A new two-parameter family of discrete distributions by Allaeddine Haddari, Halim Zeghdoudi, Reza Pakyari

“…The applicability of the proposed distribution is illustrated through the modeling of two real data sets, one from engineering and the other from survival analysis.…”
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Prediction of Long-Term Benefits of Inhaled Steroids by Phenotypic Markers in Moderate-to-Severe COPD: A Randomized Controlled Trial. by Jiska B Snoeck-Stroband, Therese S Lapperre, Peter J Sterk, Pieter S Hiemstra, Henk A Thiadens, H Marike Boezen, Nick H T Ten Hacken, Huib A M Kerstjens, Dirkje S Postma, Wim Timens, Jacob K Sont, GLUCOLD Study Group

“…We aimed to identify which clinical, physiological and non-invasive inflammatory characteristics predict the benefits of ICS on lung function decline in COPD.<h4>Methods</h4>Analysis was performed in 50 steroid-naive compliant patients with moderate to severe COPD (postbronchodilator forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), 30-80% of predicted, compatible with GOLD stages II-III), age 45-75 years, >10 packyears smoking and without asthma. …”
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Dynamic Changes in Microbial Community Diversity in Breast Milk during Lactation by YANG Rui, LU Jingda, SUN Fei, QIU Jingliang, JIAO Yue, ZHOU Junhong, ZHONG Zhi

“…Meanwhile, a comprehensive analysis of the function of the microbial community, antibiotic resistance genes, and bacteriophages was conducted. …”
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Mathematical model for prediction of Tuberculosis in Nigeria using hybrid fractional differential equations and artificial neural network methods by Samson Linus Manu, Shikaa Samuel, Taparki Richard, Eshi Priebe Dovi

“…In this paper, we developed a hybrid Fractional Order Differential Equation (FODE) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model to study the transmission dynamics of Tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. The data used for the analysis were obtained from the TB report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) TB Data Base, Nigeria Dash Board, from the years 2010–-2020. …”
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Surface-Based Analyses of Anatomical Properties of the Visual Cortex in Macular Degeneration. by Doety Prins, Tina Plank, Heidi A Baseler, André D Gouws, Anton Beer, Antony B Morland, Mark W Greenlee, Frans W Cornelissen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The metrics of interest were acquired by performing SBM analysis on T1-weighted MRI data acquired from 113 subjects: patients with juvenile MD (JMD; n = 34), patients with age-related MD (AMD; n = 24) and healthy age-matched controls (HC; n = 55).…”
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Diagnostic model for COPD patients with nocardia infection: a study based on clinical features and risk factors by Kai Zhang, Kangli Yang, Hongmin Wang

“…Demographic, laboratory, pulmonary function, and imaging data were collected. Multivariate logistic regression identified independent predictors, which informed a nomogram model. …”
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IRX-related homeobox gene MKX is a novel oncogene in acute myeloid leukemia. by Stefan Nagel, Corinna Meyer, Claudia Pommerenke

“…Analysis of these data revealed activation of CCL2 which in turn promoted proliferation. …”
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A novel prognostic signature based on m5C‑related LncRNAs and its immunological characteristics in colon adenocarcinoma by Zihe Liu, Sheng Chang, Shouguo Chen, Rong Gu, Shaoyong Guo

“…Functional experiments confirmed that NR2F2-AS1 acts as a risk factor in the proliferation of colon cancer cells. …”
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Exploiting diurnal temperature variations to monitor the growth of tubers by Marissa Bezemer, Neil Budko

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Fall calendar as a tracking and monitoring tool for older adults with a history of falls: a longitudinal study by Mariana Ignácio Sossai, Camila Bianca Falasco Pantoni, Livea Cristina da Silva, Mariana Luiz de Melo, Mel Silva de Sá, Karina Gramani-Say, Juliana Hotta Ansai

“…After an initial assessment that collected sociodemographic, health, and functional data, 16-week and 12-month follow-ups on falls were performed. …”
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Local Specialization of Cities of the Lubelskie Voivodship by Urszula Bronisz

“…The study employs Florence’s location quotient, also known as the local specialization index. The analysis was carried out on the basis of Statistics Poland data. …”
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Efficient pseudonym certificate distribution scheme for Internet of vehicles based on novel sanitizable multi-signature by LIU Zhaoman, YANG Yafang, NING Jianting, ZHAO Yunlei

“…By introducing a sanitizability function, SMS scheme allowed authorized sanitizers to update signature data without interacting with the original signers, resolving the issue of rapid response when vehicles frequently change pseudonyms. …”
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Clinical aspects of people with chronic renal failure in conservative treatment by Camila Castro Roso, Margrid Beuter, Jamile Lais Bruinsma, Júlia Heinz da Silva, Arlete Maria Brentano Timm, Macilene Regina Pauletto

“…It is a research descriptive, developed with 15 people. Data were collected from march to may 2011, through the documentary analysis and experiences of narrative interview. …”
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Strategy for optimizing information needs survey as the basis for collection development at the University of Timor Library by Vincentius Mauk, Palmerya Christina Sau

“…Data Analysis. Data analysis was conducted by following  Miles and Huberman model, including data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. …”
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Registered Partnerships and LGBT Parenting in the Czech Republic by Zdeněk Sloboda

“…The analysis combines multiple data sources and methodological approaches, drawing on administrative data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs (n=2710), secondary quantitative data from the Czech Statistical Office and Public Opinion Research Centre/CVVM, and original quantitative (n=882) and qualitative (n=48) data. …”
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Hospital-to-home transitional care as support for older adult’s caregivers: a scoping review by Lélia Mendes Sobrinho de Oliveira, Larissa Chaves Pedreira, Ana Paula Santos de Jesus, Ivana Santos Pinto, Jeferson Moreira dos Santos, Larissa de Souza Correia, Ana Paula Bastos Nery, Nildete Pereira Gomes

“…Results: 1.220 studies were identified and, after selection, nine publications were used for analysis. The studies found indicated that transitional care supported the caregiver of older people with functional dependence through health education, involvement in decision-making, emotional support, telemonitoring and home visits after discharge. …”
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A Software Design of on Board Display System Based on QNX by 匡晋湘, 刘辉

“…Based on the analysis of functional requirements for on board display system, an application software design structure with high availability was proposed according to the high modular application system and good graphic-development environment of QNX operating software. …”
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Influence of cerebral circulation disorders on the course of female climacteric period by I. B. Lyubarova, O. A. Tikhonovskaya, V. M. Alifirova

“…The analysis of the obtained data showed that cerebral circulation ischemic disorders in women contribute to earlier manifestations of the climacteric syndrome with a marked clinical picture presented by neurovegetative, metabolicendocrine and psychoemotional disorders as well as high fre quency of asthenic disturbances of predominantly hypostenic type.…”
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Using the MWC model to describe heterotropic interactions in hemoglobin. by Olga Rapp, Ofer Yifrach

“…The results, moreover, offer a general roadmap for successful data fitting analysis using the MWC model.…”
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Downregulation of ferroptosis-related Genes can regulate the invasion and migration of osteosarcoma cells by Rui Ding, Le Liao, Jiahui Chen, Jian Zhang, Shenghao Cai, Xinxin Miao, Tao Li, Jiangminghao Zhao, Qi Chen, Xigao Cheng, Jianjian Deng

“…Gene expression profiles in OS were retrieved from TARGET and GEO databases, while GTEx provided data for healthy tissues. Prognostic genes were identified through bioinformatics analysis and data integration. …”
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