Predicting hospital admissions from individual patient data (IPD): an applied example to explore key elements driving external validity by Rafael Perera, Marjan Van Den Akker, Kym I E Snell, Joerg J Meerpohl, Ferdinand M Gerlach, Daniela Küllenberg de Gaudry, Ana Isabel González-González, Jeanet Blom, Christiane Muth, Walter Emil Haefeli, Karin M A Swart, Petra Elders, Henrik Rudolf, Ulrich Thiem, Andreas Daniel Meid, Truc Sophia Dinh, Donna Bosch-Lenders, Hans J Trampisch, Benno Flaig, Ghainsom Kom

“…The results of the IECV, in which calibration was highly variable even after accounting for between-study heterogeneity, agreed with this finding. …”
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Evaluation of Long-Term Lymphedema Rate in Patients With Subclinical Lymphedema Diagnosed in the Preoperative Period via Bioimpedance by Zeynep Erdoğan İyigün, Tolga Ozmen, Serkan İlgün, Cansu Nakipoğlu, Enver Özkurt, Filiz Çelebi, Çağlar Ünal, Alper Öztürk, Gül Alço, Çetin Ordu, Gürsel Soybir

“…Patients with subclinical lymphedema were provided with education and followed up more frequently with regular monitoring. Results: The mean age of the 217 participants was 56.7±12.7 years (range 29–90), and the mean body mass index was 27.7±3.3 kg/m2 (range 19.3–36.9). …”
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Evaluating the Construct Validity and Sensitivity to Change of the Klenico Depression Domain in Psychotherapeutic Inpatient Care: Instrument Validation Study by Stefan Reutimann, Jasmin Steiner, Noah Hübscher, Ulrich Voderholzer, Adrian Meule, Mareike Augsburger

“…While the KDD showed a moderate correlation with the divergent PHQ-15 (r=0.35; P<.001), it was more strongly associated with the divergent SWLS (r=–0.51; P<.001) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (r=0.51; P<.001). …”
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A novel tertiary lymphoid structure-associated signature accurately predicts patient prognosis and facilitates the selection of personalized treatment strategies for HNSCC by Jinhao Zhang, Lu Zeng, Lu Zeng, Guobin Song, Gaoge Peng, Gaoge Peng, Zhezheng Chen, Zhezheng Chen, Yamin Yuan, Taowu Chen, Tao Zhong, Shixi Chen, Zhengzhou Luo, Zhengzhou Luo, Jingang Xiao, Jingang Xiao, Jingang Xiao, Lin Liu, Lin Liu, Lin Liu

“…BackgroundHead and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the most common type of head and neck cancer and is characterized by its aggressive nature and variable prognosis and response to immunotherapy. Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) play crucial roles in creating a favourable immune microenvironment to control tumour progression. …”
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Do weight and BMI predict the results of surgical treatment with ESIN in pediatric tibial shaft fractures? by Martina Marsiolo, Angelo Gabriele Aulisa, Giulia Masci, Alessia Poggiaroni, Marco Giordano, Valeria Calogero, Francesco Falciglia

“…The Shapiro–Francia test was used to check the normality of each variable. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was calculated for the correlation between variables. …”
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Economic assessment of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from wheat production in Ardabil provience by Jabraeil Taghinazhad, َAdel Vahedi, Fayaz Ranjbar

“…Benefit-cost ratio was obtained 1.52 and fixed and variable production cost were 54.45 and 45.6, respectively. …”
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Genetic Diversity of Selective Breeding Populations of Giant Freshwater Prawn (<i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i>) Based on SSR and Mitochondrial D-Loop Gene by Salifu Ibrahim, Amin Ruhul, Jingfen Li, Guoliang Yang, Shaokui Yi, Zhenglong Xia, Miaoying Cai, Yuewen Deng, Qiongying Tang

“…The D-loop analysis identified 114 variable sites and 29 haplotypes, with an average haplotype diversity (<i>Hd</i>) and nucleotide diversity (<i>π</i>) of 0.640 and 0.01247, respectively. …”
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Predicting new-onset stroke with machine learning: development of a model integrating traditional Chinese and western medicine by Liuding Wang, Jingzi Shi, Lina Miao, Yifan Chen, Jingjing Wei, Min Jia, Zhiyi Gong, Ze Yang, Jian Lyu, Jian Lyu, Jian Lyu, Yunling Zhang, Xiao Liang

“…The dependent variable was the occurrence of the new-onset stroke, while independent variables included age, gender, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diabetes, blood lipids, carotid atherosclerosis, smoking status, and TCM syndromes. …”
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The interplay of health, economy, and politics in MENA region migration patterns: a panel data analysis (2000–2020) by Jalal Arabloo, Pirhossein Kolivand, Peyman Saberian, Peyman Namdar, Soheila Rajaie, Fereshte Karimi, Arash Parvari, Raziye Alishavandi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari

“…By implementing such strategies, the region can reduce migration pressures and build more stable societies.…”
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Genomic correlation, shared loci, and causal link between obesity and diabetic microvascular complications: A genome-wide pleiotropic analysis by Wei Zhang, Qinghua Zhang, Yan Luo, Leilei Ma, Xuejun Wang, Qiao Zheng, Xiaotian Zhang, Shentao Wu, Zhan Li, Yingfei Bi

“…These insights offer potential pathways for understanding the mechanisms driving their comorbidity and may inform more integrated therapeutic approaches. …”
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Military-Applied Means of Physical Education in Pre-University Educational Institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defence by D. V. Vinograd, A. V. Zykov

“…However, it is obvious that the specifics of the mission of preuniversity educational institutions of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation requires more intensive physical activities, which improve health and increase physical endurance of students, taking into account their age-specific physiological characteristics. …”
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Numerical simulation optimization analysis and field test for large deformation control of soft rock in Tabaiyi Tunnel by Jieli LI, Jiaguo ZHANG, Quansheng CHEN, Rui AO, Jihao SUN, Pengxiao GUAN

“…Scanning electron microscopy observation of the rock body shows that the schist structure is obvious, the rock body structure is relatively loose, and the pores are more developed. The clay mineral content in the rocks is high, and the main components are illite and chlorite. …”
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IL1RL1 variant may affect the response to type 2 biologics in patients with severe asthma by Kenta Nishi, Hisako Matsumoto, Hironobu Sunadome, Tadao Nagasaki, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Noriyuki Tashima, Yusuke Hayashi, Satoru Terada, Kyohei Morita, Chie Yoshimura, Yasuo Nishizaka, Akiko Sano, Takashi Iwanaga, Hiroyuki Sano, Ryuta Haraguchi, Yuji Tohda, Takahisa Kawaguchi, Fumihiko Matsuda, Toyohiro Hirai

“…Background Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with variable response to treatment. Genetic backgrounds are involved in the severity of type 2 asthma, but their effects on responses to biologics remain unknown. …”
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A Pilot Study of Virtual Reality in Hemodialysis for Mitigating Pain and Anxiety: User Experiences and Perceptions by Rodríguez de Galvis S, Guerrero Rodríguez E, Audije-Gil J, Hernández SH, Argilés-Huguet M, Botella A, Burgos Villulas M, Casaux-Huertas A, González Sánchez I, Marín López MT, Manso P, Hernán D, Dapena F, Arenas Jiménez MD

“…VR acceptance in the HD population is variable.Keywords: chronic kidney disease, dialysis, virtual reality immersion therapy, pain management, anxiety, psychological anticipation…”
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Identifying Intersecting Factors Associated With Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Adults: Preliminary Conditional Inference Tree Analysis by Amelia M Stanton, Lauren A Trichtinger, Norik Kirakosian, Simon M Li, Katherine E Kabel, Kiyan Irani, Alexandra H Bettis, Conall O’Cleirigh, Richard T Liu, Qimin Liu

“…MethodsIn separate analyses, we restricted variables to those typically available within electronic medical records (EMRs) and then included variables not typically within EMRs. …”
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Elemental atmospheric deposition around North America’s largest metal processor of electronic waste (Horne Smelter, Canada) by Jérémy Dupont, Dominic E. Ponton, Arnaud Marois, Nicole J. Fenton, Marc Amyot, Maikel Rosabal

“…Further, TEs in spiders were more variable, suggesting that ecological processes may alter this spatial pattern. …”
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Determining household out of pocket payments, incidence of catastrophic expenditures and impoverishment among patients with malaria in Zambia's path towards Universal Health Covera... by Patrick Banda, Felix Masiye, Oliver Kaonga, Jesse Bump, Peter Berman

“…A logistic regression model was estimated with a Categorical Dependent variable being CHE (CHE = = 1, or otherwise = = 0). …”
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An Adiabatic-Expansion-Induced Perturbation Study on Gas–Aerosol Partitioning in Ambient Air—Formation of NH₄NO₃ and Microdroplet Nitrogen Fixation (2) by Yating Gao, Qinchu Fan, Yujiao Zhu, Hengqing Shen, Qi Yuan, Yang Gao, Huiwang Gao, Xiaohong Yao

“…Our results indicate the adiabatic-expansion-induced generation of NH₃ + HNO₃ at ultrafast formation rates, with campaign-dependent stable stoichiometric ratios of HNO₃ to NH₃, as well as highly variable occurrence frequencies and efficiencies. These findings suggest that microdroplet redox reactions are more likely responsible for the generation of NH₃ + HNO₃ than conventional atmospheric NH₃ chemistry. …”
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Equine piroplasmosis in different geographical areas in France: Prevalence heterogeneity of asymptomatic carriers and low genetic diversity of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi by Maggy Jouglin, Claire Bonsergent, Nathalie de la Cotte, Mickaël Mège, Céline Bizon, Anne Couroucé, Élodie-Anne Lallemand, Agnès Leblond, Louise C Lemonnier, Aurélia Leroux, Ilaria Marano, Alexandre Muzard, Émilie Quéré, Marion Toussaint, Albert Agoulon, Laurence Malandrin

“…Theileria equi carriers were ten times more frequent (91.7 %; 209/228 isolates) compared to B. caballi carriers (8.3 %; 19/228 isolates). …”
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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCREEN TIME AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG INDONESIAN FEMALE ADOLESCENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Alma Feriyanti, Rina Tri Agustini, Lies Permana, Nur Rohmah, Annisa Nurrachmawati, Agustin Putri Rahayu, Mohammad Fikri

“…Adolescent females who screen time for two hours or more a day after school have the potential to experience psychological distress. …”
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