Deep Learning Inter-city Roads Conditions in East Africa for Infrastructure Prioritization using Satellite Imagery and Mobile Data by Davy Uwizera, Prof. Patrick McSharry, Charles Ruranga

“…With the digital revolution, a lot of data is generated daily such as call detail record (CDR), that is likely to contain useful proxy data for spatial mobility distribution across different routes. …”
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The influence of foreign, busy board members, and gender diversity on firm bankruptcy by Abdulaziz S. Al Naim, Abdullah A. Aljughaiman, Abdulateif A. Almulhim, Abdulmohsen K. Alosaimi

“…The Altman Z-score is used as a proxy for bankruptcy. We employ OLS and Tobit as our main estimation models due to the unique nature of our dependent variable. …”
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Temporal trends in mental health terminology in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials. by Amir-Ali Golrokhian-Sani, Maya Morcos, Alecco Philippi, Reem Al-Rawi, Marc Morcos, Rui Fu

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to assess the temporal trends in mental health-related terminology in Alzheimer's disease clinical trials as a proxy measure of research interest. Additionally, it sought to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frequency of these terms through pre-pandemic and post-pandemic trend assessment.…”
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Modeling and simulation for toxicity assessment by Cristina Anton, Jian Deng, Yau Shu Wong, Yile Zhang, Weiping Zhang, Stephan Gabos, Dorothy Yu Huang, Can Jin

“…The cell index is measured as a proxy for the number of cells, and for each test substance in each cell line, time-dependent concentration response curves (TCRCs) are generated. …”
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Digital Coalescence and Consolidated Geoconservation Outcomes: A Case Study Using ArcGIS Mobile Applications at Tasmanian Coastal Geoconservation Sites by Jake Crisp, Joanna Ellison, Andrew Fischer

“…Preliminary research suggests the inclusion of geodiversity in geoconservation strategies will benefit geoconservation outcomes by providing scholars with a proxy to predict inventorying and geoheritage values, conservation exigencies and site complexity. …”
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Advancing cancer care through digital access in the USA: a state-of-the-art review of patient portals in oncology by Liz Salmi, Jessica Ancker, Lisa Diamond, Uday Suresh, Trent Rosenbloom, Bryan Steitz

“…In this review, we queried articles from PubMed published between January 2018 and April 2024 that describe recent trends and the current presence of portals in cancer care for patients, proxy users and/or care partners. We searched for articles addressing three overarching themes: (1) trends and disparities in portal adoption and use among patients with cancer, (2) use of specific portal components and functions in cancer care and (3) associations between portal use and cancer-related outcomes. …”
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O impacto do programa nacional de assistência estudantil no desempenho dos discentes brasileiros de baixa renda by Cassiano Roberto Ferreira Julião, Luiz Ismael Pereira, Marco Aurélio Marques Ferreira

“…Como metodologia utilizou-se a Regressão Linear Múltipla para a estimação de dois modelos, utilizando a nota de 49.457 estudantes de 63 Universidades Federais brasileiras do Exame Nacional de Desempenho dos Estudantes (ENADE) no ano de 2019 como proxy do desempenho acadêmico. Os dados foram coletados na plataforma do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP). …”
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Farmers’ knowledge improves identification of drought impacts: A nationwide statistical analysis in Zambia by Max Mauerman, Henny Osbahr, Emily Black, Daniel Osgood, Grieve Chelwa, Bernadette Mushinge

“…Staple crop yields are therefore a weak proxy for food insecurity without wider socio-economic and agricultural context. …”
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Synthetic data as external control arms in scarce single-arm clinical trials. by Severin Elvatun, Daan Knoors, Simon Brant, Christian Jonasson, Jan F Nygård

“…We examine whether synthetic data can serve as a proxy for the empirical control arm data by providing the same research outcomes while reducing the risk of information disclosure. …”
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Climatological Statistics of Extreme Geomagnetic Fluctuations With Periods From 1 s to 60 min by N. C. Rogers, J. A. Wild, E. F. Eastoe, J. Hübert

“…These results help identify the principal causes of field fluctuations leading to extreme geomagnetically induced currents (GIC) in ground infrastructure over a range of timescales and they inform the choice of frequency dependence to use with dBh/dt as a GIC proxy.…”
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Reduced Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Chinese Infants Fed Minimally Processed Commercially Available Formula: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Xiao Yang Sheng, Vanitha Buthmanaban, Glenn A. A. van Lieshout, Panam Parikh

“…The IF differed in blocked lysine (BL) levels, a proxy indicator of heat processing as well as the nutritional quality of milk. …”
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ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGY AND MODERATING EFFECT OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM ON PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS by Mubaraq Sanni, Muhammed Basiru Mustapha, Muhammed Kamaldeen Usman

“…Organisation performance was proxy with financial and non-financial performance. …”
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Thermal Inactivation of Salmonella, Escherichia coli, and Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 in Pasta Matrices by Kristi S. Gowans, Bradley J. Taylor, Brad D. Geary, Richard A. Robison, Gene J. Ahlborn

“…The results show that E. faecium strain NRRL B-2354 is not an ideal proxy for Salmonella and E. coli in semolina and pasta matrices. …”
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Living in fear: How experience shapes caribou responses to predation risk by Laurie Derguy, Mathieu Leblond, Martin‐Hugues St‐Laurent

“…Using telemetry data collected on 28 caribou, 31 wolves, and 12 bears, we investigated whether caribou adjusted their level of predator avoidance with passing monitoring years, a proxy of increasing experience. We observed an increase in the avoidance of areas suitable to wolves (during two study periods) and bears (during all study periods) with passing years. …”
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Who agrees more? The role of age, education, and the ability to solve verbal analogies in acquiescence by Patrik Havan, Peter Halama, Vladimíra Čavojová, Michal Kohút

“…Conclusions Education seems not to be an adequate variable as a proxy for cognitive variables, and the ability to solve verbal analogies probably does not affect acquiescence in general. …”
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OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCLOSURE PRACTICES: EVIDENCE FROM LISTED NIGERIAN INDUSTRIAL GOODS FIRMS by Olayinka Olaitan ABIDOYE, Blessing Onyi AKINDE, Eucharia Ogechukwu OKAFOR, Ayodele Adebowale ADISA

“…Managerial ownership (MNO), foreign ownership (FRO) and institutional ownership structure (INO) were used to proxy ownership structure. The analysis's outcome showed that MNO and FRO have a positive and significant effect on environmental disclosures practices (END) evidenced with coefficient values of (0.0415) and (0.3155) correspondingly. …”
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Detection and Classification of Sporadic E Using Convolutional Neural Networks by J. A. Ellis, D. J. Emmons, M. B. Cohen

“…This includes a binary classification model to determine if Es is present, followed by a regression model to estimate the Es ordinary mode critical frequency (foEs), a proxy for the intensity, along with the height at which the Es layer occurs (hEs). …”
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Determinant of Financial Distress on The Retail Public Companies: Indonesia Case by Audry Arsyila Utomo, Noer Azam Achsani, Aruddy

“…This research uses the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) as a proxy for financial distress. This research also employs a binary logistic model to identify which financial factors influence financial distress. …”
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Understanding excess mortality during COVID in Belgium: the influence of pre-existing health status and social factors by Laura Van den Borre, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Sylvie Gadeyne, Katrien Vanthomme, Didier Willaert

“…Social characteristics included a proxy for low socio-economic status, nationality of origin, and living arrangement. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI THREAT MITIGATION DAN TRAFFIC POLICY MENGGUNAKAN UTM PADA JARINGAN TCP/IP by M. Reza Hidayat, Ruben Saragih, Sofyan Basuki, Atik Charisma, Antrisha Daneraici Setiawan

“…Metoda Traffic Policy menggunakan SQUID sebagai Proxy untuk melakukan manajemen trafik. Pengujian perfomansi jaringan dilakukan dengan mengukur parameter QOS terlebih dahulu pada setiap perangkat akses untuk melihat performansi jaringan saat terjadi serangan sebelum dan sesudah implementasi UTM. …”
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