Can routine data be used to estimate the mental health service use of children and young people living on Gypsy and Traveller sites in Wales? A feasibility study. by Sarah Rees, Richard Fry, Jason Davies, Ann John, Louise Condon

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Gypsies and Travellers are under-represented in routine health datasets, even using geographical markers, which find only those resident in authorised traveller sites. Routine data is increasingly relied upon for needs assessment and service planning, which has policy and practice implications for this underserved group. …”
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An assessment of prevalence of Type 1 CFI rare variants in European AMD, and why lack of broader genetic data hinders development of new treatments and healthcare access. by Amy V Jones, Darin Curtiss, Claire Harris, Tom Southerington, Marco Hautalahti, Pauli Wihuri, Johanna Mäkelä, Roosa E Kallionpää, Enni Makkonen, Theresa Knopp, Arto Mannermaa, Erna Mäkinen, Anne-Mari Moilanen, Tongalp H Tezel, SCOPE Study group, Nadia K Waheed

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The relationship between Type 1 CFI rare variants increasing odds of AAMD are well established in Europeans, however the lack of broader genetic data in AAMD has adverse implications for clinical development and future commercialisation strategies of targeted FI therapies in AAMD. …”
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Quantifying the financial burden of households’ out-of-pocket payments on medicines in India: a repeated cross-sectional analysis of National Sample Survey data, 1994–2014 by Anup Karan, Sakthivel Selvaraj, Habib Hasan Farooqui

“…Objective The objective of this research is to generate new evidence on financial implications of medicines out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for households. …”
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Simulation of Active Layer Thickness Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data and Integrated Machine Learning Models: A Case Study of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Guoyu Wang, Shuting Niu, Dezhao Yan, Sihai Liang, Yanan Su, Wei Wang, Tao Yin, Xingliang Sun, Li Wan

“…This study constructs a Stefan CatBoost-ET (SCE) model through machine learning and Blending integration, leveraging multi-source remote sensing data, the Stefan equation, and measured ALT data to focus on the ALT in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). …”
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Trade-off between cost and performance of earth observation data in olive trees health assessment: Digital crop mapping approach using machine learning algorithms by Yassine Bouslihim, Abdelkrim Bouasria, Aicha Rochdi, El Bachir El Haissen, Dénes Loczy, Zoltan Orban, Ali Salem

“…Furthermore, all data and scripts used in this study are provided for reproducibility and transparency.…”
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Examining Share plus—A Continuous Glucose Monitoring Plus Data-Sharing Intervention in Older Adults and Their Care Partners: Protocol for a Randomized Control Study by Nancy A Allen, Cynthia A Berg, Eli Iacob, Bruno Rodriguez Gonzales, Jonathan E Butner, Michelle L Litchman

“…This research has implications for CGM data sharing in other age groups with T1D and type 2 diabetes. …”
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A comparative cloud-based view of adherence data over 1 year of CPAP versus APAP uses in OSA patients: Adherence depends on PAP device by Arup K. Haldar, Raja Dhar, Somnath Maity, Shyam Krishnan, Amrita Bhattacharya, Milind Sovani

“…We included 60 patients in the CPAP group and 80 patients in the APAP group in the study who are using the device for 1 year or more; they all were on cloud-based devices, and for them, we had data of completed 1 year at least. The data were reviewed periodically for compliance, AHI (Apnea-Hypopnea Index), and leak and compared. …”
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Can we empirically derive a geographic definition of ‘coastal’ for use in cancer data reporting? An ecological modelling study using England’s national cancer registry by Lizz Paley, Claire Welsh, Sally Vernon, Mark Alan Green, Jennifer Lai, Catherine Welham, Jack Anderson, Clarice Quinn

“…We propose that this variable is now embedded into health inequalities reporting and adopted as the working definition of ‘coastal’ implicated in NHS England’s ‘Core20PLUS5’ approach for use in cancer data reporting.…”
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Khipu as a bookkeeping record by Małgorzata Czerny

“…The methods by which it was utilized demonstrate the existence of a standardized system of presenting and transmitting accounting information used for data registration and control purposes.Research limitations/implications: The analysis is limited to only a few of the best-preserved archaeological discoveries. …”
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Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on profitability of banks in Pakistan: Application of GMM Approach by Mehreen Nazish, Muhammad Hanif Akhtar

“… The present study investigates the effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on financial performance of commercial banks in Pakistan employing the generalized method of moments (GMM) estimator on a panel data. A diverse sample of 25 banks is selected for the analyses for a period of 11 years (2010-2020) based on consistently available data. …”
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Some ethical and technological challenges of smart cities by Brian G. Field

“…Of particular concern are the increasingly surreptitious surveillance implications. The moral dilemma and important ethical questions resulting from the use of big data to scrutinise and profile individuals and communities, compromising their privacy and anonymity without their knowledge or consent, cannot be underestimated and appears beyond the control of prevailing data protection protocols.…”
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Indian Hand Anthropometry: Computer Tomography-Based Morphometric Analysis of Metacarpal by Maryada Venkateshwar Reddy, Mithun Pai G., Morum Mahendra Kumar, Anil K. Bhat, Adarsh Annapareddy, Mukund R. Thatte

“…This study aimed to provide accurate anatomical data on metacarpals within an Indian population using CT scans and to compare the results with existing literature. …”
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The b $b$‐Value Tomography of the Calabrian Arc by C. Godano, G. Petrillo, A. Tramelli, V. Convertito

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Monitoring Quality of Care in the WHO Africa Region-A study design for measurement and tracking, towards UHC attainment by Regina Titi-Ofei, Doris Osei-Afriyie, Humphrey Karamagi

“…We present a study protocol for deriving a quality of care index, hinged on indicators and data elements currently monitored through routine information systems and institutionalized facility assessments in the World Health Organization Africa Region. …”
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An Empirical Investigation into the Role of Technology Gap in the Trade Relations of the EU Member States by Tomasz Brodzicki, Jakub Kwiatkowski

“…The semi-mixed effects panel data model was estimated with the use of PPML – a new and superior approach.   …”
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Comparing student mobility pattern models by Marie-Louise Litmeyer, Philipp Gareis, Stefan Hennemann

“…Therefore, this article uses different models to estimate interactions to improve the forecast of the regional distribution of students in Germany under data limitations. Using publicly available data on high school graduates and historical data on student flows between German counties, we show that radiative models with parameters are best suited to predict student flows at the level of German counties. …”
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Converting raw transcripts into an annotated and turn-aligned TEI-XML corpus: the example of the Corpus of Serbian Forms of Address by Dolores Lemmenmeier-Batinić

“…In addition to presenting the main steps involved in converting the corpus to the XML-format, this paper also discusses current challenges in the processing of spoken data, and the implications of data re-use regarding transcriptions of speech. …”
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Exploring Public Attitudes Toward Generative AI for News Across Four Countries by Eliza Mitova, Sina Blassnig, Edina Strikovic, Aleksandra Urman, Aniko Hannak, Claes de Vreese, Frank Esser

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Comparing student mobility pattern models by Marie-Louise Litmeyer, Philipp Gareis, Stefan Hennemann

“…Therefore, this article uses different models to estimate interactions to improve the forecast of the regional distribution of students in Germany under data limitations. Using publicly available data on high school graduates and historical data on student flows between German counties, we show that radiative models with parameters are best suited to predict student flows at the level of German counties. …”
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Doxing: The Sandy Hook Case Study by Daria Bulgakova

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