Establishment and validation of a nomogram for coronary artery lesions in children with Kawasaki disease by Chong Hu, Chong Hu, Xiao Yan, Henglian Song, Qin Dong, Qin Dong, Changying Yi, Changying Yi, Jianzhi Li, Jianzhi Li, Xin Lv, Xin Lv

“…BackgroundThe nomogram is a powerful and robust tool in disease risk prediction that summarizes complex variables into a visual model that is interpretable with a quantified risk probability. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Transforaminal Injections of Platelet-Rich Plasma Compared with Steroid in Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study by Zhen Xu, Shaoling Wu, Xiao Li, Cuicui Liu, Shengnuo Fan, Chao Ma

“…Statistically significant improvements from the patients’ data before operation to data obtained 1-month postoperation were observed in VAS, PPTs, ODI, and PF and BP of SF-36 in both groups and kept for 1 year. …”
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Machine learning–based quantification of overall and internal ultrasound characteristics for diagnosing malignant partially cystic thyroid nodules by Yutong Zhang, Jue Jiang, Aqian Chen, Dong Zhang, Dong Zhang, Lirong Wang, Xin Yuan, Xin He, Shanshan Yu, Juan Wang, Qi Zhou

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Nice knots assistance in comminuted and displaced clavicle fractures reduce intraoperative blood and shorten operation time with a satisfactory postoperative clinical outcome by Chao Li, Weiwei Cao, Jinlei Dong, Lianxin Li, Lin Li, Huailin Kou, Fanxiao Liu

“…Meta-analysis of the pooled data demonstrated a significant advantage of Nice knot-assisted fixation over traditional surgical treatment in terms of operative time (MD = -11.53, 95% CI: -18.16 to -4.91, p = 0.0006) and blood loss (MD = -14.19, 95% CI: -20.93 to -7.45, p = 0.00001). …”
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An Exercise-Based Precision Medicine Tool and Smartphone App for Managing Achilles Tendinopathy (the 'PhysViz' System): User-Centered Development Study by Kohle Merry, Megan M MacPherson, Jackie L Whittaker, Christopher Napier, Liisa Holsti, Alex Scott

“…In addition, clinicians can visualize client data longitudinally and make changes to client exercise prescriptions remotely based on objective data. …”
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The capacity and training needs of primary health care workers in Nyeri and Nakuru counties of Kenya: a cross-sectional study by Josphat Martin Muchangi, Kioko Kithuki, Sarah Jebet Kosgei, Mary Mathenge, Deborah Kioko, Bryson Sifuma, Billian Sawenja, Samuel Kamau

“…As for the training needs data, the participants selected any of the 12 components that they needed training in. …”
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A Classification Tree Model with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Variables to Screen Early-Stage Diabetic Retinopathy in Diabetic Patients by Hongyan Yao, Shanjun Wu, Zongyi Zhan, Zijing Li

“…Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images were acquired in these patients. The data of foveal avascular zone area, superficial capillary plexus (SCP) density, and deep capillary plexus (DCP) density were exported after automatically analyzing the macular 6 × 6 mm OCTA images, while the data of radial peripapillary capillary plexus (RPCP) density was exported after automatically analyzing the optic nerve head 4.5 × 4.5 mm OCTA images. …”
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Among Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Methods, Automated Gradient-Boosting Models Accurately Score Intraoral Plaque in Non-Standardized Images by Eric Coy, William Santo, Bonnie Jue, Helen Betts, Francisco Ramos-Gomez, Stuart A. Gansky

“…The objectives were to develop and test automated image selection and intraoral plaque-scoring (primary outcome measure in a prevention trial for preschoolers).Methods Evaluating 1650 plaque-disclosed primary teeth (teeth D, E, F, G) from 435 photographs from UCSF/UCLA clinical trials, data were cleaned, transformed, and modeled with statistical and machine learning (ML) algorithms; data visualizations utilized Jupyter Notebooks, Python, OpenCV, and Sci-kit Learn libraries, with Laplacian filter preprocessing. …”
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Numerical analysis of heat and mass transfer in eyring-powell fluid employing python with convective boundary conditions by Chenxu Duan, Muflih Alhazmi, Zahoor Shah, Hamza iqbal, Maryam Jawaid, Mhassen E.E. Dalam, Mohammed M.A. Almazah

“…The study illustrates fluid dynamic data through 3D surface plots in addition to bar charts and streamline contour plots that visualize temperature and velocity results. …”
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Painful considerations in exercise-management for rotator cuff related shoulder pain: a scoping review on pain-related prescription parameters by Kaspar Raulline Ullern, Magnus Richardsen, Ishanka Weerasekara, Bård Erik Bogen

“…Both quantitative and qualitative approaches to data analysis were conducted. Results The literature search identified 7500 records, of which 4588 titles and abstracts were screened after duplicate removal. …”
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Accelerometery as a measure of modifiable physical activity in high-risk elderly preoperative patients: a prospective observational pilot study by Ari Ercole, Simon J Griffin, Joanne G Outtrim, Lisa Grimes

“…Average age 79.9 years (SD=5.6).Primary outcomes Normative PA data measured as a mean daily Euclidean norm minus one (ENMO) in milli-gravitational units (mg).Secondary outcomes Measure PA levels (mg) following a routine preoperative intervention. …”
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy on Disease signs and Symptoms and Psychological Distress in Women with Oral Lichen Planus by Fatemeh Sarebannezhad, Abdollah Omidi, Zahra Zanjani, Elaheh Ghasemzadeh Hoseini, Narges Gholizadeh

“…The sample comprised 36 women diagnosed with oral lichen planus, who were selected using purposive sampling and were then randomly assigned to either the control or experimental group. Data were collected using the DASS-21 questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Thongprasom Scale. …”
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Suture tape augmentation in the management of anterior cruciate ligament ruptures: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Peiyuan Tang, Yangbin Cao, Ying Zhu, Han Tan, Haoxuan Li, Wenfeng Xiao, Ting Wen, Jun Zhang, Yusheng Li, Shuguang Liu

“…Key data extracted include: Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, International Knee Documentation Committee Score (IKDC), self-assessment numerical evaluation (SANE), Tegner Activity Score, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12), Marx Activity Scale, visual analog scale (VAS), KT-1000 anteroposterior knee laxity, and return to sports rate. …”
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Research on functional constipation with anxiety or depression: a bibliometric analysis by Xiaoqin Li, Qiang Lei, Jiao Xie, Fang Li, Jing Liu, Yuelai Chen, Qiangjian Mao

“…Data regarding the annual number of publications, authors, countries, and references were assessed using CiteSpace v6.3.R1 (64-bit) and Microsoft Excel, and those pertaining to keywords and cited authors were evaluated using VOSviewer 1.6.20. …”
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Recognition of pepper plant and ridge characteristics using an ultrasonic sensor for smart upland crop production by Mohammod Ali, Md Rejaul Karim, Md Sazzadul Kabir, Md Asrakul Haque, Kyu-Ho Lee, Sun-Ok Chung

“…An open-source application was used to collect data and visualize the outcomes in real-time. The algorithm presented in the study effectively estimated the height, canopy volume, row spacing, and ridge spacing for pepper plants and associated land features. …”
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Reporting of Safety Events during Anti-VEGF Treatment: Pharmacovigilance in a Noninterventional Trial by Focke Ziemssen, Thomas Hammer, Matthias Grueb, Bettina Mueller, Hüsnü Berk, Maria-Andreea Gamulescu, Jessica Voegeler, Joachim Wachtlin, OCEAN Study Group

“…The findings allow conclusions to be drawn on how pharmacovigilance data can be collected even more effectively in real-world studies to facilitate discussion on benefit-risk ratio.…”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEART FAILURE WAITING FOR HEART TRANSPLANTATION by R. Yu. Shindrikov, A. A. Velikanov, E. A. Demchenko, V. M. Tishkova, O. Yu. Shchelkova

“…The lowest average scores were obtained in the BNCE subtests, reflecting the success of active attention, visual-spatial memory, psychomotorics, abstract thinking.The average group index of depression was 45.9±7.2 (normative level). …”
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Persistent cough after segmental resection, an issue that clinicians need to pay more attention to by He Guan, Zhijun Han, Qifei Wan, Qiangwen Huang, Li Wei, Jiwei Li

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed using the training cohort to develop a predictive model. Data from 160 patients who underwent thoracoscopic pulmonary segmentectomy at Zhengzhou Seventh People’s Hospital from August 2024 to February 2025 were used for external validation. …”
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The relationship between diabetes distress and eHealth literacy among patients under 60 years of age with diabetes: a multicenter cross-sectional survey by Haoyang Chen, Bin Wang, Yongqing Liu, Qiaoyun Liu, Jiayan Bai, Lijuan Yao, Biyu Shen

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data and explore the pathways through which eHealth literacy influences diabetes distress. …”
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Association Between Chronic Pain, Coping Strategies, and Sleep Quality in Rural Chinese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Tao X, Cheng C, Bai J

“…A self-reported questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic items, chronic pain (visual analogue scale, VAS), coping strategies (Coping Strategies Questionnaire-Revised, CSQ-R), and sleep quality (Athens Insomnia Scale, AIS). …”
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