Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction in Different Pregnancy Trimesters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mina Malary, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Malihe Amerian, Shadi Sabetghadam, Afsaneh Keramat

“…The methodological quality of each study was assessed using the modified from the STROBE (The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) checklist to determine the risk of bias. The standard error of prevalence in each study was calculated based on the binomial distribution formula. …”
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Integrated thermal and magnetic susceptibility modeling for air-motion artifact correction in proton resonance frequency shift thermometry by S. A. N. Nouwens, M. M. Paulides, J. Fölker, I. VilasBoas-Ribeiro, B. de Jager, W. P. M. H. Heemels

“…The method is experimentally validated using a dedicated phantom that enables the controlled injection of air-motion artifacts and with in vivo thermometry from a clinical hyperthermia treatment.Results We showed, using probe measurements in a heated phantom, that our method reduced the mean absolute error (MAE) by 58% compared to the state-of-the-art near a moving air volume. …”
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Stress-induced premature senescence in high five cell cultures: a principal factor in cell-density effects by Rui Min, Dahe Zhang, Mingzhe He, Jingyuan Chen, Xiaoping Yi, Yingping Zhuang

“…The dynamic analysis of the omics of High Five cells under different CCI (cell density at infection) conditions showed that the impact of the “cell density effect” increased over time, particularly affecting genetic information processing, error repair, protein expression regulation, and material energy metabolism. …”
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Impact of lens autofluorescence and opacification on retinal imaging by Frank G Holz, Maximilian Pfau, Monika Fleckenstein, Raffael Liegl, Geena C Rennen, Marc Vaisband, Jan Hasenauer

“…CNN image quality prediction was excellent (average mean absolute error (MAE) 0.9). Predictions were comparable to human grading. …”
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The scale of attitudes toward workplace sexual harassment disclosure: development and validation among Iranian nurses by Samaneh Behzadi Fard, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, Farideh Razban, Mahlagha Dehghan

“…Furthermore, the scale demonstrated good reliability, with a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.774, an Omega coefficient of 0.770, an ICC of 0.802, and an SEM of 1.87. Conclusion Considering the significant impact of WSH on nurses, assessing their attitudes toward the disclosure of WSH is crucial for developing preventive interventions. …”
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Development of a health support competence scale for supervisors of female migrant workers in Japan by Aya Shinohara, Noriko Kuwano, Yoshimitsu Shinagawa, Ryoko Kawasaki, Mayumi Ohnishi

“…The total HSCSS-F score was significantly positively correlated with score for ISS (r = 0.502, p < 0.001) or the HoL Staff-Care Value (r = 0.463, p < 0.001). Conclusion The HSCSS-F is a reliable and valid scale. …”
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Validation of an Open-Source Smartwatch for Continuous Monitoring of Physical Activity and Heart Rate in Adults by Nicholas Ravanelli, KarLee Lefebvre, Amy Brough, Simon Paquette, Wei Lin

“…Additionally, the Bangle.js2 demonstrated strong agreement with the Polar H10 for minute-averaged heart rate (CCC = 0.78). In conclusion, the Bangle.js2 is a valid open-source hardware and software solution for researchers interested in step counting and heart rate monitoring in free-living conditions.…”
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How much missing data is too much to impute for longitudinal health indicators? A preliminary guideline for the choice of the extent of missing proportion to impute with multiple i... by K. P. Junaid, Tanvi Kiran, Madhu Gupta, Kamal Kishore, Sujata Siwatch

“…The robustness of MICE was assessed through three approaches: comparison of means using the Repeated Measures- Analysis of variance, estimation of evaluation metrics (Root mean square error, mean absolute deviation, Bias, and proportionate variance), and visual inspection of box plots of imputed and non-imputed data. …”
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Factors Related to Superior and Inferior Hemifield Defects in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by Remi Takeuchi, Nobuko Enomoto, Kyoko Ishida, Ayako Anraku, Goji Tomita

“…Clinical data including visual acuity, refractive error, disc hemorrhage, VF indexes, and medical history were recorded. …”
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Influence of ambient light on the accuracy of different face scanning methods: an in-vitro study by Paul Ulrich Keil, Florian Beuer, Alexey Unkovskiy, Ece Atay, Marie-Elise Jennes

“…All accuracy results were labelled as highly reliable, except for the iPad´s trueness results. Conclusion Scanner-dependent influence of ambient light was shown in this in-vitro study. …”
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Nexfin Noninvasive Continuous Hemodynamic Monitoring: Validation against Continuous Pulse Contour and Intermittent Transpulmonary Thermodilution Derived Cardiac Output in Criticall... by Koen Ameloot, Katrijn Van De Vijver, Ole Broch, Niels Van Regenmortel, Inneke De laet, Karen Schoonheydt, Hilde Dits, Berthold Bein, Manu L. N. G. Malbrain

“…Bland and Altman analysis comparing NexCO with TDCO revealed a bias (± limits of agreement, LA) of 0.4 ± 2.32 L/min (with 36% error) while analysis comparing NexCO with CCO showed a bias (±LA) of 0.2 ± 2.32 L/min (37% error). …”
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Quantifying optimal inner limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery: a machine learning framework for predictive modeling and schematic visualization by Xiang Zhang, Hongjie Ma, Song Lin, Ledong Zhao, Lu Chen, Zetong Nie, Zhaoxiong Wang, Chang Liu, Xiaorong Li, Wenbo Li, Bojie Hu

“…Model performance was assessed using root mean squared error (RMSE), mean squared error (MSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and the coefficient of determination (R²). …”
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Equating conversion norms for the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment in healthy subjects and patients with neurodegenerative disorders by Sara Bernini, Elena Ballante, Marta Picascia, Marica Barbieri, Alfredo Costa, Elena Cavallini, Cristina Tassorelli, Tomaso Vecchi, Sara Bottiroli

“…The reliability of the conversion was assessed through the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) in a train-test approach confirmed in the whole sample. …”
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Exploration of heterogeneity of treatment effects across exercise-based interventions for knee osteoarthritis by Paul A. Dennis, Livia Anderson, Cynthia J. Coffman, Sara Webb, Kelli D. Allen

“…Fit was evaluated with holdout/validation data using root mean square error and mean absolute error. Results: The regression tree model outperformed all 9 metalearner models. …”
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Intraocular lens calculation formula selection for short eyes: based on axial length and anterior chamber depth by Ruoxi Gao, Jiaqing Zhang, Xiaotong Han, Yiguo Huang, Ruoxuan Huang, Jinfeng Ye, Ling Wen, Xiaozhang Qiu, Xiaoyun Chen, Xuhua Tan, Lixia Luo

“…The Kane exhibited no systematic bias (-0.07 D), and yielded lower mean absolute error (MAE) (0.48 D, P < 0.05) and root mean square absolute error (RMSAE) (0.65 D, P < 0.01). …”
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Use of artificial intelligence for gestational age estimation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sabahat Naz, Sahir Noorani, Syed Ali Jaffar Zaidi, Abdu R. Rahman, Saima Sattar, Jai K. Das, Jai K. Das, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…In studies using deep learning for 2D images, those employing CNN reported a mean error of 5.11 days (95% CI: 1.85, 8.37) in gestational age estimation, while one using DNN indicated a mean error of 5.39 days (95% CI: 5.10, 5.68). …”
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Does Vertebroplasty Affect Radiation Dose Distribution?: Comparison of Spatial Dose Distributions in a Cement-Injected Vertebra as Calculated by Treatment Planning System and Actua... by Atsushi Komemushi, Noboru Tanigawa, Shuji Kariya, Rie Yagi, Miyuki Nakatani, Satoshi Suzuki, Akira Sano, Koshi Ikeda, Keita Utsunomiya, Yoko Harima, Satoshi Sawada

“…The bulk density of the bone cement was imported into RTPS to reduce error from high CT values. A dose distribution map for the phantoms with and without cement was calculated using RTPS with clinical setting and with the bulk density importing. …”
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AI-driven demand forecasting for enhanced energy management in renewable microgrids: A hybrid LSTM-CNN approach by Bashiru olalekan ariyo, mutalub adesina lambe, olalekan ogunbiyi, musa abdulwaheed, bilkisu jimada ojuolape, monsurat omolara balogun

“…Results: The hybrid LSTM-CNN model demonstrated superior performance, achieving an R2 value of 0.87, a Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 1.45 MWh, and a Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) of 2.12 MWh. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, validity, and reliability of the Indonesian version of the Oxford Shoulder Score for patients with shoulder pain by Romy Deviandri, MD, PhD, Afrianto Daud, PhD, Iman W. Aminata, MD, Putri Octarina, BMed, Nasywa D. Mecca, Hugo C. van der Veen, MD, PhD, Inge van den Akker-Scheek, MD, PhD

“…Bland-Altman analysis showed no systematic bias. Conclusion: The I-OSS can be considered a valid and reliable questionnaire for Indonesian-speaking patients with shoulder pain.…”
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Analysis of the efficacy and safety of pregabalin in reducing the post-total knee arthroplasty sleep disturbances by Sanjay Bhalchandra Londhe, Ravi Teja Rudraraju, Ravi Vinod Shah, Govindkumar Baranwal, Anay Shah, Ishan Londhe, Dolly Singh

“…Sample size was estimated to be 34 patients in each group for 10 % improvement of the sleep quality with alpha error of 0.05 and beta error of 0.1 with power of study being 90 %. …”
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