PatchTSFL: Patch Fourier Enhanced Linear for Long-Term Time-Series Forecasting by Ling Li, Xianyun Wen, Weibang Li, Chengjie Li, Chengfang Zhang

“…These findings establish PatchTSFL as an effective and efficient solution for long-term time series prediction. The source code is available at: <uri>https://github.com/WESTBROOK-0/PatchTSFL</uri>.…”
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Emotional impact on healthcare providers involved in medical assistance in dying (MAiD): a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis by Alexander Simpson, Alireza Bagheri, Saumil Yogendra Dholakia

“…The cumulative evidence was assessed for confidence using the Confidence in the Evidence from Reviews of Qualitative Research approach.Results The search identified 4522 papers. Data from 35 studies (393 physicians, 169 nurses, 53 social workers, 22 allied healthcare professionals) employing diverse qualitative research methodologies from five countries were coded and analysed. …”
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Association of advance care planning with hospital use and costs at the end of life: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Ian Scott, Liz Reymond, Xanthe Sansome, Hannah Carter

“…Objective To investigate associations between the availability and timing of digitally available advance care planning (ACP) documents and hospital use and costs during the last 6 months of life.Design Retrospective population-based cohort study using data linkage.Setting 11 public hospitals in Queensland, Australia.Participants 5586 decedents with ACP documents were directly matched 1:2 to 11 172 control decedents based on age category, sex, location, year of death and principal diagnosis code for the last-known hospital admission.Exposure ACP discussions with documents uploaded to a widely accessible statewide digital platform. …”
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Voriconazole versus isavuconazole for invasive aspergillosis: a retrospective analysis in a medically insured U.S. population (2017–2020) by Sophea Chan, Laura Leigh Stoudenmire, Xianyan Chen, Duna Zhan, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Daniel B. Chastain

“…Design: Retrospective cohort study using Merative MarketScan claims data (2017–2020). Methods: Adults (⩾18 years) diagnosed with IA (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes) who received VCZ or ISA monotherapy were included. …”
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Adolescent scoliosis in autism spectrum disorder: is it idiopathic or syndromic?? by Ravi Rajendra, Matthew B. Bratton, Claudia Leonardi, R. Carter Clement

“…Abstract Purpose Minimal data exists on whether adolescents with both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and scoliosis exhibit distinct curve types or require varying surgical management compared to neurotypical adolescents. …”
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Associations between concussion and risk of diagnosis of psychological and neurological disorders: a retrospective population-based cohort study by Marc P Morissette, Heather J Prior, Robert B Tate, John Wade, Jeff R S Leiter

“…Objective To investigate associations between concussion and the risk of follow-up diagnoses of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mood and anxiety disorders (MADs), dementia and Parkinson’s disease.Design A retrospective population-based cohort study.Setting Administrative health data for the Province of Manitoba between 1990–1991 and 2014–2015.Participants A total of 47 483 individuals were diagnosed with a concussion using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes (ICD-9-CM: 850; ICD-10-CA: S06.0). …”
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Reconceptualisation of sport and quality of life in young athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: understanding the experiences behind the numbers through a p... by Fiona Webster, Dianne M Bryant, Hana Marmura, Olivia Morassutti, Alan M J Getgood

“…During the interviews, participants also reported their QOL on a visual analogue scale from 0 to 100. Transcripts were coded by two independent researchers. Descriptive quantitative analyses of QOL ratings and thematic analysis of qualitative data were conducted to identify mechanisms of response shift. …”
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‘We don’t get money in our own hands’: evidence from focus group discussions on economic abuse against women in two states of India by Sangeeta Chatterji, Janina Isabel Steinert, Ines Boehret, Rucha Vasumati Satish, Sanchita Sharma

“…Discussions were recorded, transcribed verbatim and translated to English. Transcripts were coded using thematic analysis and emerging themes were discussed among all authors.Results Women suffered from four distinct forms of economic abuse. …”
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Where Do Patients With Cirrhosis Die? A CDC WONDER Analysis From 1999 to 2020 by Areej Iftikhar, Fatima Noor Alam, Danish Ali Ashraf, Saad Hassan Qureshi, Muzamil Akhtar, Ayesha Islam Khan, Muhammad Raza, Raheel Qureshi, Raheel Ahmed

“…Methods In this descriptive study, death certificates were examined using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide‐Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database, using ICD codes K70.3, K71.7, and K74. …”
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A temporal and spatial analysis of incidence and mortality of lip, oral cavity, and pharyngeal cancer in a Northeastern Brazilian state by Geovane Jesus de Almeida, Carolina Schmitz Tiezerin, Larissa Janinny Nunes Silva, Brenda Evelin Barreto da Silva, Alex Rodrigues Moura, Simone Soraia Silva Sardeiro, Carlos Anselmo Lima

“…Malignant neoplasms (ICD-10 codes C00-C14, excluding C07 and C08) were included. …”
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The effect of education using the interactive avatar application on self-care and the ability to identify and respond to the symptoms of heart attack in patients with acute coronar... by Nahid Keivanlou, Faezeh Babaieasl, Jamshid Jamali, Saeedeh Baghyari, Zahra Dalir, Nayyereh Davoudi

“…Trial registration This study was registered at the Iranian Registration Clinical Trial Center (Code: IRCT20220920056001N1, Date: 2023-01-03).…”
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‘It's a shot, not a vaccine like MMR’: A new type of vaccine-specific scepticism on Twitter/X during the COVID-19 pandemic by Elena Semino, Tara Coltman-Patel, William Dance, Zsófia Demjén, Richard Gleave, Alison Mackey

“…First, tweets posted in 2020–2022 and also containing references to COVID-19 were coded for: (1) vaccine-specific evaluation, and (2) vaccine-related topic. …”
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Disease burden of primary biliary cholangitis and associated pruritus based on a cross-sectional US claims analysis by Helen Smith, Usha Gungabissoon, Daniel C Gibbons, Gema Requena, Andrea Ribeiro de Souza

“…Objective In order to identify areas of unmet need in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), this study sought to use real-world observational healthcare data to characterise the burden in patients with PBC and in PBC patients with a recorded diagnosis of pruritus.Design This retrospective, cross-sectional database study compared prevalence of prespecified comorbidities and medications in the PBC population and PBC-pruritus subpopulation with non-cases using an indirect standardisation approach. …”
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Methodological quality in randomised clinical trials of mental health apps: systematic review and longitudinal analysis by John Torous, Qiang Xie, Shufang Sun, Jake Linardon, Caroline Swords, Simon B Goldberg

“…Question This study investigated the methodological rigour of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of mental health apps for depression and anxiety, and whether quality has improved over time.Study selection and analysis RCTs were drawn from the most recent meta-analysis of mental health apps for depression and anxiety symptoms. 20 indicators of study quality were coded, encompassing risk of bias, participant diversity, study design features and app accessibility measures. …”
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Trends, gender, and racial disparities in patients with mortality due to paroxysmal tachycardia: A nationwide analysis from 1999-2020. by Aman Goyal, Humza Saeed, Saif Yamin, Abdullah, Wania Sultan, Muhammad Khubaib Arshad, Samia Aziz Sulaiman, Mah I Kan Changez, Gauranga Mahalwar

“…Additionally, there is limited data on disparities and trends in mortality due to paroxysmal tachycardia, which is essential for assessing current medical approaches and identifying at-risk populations.…”
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Stakeholder engagement in European research and innovation: An investigation into how and why EU R&I projects develop engagement tools [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approv... by Luka Gudek, Jacqueline Broerse, Madhura Rao

“…Methods This study adopts a qualitative approach, with conducting semi-structured interviews with 22 participants representing 14 Horizon Europe projects on topics of agri-food, bioeconomy, and sustainability. Data were collected, coded, and analysed concurrently and the emerging results guided which group was approached next. …”
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Association of premature menopause with incident pulmonary hypertension: A cohort study. by Michael C Honigberg, Aniruddh P Patel, Tim Lahm, Malissa J Wood, Jennifer E Ho, Puja Kohli, Pradeep Natarajan

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>In this cohort study, women in the UK Biobank aged 40-69 years who were postmenopausal and had complete data available on reproductive history were included. …”
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How to diagnose COVID-19 in family practice? Usability of complete blood count as a COVID-19 diagnostic tool: a cross-sectional study in Turkey by Mustafa Bayraktar, Erdal Tekin, Mehmet Nuri Kocak

“…In receiver operating characteristic analysis, the cut-off values of lymphocyte and RDW-CV were 0.745 and 12.35, respectively.Conclusion Although our study was designed retrospectively and reflects regional data, it is important to determine that low lymphocyte count and RDW-CV can be used in the diagnosis of COVID-19 in primary care.…”
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Iris: A Next Generation Digital Pathology Rendering Engine by Ryan Erik Landvater, Ulysses Balis

“…Iris Core comprises machine code modules written from the ground up in C++ and using Vulkan, a low-level and low-overhead cross-platform graphical processing unit application program interface, and our novel rapid tile buffering algorithms. …”
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Understanding the transport behaviour of PbSe: A combined experimental and computational study by Isha Sihmar, Abhishek Pandey, Vinod Kumar Solet, Neeru Chaudhary, Navdeep Goyal, Sudhir K. Pandey

“…The calculated σ and electronic part of thermal conductivity (κe) gives good match with the experimental data. The maximum power factor (PF) value of ∼4.3× 10−5 W/m K2 is observed at 500 K. …”
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