3D highly isolated 6-port tri-band MIMO antenna system with 360° coverage for 5G IoT applications based machine learning verification by Md Afzalur Rahman, Samir Salem Al-Bawri, Sultan S. Alharbi, Wazie M. Abdulkawi, Noorlindawaty Md Jizat, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Abdel-Fattah A. Sheta

“…In addition, the machine learning prediction is used to verify the single element realized gain, and the results demonstrate that it performs admirably with an accuracy of more than 89% using the random forest regression model throughout the entire frequency spectrum. …”
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Surgery and Medical Treatment in Microprolactinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jianglong Lu, Lin Cai, Zerui Wu, Weiwei Lin, Jiadong Xu, Zhangzhang Zhu, Chengde Wang, Qun Li, Zhipeng Su

“…Pooled data were analysed according to a random effect model. Results. Eighteen studies with 661 patients were included for analysis. …”
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Decoding mpox: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the transmission and severity parameters of the 2022–2023 global outbreak by Adriana Buitrago-Lopez, Zulma M Cucunubá, Candida Diaz Brochero, Laura Cristina Nocua-Báez, Jorge Alberto Cortes, Kelly Charniga

“…Meta-analysis was performed using a random effects model.Results For transmissibility parameters, we estimated a pooled incubation period of 7.60 (95% CI 7.14 to 8.10) days and a pooled serial interval of 8.30 (95% CI 6.74 to 10.23) days. …”
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Quantifying intratumoral biomarker heterogeneity in tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma to optimize clinical translation by Aline Talhouk, Derek S. Chiu, Liliane Meunier, Kurosh Rahimi, Cécile Le Page, Monique Bernard, Diane Provencher, David G. Huntsman, Anne Marie Mes Masson, Martin Köbel

“…Markers were stained on tissue microarrays and scored using a continuous or categorical interpretation of staining patterns. Two-way random effect and nested intraclass correlation were used to assess continuous markers, and Gwet’s AC1 was used for categorical markers. …”
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Clinical Observation on Lumbar Muscle Fasciitis Treated by Siling and Tuina Exercise Technique Combined with Kinesiology Tape by Yi DING, Chenchen GUO, Ning WANG, LI Li

“…The eligible patients were divided into treatment group and control group by random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. …”
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The drivers of mental health service utilisation among public primary healthcare workers in Negeri Sembilan. by Norhafizah Mohd Noor, Ahmad Azuhairi Ariffin, Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat, Lim Poh Ying, Umi Adzlin Silim

“…Respondents were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling based on job categories. Multiple Logistic Regression using SPSS version 26 was used to determine the predictors of MHSU.…”
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Performance Evaluation of Three Diagnostic Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Schoolchildren in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia by Shegaw Belay, Getaneh Alemu, Tadesse Hailu

“…Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Stool samples were processed via Kato–Katz, McMaster, and spontaneous tube sedimentation techniques. …”
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Analysis of Sparse Trajectory Features Based on Mobile Device Location for User Group Classification Using Gaussian Mixture Model by Yohei Kakimoto, Yuto Omae, Hirotaka Takahashi

“…We then construct three machine learning (ML) models—support vector classifier (SVC), random forest (RF), and deep neural network (DNN)—using the GMM-based features and compare their performance with that of the improved DNN (IDNN), which is an existing feature extraction approach. …”
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Risk of Selected Fetal Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes at Advanced Maternal Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Bikila Tefera Debelo, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Abayneh Aklilu Solomon

“…All exposed women who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were sampled, and systematic random sampling was employed for those in the nonexposed group. …”
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Measuring the impact introducing NHS 111 online had on the NHS 111 telephone service and the wider NHS urgent care system: an observational study by Richard M Jacques, Rebecca M Simpson, Tony Stone, Janette Turner, Jon Nicholl

“…Objectives To explore what impact introducing the National Health Service (NHS) 111 online service had on the number of phone calls to the NHS 111 telephone service and the NHS urgent care system.Design Observational study using a dose–response interrupted time series model and random-effects meta- analysis to estimate the average effect.Setting and participants NHS 111 telephone and online contacts for 18 NHS 111 area codes in England. …”
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Multiple Dimensions Define Thresholds for Population Resilience of the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica by Megan K. La Peyre, Hongqing Wang, Shaye E. Sable, Wei Wu, Bin Li, Devin Comba, Carlos Perez, Melanie Bates, Lauren M. Swam

“…Two statistical approaches were applied, with each model highlighting a different operational definition of a threshold: random forest models identified a threshold as an abrupt change in the oyster abundance‐ salinity relationship, while Bayesian models identified an increased probability of oyster abundance dropping below a critical threshold, defined here as less than 50% of the 5‐year mean. …”
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A hypomorphic mutation in the mouse Csn1s1 gene generated by CRISPR/Cas9 pronuclear microinjection by A. V. Smirnov, T. A. Shnaider, A. N. Korablev, A. M. Yunusova, I. A. Serova, N. R. Battulin

“…We performed pronuclear microinjections with Cas9 mRNA and sgRNA against the first coding exon of the mouse Csn1s1 gene to introduce random mutations in the α-casein (Csn1s1) signal peptide sequence at the beginning of the mouse gene. …”
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Cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Min Du, Shimo Zhang, Min Liu, Jue Liu

“…To evaluate effect sizes, we employed multilevel (three-level) random-effects meta-analyses. The pooled incidence rate of CVD was 6.31 per 1000 person-years. …”
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Exploring the influence of age on the causes of death in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy using machine learning methods by Mengni Zhang, Shipeng Zhang, Xudong Ao, Lisha Liu, Shunlin Peng

“…However, cumulative incidences of secondary malignant neoplasms were comparable between the two groups (P = 0.100). The random forest (RF) model demonstrated the highest concordance index of 0.701 among all models. …”
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Mental Health Literacy among Accredited Social Health Activists in a Community Development Block, West Bengal, India: A Mixed-method Study by Ankita Moulik, Santanu Ghosh, Amrita Samanta

“…The sample size was 67, selected by simple random sampling. Socio-economic and socio-demographic data were collected using a standardised validated questionnaire, and MHL data were gathered using the revised Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS) questionnaire. …”
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Enhanced adherence counselling completion rates, viral load suppression in people with HIV in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis by Hafidha M. Bakari, Oluwafemi Alo, Mariam S. Mbwana, Swalehe M. Salim, Zuhura M. Ally, Rahma Musoke, Emilie Ludeman, Taylor Lascko, Natalia Blanco, Habib O. Ramadhani

“…Participants who attended three EAC sessions were considered to have completed and VLS was defined as HIV-RNA < 1000 copies/ml. Using random effects models, we computed pooled prevalence estimates with a 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Causal Model of Aggression based on Personality Traits, Early Maladaptive Schema and Aggression: Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies by Shila Mohseni, Majid Barzegar, Azarmidokht Rezaei, Hossein Baghooli

“…A total of 340 students were selected using multi-stage cluster random sampling. Four questionnaires were utilized to collect data: Young's Early Maladaptive Schemas Short Form (SQ-SF), the Five Factor Model of Personality (NEO), the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), and the Aggression Questionnaire (AQ). …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Schistosomiasis and Associated Factors among School Children in Wondo District, Ethiopia by Mustafa Geleto Ansha, Kemal Ahmed Kuti, Ephrem Girma

“…Stool samples from 298 schoolchildren, who were selected by simple random sampling, were examined for the ova of S. mansoni using Kato–Katz technique. …”
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The Effect of Post-Deposition Heat Treatment on the Microstructure, Texture, and Mechanical Properties of Inconel 718 Produced by Hybrid Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing with Inter-... by Dmitrii Panov, Gleb Permyakov, Stanislav Naumov, Vladimir Mirontsov, Egor Kudryavtsev, Liying Sun, Alexander Aksenov, Nikita Stepanov, Dmitriy Trushnikov, Gennady Salishchev

“…In the as-printed material, two characteristic zones were distinguished, as follows: (i) columnar grains with a preferable <100> orientation and (ii) fine grains with a random crystallographic orientation. The development of static recrystallization induced via inter-pass forging and further heating during the deposition of the next (upper) layer provoked the formation of the fine-grained zone. …”
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Uncontrolled hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa public hospitals: A cross-sectional study of prevalence and associated factors. by Asmamaw Deguale Worku, Asinake Wudu Gessese

“…<h4>Methods</h4>From April 12 to May 12, 2024, three public hospitals in Addis Ababa employed a hospital-based cross-sectional study design with 408 hypertensive patients. Systematic random sampling was used to select the study participants. …”
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