Studying the trend of the novel coronavirus series in Mauritius and its implications. by Naushad Mamode Khan, Ashwinee Devi Soobhug, Maleika Heenaye-Mamode Khan

“…This paper proposes an integer-valued time series model to analyze the series of COVID-19 cases in Mauritius wherein the corresponding innovation term accommodates for covariate specification. …”
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Effective supply chain management as a way to improve production process productivity by Harrak Yosef, Butko Galina

“…At the same time, it has been established that such factors as order fulfillment time and asset turnover do not have a statistically significant impact on production productivity. …”
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Experimental study on the evolution characteristics of dynamic load of hydraulic support top beam during coal caving by HUO Yuming, HU Wenshuo, GAO Peng, YAN Chuan

“…This was primarily reflected in the smaller increase in peak load compared to the initial value at locations farther from the protective beam, as well as a longer time required to reach the peak load. ③ Along the width of the beam, due to the constraints of boundary conditions or the unevenness of the flow process during top coal caving, the peak load at different positions of the beam showed variability, with the maximum increase in peak load compared to the initial value reaching up to 2.4 times the minimum increase.…”
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Effects of myopia on health-related quality of life in adolescents: a population-based cross-sectional causal empirical survey by Yu Zheng, Shunping Li, JunChao Feng, Liyong Lu, Yanjiao Xu

“…The reduction of outdoor activity time and increase in electronic device usage time play the mediator role. …”
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Automated high precision PCOS detection through a segment anything model on super resolution ultrasound ovary images by S. Reka, T. Suriya Praba, Mukesh Prasanna, Vanipenta Naga Nithin Reddy, Rengarajan Amirtharajan

“…Nevertheless, manual ultrasound image analysis is often challenging and time-consuming, resulting in inter-observer variability. …”
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A comparison of various imputation algorithms for missing data. by Jürgen Kampf, Iryna Dykun, Tienush Rassaf, Amir Abbas Mahabadi

“…As real data we use data of the survival times after the diagnosis of an obstructive coronary artery disease with systolic blood pressure, LDL, diabetes, smoking behavior and family history of premature heart diseases as variables for which values have to be imputed. …”
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Abnormal intrahemispheric and interhemispheric dynamic functional connectivity density in male alcohol use disorder by Bohui Mei, Yarui Wei, Longyao Ma, Qiuying Tao, Jinghan Dang, Jieping Sun, Mengzhe Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng

“…The whole-brain functional connectivity was decomposed into ipsilateral and contralateral components, and the voxel-wise intrahemispheric and interhemispheric dynamic functional connectivity density (dFCD) was calculated using a sliding window analysis. At the same time, the relationship between dFCD values in abnormal brain regions and clinical variables was conducted.ResultsOur findings revealed that, compared to the HCs, AUD patients exhibited abnormal global, interhemispheric and intrahemispheric dFCD in the caudate, insula, parietal lobe, and occipital lobe. …”
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Determination of The Mineral Composition of Foam-Mat Dried Ngu Powder Using Response Surface Methodology by Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, Emmanuel Uduma, Anna Ngozi Agiriga

“…The optimal values for all responses were achieved using a combination of 10 mins of whipping time, 20.8% egg white, and 100% Ngu concentration. …”
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Thymosin beta(4) and beta(10) levels in pre-term newborn oral cavity and foetal salivary glands evidence a switch of secretion during foetal development. by Sonia Nemolato, Irene Messana, Tiziana Cabras, Barbara Manconi, Rosanna Inzitari, Chiara Fanali, Giovanni Vento, Chiara Tirone, Costantino Romagnoli, Alessandro Riva, Daniela Fanni, Eliana Di Felice, Gavino Faa, Massimo Castagnola

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Despite high inter-individual variability, concentration of beta-thymosins increases with an inversely proportional trend to postmenstrual age (PMA: gestational age plus chronological age after birth) reaching a value more than twenty times higher than in adult whole saliva at 190 days (27 weeks) of PMA (thymosin beta(4) concentration: more than 2.0 micromol/L versus 0.1 micromol/L). …”
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NEWS, SIRS and qSOFA criteria for predicting sepsis and sepsis with high risk of death in emergency room: A comparison study and improved predictive models based on local data from... by Wenwen Wang, Kaipeng Wang, Yueguo Wang, Qingyuan Liu, Jian Sun, Ronghua Shi, Sicheng Liu, Huanli Wang, Yuan Yuan, Jun Xu, Kui Jin, Yixin Zhang

“…Further enhancement was observed with the inclusion of additional clinical variables, resulting in AUC-ROC values of 0.834 (95% CI 0.82–0.85) for sepsis and 0.756 (95% CI 0.73–0.78) for high-risk sepsis. …”
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Using potato’s wild relatives to increase genetic diversity within crops by Emili Antonia Jiménez

“…Crops are products of artificial evolutionary processes, which results from the genotype manipulation of plants with some nutritional or economic value for human1. As a result, genetic variability is lost over the time, and features such as flower and seed production, and also defense mechanisms are also lost2. …”
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Bone Mineral Density at Diagnosis of Celiac Disease and after 1 Year of Gluten-Free Diet by Stefano Pantaleoni, Massimo Luchino, Alessandro Adriani, Rinaldo Pellicano, Davide Stradella, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone, Nicoletta Sapone, Gian Carlo Isaia, Marco Di Stefano, Marco Astegiano

“…The prevalence of the latter conditions, in case of new diagnosis of celiac disease, has been evaluated in many studies but, due to the variability of epidemiologic data and patient features, the results are contradictory. …”
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Cascade Machine Learning Approach Applied to Short-Term Medium Horizon Demand Forecasting by Bruno Brentan, Ariele Zanfei, Martin Oberascher, Robert Sitzenfrei, Joaquin Izquierdo, Andrea Menapace

“…The algorithm considers various time series sizes for each DMA and predicts the water demand values for each hour throughout the week. …”
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Impact of Preoperative and Intraoperative Factors on Postoperative Outcomes in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: A 10-Year Retrospective Study by Lucian Flavius Herlo, Ioana Golu, Alexandra Herlo, Claudia Raluca Balasa Virzob, Ionescu Alin, Stela Iurciuc, Ionut Eduard Iordache, Luana Alexandrescu, Doina Ecaterina Tofolean, Raluca Dumache

“…Statistical analyses were performed using chi-square tests for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify independent predictors of postoperative complications and mortality. …”
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Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution Using Modified Pomegranate Peel : Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies by Tariq S. Najim, Suhad A. Yassin

“…A series of experiments were conducted in a batch system to evaluate the effect of system variables. The effect of pH, initial Cr(VI) concentration, contact time, adsorbent dosage and temperature were considered. …”
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Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Morphine from Capsules of Papaver somniferum by Response Surface Methodology by Ibrahim Bulduk, Bahdışen Gezer, Mustafa Cengiz

“…For this purpose, solvent/solid ratio (10–20 mL/500 mg sample), pH (1–13), time (30–60 min), and temperature (30–50°C) were chosen as experimental variables. …”
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Sleep disturbance after pediatric and adolescent concussion by James Wilkes, Daniele Fedonni, Daniele Fedonni, Jelsia Cottone, Kristy B. Arbogast, Kristy B. Arbogast, Christina L. Master, Christina L. Master, Christina L. Master, Christina L. Master

“…Specific demographic and injury characteristics included sex, age, race and ethnicity, previous concussion history, symptom scores, and personal history of mental health diagnoses and sleep problems. Categorical variables were compared with Pearson's chi-squared tests and continuous variables were compared with Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test. …”
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Diseño, aplicación y evaluación de unidades híbridas en Educación Física: un estudio basado en la teoría de la autodeterminación (Design, apply and evaluation of hybrid units in P... by Pablo Uria-Valle, Alexander Gil-Arias

“…The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a hybrid sport education / teaching games for understanding (SE/TGfU) on variables related to self-determination theory, as well as to make an analysis according to the gender of the students. …”
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Neurological outcomes and mortality of hyperoxaemia in patients with acute brain injury: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chiara Robba, Rafael Badenes, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Nekane Romero-Garcia, Berta Monleon, Ana Ruiz-Zarco, Alberto Ruiz-Pacheco, Maria Pascual-Gonzalez, Felipe Perdomo, Maria Luisa Garcia-Perez

“…Depending on data availability, we plan to conduct subgroup analyses by ABI type (traumatic brain injury, postcardiac arrest, subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracerebral haemorrhage and ischaemic stroke), arterial partial pressure of oxygen values, study quality, study time, neurological scores and other selected clinical variables of interest.Ethics and dissemination Specific ethics approval consent is not required as this is a review of previously published anonymised data. …”
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Public Investments and Forecasting in Renewable Energy Technologies: A Comparative Analysis Using ARIMA and GARCH Models by Bhanu Sharma, Chandra Prakash, Bijesh Dhyani, Chirag Joshi

“…Both the models utilized univariate time series data to observe the temporal trends behavior purely based on past investment values without any external variables. …”
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