Efficacy and Safety of Prophylactic Agents in Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials by Waleed T Batais, Nada O Taher, Abeer K Alhindi, Abdullah A Ghaddaf, Anas Alamoudi, Sarah A Al-Ghamdi, Jumanah J Homsi, Hashem S Almarzouki, Mansour A Qurashi

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness and safety of these agents in preventing ROP.Methods and Analysis A systematic search was conducted in Embase, MEDLINE and CENTRAL databases. …”
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Challenges and barriers to physician decision-making for prescribing and deprescribing among patients with multimorbidity in eastern China’s primary care settings: a qualitative st... by Ming Yan, Zhijie Xu, Andrew Farmer, Yu Xia, Mi Yao, Lingyan Wu, Xinmei Zhou, Liyan Han

“…We aimed to investigate the experiences and perceptions of primary care physicians (PCPs) regarding their decision-making processes in prescribing and deprescribing medications for patients with multimorbidity, and identify the challenges and barriers they face.Design From 5 October 2023 to 27 January 2024, this qualitative study was conducted through semi-structured interviews that encouraged in-depth exploration of the participants’ experiences and perspectives. …”
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European Working Time Directive and doctors’ health: a systematic review of the available epidemiological evidence by Consol Serra, Evangelia Demou, Ewan B Macdonald, Sergio Vargas-Prada, Maria Cruz Rodriguez-Jareño, Kaveh A Sanati, Alenka Škerjanc, Pedro G Reis, Ritva Helimäki-Aro

“…Objective To summarise the available scientific evidence on the health effects of exposure to working beyond the limit number of hours established by the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) on physicians.Design A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and EMBASE. Study selection, quality appraisal and data extraction were carried out by independent pairs of researchers using pre-established criteria.Setting Physicians of any medical, surgical or community specialty, working in any possible setting (hospitals, primary healthcare, etc), as well as trainees, residents, junior house officers or postgraduate interns, were included.Participants The total number of participants was 14 338.Primary and secondary outcome measures Health effects classified under the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10).Results Over 3000 citations and 110 full articles were reviewed. …”
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Does binge drinking between the age of 18 and 25 years predict alcohol dependence in adulthood? A retrospective case–control study in France by Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Joel Ladner, Pierre Déchelotte, Quentin Berthon, Damiano Cerasuolo, Alexandre Baguet

“…Objective A retrospective case–control study was conducted to evaluate whether frequent binge drinking between the age of 18 and 25 years was a risk factor for alcohol dependence in adulthood.Setting The Department of Addictive Medicine and the Clinical Investigation Center of a university hospital in France.Participants Cases were alcohol-dependent patients between 25 and 45 years and diagnosed by a psychiatrist. …”
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Optimasi Pertanian Padi: Peramalan Curah Hujan Berbasis Arima Untuk Penentuan Waktu Tanam Yang Tepat by Sofi Defiyanti, Betha Nurina Sari, Tesa Nur Padilah

“…Dasarian rainfall predictions have been conducted using the ARIMA (1,0,1) method based on historical data over five years from West Java province at the West Java Climatology Station, yielding the smallest AIC value of 2078.28. …”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular symptoms in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: a meta-analysis by Li-wei Huang, Hua-min Li, Bei He, Xiao-bo Wang, Qi-zhi Zhang, Wen-xing Peng

“…A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library was conducted up to March 17, 2024. The primary outcomes included hypertension, palpitations, and chest pain, with pooled effect estimate reported as proportions and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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A deep learning-based method for the intelligent identification of the quantity of coals flushed out during borehole hydraulic flushing by Xiaojun LI, Mingyang ZHAO, Miao LI

“…MethodsFirst, the first-level detection was completed using the YOLOv8n algorithm, which, combined with the ResNet34 and PP-OCRv4 algorithms via parallel cascade, was then employed to conduct second-level processing. Through the above processing and in combination with the method for classification status discrimination based on tracking frame numbers, the framework of an algorithm for automatically calculating the quantity of coals flushed out was established. …”
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Effects of poultry by-product meal and complete replacement of fish oil with alternative oils on growth performance and gut health of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): a FEEDNET... by Imam Hasan, Simona Rimoldi, Biagina Chiofalo, Marianna Oteri, Micaela Antonini, Rosangela Armone, Violeta Kalemi, Laura Gasco, Genciana Terova

“…A 90-day feeding trial was conducted using rainbow trout, comparing two isoproteic, isolipidic and isoenergetic diets. …”
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“Sleepless nights are a daily reality for us” how women experiencing homelessness in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia describe street life: a photovoice study by Kalkidan Yohannes, Kalkidan Yohannes, Kalkidan Yohannes, Mats Målqvist, Hannah Bradby, Yemane Berhane, Dagmawit Tewahido, Dagmawit Tewahido, Sibylle Herzig van Wees, Sibylle Herzig van Wees

“…In this study, we aimed to describe women’s experiences of street homelessness in their own terms and their suggestions to address their unmet needs.MethodsThis photovoice study draws on photos, focus group discussions, and semi-structured interviews. We conducted the study in collaboration with women in their reproductive years experiencing homelessness (n = 9). …”
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Model Klasifikasi Dengan Logistic Regression Dan Recursive Feature Elimination Pada Data Tidak Seimbang by Sutarman, Rimbun Siringoringo, Dedy Arisandi, Edi Kurniawan, Erna Budhiarti Nababan

“…At the initial processing stage, feature selection is conducted through recursive feature elimination, and data balancing is achieved using the SMOTE technique. …”
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Histological chorioamnionitis and its predictors among mothers with premature rupture of membranes delivering at tertiary hospitals in Uganda: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Ibrahim Abdi Abdinasir, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Maxwell Okello, Paul Byaruhanga, Ralph Samson Enyamitoit, Theoneste Hakizimana

“…Methods This multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted over a three-month period, from July to October 2023, at three tertiary hospitals in Uganda. …”
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L-shaped association between dietary iron intake and HPV infection: a cross-sectional analysis based on national health and nutrition examination survey 2005–2016 by Xiaotong Chen, Haiwei Chen, Yuling Chen, Lixin Tang, Jiaqi Liu, Yu-Hua Ou

“…Additionally, we implemented smooth curve fitting and threshold effect analysis, to delineate the complex, nonlinear association between iron intake and HPV infection. Furthermore, we conducted subgroup analyses.ResultsAfter adjusting for multiple confounding variables, our results demonstrated a statistically significant inverse association between iron intake and HPV infection (OR = 0.988, 95% CI: 0.979–0.998, p = 0.018). …”
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Assessment of vegetation in Murchison falls national park five years after the completion of oil and gas exploration by Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze, Charles K.Twesigye

“…The same procedure was conducted at a frequency of wet (4th-30th April 2019) and dry (1st-30th June 2019) seasons. …”
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Public insight into knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study from the West Bank, Palestine by Haya Jebreen Mohammed Warasna, Bashar Yaser Hasan Awad, Mohamad A. Banat, Mohammad Yaser Hasan Awad, Ahmed Farid Gadelmawla, Jameel Suliman, Tarek A. Owais, Ahmad J. Warasna

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the West Bank from August to September 2024. …”
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Impact of rock mineralogy on reactive transport of CO2 during carbon sequestration in a saline aquifer by Mohamed Gamal Rezk, Ahmed Farid Ibrahim

“…To do so, a sensitivity study was conducted and then, special cases with extreme mineral concentrations were studied. …”
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Unraveling the subjective well-being of formal and informal caregivers for people with dementia: a comparative analysis by Shanshan Wang, Yuqian Luo, Qiuju Shan, Minhui Liu, Peng Wang, Caihui Huang, Sze Him Isaac Leung

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 440 caregivers of individuals with dementia, including 229 informal caregivers and 211 formal caregivers. …”
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Association of workforce participation with depression among US older adults: results from NHANES 2005–2018 by Zhenyu Sun, Yi Wang, Xi Chen, Dongfu Qian

“…Analyses of subgroup and sensitivity were conducted: using data from non-multiple imputation, participants aged over 65, and all non-excluded participants aged 60 or above to execute repeated analysis; recruiting propensity score matching (PSM) method that focused on selected SDoH, lifestyle, and health status-related factors to strengthen essential comaparability between workers and non-workers; employing two-stage least squares (2SLS) model and setting retirement age (over 65 years or not) as an instrumental variable (IV) to solve the potential reverse causation between work status and depression. …”
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Cohort profile: Born in Wales—a birth cohort with maternity, parental and child data linkage for life course research in Wales, UK by Amrita Bandyopadhyay, Sarah Davies, Michaela James, Sinead Brophy, Sam Dredge, Hope Jones, Mike J Seaborne, Natasha L Kennedy, Adele Battaglia

“…Additionally, survey responses about health and well-being from a cross-section of the population including 2500 parents and 30 000 primary school children have been collected for enriched personal responses and linkage to the data spine.Findings to date The electronic cohort comprises all children born in Wales since 2011, with follow-up conducted until they finish primary school at age 11. …”
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Pengaruh Prediksi Missing Value pada Klasifikasi Decision Tree C4.5 by Aji Seto Arifianto, Kursita Dewi Safitri, Khafidurrohman Agustianto, I Gede Wiryawan

“…The problem that arises was the existence of missing value, namely the loss of the value of an attribute due to errors in data collection, errors when entering data, and the inability of respondents to provide accurate answers. This study conducted a trial on the development of the C4.5 rule decision tree for chronic kidney disease data. …”
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Inverse association between dietary flavonoid intake and nocturia in middle-aged and older adults from NHANES 2007–2010 by Yu Cai, Ying-Chao Liang, Xin-Yu Hu, Ling Li, De-Liang Liu, Shu-Fang Chu, Hui-Lin Li

“…RCS analysis demonstrated an inverse linear correlation between total flavonoid consumption and nocturia. Analysis conducted through quartile stratification of six flavonoid species and WQS regressions showed that anthocyanins, flavan-3-ols, and flavonols were crucial elements. …”
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