem, Heba Monir Azzam, Ghadeer Saad Abd El-Shakour El-Gamal, MennatAllah Mohamed Hanafy

“…Radiologists, under heavy and prolonged workloads, are more prone to errors and to reduce such mistakes, and computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) has been introduced. …”
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Do hospital-to-home transitions work for older adults with multiple long-term conditions including dementia? A realist review by Lauren Lawson, Matthew Cooper, Clare Tolley, Annette Hand, Hamde Nazar

“…Frequent transitions increase the risk of errors, miscommunication, and treatment delays, compromising patient safety and leading to potentially increased mortality, morbidity, and preventable readmissions. …”
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From classroom to clinic: evaluating a clinical pathology course to strengthen pathology report literacy of medical interns by Fariba Abbasi, Parvin Ayremlu, Zahra Niazkhani

“…Despite their critical role, medical students may struggle with interpreting these reports, which can lead to miscommunication and potential diagnostic errors. This study investigated the impact of incorporating a clinical pathology course into the routine medical curriculum to enhance medical students' understanding of pathology reports and their satisfaction with the course. …”
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Testicular Torsion in Children. Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of Ultrasonography by E. B. Olkhova, M. V. Topolnik, A. S. Gulenkov

“…During statistical processing we determined the mean values, their standard deviation, sampling errors, significance of differences in the mean values, correlation coefficient and did ROC analysis. …”
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