Polymeric additions effect on mechanical properties of heat-polymerized denture base resin: an in vitro study by Ibrahim Hamad Alfahdawi

“…Statistical analysis used one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post-hoc test to assess group differences, with a significance threshold of p < 0.05. …”
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Determining the Diagnostic Value of DWIBS in the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions Compared to Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI: A Retrospective Observational Study by Maryam Farghadani, Safura Mozafari, Maryam Riahinejad, Mashid Haghighi, Reza Eshraghi Samani, Amir Mohammad Taravati, Koushan Rostami, Seyedeh Ghazal Shahrokh, Arezoo Sadeghian

“…This study aims to compare DWIBS with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) sequences. Materials and Methods: Eighty consecutive patients underwent both CE-MRI and DWIBS images. …”
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How Does Rescuer’s Position Setting Impact Quality of Chest Compression: A Randomized Crossover Simulation Study on Unexperienced Clinicians by Nan Zhang, Jiangshan Wang, Yan Li, Jihai Liu, Huadong Zhu

“…In addition, compression depth gaps between CC with kneeling and standing position were related with rescuer characteristics including height and BMI, with a threshold effect.…”
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Prognosis analysis of sacrococcygeal teratoma—compared with patient size by Jueun Park, Suhyeon Ha, Hyunhee Kwon, Seong Chul Kim, Jung-Man Namgoong, Dae Yeon Kim

“…However, giant SCTs continue to pose surgical challenges and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. A clear, objective threshold for defining a “large” tumor relative to the patient's size remains undefined. …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Interviews and questionnaires were used to establish how the urologists would manage a number of different commonly encountered clinical scenarios, focusing on the thresholds at which they would recommend treatment and the strategies they would use when multiple urodynamic abnormalities are diagnosed or suggested. …”
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Spatial Heterogeneity of Bike-Sharing–Conventional Bus Intermodal Trip Distribution by Yang Chenyang, Tang Wenyun, Ma Jianxiao, Yin Chaoying, Wang Hanbin

“…A buffer radius of 50 m was identified as the optimal threshold at which the rate of decrease was minimized. …”
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Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention (DOT Selfie) in Increasing Treatment Adherence Monitoring and Support for Patients With Tuberculosis in Uganda: Randomized Controlled... by Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi, Esther Buregyeya, Sarah Zalwango, Damalie Nakkonde, Patrick Kaggwa, Trang Ho Thu Quach, David Asiimwe, Lynn Atuyambe, Kevin Dobbin

“…When using a FEDO cutoff of ≥80% to define optimal adherence, 63 of 142 (44%) patients met the threshold, with a significant difference between the VDOT and UCDOT groups (56/71, 79% vs 7/71, 10%, P<.001). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of combining AI and cfDNA with LDCT for lung cancer screening in China: a modelling study by Mingjun Rui, Yingcheng Wang, Zhengwei Huang, Yunfei Li, Hongchao Li

“…Sensitivity analyses were performed to test the robustness of results under different parameter assumptions. Value-based pricing analysis was performed to evaluate the maximum cost of AI+cfDNA at the current willingness-to-pay threshold. …”
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A machine learning-based risk prediction model for diabetic oral ulceration by Wang Xiaoling, Wang BingQian, Zhu Zhenqi, Li Wen, Gu Shuyan, Chen Hanbei, Xin Feng, Chenglong Yang, Jutang li, Guoyao Tang, Jie Wei

“…Data preprocessing involved handling missing values, scaling different range values, and feature selection using techniques such as Variance Threshold (VT), Mutual Information (MI), and Variance Inflation Factor (VIF). …”
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Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Chinese version of the short orientation–memory–concentration test in people with stroke by Jiang-Li Zhao, Pei-Ming Chen, Tao Zhang, Hao Xie, Yu-Shu Zhang, Shamay S. M. Ng, Yu-Rong Mao, Yu-Rong Mao, Dong-Feng Huang, Dong-Feng Huang

“…PurposeThis study aimed to use three statistical methods to investigate the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the Chinese version of the Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test (C-SOMC) for people who have had a stroke.MethodsForty-four participants (31 men and 13 women) with a mean age of 59.05 ± 10.79 years who have had experienced a single episode of stroke were enrolled in this study. …”
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Source apportionment and health risks of nitrate pollution in shallow groundwater in the agricultural Northern Xiaoxing' an Mountains region of China by Jilin Zheng, Xiaoyu Guo, Yanlong Cai, Junshuai Liu, Dake Wang, Xiaoqi Gao, Bowen Tan

“…This study investigated the sources, spatial distribution, and health risks of nitrate pollution using hydrochemical analysis, multivariate statistical methods, and health risk assessment. APCS-MLR (Absolute Principal Component Scores-Multiple Linear Regression) was employed to quantify pollution sources, while Monte Carlo simulation was utilized to assess health risks among different population groups. …”
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Automatic adventitious respiratory sound analysis: A systematic review. by Renard Xaviero Adhi Pramono, Stuart Bowyer, Esther Rodriguez-Villegas

“…<h4>Limitations</h4>Direct comparison of the performance of surveyed works cannot be performed as the input data used by each was different. A standard validation method has not been established, resulting in different works using different methods and performance measure definitions.…”
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Isokinetic muscle function, dynamic balance, and injury risk in dominant and non-dominant lower extremities of adolescent taekwondo athletes by Mingyuan Dong, Boseoung Kim, Jiyoung Lee, Yongchul Choi, Panpan Shi, Guanmin Zhang

“…YBT composite scores were below the 85% threshold in several athletes, indicating an elevated injury risk. …”
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Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis by Stephanie Louise Smith, Vasileios Georgopoulos, Onosi Sylvia Ifesemen, Richard James, Eamonn Ferguson, Richard J. Wakefield, Deborah Wilson, Philip Buckley, Dorothy Platts, Susan Ledbury, Ernest Choy, Tim Pickles, Zoe Rutter-Locher, Bruce Kirkham, David Andrew Walsh, Daniel F. McWilliams

“…Methods:. Adults with RA were recruited from Nottinghamshire, London, and Cardiff. …”
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A comprehensive investigation of the relationship between dietary fatty acid intake and preserved ratio impaired spirometry: multimethodology based on NHANES by Chenyuan Deng, Yu Jiang, Yuechun Lin, Hengrui Liang, Wei Wang, Jianxing He, Ying Huang

“…However, no prior research has investigated the associations of FAs and their subclasses with PRISm, particularly the combined effects of different types of FAs. Methods Data analysis was conducted on 8,836 individuals drawn from the NHANES dataset spanning the years 2007 to 2012. …”
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Population genetic analysis of clinical Mycobacterium abscessus complex strains in China by Xiangchen Li, Xiangchen Li, Yelei Zhu, Yewei Lu, Kunyang Wu, Yang Che, Xiaomeng Wang, Weixin Wang, Junli Gao, Junshun Gao, Zhengwei Liu, Zhengwei Liu, Zhuxian Zhou

“…BackgroundTo explore the genetic characteristics of the Mycobacterium abscessus complex (MABC) population in China, given its rising clinical importance among nontuberculous mycobacteria.MethodsWe conducted population genetic analyses on 360 MABC genomes from China, focusing on core genome multilocus sequence typing (cgMLST), pan-genome characterization, population genetics, and antimicrobial resistance gene profiling.ResultsOur analysis identified 273 M. abscessus subsp. abscessus (MabA) and 87 M. abscessus subsp. massiliense (MabM) isolates, uncovering 68 sequence types (STs), with ST5 being the most common. cgMLST classified 33.3% of isolates into six dominant circulating clones (DCCs) and 49.4% into 59 genomic clusters at a threshold of 25 different alleles, including 18 international clusters linking Chinese isolates with seven other countries. …”
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The C-reactive protein (CRP)-albumin-lymphocyte (CALLY) index exhibits an L-shaped association with all-cause mortality in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a retrospective cohort stu... by Jialin Zhang, Yanhua Lin, Jingyan Zeng, Guihu Luo, Pan Liao, Qianyun Chen, Han Zhong, Simei Liang, Cailiu Zhou, Bin Yang, Xing Li

“…Segmented regression identified an optimal cutoff value for the CALLY index at 12.79, where values below this threshold were inversely correlated with all-cause mortality risk. …”
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Late liver allograft dysfunction: definition, risk factors and outcomes by Yu. O. Malinovskaya, K. Yu. Kokina, O. V. Sumtsova, A. O. Grigorevskaya, Ya. G. Moysyuk

“…There are many causes for the development of a late liver allograft dysfunction and different types of its clinical presentation, but there is no generally accepted definition. …”
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A deep learning aided bone marrow segmentation of quantitative fat MRI for myelofibrosis patients by Humera Tariq, Lubomir Hadjiiski, Dariya Malyarenko, Moshe Talpaz, Kristen Pettit, Gary D. Luker, Brian D. Ross, Thomas L. Chenevert

“…PurposeTo automate bone marrow segmentation within pelvic bones in quantitative fat MRI of myelofibrosis (MF) patients using deep-learning (DL) U-Net models.MethodsAutomated segmentation of bone marrow (BM) was evaluated for four U-Net models: 2D U-Net, 2D attention U-Net (2D A-U-Net), 3D U-Net and 3D attention U-Net (3D A-U-Net). …”
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Pharmacoeconomic analysis of antithrombotic therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome and patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention by V. А. Ryagina, К. I. Matrenin, D. G. Shchurov, Т. S. Teptsova

“…Objective: to assess the clinical and economic feasibility of ticagrelor in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in comparison with clopidogrel in combination with ASA in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), including both those who underwent, and those who did not undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG); and new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in combination with clopidogrel in comparison with warfarin in combination with clopidogrel and ASA in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent PCI; to identify the impact of the above strategies of antithrombotic therapy on the targets of the State Health Care Program of the Russian Federation (RF) “Development of Health Care” and the Federal Project “Cardiovascular Diseases Control”.Material and methods. The clinical and economic study (CES) of ticagrelor in combination with ASA in ACS patients was based on a costbenefit analysis. …”
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