OssaNMA: An R package for using information from network meta-analyses to optimize the power and sample allocation of a new two-arm trial. by Fangshu Ye, Chong Wang, Annette M O'Connor

“…Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are designed for measuring the effectiveness of the treatments and testing a hypothesis regarding the relative effect between two or more treatments. Trial designers are often interested in maximizing power when the total sample size is fixed or minimizing the required total sample size to reach a pre-specified power. …”
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Improving SOC estimation in low-relief farmlands using time-series crop spectral variables and harmonic component variables based on minimum sample size by Chenjie Lin, Ling Zhang, Nan Zhong

“…This method considers more information on crop growth and minimum sample size. …”
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Using Social Media to Recruit a Diverse Sample of Participants for a Mobile Health (mHealth) Intervention to Increase Physical Activity: Exploratory Study by Laura Pathak, Rosa Hernandez-Ramos, Karina Rosales, Jose Miramontes-Gomez, Faviola Garcia, Vivian Yip, Suchitra Sudarshan, Anupama Gunshekar Cemballi, Courtney Lyles, Adrian Aguilera

“… Abstract BackgroundRecruitment of demographically diverse samples in clinical research is often challenging and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic when traditional in-person recruitment methods could not be implemented. …”
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Assessment of reconstruction accuracy for under-sampled 31P-MRS data using compressed sensing and a low rank Hankel matrix completion approach by Jossian A. García, Michael D. Noseworthy, Alejandro Santos-Díaz

“…We present an evaluation of the influence of the undersampling pattern in the quality of the signal reconstruction through a series of experiments in 31P-MRS data using the low rank Hankel matrix completion as the reconstruction method. Our results demonstrate that the reconstruction accuracy is heavily influenced by the selection of specific samples rather than the undersampling factor. …”
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The association between community solidarity and adoption of public health preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional, multi-national sample. by Jill Murphy, Michelle Sarah Livings, Martin Wong, Junjie Huang, Wanghong Xu, Andrés Caicedo, María Belen Arteaga, Harry H X Wang, Pramon Viwattanakulvanid, Erlinda C Palaganas, Maria de Jesus Medina Arellano, Gil Soriano, Mellissa Withers

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Psychometric validation and item invariance of the French version of the Brief Resilience Scale in a sample of French university students following the first COVID-19 lockdown by Anja Todorović, Stéphanie Bourion-Bédès, Hélène Rousseau, Cédric Baumann

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What factors influence the willingness and intensity of regular mobile physical activity?— A machine learning analysis based on a sample of 290 cities in China by Hao Shen, Bo Shu, Jian Zhang, Yaoqian Liu, Ali Li

“…Using 290 prefecture-level cities in China as samples, it investigates the impact of socioeconomic, geographical, and built environment factors on both overall physical activity levels and specific types of mobile physical activities.MethodsMachine learning methods were employed to analyze the data systematically. …”
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Factors Influencing Sport Persistence Along the Socio-Ecological Model—A Presentation of Sport Persistence Models Based on the Findings of a Representative Hungarian Sample by Karolina Eszter Kovács

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One-Step Synthesis AlCo₂O₄ and Derived “Al” to Double Optimise the Thermal Decomposition Kinetics and Enthalpy of Ammonium Perchlorate by Kaihua He, Yanzhi Yang, Zhengyi Zhao, Zhiyong Yan, Xuechun Xiao

“…In contrast, the thermal decomposition performance of AP was significantly improved by the synergistic catalysis of AlCo₂O₄. Among the samples prepared under different fuel ratios, considering all aspects (high-temperature decomposition temperature, activation energy, and decomposition heat) comprehensively, the AlCo₂O₄ prepared with φ = 0.5 had a more excellent catalytic effect on AP thermal decomposition, and the <i>T_HTD</i> of AP was reduced to 285.4 °C, which is 188.08 °C lower. …”
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The Molecular Monitoring of an Invasive Freshwater Fish, Brown Trout (<i>Salmo trutta</i>), Using Real-Time PCR Assay and Environmental Water Samples by Su-Hwan Kim, Soo-In Lee, Sang-Hun Lee, So-Eun Jo, Keun-Yong Kim

“…Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of qPCR assay for the <i>S. trutta</i> detection in aquatic environments and highlight its potential for monitoring the spread of this species, especially in areas that are difficult to survey using traditional methods. This molecular approach offers a more efficient tool for <i>S. trutta</i> population management, mitigating its impact on native biodiversity.…”
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HIV prevalence and undiagnosed infection among a community sample of gay and bisexual men in Scotland, 2005-2011: implications for HIV testing policy and prevention. by Lesley A Wallace, Jessica Li, Lisa M McDaid

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To examine HIV prevalence, HIV testing behaviour, undiagnosed infection and risk factors for HIV positivity among a community sample of gay men in Scotland.<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional survey of gay and bisexual men attending commercial gay venues in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland with voluntary anonymous HIV testing of oral fluid samples in 2011. …”
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Validation of a questionnaire for young women to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards cervical screening and vaccination against HPV: survey among an Italian sample by Rosella Saulle, Silvia Miccoli, Brigid Unim, Leda Semyonov, Guglielmo Giraldi, Elisabetta De Vito, Maria Giovanna Ficarra, Alberto Firenze, Pasquale Gregorio, Antonio Boccia, Giuseppe La Torre

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The Effect of Layer Thickness and Nozzle Diameter in Fused Deposition Modelling Printing on the Flexural Strength of Zirconia Ceramic Samples Produced by a Multistage Manufacturing... by Anton Smirnov, Oleg Yanushevich, Natella Krikheli, Yulia Zhukovskaya, Mihail Soloninkin, Petr Naumenko, Nestor Washington Solis Pinargote, Pavel Peretyagin, Sergey Grigoriev, Nikita Nikitin

“…The maximum (684 MPa) strength value was found in a sample printed with a layer thickness of 0.2 mm. The minimum layer thickness ensures a more uniform distribution of ceramic particles and minimizes defects in samples that occur during FDM printing. …”
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Association between human herpesviruses infections and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders: insights from two-sample mendelian randomization analyses and systematic review with... by Liwei Fang, Zuojun Wang, Jingyi Zhao, Xun Wu, Shunxin Wang, Hui Gao, De Wu

“…Given the high prevalence of human herpesviruses (HHVs), the associations between HHVs infection and the risk of NDDs warrant explored. Methods Our study employs a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis and systematic review with meta-analysis to investigate whether genetically predicted HHVs infection are linked to three main childhood NDDs—autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Tourette syndrome (TS). …”
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Sleep quality among sample of Egyptian patients with Alzheimer’s disease: risk factors and role of genetic profiling for ACE, ACE 2 and APO E genotypes by Khaled Ahmed Elbeh, Mohamed Abdala Abbas, Mohammed H. Hassan, Mohamed Moslem Hefny, Shimaa Fathy Sakr, Reham Bakry Mohamed, Mahmoud Ahmed Bekiet, Tarek Desoky

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Technical considerations regarding saliva sample collection to achieve comparable protein identification and detection via one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis among humans by Szabolcs Maar, Lilla Czuni, Jørgen Kosberg Hassve, Aniko Takatsy, Szilard Rendeki, Tibor Mintal, Ferenc Gallyas, Jr., Ildiko Bock-Marquette

“…Methods: In our research we investigated whether and how this commonly applied RNA protection procedure influences protein and peptide separation of the human saliva via quantitative two-dimensional protein electrophoresis. …”
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Evaluation of lncRNA SOX2OT gene expression in breast cancer patients and its association with prognosis of disease: a paired sample study by Mahshid Yousefi, Mehdi Karimi, Abolhasan Rezaei, Masoud Mortezazadeh, Sheyda Akhshabi, Alireza Yousefi Ladmakhi, Niyousha Shirsalimi, Ehsan Kamali Yazdi, Seyyed Taher Seyyed Mahmoudi, Mehdi Kashani, Abbas Mofidi

“…This study aimed to evaluate SOX2OT gene expression in breast cancer patients and its association with the disease’s prognosis. Methods This study was conducted in Tehran, Iran, in 2020. …”
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Atrial fibrillation or flutter in patients undergoing stem cell transplantation, in-hospital and post-discharge outcomes in a large nationwide sample across the United States by Raja Zaghlol, Elena Deych, Nina Manian, Ahmed Altibi, Joshua D. Mitchell

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MFF-Net: A Lightweight Multi-Frequency Network for Measuring Heart Rhythm from Facial Videos by Wenqin Yan, Jialiang Zhuang, Yuheng Chen, Yun Zhang, Xiujuan Zheng

“…Remote photo-plethysmography (rPPG) is a useful camera-based health motioning method that can measure the heart rhythm from facial videos. …”
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Innovative chips for coral cultivation: Enhanced flexibility and experimental applications by Po‐Shun Chuang, Wei‐Chen Kao, Zhao‐Rong Yu, Tzu‐Cheng Lin, Kai‐Ning Shih, Wen‐Yuan Yang, Yuen‐Yi Leung, Ming‐Tsung Hsu, Tsai‐Yen Chen, Shinya Shikina, Sen‐Lin Tang, Ji‐Yen Cheng

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