Navigating the impact of the pandemic on teacher competencies: A comparative analysis across economic contexts using pre- and post-COVID-19 PISA data by Dirgha Raj Joshi, Jeevan Khanal, Krishna Prasad Sharma Chapai

“…This study investigates the pandemic's impact on teacher competencies, professional development needs, and collaboration using PISA data from 2019 to 2023, involving 128,866 teachers across 24 countries. …”
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Stellar Loci. VIII. Photometric Metallicities for 100 Million Stars Based on Synthetic Gaia Colors by Bowen Huang, Haibo Yuan, Shuai Xu, Kai Xiao, Maosheng Xiang, Yang Huang, Timothy C. Beers

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Increase trajectories of tendon micro vibration intensity during ankle plantar flexion: A longitudinal data analysis using latent curve models. by Tatsuhiko Matsumoto, Yutaka Kano

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Estimation of the Monthly Mean Temperature Values of the Eastern Black Sea Basin with Statistical Downscaling Method Using EraInterim Re-analysis Data by Sinan Nacar, Murat Kankal, Umut Okkan

“…In this study, it was aimed to estimate the monthly mean temperature measured from 12 meteorological stations in and around the Eastern Black Sea Basin using atmospheric variables in the EraInterim re-analysis data set with grid resolution (0.75° x 0.75°). …”
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Safety and efficacy of primaquine in patients with Plasmodium vivax malaria from South Asia: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis by Philippe J Guérin, Kavitha Saravu, Julie A Simpson, Bipin Adhikari, Komal Raj Rijal, Prakash Ghimire, Mark Rowland, Sasithon Pukrittayakamee, Amit Sharma, Manju Rahi, Praveen K Bharti, Ric N Price, Megha Rajasekhar, Toby Leslie, Reena Verma, Rishikesh Kumar, Sauman Singh-Phulgenda, Robert J Commons, Apoorv Gupta, Nitika, Kamala Thriemer, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Wasif A Khan, Benedikt Ley, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas

“…In a one-stage meta-analysis of available individual patient data, the cumulative risks of P. vivax recurrence at day 42 and 180 were assessed by primaquine total mg/kg dose and duration. …”
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Association between the systemic immune-inflammatory index and the immune response after hepatitis B vaccination: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES data by Jiayan Hu, Jiayan Hu, Kaiyue Huang, Hede Zou, Junxiang Li

“…AimOur research aimed to investigate the relationship between the systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) and the immunological response to hepatitis B vaccination.MethodsWe collected data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database from 2007 to 2018. …”
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Evidence of disorientation towards immunization on online social media after contrasting political communication on vaccines. Results from an analysis of Twitter data in Italy. by Samantha Ajovalasit, Veronica Maria Dorgali, Angelo Mazza, Alberto d'Onofrio, Piero Manfredi

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Measles-Rubella Positivity Rate and Associated Factors in Pre-Mass and Post-Mass Vaccination Periods: Analysis of Uganda Routine Surveillance Laboratory Data by Emmanuel Angmorteh Mensah, Samuel Ofori Gyasi

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Comparison of Perinatal Outcome of Preterm Births Starting in Primary Care versus Secondary Care in Netherlands: A Retrospective Analysis of Nationwide Collected Data by A. J. van der Ven, J. M. Schaaf, M. A. van Os, C. J. M. de Groot, M. C. Haak, E. Pajkrt, B. W. J. Mol

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Dynamics of anti-Strongyloides IgG antibody responses and implications for strongyloidiasis surveillance in rural Amazonians: A population-based panel data analysis. by Fabiana M de Paula, Bruna B Gomes, Dirce Mary C L Meisel, Mônica da-Silva Nunes, Carlos E Cavasini, Kézia K G Scopel, Ronaldo C B Gryschek, Marcelo U Ferreira

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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

“…ObjectiveThe study aims to (1) investigate how combining unsupervised natural language processing (NLP) and corpus linguistics can explore patient perspectives from a large unstructured dataset of modafinil experiences, (2) compare findings with Cochrane meta-analyses on modafinil’s effectiveness, and (3) develop a methodology for analyzing such data. 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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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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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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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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Interpretable graph Kolmogorov–Arnold networks for multi-cancer classification and biomarker identification using multi-omics data by Fadi Alharbi, Nishant Budhiraja, Aleksandar Vakanski, Boyu Zhang, Murtada K. Elbashir, Harshith Guduru, Mohanad Mohammed

“…The model architecture is based on the Kolmogorov–Arnold theorem principle and uses trainable univariate functions to enhance interpretability and feature analysis. MOGKAN achieves classification accuracy of 96.28% and exhibits low experimental variability in comparison to related deep learning-based models. …”
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Vitamin D and mortality: Individual participant data meta-analysis of standardized 25-hydroxyvitamin D in 26916 individuals from a European consortium. by Martin Gaksch, Rolf Jorde, Guri Grimnes, Ragnar Joakimsen, Henrik Schirmer, Tom Wilsgaard, Ellisiv B Mathiesen, Inger Njølstad, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Winfried März, Marcus E Kleber, Andreas Tomaschitz, Martin Grübler, Gudny Eiriksdottir, Elias F Gudmundsson, Tamara B Harris, Mary F Cotch, Thor Aspelund, Vilmundur Gudnason, Femke Rutters, Joline W J Beulens, Esther van 't Riet, Giel Nijpels, Jacqueline M Dekker, Diana Grove-Laugesen, Lars Rejnmark, Markus A Busch, Gert B M Mensink, Christa Scheidt-Nave, Michael Thamm, Karin M A Swart, Ingeborg A Brouwer, Paul Lips, Natasja M van Schoor, Christopher T Sempos, Ramón A Durazo-Arvizu, Zuzana Škrabáková, Kirsten G Dowling, Kevin D Cashman, Mairead Kiely, Stefan Pilz

“…<h4>Interpretation</h4>In the first IPD meta-analysis using standardized measurements of 25(OH)D we observed an association between low 25(OH)D and increased risk of all-cause mortality. …”
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Trend in incidence and clinicopathological characteristics of prostate cancer in Northern Tanzania: analysis from a population based cancer registry data 2015–2021 by Bartholomeo Nicholaus Ngowi, Alex Mremi, Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo, Furaha Seventh, Salum Hassanally Kalonge, Charles Nkya, Thadeus Jere Mshana, Idd Joseph Kennedy, Modesta P. Mitao, Mramba Nyindo, Blandina Theophil Mmbaga, Kien Alfred Mteta

“…Risk stratification followed American Society of Medical Oncology criteria, including low, intermediate and high-risk categories. The analysis was conducted using STATA version 17. …”
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Impact of duration to endoscopy in patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: propensity score matching analysis of real-world data from Thailand by Arunchai Chang, Natthawat Sitthinamsuwan, Nuttanit Pungpipattrakul, Kittiphan Chienwichai, Keerati Akarapatima, Sorawat Sangkaew, Manus Rugivarodom, Attapon Rattanasupar, Bancha Ovartlarnporn, Varayu Prachayakul

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Usage of an App-Based Addiction Prevention Program for German Vocational Students: Secondary Analysis of Data From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Diana Guertler, Anne Möhring, Dominic Bläsing, Christian Meyer, Hannah Schmidt, Florian Rehbein, Merten Neumann, Arne Dreißigacker, Anja Bischof, Gallus Bischof, Svenja Sürig, Lisa Hohls, Susanne Wurm, Stefan Borgwardt, Severin Haug, Hans-Jürgen Rumpf

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Water-Body Monitoring and Erosion&#x2013;Deposition Analysis of East Dongting Lake Based on Long Time-Series Remote Sensing Data by Lihua Wang, Jian Xu, Sunan Shi, Guozhong Li, Shiming Yao, Hualong Luan, Xiao Xiao, Zican He

“…In addition, a correlation analysis between water-body area and water level was conducted using water-level data from Chenglingji and Lujiao. …”
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