SageNet: Fast Neural Network Emulation of the Stiff-amplified Gravitational Waves from Inflation by Fan Zhang, Yifang Luo, Bohua Li, Ruihan Cao, Wenjin Peng, Joel Meyers, Paul R. Shapiro

“…To improve computational efficiency while preserving accuracy, we present the Stiff-amplified Gravitational-wave Emulator Network ( SageNet ), a deep learning framework designed to replace conventional numerical solvers (code available at https://github.com/YifangLuo/SageNet ). …”
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A Quantitative Risk Assessment Model for <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> in Non-Ready-to-Eat Frozen Vegetables by Ursula Gonzales-Barron, Régis Pouillot, Juliana De Oliveira Mota, Akio Hasegawa, Ana Allende, Qingli Dong, Matthew J. Stasiewicz, Jovana Kovacevic, Vasco Cadavez, Laurent Guillier, Moez Sanaa

“…Based on available published data, the model was coded in nine sequential R functions designed to assess the effectiveness of blanching, the improvement in processing environment hygiene, the implementation of sampling schemes at the end of processing, and improved consumer instructions on the product’s package. …”
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Exploring grant writing coaching and its role in professional development of health equity investigators: A qualitative study by Yulia A. Levites Strekalova, Selin Kavak, Vanessa Caridad Rodriguez, Sara Midence, Lee S. Caplan, Winston Thompson, Muhammed Y. Idris, Jonathan Stiles, Priscilla Pemu, Alexander Quarshie, Adriana Baez, Maritza Salazar Campo, Elizabeth Ofili

“…Methods: This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews with 16 NIH-funded investigators who served as coaches within the NRMN-SETH program. Data were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using the Framework Method, identifying key roles related to coaching practices. …”
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The association between anthocyanin intake and myopia in adolescents: a cross-sectional study of NHANES by Ying Chen, Ying Chen, Ying Chen, Qinglin Xu, Qinglin Xu, Lu Lv, Lu Lv, Yun Liu, Yun Liu, Zhidan Zhang, Zhidan Zhang, Zhikuan Yang

“…AimThe study aimed to explore the relationship of anthocyanin and its subtypes with myopia in adolescents aged 12–17 years.MethodsAdolescents data for this cross-sectional study were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2008. …”
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October 7th Mass Casualty Attack in Israel: Injury Profiles of Hospitalized Casualties by Sharon Goldman, MPH, Ari M. Lipsky, MD, Irina Radimislensky, BSc, Adi Givon, BSc, Ofer Almog, MD, Avi Benov, MD, Israel Trauma Group, Eldad Katorza, MD, MSC, MBA, H. Bahouth, A. Bar, A. Braslavsky, D. Czeiger, D. Fadeev, A. L. Goldstein, I. Grevtsev, G. Hirschhorn, I. Jeroukhimov, A. Kedar, Y. Klein, A. Korin, B. Levit, I. Schrier, A. D. Schwarz, W. Shomar, D. Soffer, M. Weiss, O. Yaslowitz, I. Zoarets

“…Hospitalized trauma casualties with an injury date of October 7 to 8, 2023, and with ICD9 E-codes E979 and E990 through E999, were extracted from the Israel National Trauma Registry. …”
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Piloting an external quality assurance program (QAP) for COVID-19 antigen rapid diagnostic tests (Ag-RDTs): findings and lessons learned from Cambodia by Vonthanak Saphonn, John Kaldor, Deborah Williamson, Sothavireak Bory, Philip Cunningham, Jessica Markby, Kennarey Seang, Jacqueline Prestedge, Chan Leakhena Phoeung, Marilyn Ninan, Kanika Heng, Andrew Valley

“…The pilot EQA programme demonstrated potential scalability and provided data on the reliability of test results at the site. …”
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End-of-life management protocol offered within emergency room (EMPOWER): study protocol for a multicentre study by Yoko Kin Yoke Wong, Rakhee Yash Pal, Win Sen Kuan, Ling Tiah, Ranjeev Kumar, Luming Shi, Charles Qishi Zheng, Jingping Lin, Sufang Liang, Uma Chandra Segara, Woon Chai Yong, Noreen Guek Cheng Chan, Mui Teng Chua, Irwani Ibrahim

“…The FGDs will involve hospital and community healthcare providers. Data obtained from the retrospective cohort, preimplementation phase and FGDs will be used to guide prospective improvement and protocol changes. …”
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OBSCN undergoes extensive alternative splicing during human cardiac and skeletal muscle development by Ali Oghabian, Per Harald Jonson, Swethaa Natraj Gayathri, Mridul Johari, Ella Nippala, David Gomez Andres, Francina Munell, Jessica Camacho Soriano, Maria Angeles Sanchez Duran, Juha Sinisalo, Heli Tolppanen, Johanna Tolva, Peter Hackman, Marco Savarese, Bjarne Udd

“…OBSCN) has 121 non-overlapping exons and codes for some of the largest known mRNAs in the human genome. …”
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Novel Tl2GeX6 (X=Cl,Br) double perovskites for solar cell, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric applications: A DFT investigation by Redi Kristian Pingak, Amine Harbi, Soukaina Bouhmaidi, Albert Z. Johannes, Nikodemus U.J. Hauwali, Wahidullah Khan, Fidelis Nitti, David Tambaru, M. Moutaabbid, Larbi Setti

“…This study aims to investigate the structural, mechanical, optical, electronic, and thermoelectric properties of novel double perovskites Tl2GeCl6 and Tl2GeBr6. The Quantum Espresso code was employed to perform the Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculation on the perovskites’ characteristics. …”
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Effect of smoking cessation on new-onset diabetes mellitus in dyslipidemic individuals: A population-based cohort study by Wooin Seo, Se Young Jung, KeeHyuck Lee, Woo Kyung Bae, Jong Soo Han, Hyejin Lee, Ji Soo Kim, Hye Yeon Koo, Seung Yeon Lee, Kiheon Lee

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study used data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service–National Sample Cohort (NHIS–NSC). …”
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National Trends and Impact of Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Hemodialysis in Hospitalizations With Atrial Fibrillation by Lili Chan, Swati Mehta, Kinsuk Chauhan, Priti Poojary, Sagar Patel, Sumeet Pawar, Achint Patel, Ashish Correa, Shanti Patel, Pranav S. Garimella, Narender Annapureddy, Shiv Kumar Agarwal, Umesh Gidwani, Steven G. Coca, Girish N. Nadkarni

“…Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cause for hospitalization, but there are limited data regarding acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (AKI‐D) in AF hospitalizations. …”
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Mapping the Gaps: A Scoping Review of Virtual Care Solutions for Caregivers of Children with Chronic Illnesses by Nicole Pope, Kathyrn A. Birnie, Melanie Noel, Justine Dol, Danyu Li, Megan Macneil, Darrel Zientek, Victoria Surry, Jennifer N. Stinson

“…<b>Methods</b>: The review methodology was co-designed with four caregivers. Data sources were the peer-reviewed scientific literature and a call for innovations. …”
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Association between body mass index and happiness among young adults in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study by Chi-Fang Lin, Chi-Fang Lin, Yan-Jhu Su, Hsiao-Fang Kao, Po-Fu Lee, Po-Fu Lee, Mei-Ling Chao, Ding-Peng Yeh, Jiann-Cherng Shieh, Chien-Chang Ho, Chien-Chang Ho

“…Demographic characteristics, self-reported health status, self-evaluations (comprising height, body weight, BMI, and happiness levels), and residence zip codes were among the data obtained through the national telephone survey.ResultsThe results revealed that, participants in very happy (β = 3.167, p &lt; 0.001), happy (β = 3.239, p &lt; 0.001), fair (β = 3.058, p &lt; 0.001), and unhappy (β = 2.942, p &lt; 0.001) groups exhibited a significantly higher BMI than did participants in very unhappy group. …”
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New Theoretical Fe ii Templates for Bright Quasars by Ashwani Pandey, Mary Loli Martínez-Aldama, Bożena Czerny, Swayamtrupta Panda, Michal Zajaček, Jian-Min Wang, Yan-Rong Li, Pu Du

“…We present a set of new theoretical Fe ii templates for bright quasars covering a wavelength range of 1000–10000 Å based on the recent atomic database available in the C23.00 version of the photoionization code CLOUDY . We compute a grid of models for a range of incident photon flux, gas density, and multiple microturbulence velocities. …”
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Pramipexole in addition to mood stabilisers for treatment-resistant bipolar depression: the PAX-BD randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Hamish McAllister-Williams, Nicola Goudie, Lumbini Azim, Victoria Bartle, Michael Berger, Chrissie Butcher, Thomas Chadwick, Emily Clare, Paul Courtney, Lyndsey Dixon, Nichola Duffelen, Tony Fouweather, William Gann, John Geddes, Sumeet Gupta, Beth Hall, Timea Helter, Paul Hindmarch, Eva-Maria Holstein, Ward Lawrence, Phil Mawson, Iain McKinnon, Adam Milne, Aisling Molloy, Abigail Moore, Richard Morriss, Anisha Nakulan, Judit Simon, Daniel Smith, Bryony Stokes-Crossley, Paul Stokes, Andrew Swain, Zoë Walmsley, Christopher Weetman, Allan H Young, Stuart Watson

“…Any baseline imbalance between groups was adjusted statistically, data missingness was handled using multiple imputation, and uncertainty in the results estimated using bootstrapping and sensitivity analyses. …”
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Protocol for an observational cohort study investigating personalised medicine for intensification of treatment in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the PERMIT study by Kamlesh Khunti, Samantha Wilkinson, Liam Smeeth, Laurie A Tomlinson, Amanda I Adler, Ian J Douglas, Andrew Briggs, Richard Grieve, Stephen O’neill, Richard J Silverwood, Paul Charlton, Patrick Bidulka, Anirban Basu

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Did they receive it? Direct Benefit Transfer to tuberculosis patients in Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, India - A mixed methods study by Santosh Patoda, Tanu Anand, Sairu Philip, Palanivel Chinnakali, Abinash Mishra, Pruthu Thekkur, Pallavi Indwar, Jaykumari Choudhary, Sofia Noor, Pradip Kumar Jana

“…Methods: It was a mixed-method study, with quantitative component of (Cross-sectional) followed by qualitative component (Descriptive). The data of all tuberculosis patients notified during April 2021toMarch 2022 in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India, were extracted from Nikshay-Portal. …”
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Economic Burden of Patients With Chronic Idiopathic Constipation in the USA Before and After Prucalopride Initiation by Paul Feuerstadt, Mei Lu, Emi Terasawa, Brian Terreri, Shawn Du, Selina Pi, Ben Westermeyer, Rajeev Ayyagari, Anthony Lembo, Baharak Moshiree, Mena Boules, Brooks D. Cash

“…We evaluated HCRU and direct health care costs associated with prucalopride initiation in patients with CIC in the United States. Methods: Data were collected between January 1, 2015, and June 30, 2020, from the IBM MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters and Medicare Supplemental Databases for 690 adults with ≥ 1 prescription fill for prucalopride and ≥ 1 constipation-related diagnosis code. …”
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Risk-taking behavior perception and awareness among adolescents in rural and urban field practice areas of SGRRIM and HS by Vineetha Kothiyal, Ashwani Sharma, Vani Sharma, Puneet Ohri, Shalki Mattas

“…Materials and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study among adolescents residing in the field practice areas of SGRRIM and HS. Data were collected, coded, and entered, and the statistical evaluation was done using appropriate mathematical tools (Microsoft Excel, Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24.0). …”
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Eco-anxiety, climate concern, and fatalistic outlooks: Insights from U.S. crisis text conversations on climate distress by Jennifer D. Runkle, Kelsey Herbst, Sophie Ryan, Kelly Sewell, Ashley Mallare, Ian Berry, Emma Getz, Arden McKee, Martie P. Thompson, Margaret M. Sugg

“…Methods: We analyzed anonymized text data from Crisis Text Line (CTL), a free, U.S.-based digital crisis platform with over nine million conversations since 2017, focusing on a sample of texts mentioning ''climate change.” …”
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