SARS-CoV-2 transmission dynamics in Mozambique and Zimbabwe during the first 3 years of the pandemic by Roselyn F. Kaondera-Shava, Marta Galanti, Matteo Perini, Jiyeon Suh, Shannon M. Farley, Sergio Chicumbe, Ilesh Jani, Annette Cassy, Ivalda Macicame, Naisa Manafe, Wafaa El-Sadr, Jeffrey Shaman

“…Ascertainment rates were found to be low and consistent with other African countries. Overall, the estimated disease burden was higher than the documented cases, indicating a need for improved reporting and surveillance. …”
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A new regional reference evapotranspiration model based on quantile approximation of meteorological variables by Guomin Huang, Jianhua Dong, Lifeng Wu, Jingwei Luo, Rangjian Qiu, Yaokui Cui, Yicheng Wang

“…Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is a variable that can assist in estimating agricultural water use in water-scarce regions. …”
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Forecasting the Incidence and Prevalence of Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease in Malaysia up to the Year 2040 by Mohamad Adam Bujang, Tassha Hilda Adnan, Nadiah Hanis Hashim, Kirubashni Mohan, Ang Kim Liong, Ghazali Ahmad, Goh Bak Leong, Sunita Bavanandan, Jamaiyah Haniff

“…ARIMA (0, 2, 1) modeling with the lowest error was selected to predict both the incidence (RMSE = 135.50, MAPE = 2.85, and MAE = 87.71) and the prevalence (RMSE = 158.79, MAPE = 1.29, and MAE = 117.21) of dialysis patients. The estimated incidences of new dialysis patients in 2020 and 2040 are 10,208 and 19,418 cases, respectively, while the estimated prevalence is 51,269 and 106,249 cases. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Reported Animal-Vehicle Collisions Data and Carcass Removal Data for Hotspot Identification by Xiaoxue Yang, Yajie Zou, Lingtao Wu, Xinzhi Zhong, Yinhai Wang, Muhammad Ijaz, Yichuan Peng

“…To complete the objective, both the Negative Binomial (NB) model and the generalized Negative Binomial (GNB) are applied in calculating the Empirical Bayesian (EB) estimates using the animal collision data collected on ten highways in Washington State. …”
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Posttransfusion Haematocrit Equilibration: Timing Posttransfusion Haematocrit Check in Neonates at the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria by L. I. Audu, A. T. Otuneye, A. B. Mairami, L. J. Mshelia, V. E. Nwatah

“…We conducted a prospective study to determine an appropriate timing for PT PCV estimation on 47 stable anaemic babies at the Neonatal Unit of National Hospital, Abuja. …”
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Seasonal Variations in Mood and Behavior in Romanian Postgraduate Students by Joseph J. Soriano, Constantin Ciupagea, Kelly J. Rohan, Dorin B. Neculai, Samina M. Yousufi, Alvaro Guzman, Teodor T. Postolache

“…To our knowledge, this paper is the first to estimate seasonality of mood in a predominantly Caucasian sample, living in areas with hot summers and a relative unavailability of air conditioning. …”
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Mineral Composition of Four Edible Mushrooms by S. E. Mallikarjuna, A. Ranjini, Devendra J. Haware, M. R. Vijayalakshmi, M. N. Shashirekha, S. Rajarathnam

“…The mushrooms were safe for consumption, in accordance with the permissible tolerance limits of the estimated toxic metals. Implications of the mineral contents on mushroom nutritional value are highlighted.…”
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Alkylresorcinols as a New Type of Gut Microbiota Regulators Influencing Immune Therapy Efficiency in Lung Cancer Treatment by Aleksandr V. Shestopalov, Oleg I. Kit, Anastasia A. Zabolotneva, Elena Y. Zlatnik, Aleksey Yu Maksimov, Inna A. Novikova, Alexander B. Sagakyants, Sofya V. Timofeeva, Anna S. Goncharova, Anastasia V. Galina, Svetlana A. Appolonova, Pavel A. Markin, Valentin V. Makarov, Sergey M. Yudin, Anton A. Keskinov, Sergei A. Roumiantsev, Oleg I. Meshkov

“…The present study is aimed at evaluating alterations in AR content in blood serum and faeces from healthy donors and patients with lung cancer in connection with response to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy to estimate the regulatory potential of AR. Methods. Quantitative analysis of AR levels, as well as other microbial metabolites in blood serum and faeces, was performed using gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection; estimation of lymphocyte subsets was performed by flow cytometry; faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from lung cancer patients after ICI therapy to germ-free mice was performed to explore whether the intestinal microbiota could produce AR molecules. …”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil or Sodium in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Meta-Analysis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Nikolaos Galanopoulos, Evangelos Bouros, George Kolios, George Zacharis, Paschalis Ntolios, Andreas Koulelidis, Anastasia Oikonomou, Demosthenes Bouros

“…Objective: The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide an estimate of the safety and efficacy profile of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) or sodium (MMS) in SSc-ILD patients. …”
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Pseudo Inefficiency in Multi-Period Systems: A DEA-based Approach by Mahsa Torkavannezhad, Ghasem Tohidi, Behrouz Daneshian, Mahnaz Maghbouli, Farzin Moddarres Khiyabani

“…For the last step, a ratio of two quantities is estimated. If this ratio is close to unity, these two quantities have no significant difference. …”
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Resource Utilization and Costs of Care prior to ART Initiation for Pediatric Patients in Zambia by Hari S. Iyer, Callie A. Scott, Deophine Lembela Bwalya, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Crispin Moyo, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Bruce A. Larson, Sydney Rosen

“…Objective. We estimated time to initiation, outpatient resource use, and costs of outpatient care during the 6 months prior to ART initiation for HIV-infected pediatric patients in Zambia. …”
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Diffusion kinetics of boron in the X200CrMoV12 high-alloy steel by Azouani O., Keddam M., Brahimi A., Sehisseh A.

“…The boron activation energy was estimated as 199.37 kJ mol-1 for the X200CrMoV12 steel. …”
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Automated Measurements of Tooth Size and Arch Widths on Cone-Beam Computerized Tomography and Scan Images of Plaster Dental Models by Thong Phi Nguyen, Jang-Hoon Ahn, Hyun-Kyo Lim, Ami Kim, Jonghun Yoon

“…The second step identifies the teeth based on an adaptively estimated jaw midline using maximum intensity projection. …”
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A Search for Radio Millisecond Pulsar Companions around Extremely Low-mass White Dwarfs with Ellipsoidal Variability by W. J. Huang, Pak-Hin Thomas Tam, L. L. Ren, J. M. Lin

“…We selected nine high-priority targets likely to evolve from the Roche lobe overflow channel and estimated their companion masses from the extracted ellipsoidal variation amplitude. …”
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METHODS OF EVALUATION OF THE FUNCTIONAL STATUS OF THE LIVER IN THE PLANNING OF ANATOMICAL RESECTIONS ABOUT PRIMARY AND METASTATIC TUMORS: CURRENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM, THEIR OWN EX... by D. V. Sidorov, N. A. Rubtsova, A. V. Leontyev, M. V. Lozhkin, L. O. Petrov, T. N. Lazutina, I. V. Pylova, P. A. Korolev, A. G. Isaeva

“…Preoperative 99mTc-technephyt hepatobiliary scintigraphy with 13C-methacetin breath test are a valuable techniques to estimate the risk of postoperative liver failure.They offers a unique combination of functional liver uptake and excretion with the ability to assess the preoperative liver function reserve and to estimate the remnant liver function preoperatively . …”
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Growth Patterns in the Irish Pyridoxine Nonresponsive Homocystinuria Population and the Influence of Metabolic Control and Protein Intake by Orla Purcell, Aoife Coughlan, Tim Grant, Jenny McNulty, Anne Clark, Deirdre Deverell, Philip Mayne, Joanne Hughes, Ahmad Monavari, Ina Knerr, Ellen Crushell

“…At 18 years the LD group (n=12, mean age at diagnosis 5.09 years) were heavier (estimated effect +4.97 Kg, P=0.0058) and taller (estimated effect +7.97 cm P=0.0204) than the NBS group (n=36). …”
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Indices of Abdominal Adiposity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Test Performance in Middle-School Students by Ryan Burns, James C. Hannon, Timothy A. Brusseau, Barry Shultz, Patricia Eisenman

“…There were statistically significant moderate correlations between the %BF estimations, WHtR, and cardiorespiratory fitness test scores in both genders . …”
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Economic Analysis of the Operation of a Hydropower Plant in a Wastewater Treatment Plant: Toruń, Poland by Paweł Tomczyk, Krzysztof Mastalerek, Karol Kociszewski, Wojciech Orzepowski, Mirosław Wiatkowski

“…The analyses showed the profitability of 9 out of 12 characterized variants, with the payback period estimated for real variants at 10.75–23.74 years and for theoretical variants at 5.06–5.32 years. …”
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Moving to lower-poverty neighborhoods offers broad benefits for children with asthma, regardless of sex or other baseline characteristics by Torie L. Grant, MD, MHS, Laken C. Roberts Lavigne, PhD, MPH, Craig Evan Pollack, MD, MHS, Pete Cimbolic, BA, Susan Balcer-Whaley, MPH, Roger D. Peng, PhD, Elizabeth C. Matsui, MD, MHS, Corinne A. Keet, MD, PhD

“…Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis of the participants in the Mobility Asthma Project. Generalized estimating equations were used to assess the association between moving and asthma exacerbations and maximum symptom days. …”
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Risk of Microvascular Complications and Macrovascular Risk Factors in Early-Onset Type 1 Diabetes after at Least 10 Years Duration: An Analysis of Three Population-Based Cross-Sect... by Thaddäus Tönnies, Anna Stahl-Pehe, Christina Baechle, Katty Castillo, Oliver Kuss, Rhuphine Yossa, Lena M. E. Lindner, Reinhard W. Holl, Joachim Rosenbauer

“…For each outcome, log-binomial spline regression was applied to estimate the risk and dose-response relationship with diabetes duration and exposures. …”
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