Future declines of coronary heart disease mortality in England and Wales could counter the burden of population ageing. by Maria Guzman Castillo, Duncan O S Gillespie, Kirk Allen, Piotr Bandosz, Volker Schmid, Simon Capewell, Martin O'Flaherty

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The decline in CHD mortality has been reasonably continuous since 1979, and there is little reason to believe it will soon halt. …”
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Bayesian dynamic borrowing in group-sequential design for medical device studies by Maria Vittoria Chiaruttini, Giulia Lorenzoni, Dario Gregori

“…However, challenges such as ensuring exchangeability between historical and current data and mitigating Type I error inflation remain critical. This study proposes a Bayesian group-sequential design incorporating a Self-Adaptive Mixture (SAM) prior framework to address these challenges in medical device trials. …”
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A probabilistic approach for building disease phenotypes across electronic health records by David Vidmar, Jessica De Freitas, Will Thompson, John M. Pfeifer, Brandon K. Fornwalt, Noah Zimmerman, Riccardo Miotto, Ruijun Chen

“…Probabilistic phenotypes built using LEVI exhibit low calibration error without the need for labels, allowing for better risk-benefit tradeoffs.…”
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Parameter identification of photovoltaic inverter based on improved particle swarm optimization algorithm by LUO Jian, SUN Yue, JIANG Lijuan

“…The advantages of the proposed method can be obtained by comparing the synchronous identification results of the parameters， and the identification results were substituted into the simulation model.ResultsThe error of synchronous identification results of low sensitivity parameters was far beyond the acceptable range， and the error of relevant parameters identified by CGAPSO step by step was less than 1.1%， which was much higher than the accuracy of synchronous identification results.ConclusionsThe output data of the identification model based on the improved particle swarm optimization algorithm had a high agreement with the actual inverter working data，which could accurately reflect the actual working characteristics of the inverter.…”
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Portable optical spectroscopy and machine learning techniques for quantification of the biochemical content of raw food materials by Cosimo Ricci, Agata Gadaleta, Annamaria Gerardino, Angelo Didonna, Giuseppe Ferrara, Francesca Romana Bertani

“…A Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 1.25 was obtained for the determination of total soluble solids (TSS) over a 2-year period for pomegranate fresh fruits of Wonderful cultivar, which is commonly harvested with TSS values of 16–17. …”
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Atropine (0.05%) for rapid progressive childhood myopia (ARM study) by Rohit Saxena, Vinay Gupta, Himani Thakur, Rebika Dhiman, Thirumurthy Velpandian, Swati Phuljhele, Namrata Sharma

“…The study observed the response to treatment was independent of the age at baseline, baseline refractive error, baseline rate of progression, gender, and family history of myopia. …”
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Two-stage re-estimation adaptive design: a simulation study by Francesca Galli, Luigi Mariani

“…In this simulation study, we investigate the statistical properties of two-stage sample size re-estimation designs in terms of type I error control, study power and sample size, in comparison with the fixed-sample study.…”
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CRISP: correlation-refined image segmentation process by Jennifer K. Briggs, Erli Jin, Matthew J. Merrins, Richard K. P. Benninger

“…This manual cell masking introduces potential user error. To address this error, we developed the Correlation-Refined Image Segmentation Process (CRISP). …”
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Research on the Raft improved algorithm for anti-Byzantine nodes by WANG Xiaowei, LI Jie

“…On the anti-Byzantine， error logs were not identified in Raft algorithm， while the error log recognition rate of AntiB-Raft algorithm can reach 100%， meanwhile the consensus delay was 28% lower than the existing algorithm RB-Raft.ConclusionsThe proposed algorithm AntiB-Raft had the capability of anti-Byzantine and reduced consensus delay compared with the existing algorithm RB-Raft and its efficiency was improved significantly.…”
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Test-retest reliability of the twenty-five-hole peg test in patients who had a stroke by Fredrik Granström, Mattias Hedlund, Britta Lindström, Staffan Eriksson

“…The use of an average of three trials compared with a single trial substantially reduces the measurement error.Trial registration number ISRCTN registry, reference number ISRCTN24868616.…”
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Combined Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery and 27-Gauge Transconjunctival Sutureless Vitrectomy by Sami Yılmaz, Remzi Avcı, Ayşegül Mavi Yıldız

“…The mean target sphere refractive error was −0.24 ± 0.16 (range, −0.50–0.11) D, and the mean postoperative spherical equivalent refractive error was −0.14 ± 0.39 (range, −1.00–0.50) D at 6 months p=0.196. …”
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Exploring bidirectional causality between religion and mental health: A longitudinal study using data from the parent generation of a UK birth cohort. by Daniel Major-Smith, Jimmy Morgan, Isaac Halstead, Jean Golding

“…Small differences by gender were found, with religiosity marginally associated with better mental health in women and worse mental health in men, but the inconsistency of the results and the wide margins of error mean that firm conclusions cannot be made. …”
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Criterion and Construct Validity of the Pocket-Worn RISE Device to Assess Movement Behaviour in Community-Dwelling People with Stroke by Camille F. M. Biemans, Laura van der Heiden, Cindy Veenhof, Olaf W. Verschuren, Johanna M. A. Visser-Meily, Martijn F. Pisters, Yvonne A. W. Hartman

“…The mean absolute percentage error and mean percentage error were below the predefined 20% threshold for SB and PA. …”
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The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Gait Rhythm with Motor Imagery -Trial Using the Finger Tap Test- by Keisuke Itotani, Mirai Taki, Shinnosuke Ueno, Hina Nakai, Yuta Miki, Ippei Suganuma, Shun Harada, Noriyuki Ogawa

“…Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of any error (delta; ∆) between the image of one’s own walking rhythm and the actual walking rhythm and physical activity, as a new motor imagery assessment. …”
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Caregiver Contribution to Self-Care of Chronic Illness Inventory: Evaluation of Measurement Properties in a Middle-Income Country by Sajmira Adëraj, Alta Arapi, Rocco Mazzotta, Alessandro Stievano, Dasilva Taci, Dhurata Ivziku, Vicente Bernalte-Martí, Ercole Vellone, Gennaro Rocco, Maddalena De Maria

“…The construct’s validity was supported. The measurement error was adequate. <b>Conclusions:</b> The Albanian version of the CC to Self-Care of the Chronic Illness Inventory features sound measurement properties and is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing caregiver contribution to patient self-care behaviors in the Albanian population.…”
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Сardiac index and stroke volume variation estimated by the pulse wave transit time analysis in comparison with variables derived by pulse contour analysis after coronary revascula... by D. A. Volkov, E. V. Fot, A. A. Smetkin, T. N. Semenkova, K. V. Paromov, V. V. Kuzkov, M. Yu. Kirov

“…The mean bias between  esSVV and SVVPCA achieved – 6.1% with limits of agreement of ± 15.5% and percentage error of 137%.Conclusions. The coherence of CIesCCO and esSVV based on PWTT in comparison with PCA is not appropriate. …”
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Drug Incompatibilities and Complex Assemblies: Let Us Remain Vigilant! by Cordélia Salomez-Ihl, Anthony Martin Mena, Marie-Carmen Molina, Romane Chapuis, Marjorie Durand, Sébastien Chanoine, Julien Leenhardt, Philippe Py, Marie-Dominique Brunet, Yung-Sing Wong, Marie Chevallier, Bertrand Décaudin, Pascal Odou, Pierrick Bedouch, Roseline Mazet

“…Due to the presence of lipids in the parenteral nutrition, visual detection of the white precipitate was difficult. <b>Conclusions</b>: Multi-lumen infusion devices limit but do not prevent the occurrence of PCIs, particularly in the event of a preparation error. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Microhardness and Degree of Polymerization of Dual-cure Resin Cement on Luting Composite Resin Endocrowns of 5.5mm and 7.5mm Thicknesses: An in-vitro Stud... by Prakruthi Nallikatte, Shony Mohan, Harsha Karunakaran, Ravichandran Rajagopal, Vivek Nair, Amal Shajahan

“…The mean degree of polymerization across all groups was 7.8723, with an overall standard deviation of 0.35528 and a standard error of 0.06487. The ANOVA test results revealed a significant difference in the degree of polymerization between the groups (F = 144.873, p < 0.001).Conclusions: The study's statistical analysis was evident through  ANOVA and post hoc Tukey's tests. …”
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Data-driven unmanned surface vehicles trajectory tracking adaptive control by Weikun WANG, Jiapeng LIU, Baofang WANG, Keqi ZHAO, Jinpeng YU

“…ResultsThe stability of the system is proved by analyzing the pseudo Jacobian matrix and the convergence of the tracking error of dynamics and kinematics. ConclusionsSimulation results show that the control strategy proposed in this paper can track the expected trajectory effectively, and the effectiveness of the control scheme is verified.…”
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ECHNOLOGICAL PROVISIONING OF TEST CONTROL OF SPECIAL HEALTH GROUP STUDENTS’ POWER ABILITIES by V.M. Koryahin, O. Z. Blavt

“…Conclusions: Implementation of the offered system of monitoring of students’ power abilities’ functional state ensures promptness of confident testing results’ reception. …”
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