Reliability of the use of foot pressure pain threshold in adults: a test-retest analysis by Lidia Mayorga-Vega, Ana Maria Jimenez-Cebrian, Francisco Javier Barón-López, Alonso Montiel-Luque, Juan Carlos Benavente-Marín, Julia Warnberg

“…The ICC values ranged from 0.76 to 0.91. Conclusions A digital algometer can be used to measure pressure pain thresholds on the foot. …”
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A Refined Model for Ablation Through Cavitation Bubbles with Ultrashort Pulse Lasers by Shwetabh Verma, Samuel Arba Mosquera

“…Taking a photodisruption model coefficient commonly used in the literature, the root mean square error between the two interaction models was minimized using the generalized reduced gradient fitting method to calculate the optimum scaling factors for the plasma model. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Steep-Axis One-Handed Phacoemulsification under the Guidance of a Verion Image-Guided System by Panpan Li, Yuanyuan Tu, Xiang Chen, Yu Song, Huaijin Guan

“…Intraoperative phacoparameters, such as visual acuity, surgically induced astigmatism (SIA), total corneal astigmatism (TCA), angle of error (AE), corneal volume (CV), and corneal endothelial cells, were compared. …”
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A comparative analysis of the 1-year outcomes of modified Athens protocol versus Cretan protocol in the treatment of progressive keratoconus by Jielei Huang, Jiawei Wu, Wang Xiao, Lu Xiong, Bo Zhang, Ivey Thornton, Zheng Wang

“…There were no significant variances between the two groups regarding changes in refractive error, corneal curvature, corneal astigmatism, and keratoconus parameters. …”
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Studying individual risk factors for self-harm in the UK Biobank: A polygenic scoring and Mendelian randomisation study. by Kai Xiang Lim, Frühling Rijsdijk, Saskia P Hagenaars, Adam Socrates, Shing Wan Choi, Jonathan R I Coleman, Kylie P Glanville, Cathryn M Lewis, Jean-Baptiste Pingault

“…Main limitations include the lack of representativeness of the UK Biobank sample, that self-harm was self-reported, and the limited power of some of the included GWASs, potentially leading to possible type II error.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In addition to confirming the role of MDD, we demonstrate that ADHD and schizophrenia likely play a role in the aetiology of self-harm using multivariate genetic designs for causal inference. …”
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Are They Aligned? An Analysis of Social Media-Based Nurse Well-Being Concerns and Well-Being Programs by Arianna P. Milicia, Jessica L. Handley, Christian L. Boxley, Deanna-Nicole C. Busog, Seth Krevat, Nate Apathy, Daniel Marchalik, Raj M. Ratwani, Ella S. Franklin

“…# Background Nurse burnout and distress pose patient safety risks due to impaired nurse attention, increased likelihood of medical error, and increased nurse turnover leading to a reduction in the number of nurses available to deliver care. …”
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Integrating Statistical and Earth <i>AgriData</i> in Small Farming Systems for Food Security by Theodore Tsiligiridis, Katerina Ainali

“…These levels could reduce the strength of the overall conclusions about the main contributions of small farming plots. …”
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Reliability and Validity Measures of the Patellofemoral Subscale KOOS-PF in Greek Patients with Patellofemoral Pain by Ioannis Moros, Eleni C. Boutsikari, George Plakoutsis, Elefterios Paraskevopoulos, George A. Koumantakis, Maria Papandreou

“…Reliability was measured through repeated measurements (test–retest) using intraclass coefficient correlation (ICC), standard error of measurement (SEM), and smallest detectable difference (SDD). …”
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A review of UK publicly funded non-inferiority trials: is the design more inferior than it should be? by Nikki Totton, Steven Julious, Stephen Walters, Elizabeth Coates

“…Additionally, despite suggestions that it can increase the type 1 error in NI trials, the use of the intention-to-treat alone is the most common analysis population. …”
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Proportional myoelectric control of a virtual bionic arm in participants with hemiparesis, muscle spasticity, and impaired range of motion by Caleb J. Thomson, Fredi R. Mino, Danielle R. Lopez, Patrick P. Maitre, Steven R. Edgley, Jacob A. George

“…We compared the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the recorded electromyography (EMG) signals used to train the control algorithms and the task performance using root mean square error, percent time in target, and maximum hold time within the target window. …”
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Sex-related Anthropometrics in a Lower-Body Mobility Assessment Among Professional Soccer Athletes by Corbin A. Hedt, Jessica T. Le, Tyler Heimdal, Justin Vickery, Erin Orozco, Patrick C. McCulloch, Bradley S. Lambert

“…Correlation analysis was used to determine if body composition and/or skeletal dimensions correlated with YBT or FMS™ measures. Type-I error; α=0.05. # Results 40 Participants were successfully recruited: (24 males: 27±5yr, 79±9kg; |16 females: 25±3yr, 63±4kg). …”
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Experimental Determination of a Mixture Composed of Camisea Natural Gas and CO₂ Laminar Burning Velocity by Freddy Jesus Rojas, Roberto Franco Cisneros, Celso De-La-Cruz, Fernando Jimenez

“…In addition, the experimental margin error was determined by considering all the sources. …”
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Forensic saliva stains aging, using reverse transcription real-time PCR combined with a multidimensional prediction model of specific mRNA markers by Emad Ahmad Mostafa, Eman Abd Elhakim Attia, Nashwa El-Khazragy, Hanan E. Salem

“…Conclusions This study underscores the potential of using mRNA degradation rates patterns for forensic time estimation of saliva stains. …”
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E-learning success evaluation in Lebanon during wartime: An extension of Delone and McLean IS success model [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Elie Yammine, Layal Rabih

“…The Cronbach’s α values varying between 0.765 and 0.944, and CR values varying between 0.753, and 0.954, were considered sufficiently error-free and demonstrated the model’s internal consistency and the constructs’ good reliability. …”
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Prognostic Utility of F‐Waves in Paraplegic Dogs With Absent Pain Perception Secondary to Intervertebral Disc Extrusion by Go Togawa, Melissa J. Lewis, Stephen R. Were, R. Timothy Bentley, Stephanie A. Thomovsky

“…Mean F‐wave duration > 28.5 ms was 70% sensitive (95% confidence interval (CI): 40%–100%) and 100% specific (95% CI: 100%–100%) in predicting an unsuccessful outcome. Conclusions and Clinical Importance F‐waves performed shortly post‐operatively could aid in predicting outcomes in DPN dogs secondary to TL‐IVDE treated surgically.…”
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Clinical Utility Findings of a Transcriptomic Psoriasis Biologic Test Demonstrate Altered Physician Prescribing Behavior and Improved Patient Outcomes by Bruce E. Strober, Michael Bukhalo, April W. Armstrong, David Pariser, Leon Kircik, Brian Johnson, Paul Montgomery, Tobin J. Dickerson

“…Mind.Px can minimize the trial-and-error approach to psoriasis treatment, and provide physicians, patients, and payers with an effective tool for re-envisioning the management of patients with psoriasis. …”
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Development and biomechanical evaluation of a 3D printed analogue of the human lumbar spine by Siril Teja Dukkipati, Mark Driscoll

“…Bilateral symmetry in model stiffness was observed in lateral bending and axial rotation directions. Conclusions This study presents a reproducible 3D printable L1-S1 lumbar spine and validated it in all three orthogonal bending modes in the range of ± 15° against ex vivo and in silico data. …”
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Use of open-text responses to recode categorical survey data on postpartum contraception use among women in the United States: A mixed-methods inquiry of Pregnancy Risk Assessment... by Nicole K Richards, Christopher P Morley, Martha A Wojtowycz, Erin Bevec, Brooke A Levandowski

“…Though this analysis may be limited by manual coding error and researcher biases, we avoided coding exhaustion via 1-hour coding periods and validated reliability through intercoder kappa scores.…”
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Preventing reduction loss following proximal humerus fractures after locking compression plate fixation: a new clinical prediction model by Yiyuan Yang, Zhuo Chen, Yuanyu Hu, Fang Zhou, Zhishan Zhang, Yang Lv, Hongquan Ji, Yan Guo, Guojin Hou, Yun Tian

“…Our nomogram model demonstrated a strong predictive performance with a low mean absolute error and high potential significant clinical value. …”
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The Oxford Needle Experience (ONE) scale: a UK-based and US-based online mixed-methods psychometric development and validation study of an instrument to assess needle fear, attitud... by Samantha Vanderslott, Andrew J Pollard, Michael Morrison, Jonathan Kantor, Robert C Carlisle

“…Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) with a Satorra-Bentler scaled test statistic evaluating the root mean squared error of approximation (RMSEA), standardised root mean squared residual (SRMR) and comparative fit index (CFI) on the US sample. …”
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