Predictors of attendance at the first follow-up and poor visual outcome after paediatric cataract surgery in Kinshasa for the years 2001–2021 by Helene Schulz, Elena Rakuša, Stefanie Frech, Thomas Stahnke, Ngoy J. Kilangalanga, Rudolf F. Guthoff, Gabriele Doblhammer

“…Due to the high number of missing values, multiple imputation was performed as a sensitivity analysis. …”
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Boosting grapevine phenological stages prediction based on climatic data by pseudo-labeling approach by Mehdi Fasihi, Mirko Sodini, Alex Falcon, Francesco Degano, Paolo Sivilotti, Giuseppe Serra

“…To ensure the robustness of the proposed Pseudo-labelling strategy, we integrated it into eight machine-learning algorithms. …”
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MTLNFM: A Multi-Task Framework Using Neural Factorization Machines to Predict Patient Clinical Outcomes by Rui Yin, Jiaxin Li, Qiang Yang, Xiangyu Chen, Xiang Zhang, Mingquan Lin, Jiang Bian, Ashwin Subramaniam

“…Accurately predicting patient clinical outcomes is a complex task that requires integrating diverse factors, including individual characteristics, treatment histories, and environmental influences. …”
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A benchmark of RNA-seq data normalization methods for transcriptome mapping on human genome-scale metabolic networks by Hatice Büşra Lüleci, Dilara Uzuner, Müberra Fatma Cesur, Atılay İlgün, Elif Düz, Ecehan Abdik, Regan Odongo, Tunahan Çakır

“…RNA-seq provides crucial information to make the GEMs condition-specific. Integrative Metabolic Analysis Tool (iMAT) and Integrative Network Inference for Tissues (INIT) are the two most popular algorithms to create condition-specific GEMs from human transcriptome data. …”
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Beyond breakpoint – reconceptualising AMR as a symptom of planetary stress by Claas Kirchhelle, Adam P. Roberts

“…Planetary boundaries range from climate change to biosphere integrity. They define the safe space for humanity. …”
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SPRC: A novel Sentinel-1/-2 Phenology-enhanced framework for automated paddy rice mapping by Jian Li, Fengchang Xue, Guicai Li, Mingwei Zhang, Jinyan Tian, Hanchao Zhang

“…Cloud contamination and missing data complicate the collection of spatially and temporally complete observations for reliable rice mapping missions. …”
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Research on real-time monitoring method of mine personnel protective equipment with improved YOLOv8 by Lei ZHANG, Zhipeng SUN, Hongjing TAO, Shangkai HAO, Qianru YAN, Xiwei LI

“…Achieve a higher level of integration, the fusion efficiency of different scale features is improved. …”
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Quantifying optimal inner limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery: a machine learning framework for predictive modeling and schematic visualization by Xiang Zhang, Hongjie Ma, Song Lin, Ledong Zhao, Lu Chen, Zetong Nie, Zhaoxiong Wang, Chang Liu, Xiaorong Li, Wenbo Li, Bojie Hu

“…The dataset was preprocessed by addressing missing values and applying Z-score normalization. 10 regression models were trained and evaluated using an 80 − 20 train-test split. …”
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Automated Extraction of Mortality Information From Publicly Available Sources Using Large Language Models: Development and Evaluation Study by Mohammed Al-Garadi, Michele LeNoue-Newton, Michael E Matheny, Melissa McPheeters, Jill M Whitaker, Jessica A Deere, Michael F McLemore, Dax Westerman, Mirza S Khan, José J Hernández-Muñoz, Xi Wang, Aida Kuzucan, Rishi J Desai, Ruth Reeves

“…Conventional sources such as the National Death Index and electronic health records often experience data lags, missing fields, or incomplete coverage, limiting their utility in time-sensitive or large-scale studies. …”
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Decoding discharge: accuracy of primary and secondary diagnoses in summaries by Abir Aijaz, Frances Steele, Alice Erlander Milne, Victoria Clarke, Kimberley Arme, Abdul Bhat

“…Official coding is essential for maintaining accurate hospital data, facilitating research and ensuring that patients are eligible for appropriate research studies. Inaccurate or missing codes may lead to incomplete research datasets and hinder the quality of patient care. …”
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Impact of opioid abuse on oral health: a retrospective cohort study by Martyna Smeda, Constanze Knogl, Karolina Müller, Martin Stahl, Wolfgang Buchalla, Lukas Keim, Ursula Piendl, Norbert Wodarz, Matthias Widbiller

“…The oral health status of patients in both groups was documented using a record of decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT), Periodontal Screening Index (PSI), Silness and Loe Plaque Index (PI), stimulated salivary flow rate, buffer capacity and pH. …”
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POMA-C: A Framework for Solving the Problem of Precise Anesthesia Control Under Incomplete Observation Environment in Low-Income Areas by Yide Yu, Huijie Li, Dennis Wong, Anmin Hu, Jian Huo, Yan Ma, Yue Liu

“…The framework employs the POMCPOW (Partially Observable Monte Carlo Planning with Observation Weighting) algorithm, which integrates Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS) and particle filtering to estimate the patient’s true physiological state and guide optimal anesthetic decisions. …”
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DISCERN: deep single-cell expression reconstruction for improved cell clustering and cell subtype and state detection by Fabian Hausmann, Can Ergen, Robin Khatri, Matteo Marouf, Sonja Hänzelmann, Nicola Gagliani, Samuel Huber, Pierre Machart, Stefan Bonn

“…DISCERN can be easily integrated into existing single-cell sequencing workflow. …”
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Robust County-Level Corn Yield Estimation Using Ensemble Machine Learning and Multisource Remote Sensing by Alireza Vafaeinejad, Alireza Sharifi, Shahid Nawaz Khan

“…However, data quality issues—such as missing values and temporal misalignments in remote sensing datasets—often challenge the robustness of machine learning models. …”
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Assessment of oral health of the Serbian Armed Forces members by Lekić Margareta, Lazić Zoran, Pandjaitan-Donfrid Paulina, Bokonjić Dubravko, Lemić Tatjana, Daković Dragana

“…Background/Aim. Oral health is an integral part of general health. The state of oral health greatly affects the psychological and physical condition of patients. …”
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Is membership in microfinance initiatives associated with viral load suppression among HIV patients? Evidence from western Kenya by Bishnu Bahadur Thapa, Becky Genberg, Juddy Wachira, Jon Steingrimsson, Omar Galarraga

“…We examined the association between GISHE membership and viral load suppression by addressing the missing data problem with respect to the viral load count via multiple imputation. …”
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and miRNAs: A Critical Review through a Functional View by Maria Cristina Moran-Moguel, Stefania Petarra-del Rio, Evangelina E. Mayorquin-Galvan, Maria G. Zavala-Cerna

“…Nevertheless, miRNAs seem to be important regulators of networks instead of single genes; their hypothetical use as biomarkers needs to rely on a functional integrative description of their effects in the biological process of autoimmune conditions which until now is missing. …”
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(Re) Konstruksi setting riset untuk suatu studi etnografi praktik akuntansi di sebuah perusahaan swasta nasional by eddy R. Rasyid

“…In the recent accounting case study literature, a story of the construction of the research field is missing. It makes the readers unable to gain an understanding of the local nuances of the field where the research takes place at the time of the presence of the researches. …”
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Cooperative Target Localization and Tracking with Incomplete Measurements by Yi Zhang, Yinya Li, Guoqing Qi, Andong Sheng

“…This study investigates a problem on target localization and tracking for two cases where either the slant range information of dual stations is lost or the slant range information of one station and the pitch angle information of the other one are missing. The models of cooperative localization with incomplete measurements are presented and the Kalman filtering algorithm is applied for target tracking. …”
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Performance degradation assessment method for linear motor feed systems driven by digital twins by Zeqing Yang, Yiding Yao, Wei Cui, Yingshu Chen, Beibei Liu, Yi Jin, Yanrui Zhang, Hongwei Zhao, Guofeng Zhang, Wei Yi, Zonghua Zhang

“…To resolve the issue of missing degradation samples, a digital integrated model consisting of the mechanical subsystem, electrical subsystem, and control subsystem is established, based on an analysis of the multi-field coupling mechanisms (mechanical, electrical, and magnetic) of the linear motor feeding system. …”
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