Diachronic analysis of major acupoints used in ancient and current acupuncture treatments: Changes in main acupoints over time by Yeonjoo Yoo, Yeonhee Ryu, In-Seon Lee, Younbyoung Chae

“…Methods: Data on the 10 most frequently used acupoints were obtained from a current medical database, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the ancient medical text Donguibogam. …”
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A Historical Review of the Land Subsidence Phenomena Interaction with Flooding, Land Use Changes, and Storms at the East Thessaly Basin—Insights from InSAR Data by Nikolaos Antoniadis, Constantinos Loupasakis

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Evaluation of changes in prediction modelling in biomedicine using systematic reviews by Lara Lusa, Franziska Kappenberg, Gary S. Collins, Matthias Schmid, Willi Sauerbrei, Jörg Rahnenführer, on behalf of the Topic Group for High-dimensional data of the STRATOS initiative

“…Abstract The number of prediction models proposed in the biomedical literature has been growing year on year. In the last few years there has been an increasing attention to the changes occurring in the prediction modeling landscape. …”
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From Historical Maps to LiDAR Data-Enhancing Landscape Ecological Research of Cultural Landscape Using Modern Remote Sensing Data Illustrated with Examples from Slovak Traditional... by Branislav Olah, Igor Gallay, Martina Slámová, Tomáš Lepeška, Zuzana Gallayová, Veronika Paulíková

“…We critically evaluated the informational value of historical maps and their connection with remote sensing data. Our case studies focused on using LiDAR data to identify overgrowing processes, historical trackways, agricultural terraces, catchworks and tree vegetation in wood pastures. …”
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Estimation of Route-Choice Behavior Along LRT Lines Using Inverse Reinforcement Learning by Tomohiro Okubo, Akihiro Kobayashi, Daisuke Kamisaka, Akinori Morimoto

“…Therefore, this study uses inverse reinforcement learning (IRL), a type of machine learning, to build a model that estimates route-choice behavior along the LRT lines based on behavioral trajectories generated from smartphone location data. …”
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Data warehouse and data mining – neccessity or useless investment by Emil BURTESCU

“…The organization has optimized databases which are used in currentoperations and also used as a part of decision support. …”
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Students' Numeracy Ability on Data Elements and Data Uncertainty by Muhammad Ilham, Nikmah Nurvicalesti

“…Data analysis in this research used a one-sample z test with the prerequisite of the shapiro-wilk normality test analysis. …”
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Use of Business Intelligence as a Strategic Information Technology in Banking: Farud Discovery & Detection by علی محقر, کارو لوکس, ، فرید حسینی, آصف علی منشی

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Multimodal Video Analysis for Crowd Anomaly Detection Using Open Access Tourism Cameras by Alejandro Dionis-Ros, Joan Vila-Francés, Rafael Magdalena-Benedito, Fernando Mateo, Antonio J. Serrano-López

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Identifying Ring Galaxies in DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys Using Machine Learning Methods by Aina Zhang, Xiaoming Kong, Bowen Liu, Nan Li, Yude Bu, Zhenping Yi, Meng Liu

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Intranasal Administration of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells Has Therapeutic Effect in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Barbara Rossi, Federica Virla, Gabriele Angelini, Ilaria Scambi, Alessandro Bani, Giulia Marostica, Mauro Caprioli, Daniela Anni, Roberto Furlan, Pasquina Marzola, Raffaella Mariotti, Gabriela Constantin, Bruno Bonetti, Ermanna Turano

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Black Internal Migration and Inter-racial Socioeconomic Inequality in Atlanta and Other Metropolitan Areas: Has It Changed in the Past 35 Years? by Charles Jaret

“…Using recent American Community Survey data this paper compares levels of black internal migration to metropolitan Atlanta and 70 other metro areas in the 1970s and the early 2010s, and it evaluates how much change has occurred, since 1980, in black-white socio-economic inequality (college graduation percentage and per capita income) to evaluate the idea of Atlanta as a “black mecca.” …”
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An Analytical Prior Selection Procedure for Empirical Bayesian Analysis Using Resampling Techniques: A Simulation-Based Approach Using the Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Data from the S... by Aditya Chakraborty, Mohan D. Pant

“…The Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) method was used to obtain the posterior distribution. <b>Results:</b> The most appropriate data distribution was found to be a two-parameter log-normal via GOF tests. …”
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Has Metal-On-Metal Resurfacing Been a Cost-Effective Intervention for Health Care Providers?-A Registry Based Study. by Ruth Pulikottil-Jacob, Martin Connock, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Hema Mistry, Amy Grove, Karoline Freeman, Matthew Costa, Paul Sutcliffe, Aileen Clarke

“…We used individual patient data (IPD) from the National Joint Registry (NJR) for England and Wales on RS and THR surgery for osteoarthritis recorded from April 2003 to December 2012. …”
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Global disease burden of colorectal cancer attributable to high BMI has more than doubled over the past 30 years by Jiamin Zeng, Jiamin Zeng, Jiamin Zeng, Jiamin Zeng, Wenjie Li, Zhiming Wu, Zhiming Wu, Zhiming Wu, Zhiming Wu

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Low Dominant Handgrip Strength of Postmenopausal Women with Regular Walking Habits and Nonvegetarian Diet has Higher Risk of Osteoporotic Fracture by Soon Chin Yeoh, Wen-Tien Wu, Ru-Ping Lee, Ing-Ho Chen, Tzai-Chiu Yu, Cheng-Huan Peng, Kuan-Lin Liu, Jen-Hung Wang, Kuang-Ting Yeh

“…Background: Handgrip strength (HGS) is a convenient and practical tool for the initial evaluation of the physical status of elderly individuals, and low HGS has been associated with poor quality of life. Previous literature has revealed the importance of poor handgrip strength for the prediction of mortality rate, hip fracture, or cardiovascular disease. …”
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Type of Preservation Solution, UW or HTK, Has an Impact on the Incidence of Biliary Stricture following Liver Transplantation: A Retrospective Study by Rojbin Karakoyun, Antonio Romano, Johan Nordström, Bo-Göran Ericzon, Greg Nowak

“…However, the incidence of biliary stricture was higher in the UW group (22.7%) versus the HTK group (13.5%; p=0.013). Use of UW and HTK preservation solution in liver transplantation has no impact on patient and graft survival. …”
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Lipid-lowering therapy in patients with coronary artery disease in primary care practices: what has changed over 7 years? by S. K. Zyryanov, S. B. Fitilev, A. V. Vozzhaev, I. I. Shkrebneva, D. A. Klyuev, L. N. Stepanyan, A. A. Danilova, A. T. Tsai, N. N. Landyshev, Ya. G. Voronko

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Social media in health care- - Ethically challenging - -Dangerous but attractive- -use with caution by Shrikant B. Mali

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A bispecific antibody-drug conjugate targeting pCAD and CDH17 has antitumor activity and improved tumor-specificity by Alyssa Synan, Nila C. Wu, Roberto Velazquez, Thomas Gesner, Claude Logel, Kathrin Mueller, Andrew Green, Patrizia Barzaghi-Rinaudo, Quincey Simmons, Samuele Mercan, Xingyi Shi, Xun Li, Vivek Sagar, Joshua Korn, Margaret McLaughlin, William R. Tschantz, Dominik Hainzl, Anthony Malamas, Thomas Huber, Regis Cebe, Kathleen T. Xie, Joseph A. D’Alessio

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