Unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV and its predictors in East Africa, 2024. A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Eyob Shitie Lake, Mulat Ayele, Abebaw Alamrew, Befikad Derese Tilahun, Besfat Berihun Erega, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Getinet Kumie, Gizachew Yilak

“…The extracted Microsoft Excel spreadsheet data were imported into the STATA software version 17 (STATA Corporation, Texas, USA) for analysis. A random-effects model was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV in East Africa. …”
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Medical insurance-related professionals’ identification of the benefits of the medical insurance system in Northeast China: a cross-sectional study by Zili Zhou, Huan Liu, Linghan Shan, Ye Li, Xin Zhang, Jiahui Wang, Zheng Kang, Mingli Jiao, Yanhua Hao, Yangguang Chen, Qunhong Wu

“…Interviewees were selected using a multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method. A binary logistic regression model was employed to identify the factors influencing the IBMIS. …”
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Explainable machine learning model for predicting decline in platelet count after interventional closure in children with patent ductus arteriosus by Song-Yue Zhang, Yi-Dong Zhang, Hao Li, Qiao-Yu Wang, Qiao-Fang Ye, Xun-Min Wang, Tian-He Xia, Yue-E He, Xing Rong, Ting-Ting Wu, Rong-Zhou Wu

“…The extra tree algorithm was used for feature selection and four ML algorithms [random forest (RF), adaptive boosting, extreme gradient boosting, and logistic regression] were established. …”
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Air Pollution and Cognitive Impairment Among the Chinese Elderly Population: An Analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS) by Qingyang Zhu, Yuebin Lyu, Keyong Huang, Jinhui Zhou, Wenhao Wang, Kyle Steenland, Howard H. Chang, Stefanie Ebelt, Xiaoming Shi, Yang Liu

“…The associations of air pollution with cognitive impairment and CMMSE score were evaluated with a logistic regression model and a linear mixed‐effect model with random intercepts, respectively. A total of 3,887 participants were enrolled in this study. …”
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Effect of Rehabilitation Training based on Mirror Vision Feedback on the Old Age Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by Bo GENG, Hanchao FENG, Jian ZHANG, Xiaoxue WANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of rehabilitation training based on mirror vision feedback on upper and lower limb muscle strength, motor function and quality of life in old age stroke patients with hemiplegia.Methods:A total of 120 old age stroke patients with hemiplegia were treated in the outpatient department and inpatient department of Rehabilitation Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University from March 2017 to March 2019. The patients were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group, with 60 cases in each group, according to the method of random number table. …”
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Interpreting machine learning models based on SHAP values in predicting suspended sediment concentration by Houda Lamane, Latifa Mouhir, Rachid Moussadek, Bouamar Baghdad, Ozgur Kisi, Ali El Bilali

“…In this regard, the current study presents a novel framework involving four standalone ML models (extra trees (ET), random forest (RF), categorical boosting (CatBoost), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost)) and their combination with genetic programming (GP). …”
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Magnitude of Episiotomy and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Give Birth in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: Observation-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kassahun Fikadu, Negussie Boti, Birtukan Tadesse, Dureti Mesele, Emenet Aschenaki, Etenesh Toka, Fistum Arega, Tsehaynesh Girma, Abebech Paulos

“…An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from December 15, 2018, to January 30, 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select study participants. …”
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Continuous Speech-Based Fatigue Detection and Transition State Prediction for Air Traffic Controllers by Susmitha Vekkot, Surya Teja Chavali, Charan Tej Kandavalli, Rama Sai Abhishek Podila, Deepa Gupta, Mohammed Zakariah, Yousef Ajami Alotaibi

“…The continuous speech samples were prepared by the randomized concatenation of fatigue and non-fatigue chunks, each with a duration of approximately 15 seconds. …”
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The associations between sedentary behavior and neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yunchen Meng, Yaqi Xue, Sanjun Yang, Fang Wu, Yanyu Dong

“…Due to significant heterogeneity among the studies, a random-effects model was employed for the meta-analysis to obtain pooled estimates. …”
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Added Value of Liver MRI in Patients Eligible for Surgical Resection or Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases Based on CT: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Burak Görgec, MD, Inez M. Verpalen, MD, PhD, Jasper P. Sijberden, MD, Mohammad Abu Hilal, MD, PhD, Shandra Bipat, PhD, Cornelis Verhoef, MD, PhD, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg, MD, PhD, Marc G. Besselink, MD, MSc, PhD, Jaap Stoker, MD, PhD

“…The pooled weighted proportions for the primary outcome were calculated using random effect meta-analysis. Results:. Overall, 11 studies with 1440 patients were included, of whom 468 patients (32.5%) were assessed for change in local treatment plan. …”
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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by S.V. Logunov, E.V. Blagodyrenko, I.S. Gerasimenko, N.A. Kupriyanov

“…This made it possible to consider the area of instrumental error of the optical means for each measurement as a new boundary of the confidence interval of a random variable having a distribution with parameters corresponding to the end of the forecast section. …”

Do delayed responses introduce bias in ecological momentary assessment? Evidence from comparisons between self-reported and objective physical activity by Stefan Schneider, Stefan Schneider, Stefan Schneider, Meynard J. Toledo, Doerte U. Junghaenel, Doerte U. Junghaenel, Doerte U. Junghaenel, Joshua M. Smyth, Pey-Jiuan Lee, Sarah Goldstein, Olivia Pomeroy, Arthur A. Stone, Arthur A. Stone

“…There was no significant evidence that response delays systematically biased the levels of EMA reported activities, although delayed responses were associated with significantly more random errors in EMA reports (with small effect sizes).DiscussionThe results suggest that respondents self-select the moments for answering EMA surveys based on their current activity levels, but brief response delays do not translate into marked reductions in the quality of EMA data.…”
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Trends in the prevalence of antenatal and postnatal depression in Bangladesh: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohammad Injamul Hoq, Md Mohotasin Hossain, Mohammad Aktar Sayeed, Md Jakaria

“…From 163 screened studies, eighteen eligible studies on the prevalence of “AND” and “PND” were included for meta-analysis. A random-effects model was used for this analysis. We also performed subgroup analyses considering “PND” at different stages, study quality, and prevalence based on the decade of publication. …”
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Critical Appraisal of Materials and Methods in Observational Studies Published in Pathology Journals: A Cross-sectional Study by Supriya Siddavatam, BN Kumarguru

“…A total of 50 articles were randomly selected for evaluation using computer-generated random numbers. …”
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Wear Behavior Analysis and Gated Recurrent Unit Neural Network Prediction of Coefficient of Friction in Al10Cu-B₄C Composites by Mihail Kolev, Ludmil Drenchev, Veselin Petkov, Rositza Dimitrova, Krasimir Kolev, Boris Yanachkov

“…Additionally, feature importance analysis using Random Forest models identified reinforcement-related features as the dominant predictors for both COF and mass wear. …”
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The dual anti-inflammatory and anticoagulant effects of Jianpi Huashi Tongluo prescription on Rheumatoid Arthritis through inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathw... by Fanfan Wang, Fanfan Wang, Jian Liu

“…Firstly, through retrospective clinical data mining, combined with the Apriori algorithm and random walk models, an in-depth analysis was conducted to explore the potential associations between XFC treatment and improvements in clinical inflammatory and coagulation markers among RA patients. …”
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Benefits and Risks of Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin Monotherapy after Recent Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Maurizio Paciaroni, Birsen Ince, Bo Hu, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Kursad Kutluk, Liping Liu, Min Lou, Vladimir Parfenov, Ka Sing Lawrence Wong, Babak Zamani, Dara Paek, Jung Min Han, Michael del Aguila, Shalini Girotra

“…Pooled effect estimates were calculated using a random effects model and were reported as risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Assimilating ESA CCI land surface temperature into the ORCHIDEE land surface model: insights from a multi-site study across Europe by L.-E. Olivera-Guerra, C. Ottlé, N. Raoult, P. Peylin

“…Here, we test different strategies of assimilation, notably investigating (i) two optimization methods (a random search technique and a gradient-based technique) and (ii) different ways to assimilate LST using the only raw data and/or different characteristics of the LST diurnal cycle (e.g. mean daily, daily amplitude, maximum and minimum temperatures, and morning and afternoon gradients). …”
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Delta-radiomics analysis based on magnetic resonance imaging to identify radiation proctitis in patients with cervical cancer after radiotherapy by Jing Xue, Menghan Wu, Jing Zhang, Jiayang Yang, Guannan Lv, Baojun Qu, Yanping Zhang, Xia Yan, Xia Yan, Jianbo Song, Jianbo Song

“…Logistic regression (LR), Pearson correlation coefficient, and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) methods were utilized to select optimal imaging features, leading to a combined prediction model developed using a random forest (RF) algorithm. Model performance was assessed using the area under the curve (AUC), DeLong test, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA), with Shapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) values for interpretation.ResultsThe samples were split into training (70%) and validation (30%) sets. …”
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Designing a Policy-Making Model for Biomass Energy Development Training in the Agricultural Supply Chain Sector by Tahereh Pourelmi, Seyed Mohammad Shobeiri, Enayatollah Yazdanpanah, Gholam Reza Bakhshi Khaniki, Mahdieh Rezaei

“…Purposive sampling was used in the qualitative part, and stratified random sampling was utilized in the quantitative part. …”
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