Development of cohort definitions and algorithms to identify patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome or Dravet syndrome from real-world administrative healthcare databases by Drishti Shah, Victoria Divino, Justin Chen, Arturo Benitez, Jeannine Roth, J. Scott Andrews

“…Country-specific research explored the diagnosis codes and antiseizure medications (ASMs) with available indications for LGS or DS, with the findings used to adapt the cohort definitions and algorithms to country-specific settings. …”
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Capturing Geological Uncertainty in Salt Cavern Developments for Hydrogen Storage by Hector G. Barnett, Mark Thomas Ireland, Cees Van Der Land

“…The workflow is easily adaptable allowing users to consider multiple geological models or to evaluate the impact of interpretations at varying resolutions. …”
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Scaling Up Kangaroo Mother Care Through a Facility Delivery Model in Rural Districts of Pakistan: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Shah Muhammad, Asif Soomro, Samia Ahmed Khan, Hina Najmi, Zahid Memon, Shabina Ariff, Sajid Soofi, Zufiqar Ahmed Bhutta

“…MethodsThis research uses a mixed methods design grounded in implementation science principles, with the goal of developing adaptive strategies tailored to district and facility managers, as well as health care workers, leveraging previous evidence on the benefits of KMC. …”
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Multidimensional Environmental Drivers of Bamboo Species Richness on Subtropical Islands by Weifeng Zhan, Yanqiu Xie, Xinran Xie, Zujian Chen, Chuanyuan Deng, Hui Huang

“…These variations highlight the ecological adaptability and functional traits of different reproductive strategies within island ecosystems. (3) Among the six environmental factors, island area exerted the greatest influence on species richness, underscoring its role as the primary driver of bamboo diversity and reproductive strategies. (4) Island area and isolation also impacted species richness indirectly through their effects on development intensity. …”
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TCF7L2 gene polymorphism in populations of f ive Siberian ethnic groups by L. E. Tabikhanova, L. P. Osipova, T. V. Churkina, E. N. Voronina, M. L. Filipenko

“…A further study of population structure with respect to different metabolic prof ile genes is required to better understand the molecular genetic foundations of the adaptive potential of indigenous Siberian peoples.…”
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Preliminary analysis of patient assessment within a study on the impact of hydrokinetotherapy on body composition and metabolic disease risk in an adult population segment by Claudiu Cobuz, Sînziana Călina Silișteanu, Maricela Cobuz, Andrei-Ioan Costea, Elena Vizitiu Lakhdari

“…In parallel with this research, a hydrokinetotherapy model adapted to this population is proposed for development. …”
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Feature Selection for Physical Activity Prediction Using Ecological Momentary Assessments to Personalize Intervention Timing: Longitudinal Observational Study by Devender Kumar, David Haag, Jens Blechert, Josef Niebauer, Jan David Smeddinck

“…These apps often focus on creating a long-term and sustainable impact on the user. Just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) that are based on passive sensing of the user’s current context (eg, via smartphones and wearables) have been devised to enhance the effectiveness of these apps and foster PA. …”
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EMNet: A Novel Few-Shot Image Classification Model with Enhanced Self-Correlation Attention and Multi-Branch Joint Module by Fufang Li, Weixiang Zhang, Yi Shang

“…This enhances model adaptability and generalization to new categories. Experimental results show that our model performs better than existing models in one-shot and five-shot tasks on mini-ImageNet, CUB-200, and CIFAR-FS datasets, which proves the proposed model to be an efficient end-to-end solution for few-shot image classification. …”
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Obstacle Avoidance for Ship Navigation Safety Combining Heuristic Search Algorithm and Improved ACO Algorithm by Dan Wang, Yan Jing

“…The results show that the hybrid algorithm exhibits superior path planning capability in environments of varying complexity, and is able to quickly adapt to dynamically changing marine environments. …”
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Family Perceptions of Palliative Care for Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients at Home by Mariam Dasat, Sigit Mulyono, Uswatul Khasanah, Stepanus Maman Hermawan

“…The families’ perceptions of caring for cancer patients at home were positive, and the patients demonstrated adaptive coping in dealing with their diseases. Family assistance to advanced cancer patients requires support from health workers as well as palliative cadres in the form of training on how to treat cancer patients and be good companions, as this can improve patients’ quality of life. …”
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Barriers to social participation for people with disabilities in NTD-endemic areas of Benin and Côte d'Ivoire: Assessing scope and associated factors. by Yévèdo Borel Tossou, Paule Héléna Biaka, Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi, Vignon Bedie, Sonagnon Inès Elvire Agbo, Fernand Aimé Guedou, Kouakou Jerôme Kouadio, Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou, Franck Zinsou Mignanwande, Parfait Djossou, Brunelle Vanessa Yemadje, Flora Sylvie Houndjrebo, Jeanne d'Arc Natacha Lessanh Arrawo, Yvette Faihoun, Harvey Johnson, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Jean Gabin Houezo, Mamadou Kaloga, Agui Sylvestre Dizoe, Mark Nichter, Anna Gine-March, Roch Christian Johnson

“…The World Health Organization P-scale score adapted to the local context, was used to assess RSPs. …”
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RESISTANCE TO THE BLAST AGENT AND THE MORPHOBIOLOGICALFEATURES OF GENOTYPES IN THE Oryza sativa L. COLLECTION FROM VARIOUS ECOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL GROUPS IN CONDITIONS OF КUBAN... by T. L. Korotenko, O. A. Bragina, I. I. Suprun, Zh. M. Mukhina, Yu. V. Epifanovich, A. A. Petrukhnenko, T. А. Khorina

“…Introduced samples resistant to the disease were identified and adapted to soil and climatic conditions and rice cultivation technologies of the Kuban, they were included in the breeding scheme for developing pathogen-resistant rice varieties with the extension of their genetic basis. …”
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Anxiety as a prevailing factor of performance of university mathematics students during the COVID-19 pandemic by D. Mendoza, M. Cejas, G. Rivas, C. Varguillas

“…The data collection instruments ISRA-B-C, ISRA-B-F and ISRA-B-M are innovative and adaptable to all levels of education.Practical significance. …”
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Abnormal Operation Detection of Automated Orchard Irrigation System Actuators by Power Consumption Level by Shahriar Ahmed, Md Nasim Reza, Md Rejaul Karim, Hongbin Jin, Heetae Kim, Sun-Ok Chung

“…Future research will integrate advanced machine learning with signal processing to improve fault detection accuracy and evaluate the scalability and adaptability of the system for larger orchards and diverse agricultural applications.…”
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Multimedia: multimodal mediation analysis of microbiome data by Hanying Jiang, Xinran Miao, Margaret W. Thairu, Mara Beebe, Dan W. Grupe, Richard J. Davidson, Jo Handelsman, Kris Sankaran

“…We designed the multimedia R package to make advanced mediation analysis techniques accessible, ensuring that statistical components are interpretable and adaptable. The package provides a uniform interface to direct and indirect effect estimation, synthetic null hypothesis testing, bootstrap confidence interval construction, and sensitivity analysis, enabling experimentation with various mediator and outcome models while maintaining a simple overall workflow. …”
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Naming the untouchable – environmental sequences and niche partitioning as taxonomical evidence in fungi by Faheema Kalsoom Khan, Kerri Kluting, Jeanette Tångrot, Hector Urbina, Tea Ammunet, Shadi Eshghi Sahraei, Martin Rydén, Martin Ryberg, Anna Rosling

“…Soil fungal communities are shaped by environmental filtering and competitive exclusion so that closely related species are less likely to co-occur in a niche if adaptive traits are evolutionarily conserved. In soil profiles, distinct vertical horizons represent a testable niche dimension, and we found significantly differential distribution across samples for a well-supported pair of sister species hypotheses. …”
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Advances in the pilot point inverse method: Où En Sommes-Nous maintenant? by White, Jeremy, Lavenue, Marsh

“…This paper will review the advancements and adaptations of the PPM over the last two decades which have led to its ubiquity. …”
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Fostering quantity surveying student success through academic engagement: an interactive qualitative analysis by Gerrit Crafford, Liezel Frick

“…The findings underscore the need for educational institutions to consider a holistic approach to student engagement, which includes creating conducive physical learning environments, understanding and addressing external challenges students face, and ensuring that teaching methods are engaging and adaptable.  Additionally, the study highlights the importance of lecturer attributes in shaping student engagement, suggesting targeted professional development and support for educators.  …”
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Assessment of Chinese urban land-use efficiency (SDG11.3.1) utilizing high-precision urban built-up area data by Hao Wang, Yafei Liu, Lianze Sun, Xiaogang Ning, Guangzhe Li

“…The comprehensive framework developed for evaluating SDG11.3.1 with high-precision urban built-up area data can be adapted to different national regions, yielding more accurate SDG11.3.1 outcomes. …”
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Agent-Based Intelligent Fuzzy Traffic Signal Control System for Multiple Road Intersection Systems by Tamrat D. Chala, László T. Kóczy

“…This emergent feature suggests that fuzzy controllers have the potential to evolve and adapt to traffic complexity issues in urban environments when operating in an autonomous agent-based mode. …”
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