Adherence Definitions, Measurement Modalities, and Psychometric Properties in HIV, Diabetes, and Nutritional Supplementation Studies: A Scoping Review by Burleson J, Stephens DE, Rimal RN

“…As a widely accepted “gold standard” adherence measure or operational definition does not exist, studies measure adherence using different modalities, which may lead to different conclusions about adherence patterns. The purpose of the scoping review was to identify modalities used to measure adherence to HIV medication, diabetes medication, and nutritional supplementation and explore the variation in adherence definitions, measurement modalities, and psychometric properties being reported across studies. …”
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Spatio-temporal risk prediction of leptospirosis: A machine-learning-based approach. by Rodrigue Govan, Romane Scherrer, Baptiste Fougeron, Christine Laporte-Magoni, Roman Thibeaux, Pierre Genthon, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Cyrille Goarant, Nazha Selmaoui-Folcher

“…Key findings included the identification of seasonal patterns, such as the impact of the El Niño Southern Oscillation, and the determination that rainfall and humidity with a one-month lag are significant contributors to Leptospira contamination. …”
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Associations between sleep traits and colorectal cancer: a mendelian randomization analysis by Xiangyue Meng, Enshuo Fan, Dan Lv, Yongjing Yang, Shixin Liu

“…It is advisable for individuals to adjust their sleep patterns as a preventative measure against CRC.…”
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Weather identification using models based on deep learning by Afroza Nahar, Rifat Al Mamun Rudro, Bakhtiar Atiq Faisal, Md. Faruk Abdullah Al Sohan, Laveet Kumar

“…Accurate weather forecasting is increasingly crucial as climate change intensifies the unpredictability of weather patterns, posing challenges to traditional forecasting models reliant on human observation or numerical methods. …”
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The Ripple Effect of Climate Change: Assessing the Impacts on Water Quality and Hydrology in Addis Ababa City (Akaki Catchment) by Thandile T. Gule, Binyam Tesfaw Hailu, Brook Lemma

“…The climate data were downscaled and bias-corrected using the CMhyd tool and calibrated and validated using the SWAT-CUP software package. Change points and patterns in annual rainfall and temperature were determined using the homogeneity test and Mann–Kendell trend test. …”
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Identifying the Factors Affecting Student Academic Performance and Engagement Prediction in MOOC Using Deep Learning: A Systematic Literature Review by Shahzad Rizwan, Chee Ken Nee, Salem Garfan

“…A total of 70 articles were selected for in-depth analysis, focusing on key predictors of student performance and engagement, including demographic data, behavioral patterns, learning activities, and clickstream data. …”
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Determination of Public Goals in Times of Volatility and Complexity by Mirko Pečarič

“…The analysis identifies themes and patterns related to different practices regarding the determination of public goals and their impact on the legislature. …”
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Diabetes Treatment with Dapagliflozin and Its Combinations: Insights from Clinical Practice by Akshay Bafna, Ajit Mehta, Rajeev Garg, Jayagopal Pathiyil Balagopalan, Rajesh Rajput, Nitin Zalte, Preethi Naik, Amarnath Sugumaran, Senthilnathan Mohanasundaram

“…Conclusion: The overall observations provide insights into the usage patterns of dapagliflozin-based combination therapies for cardiorenal protection among Indian T2DM patients.…”
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From gaming to reality: effectiveness of skills transfer from competitive sandbox gaming environment to near and far contexts by Yuchun Zhong, Luke Kutszik Fryer, Shiyue Zheng, Alex Shum, Samuel Kai Wah Chu

“…., unfamiliarity with game rules, limited time, lack of practice, and established cognitive patterns). These findings add new insights into the literature on game-based learning and transfer of learning and inform researchers to further investigate the longitudinal effect of skills transfer and retention in both academic and professional spheres.…”
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Assessing bnAb potency in the context of HIV-1 envelope conformational plasticity. by Caio Foulkes, Nikolas Friedrich, Branislav Ivan, Emanuel Stiegeler, Carsten Magnus, Daniel Schmidt, Umut Karakus, Jacqueline Weber, Huldrych F Günthard, Chloé Pasin, Peter Rusert, Alexandra Trkola

“…To verify that these sensitivity patterns are independent of the in vitro assay system, replication-competent SENSE-19 mutant viruses were tested on primary CD4 T cells. …”
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A mm-Wave 5G Double Slot Array Antenna Based on Gap Waveguide Technology and Glide Symmetries by Panagiotis Petroutsos, Stavros Koulouridis

“…The measured normalized radiation patterns show that the level of lateral lobes is below -9 dB and -10 dB at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\varphi = 0^{\mathrm {o}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\varphi = 90^{\mathrm {o}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> respectively over the operating frequency range, while the measured peak gain ranges from 16.56 dBi to 18.75 dBi, and the aperture efficiency is up to 75%. …”
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Application of multivariate analysis to identify relationships among useful agronomic characters of cowpea and differentiation of cultivars for vegetable and grain uses by M. O. Burlyaeva, M. V. Gurkina, E. V. Miroshnichenko

“…It is of paramount importance for cowpea breeders to know the patterns of variability in the relationships among agronomic traits and their characteristics in cultivars grown for different uses (grain and vegetable). …”
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Analysis of the circadian rhythm of biological processes in mouse liver and kidney by I. N. Podkolodnyy, N. N. Tverdokhleb, O. A. Podkolodnaya

“…Analyzing the processes, the rhythmicity of which is typical of both liver and kidneys, we have identified the processes, the circadian phase characteristics of which in these tissues coincide and the processes having essentially different temporal phase patterns for these tissues. Processes with strict tissue­specific rhythmic translation have also been identified. …”
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Investigating the influence of urban green spaces on urban heat island mitigation – taking four districts in Shijiazhuang as an example by Nan Zhang, Qiuning Ding, Haitao Wang

“…Furthermore, the discerned patterns furnish pragmatic guidance for mitigating the heat island effect, thereby offering invaluable recommendations for urban planning endeavors. …”
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Identifying factors that underpin student decisions to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Atlantic Canadian Universities: Protocol for a mixed methods study. by Tiffany A Lee, Amit Sundly, Stephen D Coombs, Gerald J Galway

“…The findings of this research will provide insight into the decision-making patterns and socio-demographic characteristics of students who have chosen to pursue a PharmD. …”
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Experimental study on in-situ simulation of rainfall-induced soil erosion in forest lands converted to cash crop areas in Dabie Mountains. by Gao Li, Tao Yang, Rui Chen, Haogang Dong, Feng Wu, Qinghua Zhan, Jinyan Huang, Minxuan Luo, Li Wang

“…It focused on a tea plantation slope of the Dabie Mountains, employing four rainfall scenarios, i.e. light rain, moderate rain, heavy rain, and heavy rain following drought, to conduct in-situ simulation experiments, mirroring the prevalent rainfall patterns in the study region. Monitoring stations for soil moisture content, slope runoff, and soil erosion were strategically positioned at varying depths across experimental plots with vegetation cover percentages of 20%, 40%, and 60%. …”
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Cost–consequence analysis of COPD treatment according to NICE and GOLD recommendations compared with current clinical practice in the UK by Jennifer K Quint, Helene Vioix, Toby Capstick, Sue Langham, Jennifer Cook, Antony Wright, Shamika de Silva

“…Objectives The objective of this study was to model the clinical and economic impact of adapting current clinical practice in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to treatment according to national and international guideline recommendations.Design Treatment mapping was undertaken to hypothetically redistribute patients from current clinical practice, representing actual prescribing patterns in the UK, to an alternative recommendation-based treatment scenario, representing prescribing in accordance with either National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance [NG115] or Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2020 strategy.Setting Primary care practices in the UK (1-year time horizon).Participants Adults with COPD undergoing long-acting inhaler maintenance therapy in the UK (N=1 067,531).Interventions Inhaler maintenance therapy.Outcome measures Costs and clinical outcomes (type of treatment, rates of moderate and/or severe exacerbations, and mild-to-moderate and/or severe pneumonia events) were modelled for the two alternative pathways.Results Compared with current clinical practice, treating patients according to NICE guidance resulted in an estimated annual reduction in expenditure of £46.9 million, and an estimated annual reduction in expenditure of over £43.7 million when patients were treated according to GOLD 2020 strategy. …”
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SOCIOECONOMIC DYNAMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS OF PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA by Immaculata NWOKORO, Taibat LAWANSON, Olufunke EBUEHI, Samson FADARE, John AGWU, Oluwole SOYINKA

“… Although many studies have shown strong evidence of a direct relationship between the human environment and health, they have been too generic in nature, concentrating on community patterns and largely ignore the link between environmental health outcomes and specific socioeconomic indices manifesting at the household level. …”
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Clothianidin and Thiacloprid Mixture Administration Induces Degenerative Damage in the Dentate Gyrus and Alteration in Short-Term Memory in Rats by Alejandra Mora-Gutiérrez, Jorge Guevara, Carmen Rubio, Minerva Calvillo-Velasco, Daniela Silva-Adaya, Socorro Retana-Márquez, Blanca Espinosa, Carmen Martínez-Valenzuela, Moisés Rubio-Osornio

“…Electrographic studies showed abnormal discharge patterns in the CNS. 72 h after the tenth dose, learning and memory tests were performed in the Morris water maze. …”
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Photoreconfigurable Metasurface for Independent Full-Space Control of Terahertz Waves by Zhengxuan Jiang, Guowen Ding, Xinyao Luo, Shenyun Wang

“…Imaging using metasurface digital imaging technology showcases patterns “NUIST” in reflection and “LOONG” in transmission, illustrating the metasurface design principles via the proposed metasurface. …”
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