Adapting Efficiency Analysis in Health Systems: A Scoping Review of Data Envelopment Analysis Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Athanasios Mitakos, Panagiotis Mpogiatzidis

“…There was an evident shift towards incorporating undesirable outputs, such as mortality rates, in the DEA models amidst the pandemic. The influence of external and non-discretionary factors became more pronounced in DEA applications, highlighting the interconnected nature of global health challenges. …”
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Investigation of gas natural separation process unsteady features by means of an experimental rig and mathematical modeling by V. A. Ivanov, V. S. Verbitsky, R. A. Khabibullin, K. A. Goridko, E. I. Nikonov

“…It is revealed that at small time intervals (<1 s) the regimes with slug-churn flow pattern are characterized by significant nonstationarity. …”
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The effects of stimulus variability on the perceptual learning of speech and non-speech stimuli. by Karen Banai, Sygal Amitay

“…We hypothesized that speech and non-speech training would result in a similar pattern of learning if they were trained using the same training regimen. …”
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Fcγ receptor I alpha chain (CD64) expression in macrophages is critical for the onset of meningitis by Escherichia coli K1. by Rahul Mittal, Sunil K Sukumaran, Suresh K Selvaraj, David G Wooster, M Madan Babu, Alan D Schreiber, J Sjef Verbeek, Nemani V Prasadarao

“…Neonatal meningitis due to Escherichia coli K1 is a serious illness with unchanged morbidity and mortality rates for the last few decades. The lack of a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in the development of meningitis contributes to this poor outcome. …”
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ON THE SPECIFIC STATE OF CRUSTAL STRESSES IN INTRACONTINENTAL OROGENS by Yu. L. Rebetsky

“…If the regional strain rates currently recorded by the GPS-geodesy are taken into account, such additional stresses need to be applied for about 10 million years to fulfill the transition.…”
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Clinical services for adults with an intellectual disability and epilepsy: A comparison of management alternatives. by Adam P Wagner, Tim J Croudace, Naomi Bateman, Mark W Pennington, Elizabeth Prince, Marcus Redley, Simon R White, Howard Ring

“…Surprisingly, given this relatively high frequency, along with higher rates of refractory epilepsy than in those without ID, little is known about outcomes of different management approaches/clinical services treating epilepsy in adults with ID-we investigate this area.…”
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Factors influencing adherence to dietary recommendations for type 2 diabetes mellitus and their impact on disease control: A cross-sectional study by Harsh K. Patel, Sumit V. Unadkat, Bela A. Patel, Dipesh V. Parmar

“…Background and Objectives: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease, with current estimates by the IDF (International Diabetes Federation) suggesting nationwide prevalence rates of 9.2% among Indians aged 20–79 years. An appropriate dietary pattern is widely accepted as a cornerstone of treatment among diabetes patients. …”
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Gut–Vaginal Microbiome Crosstalk in Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Early Diagnosis by Hao Lin, Zhen Zeng, Hong Zhang, Yongbin Jia, Jiangmei Pang, Jingjing Chen, Hu Zhang

“…Ovarian cancer remains a formidable global health burden, characterized by frequent late-stage diagnosis and elevated mortality rates attributable to its elusive pathogenesis and the critical lack of reliable early-detection biomarkers. …”
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Chronic nitrogen legacy in the aquifers of China by Xin Liu, Fu-Jun Yue, Li Li, Feng Zhou, Hang Wen, Zhifeng Yan, Lichun Wang, Wei Wen Wong, Cong-Qiang Liu, Si-Liang Li

“…Results show that nitrate concentrations vary substantially over depth and are generally lower in deeper groundwater, indicating potentially higher nitrate removal rates according to nitrate isotopic pattern such as denitrification at depth. …”
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Valley-filling Potential Evaluation of Urban Public Charging Stations Based on Price Incentive by Dawei SU, Yihui FAN, Tianhui ZHAO, Hongjin PAN, Youhui HUANG, Gang WANG, Yongyong JIA

“…Then, the typical load characteristic indicators including valley-period and flat-period load rates are proposed, and the charging load valley-filling potential evaluation parameters are introduced to carry out valley-filling potential evaluation of urban public charging stations. …”
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Belowground plant productivity responds similarly as soil microbial productivity rather than aboveground plant productivity to nitrogen deposition in the Eurasian steppe by Bin Hua, Junjie Yang, Zonghao Hu, Yi Fan, Huan Gong, Jing Wang, Haiyan Liu, Rong Mao, Yang Zhang, Yong Zhao, Zhiming Zhang, Haiming Liu, Ximei Zhang

“…Methods Here we conducted a long-term nitrogen deposition experiment in the Eurasian steppe, manipulating nine rates (0–50 g N m− 2 yr− 1) at two frequencies under two management strategies (fencing or mowing). …”
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Body mass change over winter is consistently sex-specific across roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) populations by Hewison, A.J. Mark, Bonnot, Nadège C., Gaillard, Jean-Michel, Kjellander, Petter, Lemaitre, Jean-François, Morellet, Nicolas, Pellerin, Maryline

“…We suggest that allocation to antler growth and territory establishment drives this pattern, providing a likely explanation to account for the lower rates of male adult survival that are consistently reported in this weakly dimorphic species.…”
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High-Knee-Flexion Posture Recognition Using Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Time Warping on Inertial Sensor Data by Annemarie F. Laudanski, Arne Küderle, Felix Kluge, Bjoern M. Eskofier, Stacey M. Acker

“…Relating continuously collected inertial data to the activities or postures performed by the sensor wearer requires pattern recognition or machine-learning-based algorithms, accounting for the temporal and scale variability present in human movements. …”
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Establishing expert consensus on Chinese herbal medicine for rheumatoid arthritis management in Singapore by Ang Loh, Huijuan Li, Wai Ching Lam, Yan Yin Tjioe, Warren Fong, Linda L.D. Zhong

“…Consensus was defined as ≥75% of votes in dichotomized ratings on a five-point ordinal scale for recognition. …”
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Big team science reveals promises and limitations of machine learning efforts to model physiological markers of affective experience by Nicholas A. Coles, Bartosz Perz, Maciej Behnke, Johannes C. Eichstaedt, Soo Hyung Kim, Tu N. Vu, Chirag Raman, Julian Tejada, Van-Thong Huynh, Guangyi Zhang, Tanming Cui, Sharanyak Podder, Rushi Chavda, Shubham Pandey, Arpit Upadhyay, Jorge I. Padilla-Buritica, Carlos J. Barrera Causil, Linying Ji, Felix Dollack, Kiyoshi Kiyokawa, Huakun Liu, Monica Perusquia-Hernandez, Hideaki Uchiyama, Xin Wei, Houwei Cao, Ziqing Yang, Alessia Iancarelli, Kieran McVeigh, Yiyu Wang, Isabel M. Berwian, Jamie C. Chiu, Dan-Mircea Mirea, Erik C. Nook, Henna I. Vartiainen, Claire Whiting, Young Won Cho, Sy-Miin Chow, Zachary F. Fisher, Yanling Li, Xiaoyue Xiong, Yuqi Shen, Enzo Tagliazucchi, Leandro A. Bugnon, Raydonal Ospina, Nicolas M. Bruno, Tomas A. D'Amelio, Federico Zamberlan, Luis R. Mercado Diaz, Javier O. Pinzon-Arenas, Hugo F. Posada-Quintero, Maneesh Bilalpur, Saurabh Hinduja, Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Shaun Canavan, Liza Jivnani, Stanisław Saganowski

“…In 46% of tests, teams also outperformed baseline models that relied on the simple average of ratings from training datasets. More notably, results uncovered a methodological challenge: multiplicative constraints on generalizability. …”
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Air-for-water substitution in characterizing lake heatwaves in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Basin by Zihan Zhu, Wei Wang, Heng Lyu, Bo Wang, Zhiwen Wen, Qiuxiang Jin

“…But the difference in long-term change rates between two heatwaves exhibits no discernible spatial pattern. …”
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Integrated Control of <i>Aedes albopictus</i> in a Residential Area Through a Community-Based Approach: NESCOTIGER, a Large-Scale Field Trial in Valencia, Spain by Marcos López-de-Felipe, Pedro María Alarcón-Elbal, Isaac García-Masiá, Anna Flor-Sánchez, Pilar Mateo-Herrero, Juan Pablo Serna-Mompeán, Juan Pablo Orán-Cáceres, Rubén Bueno-Marí, Ignacio Gil-Torró

“…<i>Aedes albopictus</i> has established populations in several European countries with a sustained spreading pattern through the continent. This invasive mosquito is a public health threat due to its vector competence for multiple arboviruses. …”
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Interactions between leaf phenological type and functional traits drive variation in isoprene emissions in central Amazon forest trees by Michelle Robin, Christine Römermann, Christine Römermann, Christine Römermann, Ülo Niinemets, Jonathan Gershenzon, Jianbei Huang, Bruce W. Nelson, Tyeen C. Taylor, Vinícius Fernandes de Souza, Davieliton Pinho, Lucas Falcão, Caroline Lacerda, Sérgio Duvoisin Júnior, Axel Schmidt, Eliane Gomes Alves

“…The Amazon forest is the largest source of isoprene emissions, and the seasonal pattern of leaf-out phenology in this forest has been indicated as an important driver of seasonal variation in emissions. …”
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Gut Microbiota Contribute to Heterosis for Growth Trait and Muscle Nutrient Composition in Hybrid Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) by Jixiang Hua, Qingchun Wang, Yifan Tao, Hui Sun, Siqi Lu, Yan Zhuge, Wenhua Chen, Kai Liu, Jie He, Jun Qiang

“…Growth, digestive enzyme activity, and muscle nutrient composition were compared between the hybrid groups (NC and CN) and the purebred groups (NN and CC), and the gut microbiota was investigated. The heterosis rates of body length, body height, and body thickness in hybrid largemouth bass were statistically significant. …”
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Dermatoscopic Criteria of Non-pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma by Kiladze N., Shulaia T., Bulinska A., Abrahamovych L.

“…The most consistent global pattern of vessels in all categories of non-pigmented BCCs was mono- or polymorphic pattern of vessels, which in the majority of cases was represented by serpentine and coiled vessels with branchy arrangement. …”
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