Intelligent implementation of muscle strain identification algorithm in Mi health exercise induced waist muscle strain by Hu Wei, Zhong Hao, Wang Changyong

“…At the same time, this algorithm can effectively identify cases of lumbar muscle strain, reduce missed diagnosis, and ensure that patients can receive timely treatment. …”
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Development of a prediction rule for incomplete vaccination among children in Indonesia by Sofa D. Alfian, Rizky Abdulah, Eelko Hak

“…Several factors such as a mother at young age, absence of a mobile telephone, limited antenatal care attendance, absence of postnatal checks within two months after birth, had not received tetanus vaccination during pregnancy, and low socio-economic status were independently associated with incomplete vaccination. …”
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Beyond the numbers: App-enabled stroke prediction system for high-risk individuals in imbalanced datasets by Abrar Faiaz Eram, Aliva Sadnim Mahmud, Marwan Mostafa Khadem, Md Amimul Ihsan

“…To facilitate practical implementation, a mobile application incorporating the best-performing model was included. …”
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A hybrid approach for cervical cancer detection: Combining D-CNN, transfer learning, and ensemble models by Abu Hanzala, Tanjila Akter, Md. Sadekur Rahman

“…For this, we performed error level analysis (ELA) on the dataset to ensure that no patterns were missed within each image. We also performed augmentation on the dataset (resizing, rescaling, flipping, rotation, zooming, and contrasting). …”
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Effectiveness of Electronic Reminders to Improve Medication Adherence in Tuberculosis Patients: A Cluster-Randomised Trial. by Xiaoqiu Liu, James J Lewis, Hui Zhang, Wei Lu, Shun Zhang, Guilan Zheng, Liqiong Bai, Jun Li, Xue Li, Hongguang Chen, Mingming Liu, Rong Chen, Junying Chi, Jian Lu, Shitong Huan, Shiming Cheng, Lixia Wang, Shiwen Jiang, Daniel P Chin, Katherine L Fielding

“…<h4>Background</h4>Mobile text messaging and medication monitors (medication monitor boxes) have the potential to improve adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment and reduce the need for directly observed treatment (DOT), but to our knowledge they have not been properly evaluated in TB patients. …”
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Re-Parameterization After Pruning: Lightweight Algorithm Based on UAV Remote Sensing Target Detection by Yang Yang, Pinde Song, Yongchao Wang, Lijia Cao

“…Furthermore, practical validation tests have also demonstrated that the proposed algorithm significantly reduces instances of missed detection and duplicate detection.…”
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Improving care pathways for children with severe illness through implementation of the ASPIRE mHealth primary ETAT package in Malawi. by Nicola Desmond, Marc Y R Henrion, Mtisunge Gondwe, Thomasena O'Byrne, Pui-Ying Iroh Tam, Deborah Nyirenda, Louisa Pollock, Maureen Daisy Majamanda, Martha Makwero, Marije Geldof, Queen Dube, Chimwemwe Phiri, Chimwemwe Banda, Rabson Kachala, Prof Robert S Heyderman, Clemens Masesa, Norman Lufesi, David G Lalloo

“…Potential harms of such systems, such as cases requiring referral being missed during triage, require further evaluation. …”
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Enhancing tuberculosis case notifications through mapping sales of medicine in the private sector: a quasi-experimental study in Punjab province, Pakistan by Beatrice Kirubi, Kinz Ul Eman, Usman R. Lodhi, Razia K. Fatima, Ghulam Nabi Kazi, Tahmeena Tahmeena, Syed Karam Shah, Jacob Creswell

“…Abstract Introduction In Pakistan, almost one-third of people who develop tuberculosis (TB) are missed by the National TB Program (NTP). A considerable number of people with TB receive treatment in the private sector but remain unnotified. …”
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Genomic diversity among drug sensitive and multidrug resistant isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with identical DNA fingerprints. by Stefan Niemann, Claudio U Köser, Sebastien Gagneux, Claudia Plinke, Susanne Homolka, Helen Bignell, Richard J Carter, R Keira Cheetham, Anthony Cox, Niall A Gormley, Paula Kokko-Gonzales, Lisa J Murray, Roberto Rigatti, Vincent P Smith, Felix P M Arends, Helen S Cox, Geoff Smith, John A C Archer

“…Because this heterogeneity is not captured by traditional genotyping of MTBC, some aspects of the transmission dynamics of tuberculosis could be missed or misinterpreted. Furthermore, a valid differentiation between disease relapse and exogenous reinfection might be impossible using standard genotyping tools if the overall diversity of circulating clones is limited. …”
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Towards a robust hydrologic data assimilation system for hurricane-induced river flow forecasting by P. Abbaszadeh, F. Gholizadeh, K. Gavahi, H. Moradkhani

“…For hurricanes Ivan and Matthew, data assimilation improved peak flow forecasts by 21 % to 46 % in Mobile and 5 % to 46 % in Savanah, with improvements varying by station location.…”
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The Relationship Between Mindset and Poverty Levels in Kisinga Sub-County Kasese District by Kambere, Roggers

“…Children raised in poverty tend to miss school more often because of illness whereby in the family there is no money to take such a child to the hospital and also to school and this has increased the levels of learners' dropout. …”
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Management Practices and Financial Performance of Church of Uganda-Founded Private Secondary Schools in Greater Ankole Dioceses by Mwebembezi, Atheria.K

“…For so many years, Church of Uganda has missed hitting her set targets of revenue generation to fund her budgetary expenditure of her established private secondary schools characterized by too much reliance on parent’s contribution in form of tuition fees and external donations. …”
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Characterizing HIV seroconversions among a cohort of oral PrEP users in South Africa by Catherine E. Martin, Hlologelo Ramatsoma, Glory Chidumwa, Laura Ashleigh Cox, Saiqa Mullick

“…In the period between PrEP initiation and seroconversion, almost all (n = 93, 83.0%) had not used PrEP consistently, with only 19 (17.0%) having consistent PrEP use, all of whom were identified at the 1‐month follow‐up visit and were likely missed acute acquisitions. Younger age and geographical area were associated with seroconversion. …”
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A comparative analysis of the impact of climate change on emergence of infectious diseases and outbreaks in remote areas of Sindh, Pakistan by Miss Hafsa Faruqui, Dr. Saeed Khan

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Participant Adherence in Repeated-Dose Clinical Studies Using Video-Based Observation: Retrospective Data Analysis by Seunghoon Han, Jihong Song, Sungpil Han, Suein Choi, Jonghyuk Lim, Byeong Yeob Oh, Dongoh Shin

“…Video-based monitoring systems, available as commercial or proprietary mobile applications for smartphones and tablets, offer a promising solution to these traditional limitations. …”
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Descriptive characterization of measles in Kebbi State, Nigeria, 2013-2017 by Hashim Abdulmumin Bala, Mohammed Yahaya, Nyampa Barau, Lukman Surajudeen, Ismail Raji Abdullateef, Charles Rahab Amaza

“…This may be due to vaccinations being missed by children despite activities to strengthen coverage. …”
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Implementation research on management of sick young infants with possible serious bacterial infection when referral is not possible in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: Challenges and solution... by Melkamu Berhane, Tsinuel Girma, Workneh Tesfaye, Nega Jibat, Mulumebet Abera, Sufian Abrahim, Samira Aboubaker, Yasir Bin Nisar, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Rajiv Bahl, Alemseged Abdissa

“…Assuming that 25% of births were missed (total births 7731) and 10% of births had an episode of PSBI in the first two months of life, the coverage of appropriate treatment for PSBI was 77.7% (601/773). …”
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Vaccination coverage survey and seroprevalence among forcibly displaced Rohingya children, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, 2018: A cross-sectional study. by Leora R Feldstein, Sarah D Bennett, Concepcion F Estivariz, Gretchen M Cooley, Lauren Weil, Mallick Masum Billah, M Salim Uzzaman, Rajendra Bohara, Maya Vandenent, Jucy Merina Adhikari, Eva Leidman, Mainul Hasan, Saifuddin Akhtar, Andreas Hasman, Laura Conklin, Daniel Ehlman, A Alamgir, Meerjady Sabrina Flora

“…Rapid scale-up and strengthening of routine immunization services to reach children and to deliver missed doses to older children is also critically needed to close immunity gaps and prevent future outbreaks.…”
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Investigating Social Network Peer Effects on HIV Care Engagement Using a Fuzzy-Like Matching Approach: Cross-Sectional Secondary Analysis of the N2 Cohort Study by Cho-Hee Shrader, Dustin T Duncan, Redd Driver, Juan G Arroyo-Flores, Makella S Coudray, Raymond Moody, Yen-Tyng Chen, Britt Skaathun, Lindsay Young, Natascha del Vecchio, Kayo Fujimoto, Justin R Knox, Mariano Kanamori, John A Schneider

“…Participants provided sociodemographics, social networks, sexual networks, mobile phone contacts, and Facebook friends list data. …”
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