Fundus screening for peripheral retinal lesions in myopic patients before refractive surgery using ultra-wide field scanning laser ophthalmoscopy by Amr M Elhady, Osama R Elnaggar

“…The mean spherical equivalent of the refractive error was −4.83±1.38 D (range=−1.50 to −7.75 D). …”
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A New Method for Weak Fault Feature Extraction Based on Improved MED by Junlin Li, Jingsheng Jiang, Xiaohong Fan, Huaqing Wang, Liuyang Song, Wenbin Liu, Jianfeng Yang, Liangchao Chen

“…The method uses the shuffled frog leaping algorithm (SFLA), finds the set of optimal filter coefficients, and eventually avoids the artificial error influence of selecting threshold parameter. …”
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Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPRON) Using Optical Character Recognition Method by Purwono Prasetyawan, Muhammad Athallah Cahya Aulia, Nia Saputri Utami, Uri Arta Ramadhani

“…Manual parking systems are prone to inefficiencies and human error, especially with increasing vehicle density. …”
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Experimental Implementation of Enhanced Security Coherent One-Way Quantum Key Distribution by Amirhosein Dadahhani, Soheil Hajibaba, Hamid Asgari, Majid Khodabandeh, Fatemeh Rezazadeh, Azam Mani, Seyed Ahmad Madani

“…We also emphasize that monitoring the click rates of the data line detector for each state individually serves as a powerful method for detecting zero-error attacks.…”
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Is Balance of Payments a monetary phenomenon: doctrinal aspects and empirical evidence from India by N. KUBENDRAN, Rose Govindha RAJ, Balaram ROULA

“…This study uses the Augmented Dickey-Fuller and Philips-Perron test for stationary conditions. In order to detect the automatic equilibrium process under a flexible exchange rate system and to analyse the short-run and long-run relationship, the study employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag-Error Correction Model (ARDL-ECM) for analysis. …”
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Reliability and Accuracy of Ultrasonographic Muscle Thickness Measurements: Evaluating Key Postural Stabilisers in Rehabilitation by Arkadiusz Żurawski, Natalia Barańska, Aleksandra Tomala, Edyta Majorczyk, Joanna Macierzyńska

“…The transversus abdominis demonstrated the highest measurement precision, with the lowest Standard Error of Measurement (SEM = 0.79-1.05 mm) and Minimal Detectable Change (MDC = 2.19-2.91 mm). …”
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Feasibility Assessment of Using Smart Trackers in Telemedicine Systems to Remotely Monitor the Overall Health of Patients in Real-Time by I. V. Pospelova, I. V. Cherepanova, D. S. Bragin, V. N. Serebryakova

“…In order to avoid the high error in measuring systolic pressure, an algorithm for assessing the general health of patients was developed. …”
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Intersession Intra-Rater and Inter-Rater Reliability of Myotonometer for Upper and Lower Extremity Muscles in Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Seval Kutlutürk Yıkılmaz, Tülay Çevik Saldıran, Özgül Öztürk, Sedat Öktem

“…Intra–interclass correlation coefficient, minimal detectable change, and standard error of measurement values were calculated to assess intra- and inter-rater reliabilities in this cross-sectional study. …”
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Impaired left mesenteric-parietal hernia in nine-year-old boy by V. P. Gavrilyuk, E. V. Donskaya, D. A. Severinov

“…The most common internal hernias can be detected as incidental findings during laparotomy or autopsy. …”
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Widespread prevalence of a methylation-dependent switch to activate an essential DNA damage response in bacteria. by Aditya Kamat, Ngat T Tran, Mohak Sharda, Neha Sontakke, Tung B K Le, Anjana Badrinarayanan

“…DNA methylation plays central roles in diverse cellular processes, ranging from error-correction during replication to regulation of bacterial defense mechanisms. …”
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The relative efficiency of time‐to‐progression and continuous measures of cognition in presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease by Dan Li, Samuel Iddi, Paul S. Aisen, Wesley K. Thompson, Michael C. Donohue, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…We use a simulation study to demonstrate that models of repeated cognitive assessments detect treatment effects more efficiently than models of time to progression. …”
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Microstructural characterization and hardness prediction of AlCuCrFeNi high entropy alloys using Transformer-based Physics-Informed Neural Networks (T-PINN) by Mohamed Yasin Abdul Salam, Enoch Nifise Ogunmuyiwa, Victor Kitso Manisa, Abid Yahya, Irfan Anjum Badruddin

“…The T-PINN model demonstrated high accuracy, with a Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) - 0.048, Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of- 0.036, and R-square (R2) - 0.97 values, respectively. …”
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Probabilistic linkages of propagation from meteorological to agricultural drought in the North African semi-arid region by Younes Dahhane, Victor Ongoma, Abdessamad Hadri, Mohamed Hakim Kharrou, Oualid Hakam, Abdelghani Chehbouni

“…Statistical measures such as Spearman correlation (R), root mean square error (RMSE), and mean absolute error (MAE), are utilized to assess the performance of the meteorological drought index to detect the agricultural drought. …”
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Experimental Study of Smart Steel Cables with Tubular Spot-Welded Grating Sensors by Nianchun Deng, Zhongqing Han, Zhiqian Chen, Zhaotao Chen

“…The measured cable force is compared with the standard load. The maximum error is 0.5% F.S. The discrepancy between the measured cable force and the acceleration sensor value is 1.5% in one instance involving an arch bridge employing six smart suspension cables to detect cable forces onsite. …”
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Wearable Devices for Quantifying Atrial Fibrillation Burden: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Meta-Analysis by Ioannis Anagnostopoulos, Dimitrios Vrachatis, Maria Kousta, Sotiria Giotaki, Dimitra Katsoulotou, Christos Karavasilis, Gerasimos Deftereos, Nikolaos Schizas, Dimitrios Avramides, Georgios Giannopoulos, Theodore G. Papaioannou, Spyridon Deftereos

“…Bayesian analysis revealed no statistically significant differences between wearables and reference methods in AF burden quantification. The mean error was 1% (95% CrIs: −4% to 7%). Similar findings were observed in the subgroup analysis of studies assessing only smartwatches. …”
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The impact of study size on meta-analyses: examination of underpowered studies in Cochrane reviews. by Rebecca M Turner, Sheila M Bird, Julian P T Higgins

“…<h4>Background</h4>Most meta-analyses include data from one or more small studies that, individually, do not have power to detect an intervention effect. The relative influence of adequately powered and underpowered studies in published meta-analyses has not previously been explored. …”
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A Node Generation and Refinement Algorithm in Meshless RPIM for Electromagnetic Analysis of Sensors by Zihao Li, Siguang An, Guoping Zou, Jianqiang Han

“…These analyses help designers understand how sensors detect and respond to external signals during operation. …”
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Case Study on the Use of an Unmanned Aerial System and Terrestrial Laser Scanner Combination Analysis Based on Slope Anchor Damage Factors by Chulhee Lee, Joonoh Kang

“…Cracks smaller than 0.3 mm were detected with an error margin of ±0.05 mm. The maximum damaged area on the anchor head was within 3% of the designed value, and the volume of damaged regions was quantified. …”
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The impact of the dairy cow’s position on eye and udder temperatures obtained with infra-red thermography within a walk-trough system by M.W. Little, J.E. Weller, S. Buijs

“…While such variation in positioning is known to impact recorded temperatures, the extent of this impact is rarely quantified. If the error due to suboptimal positioning is sufficient to obscure temperature changes associated with the condition to be detected, the reliability of an early warning system is greatly impaired. …”
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Influence of Treatment with Sodium Benzoate and Packaging on quality of Catla (Catla catla) steaks during Chilled Storage by Jaydip G Kedar, Asif U Pagarkar, Nikheel Bhojraj Rathod, Taufin E Baug

“…E. coli, S. aureus and Salmonella were not detected in the samples during storage. Zero order kinetics exhibited best fit for changes in biochemical and microbiological quality. …”
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