Development and Validation of a Simple Model to Predict the Risk of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer on Screening Total Body Skin Examination by Rebecca I. Hartman, Yun Xue, Ryan Karmouta, Elizabeth Tkachenko, Sara J. Li, David G. Li, Cara Joyce, Arash Mostaghimi

“…A multivariable model and point-based scoring system using these predictors exhibited high discrimination (AUC = 0.82). Conclusion. A simple three-variable model, abbreviated as CAP (cancer history, age, phototype) can accurately predict the risk of NMSC on screening TBSE by dermatology. …”
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Creation and validation of a new index to predict pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez

“…The new index presented good discriminative capacity (area under the ROC curve = 0.94). …”
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Diagnosis of Cognitive and Mental Disorders: A New Approach Based on Spectral–Spatiotemporal Analysis and Local Graph Structures of Electroencephalogram Signals by Arezoo Sanati Fahandari, Sara Moshiryan, Ateke Goshvarpour

“…Furthermore, the SVM classifier surpassed the other machine learning algorithms when all features were integrated, attaining an accuracy of 89.06%, a sensitivity of 88.97%, an F1 score of 94.16%, and a precision of 100% for the discrimination of depression in the gamma band. Conclusions: The proposed methodology provides a novel approach for analyzing EEG signals and holds potential applications in the classification of psychological disorders.…”
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Towards fairness-aware multi-objective optimization by Guo Yu, Lianbo Ma, Xilu Wang, Wei Du, Wenli Du, Yaochu Jin

“…Abstract Recent years have seen the rapid development of fairness-aware machine learning in mitigating unfairness or discrimination in decision-making in a wide range of applications. …”
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‘This settlement is just a launch pad to move to better city spaces’: radical sense of place and migration aspirations among youth migrants in the diaspora by Johannes Bhanye, Abraham Matamanda, Ruvimbo Shayamunda

“…While young migrants exhibit resilience in the migration process, they also face social exclusion, lack of social protection, and the risk of abuse and discrimination. The study advocates for policies tailored to address the specific conditions and vulnerabilities faced by youths in diaspora ethnic enclaves, promoting avenues for meaningful employment and advocating for youth migration based on informed choices rather than forced migration.…”
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Caractéristiques rythmiques du chant de l'indri et nouvelles perspectives pour une évaluation comparative du rythme chez les primates non humains by Marco Gamba, Valeria Torti, Chiara De Gregorio, Teresa Raimondi, Longondraza Miaretsoa, Filippo Carugati, Walter Cristiano, Rose M. Randrianarison, Giovanna Bonadonna, Anna Zanoli, Olivier Friard, Daria Valente, Andrea Ravignani, Cristina Giacoma

“…Rhythmic patterns are a valuable tool for species discrimination, mate choice, and individual recognition. …”
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Cross-linguistic Phonological Transfer: by Jahurul Islam, Md. Sayeed Anwar, Shahriar Mohammad Kamal

“…However, there has been limited investigation into whether speakers can transfer discrimination abilities from the vowel contrasts in their first language (L1) to novel contrasts in a second language (L2) that differ in specific phonetic features. …”
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Thermodynamics of the Classical Planar Ferromagnet Close to the Zero-Temperature Critical Point: A Many-Body Approach by L. S. Campana, A. Cavallo, L. De Cesare, U. Esposito, A. Naddeo

“…Remarkably, for d>2 the discrimination between the two cases is found to be related to the different values of the shift exponent which governs the behavior of the critical line in the vicinity of the zero-temperature critical point. …”
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Nonmotor Symptoms in Patients with PARK2 Mutations by Asako Yoritaka, Yumi Shimo, Yasushi Shimo, Yuichi Inoue, Hiroyo Yoshino, Nobutaka Hattori

“…Moreover, one of the oldest patients exhibited impairment in identification and discrimination. Of 12 patients with PARK2 mutations, 4 patients, who were older than patients without abnormal uptake, exhibited decreased MIBG uptake. …”
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INTEGRATING REFLECTION ON BASMALAH RECITATION AS A STRATEGY FOR FORMING A PEACEFUL MINDSET IN ISLAMIC COUNSELING by AGUS SUPRIYANTO, MUNGIN EDDY WIBOWO, MULAWARMAN MULAWARMAN

“…However, the condition of relapse to use is due to discrimination/harmful stigma because individuals lack a peaceful mindset in every life, which impacts self-conflict. …”
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ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF THE INDUCED TELEWORK ON WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT IN PORTUGAL by Ekaterina REZNIKOVA, Laura Tereza GOMEZ URQUIJO, Marta ENCISO SANTOCILDES

“…The findings underscore the need for transformative policies that prioritise positive discrimination in favor of female teleworkers.…”
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Hyperspectral Imaging Surface Analysis for Dried and Thermally Modified Wood: An Exploratory Study by Olena Myronycheva, Ekaterina Sidorova, Olle Hagman, Margot Sehlstedt-Persson, Olov Karlsson, Dick Sandberg

“…This peak represents the largest variation that characterizes the knot area and can be related to areas in wood rich in hydrocarbons and phenol, and it can perhaps be used for future calibration of other wood surfaces. The discriminant analysis of thermally treated wood showed the strongest differentiation between the planed and rip-cut wood surfaces and a fairly clear discrimination between the two thermal processes. …”
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Drivers of Financial Inclusion and Effect of Covid-19 on Electronic Payments in West Africa by Paul Adjei Onyina

“…On account ownership of mobile money, there is discrimination of financial inclusion based on sex. Distance from the office of a financial institution poses a key obstacle to financial inclusion for females and various income groups, but the cost is not a major worry. …”
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Social network user geolocating method based on weighted least squares by Wenqi SHI, Xiangyang LUO, Jiashan GUO

“…When providing location-based dating and other location-based services, social networks will confuse the displayed user distance text to protect the user’s location privacy.In order to verify whether the current location confusion mechanism adopted by social networks can effectively protect user’s accurate location, a social network user geolocating method based on weighted least squares was proposed.The method constructed real-world tests to collect a large number of confused distance texts in location dating service, and identified the real distance boundary of reported distance combined with real distance data.Then, based on the discrimination of the quadrant of the coordinate system where the target user was located, the position of probes was optimally deployed, and multiple preliminary position estimations of the target user were obtained by using the trilateration model.The weights of the longest and the shortest distance of the target user were determined by the estimated position, and the related objective function was constructed.The optimal solution of the objective function was calculated based on the weighted least squares, which was the final geolocating result of the target user.The proposed method inferred the location of social network user based on the distance boundary constraint, which avoided the frequent query of location services and ensured the geolocating efficiency.The actual geolocating results based on 500 WeChat users showed that, the proposed method can accurately geolocate the “eople nearby” users of WeChat.Compared with the existing typical geolocating methods based on space partition and heuristic number theory, the proposed method have better performance in geolocating accuracy and efficiency.The average geolocating error is reduced by more than 10%, and the number of location service quarries in the geolocating process is reduced by more than 50%.…”
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In search of a dialogue: Digital di-plomacy of Sweden by A. N. Marchukov

“…This was most clearly demonstrated in media campaigns designed to eliminate discrimination against women and gender-based violence. …”
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Validity of Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Models in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Holly Mansell, Samuel Alan Stewart, Ahmed Shoker

“…Four studies reported discrimination (as measured by c-statistic), which ranged from 0.701 to 0.75, while only one risk model was both internally and externally validated. …”
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The Employment of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Authentication of Bawal (Colossoma macromopum) Fish Oil from Palm Oil by Firhani Anggriani, Abdul Rohman, Ronny Martien

“…The results were combined with linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and multivariate calibration, such as PLSR or PCR. …”
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Muhammadiyah Diaspora Diplomacy in Protecting Indonesian Migrant Workers in Malaysia by Muhammad Zahrul Anam, Ahmad Nubail Munir, Radiva Rusyda Hidayat

“…Although their contribution is large for developing the two countries, PMI, especially women workers in the informal sector, still experience violence and discrimination. Protection efforts through diplomacy between the two countries have not effectively protected PMI in Malaysia without involving non-state actors. …”
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The Influence of the Variety, Vineyard, and Vintage on the Romanian White Wines Quality by Anamaria Hosu, Veronica Floare-Avram, Dana Alina Magdas, Ioana Feher, Mihai Inceu, Claudia Cimpoiu

“…The obtained results have demonstrated that these parameters together with chemometric techniques show a significant potential to be used for discrimination of white wines.…”
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Comparison of Risk Scores for Predicting Adverse Outcomes in Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Chenyang Li, Enqiang Linghu, Chao Chen

“…All scores demonstrated sufficient and comparable effectiveness for hemostatic intervention but no discrimination for rebleeding. The Oakland and SALGIB scores were superior to the other scores in predicting blood transfusion (AUC: 0.97 and 0.95, respectively; p=0.208) and any adverse outcomes (AUC: 0.78 and 0.78, respectively; p=0.854). …”
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