On Zero-Inflated Hierarchical Poisson Models with Application to Maternal Mortality Data by Kassim Tawiah, Samuel Iddi, Anani Lotsi

“…We explored different extensions of the Poisson model including mixed models within the generalized linear mixed model framework to account for the repeated measurement of outcomes. …”
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HIV Late Presenters in Asia: Management and Public Health Challenges by Chen Seong Wong, Lyu Wei, Yeon-Sook Kim

“…They also have a higher mortality rate and generally exhibit poorer immune recovery following combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). …”
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Correlates for the severity of suicidal risk in participants with common mental disorders with comorbid chronic medical conditions in rural primary healthcare settings in India by Johnson-Pradeep Ruben, Maria L. Ekstrand, Elsa Heylen, Krishnamachari Srinivasan

“…Study eligibility criteria included being ≥30 years with at least mild depression or generalized anxiety disorder and at least one medical condition (cardiovascular disorder or type 2 diabetes mellitus). …”
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The influence of pedagogical reflection on design educational and professional plans of future teachers. by M. A. Golovchin

“…The article analyzes the level of formation of pedagogical reflection among graduates studying the pedagogical specialties, and also generalizes the nature of the influence of pedagogical reflection on the educational and professional plans of future teachers after receiving a diploma. …”
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Regional inequality and well-being of households in Kazakhstan: district- level analysis by A. Kudebayeva, A. Sätre

“…The methodology consists of the evaluation generalized entropy indexes on rural/urban, regions and districts level. …”
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Estimation of Rock Burst Grades Using Rock Mass Strength by Yalei Wang, Jinming Xu, Junshuai Xu, Chuanjiang Zhong

“…In this work, the actual rock bursts occurred in a railway tunnel project in Western China, and the σcm (rock mass strength) was calculated by the generalized Hoek–Brown criterion. According to the actual situation of rock bursts, a modified rock burst estimation criterion using the ratio of σcm to σmax (maximum geostress) was proposed. …”
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Deciphering Car Crash Dynamics in Greater Melbourne: a Multi-Model Machine Learning and Geospatial Analysis by Christopher JOHNSON, ZHOU Heng, Richard TAY, SUN Qian(Chayn)

“…The convergence of insights from both Generalized Linear Regression and Random Forest's SHAP values offered a comprehensive understanding of underlying patterns, pinpointing high-risk zones and influential determinants. …”
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The Impact of the Internet on Relational Goods: Empirical Evidence from European Countries by Keziban Altun Erdoğdu

“…Relational goods that make people feel satisfied and content are generally produced/consumed in positive family and friendship connections. …”
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Fundamentos teóricos de la recepción masiva de intoxicados durante emergencias químicas by Haydeé Rodríguez Lora, Brenda Rodríguez Santiesteban, Osmaira Pérez López

“…Resultados: La concepción teórica de la recepción masiva de intoxicados que se derivan de emergencias químicas en las instituciones hospitalarias, se sustenta en fundamentos teóricos generales de las emergencias químicas, de los siniestros con víctimas en masa y los fundamentos generales sobre la teoría de los sistemas.  …”
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Effect of ration supplemented with zinc on some hematological parameters in angora goats by Nurcan Dönmez, Ercan Keskin

“…The total protein levels in experimental group were found to bo generally higher, unless important, than those in control group. …”
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Optimization of spline parameters in approximation of multivalued functions by D. A. Karpov, V. I. Struchenkov

“…The aim of this work is to generalize the obtained results to the case of approximation of multivalued functions while considering various features involved in designing the routes of linear structures. …”
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Strength Characteristics and Failure Mechanism of Granite with Cross Cracks at Different Angles Based on DIC Method by Xu Wu, Liyuan Zhang, Jinglai Sun, Qifeng Guo, Jiliang Pan, Jun Gao

“…The engineering rock mass is generally composed of the rock matrix and structural plane and is an anisotropic inhomogeneous geological body. …”
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Disertación para una nueva construcción en Colombia de la culpa in contrahendo by Vladimir Monsalve Caballero

“…Por el contrario, las reglas generales del juego siguen siendo las establecidas por el marco normativo en su conjunto y, por tanto, ellos comparten una necesaria adecuación del acuerdo contractual (lex privata,) a las mismas. …”
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Financial management practices and Profitability of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality. by Herbert, Kwarimanya Rugyendo

“…Annual profits of SMEs in Kabale were generally low because of small firm size in terms of total assets and labor. …”
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Mobile-Commerce Usage Challenges among University Students in Uganda: A Case of Kabale University. by Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Micheal, Tamale, Patricia, Kyomugisha

“…Some of these services can help students access the University services easily and generally improve their social wellbeing and generally ease their academic process. …”
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Generalizability of Randomized Clinical Trial Outcomes for Diabetes Control Resulting From Bariatric Surgery by Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS, AGAF, Hila Zelicha, RD, PhD, Erik P. Dutson, MD, Zhaoping Li, MD, PhD, Matthew L. Maciejewski, PhD, Yijun Chen, MD

“…There is a need to assess how the results of RCTs generalize to all contemporary patient populations undergoing treatments. …”
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Designing and testing novel artificial shelter traps to mass-trap overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs: a proof-of-concept study in Northwestern China by Jin-Ping Zhang, Gonzalo Avila, Gang Ma, Qian-Qian Mi, Adriana Najar-Rodriguez, Ju-Hong Chen, Chun-Sen Ma, Feng Zhang

“…Results Although trapped BMSB numbers were generally low across all traps tested, the black corflute trap was found to attract the highest average number of BMSB males and females, followed by the wooden-made trap, the bee-hive box and finally the wooden-made locked trap, which attracted the lowest numbers of BMSB. …”
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Expected annual minima from an idealized moving-average drought index by J. H. Stagge, K. Sung, K. Sung, I. F. Munyejuru, M. A. I. Haidar

“…The resulting distribution of annual minima follows a generalized normal distribution rather than the generalized extreme-value (GEV) distribution, as would be expected from extreme-value theory. …”
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Formaldehyde-free wood adhesives based on protein materials from various plant species by Bernardo Grossi, Benedetto Pizzo, Francesco Siano, Antonio Varriale, Rosanna Mabilia

“…Wet strengths were generally low or even absent for flours and concentrates. …”
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Spatial and temporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of recreational ecosystem services supply-demand mismatch in rapidly urbanizing areas: Evidence from the Yangtze River D... by Ruien Tang, Guolin Hou, Yueyi Chen, Xiao Liu, Shaoying Chu, Li Li

“…The matching types generally show a trend of decreasing L-L and M-L and a significantly increasing H-H. …”
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