Examining the effectiveness of dissuasive taxes as a policy tool for reducing tobacco and alcohol consumption in Cameroon: A welfare and microsimulation analysis by Paul Tadzong Mouafo, Hilaire Nkengfack, Rodrigue Nobosse Tchoffo, Nelson Derrick Nguepi, Edmond Noubissi Domguia

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ZenLDA: Large-Scale Topic Model Training on Distributed Data-Parallel Platform by Bo Zhao, Hucheng Zhou, Guoqiang Li, Yihua Huang

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Hybrid Recommender System for Tourism Based on Big Data and AI: A Conceptual Framework by Khalid AL Fararni, Fouad Nafis, Badraddine Aghoutane, Ali Yahyaouy, Jamal Riffi, Abdelouahed Sabri

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Relationship between Receipt of the Samples of Breast Milk Substitutes in Hospitals and Breastfeeding Practice in Japan by Kaho Hisamatsu, Keiko Nanishi, Midori Matsushima, Sumiyo Okawa, Takahiro Tabuchi

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The Scalable Detection and Resolution of Data Clumps Using a Modular Pipeline with ChatGPT by Nils Baumgartner, Padma Iyenghar, Timo Schoemaker, Elke Pulvermüller

“…Data clumps refer to clusters of code that are often repeated and should ideally be refactored to improve code quality. …”
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Graph-Based Prediction of Spatio-Temporal Vaccine Hesitancy From Insurance Claims Data by Sifat Afroj Moon, Rituparna Datta, Tanvir Ferdousi, Hannah Baek, Abhijin Adiga, Achla Marathe, Anil Vullikanti

“…We find that hesitancy data for only 18% of ZIP Codes selected by active learning allows us to forecast hesitancy for all the ZIP Codes in the Virginia.…”
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Real-time analysis of Delphi panel data to facilitate iterative rating within meetings by Julien B. Weinstein, Cainnear K. Hogan, Taylor Whittington, Jennifer Cano, Sarah M. Seelye, Jeremy B. Sussman, Steven J. Bernstein, Hallie C. Prescott

“…Abstract Objective The Modified Delphi panel process involves iterative ratings, often with lengthy lags between rounds to allow time for data analysis. We sought to develop, implement, and evaluate an approach for real-time data analysis and presentation to complete multiple rounds of ratings in a single panel meeting. …”
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Integrating RS data with fuzzy decision systems for innovative crop water needs assessment by Faezeh Sadat Hashemi, Mohammad Javad Valadan Zoej, Fahimeh Youssefi, Huxiong Li, Sanaz Shafian, Mahdi Farnaghi, Saied Pirasteh

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A Multipath Routing Approach for Secure and Reliable Data Delivery in Wireless Sensor Networks by Hind Alwan, Anjali Agarwal

“…Our approach uses node-disjoint routing and the selection mechanism of these paths depends on different application requirements in terms of security. The original data message is split into packets that are coded using Reed-Solomon (RS) codes and, to provide diverse levels of security, different number of fragments is encrypted related to the requested security level before being transmitted along independent node-disjoint paths. …”
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Unravelling the Evolution of Neurodegenerative Disease Mortality: Insights from 50 Years of Belgian Data by Janna Dinneweth, Sylvie Gadeyne

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Initial data analysis for longitudinal studies to build a solid foundation for reproducible analysis. by Lara Lusa, Cécile Proust-Lima, Carsten O Schmidt, Katherine J Lee, Saskia le Cessie, Mark Baillie, Frank Lawrence, Marianne Huebner, TG3 of the STRATOS Initiative

“…With our checklist and reproducible R code we provide data analysts a framework to work with longitudinal data in an informed way, enhancing the reproducibility and validity of their work.…”
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Predictive interpretable analytics models for forecasting healthcare costs using open healthcare data by A. Ravishankar Rao, Raunak Jain, Mrityunjai Singh, Rahul Garg

“…This first requires medical pricing data to be made available publicly. Since the raw pricing data can be large and cover multiple conditions, it is necessary to provide an engine to process the data to facilitate its usage and understanding. …”
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Investigation of 0+ states in 228Th via two-neutron transfer: experimental data by A. I. Levon, G. Grawaw, R. Hertenberger, P. G. Thirolf, H.-F. Wirth

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Antiseizure medication prescribing in people with Dravet syndrome: An analysis of real‐time administrative data by Kevin Y. Xu, Binx Yezhe Lin, M. Scott Perry, Fábio A. Nascimento

“…We analyzed the TriNetX Network, a real‐time electronic health record‐based dataset linked to prescription data encompassing all 50 states of the U.S. After identifying patients with health care encounters for DS in 2021 and 2022 (via ICD‐10 codes), we examined ASM prescribing in the year following a DS claim: 2022 and 2023, respectively. …”
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Nationwide rates of limited fasciectomy for Dupuytren’s contracture: data from the Finnish National Registry by Mikko Räisänen, Teemu Valtteri Karjalainen, Tuomas Tapani Huttunen, Ville Matti Mattila, Aleksi Rafael Reito, Olli Ville Leppänen, Janne Johannes Soikkeli, Jarkko Juhani Jokihaara

“…All adult patients with a diagnosis code of M72.0 for DC and a surgical procedure code of NDM10 for LF were included in this study. …”
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A Pilot Study for the CSST Slitless Spectroscopic Quasar Survey Based on Mock Data by Yuxuan Pang, Xue-Bing Wu, Yuming Fu, Rui Zhu, Bing Lyu, Huimei Wang, Xiaotong Feng

“…In this paper, we present a pipeline to identify quasars and measure their physical properties with the CSST mock data. We simulate the raw images and extract the one-dimensional grism spectra for quasars, galaxies, and stars with r -band magnitudes of 18 <  m _r  < 22 using the CSST Cycle 6 simulation code ( https://csst-tb.bao.ac.cn/code/csst_sim/csst-simulation ). …”
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A Fundamental Statistics Self-Learning Method with Python Programming for Data Science Implementations by Prismahardi Aji Riyantoko, Nobuo Funabiki, Komang Candra Brata, Mustika Mentari, Aviolla Terza Damaliana, Dwi Arman Prasetya

“…The increasing demand for data-driven decision making to maintain the innovations and competitiveness of organizations highlights the need for data science educations across academia and industry. …”
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Comparing Claims Data to Stroke and Bleeding in the NCDR Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Registry by Kamil F. Faridi, MD, MSc, James V. Freeman, MD, MPH, MS, Yongfei Wang, MS, Lucy Pereira, BA, Sarah Zimmerman, MS, Daniel J. Friedman, MD, Richa Sharma, MD, MPH, Angela Y. Higgins, MD, Bobak J. Mortazavi, PhD, Joseph S. Ross, MD, MHS, Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc, MD, MPH, Jeptha P. Curtis, MD

“…Objectives: This study aimed to compare stroke and bleeding events in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry LAAO Registry with claims data. Methods: LAAO Registry data for patients aged ≥65 years were linked to 2016 to 2021 Medicare claims. …”
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Evaluating the completeness of electronic health records in dental education: a big data study by Tamanna Tiwari, Maxim Kondratenko, Nihmath Nasiha, Toan Ong, Sangeetha Chandrasekaran, Gary Kostbade, Zachary Giano

“…Effect sizes are presented by comparing students to all other provider types.ResultsOverall, the data showed high completeness in demographic variables (97.6%-99.9% for age, gender, and zip code) among the total sample of 543,363 patient visits. …”
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Empowering Paperless Workflows: Networked UDC-Based EDMS for Enhanced Efficiency and Data Security by Salar Jamal Rashid

“…It prevents data duplication and loss, organizes information through historical tracking, and utilizes digital filtering. …”
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