Improving Communication and Management Following a Positive Home HPV Self-Sampling Result: Comparing Intervention Strategies Between the HOME and STEP Trials by Jasmin A. Tiro, Meera Muthukrishnan, Sadie Metcalfe, Kris Hansen, John Lin, Caitlin N. Dorsey, Hongyuan Gao, Catherine Lacey, Melissa L. Anderson, Richard T. Meenan, Beverly B. Green, Angela Sparks, Rachel L. Winer

“…Background: Mailed human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits improve cervical cancer screening adherence. …”
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Estimated inpatient malnutrition prevalence, screening tool utilization, and dietitian referral rates across hospitals during extension of phase 2 of More-2-Eat by Yingying Xu, Rachel A. Warren, Shirley M. Peters, Sonya Boudreau, Tina N. Strickland, Mari Somerville, Brenda L. MacDonald, Heather Keller, Leah E. Cahill

“…This study aims to understand (1) the prevalence of inpatient nutrition screening completion, (2) the proportion of at-risk inpatients referred to dietitians, and (3) the malnutrition prevalence among a sample of hospital inpatients. Methods: In 2021, INPAC was implemented in five hospital wards across Nova Scotia (NS) as an extension of More-2-Eat NS Study. …”
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Hypertensive patients with greater genetic risk respond less effectively to treatment and are more likely to be treatment resistant in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial... by Marianna Danielli, Tatiana Garofalidou, Ajay Gupta, Peter Sever, Patricia Munroe, Helen Warren

“…The BP drug response phenotype was calculated as the difference in their baseline vs on-treatment BP measurements. Methods: BP-GRS were constructed in all ASCOT individuals with genetic data. …”
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Self-sampling and self-testing for HIV at a commercial and community-based test provider in the Netherlands: user preferences and usability by I. J. M. Willemstein, O. Shobowale, A. M. Żakowicz, H. Bos, E. L. M. Op de Coul

“…Our findings indicate that HIVSS/ST is a valuable additional HIV testing method for users, but more insight into the contribution of HIVSS/ST to HIV prevention policies is needed.…”
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A Single Pilot Subcarrier-Based Sampling Frequency Offset Estimation and Compensation Algorithm for Optical IMDD OFDM Systems by Zhen Zhang, Qianwu Zhang, Yingchun Li, Yingxiong Song, Junjie Zhang, Jian Chen

“…Meanwhile, an SFO compensation method by extending the channel response with the phase shift correction term is also presented; more than 1000 and 400 ppm SFO effects can be compensated by using the phase shift correction term and its approximation, respectively.…”
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Evaluating Many-Body Stabilizer Rényi Entropy by Sampling Reduced Pauli Strings: Singularities, Volume Law, and Nonlocal Magic by Yi-Ming Ding, Zhe Wang, Zheng Yan

“…We present a novel quantum Monte Carlo method for evaluating the α-stabilizer Rényi entropy (SRE) for any integer α≥2. …”
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Enhancing landslide disaster prediction by evaluating non landslide area sampling in machine learning models for Spiti Valley India by Devraj Dhakal, Kanwarpreet Singh, Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Steven Alejandro Salazar Cazco, Abhishek Sharma, Nassir Alarifi, Fakhrul Islam, Randeep, Krishna Prakash Arunachalam, Youssef M. Youssef

“…This investigation aims to enhance LSM through a systematic evaluation of innovative sampling methodologies for non-landslide areas. This study focuses on assessing the effectiveness of two novel sampling methods: Buffer Zone Safe Points (BZSP) and Slope Buffer Safe Points (SBSP). …”
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Evaluating blood sampling strategies within the SIREN study: the experience from a large cohort of healthcare workers in the UK by Nipunadi Hettiarachchi, Debbie Blick, Tom Coleman, Ashley Otter, Angela Dunne, Jameel Khawan, Ezra Linley, Michelle J. Cole, SIREN Study Group, Michelle Cairns, Jasmin Islam, Sarah Foulkes, Susan Hopkins, Victoria Hall, Ana Atti

“…Secondly, we compared alternative methods of blood sampling: venous phlebotomy (hospital-based) vs. capillary sampling (at-home). …”
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In-depth and high-throughput spatial proteomics for whole-tissue slice profiling by deep learning-facilitated sparse sampling strategy by Ritian Qin, Jiacheng Ma, Fuchu He, Weijie Qin

“…To achieve spatially resolved, deeply covered proteome mapping for centimeter-sized samples, we developed a sparse sampling strategy for spatial proteomics (S4P) using computationally assisted image reconstruction methods, which is potentially capable of reducing the number of samples by tens to thousands of times depending on the spatial resolution. …”
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DASNeRF: depth consistency optimization, adaptive sampling, and hierarchical structural fusion for sparse view neural radiance fields. by Yongshuo Zhang, Guangyuan Zhang, Kefeng Li, Zhenfang Zhu, Peng Wang, Zhenfei Wang, Chen Fu, Xiaotong Li, Zhiming Fan, Yongpeng Zhao

“…These depth constraint strategies enhance DASNeRF's performance in complex scenes, making 3D reconstruction under sparse views more accurate and natural. In addition, we utilize a three-layer optimal sampling strategy, consisting of coarse sampling, optimized sampling, and fine sampling during the three-layer sampling process to better capture details in key regions. …”
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A Generalized Deep Reinforcement Learning Model for Distribution Network Reconfiguration with Power Flow-Based Action-Space Sampling by Nastaran Gholizadeh, Petr Musilek

“…The results show that both DQN and dueling DQN are effective in reducing system losses through grid reconfiguration. The proposed methods have faster execution time compared to the conventional methods and are more scalable.…”
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Evaluation of residential structures not covered by aerial photographs used to generate a sampling frame – Nueva Santa Rosa, Guatemala by Jeffrey M. Switchenko, Sharon L. Roy, Fredy Muñoz, Gerard Lopez, Jose G. Rivera, Victoria M. Cuéllar, Patricia Juliao, Beatriz López, Andrew Thornton, Jaymin C. Patel, Maricruz Alvarez, Lissette Reyes, Gordana Derado, Wences Arvelo, Kim A. Lindblade

“…# Background Aerial images are being used more often to map residential structures on the ground in a study area (the sample frame). …”
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The effect of combined non-pharmacological interventions on venous blood sampling pain in preterm infants: a clinical trial study by Fatemeh Yadollahzadeh, Zahra Akbarianrad, Seyedeh Roghayeh Jafarian-Amiri, Ali Zabihi, Parvin Aziznejadroshan, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht

“…Conclusions Based on the results of this study, the use of combined non-pharmacological interventions of NSS has been more effective in reducing the pain caused by venous blood sampling than other conditions where two or one non-pharmacological intervention were used.…”
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Nanopore adaptive sampling accurately detects nucleotide variants and improves the characterization of large‐scale rearrangement for the diagnosis of cancer predisposition by Sandy Chevrier, Corentin Richard, Marie Mille, Denis Bertrand, Romain Boidot

“…Abstract Background Molecular diagnosis has become highly significant for patient management in oncology. Methods Here, 30 well‐characterized clinical germline samples were studied with adaptive sampling to enrich the full sequence of 152 cancer predisposition genes. …”
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The opportunities for and barriers to antimicrobial resistance surveillance by lot quality assurance sampling in livestock: Findings from interviews with stakeholders in Germany by Christopher Pell, René Wagner, Christa Ewers, Constance Schultsz, Timo Homeier-Bachmann, Carsten Heydel, Frank van Leth, Christian Menge

“…Surveillance using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) has shown promise in human health settings; more evidence on its applicability and acceptability in livestock populations is needed. …”
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Improving effectiveness of microbiological diagnostics in patients with surgical infection of soft tissues. by O. M. Biesiedin, L. N. Storubel, E. V. Yevtushenko, K. O. Biesiedina

“…Associations (two or more) are present in 33 (41%) wound samples, and only in 21 biopsy samples (26%). …”
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Exploring the substitution of cannabis for alcohol and other drugs among a large convenience sample of people who use cannabis by Chris Wilkins, Jose Romeo, Marta Rychert, Thomas Graydon-Guy

“…Aims To explore the co-use of cannabis with alcohol and other drugs within demographic subgroups of a large sample of people who use cannabis. Specifically: (1) whether cannabis is being substituted for other drugs, and (2), whether cannabis use leads to more, less or the same level of other drug use. …”
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Young, deprived women are more at risk of testing positive for Chlamydia trachomatis: Results from a cross-sectional multicentre study in French health examination centres by Emilie Labbe-Lobertreau, Mathieu Oriol, Luc Goethals, Isabelle Vincent, Emmanuel Amsallem

“…Design: A cross-sectional multicentre study in thirteen HECs in France in January 2018. Methods: Self-sampling CT screening was proposed among 18–25 years women and 18–30 years men, who were sexually active and without recent CT treatment. …”
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Microstrip-Based Anti-Aliasing Filters for Beyond-50 GHz-Bandwidth Mix-Filter-Sample Analog-to-Digital-Converters by Anton Lorenz, Christian D. Matthus, Frank Ellinger

“…In face of the specific requirements of the FI-ADC on the AAF amplitude response, the stepped impedance approach is shown to be much more suitable than other common approaches for wide stop band filters. …”
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Enhancing Health Mention Classification Through Reexamining Misclassified Samples and Robust Fine-Tuning Pre-Trained Language Models by Deyu Meng, Tshewang Phuntsho, Tad Gonsalves

“…To address this challenge, our research introduces an innovative method that enhances the accuracy and robustness of pre-trained language models for HMC by employing a misclassified samples replay buffer and applying controlled perturbations to data representations. …”
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