Prognostic Value of Postpercutaneous Coronary Intervention Murray-Law-Based Quantitative Flow Ratio by Daixin Ding, PhD, Jinlong Zhang, MD, PhD, Peng Wu, PhD, Zhiqing Wang, MD, PhD, Huiping Shi, MSc, Wei Yu, PhD, Xinyang Hu, MD, PhD, Jeehoon Kang, MD, Joo-Yong Hahn, MD, Chang-Wook Nam, MD, Joon-Hyung Doh, MD, Bong-Ki Lee, MD, Weon Kim, MD, Jinyu Huang, MD, Fan Jiang, MD, Hao Zhou, MD, Peng Chen, MD, Lijiang Tang, MD, Wenbing Jiang, MD, Xiaomin Chen, MD, Wenming He, MD, Sung Gyun Ahn, MD, Myeong-Ho Yoon, MD, Ung Kim, MD, You-Jeong Ki, MD, Eun-Seok Shin, MD, Seung-Jea Tahk, MD, Jun Pu, MD, William Wijns, MD, PhD, Jian’an Wang, MD, PhD, Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD, Shengxian Tu, PhD

“…Murray law-based quantitative flow ratio (μQFR) may represent a promising alternative, as it can quickly compute FFR from a single angiographic view. Objectives: The authors aimed to investigate the potential role of post-PCI μQFR in predicting clinical outcomes. …”
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THE ROLE OF PARASTERNAL MEDIASTINOTOMY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MEDIASTINAL TUMORS by O. V. Pikin, A. B. Ryabov, A. O. Alexandrov, D. A. Vursol, A. M. Amiraliev

“…At the stage of preoperative examination, all patients underwent standard diagnostic studies: computed tomography of the chest, abdominal cavity, and a comprehensive ultrasound. …”
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Enfrentamento à desinformação por meio dos algoritmos: um panorama internacional na literatura científica das possíveis respostas ao problema by Thiago Magela Rodrigues Dias, Jônatas Edison da Silva

“…Quanto a produtividade, a partir de 2017 que foram observados mais artigos que continham soluções, sendo que mais da metade são do idioma inglês e pertencem em três áreas de pesquisa da WoS, a Computer Science, Engineering e Information Science & Library Science. …”
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Enhancement of Executive Functions but Not Memory by Multidomain Group Cognitive Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Multicenter Randomiz... by Elke Kalbe, Ann-Kristin Folkerts, Anja Ophey, Carsten Eggers, Saskia Elben, Karina Dimenshteyn, Patricia Sulzer, Claudia Schulte, Nele Schmidt, Christian Schlenstedt, Daniela Berg, Karsten Witt, Lars Wojtecki, Inga Liepelt-Scarfone

“…MANOVAs with follow-up ANOVAs and multiple regression analyses were computed. Results. Both interventions were highly feasible (participation, motivation, and evaluation); the overall dropout rate was 4.7%. …”
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Scabies Outbreak Investigation and Risk Factors in East Badewacho District, Southern Ethiopia: Unmatched Case Control Study by Jarso Sara, Yusuf Haji, Achamyelesh Gebretsadik

“…Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were computed to determine associated factors. Results. …”
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A benchmark of deep learning approaches to predict lung cancer risk using national lung screening trial cohort by Yifan Jiang, Leyla Ebrahimpour, Philippe Després, Venkata SK. Manem

“…Abstract Deep learning (DL) methods have demonstrated remarkable effectiveness in assisting with lung cancer risk prediction tasks using computed tomography (CT) scans. However, the lack of comprehensive comparison and validation of state-of-the-art (SOTA) models in practical settings limits their clinical application. …”
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Differential Chaos Shift Keying for FSO Systems: A Novel Approach Under Turbulence and Boresight Pointing Errors by Gyan Deep Verma, Aashish Mathur, Manav R. Bhatnagar

“…Moreover, we utilize the modified Rayleigh distribution to incorporate the effect of jitter and boresight PEs. The computation of the exact average bit error rate (ABER) expression for the proposed FSO system using DCSK is quite tedious. …”
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Clinical and radiological evaluation of the Bristow–Latarjet procedure in patients with 30 or more years of follow-up by Arnaldo Amado Ferreira Neto, MD, PhD, Mauro Emilio Conforto Gracitelli, MD, PhD, Jorge Henrique Assunção, MD, PhD, Fernando Brandão de Andrade e Silva, MD, PhD, Verônica Yulin Prieto Chang, MD, Eduardo Angeli Malavolta, MD, PhD

“…Screw and graft positioning were assessed by computed tomography, the degree of arthropathy by radiography, and subscapularis fatty degeneration as rotator cuff tears by magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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CIME4R: Exploring iterative, AI-guided chemical reaction optimization campaigns in their parameter space by Christina Humer, Rachel Nicholls, Henry Heberle, Moritz Heckmann, Michael Pühringer, Thomas Wolf, Maximilian Lübbesmeyer, Julian Heinrich, Julius Hillenbrand, Giulio Volpin, Marc Streit

“…CIME4R aids decision-making through the interaction between humans and AI by combining the strengths of expert experience and high computational precision. We developed and tested CIME4R with domain experts and verified its usefulness in three case studies. …”
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Childhood neurodivergent traits, inflammation and chronic disabling fatigue in adolescence: a longitudinal case–control study by Neil A Harrison, Hugo D Critchley, Jessica Eccles, Kevin A Davies, Lisa Quadt, Rod Bond, Jenny Csecs

“…Objectives To test whether inflammatory processes link the expression of childhood neurodivergent traits to chronic disabling fatigue in adolescence.Design Longitudinal case–control study.Setting We analysed data from The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Participants 8115 and 8036 children of the ALSPAC cohort at ages 7 and 9 years, respectively, 4563 of whom also completed self-report measures at age 18 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures We assessed if children scoring above screening threshold for autism/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at ages 7 and 9 years had increased risk of chronic disabling fatigue at age 18 years, computing ORs and CIs for effects using binary logistic regression. …”
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Acute effect of technique modification training on 180° change of direction performance and kinematics in adolescent male soccer players by Hayato Nakamura, Daichi Yamashita, Daichi Nishiumi, Naoto Nakaichi, Norikazu Hirose

“…Center of mass (COM) velocity and trunk and lower limb kinematics were computed from three-dimensional kinematic data collected during the Pro-Agility test using a markerless motion capture system. …”
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Intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics for forecasting microsatellite status in gastric cancer: a multicenter study by Yunzhou Xiao, Jianping Zhu, Huanhuan Xie, Zhongchu Wang, Zhaohai Huang, Miaoguang Su

“…The optimal model was determined by evaluating the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve's Area Under the Curve (AUC), and the radiomics score (Radscore) was computed. A clinical model was developed using clinical characteristics and CT semantic features, with the Radscore integrated to create a combined model. …”
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A measure of the difference between test sets for generating controlled random tests by V. N. Yarmolik, V. V. Petrovskaya, I. Mrozek

“…The main attention is paid to binary test sets, when the task of calculating given difference metric is reduced to the classical assignment problem using the Hungarian algorithm. The computational complexity of the Hungarian algorithm is estimated by the relation O(n4). …”
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Exploring advanced nanostructures and functional materials for efficient hydrogen storage: a theoretical investigation on mechanisms, adsorption process, and future directions by Gourhari Jana, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj

“…Density Functional Theory (DFT) based computations are used to analyze binding energies, thermodynamic stability, and adsorption mechanisms. …”
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Effect of anti-sclerostin antibody on orthodontic tooth movement in ovariectomized rats by Hyunna Ahn, Wonse Park, Sung-Hwan Choi, Namki Hong, Jisun Huh, Seoyeon Jung

“…The effects on alveolar bone and periodontal tissues were evaluated through micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) analysis, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis. …”
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A prediction risk score for HIV among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: identifying those in need of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by Reuben Christopher Moyo, Darshini Govindasamy, Samuel Om Manda, Peter Suwirakwenda Nyasulu

“…The HIV acquisition risk scores were computed by combining coefficients of a multivariate logistic regression model of HIV positivity. …”
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Correcting forest aboveground biomass biases by incorporating independent canopy height retrieval with conventional machine learning models using GEDI and ICESat-2 data by Biao Zhang, Zhichao Wang, Tiantian Ma, Zhihao Wang, Hao Li, Wenxu Ji, Mingyang He, Ao Jiao, Zhongke Feng

“…The spectral saturation point was computed using a semi-variance function, and the contribution of CH features to AGB estimates was quantified across different gradients, especially when AGB neared or surpassed the saturation point. …”
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Information Geometry and Manifold Learning: A Novel Framework for Analyzing Alzheimer’s Disease MRI Data by Ömer Akgüller, Mehmet Ali Balcı, Gabriela Cioca

“…Geodesic distances, computed with the Fisher Information metric, quantified class differences. …”
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Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater using water quality index and multivariate statistical analysis in Binji town and environs, Sokoto basin, Northwestern Nigeria by Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullahi, Lawali Abubakar, Garba Saidu, Hassan Yusuf

“…Five different water types were identified in the area with Ca + Mg- HCO3 dominating other types. Computed water quality index (WQI) for drinking water gave values that are within the range of 18–77.5 indicating the groundwater to be within the excellent and good classes of suitable drinking water quality. …”
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Five-Year Follow-Up of a Slowly Resorbable Biosynthetic P4HB Mesh (Phasix) in VHWG Grade 3 Incisional Hernia Repair by L. M. Van den Dop, MD, M. M. J. Van Rooijen, MD, PhD, T. Tollens, MD, L. N. Jørgensen, MD, PhD, T. S. De Vries-Reilingh, MD, PhD, G. Piessen, MD, PhD, F. Köckerling, MD, PhD, M. Miserez, MD, PhD, M. Dean, MD, F. Berrevoet, MD, PhD, B. Dousset, MD, PhD, H. L. Van Westreenen, MD, PhD, F. Gossetti, MD, PhD, G. W. M. Tetteroo, MD, PhD, A. Koch, MD, PhD, M. F. Boomsma, MD, PhD, J. F. Lange, MD, PhD, J. Jeekel, MD, PhD

“…Patients with VHWG grade 3 incisional midline hernia, who participated in the Phasix trial (Clinilcaltrials.gov: NCT02720042) were included by means of physical examination and computed tomography (CT). Primary outcome was hernia recurrence; secondary outcomes comprised of long-term mesh complications, reoperations, and abdominal wall pain [visual analogue score (VAS): 0–10]. …”
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