Understanding repeated non-attendance in health services: a pilot analysis of administrative data and full study protocol for a national retrospective cohort by Alex McConnachie, Philip Wilson, Ross McQueenie, David A Ellis, Andrea E Williamson

“…Serially (having a pattern of) missing general practice (GP) appointments may provide a risk marker for vulnerability and poorer health outcomes.Methods and analysis A proof of concept pilot using GP appointment data and a focus group with GPs informed the development of missed appointment categories: patients can be classified based on the number of appointments missed each year. …”
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How does individualised physiotherapy work for people with low back pain? A Bayesian Network analysis using randomised controlled trial data. by Bernard X W Liew, Jon J Ford, Marco Scutari, Andrew J Hahne

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A comprehensive analysis to reveal the underlying molecular mechanisms of natural killer cell in thyroid carcinoma based on single-cell RNA sequencing data by Xiaoqiong Li, Kejiang Wang, Jiaxin Liu, Yan Li

“…Functional enrichment analysis was performed on the candidate hub genes. …”
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Combining Topic Modeling, Sentiment Analysis, and Corpus Linguistics to Analyze Unstructured Web-Based Patient Experience Data: Case Study of Modafinil Experiences by Julia Walsh, Jonathan Cave, Frances Griffiths

“…MethodsUsing 69,022 posts from 790 sources, we used a variety of NLP and corpus techniques to analyze the data, including data cleaning techniques to maximize post context, Python for NLP techniques, and Sketch Engine for linguistic analysis. …”
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How do people perceive different labels for rotator cuff disease? A content analysis of data collected in a randomised controlled experiment by Rachelle Buchbinder, Ian A Harris, Christopher G Maher, Giovanni E Ferreira, Romi Haas, Zoe A Michaleff, Joshua R Zadro

“…Objectives Explore how people perceive different labels for rotator cuff disease in terms of words or feelings evoked by the label and treatments they feel are needed.Setting We performed a content analysis of qualitative data collected in a six-arm, online randomised controlled experiment.Participants 1308 people with and without shoulder pain read a vignette describing a patient with rotator cuff disease and were randomised to one of six labels: subacromial impingement syndrome, rotator cuff tear, bursitis, rotator-cuff-related shoulder pain, shoulder sprain and episode of shoulder pain.Primary and secondary outcomes Participants answered two questions (free-text response) about: (1) words or feelings evoked by the label; (2) what treatments they feel are needed. …”
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Association of women’s empowerment with childhood immunisation coverage in South and Southeast Asia: meta-analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data from 11 countries by Quanbao Jiang, Muhammad Usman Saleem, Abdul Ghani Khatir, Tingshuai Ge, Tolulope Ariyo, Negina Rahman

“…A three-stage mixed-effect individual participant data meta-analysis was employed to assess the association between ILWEI and childhood immunisation coverage.Results In India, 81.28% of women reported participation in three to four decision-making areas, followed by 62.07% in Bangladesh. …”
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Impacts of climate and non-climate factors on cereal crop yield in East Africa: A generalized method of moments (GMM) panel data analysis by Yadeta Bedasa, Adeba Gemechu, Amsalu Bedemo, Bacha Gebissa, Bai Xiuguang

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The clinical characteristics and vaccination status of pertussis cases in Jiangning district, Nanjing city from January to May 2024: a surveillance data analysis by Yijun WANG, Tao TAO, Mengqi LI, Yan XU, Jianjun DAI

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Pharmacogenomic heterogeneity of N-acetyltransferase 2: a comprehensive analysis of real world data in Indian tuberculosis patients and from literature and database review by Levin Thomas, Chaithra, Yashi Batra, Mitali Mathur, Shrivathsa Kulavalli, Chidananda Sanju SV, Naveen Dutt, Pankaj Bhardwaj, Muralidhar Varma, Kavitha Saravu, Mithu Banerjee, Mahadev Rao

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Predictors of seizure outcomes in children with tuberous sclerosis complex and intractable epilepsy undergoing resective epilepsy surgery: an individual participant data meta-analy... by Aria Fallah, Gordon H Guyatt, O Carter Snead, Shanil Ebrahim, George M Ibrahim, Alireza Mansouri, Deven Reddy, Stephen D Walter, Abhaya V Kulkarni, Mohit Bhandari, Laura Banfield, Neera Bhatnagar, Shuli Liang, Federica Teutonico, Jianxiang Liao, James T Rutka

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To perform a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis to identify preoperative factors associated with a good seizure outcome in children with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex undergoing resective epilepsy surgery.…”
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The status and challenges of online consultation service in internet hospitals operated by physical hospitals in China: a large-scale pooled analysis of multicenter data by Ming Yang, Yiwei Yan, Zhong Xu, Hongli Liu, Jing Ran, Yingbin Zheng, Zhefeng Cai, Zhengwei Liu, Kai Gong

“…This study aimed to evaluate the current status and challenges of online consultation in Internet hospitals services through large-scale multi-center business data analysis. Methods Retrospective analysis of 594,695 online consultations (2020–2021) from 30 Internet hospitals across 11 Chinese provinces. …”
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SIGLEC1 has the potential to be an immune-related prognostic indicator in colon adenocarcinoma: a study based on transcriptomic data and Mendelian randomization analysis by Jue Gu, Yaxuan Wang, Hui Zhang, Haijuan Gu, Haixia Zhu

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Forecasting birth trends in Ethiopia using time-series and machine-learning models: a secondary data analysis of EDHS surveys (2000–2019) by Daniel Adane, Assefa Andargie Kassa, Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Chalachew Yenew, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Abathun Temesegen, Habitamu Mekonen, Amare Genetu Ejigu, Abraham Teym, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh, Getaneh Atikilit, Tesfaneh Shimels, Wolde Melese Ayele, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Birhanemaskal Malkamu, Wondimnew Desalegn Addis, Getasew Yirdaw, Chalachew Abiyu Ayalew, Kalaab Esubalew, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw

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Analysis of the information about the incidence of heart failure, associated mortality and burden on the healthcare system, based on the encoding data in 15 subjects of the Russian... by N. E. Zvartau, A. E. Solovyova, G. V. Endubaeva, A. E. Medvedev, A. E. Solovyov, N. G. Avdonina, A. N. Yakovlev, E. A. Apsheva, D. V. Duplyakov, Y. V. Zolotova, H. M. Koloeva, K. S. Kostina, E. S. Levina, R. H. Lomovtseva, V. E. Lvov, I. E. Nikolaeva, N. A. Svetlova, G. N. Spasenkov, I. V. Fayans, N. S. Shkurina, S. V. Villevalde, E. V. Shlyakhto

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Determinants and geographic distribution of unimproved sanitation facilities in sub-Saharan Africa, spatial and multilevel analysis using demographic and health survey (DHS) data by Lidetu Demoze, Mitkie Tigabie, Eshetu Abera Worede, Helen Brhan, Zemichael Gizaw, Amensisa Hailu Tesfaye, Gelila Yitageasu

“…Methods This study used Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 500,845 households within 20,492 clusters across 34 sub-Saharan African countries, which were weighted, cleaned, and analysed using STATA version 17. …”
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Association between alpha-1-acid glycoprotein and frailty in US females aged 20–49 years: analysis of NHANES data (2015–2023) by Yaru Liu, Yunxun Chen, Lijuan Zhou, Yantao Yin, Yuqiong Cao, Guang Li, Tian Xu, Xianxiu Wen

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Ten-Year Evaluation of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) According to Initial Empiric Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis Using Real-World Data by Alejandro Rodríguez, Julen Berrueta, Carolina Páez, Ronny Huertas, Marco Marotta, Laura Claverias, Josep Gómez, Sandra Trefler, Frederic F. Gómez Bertomeu, María Dolores Guerrero-Torres, Sergio Pardo-Granell, Ester Picó-Plana, Alicia Selles-Sánchez, Francisco Javier Candel, Ignacio Martín-Loeches, María Bodí

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Comorbidity and health-related quality of life in people with a chronic medical condition in randomised clinical trials: An individual participant data meta-analysis. by Elaine W Butterly, Peter Hanlon, Anoop S V Shah, Laurie J Hannigan, Emma McIntosh, Jim Lewsey, Sarah H Wild, Bruce Guthrie, Frances S Mair, David M Kent, Sofia Dias, Nicky J Welton, David A McAllister

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Contraception use and pregnancy in women receiving a 2-dose Ebola vaccine in Rwanda: A retrospective analysis of UMURINZI vaccination campaign data. by Rosine Ingabire, Julien Nyombayire, Amelia Mazzei, Jean-Baptiste Mazarati, Jozef Noben, Michael Katwere, Rachel Parker, Sabin Nsanzimana, Kristin M Wall, Tyronza Sharkey, Felix Sayinzoga, Amanda Tichacek, Niina Hammoud, Ellen Martinson, Ben Magod, Susan Allen, Etienne Karita

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Aspect-based sentiment analysis of user-generated content from a microblogging platform by Dražen Drašković, Stefan Milanović

“…This research aims to develop a software infrastructure for further work in natural language processing using the aspect-based sentiment analysis technique. …”
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