Stolte, Marieke Schreck, Nicholas Slynko, Alla Saadati, Maral Benner, Axel Rahnenführer, Jörg Bommert, Andrea
Simulation is a crucial tool for the evaluation and comparison of statistical methods. How to design fair and neutral simulation studies is therefore of great interest for researchers developing new methods and practitioners confronted with the choice of the most suitable method. The term simulation usually refers to parametric simulation, that is,...
Young, James C. Arthur, Rudy Williams, Hywel T. P.
Researchers commonly perform sentiment analysis on large collections of short texts like tweets, Reddit posts or newspaper headlines that are all focused on a specific topic, theme or event. Usually, general-purpose sentiment analysis methods are used. These perform well on average but miss the variation in meaning that happens across different con...
Matthieu, Glorion Florentina, Pascale Jérôme, Estephan Maxime, Huriet Carla, Gouin Céline, Urien Blanc, Fany Rivière, Julie Richard, Christophe Gelin, Valerie
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Lung transplantation is the only curative option of end-stage chronic respiratory diseases. However the survival rate is only about 50% at 5 years. Whereas experimental evidences support that innate allo-responses impact on the clinical outcome, the knowledge of the involved mechanisms is limited. Here, we evaluate a cross-circulatory platform for ...
Elves-Powell, Joshua Lee, Hang Axmacher, Jan C. Durant, Sarah M.
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Unsustainable trade in big cats affects all species in the genus, Panthera , and is one of the foremost threats to their conservation. To provide further insight into the impact of policy interventions intended to address this issue, we examine the case study of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), which in the early 1990s was one of the world’s la...
Chikwava, Fadzai Cordier, Reinie Ferrante, Anna O’Donnell, Melissa Speyer, Renée Parsons, Lauren
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Brown, Morven C. Araújo-Soares, Vera Skinner, Roderick Brown, Jamie Glaser, Adam W. Hanratty, Helena McCabe, Martin G. Amariutei, Ana-Ecaterina Mauri, Sabrina Sharp, Linda
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Background Childhood, adolescent and young adult (CAYA) cancer survivors are vulnerable to adverse late-effects. For CAYA cancer survivors, tobacco smoking is the most important preventable cause of ill-health and early death. Yet, effective strategies to support smoking cessation in this group are lacking. The PRISM study aims to undertake multi-m...
Petitt, Zoey Trillo Ordonez, Yesel Agwu, Chibueze Ott, Maura Shakir, Muhammad Ayala Mullikin, Alexandria Davis, Jenna Khalafallah, Adham M. Tang, Alan Shalita, Chidyaonga
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Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for the majority of Uganda’s neurosurgical disease burden; however, invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is infrequently used. Noninvasive monitoring could change the care of patients in such a setting through quick detection of elevated ICP. Purpose Given the novelty of pupillometry in ...
Crespo, Mônica Guedes, Duschinka Paiva, Marcelo Sobral, Mariana Helvecio, Elisama Alves, Rafael Tadeu, George Oliveira, Claudia Melo-Santos, Maria Alice Varjal Barbosa, Rosângela
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Zika (ZIKV) and chikungunya (CHIKV) are arboviruses that cause infections in humans and can cause clinical complications, representing a worldwide public health problem. Aedes aegypti is the primary vector of these pathogens and Culex quinquefasciatus may be a potential ZIKV vector. This study aimed to evaluate fecundity, fertility, survival, longe...
Shimels, Tariku Gashawbeza, Biruck Fenta, Teferi Gedif
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Background Accessing healthcare services is a multifaceted phenomenon involving various elements, encompassing the demand, identification, reach, and utilization of healthcare needs. The literature offers methods for capturing patients’ perceptions of healthcare access. However, to accurately measure patient perceptions, it is imperative to ensure ...
Dapari, Rahmat Mohd Yusop, Muhamad Zazali Fikri Chinnasamy, Dharsshini Zakaria, Nurul Izati Mohd Shoaib, Siti Munisah Edros, Mohd Erfan
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Introduction Malaria is a vector-borne disease that initially manifests as fever, headache, and chills. The illness could progress to more severe conditions, including lethargy, impaired consciousness, convulsions, shortness of breath, blood in urine, jaundice, and haemorrhage if left untreated. The risk of contracting malaria is considerably heigh...
