Differentiation Between Early and Severe Stages of Dementia in Claims Data Based on Diagnosis, Prescription, and Utilization Patterns by Moritz Platen, Maresa Buchholz, Anika Rädke, Eva Gläser, Audrey Iskandar, Neeltje van den Berg, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Bernhard Michalowsky

“…Abstract Introduction Claims data typically lack clinical parameters such as dementia severity, limiting insights into disease progression and related healthcare utilization and costs. Although diagnoses, prescriptions, and utilization patterns may serve as proxies, their validity is unclear. …”
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The Impact of Parental Support on Adherence to Therapist-Assisted Internet-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Primary Care for Adolescents With Anxiety: Naturalistic 12... by Anna Larsson, Sandra Weineland, Linnea Nissling, Josefine L Lilja

“… BackgroundMental health problems among adolescents are increasing, and internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (iACT) constitutes a possible way to improve access to care while reducing costs. Nevertheless, few studies have investigated iACT for adolescents in regular primary care nor the role of parental support. …”
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Refined Monitoring of Water Bodies in Built-Up Areas and Analysis and Evaluation of Water Color Characteristics in Complex Urban Backgrounds by Bin Li, Yong Xie, Zui Tao, Wen Shao, Gan Qin

“…Additionally, traditional water quality detection methods, relying on laboratory sampling and analysis, are hindered by high costs and long cycles. To address these issues, this study constructs a high-resolution satellite imagery dataset for urban contexts and trains four deep learning models (UNet, DeepLab, PSPNet, Segformer) for water body extraction. …”
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Suture stabilization of the acromioclavicular ligament plus clavicular hook plate fixation vs. total ligament repair with loop plates for acromioclavicular joint dislocation by Gang Ren, Xiaowen Huang

“…Group A outperformed Group B significantly in several parameters, including the operation time, incision length, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization costs (P < 0.05). Group A also outperformed Group B significantly in the reduction degree (P < 0.05). …”
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Survey of Navigational Perception Sensors&#x2019; Security in Autonomous Vehicles by Abhijeet Solanki, Wesam Al Amiri, Marim Mahmoud, Blaine Swieder, Syed Rafay Hasan, Terry N. Guo

“…The adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs) significantly increased in recent years, playing a crucial role in enhancing transportation safety and efficiency, expanding mobility options, and reducing user costs. However, as AVs become more connected and automated, they also become more susceptible to malicious attacks, making it imperative to prioritize their security. …”
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Aplikasi Pertimbangan Wisata di Pulau Lombok dengan Metode Fuzzy Mamdani & Algoritma Genetika by Zainul Harir, Ida Bagus Ketut Widiartha, Royana Afwani

“…The Fuzzy Mamdani Logic Method provides tourism considerations based on 5 parameters (budget, travel plans, accommodation, food and drinks, and transportation costs) which then become 5 membership functions to build a combination of rules on fuzzy and produce output in the form of tourism's considerations: Not Enable, Enough Enable, and Enable. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Open-Door Policies in Psychiatry: Mixed Methods Study by Timur Liwinski, Robert Davidson, Jan Sarlon, Rainer Gaupp, Lukas Imfeld, Annette B Brühl, Marc Vogel, Christian G Huber, Undine E Lang

“…The thematic analysis highlights the psychological and social costs of locked wards and the critical need for flexible, patient-centered care models. …”
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Improving and preserving cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and adiposity through a complex lifestyle intervention in community-dwelling older adults with elevated cardiome... by Jonas Johansson, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Sameline Grimsgaard, Trygve Sigvart Deraas, André Henriksen

“…Introduction As the global population ages, the incidence of cardiometabolic diseases and associated healthcare costs rise. There is a critical need for preventive interventions enabling long-lasting treatment effects to address the decline in physical performance and metabolic health among older adults. …”
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Comparative Analysis of CNNs and Vision Transformers for Automatic Classification of Abandonment in Douro’s Vineyard Parcels by Danilo Leite, Igor Teixeira, Raul Morais, Joaquim J. Sousa, Antonio Cunha

“…Despite its importance, the region faces the challenge of abandoned vineyard plots, caused, among other factors, by the high costs of maintaining vineyards on hilly terrain. …”
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Overcoming urban entrepreneurship challenges: Analyzing barriers to economic development by R. Priyanka, K. Ravindran, J. Prabhakaran, D. Sivakumar

“…These challenges were then analyzed using fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory analysis to assess their interrelationships and their relative importance in influencing urban entrepreneurship and economic development.FINDINGS: The study identifies several critical barriers to urban entrepreneurship and economic development, including high operating costs, regulatory complexity, market saturation, and infrastructure deficiencies. …”
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Optimal Temperature Calculation for Multicriteria Optimization of the Hydrogenation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by NSGA-II Method by A. A. Alexandrova, S. N. Koledin

“…Multicriteria optimization, taking into account contradicting criteria, is used to improve production efficiency, reduce costs, improve product quality and environmental safety of processes. …”
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Insomnia increases the risk for specific autoimmune diseases: a large-scale retrospective cohort study by Sarah Stenger, Artem Vorobyev, Katja Bieber, Tanja Lange, Ralf J. Ludwig, Ralf J. Ludwig, Jennifer E. Hundt

“…ObjectiveThe global rise of autoimmune diseases presents a significant medical challenge, with inadequate treatment options, high morbidity risks, and escalating healthcare costs. While the underlying mechanisms of autoimmune disease development are not fully understood, both genetic predispositions and lifestyle factors, particularly sleep, play critical roles. …”
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Research discussion groups as a component of the development of practical skills of students in the field of training “Construction” by N. I. Taraseeva, O. V. Baulina, N. A. Dezhinova

“…In such circumstances, one diploma of education is not enough for those who want to move quickly up the career ladder.Thus, at low costs for the transfer and exchange of information (knowledge and experience), we are able to provide both individual and collective way of development of research and creative abilities of students, to form persons, interested in further self-development, and as a result — the graduates, prepared for professional activity.…”
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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain P... by Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L King

“…Higher-prevalence areas will need additional MDA rounds, which could be targeted to smaller evaluation units to cut costs.<h4>Trial registration</h4>Clinicaltrials.gov NCT04124250.…”
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Extraction of Major Groundwater Ions from Total Dissolved Solids and Mineralization Using Artificial Neural Networks: A Case Study of the Aflou Syncline Region, Algeria by Mohammed Elamin Stamboul, Azzaz Habib, Abderrahmane Hamimed, Mousaab Zakhrouf, Il-Moon Chung, Sungwon Kim

“…The traditional hydrochemistry monitoring system still suffers from limited laboratory accessibility and high costs. This study aims to predict the major ions of groundwater, including Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, SO₄²⁻, Cl⁻, K⁺, HCO₃⁻, and NO₃⁻, utilizing two field-measurable parameters (i.e., total dissolved solids (TDS) and mineralization (MIN)) in the Aflou syncline region, Algeria. …”
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The predictive value of the preoperative albumin‐to‐fibrinogen ratio for postoperative hospital length of stay in liver cancer patients by Fang Li, Yuetong Ren, Jiacheng Fan, Jin Zhou

“…Abstract Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a significant global health burden, with postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS) impacting patient outcomes and healthcare costs. Existing nutritional, inflammatory, and coagulation indices can predict LOS, with particular interest in albumin, fibrinogen, and D‐dimer. …”
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Patient experience and burden of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn: a systematic review by P. Maurice, J. McCallion, M. Fitzgibbon, J. N. Barthelmes, W. Karmous, E. J. Hardy, S. A. Mitchell, C. R. Mitchell, J. Lee, W. Noel, Andras Borsi, J. M. Jouannic

“…Economic burden data were primarily limited to healthcare resource use outcomes, with limited reported data on healthcare costs, it is difficult to draw notable conclusions on the true economic burden of HDFN. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Investments in Fixed Capital on the Economic Growth of the Northern Regions of the Russian Federation by A. Ts. Dolgunova

“…For the northern regions of the Russian Federation, a retrospective analysis of the implementation of the relationship between the level of investment and incremental capital intensity (investment costs per unit of absolute growth in the gross regional product), as well as the level of investment and growth of the gross regional product, was carried out. …”
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Lightweight Deep Learning Model, ConvNeXt-U: An Improved U-Net Network for Extracting Cropland in Complex Landscapes from Gaofen-2 Images by Shukuan Liu, Shi Cao, Xia Lu, Jiqing Peng, Lina Ping, Xiang Fan, Feiyu Teng, Xiangnan Liu

“…This paper proposes ConvNeXt-U, a lightweight deep learning network that efficiently extracts fragmented cropland while reducing computational requirements and saving costs. ConvNeXt-U retains the U-shaped structure of U-Net but replaces the encoder with a simplified ConvNeXt architecture. …”
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Intelligent Data Processing Methods for the Atypical Values Correction of Stock Quotes by T. V. Zolotova, D. A. Volkova

“…The multiple imputation method creates for each missing value not one, but many imputations, which avoids a systematic error, but at the expense of high computational costs. For the initial data used in the work, the best result was shown by the implementation of the multiple imputation algorithm based on the detected outliers by the support vector method.Conclusion. …”
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