Robust Segmentation of Partial and Imperfect Dental Arches by Ammar Alsheghri, Ying Zhang, Golriz Hosseinimanesh, Julia Keren, Farida Cheriet, François Guibault

“…In practice, most IOS are partial with as few as three teeth on the scanned arch, and some of them might have preparations, missing, or incomplete teeth. Existing deep learning-based methods (e.g., MeshSegNet, DArch) were proposed for dental arch segmentation, but they are not as efficient for partial arches that include imperfections such as missing teeth and preparations. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Highway Pavement Performance Prediction in Xinjiang by Qi Yang, Wei Tian, Xiaomin Dai

“…Our data preprocessing methodology effectively addresses outliers and missing data, ensuring the model’s robustness. The findings offer insights into asphalt pavement behavior in Xinjiang and provide guidance for maintenance strategies. …”
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Development and Evaluation of a Wearable ECG Monitoring System by Abreha Bayrau Nigusse, Benny Malengier, Lieva Van Langenhove

“…A wearable ECG monitoring system was developed by integrating embroidered electrodes, and the collected ECG waveforms were comparable to those obtained using gelled Ag/AgCl electrodes. …”
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Applications of Cluster Analysis and Pattern Recognition for Typhoon Hourly Rainfall Forecast by Fu-Ru Lin, Nan-Jing Wu, Ting-Kuei Tsay

“…Besides, supplement techniques of missing rainfall gage data are also considered to build an all-purpose forecast model. …”
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Developing managers’ mindset to lead more sustainable supply chains by Morgane M.C. Fritz, Miguel Cordova

“…Supply chains’ broad operational capacity and their integrative potential are too relevant to be ignored. …”
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nD-PointCloud Data Management by Haicheng Liu

“…Also, with such solutions, enormous effort has to be made to integrate different data types, formats and libraries. …”
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Geo-Statistics and Deep Learning-Based Algorithm Design for Real-Time Bus Geo-Location and Arrival Time Estimation Features with Load Resiliency Capacity by Smail Tigani

“…This research demonstrates the potential of integrating advanced statistical techniques with decentralized computing to revolutionize public transit systems.…”
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Development of a predictive tool for long-term prognosis in clear cell adenocarcinoma of the cervix: a large population-based real-world study by Yanhong Wang, Yanhong Wang, Yanhong Wang, Yi Ouyang, Yiping Chen, Zhigang Bai, Xinping Cao, Qunrong Cai, Qin Xu

“…Our study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram to estimate overall survival in CCAC patients.MethodsWe collected data on 630 CCAC patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2000–2021). Missing clinicopathological data were imputed using the missForest package. …”
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Contributory factors to partial implementation of prevention of mother to child transmission policy in South Africa by Hermina Manjekana Dyeshana, Sibusiso Memory Zuma

“…Results The audit revealed several factors, related to non-compliance to interventions of the PMTCT policy, poor integration of mother and baby services; poor client management and poor documentation practices. …”
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The impact of opioid analgesics with concomitant antipsychotic use on pain modulation and management in internal medicine: a cross-sequential study protocol by Nicola Grignoli, Nicola Grignoli, Nicola Grignoli, Simone Livoti, Simone Livoti, Angela Greco, Angela Greco, Michela Pironi, Roberta Noseda, Alessandro Ceschi, Alessandro Ceschi, Alessandro Ceschi, Alessandro Ceschi, Maria Luisa Garo, Luca Gabutti, Luca Gabutti

“…Propensity score matching will be used to mitigate selection bias.DiscussionThis methodological approach combines cross-sectional and longitudinal EHR data gathering in a cross-sequential design. This integration allows for a comprehensive examination of pain modulation and management among internal medicine recipients of concomitant opioids and antipsychotic treatment, spanning both hospitalization and post-discharge periods. …”
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Which performance indicators are used globally for evaluating healthcare in patients with a hip fracture?: a mixed methods systematic review by Veena Mazarello Paes, Andrew Ting, James Masters, Mahalia V. I. Paes, Elizabeth Tutton, Simon M. Graham, Matthew L. Costa, on behalf of the HIPCARE investigators*

“…For example, there were multiple definitions of 'early' in terms of surgery, different or missing definitions of ‘mobilization’, and variety in what was included in an ‘orthogeriatric assessment’ in hip fracture care. …”
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Cohort profile: the Viral load Cohort North-East Lesotho (VICONEL) from 2016 to 2023 – cohort description, test volumes, predictors of viraemia and the road ahead by Tracy Glass, Frédérique Chammartin, Jochen Ehmer, Thomas Klimkait, Alain Amstutz, Josephine Muhairwe, Irene Ayakaka, Blaise Lukau, Jennifer Anne Brown, Lipontso Motaboli, Malebanye Lerotholi, Maurus Kohler, Kathrin Haenggi, Moliehi Mokete, Makobefo Gladys Chakela, Mpho Kao, Mathebe Kopo, Moleboheng Mokebe, Lorena Urda, Bienvenu Lengo Nsakala, Anna Klicpera, Nadine Tschumi, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

“…At the time of the last viral load test, median age was 42 years (IQR: 33–53); 18 511 (63%) were adult women, 10 029 (34%) adult men and 835 (3%) children <15 years (age/sex missing for 5) and median time taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) was 6.4 years (IQR 3.2–9.9). …”
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Development and Validation of a Dynamic Real-Time Risk Prediction Model for Intensive Care Units Patients Based on Longitudinal Irregular Data: Multicenter Retrospective Study by Zhuo Zheng, Jiawei Luo, Yingchao Zhu, Lei Du, Lan Lan, Xiaobo Zhou, Xiaoyan Yang, Shixin Huang

“…Interpretability was enhanced using integrated gradients to identify key predictors. …”
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Automated Chemical Shift Assignments of MAS Solid-State NMR Spectra of Complex Protein Systems by ssPINE/ssPINE-POKY by Andrea Estefania Lopez Giraldo, Mehdi Rahimi, Woonghee Lee

“…Broad peaks from large dipolar couplings and shift anisotropy cause significant overlap and missing peaks. To address this, we introduce ssPINE-POKY, a user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI) integrated into the POKY suite. ssPINE-POKY streamlines the automation of spin system recognition and chemical shift assignment in multidimensional ssNMR spectra by integrating the ssPINE algorithm within an intuitive interface. …”
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Cancer molecular subtyping using limited multi-omics data with missingness. by Yongqi Bu, Jiaxuan Liang, Zhen Li, Jianbo Wang, Jun Wang, Guoxian Yu

“…CancerSD designs contrastive learning tasks and masking-and-reconstruction tasks to reliably impute missing omics, and fuses available omics data with the imputed ones to accurately diagnose cancer subtypes. …”
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Psychosocial, pharmacological, and legal interventions for improving the psychosocial outcomes of children with substance misusing parents: A systematic review by Elizabeth Eggins, David B. Wilson, Joseph Betts, Sara Roetman, Ned Chandler‐Mather, Bronwyn Theroux, Sharon Dawe

“…The large amount of unreported (missing) data meant that many effect estimates were underpowered due to single studies and small sample sizes. …”
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Minimally-invasive lateral thoracic and lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with expandable interbody cages – Considerations, complications & outcomes by Martin N. Stienen, Gregor Fischer, Linda Bättig, Anand Veeravagu, Benjamin Martens

“…Functional outcome was excellent/good in 43 (68.3%; 5 missing) at 3 months and in 37 (58.7%; 10 missing) at 12 months. …”
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Missingness matters: a secondary analysis of thromboelastography measurements from a recent prehospital randomized tranexamic acid clinical trial by Bellal Joseph, Raminder Nirula, Brian J Eastridge, Jason L Sperry, Joshua B Brown, Matthew D Neal, Gary A Vercruysse, Jack K Donohue, Nidhi Iyanna, John M Lorence, Frances X Guyette, Terence O'Keeffe

“…We sought to analyze if missing TEG data contributed to this paucity of findings.Methods We performed a secondary analysis of the Study of Tranexamic Acid During Air Medical and Ground Prehospital Transport Trial. …”
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Hierarchical multi‐modal video summarization with dynamic sampling by Lingjian Yu, Xing Zhao, Liang Xie, Haoran Liang, Ronghua Liang

“…Sampling repeated frames can lead to information redundancy, while missing key frames can result in deviations in semantic comprehension and inaccuracies in the generated summaries. …”
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The Demiurgic Aspect of Meyrink’s The Golem by Anna V. Shabelnik (Telichko)

“…Thus, behind the references to exotic spiritual practices, Meyrink’s works reveal a romantic longing for the missing integrity, as well as the modernist interpretation of the Bildungsroman structure.…”
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