A Meta-Heuristic Algorithm-Based Feature Selection Approach to Improve Prediction Success for Salmonella Occurrence in Agricultural Waters by Murat Canayaz, Murat Demir, Zeynal Topalcengiz

“…Meta-heuristic optimization algorithms had a positive effect on improving Salmonella prediction success in agricultural waters despite spatio-temporal variations. …”
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Climate-smart agriculture and food security in climate-vulnerable coastal areas of Bangladesh by Monoj Kumar Majumder, MdSadique Rahman, Ripon Kumar Mondal, MstShopna Akter

“…The adoption of CSA practices positively affected by the household annual income, extension services and awareness regarding CSA practices. …”
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The relationship between parental health literacy and primary school students’ anthropometric measurements and general health status by Elif Uner Asil, Ozcan Aygun, Alime Duman, Nazli Gungor

“…Conclusions Parents with higher education levels, who positively evaluated their own and their children’s health status and whose children did not have oral and dental health problems had higher levels of health literacy. …”
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Conformational control of the binding of the transactivation domain of the MLL protein and c-Myb to the KIX domain of CREB. by Elif Nihal Korkmaz, Ruth Nussinov, Türkan Haliloğlu

“…The coupling with c-Myb binding site faded, abolishing the positive cooperativity observed in the presence of MLL. …”
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Phytochemical Components, Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Synergistic Effects of Endemic Sideritis trojana Extract in Combination with Antibiotics on Human Pathogens by Mehzat Altun

“…Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), Folin- Ciocalteu, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH), disc diffusion, and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays were used for identifying phytochemicals, total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant, and antibacterial activity of ethanolic extract of S.trojana alone and binary combination with selected antibiotics against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains, respectively. …”
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Deep-learning-based detection of underwater fluids in multiple multibeam echosounder data by Tyméa Perret, Gilles Le Chenadec, Arnaud Gaillot, Yoann Ladroit, Stéphanie Dupré

“…The results demonstrate first that this method surpasses current machine learning techniques, such as Haar-Local Binary Pattern Cascade. Additionally, we thoroughly analyzed the composition of the training dataset and evaluated the detection performance based on various training configurations. …”
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Identifying leaks in the STEM recruitment pipeline among sexual and gender minority US secondary students. by Casey D Xavier Hall, Christine V Wood, Manuel Hurtado, David A Moskowitz, Christina Dyar, Brian Mustanski

“…Sense of belonging is positively associated with perceptions of STEM climate and STEM intentions. …”
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Clinical and anamnestic factors of epilepsy development and course in children with cerebral palsy by V. P. Zykov, F. A. Murachueva, N. V. Chebanenko, R. M. Alieva

“…The model is characterized by an accuracy of 85.2%, a sensitivity of 87.7%, and a specificity of 82.5%; the prognostic value of a positive result comprised 83.8%, which will allow to objectively plan patient monitoring.…”
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"It's a kind of double-edged sword": exploring the social media-related experiences of adults with visible differences using photo-elicitation interviews. by Ella Guest, Wylde Roberts-Mills, Anna Zarola, Amy Slater

“…However, some had learned to use social media in a positive way to develop confidence and it provided a space to connect and gain advice from experts by experience. …”
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Organisational Culture and Job Satisfaction in Local Government Authorities: Insights from Human Resources for Health in Tanzania by Richard Msacky

“…Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. The qualitative data from the key informants were analysed through content analysis. …”
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Anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress and associated risk factors among out-of-school girls in western Kenya. by Philip Spinhoven, Susan Nungo, Anna Maria van Eijk, Elizabeth Nyothach, Linda Mason, David Obor, Daniel Kwaro, Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Garazi Zulaika

“…Survey data were analysed with univariable and multivariable binary logistic and multiple linear regression analyses using SPSS 29.0.…”
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Anomaly detection solutions: The dynamic loss approach in VAE for manufacturing and IoT environment by Praveen Vijai, Bagavathi Sivakumar P

“…The model achieved an accuracy of 98% and an F1 score of 96% for binary classification on the SKAB dataset and a multiclass classification accuracy of 92% with an F1 score of 85% on the TEP dataset. …”
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Dynamics of "Conservative" and "Progressive" Narratives in the Era of Digital Transformation in Political Communications by Konstantin F. Zavershinskiy, Alexander I. Koryushkin

“…It is therefore increasingly important to understand the relationship between “temporal regimes” in political memory and the processes of traditionalization within the binary coding of political communications as “conservative” or “progressive.” …”
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Provision of respectful care for human dignity in health care service and associated factors in South Gondar hospitals, northwest, Ethiopia, multicenter study by Gebrie kassaw Yirga, Moges Wubneh Abate, Yeshiambaw Eshetie Ayenew, Yirgalem Abere, Tadila Dires, Kirubel Shiferaw

“…Factors that have a p-value ≤ 0.25 in binary logistic regression were a candidate for multivariate logistic regression. …”
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The triple radiologic asthma phenotype is associated with worse disease control by Rory Chan, MBChB, PhD, Chary Duraikannu, FRCR, Mohamed Jaushal Thouseef, FRCR, Brian Lipworth, MD

“…Methods: A total of 112 patients with moderate-to-severe asthma were included in this retrospective observational study. A binary method was used to classify patients according to median values for the following: a pooled mediastinal lymph node size of 3.6 mm or more; a BWT as a pooled wall area of at least 50% of the total airway area; and a mucus plug score of 1 or higher, with a mucus plug considered positive if complete bronchial obstruction was imaged more than 2 cm from a pleural surface. …”
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Do certain blood groups increase COVID-19 severity and mortality? by Tegene Atamenta kitaw, Ribka Nigatu Haile

“…Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among 570 adults with real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction confirmed positive COVID-19 patients attending Eka Kotebe General Hospital, COVID-19 Treatment Center. …”
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Bayesian model averaging: improved variable selection for matched case-control studies by Yi Mu, Isaac See MD, Jonathan R. Edwards MSc

“…Results: Bayesian model averaging outperformed the classical approach with much lower false positive rates and higher Matthew’s correlation scores. …”
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Static detection method for multi-level network source code vulnerabilities based on knowledge graph technology by Peng Xiao, Lina Zhang, Ying Yan, Zhenhong Zhang

“…The experimental results show that the proposed method can accurately detect the identification of named entities and vulnerabilities, and has certain positive significance to ensure the network security.…”
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Seroprevalence of Gestational and Neonatal Toxoplasmosis as well as Risk Factors in Yaoundé, Cameroon by Joy Nkain Ayeah, Adesina Oladokun, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Abiodun Olatunbosun Ilesanmi, Obase Ngemani Bekindaka

“…Out of 259 newborn cord bloods, 72.2% were positive for IgG only, 8.9% for IgM only, and 23.9% for both IgG/IgM. …”
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Association of grip strength, sleep duration, and comorbidities with depressive symptoms in middle-aged and older patients with chronic lung diseases: a cross-sectional network ana... by Lu Li, Jiaqi Meng, Yinxiang Wu, Xiaoyuan Bu, Liping Gao, Zhiwei Xiao, Jiquan Chen

“…Depressive symptoms were assessed using the 10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD-10). Binary logistic regression, subgroup analysis, and network analysis were conducted to examine the intricate relationships between GS, sleep duration, comorbidities, and specific depressive symptoms.ResultsAmong the 1,427 participants, 39.8% exhibited depressive symptoms. …”
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