Cross-validation for training and testing co-occurrence network inference algorithms by Daniel Agyapong, Jeffrey Ryan Propster, Jane Marks, Toby Dylan Hocking

“…Understanding these networks is crucial for developing targeted interventions in both environmental and clinical settings. …”
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Pre-post implementation survey of a multicomponent intervention to improve informed consent for caesarean section in Southern Malawi by Thomas van den Akker, Siem Zethof, Wouter Bakker, Felix Nansongole, Kelvin Kilowe, Jos van Roosmalen

“…We assessed the association between a multicomponent intervention and women’s recollection of information pertaining to informed consent for caesarean section in a low-resource setting, thereby contributing to respectful maternity care.Design Pre-post implementation survey, conducted from January to June 2018, surveying women prior to discharge.Setting Rural 150-bed mission hospital in Southern Malawi.Participants A total of 160 postoperative women were included: 80 preimplementation and 80 postimplementation.Intervention Based on observed deficiencies and input from local stakeholders, a multicomponent intervention was developed, consisting of a standardised checklist, wall poster with a six-step guide and on-the-job communication training for health workers.Primary and secondary outcome measures Individual components of informed consent were: indication, explanation of procedure, common complications, implications for future pregnancies and verbal enquiry of consent, which were compared preintervention and postintervention using χ2 test. …”
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Municipal healthcare providers’ perceptions of reasons for frequent and unplanned hospital admissions among home-dwelling older adults: a Norwegian focus group study by Jill-Marit Moholt, Cathrine Arntzen, Audhild Høyem, Bodil H. Blix

“…Understanding how front-line healthcare providers in municipal healthcare services perceive these patients’ healthcare needs is crucial for developing adequate and integrated care across healthcare levels. …”
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Design and Analysis of On-Chip Reconfigurable SCVR With Wide Output Voltage Range for SoCs by Sunita Saini, Davinder Singh Saini, Vipin Balyan

“…To validate the design, it is developed and simulated using a 22 nm CMOS process. …”
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The Eyes: A Source of Information for Detecting Deepfakes by Elisabeth Tchaptchet, Elie Fute Tagne, Jaime Acosta, Danda B. Rawat, Charles Kamhoua

“…These defects result from the absence of physical and physiological constraints in most GAN models. We develop a two-level architecture capable of detecting these fake images. …”
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Automatic Translation Between Kreol Morisien and English Using the Marian Machine Translation Framework by Zaheenah Beebee Jameela Boodeea, Sameerchand Pudaruth, Nitish Chooramun, Aneerav Sukhoo

“…The aim of this paper is to develop a translation system for Kreol Morisien and English. …”
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Effects of passive blood-flow-restriction and electromyostimulation on ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW): a study protocol for a randomized-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial by Alexander Franz, Katharina Friederike Wolf, Julika Behrens, Björn Koos, Michael Adamzik, Stefan Felix Ehrentraut

“…This research represents a crucial step in developing feasible rehabilitation protocols to mitigate ICUAW, addressing a critical gap in critical care management and rehabilitation. …”
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Novel Drug and Nutraceutical Delivery System for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Aoife Murtagh, Clement Higginbotham, Patricia Heavey

“…Pharmacological approaches are usually the first step in treatment, and they are effective for many patients; however, for some, side effects are evident, and effectiveness can reduce overtime. …”
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Telomere length of various blood and bone marrow cells in patients with aplastic anemia by A. V. Luchkin, E. A. Mikhailova, I. V. Galtseva, Z. T. Fidarova, A. V. Abramova, Yu. O. Davydova, N. M. Kapranov, K. A. Nikiforova, S. M. Kulikov, E. N. Parovichnikova

“…It is necessary to investigate the TL to predict treatment response and to identify risks of developing adverse experiences, which include relapse and clonal evolution.…”
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Carbon Dot-Modulated Phase-Change Composites for Wide Temperature Range and High-Density Heat Storage and Release by Jingya Liang, Ning Li, Jie Wu, Qing Chang, Jinlong Yang, Shengliang Hu

“…Herein, by introducing carbon dots (CDs) with abundant oxygen-related groups, we develop a novel kind of erythritol (ET)-based composite PCMs (CD-ETs) featuring an enhanced latent heat storage capacity and a reduced degree of supercooling compared to pure ETs. …”
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Recovery of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron ameliorates hepatic steatosis in experimental alcohol-related liver disease by Moris Sangineto, Christoph Grander, Felix Grabherr, Lisa Mayr, Barbara Enrich, Julian Schwärzler, Marcello Dallio, Vidyasagar Naik Bukke, Archana Moola, Antonio Moschetta, Timon E. Adolph, Carlo Sabbà, Gaetano Serviddio, Herbert Tilg

“…Whereas 90% of ethanol abusers develop alcoholic fatty liver disease (AFLD), only a minority evolves to steatohepatitis and cirrhosis. …”
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Spatiotemporal trends in Anopheles funestus breeding habitats by Grace R. Aduvukha, Elfatih M. Abdel-Rahman, Bester Tawona Mudereri, Onisimo Mutanga, John Odindi, Henri E.Z. Tonnang

“…This study addresses the geographic data scarcity concerning Anopheles funestus larval breeding habitats in a malaria-prone region of western Kenya. Employing a two-step methodological approach, we integrated multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and rule-based fuzzy logic analysis to evaluate the spatiotemporal similarity or divergence of these habitats. …”
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Desulfurization of vulcanized rubber by a synergism of chemical and biological treatment, with the strains Gordonia desulfuricans and Rhodococcus erythropolis by C. Valdés, V. Guzmán, M. Mamani, C. Vergara, R. Andler

“…Developing and improving methods for the management of rubber waste accumulation and its recycling are crucial in addressing environmental problems, and desulfurization is a critical preliminary step before the rubber degradation. …”
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Cryogenic Hyperdimensional In-Memory Computing Using Ferroelectric TCAM by Shivendra Singh Parihar, Shubham Kumar, Swetaki Chatterjee, Girish Pahwa, Yogesh Singh Chauhan, Hussam Amrouch

“…Cryogenic operations of electronics present a significant step forward to achieve huge demand of in-memory computing (IMC) for high-performance computing, quantum computing, and military applications. …”
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Beijing Longitudinal Disability Survey in Community Elderly (BLINDSCE): protocol for a community-based prospective longitudinal cohort study about disability prediction model by Yue Wu, Shaoyuan Lei, Siqi Cheng, Xinyan Du, ChengBei Hou, Hongjun Liu, Xiaolin Yue, Yansu Guo

“…Introduction The rapidly expanding population of ageing and older adults with disability has been a continuing public health priority in recent decades. The first step towards solving this issue is to assess disability accurately and identify high-risk factors and individuals for early prevention. …”
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A Delphi Consensus on Recommendations for Improving Research Processes and Infrastructure to Address Health DisparitiesTake-Home Points by Amira Mohamed, MD, A. Adegunsoye, MD, FACP, FCCP, M. Armstrong-Hough, MPH, PhD, N. Ferguson-Myrthil, PharmD, BCCCP, I. Hassan, MD, F.B. Mayr, MD, MPH, T.S. Valley, MD, D.R. Winkfield, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, C.B. Walsh, MD, J.T. Chen, MD

“…Background: Racial and ethnic disparities in critical care medicine remain poorly understood, making them difficult to address. This initiative developed a thought leader consensus with recommendations for critical care research to document, assess, and understand potential disparities. …”
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A Breast Cancer Polygenic Risk Score Validation in 15,490 Brazilians Using Exome Sequencing by Flávia Eichemberger Rius, Rodrigo Santa Cruz Guindalini, Danilo Viana, Júlia Salomão, Laila Gallo, Renata Freitas, Cláudia Bertolacini, Lucas Taniguti, Danilo Imparato, Flávia Antunes, Gabriel Sousa, Renan Achjian, Eric Fukuyama, Cleandra Gregório, Iuri Ventura, Juliana Gomes, Nathália Taniguti, Simone Maistro, José Eduardo Krieger, Yonglan Zheng, Dezheng Huo, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Maria Aparecida Azevedo Koike Folgueira, David Schlesinger

“…Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) have mostly been developed from European population studies, and their application to other populations is challenging. …”
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Genetic diversity insights from population genomics and machine learning tools for Nordic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) populations by Christos Palaiokostas, Khrystyna Kurta, Fotis Pappas, Henrik Jeuthe, Ørjan Hagen, José Beirão, Matti Janhunen, Antti Kause

“…A preceding dimensionality reduction step by PCA resulted in all three models, suggesting that the most probable number of clusters was three. …”
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Three-Dimensional Semantic Segmentation of Palatal Rugae and Maxillary Teeth and Motion Evaluation of Orthodontically Treated Teeth Using Convolutional Neural Networks by Abdul Rehman El Bsat, Elie Shammas, Daniel Asmar, Kinan G. Zeno, Anthony T. Macari, Joseph G. Ghafari

“…<b data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1">Background:</b> The segmentation of individual teeth in three-dimensional (3D) dental models is a key step in orthodontic computer-aided design systems. …”
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Machine learning integration of multimodal data identifies key features of circulating NT-proBNP in people without cardiovascular diseases by Zhiyuan Ning, Xuanfei Jiang, Huan Huang, Honggang Ma, Ji Luo, Xiangyan Yang, Bing Zhang, Ying Liu

“…The optimal features predicting NT-proBNP levels were identified using univariate and step-forward multivariate models. Weighted least squares regression (WLS) was applied for supplementary analysis. …”
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