Influence of model selection on optimal control of traffic for emissions minimisation by Khatun E Zannat, Judith Y T Wang, David P Watling

“…However, at a microscopic level (e.g. acceleration, deceleration rates, and deviations from the mean), pronounced differences became evident. …”
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Assessment of surgical site infections with antimicrobial resistance among cancer patients at a tertiary care hospital: A prospective study by Vishala Kundarapu, Akshay Shelke, Pallavi Priya, Shiwani Mishra, Richa Chauhan, Sameer Dhingra

“…This study assessed the SSI incidence, antimicrobial sensitivity patterns, and clinical outcomes in cancer patients. …”
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Establishment of diuretic activity indicators for (3-thio-4-R-4-H-1,2,4-triazole-5-yl)(phenyl)methanols and their derivatives by A. M. Rud, A. G. Kaplaushenko, Ye. S. Pruglo, Yu. S. Frolova

“…The advantage of synthetic triazole derivatives is that, along with the expressed pharmacological action of the compound, there are relatively low rates of acute and chronic toxicity, but almost no side effects. …”
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Part II—Cost of Care Among Patients in Advanced Phases or Later Lines of Therapy in Chronic Phase in the United States from a Commercial Perspective by Ehab L. Atallah, Rodrigo Maegawa, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Carmine Rossi, Annie Guérin

“…Three-month outpatient incidence rates (IRs) were 7.6, 8.3, and 7.0 visits in the CML-CP On Treatment, CML-CP Post-Discontinuation, and CML-AP/BC cohort, respectively, with mean costs of $597 per service. …”
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Hybridization and Asymmetrical Introgression Between the Vulnerable Gray‐Headed Chickadee and a More Abundant Congener, the Boreal Chickadee: Implications for Conservation by Matthew R. Armstrong, Robert E. Wilson, James A. Johnson, Travis L. Booms, Callie F. Gesmundo, Zachary M. Pohlen, Paul B. Leonard, Sarah A. Sonsthagen

“…Particularly for rare populations, detrimental effects of hybridization on demographic growth rates and genetic integrity are of serious concern. …”
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Regional insights into the relationship between metabolic associated steatotic liver disease and chronic kidney disease: a socioeconomic perspective on disease correlation by Jiang Bai, Lijuan Zhang, Mingyan Zhang, Yifan Hao, Zhen Yi, Yun Zhou

“…In low SDI countries, significant associations were observed between increasing MASLD incidence rates and higher CKD incidence (p = 0.007), whereas in high SDI countries, no significant associations were found between MASLD and CKD incidence (p = 0.106). …”
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Surgery on the aortic arch and feasibility of electroencephalography (SAFE) monitoring in neonates: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study by Timothy J Jones, Nigel E Drury, Barnaby R Scholefield, M Brandon Westover, Jin Jing, Stefano Seri, Laura Quinn, Christina L Easter, William M McDevitt

“…Introduction While survival rates following neonatal surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD) have improved over the years, neurodevelopmental delays are still highly prevalent in these patients. …”
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Human papillomavirus vaccine administration opportunities at well visits in adolescents by Kunal Saxena, Lei Ai, Amanda Martino, Aneesha Fathima Syed Mohamed, Dong Wang, Yi Zheng, Kristin Oliver

“…This study aimed to describe patterns in HPV vaccine administration during adolescent well visits and quantify potential HPV vaccination opportunities at age 9. …”
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Potential profile analysis of financial toxicity and its related factors among lung cancer patients by Xu Zhang, Liwei Zhang, Ziyi Geng, Meimei Shang, Aijun Wang, Xing Zheng, Chao Li, Tingting Zhang, Hailing Yang, Yuanyuan Chen

“…Latent profile analysis identified four distinct FT patterns: mild (19.5%), moderate resource-deficient (7.8%), moderate balanced (35.6%), and severe (37.1%). …”
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A multi-center retrospective analysis of ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy for detecting additional positive axillary node metastasis in early breast cancer by Youjia Li, Mengru Dong, Shengyu Liao, Yu Jiang, Yingjie Niu, Yiqin Huang, Wei Fu, Debo Chen, Zhipeng Hong

“…Additionally, 40.9% were found to have additional positive ALNs in patients who underwent ALND following positive SLNB, with rates significantly higher in those with positive FNAB (60.3% vs. 35.4%, P < 0.001). …”
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Modelling the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions on workplace transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in the home-delivery sector. by Carl A Whitfield, Martie van Tongeren, Yang Han, Hua Wei, Sarah Daniels, Martyn Regan, David W Denning, Arpana Verma, Lorenzo Pellis, Ian Hall, with the University of Manchester COVID-19 Modelling Group

“…<h4>Results</h4>The baseline model (without any interventions) showed different workplace infection rates for staff in different job roles. Based on our assumptions of contact patterns in the parcel delivery work setting we found that when a delivery driver was the index case, on average they infect only 0.14 other employees, while for warehouse and office workers this went up to 0.65 and 2.24 respectively. …”
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Taking a look at your speech: identifying diagnostic status and negative symptoms of psychosis using convolutional neural networks by Gleb Melshin, Anthony DiMaggio, Nadia Zeramdini, Michael MacKinley, Lena Palaniyappan, Alban Voppel

“…Modified ResNet-18 convolutional neural networks (CNNs) performed three classification tasks; (1) schizophrenia-spectrum vs healthy controls, within 179 clinically-rated patients, (2) individuals with more severe vs less severe negative symptom burden, and (3) clinically obvious vs subtle blunted affect. …”
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Annual trends in childhood fracture and injury in Beijing from 2010 to 2019 by Liu Zhiwei, Zhang Tao, Ye Xin, Lv Yanwei, Zhao Bin, Yang Zheng, Tian Zhaoxing

“…Conclusion Beijing children experienced progressively rising fracture and injury rates during the study decade, with notable increases in older age groups. …”
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Population increases of mountain forest birds are linked to forest regeneration after reduction of sulphur dioxide concentration in ambient air by Jiří Reif, Anna Gamero, Karolina Mikslová, Iva Hůnová

“…Since we did not prove a direct effect of SO _2 on bird annual population growth rates, we suggest that SO _2 influences bird populations indirectly via ecosystem processes.…”
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Host associations and genetic diversity of bat flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) in bats from Thailand by Dimas Novianto, Siwaporn Tuangpermsub, Thongchai Ngamprasertwong, Morakot Kaewthamasorn

“…DNA barcoding targeted to the mitochondrial Cox1 and nuclear 28S rRNA genes was utilized. Infestation patterns were analyzed in relation to host sex, sampling site, and physiological status. …”
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Men with psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondylarthritis have more children and at an earlier age than matched controls: results from a nationwide cohort by Gunnstein Bakland, Marianne Wallenius, Bjørg-Tilde Svanes Fevang, Anne Kjersti Daltveit, Solveig Hauge, Kjell Åsmund Salvesen, Gudrun David Sigmo, Hanne Brit Hetland, Maria Boge Lauvsnes

“…These findings are novel, suggesting a notable difference in fertility patterns between those with and without IJDs.…”
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Predicting determinants of unimproved water supply in Ethiopia using machine learning analysis of EDHS-2019 data by Jember Azanaw, Mihret Melese, Eshetu Abera Worede

“…The results highlight the necessity of focused interventions in areas with high rates of poverty and insufficient infrastructure. …”
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The ratio of serum glucose to potassium is associated with poor prognosis in patients with severe acute myocardial infarction by Wen Pan, Teng-fei Ji, Jing Yang, Bing-tao Hu, Lei Lu, Jia-hong Xue

“…The primary outcomes assessed were all-cause mortality at 1 year and at 180 days. To compare survival rates across the four groups, Kaplan–Meier analysis was utilized. …”
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Social determinants of health and age-related differences in all-cause mortality: evidence from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Siyuan Tan, Fanqi Li, Jiabao Zhou, Qiuzhen Lin, Qiming Liu

“…Kaplan–Meier curve analysis showed lower survival rates in the middle and high SDoH groups compared to the low SDoH group. …”
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Behavioural insights in the underuse of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in heart failure: a pilot survey on incentive perceptions among referring cardiologists by Joan Costa-i-Font, Georgiana Miler-Raicu, Elena Arbelo, Ruben Casado-Arroyo, Aya Sami, Eric Wei Seong Tee, Joseph Hazel, Laurent Roten, Tobias Reichlin, Haran Burri, Khaled Albouaini, Nikola Kozhuharov

“…A survey was conducted with 51 physicians from six European countries, including electrophysiologists, heart failure specialists, and general cardiologists, recruited through cardiology networks and personal contacts. Participants rated their perceptions of five incentive strategies using a Likert scale (1–5). …”
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