Perfil inflamatorio del humor acuoso tras tratamiento asistido por láser de femtosegundo en casos de catarata nuclear by Claudia Palacio-Pastrana, Andric C. Perez-Ortiz, Bani Antonio-Aguirre, Cristina Mendoza-Velásquez, Azyadeh Camacho-Ordóñez, Manuel Ceballos-Reyes, Atzin Robles-Contreras, Virgilio Lima-Gómez

“…Also, there was no correlation between IL-6 and PgE2 grouped (p > 0.10) or stratified by groups (p > 0.10). Conclusion: FL-exposed cases have a significant increase in IL-6 and PgE2 during the first steps of the surgical approach. …”
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Estimate the Age of Han Adult Based on the Pulp Chamber Volume and Pulp Dentinal Index of Right First Molars Using Oral and Maxillofacial CBCT by DING Yan-jie, ZHANG Xiao, SHI Wen-li, LI Zi-yi, WANG Wei, ZHANG Shi-lin, YANG Gen-jie, GUO A-ji, JIN Bo

“…The model based on the PDI values of the two right first molars （y=73.72-44.15 x3-28.27 x4, where x3 and x4 are the PDI values of the right maxillary and mandibular first molars, respectively） was the best, with the R2 of 0.79 and the mean absolute error of 4.90 years.ConclusionBoth PCV and PDI of the first molars are effective indicators for age estimation. …”
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Development and validation of a risk nomogram predicting pneumothorax requiring chest tube placement post-percutaneous CT-guided lung biopsy by Masha Bondarenko, Jianxiang Zhang, Ulysis Hugo Baal, Brian Lam, Gunvant Chaudhari, Yoo Jin Lee, Jamie Schroeder, Maya Vella, Brian Haas, Thienkhai Vu, Kimberly Kallianos, Jonathan Liu, Shravan Sridhar, Brett Elicker, Jae Ho Sohn

“…The nomogram showed a mean absolute error of 0.5% in calibration and Harrell’s C-index of 0.664 in discrimination in the internal cohort. …”
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Large Language Models Outperform Traditional Natural Language Processing Methods in Extracting Patient-Reported Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Perseus V. Patel, Conner Davis, Amariel Ralbovsky, Daniel Tinoco, Christopher Y.K. Williams, Shadera Slatter, Behzad Naderalvojoud, Michael J. Rosen, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Vivek Rudrapatna

“…In addition, we conducted fairness and error assessments. Results: Interrater reliability between annotators was >90%. …”
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Economic burden of breast cancer in India, 2000–2021 and forecast to 2030 by Rakesh N Pillai, Aleena Alex, Narassima M.S., Vivek Verma, Ajil Shaji, Keechilat Pavithran, D. K. Vijaykumar, Denny John

“…Results The results of coefficient of determination (0.99), mean absolute percentage error (69%), mean absolute error (5229), and root mean squared error (6451.2) showed that the ARIMA (0,2,0) model fitted well. …”
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La Relación entre la práctica de los sistemas penales y la determinación de los estándares de prueba by Santiago Eyherabide

“…El punto de partida es que cuanto más exigente sea un estándar de prueba, menos errores se producirán por condena de inocentes pero más errores sobre absolución de culpables e, inversamente, a menor exigencia del estándar, habrá más culpables condenados pero también más inocentes condenados. …”
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Electromagnetic navigation system for computed tomography-guided synchronous percutaneous lung biopsy and microwave ablation of pulmonary nodules: a prospective, single-center, sin... by Shengwei Li, Zhixin Bie, Yuanming Li, Jie Sun, Jiangxu Zhang, Xiangyu Zi, Runqi Guo, Xiao-Guang Li

“…The total and subpleural needle trajectory length and distance error were 8.3 ± 2.6 cm, 3.6 ± 1.6 cm, and 1.84 ± 1.08 mm, respectively. …”
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In-vivo sclera thickness measurements in experimental myopia of guinea pigs by Ruiheng Zhang, Chuyao Yu, Li Dong, Yitong Li, Xuhan Shi, Haotian Wu, Wenda Zhou, Heyan Li, Wenbin Wei

“…Sclera thickness also significantly correlates with choroidal thickness and choroidal vascularity index (%). In conclusion, the present study shows SS-OCT can be used as a non-invasive method to evaluate sclera thickness and monitor myopia progression in the guinea pig model of LIM.…”
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Hydraulic performance of a portable triangular-central flume for rectangular channels by GUO Xingchen, YUAN Changcong, WANG Fuyou, MAHEMUJIANG·Aihemaiti, JIN Peng, LI Junbo, TAO Hongfei

“…Head loss ranged from 7.13% to 32.82%. The relative error of the flow equations derived from hydraulic and dimensional analyses was between -5.98% and 5.02% and between -3.23% and 2.03%, respectively. …”
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Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and unsuccessful results from Xpert® MTB/Rif-Ultra assay in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Gizeaddis Belay, Hailu Getachew, Tigist Birku, Aimro Tadese, Yosef Gashaw, Michael Getie, Tazeb Molla, Molalign Tarekegn, Daniel Mekonnen, Alemayehu Abate

“…Conclusion and recommendation: The rate of Mtb and MDR-TB showed a decreasing trend in the last six years in Northwest Ethiopia. …”
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An open-label, randomized, post-authorization study of mirabegron in Chinese participants with overactive bladder by Zhipeng Zhang, Deyi Luo, Zhong Chen, Peng Zhang, Ganping Zhong, Keji Xie, Zhuoqun Xu, Xudong Li, Jianye Wang, Yingfan Yang, Farid Abdul Hadi, Arianne Schild

“…Safety was consistent with mirabegron's known safety profile. Conclusion: The results support a mirabegron dosage of 50 mg/day for the treatment of OAB in China.…”
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Sensitive liquid biopsy monitoring correlates with outcome in the prospective international GPOH-DCOG high-risk neuroblastoma RT-qPCR validation study by Lieke M. J. van Zogchel, Boris Decarolis, Esther M. van Wezel, Lily Zappeij‐Kannegieter, Nina U. Gelineau, Roswitha Schumacher‐Kuckelkorn, Thorsten Simon, Frank Berthold, Max M. van Noesel, Marta Fiocco, C. Ellen van der Schoot, Barbara Hero, Janine Stutterheim, Godelieve A. M. Tytgat

“…In contrast, post-induction immunocytology positivity was not associated with EFS or OS (HR 1.22 [0.68-2.19] and 1.26 [0.54-2.42]). Conclusion This study validates the association of not clearing of BM metastases by sensitive RT-qPCR detection with very poor outcome. …”
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Blast exposure and long-term diagnoses among veterans: a millennium cohort study investigation of high-level blast and low-level blast by Sarah L. Martindale, Sarah L. Martindale, Sarah L. Martindale, Claire A. Kolaja, Claire A. Kolaja, Jennifer N. Belding, Lynne Liu, Rudolph P. Rull, Daniel W. Trone, Jared A. Rowland, Jared A. Rowland, Jared A. Rowland

“…In addition, significant interactions between HLB and LLB were observed for two TBI-related conditions and four mental health conditions.ConclusionThis study contributes to the growing body of evidence on the long-term effects of BOP on brain health. …”
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Improved in-situ direct shear test of rock mass structural plane and its application to stability analysis of bedding slope by Zhiming Wang, Changguang Qi, Zhichao Zhang, Rufa Huang, Chaoxu Guo, Lijin Dong, Rongyue Zheng

“…Based on this, a reasonable supporting scheme is proposed. The conclusion of this study verifies the feasibility and validity of the improved in-situ direct shear test method in the testing of the shear strength parameters of rock structural plane. …”
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Agreement of glomerular filtration rate estimation equations for chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients at a tertiary referral hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Wubshet Jote Tolossa, Tigist Workneh Leulseged, Abdu Adem, Feyissa Challa, Tirumebet Mezgebu, Ruth S Aytehgeza, Nebiat Adane Mera, Kalsidagn Girma Asfaw, Momina M Ahmed, Kebede H Begna

“…To assess the level of agreement, bias (mean error/ME), precision, and accuracy (root-mean squared error/ RMSE) were analyzed for each equation, where for all measurements a value closer to 0 indicates minimal bias, high precision, and high accuracy demonstrating good agreement with Cockcroft-Gault. …”
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Evaluating key predictors of breast cancer through survival: a comparison of AFT frailty models with LASSO, ridge, and elastic net regularization by Senyefia Bosson-Amedenu, Emmanuel Ayitey, Francis Ayiah-Mensah, Luyton Asare

“…Model performance was evaluated using Akaike Information Criterion (AIC), Bayesian Information Criterion (BIC), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), and Mean Squared Error (MSE) metrics across three sample sizes (25%, 50%, and 75%). …”
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Predicting changes of incisor and facial profile following orthodontic treatment: a machine learning approach by Jing Peng, Yan Zhang, Mengyu Zheng, Yanyan Wu, Guizhen Deng, Jun Lyu, Jianming Chen

“…Changes of U1-SN, LI-MP, Z angle and facial convex angle were set as continuous outcomes, mean square error (MSE), mean absolute error (MAE) and coefficient of determination (R²) were used as evaluation index. …”
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Bone Age Estimation of Chinese Han Adolescents’s and Children’s Elbow Joint X-rays Based on Multiple Deep Convolutional Neural Network Models by LI Dan-yang, ZHOU Hui-ming, WAN Lei, LIU Tai-ang, LI Yuan-zhe, WANG Mao-wen, WANG Ya-hui

“…Model performance was evaluated by comparing the mean absolute error （MAE）, root mean square error （RMSE）, accuracies within ±0.7 years （P±0.7 years） and ±1.0 years （P±1.0 years） between the estimated age and the actual age, and by drawing radar charts, scatter plots, and heatmaps.ResultsWhen segmented with Scheme 3, the UNet++ model achieved good segmentation performance with a segmentation loss of 0.000 4 and an accuracy of 93.8% at a learning rate of 0.000 1. …”
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A nomogram for predicting early bacterial infection after liver transplantation: a retrospective study by Jie Yu, Jie Yu, Jichang Jiang, Jichang Jiang, Caili Fan, Caili Fan, Jinlong Huo, Jinlong Huo, Tingting Luo, Tingting Luo, Lijin Zhao, Lijin Zhao

“…These results indicate that the developed model exhibits good predictive performance and a moderate error in training and validation.ConclusionThe nomogram constructed in this study showed good differentiation, calibration, and clinical applicability. …”
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Prediction of Rut Depth in Soil Caused by Wheels Using Artificial Neural Networks by N. Farhadi, A. Mardani, A. Hosainpour, B. Golanbari

“…Specifically, the root mean square error (RMSE) for the optimal MLP model, which utilized a learning rate of 0.001 and a momentum of 0.67, was 0.10. …”
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