High Burden and Trend in Nonadherence to Blood Pressure‐Lowering Medications: Meta‐Analysis of Data From Over 34 000 Adults With Hypertension in Sub‐Saharan Africa by Leopold N. Aminde, Valirie N. Agbor, Noah T. Fongwen, Calypse A. Ngwasiri, Clovis Nkoke, Miriam A. Nji, Anastase Dzudie, Aletta E. Schutte

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Three years of tele-emergency medicine with mobile on-site audio-video streaming in lower Saxony, Germany – descriptive results of a longitudinal secondary data analysis by Johanna Sophie Lubasch, Insa Seeger, Thomas Marian, Tobias Steffen, Friederike Schlingloff

“…After data preparation, a descriptive data analysis was performed. …”
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Trends and regional disparities in maternal hypertensive disorders among women of childbearing age: a global burden of disease analysis from 1990 to 2021 by Jiayu Wang, Jingxuan Wang, Yu Guan, Jia Liang, Dongdong Tang, Tailang Yin, Lianghui Diao

“…While global healthcare advancements have improved maternal survival, the incidence of MHD continues to rise, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Objective This study aimed to comprehensively assess the global and regional trends in the burden of MHD among women aged 15–49 years from 1990 to 2021 using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 study. …”
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Variation in coronary revascularisation and mortality after myocardial infarction across three public health insurance schemes in Thailand: an observational analysis from nationwid... by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Jan van der Meulen, Anne Mills, Woranan Witthayapipopsakul, Orawan Anupraiwan, Gumpanart Veerakul

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Correlation study of LINC02609 and SNHG17 as prognostic biomarkers of kidney renal clear cell carcinoma and therapeutic sensitivity based on public data and In Vitro analysis by Chaoqun Xing, Weiwei Zou, Yangqin Li, Ti Zhang, Fan Yao, Zhi-Yong Yao, Xiao-Liang Xing

“…This study aimed to identify prognostic biomarkers and construct a risk model to improve survival prediction and guide therapeutic strategies for KIRC patients.MethodsDifferential expression analysis, Cox regression, and risk modeling were performed using transcriptomic and clinical data. …”
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Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Activities of Daily Living Dysfunction in Older Adults: Retrospective Analysis of Data From the China Health and Retirement Lon... by Fangbo Lin, Chao Liu, Hua Liu

“…SHAP analysis revealed depressive symptoms and physical frailty markers (eg, slow walking speed and low grip strength) as dominant predictors, aligning with existing evidence on ADL decline mechanisms. …”
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Estimated effect of teenage pregnancy on adverse birth outcome in Sub-Saharan African countries: propensity score matching analysis of recent demographic and health survey data by Getachew Teshale, Endalkachew Dellie, Andualem Yalew Aschalew, Chalie Tadie Tsehay, Nigusu Worku, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn, Asebe Hagos

“…Method The study analyzed data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data. …”
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Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: a systematic review and individual participant data m... by Michelle E. Roh, Julie R. Gutman, Maxwell Murphy, Jenny Hill, Mywayiwawo Madanitsa, Abel Kakuru, Hellen C. Barsosio, Simon Kariuki, John P.A. Lusingu, Frank Mosha, Richard Kajubi, Moses R. Kamya, Don Mathanga, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Miriam K. Laufer, Eulambius Mlugu, Appolinary A.R. Kamuhabwa, Eleni Aklillu, Omary Minzi, Roland Nnaemeka Okoro, Ado Danazumi Geidam, John David Ohieku, Meghna Desai, Prasanna Jagannathan, Grant Dorsey, Feiko O. ter Kuile

“…Methods: We conducted two-stage, individual participant data meta-analyses of randomised trials comparing IPTp with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine on maternal, birth, and infant outcomes. …”
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Burden of chronic spontaneous urticaria in Italy through healthcare resource utilization and direct costs: a retrospective analysis of real-world using administrative healthcare da... by Giulia Ronconi, Letizia Dondi, Silvia Calabria, Leonardo Dondi, Irene Dell’Anno, Lucia Casoli, Diletta Valsecchi, Ornella Bonavita, Eustachio Nettis, Nello Martini, Carlo Piccinni

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Prevalence and predictors of spontaneous preterm births in Nepal: findings from a prospective, population-based pregnancy cohort in rural Nepal–a secondary data analysis by Joanne Katz, James M Tielsch, Scott Zeger, Luke C Mullany, Diwakar Mohan, Subarna K Khatry, Steven C LeClerq, Robert E Black, Seema Subedi, Elizabeth A Hazel

“…Socioeconomic factors and pregnancy-related morbidities may be important to predict and prevent preterm births in low-resource settings. The objective of our study was to find prevalence and predictors of spontaneous preterm birth in rural Nepal.Design This is a secondary observational analysis of trial data (registration number NCT01177111).Setting Rural Sarlahi district, Nepal.Participants 40 119 pregnant women enrolled from 9 September 2010 to 16 January 2017.Outcome measures The outcome variable is spontaneous preterm birth. …”
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Spatial variations and determinants of modern contraceptive utilization among sexually active rural women in Ethiopia using mini EDHS 2019 data: spatial and multilevel analysis by Chilot Kassa Mekonnen, Zerko Wako Beko, Gashaw Adane Nega, Hailemichael Kindie Abate

“…STATA version 14 was used to clean and analyze the data. The Arc GIS version 10.7 and Sat Scan version 10.1 were used for the spatial analysis to locate hot and cold spot areas in modern family planning among rural Ethiopian women. …”
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Proposals for Next-Generation Eco-Friendly Non-Flammable Refrigerants for a −100 °C Semiconductor Etching Chiller Based on 4E (Energy, Exergy, Environmental, and Exergoeconomic) An... by Hye-In Jung, Chang-Hyo Son, Joon-Hyuk Lee

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Limitation of site-stratified cox regression analysis in survival data: a cautionary tale of the PANAMO phase III randomized, controlled study in critically ill COVID-19 patients by Christian E. Sandrock, Peter X. K. Song

“…However, a p-value does not always provide evidence on the treatment effect of a drug, especially when stratification of the data does not account for unforeseen variables introduced into the analysis. …”
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Assurance of the Function of Low-Volume Roads for the Improvement of Driving Conditions by Viktoras Vorobjovas

“…Chapter 4 gives data obtained by the experimental research, data analysis, evaluation and the models for the improvement of driving conditions in designing and reconstructing low-volume roads.…”
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Mental health of older adults in humanitarian settings in low- and middle-income countries: a retrospective analysis from Médecins sans Frontières-supported mental health services,... by Joyce L Browne, Grazia Caleo, Patrick Keating, Oscar Franco, Elburg van Boetzelaer, Nicole Wasara, Erickmar Rodriguez, Favila Escobio, Umberto Pellecchia, Judith van de Kamp, Martins Dada, Nadia Fredj, Germando Kagomba Barathi, Agirdo David Akaso, Marion Staunton, Raghda Sleit

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Classification of behaviour with low-frequency accelerometers in female wild boar. by Thomas Ruf, Jennifer Krämer, Claudia Bieber, Sebastian G Vetter

“…We provide several R-scripts that allow the analysis of behavioural accelerometer data.…”
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Exploiting Neural-Network Statistics for Low-Power DNN Inference by Lennart Bamberg, Ardalan Najafi, Alberto Garcia-Ortiz

“…This work addresses this bottleneck by contributing a low-power technique for edge-AI inference engines that combines overhead-free coding with a statistical analysis of the data and parameters of neural networks. …”
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Application of the DEB-TKTD model with multi-omics data: Prediction of life history traits of Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) under different salinities by Hanzun Zhang, Shipeng Dong, Hongwei Shan, Chao Yang, Fang Wang

“…DEB-TKTD model predictions fit well with the observed data, with high R2 values (0.9704 for survival, 0.9842 for carapace width, and 0.9283 for reproduction) and low NRMSE (0.0093, 0.1175, and 0.0778, respectively). …”
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Assessment of RC Bridges integrity by means of low-cost investigations by Flavio Stochino, MariaLuisa Fadda, Fausto Mistretta

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Impact of low hormone receptor expression on neoadjuvant chemotherapy response and patterns of care in non-metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer: a US National Cancer Database ana... by Dionisia Quiroga, Charles Pei, Julie A. Stephens, Kai C. C. Johnson, Nicole Williams, Preeti Sudheendra, Mathew Cherian, Daniel Stover, Ashley Davenport, Margaret Gatti-Mays, Robert Wesolowski, Jose G. Bazan, Sasha Beyer, Ko Un Park, Bridget A. Oppong, Julia White, Sachin R. Jhawar, Sagar Sardesai

“…We present results from a US National Cancer Database (NCDB) analysis of patients with stage I–III HER2-negative BC categorized into groups by estrogen and progesterone receptor (PR) expression: HR-Neg, HR-Low, HR-Intermediate (HR-Int), and HR-High. …”
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