Publications by authors named "A CALI"
Credit scoring models are critical for financial institutions to assess borrower risk and maintain profitability. Although machine learning models have improved credit scoring accuracy, imbalanced class distributions remain a major challenge. The widely used Synthetic Minority Oversampling TEchnique (SMOTE) struggles with high-dimensional, non-linear data and may introduce noise through class overlap.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHCV infection poses a global health threat, with significant morbidity and mortality. This study examines HCV trends in a large Italian region from 2015 to 2022, considering demographic changes, evolving clinical profiles, treatment regimens and outcomes, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This multicentre retrospective study analysed demographics, clinical histories and risk factors in 6882 HCV patients.
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- The study explores the use of essential oils, like cinnamaldehyde and carvacrol, as adjuncts to existing antimicrobials to combat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and reduce antimicrobial resistance.
- Various tests were conducted to assess the effectiveness of these essential oils, their safety on human cells, and their ability to work in synergy with traditional antimicrobials.
- Findings indicate that essential oils have strong antimicrobial properties, particularly against MRSA, and can enhance the effectiveness of standard treatments, though some components showed cytotoxic effects.
Background: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is a highly effective rescue treatment for patients with acute exacerbation of neuroimmunological disease that removes circulating autoantibodies and inflammatory components from the bloodstream. The aims of this study are to explore the safety and the effectiveness of TPE in patients with autoimmune neurological disorders.
Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the frequency of adverse events (AEs) and the effectiveness of TPE using the modified Ranking Scale (mRS) in patients with acute neurological flares who underwent TPE at the University Hospital of Palermo.
Objectives: This study compares the biofilm inhibition effects of denture cleaning tablets, carvacrol, and their combined use against Candida albicans on denture bases produced with different techniques. Additionally, the surface roughness and contact angles of these denture bases were evaluated.
Materials And Methods: Test samples were prepared from four different denture base materials (cold-polymerized, heat-polymerized, CAD/CAM milling, and 3D-printed).