Attention to Monkeypox: An Interpretable Monkeypox Detection Technique Using Attention Mechanism by Avi Deb Raha, Mrityunjoy Gain, Rameswar Debnath, Apurba Adhikary, Yu Qiao, Md. Mehedi Hassan, Anupam Kumar Bairagi, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam

“…Finally, to comprehensively assess the performance of our model, we employed a range of evaluation metrics, including Cohen’s Kappa, Matthews Correlation Coefficient, and Youden’s J Index, alongside traditional measures like accuracy, F1-score, precision, recall, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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Inflammatory changes in the choroid plexus following subarachnoid hemorrhage: the role of innate immune receptors and inflammatory molecules by Peter Solár, Peter Solár, Václav Brázda, Václav Brázda, Martin Bareš, Alemeh Zamani, Parisa EmamiAref, Andrea Joukal, Lucie Kubíčková, Erik Kročka, Klaudia Hašanová, Marek Joukal

“…The level of TLR4, TLR9, FPR2, CCL2, TNFα, IL-1β was detected by measuring immunofluorescence intensity in randomly selected epithelial cells. …”
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sST2 as a New Biomarker of Chronic Kidney Disease-Induced Cardiac Remodeling: Impact on Risk Prediction by Maëlle Plawecki, Marion Morena, Nils Kuster, Leila Chenine, Hélène Leray-Moragues, Bernard Jover, Pierre Fesler, Manuela Lotierzo, Anne-Marie Dupuy, Kada Klouche, Jean-Paul Cristol

“…A retrospective study was carried out on 218 CKD patients enrolled from 2004 to 2015 at Montpellier University Hospital. sST2 was measured by ELISA (Presage ST2® kit). GFR was estimated by the CKD-EPI equation (eGFR). …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of multidimensional poverty among rural households in East Gojjam zone, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Amare Wubishet Ayele, Yeshiwas Ewinetu, Asefa Delesho, Yirsie Alemayehu, Hayimro Edemealem

“…Previous studies on poverty have largely relied on unidimensional measures, providing limited evidence on multidimensional poverty (MP). …”
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Effects of the Early Start Denver Model on emotional dysregulation and behavior problems in children with Autism spectrum disorder by Wan-Xia Liu, Ling Shan, Chun-Li Li, Yu-Mo Liu, Yang Xue, Yu-Ling OuYang, Fei-Yong Jia

“…Emotional dysregulation and behavior problems in children with ASD were measured using CBCL, while ABC and CARS were used to evaluate the core symptoms. …”
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Chemopreventative potential of Salsola tuberculatiformis Botch and Compound A in the differential regulation of IL-1Ra:IL-1α in UVB exposed skin keratinocytes by T. Magcwebeba, L. McEvoy, S. Hayward, T. Tait, J.L Quanson, L. Kelbe, WCA Gelderblom, M. Lilly, A.C Swart, P. Swart

“…Anti/pro-inflammatory effects were evaluated by measuring IL-1α and IL-1Ra production using an ELISA assay. …”
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Effect of moxibustion combined with cupping therapy in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation of Qi-stagnation and Blood-stasis type (艾灸联合拔罐治疗血瘀气滞型腰椎间盘突出症临床疗效观察)... by ZHANG Xi (张西), GENG Qingwen (耿庆文), ZHOU Dengfang (周登芳), TANG Ling (唐玲), DUAN Peihang (段培航)

“…The improvement of disease-related symptom integrals and intervention efficacy were measured. Results Patients in the observation group achieved higher scores of assessment on clinical manifestation, quality of daily life and lumbar function compared with those in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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Analisis Perpindahan Wisatawan dan Preferensi Desrinasi Wisata Favorit Berdasarkan Geotag Instagram (Studi Kasus pada Destinasi Wisata Bandung Raya) by Herry Irawan, Eva Nurhazizah, Joe Nathan C.G. Panjaitan

“…Instagram can be a tool for measuring visitor attractiveness, identifying popular points of interest in a city, suggesting tourist destinations, and even making good travel routes. …”
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YEARS clinical decision rule for diagnosing pulmonary embolism: a prospective diagnostic cohort follow-up study in primary care by Frans H Rutten, Menno V Huisman, Jeanet Blom, Rosanne van Maanen, Frederikus A Klok, Geert-Jan Geersing, Karel Moons, Hannah M la Roi-Teeuw, Melchior Nierman, Tuur Egbers

“…Five patients (0.7%) were lost to follow-up.Main outcome measures Failure rate (number of PE cases among patients classified by the algorithm as ‘PE ruled-out’) and efficiency (fraction of patients classified as ‘PE probable/further imaging needed’).Results Prevalence of PE was 5.5% (41/748 patients). …”
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Impact of ultrasound-guided percutaneous flexor retinaculum fenestration on outcome of hydrostatic dissection of median nerve in patient with carpal tunnel syndrome by Ahmed M. Zidan, Hytham Mohamed Nafady, Mohamed Abdelrahman Alkenawy, Mohammad Abol Wafa Ahmad, Ahmed Mohamed Eldeeb, Mohamed Talaat Mohamed, Mahmoud Mohamed Aboumandour Fouda, Hasan A. Soltan, Nehal Elsayed Shabaan, Ahmed B. M. Mehany, Yasser Fouad Ghoraba

“…Distal motor latency (DML) and sensory conduction velocity (SCV) were measured at baseline and 3 months after the procedure. …”
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Mixed methods evaluation of the Getting it Right First Time programme in elective orthopaedic surgery in England: an analysis from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode... by Stephen Morris, James Mason, Rosalind Raine, Peter Martin, Naomi J Fulop, Elena Pizzo, Andrew Hutchings, Helen Barratt, Jean Ledger, Raj Mehta, Sarah Jasim, Fiona Aspinal, Rafael Gafoor

“…Objective To evaluate the impact of the ‘Getting it Right First Time’ (GIRFT) national improvement programme in orthopaedics, which started in 2012.Design Mixed-methods study comprising statistical analysis of linked national datasets (National Joint Registry; Hospital Episode Statistics; Patient-Reported Outcomes); economic analysis and qualitative case studies in six National Health Service (NHS) Trusts.Setting NHS elective orthopaedic surgery in England.Participants 736 088 patients who underwent primary hip or knee replacement at 126 NHS Trusts between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2018, plus 50 NHS staff.Intervention Improvement bundle including ‘deep dive’ visits by senior clinician to NHS Trusts, informed by bespoke set of routine performance data, to discuss how improvements could be made locally.Main outcome measures Number of procedures conducted by low volume surgeons; use of uncemented hip implants in patients >65; arthroscopy in year prior to knee replacement; hospital length of stay; emergency readmissions within 30 days; revision surgery within 1 year; health-related quality of life and functional status.Results National trends demonstrated substantial improvements beginning prior to GIRFT. …”
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Rehabilitation success and related costs following stroke in a regional hospital: a retrospective analysis based on the Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient (AN-SNAP)... by Fan He, George Mnatzaganian, Michael Njovu, David Rutherford, Tara Alexander, Irene Blackberry

“…Rehabilitation success was defined as relative functional gain (RFG) ≥ 0.5 and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) efficiency ≥ 1. Multivariate mixed effects logistical regressions modelled the sociodemographic and medical (i.e., comorbidities and stroke type) predictors of rehabilitation success, while logarithms of average daily and total rehabilitation payments were modelled using robust regressions. …”
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Association of lower-limb strength with different fall histories or prospective falls in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ringo Tang-Long Zhu, Jenny Jing-Jing Zuo, Ke-Jing Li, Freddy Man Hin Lam, Arnold Yu Lok Wong, Lin Yang, Xue Bai, Man Sau Wong, Timothy Kwok, Yong-Ping Zheng, Christina Zong-Hao Ma

“…Future studies are warranted to determine cut-point values of the entire lower-limb power measurements in fall-risk assessment and explore rapid force generation of a single muscle group in predicting the injurious falls among older adults. …”
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Effect of pelvic floor muscle training combined with hydrotherapy on postoperative rehabilitation of patients undergoing for sphincter preservation rectal cancer (盆底肌锻炼联合水疗促进直肠癌患者保... by HUANG Liming (黄丽明), WU Lifang (吴丽芳)

“…The degree of low anterior resection syndrome(LARS)and incontinence dermatitis were measured and compared between two groups. Results There were 9 (27. 27%)patients with mild to severe LARS in the observation group and 20 (60. 61%)patients with mild to severe LARS in the control group at 6 month after operation(P＜0. 05). …”
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Effect of Soft Rehabilitation Robot Gloves on Upper Limb and Hand Function of Stroke Patients：A Meta-Analysis by YU Tingting, SHEN Yuwei, WAN Guomeng, LI Jianan

“…The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of SRG intervention for patients with upper limb and hand motor dysfunction after stroke were included, and the retrieval time was from the database inception to August 2023.The primary outcome measures included Fugl-Meyer assessment of the upper extremity (FMA-UE), modified Barthel index (MBI), Wolf motor function test (WMFT), grip strength, box and block test (BBT) and action research arm test (ARAT). …”
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Evaluando el logro de los principios de la gestión de la calidad en empresas constructoras certificadas según ISO 9001:2000 Evaluating the attainment of quality management principl... by Tania Romero, Alfredo Serpell

“…A study was performed to determine the impact of QMSs on the performance of ISO 9001:2000 certified housing construction companies regarding the level of application of quality management's principles without considering the impact that can generate the implementation of other standards such as environmental management and risk prevention. The measuring instrument consisted of a survey applied as a personal interview, which was answered by 118 individuals from 11 Chilean housing construction companies; out of a total universe of 34 ISO 9001:2000 certified housing construction companies. …”
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Adverse events of hepatic anti-fibrotic agents in phase 3 and above clinical trials: a descriptive analysis of the WHO-VigiAccess database by Yuwei Liu, Yuwei Liu, Xu Zhao, Xu Zhao, Xinrui Wang, Xinrui Wang, Qiang Zhou, Qiang Zhou

“…Disproportionality analysis, measured by reporting odd ratio (ROR) and proportional reporting ratio (PRR), was performed to evaluate ADRs related to gastrointestinal disorders.ResultsFive hepatic anti-fibrotic agents (empagliflozin, liraglutide, candesartan, obeticholic acid, and resmetirom) were identified. …”
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Increased methane production associated with community shifts towards Methanocella in paddy soils with the presence of nanoplastics by Zhibin He, Yarong Hou, Ying Li, Qicheng Bei, Xin Li, Yong-Guan Zhu, Werner Liesack, Matthias C. Rillig, Jingjing Peng

“…Here, we employed a combination of process measurements, short-chain and long-chain fatty acid (SCFAs and LCFAs) profiling, Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, quantitative PCR, metagenomics, and mRNA profiling to investigate the impact of LDPE nanoplastics (NPs) on dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and CH4 production in both black and red paddy soils under anoxic incubation over a 160-day period. …”
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Diagnostic criteria for asthenic accommodative asthenopia in patients with computer vision syndrome by I.G. Ovechkin, I.S. Gadzhiev, Kozhukhov A.A, E.I. Belikova

“…These criteria can be recommended to assess the efficacy of preventive and therapeutic measures.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: asthenopia, computer vision syndrome, accommodation, objective accommodography.…”
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Analisis Penerimaan Sistem Informasi Manajemen BPJS Kesehatan Layanan Primary Care di UPTD Puskesmas Kabupaten Banyumas by Yusmedi Nurfaizal, Rizki Wahyudi

“…The acceptance level of Primary Care at the Regional Technical Implementation Unit of Puskesmas in Banyumas Regency is measured using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). A survey is held to take the sample of 55 respondents. …”
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