Determinant factors for the occurrence of tuberculosis after initiation of antiretroviral treatment among adult patients living with HIV at Dessie Referral Hospital, South Wollo, N... by Mehd Abdu, Yeshimebet Ali, Samuel Anteneh, Mohammed Yesuf, Adane Birhanu, Salih Mohamed, Adem Hussien

“…Participants from controls were selected by systematic random sampling and from cases by consecutive random sampling. …”
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Achieving tractable and reliable agriculture supply chain operations through Industry 4.0 tools to support Lean Six Sigma application by Fatma Betül Yeni, Beren Gürsoy Yılmaz, Behice Meltem Kayhan, Gökhan Özçelik, Ömer Faruk Yılmaz

“…Supplier-related issues are then addressed, employing root cause analyses and Industry 4.0-based countermeasures, including a proposed supplier selection model. Findings – The study reveals that, despite initial lean implementations, lead times remain high. …”
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AI-Driven Identification of Grapevine Fungal Spores via Microscopic Imaging and Feature Optimization with Cuckoo Search Algorithm by Xin Shi, Seyed Mohamad Javidan, Yiannis Ampatzidis, Zhao Zhang

“…Feature selection using the cuckoo search algorithm identified ten key attributes for classification. …”
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Gene Expression Analysis for Drought Tolerance in Early Stage of Potato Plant Development by Rakhim Kanat, Malika Shamekova, Zagipa Sapakhova, Maxat Toishimanov, Dias Daurov, Nurgul Raissova, Zhanar Abilda, Ainash Daurova, Kabyl Zhambakin

“…Based on the quantitative parameters of six initial varieties, two varieties were selected (Gala and Aksor) for further gene expression analysis. …”
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Ecological Trap Effects in Migratory European Pied Flycatchers (<i>Ficedula hypoleuca</i>) Nesting in Pest Outbreak-Affected Forests by Colton B. Adams, Ronalds Krams, Didzis Elferts, Guntis Brūmelis, Iluta Dauškane, Linda Strode, Agnis Šmits, Giedrius Trakimas, Indrikis A. Krams, Tatjana Krama

“…However, organisms may inadvertently select a habitat for breeding that would initially appear preferential and undamaged, but may, in reality, be detrimental to parent and/or offspring fitness. …”
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States of development and application of genetic and genomic tools in aquaculture and conservation programs: a guide for strengthening dialogue among practitioners of aquaculture a... by Purcell Catherine M., Wringe Brendan F., Boudry Pierre, Brieuc Marine S.O., Coulson Mark W., Kess Tony, Solberg Monica F., Vehviläinen Harri, Calboli Federico C. F.

“…These approaches can inform processes ranging from the initial collection of wild broodstock to the ongoing use of genomic selection on domesticated lines. …”
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Digital mapping of peat thickness and extent in Finland using remote sensing and machine learning by Jonne Pohjankukka, Timo A. Räsänen, Timo P. Pitkänen, Arttu Kivimäki, Ville Mäkinen, Tapio Väänänen, Jouni Lerssi, Aura Salmivaara, Maarit Middleton

“…We carefully split the reference data into training and test sets, allowing for independent and robust model validation. Feature selection included an initial screening for multicollinearity using correlation-based feature pruning, followed by final selection using a genetic algorithm. …”
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Exploring Religiosity among the Educated Generation of the 70s in Yazd City: A Qualitative Study by Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Asal Razavi

“…The researchers transcribed the interviews, identified key concepts, and generated initial codes. These codes were linked to develop sub-themes, which were then refined into main themes. …”
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Formulation of the final clinical, pathological, forensic diagnosis, selection and coding according to ICD-10 of the original cause of death in lethal outcomes associated with path... by P. O. Svishcheva, A. A. Kanibolotskiy

“…Based on the results of the analysis, taking into account the literature data, recommendations were formulated on the formulation of the final clinical, pathoanatomical and forensic diagnoses, selection and coding according to ICD-10 of the initial cause of death in patients after solid organ transplantation.Findings. …”
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Selection of P2Y12 antagonist in patients with myocardial infarction who received thrombolytic therapy. Results of annual follow-up of TREAT study patients by O. V. Averkov, V. I. Vechorko

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Noncovalently D-arabinitol Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) to Identify Different Sugar Alcohols by Yuni Retnaningtyas, Ganden Supriyanto, Roedi Irawan, Siswandono Siswodihardjo

“…The results of the selectivity test showed that the MIPs produced was quite selective toward its enantiomer and could potentially be used to separate D-arabinitol from its enantiomer.…”
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Valency-affinity mapping of multivalent liposomes for tunable target cell discrimination by Victor A. Garcia, Paulina M. Eberts, Brenda M. Ogle, Casim A. Sarkar

“…BPI generally tracks with traditional binding selectivity, but BPI is more sensitive to off-target effects or poor on-target binding and thus may better assess particle performance. …”
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A diagnostic system for detecting COVID-19 patients depending on lexicon semantic and Biterm Topic Model-Based Feature Selection on WhatsApp Messages Classification by Raghad Hatem, Noor Hussein Eliwe

“…The system processes WhatsApp messages through multiple stages: initial data collection, Word2Vec embedding, lexicon semantic enhancement, vector-space model creation, Biterm Topic Model-based feature selection, and finally, Naive Bayes classification. …”
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Prevalence of Selected Eye Diseases Using Data Harvested from Ophthalmic Checkup Examination of a Cohort of Two Thousand Middle Eastern and North African Subjects by Nehal M. Samy El Gendy, Ahmed A. Abdel-Kader

“…To highlight the prevalence of selected ophthalmic diseases accidentally discovered at first-time screening of a large sample of patients from the Middle East and North Africa visiting a large referral university hospital checkup unit based in Cairo. …”
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Data Fusion of Electronic Nose and Multispectral Imaging for Meat Spoilage Detection Using Machine Learning Techniques by Vassilis S. Kodogiannis, Abeer Alshejari

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An evaluation of the prevalence and causes of blood donor deferral in Lagos state, Nigeria by Olufemi Abiola Oyedeji, Shadrach Chidi Edenyi, Olusola Festus Olowoselu, Ademola Samson Adewoyin, Nosimot Omolola Davies, Bodunrin Ibitola Osikomaiya

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Biomechanical features of a novel step-down-and-pivot task in football players with hip/groin pain by Prasanna Sritharan, Matthew G. King, Mario Andres Muñoz, Joshua J. Heerey, Mark J. Scholes, Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Adam I. Semciw, Joanne L. Kemp, Peter R. Lawrenson, Kay Crossley, Anthony G. Schache

“…Although biomechanical alterations in our symptomatic participants were small, they could be identified and characterized using feature selection.…”
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MetaCGRP is a high-precision meta-model for large-scale identification of CGRP inhibitors using multi-view information by Nalini Schaduangrat, Phisit Khemawoot, Apisada Jiso, Phasit Charoenkwan, Watshara Shoombuatong

“…Finally, we employed the feature selection method to optimize the multi-view features and determine the best feature subset to enable the construction of the meta-model. …”
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Leveraging explainable artificial intelligence with ensemble of deep learning model for dementia prediction to enhance clinical decision support systems by Mohamed Medani, Ghada Moh. Samir Elhessewi, Mohammed Alqahtani, Somia A. Asklany, Sulaiman Alamro, Da’ad Albalawneh, Menwa Alshammeri, Mohammed Assiri

“…Furthermore, the feature selection process is performed by implementing the naked mole‐rat algorithm (NMRA) model. …”
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Long-term sustainability of response to upadacitinib among patients with active rheumatoid arthritis refractory to biological treatments: results up to 5 years from SELECT-BEYOND by Ronald F van Vollenhoven, Roy Fleischmann, Stephen Hall, Yanna Song, Sebastian Meerwein, Alvin F Wells, Oishi Tanjinatus

“…Of those who achieved CDAI remission/LDA, 25%/43% maintained their initial response through 240 weeks of follow-up after first achieving response. …”
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