Comparing Machine Learning-Based Crime Hotspots Versus Police Districts: What’s the Best Approach for Crime Forecasting? by Eugenio Cesario, Paolo Lindia, Andrea Vinci

“…Then, crime forecasting models are extracted for each area, to monitor and predict how crime rates evolve over time within each partition. However, traditional spatial partitioning approaches, which divide cities into predefined police districts based on geographic and operational considerations, often fail to account for variations in crime patterns. …”
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"What happens when you get corona?": Children's questions and parental responses about the COVID-19 pandemic. by Graciela Trujillo Hernández, David Menendez, Seung Heon Yoo, Rebecca E Klapper, Maria H Schapfel, Kailee A Sowers, Victoria E Welch, Karl S Rosengren

“…Meanwhile, parents during the second peak of infection and death rates were more focused on responding to their children's questions with information about the virus. …”
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The Prevalence of Anatomical Variations of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Brandon Michael Henry, Helena Zwinczewska, Joyeeta Roy, Jens Vikse, Piravin Kumar Ramakrishnan, Jerzy A Walocha, Krzysztof A Tomaszewski

“…Our aim was to determine the prevalence rates of anatomical variations of the MN in the carpal tunnel and the most common course patterns and variations in its thenar motor branch (TMB).…”
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Prognostic Indicators and Comparative Treatment Outcomes in High-Risk Thyroid Cancer with Laryngotracheal Invasion by Eman A. Toraih, Jessan A. Jishu, Mohammad H. Hussein, Aly A. M. Shaalan, Manal S. Fawzy, Emad Kandil

“…Tracheal and laryngeal invasion rates declined from 3.7%–0.7% and 1.5%–0.6%, respectively, from 2000 to 2015. …”
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Differential accumulation of secondary metabolites as indicators of graft incompatibility in Cyclocarya paliurus by Sun Caowen, Xu Run, Guo Xuchen, Shang Xulan, Fang Shengzuo

“…This study aimed to investigate the secondary metabolites associated with graft success in C. paliurus by selecting three clones and three provenances as grafting scions and rootstocks. The survival rates of various graft combinations were meticulously recorded. …”
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Williams Syndrome and Agreement: The Case for Spanish Speakers by Antònia Llull Febrer, Lluís Barceló-Coblijn, Elga Cremades

“…Additionally, error rates are low in both groups, suggesting that observed discrepancies might be due to individual variation rather than condition-specific deficits, even though the statistical power of the study is limited. …”
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Clustering Library Loan Books Using K-Means Clustering by Mawar Indah Tanjung, Sriani Sriani

“…This study aims to classify books based on borrowing patterns to provide insights into library collection management. …”
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Who underreports smoking on birth records: a Monte Carlo predictive model with validation. by Thomas G Land, Anna S Landau, Susan E Manning, Jane K Purtill, Kate Pickett, Lauren Wakschlag, Vanja M Dukic

“…However, little is known about which populations have higher rates of underreporting. Availability of more accurate measures of smoking during pregnancy could greatly enhance the usefulness of existing studies on the effects of maternal smoking offspring, especially in those populations where underreporting may lead to underestimation of the impact of smoking during pregnancy.…”
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Advanced predictive disease modeling in biomedical IoT using the temporal adaptive neural evolutionary algorithm by Chandragandhi S, Arvind C, Srihari K

“…Experimental evaluations demonstrate TANEA’s superior performance over traditional methods, achieving improved accuracy, reduced computational overhead, and faster convergence rates. The algorithm’s adaptability to various biomedical data patterns enables more effective real-time monitoring and decision-making in IoT-based healthcare environments. …”
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Joint estimation of hand-foot-mouth disease model and prediction in korea using the ensemble kalman filter. by Wasim Abbas, Sieun Lee, Sangil Kim

“…The implications of our findings suggest a notable shift in transmission and recovery rates, starting in 2015.<h4>Discussion</h4>The model successfully predicted the peak and magnitude of HFMD outbreaks occurring between June and December, closely matching the observed epidemic patterns. …”
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A Comprehensive Assessment of Ayurvedic Patient Care Services in a Modern Medicine Public Tertiary Care Hospital by Renuka Munshi, Santosh Kadam

“…Over five years patient retention rates exhibited a gradual increase signifying a higher level of patient satisfaction and loyalty towards Ayurvedic treatments. …”
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Characterizing timber harvest occurrence and intensity to inform forest carbon management across the eastern United States by Matthew B. Russell, Catherine J. Chamberlain, Lynn Riley, Natalia A. Mushegian, John S. Gunn, Ethan P. Belair, Sebastian U. Busby

“…Timber harvesting plays an important role in determining how forest management practices influence carbon storage and sequestration patterns. We analyzed recent harvesting patterns across the eastern United States to quantify harvest area, intensity, and type of silviculture across timberlands. …”
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Melatonin regulated through GhTDC5 enhances tryptophan decarboxylase against drought stress in cotton by Xin Yu, Xiugui Chen, Ning Wang, Maohua Dai, Zhining Yang, Yapeng Fan, Yuping Sun, Xinrui Zhang, Ruize Song, Menghao Zhang, Hao Lan, Fange Wu, Hui Huang, Xiao Chen, Lidong Wang, Xuke Lu, Shuai Wang, Lixue Guo, Junjuan Wang, Lanjie Zhao, Keyun Feng, Jing Jiang, Wuwei Ye

“…Abstract Tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of melatonin and plays a crucial role in melatonin production in plants. …”
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Antibiotic resistance of biofilm-forming bacteria causing urinary tract infections: A systematic review by Abigail Anne Ferrer, Samson Decasa, Juliana Carlidy Elauria, Jalen Rose Esguerra, Earl Adriane Cano, Angela Nole Shayenne Coderos, Denise Alexandra Cruz, Den Marc Exala

“…Furthermore, biofilm formation rates ranged from 36.5% to 100%, with a median prevalence of 75.5%. …”
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Comparative analysis of data transformation methods for detecting non-technical losses in electricity grids by Maria Gabriel Chuwa, Daniel Ngondya, Rukia Mwifunyi

“…The high accuracy and low false positive rates enable utilities to recover unbilled revenue and reduce inspection costs, amplifying savings compared to raw data or traditional approaches. …”
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Importance of hospital-specific antibiotic policy for ensuring maternal quality of care in India: A narrative review by Arijit Banerjee, Jhuma Biswas

“…Implementing hospital-specific antibiotic policies effectively reduces infection rates and improves maternal-neonatal outcomes through standardized regimens prioritizing narrow-spectrum antibiotics and utilizing local antibiograms. …”
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Proactive Data Placement in Heterogeneous Storage Systems via Predictive Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning by Suchuan Xing, Yihan Wang

“…The system incorporates a sophisticated reward mechanism that balances performance gains against migration overhead, while employing prioritized experience replay and adaptive learning rates to handle non-stationary workload characteristics. …”
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Comparison of Microbiological Profiles of Primary Hip and Knee Peri-Prosthetic Joint Infections Treated at Specialist Centers Around the World by Emin Suha Dedeogullari, Pablo Slullitel, Isabel Horton, Bulent Atilla, Saif Salih, Paul Monk, Ahmet Mazhar Tokgozoglu, Michael Goplen, Bonita Tsang, Martin Buljubasich, Hesham Abdelbary, Simon Garceau, George Grammatopoulos

“…However, most studies are limited to single-center or intra-country multicenter analyses, often including mixed cohorts of primary and revision PJI cases, with limited data regarding global antibiotic resistance patterns. This study compared the microbiological characteristics, polymicrobial culture rates, prevalence of culture-negative infections, and antibiotic resistance patterns in PJI cases across five referral centers from five continents. …”
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Legacy Pipes Unearthed: Decrypting the Enigma of Pressure Dynamics and Burst Events in Limburg, The Netherlands by Mohamad Zeidan, Bram Hillebrand, Mirjam Blokker

“…The results indicate a consistent pattern of higher real positive percentages compared to random detection rates across the years tested. …”
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From School to School: Examining the Contours of Within-Field Switching in the Special Education Teacher Labor Market by Andrew Pendola, Frank Perrone

“…Results show that SETs switch schools at much higher rates, associated with experience, salary, and student demographics, yet generally transfer shorter distances than their peers. …”
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