Impact of using time-averaged exposure metrics on binary endpoints in exposure-response analyses by Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Yu-Wei Lin, Anna Largajolli, Anna Largajolli, A. Yin Edwards, A. Yin Edwards, S. Y. Amy Cheung, S. Y. Amy Cheung, Kashyap Patel, Stefanie Hennig, Stefanie Hennig

“…Events were generated using a proportional odds model with Markov components. For subjects whom did not experience an event, CavTE was derived at EoT, EoT+7 days, +14 days, +21 days, +28 days. …”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of children ever born among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of 2019 mini Ethiopian demographic health surv... by Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Bezawit Adane, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Mekides Nigusu, Kalaab Esubalew Sharew, Abebaw Molla, Mulugeta Tesfa

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Cancer phylogenetic tree inference at scale from 1000s of single cell genomes by Salehi, Sohrab, Dorri, Fatemeh, Chern, Kevin, Kabeer, Farhia, Rusk, Nicole, Funnell, Tyler, Williams, Marc J., Lai, Daniel, Andronescu, Mirela, Campbell, Kieran R., McPherson, Andrew, Aparicio, Samuel, Roth, Andrew, Shah, Sohrab P., Bouchard-Côté, Alexandre

“…The sitka transformation allows us to design novel scalable Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms. Moreover, we introduce a novel point mutation calling method that incorporates the CN data and the underlying phylogenetic tree to overcome the low per-cell coverage of scWGS. …”
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Botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of patients with post-stroke spasticity in Thailand: cost-utility and budget impact analysis by Phorntida Hadnorntun, Pattara Leelahavarong, Tanawan Kongmalai, Varalak Srinonprasert, Juthamas Prawjaeng, Phakamas Tanvijit, Chuenchom Chueluecha, Nawarat Jintakul, Tipyarat Saringcarinkul, Witsanu Kumthornthip

“…Objectives To evaluate the cost-utility of botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) for treating upper limb (UL) and lower limb (LL) post-stroke spasticity.Design Using a Markov model, adopting a societal perspective and a lifetime horizon with a 3% annual discount rate, the cost-utility analysis was conducted to compare BoNT-A combined with standard of care (SoC) with SoC alone. …”
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Polymorphic variants of the genes for enzymes of the antioxidant system, apoptosis and inflammation as potential predictors of myocardial infarction by T. R. Nasibullin, V. V. Erdman, Y. R. Timasheva, I. A. Tuktarova, A. A. Petinseva, G. F. Korytina

“…Using the Monte Carlo method and Markov chains (APSampler), combinations of alleles/ genotypes of the studied polymorphic loci associated with a high risk of MI were obtained, which, in addition to those identified during single-locus analysis, contained polymorphic variants of the genes CASP8, TP53, CAT, PON2, CRP, IL6, GSTP1. …”
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Systematic identification of secondary bile acid production genes in global microbiome by Yuwei Yang, Wenxing Gao, Ruixin Zhu, Liwen Tao, Wanning Chen, Xinyue Zhu, Mengping Shen, Tingjun Xu, Tingting Zhao, Xiaobai Zhang, Lixin Zhu, Na Jiao

“…To bridge this gap, we employed hidden Markov models to systematically search in a large-scale and high-quality search library comprising 28,813 RefSeq multi-kingdom microbial complete genomes, enabling us to construct a secondary bile acid production gene catalog. …”
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Genomic variation responding to artificial selection on different lines of Pekin duck by Xinye Zhang, Fangxi Yang, Jinxin Zhang, Tao Zhu, Xiurong Zhao, Yuchen Liu, Junhui Wen, Hongchang Gu, Gang Wang, Xufang Ren, Anqi Chen, Lujiang Qu

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Land use changes, green house gas emissions, and rehabilitation model of native tree species towards sustainable management by W.C. Adinugroho, H.L. Tata, . Darwo, Y. Lisnawati, H.S. Nuroniah, R. Dewi, I. Heriansyah, . Mawazin

“…This study was depicted into 3 objectives consisted of 1) Utilize spatial analysis to examine the dynamics of peatland use change and the trajectory of peatland use, as well as to identify the drivers behind these changes; 2) describe the effects of altering peatland utilization; and 3) describe seedling performance planted on the peatland forest of Jambi province, as Tanjung Jabung Barat and Tanjung Jabung Timur.METHODS: Land-use and land-cover change analysis was carried out utilizing various map resources. Cellular Automata-Markov is employed to forecast forthcoming land cover alterations by evaluating the likelihood of land cover transitions throughout a given period. …”
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Outcome evaluation and cost-effectiveness analysis for an integrated multidisciplinary diabetic limb salvage program: a combined observational and simulation study by Yan Sun, Xiaoli Zhu, Jaime Lin, John Abisheganaden, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Lixia Ge, Joseph Molina, Elaine Tan, Huiling Liew, Jeremy Hoe, Gary Ang, Kai Qiang Low, Theophilus Yap, Nur Aberleen Syafirah Binte Azmi, Enming Yong, Tiffany Chew, Hui Yan Koo, Chelsea Law, Dexter Yak Seng Chan, Claris Shi, Julia Choo, Wai Han Hoi, Sadhana Chandraskear, Jo Ann Lim, Jemes Siow, Sabariah Binte Kaspon, Subramaniam Tavintharan, Daniel Chew

“…For the simulation component, a long-term CEA was performed using a Markov state transition model on a simulated cohort of 10 000 patients with DFUs over a 20-year period, assessing transitions between health states, including minor and major amputations and death. …”
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PhotoD with LSST: Stellar Photometric Distances Out to the Edge of the Galaxy by Lovro Palaversa, Željko Ivezić, Neven Caplar, Karlo Mrakovčić, Bob Abel, Oleksandra Razim, Filip Matković, Connor Yablonski, Toni Šarić, Tomislav Jurkić, Sandro Campos, Melissa DeLucchi, Derek Jones, Konstantin Malanchev, Alex I. Malz, Sean McGuire, Mario Jurić

“…The computation speed is about 10 ms per star on a single core for both optimized grid search and Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods; we show in a companion paper by K. …”
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KATEDRALA UZNESENJA BLAŽENE DJEVICE MARIJE U SENJU I SENJSKI BISKUPI DO POČETKA XVII. STOLJEĆA by JURAJ LOKMER

“…Uz katedralu još od prije 1340. godine djeluje i Stolni kaptol koji od 1392. godine uz nastojanje biskupa Ivana i Leonarda de Cardinalibus carskom povlasticom postaje „locus credibilis.” U Senju toga vremena uz katedralu i u drugim samostanima djeluju iluminatorske i prepisivačke radionice. 1456. godine Tomas, arhiđakon senjski i kanonik stolne crkve ispisuju glagoljski misal (I. vrbinički), a 1494. godine senjski kanonik Blaž Baromić osniva tiskaru u kojoj senjski kanonici i nakon Blaževe smrti tiskaju knjige glagoljicom na crkvenoslavenskom i hrvatskome (čakavskome) jeziku za potrebe bogoslužja i dušobrižništva. …”
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Lost and found: dynamics of relationship and employment status over time in people with affective and psychotic spectrum disorders by Fanny Senner, Lisa Kerkhoff, Kristina Adorjan, Michael Lauseker, Monika Budde, Maria Heilbronner, Janos L. Kalman, Mojtaba Oraki Kohshour, Sergi Papiol, Daniela Reich-Erkelenz, Sabrina K. Schaupp, Eva C. Schulte, Thomas Vogl, Ion-George Anghelescu, Volker Arolt, Bernhardt T. Baune, Udo Dannlowski, Nina Dalkner, Detlef E. Dietrich, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Christian Figge, Carsten Konrad, Fabian U. Lang, Jens Reimer, Eva Z. Reinighaus, Max Schmauß, Andrea Schmitt, Simon Senner, Carsten Spitzer, Jörg Zimmermann, Alkomiet Hasan, Peter Falkai, Thomas G. Schulze, Urs Heilbronner, Sophie-Kathrin Greiner

“…., 39.91 ± 12.65 years; 48.9% female). Multistate models (Markov) were used to analyse transitions in employment and relationship status, focusing on transition intensities. …”
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Anticancer effects of olive oil polyphenols and their combinations with anticancer drugs by Torić Jelena, Marković Ana Karković, Brala Cvijeta Jakobušić, Barbarić Monika

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Oleuropein in olive leaf, branch, and stem extracts: stability and biological activity in human cervical carcinoma and melanoma cells by Benčić Đani, Barbarić Monika, Mornar Ana, Klarić Daniela Amidžić, Brozovic Anamaria, Dabelić Sanja, Fadljević Mihaela, Marković Ana Karković

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The Effects of Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Antimelanoma Immunity Depend on the Timing of Their Administration by Dragana Miloradovic, Dragica Miloradovic, Bojana Simovic Markovic, Aleksandar Acovic, Carl Randall Harrell, Valentin Djonov, Nebojsa Arsenijevic, Vladislav Volarevic

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Evaluation of Intervertebral Disc Space Width Between 10th and 11th Thoracic Vertebrae in Cats Using Radiography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Jiwon Kim, Danbee Kwon, Bumseok Kim, Kichang Lee, Hakyoung Yoon

“…ABSTRACT Background It is well known that the T10–T11 intervertebral disc space is usually narrower than the adjacent intervertebral disc spaces in most dogs. …”
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Research on Protection Performance of Surge Protective Devices against Electromagnetic Pulse by Zhongyi Zhao, Shenyu Wang, Yongzhi Cui

“…Zener diodes had obvious clamping effect on narrow pulses, and the clamping voltage control accuracy was high.…”
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Recent Advances in Tunable External Cavity Diode Lasers by Yan Wang, Yue Song

“…A narrow linewidth tunable laser source is a critical component in various fields, including laser radar, quantum information, coherent communication, and precise measurement. …”
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Detection of Peripheral Ventilation Inhomogeneity in Smokers by DJ Cotton, JT Mink, BL Graham

“…BACKGROUND: In smokers, ‘small airways’ narrowing alters the conventional, vital capacity single breath washout (SBWVC). …”
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Carbonyl-nitrogen multi-resonance emitters for efficient OLEDs with high color purity by Zhiwei Wu, Peng Zou, Jingwen Xu, Xiaobin Dong, Ben Zhong Tang, Zujin Zhao

“…Abstract Multi-resonance (MR) materials hold an intriguing feature of narrow emission spectra and have attracted considerable attention in the manufacture of high-definition organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). …”
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