Health‐related quality of life in patients with metastatic basal cell carcinoma treated with cemiplimab: Analysis of a phase 2 trial by Ketty Peris, Timothy J. Inocencio, Alexander J. Stratigos, Karl D. Lewis, Zeynep Eroglu, Anne Lynn S. Chang, Cristina Ivanescu, Aleksandar Sekulic, Matthew G. Fury, Chieh‐I Chen, Ruben G. W. Quek

“…Across Cycles 2 to 9, the overall change from baseline was analyzed using a mixed model with repeated measures. Responder analyses determined clinically meaningful improvement or deterioration (changes ≥10 points) or maintenance across all scales. …”
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Associations between within-day step accumulation pattern and clinical measures of physical function: a change-for-change analysis of longitudinal data in community-dwelling older... by Melvyn Hillsdon, Alexander Schoenfelder, Brad Metcalf, Afroditi Stathi, Max J. Western, Joss Langford

“…Methods We analysed accelerometer data from wrist-worn GENEActiv devices, from four time points over 24 months in n = 597 older adults (age ≥65 years, 68% female) participating in the REtirement in ACTion intervention. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised clinical trial of a decision aid and values clarification method for parents of a fetus or neonate diagnosed with a life-threatening congenital hear... by Holly O Witteman, Angela Fagerlin, Elissa M Ozanne, Praveen Thokala, Nelangi M Pinto, Rebecca K Delaney, Louisa A Stark, Mandy L Pershing, Alistair Thorpe, Linda M Lambert, Lisa M Hansen, Tom H Greene

“…For the intervention groups, data will be collected at four time points: (1) at diagnosis, (2) postreceipt of decision aid, (3) postdecision and (4) 3 months postdecision. …”
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Acupuncture versus cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety among cancer survivors with insomnia: An exploratory analysis of a randomized clinical trial by Eunbin Kwag, Xiaotong Li, Sheila Garland, Karolina Bryl, Lauren Taylor, Qing S. Li, Lindsay Amann, Jun J. Mao, Kelly M. McConnell

“…Anxiety was assessed at baseline, week 8, and week 20 using HADS-A. A linear mixed-effects model was used to examine mean change in HADS-A scores. …”
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Training Large Models on Heterogeneous and Geo-Distributed Resource with Constricted Networks by Zan Zong, Minkun Guo, Mingshu Zhai, Yinan Tang, Jianjiang Li, Jidong Zhai

“…Due to the lack of awareness of heterogeneous devices and network topologies, existing parallel training frameworks struggle to leverage mixed GPU resources across constrained networks effectively. …”
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Health-related quality of life in patients undergoing laparoscopic versus open hemihepatectomy: a secondary analysis of the ORANGE II PLUS randomised controlled, phase 3, superiori... by Bram Olij, Robert S. Fichtinger, Luca A. Aldrighetti, Mohammad Abu Hilal, Roberto I. Troisi, Robert P. Sutcliffe, Marc G. Besselink, Somaiah Aroori, Krishna V. Menon, Bjørn Edwin, Mathieu D’Hondt, Valerio Lucidi, Tom F. Ulmer, Rafael Díaz-Nieto, Zahir Soonawalla, Steve White, Gregory Sergeant, Francesca Ratti, Christoph Kuemmerli, Vincenzo Scuderi, Frederik Berrevoet, Aude Vanlander, Ravi Marudanayagam, Pieter J. Tanis, Maxime J.L. Dewulf, Zina B. Eminton, Ulf P. Neumann, Lloyd Brandts, Siân A. Pugh, Åsmund A. Fretland, Merel L. Kimman, John N. Primrose, Ronald M. van Dam, Ronald M. Van Dam, Luca A. Aldrighetti, Mohammed Abu Hilal, Roberto I. Troisi, Robert P. Sutcliffe, Marc G. Besselink, Somaiah Aroori, Krishna V. Menon, Bjørn Edwin, Mathieu D’Hondt, Valerio Lucidi, Tom F. Ulmer, Rafael Diaz-Nieto, Zahir Soonawalla, Steve White, Gregory Sergeant, Robert S. Fichtinger, Bram Olij, Francesca Ratti, Christoph Kuemmerli, Vincenzo Scuderi, Frederik Berrevoet, Aude Vanlander, Ravi Marudanayagam, Pieter J. Tanis, Maxime J.L. Dewulf, Zina B. Eminton, Ulf P. Neumann, Lloyd Brandts, Siân A. Pugh, Åsmund A. Fretland, Merel L. Kimman, John N. Primrose, Remon Korenblik, Michelle Lintforth, Burak Gorçek, Penelope Rogers, Viviane Van Laethem, Betsy Van Loo, Kathleen Segers, Celine Demeyere, Ane Zamalloa, Cornelis Dejong, Davit Aghayan, Katherine Gordon-Quayle, Tracy Ward, Jess Boxal, Beth Wedge

“…Cumulatively over the period from discharge to 3 months postoperatively, patients in the laparoscopic group reported better physical (difference 4.20 points; 95% CI 1.07–7.34) and social functioning (5.95 points; 95% CI 1.65–10.26), and lower pain (−6.41 points, 95% CI −10.01 to −2.82) and appetite loss (−7.29 points, 95% CI −11.59 to −2.99), compared to the OH group. …”
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The Effects of Ambient Charges in a Cournot Duopoly with a Labor-Managed Firm and a Capitalist Firm by Kazuhiro Ohnishi

“…As a result of the analysis, the study finds that ambient charges could be an effective way to manage non-point source pollution, even in Cournot mixed duopoly.…”
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Tricriticality and finite-size scaling in the triangular Blume-Capel ferromagnet by Dimitrios Mataragkas, Alexandros Vasilopoulos, Nikolaos G. Fytas, Dong-Hee Kim

“…Wang-Landau simulations measuring the joint density of states in combination with the method of field mixing allow us to probe the phase coexistence curve in high resolution, determining the tricritical point (Δ_{t},T_{t}) with improved accuracy and verifying the tricritical exponents. …”
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Prospects for the use of a membrane refrigeration unit for the production of cold as an alternative to absorption by M. V. Shamarov, E. G. Stepanova, A. V. Kolinko, A. M. Shamarov

“…An analysis was made of the use of a traditional absorption refrigeration machine and a membrane refrigeration machine from the point of view of energy efficiency and the number of working elements. …”
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Some Remarks on the Entanglement Number by George Androulakis, Ryan McGaha

“…The entanglement number is first defined on pure states and then it extends to mixed states by the convex roof construction. In Gudder's article it was left as an open problem to show that Optimal Pure State Ensembles (OPSE) exist for the convex roof extension of the entanglement number from pure to mixed states. …”
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Research on Intelligent Compaction Technology of Subgrade Based on Regression Analysis by Ziyi Hou, Xiao Dang, Yezhen Yuan, Bo Tian, Sili Li

“…The test results show that the correlation between the CMV and conventional indexes of clayey gravel and pulverized gravel is much stronger than that of soil-rock mixed subgrades, and the correlation coefficient can be significantly improved by fitting CMV to the mean of conventional indexes compared with single-point fitting, which can be considered as a new method for intelligent rolling correlation verification.…”
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Pasithea-1: An Energy-Efficient Sequential Reconfigurable Array With CPU-Like Programmability by Tobias Kaiser, Esther Gottschalk, Kai Biethahn, Friedel Gerfers

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Estimation of Chlorophyll Content at Stand and Individual Tree Level by UAV Hyperspectral Combined with LiDAR by Zhuonan Meng, Ying Yu, Xiguang Yang, Tao Yang

“…In this study, a total of 36 characteristic variables from hyperspectral image and lidar point cloud data acquired through an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform were used to evaluate the accuracy of statistical models including multiple stepwise regression, BP neural network, BP neural network optimized by firefly algorithm, random forest, and the mixed data-driven mechanistic model PROSPECT model in estimating chlorophyll content for three different forest types in Maoershan Forest Farm of Northeast Forestry University in Heilongjiang Province, namely coniferous forest, broad-leaved forest, and coniferous–broad-leaved mixed forest. …”
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Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Psychiatric Medication Use and Symptoms by Scott V. Monte, Kristen M. Russo, Esra Mustafa, Joseph A. Caruana

“…Symptoms improved in 34 (67%), mixed in 10 (20%), worsened in 4 (8%), and unchanged in 3 (6%). …”
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Changes in Aerosol Concentration in a Meeting Room with a Portable Air Cleaner - Mapping Fine Particle Concentrations by Denis Bémer, Fabien Gérardin

“…The data collected was used to model the instantaneous PM1 concentration at all points in the room. Overall, the concentration at all points follows the decay over time of a perfect mixture in exp(−t/τ), where τ is the time constant equal to Vr/Q (room volume/filtration air flowrate) at ±15%. …”
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Research on Risk Control in Coffee Milk Beverage Production Based on HACCP and FMEA by Wang Zihang

“…This study aims to identify hazards and potential risks at each stage of coffee milk beverage production through a combined approach of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis). …”
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Effect of laser irradiation on structure and properties of composite coatings by V.Ch. Laurynas, E.N. Eremin, A.Sh. Syzdykova, S.A. Guchenko, V.M. Yurov

“… It is shown that the laser radiation is much «mixes» coating Cr–Mn–Si–Cu–Fe–Al with the near-surface layers of the basics, like changing the structure of the coating and its elemental composition at different points of the sample. …”
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Spontaneous granulation of tricaprin and trilaurin medium-chain triacylglycerols with added medium- and long-chain species by Yutaro Kataoka, Hidetaka Uehara, Kentaro Matsumiya

“…Abstract To utilize medium-chain triacylglycerol (MCT) with a low smoke point (~150 °C) in water, we investigated formulations and physical conditions for its spontaneous powdery crystallization without excipients. …”
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Inferring modulators of genetic interactions with epistatic nested effects models. by Martin Pirkl, Madeline Diekmann, Marlies van der Wees, Niko Beerenwinkel, Holger Fröhlich, Florian Markowetz

“…Gene expression profiles as high-dimensional molecular readouts of combinatorial perturbations provide a detailed view of genetic interactions, but can be hard to interpret if different gene sets respond in different ways (called mixed epistasis). Here we test the hypothesis that mixed epistasis between a gene pair can be explained by the action of a third gene that modulates the interaction. …”
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Longitudinal associations between microRNAs and weight in the diabetes prevention program by Elena Flowers, Elena Flowers, Benjamin Stroebel, Xingyue Gong, Kimberly A. Lewis, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Meghana Gadgil, Alka M. Kanaya, Alka M. Kanaya, Li Zhang, Li Zhang

“…We used generalized linear mixed models to evaluate relationships between microRNAs and changes in weight at baseline, year-1, and year-2. …”
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