Sustainable development goal 6 monitoring through statistical machine learning – Random Forest method by Murilo de Carvalho Marques, Abdoulaye Aboubacari Mohamed, Paulo Feitosa

“…The research adopts a methodological approach that classifies land use changes within PPAs, with a focus on riparian zones along riverbanks, utilizing high-resolution Sentinel-2 satellite data processed through the Google Earth Engine platform. …”
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Training intensity distribution of young elite soccer players by Thiago Oliveira Borges, Alexandre Moreira, Carlos Rogerio Thiengo, Rafael Gustavo Silva Duarte Medrado, Adriano Titton, Marcelo Rodrigues Lima, Alexandre Nunes Martins, Marcelo Saldanha Aoki

“…Mixed-effects modeling was used for data analysis. The athletes performed 33.0 ± 6.9 out of 40 planned training sessions. …”
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A Phenomenological Study of International Migration of Iranian Educated Girls (Case Study of Girls Referring to the Cooperative, Labor, and Social Welfare Department of Isfahan Cit... by Arman Heidari, Rahmatollah Torkan

“…Data were labeled and thematized according to Smith's method, which involved a process of reading and re-reading interview transcripts, taking initial notes, developing emerging themes, and exploring links and relationships between the identified themes. …”
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The impact and efficiency of medical screening exams in forward treatment areas at New York City public hospitals during the initial COVID‐19 surge by Joshua B. Moskovitz, Timothy Tan, Monisha Dilip, Kaushal Khambhati, Colleen Smith, Joshua Sapadin, Morgan Dauer, Robert Chin, Regina Hammock, Richard Leno, Stuart Kessler, Eric Wei, David Silvestri, Shaw Natsui

“…Facilities using EMR‐MSE discharged more patients from their FTA (81.9% vs 65.3%, P < 0.001) and had similar 7‐day return (9.3% vs 7.1%, P = 0.055) and mortality rates (0.49% vs 0.20%, P = 0.251). Conclusion MSEs in an FTA are an effective process to disposition patients safely in a high‐volume situation. …”
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Strategy for Determining Country Ranking by Level of Cybersecurity by Hanna Yarovenko, Olha Kuzmenko, Mario Stumpo

“…To avoid these shortcomings, it is proposed to use multi-attribute decision-making methods, which are used in the decision-making process, but their capabilities allow the evaluation of ratings. …”
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Trends in the burden of chronic diseases attributable to diet-related risk factors from 1990 to 2021 and the global projections through 2030: a population-based study by Huan Ma, Huan Ma, Minyan Wang, Chu Qin, Yun Shi, Oscar Onayi Mandizadza, Haojie Ni, Conghua Ji

“…Additionally, we provide predictions of mortality rates across different age groups through 2030.MethodsData from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 were analyzed to evaluate correlations between dietary factors and trends in chronic disease burden over a 30-year period. …”
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Educational Needs in Geriatric Medicine Among Health Care Professionals and Medical Students in COST Action 21122 PROGRAMMING: Mixed-Methods Survey Protocol by Giulia Ogliari, Tahir Masud, Anna Marie Herghelegiu, Tajana Pavic, Anne Wissendorff Ekdahl, Karolina Piotrowicz, Sofia Duque, Athanase Benetos, Nenad Bogdanovic, Sylvie Bonin-Guillaume, Rachael Frost, Meltem Koca, Anastassia Kossioni, Evrydiki Kravvariti, Nicolas Martínez-Velilla, William McKeown, Regina Roller-Wirnsberger, Sumru Savas, Michael Vassallo, Tamar Yellon, Mirko Petrovic, Marina Kotsani

“…Within- and cross-country analyses of the survey data will be conducted using descriptive and inferential statistics for quantitative data and content analyses for qualitative data. …”
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Tax Exemptions and R;D Expenditures in Iran Saeed Dorokhshi Moghaddam by Saeed Dorokhshi Moghaddam, Bahram Sahabi, Hassan Heydari, Sajad Barkhordari

“…Data shows a significant rise in the use of tax incentives in recent years. …”
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Medicines support and social prescribing to address patient priorities in multimorbidity (MIDAS): protocol for a definitive, multi-arm, cluster randomised, controlled trial in Iris... by Susan M Smith, Fiona Boland, Frank Moriarty, Molly Byrne, Farah Tahsin, Barbara Clyne, Paul Doody, Laura O’Connor, Paddy Gillespie, Bridget Kiely, Andrew W Murphy, Eanna Kenny

“…Quantitative and qualitative data will be collected to inform the process evaluation. …”
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Chronic nitrogen legacy in the aquifers of China by Xin Liu, Fu-Jun Yue, Li Li, Feng Zhou, Hang Wen, Zhifeng Yan, Lichun Wang, Wei Wen Wong, Cong-Qiang Liu, Si-Liang Li

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Mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiases across 15 provinces of Angola. by Elsa Palma Mendes, Hajra Okhai, Rilda Epifânia Cristóvão, Maria Cecília Almeida, Nzuzi Katondi, Ricardo Thompson, Sylvain Mupoyi, Pauline Mwinzi, Onesime Ndayishimiye, Ferdinand Djerandouba, Mary Chimbilli, Julio Ramirez, Erna Van Goor, Sergio Lopes

“…There were higher STH infection rates in the northern provinces of Malanje and Lunda Norte, and higher SCH infection rates in the southern provinces of Benguela and Huila.…”
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Continuing medical education program completion and influencing factors: a cross-sectional study in Sichuan Province, China by Xuedong Liu, Xuedong Liu, Mengliang Ye

“…The data were processed using descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, and binary logistic regression methods. …”
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Perceived usefulness and effectiveness of a MOOC on healthcare during the pandemic by José Miguel Padilha, Celeste Bastos, Francisco Vieira, Paulo Machado, Ana Leonor Ribeiro, Pedro Cabral, Margarida Abreu

“…A validated questionnaire was applied to collect the data. Data were processed and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Linking errors introduced by rapid guessing responses when employing multigroup concurrent IRT scaling by Jiayi Deng

“…Method In the analysis, RG responses were identified using response time data. The study utilized data from the Arabic and Chinese groups in the PISA 2018 Form 18 science module. …”
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Monitoring and Analysis of Surface Deformation in the Buzhaoba Open-Pit Mine Based on SBAS-InSAR Technology by Yu Zheng, Zhifang Zhao, Min Zeng, Dingyi Zhou, Xiaotong Su, Dingshuai Liu

“…To comprehensively investigate the characteristics of surface deformation and its influencing factors at the Buzhaoba open-pit mine, this study employed the following methods: first, the SBAS-InSAR technique was used to process 86 Sentinel-1A ascending and descending orbit remote sensing images from 2020 to 2023, obtaining LOS surface deformation information for the mining area; second, leveling observation data were used to validate the accuracy of the SBAS-InSAR results, and based on the principle of two-dimensional deformation decomposition, the east–west and vertical surface deformation information of the mining area was obtained; finally, the temporal variation characteristics and influencing factors of the Buzhaoba open-pit mine were analyzed. …”
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Machine learning model based on survey assessment of sleep quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. by Miraç Öz, Banu Eriş Gülbay, Barış Bulut, Elif Akıncı Aydınlı, Aslıhan Gürün Kaya, Öznur Yıldız, Turan Acıcan, Sevgi Saryal

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>The aim is to develop a learning model based on clinical and survey data to assess sleep quality and identify determining factors affecting sleep quality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.…”
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EFFICACY OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY IN LAPAROTOMY WOUNDS: PROTOCOL FOR A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by Melania De Filippo, Marco Abagnale, Anella Di Costanzo, Valeria Visconti, Fabio Gennaro Abagnale, Rita Citarella

“…The extracted data will include wound healing time, granulation tissue development, infection rates, and adverse events. …”
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Colorectal cancer detection with enhanced precision using a hybrid supervised and unsupervised learning approach by Akella S. Narasimha Raju, K. Venkatesh, Ranjith Kumar Gatla, Eswara Prasad Konakalla, Marwa M. Eid, Nataliia Titova, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim, Ramy N. R. Ghaly

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Impact of the Adriatic–Ionian bimodal oscillating system (BiOS) on the biodiversity patterns of the larval fish community in the north-eastern sector of the Strait of Sicily (centr... by Bernardo Patti, Marco Torri, Francesco Placenti, Angela Cuttitta

“…The association between total fish larval density and biodiversity with available environmental data, namely, satellite-derived sea surface temperature (SST) and in situ temperature, salinity, and surface current speed, corroborates this hypothesis. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of Medical Waste Research Using Python-Driven Algorithm by Ilie Cirstea, Andrei-Flavius Radu, Delia Mirela Tit, Ada Radu, Gabriela Bungau, Paul Andrei Negru

“…This study uses bibliometric analysis of 3025 publications from 1975 to 2024, employing Web of Science data with specific Boolean operators and keywords for efficient searching algorithms. …”
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