The influence of physical rehabilitation on the endocrine function of ovaries of women after oophorectomy by Nataliia Honcharuk, Yuliya Kalmykova, Sergey Kalmykov, Mariia Brynza, Danylo Safronov

“…A faster normalization of the endocrine profile in women of the main group is also confirmed by the data obtained from determining progesterone levels. …”
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Integrating artificial intelligence in community-based diabetes care programmes: enhancing inclusiveness, diversity, equity and accessibility a realist review protocol by Valeria E Rac, Joanna Bielecki, Samah Hassan, Sarah Ibrahim, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Suja Mathew, Ryan Hooey, James Marshall Bowen

“…A two-stage screening process will identify eligible studies, and data extraction will use a developed tool. Synthesis will employ realist logic, analysing relationships between contexts (eg, organisational capacity), mechanisms (eg, AI functionalities) and outcomes (eg, reduced disparities).Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required for conducting this realist review. …”
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Use of CLEANED to Assess the Productive, Environmental, and Economic Impact of Dairy Farms in the Peruvian Amazon by Linda Oré, Gelver Romero, Maria H. Souza de Abreu, José Velarde-Guillén, Jacobo Arango, Juan Carlos Ku-Vera, Carlos Gómez

“…Dairy farms in developing countries are key to fighting hunger and poverty. …”
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Competency self-assessment for a learning-based autonomous aircraft system by Nicholas Conlon, Aastha Acharya, Jamison McGinley, Trevor Slack, Camron A. Hirst, Marissa D’Alonzo, Mitchell R. Hebert, Christopher Reale, Eric W. Frew, Rebecca Russell, Nisar R. Ahmed

“…As a relevant example, we develop a competency-aware learning-based autonomous uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) and evaluate it within a multi-target ISR mission.ResultsWe present an analysis of the computational cost and performance of GOA-based competency reporting. …”
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Exploring perceptions of the services offered in Tanzanian sober houses: a mixed- methods study among service users and providers by Samuel Janson, Stella E. Mushy, Mecca McPherson, Frank Mhando, Larissa Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Masunga K. Iseselo, Haneefa Saleem, Jerome Kamwela, Jumanne Issango, Justin Knox, Gaspar Mbita, Deng B. Madut, Jan Ostermann, Nathan Thielman, Betuel Mwasa, Donaldson F. Conserve, BRIDGE Africa

“…All interviews were audio-recorded, translated into English, and then coded according to constructs developed with the Recovery Capital Framework. Following coding, a thematic analysis was conducted for the qualitative data using the framework developed by Braun and Clarke. …”
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Synergizing Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing and Systemic Resilience for Rainstorm–Flood Risk Zoning in the Northern Qinling Foothills: A Geospatial Modeling Approach by Dong Liu, Jiaqi Zhang, Xin Wang, Jianbing Peng, Rui Wang, Xiaoyan Huang, Denghui Li, Long Shao, Zixuan Hao

“…This study pioneers a remote sensing-driven, dynamically coupled framework by integrating multi-source satellite data, system resilience theory, and spatial modeling to develop a novel “risk identification–resilience assessment–scenario simulation” chain. …”
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Predicting tumor mutation burden and VHL mutation from renal cancer pathology slides with self‐supervised deep learning by Qingyuan Zheng, Xinyu Wang, Rui Yang, Junjie Fan, Jingping Yuan, Xiuheng Liu, Lei Wang, Zhuoni Xiao, Zhiyuan Chen

“…Methods We obtained whole slide images (WSIs) and somatic mutation data of 350 ccRCC patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas for developing SSL‐ABMIL model. …”
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Using machine learning models to predict post-revascularization thrombosis in PAD by Samir Ghandour, Adriana A. Rodriguez Alvarez, Isabella F. Cieri, Shiv Patel, Mounika Boya, Rahul Chaudhary, Rahul Chaudhary, Rahul Chaudhary, Anna Poucey, Anahita Dua

“…Given the high rates of thrombosis post-revascularization, this study aimed to develop a machine learning model (MLM) incorporating viscoelastic testing and patient-specific variables to predict ATE following LER.MethodsWe prospectively enrolled PAD patients undergoing LER from 2020 to 2024, collecting demographic, clinical, and intervention-related data alongside perioperative thromboelastography with platelet mapping (TEG-PM) values over 12 months post-revascularization. …”
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Treatment of IL-10RA deficiency of pediatric patients with very early onset inflammatory bowel disease by allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Yafeng Wang, Dandan Liu, Haili Gao, Wei Liu, Yanna Mao

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of allo-HSCT in the treatment of children with VEO-IBD and IL-10RA deficiency, and to provide further clinical insights. A retrospective analysis and summary of the clinical data of seven patients with VEO-IBD and IL-10RA deficiency from January 2021 to December 2023 was performed. …”
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Pre-pregnancy LDL/HDL and total Cholesterol/HDL ratios are strong predictors of gestational diabetes mellitus in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies by Yvonne Liu, Johann-Georg Hocher, Shujuan Ma, Liang Hu, Huijun Chen, Xiaoli Zhang, Fei Gong, Bernhard K. Krämer, Ge Lin, Berthold Hocher

“…Results 119 (15.5%) of the 767 patients developed GDM. On average, women who developed GDM were older, had a higher BMI, LDL, TC, and TG, and lower HDL. …”
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Baseline [18F]FDG PET/CT radiomics for predicting interim efficacy in follicular lymphoma treated with first-line R-CHOP by Zeying Wen, Xiaohe Gao, Qingxia Wu, Jianwei Yang, Jian Sun, Keliu Wu, Hongfei Zhao, Ruihua Wang, Yanmei Li

“…Methods This study retrospectively analyzed data from 97 patients with FL diagnosed via histopathological examination between July 2012 and November 2023. …”
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Identifying psychosocial characteristics that predict outcome to the UPLIFT programme for people with persistent back pain: protocol for a prospective cohort study by Pim Cuijpers, Hayley Thomson, Jonathon Dearness, John Kelley, Kylie Conway, Collette Morris, Leanne Bisset, Gwendolijne Scholten-Peeters, Michel W Coppieters

“…Therefore, this study aims to develop prognostic models to determine at baseline which patients with persistent LBP are likely to have a good and poor outcome to a 5-week programme of combined education and exercise (‘UPLIFT’) delivered in a secondary healthcare setting.Methods and analysis A prospective cohort study of 246 people with persistent LBP will be conducted in a secondary healthcare outpatient setting. …”
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Color-Sensitive Sensor Array Combined with Machine Learning for Non-Destructive Detection of AFB₁ in Corn Silage by Daqian Wan, Haiqing Tian, Lina Guo, Kai Zhao, Yang Yu, Xinglu Zheng, Haijun Li, Jianying Sun

“…Twenty self-developed CSAs were employed to react with samples, with reflectance spectra collected using a portable spectrometer. …”
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Prevalence of pulmonary hypertension and associated factors among rheumatic heart disease patients in Ethiopia by Asmamaw Gedefaw, Yihealem Yabebal Ayele, Gebeyaw Wudie, Abiyot Tefera, Agerye Kassa Yirdaw, Tadele Demilew

“…Abstract Background In developing countries evidences regarding pulmonary hypertension (PH) in rheumatic heart disease (RHD) patients are lacking, despite being responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Leveraging Digital Innovations to Combat Antimalarial Resistance in South and East Africa by Dr Stephanie Van Wyk, Dr Ishen Seocharan, Dr Eulambius Mlugu, Dr Donnie Mategula, Ms Tikhala Makhaza, Prof. Karen Barnes

“…Discussion: The value of these technologies was instrumental in developing downstream policy briefs, a situation analysis of antimalarial drug resistance in Uganda, and providing a platform for data sharing, thereby facilitating cross-border collaborations to mitigate the emergence of antimalarial resistance. …”
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A new perspective and assessment measure for common dissociative experiences: 'Felt Sense of Anomaly'. by Emma Černis, Esther Beierl, Andrew Molodynski, Anke Ehlers, Daniel Freeman

“…Second, assessment items were generated based on this construct and a measure developed using exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analyses of 8861 responses to an online self-report survey. …”
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Risk factors for acute abdominal pain (colic) in the adult horse: A scoping review of risk factors, and a systematic review of the effect of management-related changes. by Laila Curtis, John H Burford, Gary C W England, Sarah L Freeman

“…Acute abdominal pain (colic) is the most common reason for emergency veterinary treatment in the horse. Consolidation of data through a systematic review is important to inform evidence-based medicine and clinical guidelines, but there are currently no published systematic reviews on colic in the horse. …”
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Experimental Study on Pressure Drop Characteristic of Sing-phase and Two-phase Flow in Helical Cruciform Fuel Assembly by ZHANG Qi1, 2, , WANG Haoyu1, , ZHOU Yi1, HUANG Yongzhong1, ZHENG Lele1, LI Chenxi1, XIAO Yao2, GU Hanyang2

“…The mathematical prediction methods for the pressure drop in the helical cruciform fuel assembly under the single-phase flow and two-phase flow conditions were developed. The presented work provides the fundamental models for the thermal-hydraulic analysis of the helical cruciform fuel assembly.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab versus sorafenib as first-line therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in the US and Chinese setting: a modelling compa... by Lei Wang, Lulu Liu, Yiling Ding, Qilin Zhang, Yamin Shu

“…The efficacy and safety data incorporated within the model were derived from the IMbrave150 trial. …”
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Improving Explainability and Integrability of Medical AI to Promote Health Care Professional Acceptance and Use: Mixed Systematic Review by Yushu Liu, Chenxi Liu, Jianing Zheng, Chang Xu, Dan Wang

“…Study quality was assessed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist and Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool, with only medium- or high-quality studies included. Qualitative data were analyzed via thematic analysis, while quantitative findings were synthesized narratively. …”
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