Evaluation of the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in vaginal specimens relative to patient infection stat... by Minttu M Rönn, Louise Mc Grath-Lone, Bethan Davies, Janet D Wilson, Helen Ward

“…Objective We evaluated the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) using vaginal specimens in comparison to specimens from the cervix or urine in their ability to detect chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in women based on patient infection status (PIS).Design Systematic review.Data sources EMBASE and Ovid MEDLINE databases were searched through 3 October 2017.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included studies that tested samples from the vagina and ≥1 other site (cervix and/or urine) with ≥2 NAATs for chlamydia and ≥2 NAATs or 1 NAAT and culture for gonorrhoea for each site.Data extraction and synthesis Performance is defined as the sensitivity of a NAAT using a specimen site and PIS of the patient. …”
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Consistent individual positions within roosts in Spix’s disc-winged bats by Giacomini, Giada, Chaves-Ramírez, Silvia, Hernández-Pinsón, H. Andrés, Barrantes, José Pablo, Chaverri, Gloriana

Subjects: “…Bats, dominance, linearity, Resource Holding Potential, roosts…”
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Mapping the “catscape” formed by a population of pet cats with outdoor access by Richard Bischof, Nina Rosita Hansen, Øyvind Skarsgard Nyheim, Astrid Kisen, Lillian Prestmoen, Torbjørn Haugaasen

“…The resulting position data allowed us to construct both individual home range kernels and a population-level utilization distribution. …”
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La sostenibilidad económica de las ayudas al turismo rural del Método Leader en áreas de montaña: dos casos de estudio españoles (Valle del Jerte y Sierra de Gata, Extremadura) by Angela Engelmo Moriche, Ana Nieto Masot, Julian Mora Aliseda

“…Sin embargo, el estudio del mantenimiento de dichas infraestructuras ha sido escasamente analizado dentro de la comunidad científica, y, por ello, este estudio tiene el objetivo de analizar el éxito y la permanencia de las empresas de alojamientos y restauración en dos de los Grupos Leader de la región extremeña con mayor inversión: Sierra de Gata y Valle del Jerte. Todo ello, mediante diferentes análisis estadísticos y de correlación que permitan no solo comprobar el grado de éxito, sino también que variables de contexto están favoreciendo al mantenimiento de estas empresas. …”
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THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS ON LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS: A RESEARCH ON THE STUDENTS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT by Agah Sinan Ünsar, Serol Karalar

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Discriminatory Practices against Women in Labour Relations in Nigeria: Interrogating the Position of International Law by Atah Pine, Ochoga Edwin Ochoga

“…The paper adopts face-to-face interview as an instrument of data collection to get opinion of some expertise on gender and international law with a triangulation of secondary sources of information. …”
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Recruiting and Retaining Generation Z in the Workforce by Megan S. Cantrell, Cathy H. Carr

“…To recruit Generation Z employees, consider reaching out to transfer students, explore non-traditional educational paths, and emphasize organizational values. Avoid age bias and focus on effective onboarding. …”
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THE EFFECT OF PERSONALITY TRAITS ON LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS: A RESEARCH ON THE STUDENTS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT by Agah Sinan Ünsar, Serol Karalar

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Impacto de la red social Facebook en el proceso educativo superior de las matemáticas considerando la ciencia de datos by Ricardo Adán Salas Rueda, Rodrigo David Salas Rueda

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Optimasi Data Tidak Seimbang pada Interaksi Drug Target dengan Sampling dan Ensemble Support Vector Machine by Nabila Sekar Ramadhanti, Wisnu Ananta Kusuma, Annisa Annisa

“… Data tidak seimbang menjadi salah satu masalah yang muncul pada masalah prediksi atau klasifikasi. …”
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Use of Healthcare Claims Data to Generate Real-World Evidence on Patients With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Practical Considerations for Research by Nicole Stamas, Tom Vincent, Kathryn Evans, Qian Li, Vanessa Danielson, Reginald Lassagne, Ariel Berger

“…This is likely due, at least in part, to the many challenges inherent in using real-world data to define DRE, neuromodulation (including type implanted), and related outcomes of interest. …”
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Aerosol Measurements over India: Comparison of MAX-DOAS Measurements with Ground-based (AERONET) and Satellite-based (MODIS) Data by Prithviraj Mali, Mriganka Sekhar Biswas, Steffen Beirle, Thomas Wagner, Shrivardhan Hulswar, Swaleha Inamdar, Anoop S. Mahajan

“…Our results from Pune show good agreement with the Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) observations at both UV and visible wavelengths, with correlation coefficients of 0.70 and 0.71, respectively. …”
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NOS2 as a prognostic biomarker for early-onset colorectal cancer based on public data and clinical validation analysis by Chaoqun Xing, Lipeng Zhao, Weiwei Zou, Xie Peng, Xiao-Liang Xing, Jie Li

“…The results showed the immune-related gene nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) was independently associated with the poor prognosis of EOCRC patients in both TGCA and GEO database. The Immune Dysfunction and Exclusion (TIDE) analysis showed that multiple immunotherapy signatures, such as TIDE, Exclusion, and CAF, were difference among EOCRC patients with different risk scores, and significantly correlated with the expression of NOS2. …”
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Assessment of COVID-19 Impacts on Air Quality in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Based on Terrestrial and Sentinel-5P TROPOMI Data by Gantuya Ganbat, Halim Lee, Hyun-Woo Jo, Batbayar Jadamba, Daniel Karthe

“…Even though Sentinel 5P-TROPOMI data do not fully reflect the above findings, they add valuable insights into the spatial pollution pattern during strict-lockdown and non-lockdown periods. …”
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Eliminasi Non-Topic Menggunakan Pemodelan Topik untuk Peringkasan Otomatis Data Tweet dengan Konteks Covid-19 by Putri Damayanti, Diana Purwitasari, Nanik Suciati

“…Kontribusi penelitian ini adalah adanya metode pemodelan topik sebagai bagian tahapan dalam serangkaian proses eliminasi data. Metode pemodelan topik sebagai salah satu teknik eliminasi data dapat digunakan dalam berbagai kasus namun pada penelitian ini difokuskan pada COVID-19. …”
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The Interfaces Twitter Elections Dataset: Construction process and characteristics of big social data during the 2022 presidential elections in Brazil. by Sylvia Iasulaitis, Alan Demétrius Baria Valejo, Bruno Cardoso Greco, Vinicius Gonçalves Perillo, Guilherme Henrique Messias, Isabella Vicari, with the Interfaces—Center for Sociopolitical Studies of Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence

“…The process of collecting and creating the database for this study went through three major stages, subdivided into several processes: (1) A preliminary analysis of the platform and its operation; (2) Contextual analysis, creation of the conceptual model, and definition of Keywords and (3) Implementation of the Data Collection Strategy. Python algorithms were developed to model each primary collection type. …”
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Real-world data of dacomitinib as first-line treatment for patients with EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer by Ji Eun Shin, Hyun Ae Jung, Sehhoon Park, Jong-Mu Sun, Se-Hoon Lee, Jin Seok Ahn, Myung-Ju Ahn, Byoung Yong Shim

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PfFBXO1 is essential for inner membrane complex formation in Plasmodium falciparum during both asexual and transmission stages by Sreelakshmi K. Sreenivasamurthy, Carlos Gustavo Baptista, Christopher M. West, Ira J. Blader, Jeffrey D. Dvorin

“…Here we demonstrate that PfFBXO1 (PF3D7_0619700) is critical for both asexual segmentation and gametocyte maturation. …”
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