A Statistical Framework to Detect and Quantify Operator-Learning Curves in Medical Device Safety Evaluation by Ssemaganda HC, Davis SE, Govindarajulu US, Koola JD, Mao J, Westerman DM, Perkins AM, Speroff T, Ramsay CR, Sedrakyan A, Ohno-Machado L, Matheny ME, Resnic FS

“…Henry C Ssemaganda,1 Sharon E Davis,2 Usha S Govindarajulu,3 Jejo D Koola,4 Jialin Mao,5 Dax Marek Westerman,6 Amy M Perkins,6 Theodore Speroff,7 Craig R Ramsay,8 Art Sedrakyan,5 Lucila Ohno-Machado,9 Michael E Matheny,10,11,* Frederic S Resnic1,12,* 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA; 2Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; 3Center for Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; 5Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; 7Departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; 8Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; 9Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale School of Medicine, Haven, CT, USA; 10Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; 11Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Care Service, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System VA, Nashville, TN, USA; 12Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Henry C Ssemaganda, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA, 01803, USA, Email semahen@gmail.comImportance: Safety issues leading to patient harm and significant costs have been identified in several post-market medical devices. …”
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Association between wet-bulb globe temperature with peptic ulcer disease in different geographic regions in a large Taiwanese population study by Yuh-Ching Gau, Chia-Yu Kuo, Wei-Yu Su, Wan-Ling Tsai, Ying-Jhen Wu, Ping-Hsun Wu, Ming-Yen Lin, Chih-Da Wu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Szu-Chia Chen

“…Abstract Background Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common and important cause of morbidity worldwide, with a large impact on healthcare costs. Little research has been conducted on the association between wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) and PUD. …”
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Syphilis in pregnant women and congenital syphilis from 2012 to 2021 in Switzerland: a multicentre, retrospective study by Chloé Alberto, Noémie Wagner, Yves Fougère, Patrick M. Meyer Sauteur, Gioia Scherler, Karoline Aebbi-Popp, Marc Baumann, Nina Schöbi, Gaud Catho, Stéphane Emonet, Christian Polli, Lisa Kottanattu, Christian Kahlert, David Baud, Alix Coste, Begoña Martinez De Tejada, Klara M. Posfay Barbe, Laurence Toutous Trellu

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Identifying optimal primary prevention interventions for major cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and hierarchical network meta-analysis of... by Olalekan A Uthman, Rachel Court, Jodie Enderby, Chidozie Nduka, Lena Al-Khudairy, Seun Anjorin, Hema Mistry, G J Melendez-Torres, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Aileen Clarke

“…Background Cardiovascular disease accounts for substantial mortality and healthcare costs worldwide. Numerous interventions exist for primary prevention but lack head-to-head comparisons on long-term impacts. …”
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A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered... by Richard Lowrie, David Anderson, Aziz Sheikh, Jane Moir, Andrew McPherson, Bethany Stanley, Gillian Cameron, Lynda Attwood, Donald Noble, Elaine Rankine, Jennifer Anderson, Nicola Greenlaw, Fiona Hughes, Emma McIntosh, Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Caitlin Jones, Frances S. Mair

“…Collected data will include objective and subjective measures of health, healthcare utilisation (including prescribing), home circumstances, health related quality of life, healthcare resource use and intervention costs. Follow up data will be collected three monthly for 21 months. …”
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Advancing mental health assessment: indigenous psychometric tools for personality disorders in Pakistan by Akhtar Sherin, Abdul Wahab Yousafzai

“…Mental disorders are widespread globally, impacting nearly 1 billion people, with 1 in 8 individuals living with a mental disorder, and costing the global economy trillions of dollars.1,2 The high burden of mental illness emphasizes the urgent need for improved mental health services. …”
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An Economic Analysis of the Interaction between Third-Party Liability for Breach of Contract and Specific Performance: A Comparative Study of United States and Iranian Law by Hasan Alipour, Ahad Shahi Damanjani

“…The core concern in contractual remedies, from an economic perspective, is to protect the interests of the contracting parties in a way that minimizes costs, thereby promoting efficient resource allocation and enhancing social welfare. …”
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A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial in three culturally different middle-income countries (ASSIST global): protocol for a randomised feasibility study by Bin Dong, Peijin Hu, Sharon Anne Simpson, Laurence Moore, Sean Semple, Nicola McMeekin, Kate Reid, Yayi Suryo Prabandari, Retna Siwi Padmawati, Emily Long, Meigan Thomson, Anthony Purvis, Bagas Suryo Bintoro, Yin Nwe Soe, Sally Good, Nino Jose Mateo, Maria Guadalupe Salanga, Charisse Tan Llorin, Jing-Yi Wang

“…An economic evaluation will estimate the costs of the ASSIST intervention. Statistical analyses will focus on feasibility criteria, and qualitative data will be analysed using a framework approach. …”
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Youth co-production for sustainable engagement and empowerment in health (YiPEE): protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial of an intervention for mental health promotion... by Josefien van Olmen, Pilvikki Absetz, Mark Tomlinson, Carina King, Edwin Wouters, Josefien van Olmen, G J Melendez-Torres, Jeroen De Man, Stefan Swartling Peterson, Suresh Kumar, Mariam Claeson, Monika Martens, Frances Mathews, Christina A Laurenzi, Yoona Kim, Yeukai Chideya, Maria Niemi, Vijaya Raghavan, Jill Åhs, Anu Linnansaari, Fredric Azariah, Moitreyee Sinha, Upasana Sharma, Orlaith O’Sullivan, Yoo Na Kim, Akshaya Rajesh, Samyukta Saravanan, Nivetha Vasanthan, N P Haritha, Lander Willem, Jeroen de Man, Christina Laurenzi, GJ Melendez Torres, Matt Hughsam, Maureen Gikonyo, Joyce Arita

“…For the economic evaluation, the combined direct and non-direct costs will be compared with changes in mental health in the intervention arm.Ethics and dissemination The trial is approved by the Ethics Council of the Schizophrenia Research Foundation, India, with approval number EC/NEW/INST/2023/TN/0329. …”
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Unveiling genetic basis of seedling emergence from deep soil depth under dry direct- seeded conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Vagish Mishra, Vagish Mishra, Shilpi Dixit, Shilpi Dixit, Swati Tyagi, Swati Tyagi, Challa Venkateswarlu, Challa Venkateswarlu, Pronob J. Paul, Pronob J. Paul, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Shalabh Dixit, Nitika Sandhu, Smita Kurup, Arvind Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Pallavi Sinha, Pallavi Sinha, Vikas Kumar Singh, Vikas Kumar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh

“…Direct-seeded rice (DSR) is an efficient method that conserves water, reduces labor costs, and allows for full mechanization of cultivation. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with CKD With Catastrophic Health Care Expenditures: A National Study From Thailand by Pornpen Sangthawan, Sarayut L. Geater, Pinkaew Klyprayong, Pimwara Tanvejsilp, Sirirat Anutrakulchai, Pongsathorn Gojaseni, Charan Kuhiran, Pichet Lorvinitnun, Kajohnsak Noppakun, Watanyu Parapiboon, Adisorn Pathumarak, Supinda Sirilak, Pleumjit Tankee, Puntapong Taruangsri, Piyamitr Sritara, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Chagriya Kitiyakara

“…CHE occurs when medical costs overwhelm a household's finances. We conducted a nationwide study in Thailand to examine how CHE affects patients with CKD’s well-being, focusing on mobility, daily activities, and emotional health. …”
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Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: a framework for producers and users of evidence by Peter Craig, Mhairi Campbell, Manuela Deidda, Ruth Dundas, Judith Green, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Jim Lewsey, David Ogilvie, Frank de Vocht, Martin White

“…Negotiating access to such datasets can be a time-consuming, costly and uncertain process, especially if the research involves the linkage of data from multiple sources. …”
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Diagnostic Value of the Laboratory Markers of Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Abrahamovych U., Abrahamovych O., Guta S., Thyhanyk L., Romaniuk O.

“…The tactics of treating patients with SLE without and in combination with acute CMV infection are radically different, but appropriate tests are time-consuming, costly, which makes it impossible for all patients who have abnormalities in laboratory blood counts and need treatment changes. …”
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Assessment of Ecological City Development in Urban Settlements of East Azarbaijan Province with an Emphasis on the Theoretical Model of Sustainable Development by Hosain Nazmfar, Ali Eshghei charborj, Saeedeh Alavi

“…So that the long-term future cities are endangered due to unrecoverable costs of the environment. Given the crucial role of cities in achieving sustainable development, determining the future of human life on Earth, accepting the fact that in the current is unstable and cannot be a long-term one, ideas and approaches to create sustainable cities as a green, healthy, smart, and sustainable cities have been raised. …”
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Peer Effects in Corporate Disclosure Decisions Mohammad Hossein Safarzadeh*: Associate professor of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Te... by Mohammad Hossein Safarzadeh, Hamideh Asnaashari, Alireza Panahalipour

“…Moreover, the specific economic conditions during the period from 2018 to 2020, characterized by an influx of liquidity into the capital market and a decrease in financing costs, enabled companies to attract capital easily, even without full disclosure of information. …”
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Short-term Wind Power Forecasting Based on BWO‒VMD and TCN‒BiGRU by LU Jing, ZHANG Yanru, WANG Rui

“…Short-term wind power forecasting helps improve grid stability, optimize wind farm power generation plans, and reduce operating costs, enhancing the economic benefits of wind power and supporting the goals of low-carbon development. …”
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The Role of Potassium Phosphite in Enhancing the Activity of Defense Enzymes in Rice Infected by Sheath Blight by Milad Habibi Daronkolaei, Mohammad Ali Tajick Ghanbary, Valiollah Babaeizad, Heshmatollah Rahimian, Ali Dehestani

“…However, the use of fungicides results in increased costs and harm to the environment and human health. …”
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Student Engagement and Feedback on Online Learning and Facilitation: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria by Adewale Adesina, Dorothy Ofoha, Olufemi A. Peters, Isaac S. Butswat

“…It is important for NOUN to address these issues by providing more flexible timetables, exploring options for reducing facilitation costs, and ensuring students have access to stable internet connections to improve their engagement in online facilitations. …”
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Investigating and Determining the Priorities for Capital Organizing in Iran by Mohammad Mirehei, Amir Fathi, Sohrab Amirian, Hatem Parnian

“…Then, the mean of all criteria and choices of questionnaires extracted and inserted in expert choice software. 3- Results and Discussion In this research, following criteria have been chosen to investigate and determine the priorities for organizing the Capital with spatial planning approach: implementation capability, implementation speed, dimensions of influence, environmental, political, and economic and security considerations and low implementation costs. Studying the evidence, different documents and interview with elite and experts, we obtained many choices categorizing them into five main groups or choices, like internal organization of Tehran city, decentralization, make and strengthening opposing poles, spatial approach and displacement of the Capital city. …”
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Quantitative imaging outperforms No-reflow in predicting functional outcomes in a translational stroke model by Justine Debatisse, Lucie Chalet, Omer Faruk Eker, Tae-Hee Cho, Guillaume Becker, Océane Wateau, Marlène Wiart, Nicolas Costes, Inés Mérida, Christelle Léon, Jean-Baptiste Langlois, Sophie Lancelot, François Lux, Timothé Boutelier, Norbert Nighoghossian, Laura Mechtouff, Emmanuelle Canet-Soulas

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