Systematic review of statistically-derived models of immunological response in HIV-infected adults on antiretroviral therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Joseph B Sempa, Eva L Ujeneza, Martin Nieuwoudt

“…Wordclouds were drawn wherein the frequency of variables occurring in the reviewed models is indicated by their size and color.…”
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Forecasting of Inflation Based on Univariate and Multivariate Time Series Models: An Empirical Application by Hasnain Iftikhar, Faridoon Khan, Paulo Canas Rodrigues, Abdulmajeed Atiah Alharbi, Jeza Allohibi

“…The results indicated that the factor approach based on Partial Least Squares delivers significantly more effective outcomes than its competing methods.…”
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Current Practices in Treating Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Philippines by Kristine G. Pormida, MD, DPBO, Jocelyn L. Sy, MD, DPBO, Jubaida M. Aquino, MD, DPBO

“…Subspecialists reported encountering more recurrences with anti-VEGF injections compared to LIO. …”
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Factors affecting antenatal screening for HIV in Nepal: results from Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys 2016 and 2022 by Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Naomi Saville, Lucie Sabin, Madhu Dixit Devkota

“…Higher uptake of HIV screening was found among women with higher education, the pregnancy being desired later and women who had four or more ANC visits. Being from a poorer family and having low knowledge of MTCT and the medicines to prevent transmission were associated with lower uptake. …”
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Development of an Integrating Sphere-Based Wide-Range Light Source System for the Linearity Evaluation of a Photodetector Used in Radiation Detection and Bioanalysis Instruments by Tetsuro Matsumoto, Akihiko Masuda, Minoru Tanabe, Seiya Manabe, Hideki Harano, Kazuki Niwa

“…This system utilizes two integrating spheres equipped with a continuously variable slit and output aperture to modulate a stabilized light-emitting diode light source, producing an output light range as wide as seven orders of magnitude. …”
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Effect of Personality, Individual Characteristics, and Safety Management on Safety Performance at PT PAL Indonesia by Savira Aderilla, Noeroel Widajati, Ng Yee Guan, Endang Dwiyanti

“…This research can improve work safety performance by understanding the factors that influence it and companies can design more effective safety strategies.…”
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Optimization and Analysis of Electrical Heating Ice-Melting Asphalt Pavement Models by Jiguo Liu, Kai Xu, Zhi Chen, Wenbo Peng, Longhai Wei

“…Existing studies primarily focus on optimizing cable-heated asphalt pavement through indoor model tests or finite element results. To obtain more accurate and reasonable temperature rise processes and heat transfer results, we propose a new evaluation metric for heat transfer capability and optimization in electric heating asphalt pavement. …”
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MicroRNAs in Kidney Transplantation: Living up to Their Expectations? by Eline K. van den Akker, Frank J. M. F. Dor, Jan N. M. IJzermans, Ron W. F. de Bruin

“…Design of the studies was highly variable and there was limited overlap between microRNAs found in these reports. …”
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Dynamics and Simulations of Impulsive Population Models Involving Integrated Mosquito Control Strategies and Fractional Derivatives for Dengue Control by Xianghong Zhang, Hua He, Kaifa Wang, Huaiping Zhu

“…For the high fecundity scenario of individuals, with increasing memory intensity, the mosquito replacement strategy will be achieved more quickly, with lower mosquito population amplitudes and overall numbers. …”
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Variation of and associations with the depth and evenness of sequencing coverage in archived plastid genomes by Nils Jenke, Gregory M. Smith, Buddha Thapa Magar, Michael Gruenstaeudl

“…We also evaluate whether sequencing evenness in plastid genomes is biased by phylogenetic signal and assembly software choice, and whether more uniformly distributed input sequence data improves plastome assembly quality. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE FILLER GRAIN COMPOSITION ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE HEAT-RESISTANT BASALTIC CONCRETE by A. M. Gadzhiev, R. M. Kurbanov, Kh. N. Khadzhishalapov, T. A. Hezhev

“…The grain composition of heat-resistant concrete is proved  to be the most important variable factor, regulating which the  properties of concrete can be varied. …”
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Female gender and quality of life outcomes in myasthenia gravis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Francesca Beeching, Alessandro Lecchi, Gianna Carla Riccitelli

“…Psychological comorbidities—particularly depression and anxiety—and higher levels of fatigue were more prevalent among female patients and consistently associated with lower QoL. …”
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Continuous monitoring of hydrological droughts in the Pearl River basin using a novel GRACE/GFO gap-filling method by Xinchun Yang, Siyuan Tian, Zhongshan Jiang, Xiangyu Wan, Mengqin Liu

“…These findings confirm the reliability of GRACE/GFO-derived TWSA in drought detection and offer timely insights into evolving drought dynamics, supporting more effective regional water management.…”
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Genetic background and oncogenic driver determines the genomic evolution and transcriptomics of mammary tumor metastasis by Christina R. Ross, Karol Szczepanek, Jack Sanford, Gabriel Needle, Tinghu Qiu, Larry Pearce, Maxwell P. Lee, Kent W. Hunter

“…In contrast, MSGE in the PyMT-F1 cohort was more variable across strains. Despite the diversity of MSCNV and MSGE, functional analysis revealed that both mechanisms converge on the modulation of key cellular processes, including immune responses, metabolism, and extracellular matrix interactions. …”
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The role and capacities of large-scale actor coalitions in shaping sustainability transformations by Sofia Maniatakou, Per Olsson, Peter Søgaard Jørgensen

“…We use a ‘rapid assessment’ 20-variable framework to collect and analyze empirical data from five food and finance coalitions to identify their roles and capacities for transformative change. …”
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Assessing the impact of deforestation of the Atlantic rainforest on ant-fruit interactions: a field experiment using synthetic fruits. by Ana Gabriela D Bieber, Paulo S D Silva, Sebastián F Sendoya, Paulo S Oliveira

“…Following these changes in species occurrence, fruit displacement was more frequent in undisturbed than in disturbed forests. …”
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Abbreviation of preoperative fasting and malnutrition: impact on cost-effectiveness of surgical patients by WESLEY SANTANA CORREA ARRUDA, DIANA BORGES DOCK-NASCIMENTO, JOSÉ EDUARDO DE AGUILAR-NASCIMENTO

“…Corroborating prolonged fasting, malnutrition also makes hospitalization more expensive.…”
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Navigating the landscape through digital human resource management: An initiative to achieve sustainable practices by Naveen Virmani, Shikha Sharma, Pranav Kumar, Sunil Luthra, Vranda Jain, Sandeep Jagtap

“…As found in existing literature, the DHRM domain is novel, and more empirical studies must investigate crucial aspects affecting DHRM adoption. …”
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Vulnerability to COVID-19 Depending on the Regional Health Behaviour Patterns of the PopulationCountries’ Vulnerability to COVID-19 Depending on the Health Behaviour Patterns of th... by Nataliia Letunovska, Boliukh Viktoriia

“…This suggests that establishing dependencies requires more input parameters to describe the model. It was determined that the consumption of healthy foods (milk, berries, fish) influences the mortality rate from COVID-19 (high, medium or low). …”
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Predicting fall risk in older adults: A machine learning comparison of accelerometric and non-accelerometric factors by Ana González-Castro, José Alberto Benítez-Andrades, Rubén González-González, Camino Prada-García, Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez

“…Future work should validate these models in larger, more diverse populations to enhance clinical applicability.…”
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