Cost-effectiveness of antenatal multiple micronutrients and balanced energy protein supplementation compared to iron and folic acid supplementation in India, Pakistan, Mali, and Ta... by Nicole Young, Alison Bowman, Kjell Swedin, James Collins, Nathaniel D Blair-Stahn, Paulina A Lindstedt, Christopher Troeger, Abraham D Flaxman

“…We obtained 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs) for all outputs to represent parameter and stochastic uncertainty across 100 iterations of model runs. ICERs for all scenarios were lowest in Pakistan and greatest in Tanzania, in line with the baseline trend in prevalence of and attributable burden to LBW. …”
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An improved global remote-sensing-based surface soil moisture (RSSSM) dataset covering 2003–2018 by Y. Chen, Y. Chen, X. Feng, B. Fu, B. Fu

“…The training efficiency was high (<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²=0.95</span>) due to the selection of nine quality impact factors of microwave soil moisture products and the complicated organizational structure of multiple neural networks (five rounds of iterative simulations, eight substeps, 67 independent neural networks, and more than 1 million localized subnetworks). …”
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Improving Generalizability of PET DL Algorithms: List-Mode Reconstructions Improve DOTATATE PET Hepatic Lesion Detection Performance by Xinyi Yang, Michael Silosky, Jonathan Wehrend, Daniel V. Litwiller, Muthiah Nachiappan, Scott D. Metzler, Debashis Ghosh, Fuyong Xing, Bennett B. Chin

“…<i>Set2</i>, data from Scanner2 representing out-of-domain clinical scans, used standard iterative reconstruction (5 min; OSEM). A deep neural network was trained with each dataset: Network1 for Scanner1 and Network2 for Scanner2. …”
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Contrarian Majority Rule Model with External Oscillating Propaganda and Individual Inertias by Maria Cecilia Gimenez, Luis Reinaudi, Serge Galam, Federico Vazquez

“…We study the Galam majority rule dynamics with contrarian behavior and an oscillating external propaganda in a population of agents that can adopt one of two possible opinions. In an iteration step, a random agent interacts with three other random agents and takes the majority opinion among the agents with probability <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> (majority behavior) or the opposite opinion with probability <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>1</mn><mo>−</mo><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>t</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> (contrarian behavior). …”
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Recovering together: building resiliency in dyads of stroke patients and their caregivers at risk for chronic emotional distress; a feasibility study by Sarah Bannon, Ethan G. Lester, Melissa V. Gates, Jessica McCurley, Ann Lin, Jonathan Rosand, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

“…Our team previously used mixed methods to iteratively develop a six-session modular dyadic intervention to prevent chronic emotional distress in patients with stroke and their informal caregivers called “Recovering Together” (RT) using feedback from dyads and the medical team. …”
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Determination of Work Related to Endoscopic Decompression of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis by Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Morgan P. Lorio

“…Modern endoscopic spine surgery goes beyond the scope of a simple soft-tissue discectomy. The current iterations of the procedure must be considered to avoid undervaluing its complexity and intensity. …”
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Prise en charge du rétrécissement urétral acquis: expérience du Service de Chirugie Générale de Sikasso by Salifou Issiaka Traore, Ousmane Dembélé, Amadou Maiga, Soumaila Traore, Aly Boubacar Diallo, Toure layes, Issa Diarra, Moussa Kante, Emmanuel Ballo

“…Les modalités thérapeutiques adoptées: la Résection Anastomose Termino-Terminale (RAT-T); la Dilatation Urétrale Rétrograde Itérative (DURI) etc. L'évaluation du résultat 6-15 mois postopératoire; satisfaisant en l'absence de récidive, RPM ≤30cc et un jet urinaire fort et mauvais en cas de récidive de dysurie ou RPM ≥100cc. …”
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Approximate Proximal Point Algorithms for Finding Zeroes of Maximal Monotone Operators in Hilbert Spaces by Kang ShinMin, Zhou Haiyun, Cho YeolJe

“…For any fixed <inline-formula> <graphic file="1029-242X-2008-598191-i24.gif"/></inline-formula>, define a sequence <inline-formula> <graphic file="1029-242X-2008-598191-i25.gif"/></inline-formula> iteratively as <inline-formula> <graphic file="1029-242X-2008-598191-i26.gif"/></inline-formula> for all <inline-formula> <graphic file="1029-242X-2008-598191-i27.gif"/></inline-formula>. …”
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Adaptation and Implementation of Pictorial Conversation Aids for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: A Quality Improvement Study by Durand MA, Bannier M, Aim MA, Mancini J

“…In Phase 2, our aim was to implement them in a regional cancer center serving a diverse population.Patients and Methods: In phase 1, we used iterative qualitative methods to adapt the conversation aids with a convenience sample of patients and health professionals. …”
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Framework, principles and recommendations for utilising participatory methodologies in the co-creation and evaluation of public health interventions by Calum F. Leask, Marlene Sandlund, Dawn A. Skelton, Teatske M. Altenburg, Greet Cardon, Mai J. M. Chinapaw, Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij, Maite Verloigne, Sebastien F. M. Chastin, on behalf of the GrandStand, Safe Step and Teenage Girls on the Move Research Groups

“…Methods: These principles and recommendations were derived using an iterative reflection process, combining key learning from published literature in addition to critical reflection on three case studies conducted by research groups in three European institutions, all of whom have expertise in co-creating public health interventions using different participatory methodologies. …”
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A Community-Based, Mobile Electronic Medical Record System App for High-Quality, Integrated Antiretroviral Therapy in Lilongwe, Malawi: Design Process and Pilot Implementation by Caryl Feldacker, Raymond Mugwanya, Daniel Irongo, Daneck Kathumba, Jane Chiwoko, Emmanuel Kitsao, Kenn Sippell, Beatrice Wasunna, Kingsley Jonas, Bernadette Samala, Daniel Mwakanema, Femi Oni, Krishna Jafa, Hannock Tweya

“…ResultsCARES design took approximately 12 months and used an iterative process of highly participatory feedback sessions with provider, data manager, and M&E team inputs to ensure CARES optimization for the NCAP and LT settings. …”
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Phonological Analysis of Question Word “ku?” in Persian by Bashir Jam

“…derivatives in various environments.Discussion of Results and ConclusionsAddition of the subject pronoun enclitic /-eS/ to question word [ku] creates [kuS], and its iterative addition creates [kuSeS]. Since the second occurrence of [S] exists at the end of [kuSeS], there is no way it can be an intervocalic consonant. …”
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Identifying prospective frequent readmitters for hospital to home intervention using machine learning by Andy Ta, Han Leong Goh, Chuen Seng Tan, Yan Sun, Khin Chaw Yu Aung, Zsin Woon Teoh, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Zheng Yi Lau, John Arputhan Abisheganaden, Kheng Hock Le, Sweet Fun Wong, Wai Leng Chow, Pranav Vinod Kumar, Zi Chao Choong, Cheryl Ng, Christine Ang, Mervin Chan, Daryl Lim, Cheng Ooi Low

“…Lessons learnt: To manage the multidisciplinary development team in this endeavour efficiently, we adopted an iterative development process that allow us to fail fast and often. …”
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Optimizing Landsat Next Shortwave Infrared Bands for Crop Residue Characterization by Brian T. Lamb, Philip E. Dennison, W. Dean Hively, Raymond F. Kokaly, Guy Serbin, Zhuoting Wu, Philip W. Dabney, Jeffery G. Masek, Michael Campbell, Craig S. T. Daughtry

“…This study focused on optimizing the placement of shortwave infrared (SWIR) bands for pixel-level estimation of fractional crop residue cover (<i>f</i>_R) for the upcoming Landsat Next mission. We applied an iterative wavelength shift approach to a database of crop residue field spectra collected in Beltsville, Maryland, USA (n = 916) and computed generalized two- and three-band spectral indices for all wavelength combinations between 2000 and 2350 nm, then used these indices to model field-measured <i>f</i>_R. …”
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EOT20: a global ocean tide model from multi-mission satellite altimetry by M. G. Hart-Davis, G. Piccioni, G. Piccioni, D. Dettmering, C. Schwatke, M. Passaro, F. Seitz

“…The EOT20 model shows significant improvements compared to the previous iteration of the global model (EOT11a) throughout the ocean, particularly in the coastal and shelf regions, due to the inclusion of more recent satellite altimetry data as well as more missions, the use of the updated FES2014 tidal model as a reference to estimated residual signals, the inclusion of the ALES retracker and improved coastal representation. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Study to Identify Possible Candidate Genes of Snap Bean Leaf and Pod Color by Burcu Celebioglu, John P. Hart, Timothy Porch, Phillip Griffiths, James R. Myers

“…Narrow sense heritabilities were calculated using the mixed linear model (MLM) method in genome association and prediction integrated tool (GAPIT), and significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for each color parameter were obtained using the Bayesian-information and linkage-disequilibrium iteratively nested keyway (BLINK) GWAS model with two principal components (PCAs). …”
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Development and Implementation of Digital Diagnostic Algorithms for Neonatal Units in Zimbabwe and Malawi: Development and Usability Study by Hannah Gannon, Leyla Larsson, Simbarashe Chimhuya, Marcia Mangiza, Emma Wilson, Erin Kesler, Gwendoline Chimhini, Felicity Fitzgerald, Gloria Zailani, Caroline Crehan, Nushrat Khan, Tim Hull-Bailey, Yali Sassoon, Morris Baradza, Michelle Heys, Msandeni Chiume

“…Both usability scores (SUS mean score 75.8 out of 100 [higher score is better]; PSSUQ overall score 2.28 out of 7 [lower score is better]) demonstrated high usability of the CDS function but highlighted issues around technical complexity, which continue to be addressed iteratively. ConclusionsThis study describes the successful development and implementation of the only known neonatal CDS system, incorporated within a bedside data capture system with the ability to deliver up-to-date management guidelines, tailored to local resource availability. …”
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A MapReduce Opinion Mining for COVID-19-Related Tweets Classification Using Enhanced ID3 Decision Tree Classifier by Fatima Es-Sabery, Khadija Es-Sabery, Junaid Qadir, Beatriz Sainz-De-Abajo, Abdellatif Hair, Begona Garcia-Zapirain, Isabel De La Torre-Diez

“…The experimental results demonstrated that our ID3 classifier works better on COVID-19&#x005F;Sentiments dataset than other classifiers in terms of Recall (85.72 &#x0025;), specificity (86.51 &#x0025;), error rate (11.18 &#x0025;), false-positive rate (13.49 &#x0025;), execution time (15.95s), kappa statistic (87.69 &#x0025;), F1-score (85.54 &#x0025;), classification rate (88.82 &#x0025;), false-negative rate (14.28 &#x0025;), precision rate (86.67 &#x0025;), convergence (it convergent towards the iteration 90), stability (it is more stable with mean deviation standard equal to 0.12 &#x0025;), and complexity (it requires much lower time and space computational complexity).…”
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Devices and furniture for small and sick newborn care: systematic development of a planning and costing tool by Alice Tarus, Georgina Msemo, Rosemary Kamuyu, Donat Shamba, Rebecca P. Kirby, Kara M. Palamountain, Edith Gicheha, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Timothy Powell-Jackson, Christine Bohne, Sarah Murless-Collins, Sara Liaghati-Mobarhan, Alison Morgan, Z. Maria Oden, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Joy E. Lawn

“…Conclusion Given 2.3 million neonatal deaths and potential impact of level-2 newborn care, rational and efficient planning of devices linked to systems change is foundational. In future iterations, we aim to include consumables, spare parts, and maintenance cost options. …”
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Intraoperative neuromonitoring in spine surgery: large database analysis of cost-effectiveness by Jared D. Ament, MD, MPH, Alyssa Leon, BS, Kee D. Kim, MD, J. Patrick Johnson, MD, Amir Vokshoor, MD

“…Notably, IOM benefits were unable to overcome the sheer costs associated many litigation scenarios, but the data was severely limited. In the 5,000 iteration PSA, at a WTP of $100,000, 74% of simulations using IOM were cost-effective. …”
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