Spherical Harmonics for Robust Next-Best-View Estimation by Alexandru Pop, Levente Tamas

“…We show that a convex hull of the object can be used to predict n-steps of NBV in a coverage reconstruction setting. …”
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Interval Prediction Method for Solar Radiation Based on Kernel Density Estimation and Machine Learning by Meiyan Zhao, Yuhu Zhang, Tao Hu, Peng Wang

“…Fourth, the best interval prediction result is obtained using the SC-KDE method using the V-SVR model. The average difference between its PICP and prediction interval nominal coverage (PINC) is only 3% of the PINC, and its PINAW is less than 0.007.…”
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Spatiotemporal Bayesian Machine Learning for Estimation of an Empirical Lower Bound for Probability of Detection with Applications to Stationary Wildlife Photography by Mohamed Jaber, Robert D. Breininger, Farag Hamad, Nezamoddin N. Kachouie

“…Advanced wildlife monitoring systems rely on camera traps for stationary wildlife photography and have been broadly used for estimation of population size and density. …”
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Neural mechanisms of spatial navigation in ASD and TD children: insights from EEG microstate and functional connectivity analysis by Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Jianing Wang, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu

“…EEG microstates and functional connectivity (FC) are useful tools for investigating these differences. …”
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Evaluation of performance indicators of a national breast cancer screening program in Casablanca, Morocco by Melissa M. Carvalho, Aissatou Bah, Sofia Azrib, Robert A. Hiatt, Saber Boutayeb, Lahcen Belyamani, Amr S. Soliman, Mohamed Khalis

“…Trends in breast cancer screenings were also compared using Pearson’s correlation coefficients and statistical trend tests. …”
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Reaching the “Last Mile”: describing community clinics implemented to increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Peel region, Canada by Jannice So, Dannielle Nicholson-Baker, Subrana Rahman, Nancy Ramuscak, Anthony Reid, Monali Varia, Nazia Peer, Elizabeth Estey Noad, Sondra Davis, Shaza A. Fadel, Erica Di Ruggiero

“…Methods We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study using data from the Ontario COVID-19 vaccination registry (COVaxON). …”
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Estimating the global and regional burden of lower respiratory infections attributable to leading pathogens and the protective effectiveness of immunization programs by Xiaoran Yu, Huan Wang, Sheng Ma, Wanning Chen, Lin Sun, Zhiyong Zou

“…Methods: Data were retrieved from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 and World Health Organization United Nations Children's Fund Estimates of National Immunization Coverage. Locally weighted linear regression and Spearman correlation analysis were used to examine the associations between LRI mortality and vaccination coverage. …”
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Optimising strategies for Plasmodium falciparum malaria elimination in Cambodia: primaquine, mass drug administration and artemisinin resistance. by Richard J Maude, Duong Socheat, Chea Nguon, Preap Saroth, Prak Dara, Guoqiao Li, Jianping Song, Shunmay Yeung, Arjen M Dondorp, Nicholas P Day, Nicholas J White, Lisa J White

“…Artemisinin resistance reduced the effectiveness of interventions using ACT when the prevalence of resistance was very high. …”
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Socioeconomic inequalities in immunisation of 12–23 months old children in Malawi: a decomposition analysis by Bridget Naphiyo, Jacob Mazalale, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa, Gowokani Chijere Chirwa

“…However, disaggregated immunisation coverage in some groups of children was below or above 72%. …”
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Increasing the demand for vaccination through mHealth in Quetta City, Balochistan in Pakistan by Ejaz A Khan, Muhammad I Panezai, Babar Shahid, Asm Shahabuddin, Subhana Akber

“…While Pakistan has an overall routine immunization coverage of 66 per cent for fully immunized children (FIC), coverage in the province of Balochistan is much lower at 29 per cent. …”
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Assessing the Association between Oral Hygiene and Preterm Birth by Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence by Christopher K. Hope, Qian Wang, Girvan Burnside, Adejumoke A. Adeyemi, Siobhan Quenby, Philip W. Smith, Susan M. Higham, Melissa Whitworth

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the purported link between oral hygiene and preterm birth by using image analysis tools to quantify dental plaque biofilm. …”
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Long-term legume green manure residue incorporation is more beneficial to improving bacterial richness, soil quality and rice yield than mowing under double-rice cropping system in... by Jiangwen Nie, Qingyun Xie, Yong Zhou, Feng He, Muhammad Yousaf, Bo Zhu, Zhangyong Liu

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Conditional diffusion-generated super-resolution for myocardial perfusion MRI by Changyu Sun, Changyu Sun, Neha Goyal, Yu Wang, Darla L. Tharp, Senthil Kumar, Talissa A. Altes

“…IntroductionMyocardial perfusion MRI is important for diagnosing coronary artery disease, but current clinical methods face challenges in balancing spatial resolution, temporal resolution, and slice coverage. Achieving broader slice coverage and higher temporal resolution is essential for accurately detecting abnormalities across different slice locations but remains difficult due to constraints in acquisition speed and heart rate variability. …”
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Modeling and Solving the Knapsack Problem with a Multi-Objective Equilibrium Optimizer Algorithm Based on Weighted Congestion Distance by Ziqian Wang, Xin Huang, Yan Zhang, Danju Lv, Wei Li, Zhicheng Zhu, Jian’e Dong

“…In order to evaluate the performance of the algorithm, this paper proposes a new solution set coverage index for evaluation. We also used the hypervolume indicator to evaluate the diversity of algorithms. …”
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Risk factors for ocular infection with Chlamydia trachomatis in children 6 months following mass treatment in Tanzania. by Luis Carlos Cajas-Monson, Harran Mkocha, Beatriz Muñoz, Thomas C Quinn, Charlotte A Gaydos, Sheila K West

“…A multilevel logistic regression model was used, accounting for household clustering of children for analysis.…”
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Predictors of Uptake and Timeliness of Newly Introduced Pneumococcal and Rotavirus Vaccines, and of Measles Vaccine in Rural Malawi: A Population Cohort Study. by Hazzie Mvula, Ellen Heinsbroek, Menard Chihana, Amelia C Crampin, Storn Kabuluzi, Geoffrey Chirwa, Charles Mwansambo, Anthony Costello, Nigel A Cunliffe, Robert S Heyderman, Neil French, Naor Bar-Zeev, VacSurv Consortium

“…Potential predictors of vaccine uptake and timeliness for PCV13, RV1 and MV were analysed respectively using robust Poisson and Cox regression.<h4>Results</h4>Vaccine coverage was high for all vaccines, ranging from 86.9% for RV1 dose 2 to 95.4% for PCV13 dose 1. …”
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Temporal changes in diversity of vascular flora accompanying Salix viminalis L. plantations by Maria Janicka, Aneta Kutkowska, Jakub Paderewski

“…For each species, the following were defined: botanical family, geographical and historical groups, origin of apophytes, biological stability, life-form, botanical class and phytosociological class. The relative coverage of major plant groups was statistically processed using the analysis of variance with a linear mixed model. …”
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Vaccination of Сhildren in the Kyrgyz Republic by Gulzhan S. Kitarova, T. T. Mamyrbaeva, A. Suvanbekov, V. K. Shukurova

“…This data should be considered when developing programs for the improvement of coverage levels for vaccinations in in the Kyrgyz Republic.…”
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Estimating Benzathine Penicillin Need for the Treatment of Pregnant Women Diagnosed with Syphilis during Antenatal Care in High-Morbidity Countries. by Melanie M Taylor, Stephen Nurse-Findlay, Xiulei Zhang, Lisa Hedman, Mary L Kamb, Nathalie Broutet, James Kiarie

“…<h4>Results</h4>Using current antenatal care syphilis screening coverage and seroprevalence, we estimated the total number of women requiring treatment with at least one injection of 2.4 MU of benzathine penicillin in these 30 countries to be 351,016. …”
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Design and experiment of active obstacle avoidance control system for grapevine interplant weeding based on GNSS by Hao Zhang, Zejiang Meng, Shiwei Wen, Guangyao Liu, Guangrui Hu, Jun Chen, Shuo Zhang

“…Field tests were conducted using machine forward speed as the test factor, with inter-row weeding coverage rate and plant damage rate as evaluation indicators. …”
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