Challenges in detecting and predicting adverse drug events via distributed analysis of electronic health record data from German university hospitals. by Anna Maria Wermund, Torsten Thalheim, André Medek, Florian Schmidt, Thomas Peschel, Alexander Strübing, Daniel Neumann, André Scherag, Markus Loeffler, Miriam Kesselmeier, Ulrich Jaehde, POLAR_MI Consortium

“…This approach consisted of a local statistical data analysis at ten participating centres, followed by a mixed-effects meta-analysis. …”
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Treatment response of patients with tuberculosis and HIV co-infection: a retrospective analysis of secondary data from Shanghai, China, 2010–2020 by Chenyu Dong, Renfang Zhang, Shenyang Li, Jun Chen, Yunhe Liu, Xiaoqiong Xia, Gang Liu, Yinzhong Shen, Lei Liu, Liyan Zeng

“…A total of 7788 valid treatment records corresponding to 17 TB drug compositions and 150 clinical indicators (each > 100 records) were used for analysis. Data mining techniques were employed, including consensus clustering, Fisher’s exact test, stratified analysis, multivariate logistic regression analysis, and three modeling approaches (logistic regression, support vector machine, and random forest). …”
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Comanagement with rheumatology and prescription biologics filled during pregnancy in women with rheumatic diseases: a retrospective analysis of US administrative claims data by Jonathan Kay, Kate L Lapane, Divya Shridharmurthy, Jonggyu Baek, Anthony Nunes, Shao-Hsien Liu

“…Objectives To evaluate comanagement with rheumatology and biological prescriptions filled during pregnancy among women with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and to examine factors associated with receiving comanagement with rheumatology during pregnancy.Design A retrospective analysis of US claims data.Setting Commercially insured enrollees using data from the 2013–2018 IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database.Participants We identified 4131 pregnant women aged ≤55 years from the 2013–2018 IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database with an International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision/10th Revision codes for RA, axSpA or PsA, with continuous enrolment at ≥3 months before the date of the last menstrual period (LMP) (index date) and throughout pregnancy.Primary outcomes Filled biologics (prescriptions and infusions) claims were categorised by 90 days before the LMP and trimester, as were primary care, obstetrician and rheumatological claims.Results The prevalence of axSpA, RA and PsA was 0.7%, 0.2% and 0.04% among reproductive age women. …”
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Clinical characteristics of severe influenza as a risk factor for febrile seizures in children: a retrospective analysis by Peng Li, Peng Li, Mei Chen, Mei Chen, Daobin Wang, Xue Zhang, Ruiyang Sun, Wanyu Jia, Shuqin Fu, Junhao Cui, Chunlan Song, Chunlan Song

“…The predictive efficacy was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.Results(1) Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, Serum interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels, Days from onset of Flu symptoms to hospitalization, cerebrospinal fluid protein (CSF-TP) levels and the influenza virus type A (FluA) infection rate were found to be independent risk factors for severe influenza combined with febrile seizures in children. (2) ROC curve analysis showed that the cut-off value of CRP, Serum IL-6, Days from onset of Flu symptoms to hospitalization and CSF-TP were 7.57 mg/L, 9.84 pg/ml, 4.5 days and 194.8 mg/L, respectively.ConclusionChildren with severe influenza with CRP ≥ 7.57 mg/L, Serum IL-6 ≥ 9.84 pg/ml, Days from onset of Flu symptoms to hospitalization ≤4.5 days, CSF-TP ≥ 194.8 mg/L and FluA had a significantly increased risk of febrile seizures. …”
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Cancelled elective operations and 28-day breaches in the NHS in England: an interrupted time series analysis of the 2002 penalty policy, 2008 recession, and COVID-19 pandemic (1994... by Laura Quinn, Paul Bird, Timothy P. Hofer, Richard Lilford

“…This study investigates the impact of this policy, the 2008 global recession, and the COVID-19 pandemic on cancelled operations and breaches of the 28-day standard. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study using publicly available NHS England data from 1994 to 2023. …”
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Timing matters in hip fracture surgery: patients operated within 48 hours have better outcomes. A meta-analysis and meta-regression of over 190,000 patients. by Lorenzo Moja, Alessandra Piatti, Valentina Pecoraro, Cristian Ricci, Gianni Virgili, Georgia Salanti, Luca Germagnoli, Alessandro Liberati, Giuseppe Banfi

“…Heterogeneity, publication bias, bayesian analysis, and meta-regression analyses were done. Criteria for inclusion were retro- and prospective elderly population studies, patients with operated hip fractures, indication of timing of surgery and survival status.…”
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Optimizing Flight Delay Predictions with Scorecard Systems by Ilona Jacyna-Gołda, Krzysztof Cur, Justyna Tomaszewska, Karol Przanowski, Sarka Hoskova-Mayerova, Szymon Świergolik

“…Exploratory data analysis identified key variables influencing delays, and scorecards were constructed by assigning weights, normalizing, and scaling variables to improve interpretability. …”
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Machine learning in modeling, analysis and control of electrochemical reactors: A tutorial review by Wenlong Wang, Zhe Wu, Dominic Peters, Berkay Citmaci, Carlos G. Morales-Guio, Panagiotis D. Christofides

“…By identifying current gaps and future opportunities, this article provides a roadmap for leveraging ML tools to improve the analysis and operation of electrochemical reactors.…”
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Analysis of Sleep Disorder Occurrence among Anaesthesiology Nurses Employed in Operating Theatres and Intensive Therapy Wards – a Prospective, Comparative Study Design using the At... by Katarzyna Kwiecień-Jaguś, Daria Lach, Renata Piotrkowska, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska, Monika Kopeć

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Study on the influencing factors of childcare needs and their operation mechanism among parents with children aged 0–3 years in China—an empirical analysis based on a mixed methods... by Huanhuan Li, Bingyu Duan, Yuhuan Zhang, Mingci Chen, Yifang Wang, Huijuan Di

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Seismic Domain Identification Algorithm Using Fuzzy Logic Methods With Combined Geological and Geomorphological Data for the Case of Sakhalin Island by Sobisevich Aleksey, Steblov G. M., Agibalov A. O., Aleshin Igor, Balashov G. R., Kondratov A. D., Makeev V. M., Perederin V. P., Perederin F. V., Sentsov A., Kholodkov Kirill I.

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Machine learning for prediction of Helicobacter pylori infection based on basic health examination data in adults: a retrospective study by Qiaoli Wang, Tao Liang, Yuexi Li, Peng Zhou, Xiaoqin Liu

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the feasibility of developing machine learning models for non-invasive prediction of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection using routinely collected adult health screening data, including demographic characteristics and clinical biomarkers, to establish a potential decision-support tool for clinical practice.MethodsThe data was sourced from the adult health examination records within the health management centers of the hospital. …”
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THE IMPACT OF DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT PRACTICES ON OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE OF FOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN KENYA by ACHOKI Mong’are Philip

“…Data analysis was done using frequency, percentages, means, and multiple regression. …”
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Towards the trachoma elimination target in the Southern region of Ethiopia: How well is the SAFE strategy being implemented? by Mekuria Asfaw, Maria Zolfo, Nebiyu Negussu, Fantahun Tadesse, Tafese Tadele, Alemayehu Sisay, Dawit Seyum, Tigist Gezmu, Mbazi Senkoro, Philip Owiti, Wim Adriaensen

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Modeling and analysis of vehicle path dispersion at signalized intersections using explainable backpropagation neural networks by Jing Zhao, Ruoming Ma, Jian Sun, Rongji Zhang, Cheng Zhang

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THE IMPACT OF THE EU MOBILITY PACKAGE ON SMES IN THE POLISH ROAD TRANSPORT SECTOR: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS by Karolina OLEJNICZAK, Anna DĘBICKA

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Active Contours Connected Component Analysis Segmentation Method of Cancerous Lesions in Unsupervised Breast Histology Images by Vincent Majanga, Ernest Mnkandla, Zenghui Wang, Donatien Koulla Moulla

“…Initially, this approach prepares and pre-processes data through various augmentation methods to increase the dataset size. …”
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Efficiency evaluation of Taiwan’s commercial banks after IFRS adoption: A two-system network data envelopment approach by Hsiung Nan-Hsing, Chao Chuang-Min, Yua Ming-Miin

“…This study introduces an extended non-convex two-system network data envelopment analysis (DEA) model, which decomposes the production process into two sub-processes: profitability and marketability stages. …”
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A data-centric approach to terminal unit’s fault categorization and optimal positioning in building HVAC systems using ensemble learning by Maitreyee Dey, Preeti Patel, Soumya Prakash Rana

“…Abstract This paper focuses on the fault detection and diagnosis of terminal units (TUs) in a building located in London, utilizing real operational historical data to assess their performance and optimal placement across multiple floors. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for poor wound healing after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum and establishment of a predictive model by Haipeng Sun, Feng Lin

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