Analysis of outlier villages with high under-five mortality rates in Malawi using mixed-effects logistic regression model residuals by Tsirizani Mwalimu Kaombe

“…While diagnostic statistics have been developed to detect grouped outliers in clustered survival data, there is scarcity of research focusing on the contribution of individual subjects to these outlier groups, particularly concerning binary outcome data. …”
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Development of a breast cancer invasion score to predict tumor aggressiveness and prognosis via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway analysis by Xiujuan Li, Ya Zhang, Jianping Gong, Wenjia Liu, Hanchen Zhao, Wei Xue, Zhaojun Ren, Jun Bao, Ziao Lin

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Trends in the prevalence of cardiovascular disease, defined as ECG abnormalities and/or self-reported events, in Mauritius between 1987 and 2021: analysis of data from seven large... by Jaakko Tuomilehto, Paul Zimmet, Stefan Söderberg, Dianna J Magliano, Jonathan E Shaw, Abdonas Tamosiunas, George Alberti, Hina Taki, Sudhir Kowlessur

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Multimorbidity and mortality: A data science perspective by Kien Wei Siah, Chi Heem Wong, Jerry Gupta, Andrew W Lo

“…Conclusions We use data-driven methods to characterize multimorbidity patterns in different demographic groups and their evolution over the past decade. …”
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Varying association of laboratory values with reference ranges and outcomes in critically ill patients: an analysis of data from five databases in four countries across Asia, Europ... by Xiaoli Liu, Leo Anthony Celi, Haoran Xu, Louis Agha-Mir-Salim, Zachary O’Brien, Dora C Huang, Peiyao Li, Josep Gómez, Tongbo Liu, Wesley Yeung, Patrick Thoral, Paul Elbers, Zhengbo Zhang, María Bodí Saera

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The pitfalls and benefits of using administrative data for internal migration research: An evaluation of Australia’s Person Level Integrated Data Asset (PLIDA) by Aude Bernard, Jing Wu, Tom Wilson, Neil Argent, Tomasz Zając, Anthony Kimpton

“…CONCLUSIONS: PLIDA can be used in some applied settings outside demography if the spatial scale of analysis is aggregated, the analysis is restricted to census respondents, or the analysis is limited to well-represented groups. …”
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Poisoning Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes and Management Decisions for General Public Calls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Nationwide Telehealth Toxicology Consultation Service D... by Abdullah A. Alharbi, Mohammed A. Muaddi, Meshary S. Binhotan, Ahmad Y. Alqassim, Ali K. Alsultan, Mohammed S. Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Yasser A. Alaska, Eid B. Alwahbi, Meshari A. Almutairi, Mobarak Alharthi, M. Mahmud Khan, Mohammed Alabdulaali, Nawfal A. Aljerian

“…Conclusions This first comprehensive analysis of the epidemiology of national toxicology consultations data reveals children 1-<3 years old as the highest risk group for poisonings in Saudi Arabia, with medications as the predominant exposure. …”
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Assessing the relationship between broad gender inequality and the gender unemployment gap: insights from an extensive global macroeconometric panel analysis by Yahya Algül

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"You always have a high sugar if you don't communicate": A qualitative secondary analysis of 'Diabetes Together' process evaluation data from couples in South Africa. by Lucy Lynch, Myrna van Pinxteren, Peter Delobelle, Naomi Levitt, Buyelwa Majikela-Dlangamandla, Kate Greenwell, Nuala McGrath

“…We conducted secondary data analysis of qualitative interview and focus group data from an intervention pilot study designed to improve T2D self-management - 'Diabetes Together'. 14 PLWD and their partners took part in two diabetes self-management workshops, including communication skills training, and were offered two couples counselling sessions. …”
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Determinants of continued maternal care seeking during pregnancy, birth and postnatal and associated neonatal survival outcomes in Kenya and Uganda: analysis of cross-sectional, de... by Benedict Oppong Asamoah, Anette Agardh, Malachi Ochieng Arunda

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The revised version of the retracted article: The development and preliminary validation of a social-emotional skills assessment instrument for Estonian lower secondary school stud... by Einpaul Piret, Leijen Äli, Baucal Aleksandar

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Investment Portfolio Allocation and Insurance Solvency: New Evidence from Insurance Groups in the Era of Solvency II by Thomas Poufinas, Evangelia Siopi

“…The investigation was supplemented with panel data analysis. Firm-specific factors, including, unit-linked and index-linked liabilities, firm size, investments in property, collective undertakings, bonds and equities, and the ratio of government bonds to corporate bonds and country-specific factors, such as life and non-life market concentration, domestic bond market development, private debt development, household spending, banking concentration, non-performing loans, and CO₂ emissions, were found to have an important effect on insurers’ solvency ratios. …”
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Exploring Older Adults’ Perspectives on Digital Home Care Interventions and Home Modifications: Focus Group Study by Mohamed-Amine Choukou, Jasem Banihani, Sarah Azizkhani

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Thematic Analysis of Iranian Medical Library and Information Theses and Dissertations: Applying Text Mining Techniques by Shadi Asadzandi, Atieh Sadat Hosseini Ghahjavarestani

“…A Python script processed Persian text to create a word cloud and extract significant keywords using TF-IDF. Data was preprocessed, normalized, and filtered, and keywords were grouped by year and university for analysis. …”
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APPLICATION OF K-MEANS++ WITH DUNN INDEX VALIDATION OF GROUPING WEST KALIMANTAN REGION BASED ON CRIME VULNERABILITY by Rifkah Alfiyyah Sary, Neva Satyahadewi, Wirda Andani

“…The grouping can be done by cluster analysis. This analysis aims to group some objects based on the similarity of characteristics. …”
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Using modern clustering techniques for parametric fault diagnostics of turbofan engines by I. J. Buraimah

“…Recording generated parametric data during these different phases leads to a massive amount of in-flight data and maintenance reports, which makes the task of designing and developing a fault diagnostic system highly challenging. …”
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Representing groups of students as personas: A systematic review of persona creation, application, and trends in the educational domain by Ali Farooq, Amani Alabed, Pilira Stella Msefula, Reham AL Tamime, Joni Salminen, Soon-gyo Jung, Bernard J. Jansen

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Using a graph to schematize the test results of mining dump trucks by Dianov V.A., Bokarev A.I., Kartashov A.B., Dubinkin D.M., Pashkov D.A.

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The impact of anthropic activity based on dam construction and land-use-type in plankton on taxonomic and functional groups by Qinghua Li, Xinxin Zhou, Yufeng Zhang, Jiaming Zhang, Xiaohan Dong, Jiaxin Huang, Yanjun Shen

“…We sampled 27 sections of the Wujiang River's main stream over four seasons from 2022 to 2023 and analysis of plankton and environmental factors. The samples were microscopically examined and classified according to taxonomy and functional groups. …”
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A New Proposal for Consumer Price Index (CPI) Calculation and Income Distribution Measurement by Income Groups by Esat Daşdemir

“…Using Turkish Statistical Institute data, this study demonstrates that individuals with low-income levels faced higher inflation rates between the years 2006– 2021 in the Republic of Turkey than those in the high-income group; therefore, even if income level remains constant, the difference in living standards between low- and high-income groups has widened due to this inflation difference. …”
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