Targeted maximum likelihood based estimation for longitudinal mediation analysis by Wang Zeyi, Laan Lars van der, Petersen Maya, Gerds Thomas, Kvist Kajsa, Laan Mark van der

“…To tackle causal and statistical challenges due to the complex longitudinal data structure with time-varying confounders, competing risks, and informative censoring, there exists a general desire to combine machine learning techniques and semiparametric theory. …”
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Inverted Length-Biased Exponential Model: Statistical Inference and Modeling by Waleed Almutiry

“…In the case of complete and type II censored samples (TIICS), the maximum likelihood (MLL) strategy can be used to estimate the model parameters. …”
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An Optimization Method of Multiclass Price Railway Passenger Transport Ticket Allocation under High Passenger Demand by Bin Wang, Shaoquan Ni, Fucai Jin, Zixu Huang

“…Here, we propose an optimization method of multiclass price railway passenger transport ticket allocation under high passenger demand. First, for the “censored data” problem in the railway passenger demand forecast, we constructed an unconstrained model of railway passenger demand and solved the unconstrained demand through an expectation-maximization algorithm. …”
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Improving Robustness of Biometric Identity Determination with Digital Watermarking by Juha Partala, Angelos Fylakis, Anu Pramila, Anja Keskinarkaus, Tapio Seppänen

“…If a particular face is censored, the corresponding identity is also removed. …”
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CORRELATION OF PROPERTIES OF VITA-MEDIUM AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS IN INTELLIGENT MODEL by A. V. Gulay, V. M. Zaitsev, V. A. Gulay

“…In order to find out thermodynamic regularities of the censor control procedure the series circuit of conversions is considered: object property – controlled parameter – feature distortion – generalized coordinate – information model. …”
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Surveillance experiences of extinction rebellion activists and police: Unpacking the technologization of Dutch protest policing by Majsa Storbeck, Gabriele Jacobs, Marc Schuilenburg, Robin van den Akker

“…Often discussed in terms of “chilling effects”—where activists self-censor due to fear of surveillance repercussions—there's limited research on its effects on both activists and law enforcement. …”
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Towards Transformation of the Nigerian Youths: The Place of Yoruba Popular Music by Kayode Olusola

“…This paper concludes that the Nigerian government should use appropriate agencies like the National Film and Records Censor Board and Nigerian Copyright Council to prevent music that contains lyrics that can encourage violence and criminal acts circulated into Nigerian markets. …”
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Advancing risk stratification in kidney transplantation: integrating HLA-derived T-cell epitope and B-cell epitope matching algorithms for enhanced predictive accuracy of HLA compa... by Matthias Niemann, Matthias Niemann, Benedict M. Matern, Benedict M. Matern, Gaurav Gupta, Bekir Tanriover, Fabian Halleck, Klemens Budde, Eric Spierings, Eric Spierings

“…Several algorithms of molecular compatibility have been suggested, each focusing on a specific aspect of epitope immunogenicity.MethodsConsidering reported death-censored graft survival in the SRTR dataset, we evaluated four models of molecular compatibility: antibody-verified Eplets, Snow, PIRCHE-II and amino acid matching. …”
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Academic Writing for Publication Purposes and Machine Translation: Is the Symbiosis Possible? by O. L. Dobrynina

“…The author comes to the conclusion that the effective use of MT systems for writing an abstract in English is possible if the authors have the command of Russian and English at the level sufficient for a concise and unambiguous expression of their thoughts and ideas. Self-censoring is a prerequisite for creating a text that is “understandable” for MT systems. …”
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A New Approach for Estimating Rock Discontinuity Trace Intensity Based on Rectangular Sampling Windows by Xiaoxue Huo, Qiong Wu, Huiming Tang, Zhen Meng, Di Wang, Yuxin Liu, Shiyu Li

“…The estimation method requires the number of discontinuities intersecting the window, the appearing probability of discontinuities with both ends observed, one end observed, and both ends censored, and the mean trace length of discontinuities intersecting the window. …”
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Intraocular Microsurgical Forceps (20, 23, and 25 gauge) Membrane Peeling Forces Assessment by Raul Velez-Montoya, Chirag Patel, Scott C. N. Oliver, Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, Naresh Mandava, Jeffrey L. Olson

“…The model was mounted on a force censoring device. Subsequently, flaps were created with three different microsurgical forceps of different calibers. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by A.A. Nerush

“…However, video games provide space for communicative interactions between players, which can cause conflicts beyond the control of developers or censors. The purpose of the work is to study the causes and specifics of conflicts that arise in online games among Russian youth, in order to expand the possibilities for the practical use of virtual games. …”

Multiple states clustering analysis (MSCA), an unsupervised approach to multiple time-to-event electronic health records applied to multimorbidity associated with myocardial infarc... by Marc Delord, Abdel Douiri

“…In MSCA, patients’ pairwise dissimilarities are computed using patients’ state matrices which are composed of multiple censored time-to-event indicators reflecting patients’ health history. …”
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A brief essay on the administrative system of astrakhan kalmyks by Ivan Cherkasov: problem of authorship, reflection of the main stages of kalmyk history and features of public adm... by Evgeniy A. Gunaev

“…Since the materials of the essay were originally published in the form of articles in the local Astrakhan Provincial Newspaper, it is assumed that they were censored and generally reflect the official interpretation of historical events. …”
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High craving is associated with fewer abstinent days and lesser time to relapse during treatment in severe alcohol use disorder by Soundarya Soundararajan, Pratima Murthy

“…Those lost to follow-up were censored and considered as having relapsed. Results: High craving was associated with fewer days to drink when considered as a sole predictor (P = 0.030). …”
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Pre-Transplant Hypoalbuminemia Is Not Associated With Early Key Outcomes Among Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients by Ekaterina Fedorova, Sofia Nehring Firmino, Dixon B. Kaufman, Jon S. Odorico, David Aufhauser, Carrie Thiessen, David P. Al-Adra, Didier Mandelbrot, Brad C. Astor, Brad C. Astor, Sandesh Parajuli

“…Kidney delayed graft function (DGF), length of stay (LOS) after transplant, re-hospitalization within 30 days after discharge, and need for a return to the operating room (OR) related to transplant surgical complications, acute rejection, and uncensored and death-censored graft failure, within the first years post-transplant were outcomes of interest. …”
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Atopic dermatitis in childhood and pubertal development: A nationwide cohort studyCapsule Summary by Camilla Lomholt Kjersgaard, MD, Andreas Ernst, MD, PhD, Pernille Jul Clemmensen, MD, PhD, Lea Lykke Harrits Lunddorf, MD, PhD, Linn Håkonsen Arendt, MD, PhD, Nis Brix, MD, PhD, Onyebuchi A. Arah, MD, PhD, Mette Deleuran, MD, PhD, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen, MHSc, PhD

“…We estimated the mean age difference in months at attaining Tanner stages 1 to 5 and the development of axillary hair, acne, first ejaculation, voice break, and age at menarche, using an interval-censored regression model. Results: In total, 15,534 children participated, 21.5% had self-reported doctor-diagnosed AD and 0.7% had hospital-diagnosed AD. …”
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Mono-HOPE Versus Dual-HOPE in Liver Transplantation: A Propensity Score-Matched Evaluation of Early Graft Outcome by Dominik Thomas Koch, Dominik Thomas Koch, Micol Tamai, Malte Schirren, Malte Schirren, Moritz Drefs, Moritz Drefs, Severin Jacobi, Severin Jacobi, Christian M. Lange, Christian M. Lange, Matthias Ilmer, Matthias Ilmer, Matthias Ilmer, Hanno Nieß, Hanno Nieß, Bernhard Renz, Bernhard Renz, Jens Werner, Jens Werner, Markus Guba, Markus Guba, Dionysios Koliogiannis, Dionysios Koliogiannis

“…One-year patient survival was 81.7% in the mono-HOPE and 81.7% in the dual-HOPE group, and overall survival did not differ (p = 0.990). One-year death-censored graft survival was similarly comparable (91.2% vs. 93.3%, p = 0.893). …”
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Prognostic Factors on the Graft-versus-Host Disease-Free and Relapse-Free Survival after Adult Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Yao-Chung Liu, Sheng-Hsuan Chien, Nai-Wen Fan, Ming-Hung Hu, Jyh-Pyng Gau, Chia-Jen Liu, Yuan-Bin Yu, Liang-Tsai Hsiao, Tzeon-Jye Chiou, Cheng-Hwai Tzeng, Po-Min Chen, Jin-Hwang Liu

“…A novel composite endpoint of GVHD-free/relapse-free survival (GRFS) in which events include grades 3-4 acute GVHD, chronic GVHD requiring systemic therapy, relapse, or death is censored to completely characterize the survival without mortality or ongoing morbidity. …”
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Clinical trial participation, clinical care, and patient outcomes by practice setting: a real-world database analysis of patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Mantle Cell L... by Debora S. Bruno, Manoj Khanal, Xiaohong Li, Maricer P. Escalon, Katherine Winfree, Lisa M. Hess

“…Overall survival (OS) was analyzed using Kaplan Meier method, censoring patients without events at last observation in the database. …”
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