Cooperative Overbooking-Based Resource Allocation and Application Placement in UAV-Mounted Edge Computing for Internet of Forestry Things by Xiaoyu Li, Long Suo, Wanguo Jiao, Xiaoming Liu, Yunfei Liu

“…In 2CROB, an aggregated-resource-demand minimization problem is modeled, and a bisection search algorithm is designed to obtain the minimized aggregated resource demand. …”
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Algorithm of Behaviour of Virtual Avatars During Public Speaking Training in a VR Environment by Karol Jędrasiak, Robert Robert Wolański, Damian Bereska

“…This algorithm integrates multiple aspects of human communication, including posture modelling, voice modulation, greet- ings mannerisms, eye contact management, gestural communication and interactive responsiveness. …”
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Exploring the efficacy of psychotherapies for depression: a multiverse meta-analysis by Eirini Karyotaki, Pim Cuijpers, Constantin Yves Plessen, Clara Miguel, Marketa Ciharova

“…We defined all possible meta-analyses emerging from combinations of these inclusion criteria and estimated the resulting pooled effect sizes with fixed-effect, random-effects, 3-level, robust variance estimation, p-uniform and PET-PEESE (precision-effect test and precision-effect estimate with SE) meta-analysis models. This study was preregistered (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050197).Findings A total of 21 563 records were screened, and 3584 full texts were retrieved; 415 studies met our inclusion criteria containing 1206 effect sizes and 71 454 participants. …”
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Distribution of spinal damage in patients with axial spondyloarthritis as assessed by MRI: a prospective and blinded study by Andreas Haidmayer, Gabriel Adelsmayr, Christopher Spreizer, Eva Valentina Klocker, Franz Quehenberger, Michael Fuchsjaeger, Jens Thiel, Josef Hermann

“…Non-parametric statistical methods, Spearman‘s correlation and linear regression models were used to analyze structural lesion distribution and the relationship with clinical spinal mobility and function parameters. …”
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Elderly Patients with Nondistant Metastatic Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma Cannot Benefit from More Radical Surgery by Li Chen, Lanning Jia, Zhigang Tian, Yang Yang, Ke Zhao

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards models were applied to identify the independent risk factors for cancer-specific survival (CSS). …”
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The association of activity patterns on female reproductive diseases: a prospective cohort study of UK biobank by Huanyu Guo, Yingzi Sun, Wei Gao, Yuqing Liu, Tianshu Han, Dandan Zhang

“…Cox proportional hazards models were utilized to evaluate the association between activity patterns and female reproductive diseases. …”
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Knowledge of and Adherence to Anaemia Prevention Strategies among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care Facilities in Juaboso District in Western-North Region, Ghana by Prince Kubi Appiah, Daniel Nkuah, Duut Abdulai Bonchel

“…Pearson’s chi-square and logistic regression models were used to assessed associations between predictor and outcome variables. …”
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Comparing three summary indices to assess diet quality of Canadian children: a call for consensus by Seyedehatefeh Panahimoghadam, Paul J. Veugelers, Julia Dabravolskaj, Trudy Tran, Katerina Maximova, Katerina Maximova

“…Univariate and multivariable linear regression models assessed diet quality according to student’s sex, grade level, school material/social deprivation, and geographic region.ResultsHEFI-2019 scores had the widest range, while DQI-I had the smallest. …”
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Association between Chinese visceral adiposity index and lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH): a national cohort study by Kunhui Chang, Bo Li, Gang Wang, Hao Zhou, Yonghao Chen, Hongbing Gu

“…Waist circumference (TyG.WC), TyG.WHtR, CVAI, Visceral adiposity index (VAI), and A body shape index (ABSI)—were examined. Logistic regression models, adjusted for potential confounders, were utilized to evaluate the associations between these indices and LUTS or BPH. …”
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Research Progress on Neural Processing of Hand and Forearm Tactile Sensation: A Review Based on fMRI Research by Chen H, Fu S, Zhi X, Wang Y, Liu F, Li Y, Ren F, Zhang J, Ren L, Wang Y

“…These studies use general linear models (GLM) to identify brain regions activated during touch processing, or employ functional connectivity(FC) analysis to examine interactions between brain regions, thereby exploring the neural mechanisms underlying the central nervous system’s processing of various aspects of tactile sensation, including discriminative touch and affective touch. …”
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Automatically optimized vectorcardiographic features are associated with recurrence of atrial fibrillation after electrical cardioversion by F. Plesinger, S. Hassouna, Z. Carna, J. Vesela, R. Smisek, E. Vargova, V. Sobota, Z. Koscova, P. Nejedly, I. Viscor, F. W. Prinzen, P. Jurak, J. Halamek, P. Osmancik

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Safety and accuracy of digitally supported primary and secondary urgent care telephone triage in England: an observational study using routine data by Vanashree Sexton, Catherine Grimley, Jeremy Dale, Helen Atherton, Gary Abel

“…Mixed effects regression models were used to explore potential under-estimation of clinical risk (under-triage). …”
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Transformer-Based Person Detection in Paired RGB-T Aerial Images With VTSaR Dataset by Xiangqing Zhang, Yan Feng, Nan Wang, Guohua Lu, Shaohui Mei

“…However, existing person detection models designed for aerial images heavily rely on numerous labeled instances and exhibit limited tolerance towards complex lighting conditions commonly encountered in search and rescue (SaR) scenarios. …”
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Effect of anti-sclerostin antibody on orthodontic tooth movement in ovariectomized rats by Hyunna Ahn, Wonse Park, Sung-Hwan Choi, Namki Hong, Jisun Huh, Seoyeon Jung

“…Subsequently, the three rats were sacrificed on days 5, 7, 10, and 14. The plaster models were scanned to measure the amount of tooth movement. …”
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Nursing knowledge in cardio-oncology: results of an international learning needs-assessment survey by Anecita Fadol, Geraldine Lee, Valerie Shelton, Kelly C. Schadler, Asma Mohammed Younus, Mary Stuart, Lisa Nodzon, Edith Pituskin

“…In some cancer types, cardiovascular disease now competes with recurrent cancer as the cause of death. Traditional care models, in which the cardiologist or oncologist assess patients individually, do not address complex cancer and cardiovascular needs. …”
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Understanding how users of home-based aged care services with cognitive impairment rate their social care related quality of life by Lyn Phillipson, James Caiels, Louisa Smith, Ann-Marie Towers

“…Abstract Background Over the past decades, self-directed models of care have been implemented throughout the world to support older people, including those with dementia, to live at home. …”
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Forecasting CO2 emissions in the Persian Gulf States by F.A. Olabemiwo, G.I. Danmaliki, T.A. Oyehan, B.S. Tawabini

“…Results indicated that each country’s p-value was less than 0.05 which implies that the models can be used for predicting CO2 emissions into the future. …”
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Écriture en langue africaine et communication sociale au Sénégal : le cas de la publicité urbaine dakaroise en wolof by Oneil BOUPENGA -MOUMOSSY

“…En 2024, l’usage des langues africaines résonne comme une aspiration à la fois sociopolitique et culturelle visant à conduire nos sociétés africaines vers un modèle de développement tenant compte des réalités sociolinguistiques. …”
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EAST ASIA - REGIONAL OR GLOBAL FINANCIAL INTEGRATION? by S. V. Nozdrev

“…The use of the system approach allowed to consider the movement of capital flows from an to Asia over a long period of time, the evolution of financial integration models. Calculations and comparisons, the construction of tables was carried out on the basis of statistical methods, which are applied for the study of currency and credit relations. …”
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Systematic review of the impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on mortality and adverse clinical outcomes for individuals with chronic kidney disease by Paul Roderick, Julie Parkes, Theresa Hydes, Ryan Buchanan, Oliver J Kennedy, Simon Fraser

“…One reported a significant positive association for NAFLD with all-cause mortality for individuals with CKD (p<0.05) (cardiovascular-related mortality p=ns), which was lost following adjustment for metabolic risk factors; the second reported no effect in adjusted and unadjusted models. The latter was the only study to report outcomes for non-fatal CVEs and observed NAFLD to be an independent risk factor for this (propensity-matched HR=2.00, p=0.02). …”
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