Cohort study to characterise surgical site infections after open surgery in the UK’s National Health Service by Julian F Guest, Graham W Fuller, Ben Griffiths

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DimAug-TimesFM: Dimension Augmentation for Long-Term Cloud Demand Forecasting in Few-Shot Scenarios by Xiaoyi Yang, Qiming Zheng, Xiaoyu Zhu, Mianzhang Luo, Zheng Hou, Jiatai Zhang, Yuqing Lan

“…DimAug-TimesFM also exhibits better robustness in scenarios where TimesFM fails, attributed to its synergistic integration of temporal feature enhancement and cross-pool data augmentation. This work provides a practical solution for few-shot cloud demand forecasting, enabling enterprises to align resource allocation with dynamic usage patterns and reduce operational costs.…”
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Comparison of Fiscal Policy Cyclicality Models in Foreign Countries by M. O. Kakaulina, S. E. Demidova

“…Research methods - econometric modeling (building a linear regression model and using pooled binary least squares estimation), comparison, analysis. …”
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The impact of daily lifestyle on the emergence of new spaces in housing by Maede Pashaei, Hamed Beyti

“…Based on the results, the most important sub-components of the environmental, physical, socio-cultural, individual, and economic dimensions are related to environmental health, construction patterns, security, goals, and income levels, respectively. …”
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The epidemiology and risk factors of anal and oropharyngeal human papillomavirus (HPV) in males living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV): A protocol for systematic review and... by Mengni Zhang, Yajing Huang, Shipeng Zhang, Shunlin Peng

“…STATA 16.0 will be used to conduct meta-analysis. The estimated pooled prevalence of anal and oropharyngeal HPV (any HPV, high-risk HPV, low-risk HPV, type-specific HPV, and multiple HPV) in males living with HIV will be presented as percentage prevalence (p * 100%) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) by DerSimonian-Laird random-effect meta-analyses. …”
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Is HIV infection a risk factor for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis? A systematic review. by Sujit Suchindran, Emily S Brouwer, Annelies Van Rie

“…Heterogeneity across studies was assessed, and pooled prevalence ratios were generated if appropriate. …”
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Sapling recruitment as an indicator of carbon resiliency in forests of the northern USA by Lucas B. Harris, Christopher W. Woodall, Anthony W. D'Amato

“…Abstract Tree regeneration shapes forest carbon dynamics by determining long‐term forest composition and structure, which suggests that threats to natural regeneration may diminish the capacity of forests to replace live tree carbon transferred to the atmosphere or other pools through tree mortality. Yet, the potential implications of tree regeneration patterns for future carbon dynamics have been sparsely studied. …”
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A psychometric evaluation of an item bank for an English reading comprehension tool using Rasch analysis by Louis Wai Keung Yim, Che Yee Lye, Poh Wee Koh

“…This study reports the psychometric evaluation of an item bank for an Assessment for Learning (AfL) tool to assess primary school students’ reading comprehension skills. A pool of 46 primary 1 to 6 reading passages and their accompanying 522 multiple choice and short answer items were developed based on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) assessment framework. …”
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Accelerometric assessment of fatigue-induced changes in swimming technique in high performance adolescent athletes by Maciej Skorulski, Małgorzata Stachowicz, Szymon Kuliś, Jan Gajewski

“…Between the first and second lengths of the pool, the following were observed: a significant (F1.36 = 63.6; p < 0.0001; η2 = 0.64) increase (34%) in maximum pelvic angle, significant (F1,36 = 6.0; p = 0.0193; η2 = 0.14;) increase (12.10%) in angular velocity in rotational motion around a vertical axis, and a significant (F1,36 = 11.29; p = 0.0018; η2 = 0.24) increase (6.86%) in angular velocity in yaw rotation motion around the sagittal axis. …”
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Parasite co-infections and their impact on survival of indigenous cattle. by Samuel M Thumbi, Barend Mark de Clare Bronsvoort, Elizabeth Jane Poole, Henry Kiara, Philip G Toye, Mary Ndila Mbole-Kariuki, Ilana Conradie, Amy Jennings, Ian Graham Handel, Jacobus Andries Wynand Coetzer, Johan C A Steyl, Olivier Hanotte, Mark E J Woolhouse

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Preliminary investigation of haemoglobin polymorphism and association with morphometric traits in West African Dwarf goats in north central Nigeria by Abdulmojeed Yakubu, Haruna K. Abimiku, Ibrahim S. Musa-Azara, Rowland E. Barde, Abdulrazak O. Raji

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the genetic pool of the West African Dwarf (WAD) goats using haemoglobin (Hb) polymorphism, as well as the association of some morphological traits with the Hb variants. …”
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Sibling influence on children’s objectively measured physical activity: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Chelsea L Kracht, Susan B Sisson

“…Findings were mixed for the influence of siblings on sedentary behaviour and light physical activity.Summary/Conclusion Children with siblings had healthier physical activity patterns, as measured by accelerometer or pedometer, than did only children. …”
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Reference Standards for Stretched Penile Length in Indian Boys by Prativa Choudhury, Shivani Phugat, Vivek Verma, Vishesh Jain, Devendra Kumar Yadav, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Sandeep Agarwala, Neeta Kumar, Prabudh Goel

“…Data from six eligible studies (2,221 participants aged 28 weeks–16 years) representing different parts of the country were pooled to calculate the combined mean and standard deviation. …”
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Biomorphic design in landscape architecture: An overview and application via experimental design inspired by species Carica papaya l. by Jović Biljana, Zdimalova Maria, Chemarum Benjamin, Stanojević Anđela

“…The conceptual biodesign solution is represented in a form of the biomorphic open space design with landscape architectural elements: pool, bench and bridge, as the result of this study. …”
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Prolonged ex-vivo normothermic kidney perfusion: The impact of perfusate composition. by Merel B F Pool, Tim L Hamelink, Harry van Goor, Marius C van den Heuvel, Henri G D Leuvenink, Cyril Moers

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HIV and sexually transmissible infections among money boys in China: a data synthesis and meta-analysis. by Eric P F Chow, Ka I Iu, Xiaoxing Fu, David P Wilson, Lei Zhang

“…A data synthesis exercise was carried out to determine the extent and patterns of behaviours and HIV/STI epidemics. Pooled estimates, with 95% confidence intervals, for each study variable were calculated.…”
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Depth-Resolved and Depth-Integrated Primary Productivity Estimates From In-Situ and Satellite Data in the Global Ocean by Harish Kumar Kashtan Sundararaman, Palanisamy Shanmugam

“…Estimates of marine phytoplankton primary productivity (PP) from satellite remote sensing observations are potentially used to assess global carbon budgets, biogeochemical response, pools and fluxes of carbon and its spatial and temporal variations due to ocean-atmospheric oscillations under climate change. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and associated factors, bacterial profiles, and antibiotic susceptibility of subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle in Uganda by Reagan Muhwezi, Eilu Emmanuel, Vidya Sankarapandian, Rajendra Goud Neel, Ambrose Shabohurira, Danladi Makeri

“…Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence and factors associated with subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle in Uganda. …”
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Association of Inflammatory Profile During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion With High-Grade Primary Graft Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Andrea Costamagna, Eleonora Balzani, Matteo Marro, Erika Simonato, Alessandro Burello, Mauro Rinaldi, Luca Brazzi, Massimo Boffini, Vito Fanelli

“…We included 8 studies (610 measurements at T0 and 884 at Tend). The pooled effect was 0.74 (p = 0.021) at T0, and 0.90 (p = 0.0015) at Tend. …”
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Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Randy Asiamah, Gideon Owusu, Pious Tawiah Amoako, Richmond Amponsah, Emmanuel Adator, Samuel Kyei

“…The pooled resistance of Pseudomonas spp. and Klebsiella spp. to Gentamicin are 50% [(95% CI 43.11 to 56.89%), I 2 = 0.00%] and 50.02% [(95% CI 27.50–72.53%), I 2 = 95.3%], respectively. …”
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