Factors Contributing to Retention in Care and Treatment Adherence Among People Living With HIV Returning to Care in South-Eastern Tanzania: A Qualitative Study by Matimbwa H, Lolo SA, Matoy LS, Ndaki R, Ngahyoma S, Mollel HA, Luoga E, Vanobberghen F, Vianney JM, Idindili B, Weisser M

“…Francis Regional Referral Hospital, Morogoro, Tanzania; 6Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 7Department of Health Systems Management, Mzumbe University, Morogoro, Tanzania; 8Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, 4123, Switzerland; 9University of Basel, Basel, 4002, Switzerland; 10Public Health Department, The Kampala International University, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; 11Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Basel, Basel, 4031, Switzerland; 1.Ifakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania; 2.University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 3.Saint Francis Referral Hospital, Ifakara, Tanzania; 4.Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland; 5.University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 6.Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand; 7.Division of Public Health, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa; 8.Indiana University, Indianapolis, U.S.; 9.Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland; 10.Benjamin Mkapa Foundation, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 11.USAID Afya Yangu, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaCorrespondence: Hassan Matimbwa, Ifakara Health Institute, P.O. …”
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A Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Method Combining Spectral, Terrain, and Texture Features for Landslide Mapping by Yi He, Hesheng Chen, Qing Zhu, Qing Zhang, Lifeng Zhang, Tao Liu, Wende Li, Huaiyuan Chen

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Improving the Generalizability and Robustness of Large-Scale Traffic Signal Control by Tianyu Shi, Francois-Xavier Devailly, Denis Larocque, Laurent Charlin

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Technical Quality of Root Fillings Performed by Undergraduate Students: A Radiographic Study by Tatjana Vukadinov, Larisa Blažić, Ivana Kantardžić, Tijana Lainović

“…Fractured instruments and ledges were present in 16 root canals (2.8%), while the presence of missed canal and apical transportation was observed in 2 cases, each (0.3%). …”
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Stem cells (neoblasts) and positional information jointly dominate regeneration in planarians by Xuhui Chen

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Predicting the Optimal Treatment for Diseases Using Whale Optimization Algorithm by Sudad Abed, Zuhal Adel Madlool

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An optimized data analytics pipeline for improving healthcare diagnosis using ensemble learning by Lomat Haider Chowdhury, Shaira Tabassum, Swakkhar Shatabda, Ashir Ahmed

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Uterine Cavity Abnormalities in Patients with Endometriosis in Alexandria: A Diagnostic Test Accuracy Study by Eman Aly Abd El Fattah

“…Hysteroscopy can detect small lesions that might be missed. Recently, 4D ultrasonography is being used, but which is superior has not been established yet. …”
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The Use of Digital Microscopy to Compare the Thicknesses of Normal Corneas and Ex Vivo Rejected Corneal Grafts with a Focus on the Descemet’s Membrane by Taíse Tognon, Sabrina Bergeron, Christina Mastromonaco, Kleyton Barella, Adriano Pasqualotti, Laura Nunez, Francisco Murta, Luciene Barbosa de Sousa, Mauro Campos, Miguel Noel Nascentes Burnier

“…This is a prospective, cross-sectional study performed at the MUHC-McGill University Ocular Pathology & Translational Research Laboratory (McGill University, Montreal, Canada). …”
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A systematic review of machine learning applications in predicting opioid associated adverse events by Carlos R. Ramírez Medina, Jose Benitez-Aurioles, David A. Jenkins, Meghna Jani

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Noniterative Localized and Space-Time Localized RBF Meshless Method to Solve the Ill-Posed and Inverse Problem by Mohammed Hamaidi, Ahmed Naji, Fatima Ghafrani, Mostafa Jourhmane

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Chronic Traumatic Glass Foreign Body Removal from the Lung through a Direct Parenchymal Incision by Su Young Yoon, Si Wook Kim, Jin Suk Lee, Jin Young Lee, Jin Bong Ye, Se Heon Kim, Young Hoon Sul

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Application of machine learning techniques for warfarin dosage prediction: a case study on the MIMIC-III dataset by Aasim Ayaz Wani, Fatima Abeer

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A Preliminary Study on Accident Analysis of Portable Timber Sawmills Used in Mazamba Forest Plantation in Northern Malawi by Jameson T. T. Mzungu, Elisha S. Ngulube

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Automatic recognition of pulse repetition interval modulation using temporal convolutional network by Abolfazl Dadgarnia, Mohammad Taghi Sadeghi

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Reducing Side Effects of Hiding Sensitive Itemsets in Privacy Preserving Data Mining by Chun-Wei Lin, Tzung-Pei Hong, Hung-Chuan Hsu

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Towards a global knowledge for environmentally sustainable development agenda in 21 st century southern Africa by Stanford Garikayi Mukasa

“… After three decades of research and theorizing on the information and communication approach to development, there is no universal consensus among researchers, academics, communication practitioners and development experts on the age-Old question: how does communication and information causally relate to development? …”
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Link Prediction via Convex Nonnegative Matrix Factorization on Multiscale Blocks by Enming Dong, Jianping Li, Zheng Xie

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Impact of Population-Based Screening for Diabetes and Prediabetes Among 67-Year-Olds Using Point-of-Care HbA1c on Healthcare Ultilisation, Results from the VISP Cohort by Andersen JW, Høgh A, Lindholt JS, Søgaard R, Støvring H, Yderstræde KB, Sandbæk A, Dahl M

“…Jesper Winkler Andersen,1,2 Annette Høgh,1,3 Jes Sanddal Lindholt,1,3– 6 Rikke Søgaard,5 Henrik Støvring,3,7 Knud Bonnet Yderstræde,5,8 Annelli Sandbæk,9– 11 Marie Dahl1,3– 5 1Vascular Research Unit, Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Viborg, Denmark; 2Department of Gastroenterology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 4Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; 5Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; 6Elite Centre of Individualized Treatment of Arterial Diseases (CIMA), Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; 7Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 8Diabetes Center, Steno, Odense, Denmark; 9Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 10Research unit of General Medical Practice, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; 11Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence: Jesper Winkler Andersen, Vascular Research Unit, Department of Surgery, Viborg Regional Hospital, Toldbodgade 12, Viborg, 8800, Denmark, Tel +45 28118736, Email jesper.andersen@midt.rm.dkPurpose: The present study aims to evaluate the changes in healthcare utilization following population-based screening for diabetes mellitus (DM) using point-of-care HbA1c measurement in the Viborg Screening Program (VISP) cohort, which invites all 67-year-olds in Viborg, Denmark, for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and DM screening.Patients and Methods: We conducted a cohort study using data from VISP and Danish national health registers. …”
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Complete Transection of the Cystic Duct and Artery after Blunt Trauma: A Case Report by Sung Hoon Cho, Kyoung Hoon Lim

“…Traumatic cystic duct transection is even rarer, which has frequently caused missed diagnosis and delayed treatment. An 18-year-old female patient with no past medical history was transferred to the Trauma Center of Kyungpook National University Hospital after falling from a height of approximately 20 meters. …”
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