Imaging analysis using Artificial Intelligence to predict outcomes after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Athanasios Saratzis, Juliette Raffort, Robert J Hinchliffe, Jonathan Boyle, George A Antoniou, Arun Pherwani, Maarit Venermo, Fabien Lareyre, Stavros K Kakkos, Mario D’Oria, Bahaa Nasr, Matthias Trenner

“…Introduction Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) requires long-term surveillance to detect and treat postoperative complications. However, prediction models to optimise follow-up strategies are still lacking. …”
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Fatal pulmonary infection by trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole resistant Nocardia otitidiscaviarum: report of two cases and review by Rushika Saksena, Dabet Rynga, Santosh Rajan, Rajni Gaind, Reetika Dawar, Raman Sardana, Manas Kamal Sen, Jagdish Chandra Suri

“…Mass spectrometry can become an integral part of diagnostic algorithms for nocardiosis. …”
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High-levels of acquired drug resistance in adult patients failing first-line antiretroviral therapy in a rural HIV treatment programme in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. by Justen Manasa, Richard J Lessells, Andrew Skingsley, Kevindra K Naidu, Marie-Louise Newell, Nuala McGrath, Tulio de Oliveira, Southern African Treatment and Resistance Network

“…Sequences were analysed and genotypic susceptibility scores (GSS) for standard second-line regimens were calculated using the Stanford HIVDB 6.0.5 algorithms.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 222 adults were successfully genotyped for HIV drug resistance between December 2010 and March 2012. …”
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The impact of a dedicated checklist on the quality of onsite management of critically buried avalanche victims in cardiac arrest in a Swiss helicopter emergency medical service by Maxime Trolliet, Mathieu Pasquier, Marc Blancher, Roland Albrecht, Alban Lovis, Hermann Brugger, Alexandre Kottmann

“…Despite existing specific management algorithms, previous studies have reported poor compliance with international guidelines and incomplete documentation and transmission of the information required for patient management. …”
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Higher-order aberrations and spherical aberration in various age groups after LASIK and cataract surgery by Robert Edward T. Ang, Patricia L. Lee, Ryan S. Torres, Michelle Marie Q. Araneta, Emerson M. Cruz, Maria Socorro M. Torno

“…Methods Two hundred forty untreated eyes across various age groups and 182 eyes post-corneal or lenticular treatment were included and iTrace (Tracey Technologies, Houston, Texas) aberrometry measurements were gathered. Treated patients were classified into 2 groups according to treatment administered: eyes that underwent different algorithms of laser in situ keratomileusis (Lasik) demonstrating quantifiable differences in corneal aberrations, and eyes that underwent uncomplicated phacoemulsification with in-the-bag implantation of aspheric neutral EnVista MX60 (Bausch & Lomb, USA), negative aspheric Tecnis ZCB00 (Johnson and Johnson, USA), or spherical Akreos Adapt (Bausch & Lomb, USA) intraocular lens (IOL) showing differences in internal spherical aberrations. …”
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Programmed cell death signatures-driven microglial transformation in Alzheimer’s disease: single-cell transcriptomics and functional validation by Mi-Mi Li, Ying-Xia Yang, Ya-Li Huang, Shu-Juan Wu, Wan-Li Huang, Li-Chao Ye, Ying-Ying Xu

“…An integrated machine learning framework, combining 12 algorithms was used to construct a PCDS model. The performance of PCDS was validated using multiple independent cohorts. …”
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Analyzing the adverse events of NK-1 receptor antagonists: a pharmacovigilance study from the FAERS database by Hong Pan, Xiang Shi, Yiguo Jiang, Jiaqiang Wu, Li Shen

“…In addition, more attention should be paid to the management of encephalopathy toxicity in patients treated with aprepitant in combination with ifosfamide. …”
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Sex differences in alcohol use patterns and related harms: A mixed-methods, cross-sectional study of men and women in northern Tanzania. by Madeline McNee, Niveditha Badrinarayanan, Eleanor Strand, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Timothy Antipas Peter, Yvonne Sawe, Anna Tupetz, Diego Galdino França, Judith Boshe, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Monica H Swahn, Blandina Mmbaga, Catherine Staton

“…In northern Tanzania, alcohol use disorders (AUD) are under-diagnosed and under-treated, and current services are mostly limited to men in clinical settings despite significant alcohol-related harm in the community. …”
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Identification of mitochondria-related feature genes for predicting type 2 diabetes mellitus using machine learning methods by Xiuping Xuan, Mingjin Sun, Donghui Hu, Chunli Lu

“…Random Forest, Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator, and Support Vector Machines-Recursive Feature Elimination algorithms were used to screen mitochondria-related feature genes. …”
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The impact of virtual rheumatology care on patient outcomes and hospital admissions: an ambispective study by Ummugulsum Gazel, Tommy Han, Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz, Tara Swami, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri, Hart Goldhar, Nataliya Milman, Nancy Maltez, Catherine Ivory, Susan Humphrey-Murto, Sibel Aydin

“…Close to 50% of the patients with failed-VCV were treated with additional steroid therapies during the pandemic. …”
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Frontal Sinus Fractures: Current Strategy of Diagnostics and Treatment by Vares Ya., Gorak V., Filiplsky A.

“…Proposed by the World Association of cranio-maxillofacial osteosynthesis the science-based and clinically proven algorithms for the diagnosis and treatment of fractures of the frontal sinus allow to provide the quality medical care to patients under the conditions of any location and combination of traumatic injury.…”
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La Teoría del andamiaje como herramienta de construcción del pensamiento matemático by Cesar Orlando Vargas Mantilla, Sonia Maritza Mendoza Lizcano, Wlamyr Palacios Alvarado

“…Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the teaching-learning processes, and more specifically, the construction of mathematical thinking, from an innovative and agile perspective that breaks with traditional learning patterns of repeating algorithms and implementing formulas. The concept of scaffolding is presented as a tool for knowledge appropriation, as a social way of learning and capturing mathematical knowledge, skills, and abilities. …”
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A machine learning model for early detection of sexually transmitted infections by Juma Shija, Judith Leo, Elizabeth Mkoba

“…The dataset was split into a 70%:15%:15% ratio for training, testing, and validation, respectively, and five machine learning algorithms were evaluated: AdaBoost, Support Vector Machine, Random Forest, Decision Tree, and Stochastic Gradient Descent. …”
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A Data-Driven Approach to Assessing Hepatitis B Mother-to-Child Transmission Risk Prediction Model: Machine Learning Perspective by Dung Nguyen Tien, Huong Thi Thu Bui, Tram Hoang Thi Ngoc, Thuy Thi Pham, Dac Trung Nguyen, Huyen Nguyen Thi Thu, Thi Thu Hang Vu, Thi Lan Anh Luong, Lan Thu Hoang, Ho Cam Tu, Nina Körber, Tanja Bauer, Lam Khanh Ho

“…MethodsThis study used decision tree algorithms—ID3 and CART—on a data set of 60 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)–positive pregnant women. …”
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Noninvasive prediction of meningioma brain invasion via multiparametric MRI⁃based brain⁃tumor interface radiomics by CHENG Xing, WANG Zhi⁃chao, LI Hua⁃ning, WANG Xie⁃feng, YOU Yong⁃ping

“…Methods A total of 656 meningioma patients diagnosed and treated were included at The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from September 2014 to April 2023. …”
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Cost-of-illness of gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus in Chinese children less than 5 years by Xiao-Li Fu, Yan Ma, Zheng Li, Yang-Yang Qi, Si-Jie Wang, Li-Jun Fu, Song-Mei Wang, Lorenz von Seidlein, Xuan-Yi Wang

“…A meta-analysis was conducted applying standardized algorithms. Articles published before January 1, 2023, in English and Chinese were searched through PubMed, CNKI, and WanFang Data. …”
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Preoperatively-determined Red Distribution Width (RDW) predicts prolonged length of stay after single-level spinal fusion in elderly patients by Anton Früh, Dietmar Frey, Adam Hilbert, Claudius Jelgersma, Christian Uhl, Nitzan Nissimov, Peter Truckenmüller, David Wasilewski, Dimitrios Rallios, Matthias Hoppe, Simon Bayerl, Nils Hecht, Peter Vajkoczy, Lars Wessels

“…Classical correlation analysis, Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) and new machine learning algorithms) were used. Results: A total of 208 patients were included in the present study. …”
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Risk Factors and Predictive Model for Ischemic Complications in Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms: Insights From a Large Patient Cohort by Jianwen Jia, Zeping Jin, Mirzat Turhon, Yixin Lin, Xinjian Yang, Yang Wang, Yunpeng Liu

“…Methods This study encompassed a sample of 473 patients diagnosed with intracranial aneurysms (IA) and treated at our center between February 2022 and April 2024. …”
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Fasting Glucose of 6.1 mmol/L as a Possible Optimal Target for Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Insulin Glargine: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Lu Yuan, Fengfei Li, Yue Zhou, Rui Sun, Gu Gao, Qing Zhang, Yajuan Tang, Lu Dai, Jindan Wu, Jianhua Ma

“…To observe whether different insulin glargine titration algorithms based on fasting blood glucose (FBG) levels lead to different glycaemic variations (GVs) in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients, a prospective, randomized, single-centre, comparative, three-arm parallel-group, open-label, treat-to-target, 24-week study was performed. …”
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Combined endodontic treatment: microbiological aspects by using scanning electronical microscopy by V. N. Tsarev, A. V. Mitronin, M. S. Podporin, D. A. Ostanina, E. V. Ippolitov, V. A. Mitronin

“…To determine possible alternative algorithms for root canal disinfection through the combined use of chemical and physiotherapeutic irrigation techniques under in vitro conditions.Materials and methods. …”
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