Protocol outlines review of MLTC prediction models
A new protocol for a systematic review aims to compare methodological approaches for developing clinical prediction models for individuals with ...
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Latvia and Sweden School Lunch Systems Compared
A new cross-sectional comparative study evaluated school lunch provision in Rezekne, Latvia, and Uppsala, Sweden, using a newly developed multidimensional ...
Vignette Study Compares AI Models and Physicians in Tuberculosis Clinical Tasks
An exploratory vignette study found that large language models matched physicians in tuberculosis diagnostic accuracy while scoring higher on structured ...
Microcomputed Tomography Reveals Significant Wrist Bone Differences in Cats and Dogs
A comparative microcomputed tomographic study shows domestic cats possess significantly denser and thicker carpal bones than toy dogs of similar ...
Modified Razor Curl and Nordic Exercises Improve Male Football Players’ Strength
A six-week study of 45 licensed male football players found that both modified razor curl and nordic hamstring exercise protocols ...
Isothermal Amplification Evaluated for Rapid Diagnosis of Clinical Brucella Species
A study evaluating 60 blood samples found that loop-mediated isothermal amplification detected Brucella species in 78.33 percent of cases within ...
Enzyme screen finds peptide beats enzymes against tooth biofilm
A screen of seven enzymes found only Dispersin B inhibited Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation, while the peptide GI6 achieved comparable ...
Finite Element Study Evaluates Crossed Wire Fixation Angles for Supracondylar Fractures
A finite element analysis revealed that optimal crossed Kirschner wire insertion angles for supracondylar humerus fractures vary by fracture level, ...
Hip Surgery Route Shapes Nurses’ Perceived Workload, Study Finds
A prospective cohort study of 65 hip fracture patients found that nurses reported significantly higher perceived workload after posterolateral than ...
Deep-learning CT reconstruction sharpens calcium visibility in phantom tests, but dose evens the score
In a thorax phantom study, 68-keV monoenergetic CT gave the highest contrast-to-noise ratio for calcium-mimicking inserts but also the highest ...
Horizontal Wells and Smart Cycling Boost Geothermal Heat Storage Performance
Numerical simulations show that adding horizontal side wells and a storage-release operating cycle can raise the heat output of closed-loop ...
Dialysate Calcium Levels Tied to Divergent Arterial Stiffness Patterns in Dialysis
A network meta-analysis of six studies in 554 dialysis patients found higher dialysate calcium concentrations associated with greater central arterial ...
Three sequencing methods tested on archival breast tumor DNA methylation
Researchers showed that whole-genome bisulfite sequencing, EM-seq, and the biomodal evoC kit are all feasible for DNA methylation profiling of ...
Nursing Students Weigh Transfer Options in New Qualitative Study
A qualitative study in BMC Nursing explores the complex decision-making processes of undergraduate nursing students who formally applied to transfer ...
Anchor plate outperforms suture anchors in foam-block rotator cuff repair test
A biomechanical study in polyurethane foam found anchor plate constructs sustained higher failure loads than suture anchor and transosseous rotator ...
Modified One-Layer Vasovasostomy Matches Gold Standard in Vasectomy Reversal
A retrospective study of 62 men found that a modified one-layer microsurgical vasovasostomy achieved patency and pregnancy rates comparable to ...
Rocuronium-sugammadex modestly speeds recovery after pediatric adenoidectomy
A propensity score-matched cohort study of 616 children found that rocuronium-sugammadex reversal was associated with a shorter PACU discharge time ...
AI Speed Test Finds GANs Beat Diffusion Models as Turbulence Surrogates
A head-to-head comparison of VAEs, DCGANs and DDPMs on simulated and experimental cylinder wake flows finds the DCGAN offers the ...
Two Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries Compared: One Eases Pain Faster, the Other Costs Less
A retrospective study of 94 patients found unilateral biportal endoscopic decompression gave better one-month pain and function scores than percutaneous ...
H2 antagonists linked to lower C. difficile risk than PPIs in intensive care
A retrospective study of 15,462 intensive-care patients found that H2 receptor antagonists were associated with lower hospital-acquired C. difficile infection ...
