How Energy Sector Reacted to COVID-19 Pandemic? Empirical Evidence from an Emerging Market Economy by Daniel Ştefan Armeanu, Camelia Cătălina Joldeș, Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

“…The results of the GARCH (1, 1) model estimation show that the major performer in Romania’s energy allocation and supply market had the highest conditional variance. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of vector control for supplementing mass drug administration for eliminating lymphatic filariasis in India. by Donald S Shepard, Aung K Lwin, Sunish I Pulikkottil, Mariapillai Kalimuthu, Natarajan Arunachalam, Brij K Tyagi, Graham B White

“…<h4>Principal findings</h4>The estimated annual economic cost per resident was US$0.53 for MDA alone, US$1.02 for VCS, and US$1.83 for VCI. …”
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Genetic Variation of New Purple-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Genotypes in Indonesia by Multivariate Analysis by Debby Ustari, Arif Affan Wicaksono, Vergel Concibido, Tarkus Suganda, Dedi Ruswandi, null Ruminta, Agung Karuniawan

“…The objective of the research was to estimate the genetic variation and genetic distance of new PFSP genotypes prior to variety release. …”
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A twin-driven analysis on early aging biomarkers and associations with sitting-time and physical activity. by Ryan Bruellman, Shandell Pahlen, Jarrod M Ellingson, Robin P Corley, Sally J Wadsworth, Chandra A Reynolds

“…Moreover, after considering sitting time, we found an age-equivalent benefit of vigorous exercise where those performing 30 minutes daily had expected TC/HDL and BMI estimates that mirrored sedentary individuals 5 and 10 years younger, respectively. …”
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Effect of chiropractic care on low back pain for active-duty military members: Mediation through biopsychosocial factors. by Zacariah K Shannon, Cynthia R Long, Elizabeth A Chrischilles, Christine M Goertz, Robert B Wallace, Carri Casteel, Ryan M Carnahan

“…When considered individually, all physical, mental, and social health factors appeared to mediate the effect difference on pain interference and pain intensity with mental health factors having smaller effect estimates. In contrast with effects on pain interference, much of the effect of adding chiropractic care to usual medical care for US military members on pain intensity did not appear to occur through the PROMIS-29 biopsychosocial factors. …”
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An Improved Model to Calculate Pullback Force of Trenchless Horizontal Directional Drilling Pipeline by Xiao-qiang Liang, Da Hu, Yong-suo Li, Xian Yang, Lei Jiang, Yun-yi Zhang

“…The results show that the estimates of the winch calculation method are close to the actual pullback load of the project. …”
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Relationships between the allozyme and phenotypic diversities of Picea ajanensis populations by V. P. Vetrova, A. K. Ekart, A. N. Kravchenko, A. Ya. Larionova

“…Phenotypic variability of spruce populations was estimated based on the composition of morphotypes that were identified by using geometric morphometrics of cone-scale shapes. …”
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Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Brain Health Indicators in Cuban Preschoolers by Yaser Ramírez Benítez, Miriela Díaz Bringas, Rodneys Mauricio Jiménez-Morales, Ijang Bih Ngyah-Etchutambe, Linda S. Pagani

“…Second, we analyzed the role of family environment factors, such as socio-economic status, in our estimates. Although this research represents the first investigation of its kind in Cuba, we expect to find evidence of neurotoxic associations with household smoke. …”
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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer: structural properties of negative relationships on Twitter by Jack Tacchi, Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Passarella, Marco Conti

“…However, the sign of an online social relationship is usually an implicit piece of information, which needs to be estimated by interaction data from Online Social Networks (OSNs), making sign prediction in OSNs a research challenge in and of itself. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Peritoneal Healing by Activating MAPK-ERK1/2 and PI3K-Akt to Alleviate Postoperative Abdominal Adhesion by Manyu Shi, Hengchen Liu, Tingting Zhang, Mingzhao Zhang, Xin Tang, Zenan Zhang, Wenjun Lu, Shulong Yang, Zhitao Jiang, Qingbo Cui, Zhaozhu Li

“…Related signaling networks were estimated based on sequencing and bioinformatics analyses. …”
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Identificación de guanacos y llamas en el registro arqueológico de los Andes centro-sur con técnicas de morfometría geométrica by Anahí Hernández, Pablo Mercolli

“…This approach refines the representation frequencies of both species, showing a slightly lower percentage of llamas and a higher percentage of guanacos than previously estimated by osteometric analysis. The findings offer a more detailed view of the role these species played in the diets of human populations in Quebrada during the Late Holocene.…”
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Bioavailability study of enantiopure (S)-Equol in CD(SD)IGS rats by Seethakallu Ramachandraiah AnandaKumar, Mukund Handral, Srinivas Seekallu

“…The plasma (S)-Equol concentrations were estimated by LC-MS/MS and the pharmacokinetic parameters determined from the concentration time data by non-compartmental PK analysis. …”
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Mortality and Length of Stay Implications of Deterioration-Associated Transfer to the Intensive Care Unit over Different Time Frames by Kathy W Belk, Joseph Beals, Samantha J McInnis

“…Multivariable regression analysis was used to estimate the impact of unplanned transfer on mortality and LOS. …”
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Dynamic transmission modeling of COVID-19 to support decision-making in Brazil: A scoping review in the pre-vaccine era. by Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Lorena Mendes Simon, Ângela Maria Bagattini, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Marcelo Eduardo Borges, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Roberto André Kraenkel, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Suzi Alves Camey, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Cristiana Maria Toscano

“…The main modeling objectives were to analyze epidemiological scenarios (testing interventions' effectiveness) and to project short and long-term predictions, while few articles performed economic impact analysis. Estimations of the R0 and transmission rates or projections regarding the course of the epidemic figured as major, especially at the beginning of the crisis. …”
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Development of Stacked Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks with Numerical Solutions for Wind Velocity Predictions by Chih-Chiang Wei

“…To ensure model accuracy, we used, as variable input, simulated values from the Weather Research and Forecasting model of the numerical weather prediction system in addition to adopting deeper neural networks that can deepen neural network structures in the construction of estimation models. Our deeper neural networks comprise multilayer perceptron (MLP), deep recurrent neural networks (DRNNs), and stacked long short-term memory (LSTM). …”
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Efficacy of Single-Pill Combination of Telmisartan 80 mg and Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: A Prospective Subgroup Analysis of a Ra... by Harold Bays, Pingjin Gao, Birgit Völker, Michaela Mattheus, Luis M. Ruilope, Dingliang Zhu

“…Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic BP reductions and BP goal achievement were evaluated in patients with CVD risk factors: presence of diabetes mellitus (DM), renal impairment, increased body mass index (BMI), and 10-year estimated risk for coronary heart disease (CHD). Results. …”
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Bidirectional causal associations between frailty measures and sleep disturbances: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Che L, Zang H, Bi Y, Wen B, Xu L

“…We conducted the causal estimates using the inverse variance-weighted method (IVW), with sensitivity analyses using MR-Egger, weighted median, weighted mode, and MR pleiotropy residual sum and outlier (MR-PRESSO) analysis. …”
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Integrating post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis with the WHO STEPwise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance in Niue, a study protocol. by Adam T Craig, Harriet Lawford, Grizelda Mokoia, Minerva Ikimau, Peter Fetaui, Tonia Marqardt, Colleen L Lau

“…Dried blood spots will be prepared for all participants for Multiplex Bead Assays-based analysis to detect anti-filarial antibodies. We estimate a total sample size of 1,062 participants aged 15-69, representing approximately 66% of the population.…”
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How effective and cost-effective are behaviour change interventions in improving the prescription and use of antibiotics in low-income and middle-income countries? A protocol for a... by Mishal Khan, Virginia Wiseman, Neha Batura, Carla Cuevas

“…To be included, a study must describe a behaviour change intervention and use an experimental design to estimate effectiveness and/or cost-effectiveness in an LMIC. …”
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Assessment of an Existing RC Building before and after Strengthening Using Nonlinear Static Procedure and Incremental Dynamic Analysis by Amir A. Hedayat, Hakan Yalciner

“…Since selected structure represents common existing buildings in Cyprus, probabilistic structural damage estimation fragility curves were also obtained in terms of peak ground acceleration (PGA) for each considered performance level. …”
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