A novel graph neural network based approach for influenza-like illness nowcasting: exploring the interplay of temporal, geographical, and functional spatial features by Jiajia Luo, Xuan Wang, Xiaomao Fan, Yuxin He, Xiangjun Du, Yao-Qing Chen, Yang Zhao

“…The model construction involves temporal feature extraction through 1-dimensional gated causal convolution, spatial feature embedding through graph convolution, and additional adjustments to enhance spatiotemporal interaction exploration. …”
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Plasma brain-related biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets in pediatric ECMO by Sue J. Hong, Bradley J. De Souza, Kristen K. Penberthy, Lisa Hwang, David E. Procaccini, John N. Kheir, Melania M. Bembea

“…Abnormal coagulation profiles are common in ECMO with ongoing studies attempting to describe specific abnormalities either being causal or associated with neurologic outcomes; vWF has shown some promise. …”
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Każde dziecko i każda jego cecha ma swoiste tempo rozwoju, modyfikowane przez warunki życia w danym okresie. (Raport 2 z dwuletnich comiesięcznych badań na Jukatanie w Meksyku)... by Napoleon Wolański, Armando Rojas, Graciela Valentin, Anna Siniarska

“…In the present report changes in particularly studied individuals were analyzed to verify the previous hypothesis suggesting that the rate of development has an immediate (causal) sense. The problem of whether the pubertal spurt is a single developmental effort or series of changes with dominance of intensified increments was considered. …”
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Unpacking complex interventions that manage care for high-need, high-cost patients: a realist review by Eva Chang, Rania Ali, Nancy D Berkman

“…This study seeks to describe how and why complex interventions for HNHC patients lead to more appropriate use of healthcare services.Design A realist review which develops programme theories from causal explanations generated and articulated through the creation of context–mechanism–outcome configurations.Methods Electronic databases (including PubMed and Embase) and gray literature from January 2000 to March 2021 were searched. …”
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TARREAN: A Novel Transformer with a Gate Recurrent Unit for Stylized Music Generation by Yumei Zhang, Yulin Zhou, Xiaojiao Lv, Jinshan Li, Heng Lu, Yuping Su, Honghong Yang

“…Additionally, we apply masked multi-head attention to prevent the model from accessing future information during training, preserving the causal structure of music sequences. To reduce computational overhead, we introduce root mean square layer normalization (RMS Norm), which smooths gradients and simplifies the calculations, thereby improving training efficiency. …”
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Shattering the Amyloid Illusion: The Microbial Enigma of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis—From Gut Microbiota and Viruses to Brain Biofilms by Anna Onisiforou, Eleftheria G. Charalambous, Panos Zanos

“…Although a definitive causal link remains unestablished, the collective evidence is compelling. …”
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A community-based study to estimate the internet usage and its associated factors among elderly residing in an urban slum area in North India by Garima Sangwan, Nitika Sharma, Rajesh Garg

“…Future research should consider longitudinal designs to better understand the causal pathways and the effectiveness of different intervention strategies.   …”
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Loneliness is associated with adverse health behaviour and obesity: a Danish population-based study of 122,258 individuals by Martin Mejlby Jensen, Karina Friis, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Anne-Sofie Hargaard, Maria Gjaldbaek Knudsen, Marie Stjerne Grønkjaer, Mathias Lasgaard

“…Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify the causal relationships underlying these associations.…”
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Predicting bullying victimization among adolescents using the risk and protective factor framework: a large-scale machine learning approach by Ethan Low, Joshua Monsen, Lindsay Schow, Rachel Roberts, Lucy Collins, Hayden Johnson, Carl L. Hanson, Quinn Snell, E. Shannon Tass

“…Future research should expand to diverse geographical areas and include longitudinal data to better understand causal relationships.…”
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Evaluación del estrés académico y sus efectos sobre el rendimiento en estudiantes universitarios by Moira Isabel Lemos Rentería, Carla María Zapata Rueda, Lubin Delgado Arroyo

“…Metodología: La investigación fue de naturaleza cuantitativa, de corte analítico-transversal, que mediante un modelo de estructura de covarianza se evalúa un modelo causal sobre la influencia del estrés en el rendimiento académico. …”
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Insuficiencias en la preparación estadística del estudiante de medicina by Vicente Eloy Fardales Macías, Juan Rafael Fábregas Tejeda, Rigoberto Arley Carrazana Rodríguez

“…Se recomienda realizar estudios orientados a indagar en los factores potencialmente causales.…”
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Separating the Effects of Early-Life and Adult Body Size on Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Xunliang Li, Wenman Zhao, Haifeng Pan, Deguang Wang

“…Background : Whether there is a causal relationship between childhood obesity and increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains controversial. …”
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Process evaluation of the New Interventions for independence in Dementia Study (NIDUS) Family stream randomised controlled trial: protocol by Julie Barber, Laurie Butler, Claudia Cooper, Sarah Morgan-Trimmer, Danielle Laura Wyman, Peter Bright

“…The evaluation will test, refine and develop the NIDUS-Family theoretical model, associated causal assumptions and logic model to identify key mechanisms of impact, implementation and contextual factors influencing the intervention’s effectiveness. …”
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Risk Factors for Skin Cancer in the Salud Delicias Area by Yanet Hernández Caballero, María del Carmen Pérez Cuesta, Leticia Rómulo Ávila, Yoenny Peña García

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions</strong>: those over 55 years of age and men predominated, a statistical and causal association was demonstrated between skin cancer and the risk factors studied.…”
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Revamping field practicum: insights for future health services management professionals by Fatemeh Mohabati, Marzieh Arefi, Seyed Pouria Hedayati

“…Thirteen core issues were identified and categorized into primary codes, including causal, contextual, intervening, focal, strategies, and outcomes. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of corneal opacity among adults in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Endalew Mulugeta Worku, Sofonias Addis Fekadu, Bersufekad Wubie Alemie, Merkineh Markos Lorato

“…Hence, concerned stakeholders should strive to reverse the effects of corneal opacity on the quality of life of the study and causal studies should be considered in the future.…”
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Smart Cities, Smarter land Use? Unveiling the efficiency gains from China’s digital urban transformation by Zhenyu Zhuo, Jiashuo Ye, Yu Wang, Hao Chen, Bin Liang

“…This paper employs rigorous empirical methods to analyze the causal relationship between urban smart transformation and ULUE, while also delving into the underlying mechanisms, time lag effects, and spatial spillovers. …”
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Enseñanza de Agronegocios en la Universidad de Costa Rica: Motivación y percepciones del estudiantado durante la COVID-19 by Alexis Villalobos Monge, Mario Villatoro-Sánchez, Gustavo Quesada Roldán, Melissa Aguzzi Fallas, Carlos Loría Quirós

“…Los datos recopilados fueron analizados utilizando modelos de ecuaciones estructurales para examinar las relaciones causales entre las variables de interés. Se observó que la motivación personal tuvo un efecto significativo (β=0.23) en la percepción del estudiantado sobre la enseñanza de Agronegocios durante la pandemia. …”
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Epigene functional diversity: isoform usage, disordered domain content, and variable binding partners by Leroy Bondhus, Aileen A. Nava, Isabelle S. Liu, Valerie A. Arboleda

“…Moreover, mutations in epigenes have been implicated as causal in germline pediatric disorders and as driver mutations in cancer. …”
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Análisis de los motivos de práctica en la actividad física dirigida by Fernando Picó-Martínez, Juan Pedro Fuentes, Rafael Martínez-Gallego

“…Futuros estudios deben abordar estas variables en entornos homogéneos y con un diseño longitudinal para establecer relaciones causales. …”
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