Construction of a macrophage-related prognostic signature and assessment of immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy of HCC by Shouge Zang, Hongwei Chen, Yuqian Han, Di Cui, Jiangtao Yu

“…An eight-gene macrophage-related signature showed strong prognostic and predictive value. High-risk patients had poorer survival and reduced ICI responsiveness. …”
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A novel data-driven model to define physical activity metrics and predict mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Qichen Deng, Alex van ’t Hul, Hieronymus van Hees, Remco Djamin, Anouk W. Vaes, Martijn A. Spruit

“…This retrospective analysis, based on a Dutch COPD database, also evaluates the predictive value of the new score for mortality in COPD patients compared to step count and energy expenditure. …”
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Predicting functional recovery after acute ankle sprain. by Sean R O'Connor, Chris M Bleakley, Mark A Tully, Suzanne M McDonough

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A secondary analysis of data from adult participants (N = 85) with an acute ankle sprain, enrolled in a randomized controlled trial was undertaken. The predictive value of variables (age, BMI, gender, injury mechanism, previous injury, weight-bearing status, medial joint line pain, pain during weight-bearing dorsiflexion and lateral hop test) recorded at baseline and at 4 weeks post injury were investigated for their prognostic ability. …”
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Prediction of combination therapy efficacy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell oropharyngeal carcinoma by I. A. Bakhronov, G. V. Kakurina, L. D. Zhuykova, I. V. Kondakova, E. L. Choynzonov

“…Determination of the serum level of ezrin in patients with OPSCC has a predictive value in relation to preoperative chemoradiotherapy.…”
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Construction and validation of risk prediction model for postoperative infection in OSCC patients after radical resection by ZHANG Jin, CHENG Zheng, YAN Xiaojing, LEI Bing

“…[Objective:] To analyze the risk factors of postoperative infection in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) after radical resection, to establish an infection risk prediction model, and to verify the model externally to explore its predictive value. [Methods:] A total of 568 patients with OSCC after radical resection in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of Xi'an Jiaotong University Stomatological Hospital from January 2017 to December 2022 were retrospectively collected. …”
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Hyperlaxity and low bone mass predispose young female gymnasts to develop scoliosis suspected status by Gali Dar, Liav Elbaz, Tamar Vilnai, Danny Ben-Zvi, Mor Grinstein, Nili Steinberg

“…A logistic regression model for the prediction of scoliosis suspected status in gymnasts using age, bone strength, and hyperlaxity had a high predictive value (AUC = 0.87). The scoliosis suspected status was highly prevalent in young female gymnasts. …”
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Prevalence and diagnostic reliability of BRAF, RAS mutations, and RET/PTC rearrangements in a Latin American public health service population with thyroid nodular disease. by Freddy David Moposita Molina, Grasiela Agnes, Marília Remuzzi Zandoná, Rogério Izquierdo, Fábio Alves Bilhar, Laura Berton Eidt, Virgílio Gonzales Zanella, Luiz Felipe Osowski, Sofia de Oliveira Belardinelli, Amanda Cometti de Andrade, Erika Laurini de Souza Meyer, Lenara Golbert, Vanessa Suñé Mattevi

“…This research concludes that the presence of the BRAF V600E mutation could be useful in supporting the diagnosis of thyroid cancer, due to its high positive predictive value, since 89% of nodules with BRAF V600E mutation were malignant. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of visual triage checklist in early recognition of COVID-19 cases in the pediatric population: A retrospective cohort study by Ayesha Imtiaz, Abdullah Y. Akkam, Lulwah H. AlThumali, Ahlam M. AlHarthi, Honey G. Porte, Wesal S. AlOsaimi, Maha M. A. AlAsmari, Rawda B. G. Salih, Biswadev Mitra

“…The visual triage checklist had a sensitivity of 94.3% (95% CI: 87.2–98.1) and a specificity of 16.0% (95% CI: 14–18) with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.55 (0.53–0.58). The positive predictive value of the checklist was low at 7.35% (95% CI: 5.9–9.0). …”
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Latent profile analysis of psychiatric symptoms and the Ability to Participate in Social Roles and Activities by Guido L. Williams, Edwin de Beurs, Philip Spinhoven

“…Future research should validate these profiles’ temporal stability and predictive value for treatment outcomes while exploring the benefits of combining symptom and functioning assessments for clinical decision-making.…”
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The ABIC score for assessing long-term outcomes in elderly hospitalized patients with acute exacerbations of chronic heart failure by Zebin Lin, Manxiang Deng, Li Xiao, Yipin Zhao

“…Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of the ABIC score in the long-term prognosis of elderly patients with acute exacerbations of chronic heart failure (CHF), and to explore whether its integration with other known prognostic variables could enhance the performance of a predictive model. …”
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A nomogram for predicting non-curative resection in patients with early gastric cancer based on white light imaging by Mengyu Cao, Linlin Ren, Congcong Min, Zeyuan Diao, Hao Chen, Hua Liu, Xiaoyu Li, Jiahui Xu, Zibin Tian, Tao Mao

“…The nomogram based on these features showed good predictive value for NCR, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.8095 (95% CI: 0.7538–0.8651) in the training set and 0.7567 (95% CI: 0.6427–0.8707) in the validation set. …”
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Impact of the “L” score from the RENAL nephrometry score on RAPN surgical outcomes in medial versus lateral renal tumors by Yasuhiro Numata, Hiroki Ito, Seiichiro Honda, Kota Kobayashi, Ryosuke Jikuya, Tomoyuki Tatenuma, Go Noguchi, Daiki Ueno, Mitsuru Komeya, Yusuke Ito, Kentaro Muraoka, Kazuki Kobayashi, Hisashi Hasumi, Kazuhide Makiyama

“…In conclusion, significance of the “L” score on surgical outcomes differs between medial and lateral tumors and it is strongly associated with outcomes in medial tumors, whereas its predictive value in lateral tumors is less marked. The RENAL nephrometry score lacks differentiation between medial and lateral tumors; therefore, surgeons should interpret “L” scores with caution.…”
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Which Is More Valuable in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboembolism? The Wells Score, the Revised Geneva Score, or the Padua Score? by Hasan Veysel Keskin, Neslihan Ozcelik, Elvan Senturk Topaloglu, Songul Ozyurt, Aziz Gumus, Unal Sahin

“…Negative predictive values increased significantly when combined with age adjusted D-dimer levels. …”
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The clinical performance of an office-based risk scoring system for fatal cardiovascular diseases in North-East of Iran. by Sadaf G Sepanlou, Reza Malekzadeh, Hossein Poustchi, Maryam Sharafkhah, Saeed Ghodsi, Fatemeh Malekzadeh, Arash Etemadi, Akram Pourshams, Paul D Pharoah, Christian C Abnet, Paul Brennan, Paolo Boffetta, Sanford M Dawsey, Farin Kamangar

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 46,674 participants free of CVD at baseline were included. Predictive value of estimated risks was examined. The resulting Area Under the ROC Curve (AUC) was 0.774 (95% CI: 0.762-0.787) in all participants, 0.772 (95% CI: 0.753-0.791) in women, and 0.763 (95% CI: 0.747-0.779) in men. …”
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A fully automated AI-based method for tumour detection and quantification on [18F]PSMA-1007 PET–CT images in prostate cancer by Elin Trägårdh, Johannes Ulén, Olof Enqvist, Måns Larsson, Kristian Valind, David Minarik, Lars Edenbrandt

“…The sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) were calculated using two sets of manual segmentations as reference. …”
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Clinicopathological and Survival Outcomes of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Undergoing Dedifferentiation: A Retrospective Study from FUSCC by Ben Ma, Weibo Xu, Wenjun Wei, Duo Wen, Zhongwu Lu, Shuwen Yang, Tongzhen Chen, Yulong Wang, Yu Wang, Qinghai Ji

“…Harrell index of concordance (C-index) and Akaike information criterion (AIC) were calculated to compare the predictive value for prognosis among several prognostic classification systems. …”
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Predictors of unsuccessful endovascular recanalization of coronary chronic total occlusion by D. K. Vasiliev, B. A. Rudenko, A. S. Shanoyan, F. B. Shukurov, D. A. Feshchenko

“…Multivariate regression analysis showed that calcified CTO (p&lt;0,001), baseline SYNTAX (Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery) score &gt;32 (p=0,006), CTO length &gt;30 mm (p=0,046) and CTO of circumflex artery (p&lt;0,01) are significant predictors of unsuccessful endovascular recanalization of CTO. To assess the predictive value of the model, a ROC analysis was carried out, and the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated. …”
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Red cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio and hypertension risk: age-specific threshold effects identified in the 2017–2020 NHANES U.S. Adult population by Zihao Zhao, Yuhong Ma, Weizhong Huangfu

“…Conclusion This study confirmed a linear positive correlation between red blood cell distribution width and albumin ratio (RAR) and the prevalence of hypertension, RAR ≥ 3.4 was associated with higher hypertension prevalence and may help identify high-risk subgroups, particularly among diabetics, but its predictive value warrants validation through prospective cohort studies.…”
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Linking Cerebral Oximetry to Outcomes of Reperfusion Therapy in Ischemic Stroke: a Post-Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial by A. R. Avidzba, V. A. Saskin, A. M. Nikonov, A. Hussain, M. Y. Kirov

“…To evaluate the predictive value of cerebral oximetry for functional recovery in patients undergoing reperfusion therapy for ischemic stroke.   …”
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Prognostic value of left atrioventricular coupling index assessed by 3D echocardiography in patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Weiyi Zhang, Xin Liu

“…Net reclassification improvement (NRI) analysis demonstrated that incorporating LACI significantly enhanced the incremental predictive value of traditional clinical models. Conclusion LACI, quantified by three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE), correlates with the severity of LVDD. …”
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