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View article: Handling missing continuous outcome data in a Bayesian network meta-analysis
Handling missing continuous outcome data in a Bayesian network meta-analysis Open
Background: A Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) model is a statistical method aimed at estimating the relative effects of multiple interventions against the same disease. The method has recently gained prominence, leading to the synth…
View article: Evaluating Effectiveness of Outpatient Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes: The One-Year Experience in an Italian Group of Primary Care
Evaluating Effectiveness of Outpatient Monitoring in Type 2 Diabetes: The One-Year Experience in an Italian Group of Primary Care Open
Nowadays, chronic disease management is the primary challenge of the healthcare system. From 2015, in the Veneto region (Italy), patients with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been included in the diagnostic-therapeutic …
View article: Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Sleep Quality in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) Open
The present study aimed to analyze sleep quality and quality of Life (QoL) in patients undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI). It was conducted at the Interventional Cardiology Unit of the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic…
View article: Screening PubMed abstracts: is class imbalance always a challenge to machine learning?
Screening PubMed abstracts: is class imbalance always a challenge to machine learning? Open
Resampling techniques slightly improved the performance of the investigated machine learning techniques. From a computational perspective, random undersampling 35:65 may be preferred.
View article: Fruit and Vegetable Concentrate Supplementation and Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review from a Public Health Perspective
Fruit and Vegetable Concentrate Supplementation and Cardiovascular Health: A Systematic Review from a Public Health Perspective Open
Fruits and vegetables (FV) are very important for the prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), but it has been demonstrated that FV consumption is below that recommended. Several companies have worked to offer FV concentrates, but it…
View article: (Ab)use of Health Claims in Websites: The Case of Italian Bottled Waters
(Ab)use of Health Claims in Websites: The Case of Italian Bottled Waters Open
The massive use of web marketing makes the monitoring of nutrition and health claims used in advertising campaigns much more difficult. The present study aimed at reviewing the website content for bottled waters produced in Italy to assess…
View article: Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Prediction of Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients
Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Prediction of Hospitalization in Heart Failure Patients Open
The present study aims to compare the performance of eight Machine Learning Techniques (MLTs) in the prediction of hospitalization among patients with heart failure, using data from the Gestione Integrata dello Scompenso Cardiaco (GISC) st…
View article: Communicating Risk Regarding Food Consumption: The Case of Processed Meat
Communicating Risk Regarding Food Consumption: The Case of Processed Meat Open
The present research combines real data and parameters found in recent literature that were used to design realistic scenarios demonstrating the potential effects (benefits and costs) of the World Health Organization (WHO)’s risk communica…
View article: Association of Pharmacological Treatments With Long-term Pain Control in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Association of Pharmacological Treatments With Long-term Pain Control in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Open
In this systematic review and network meta-analysis of studies of patients with knee osteoarthritis and at least 12 months of follow-up, there was uncertainty around the estimates of effect size for change in pain for all comparisons with …
View article: Electronic Questionnaires Design and Implementation
Electronic Questionnaires Design and Implementation Open
Background: Nursing and health care research are increasingly using e-questionnaires and e-forms for data collection and survey conduction. The main reason lies in costs, time and data-entry errors containment, increased flexibility, funct…
View article: Wearable Devices for Caloric Intake Assessment: State of Art and Future Developments
Wearable Devices for Caloric Intake Assessment: State of Art and Future Developments Open
Background: The self-monitoring of caloric intake is becoming necessary as the number of pathologies related to eating increases. New wearable devices may help people to automatically record energy assumed in their meals. Objective: The pr…
View article: Anchoring Vignettes in EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire: Validation of a New Instrument
Anchoring Vignettes in EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire: Validation of a New Instrument Open
Background: Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is an indicator of patient's physical, psychological and social life. HRQoL is influenced by experience, beliefs, perceptions and expectations, and measures subjective perspective of the p…
View article: Electronic Questionnaires Design and Implementation
Electronic Questionnaires Design and Implementation Open
Background: Nursing and health care research are increasingly using e-questionnaires and e-forms for data collection and survey conduction. The main reason lies in costs, time and data-entry errors containment, increased flexibility, funct…
View article: Main Properties of Canola Oil Components: A Descriptive Review of Current Knowledge
Main Properties of Canola Oil Components: A Descriptive Review of Current Knowledge Open
Together with olive and soybean, canola is one of the most important and diffuse oilseed crops. Due to high oleic acid and antioxidant contents, canola oil shows positive effects on cholesterol, glycemic control, blood pressure and cancer.…
View article: Cacao as a Globalised Functional Food: Review on Cardiovascular Effects of Chocolate Consumption
Cacao as a Globalised Functional Food: Review on Cardiovascular Effects of Chocolate Consumption Open
Polyphenols have increasingly been studied for their influence on cardiometabolic health. Since cacao and chocolate can be a rich source of polyphenols, they too have been investigated for their supposed health benefits. In the first part …