Multicenter Retrospective Registry Study on BCG Use in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer in Latin America: BLATAM (Bladder Cancer in Latin America) Group by Gustavo M. Villoldo, Matias Ignacio Gonzalez, Alvaro Vidal Faune, Ricardo Castillejos Molina, Luis Fernando Meza Montoya, José Gadu Campos Salcedo, Gonzalo Vitagliano, Hamilton Zampolli, Alcedir Raiser Lima, Ruben Bengio, Juan J. Camean, Germán Ándres Alfieri, Guido J. P. Escalante, Ivan Edgar Bravo Castro, Hernando Rios Pita, Juan Escuder, Francisco Rodriguez Covarrubias, Maria Fernanda de Oliveira, Rafael Sanchez-Salas, Gabriel Andrés Favre, Eduardo Guevara, Esteban Arismendi Videla, Guillermo Martinez Delgado, Ignacio Tobia, Roberto F. Villalba Bachur, Ana Maria Autran

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: This study, conducted by the Bladder Cancer in Latin America (BLATAM) group, aims to analyze epidemiological and therapeutic data on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in Latin American patients. …”
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Relationship Between Breastfeeding Duration and Exclusivity on Various Language Milestones in United States Children Aged 3–5 Years by Malika Goel, Sowmya Jayachandran, Sandhya J. Kadam, Rhythm Sharma

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Breastfeeding has been positively associated with development of various developmental and cognitive outcomes. …”
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Cluster Analysis Algorithm in the Analysis of College Students’ Mental Health Education by Wanting Zheng

“…In this work, a method of student behavior analysis and statistical tools are used to collect mental health data to find common features of different groups of students, in order to better visualize and investigate the mental health of these students on a scientific basis. …”
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The advancement of primary care dentistry in Hungary: progress of the dental cluster model since 2021 legislation by András Sztrilich, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Csilla Kaposvári, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Gergő Túri, Rita Teller, István Vingender

“…This study aims to describe the advancement of primary care dentistry in Hungary and the progress of the dental cluster model since the 2021 legislation.MethodsA mixed method study was designed that included a scoping review of the literature in December 2023 to collect information on the health policy developments of Hungary’s publicly funded primary dental care system; (b) secondary data analysis was carried out to assess the development of primary care dentistry and the formation and operation of dental cluster practices in Hungary.ResultsPrimary care dental clusters in Hungary were established to allow active professional cooperation within the dental clusters to improve the population’s access to preventive dental services and the quality of services. …”
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Leveraging data science to understand and address multimorbidity in sub-Saharan Africa: the MADIVA protocol by Kobus Herbst, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Jaya George, Catherine Kyobutungi, Karen Hofman, Gershim Asiki, Michèle Ramsay, Daniel Ohene-Kwofie, Chodziwadziwa W Kabudula, Helen Robertson, Isaac Kisiangani, Palwende Boua, Eric Maimela, Damazo T Kadengye, Michelle Kamp, Daniel Maina Nderitu, Phelelani Thokozani Mpangase, Kayode Adetunji, Samuel Iddi, Skyler Speakman, Scott Hazelhurst, Kerry Glover, Tabitha Osler, Tanya Akumu, Diana Awuor, Victoria Bronstein, Joan Byamugisha, Jacques D Du Toit, Barry Dwolatzky, Paul A Harris, Celeste Holden, Nhlamulo Khoza, Faith Kimongo, Dekuwin E Kogda, Michael Klipin, Stephen P Levitt, Dylan Maghini, Karabo Maila, Ndivhuwo Makondo, Molulaqhooa Linda Maoyi, Reineilwe Given Mashaba, Nkosinathi Gabriel Masilela, Theophilous Mathema, Daphine T Nyachowe, Evelyn Thsehla, Siphiwe A Thwala, Roy Zent, Patrick Opiyo Owili

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Decoding laying hen behavior and physiological status through acoustic biomarkers: temporal patterns, rooster-hen vocalization identification in group housing and environmental ada... by Xuanting Lin, Wanjun Zhu, Longshen Liu, Zhenlei Zhou

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Effectiveness of Fewer Falls, an online group-based self-management fall prevention programme for people with multiple sclerosis: protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Maria Flink, Charlotte Ytterberg, Kristina Gottberg, Marie Kierkegaard, Susanna Tuvemo Johnson, Elizabeth Walker Peterson, Ulrika Meijer, Johanna Bylinder

“…Findings from a feasibility study indicate the necessity of a full-scale randomised controlled trial (RCT).Methods and analysis A parallel-group RCT with a mixed methods process evaluation as well as a cost-effectiveness evaluation will be conducted. …”
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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

“…The data were analysed using a six-step reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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A Summary of Recent Advances in the Literature on Machine Learning Techniques for Remote Sensing of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) from Space by Chantel Nthabiseng Chiloane, Timothy Dube, Mbulisi Sibanda, Tatenda Dalu, Cletah Shoko

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Smart strategy in statistics: choosing appropriate test tools for data and hypotheses in quantitative research by Nana Darna, Iwan Setiawan, M. Aziz Basari, Kasman Kasman

“…The selected test tools were analyzed using content analysis techniques to identify the match with the data characteristics. …”
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River Discharge Derived of Lijiang River Basin Based on Sentinel-1 SAR Data by CHEN Siyu, LI Jiqing, XIE Yutao, TIAN Yu

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Grupo de promoção da saúde para portadores do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana [Group health promotion for patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus] by Larissa de Araújo Lemos, Maria Luciana Teles Fiuza, Agnes Caroline Souza Pinto, Marli Teresinha Gimeniz Galvão

“…ABSTRACT This study aimed to grasp subjects developed in a self-help group focusing on health promotion by patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). …”
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Exploring the Perception of Landscape Elements through User-Generated Data to Support Greenspace Management by Tianchen Zheng, Quan Pan, Songyao Huai, Chenxing Wang, Yan Yan, Veerle Van Eetvelde, Tim Van de Voorde

“…Despite the variations among the 5 greenspace groups, multiple natural elements highly contributed to overall satisfaction, especially animal and vegetation, which achieved contributions higher than 1.2 in most of the groups. …”
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Ionospheric Scale Index Map Based on TEC Data for Space Weather Studies and Applications by C. M. Denardini, G. A. S. Picanço, P. F. Barbosa Neto, P. A. B. Nogueira, C. S. Carmo, L. C. A. Resende, J. Moro, S. S. Chen, E. Romero‐Hernandez, R. P. Silva, A. V. Bilibio

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I’m Co-development of a Post-Acute Care Intervention for Frailty using Information and Communication technology (PACIFIC): a development process protocol by Jean-Eric Tarride, Justin Lee, Andrew P Costa, Elizabeth Alvarez, Cynthia Lokker, Maura Marcucci, Louise Lafortune, Jacob Crawshaw, Parminder Raina, Laura N Anderson, Jinhui Ma, Darryl Leong, Lauren E Griffith, Luciana Macedo, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jackie Bosch, Ayse Kuspinar, Rebecca Ganann, Henry Yu-Hin Siu, Kathryn Fisher, Marla Beauchamp, Steven R Bray, Anthea Innes, Carol Bassim, Jasdeep Dhillon, Constance Dupuis, Milena Head, Karen Mosleh, Rachel Roy

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Assessing data and sample complexity in unmanned aerial vehicle imagery for agricultural pattern classification by Linara Arslanova, Sören Hese, Marcel Fölsch, Friedemann Scheibler, Christiane Schmullius

“…The study investigates the data and sample complexity required to develop an effective machine/deep learning (ML/DL) model, using techniques such as the Jeffries-Matusita Distance for assessment of class separability and feature importance ranking for feature and layer selection, semivariogram analysis for determining minimum sample patch sizes.The results demonstrate distinct classification capabilities based on spectral information in differentiating between sub-classes such as weed infestation, bare soil, disturbed canopy areas, and undisturbed canopy areas. …”
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Robust confinement state classification with uncertainty quantification through ensembled data-driven methods by Yoeri Poels, Cristina Venturini, Alessandro Pau, Olivier Sauter, Vlado Menkovski, the TCV Team, the WPTE Team

“…We propose ensembling data-driven methods on two axes: model formulations and feature sets. …”
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Development of a prognostic model based on four genes related to exhausted CD8+ T cell in triple-negative breast cancer patients: a comprehensive analysis integrating scRNA-seq and... by Yulin Shi, Yang Yu, Jiahan Zhao, Linan Huang, Qingyang Wang, Qi Sun, Lijuan Liu, Changgang Sun

“…Initially, 398 CD8+ Tex-related genes were screened utilizing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from TNBC patients. Pseudotime analysis confirmed that CD8+ Tex mainly clustered at the end of the differentiation pathways, making them a critical subset in TNBC progression. …”
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Dual trajectory of insomnia and depressive symptoms in women from early pregnancy to 6 months postpartum: a prospective cohort study by Xinlong Pan, Yang Chen, Chunli Chen, Jianfei Chen, Jiarun Wang, Yujia Chen, Wei Zhang, Jiaxin Wu, Wenhui Liu, Zhijie Zou, Luyang Zhu, Xiaoli Chen

“…The follow-up time points were 16–20 weeks of gestation (T1), 28–36 weeks of gestation (T2), six weeks postpartum (T3) and six months postpartum (T4), respectively. Group-based trajectory modelling and binary logistic regression modelling were used to analyze the data (n = 436). …”
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Quality of Life after Brain Injury in children aged six and seven years (QOLIBRI-KIDDY) – development and scale analysis of the first disease-specific self-report instrument for yo... by Nicole von Steinbuechel, Marina Zeldovich, Fabian Bockhop, Ugne Krenz, Dagmar Timmermann, Anna Buchheim, Inga K. Koerte, Michaela Veronika Bonfert, Steffen Berweck, Matthias Kieslich, Knut Brockmann, Maike Roediger, Sven Greving, Axel Neu, Ulrike Wartemann, Joachim Suss, Christian Auer, Holger Muehlan, Katrin Cunitz

“…Questionnaire development included focus group interviews, cognitive debriefings, and Delphi expert panels. …”
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