Assessing the impact of apnea duration on the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and hearing loss. by Yong Seok Jo, Jeon Mi Lee

“…<h4>Results</h4>The OSA group exhibited elevated hearing thresholds across all frequencies compared to the non-OSA group. …”
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Insights into perceived listening difficulties post COVID-19 infection: no measurable hearing difficulty on clinical tests despite increased self-reported listening effort by Sara Alhanbali, Ana'am Alkharabsheh, Wafa'a Alanati, Khader Joudeh, Kevin J. Munro, Kevin J. Munro

“…Hearing assessment involved tympanometry, acoustic reflex thresholds, pure-tone audiometry (PTA; 0.25–14 kHz), and distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs; 0.5–10 kHz). …”
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Road Safety Risk Assessment Approach for Freight Vehicles Using Warning Data by Cheng Yang, Xiaoling Zhai, Xiaoqin Zhou, Tao Wang, Shiyi Chen, Xiyuan Zhang

“…Finally, cluster analysis is used to determine optimal risk classification thresholds. The method is validated using warning data and historical accident records from 47 road segments across three major roads in Nanning. …”
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The Role of a Smartphone Application in Monitoring the Risk of Hearing Loss Associated with Personal Listening Devices in Young Adults by Deniz Tuz, Selin Sariçamlik, Ceren Bodur, Gülce Kirazli, Pelin Piştav Akmeşe

“…Background Exposure to loud music has been reported to affect high-frequency hearing thresholds in adults. This study aimed to use a mobile application to assess the risk of hearing loss associated with personal listening devices (PLDs) in young adults. …”
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Effects of external fixator-assisted acute angulation on arterial diameter: a cadaveric model by Akif Mirioglu, Kaan Ali Dalkir, Hakki Can Olke, Bugra Eraslan, Bugra Kundakci, Melih Bagir, Mehmet Ali Deveci

“…Methods Eight lower extremities from four fresh-frozen cadavers were used. …”
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Digital hand‐held arthrometry is a reliable and accurate adjunct for diagnosing acute anterior cruciate ligament tears by Richard Norris, Alan Price, Thomas W. Maddox, William Boswell, Cronan Kerin, Rachel A. Oldershaw

“…Abstract Purpose To evaluate the intrarater reliability and predictive validity of Lachmeter® measurements for diagnosing acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, and to propose diagnostic thresholds. Methods Lachmeter® measurements were recorded during the stabilised Lachman test for consecutive participants presenting to an acute knee injury clinic within 21‐days of injury. …”
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Adult validation of a self-administered tablet audiometer by Mark Bastianelli, Amy E. Mark, Arran McAfee, David Schramm, Renée Lefrançois, Matthew Bromwich

“…In Group 1, compared to standard audiometry, 95.7% (95% CI: 92.6–98.9%) of thresholds were within 10 dB. In Group 2, comparing word recognition results, 96.2% (95% CI: 89.5–98.7%) were clinically equivalent and within a critical difference range. …”
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Validation and Reliability Testing of the Yonsei Lifestyle Profile for Assessing Multifaceted Health Lifestyles by Young‐Myoung Lim, Ah‐Ram Kim, Seung‐Ju Lim, Ji‐Hyuk Park

“…Discriminant validity revealed no significant sex differences, but physical activity frequency varied across age groups. …”
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Anemia during pregnancy and adverse maternal outcomes in Georgia-A birth registry-based cohort study. by Natia Skhvitaridze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Tormod Brenn, Erik Eik Anda, Charlotta Rylander

“…Pregnant women were classified into anemia severity groups based on their lowest measured Hb values, taking into account the thresholds for each trimester of pregnancy as defined by the WHO recommendations for anemia classification. …”
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Patient Outcomes of Thumb Arthroplasty Using a Hybrid Technique for Severe Osteoarthritis by Shiny Chih-Hsuan Wu, MD, Chen-Heng Hsu, MD, Chieh-An Chuang, MD, Sheu Huan, MD, You-Hung Cheng, MD, Cheng-Pang Yang, MD, Joe Chih-Hao Chiu, MD, PhD, Chun-Ying Cheng, MD, Yi-Shen Chan, MD, Alvin Chao-Yu Chen, MD

“…Receiver operating characteristic curves derived clinically significant outcome (CSO) thresholds of minimal clinically important difference (MCID), substantial clinical benefit (SCB), and patient acceptable symptom state (PASS). …”
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Interpersonal counselling for adolescent depression delivered by youth mental health workers without core professional training: the ICALM feasibility RCT by Jon Wilson, Viktoria Cestaro, Eirini Charami-Roupa, Timothy Clarke, Aoife Dunne, Brioney Gee, Sharon Jarrett, Thando Katangwe-Chigamba, Andrew Laphan, Susie McIvor, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Jamie Murdoch, Thomas Rhodes, Carys Seeley, Lee Shepstone, David Turner, Paul Wilkinson

“…Background As milder cases of adolescent depression do not meet treatment thresholds for specialist mental health services, young people often receive support from non-qualified professionals in third-sector/voluntary agencies. …”
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A comprehensive classification and analysis of oily sensitive facial skin: a cross-sectional study of young Chinese women by Xinjue Kuang, Caini Lin, Yuanyuan Fu, Yuhui Wang, Junhua Gong, Yong Chen, Youting Liu, Fan Yi

“…However, the current classification method relies on subjective assessment. This study aimed to classify skin type and subtype using objective biophysical parameters to investigate differences in skin characteristics across anatomical and morphological regions. …”
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Impact of Propranolol and Psychologically Informed Intervention on Pain Sensitivity: Secondary Analysis from the Biopsychosocial Influence on Shoulder Pain Preclinical Randomized T... by Bishop MD, Simon CB, Huo Y, Wallace MR, Borsa PA, Fillingim RB, Staud R, Wu SS, George SZ

“…Pain sensitivity outcomes (pressure pain thresholds (PPT), suprathreshold heat rating, temporal summation, and conditioned pain modulation efficiency) were compared using a mixed effect model to examine difference among groups, adjusted for age, sex and race.Results: No main effects for group assignment were noted (p > 0.05 for all), when considered as 4 groups or 2 collapsed groups (ie propranolol vs placebo or personalized psychologic vs general education). …”
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Does obesity affect the diagnostic value of various biomarkers for periprosthetic joint infections? A single center retrospective study by Wei-peng Shi, Ya-ping Jiang, Ting-yu Wu, Ying-zhen Wang, Ying-ze Zhang, Ying-ze Zhang, Tao Li

“…But for obese patients, the diagnostic thresholds for CRP and ESR are higher, and clinical diagnosis should be careful to avoid false positives. …”
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Control of the intensity of effort. heart rate or rate of perceived effort by Rui Canário-Lemos, Victor Machado-Reis, Nuno Garrido, Tiago Rafael-Moreira, Rafael Peixoto, Bruno Nobre-Pinheiro, Gabriela Monteiro, José Vilaça-Alves

“… Objective: the goal of the present study was to compare the oxygen uptake between three experimental sessions of the Air Bike PRO® class, which the difference between sessions was the method used to control intensity of effort: SL) external load corresponds to ventilatory thresholds and 90% peak VO2; SRPE) rate perceived effort; SHR) heart rate. …”
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Mind matters: a comparative study of self-reported severity of depression and cognitive symptoms in China and the USA by Qingwen Deng, Shimeng Liu, Yi Yang, Yingyao Chen

“…This study aimed to examine differences in self- reported severity of depression and cognitive symptoms among middle-aged and older adults from China and the United States. …”
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Tumor-associated tissue eosinophilia in preinvasive and invasive squamous cell carcinoma of cervix by Radhika C Sasturkar, Ramesh BH, Sunita Nyamagoudar, Sateesh S Jigjini

“…This study evaluates whether thresholds of eosinophils in stroma serve as a morphological marker for the presence of tumor invasion in squamous neoplasms of the cervix. …”
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Transfer learning based hybrid feature learning framework for enhanced skin cancer diagnosis using deep feature integration by Maridu Bhargavi, Sivadi Balakrishna

“…However, current diagnostic methods lack feature representation and model generalization. …”
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Improved YOLO-Based Pulmonary Nodule Detection with Spatial-SE Attention and an Aspect Ratio Penalty by Xinhang Song, Haoran Xie, Tianding Gao, Nuo Cheng, Jianping Gou

“…Comprehensive experiments conducted on the LUNA16, LungCT, and Node21 datasets reveal that our approach achieves superior precision, recall, and mean average precision (mAP) across various IoU thresholds, surpassing previous state-of-the-art methods while maintaining computational efficiency. …”
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Multinational association for supportive care in cancer (MASCC) versus clinical index of stable febrile neutropenia (CISNE): evaluation of predictive performance and clinical utili... by Süleyman Alpar, Sarper Yılmaz

“…The AUC for MASCC was 0.838 and for CISNE 0.814; the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.357). …”
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