Seeking More Sustainable Merger and Acquisition Growth Strategies: A Spatial Analysis of U.S. Hospital Network Dispersion and Customer Satisfaction by William Ritchie, Ali Shahzad, Scott R. Gallagher, Wolfgang Hall

“…These conflicting perspectives reflect differing M&A views in mainstream management research, as well. The purpose of the current study is twofold. First, we aim to explore these two seemingly paradoxical perspectives by examining the degree of hospital network geographic dispersion that results from M&A activity. …”
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Medical Therapies for Uterine Fibroids - A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. by Kurinchi S Gurusamy, Jessica Vaughan, Ian S Fraser, Lawrence M J Best, Toby Richards

“…The network meta-analysis showed differing results for different outcomes.…”
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The effect of different mouthwashes to prevent oral mucositis in patients with radiotherapy and chemotherapy: a network meta-analysis by Zhixia Zhang, Jiating Song, Ling Li, Li Yuan

“…Two investigators used the Cochrane manual to perform a bias risk assessment of the included RCTs and RevMan5.3 to plot the risk bias. Then, a network meta-analysis of the obtained data was performed using Stata 16.2 software. …”
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Path Design and Planning and Investment and Construction Mode of Multimodal Transport Network Based on Big Data Analysis by Shuai Wang, Shaochuan Fu

“…Therefore, this paper explores the PDP and ICM of the multimodal transport network based on big data analysis. Firstly, the influencing factors and behavioral features of multimodal transport were deeply examined, drawing on the logit model and the big data on multiple freight services, namely, railway transport, highway transport, waterway transport, and airway transport. …”
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Discovery of core biotic stress responsive genes in Arabidopsis by weighted gene co-expression network analysis. by Katherine C H Amrine, Barbara Blanco-Ulate, Dario Cantu

“…In this study, we carried out a gene co-expression analysis of all currently publicly available microarray data, which were generated in experiments that studied the interaction of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana with microbial pathogens. …”
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Safety and efficacy of orthopedic robots in total hip arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis and systematic review by Zhenhua Wu, Yin Zheng, Xiwei Zhang

“…Literature evaluation was conducted via Review Manager 5.4, and a network meta-analysis was performed via RStudio (version 4.4.1). …”
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Treatment for peripheral nerve injury: a protocol for a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis by Shuai Wang, Lili Zhang, Feng Hong, Yuzheng Du, Wenlong Gu, Yongke Yang, Shuting Xu, Huiyan Shi, Xiang-gang Meng

“…This systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) aims to address this and determine the best treatment or combination of treatments for PNI.Methods and analysis A comprehensive search of MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, VIP Database, Wanfang Database, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, ClinicalTrials.gov and the Chinese Clinical Trial Register will be completed using the following keywords: peripheral nerve injury, therapies and related entry terms. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of oral antidiabetic drugs in preventing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity: A network meta-analysis. by Gyeongsil Lee, Seung-Won Oh, Seung-Sik Hwang, Ji Won Yoon, Sungchan Kang, Hee-Kyung Joh, Hyuktae Kwon, Jeehyun Kim, Danbee Park

“…We aimed to examine mortality and cardiovascular risk using a network meta-analysis. We searched the Medline, Embase, Cochrane, and ClinicalTrials.gov registry databases in March 2016 to identify randomized controlled trials reporting cardiovascular risk with the following oral antidiabetic drugs: metformin, sulfonylureas, thiazolidinedione (TZD), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors, and sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. …”
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Pilot study of the capabilities of neural network data analysis in predicting placental disorders: A prospective study by Tatiana E. Belokrinitskaya, Viktor A. Mudrov, Elena S. Nabieva, Andrey S. Nadzhaf-Zade, Antonina S. Zhykharieva, Islom I. Dzhurabaev

“…To evaluate the capabilities of neural network data analysis in predicting placental disorders. …”
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One Health preparedness and response for mosquito-borne viruses: a stakeholder- and social network-analysis in the Netherlands by Pauline A. de Best, H. Broekhuizen, R. S. Sikkema, M. P. G. Koopmans, A. Timen

“…In addition, we aim to identify bottlenecks in these networks and uncover underlying reasons. Methods This study combined stakeholder- and social network analysis. …”
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A network meta-analysis of mind–body exercise interventions for internet addiction symptoms in young adults by Shiguan Jia, Zhihao Du, Dengshan Chu, Jiayi Yao, Haozhe Wang, Wenjia Chen, Dazhong Zhang, Xin Zang

“…After screening and data extraction, network meta-analysis was performed using STATA 18.0.ResultsTwenty-four studies were included in the analysis. …”
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Efficacy and safety of agents for IgA nephropathy: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Bo Chen, Bo Chen, Yan Zhu, Yang Yang, Gaosi Xu

“…Pairwise and network meta-analyses were employed to assess binary variable (CR, ESRD or KD, AEs) using risk ratios (RR) and continuous variable (24-h UPE) using standardized mean differences (SMD), with interventions ranked based on the area under the cumulative ranking curve.ResultsClinical remission (26 RCTs included in the analysis): The CR for tonsillectomy combined with steroids pulse therapy (TSP) (RR = 8.23, 95% CI 4.11–16.45), anti-APRIL monoclonal antibody sibeprenlimab (RR = 10.00, 1.34–74.48), and steroids combined with renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (STE + RASI) (RR = 5.03, 2.61–9.68) were significantly superior to placebo. …”
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A Review of Supply Chain Resilience: A Network Modeling Perspective by Chuhan Ma, Lei Zhang, Liang You, Wenjie Tian

“…Through literature visualization analysis, this study delves into the current state of research on supply chain resilience, addressing challenges and risk management, highlighting the importance of network modeling techniques in this field. …”
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Multifractal Carbon Market Price Forecasting with Memory-Guided Adversarial Network by Na Li, Mingzhu Tang, Jingwen Deng, Liran Wei, Xinpeng Zhou

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An attention-enhanced few-shot model for event detection in online social networks by Sielvie Sharma, Tanvir Ahmad, Niyaz Ahmad Wani, Naveed Ahmad, Sadique Ahmad

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Plane tree risk assessment in urban space using Artificail Neural Network by Mozdeh Nafian, Mohsen Bahmani, Elham Ghehsareh Ardestani, Ali Soltani

“…To develop an understanding of the quantitative variables, risk factors, weight parameters, and hazard classes, we carried out a principle component analysis (PCA) and a multi-layer perceptron (MLP) network procedure. …”
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Integrated in vitro, microarray, and network pharmacology analysis reveals the multi-target anti-diabetic potential of Vigna unguiculata by Haseeba Sardar, Fatima Noor, Syed Mukarram Shah, Ashraf Ullah Khan, Jamelah S. Al-Otaibi, Fazal Hadi, Maria Daglia, Prof. Dr. Haroon Khan

“…Protein-protein interaction (PPI) network analysis highlighted key genes like EGFR, PTGS2, and TLR4 as central nodes in diabetes-related pathways. …”
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Heat Loss Determination of District Heating Pipelines. A Comparison of Numerical and Analytical Methods by Wieland Aaron, Dollhopf Stefan, Weidlich Ingo, Langroudi Pakdad Pourbozorgi

“…The first method involves an analytical calculation in accordance with EN 13941, while the second utilizes an equivalent mesh current approach. The third method employs finite element analysis. …”
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Research on Voltage Self-Calibration Sensing Technology Based on Measurement Circuit Topology Changes by Shangpeng Sun, Zhenhui Qiu, Shijun Song, Jianjian He, Feiyue Ma, Qing Yang

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Evaluating Concrete Strength Under Various Curing Conditions Using Artificial Neural Networks by Al-Gburi Majid, Almssad Asaad, Al-Zuhairi Osamah Ibrahim

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