Predicting Early Treatment Effectiveness in Bell’s Palsy Using Machine Learning: A Focus on Corticosteroids and Antivirals by Luo JT, Hung YC, Chen GJ, Lin YS

“…This study utilized six machine learning models to investigate the effectiveness of early treatment in Bell’s palsy.Patients and Methods: We applied data from 17 hospitals in Scotland to predict treatment outcomes. …”
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Dietary olive‑garlic extract oil supplementation: influence on performance and haematological indices of broilers by Williams Gabriel Adedotun, Babatunde Adetutu Victoria, Bello Fatimah Damilola, Alausa Bolajoko Suliat, Adewale Adebayo Oluwafemi

“…Performance was measured weekly and haematological indices were determined on days 21 and 42. Data collected were analysed in a one‑way analysis of variance (SAS, 2000) and significant differences were determined using Tukey’s test. …”
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Problematic Internet use among resident physicians at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Yiknashewa Solomon Mekonnen, Selamawit Alemayehu Tessema, Solomon Dhabi Bedane, Askalemariam Bikiss Ali

“…There is a limitation of epidemiologic data related to PIU. This is due to a lack of consensus on the definition and variability of assessment tools of PIU. …”
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Accuracy and precision in DM intake prediction models for lactating dairy cows by N. Mehaba, S. Schrade, L. Eggerschwiler, F. Dohme-Meier, P. Schlegel

“…The evaluation was based on routine Agroscope dairy herd data recorded between November 2015 and March 2021. …”
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Clinical-epidemiological characteristics delivery cases of tropic dengue fever by V. V. Nechaev, I. I. Yarovaya, G. V. Kachenya, E. V. Doguzhieva, S. S. Buntovskya, A. D. Egorickhina, R. S. Shkurskaya, I. G. Chkhindzeria, N. E. Chunaeva

“…Petersburg.Materials and methods. The obtained data of official registration of cases of diseases in the Department of accounting and registration of infectious and parasitic diseases of the city of St. …”
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Informing equitable access to care: a cross-sectional study of travel burden to primary and rheumatology care for people with rheumatoid arthritis by Xiaoxiao Liu, Alka B Patel, Judy E Seidel, Dianne P. Mosher, John Hagens, Deborah A Marshall

“…RA cohort was identified using a validated RA case definition based on administrative health data. Travel time between patients’ postal codes and providers’ clinic postal codes was calculated using network analysis. …”
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Sex-specific differences in preclinical models of advanced chronic liver disease and portal hypertension by Peio Aristu-Zabalza, María Andrés-Rozas, Zoe Boyer-Díaz, David P. Al-Adra, Douglas Maya-Miles, Sergi Guixé-Muntet, Anabel Fernández-Iglesias, Jordi Gracia-Sancho

“…Two human sample cohorts were compared to preclinical data for translational insights. Results Both animal models showed PH. …”
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Influencing Factors of Self-Management Behavior in Patients with Glaucoma in West China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zhang X, Ren J, Tang L, Zeng JH, Tang J

“…Survey instruments included: 1) a self-developed general information questionnaire (covering demographic and disease-related data); 2) the Glaucoma Self-Management Questionnaire (GSMQ); 3) the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS); and 4) the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ).Results: The mean total score of the glaucoma self-management questionnaire was 50.64± 6.06. …”
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Social determinants of health and diabetes self-care management in South Africa by Assegid Hellebo, Andre Pascal Kengne, Amarech Obse, Naomi Levitt, Bronwyn Myers, Susan Cleary, Olufunke Alaba

“…This study examined how Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) are associated with self-care management practices in individuals with diabetes in South Africa using the framework developed by the Healthy People 2020 initiative. Methods This study utilised cross-sectional Project Mind baseline data collected in 2017. …”
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Kinship analyses in forensic genetics: when complex hypotheses meet (very) complex genotypes by Marisa Faustino, Leonor Gusmão, António Amorim, Daniel Kling, Nádia Pinto

“… Kinship analyses unlock the power of genetic data to unravel biological relationships and identify individuals. …”
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Palliative cystectomy. Is there a place in bladder cancer surgery? by O. N. Vasilyev, V. A. Perepechay, M. I. Kogan, A. V. Ryzhkin

“…It was comparable with the data of modern literature in both cases (3.4% and 3.0%). …”
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Association Between Hormonal Factors and Risk of Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancer in French Women: The E3N Prospective Cohort Study by Yawo E. Klu, Hélène Amazouz, Marianne Canonico, Pascal Guénel, Marina Kvaskoff, Gianluca Severi, Loredana Radoi, Aviane Auguste

“…Inverse relationships have often been observed between exposure to hormonal factors and these cancers. Data from epidemiological studies are still inconsistent. …”
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Competencias que precisan estudiantes de educación física en la práctica profesional: representaciones desde la experiencia de profesores mentores del sistema escolar chileno (Com... by Maryorie Alejandra Guerrero Sánchez, Pamela Martínez Andunce, Claudio Hinojosa Torres, Hugo Vargas Díaz, Anthony Araya Hernández, Macarena Hurtado Guerrero

“…Content and discourse analysis were developed with the ATLAS.ti 9. As a conclusion, it is evidenced that the competences for the optimal performance of the practice are associated with: a) professionals; b) social; and c) techniques, which are constituted as basic competences for the future professional performance of teachers in training. …”
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Association between depression and osteoporosis in a population of cancer survivors: results from the NHANES 2005–2020 by Shuchen Hou, Shuchen Hou, Fengquan Xu, Guanhua Zong, Yu Zheng, Lei Shi, Liangfan Zhai

“…Furthermore, smoothing curve fitting and subgroup smoothing curve fitting were employed to evaluate the nonlinear association between bone mineral density and depressive symptom scores.ResultsTwo thousand one hundred and fifty-five adult cancer patients satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were recruited in the research. Statistical analysis demonstrated a significant negative correlation between depressive symptoms and the risk of developing osteoporosis in cancer patients after controlling for multiple variables [OR 0.57, 95% CI (0.46–0.70), p < 0.01]. …”
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Infections do not play fair: the Charlson-Age Comorbidity Index reveals sex-specific risk in laparotomy patients in an LMIC by Adil H Haider, Zainab Samad, Syed Iqbal Azam, Imran Nisar, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, Komal Abdul Rahim, Anum Rahim, Saad bin Zafar Mahmood, Mushyada Ali

“…Among males, a dose-response relationship was observed, with severe CACI having the highest odds of developing SSIs (AOR 2.04; 95% CI 1.35 to 3.05) compared with patients with no CACI. …”
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Bridging tradition and innovation: a constitution-guided framework for personalized blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke by Xuran Zhang, Xuran Zhang, Kegang Cao, Li Zhou, Jinxian Liu, Yufeng Ding

“…This study integrates TCM constitutional theory into modern AIS care to propose a personalized BP management ‌hypothesis.MethodsA systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted across nine databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, the Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data, VIP Database, and China Biology Medicine, covering publications up to January 2025. …”
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PERSONALIZED APPROACH TO TREATING CHRONIC HEPATITIS C IN CHILDREN by T. A. Skvortsova, G. V. Volynets, E. L. Semikina

“…Predictors of positive virological response to interferon therapy in children have not been established, which is why it is necessary to identify them and subsequently develop individualized treatment regimens yielding the best possible results. …”
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Assessing and enhancing the reliability of Chinese large language models in dental implantology by Guohui Zhu, Xiao Zhang, Chunxia Chen

“…Two enhancement techniques, chain of thought (CoT) reasoning and long text modeling (LTM), were applied, and their effectiveness was analyzed by comparing the metrics before and after the application of these techniques. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS software. …”
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Validación del autoinforme de motivos para la práctica del ejercicio físico con adolescentes (AMPEF): diferencias por género, edad y ciclo escolar (Validation of the self-report o... by José Domínguez Alonso, Antonio López Castedo, Iago Portela Pino

“…An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was performed, obtaining an adaptation of the original scale of 48 items grouped into eight factors with excellent reliability coefficients (α = .96), a total explained variance of 65.24% and an adequate adjustment to the data (χ2/df = 2.635, GFI = .909, CFI = .901, RMSEA = .047), adolescents who present a better motivation of the health emergency factor (it is the only significant in the three variables) are male, early age (12-13 years) and first cycle of Compulsory Secondary Education. …”
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A novel technique for posterior internal fixation of acetabular fractures by Ming Li, Jingwei Xiao, Dian Wang, Fangzhu Xu

“…Methods A retrospective analysis of 155 patients with complete follow-up data from December 2014 to December 2020 was conducted. …”
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