Density uncertainty quantification with NeRF-Ensembles: Impact of data and scene constraints by Miriam Jäger, Steven Landgraf, Boris Jutzi

“…Furthermore, applying a density uncertainty-guided artifact removal in post-processing proves effective for the separation of object and artifact areas. …”
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Treatment-related toxicity, utility and patient-reported outcomes of head and neck cancer patients treated with proton therapy: A longitudinal study by Yi Hsuan Chen, Michiel Kroesen, Mischa Hoogeman, Matthijs Versteegh, Carin Uyl-de Groot, Hedwig M. Blommestein

“…The questionnaires were distributed pre-treatment, and 0, 6, 12, 24 months post-treatment. The generalized estimating equations method was used to analyze the utility change and negative impact of the radiation-related toxicities. …”
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Healthcare Utilization and Costs Among US Adolescents With Alopecia Areata by Markqayne Ray, Elyse Swallow, Kavita Gandhi, Christopher Carley, Vanja Sikirica, Travis Wang, Nicolae Done, James Signorovitch, Arash Mostaghimi

“…Per patient per year HCRU and costs were compared post-index. # Results Patients comprised 130 AT/AU adolescents and 1105 non-AT/AU adolescents (53.8% female; mean age, 14.6 years). …”
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Minimum Wage and Overweight and Obesity in Adult Women: A Multilevel Analysis of Low and Middle Income Countries. by Annalijn I Conklin, Ninez A Ponce, John Frank, Arijit Nandi, Jody Heymann

“…We used multilevel logistic regression models to condition on country- and individual-level potential confounders, and post-estimation of average marginal effects to calculate the adjusted prevalence difference.…”
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The role of education as a socialization mechanism in addressing the social gradient in depression treatment in Belgium (2004–2018) by Lisa Colman, Katrijn Delaruelle, Piet Bracke

“…Multinomial regression models are used to address the research aims, and models are plotted to detect trends over time using marginal means post-estimation.ResultsFindings indicate that income is not significantly related to depression treatment, while persistent educational inequalities in treatment are observed over time. …”
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Dosimetric relevance of mean heart dose in predicting exposure to cardiac substructures in radiotherapy for breast cancer: A prospective observational study by Tapas K Dash, Lucy Pattanayak, Deepak K Sahu, Abani K Nanda, Tapan K Sahoo

“…Secondary objectives included estimation of radiation exposure to specific cardiac chambers and the coronary vessels. …”
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A Fast Fault Location Based on a New Proposed Modern Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithm by Mohammad Parpaei, Hossein Askarian-Abyaneh, Farzad Razavi

“…Accordingly, this paper presents a novel objective function for the fault location using synchronous post-fault measurements of currents and voltages captured by distance protective relays. …”
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An explainable multi-task deep learning framework for crash severity prediction using multi-source data by Yuanyuan Xiao, Zongtao Duan

“…Current research predominantly focuses on single-prediction objectives (e.g., fatality prediction) while neglecting property damage assessments and critical interactions between prediction tasks. …”
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Development and validation of an inspection and compliance tool for sanitary requirements applied to cacao processing centers in the department of Huila by Jean Carlo Quintero Garcia, Jennifer Katiusca Castro Camacho, Leonora Rodríguez Polanco, Jenifer Criollo-Nuñez Criollo Nuñez

“…The global cocoa production chain has focused on the production and processing phases. However, post-harvest, as an intermediate phase, has been neglected, being a critical stage to guarantee the final quality, generating low standardization during processing with economic repercussions. …”
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Cluster Analysis of Motor Symptoms in Early-Diagnosed Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Renee M. Hendricks, Shreyasi Biswas

“…The applied cluster method automatically determines the number of clusters, reducing estimation errors, as many cluster analysis methods require the end user to estimate the number of clusters prior to applying cluster analysis. …”
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Lipid Profile Abnormalities in ß-Thalassemia Patients with Multiple Blood Transfusions by Syeda Sabahat Haidar, Mehvish Sana, Rukhsana Tumrani, Farwa Shafqat

“… Objective: To determine lipid profile abnormalities in ß -thalassemia patients with multiple blood transfusions in tertiary care hospital.   …”
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Socio-economic inequalities in the association between diabetes and labour force participation in Germany: A repeated cross-sectional study by Mackowiak, Malwina M., Brinks, Ralph, Hoyer, Annika, Linnenkamp, Ute, Piedboeuf-Potyka, Katharina, Neuhäuser, Markus, Kuss, Oliver, Tönnies, Thaddäus

“…Analyses accounted for the complex survey design of the study and used post-stratification weights. For easier interpretation, we estimated relative risks instead of odds ratios from logistic regression using post-estimation techniques. …”
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Body mass index in relation to dental maturation of 10 to 14 years old school children in Erbil city. A cross-sectional prospective study by Omar Fawzi Chawshli, Yara Ismael Ameen

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Association between the number of injuries sustained and 12-month disability outcomes: evidence from the injury-VIBES study. by Belinda J Gabbe, Pam M Simpson, Ronan A Lyons, Shanthi Ameratunga, James E Harrison, Sarah Derrett, Suzanne Polinder, Gabrielle Davie, Frederick P Rivara

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To determine associations between the number of injuries sustained and three measures of disability 12-months post-injury for hospitalised patients.…”
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Study of energy expenditure (oxygen consumption, EPOC, and lactate) for different running distances by Ahmed Yakdhan Saleh, Mohammed Tawfeq Al Husaen Aga

“… Introduction: This study addressed the metabolic demands of running by analyzing the contributions of oxygen consumption during exercise, excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), and lactate accumulation to total energy expenditure. …”
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An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Text Classifier for Suicidality Prediction in Youth Crisis Text Line Users: Development and Validation Study by Julia Thomas, Antonia Lucht, Jacob Segler, Richard Wundrack, Marcel Miché, Roselind Lieb, Lars Kuchinke, Gunther Meinlschmidt

“…We subsequently computed discrimination, calibration, clinical utility, and explainability information using a Shapley Additive Explanations value-based post hoc estimation model. ResultsThe dataset comprised 1348 help-seeking encounters (1011 for training and 337 for testing). …”
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Testing Cluster Membership of Planetary Nebulae with High-precision Proper Motions. II. HST Observations of PHR J1315–6555 in the Open Cluster AL 1 (ESO 96-SC04) by Andrea Bellini, Howard E. Bond, Kailash C. Sahu

“…We suggest follow-up investigations that would provide tighter constraints on the object’s evolution.…”
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MAST Kinases’ Function and Regulation: Insights from Structural Modeling and Disease Mutations by Michael C. Lemke, Nithin R. Avala, Michael T. Rader, Stefan R. Hargett, Daniel S. Lank, Brandon D. Seltzer, Thurl E. Harris

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The MAST kinases are ancient AGC kinases associated with many human diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, and neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic exposure on current and future worldwide environmental protection across 18 nations in 6 continents by Chao Guo, Huameng Tang, Mingxing Wang, Tingting Zhang

“…Objectives: Amid the challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, understanding how the crisis shapes people' environmental behaviours and consciousness becomes paramount. …”
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CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN PALEOANTHROPOLOGY by A. Yu. Vasil’ev, A. P. Buzhilova, E. A. Egorova, D. V. Makarova, N. Ya. Berezina, I. S. Zorina, V. I. Khartanovich

“…Objective: to study the capabilities of cone-bean computed tomography (CBCT) in estimating the bone structure when analyzing anthropological findings.Material and methods. …”
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