Describing the performance of U.S. hospitals by applying big data analytics. by Nicholas S Downing, Alexander Cloninger, Arjun K Venkatesh, Angela Hsieh, Elizabeth E Drye, Ronald R Coifman, Harlan M Krumholz

“…Our application of a novel graph analytics method to data describing U.S. hospitals revealed nuanced differences in performance that are obscured in existing hospital rating systems.…”
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Whole-brain functional connectivity identification of functional dyspepsia. by Jiaofen Nan, Jixin Liu, Guoying Li, Shiwei Xiong, Xuemei Yan, Qing Yin, Fang Zeng, Karen M von Deneen, Fanrong Liang, Qiyong Gong, Wei Qin, Jie Tian

“…The classification features were significantly associated with the patients' dyspepsia symptoms, the self-rating depression scale and self-rating anxiety scale, but it was not correlated with duration of FD patients (p>0.05). …”
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On improving Kaiwa (会話) assessment: Incorporating JF Standard descriptors and MFRM by Rina Supriatnaningsih, Ahmad Yulianto, Lispridona Diner

“…The result revealed that: (1) 29 biases were found in rater-student interaction and rater-component interaction; (2) different patterns of rating behaviour were discovered. Rater 1 was more lenient than rater 2 but rater 2 was more consistent; (3) pronunciation and fluency are components that contributed the most to bias while structure was the most objective component being scored. …”
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Incidence, mortality, and risk factors of bladder, kidney, prostate and testicular cancers in China and comparisons with the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and the Repub... by Gaohaer Kadeerhan, Zhongji Jiang, Hong Guo, Xinzhi Ma, Jin Zhang, Wenmin Guo, Jiedong Jia, Yibo Gao, Dongwen Wang

“…Conclusions The distinct age-specific patterns, elevated rates within specific age groups, and marked upward temporal trends of genitourinary cancers in China underscore the critical need for targeted, age-stratified public health interventions.…”
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FILAMIN A IN BREAST CANCER: FROM LITERATURE TO FUNCTIONAL INSIGHTS

“…While early-stage tumors often respond to treatment, progression to metastasis significantly lowers survival rates, highlighting the need for novel therapeutic approaches2. …”
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An Optimization Strategy for Truncating Ultralong Bus Lines Integrated with Metro Networks by Cuiying Song, Yujun Chen, Jihui Ma

“…For most ultralong bus lines, low punctuality rates and vehicle bunching are two main challenges. …”
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The development and current challenges of irrigated agriculture in the western U.S by Aaron Hrozencik, Gabriela Perez-Quesada, Hannah Donahue

“…At the same time, the groundwater management policy landscape is shifting in response to unprecedented rates of depletion among the region’s aquifers. The related issues posit significant challenges for irrigated agriculture in the western U.S. and the rural economies it supports. …”
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Deliberation-Without-Attention in Solving Insight and Analytic Problems: Does Distractor Type Have an Effect? by Viktoria Tidikis, Anthony Stenson

“…Participants in the unconscious deliberation with similar distractor task condition achieved significantly higher solution rates than those in the conscious and unconscious deliberation with dissimilar distractor task conditions. …”
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Radiotherapy combined with anlotinib for refractory leiomyosarcoma: a case report and literature review by Ziming Li, Xiuchun Yu, Ming Xu

“…Refractory leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is characterized by notoriously high recurrence rates and poses significant surgical challenges due to its anatomical complexity and invasive growth patterns. …”
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Mapping Racial Fluidity over Time in Jamaica by Monique D. A. Kelly

“…Over time, skin color ratings between Black and mixed-race individuals converged, suggesting increased fluidity between skin color and racial identity. …”
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Increased Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Childhood Craniopharyngioma and Hypothalamic Tumor Involvement: Review of the Literature and Perspectives by Hermann L. Müller

“…Childhood craniopharyngiomas are rare embryogenic malformations of the sellar region, presumably derived from Rathke cleft epithelium. The overall survival rates after neurosurgical intervention and/or irradiation are high (92%). …”
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Policing the Economy: Hyperinflation, Consumption and the Making of Austerity in Greater Buenos Aires, 1989-1991 by Jennifer Adair

“…DIPPBA officers tracked the fluctuating price of basic goods, rising rates of urban poverty, and sporadic outbreaks of supermarket lootings. …”
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Determinants of depressive symptoms in multinational middle-aged and older adults by Can Lu, Shenwei Wan, Zhiyong Liu

“…SHAP analyses identified self-rated health as the predominant predictor, though key factors varied notably—gender was especially influential in MHAS. …”
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A general method for quantifying random processes of water infiltration into soils to improve water security by Ninghu Su

“…Abstract As the climate is becoming drier and extreme climatic patterns intensify worldwide, the present water scarcity worsens. …”
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Regional and District Trends in Oregon’s Post-Pandemic School Enrollment and Achievement by Madhu Narayanan

“…This paper goes beyond the statewide trends to examine regional and district level patterns in both enrollment changes and learning outcomes. …”
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Economic and geographical analysis of small and medium enterprises development in the Brest region by Sergey Demyanov

“…The component evaluation and rating of small and medium entrepreneurship in the context of the administrative districts is also represented in the study. …”
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Access and Retrieval of Recent Journal Articles: A Comparative Study of Chemists and Geoscientists by Julie Hallmark

“…Analysis of the information-seeking behavior of chemists and geologists as represented by citation patterns offers a unique view of the scientific endeavor. …”
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Nucleon decay as a probe of flavor symmetry: the case of fake unification by Masahiro Ibe, Satoshi Shirai, Keiichi Watanabe

“…By introducing flavor symmetry through the FN mechanism, the model addresses the flavor puzzle of quark and lepton mass hierarchies and mixing patterns. Our analysis demonstrates that nucleon decay rates and branching fractions in the fake GUT are sensitive to flavor symmetry, providing a means to distinguish it from conventional GUT predictions. …”
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Customer Appointment Analysis in Automobile Dealerships by Priya Saha, Joachim Hubele, Stephen McDonald

“…In our work, we extrapolate several vehicle dealer stores that have high as well as low missed appointment rates and show interesting customer visit patterns post-scheduling. …”
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Coastal aquifers key contributors to ocean chemistry through solute fluxes by Yael Kiro

“…Moreover, they are dynamically linked to sea-level changes: falling sea levels enhance SGD-driven solute inputs, whereas rising sea levels suppress them. These patterns suggest that SGD fluxes may regulate long-term climate trends, including rates of global cooling or warming.…”
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