PyGlaucoMetrics: A Stacked Weight-Based Machine Learning Approach for Glaucoma Detection Using Visual Field Data by Mousa Moradi, Saber Kazeminasab Hashemabad, Daniel M. Vu, Allison R. Soneru, Asahi Fujita, Mengyu Wang, Tobias Elze, Mohammad Eslami, Nazlee Zebardast

“…Permutation importance analysis revealed that the superior temporal sector was the most influential VF feature, with importance scores of 0.08 in Kang’s and 0.04 in HAP2_part1 models. …”
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Applying group-based trajectory modeling to understand under-five mortality trends and determinants in low-and lower-middle income countries by Kavita Singh, Gustavo Angeles, H. Luz McNaughton Reyes, Elizabeth Simmons, Alison Swiatlo, William Weiss

“…Countries need specific data on which interventions have the most potential to lead to improvements to inform their programs and policies. …”
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Enhanced safety surveillance of the adjuvanted respiratory syncytial virus vaccine among Italian older adults by Alexander Domnich, Andrea Orsi, Piero Luigi Lai, Elvira Massaro, Carlo-Simone Trombetta, Julieta Pastorino, Charlott Roihl, Sara Tardito, Marianna Pianta, Giancarlo Icardi, Donatella Panatto

“…Injection-site pain was the far most prevalent (60.1 %; 95 % CI: 55.1–64.9 %) solicited AE. …”
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Assessment of diagnostic potency of exosomal microRNA in circulating blood of patient with thyroid cancer by R. B. Samsonov, V. S. Burdakov, D. A. Rakitina, R. A. Nazhmudinov, Z. A. Radzhabova, D. A. Vasilyev, M. V. Filatov, A. V. Malek

“…Analysis of the intracellular and secreted (exosomal) fractions of small regulatory RNAs (microRNAs) is one of the most promising methods for the diagnosis of cancers, including TC. …”
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The effect of administration of Del Nido cardioplegia solution containing vitamin C on myocardial protection and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass gra... by Farshad Jalili Shahandashti, Mohammadhadi Mozayan, Leyla Abdolkarimi, Faranak Kargar, Amene Ghanbari, Saeid Heidarinia, Mohammad Ziae Totonchi Ghorbani, Seyed Salaheddin Nabavi, Seyyed Ebrahim Hosseini zargaz

“…Based on its oxidation–reduction potentials, vitamin C is the most powerful antioxidant to counteract the effects of free radicals. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of prognosis and drug sensitivity of programmed cell death pattern-related genes in gastric cancer patients by Huiheng Qu, Peng Zhou, Zhihui Yang, Hao Wang, Kaiyuan Deng, Nan Wang, Yuyang Li, Yupeng Zhao, Yigang Chen, Qian Yang, Jiazeng Xia

“…Furthermore, the CDI risk score exhibited positive correlations with most drugs (except for BMS.754807). Additionally, the expression of immune checkpoint genes PDCD1, CD274, and IDO1 was notably upregulated in the low-risk CDI group. …”
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QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES FOLLOWING ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR-ASSISTED VS. ELECTROCAUTERY DISSECTION IN MODIFIED RADICAL MASTECTOMY: PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL COHORT by Nazgul Dzhantemirova, Marat Mauletbaev, Asiya Kukanova, Aizhan Bekisheva, Abay Makishev

“…Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies worldwide, with significant implications for patient quality of life (QoL). …”
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New operational relations for mathematical models of local nonequilibrium heat transfer by E. M. Kartashov

“…Hence, very little success has been achieved in finding exact analytical solutions to problems of this kind. The most acceptable approach to solving them is operational calculus. …”
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Teledentistry for Improving Access To, and Quality of Oral Health Care: Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by Pascaline Kengne Talla, Paul Allison, André Bussières, Anisha Rodrigues, Frédéric Bergeron, Nicolas Giraudeau, Elham Emami

“…All dimensions of the quality of care were addressed to varying extents, with the domains of effectiveness (22/30, 73%), patient-centered care (14/30, 47%), and efficiency (11/30, 37%) being the most extensively studied. Teledentistry addressed public health challenges by improving access to oral health care and reducing inequities (9/30, 30%) for vulnerable people. …”
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THE RELATION OF SLEEP RESPIRATION DISORDERS AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK by E. A. Dubinina, L. S. Korostovtseva, О. P. Rotar, S. О. Kravchenko, М. A. Boyarinova, A. V. Orlov, V. N. Solntsev, Yu. V. Sviryaev, А. N. Alyokhin, A. О. Konradi

“…The increased  OSAS risk according to Berlin questionnaire was found in 7,3% of the studies. Most (90,0%) common was concomitance of the  components   of OSAS such  as  snoring/stops of respiration  and cardiometabolic disorders. …”
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Utility of physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling to predict inter-antibody variability in monoclonal antibody pharmacokinetics in mice by Shufang Liu, Sara C. Humphreys, Kevin D. Cook, Kip P. Conner, Ana R. Correia, Alex W. Jacobitz, Melissa Yang, Ronya Primack, Marcus Soto, Rupa Padaki, Mariusz Lubomirski, Richard Smith, Marissa Mock, Veena A. Thomas

“…Using a PBPK framework, mAb-dependent coefficients F1 and F2 modulating pinocytosis rate and convective transport, respectively, were estimated for each mAb with mostly good precision (coefficient of variation (CV%) <30%). …”
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Membrane filtration reduces nutrient availability and invasion potential in drinking water systems, without affecting mature biofilms by Thomas Pluym, Thomas Pluym, Fien Waegenaar, Fien Waegenaar, Karlien Dejaeger, Karlien Dejaeger, Marie Dhoore, Marie Dhoore, Eline Mestdagh, Eline Mestdagh, Emile Cornelissen, Emile Cornelissen, Emile Cornelissen, Nico Boon, Nico Boon, Bart De Gusseme, Bart De Gusseme, Bart De Gusseme

“…When introduced into the pilot system, NF-, UF-treated water, and untreated tap water supported similar increasing bulk cell concentrations, but exhibited distinct bacterial community compositions, with NF-treated water showing the most divergent microbiome. Despite these differences in the bulk water, the mature biofilm community (~2 years old) remained stable, underscoring it resilience to changes in nutrient conditions. …”
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Functional Outcome of Treatment after Failed Intertrochanteric Fracture Fixation by S Gnanasekaran, Muthu K Vaiyapuri, Amudha G Selvaraj, Vijaya A Sivaji, Rex Chandrabose

“…Background: Failed intertrochanteric (IT) fractures are the most common fractures seen in an elderly population. …”
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THE COMBINATION OF EXTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY WITH HIGH DOSE RATE BRAHYTERAPY BOOST FOR PROSTATE CANCER: A COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTIC OF TWO FRACTION MODES by S. V. Kanaev, S. N. Novikov, G. I. Gafton, R. V. Novikov

“…Genitourinary early radiation toxicity and rectal intestinal early radiation toxicity of grade 3 were observed in 13.5% and 12.3 % of Group I patients and in 17.6 and 5.9 % of Group II patients. The most significant late complications were the formation of urethral stricture (1 patient of group I) and postradiation rectal stenosis (1 patient of group II). …”
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Evaluating the impact of metabolic indicators and scores on cardiovascular events using machine learning by Guanmou Li, Cheng Luo, Teng Ge, Kunyang He, Miao Zhang, Jinlin Hu, Baoshi Zheng, Rongjun Zou, Xiaoping Fan

“…Through cross-validation to validate model performance, the XGBoost algorithm demonstrated the most accurate performance in predicting cardiovascular outcomes, particularly for diseases like angina and heart failure. …”
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Synthesis of 2-phenyl- and 2-benzyl derivatives of 4(3Н)-quinazolinone with analgesic activity by I. P. Kodonidi, A. V. Bicherov, E. A. Manvelyan, A. A. Kolodina, A. A. Bicherov, M. M. Manvelyan, A. V. Ivchenko, N. N. Vdovenko-Martynova, A. T. Navalieva, M. M. Manvelyan

“…Quinazolin-4(3Н)-one derivatives are characterized by a wide range of pharmacological properties, among which the most significant one is a pronounced effect on the central nervous system. …”
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The accuracy of polygenic score models for BMI and Type II diabetes in the Native Hawaiian population by Ying-Chu Lo, He Tian, Tsz Fung Chan, Soyoung Jeon, Kimberli Alatorre, Bryan L. Dinh, Gertraud Maskarinec, Kekoa Taparra, Nathan Nakatsuka, Mingrui Yu, Chia-Yen Chen, Yen-Feng Lin, Lynne R. Wilkens, Loic Le Marchand, Christopher A. Haiman, Charleston W. K. Chiang

“…Moreover, even the best-performing PGS models among Native Hawaiians have lowered prediction accuracy among the subset of individuals most enriched with Polynesian ancestry. Our findings indicate that factors such as admixture histories, sample size, and diversity in GWAS can influence PGS performance for complex traits among Native Hawaiian samples. …”
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Amphibian and reptile dataset across different land-use types in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa by Francisco dos Reis-Silva, Fernanda Alves-Martins, Javier Martínez-Arribas, Cristian Pizzigalli, Sambu Seck, Ana Rainho, Ricardo Rocha, Ana Filipa Palmeirim

“…Amphibians and reptiles comprise some of the most threatened species by human-induced habitat change and yet are not as studied as other vertebrate terrestrial taxa. …”
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Synthesis and structural characterization of the dichloride complex formed by carboxy-functionalized Cu(diazacyclam)2+ cation and its heterometallic coordination polymer with CdCl2 by Liudmyla V. Tsymbal, Irina L. Andriichuk, Alexandru-Constantin Stoica, Yaroslaw D. Lampeka

“…In each compound, the CuII ion coordinates in the equatorial plane by the four secondary N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand, which adopts the most energetically stable trans-III conformation, and two mutually trans axial ligands in tetragonally elongated trans-CuN4Cl2 and trans-CuN4(H2O)Cl octahedral geometries in I and II, respectively. …”
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Molecular Detection and Clinical Impact of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Virulence Genes in Gastric Diseases: A Study in Arequipa, Peru by Yuma Ita-Balta, Alice Zegarra-Adanaque, Johany Sanchez-Guillen, Miguel Farfán-Delgado, Carlos Ortiz-Castro, Alexis Germán Murillo Carrasco, Alejandro Miranda Pinto, Cecilia Manrique-Sam

“…Chronic gastritis was the most common histopathological finding, with moderate intensity correlating strongly with the presence of virulence genes. …”
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