Firth's penalized logistic regression: A superior approach for analysis of data from India's National Mental Health Survey, 2016 by Satish Suhas, Narayana Manjunatha, Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…In response to these data-driven hurdles, NMHS recognized the critical necessity for an alternative to conventional logistic regression, one that could adeptly navigate these complexities, ensuring robust and dependable insights from the collected data. …”
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N6-Methyladenosine in RNA and DNA: An Epitranscriptomic and Epigenetic Player Implicated in Determination of Stem Cell Fate by Pengfei Ji, Xia Wang, Nina Xie, Yujing Li

“…The mRNA m6A modification has been characterized biochemically, molecularly, and phenotypically, including elucidation of its methyltransferase complexes (m6A writer), demethylases (m6A eraser), and direct interaction proteins (readers), while limited information on the DNA m6dA is available. …”
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Data-driven modeling approaches for pressure drop prediction in a multi-phase flow system by Nezar M. Alyazidi, Aiman F. Bawazir, Ala S. AL-Dogai

“…Traditional models often need help with the complexities of multi-phase flow dynamics, resulting in high relative errors, particularly under varying flow regimes. …”
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Constant high-level visual acuity during total laparoscopic hysterectomy using the OpClear® system by R. Evans, A. Taylor

“…All cases involved routine total laparoscopic hysterectomies (TLH) performed by the same surgeon (AT) with similar complexity levels.Results The OpClear system provided a consistently high level of visual acuity throughout the laparoscopic procedures. …”
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Resilience to climate-induced food insecurity in Nigeria: a systematic review of the role of adaptation strategies in flood and drought mitigation by Timothy A. Akinkuolie, Timothy A. Akinkuolie, Timothy O. Ogunbode, Aruna O. Adekiya

“…These challenges disproportionately affect smallholder farmers and pastoral communities, waning poverty and hunger.DiscussionThe review highlights the complexity of Nigeria’s food insecurity, shaped by factors such as geography, socioeconomic status, and adaptive capacity. …”
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Factors Leading To Severe Anaemia In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease by Erum Afaq, Humera Afaq, Naila Parveen, Hira Fatima Waseem, Anwar Ali, Shazia Nazar

“…CKD is linked to several complications, such as anaemia and infection which can augment the medical complexities. This study aimed to determine the factors leading to severe anaemia in predialysis CKD patients. …”
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Visible and invisible cultural patterns influencing women’s use of maternal health services among Igala women in Nigeria: a focused ethnographic study by Uchechi Clara Opara, Peace Njideka Iheanacho, Pammla Petrucka

“…Conclusion Implicit and explicit cultural patterns significantly influence women’s use of maternal health services. Given the complexity of culture and its influence on women’s use of maternal health services, multifaceted strategies tailored to the cultural needs of communities are needed to enhance the realization of Sustainable Development Goal #3:1 in Nigeria.…”
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Exploring the Transformative Potential of Learning Analytics in Medical Education: A Systematic Review by EHSAN TOOFANINEJAD, SHANE DAWSON, SOMAYE SOHRABI, MASOMEH KALANTARION

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The road ahead: emerging therapies for primary IgA nephropathy by Edward J. Filippone, Rakesh Gulati, John L. Farber

“…The pathogenesis involves increased production of galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) that forms immune complexes that deposit in the glomerulus, eliciting mesangial cell proliferation, inflammation, and complement activation. …”
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Planning of construction supply system in constrained conditions using the dynamic programming method by Ya. D. Ageeva, Yu. A. Chirkunov, A. A. Lapidus

“…The application of the dynamic programming method is widely used to solve optimization problems in construction. Depending on the complexity of the project and the conditions during the construction of buildings and structures, making optimal decisions may require the analysis of a large amount of data and options. …”
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The effect of stroboscopic vision training on the performance of elite curling athletes by Tianhe Li, Xiaoyao Wang, Zhiqiang Wu, Yapu Liang

“…The training regimen consisted of a ‘ladder’ drill targeting the house (effective zones 4–10), with the sequence of training increasing and then decreasing in complexity. Repeated measures ANOVA (3 × 2) and post-hoc tests (Bonferroni) were used to analyse the effects of different training methods. …”
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Formation and development of the Acquis Communautaire in France, Germany and Switzerland: A comparative legal analysis by N. O. Rastorhuieva

“…The analysis was carried out using comparative legal, formal legal, dialectical, historical and legal, hermeneutical and other methods, as well as the principles of determinism, pluralism of opinions and complexity of knowledge. On the basis of and through the disclosure of the concept of “acquis communautaire”, the diversity of its understanding within different approaches and the nature of this phenomenon, as well as the study of the formation of the acquis communautaire specifics, it is established that this process took place in the course of formation of the European Communities in the 1950s with the participation of France and Germany on the basis of a combination of liberal market and general social values, and its development took place during the elaboration of the foundations of the mechanism for adoption of a common European policy. …”
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT COURSEWORKS: COMPETENCY-BASED APPROACH by T. M. Shamsutdinova

“…The following conclusions are drawn: 1) the system current control of professional competencies mastering is necessary for timely correcting of individual educational trajectories; 2) the assessment of professional competencies of students means diagnostics of preparation results including a large number of various criteria; 3) the unified approach to level formation measurement of professional competencies is impossible due to complexity and heterogeneity of their structure; 4) there is a need for the variability as well possibility of increase or reduction (association) of criteria for assessment of professional competencies in order to identify the most significant indicators of effectiveness and quality of a particular academic paper.Practical significance. …”
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THE EFFECT OF ACTIVATING THE FOUNDATIONS OF SCENARIO THINKING IN INCREASING THE PERFORMANCE OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS by Башир Гессаби, Муса Гессаби

“…Nowadays the rapid changes in the environment and its complexities as a result of economic openness that business organizations in the household electrical industry have witnessed in the past decades have forced these organizations to operate in a highly competitive environment with local and international organizations having many years of experience in this fild, which in turn may expose them to numerous risks and lead to theif inbality to survive and continue their operations. …”
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The Use of Orature in the Depiction of the Conflict Between the Luo and the Lang’o in the Play Lwanda Magere by Okoiti Omtatah. by Tayebwa, Shyness

“…It proved that Omtatah impacts society through orature because the play Lwanda Magere is profound, enriching the narrative with cultural authenticity, mythological depth, moral complexity, and audience engagement. Through the use of oral tradition and storytelling, the play brings to life the legend of Lwanda Magere in a way that resonates with audiences and honors the oral heritage of the Luo people. …”
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Agricultural innovation characteristics and their utilization: A case of National Agricultural Research Organization by Alex, Barekye

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Clinicians’ user experience with health information exchange technologies during simulated medication reconciliation by Himalaya Patel, April Savoy, Steven L. Sanchez, Morgan Traylor, Khoa A. Nguyen, Kenneth S. Boockvar, Vincent S. Fan, Emily R. Locke, Bryan Gibson, Amanda S. Mixon, Susan H. Byerly, David A. Haggstrom, Teresa M. Damush, Michael Weiner, Alissa L. Russ-Jara

“…Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system: Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS); VistA Web; and Joint Longitudinal Viewer (JLV). …”
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Neurocognitive Function, Psychosocial Outcome, and Health-Related Quality of Life of the First-Generation Metastatic Melanoma Survivors Treated with Ipilimumab by Anne Rogiers, Christophe Leys, Justine Lauwyck, Adrian Schembri, Gil Awada, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Jennifer De Cremer, Peter Theuns, Paul Maruff, Mark De Ridder, Jan L. Bernheim, Bart Neyns

“…Data were collected using 4 patient-reported outcome measures, computerized NCF testing, and a semistructured interview at the start and 1-year follow-up. …”
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Association between sperm motility in thawed semen and pregnancy rate in Mediterranean buffaloes by Armando Quintero-Moreno, Carla Osorio Meléndez, Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Jorge Rubio Guillén, Juan Carlos Gutiérrez-Añez, Adriana Camacho de Gutiérrez

“…To contribute to knowledge in buffalo reproduction, an experiment was carried out where four sperm motility descriptors (VCL: curvilinear velocity, VSL: straight-line velocity, VAP: average path velocity, and LIN: linearity) were evaluated using a Computerized Semen Analysis System (Sperm Class Analyzer®, CASA System, Barcelona, Spain) in samples obtained from 8 frozen-thawed straws of 8 Mediterranean buffaloes. …”
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3L-YOLO: A Lightweight Low-Light Object Detection Algorithm by Zhenqi Han, Zhen Yue, Lizhuang Liu

“…Existing methods often use image enhancement to improve detection, which results in a large amount of computational resource consumption. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a detection method, 3L-YOLO, based on YOLOv8n, which eliminates the need for image enhancement modules. …”
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