Development and validation of a pulmonary function test data extraction tool for the US department of veterans affairs electronic health record
Pulmonary function test (PFT) results are recorded variably across hospitals in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) electronic health record (EHR), using both unstructured and semi-structured notes. We dev... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 23, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Alexander S. Rabin, Julien B. Weinstein, Sarah M. Seelye, Taylor N. Whittington, Cainnear K. Hogan and Hallie C. Prescott Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Correction: PARSID: a Python script for automatic analysis of local BLAST results for a rapid molecular taxonomic identification
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Source: BMC Research Notes - April 23, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Costanza Piccoli, Antonio Mu ñoz-Mérida and Angelica Crottini Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Factors associated with help-seeking regarding sexual orientation concerns among Japanese gay and bisexual men: results from a cross-sectional survey
This study investigates Japanese gay and bisexual men ’s experiences of seeking help for emotional support from others regarding their sexual orientation concerns. It examines the relationship between their hel... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 23, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Noriyo Kaneko, Adam Orlando Hill and Satoshi Shiono Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Attitudes toward communication skills with learner needs assessment within radiology residency programs in China: a cross-sectional survey
Communication skills (CS) represent a core competency in radiology residency training. However, no structured curriculum exists to train radiology residents in CS in China. The aim of this study was to evaluat... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 23, 2024 Category: Research Authors: GengPeng Lian, Yubin Xiao, Yingling Huang, Huanpeng Wang, Lipeng Huang, Hongwu Yang, Chunmin Zhu, Wei Mei and Ruibin Huang Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on utilization and cost for care of pediatric and young adult ALL
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy and among the most common malignancies in young adults and requires a unique pattern of healthcare utilization including an acute/emer... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 22, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Alex Hoover, Dave Watson, Paige Reimche, Lynn Tanner, Laura Gilchrist, Mike Finch, Yoav H Messinger and Lucie M. Turcotte Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

A new multi-criteria decision making method for the selection of construction contractors using interval valued fuzzy set
This article introduces a novel approach called Digital Weighted Multi Criteria Decision Making (DWMCDM) that employs interval valued fuzzy sets to select the best contractor for building projects. The contrac... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 22, 2024 Category: Research Authors: N. S. Nithya, Srinivasarao Thota, Laxmi Rathour and P. Shanmugasundaram Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Mutation analysis of BCR-ABL1 kinase domain in chronic myeloid leukemia patients with tyrosine kinase inhibitors resistance: a Malaysian cohort study
Mutational analysis of BCR::ABL1 kinase domain (KD) is a crucial component of clinical decision algorithms for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients with failure or warning responses to tyrosine kinase inhibito... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 20, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Zahidah Abu Seman, Fadly Ahid, Nor Rizan Kamaluddin, Ermi Neiza Mohd Sahid, Ezalia Esa, Siti Shahrum Muhamed Said, Norazlina Azman, Wan Khairull Dhalila Wan Mat, Julia Abdullah, Nurul Aqilah Ali, Mohd Khairul Nizam Mohd Khalid and Yuslina Mat Yusoff Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Exploring relationship of poor sleeping habits with prenatal stress among pregnant women in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study
Pregnancy is a complex phenomenon accompanied by biological, physiological and psychosocial changes for a mother. It is also regarded as a stressful life event where a woman ’s role, identity and interpersonal ... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 19, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Ahmed Waqas, Irfan Siddique, Mehroz Ahsen, Muhammad Zubair, Mehak Naeem, Aamir Raoof Memon and Sadiq Naveed Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

The correlation between ultrasonographic findings and clinical symptoms of pelvic endometriosis
Considering the importance of endometriosis and its relatively high prevalence among women, this study sought to investigate clinical and Transrectal and transvaginal ultrasounds (TVS) findings of disease. (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Seyed Reza Saadat Mostafavi, Elham Kor, Seyyed Mohammad Sakhaei and Anis Kor Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Accuracy of automated computer-aided risk scoring systems to estimate the risk of COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study
In the UK National Health Service (NHS), the patient ’s vital signs are monitored and summarised into a National Early Warning Score (NEWS) score. A set of computer-aided risk scoring systems (CARSS) was develo... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Muhammad Faisal, Mohammed Amin Mohammed, Donald Richardson, Massimo Fiori and Kevin Beatson Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Prediction of pure tone thresholds using the speech reception threshold and age in elderly individuals with hearing loss
Early detection and effective management of hearing loss constitute the key to improving the quality of life of individuals with hearing loss. However, in standardized pure tone audiometry, it is sometimes dif... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 17, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Ramida Dindamrongkul, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul and Pittayapon Pitathawatchai Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Early prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus using maternal demographic and clinical risk factors
To build and validate an early risk prediction model for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) based on first-trimester electronic medical records including maternal demographic and clinical risk factors. (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 15, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Yanqi Wu, Paul Hamelmann, Myrthe van der Ven, Sima Asvadi, M. Beatrijs van der Hout-van der Jagt, S. Guid Oei, Massimo Mischi, Jan Bergmans and Xi Long Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

Selective epigenetic alterations in RNF43 in pancreatic exocrine cells from high-fat-diet-induced obese mice; implications for pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer (PC) originates and progresses with genetic mutations in various oncogenes and suppressor genes, notably KRAS, CDKN2A, TP53, and SMAD4, prevalent across diverse PC cells. In addition to genetic ... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 15, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Tomoyuki Araki and Naofumi Miwa Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

PySmooth: a Python tool for the removal and correction of genotyping errors
In genetic mapping studies involving many individuals, genome-wide markers such as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) can be detected using different methods. However, it comes with some errors. Some SNPs ... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 11, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Benjamin Soibam and Gregg Roman Tags: Research Note Source Type: research

The inhibitory effects of carvacrol, nystatin, and their combination on oral candidiasis isolates
This study investigates carvacrol essenti... (Source: BMC Research Notes)
Source: BMC Research Notes - April 11, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Seyed Saeed Hosseini Balef, Seyed Sedigheh Hosseini, Negar Asgari, Ahmad Sohrabi and Nazanin Mortazavi Tags: Research Note Source Type: research