Survival Analysis by Penalized Regression and Matrix Factorization by Yeuntyng Lai, Morihiro Hayashida, Tatsuya Akutsu

“…Because every disease has its unique survival pattern, it is necessary to find a suitable model to simulate followups. …”
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Coplanar Waveguide Fed Compact Wide Circular-Slotted Antenna for Wi-Fi/WiMAX Applications by M. Samsuzzaman, T. Islam, N. H. Abd Rahman, M. R. I. Faruque, J. S. Mandeep

“…Moreover, a stable omnidirectional radiation pattern and average peak gain for lower band 3.23 dB and upper band 5.93 dB have been achieved, respectively.…”
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Study on Microclimate Characteristics and Vertical Variation of Potential Evapotranspiration of the Robinia pseudoacacia Forest in the Loess Plateau of China by Jianjun Zhang, Baoni Guo, Qun’ou Jiang, Hao Ru, Zhen Wang

“…However, it showed a single-peak pattern even in the sunny days in January, and it showed no fluctuation in the snowy days in January.…”
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Re-Analyzing of Consequences and Methods of Climatological Changes Managements (Case Study: Iran’s Central Basin) by Sadegh Karami

“…The findings of the research indicate that climate change has shown the geographic region of Iran in terms of changing the rainfall pattern, decreasing precipitation and increasing its temperature. …”
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Deconvolution-Based CT and MR Brain Perfusion Measurement: Theoretical Model Revisited and Practical Implementation Details by Andreas Fieselmann, Markus Kowarschik, Arundhuti Ganguly, Joachim Hornegger, Rebecca Fahrig

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Helicobacter pylori Oncogenicity: Mechanism, Prevention, and Risk Factors by Muzaheed

“…This review discusses the properties of H. pylori associated with increased risk of gastric cancer, antibiotic resistance pattern, and the possible role of eradication of H. pylori in preventing gastric cancer.…”
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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

“…To bridge the gap from science to policy making in the CDF nexus, it is vital to enhance the impacts and feedback of ecohydrological processes on agrarian production, ecosystem service tradeoffs and their effects on livelihoods, and regional development and preservation by optimization of the ecological water security pattern. This state-of-the-art assessment uses acquired information and knowledge to conceptually evaluate the past, current, and future impacts and risks and facilitates decision-making through the delivery of long-term sustainability and socio-ecological resilience.…”
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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

“…To bridge the gap from science to policy making in the CDF nexus, it is vital to enhance the impacts and feedback of ecohydrological processes on agrarian production, ecosystem service tradeoffs and their effects on livelihoods, and regional development and preservation by optimization of the ecological water security pattern. This state-of-the-art assessment uses acquired information and knowledge to conceptually evaluate the past, current, and future impacts and risks and facilitates decision-making through the delivery of long-term sustainability and socio-ecological resilience.…”
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Teaching and Assessment of Physical Education in Secondary Schools of Kabale Municipality. by Bakurumpagi, Eliab

“…Teachers relied mainly on textbooks and syllabi for instructional materials, with the same response pattern of 41% strongly agreeing, 45% agreeing, 5% unsure, 6% disagreeing, and 3% strongly disagreeing. …”
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Research Progress in and Planning Strategies for Multi-scale Measurement of the Efficiency of Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure in Carbon Sink Enhancement and Emission Reduction by Song LIU, Zhaocheng BAI, Dizi LIU, Peiyu SHEN

“…Conclusion The carbon sink pathway of the strategy framework requires “carbon sink at the source – precise positioning – safe pattern”, and the emission reduction pathway requires “symbiotic integration – co-construction and sharing – organic dispersion”. …”
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Analysis of a Compact Wideband Slotted Antenna for Ku Band Applications by M. R. Ahsan, M. Habib Ullah, F. Mansor, N. Misran, T. Islam

“…It is apparent from the measured antenna parameters that the proposed antenna achieved almost stable variation of radiation pattern over the entire operational band with 1380 MHz of -10 dB return loss bandwidth. …”
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Study on Drivers’ Visual Load Features in Lighting Environments of Interior Zones of Extra-Long Tunnels over 10 km by Yuantao Zhou, Shiyong He, Xiaohu Li, Yingying Li, Guoping Du

“…This study investigated the changing patterns of drivers’ visual loads while driving through road tunnels. …”
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Abdominal Adiposity Distribution in Diabetic/Prediabetic and Nondiabetic Populations: A Meta-Analysis by Jane J. Lee, S. Natasha Beretvas, Jeanne H. Freeland-Graves

“…The purpose of this study is to explore the disparities in the distribution of abdominal adiposity in diabetic/prediabetic and nondiabetic populations and to identify moderators that influence the pattern of central obesity via a meta-analysis technique. …”
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Dietary intake and risk assessment of nitrosamine in processed meat products among medical staff during their night shift by Dalia Ibrahim Tayel, Noorhan K. Farrag, Samar Mohamed Aborhyem

“…Luncheon meat also exhibited low nitrosamine levels and consumption patterns, at 18.53 µg/g and 0.00141 µg/kg BW/day, respectively. …”
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European tourism demand in the face of climate change: asymmetric impacts, demand reallocation, and deseasonalisation strategies by David García-León, Nicoleta Anca Matei, Filipe Batista e Silva, Ricardo Barranco, Alessandro Dosio, Juan-Carlos Ciscar

“…We find that climate change impacts in Europe will be highly asymmetrical across regions and seasons, resulting in significant reallocations of tourism demand in space and time across all warming scenarios. A clear north-south pattern in tourism demand changes emerges, with northern regions benefiting and southern regions experiencing significant reductions, particularly under higher warming. …”
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Neurotoxicological manifestations among drug abusers admitted to Alexandria poison unit and Al-Mamora hospital: prospective study by Haidy Megahed, Maha Ghanem, Ayman Abdelshafi

“…The aim of the study was: a) To describe the neurotoxic effects of acute and chronic use of drugs of abuse in patients admitted to Alexandria poison unit (APU) and Al-Mamora hospital addiction treatment unit (MH), b) To evaluate them regarding age, sex, education, residency, marital status, cause, family history, past history and study the presentation, pattern of abuse, relapse, identify the risk factors, and c) To assess facilities to prevent further morbidity and mortality.Methods: A prospective study was conducted on all patients with neurotoxicological manifestations due to drug abuse admitted to APU and MH from June 1st to December 31st, 2020. …”
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The Toxic Influence of Excess Free Iron on Red Blood Cells in the Biophysical Experiment: An In Vitro Study by E. Kozlova, E. Sherstyukova, V. Sergunova, A. Kozlov, O. Gudkova, V. Inozemtsev, A. Chernysh

“…High Fe2+ concentrations made us possible to establish the pattern of the toxic effect of excess iron on pRBCs during a reduced incubation time in a biophysical experiment in vitro. …”
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Individual and sex differences in frontloading behavior and approach- avoidance conflict preference predict addiction-like ethanol seeking in rats by Tanner A. McNamara, Hanyi Weng, Hsin Yu Liao, Rutsuko Ito

“…However, preclinical studies have typically assessed alcohol drinking using a singular dimension of intake (i.e. drinking level), failing to capture the multidimensional pattern of aberrant alcohol-seeking observed in alcohol use disorder. …”
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Experimental Analysis on Dynamic Response of X-Section Piled Raft Composite Foundation under Cyclic Axial Load for Ballastless Track in Soft Soil by Qiang Fu

“…The vibration displacement, velocity, and stress of the track, embankment, and pile foundation follow a pattern of vibration characteristics of loading sine wave. …”
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Discontinuous Structural Transitions in Fluids with Competing Interactions by Ana M. Montero, Santos B. Yuste, Andrés Santos, Mariano López de Haro

“…We conclude that fluids with competing interactions exhibit a rich and intricate pattern of structural transitions, demonstrating the significant influence of dimensionality and interaction features.…”
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