A note on prognostic accuracy evaluation of regression models applied to longitudinal autocorrelated binary data by Giulia Barbati, Alessio Farcomeni, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Gianfranco Sinagra, Massimo Bovenzi

“…No significant differences in calibration and MSE (Mean Square Error) emerged in the simulation study, that instead confirmed the MTM higher discrimination level. …”
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Psychometrics properties of the Team Interaction Scale and influencing factors of team interaction of tertiary hospital physicians in China: a cross-sectional study by Ning Ding, Deliang Wen, Wenwen Song, Honghe Li, Weiyue Zhao, Lin Shi

“…Team Interaction Scores were negatively associated with burn-out.Conclusions The adapted TIS, containing 17 items and six dimensions, was reliable and valid for Chinese tertiary hospital physicians. …”
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Metabarcoding with Illumina and Oxford Nanopore Technologies provides complementary insights into tree seed mycobiota by Jana Mittelstrass, Renate Heinzelmann, René Eschen, Martin Hartmann, Quirin Kupper, Salome Schneider, Simone Prospero, Iva Franić

“…Short-read metabarcoding might be optimal for fungal biodiversity studies due to higher sequencing depths and resultant breadth of diversity. As error rates are continuing to decrease, reference databases expand, and throughput improves, long-read metabarcoding is becoming a strong candidate for future diagnostic studies of fungi. …”
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A Method for Temporally Resolved Continuous Inline Measurement of Multiple Solute Concentrations With Microfluidic Spectroscopy by Andrea Lorenzo Henri Sergio Detry, Vinny Chandran Suja, Nathaniel Merriman Sims, Robert A. Peterfreund, David E. Arney

“…<italic>Conclusions:</italic> This system enables continuous, real-time monitoring of multiple solutes in dynamic flow conditions, offering a portable solution with high sensitivity to temporal concentration changes&#x2014;advancing beyond traditional static fluid measurement methods.…”
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Artificial Intelligence–Powered Training Database for Clinical Thinking: App Development Study by Heng Wang, Danni Zheng, Mengying Wang, Hong Ji, Jiangli Han, Yan Wang, Ning Shen, Jie Qiao

“…MethodsThe “XueYiKu” app was designed as a contactless, self-service, trial-and-error system application based on actual complete hospital medical records and natural language processing technology to comprehensively assess the “clinical competence” of residents at different stages. …”
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A method for high-accuracy localization of microseismic sources in mines based on finite element simulation by Dianyan NING, KaiPeng ZHU, Yongsheng ZHU, Shuxia YUAN, Zhenfang ZHOU

“…In planar homogeneous materials, compared to the probe sets arranged in double triangles, the probe sets arranged in a single square exhibited a decrease of 0.6% in the localization error, while probe sets arranged in double squares displayed an increase of 1.69% in the localization accuracy. …”
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Large Gradient Subsidence Monitoring in Mining Area Based on LuTan-1 SAR Images by X. Zhang, H. Zhao, X. Tang, T. Li, X. Zhou, X. Zhang

“…Through the qualitative and quantitative analysis and evaluation with the Sentinel-1 data monitoring results and leveling measurements, the following conclusions are obtained: (1) From January to May 2023, there are four obvious subsidence basins within the monitoring area, and the maximum subsidence reach to &minus;4.1m within four months, which show a typical large gradient deformation feature; (2) The complete deformation details of the mining area was obtained based on the multi-temporal LuTan-1 SAR data. …”
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Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity and Neuroimaging-Driven Brain Age by Han Chen, Zhi Cao, Jing Zhang, Dun Li, Yaogang Wang, Chenjie Xu

“…Results: The brain age estimated by LightGBM achieved an appreciable performance (r = 0.81, mean absolute error [MAE] = 3.65), which was further improved by age bias correction (r = 0.90, MAE = 3.03). …”
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GrainNet: efficient detection and counting of wheat grains based on an improved YOLOv7 modeling by Xin Wang, Changchun Li, Chenyi Zhao, Yinghua Jiao, Hengmao Xiang, Xifang Wu, Huabin Chai

“…Conclusions Overall, the GrainNet model presented in this study enables accurate and rapid recognition and quantification of wheat grains, which can provide a reference for effective seed examination of wheat grains in real scenarios. …”
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Study of biomarkers to determine severity and lung damages in COVID-19 patients by Alfian Nur Rosyid, Arina Dery Puspitasari, Wiwin Is Effendy, Herley Windo Setiawan, Arief Bakhtiar, Isnin Anang Marhana, Anggraini Dwi Sensusiati, Jusak Nugraha, Muhammad Amin

“…Conclusions: The severity was adequately measured through ACE2, IL-6, IL-10, neutrophils, lymphocytes, leukocytes, and NLR. …”
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Development and validation of an Arabic tool for assessment of post-vaccination confidence in COVID-19 vaccines (ARAB-VAX-CONF) by Rowan Abuyadek, Samar Abd ElHafeez, Mohamed Mostafa Tahoun, Sally Samir Othman, Abdelrahman Omran, Naglaa Fathy, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy

“…Conclusions The ARAB-VAX-CONF developed in this study is valid and reliable for assessing confidence in vaccine effectiveness, safety, and confidence in the healthcare system. …”
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Effectiveness of the Better Operative Software Outcomes Tool for Monitoring Cataract Surgery Outcomes in Inhambane Province, Mozambique: Prospective Pilot Diagnostic Accuracy Study by Mónica Lecumberri, Dórcia Mandlate, Vasco Cote, Montserrat Martín-Baranera, Carlos L Moser

“…The main cause of a poor outcome was surgical complication, while refractive error was the main cause of a moderate outcome. …”
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The effects of creatine loading on cellular integrity and jump performance across the menstrual cycle by Sam R. Moore, Amanda G. Mutuwa, Ann Brown, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan

“…CMJ results demonstrated a significant decrease between phases at the post timepoint for the PL group (FP–LP: 3.82±1.54 cm; p=0.02), despite no differences across time or phase in the CrM group (p>0.05).Conclusions Taken together, CrM supplementation supported improved cellular health, as indicated through raw bioimpedance measures such as PhA. …”
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CD4 rate of increase is preferred to CD4 threshold for predicting outcomes among virologically suppressed HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy. by Sol Aldrete, Jeong Hoon Jang, Kirk A Easley, Jason Okulicz, Tian Dai, Yi No Chen, Maria Pino, Brian K Agan, Ryan C Maves, Mirko Paiardini, Vincent C Marconi

“…Mean CD4 slope (±standard error) during two years of ART was 102 ± 2 cells/μl/year (95% confidence interval: 98-106 cells/μl/year), this increase was uniform among the three cohorts (p = 0.80). …”
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The Validation of a Novel, Sex-Specific LDL-Cholesterol Equation and the Friedewald, Sampson-NIH, and Extended-Martin–Hopkins Equations Against Direct Measurement in Korean Adults... by Hyun Suk Yang, Soo-Nyung Kim, Seungho Lee, Mina Hur

“…The validation metrics included Bland–Altman analysis for mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and agreement of the categorization based on the NCEP ATP-III guidelines, assessed by sex and lipid subgroups. …”
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Method for estimating time length using simultaneous phase measurements in the system of simultaneously and independently operating generators by D. D. Gabrielyan, A. A. Kostoglotov, O. A. Safaryan, L. V. Cherckesova, O. V. Dvornikov

“…The long- term value of signal frequency for each of the generators over the observation interval remains constant, but it is known with some margin of error. During the observation interval, several measurements of the signal phase of each of the generators are performed. …”
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Toward Real-Time Discharge Volume Predictions in Multisite Health Care Systems: Longitudinal Observational Study by Fernando Acosta-Perez, Justin Boutilier, Gabriel Zayas-Caban, Sabrina Adelaine, Frank Liao, Brian Patterson

“…ConclusionsShort-term discharges in multisite hospital systems can be locally predicted with high accuracy, even when predicting hours in advance.…”
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Kinetics of the amino acid uptake tracer O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET) in human brain by Korbinian Krieger, Thomas Pyka, Clemens Mingels, Hasan Sari, Albert Gjedde, Axel Rominger, Paul Cumming

“…., Gjedde–Patlak multilinear graphic analyses of K1 at five min post-injection and Kin at 40 min post injection, results were in good agreement with the analyses from the dynamic recordings (< 10% error). Conclusions Compartmental analysis results for [18F]FET uptake in extra-tumoral human brain regions are in accord with the few prior reports, mainly obtained in experimental animals, and support the use of single frame quantitation. …”
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Comparison of intraoral scanner accuracy before and after calibration: an in vitro study by Mehmet Gümüş Kanmaz, Genta Agani Sabah, Melin Balcı, Müfide Bengü Erden

“…Results Assessment of method error demonstrated excellent intrarater reliability for all trueness and precision parameters (ICC > 0.994, P < 0.001). …”
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Optimization of Remote Backup Protection Coordination Logic Based on Dynamic Identification of Faulty Components in Transmission Grids by LIN Xiangning, JI Jihao, DING Yifan, LI Zhengtian, WENG Hanli

“…For symmetrical faults， the traveling wave ranging error is less than 100 m， and the location time is reduced by 90% compared with traditional methods. …”
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