Retrospective Analysis of Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) Scores in Diabetic Neuropathy Patients Receiving Gabapentin and Non-Gabapentin Therapies at an Indonesian Tertiary Hosp... by Rifky Alif Novianto, Hanik Badriyah Hidayati, Hermina Novida, Klára Bodová

“…This study aimed to evaluate and compare Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) profiles in DNP patients receiving gabapentin and non-gabapentin therapies at Dr. …”
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Identification of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Using Parent-teacher Administered ADHD Rating Scale-IV among Pre-school Children of Belagavi City by Deepa C. Metgud, Vinanti Sanjay Makasare

“…Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder with a persistent pattern of distractibility, hyperactivity, restlessness, and other disturbances of executive function. …”
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Survival rate of indirectly bonded brackets using single vs. two-component orthodontic adhesive: A 12-month split-mouth clinical trial by Federica Pellitteri, Francesca Cremonini, Marco Bellavia, Mario Palone, Luca Lombardo

“…Objective: Compare the bonding survival rate of two distinct bonding materials: Ortho Solo + Gradia LoFlo Resin and single component GC Ortho Connect. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Conditions for Partial Discharge Inception in Spherical Gaseous Voids in XLPE Insulation of AC Cables at Rated Voltage and During AC, VLF and DAC Tests by Paweł Mikrut, Paweł Zydroń

“…Using COMSOL 6.1 and MATLAB R2021b, a coupled electro-thermal model of a 110 kV AC cable was implemented, for which the critical gaseous void dimensions were estimated and phase-resolved PD patterns were generated for the rated voltage and the VLF and DAC test voltages specified in the relevant standards. …”
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Integrated commercial and low-fishmeal fermented feed boosts survival and modulates intestinal microbiota in pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) by Yanbo Cheng, Lanfen Fan, Yifei Liu, Kuiying Su, Guohuan Xu

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Rates and causes of mortality among children and young people with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a record linkage cohort study of 796 190 school children by Angela Henderson, Sally-Ann Cooper, Deborah Kinnear, Craig Melville, J P Pell, Michael Fleming, Gillian S Smith

“…Objectives To investigate mortality rates and causes in children and young people with intellectual disabilities.Design Retrospective cohort; individual record linkage between Scotland’s annual pupil census and National Records of Scotland death register.Setting General community.Participants Pupils receiving local authority-funded schooling in Scotland, 2008 to 2013, with an Additional Support Need due to intellectual disabilities, compared with other pupils.Main outcome measures Deaths up to 2015: age of death, age-standardised mortality ratios (age-SMRs); causes of death including cause-specific age-SMRs; avoidable deaths as defined by the UK Office of National Statistics.Results 18 278/947 922 (1.9%) pupils had intellectual disabilities. 106 died over 67 342 person-years (crude mortality rate=157/100 000 person-years), compared with 458 controls over 3 672 224 person-years (crude mortality rate=12/100 000 person-years). …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of female infertility and trends from 1990 to 2021 with projections to 2050 based on the GBD 2021 analysis by Jie Liu, Yi Qin, Hui Liu, Yonglin Liu, Yi Yang, Yumei Ning, Huijun Ye

“…Abstract Female infertility represents a significant reproductive health issue that critically affects global fertility rates. In this study, we utilized the most recent data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2021. …”
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Longitudinal effects of stress in an academic context on psychological well-being, physiological markers, health behaviors, and academic performance in university students by Juan Camilo Benítez-Agudelo, Dayana Restrepo, Eduardo Navarro-Jimenez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

“…Heart rate variability (HRV), a widely used physiological marker of autonomic nervous system function and stress regulation, was assessed. …”
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Zoonotic diseases in China: epidemiological trends, incidence forecasting, and comparative analysis between real-world surveillance data and Global Burden of Disease 2021 estimates by Yun-Fei Zhang, Shi-Zhu Li, Shi-Wen Wang, Di Mu, Xi Chen, Sheng Zhou, Hai-Jian Zhou, Tian Qin, Qin Liu, Shan Lv, Yan Lu, Ji-Chun Wang, Yu Qin, Guo-Bing Yang, Yong-Jun Li, Jian-Yun Sun, Xiao-Nong Zhou, Mai-Geng Zhou, Can-Jun Zheng, Biao Kan, Shun-Xian Zhang

“…For most diseases, incidence rates were consistently higher in males than females. …”
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Association between different types and characteristics of fetal deceleration during labour and neonatal acidemia at delivery: A case-control study by Maria Fogelberg, Charlotte Dahlbäck, Frida Ekengård, Gisela Rickle, Andreas Herbst

“…Objective: Classification of fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations as suspicious or pathological differs between current interpretation templates for intrapartum cardiotocography. …”
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Towards sustainable architecture: Enhancing green building energy consumption prediction with integrated variational autoencoders and self-attentive gated recurrent units from mult... by Qing Zeng, Fang Peng, Xiaojuan Han

“…This study addresses these challenges by proposing an advanced deep learning framework that integrates Time-Dependent Variational Autoencoder (TD-VAE) with Adaptive Gated Self-Attention GRU (AGSA-GRU). The framework incorporates self-attention mechanisms and Multi-Task Learning (MTL) strategies to capture long-term dependencies and complex patterns in energy consumption time series data, while simultaneously optimizing prediction accuracy and anomaly detection. …”
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Classification of Individuals With COVID-19 and Post–COVID-19 Condition and Healthy Controls Using Heart Rate Variability: Machine Learning Study With a Near–Real-Time Monitoring C... by Carlos Alberto Sanches, Andre Felipe Henriques Librantz, Luciana Maria Malosá Sampaio, Peterson Adriano Belan

“… BackgroundHeart rate variability (HRV) is a validated biomarker of autonomic and inflammatory regulation and has been associated with both acute COVID-19 and post–COVID-19 condition. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and associated drivers of COVID-19 incidence in Nepal by Bipin Kumar Acharya, Shristi Sharma, Laxman Khanal, Pramod Joshi, Meghnath Dhimal

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Response Mechanism of Extracellular Laccase Activity of Lyophyllum decastes to Cultivation Substrates and Subculture by Xue Xiong, Peng Li, Wei Li, Gui-he Zhang

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Variations in gamma radiation and alpha-emitting radionuclides in correlation with weather and location conditions by D. E. Tchorz-Trzeciakiewicz, J. A. Kamińska

“…Hourly variations of gamma radiation showed no consistent pattern. Statistical analysis indicated a positive correlation between gamma radiation and temperature at most locations, except near the sea where sea breezes influenced gamma dose rates. …”
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Local Polynomial Estimator in The Nonparametric Model of Inflation in Indonesia by Abdul Aziz, Nur Chamidah, Toha Saifudin

“…Nonparametric regression analysis can be used to model inflation data that does not form a particular pattern. This study applies a local polynomial nonparametric method to model the rate of change rate in the inflation over a period considering two factors influencing inflation: the rate of change in the BI interest rate and the rate of change rate in the money supply from the previous period. …”
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Insights from age-stratified endoscopic detection metrics support initiating colorectal cancer screening at age 45 by Majd Khader, Jorge-Shmuel Delgado, Rimon Artoul, Asher Shafrir, Abu-Freha Naim

“…Notably, the PDR difference between the 45–49 and 50–54 groups was not statistically significant (25.7% vs. 26.8%, p = ns), indicating comparable polyp burden. Carcinoma detection rates followed a similar pattern, with no significant difference between the 45–49 (0.29%) and 50–54 (0.29%) groups, while a substantial rise occurred from age 55 onwards (p < 0.05). …”
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Machine learning and discriminant analysis model for predicting benign and malignant pulmonary nodules by Zhi Li, Wenjing Zhang, Jinyi Huang, Ling Lu, Dongming Xie, Jinrong Zhang, Jiamin Liang, Yuepeng Sui, Linyuan Liu, Jianjun Zou, Ao Lin, Lei Yang, Fuman Qiu, Zhaoting Hu, Mei Wu, Yibin Deng, Xin Zhang, Jiachun Lu

“…Conclusion The detection rate of PNs was 21.57% in the physical examination population undergoing chest CT. …”
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Inflammation and Nutritional Status Mediated the Increased of Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Associated with eGFRdiff Post-Ablation by Huang W, Liu H, Luo Y, Xiong S, Suo S, Zhang Z, Shang L, Sun H

“…The difference between the estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRdiff) based on these two markers helps assess cardiovascular risk factors unrelated to kidney function. …”
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Reduced periprosthetic fracture rate for a cemented anatomical versus a tapered polished stem in hip arthroplasty: A 6‐year follow‐up of a prospective observational cohort study... by Anna Josefsson, Michael Axenhus, Raéd Itayem, Sebastian Mukka, Martin Magnéli

“…Outcomes included the PFF rate, periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and prosthetic dislocation. …”
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