Support Vector Machine – Recursive Feature Elimination for Feature Selection on Multi-omics Lung Cancer Data by Nuraina Syaza Azman, Azurah A Samah, Ji Tong Lin, Hairudin Abdul Majid, Zuraini Ali Shah, Nies Hui Wen, Chan Weng Howe

“…Multi-omics data is one of the biological data that exhibits high dimensionality, or more commonly known as the curse of dimensionality. The curse of dimensionality occurs when the dataset contains many features or attributes but with significantly fewer samples or observations. …”
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Management of patients with dry eye syndrome with systemic autoimmune and infectious diseases by G.M. Chernakova, E.A. Kleshcheva

“…The review highlights the key aspects of pathogenesis and current therapy of DES in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, autoimmune thyroiditis, as well as in patients with HIV infection, viral hepatitis B and C, Epstein-Barr virus. The common pathogenetic processes of development of DES in patients with systemic infectious and non-infectious diseases allows to consider the reduction of oxidative stress as the main direction of the drug therapy. …”
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Prevalence of Hymenolepis nana Among Individuals Referred to Health Centers in Iranshahr, Southeastern Iran (2020-2021) by Kareem Hatam-Nahavandi, Mostafa Rezaeian, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Abdolreza Narouiepour, Davood Anvari

“…Conclusion: Hymenolepiasis is common in Iranshahr. The prevalence of the infection is influenced by factors such as having diarrhea and the specific health center visited. …”
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Phenotypic and Complete Reference Whole Genome Sequence Analyses of Two <i>Paenibacillus</i> spp. Isolates from a Gray Wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) Gastrointestinal Tract by Jessika L. Bryant, Jennifer McCabe, C. Cristoph Klews, MiCayla Johnson, Ariel N. Atchley, Thomas W. Cousins, Maya Barnard-Davidson, Kristina M. Smith, Mark R. Ackermann, Michael Netherland, Nur A. Hasan, Peter A. Jordan, Evan S. Forsythe, Patrick N. Ball, Bruce S. Seal

“…The bacteria were typed as Gram-variable, and both were catalase/oxidase positive as well as sensitive to commonly used antibiotics. The bacteria digested complex carbohydrates and lipids by standard assays. …”
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Insulin autoimmune syndrome in a 3-year-old boy: the youngest to date in China and a narrow review by Ming Cheng, Yuan Ding, Dongmei Wang, Chunxiu Gong

“…Adjustments in diet serve as an effective intervention, and spontaneous remission is relatively common. Conclusion When differentiating the causes of HH in pediatric patients, IAS should not be overlooked. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Biomarkers in Type 2 Diabetes Patients With and Without Comorbidities: Insights Into the Role of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease by Symeon Savvopoulos, Haralampos Hatzikirou, Herbert F Jelinek

“…Objectives: Diabetes may have a common etiology based on inflammation and oxidative stress that may provide additional information about disease progression and treatment options. …”
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A Fatal Case of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis from Recreational Waters by Edward Hamaty, Saif Faiek, Minesh Nandi, David Stidd, Manish Trivedi, Hari Kandukuri

“…The mode of infection includes activities such as diving or jumping into freshwater or submerging the head under the water. Although most commonly seen in the southern United States, it is essential to keep this clinical suspicion in mind regardless of geography, as presenting symptoms can be very similar to classic bacterial meningitis. …”
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Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study... by Ahlam A. Amour, Nyasatu Chamba, Johnstone Kayandabila, Isaack A. Lyaruu, Dekker Marieke, Elichilia R. Shao, William Howlett

“…Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and may progress to diabetic foot, which frequently leads to amputation and/or disability and death. …”
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Puerariae Radix protects against ulcerative colitis in mice by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation by Yu Ga, Yuanyuan Wei, Qingyu Zhao, Yimeng Fan, Yannan Zhang, Zhifang Zhang, Sijia Hao, Lixia Wang, Zhifen Wang, Jinlong Han, Shuang Wu, Zhihui Hao

“…Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a common infl ammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. …”
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A Peculiar Cause of Shock: Analysing Two Clinical Cases by João Oliveira, Alberto Costa-Silva, Luís Vale, Daniel Costa, Rui Almeida-Pinto, Carlos Martins-Silva, Tiago Antunes-Lopes, João Silva

“…Those afflicted by this condition can present a wide range of symptoms. One of the most common is paroxysmic hypertension. Interestingly, although rare, some patients present with shock. …”
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Agonism and performance in adolescent football players in informal physical education settings by Sara Aliberti, Francesca D’Elia, Giuseppe Giardullo, Giuseppe Giardullo, Gaetano Raiola

“…In conclusion, contrary to common belief, performance anxiety in adolescent football competitions does not have a direct impact on emotional levels.…”
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Särndal Approach and Separate Type Quantile Robust Regression Type Mean Estimators for Nonsensitive and Sensitive Variables in Stratified Random Sampling by Usman Shahzad, Ishfaq Ahmad, Nadia H. Al-Noor, Soofia Iftikhar, A. H. Abd Ellah, Troon J. Benedict

“…Sensitive and stigmatizing themes are hard to explore by utilizing standard information assortment procedures since respondents are commonly hesitant to discharge data concerning their own circle. …”
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Optimizing hypertension prediction using ensemble learning approaches. by Isteaq Kabir Sifat, Md Kaderi Kibria

“…A multi-faceted feature selection approach was employed, incorporating Boruta, Lasso Regression, Forward and Backward Selection, and Random Forest feature importance, and found 13 common features that were considered for prediction. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

“…Results: Between December 2023 and April 2024, 1821 patients were screened for PCV20 vaccines, with 1369 (75%) patients eligible. 130 patients (9%) ultimately received PCV20 through the alert process, yet an additional 285 PCV20 vaccines were administered to additional patients, representing a 140% increase in PCV20 vaccination rates compared to the same period of the previous year. The most common reason for declining vaccination was no interest in vaccines (n=231, 51%). …”
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Barium Sulfate Scale Removal at Low-Temperature by Hany Gamal, Saad Al-Afnan, Salaheldin Elkatatny, Mohamed Bahgat

“…The new solution has a great performance compared with common scale dissolvers in the oil field as hydrochloric acid, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, and diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid. …”
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Do oversimplified durability metrics undervalue biochar carbon dioxide removal? by A J Ringsby, K Maher

“…Specific deployment variables are not commonly considered. Thus, although H/C-based methodologies simplify project development and CDR assessment, questions remain as to how well they predict real project outcomes. …”
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Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus with the Rare Association of Nonsuppurative Sialadenitis and Genetic Defects in 6q24 by Manal Mustafa, Nitin Ramdas, Mahmoud Elhalik, Arif Faquih

“…Transient neonatal diabetes mellitus (TNDM) is the most common cause of diabetes in the first week of life, with an overall incidence of 1 in 90,000 to 160,000 live births. …”
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Institutional Incidence of Severe tPA-Induced Angioedema in Ischemic Cerebral Vascular Accidents by Matthew Sczepanski, Paul Bozyk

“…Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is commonly used in ischemic cerebral vascular accidents (CVAs). tPA is generally well tolerated; however, orolingual angioedema is a well-documented adverse effect. …”
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Relationship between Perineal Body Length and Degree of Perineal Tears in Primigravidas Undergoing Vaginal Delivery with Episiotomy by Suskhan Djusad, Yuditiya Purwosunu, Fadil Hidayat

“…Perineal tears are one of the most common complications of vaginal delivery. Severe perineal tears can cause various morbidities. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Dentin Hypersensitivity Reduction Over One Month after a Single Topical Application of Three Different Materials: A Prospective Experimental Study by Aniket Sharan, Babita Pawar, Hiroj Bagde, Tavinder Kaur Chawla, Aadarsh Vikram Dhan, Bhawna Shyamsukha, Sanjna Sharma

“…Background: Dentinal hypersensitivity (DH) is a prevalent condition characterized by sharp, transient pain arising from exposed dentine in response to various stimuli. It is common among patients with gingival recession, tooth abrasion, and erosion. …”
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