Neuropathic Pain Management: Prescription Strategies in a Tertiary Care Setting by Chethan Kumar JK, Jason Fernandes Jokem, Chandralekha N, Padmaja Udaykumar

“…Statistical analysis of prescribing trends correlated to patient demographics was done using SPSS software. Results: The study analyzed 363 medical records, with a higher prevalence of male patients (56%) compared to female patients. …”
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A multidimensional Bayesian IRT method for discovering misconceptions from concept test data by Martin Segado, Aaron Adair, John Stewart, Yunfei Ma, Byron Drury, David Pritchard

“…The method also compares favorably to existing IRT software implementing marginal maximum likelihood estimation which we use as a validation benchmark. …”
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Black gold, dark realities: Unpacking the socio-economic and environmental fallout of unauthorized oil extraction (Investigation in East Aceh, Indonesia) by Said Musnadi, Ridwan Ibrahim, Zuraida Zuraida, Maulidar Agustina, Mahdani Ibrahim

“…Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS software. The results revealed a significant negative effect of illegal oil mining on social, environmental, and health performance (p-values = 0.031, 0.029, and 0.010, respectively, at a 95% confidence level). …”
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Improved brain functional network in major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation after individual target-transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment: a graph-theory analysis by Yao Zhang, Nan Mu, Shun Qi, Chuanzhu Sun, Yang Rao, Xinyi Yang, Jianying Guo, Yunfeng Mu

“…Individual target-transcranial magnetic stimulation (IT-TMS) using Stanford Neuromodulation Therapy over individualized left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex was performed to treat MDD/SI+ with the ethical approval (KY20212218-C-1). GRETNA software was used to analyze brain network characteristics according to graph theory.ResultsA total of 32 patients (aged 18-55) and 28 healthy controls (aged 20-51) had been recruited. …”
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Simulation and experiment of leakage and diffusion of natural gas pipelines with different burial depths under different pressures by Chengbin Zhang, Yaoqiang Hu, Zhao Dong, Zhaofeng Yang, Dongrui Yi

“…The three-dimensional simulation model of buried natural gas pipeline leakage was established using Fluent software. Monitoring points of gas leakage mole fraction were set up at different locations, and the influence of buried depth and pressure factors on the mole fraction and diffusion of leaked gas was analyzed. …”
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A Comparative Study of Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Removal of the Antibiotic Sulfadoxine from Water—Transformation Products and Toxicity by Panagiotis A. Bizirtsakis, Kyriaki Anagnostopoulou, Vasilis C. Sarasidis, Panagiota Petsi, Alexandra Moschona, Konstantinos V. Plakas, Dimitra A. Lambropoulou

“…An ecotoxicity assessment using ECOSAR software revealed insights into the potential environmental impact of these by-products.…”
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Impact of kidney volume on incidence of in-hospital kidney-related adverse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure by Akira Saito, Taku Asano, Nobuyuki Komiyama, Sachiko Ohde

“…We measured the volume of the right and left kidneys using dedicated volume analyzing software for 3D-CT (SYNAPSE VINCENT, Fuji Film, Tokyo, Japan) and determined the total kidney volume by adding the volumes of the left and right kidneys. …”
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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…The collected data were entered into Epi data 3.02 and exported to statistical software for social sciences version 22 for analysis. …”
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Estimación poblacional y sanitaria de Canis lupus familiaris en zonas rurales y urbanas de Huancarama, Perú by J. L. Retamozto-Hurtado, A. A. Valderrama-Pomé

“…La información recolectada se transfirió a una hoja de Excel® para ser procesada con el software Epidat 4.2. El 70% (IC95% = 65,8-74,2%) de las viviendas tuvo canes. …”
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IMPROVE OF UNCERTAIN MICROSATELLITE MAGNETIC CLEANLINESS BASED ON MAGNETIC FIELD SPATIAL HARMONICS COMPENSATION by Б.І. Кузнецов, Т.Б. Нікітіна, І.В. Бовдуй, К.В. Чуніхін, В.В. Коломієць, Б.Б. Кобилянський

“…Vector payoff calculated based on development method for analytical calculation of magnetostatic field induction of spherical sources in the Cartesian coordinate system (CCS) using Wolfram Mathematica ® software. Both vector game solution calculated based on particles multi-swarm optimization (PMSO) algorithms from Pareto optimal solutions taking into account binary preference relations. …”
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Rate Decline Analysis of Horizontal Wells with Multiple Variable Conductivity and Uneven Distributed Fractures by Yunpeng Hu, Ziyun Cheng, Wei Ding, Xiaoling Zhang, Liangchao Qu, Chunliu Sun, Penghui Su, Wenqi Zhang

“…The accuracy of the results is verified by comparing with Eclipse software simulation. Then, the influence of some important reservoir and fracture parameters on the production is analyzed. …”
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Impacts of climate change on the suitable habitat of Angelica sinensis and analysis of its drivers in China by Shaoyang Xi, Xudong Guo, Xiaohui Ma, Ling Jin

“…This study systematically collected occurrence data of A. sinensis through field expeditions and online databases, using the Maxent ecological niche modeling tool and ArcGIS software to forecast suitable habitats. A total of 402 species occurrence points and 21 environmental variables were selected for modeling, resulting in 1,160 distribution models, of which only one met the stringent 5% odds ratio (OR) standard. …”
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Motivational interviewing intervention for the management of hypertension: a meta-analysis by Ju Xu, Xiaoyan Gu, Jiaying Gu, Lijuan Zhao, Mianxian Li, Cheng Hong

“…The search was restricted to articles published in English and Chinese languages. RevMan 5.4 software was used for meta-analysis.ResultsA total of 16 RCTs were included. …”
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Integrating Renewable Energy with Internet of Things (IoT): Pathways to a Smart Green Planet by Shojib Mia, Firoz Ahmed, Ibrahim Khan, Md. Emamul Kabir, Mehedi H. Roni, Khadijatul Cobra, Anjuman Ara Khatun, Shahriar Mahmud

“…However, there is a critical need for advanced applications of IoT technology, improved sensors implementation, and up-to-date software development to control IoT devices which is essential to fully harness renewable energy and combat global warming, ultimately achieving the vision of a smart green planet. …”
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The effects of meteorological drought on oak forest dieback in Ilam province by shamsallah Asgari, tayeb razi, Mohamadreza Jafari, Ali Akbar noroozi

“…Moreover, a land survey of oak drying points and simulation using Landsat satellite images, with a 15×15 pixel output from GIS software, indicate that approximately 17,894 hectares of forests in the region experienced drying and destruction between 2000 and 2016. …”
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ChatGPT for Univariate Statistics: Validation of AI-Assisted Data Analysis in Healthcare Research by Michael R Ruta, Tony Gaidici, Chase Irwin, Jonathan Lifshitz

“…Outcomes from consecutive prompt-based trials were assessed against expected statistical values calculated in Python (Python Software Foundation), SAS (SAS Institute), and RStudio (Posit PBC). …”
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Prognostic value of red cell distribution width in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Wang, Donglai Bao, Gaojiang Luo, Fuqiang Kan, Jinwei Luo, Changhao Jiang

“…Objective To evaluate the prognostic value of baseline red cell distribution width (RDW) in patients with coronary artery diseases (CADs) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by conducting a meta-analysis.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data source PubMed, Embase, Wanfang, CNKI and VIP databases were searched from their inceptions to 19 June 2019.Eligible criteria Studies investigating the value of baseline RDW for predicting all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patients with CAD undergoing PCI were included.Data extraction and synthesis Two authors independently extracted the data and evaluated the methodological quality using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale. STATA V.12.0 software was applied to produce the forest plots using a random-effect model.Results Twelve studies (13 articles) involving 17 113 patients were included and analysed. …”
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Impact of smartphone addiction on health status, mental well-being, and sleep quality among medical students in Sudan by Mohammed Hammad Jaber Amin, Hadia Abdelbagi Alhadi, Asma Eltayeb Abdalla Mohamed, Hiba Kamal Eldin Taha Yacoub, Rabeia MohammedAhmed Hassan Khalifa, Ibrahim Abusufian Elkabashi Dafallah, Fatima Mohamed Osman Yasin, Amira Mohamed Taha, Mohammed Yousif Abdalla Adam, Majdy Osama Abualabasher

“…Descriptive and correlation analyses were performed using SPSS software v28.0.0. Results Out of 231 respondents (69% female, mean age 22.7), 67.6% exhibited high levels of smartphone addiction. …”
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Natural Language Processing and Social Determinants of Health in Mental Health Research: AI-Assisted Scoping Review by Dmitry A Scherbakov, Nina C Hubig, Leslie A Lenert, Alexander V Alekseyenko, Jihad S Obeid

“…All citations were uploaded to Covidence (Veritas Health Innovation) software. The screening and extraction process took place in Covidence with the help of a custom large language model (LLM) module developed by our team. …”
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Evaluation Effective Dose for Patients Undergoing Dental X-Ray Examination by Edrees M. Tahir Nury, Bayan Saber Ibrahim

“…Monte Carlo simulation was performed to estimate an effective dose (ED) by using PCXMC Dose Calculation software. Analysis of data was carried out using the available statistical package of SPSS-22 (Statistical Packages for Social Sciences- version 22). …”
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