Community Consultations to Support Scoping Review Knowledge Dissemination by Sarah L. Canham, Rachel Weldrick, Elizabeth Siantz, Jeffrey N. Rose, Danielle Maude Littman, Morgan Cruz Erisman, Kyle Rehn, Shannon Jones, Sumiko Anderson, Anne McNamara, Emma Greenwood

“…As the final step in a scoping review project examining the stigmatization and discrimination of persons experiencing homelessness, our research team conducted a community consultation, designed as a Knowledge Café workshop, with 25 participants who had lived experiences of homelessness (past and present) or were service providers in the homelessness sector. …”
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Chemometric Analysis of Elemental Fingerprints for GE Authentication of Multiple Geographical Origins by Lu Xu, Qiong Shi, Si-Min Yan, Hai-Yan Fu, Shunping Xie, Daowang Lu

“…Using the autoscaled data of elemental fingerprints and partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA), two chemometrics strategies for multiclass classifications, One-Versus-Rest (OVR) and One-Versus-One (OVO), were studied and compared in discrimination of GE geographical origins. …”
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The importance of SC UN Resolution 1325 for improving the state of human security by Janković Brankica, Bošković Milica

“…A society that has weak response mechanisms to violence against women, their discrimination at economic terms, and at the chances to find themselves in key positions in political and security structures, basically cannot understand the concept of well-being, peace, and progress. …”
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Glasgow Coma Scale and Its Components on Admission: Are They Valuable Prognostic Tools in Acute Mixed Drug Poisoning? by N. Eizadi Mood, A. M. Sabzghabaee, Gh. Yadegarfar, A. Yaraghi, M. Ramazani Chaleshtori

“…Outcomes were recorded as without complications and with complications. Discrimination was evaluated by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC). …”
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Rapid Analysis of Geographical Origins and Age of Torreya grandis Seeds by NIR Spectroscopy and Pattern Recognition Methods by Lu Xu, Si-Min Yan, Chen-Bo Cai, Wei Zhong, Xiao-Ping Yu

“…With second derivative spectra, the sensitivity and specificity were 0.939 and 0.871 for age discrimination, respectively. Perfect classification was obtained, and both sensitivity and specificity were 1 for discrimination of geographical origins.…”
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Rebate Strategy Selection and Channel Coordination of Competing Two-Echelon Supply Chains by Ziling Wang, Rong Zhang, Bin Liu

“…Counterintuitive findings suggest that the channel rebate with sensitivity and discrimination is not effective and the manufacturer rebate is the unique optimal option. …”
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This or not that: select and reject control of relational responding in rats using a blank comparison procedure with odor stimuli by Bobbie Faith Wolff, Mark Galizio, Katherine Bruce

“…Abstract The blank comparison (BLC) task was developed to assess stimulus relations in discrimination learning; that is, are subjects learning to “select” the correct stimulus (S+) or “reject” the incorrect stimulus (S-) or both? …”
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A Single-sample Fault Diagnosis Method of a Wind Turbine Transmission Chain by Ruan Aiguo, Shen Zhongming, Liu Fabing, Zhao Hai, He Yangzhang, Qian Junbing, Zhang Wei

“…Non-linear equalization is performed on the eigenvalues, which solves the problem of signal mutual submergence. The concept of discrimination is introduced to quantify the difference between different fault signals. …”
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Comparing prediction accuracy for 30-day readmission following primary total knee arthroplasty: the ACS-NSQIP risk calculator versus a novel artificial neural network model by Anirudh Buddhiraju, Michelle Riyo Shimizu, Tony Lin-Wei Chen, Henry Hojoon Seo, Blake M. Bacevich, Pengwei Xiao, Young-Min Kwon

“…While the ANN demonstrated good discrimination and calibration (area under the curve (AUC)ANN = 0.72, slope = 1.32, intercept = −0.09) in the validation cohort, the SRC demonstrated poor discrimination (AUCSRC = 0.55) and underestimated readmission risk (slope = −0.21, intercept = 0.04). …”
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Comparing Virtual Reality–Based and Traditional Physical Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Stations for Clinical Competency Assessments: Randomized Controlled Trial... by Tobias Mühling, Verena Schreiner, Marc Appel, Tobias Leutritz, Sarah König

“…In contrast, VRS demonstrated above-average values for item discrimination (septic shock: r'=0.40; anaphylactic shock: r'=0.33; overall r'=0.30; with values >0.3 considered good) and discrimination index (septic shock: D=0.25; anaphylactic shock: D=0.26; overall D=0.16, with 0.2-0.3 considered mediocre and <0.2 considered poor). …”
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On Equality of Pay for Women and Men with Equal Qualifications by Willi Koll

“…In order to compensate for this higher cost and to end discrimination in wages, some options are suggested.…”
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Metabolic syndrome index measurement tool (MSI): scale development, reliability and validity study by Zahide Akeren, Emine Apaydın

“…The data obtained were evaluated using SPSS 22.0 and MedCalc 19.1 statistical programmes. Scale discrimination was analyzed by independent samples t-test between the upper and lower 27% groups. …”
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Transgender people and travestis experiencing homelessness in Salvador: a descriptive study on sociodemographic profile and access to social assistance and health services, Brazil,... by Wiler de Paula Dias, Thayane Silva Nunes, Igor Myron Ribeiro Nascimento, Erik Asley Ferreira Abade, Lua Sá Dultra, Milena Lemos Marinho, Guilherme de Sousa Ribeiro, Joilda Silva Nery

“…Frequent barriers to accessing healthcare and social assistance services were found (n=15), including lack of documentation, delay in service provision and social/racial discrimination. Conclusion The findings highlight the heightened vulnerability of transgender people and travestis experiencing homelessness, who are subjected to multiple forms of discrimination and social exclusion.…”
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Challenging the curve: can ChatGPT-generated MCQs reduce grade inflation in pharmacy education by Dalia Almaghaslah

“…Exam reliability was assessed using the Kuder-Richardson Formula 20 (KR-20), while difficulty and discrimination indices were analyzed. Statistical tests, including t-tests and chi-square tests, were conducted to compare performance metrics.ResultsThe 2024 exam demonstrated higher reliability (KR-20 = 0.83) compared to the 2023 exam (KR-20 = 0.78). …”
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A risk prediction model for endometrial hyperplasia/endometrial carcinoma in premenopausal women by Zhen Li, Juan Yin, Yu Liu, Fanqing Zeng

“…The model demonstrated good discrimination with AUCs of 0.845 and 0.905 in the training and validation sets, respectively. …”
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Construction of a Nomogram Model for Predicting Pleural Effusion Secondary to Severe Acute Pancreatitis by Bing-Mei Zhou, Zhao-Lei Qiu, Kai-Xuan Niu, Yin-E. Wang, Fu-Chen Jie

“…The nomogram model showed good discrimination and consistency, and it can better predict the risk of PE secondary to SAP.…”
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Retrospective of Human Rights Activities of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations by I. V. Periv

“…Special attention is paid to the struggle for the rights of women who have suffered from gender discrimination, violence or repression, particularly in the context of military conflicts, migration and other crisis situations. …”
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Detection of Adulterated Honey by Fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices by Tatjana Dramićanin, Lea Lenhardt Acković, Ivana Zeković, Miroslav D. Dramićanin

“…Principal component analysis confirmed these findings and showed that 90% of variance in fluorescence is accumulated in the first two principal components, which can be used for the discrimination of fake honey samples. The classification of honey from fluorescence data is demonstrated with a linear discriminant analysis (LDA). …”
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TOWARDS GENDER EQUALITY: UKRAINE IN THE 21ST CENTURY by Tetyana V. Danylova

“…Insignificant part of women in political and decision-making processes is a serious challenge to democracy. Discrimination in the labor market should be noted. Obvious gender inequality in the labor market has led to feminization of poverty. …”
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Modified musculofascial lengthening technique for submuscular ulnar nerve transposition in cubital tunnel syndrome. by Sang-Pil So, Won Sun Lee, KiHyeok Ku, Young Ho Shin, Jae Kwang Kim

“…Objective outcomes including light touch perception, static two-point discrimination, and grip strength were also assessed. …”
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