Cost-effectiveness analysis of transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis at low risk of surgical mort... by Konrad Nilsson, Stefan James, Oskar Angerås, Jenny Backes, Henrik Bjursten, Pascal Candolfi, Mattias Götberg, Henrik Hagström, Chiara Malmberg, Niels Erik Nielsen, Archita Sarmah, Magnus Settergren, Tom Bromilow

“…Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has shown similar or improved clinical outcomes compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at low risk for surgical mortality. This cost-utility analysis compared TAVI with SAPIEN 3 versus SAVR in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis patients at low risk of surgical mortality from the perspective of the Swedish healthcare system. …”
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Prognostic factors of survival in patients with lung cancer after low-dose computed tomography screening: a multivariate analysis of a lung cancer screening cohort in China by Jun Li, Hui-Lin Xu, Wei-Xi Li, Xiao-Yu Ma, Xiao-Hua Liu, Zuo-Feng Zhang

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes and more detailed follow-up data are warranted for prognostic prediction.…”
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The Study of Adherence to Drug Therapy at the Stage of Outpatient Follow-up in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction (Data from the PROFIL-IM Registry) by E. P. Kalaydzhyan, N. P. Kutishenko, Yu. V. Lukina, D. P. Sichinava, S. Yu. Martsevich, O. M. Drapkina

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In-silico proteomic analysis of the role of IL-4 and IL-10 in IVD degeneration: Protein-protein interaction networks for candidate prioritisation by Paola Bermudez-Lekerika, Francesco Gualdi, Christine L. Le Maitre, Janet Piñero, Baldomero Oliva, Benjamin Gantenbein

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Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data by Guihua Zhang, Jiayue Liu, Yuxin Wu, Guangxi Yue

“…The analysis of convex hull in low-dimensional space reveals the fundamental mechanism of data fusion in the FGM-PDF method, which is significantly important to construct a data-driven PDF model in sparse-data scenarios with much better performance.…”
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Epidemiologic features and economic burden of Wilson’s disease in South Korea: a nationwide analysis of the entire patient population by Dong Eun Im, Hye-Young Kang

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Economic evaluation of low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening among high-risk individuals – evidence from Hungary based on the HUNCHEST-II study by Péter Rózsa, Anna Kerpel-Fronius, Mátyás Péter Murányi, Ágnes Rumszauer, Gabriella Merth, Zsolt Markóczy, Péter Csányi, Krisztina Bogos

“…Conclusions Along with the mature data on its effectiveness, our analysis confirms that using LDCT for LC screening among high-risk individuals is a cost-effective alternative of standard screening in Hungary. …”
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A Proposed Framework for Ranking and Prioritizing Food Safety Risks in Low Resource Settings Using Foodborne Disease Burden Metrics: A Case Study in Ethiopia by Barbara Kowalcyk, Leon Gorris, Janet Buffer, Kathryn Stolte-Carroll, Bashiru C. Bakin, Allison Howell, Desalegne Degefaw, Binyam Moges, Kara Morgan, Laura Binkley, Getnet Yimer, Arie H. Havelaar

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Data-driven cluster analysis on the association of aging, obesity and insulin resistance with new-onset diabetes in Chinese adults: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Yazhi Wang, Mingkang Zhang, Peng Wang

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Analysis of the Water Vapor Characteristics and Trigger Mechanism for a Typical Heavy Rainstorm in the Extreme Arid Region of the Southern Xinjiang by Shaoqing MO, Yaohui LI

“…In order to strengthen our understanding of the water vapor characteristics and trigger mechanism of the rainstorm in southern Xinjiang， this paper analyzes a rainstorm process occurred over southern Xinjiang region during 24 -28 June 2019.Various data includingFNL（NCEP final operational global analysis） and ERA5 （fifth version of the European Centre for medium-range weather forecasts reanalysis model） reanalysis data， hourly observation data at the automatic meteorological station， the satellite equivalent blackbody brightness temperature data of FY-2G are used.The results show that the precipitation occurred under the background of synoptic circulation with “two-ridge and two-trough” pattern over the middle and high latitude， the low vortex of Balkhash Lake， the ridge of Iran and convergence line are the main weather systems leading to the heavy rainfall.The water vapor of the heavy rainfall mainly comes from the Atlantic Ocean， Black Sea， Rio / Aral Sea， Arabian Sea and Gulf of Bengal， along the northwest， partial west and southwest paths to the southern Xinjiang Basin.Water vapor from the northwest and west paths to the southern Xinjiang Basin are guided by the low-level jet， and from the southwest path is transported over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau to the southern Xinjiang under the guidance of the 500 hPa cyclone wind field and the southwest high-level jet on 200 hPa in the western southern Xinjiang.Water vapor revenue and expenditure calculation shows that water vapor input is mainly concentrated on the high level of troposphere at the south boundary， low and high levels of troposphere at the north boundary； the output of water vapor is concentrated in the low and high layers of the troposphere at the east boundary.The convergence line is the most important trigger system for this heavy rainfall， whose form is caused by the convergence of the dominant air flow invaded from the north in front of the high and steep terrain （KunLun Mountains） on the south side of the southern Xinjiang Basin.Meanwhile， the accumulation of water vapor brought by the northwesterly airflow in the north of the convergence line in front of the mountain is sufficient which is favorable for the rainstorm.Under the impact of terrain uplift， accompanied with the uplifting of air mass and accumulation of water vapor at the foothill of KunLun mountains， unstable energy is released and the convection system constantly generates and develops near the mountains， bringing continuous heavy rainfall to Hotan region.…”
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Comparative analysis of asbestos body and fiber content in formalin-fixed vs. paraffin-embedded lung tissue by Barbara K. Kuhn, Bart Vrugt, Bart Vrugt, Alex Low, Julie E. Goodman, Richard Attanoos

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Standardizing Survey Data Collection to Enhance Reproducibility: Development and Comparative Evaluation of the ReproSchema Ecosystem by Yibei Chen, Dorota Jarecka, Sanu Ann Abraham, Remi Gau, Evan Ng, Daniel M Low, Isaac Bevers, Alistair Johnson, Anisha Keshavan, Arno Klein, Jon Clucas, Zaliqa Rosli, Steven M Hodge, Janosch Linkersdörfer, Hauke Bartsch, Samir Das, Damien Fair, David Kennedy, Satrajit S Ghosh

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Progressive noise photons removal from ICESAT-2 data based on the characteristics of different types of noise by Zhenyang Hui, Li Zhang, Shuanggen Jin, Wenbo Chen, Penggen Cheng, Yao Yevenyo Ziggah

“…Removing noise photons from Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) data is crucial for various applications of the photon-counting LiDAR system. …”
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Head and Neck Sarcoma Assessor (HaNSA) for treatment decisions using real-world data by M.Y.S. See, J.J.N. Goh, C.E. Low, C.E. Yau, W.S. Ong, R.X. Wong, N.F. Mohamed Noor, M.H.B.H. Mohamed, J.T. Suha, A.N.H. Sairi, W.L. Goh, X.Y. Woo, V.S. Yang

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Data driven frequency ratio modeling for iron-ore exploration using aster and aeromagnetic datasets in parts of Nasarawa, Northcentral Nigeria by Ayokunle Adewale Akinlalu, Oluwarotimi Samuel Olowe, Daniel Oluwafunmilade Afolabi, Olabanji Odunayo Aladejana

“…The Iron Ore potential map generated from the model demarcated the study area into five potential zones: very low, low, moderate, high, and very high potential zones. …”
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Uplink and downlink performance analysis of a structured coded NOMA in Cognitive Radio Networks by Wael Abd-Alaziz, Safaa N. Awny, Bilal A. Jebur

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Comparative Analysis of Ground-Based and Satellite-Derived UV Index Levels in Natal, Brazil by Gabriela Cacilda Godinho dos Reis, Hassan Bencherif, Rodrigo Silva, Lucas Vaz Peres, Marco Antonio Godinho dos Reis, Damaris Kirsch Pinheiro, Francisco Raimundo da Silva, Kevin Lamy, Thierry Portafaix

“…The two satellite sources (OMI noontime and overpass) and GOME-2 noontime are reliable sources for UV index, which show good agreement with ground-based measurements, with UVI estimated from OMI both at the overpass and noontime being less biased than GOME-2-estimated UVI. Such a process of data verification is important should these data be used for long-term trend analysis or the monitoring of UV exposure risk and possible impacts on human health.…”
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The Concept of Low-Cost Airline Transportation: Definition and Meaning by Akin Akpur, Burhanettin Zengin

“…In the analysis, factor, frequency and reliability analysis, t-test, and oneway ANOVA tests were used. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Coupling Relationship Between Land Surface Processes and Atmospheric Boundary Layer Evolution in Nagqu Area in Different Seasons by Guantian WANG, Zeyong HU, Genhou SUN, Yaoxian YANG, Lianglei GU, Chunwei FU, Weiwei FAN, Di WU, Ruijia NIU, Hongyu LUO

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Markers of low field NMR relaxation features of tissues by Karol Kołodziejski, Elzbieta Masiewicz, Amnah Alamri, Vasileios Zampetoulas, Leslie Samuel, Graeme Murray, David J. Lurie, Lionel M. Broche, Danuta Kruk

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