Bias-corrected serum creatinine from UK Biobank electronic medical records generates an important data resource for kidney function trajectories by Mathias Gorski, Simon Wiegrebe, Ralph Burkhardt, Merle Behr, Helmut Küchenhoff, Klaus J. Stark, Carsten A. Böger, Iris M. Heid

“…When comparing eMR-based with SC-based creatinine by calendar year (n = 70,231), we found a year-specific multiplicative bias for eMR-based creatinine that decreased over time (factor 0.84 for 2007, 0.97 for 2013). …”
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Post-pandemic face-to-face learning environments for undergraduate students: A scoping review protocol. by Karim Garzon Diaz, Angy Villamil Duarte, Sandra Velasco Forero, Sandra Herrera Jacobo

“…<h4>Inclusion criteria</h4>This review will include studies completed and published in calendar years 2022 and 2024 that involve post-pandemic face-to-face learning environments for undergraduate students from any geographical area.…”
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Increase in blood pressure precedes distress behavior in nursing home residents with dementia. by Kenneth S Boockvar, Tianwen Huan, Kimberly Curyto, Sei Lee, Orna Intrator

“…Each individual with a BP reading and a DBD incident according to a structured behavior note on a calendar day (DBD group) was compared with an individual with a BP reading but without a DBD incident on that same day (comparison group). …”
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Quality of Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Dubai: A HEDIS-Like Assessment by Shelagh M. Szabo, Katherine M. Osenenko, Lara Qatami, Bonnie M. Korenblat Donato, Ellen E. Korol, Abdulrazzaq A. Al Madani, Fatheya F. Al Awadi, Jaber Al-Ansari, Ross Maclean, Adrian R. Levy

“…Charts from 150 adults with T2DM were systematically sampled and quality of care was assessed during one calendar year, using a Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set- (HEDIS-) like assessment. …”
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Suicide mortality among individuals in federal prisons compared with the general population: a retrospective cohort study in the USA from 2009 to 2020 by Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Katherine LeMasters, Shabbar Ranapurwala, Mike Dolan Fliss, Michael Forrest Behne, Emilie Duchesneau, Jennifer Lao

“…We tested for linear trends over calendar year in each population.Results In federal prisons, 245 deaths were reported as suicides from 2009 to 2020 (5% of federal prison deaths). …”
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Public support for smoke-free private indoor and public outdoor areas in the Netherlands: A trend analysis from 2018– 2022 by Nienke W. Boderie, Sabri Ennissay, Wilhelmina IJzelenberg, Frank J. van Lenthe, Jessica Baars, Jasper V. Been

“…Multivariable logistic regression was applied to model public support for each smoke-free policy area as a function of time (calendar year), smoking status, gender, and socioeconomic status. …”
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Modern contraceptive discontinuation and associated factors among adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania: An analysis of a nationally representative data by Victoria J Solomon, Shadrack E Kibona, Elevatus N Mukyanuzi, Christopher H Mbotwa

“…Methods: We retrospectively analysed calendar data on contraceptive use collected in the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (2022 TDHS). …”
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Safety Assessment of Glucose-Lowering Drugs and Importance of Structured Education during Ramadan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Rashmi Shiju, Ayesha Akhil, Smitha Thankachan, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Monira Al Arouj, Abdullah Bennakhi

“…Ramadan is the sacred month of the Islamic Hijri (lunar) calendar, and during this entire month, healthy adult Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset. …”
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Treatment and prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in 2.7 million UK primary care patients over 31 years: a population-based cohort study by Tibor Schuster, Laurent Azoulay, Julie Rouette, Emily G. McDonald, James M. Brophy

“…Between 1988 and 2018, we identified all adult patients with at least one prescription for a thiazide diuretic, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blocker, beta-blocker or calcium channel blocker (CCB).Primary and secondary outcome measures We estimated the period prevalence of patients with antihypertensive drug prescriptions for each calendar year over a 31-year period. Treatment trajectory was assessed by identifying patients with hypertension newly initiating an antihypertensive drug, and treatment changes were defined by a switch or add-on of a new class. …”
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Continuity in Teaching the Course Algebra and the Beginning of Analysis: Adaptation of Students to New Conditions by Azizkhan Umiralkhanov, Alma Abylkassymova, Yessenkeldy Tuyakov, Larissa Zhadrayeva, Almagul Ardabayeva

“…This experiment was conducted in accordance with the academic calendar of the 2022-2023 academic year on the basis of 2 universities and 2 secondary schools in Almaty, Kazakhstan. …”
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Temporal trends and future projections of incidence rate and mortality for asthma in China: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xi Chen, Xi Chen, Dandan Ma, Hangyu Li, Yilin Liu, Guixing Xu, Xinyu Deng, Qi Li, Junqi Li, Hui Pan

“…The period ratio rate of incidence and mortality declined with the calendar year, and the corrections between birth cohort and the risk of incidence and mortality were negative. …”
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Identifying key signs of motor neurone disease in primary care: a nested case–control study using the QResearch database by Aleksandar Radunović, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Christopher J McDermott, Tom A Ranger, Judith Burchardt, Xue W Mei

“…The nested case–control data set comprised of 6437 cases of MND diagnosed between January 1998 and December 2019, matched by year of birth, gender, general practice and calendar year to 62 003 controls.Main outcome measures Clinically recognised symptoms and signs of MND prior to diagnosis and symptoms and factors which are relevant in primary care setting.Results This study identified 17 signs and symptoms that were independently associated with MND diagnosis in a multivariable analysis. …”
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Optimasi Pertanian Padi: Peramalan Curah Hujan Berbasis Arima Untuk Penentuan Waktu Tanam Yang Tepat by Sofi Defiyanti, Betha Nurina Sari, Tesa Nur Padilah

“…Therefore, methods are needed to optimize agricultural production, one of which is determining the best planting time for rice using a planting calendar. Forecasting using the ARIMA method can be used to predict future rainfall, helping to identify the best time to start planting. …”
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A Data-Driven Deep Learning Framework for Prediction of Traffic Crashes at Road Intersections by Mengxiang Wang, Wang-Chien Lee, Na Liu, Qiang Fu, Fujun Wan, Ge Yu

“…In Phase II, in addition to <i>tr-features</i> which capture some inherent properties of the road network, we also explore additional thematic information in terms of environmental, traffic, weather, risk, and calendar features associated with intersections. In order to incorporate the potential correlation in nearby intersections, we utilize a Graph Convolution Network (GCN) to aggregate features from neighboring intersections based on a message-passing paradigm for TCP. …”
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Beliefs in Good and Bad Days among the Tatars in Dobrudja and Among the Polish-Lithuanian Tatars (Preliminary Remarks) by Veneta Yankova

“…They reflect the traditional lifestyle and calendar beliefs of the common people. An attempt was made to systematize the permitted and unacceptable activities on certain days related to agriculture, family, wedding, childbirth, travel, illness, dreams, etc. …”
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Trends and ethnic disparity in endometrial cancer mortality in South Africa (1999-2018): A population-based Age-period-cohort and Join point regression analyses. by Gbenga Olorunfemi, Elena Libhaber, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Eustasius Musenge

“…The overall and ethnic trends of endometrial cancer mortality was assessed using the Join point regression model, while Age-period-cohort (APC) regression modelling was conducted to estimate the effect of age, calendar period and birth cohort.<h4>Results</h4>During the period 1999-2018, 4,877 deaths were due to endometrial cancer which constituted about 3.6% of breast and gynecological cancer deaths (3.62%, 95% CI: 3.52%-3.72%) in South Africa. …”
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Pulmonary hypertension in Finland 2008-2020: A descriptive real-world cohort study (FINPAH) by Markku Pentikäinen, Piia Simonen, Helena Tuunanen, Pauliina Leskelä, Terttu Harju, Pertti Jääskeläinen, Christian Asseburg, Minna Oksanen, Erkki Soini, Christina Wennerström, Airi Puhakka, Terttu Harju, Elina Heliövaara, Pertti Jääskeläinen, Katriina Kahlos, Pentti Korhonen, Tiina Kyllönen, Pauliina Leskelä, Kirsi Majamaa-Voltti, Piia Simonen, Anu Turpeinen, Helena Tuunanen, Ville Vepsäläinen, Tapani Vihinen

“…Survival was 91.3%, 74.8%, and 62.6% at 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively, with an improving trend over calendar time. Ten PAH patients had a lung transplant. …”
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Cerebral Ultrasound at Term-Equivalent Age: Correlations with Neuro-Motor Outcomes at 12–24 Months Corrected Age by Adrian Ioan Toma, Vlad Dima, Lidia Rusu, Alexandra Floriana Nemeș, Bogdan Florin Gonț, Alexandra Arghirescu, Andreea Necula, Alina Fieraru, Roxana Stoiciu, Larisa Andrășoaie, Loredana Mitran, Claudia Mehedințu, Al Jashi Isam

“…The neurologic evaluation was performed at 12 and 24 months of corrected age, according to the Amiel Tison neurologic examination, and the items from the calendar of motor acquisitions were used as outcome measures of the study—gross and fine motor subsets. …”
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Designing a Model for Credit Risk Assessment of Customers for Guarantees Issued by the Export Guarantee Fund of Iran via Artificial Neural Network Model by Farshid Ahmadi Sartakhti, Kambiz Hojabr Kiani, Seyed Shamsoddin Hoseini, Abbas Memarnejad

“…Based on available statistics and official records within the Iranian entity, it can be observed that between the Iranian calendar years of 1387 and 1397, this fund issued guarantees totaling $6.7 billion, with the largest claim, exceeding $317 million, originating from the credit guarantees provided for the benefit of creditors. …”
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Evaluasi Usability dan Perbaikan Antarmuka untuk Meningkatkan User Experience Menggunakan Metode Usability Testing (Studi Kasus: Aplikasi Warga Bali) by I Made Sukarsa, I Putu Wira Buana, I Putu Juliarta Arya Utama, Ni Wayan Wisswani

“…Abstract Warga Bali is a local application that is used to make it easier for people to find information about the Balinese calendar. Warga Bali application is also an application that is still in the development process so it must pay attention to the user experience, especially the usability aspect. …”
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