VR Vertigo Level Classification Using a Multi-Dimensional Taylor Network Approach by Ziyan Wang, Ying Yan, Jun Cai, Chengcheng Hua, Na Liu, Qi Chen, Ming Li, Danxu Zhang

“…Compared to the traditional MTN, the BP-MTN includes the following modifications: 1) adding fully connected layers to handle inconsistent input and output dimensions of the BP-MTN; 2) introducing a softmax layer after the traditional MTN’s output layer to enable classification; 3) incorporating activation functions after each output node to enhance the model’s ability for fitting nonlinearity. …”
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Combined surgery of cataract and glaucoma with drainage «Repegel A-1» implantation by E.A. Ivachev

“…According to the LOCS III classification, 3 (8.8%) had soft lens density nuclear cataract (NC) 1–3, 23 (67.4%) had NC 4–5, and 8 (23.5%) had NC 6. …”
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Arranging the Process of Raising Syndicated Loans by A. A. Tarasov

“…The following tasks have been set and solved: 1) determining the optimal syndication schedule; 2) transactional and legal documents classification; 3) development of methods of risk management of the syndication process. …”
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Dietary Patterns and Sustainable Lifestyles: A Multicenter Study from Latin America and Spain by Solange Parra-Soto, Tannia Valeria Carpio-Arias, Israel Rios-Castillo, Patricio Pérez-Armijo, Leslie Landaeta-Díaz, Ana Gabriela Murillo, Jacqueline Araneda-Flores, Brian M. Cavagnari, Georgina Gómez, Gladys Morales, Karla Cordón-Arrivillaga, Melissa Miranda-Durán, Ana María Aguilar, Alfonsina Ortiz, Eliana Romina Meza-Miranda, Edna J. Nava-González, Jhon Jairo Bejarano-Roncancio, Beatriz Núñez-Martínez, João P. M. Lima, Jorge de Assis Costa, Jairo Torres, Saby Mauricio, Saby Camacho, Gloria Maricela Morales, Macarena Jara, Samuel Durán-Agüero

“…The questionnaire was divided into sections: (1) sociodemographic background: country of residence, age, sex, educational level, socioeconomic aspects, and place of residence; (2) body mass index classification; (3) dietary patterns (Western, vegetarian, vegan, ketogenic, Mediterranean, prudent, or paleolithic diets); and (4) the Sustainable Lifestyles Survey. …”
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Architecture and implementation of ulrb algorithm in R by Francisco Pascoal, Rodrigo Costa, Luís Torgo, Catarina Magalhães, Paula Branco

“…Specifically, we include four groups of functions: 1) process data of the user into the correct format for the ulrb algorithm; 2) cluster taxa into abundance classifications; 3) helper functions to evaluate detailed statistics of the clustering steps; and 4) visualization functions, focused on rank abundance curves and Silhouette scores, for assessment of clustering quality. …”
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Data analytics to advance the inference of origin–destination in public transport systems: tracing network vulnerabilities and age-sensitive trip purposes by Sofia Cerqueira, Elisabete Arsenio, José Barateiro, Rui Henriques

“…Our methodological framework integrates the following approaches: (i) alighting stop-and-time inference, (ii) ensembled model for transfer classification, (iii) indicators retrieved from statistical analysis of network vulnerabilities (e.g., number of transfers, walkability needs), frequent destinations and their underlying putative motifs against the city amenities and others points-of-interest. …”
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Risk factors for perioperative blood transfusion in total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis by Chenghuan Peng, Lijuan Qiao

“…Conclusion The results of the current study suggest that increased intraoperative bleeding, increased postoperative drainage, low body mass index (≤ 18.5), preoperative anemia, advanced age (≥ 80 years), female gender, and high ASA classification (≥ 3) were significantly associated with the likelihood of needing blood transfusion. …”
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Early Complications in Kidney Donors and Course of Health-related Quality of Life 12 mo After Donation: An Analysis of the Swiss Organ Living-Donor Health Registry by Charlotte Brügger, MS, Zoé Hunkeler, MS, Matthias Diebold, MD, Joana Krättli, MD, Irene Geiger, Lic Phil, Caroline Wehmeier, MD, Thomas Wolff, MD, Bruno Vogt, MD, Federico Storni, MD, Dela Golshayan, MD, PhD, Tobias Zingg, MD, Sophie de Seigneux, MD, Fadi Haidar, MD, Isabelle Binet, MD, Aurelia Schnyder, MD, Kerstin Hübel, MD, Thomas Müller, MD, Fabian Rössler, MD, Jürg Steiger, MD, Patricia Hirt-Minkowski, MD

“…The frequency of donors with major complications (ie, Dindo-Clavien classification 3/4) was 2.4%. In total, 31 donors needed reoperation, and in 13/31 (42%), donors reoperation was necessary because of bleeding complications. …”
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A year of COVID-19: effects of a global pandemic on a hip fracture bundled care protocol by Khai Cheong Wong, Kenny Xian Khing Tay, Suang Bee Koh, Tet Sen Howe

“…The COVID group had a higher proportion of American Society of Anesthesiologists classification III and IV patients (61.4% vs. 50.2% in the PRE-COVID group; P = 0.004). …”
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Ceftobiprole versus ceftriaxone ± linezolid in Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP): Re-analysis of a randomized, phase 3 study using 2020 FDA guidance. by Andrew F Shorr, Mark E Jones, Silke Friedmann, Daniel Ionescu, Mikael Saulay, Jennifer I Smart, Marc Engelhardt

“…The Day 3 modified ITT population consisted of 187 patients (29%) meeting additional FDA Guidance including Patient Outcomes Research Team (PORT) classification ≥III. Ceftobiprole was non-inferior to ceftriaxone for clinical success for Day 3 ITT (71.0% vs 71.1%) and Day 3 modified ITT (71.1% vs 66.7%) populations. …”
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AV-FDTI: Audio-visual fusion for drone threat identification by Yizhuo Yang, Shenghai Yuan, Jianfei Yang, Thien Hoang Nguyen, Muqing Cao, Thien-Minh Nguyen, Han Wang, Lihua Xie

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Interrelation between hypoxic liver injury and Killip classification in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients by Seong Huan Choi, Ji-Hun Jang, Dae-Young Kim, Young Ju Suh, Yong-Soo Baek, Sung-Hee Shin, Seong-Ill Woo, Dae-Hyeok Kim, Jeonggeun Moon, Jon Suh, WoongChol Kang, Sang-Don Park, Sung Woo Kwon

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that the presence of HLI and combined Killip classification III and IV were poor prognostic factors, even after adjusting for conventional clinical risk factors. …”
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A Method for Identifying Key Areas of Ecological Restoration, Zoning Ecological Conservation, and Restoration by Shuaiqi Chen, Zhengzhou Ji, Longhui Lu

“…Focusing on the Henan section of the Yellow River Basin, this study established the regional ESP and conservation–restoration framework through an integrated approach: (1) assessing four key ecosystem services—soil conservation, water retention, carbon sequestration, and habitat quality; (2) identifying ecological sources based on ecosystem service importance classification; (3) calculating a comprehensive resistance surface using the entropy weight method, incorporating key factors (land cover type, NDVI, topographic relief, and slope); (4) delineating ecological corridors and nodes using Linkage Mapper and the minimum cumulative resistance (MCR) theory; and (5) integrating ecological functional zoning to synthesize the final spatial conservation and restoration strategy. …”
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Mode of anesthesia is not associated with outcomes following emergency hip fracture surgery: a population-level cohort study by Carol J Peden, Shahin Mohseni, Ahmad Mohammad Ismail, Maximilian Peter Forssten, Gary Alan Bass, Dhanisha Jayesh Trivedi, Lovisa Ekestubbe, Ioannis Ioannidis, Caoimhe C Duffy

“…The association between the type of anesthesia and 30-day and 90-day postoperative mortality, as well as in-hospital severe complications (Clavien-Dindo classification ≥3a), was analyzed using Poisson regression models with robust SEs, while the association with 1-year mortality was analyzed using Cox proportional hazards models. …”
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Efficacy of 3D Wound Assessment in Predicting Granulation Tissue Velocity Following Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Jiyong Ahn MD, PhD, Alexandra F. Flaherty MD, MS, Yoochang Kim, Lorena Bejarano-Pineda MD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni MD, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD, Gregory R. Waryasz MD

“…Methods: After receiving IRB approval from the single Korean center, a retrospective case series study was performed for 101 DFUs (Wagner classification 3 and 4) undergoing NPWT from September 2018 to June 2019. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted technique versus the conventional landmark location method in spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in parturients with class 3 obesity: a randomized controll... by Ayşegül Bilge, Betül Başaran

“…Method A total of 80 parturients with class 3 obesity (WHO classification), BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2, ASA physical status classification 3 and 18-to 45 years old scheduled for elective cesarean section with spinal anesthesia were included in the study. …”
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Carbon Stocks in Soils Based on the State Forest Inventory Data by Nataliya V. Malysheva, Tatiana A. Zolina, Andrey N. Filipchuk

“…The proposed methodology includes: 1) geo-referencing of sample plots; 2) bringing the initial data of the State Forest Inventory on soil types to a standard classification; 3) using the digital resources of the World Data Center for Soils (SoilGrids) to obtain reference average carbon stocks on the network of sample plots surveyed during the State Forest Inventory; 4) calculating the total carbon stock in the soil pool of forest lands based on the average carbon stocks of SoilGrids and areas of standard soil types based on the data of the State Forest Inventory. …”
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An intelligent algorithm for identifying dropped blocks in wellbores by Qian Wang, Zixuan Yang, Chenxi Ye, Wenbao Zhai, Xiao Feng

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An ontological framework for organising and describing behaviours: The Human Behaviour Ontology [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Alison J. Wright, Robert West, Janna Hastings, Lisa Zhang, Oscar Castro, Marta M. Marques, Emily Hayes, Elizabeth Corker, Micaela Santilli, Susan Michie, Marie Johnston, Gabriella Stuart, Paulina M. Schenk

“…Methods The Human Behaviour Ontology (HBO), a part of the Behaviour Change Intervention Ontology (BCIO), was developed by: (1) specifying its scope, (2) identifying candidate classes from existing classifications, (3) refining it by annotating behaviours in relevant literature, (4) a stakeholder review with behavioural and ontology experts, (5) testing the inter-rater reliability of its use in annotating research reports, (6) refining classes and their relations, (7) reviewing its coverage of behaviours in theories and (8) publishing its computer-readable version. …”
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Body composition parameters in initial CT imaging of mechanically ventilated trauma patients: Single‐centre observational study by Hans‐Jonas Meyer, Tihomir Dermendzhiev, Michael Hetz, Georg Osterhoff, Christian Kleber, Timm Denecke, Jeanette Henkelmann, Robert Werdehausen, Gunther Hempel, Manuel F. Struck

“…After adjustment for statistically significant univariable predictors age, body mass index, sarcopenic obesity, visceral obesity, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification ≥3, injury severity score and Glasgow Coma Scale ≤ 8 points, the Cox proportional hazard model identified sarcopenia as significant prognostic factor of 30‐day mortality (hazard ratio 2.84; 95% confidence interval 1.38–5.85; P = 0.004), which was confirmed in Kaplan–Meier survival analysis (log‐rank P = 0.006). …”
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