Machine learning for the prediction of mortality in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiangui Lv, Daiqiang Liu, Xinwei Chen, Lvlin Chen, Xiaohui Wang, Xiaomei Xu, Lin Chen, Chao Huang

“…It is also eagerly anticipated that future research efforts will incorporate larger sample sizes and multi-centre studies to more intensively examine the external validation of these models in different patient populations, allowing for a more in-depth exploration of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in terms of accurate diagnostic efficacy across a diverse range of model and predictor types. …”
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Third Order Likelihood Inference in the Generalized Exponential Distribution under Progressive Type II Censoring by Ayman Baklizi

“…Therefore, higher order asymptotic likelihood methods are needed because they are expected to provide more accurate inferences with small samples. …”
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Constitutive model of metal rubber material considering plastic accumulation behavior by FENG Zhipeng, YANG Fang, FU Hailong, AI Shigang, WANG Yue, YUAN Liangyang

“…The further investigation into the fundamental mechanisms reveals that plastic accumulation behavior significantly influences the energy dissipation capacity of metal rubber: the microscopic observations indicate that the increased relative density leads to a greater number of compressed helical coils within the sample. And within the constrained working space, this results in more pronounced plastic deformation of the metallic wires, which macroscopically manifests as improved energy dissipation performance.…”
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Feasibility of predicting the evolution of cerebral gliomas based on study of microRNA expression levels in blood plasma and saliva by R. Yu. Seliverstov, M. I. Zaraiskii, A. F. Gurchin, G. V. Kataeva, R. V. Tyurin, A. G. Naryshkin, V. G. Valerko

“…MicroRNA expression was studied in plasma and saliva according to the StemLoop-RealTime protocol, using fluorescently labeled samples with small miRNA U6 as a reference gene. Statistical analysis was carried out using nonparametric methods.Results. …”
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A Systematic Review on Insights to Community Medicine and Clinical Research: Competency Training in Medical and Dental Education by Madeeha Minhas, Bilal Masood, Muhammad Hassaan Saeed, Amna Iqbal Butt, Fareed Ud Din Ahmad Chishti, Fatima Ali

“…Methods: Using PRISMA criteria, the literature search was done in Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and PubMed in articles published between 2020 and 2024. …”
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Three-year course of clinical high-risk symptoms for psychosis in the community: a latent class analysis by C. Michel, N. Osman, G. Rinaldi, B. G. Schimmelmann, J. Kindler, F. Schultze-Lutter

“…Abstract Aims Clinical high-risk for psychosis (CHR-P) states exhibit diverse clinical presentations, prompting a shift towards broader outcome assessments beyond psychosis manifestation. To elucidate more uniform clinical profiles and their trajectories, we investigated CHR-P profiles in a community sample. …”
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Handheld X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometers: A Forensic Application in Cigarette Ashes by Beatriz P. Senra, Helena Ribeiro, Alexandra Guedes

“…For smoking the cigarettes a specially designed equipment of the Borgwaldt brand, model RM1/Plus, was used. For a more representative sample from each pack, five cigarettes per pack were smoked and each cigarette ash was measured five times, giving a total of 55 cigarettes smoked from 10 different brands (11 different tobacco packs). …”
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Assessment of Health and Well-Being Effects Associated With the Challenging Drinking Water Situation in the Gaza Strip: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Household Survey Study by Curdin Brugger, Dominik Dietler, Bassam A Abu Hamad, Tammo van Gastel, Federico Sittaro, Rodolfo Rossi, Branwen Nia Owen, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Mirko S Winkler

“…We obtained water samples from nearly all households (902/905, 99.8%). …”
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Strategies to Increase Response Rate and Reduce Nonresponse Bias in Population Health Research: Analysis of a Series of Randomized Controlled Experiments during a Large COVID-19 St... by Christina J Atchison, Nicholas Gilby, Galini Pantelidou, Sam Clemens, Kevin Pickering, Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Deborah Ashby, Wendy S Barclay, Graham S Cooke, Ara Darzi, Steven Riley, Christl A Donnelly, Helen Ward, Paul Elliott

“…ObjectiveWe tested different strategies to improve response rate and reduce nonresponse bias in a national population–based COVID-19 surveillance program in England, United Kingdom. MethodsOver 19 rounds, a random sample of individuals aged 5 years and older from the general population in England were invited by mail to complete a web-based questionnaire and return a swab for SARS-CoV-2 testing. …”
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Sex-specific DNA methylation signatures of autism spectrum disorder from whole genome bisulfite sequencing of newborn blood by Julia S. Mouat, Nickilou Y. Krigbaum, Sophia Hakam, Emily Thrall, George E. Kuodza, Julia Mellis, Dag H. Yasui, Piera M. Cirillo, Yunin J. Ludena, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Michele A. La Merrill, Irva Hertz-Picciotto, Barbara A. Cohn, Janine M. LaSalle

“…Identifying molecular biomarkers, such as DNA methylation signatures, could provide more objective screening for ASD-risk in newborns, allowing for early intervention. …”
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THE RISK OF OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM «OSTEOSCREENING RUSSIA» by O. A. Nikitinskaya, N. V. Toroptsova, N. V. Demin, A. Yu. Feklistov, E. L. Nasonov

“…There are also other reasons for increased fracture risk in RA.Objective: to determine the rate of RA in an epidemiological sample of persons aged 50 years and older and to identify those in need of antiosteoporotic therapy among the patients with RA in order to prevent OPF.Subjects and methods. …”
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Evaluation of the Epitogen Lyme Detect IgG ELISA: a novel peptide multiplexing approach by Tiehui Wang, Alex Wang, Rodanthi Zindrili, Elena Melis, Swapna Guntupalli, Robin Brittain-Long, Mirela Delibegovic, Christopher J. Secombes, Nimesh Mody, Sally Mavin, Ralfs Buks

“…Existing serology tests, while valuable, have low sensitivity in early infection stages where diagnosis is vital, interpretation variability, and false positives from cross-reactivity, while direct detection methods also suffer from low sensitivity, due to the inconsistent presence of Bbsl components in clinical samples. …”
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Preferential transmission of minority and drug-resistant clones in polyclonal infections in Mali by Leen N. Vanheer, Emilia Manko, Almahamoudou Mahamar, Jody Phelan, Koualy Sanogo, Youssouf Sinaba, Sidi M. Niambele, Adama Sacko, Sekouba Keita, Ahamadou Youssouf, Makonon Diallo, Harouna M. Soumare, Kjerstin Lanke, Djibrilla Issiaka, Halimatou Diawara, Sekou F. Traore, Lynn Grignard, Alassane Dicko, Chris Drakeley, Susana Campino, William Stone

“…Certain haplotypes were also found to be more prevalent in human samples compared to mosquito infections, and vice versa, with 12.6% of haplotypes at baseline exclusively observed in mosquitoes. …”
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The NGC 3109 Satellite System: The First Systematic Resolved Search for Dwarf Galaxies Around an SMC-mass Host by Amandine Doliva-Dolinsky, Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Denija Crnojević, Dhayaa Anbajagane, Jeffrey L. Carlin, Jonah Medoff, David J. Sand, Erik Tollerud, Sungsoon Lim, Paul Bennet, Alex Drlica-Wagner, Catherine E. Fielder, Jonathan R. Hargis, Kai Herron, Laura Congreve Hunter, Michael G. Jones, Ananthan Karunakaran, Annika H. G. Peter, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Kristine Spekkens, Jay Strader, Beth Willman, Julio A. Carballo-Bello, William Cerny, Astha Chaturvedi, Nitya Kallivayalil, Clara E. Martínez-Vázquez, Gustavo E. Medina, Noelia E. D. Noël, Andrew B. Pace, Alex H. Riley, Joanna D. Sakowska, Adam Smercina, Kathy Vivas, Monika Adamów, Clecio R. Bom, Yumi Choi, Peter S. Ferguson, Mahdieh Navabi, Alfredo Zenteno, (DELVE Collaboration)

“…We introduce a newly developed semiresolved search method, used alongside a resolved search, to identify crowded dwarf galaxies around NGC 3109. …”
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Review of microRNA detection workflows from liquid biopsy for disease diagnostics by Dulguunnaran Naranbat, Emilia Herdes, Nikos Tapinos, Anubhav Tripathi

“…This review comprehensively analyses distinct liquid biopsy microRNA detection methods validated with clinical samples. Each step in the microRNA detection workflow, including sample collection, RNA isolation, processing, and detection of target microRNAs, has been thoroughly assessed. …”
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Mobile Apps and Visual Function Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of the Latest Advancements by Caius Goh, Marilyn Puah, Zhi Hong Toh, Joewee Boon, Debbie Boey, Ryan Tay, Ashita A. Sule, Renee Liu, Xing-Er Ong, Aditya Kalra, Satvik Gupta, Andres Rousselot, William Rojas-Carabali, Bryan Ang, Rupesh Agrawal

“…Results Visual tests, including visual acuity and color vision tests, were most common among apps surveyed, and they were comparable to traditional clinical methods. Certain applications were more widely used, some of which have had studies conducted to assess the reliability of test results. …”
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Evolution law of nanopore properties during underground in-situ pyrolysis of tar-rich coal by Tao XU, Jie CHEN, Yongping WU, Yubin KE, Panshi XIE, Wenyu LYU

“…In addition to these findings, the CSNS-SANS technique proves advantageous over the conventional characterization methods such as BET. It enables the detection of closed pores within the samples and provides experimental conditions that closely resemble the in-situ environment, thereby ensuring more reliable results.…”
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Analysis of characteristics of symbiotic flora in patients with IgA nephropathy based on literature analysis by ZHAO Jin, BAI Ming, SUN Shi-ren

“…Objective To analyze the characteristics of oral and intestinal microbiota of IgA nephropathy（IgAN） patients.Methods Literature investigating the characteristics of symbiotic flora in IgAN patients were searched in Pubmed,Web of science,Cochrane Library and CNKI,and the results were systematically summarized and analyzed.Results With limitation of the intergenerational difference of methods for bacterial identification and the incompleteness of literature reports,there were big difference among results of the included studies.The structure of tonsillar flora in patients with IgAN was similar to that in patients with recurrent tonsillitis; the structure of salivary flora in IgAN patients was distinct from that in healthy people; the structure of gingival plaque flora was different among patients with periodontitis with or without IgAN.Compared with the healthy control,the intestinal microbiota abundance in IgAN patients was reduced the flora structure changed.Conclusions The abundance and composition of oral and intestinal microbiota in IgAN patients may be altered,and more specific changes require larger studies using advanced sequencing techniques and studies of bigger sample size are required for further clarification of detailed features of oral and intestinal microbiota in IgAN patients.…”
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Towards efficient and reliable utilization of automated data collection: Media scrapers applied to news on climate change by Erkki Mervaala, Jari Lyytimäki

“…While easing or even removing some of the key problems, such as laborious and time-consuming data collection and potential errors and biases related to subjective coding of materials and distortions caused by focus on small samples, automated methods also bring in new risks such as poor understanding of contexts of the data or non-recognition of underlying systematic errors or missing information. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Digital Tools on the Recruitment Process Using the Design Thinking Methodology by Danijela Magdalenić, Ljerka Luić

“…Methods such as desk research, interviews, diary methods, and P/C matrix diagonalization, supported by original metrics, assess the effectiveness of these approaches. …”
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