A similarity-based multi-objective test optimization technique using search algorithm by Amir Sohail Habib, Saif Ur Rehman Khan, Shahid Hussain, Naseem Ibrahim, Habib un Nisa, Abdullah Yousafzai

“…However, existing approaches lack in finding the global optimal solution and are mostly focused on the single-objective test optimization problem. …”
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Prediction of Snacking Behavior Involving Snacks Having High Levels of Saturated Fats, Salt, or Sugar Using Only Information on Previous Instances of Snacking: Survey- and App-Base... by Shaima Dammas, Tillman Weyde, Katy Tapper, Gerasimos Spanakis, Anne Roefs, Emmanuel M Pothos

“…ObjectiveOur aim was to consider the capacity of standard (unmodified in any way; to tailor to the specific learning problem) machine learning algorithms to predict HFSS snacking based on the following minimal data that can be collected in a mostly automated way: day of the week, time of the day (divided into time bins), and location (divided into work, home, and other). …”
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Assessing induced abortion underreporting in restrictive settings using prospective morbidity surveys from Kenya, Liberia, and Sierra Leone by Boniface Ayanbekongshie Ushie, Kenneth Juma, Isaiah Akuku, Margaret Giorgio

“…The data collectors were trained enumerators who were health providers and mostly females. Data analysis involved Kappa statistics to assess the agreement between PAC patients’ self-reports and provider diagnosis regarding whether the abortion for which women sought PAC were induced or spontaneous, accounting for interviewer and respondent socio-demographic characteristics. …”
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Definitions and Characteristics of Patient Digital Twins Being Developed for Clinical Use: Scoping Review by David Drummond, Apolline Gonsard

“…Simulation patient digital twins used computational modeling for personalized predictions and therapy evaluations, mostly for one-time assessments, and monitoring digital twins harnessed aggregated patient data for continuous risk or outcome forecasting and care optimization. …”
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Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Filoviruses with Outbreak Potential in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review to Inform Vaccine Development and Deployment by Christopher S. Semancik, Hilary S. Whitworth, Matt A. Price, Heejin Yun, Thomas S. Postler, Marija Zaric, Andrew Kilianski, Christopher L. Cooper, Monica Kuteesa, Sandhya Talasila, Nina Malkevich, Swati B. Gupta, Suzanna C. Francis

“…Third, in Central and East Africa, MARV antibody seroprevalence was substantially lower than EBOV or SUDV antibody seroprevalence, even in outbreak-affected areas and in populations at a moderate or high risk of infection (with MARV seroprevalence mostly ranging from 0 to 3%). <b>Conclusions</b>: Whilst gaps remain in our understanding of the significance of antibody seropositivity in some settings and contexts, these findings may be important in considering target indications for novel filovirus vaccines, in defining study designs and strategies for demonstrating vaccine efficacy or effectiveness, and in planning and evaluating vaccine deployment strategies to prevent and control outbreaks.…”
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Volvulus of the ascending and transverse colon in a 4-year-old child: a case report by Eya Lamloum, Yosra Ben Ahmed, Mariem Marzouki, Intissar Chibani, Faouzi Nouira, Said Jlidi

“…Physical exam revealed a distended and tender abdomen, mostly in the epigastrium and right side. Basic blood tests were not revealing. …”
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In-plane bearing capacity analysis of concrete catenary arch with rigid skeleton: test and simulation by Zengwu Liu, Jianting Zhou, Jingzhou Xin, Yanghao Zhuang, Yonghui Fan, Kun Wang

“…Abstract Although the rigid skeleton concrete arch has been widely used in engineering, the research on the failure mode and bearing capacity of this kind of arch is very few, and the previous research on the bearing capacity of arch is mostly concrete arch or concrete filled steel tube arch. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence, Prehospital Evaluation, and Presentation of Ischemic Stroke at a Nonurban Comprehensive Stroke Center by Cesar Velasco, Brandon Wattai, Scott Buchle, Alicia Richardson, Varun Padmanaban, Kathy J. Morrison, Raymond Reichwein, Ephraim Church, Scott D. Simon, Kevin M. Cockroft

“…Patient demographics, comorbidities, and symptom severity were mostly similar over the two time periods, and the number of patients with a final diagnosis of stroke was also similar. …”
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THE COST OF NUTRITION ALTERNATIVES FOR PREMATURE INFANTS IN RUSSIA by K. V. Gerasimova, M. V. Avxentyeva, I. A. Belyaeva

“…The use of BM fortifier increased the cost of BM up to 176 rubles per 100 ml. The results were mostly sensitive to the individual pumping set and AF costs fluctuations: sensitivity analysis showed that BM became more cost-effective when the price of powdered AF was over 937 rubles per package. …”
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Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes and phylogenetic analysis of Vitex by XIU Zhiying1, ZHAO Yanling1, CHENG Yongqin2, JIA Yun3, YANG Yanci1*

“…Vitex L. is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas, mostly as woody trees or shrubs, and contains many plants with medicinal, ornamental and ecological values. …”
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The Evaluation of Profitability, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Financial Risk in Asset Management Companies in Iran by Hanieh Hekmat, Farnoosh Keshavarz mirza mohammadi

“…This revealed that the active AMCs mostly preferred short-term debts to long-term ones. …”
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Human papillomavirus genotype and cycle threshold value from self-samples and risk of high-grade cervical lesions: A post hoc analysis of a modified stepped-wedge implementation fe... by Jiayao Lei, Kate Cuschieri, Hasit Patel, Alexandra Lawrence, Katie Deats, YouScreen trial team, Peter Sasieni, Anita W W Lim

“…<h4>Background</h4>Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of self-collected vaginal samples has potential to improve coverage of cervical screening programmes, but current guidelines mostly require those HPV positive on a self-sample to attend for routine screening.…”
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Bacteriophage Resistance, Adhesin’s and Toxin’s Genes Profile of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Causing Infections in Children and Adolescents by Nikolaos Giormezis, Assimina Rechenioti, Konstantinos Doumanas, Christos Sotiropoulos, Fotini Paliogianni, Fevronia Kolonitsiou

“…Twenty-five <i>S. aureus</i> (31.3%) were resistant to Bacteriophage K, mostly from ocular and ear infections. Twelve <i>S. aureus</i> (15%) were PVL-positive, seven (8.8%) positive for <i>tst</i>, 18 (22.5%) were <i>eta</i>-positive and 46 were (57.5%) <i>etb</i>-positive. …”
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Virtual reality simulation and real-life training programs for cataract surgery: a scoping review of the literature by Lea Dormegny, Van Charles Lansingh, Anne Lejay, Nabil Chakfe, Rémi Yaici, Arnaud Sauer, David Gaucher, Bonnie An Henderson, Ann Sofia Skou Thomsen, Tristan Bourcier

“…The four remaining studies reported supervised surgical training on actual patients, mostly conducted in low- middle- income countries. …”
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Human papillomavirus vaccine uptake and associated factors among adolescent girls in Bona district, Sidama regional state, Ethiopia: a community-based study design by Getahun Tiruye, Getahun Tiruye, Aster Sodo, Abera Kenay Tura, Anteneh Dirar, Anteneh Dirar, Adera Debella, Kasiye Shiferaw

“…IntroductionIn developing nations, adult women’s cancer deaths are mostly caused by cervical cancer. Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the cost-effective global strategies for cervical cancer prevention, though vaccine uptake remains low in low-resource settings like Ethiopia. …”
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Improving Phosphate Acquisition from Soil via Higher Plants While Approaching Peak Phosphorus Worldwide: A Critical Review of Current Concepts and Misconceptions by Jörg Gerke

“…In particular, which plant species mostly benefit from P mobilization by legume-released carboxylates is unknown. …”
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Switching to subcutaneous zilucoplan from intravenous complement component 5 inhibitors in generalised myasthenia gravis: a phase IIIb, open-label study by Miriam Freimer, Urvi Desai, Raghav Govindarajan, Min K. Kang, Shaida Khan, Bhupendra Khatri, Todd Levine, Samir Macwan, Perry B. Shieh, Michael D. Weiss, Jos Bloemers, Babak Boroojerdi, Eumorphia Maria Delicha, Andreea Lavrov, Puneet Singh, James F. Howard

“…TEAEs occurred in 19/26 (73.1%) patients and were mostly mild in severity. At Week 12, least squares (LS) mean (95% confidence interval) MG-ADL scores improved from baseline by −1.15 (−2.11, −0.19), p  = 0.0217 and Quantitative MG (QMG) scores by −1.24 (−2.64, 0.16), p  = 0.0802. …”
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Cassava flour separation using inverse cyclone Separação de farinha de mandioca em um ciclone inverso by Carlos A. Herrera, Miguel E. Rosillo, Alberto García

“…In developing countries cassava starch is produced mostly rurally using artisan methods through wet-way processes that consume as much as 37 m³ of water per processed ton. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of levosimendan in critically Ill children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a prospective observational study by Stéphane Bertin, David Haefliger, Maria-Helena Perez, Monia Guidi, Monia Guidi, Laurent A. Decosterd, Vivianne Chanez, Ermindo R. Di Paolo, Thierry Buclin, Françoise Livio

“…ECMO and body composition of our patients, mostly post-cardiac surgery neonates, might explain the increased CL and Vd in our population compared to older children not on ECMO (CL 3.60 ml/min/kg, Vd 0.35 L/kg). …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF READAPTATION OF POST-COMBATANTS AFTER THE RETURN FROM THE COMBAT ZONE by Voshkolup Hanna

“…In addition, the following results were fixed including: mostly the sufficient level of military-professional orientation, the presence of some signs of deviant behaviour as well as the existence of individual rates of suicidal tendency. …”
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