Juntas Contra el Virus del Papiloma Humano: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of an HPV self-sampling intervention for underscreened Latinas by Carolyn Y. Fang, Marisol Cora-Cruz, Pratistha Koirala, Sophia Perez, Minzi Li, Brian L. Egleston, Yuku Chen, Gina Mantia-Smaldone, Omar Martinez

“…Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention condition, which includes a synchronous three-session group cervical cancer educational program delivered virtually along with a mailed HPV self-sampling kit (to obtain self-collected cervical samples for HPV testing), or to a comparison condition that involves receipt of the mailed HPV self-sampling kit with written information about cervical cancer screening and nearby clinics. …”
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Research on High-Precision Motion Planning of Large Multi-Arm Rock Drilling Robot Based on Multi-Strategy Sampling Rapidly Exploring Random Tree* by Qiaoyu Xu, Yansong Lin

“…A multi-strategy sampling mechanism is constructed by integrating DRL position sphere sampling, spatial random sampling, and goal-oriented sampling. …”
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SPRC: A novel Sentinel-1/-2 Phenology-enhanced framework for automated paddy rice mapping by Jian Li, Fengchang Xue, Guicai Li, Mingwei Zhang, Jinyan Tian, Hanchao Zhang

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Labelling Training Samples Using Crowdsourcing Annotation for Recommendation by Qingren Wang, Min Zhang, Tao Tao, Victor S. Sheng

“…The supervised learning-based recommendation models, whose infrastructures are sufficient training samples with high quality, have been widely applied in many domains. …”
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Ensuring representative sample volume predictions in microplastic monitoring by Richard K. Cross, Sarah L. Roberts, Monika D. Jürgens, Andrew C. Johnson, Craig W. Davis, Todd Gouin

“…Close to half of the studies reviewed scored poorly in quality scoring protocols according to the sample volume taken. It is critical that sufficient particles are measured in a sample to reduce the errors from random chance. …”
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COPD prevalence and characteristics among sample of working population by Sasho Stoleski, Jordan Minov, Dragan Mijakoski, Hana Brborović, Milan Milošević, Roko Žaja

“…IntroductionCOPD is a global public health problem, causing a very high rates of morbidity, mortality, and work disability in the last decades worldwide.ObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and characteristics COPD in a random sample of workers form the city of Skopje, and its relation to occupational exposures.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted including 1,867 workers (959 males and 908 females) from the city of Skopje. …”
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To explore the molecular mechanisms and shared genetic characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis and cervical cancer based on multiple omics and clinical samples by Xifeng Xu, Yujie Huang, Wu Wei, Zhong Lin, Yongjin Luo, Kaiyi Meng

“…Finally, the expression of model genes was verified by cervical cancer cell lines and clinical fresh samples. Results Mendelian randomization has revealed an increased incidence of cervical cancer associated with RA. …”
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Mendelian randomization study reveals the causal effect of sex hormone binding globulin on osteoporosis by Guo-Si-Lang Zuo, Yu Huang, Ze Wang, Hong Wang, Fashuai Wu

Subjects: “…Two-sample Mendelian randomization…”
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Strong consistencies of the bootstrap moments by Tien-Chung Hu

“…Let X be a real valued random variable with E|X|r+δ<∞ for some positive integer r and real number, δ, 0<δ≤r, and let {X,X1,X2,…} be a sequence of independent, identically distributed random variables. …”
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MULTIAXIAL MANNED CENTRIFUGE INTENSITY VERIFICATION CALCULATION METHOD BASED ON MULTIBODY DYNAMICS by YUE CongZhen, NIU HongPan, WANG PengFei, FAN ZhiGeng, YIN JiaoMei

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Intervention to Increase Condom Use Among Users of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Self-Sampling Websites (Wrapped): Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Katie Newby, Kayleigh Kwah, Lauren Schumacher, Rik Crutzen, Louise L Jackson, Stephen Bremner, Julia V Bailey, Katherine E Brown

“…Main outcome measures were the proportion of the sampling pool recruited and return of valid chlamydia self-samples at month (M)12. …”
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Aboveground Carbon Stock Estimation Based on Backpack LiDAR and UAV Multispectral Imagery at the Forest Sample Plot Scale by Rina Su, Wala Du, Yu Shan, Hong Ying, Wu Rihan, Rong Li

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The Causal Relationship between Inflammatory Cytokines and Liver Cirrhosis in European Descent: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study and the First Conclusions by Shiya Shi, Yanjie Zhou, He Zhang, Yalan Zhu, Pengjun Jiang, Chengxia Xie, Tianyu Feng, Yuping Zeng, He He, Yao Luo, Jie Chen

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Bone mineral density and sex hormone binding globulin as potential mediators of the causal effect of urolithiasis on osteoporosis risk: a Mendelian randomization by Jiawei Guo, Xinyu Chen, Xinping Yi, Yongqi Dou, Yongjiang Xiong, Tao Zhao

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Causal relationships between the circulating levels of cytokines and risk of aortic aneurysm and aortic dissection: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study by ZHANG Qiuwen, QIN Jianying, WEN Ning, DONG Jianhui, LI Haibin, SUN Xuyong

“…Objective To evaluate the causal relationships between circulating cytokines (CCs) and aortic aneurysm (AA) and aortic dissection (AD) collectively known as AAD using two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis. Methods A meta-analysis based on genome-wide association studies (GWASs) involving 8, 293 individuals was conducted to obtain genetic variations associated with CCs as instrumental variables. …”
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A causal effects of neutrophil extracellular traps and its biomarkers on acute respiratory distress syndrome: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yuqing Chen, Ruolin Mao, Qing Chang, Yueyang Yuan, Hai Zhang, Feng Li

“…This study aimed to investigate the potential causal effects of NETs and NETs-related biomarkers on ARDS or vice-versa. A two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) utilizing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) data was employed to analyze the causality. …”
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Natural active ingredients targeted inflammatory cytokines and major blinding eye diseases: a two-sample Mendelian randomization and molecular docking analysis by Ying Shao, Yicheng Lu, Yue Gu, Yujia Chen, Chen Li

“…The objective of this study is to explore the causal relationship between 41 inflammatory cytokines and five ocular diseases using Mendelian randomization (MR) method and study the interaction between five natural active ingredients and inflammatory cytokines through molecular docking.MethodsThe two-sample MR study employed genetic variances related to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy (DR), myopia, and cataract. …”
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Causal associations between iron deficiency anemia and digestive system cancers: evidence from a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yan Qin, Rong Zhou

“…Abstract Background & Aims Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is associated with digestive system cancers (DSCs), but the causal relationship is poorly understood. This two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study investigated the causal association between IDA and five types of DSCs. …”
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COVID-19 infection may reduce serum testosterone levels and increase the risk of erectile dysfunction: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Ting Wang, Chao Li, Jinbo Song

“…This study aims to provide evidence for the causal relationship between COVID-19 infection, serum testosterone levels and the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. Materials and Methods: Summary-level data for serum testosterone levels (199,569 samples and 12,321,875 single nucleotide polymorphisms [SNPs]) were obtained from Rebecca's study, while data for ED (6,175 cases and 217,630 controls) were sourced from Bovijn's study. …”
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Assessing the Causal Relationship between Genetically Determined Inflammatory Cytokines and Parkinson’s Disease Risk: A Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Hua Xue, Qian Luo, Jiajia Chen, Wenhui Fan

“…Summary-level statistics for PD were obtained from a large-sample GWAS containing 17 studies that involved European participants. …”
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