Prediction of Grade 4 radiation-induced lymphopenia during chemoradiation therapy for lung cancer patients: Insights from two past trials by Serena Monti, Giuseppe Palma, Ting Xu, Radhe Mohan, Zhongxing Liao, Laura Cella

“…The relative volume of healthy lungs receiving at least 5 Gy (V5Gy) and baseline ALC were selected as predictors in an NTCP model, with good discriminative performances (cross validated ROC-AUC: 0.68). The predictive value of V5Gy was confirmed in the RTOG0917-cohort (ROC-AUC: 0.67), although its validation was limited with suboptimal calibration, potentially due to discrepancies between cohorts. …”
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SmartSense-D: A safety, feasibility, and acceptability pilot study of digital phenotyping in young people with major depressive disorder by Andres Camargo, Scott D Tagliaferri, Simon D’Alfonso, Tianyi Zhang, Zamantha Munoz, Pemma Davies, Mario Alvarez-Jimenez, Niels van Berkel, Vassilis Kostakos, Lianne Schmaal

“…This study assessed the safety, feasibility, acceptability, and potential predictive value of passive and active sensing in young people with major depressive disorder (MDD). …”
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What we can and cannot see from the surveillance for drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa-Findings from the evaluation of a surveillance system for multidrug-resistant P. aerugino... by Shogo Otake, Takuya Yamagishi, Takayuki Shiomoto, Manami Nakashita, Hitomi Kurosu, Chiaki Ikenoue, Hirofumi Kato, Munehisa Fukusumi, Tomoe Shimada, Takuri Takahashi, Motoi Suzuki, Teruo Kirikae, Yoshichika Arakawa, Kandai Nozu, Tomimasa Sunagawa, Motoyuki Sugai

“…False reporting and underreporting of MDRP infections were common, resulting in a positive predictive value of 0.45 and a sensitivity of 0.65 for the reports of MDRP infections to the surveillance system. …”
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Role of stimulating growth factor 2 and galectin-3 in predicting the ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy by T. A. Atabekov, R. E. Batalov, S. I. Sazonova, A. M. Gusakova, S. N. Krivolapov, M. S. Khlynin, S. V. Popov

“…An increase in the concentration of both ST-2 >22,48 ng/ml and galectin-3 >10,95 ng/ml had a high predictive value in assessing the VTA risk in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. …”
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Identification of DCAF5 as a novel cancer prognostic and immunotherapy biomarker through pan-cancer analysis and renal clear cell carcinoma clinical data validation by Huaqing Yan, Liqi Zhang, Fan Xu, Tieding Chen, Rubing Li

“…Conclusion Our findings reveal that DCAF5 exhibits context-dependent dual roles across cancers and demonstrates superior predictive value over traditional biomarkers like TMB in immunotherapy. …”
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Attachment styles and sense of coherence as indicators of treatment adherence and completion among individuals with substance use disorder by Nóra Kerekes, Kourosh Bador, Carro Smedeby, Linus Hansen, Sofie Lundström, Monica Eriksson

“…The aims of the present study were to examine attachment styles (secure, insecure-avoidant, and insecure-anxious) and SOC (overall and dimensional - comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness- scores) in individuals with SUD; to explore potential correlations between these constructs ; and to assess their predictive value for treatment completion. Methods Clinical data were collected between 2014 and 2023 from 164 clients at a Swedish outpatient clinic for addiction who initiated the intensive, integrated treatment program. …”
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Assessment of nutritional indices for predicting clinical outcomes in critically ill elderly patients: a prospective cohort study by Ugur Balaban, Nadir Yalcin, Esat Kivanc Kaya, Ebru Ortac Ersoy, Kutay Demirkan

“…Conclusions The mNUTRIC score was identified as the strongest prognostic tool, with GNRI also demonstrating considerable predictive value for mortality outcomes, enhancing nutritional risk screening and clinical decision-making in elderly ICU patients.…”
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Influential factors related to feeding disorders in preterm infants and the construction of predictive models by Lishan Chen, Lishan Chen, Huichang Zhou, Zhiming Tang, Haiyin Deng, Zhihao Li

“…Multifactorial Logistic regression analysis of the occurrence of feeding disorders related to the influence of factors, and the use of subjects to make a work characteristic curve to analyze the predictive value of the relevant factors on feeding disorders.ResultsMultifactorial logistic regression analysis suggested that lower birth gestational age, birth weight, white blood cell count, absolute value of monocytes, blood calcium value, Apgar score at 1 min after birth, and longer duration of noninvasive ventilation were risk factors for feeding disorders in preterm infants. …”
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Predictive immunonutritional biomarkers for the severity and recovery of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a prospective clinical study by Xu Zhang, Weixun Guo, Bing Guan, Chunping Yang

“…At the same time, we constructed logistic regression analysis to explore the predictive value of PNI and SII on the prognosis of SSNHL patients, and used ROC curves to verify the prognostic model. …”
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Life’s crucial 9 is inversely and linearly associated with female infertility prevalence: a cross-sectional analysis from NHANES 2013–2018 by Bianfang Li, Han Zhai

“…However, LC9 did not demonstrate a significant improvement in its predictive value for infertility when compared to LE8.This study indicate that LC9 is associated with a decreased likelihood of female infertility, suggesting its potential as a comprehensive cardiovascular health metric in this context. …”
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Are depression, anxiety, and fear-avoidance predictors of outcomes after digital care for chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Dora Janela, Xin Tong, Anabela C. Areias, Diogo Pires, Fabíola Costa, Hélder Fonseca

“…Structural equation models evaluated their predictive value on pain outcomes, with or without including potential demographic and clinical confounders. …”
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Novel PET imaging biomarkers as predictors of postoperative recurrence in lung adenocarcinoma by Cheng Zheng, Jiangfeng Miao, LiuWei Xu, Yujie Cai, BingShu Zheng, ZhongHua Tan, ChunFeng Sun

“…The objective of this study was to ascertain the predictive value of positron emission tomography (PET) image-derived biomarkers, specifically the normalized distances from the hot spot of radiotracer uptake to the tumor centroid (NHOC) and the tumor perimeter (NHOP), in forecasting the recurrence risk and disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with operable stage IA–IIIA lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). …”
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Gene X-pert Positivity and its Relation with Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) in Tuberculosis Suspected Children Visiting Tertiary Care Pediatric Center of Nepal by Tribhuwan Bhattarai, Ram Hari Chapagain, Chandra Kiran Basnet, Rasish Subedi

“…Conclusion The Mantoux test showed low sensitivity (44%) and poor positive predictive value (12.6%) compared to Gene X-pert, limiting its role in pediatric TB diagnosis. …”
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Neonatal evaluation by extended (12 area) vs. traditional (6 area) lung ultrasound scoring (NEXT-LUS): a prospective observational study by Chinmay Chetan, Shoham Majumder, Aninda Debnath, Ravleen Kaur, Deepak Jaybhaye, Arshpuneet Kaur, Saikat Patra

“…The 12-area score required reattempts (in 9% cases) unlike the 6-area score.ConclusionIn neonates presenting with respiratory distress, 6-area and 12-area LUS scores done within 2 h of admission show good and comparable predictive value regarding need for invasive ventilation by 72 h.…”
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FACTORS OF LIFE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AFTER HEART TRANSPLANTATION: PREDICTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST by O. V. Kamenskaya, I. Yu. Loginova, D. V. Doronin, A. M. Chernyavsky, A. M. Karaskov

“…Exercise tolerance, peak oxygen consumption, exertion ventilatory efficacy, efficacy of oxygen consumption baseline return after exercise, by CET in severe CHF patients, have high predictive value in evaluation of probability of life quality improvement by the scale “Physical health” of SF-36 after cardiac transplantation.…”
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Reduced miR-338-3p contributes to polycystic ovarian syndrome by inhibiting proliferation and enhancing apoptosis by Lin Liang, Jie Lv, Wei Li, Chengwen Song, Ying Chen, Huafang Wei

“…Conclusions Reduced miR-338-3p levels have potential predictive value in distinguishing individuals with PCOS patients from normal population. …”
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The aggregate index of systemic inflammation is positively correlated with the risk of all-cause mortality in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by Ruming Liu, Yanqi Fan, Bokang Jia, Panshi Li

“…Abstract Sepsis is a major health problem worldwide, and sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) patients usually experience severe conditions, high mortality, and long length of stay. The predictive value of aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI) in the prognosis of several diseases has been documented. …”
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Estimation of Alexithymia by Body Fat Ratio in Adolescents with Overweight and Obesity by Nazan Kaymaz, Hande Şirin, Mehmet Erdem Uzun, Özlem Kara

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to evaluate the predictive value of adiposity indices. Results: The study included 105 adolescents (69 females, 36 males). …”
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Analysis of risk factors for plastic bronchitis induced by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children by Xi-Xia Guo, Ya-Li Xu, Yi-Shuai Ren, Shuang-Shuang Fan, Ling-Feng Kong, Yu-Ping Xu, Duo-Duo Li, Shu-Jun Li

“…ROC curve analysis showed that mucosal erythema, secretion volume, secretion color and PCT had a certain predictive value for PB, with AUCs of 0.7, 0.77, 0.71 and 0.61, respectively. …”
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Work Engagement as a Predictor of Job Performance and Satisfaction among Fashion Designers in South-South Nigeria by Rachael Adiya Wonah, Calister Lebechukwu Nwadi, Daniel Ikechukwu Nwaozuru, Tioluwa Justina Atiti

“…This research article examines the predictive value of work engagement on job performance and job satisfaction among fashion designers in South-South Nigeria, which fills an implicit gap in the regional, academic conversation. …”
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