Predicting the incidence of mild cognitive impairment with a computer-based cognitive assessment tool in community-dwelling older adults: The Otassha study. by Junta Takahashi, Hisashi Kawai, Manami Ejiri, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Hirohiko Hirano, Hiroyuki Sasai, Shuichi Obuchi

“…A two-year longitudinal study was conducted using data from 2016 to 2018 from the Otassha study cohort of community-dwelling older adults. …”
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Lived experiences of recovery among persons with schizophrenia in Thailand: A qualitative study by Surada Jundeekrayom, Rangsiman Soonthornchaiya, Beth King

“…Twenty-three community-dwelling individuals in the recovery phase of schizophrenia were purposively selected. Data were collected through in-depth, face-to-face interviews between December 2021 and June 2022. …”
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Utilizing a Transient Electromagnetic Inversion Method with Lateral Constraints in the Goaf of Xiaolong Coal Mine, Xinjiang by Yingying Zhang, Bin Xie, Xinyu Wu

“…Through an OCCAM inversion approach, the regularization factor is dynamically determined by evaluating the norms of the data objective function and model objective function in each iteration, thereby reducing the reliance of inversion results on the initial model. …”
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Components in Lesson Planning for Secondary School Teachers in Tanzania: Implications for Supervision and Teachers’ Training by Abich Omollo, Rose Matete, Paul Loisulie

“…Through semi-structured interviews and document reviews, data on specific components of the lesson plan that teachers find challenging to design was collected. …”
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Clean Energy as an Alternative: Identification of Factors Determining the Willingness of Slum Dwellers by Rummana Sherwani, Abdul Waheed, Saima Gulzar

“…The primitive aim of this research is an assessment of energy sources being used and to dig out reasons for their impacts on the health conditions of residents of slum dwellers in Pakistan stratified random sampling is used for data collection and correlation analysis was performed to find out the result. …”
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Spectral Estimation of Chlorophyll for Non-Invasive Assessment in Apple Orchards by Andrea Szabó, János Tamás, Attila Nagy

“…In each measurement period, 30 samples were collected from each of the two apple cultivars studied. For spectral data collection of leaf samples, an AvaSpec 2048 spectrometer was used in the wavelength range 400–1000 nm in three replicates. …”
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Insights on Climate Risks to the Central African Forest Ecosystems: An Interdisciplinary Review by Laura Burgin, Amy Doherty, Adam Higazi, Katy Richardson, Roger Calow

“…Tailored climate information was developed by integrating multiple sources of climate data and literature reviews. …”
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Association of BMI and interleukin gene polymorphism with lifestyle risk factors in diabetes mellitus by Shivangi Singh, Pooja, Shubhangi Chaturvedi, Tridiv Katiyar, Shefali Singh, Dinesh Raj Modi

“…Environmental and lifestyle factors can activate susceptibility genes, heightening the risk of developing diabetes. Investigating the interplay between genetic and environmental factors is critical for effective T2DM management. …”
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The understanding and interpretation of innovative technology-enabled multidimensional physical activity feedback in patients at risk of future chronic disease. by Max J Western, Oliver J Peacock, Afroditi Stathi, Dylan Thompson

“…<h4>Results</h4>We identified two main components focussing on (a) the interpretation of feedback designs and data and (b) the impact of personalised visual physical activity feedback on facilitation of health behaviour change. …”
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The Relationship Between Trauma and Socioeconomic Status in People Over 15 in Kashan, Iran: A Population-Based Study by Esmaeil Fakharian, Zahra Sehat, Mojtaba Sehat, Abdollah Omidi

“…Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional studyusing a household survey .Data were collected through stratified-cluster sampling during 2018- 2019 for over 15-year in Kashan. …”
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Analyzing COVID-19 progression with Markov multistage models: insights from a Korean cohort by Frank Aimee Rodrigue Ndagijimana, Taesung Park

“…Methods Data from 4549 COVID-19 patients admitted to Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center between February 5th, 2020, and October 30th, 2021, were analyzed using a 5-state continuous-time Markov multistate model. …”
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Relationship between vascular age and atherosclerosis-related cardiovascular diseases by R. N. Najafov

“…Pearson's correlation analysis showed a positive correlation between biological age (BA) and estimated VA (0,719; 95% confidence interval: 0,651-0,775; p&lt;0,001). …”
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Association between visceral fat accumulation and sarcopenia: A cross-sectional study by Shengwei Wang, Weigen Wu, Ling Zhang, Qi Zeng, Yu Luo, Weiwen He, Wei Chen, Wen He

“…Six visceral fat accumulation indicators, namely relative fat mass (RFM), lipid accumulation product (LAP), weight-adjusted waist index (WWI), triglyceride glucose-waist-to-height ratio (TyG-WHtR), metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR), and metabolic score for visceral fat (METS-VF), were evaluated and compared for their associations with sarcopenia using multivariable logistic regression, smoothed curve fitting and threshold effect analysis. This study aimed to develop nine machine learning (ML) models incorporating visceral fat indicators to predict the risk of sarcopenia, with Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) applied to enhance model interpretability. …”
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Unveiling the role of TGF-β signaling pathway in breast cancer prognosis and immunotherapy by Yifan Zheng, Yifan Zheng, Li Li, Wenqian Cai, Lin Li, Rongxin Zhang, Wenbin Huang, Wenbin Huang, Yulun Cao

“…We identified 54 genes associated with the TSP from the Molecular Signatures Database (MSigDB) and analyzed both data types to evaluate TSP activity. Using weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA), we identified modules linked to TSP activity. …”
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Establishing a clinical prediction model for diabetic foot ulcers in type 2 diabetic patients with lower extremity arteriosclerotic occlusion using machine learning by Yubo Wang, Chunyu Jiang, Yi qi Xing, Linxuan Zou, Mingzhi Song, Xueling Qu, Zhuqiang Jia, Lin Zhao, Xin Han, Junwei Zong, Shouyu Wang

“…The study involves the data from diabetic patients diagnosed with lower extremity ASO from January 1, 2011 to August 31, 2023. …”
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‘I no longer worry about money for transport to the health centre’ - economic empowerment of caregivers of children living with HIV through Village Savings and Loan Associations: e... by Joseph Rujumba, Carmen Roebersen, Susan Namara, Richard Ochen, Sharon Eva Ahumuza, Allen Tushabe, Mathias Akugizibwe, David Bitira, Innocent Mwesigye, Stella Kentusi, Henry Zakumumpa, Japheth Kwiringira, Merian Natukwatsa Musinguzi

“…Content thematic approach was used for data analysis. Results The VSLAs under the TAFU programme were a source of economic resources in form of loans for income generation activities and to pay for health care costs which facilitated access to HIV care for children. …”
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Regional Brain Aging Disparity Index: Region-Specific Brain Aging State Index for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Chronic Disease Specificity by Yutong Wu, Shen Sun, Chen Zhang, Xiangge Ma, Xinyu Zhu, Yanxue Li, Lan Lin, Zhenrong Fu

“…To address this, we innovatively developed a computational framework featuring efficient Shapley value approximation through a novel multi-stage computational strategy that significantly reduces complexity, thereby enabling an interpretable analysis of deep learning models. …”
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Meteorological determinants of hepatitis E dynamics in Jiangsu Province, China: a pre-COVID-19 era study focusing on multi-route transmission (2005–2018) by Peihua Li, Jia Rui, Kangguo Li, Deng Bin, Hongjie Wei, Xi Tan, Tianmu Chen

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the impact of meteorological factors on the incidence and multi-route transmission dynamics of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Jiangsu Province, China, during the pre-COVID-19 era (2005–2018), and to develop predictive models for informing public health interventions.Study designA dual-model study integrating the Multi-Host and Multi-Route Transmission Dynamic Model (MHMRTDM) and Generalized Additive Model (GAM) was employed to quantify meteorological impacts on multi-route HEV transmission.MethodsHEV incidence data (2005–2018) and meteorological variables from provincial and national agencies were analyzed. …”
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Multimodal radiomics in glioma: predicting recurrence in the peritumoural brain zone using integrated MRI by Qian Li, Chaodong Xiang, Xianchun Zeng, Ang Liao, Kang Chen, Jing Yang, Yong Li, Min Jia, Lingheng Song, Xiaofei Hu

“…Methods In this retrospective study, 149 patients with confirmed glioma recurrence were included. 23 cases of data from Guizhou Medical University were used as a test set, and the remaining data were randomly used as a training set (70%) and a validation set (30%). …”
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Refining and optimising a behavioural intervention to support endocrine therapy adherence (ROSETA) in UK women with breast cancer: protocol for a pilot fractional factorial trial by Samuel G Smith, David P French, Galina Velikova, Amanda Farrin, Robbie Foy, Nikki Rousseau, Daniel Howdon, Jane Clark, Michelle Collinson, Christopher D Graham, Rebecca Walwyn, Emma McNaught, Ellen Mason, Sophie M C Green, Rachel Ellison, Louise H Hall, Hollie Wilkes, Erin Raine, Jacqueline Buxton, Sally J L Moore, Catherine Parbutt

“…This pilot trial is part of the preparation phase of the Multiphase Optimisation Strategy, and aims to establish key trial parameters, establish intervention component adherence, establish availability and feasibility of outcome and process data, estimate variability in planned outcome measures and estimate cost of developing and delivering each intervention component.Methods and analysis The four intervention components are as follows: short message service text reminders (target: memory); a written information leaflet (target: medication beliefs); a guided self-help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy programme (target: psychological flexibility to reduce distress) and a self-management website (target: side-effect management). …”
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