The quality of service assessment of eMBB and mMTC traffic in a clustered 5G ecosystem of a smart factory by Viacheslav Kovtun, Oksana Kovtun, Krzysztof Grochla, Oleh Yasniy

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Two-Timescale Cross-Layer Design for URLLC Over Parallel Fading Channels With Imperfect CSI by Hongsen Peng, Meixia Tao

“…As a starting step in our small timescale solution, we train a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) agent employing the Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (TD3) algorithm to allocate the data transmit power on each sub-channel and determine the decoding error probability to satisfy the URLLC constraints in an ideal environment with perfect instantaneous CSI. …”
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The impact of financial support for older adult care services on life satisfaction: evidence from China reform pilot by Yu Cheng, Fengting Wang

“…Methods Based on the gradual expansion of the pilot, this study uses CHARLS 2013–2018 micro data and the difference-in-differences method to empirically test the impact of the first batch (2016) and the second batch (2017) of pilots on older adults’ life satisfaction. …”
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Should annual cost of the drug inform reimbursement decisions? A perspective from China’s healthcare security system by Xiaochen Peng, Xiaochen Peng, Haiyin Wang, Hui Sun, Xiaoxiao Qin, Zhe Huang

“…However, the current approach lacks a robust theoretical foundation and quantitative evidence.ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the rationale for incorporating ACD as a constraint in reimbursement decision-making framework, and to estimate a practical ACD threshold for China’s basic medical insurance (BMI) system.MethodsBinary logistic regression was employed to analyze the impact of ACD on patients’ financial burden. …”
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The clinical performance of an office-based risk scoring system for fatal cardiovascular diseases in North-East of Iran. by Sadaf G Sepanlou, Reza Malekzadeh, Hossein Poustchi, Maryam Sharafkhah, Saeed Ghodsi, Fatemeh Malekzadeh, Arash Etemadi, Akram Pourshams, Paul D Pharoah, Christian C Abnet, Paul Brennan, Paolo Boffetta, Sanford M Dawsey, Farin Kamangar

“…In the current analysis, we validated the office-based Framingham risk scoring system in Iran.<h4>Methods</h4>The study used data from the Golestan Cohort in North-East of Iran. …”
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INFORMATION MODEL OF MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION FOR PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM OF MULTIPART PRODUCTION by Konstantin Vladimirovich Bashlayev

“…The information model of the liberal manufacturing and technological solution based on the standard technological systems application at the pre-production stages is offered and considered. The design method and the technology model structure providing a flexible synthesis of its elements at various stages of the production process are resulted. …”
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Challenges faced by older women in Botswana in accessing services that address sexual and reproductive health, and family planning needs, in Botswana by N.O. Ama, E. Ngome

“…A statistically determined sample of 454 older women was allocated to the different districts (strata), using probability proportional to size. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of vision impairment in Kandahar by Mohammad Essa Amirzada, Zarghoon Tareen, Qudratullah Ahmady, Najibullah Rafiqi

“…The calculated sample size was 301, allocated to urban and rural strata using the probability proportional to size method. …”
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Prescriptive Predictors of Mindfulness Ecological Momentary Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder: Machine Learning Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial Data by Nur Hani Zainal, Hui Han Tan, Ryan Yee Shiun Hong, Michelle Gayle Newman

“…ObjectivePrecision medicine approaches were thus harnessed to examine prescriptive predictors of optimization to a 14-day fully self-guided mindfulness ecological momentary intervention (MEMI) over a self-monitoring app (SM). MethodsThis study involved 191 participants who had probable SAD. …”
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Computer-aided X-ray screening for tuberculosis and HIV testing among adults with cough in Malawi (the PROSPECT study): A randomised trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. by Peter MacPherson, Emily L Webb, Wala Kamchedzera, Elizabeth Joekes, Gugu Mjoli, David G Lalloo, Titus H Divala, Augustine T Choko, Rachael M Burke, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Madhukar Pai, S Bertel Squire, Marriott Nliwasa, Elizabeth L Corbett

“…Participants and study staff were not blinded to intervention allocation, but investigator blinding was maintained until final analysis. …”
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High-gamma and beta bursts in the left supramarginal gyrus can differentiate verbal memory states and performance by Shennan Aibel Weiss, Nicolás Sawczuk, Daniel Y. Rubinstein, Michael R. Sperling, Katrina Wendel-Mitoraj, Päivi Österman, René Dumay-Roscher, Charles B. Mikell, Sima Mofakham, Kelly Coulehan, Petar M. Djuric, Diego Fernandez Slezak, Juan Esteban Kamienkowski

“…IntroductionThe left supramarginal gyrus (LSMG) contributes to attentional allocation for memory encoding and may also reflect memory state and performance. …”
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The CHIRPY DRAGON intervention in preventing obesity in Chinese primary-school--aged children: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. by Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei Jia Liu, Karla Hemming, Emma Frew, Rong Lin, Wei Liu, James Martin, Mandana Zanganeh, Kiya Hurley, Kar Keung Cheng, Peymane Adab

“…The primary outcome, assessed blind to allocation, was between-arm difference in body mass index (BMI) z score at completion of the intervention. …”
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Long-term cost-effectiveness of health behaviour intervention to manage type 2 diabetes in Nepal by Padam Kanta Dahal, Corneel Vandelanotte, Lal Rawal, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Grish Paudel, Melanie Lloyd, Yeji Baek, Biraj Karmacharya, Tomohiko Sugishita, Zanfina Ademi

“…Methods A Markov model in combination with a decision tree was developed to compare the costs and outcomes of the health behaviour intervention against usual care among 481 (238-intervention and 243-control) participants from healthcare system and societal perspectives. …”
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Position Deployment Optimization of Maneuvering Conventional Missile Based on Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm by Yaxiong Li, Xinwei Zhang, Jiufen Zhao, Xinzhi Yang, Mingyuan Xi

“…First, for the multilevel position network, an optimization model with the goal of maximizing the viability is established, and a two-stage solution method is proposed. Second, the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) is improved, and the convergence factor which changes nonlinearly with the number of evolution is introduced to coordinate the local development and global search ability of the algorithm. …”
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The Risk of Implementing Green Retrofitting in High-Rise Buildings Based on Work Breakdown Structures to Improve Quality of Resource Planning and Cost Accuracy by Bernadette Detty Kussumardianadewi, Yusuf Latief, Ayomi Dita Rarasati, Muhammad Arkan Akhyari, Muhammad Faizurrahman

“…A focused project team allocates resources wisely. Knowing the probability of events and impacts arising from the non-implementation of the WBS, we identified sources of risk factors and high risk in the implementation of green retrofitting work based on the WBS based on the Greenship Existing Building Rating Tools and PUPR RI Regulation Number 21 of 2021 applicable in Indonesia, its effect on resource planning, and cost accuracy.…”
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Population dynamics and monitoring applied to decision-making by M. J. Conroy, D. C. Lee

“…The next paper, by Martin Drechler and Franz Wätzold (Drechler & Wätzold, 2004), considers the problem of optimally allocating a conservation budget over time to maximize the survival probability of an endangered species. …”
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REMAP Periop: a randomised, embedded, multifactorial adaptive platform trial protocol for perioperative medicine to determine the optimal enhanced recovery pathway components in co... by Brian Williams, Jennifer Holder-Murray, Kathirvel Subramaniam, Kert Viele, Oscar C Marroquin, Scott Berry, Aman Mahajan, Luca La Colla, Charles Luke, Alison R Althans, Stephen A Esper, Joshua Knight, Joseph Derenzo, Ryan Ball, Shawn Beaman, Nicholas Schott, Elizabeth Lorenzi, Lindsay R Berry, Miranda Masters, Katie A Meister, Todd Wilkinson, William Garrard

“…At the beginning of the trial, participants will have an equal probability of being allocated to any given intervention within a domain (ie, simple 1:1 randomisation), with response adaptive randomisation guiding changes to allocation ratios after interim analyses when applicable based on prespecified statistical triggers. …”
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Customer segment model with the purchase recency, frequency and monetary amount by Huang Hui-Hsin

“…This research contributes to the field by presenting a robust method for dynamic customer segmentation, applicable across various industries.…”
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The accuracy of an electronic-Surprise-Question defining end-of-life cohorts in a whole adult population by algorithmic digital risk stratification: the Proactive Risk-Based and Da... by Baldev M. Singh, Nisha Kumari-Dewat, Vijay Klaire, Jonathan Lampitt, Amy Palmer, Adam Ryder, Kamran Ahmed, Mona Sidhu, Hannah Jennens, Ananth Viswanath, Emma Parry

“…Summary: Background: Current methods for identifying end-of-life cannot be applied systematically to large populations. …”
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Mapping of radionuclide-contaminated agricultural land to make them available for use by Yu. V. Khomutinin, V. O. Kashparov, M. M. Lazarev, S. E. Levchuk, V. P. Protsak, V. V. Pavliuchenko

“…The approach allows to assess not only the average value of the activity concentration of radionuclides in crop, but also the probability of exceeding permissible levels. Method was successfully tested in the fields, which are allocated to the second zone of radioactive contamination. …”
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