Efficacy prediction of neoadjuvant cadonilimab plus FLOT therapy for advanced gastric cancer: a study based on body composition changes by Penghui Liu, Na Li, Jizhen Wang, Lingyun Guo, Jiwu Guo, Guoqing Shi, Jie Mao

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed. to explore the predictive value of body composition changes in the efficacy of neoadjuvant cadonilimab combined with FLOT therapy for advanced gastric cancer and provide a reference for personalized treatment.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted on 33 patients with advanced gastric cancer who received neoadjuvant cadonilimab combined with FLOT therapy and subsequently underwent surgery. …”
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Effect of Insulin Resistance on Prognosis of Intravenous Thrombolysis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with or Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Sun Y, Deng W, Luo L, Chen M

“…TyG index, TyG-BMI, and METS-IR all demonstrated predictive value for 3-month poor prognosis, with the TyG index showing the highest predictive accuracy [area under the curve (AUC): 0.848]. …”
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The diagnostic accuracy of the ESC 0/1-hour algorithm in non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a crowded emergency department: a real-world experience from a single-cen... by Emre Kudu, Ahmet Enes Kucukardali, Mustafa Altun, Ümit Öztürk, Erhan Altunbaş, Sinan Karacabey, Erkman Sanri, Arzu Denizbasi

“…The sensitivity and negative predictive value (NPV) for NSTEMI in the “rule-out” group were both 100%. …”
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Evaluation of four clinical decision rules in children with minor head trauma: NEXUS II, PECARN, CHALICE, and CATCH by Majid Zamani, Farhad Heydari, Farzin Feyzollahi, Mehrdad Esmaillian, Amir Bahador Boroumand

“…Additionally, the negative predictive values (NPV) for these rules were 99.5% (95%CI 96.4–99.9) for the NEXUS II, 99.4% (95%CI 96.2–99.9) for the PECARN, and 98.8% (95%CI 95.8–99.7) for the CATCH and 98.8% (95%CI 95.7–99.7) for the CHALICE. …”
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PO57 | Direct oral anticoagulant determination in urine samples compared to plasma concentrations in outpatients with atrial fibrillation and obesity

“…Study endpoints were the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV) of DOAC Dipstick compared to plasma concentrations. …”
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Craniocaudal cyclic load improves risk assessment of lumbar pedicle screw loosening: finite element analysis based on computer tomography by Chenyu Jiang, Hanqiang Ouyang, Hanqiang Ouyang, Yali Li, Ning Lang, Yan Zhang, Liang Jiang, Liang Jiang, Huishu Yuan

“…This study explores the impact of craniocaudal cyclic load on pedicle screw fixation strength using computed tomography-based finite element analysis (CT-FEA) and evaluates its predictive value for PSL.MethodsA total of 23 PSL cases (7 men and 16 women) and 29 matched controls were analyzed using CT-FEA. …”
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Polo-like kinase 1 as a promising diagnostic biomarker and potential therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma by Eman H. Yousef, Mohamed E El-Mesery, Maha R Habeeb, Laila A Eissa

“…Polo-like kinase 1 showed a reasonable sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value in hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis. …”
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Association between platelet to lymphocyte ratio and febrile urinary tract infection after double-J stent removal in children underwent laparoscopic pyeloplasty by Xun Lu, Qi Chen, Lixia Wang, Haobo Zhu, Liqu Huang, Jincai Zhou, Yunfei Guo

“…The univariate and multivariate logistic analysis were conducted to determine the potential risk factors of fUTI after DJ stent removal. The predictive value of potential risk factors were determined by receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). …”
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Risk Factors for Postpartum Hemorrhage Following Vaginal Deliveries in China: A Case-Control Study of Second Births After IUD Removal by Shen L, Xu Y, Li B, Long Y

“…ROC curve analysis showed that the combined predictive value of these factors was superior, with an AUC of 0.805 for the combined predictive model.Conclusion: PPH is influenced by advanced maternal age, multiple miscarriages, high birth weight, and uterine atony. …”
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External validation and comparison of SAFE QUAKE and dialysis score in earthquake related crush injuries by Suleyman Alpar, Sarper Yilmaz, Çağrı Safa Buyurgan, Akif Yarkaç, Neslihan Ergun Suzer, Ali Cankut Tatlıparmak

“…Results The SAFE-QUAKE score demonstrated a higher negative predictive value (NPV) for ruling out dialysis (93.4%), whereas the Dialysis Score had superior positive predictive value (PPV) (71.0%). …”
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Validating adverse events in administrative healthcare data in ireland: a retrospective chart review study by Anna Connolly, Maria Unbeck, Fiachra Bane, Kasia Bail, Margaret Craig, Anne Matthews, Anthony Staines, Marcia Kirwan

“…Compared with chart review data, the overall sensitivity of the administrative data was low, and the specificity was high. The positive predictive values varied, and the negative predictive values were generally high. …”
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Selection for high quality pepper seeds by machine vision and classifiers by Ke-ling TU, Lin-juan LI, Li-ming YANG, Jian-hua WANG, Qun SUN

“…In addition, binary logistic regression and a neural network were applied to determine models with high predictive value of seed germination. Single-kernel germination tests were conducted to validate the predictive value of the identified features. …”
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Elevated levels of serum PKM2, Gal-3 and CitH3 could predict pulmonary infection complicated by mechanical ventilation by HUANG Hangdong, LI Danyu, ZHU Xiaofeng

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the predictive value of serum PKM2, Gal-3 and CitH3 for poor prognosis in patients undergoing MV. …”
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CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF OBSCURE ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC PATTERN "BROAD SHARP WAVE" IN CHILDREN by I. G. Kovalev, I. L. Stepanishhev, V. P. Zykov, T. A. Voronina

“…Thus, the pattern stitch is likely to play a predictive value for the detection of epilepsy, as an indicator of acute and / or remote brain damage. …”
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Adult-capture assays as a tool to measure insecticide resistance in Anopheles malaria vectors: a modeling comparison with larval-capture assays by Inga Holmdahl, Inga Holmdahl, Caroline O. Buckee, Caroline O. Buckee, Lauren M. Childs

“…In simulated samples of 100 test mosquitoes, reflecting WHO-recommended sample sizes, we found that adult-capture samples had a 94% positive predictive value (PPV) for resistance at the WHO’s 10% resistance cutoff, and a 97% negative predictive value (NPV), compared to 98% PPV and 19% NPV for larval-captured samples. …”
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Don’t go chasing waterfalls: Multiple factor prediction of injuries in a performance context by Melanie I. Stuckey, Dean Kriellaars

“…Injury surveillance informs risk management strategies for athletes and performing artists yet the predictive value of multiple factors is understudied. This study analyzed demographic, sleep, fatigue, body composition, symmetry/proportionality, and psychological data from a cohort of circus arts students to predict injury presence and duration using regression models. …”
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MTAD-TF: Multivariate Time Series Anomaly Detection Using the Combination of Temporal Pattern and Feature Pattern by Q. He, Y. J. Zheng, C.L. Zhang, H. Y. Wang

“…The threshold selection part uses the root mean square error between the predicted value and the actual value to perform extreme value analysis to obtain the threshold. …”
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Modeling and Designing Acoustical Conditions of the Interior – Case Study by Bożena KOSTEK, Sebastian LASKOWSKI, Karolina MIZGIER

“…Then, the comparison between measured and predicted values using the ODEON program is shown. Collected data indicate a long reverberation time which results in poor speech intelligibility. …”
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THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF BASELINE PSA BLOOD IN THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER by A. A. Gritskevich, V. L. Medvedev, S. V. Mishugin, N. A. Apolskaya, I. G. Rusakov

“…Using the  initial PSA level and  Gleason  score  improves  the  predictive  value significantly. This article presents the  results  of a retrospective analysis of 307 patients completed the treatment of  PC. …”
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Automated Flow Cytometry: An Alternative to Urine Culture in a Routine Clinical Microbiology Laboratory? by Patricia Mejuto, Mariam Luengo, Julio Díaz-Gigante

“…Due to the high percentage of negative results, there is a need for an efficient screening method, with a high negative predictive value (NPV) that could reduce the number of unnecessary culture tests. …”
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