Why EQ-5D and the Oxford Hip and Knee scores do not measure the same things by Tim Benson

“…To aid comparison, each score was transformed arithmetically to a common 0 (floor) to 100 (ceiling) scale.Results EQ-Index, EQ-VAS and the Oxford scores give very different results in terms of change, effect size and correlation.Discussion More research is needed, but some speculative ideas are put forward, which could explain these findings.…”
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Visualisation Design Ideation with AI: A New Framework, Vocabulary, and Tool by Aron E. Owen, Jonathan C. Roberts

“…Throughout the visualisation ideation process, individuals engage in exploring various concepts, brainstorming, sketching ideas, prototyping, and experimenting with different methods to visually represent data or information. …”
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Online foreign language teaching: challenges and solutions by Inessa K. Batenina, Yuliya M. Orekhova

“…The unfavorable epidemiological situation, modern political and economic transformations in the world have also had an impact on the sphere of education: online learning has received a powerful impetus for rapid development. …”
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High-Precision Image Editing via Dual Attention Control in Diffusion Models Without Fine-Tuning by Zhiqiang Pan, Yingchun Kuang, Jianmei Lan, Lizhuo Zhang

“…These significant improvements not only validate the effectiveness of the dual attention control but also attest to the method’s substantial flexibility and adaptability across different scenarios. …”
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Nanotechnology in Hematology: Enhancing Therapeutic Efficacy With Nanoparticles by Nima Torabi Fard, Melika Khademi, Aryan Salahi‐Niri, Shadi Esmaeili

“…We discuss different types of NPs, including liposomes, polymeric, and inorganic NPs, for their potential in targeted drug delivery. …”
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Beyond Culture/Nature Divides: New Approaches and Tools for a Cultural Integrated Landscape Management by Luiz Oosterbeek

“…A final section of conclusions discusses the role of humanities and of structures like museums, pointing to the new UNESCO program BRIDGES as a useful tool for pursuing landscape transformations.…”
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Rethinking model prototyping through the MedMNIST+ dataset collection by Sebastian Doerrich, Francesco Di Salvo, Julius Brockmann, Christian Ledig

“…This trend often results in excessive fine-tuning of existing methods on selected datasets rather than fostering clinically relevant innovations. …”
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A rare trifocal presentation of a choroid plexus papilloma: Case report and review of the literature by Senne Broekx, Mania De Praeter

“…There is an association between TERT methylation status and malignant transformation, indicating that these patients should be followed more closely.…”
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Framing Ageing as a Medical Problem: Public Discourses on Older Adults, Health Risks and Tecnoscientific Solutions in the UK and Italy by Francesco Miele, Federico Neresini, Emanuele Di Buccio

“…A considerable body of literature has created and developed this theoretical perspective, mainly through conceptual contributions or with qualitative methods, but different from most research, our paper contains a comparative-quantitative analysis of two large datasets, consisting of all the articles regarding the older population published online on the Guardian (UK) and la Repubblica (Italy). …”
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The Speech Behaviour of Kazakhstani Youth in the Context of Interethnic Communication by Sholpan Zharkynbekova, Zukhra Shakhputova, Olga Anichshenko, Zhazira Agabekova

“…The aim of this research is to study the mechanisms of language functioning in different communicative contexts, including digital communication. …”
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Ensemble based high performance deep learning models for fake news detection by Mohammed E.Almandouh, Mohammed F. Alrahmawy, Mohamed Eisa, Mohamed Elhoseny, A. S. Tolba

“…We integrated FastText word embeddings with various machine learning and deep learning methods. We then leveraged advanced transformer-based models, including BERT, XLNet, and RoBERTa, optimizing their performance through careful hyperparameter tuning. …”
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Perceptions, Attitudes, and Concerns on Artificial Intelligence Applications in Patients with Cancer by Enes Erul MD, Yusuf Aktekin MD, Furkan Berk Danışman BSc, Şükrü Armanç Gümüştaş, Büşra Saraç Aktekin MD, Emre Yekedüz MD, Yüksel Ürün MD

“…However, perspectives, comfort levels, and concerns about AI in cancer care remain largely unexplored. Materials and Methods This prospective, descriptive cross-sectional survey study was conducted between May 20, 2024 and October 22, 2024, among 363 patients with cancer from two different hospitals affiliated with Ankara University, a tertiary care center in Türkiye. …”
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Mathematical Model and Characteristics of the Induction Motor with a Power Supply from a Current Source by V. S. Malyar, A. V. Malyar

“…. Methods and mathematical models for studying the modes and characteristics of the three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor with the power supplied to the stator winding from the current source have been developed. …”
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PRACE KONSERWATORSKIE, A KLASYFIKACJA ZABYTKÓW by Małgorzata Korpała

“…These elements should be preserved in order to place these assets under a different class, usually of a higher rank. Preserving elements created in the course of formerly conducted conservation works and resulting in forming multiple layers is compliant with the currently applied conservation theory, which no longer accepts purist methods as a way of preserving monuments and sites. …”
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Carbon footprint assessment and reconstruction redesign of recycled discarded military training uniforms by Ge Huang, Sheng Shi, Qiaoling Wang, Fei Li, Xiaoyan Li, Feng Liu, Zhiwen Lu

“…The carbon footprint of different recycling methods was calculated. A systematic method for the reorganization and redesign of discarded clothing, starting from clothing styling, has been developed. …”
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LGFusion: Frequency-Aware Dual-Branch Integration Network for Infrared and Visible Image Fusion by Ruizhe Shang, Jianan Liu, Xinhuai Wang

“…Multimodal image fusion aims to generate a fused image that integrates complementary advantages from different modalities, for example, target saliency from infrared images and texture details from visible images. …”
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A survey of multimodal composite editing and retrieval by Suyan Li, Fuxiang Huang, Lei Zhang

“…Abstract In the real world, where information is abundant and diverse across different modalities, understanding and utilizing various data types to improve retrieval systems is a key focus of research. …”
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Genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) by A. A. Sharkov

“…The genetic causes of GEFS+ are both monogenic (in particular, disorders in the SCN1B, SCN1A, GABRG2, GABRD, SCN9A, STX1B, HCN1 genes, etc.) and copy number variations. Twin methods suggest that different genetic factors play a role in the case of FS, FS+ and FS with subsequent epilepsy. …”
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Guiding the Ruler: Insights into Islamic Mirrors for Princes and Concepts of Governance by Rüdiger Lohlker

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Psoriasis, chronic eczema and atopic dermatitis in males: functioning of sympathoadrenal and vagoinsular systems by N. Yu. Reznichenko

“…We also fixed the acceleration of biosynthesis of catecholamines. The speed of transformation of dioxyphenilalanine and dopamine to their metabolites was higher in patients with psoriasis, chronic eczema and atopic dermatitis. …”
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