Pitch biases sensorimotor synchronization to auditory rhythms by Jesse K. Pazdera, Laurel J. Trainor

“…In Experiment 1, we observed U-shaped patterns in both mean asynchrony and continuation tapping rates, with participants tapping latest and slowest when synchronizing to low and extremely high (above 2000 Hz) pitches, and tapping earliest and fastest to moderately high pitches. …”
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Clinical and survival differences between second primary and first primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a retrospective study by Xin Huang, Ying Kong, Tianyu Wu, Zhen Meng, Min Kang

“…Therapeutically, 2nd NPC patients showed significantly lower rates of curative-intent treatment (75.6% vs. 91.3%, p = 0.010), lower rates of good treatment tolerance (86.7% vs. 96.1%, p = 0.068), reduced chemotherapy utilization (73.3% vs. 89.3%, p = 0.014), and less frequent cisplatin use during concurrent chemotherapy (66.7% vs. 84.4%, p = 0.034). …”
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Examining perinatal regionalization in practice: a network analysis of maternal transport in Georgia by Jingyu Li, Stephanie M. Radke, Lauren N. Steimle

“…Elevated transport rates suggest a lack of access to risk-appropriate care in rural regions. …”
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Assessing vaccine coverage and delivery strategies for influenza and COVID-19 among Italian healthcare workers: A 2015–2023 case study by Domenico Pascucci, Alberto Lontano, Eleonora Marziali, Giuseppe Vetrugno, Umberto Moscato, Patrizia Laurenti

“…A retrospective cohort study analyzed vaccination data from 6,341 hCWs between 2015 and 2023, examining acceptance rates across different vaccination delivery models. …”
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A longitudinal investigation of school absenteeism and mental health challenges among Canadian children and youth in the COVID-19 context by Amanda Krause, Maria Rogers, Yuanyuan Jiang, Emma A. Climie, Penny Corkum, Janet W. T. Mah, Natasha McBrearty, J. David Smith, Jess Whitley

“…As well, research demonstrates that children and youth who experience mental health challenges are at greater risk of increased school absenteeism rates. The present study investigated the school attendance patterns of Canadian children and youth and the longitudinal and bidirectional links with mental health challenges within the COVID-19 pandemic context. …”
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PathCare: Integrating Clinical Pathway Information to Enable Healthcare Prediction at the Neuron Level by Dehao Sui, Lei Gu, Chaohe Zhang, Kaiwei Yang, Xiaocui Li, Liantao Ma, Ling Wang, Wen Tang

“…PathCare employs an auxiliary sub-network that models future visit patterns to capture temporal health progression, coupled with a neuron-level filtering gate that adaptively selects relevant features while filtering out redundant information. …”
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Censoring Sensitivity Analysis for Benchmarking Survival Machine Learning Methods by János Báskay, Tamás Mezei, Péter Banczerowski, Anna Horváth, Tamás Joó, Péter Pollner

“…The framework systematically reduced observation periods and increased censoring rates while measuring performance through multiple metrics following Bayesian hyperparameter optimization. (3) Results: Model performance showed greater sensitivity to increased censoring rates than to reduced observation periods. …”
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Socioeconomic and locational disparities in primary education completion in Burkina Faso by Lazarus Obed Livingstone Banda

“…Design/methodology/approach – Using a quantitative, non-experimental approach, the study analyzes nationally representative secondary data using hierarchical linear modeling, binary logistic regression and propensity score matching (PSM) to assess correlational patterns in completion rates. Findings – The results indicate significant regional and urban-rural disparities in completion rates, with urban students showing markedly higher odds of completing primary education than their rural peers. …”
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Patient Adherence for Oral Combination Therapies in Diabetes Management: A Scoping Review by Maryam Zarrinkamar, Mojgan Geran, Mohammad Geran

“…Dual therapy regimens demonstrated adherence rates ranging from 49% to 80.8%, while FDC therapies showed adherence rates ranging from 60.3% to 98.9%. …”
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The major risk factor of stroke across Indonesia; a nationwide geospatial analysis of universal health coverage program by Andi Alfian Zainuddin, Rais Reskiawan A. Kadir, Hedi Kuswanto, Jumraini Tammasse, Nurul Qalby, Andi Afdal Abdullah, Ari Andini Junaidi, Al Asyary

“…Methods The data were collected from the Social Health Insurance Administration Body, which manages Indonesia’s universal health coverage, between 2017 and 2022. Crude incidence rates for the diseases were calculated and spatial distribution patterns were analyzed using Global and local Moran analysis. …”
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Electrical Activity of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Critically Ill Patients by E. V. Alekseeva, T. S. Popova, P. S. Salnikov, G. A. Baranov, I. N. Pachechnik

“…With an increase in the total severity of the condition and in the magnitude of IF regardless of the disease profile, there were unilateral GIT EA changes, their moderate and rather high correlation with APACHE II, SAPS II, SOFA, LOD scores, IF stage — with 28-day survival rates. The use of glutamine provided an increase in 28-day survival rates in patients with an APACHE II score of > 15 scores and type 2 GIT EA. …”
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Characterizing Breast Tumor Heterogeneity Through IVIM-DWI Parameters and Signal Decay Analysis by Si-Wa Chan, Chun-An Lin, Yen-Chieh Ouyang, Guan-Yuan Chen, Chein-I Chang, Chin-Yao Lin, Chih-Chiang Hung, Chih-Yean Lum, Kuo-Chung Wang, Ming-Cheng Liu

“…Evaluation using 3D-ROC analysis also indicated that the DNN was the best detector based on metrics like target detection rate and overall effectiveness. The DNN model further exhibited the capability to identify tumor heterogeneity, differentiating high- and low-cellularity regions. …”
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Molecular epidemiology of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> in intensive care units by Demet Timur, Mustafa Ömür Parkan, Esma Gündüz Kaya

“…Results: the resistance rates of the strains for amikacin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, ceftazidime, cefepime, imipenem, meropenem, colistin were 2.7%,18.7%, 38.7%, 22.7%, 16%, 5.3%, 64%, 60%, and 2.7% respectively. …”
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A dynamic early warning model based on LSTM-AM for property-based elderly care resource shortages in urban-rural integrated counties in China by Qingheng Sun

“…Results show that, taking Xuchang City, Henan Province as an example, by integrating multi-source time-series data such as county-level population aging rates, property-based elderly care service coverage rates, community facility maintenance data, and resident demand feedback, the model’s prediction error (MAE ≤ 0. 12, RMSE ≤ 0. 18) was reduced by 35% compared to traditional methods, and the warning accuracy (F1-score = 0. 89) was significantly superior to traditional models. …”
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The thermal stress response of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus when exposed to rapid temperature changes by Hunter O. Covey, Randall Wilson, Yaizeth Gurrola-Mares, Joseph R. McMillan, Corey L. Brelsfoard

“…Respiration rates as a measure of thermal stress varied with rearing conditions and exposure temperatures, with notable declines observed as exposure temperatures increased. …”
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Global burden of breast cancer and application of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 and WHO inter... by Jiaxin Hao, Jiaxin Hao, Yijia Gong, Yijia Gong, Xiaowen Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang, Minghong Du, Minghong Du, Minghong Du, Huan Wang, Huan Wang, Huan Wang, Guolin Guo, Mengqing Zhou, Tian Tian, Hongguo Rong, Hongguo Rong, Hongguo Rong

“…This study analyzes geographic patterns, temporal trends and age patterns of female breast cancer disease burden globally and explored the association between age standardised rates for disability adjusted life years (ASDR) of female breast cancer and sociodemographic index (SDI). …”
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Planning with self‑organised initiatives by Igor Tempels Moreno Pessôa

“… Over the last half century, the Global South has faced a strong rise in the rate of urbanisation. Although this process differs from region to region, rapid urbanisation has created many challenges for countries in the Global South. …”
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Coherence and statistical insights for low electron count regimes in transmission electron microscopy by Joohyun Lee, Ji-Hwan Kwon, Sooheyong Lee

“…Low electron count rates, with a mean of approximately 0.017 electrons per pixel, reveal discrete electron events dominated by shot noise. …”
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Evolution of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on the Basis of Up-to-Date Medical Technologies by Yu. V. Marchenkov, A. V. Vlasenko, V. V. Moroz, V. N. Yakovlev

“…The developed and clinically introduced new scientifically grounded methods for the prevention, diagnosis, and combination, differentiated treatment of ARDS could reduce the number of complications, the duration of mechanical ventilation, the length of stay in the intensive care unit, and mortality rates. Key words: acute respiratory distress syndrome, V. …”
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An Examination of Water‐Related Melt Processes in Arctic Snow on Tundra and Sea‐Ice by Anika Pinzner, Matthew Sturm, Jennifer S. Delamere, Andrew R. Mahoney

“…In both years meltout dates varied by up to 25 days between sites, and more than 20 days within sites, with melt rates at locations only meters apart differing by up to a factor of seven. …”
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