Use of Open Claims vs Closed Claims in Health Outcomes Research by Onur Baser, Gabriela Samayoa, Nehir Yapar, Erdem Baser, Fatih Mete

“…For each disease, the estimates of healthcare utilization were similar between the open claims and closed claims data. …”
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A new strategy for measuring tourism demand features by Asensi Descals-Tormo, María-José Murgui-García, José-Ramón Ruiz-Tamarit

“…We focus on obtaining robust estimates of the elasticities corresponding to the former by forecasting the latter. …”
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Generalized Propensity Score Matching with Multilevel Treatment Options by Onur Baser

“…The propensity score is estimated using multinomial logistic regression. The outcome variable was total annual health care costs. …”
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A Cyber-ITS Framework for Massive Traffic Data Analysis Using Cyber Infrastructure by Yingjie Xia, Jia Hu, Michael D. Fontaine

“…A case study of the Cyber-ITS framework is presented later based on a traffic state estimation application that uses the fusion of massive Sydney Coordinated Adaptive Traffic System (SCATS) data and GPS data. …”
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An approximate likelihood method reveals ancient gene flow between human, chimpanzee and gorilla by Galtier, Nicolas

“…Aphid also predicts older speciation times and a smaller estimated effective population size in this group, compared to existing analyses assuming no gene flow. …”
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Lane-Changing Trajectory Prediction Modeling Using Neural Networks by Hamidreza Hamedi, Rouzbeh Shad

“…The present study adopts a dual-layer feed-forward backpropagation neural network involving sigmoid hidden neurons and linear output neurons for evaluating intrinsic LC complexity. Furthermore, the estimation and validation of the model were performed by large-scale trajectory data. …”
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Monitoring the surface temperature and studying the land use relationship with surface temperature using OLI and TM image sensors (Case study: Meshginshahr city) by musa abedin, Ehsan Ghale, nazfar aghazadeh, maryam mohamadzadeh sheshegaran

“…Studies have shown that the role of thermal temperature measurement in studying and estimating surface temperature is very important. Earth surface temperature is an important indicator in the study of equilibrium energy models on the ground at the regional and global scale. …”
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Predictive Logistic Models for Off-Street Parking Policy by Nahla H. Alaswadko

“…A case study is conducted in Duhok city, Iraq, aims to estimate the potential responses of city center travelers to reasonable off-street parking restriction policies. …”
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FMCW-based contactless heart rate monitoring by Zhanjun Hao, Yifei Gao, Yangyang Tang, Yue Wang, Kai Fan, Fenfang Li

“…Finally, the accurate heart rate is obtained by weighted estimation based on the harmonic relationship of the heartbeat signal. …”
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Effect of Pentoxifylline on Microalbuminuria in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shahrzad Shahidi, Marziyeh Hoseinbalam, Bijan Iraj, Mojtaba Akbari

“…At six months, the mean estimated GFR and albuminuria were not different between two groups at 3- and 6-month follow-up. …”
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Evaluation of Environmental and Neighborhood Satisfaction Across the Socio-demographic Gradients Using and Geospatial Data by Ntombifuthi Nzimande, Lwando Royimani, Thabo Lephoto

“…Results further showed that the use of geospatial data provides an objective mechanism for estimating residents’ environmental satisfaction. Hence, this study has shown the importance and advantages of integrating several fields to produce comprehensive solutions to the problems at hand. …”
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Reference Input Signals Formation for Induction Motor Control in Traction Drive by O. F. Opeiko

“…The purpose of this work is to build the analytical improved (with resistances estimation) real time computation of the reference inputs for rotor flux and torque in the vector control system of an induction motor of a traction electric drive. …”
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Mimosa diplotricha (Fabaceae) Recruits Native Pollinators, But Does it Matter? by I.N. Egbon, O.P. Nzie, J. Rotimi

“…Using diversity indices, non-parametric species estimators, Whittaker and Bray Curtis similarity indices, the composition and diversity of floral visiting bees and allied insects were reported. …”
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Prevalence and factors of physical punishment and psychological aggression toward children under five in Mongolia: an analysis of the 2018 Social Indicator Survey by Anujin Enkhbat, Seungman Cha, Ermias Tadesse Beyene, Yan Jin

“…Objective This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of and identify factors associated with physical punishment and/or psychological aggression experienced by children under 5 years old from their caregivers. …”
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Efficacy of Abiraterone and Enzalutamide in Pre- and Postdocetaxel Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Trial-Level Meta-Analysis by Mike Fang, Mary Nakazawa, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, Chun Li

“…A mixed method approach was applied to 19 unique studies containing 17 median overall survival (OS) estimates and 13 median radiographic progression-free survival (PFS) estimates. …”
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Antarctic 20th Century Accumulation Changes Based on Regional Climate Model Simulations by Klaus Dethloff, Ksenia Glushak, Annette Rinke, Dörthe Handorf

“…The simulated P-E pattern is in qualitative agreement with glaciological estimates. The estimated (P-E) trends demonstrate surfacemass accumulation increase at the West Antarctic coasts and reductions in parts of East Antarctica. …”
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Quantification of onion (Allium cepa L.) evapotranspiration and crop coefficient via weighable lysimeter under semi-arid climate of Melkasa, Ethiopia by Nigusie Kebede, Mekonen Ayana, Boja Mekonnen

“…The CROPWAT model and meteorological data from a station located nearby were used to estimate reference evapotranspiration. The results indicated that the pooled seasonal crop evapotranspiration was 460.27 mm, while the reference evapotranspiration for the same period was 509.18 mm. …”
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External validation of population pharmacokinetic models of gentamicin in paediatric population from preterm newborns to adolescents by Črček Mateja, Grabnar Iztok, Zdovc Jurij Aguiar, Grosek Štefan, Kos Mojca Kerec

“…The parameters of the literature models were then re-estimated using the PRIOR subroutine in NONMEM®. The predictive ability of the literature and the tweaked models was evaluated. …”
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Modelling of forest carbon dynamics in different forest management scenarios: A case study on poplar and black locust plantations in Hungary by Mulyana Budi, Polgár András, Vityi Andrea

“…The research aimed to estimate the carbon dynamics of black locust and white poplar long rotation plantations in some forest management scenarios. …”
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Ultrasonography of articular and periarticular structures as a relapse predictor in patients with clinically remitted rheumatoid arthritis by Mehdi Karami, Zohre Mohammadzadeh, Shadi Ebrahimian, Maryam Moradi, Sayedbonakdar Zahra

“…The results also revealed that the prognostic values of US for estimating the relapse rate were 77.7% and 70.0% in terms of sensitivity and specificity, respectively. …”
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