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Accuracy of tympanometry cutoff points in children from Central-Western Brazil
CONCLUSION: The cutoff point of -180 daPa combined with static compliance <0.2 mL improved screening accuracy and reduced unnecessary referrals. It provided the best balance between specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy, aligning more closely with TEOAEs results and supporting updating this tympanometric criterion in infant hearing screening. →
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Accuracy of operative time prediction in endometriosis surgery: results of a prospective randomized multicenter pilot study
CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that neither diagnostic strategy provided a measurable advantage in predicting operative time or improvement of surgical outcome parameters. →
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Improving self-efficacy through nurse navigation in patients during treatment for colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: Tailored nurse navigation across the course of colorectal cancer treatment significantly increased patients’ self-efficacy. →
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A Software Engineer’s Guide to Scaling Robotics – OpenCV Live Ep. 219
One robot is a demo; a hundred robots is an operations problem. Civ Robotics CTO Amit Moran walks through the software practices that keep a distributed rover fleet alive in the field — pinned builds, heartbeats on everything, remote restarts, and the mission data that saves you after the fact. Join our live stream and… →
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Stop Prompting AI. Start Directing It
James Yang/theispot.com The Research The authors drew on two streams of research for this article. The first was a qualitative study of AI-assisted discovery that identified four pathways by which AI generates surprising insights during analytical work.i The second stream was an examination of how organizations function as algorithmic assemblages; it showed that algorithmic systems… →
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Clascoterone Cream 1% is Safe and Effective for Papulopustular Rosacea: A Phase 2 Clinical Trial
CONCLUSION: Clascoterone cream 1% demonstrated favorable tolerability, safety, and efficacy in PPR, with significant improvements in sebaceous gland count and patient-centered outcomes. These findings support the therapeutic potential of clascoterone cream 1% for the treatment of PPR.  . →
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Clindamycin Phosphate 1.2%/Adapalene 0.15%/Benzoyl Peroxide 3.1% Gel for Acne: Pooled Analysis by Age and Sex
CONCLUSIONS: In 3 clinical trials, CAB, the only fixed-dose, triple-combination topical for acne, demonstrated ≥70% lesion reductions, with good tolerability regardless of participants’ sex or age.  . →
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Use of an Eczema Moisturizer or Cream Provides Immediate, Sustained Itch Relief in Eczema-Prone Individuals
CONCLUSION: Single applications of eczema moisturizer and eczema cream were well tolerated, well perceived by participants, and provided rapid and sustained itch relief over 24 hours.  . →
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The Therapeutic Efficacy of Gold Needle «Regulating Spirit» Acupuncture for Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: We anticipate that by the end of the trial, we will be able to definitively ascertain whether the gold acupuncture needle technique for «regulating spirit» offers a significant advantage in treating aMCI, and further investigate the nature of this therapeutic benefit, to offer a more efficacious intervention for the clinical management of aMCI and… →