Trends in progress test performance of medical students at a university in Peru. by Franco Romaní-Romaní, César Gutiérrez

“…Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to assess score trends over time, applying an identity link function with a Gaussian distribution and robust standard errors clustered by student ID.<h4>Results</h4>We included 1,899 test scores from 669 medical students. …”
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The Role of Visual Information Quantity in Fine Motor Performance by Giulia Panconi, Vincenzo Sorgente, Sara Guarducci, Riccardo Bravi, Diego Minciacchi

“…Motor performance metrics, including absolute error, time of execution, speed, smoothness, and pressure, were analyzed. …”
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Semi-automated data provenance tracking for transparent data production and linkage to enhance auditing and quality assurance in Trusted Research Environments by Katherine O'Sullivan, Milan Markovic, Jaroslaw Dymiter, Bernhard Scheliga, Chinasa Odo, Katie Wilde

“…User evaluations confirmed PE-TRE would contribute to better quality data linkage and reduce data processing errors. Conclusion This project demonstrates the next stage in advancing transparency and quality assurance within TREs by semi-automating and systematising data tracking in a single tool throughout the data processing lifecycle, improving transparency, openness and quality assurance. …”
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“... fearlessly clutching the rifle with my hand, I will strike the enemy with you”. On the activities of the Yevpatoria underground organization in 1942–1944 by V. A. Ivanov

“…Based on the results of the study, a conclusion is drawn about militant activity of the Yevpatoria underground organization in 1942-1944. …”
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Pipeline corrosion rate prediction model using BP neural network based on improved sparrow search algorithm by Shuhui XIAO, Chuanjia DU, Chengjun WANG

“…The MIS-SSA-BP neural network prediction model exhibited very low mean absolute error, mean square error, root mean square error, and mean absolute percentage error. …”
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The Potentially Misleading Effect of Meat Terminology on Plant-Based Meat Alternative Labels by Linsay Ketelings, Stef Kremers, Remco Havermans, Alie de Boer

“…Also, the participants did make significantly more errors when categorising plant-based meat alternatives with names referring to meat products. …”
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Associations with HIV preexposure prophylaxis use by cisgender female sex workers in two Ugandan cities. by Richard Muhindo, Rachel King, Whitney Irie, Andrew Mujugira, Edith Nakku-Joloba, Stephen Okoboi, Patience Muwanguzi, Eva Laker Odongpiny, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye, Barbara Castelnuovo

“…We used modified Poisson regression with robust standard errors to evaluate the factors associated with current oral PrEP usage.…”
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Modified Immediate Sequential Bilateral Cataract Surgery (Clinical Cases) by I. B. Medvedev, D. F. Pokrovsky

“…In such situations, the A-scan is used, which is considered less accurate due to human error and often leads to errors in the calculation of the IOL. …”
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Implementation of Chernobyl disaster optimizer based feature selection approach to predict software defects [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Himansu Das, Ajay Kumar Jena, Kunal Anand

“…The proposed procedure intends to unwrap the best features for a prediction model while minimizing errors. Methods The proposed FSCOA investigated twelve public NASA software datasets from the PROMISE archive on Decision Tree, K-nearest neighbor, Naive Bayes, and Quantitative Discriminant Analysis classifiers. …”
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Graphical Notation for Document Database Modeling by M. V. Smirnov, R. S. Tolmasov

“…The development of appropriate tools is an important and actual task, since their application in practical research makes it possible to identify, classify and analyze typical modeling errors that allow the designer to reduce the risk of their occurrence in the future. …”
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Machine-Learning-Algorithm-Assisted Portable Miniaturized NIR Spectrometer for Rapid Evaluation of Wheat Flour Processing Applicability by Yuling Wang, Chen Zhang, Xinhua Li, Longzhu Xing, Mengchao Lv, Hongju He, Leiqing Pan, Xingqi Ou

“…By employing an improved whale optimization algorithm (iWOA) coupled with a successive projections algorithm (SPA), we selected the 20 most informative wavelengths (MIWs) from the full range spectra, allowing the iWOA/SPA-SOA-SVR model to predict SV with correlation coefficient and root-mean-square errors in prediction (R_P and RMSE_P) of 0.9605 and 0.2681 mL. …”
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Compassion Competence and Patient Safety Competency in psychiatric nurses by Giti Setoodeh, Maryam Shafieejahromi, Ladan Zarshenas, Banafsheh Tehranineshat

“…Patient Safety Competency is of great importance for nurses to prevent adverse events and minimize errors. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Compassion Competence and Patient Safety Competency in nurses working in psychiatric wards of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences affiliated hospitals in 2024. …”
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Comparing visual and automated urine dipstick analysis in a general practice population by S. M. L. Cox, P. Hoitinga, G. J. Oudhuis, R. M. Hopstaken, P. H. M. Savelkoul, J. W. L. Cals, E. G. P. M. de Bont

“…However, automated analysis requires maintenance and occasionally measurement errors can occur.…”
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Penaeus vannamei aquaculture water quality prediction based on the improved back propagation neural network by DING Jinting, ZANG Zelin, HUANG Min

“…The comparison between the original measured and predicted values of the BP-neural network showed that the relative errors, with a few exceptions, were lower than 2.5%.In conclusion, the BP-neural network model can well reveal the complicated non-linear relationship between the input and output water quality variables in intensive P. vannamei tanks, and the improved BP-neural network (FABPM) method based on fuzzy method has the characteristics of fast convergence, high accuracy and good stability. …”
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Beyond illness: how chronic conditions and unhealthy behaviors impact health-related quality of life among Iranian women by Satar Rezaei

“…Given that the dependent variables (EQ-5D utility values and EQ-VAS scores) were not normally distributed and heteroscedasticity was detected, multivariable regression analyses were performed using a generalized linear model (GLM) with robust standard errors, adjusted age, marital status, level of education, place of birth, province, and self-assessed household economic status. …”
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Evaluation of compliance and accuracy in Parkinson’s disease motor symptom tracking: a comparative study of digital and traditional paper diaries using a smartphone application (My... by Nazli Durmaz Celik, Nazli Durmaz Celik, Asli Yaman Kula, Naci Murat, Müge Kuzu Kumcu, Aydan Topal, Serhat Özkan

“…LaOerly, patients’ diary preferences were also evaluated.ResultsThe digital diary had significantly beOer compliance and accuracy than the paper diaries, with substantial/almost perfect levels of agreement (κ = 0.615 to 0.818) between logged symptoms and clinical examination notes. 65% of patients preferred the digital diary for follow-ups, and there was no significant difference in ease of use compared to paper diaries.ConclusionDigital diaries are helpful in the clinical management of PD patients as they minimize recall bias and reduce data errors in appropriately selected patients. …”
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Multisystem Abdominal Trauma in Pregnancy: Multidisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis and Treatment by V. V. Aleksandrov, N. A. Burova, S. S. Maskin, V. V. Matyukhin

“…The absence of systematic reviews and meta-analyses related to the algorithmization of treatment tactics for multisystem abdominal trauma leads to a large percentage of treatment and diagnostic errors and complications, high maternal and perinatal mortality, which, in turn, dictates the need to develop a standardized interdisciplinary approach to the management of this category of patients.Aim of study. …”
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Development and validation of the Out-of-Hospital Adherence Questionnaire for Stroke Patients (OHAQ-SP) by Hui Jun Sun, Mei Ting Wu, Jiayan Qu, Jianping Lu

“…However, questionnaires should meet specific criteria to minimize errors and ensure reprehensibility of the results. …”
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Potentials of computer simulation of lung tumors in comparison with ^99mТс-MIBI SPECT/CT data by N. V. Denisova, M. A. Gurko, S. M. Minin, Zh. Zh. Anashbaev, A. A. Zheravin, E. A. Samoilova, S. E. Krasilnikov

“…The SP will be used in further studies to analyze errors and artifacts in images of tumor lesions, as well as to develop approaches to overcome them.…”
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Prevalence and Causes of Blindness and Vision Impairment in the State of Qatar: Results of a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Mohammed AlThani, Mariam Abdulmalik, Samya AlAbdulla, Kholoud AlMotawaa, Halla Algadi, Muhammad Rabiu, Ian McCormick, Shadi AlAshwal

“…Conclusion: Our findings show a low prevalence of VI compared with many countries that have published VI data. …”
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