Optimization of Serum and Salivary Cortisol Interpolation for Time-Dependent Modeling Frameworks in Healthy Adult Males by Nathaniel T. Berry, Travis Anderson, Christopher K. Rhea, Laurie Wideman

“…Model fit and performance were assessed using the coefficient of determination (R²) and the root mean square error (RMSE), as well as an examination of the equivalence, via two one-sided t-tests (TOST), of 24 h cortisol output between the observed and interpolated data. …”
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RESULTS OF SNOW COVER FORECAST IN THE CAUCASUS REGION USING THE METHOD OF SINGULAR-SPECTRAL ANALYSIS by Boris Azretaliyevich Ashabokov, Alla Amarbiyevna Tashilova, Lara Asirovna Kesheva

“…Conclusions: As a result of the use of the method of singular-spectral analysis, the forecast of such snow cover characteristics of the southern ETR, such as the average decade height of the snow cover and the number of days with snow cover of the southern ETR for 2018-2022, was made. …”
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Assessing the representativeness of large medical data using population stability index by Sheng-Chieh Lu, Wenye Song, Andre Pfob, Chris Gibbons

“…Despite small effect sizes (Cramér's V 0.01 – 0.09), Chi-Square tests were significant for most comparisons, indicating likely type-I error caused by our large sample. Conclusions Population stability index can be used to examine sample differences in healthcare studies where only binned data are available or where large datasets may reduce the reliability of other metrics. …”
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Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…Even where trend data diverged (eg, for surgery \[43.1% likelihood of acceptance, 95% CI: 33.7%-52.8%\]), the cumulative surgery count over 5 years was within the margin of error of the real-world data. # Conclusions Implementing VCE in the surveillance of patients with Crohn’s disease and small bowel involvement may be cost saving in Italy. …”
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Psychosocial and socioeconomic determinants of cardiovascular mortality in Eastern Europe: A multicentre prospective cohort study. by Taavi Tillmann, Hynek Pikhart, Anne Peasey, Ruzena Kubinova, Andrzej Pajak, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Sofia Malyutina, Andrew Steptoe, Mika Kivimäki, Michael Marmot, Martin Bobak

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Six psychosocial and socioeconomic factors were associated with cardiovascular mortality, independent of each other. …”
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Can traditional games improve gross motor performance of elementary school students? Meta-analysis study by Iqbal Maulana, Sigit Nugroho, Ahmad Nasrulloh

“…Because traditional games include physical exertion, which might increase movement quality. Conclusions The outcomes of this meta-analysis study suggest that traditional games have a significant impact on primary school kids' gross motor skills.…”
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Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the nurses’ health-related procrastination scale (NHRPS) in Chinese nurses by Haili Zhang, Yan Shen, Ling Xu, Liangyi Cao, Lan Chen

“…Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the chi-square/degree of freedom (CMIN/DF) was 1.515, the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) was 0.049, the comparative fit index (CFI) was 0.956, the incremental fit index (IFI) was 0.956, and the Tucker Lewis index (TLI) was 0.951. …”
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Validation and assessment of the arabic psychological first aid scale among physicians, nurses, and counselors in Jordan by Basma Eid Alshareef, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ibraheem B. Maali, Khaled Amer

“…There are significant differences (p < 0.001) between the selected HCP groups, particularly for the counselors’ group in terms of knowledge, skills, and attitudes of PFA. Conclusions The Arabic PFA scale is valid and reliable among HCPs. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE ACCURACY OF COMPUTER MEASUREMENT OF A PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MODEL OF THE JAW by Dmytro M. Korol, Dmytro D. Kindiy, Kateryna D. Toncheva, Ruslan V. Kozak, Vitalii V. Yarkovyi, Sergiy G. Zubchenko, Mykhailo O. Ramus

“…The analysis of the results proved that computer measurement on a 3D model is 27% better by the standard deviation criterion, 28% better by the mean error criterion, and 26% better by the coefficient of variation. …”
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Laboratory Evaluation of the Shinyei PPD42NS Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensor. by Elena Austin, Igor Novosselov, Edmund Seto, Michael G Yost

“…<h4>Results</h4>Two-minute block averages of the sensor response provide a measurement with low random error, within sensor, for particles in the 0.75-6μm range with a limit of detection of 1 μg/m3. …”
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Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) used in adult patients with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review. by Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi, Derek Kyte, Paul Cockwell, Tom Marshall, Adrian Gheorghe, Thomas Keeley, Anita Slade, Melanie Calvert

“…However, further research is required to evaluate the measurement error, structural validity, responsiveness and patient acceptability of PROMs used in CKD.…”
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Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC-C) scale in nursing inters: a psychometric analysis by Qin Qin, Luqing Zheng, Le Chen, Yang Yang, Huifang Li, Jingjing Wang, Linan Cheng, Noorsuzana Mohd Shariff

“…The scale had a Cronbach's alpha of 0.916 and test–retest reliability of 0.876. Conclusions The Chinese version of the ARTIC-C scale has demonstrated strong reliability and validity, making it an effective tool for measuring Chinese nursing interns' attitudes and knowledge regarding trauma-informed care.…”
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The structure and predictive value of intrinsic capacity in a longitudinal study of ageing by John R Beard, A T Jotheeswaran, Matteo Cesari, Islene Araujo de Carvalho

“…In a causal path model examining incident loss of ADL and IADL, intrinsic capacity had a direct relationship with the outcome—root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.02 (90% CI 0.001 to 0.05) and RMSEA=0.008 (90% CI0.001 to 0.03) respectively—and was a strong mediator for the effect of age, sex, wealth and education. …”
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Measuring Digital Health Literacy in Older Adults: Development and Validation Study by SungMin Kim, Choonghee Park, Sunghyeon Park, Dai-Jin Kim, Ye-Seul Bae, Jae-Heon Kang, Ji-Won Chun

“…The model fit indices indicated excellent structural validity (Tucker-Lewis Index=0.924, comparative fit index=0.916, root-mean-square error of approximation=0.088, standardized root-mean-square residual=0.044). …”
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Exploring Global Interest in Propolis, Nanosilver, and Biomaterials: Insights and Implications for Dentistry from Big Data Analytics by Magdalena Sycińska-Dziarnowska, Liliana Szyszka-Sommerfeld, Krzysztof Woźniak, Gianrico Spagnuolo

“…<i>Biomaterials</i> experienced initial declines but later stabilized at elevated levels. <b>Conclusions</b>: These findings underscore the oscillating nature of public interest in antimicrobial and biomaterial innovations, highlighting opportunities for targeted research and commercialization. …”
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Assessing fiber quality variability among modern upland cotton cultivars and incorporating it into the GOSSYM-based fiber quality simulation model by Sahila Beegum, Muhammad Adeel Hassan, Krishna N. Reddy, Vangimalla Reddy, Kambham Raja Reddy

“…The model simulated fiber quality closely matched the measured values for TM1, with the absolute percentage error (APE) being less than 0.92% for fiber strength, fiber length, and length uniformity index and 4.7% for micronaire. …”
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A Novel Foundation Model-Based Framework for Multimodal Retinal Age Prediction by Christopher Nielsen, Matthias Wilms, Nils D. Forkert

“…Results: The developed multimodal model sets a new benchmark in retinal age prediction (mean absolute error of 2.75 years), outperforming traditional CNN and single-modality approaches. …”
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The Role of T Helper 17 (Th17) and Regulatory T Cells (Treg) in the Pathogenesis of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among HIV-Infected Women by Teke Apalata, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza

“…Mean concentrations of genital IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-17, and TGF-β3 were significantly higher in HIV infected women coinfected with VVC. Conclusions. In HIV-infected women, VVC might be explained by a decline of Th17 cells, hence a decrease of Th17/Treg ratio.…”
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A new statistic to evaluate imputation reliability. by Peng Lin, Sarah M Hartz, Zhehao Zhang, Scott F Saccone, Jia Wang, Jay A Tischfield, Howard J Edenberg, John R Kramer, Alison M Goate, Laura J Bierut, John P Rice, COGA Collaborators COGEND Collaborators, GENEVA

“…The initial Q-Q plot for the test of association between cases and controls was grossly distorted (lambda = 1.15) and had 4016 false positives, reflecting imputation error. After filtering out SNPs with IQS<0.9, the Q-Q plot was acceptable and there were no longer false positives. …”
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Maximizing biohydrogen production from watermelon peels using Clostridium butyricum NE133: a statistical optimization approach with Plackett–Burman and Box–Behnken designs by Norhan Elerakey, Abdel-Hamied M. Rasmey, Youseef M. Mohammed, Akram A. Aboseidah, Heba Hawary

“…The determination coefficient R2 of the model was 0.9902 with the lack of fit F-value was 1.86. Conclusions The confirmation experiment revealed only a 0.59% difference between the predicted and experimental hydrogen production, indicating that the optimum conditions were actual with the least error. …”
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