Selecting indicators for the measurement of low-value care using German claims data: A three-round modified Delphi panel. by Carolina Pioch, Anne Neubert, Lotte Dammertz, Hanna Ermann, Meik Hildebrandt, Peter Ihle, Monika Nothacker, Udo Schneider, Enno Swart, Reinhard Busse, Verena Vogt

“…However, most low-value care indicators can only be measured in German claims data if documentation requirements for relevant information are expanded.…”
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CP-North: living life in the Nordic countries? A retrospective register research protocol on individuals with cerebral palsy and their parents living in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Fi... by Ann I Alriksson-Schmidt, Matti Ahonen, Guro L Andersen, Guðbjörg Eggertsdóttir, Taru Haula, Reidun Jahnsen, Johan Jarl, Ira Jeglinsky-Kankainen, Gudny Jonsdottir, Abdu Kedir Seid, Tinna L Ásgeirsdóttir, Bjarne Møller-Madsen, Kirsten Nordbye-Nielsen, Sanjib Saha, Darina Steskal, Lauri Sääksvuori, Gunnar Hägglund

“…Both case–control and cohort designs will be included depending on the particular research question. Data will be analysed in the individual countries and later merged across nations.Ethics and dissemination The ethics approval processes in each individual country are followed. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production tripled those from household consumption in the Eurasian desert steppe by Lulu Wang, Xinchao Liu, Susie Wu, Tsegaye Gemechu Legesse, Zhuwen Xu, Jiquan Chen, Yaoqi Zhang, Xiaoping Xin, Xiaobing Dong, Yun Liu, Kexin Cao, Changliang Shao

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The Relationship between Quality of Life and Perception Over Social Reintegration in Patients Suffering from Aphasia: the Mediating Role of Social Support and Moderator Role of Gen... by Camelia Daniela ODAGIU (CUCU), Andreea Raluca ADAM, Florinda Tinela GOLU

“…The data were processed via SPSS V28 and Process V3.5. …”
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Reconceptualisation of sport and quality of life in young athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: understanding the experiences behind the numbers through a p... by Fiona Webster, Dianne M Bryant, Hana Marmura, Olivia Morassutti, Alan M J Getgood

“…Descriptive quantitative analyses of QOL ratings and thematic analysis of qualitative data were conducted to identify mechanisms of response shift. …”
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Intervention delivery in the ‘Paths to everyday life’ (PEER) trial: a qualitative study of the perspectives of the peer volunteers with lived experiences of being in personal recov... by Chalotte Heinsvig Poulsen, Cecilie Høgh Egmose, Siv-Therese Bogevik Bjørkedal, Lene Falgaard Eplov

“…“The ‘Paths to Everyday Life’ (PEER) intervention was evaluated in a randomized trial during 2020–2022. …”
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Flood mapping based on machine learning: a lexicometric analysis by Isabela de Oliveira Gallindo, Ana Carolyne John Munaro, Jamil Alexandre Ayach Anache, Alexandre Meira de Vasconcelos

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The Effect of Online Education on Children’s Socialization Processes During the Pandemic Period: A Communication- Based Research on First Grade Primary School Students by Ebru Özgen, Ayşe Müge Yazgan

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Machine learning-powered data cleaning for LEGEND: a semi-supervised approach using affinity propagation and support vector machines by E León, A Li, M A Bahena Schott, B Bos, M Busch, J R Chapman, G L Duran, J Gruszko, R Henning, E L Martin, J F Wilkerson

“…The first (second) stage will employ 200 (1000) kg of High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) enriched in ^76 Ge to achieve a half-life sensitivity of 10 ^27 (10 ^28 ) years. In this study, we present a semi-supervised data-driven approach to remove non-physical events captured by HPGe detectors powered by a novel artificial intelligence model. …”
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Compression of mortality: the evolution of the variability in the age of death in Latin America by Marcos Roberto Gonzaga, Bernardo L. Queiroz, Everton E. Campos De Lima

“…Our results indicate that the quality of mortality data is improving over time for all countries we include. …”
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Cyborg Adolescents and Digital Data: Examining Education and Revenue Generation in the Digital Lives of Youth through More-than-Human Ethnography by Davood Zahrani, Ali Hashemianfar, Ahmad Mehrshad

“…Anderson (2010) argues that the interactions among actors occur in a cyclical process of action. Much of this knowledge is acquired unintentionally through digital data, contributing to both basic everyday understanding and more complex explorations. …”
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Assisted suicide within long-term care facilities for older adults: organizational issues and processes experienced by health and social care providers in Switzerland by Dolores Angela Castelli Dransart, Elena Pedrazzini Scozzari

“…A total of 36 professionals (physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, directors) were interviewed. Data were analyzed according to Grounded Theory principles.ResultsThe results uniquely describe how the process unfolds within facilities, from the initial request for suicide assistance to the aftermath of death. …”
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Modelling of Chain Process of Debris Flow Blocking River and Induced Flood Disaster in Meizoseismal Area ——A Case of Xiazhuang Gully in Wenchuan County by LUO Yuting, WANG Lijuan, MA Song, TANG Yao

“…After the Wenchuan earthquake,there has been a sharp increase in the frequency of debris flow activity,which is featured by low rainfall threshold,frequent occurrence,wide impact and strong destruction.The hazards mainly include siltation,impact,river blocking and inundation.Among them,the mudslide blocking river shows particularly prominent disaster effect,seriously threatening the improvement of mountain infrastructure,and residents' life and property safety.The research of the dynamic process of river blocking disaster chain of debris flow can provide scientific reference for debris flow hazard prevention and early warning.Based on field surveys,physical tests,remote sensing images and rainfall data for a typical watershed,a numerical simulation was conducted to study the dynamic process of the river blocking disaster chain of debris flow in Xiazhuang Gully.The simulation results show that the debris flow reaches the outlet of the basin at t=120 step;and at t=130 step the debris flow pushes forward and blocks part of the main river;at t=140 and 150 step the debris flow completely blocks the main river,forming a debris-dam with a length,width and thickness of 236.0 m,74.0 m,6.2 m and 312.0 m,79.0 m,and 7.1 m,respectively,which causes the upstream water level to rise,with an inundation depth of the upstream residential area of 3-5 m.By comparing the simulation results with the field measured data,the accuracy of the simulation reaches up to 84.9%,which indicates that the model is of good applicability to simulating the disaster chain process of landslide-debris flow-flood.…”
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‘Between Inner Strength and Fighting Prejudice’: Psycho-Social Processes Implemented by Women with Leukemia Along the Illness Trajectory: A Grounded Theory Study by Giovanna Artioli, Chiara Taffurelli, Victoria Cervantes Camacho, Stefano Botti, Roberto Lupo, Luana Conte, Paola Ferri, Antonio Bonacaro

“…Method: A grounded theory approach was meticulously developed to analyze semi-structured interviews with 13 women with leukemia in the post-transplant follow-up phase at a hospital in Northern Italy. The data analysis was an iterative process, conducted concurrently using a constant comparative method. …”
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Unravel melt pool and bubble dynamics during laser powder bed fusion of polyamides using synchrotron X-ray imaging and process simulation by Chu Lun Alex Leung, Jabbar Gardy, Mark Isaacs, Shashidhara Marathe, Michał M. Kłosowski, Junji Shinjo, Chinnapat Panwisawas, Peter D. Lee

“…These bubbles continue to shrink due to vapour condensation as the polymer cools under a cooling rate range of 200 - 600 K s−1. Using the collected data, we have developed a data-driven bubble shrinkage criterion to predict the bubble shrinkage coefficient using the bubble half-life, improving the build quality of LPBF polymeric parts.…”
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Groundwater Potential Assessment Using Integrated Geospatial and Analytic Hierarchy Process Techniques (AHP) in Chemoga Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia by Samuel Berihun Kassa, Fasikaw Atanaw Zimale, Arega Mulu, Tadege Aragaw Worku, Mindesilew Lakew Wossene, Taye Minichil Meshesha, Yoseph Buta Hailu, Tadele F. Aman, Mekash S. Kifelew, Habtamu Asrat Mekonnen

“…Groundwater is an invaluable natural resource that sustains human life and supports the economic development of nations. …”
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The Effect of Filtering on Signal Features of Equine sEMG Collected During Overground Locomotion in Basic Gaits by Małgorzata Domino, Marta Borowska, Elżbieta Stefanik, Natalia Domańska-Kruppa, Michał Skibniewski, Bernard Turek

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Changes and Perspectives in Food Studies by Elisabeth Dumoulin

“…How do we teach them to use, in an efficient way, computers, data bases, the internet, but also to learn and practice in the lab, on pilot equipment, in the plant during long internships? …”
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Growth trends in the environment of microplastics and its impact on consumers of hospitality industry services by A.O. Chahaida

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Ultrasound measurements of lumbar spinous process movement during flexion distraction manipulation: a preliminary descriptive cross-sectional study with healthy participants by Ralph Kruse, Maruti Gudavalli, Bret White, Stacey Rider, Dean Greenwood, Casey Rogers

“…Abstract Background Chronic low back pain is a prevalent condition that impairs productivity and quality of life. While spinal manipulative therapy reduces pain and disability, the biomechanical mechanisms underlying these effects remain unclear. …”
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