Development and psychometric validation of the frontline health workers’ occupational risk and characteristics in emergencies index (FORCE-index) – The covid Hospital cohort study... by Synne Øien Stensland, Kristina Bondjers, John-Anker Zwart, Leiv Arne Rosseland, Dan Atar, Jan Olav Christensen, Dagfinn Matre, Kristin Alve Glad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Hilde Wøien, Grete Dyb

“…Using exploratory factor analysis, we estimated the latent structure of the FORCE-index at the first and second waves. …”
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Finger roots (Uvaria chemea) and African greenheart (Cylicodiscus gabunensis): Alternative potent therapy to sildenafil in erectile dysfunction by Etukudo Okon Jimmy, Grace Edet Bassey, Abijah Ekwere, Udoh Idorenyin Umoh, Adeyemi Fatai Odetayo, Udoh Nsikan Malachy

“…The rats were treated for 21 days, and their erectile responses were estimated Results: Significant improvements in erectile responses were observed in rats treated with Uvara chemea and Cylicodiscus gabunensis extracts compared to the control group. …”
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Land subsidence and rebound response to groundwater recovery in the Beijing Plain: A new hydrological perspective by Dexin Meng, Beibei Chen, Huili Gong, Shubo Zhang, Rui Ma, Chaofan Zhou, Kunchao Lei, Lewei Xu, Xincheng Wang

“…The maximum rebound was estimated. New hydrological insights for the region: Compared to 2011–2015, the area with a subsidence rate of over 60 mm/yr in 2016–2022 has decreased by 37 %. …”
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Simultaneous evaluation of restless leg syndrome, neuropathic pain, disease activity, and quality of life in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a cross-sectional study by Emel Oğuz Kökoğlu, Melih Kızıltepe, Hüseyin Kaplan, Senem Şaş, Tuğba Kahraman Denizhan, Abdurrahman Soner Şenel

“…Univariate logistic regression analyses were performed to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for factors associated with NeP in patients with TAK. …”
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Reduction of NOx and SO2 Emissions by Shore Power Adoption by Duy-Hieu Nguyen, Chitsan Lin, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Jen-Yu Hsu, Ming-Yuan Cho, Shih-Hsien Hsu, Chin-Ko Yeh

“…The emissions from the ships were estimated based on the operation loads of the auxiliary engines, average time at berth, and emission factors. …”
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Insulator–metal transition in VO2 film on sapphire studied by broadband dielectric spectroscopy by Arsenii A. Gavdush, Vladislav A. Zhelnov, Kirill B. Dolganov, Alexander A. Bogutskii, Sergey V. Garnov, Maria G. Burdanova, Dmitry S. Ponomarev, Qiwu Shi, Kirill I. Zaytsev, Gennadii A. Komandin

“…By studying $$\hbox {VO}_2$$ at different substrate temperatures and atmosphere pressures, we show that IMT appears to be pressure-dependent, which we attribute to the different thermostatic conditions of a sample. Finally, we estimate somewhat optimal thickness and temperature of the $$\hbox {VO}_2$$ film in metallic phase for the THz optoelectronic applications. …”
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Identification and Prediction of Allo-Source Overpressure Caused by Vertical Transfer: Example from an HTHP Gas Reservoir in the Ledong Slope in the Yinggehai Basin by Caiwei Fan, Changgui Xu, Chao Li, Aiqun Liu, Hu Li, Jingxian Hou, Xiaoying Zhang, Bin Lu, Jun Li

“…Vertically transferred overpressure was generated at 1.5 ~0.2 Ma, which is beneficial for the preservation of overpressure in lenticular sandbodies. The estimated pore pressure by the Bowers method is in good agreement with the measured pressure and provides a meaningful reference for predrilling pressure prediction in nondiapir or diapir zones in the Yinggehai Basin.…”
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Integrated AutoML-based framework for optimizing shale gas production: A case study of the Fuling shale gas field by Tianrui Ye, Jin Meng, Yitian Xiao, Yaqiu Lu, Aiwei Zheng, Bang Liang

“…Specifically, it harnesses the power of Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) to construct an ensemble model to predict the estimated ultimate recovery (EUR) of shale gas wells. …”
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Compressive Strength of Fly-Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete by Gene Expression Programming and Random Forest by Mohsin Ali Khan, Shazim Ali Memon, Furqan Farooq, Muhammad Faisal Javed, Fahid Aslam, Rayed Alyousef

“…However, GEP proposed an empirical expression that can be used to estimate the compressive strength of FGPC. The accuracy and performance of both models are evaluated via statistical error checks, and external validation is considered. …”
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A Subclass of Gamma-Ray Burst Originating from Compact Binary Merger by Chen-Wei Wang, Wen-Jun Tan, Shao-Lin Xiong, Shu-Xu Yi, Rahim Moradi, Bing Li, Zhen Zhang, Yu Wang, Yan-Zhi Meng, Bo-Bing Wu, Jia-Cong Liu, Yue Wang, Sheng-Lun Xie, Wang-Chen Xue, Zheng-Hang Yu, Peng Zhang, Wen-Long Zhang, Yan-Qiu Zhang, Chao Zheng

“…Thus, this burst pattern could be a good reference for rapidly identifying type IL GRBs and very helpful for conducting low-latency follow-up observation. We estimated the occurrence rate and discussed the physical origins and implications for the three emission episodes of type IL GRBs. …”
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Global and Local Infall in the ASHES Sample (GLASHES). I. Pilot Study in G337.541 by Kaho Morii, Patricio Sanhueza, Timea Csengeri, Fumitaka Nakamura, Sylvain Bontemps, Guido Garay, Qizhou Zhang

“…Using dense gas tracers such as N _2 H ^+ ( J  = 1–0) and HNC ( J  = 3–2), we find signs of infall from the position–velocity diagram and more directly from the blue asymmetry profile in addition to the clump-scale velocity gradient. We estimate infall velocities from intermediate and low-mass cores to be 0.28–1.45 km s ^−1 , and infall rates to be on the order of 10 ^−4 –10 ^−3 M _⊙ yr ^−1 , both are higher than those measured in low-mass star-forming regions by more than a factor of 5 and an order of magnitude, respectively. …”
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Cardioembolic but Not Other Stroke Subtypes Predict Mortality Independent of Stroke Severity at Presentation by Latha Ganti Stead, Rachel M. Gilmore, M. Fernanda Bellolio, Anunaya Jain, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Wyatt W. Decker, Dipti Agarwal, Robert D. Brown

“…Interestingly, when looking into the cryptogenic category, those with insufficient information to assign a stroke subtype had the lowest survival estimate (57.7% at 90 days, 56.1% at 180 days, and 51.2% at 1 year). …”
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Assessing the dynamics of  Mycobacterium bovis infection in three French badger populations by Calenge, Clément, Payne, Ariane, Réveillaud, Édouard, Richomme, Céline, Girard, Sébastien, Desvaux, Stéphanie

“…We used the model to estimate, in each cluster, (i) the mean prevalence level at mid-period, and (ii) the proportion of the badger population that became infected in one year. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Iran-package of essential non-communicable disease (IraPEN) program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in pilot areas by Somayeh Derakhshan, Davood Khalili, Alireza Mahdavi, Seyed-Saeed Hashemi-Nazari, Amir Kavousi, Fatemeh Hadavandsiri, Afshin Ostovar, Koorosh Etemad

“…We compared mean CVD risk and risk factor levels before and one year after the intervention and utilized Generalized Estimating Equations to analyze the trends during subsequent visits. …”
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Insufficient gene expression and lost gene regulatory network may underlie the mechanism of Hirschsprung Disease in 5p–syndrome by Yizhao Luan, Peng Li, Yuanyuan Luo, Hong Zhang, Xiaochun Zhu, Yan Zhang, Aihua Yin, Qiang Wu, Chengwei Chai

“…On the other hand, integrating gene regulatory relationship estimated from single cell chromatin accessibility omics of enteric neurons, we found that the 5p deletion regions contained key cis-regulatory regions for HSCR-related gene GDNF. …”
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Implications for cost and access of site-of-service referrals for ancillary medical services in a US Medicaid population: analysis of claims data from Maryland, USA by Maqbool Dada, Simrita Singh, Kelsey J Rydland, Chester Chambers, Vishal Mundlye, Edward Kumian, Kayode Ayodele Williams

“…Including transportation enabled us to estimate net savings of any added transportation costs. …”
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Evaluation of Protocol Biopsy Utility 12 Months after Renal Transplantation: A Multicenter Observational Analysis by Bruno Moulin, Pierre Merville, Karine Renaudin, David Buob, Sophie Ferlicot, Michel Delahousse, Jacques Dantal, Laetitia Albano, Christelle Barbet, Georges Mourad, Laure-Hélène Noel

“…A retrospective, multicenter analysis evaluated 12-month surveillance biopsies (SB, 154 patients) versus no SB (NSB, 138 patients (11 with diagnostic biopsy)) in patients >18 months posttransplant with estimated GFR (eGFR) ≥30 mL/min. The primary objective was to describe renal function at 18 months post-transplant in patients with or without SB at month 12. …”
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Solar Flares Triggered by a Filament Peeling Process Revealed by High-resolution GST Hα Observations by Mia Mancuso, Ju Jing, Haimin Wang, Wenda Cao

“…High-resolution H α observations reveal details of the flares and some striking features, such as a filament peeling process: individual strands of thin flux tubes are separated from the main filament, followed shortly thereafter by a flare. The estimated flux of rising strands is in the order of 10 ^17 Mx, versus the 10 ^19 Mx of the entire filament. …”
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Experimental Setup and Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Electro-Cyclone Filter Efficiency: Filtering of Ship Particulate Matter Emission by Aleksandr Šabanovič, Jonas Matijošius, Dragan Marinković, Aleksandras Chlebnikovas, Donatas Gurauskis, Johannes H. Gutheil, Artūras Kilikevičius

“…In Busan Port, container ships accounted for the majority of emissions, with social costs from pollutants estimated at USD 31.55 million annually. Inland shipping near the Yangtze River demonstrated significant PM contributions, emphasizing regional impacts. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of NTM in presumed/confirmed drug-resistant TB by E.T. Abbew, R. Laryea, F. Sorvor, Y.A. Poku, N. Lorent, D. Obiri-Yeboah, L. Lynen, L. Rigouts

“…INTRODUCTION: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly isolated in individuals with presumed/confirmed pulmonary TB. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and species distribution of NTM among presumed/confirmed drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) individuals and determine NTM isolation predictors. …”
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