Evaluation of implementing drug checking services for anabolic androgenic steroids in Switzerland: a pilot study by Raphael Magnolini, Michel Kaeppeli, Dominique Schori, Philip Bruggmann, Oliver Senn, ‘DIZ“ Group

“…Methods The reporting of this pilot study follows an adapted CONSORT statement. …”
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The impact of deregressed foreign breeding values on national beef cattle single-step genomic evaluation by Damilola Adekale, Zengting Liu, Ross Evans, Thierry Pabiou, Reinhard Reents, Dierck Segelke, Jens Tetens

“…Integrating international estimated breeding values (EBVs) into national genomic evaluations presents challenges due to differences in evaluation methodologies and data sources. …”
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Prognostic evaluation and treatment strategies for cervical cancer in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Siyuan Zeng, Xin Li, Simin Xiao, Peina Yang, Changsheng Lin, Huiling Chen, Hu Zhao, Xue Xiao

“…Abtstrac Objective This study was conducted to evaluate the prognosis of cervical cancer in pregnancy (CCIP) and analyze the clinicopathological factors affecting the prognosis of this cancer. …”
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Evaluating the generalisability of region-naïve machine learning algorithms for the identification of epilepsy in low-resource settings. by Ioana Duta, Symon M Kariuki, Anthony K Ngugi, Angelina Kakooza Mwesige, Honorati Masanja, Daniel M Mwanga, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Ryan Wagner, J Helen Cross, Josemir W Sander, Charles R Newton, Arjune Sen, Gabriel Davis Jones

“…Here, we use a novel approach to assess the suitability and applicability of such clinical tools to aid screening and diagnosis of active convulsive epilepsy in settings beyond their original training contexts.<h4>Methods</h4>We sourced data from the Study of Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Sites dataset, which includes demographic information and clinical variables related to diagnosing epilepsy across five sub-Saharan African sites. …”
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Maternal mortality estimation methodologies: a scoping review and evaluation of suitability for use in humanitarian settings by Blake Erhardt-Ohren, Sandra I. McCoy, Dennis M. Feehan, Rohini J. Haar, Ndola Prata

“…The goal of this study was to understand the methodologies most suited for adaptation for use to estimate the proportion of maternal mortality due to abortion complications in these settings. Methods We conducted a scoping review of methodologies to estimate maternal mortality and evaluated them using a predetermined set of criteria. …”
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A feasibility study of the costs and consequences of improving the oral health of older people in care homes: findings from the TOPIC study by Ciaran O’Neill, Paul R. Brocklehurst, Saif Syed, Michelle Harvey, Sana Daniyal, Sinead Watson, Nia Goulden, Anna Verey, Peter Cairns, Anja Heilmann, Zoe Hoare, Frank Kee, Joe Langley, Nat Lievesley, Andrea Sherriff, Craig J. Smith, Rebecca R. Wassall, Richard G. Watt, Gerald McKenna, Georgios Tsakos

“…The aim of this study was to examine the feasibility of evaluating an intervention framed around NICE guidance. …”
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Evaluation of Patient Benefits from the Superficial Circumflex Iliac Artery Perforator Flap in Elderly Patients by Hongmin Luo, Huining Bian, Zuan Liu, Chuanwei Sun, Hanhua Li, Lianghua Ma, Xiaoyan Wang, Zhifeng Huang, Xu Mu, Shenghua Chen, Yuyang Han, Lin Zhang, Shaoyi Zheng, Zeyang Yao, Wen Lai

“…Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, conducted at Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, from 28 August 2019 to 7 June 2024, we included 37 patients who underwent SCIP flap procedures for reconstruction. …”
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Assessing Spatial Audio: A Listener-Centric Case Study on Object-Based and Ambisonic Audio Processing by Paweł MAŁECKI, Joanna STEFAŃSKA, Maja SZYDŁOWSKA

“…Evaluation criteria included factors such as mix selectivity, depth, width, and height of the sound stage, sound envelopment, tonal brightness, and quality of source localization. …”
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Distributed PV hosting capacity assessment method for distribution network considering planning of flexible resource by XU Jiayu, WANG Xiaobing, LI Bing, GU Jingda, ZHANG Qiushi, ZANG Tianlei

“…This paper presents an evaluation method of PV hosting capacity of distribution network considering both node type and network type flexible configuration. …”
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Estimated effect of media use on mothers’ vaccination of their children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a quasi-experimental propensity score matching analysis using DHS data by Melak Jejaw, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Getachew Teshale, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos, Nigusu Worku, Endalkachew Dellie, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere

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Providers’ insight into quality mental health services – Context-Mechanism-Outcome (CMO) approach by Eric Badu, Anthony Paul O’Brien, Rebecca Mitchell, Akwasi Osei

“…Results The analysis identified five CMO configurations: ripple effects and financing source sustainability; unavailability of modern equipment and logistics to support holistic services; promoting inclusivity and geographical proximity of services; information, sensitization, and awareness encourage mental health quality; and monitoring and evaluation improve mental health service quality. …”
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Environmental and health impacts of selected artificial sweeteners: Effectiveness of treatment methods and innovative approaches for mitigation by Marie Joe Sawma, Ramez M. Zayyat, George M. Ayoub, Nasser Mahmassani

“…The present study aims at carrying out an updated review on the sources and impacts of a selected number of artificial sweeteners (Aspartame, Saccharine, and Sucralose) and to comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of various treatment methods in their elimination from the water environment. …”
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Risk Factors of Severe Disease and Methods for Clinical Outcome Prediction in Patients with COVID-19 (Review) by S. V. Sokologorskiy, A. M. Ovechkin, I. V. Khapov, M. E. Politov, E. L. Bulanova

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Real-Time Estimation Methods for the Frequency Support Function Based on a Virtual Wind Turbine by Bo-Hyun Woo, Ye-Chan Kim, Seung-Ho Song

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A comprehensive survey of cyberattacks on EVs: Research domains, attacks, defensive mechanisms, and verification methods by Tawfiq Aljohani, Abdulaziz Almutairi

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Completeness of reporting of simulation studies on responder analysis methods and simulation performance: a methodological survey by Gordon H Guyatt, Kehu Yang, Derek K Chu, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Xiajing Chu, Junjie Ren, Thabane Lehana

“…Objectives To evaluate the completeness of reporting of simulation studies on responder analysis methods and simulation performance.Design Systematic methodological survey.Data sources We searched Embase, MEDLINE (via Ovid), PubMed and Web of Science Core Collection from inception to 9 October 2023.Eligibility criteria We included simulation studies comparing responder analysis methods and assessing simulation performance (bias, accuracy, precision or variance, power, type I and II errors and coverage).Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed simulation performance. …”
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Phytochemical composition, antioxidant activities and anti‐obesity potential of selected vegetables as affected by drying methods by Halimat O. Sanni‐Olayiwola, Fausat L. Kolawole, Favour O. Onifade, Samson A. Oyeyinka

“…In this study, we evaluated the phytochemical composition, antioxidant activities, and in vitro enzyme inhibition properties of selected vegetables as influenced by sun and cabinet drying methods. …”
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General models for predicting the liquid thermal conductivity of fatty acid esters based on smart methods by Chou-Yi Hsu, Ahmad Mohsin, Ramdevsinh Jhala, Nagaraj Patil, Debasish Shit, V.K. Bupesh Raja, Manoj Kumar Ojha, Abinash Mahapatro, Deepak Gupta, Fereydoon Ranjbar

“…A general and straightforward thermal conductivity correlation was also constructed employing the Gene Expression Programming (GEP) method. Evaluations based on statistical indices and visual techniques demonstrated that all of the developed models are capable of predicting thermal conductivity with a high degree of accuracy, because the majority of their predictions fell within a ± 2 % error band. …”
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Benchmarking reinforcement learning and accurate modeling of ground source heat pump systems: Intelligent strategy using spiking recurrent neural network combined with spider WASP... by Sana Qaiyum, Kashif Irshad, Mohamed E. Zayed, Salem Algarni, Talal Alqahtani, Asif Irshad Khan

“…Ground source heat pump (GSHP) has recently gained a great attention because of its efficient utilization of geothermal energy for building cooling and heating. …”
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Distribution Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Different Water Sources, Soil Profiles and Rice Crops Under Rura... by Menghua Xiao, Caijie Yang, Lei Wang, Shizong Zheng, Ling Xiong, Peipei Kong, Jiafang Cai

“…Five rice plant and soil samples were, respectively, taken from each treatment using the five-point sampling method in this study. The samples were pretreated using the solid-phase extraction (SPE) method. …”
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