Intercomparison of Sentinel-5P TROPOMI cloud products for tropospheric trace gas retrievals by M. Latsch, A. Richter, H. Eskes, M. Sneep, P. Wang, P. Veefkind, R. Lutz, D. Loyola, A. Argyrouli, A. Argyrouli, P. Valks, T. Wagner, H. Sihler, M. van Roozendael, N. Theys, H. Yu, R. Siddans, J. P. Burrows

“…In this study, the cloud parameters from different cloud retrieval algorithms for the Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5P) TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) are compared: the Optical Cloud Recognition Algorithm (OCRA) a priori cloud fraction, the Retrieval Of Cloud Information using Neural Networks (ROCINN) CAL (Clouds-As-Layers) cloud fraction and cloud top and base height, the ROCINN CRB (Clouds-as-Reflecting-Boundaries) cloud fraction and cloud height, the Fast Retrieval Scheme for Clouds from the Oxygen A-band (FRESCO) cloud fraction, the interpolated FRESCO cloud height from the TROPOMI NO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> product, the cloud fraction from the NO<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> fitting window, the O<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>–O<span class="inline-formula">₂</span> cloud fraction and cloud height, the Mainz Iterative Cloud Retrieval Utilities (MICRU) cloud fraction, and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) cloud fraction. …”
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The Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI): comparative validation of GHG-CCI SCIAMACHY/ENVISAT and TANSO-FTS/GOSAT CO₂ and CH₄ retrieval algorith... by B. Dils, M. Buchwitz, M. Reuter, O. Schneising, H. Boesch, R. Parker, S. Guerlet, I. Aben, T. Blumenstock, J. P. Burrows, A. Butz, N. M. Deutscher, C. Frankenberg, F. Hase, O. P. Hasekamp, J. Heymann, M. De Mazière, J. Notholt, R. Sussmann, T. Warneke, D. Griffith, V. Sherlock, D. Wunch

“…The participating algorithms are the weighting function modified differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) algorithm (WFMD, University of Bremen), the Bremen optimal estimation DOAS algorithm (BESD, University of Bremen), the iterative maximum a posteriori DOAS (IMAP, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Netherlands Institute for Space Research algorithm (SRON)), the proxy and full-physics versions of SRON's RemoTeC algorithm (SRPR and SRFP, respectively) and the proxy and full-physics versions of the University of Leicester's adaptation of the OCO (Orbiting Carbon Observatory) algorithm (OCPR and OCFP, respectively). …”
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Securing access to a comprehensive diagnostic panel for children with suspected acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Results from the Mexico in Alliance with St. Jude “Bridge Project” by Paola Friedrich, Nataly Mercado, Naomi Echeandia-Abud, Karla Guerrero-Gomez, Margarita González-Zamorano, Mayra Ivette López-Ruíz, Claudia Selene Portillo-Zavala, Laura Dolores García-Segura, Mariana Reynoso-Gutiérrez, Norma Araceli López-Facundo, Daniela Cárdenas-Pedraza, María Guadalupe Valois-Escamilla, Alma Beatriz Mera-González, Daniela Covarrubias-Zapata, Lilia Adriana Vollbrechtshausen-Castelán, José de Jesús Loeza-Oliva, Sergio Antonio Garay-Sánchez, Julio Moreno-Serrano, Patricia Mendoza-Sánchez, Paola Casillas-Toral, Antonio Sandoval-Cabrera, Itzel Gutiérrez-Martínez, Mariana Isabel Jiménez-Osorio, Daniela Arce-Cabrera, Dinora Virginia Aguilar-Escobar, Pablo Miguel González-Montalvo, Hugo Antonio Romo-Rubio

“…We are using these results to inform iterative changes to the diagnostic panel and an associated treatment guideline (MAS-ALL18).…”
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Application of implementation mapping to develop strategies for integrating the National Diabetes Prevention Program into primary care clinics by William B. Perkison, William B. Perkison, William B. Perkison, Serena A. Rodriguez, Serena A. Rodriguez, Fernanda Velasco-Huerta, Patenne D. Mathews, Catherine Pulicken, Sidra S. Beg, Natalia I. Heredia, Natalia I. Heredia, Pierre Fwelo, Pierre Fwelo, Grace E. White, Grace E. White, Belinda M. Reininger, John W. McWhorter, Roshanda Chenier, Maria E. Fernandez, Maria E. Fernandez, Maria E. Fernandez

“…We followed the framework’s five iterative tasks to develop strategies that helped to increase awareness and adoption of the National DPP and facilitate program implementation.MethodsWe conducted a needs assessment survey and interviews with participating clinics. …”
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Efficacy of partial spraying of SumiShield, Fludora Fusion and Actellic against wild populations of Anopheles gambiae s.l. in experimental huts in Tiassalé, Côte d'Ivoire by Joseph Chabi, Aklilu Seyoum, Constant V. A. Edi, Bernard Loukou Kouassi, Yemane Yihdego, Richard Oxborough, Constant G. N. Gbalegba, Ben Johns, Sameer Desale, Seth R. Irish, John E. Gimnig, Jenny S. Carlson, Melissa Yoshimizu, Jennifer S. Armistead, Allison Belemvire, Lilia Gerberg, Kristen George, Matthew Kirby

“…For Fludora Fusion, both iterations of partial IRS were non-inferior to full spraying. …”
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Measurement of the vertical atmospheric density profile from the X-ray Earth occultation of the Crab Nebula with Insight-HXMT by D. Yu, D. Yu, H. Li, H. Li, H. Li, B. Li, B. Li, B. Li, M. Ge, Y. Tuo, X. Li, W. Xue, W. Xue, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, A. Wang, Y. Zhu, Y. Zhu, Y. Zhu, B. Luo, B. Luo, B. Luo

“…For further confirmation, we also compare the measured density profile to the ones by a standard spectrum retrieval method with an iterative inversion technique. Finally, we find that the retrieved density profile from Insight-HXMT based on the NRLMSISE-00 and NRLMSIS 2.0 models is qualitatively consistent with the previous retrieved results from RXTE. …”
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Neighbourhoods 4 Wellbeing by Karen Patterson, Jane Cockburn, Amy Young, Catherine Scardilli, Julie Osborne, Anthony Jackson, Gregory Stewart, Patricia Bradd, Anna McGlynn, Ben Harris-Roxas, Sameera Ansari

“…Adopting complexity science perspective for planning change within the dynamic and change repellent health and social systems (Braithwaite 2014), N4W will start by working locally and engaging in iterative cycles of appreciative inquiry and participative collective action. …”
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Rice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.) Grain Size, Shape, and Weight-Related QTLs Identified Using GWAS with Multiple GAPIT Models and High-Density SNP Chip DNA Markers by Nkulu Rolly Kabange, Gamenyah Daniel Dzorkpe, Dong-Soo Park, Youngho Kwon, Sais-Beul Lee, So-Myeong Lee, Ju-Won Kang, Seong-Gyu Jang, Ki-Won Oh, Jong-Hee Lee

“…We employed a joint-strategy multiple GAPIT (Genome Association and Prediction Integrated Tool) models [(Bayesian-information and Linkage-disequilibrium Iteratively Nested Keyway (BLINK)), Fixed and random model Circulating Probability Uniform (FarmCPU), Settlement of MLM Under Progressive Exclusive Relationship (SUPER), and General Linear Model (GLM)]–High-Density SNP Chip DNA Markers (60,461) to conduct a Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS). …”
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OF-Pelvis classification of osteoporotic sacral and pelvic ring fractures by Bernhard W. Ullrich, Klaus J. Schnake, Ulrich J. A. Spiegl, Philipp Schenk, Thomas Mendel, Lars Behr, Philipp Bula, Laura B. Flücht, Alexander Franck, Erol Gercek, Sebastian Grüninger, Philipp Hartung, Cornelius Jacobs, Sebastian Katscher, Friederike Klauke, Katja Liepold, Christian W. Müller, Michael Müller, Georg Osterhoff, Axel Partenheimer, Stefan Piltz, Marion Riehle, Daniel Sauer, Max Joseph Scheyerer, Philipp Schleicher, Gregor Schmeiser, René Schmidt, Matti Scholz, Holger Siekmann, Kai Sprengel, Dietrich Stoevesandt, Akhil Verheyden, Volker Zimmermann, the Spine Section of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Trauma

“…Methods A structured iterative procedure was conducted to reach a consensus among German-speaking spinal and pelvic trauma experts over 5 years. …”
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Empiric Methods to Account for Pre-analytical Variability in Digital Histopathology in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration by Lucia A. A. Giannini, Lucia A. A. Giannini, Lucia A. A. Giannini, Sharon X. Xie, Claire Peterson, Claire Peterson, Cecilia Zhou, Cecilia Zhou, Edward B. Lee, Edward B. Lee, David A. Wolk, Murray Grossman, John Q. Trojanowski, John Q. Trojanowski, Corey T. McMillan, David J. Irwin, David J. Irwin

“…Using a train-test set design, we examined transformation prerequisites (i.e., Rsq) from linear-modeling in training sets, and we applied equivalence factors (i.e., beta, intercept) to independent testing sets to determine transformation outcomes (i.e., intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]). First, random iterations (×100) of linear regression showed that smaller training sets (N = 12–24), feasible for prospective use, have acceptable transformation prerequisites (mean Rsq: FTLD-Tau ≥0.9; FTLD-TDP ≥0.7). …”
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A Remotely Delivered Progressive Walking Intervention for Adults With Persistent Symptoms of a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Feasibility and Exploration of Its Impact by Christophe Alarie, Christophe Alarie, Christophe Alarie, Isabelle Gagnon, Isabelle Gagnon, Elaine de Guise, Elaine de Guise, Elaine de Guise, Michelle McKerral, Michelle McKerral, Michelle McKerral, Marietta Kersalé, Marietta Kersalé, Marietta Kersalé, Béatrice van het Hoog, Béatrice van het Hoog, Béatrice van het Hoog, Bonnie Swaine, Bonnie Swaine, Bonnie Swaine

“…The qualitative analyses followed an iterative content analysis approach using reflexivity and triangulation of sources.ResultsTwenty adults (16 women) aged 42.5 ± 11.51 years with persisting symptoms for 9.25 ± 6.43 months participated, adhered to 94.38% of sessions, completed the intervention, and found it to be feasible, safe and acceptable. …”
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HLA-based banking of induced pluripotent stem cells in Saudi Arabia by Maryam Alowaysi, Robert Lehmann, Mohammad Al-Shehri, Moayad Baadhaim, Hajar Alzahrani, Doaa Aboalola, Asima Zia, Dalal Malibari, Mustafa Daghestani, Khaled Alghamdi, Ali Haneef, Dunia Jawdat, Fahad Hakami, David Gomez-Cabrero, Jesper Tegner, Khaled Alsayegh

“…The most frequent HLA haplotypes in the Saudi population were determined, and an in-house developed iterative algorithm was used to identify their HLA matching percentages in the SSCDR database and cumulative coverage. …”
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Model simulations of cooking organic aerosol (COA) over the UK using estimates of emissions based on measurements at two sites in London by R. Ots, R. Ots, M. Vieno, J. D. Allan, J. D. Allan, S. Reis, S. Reis, E. Nemitz, D. E. Young, D. E. Young, H. Coe, C. Di Marco, A. Detournay, I. A. Mackenzie, D. C. Green, M. R. Heal

“…In this study, emissions of COA were estimated for the UK, based on hourly AMS measurements of COA made at two sites in London (a kerbside site in central London and an urban background site in a residential area close to central London) for the full calendar year of 2012 during the Clean Air for London (ClearfLo) campaign. Iteration of COA emissions estimates and subsequent evaluation and sensitivity experiments were conducted with the EMEP4UK atmospheric chemistry transport modelling system with a horizontal resolution of 5 km  ×  5 km.…”
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OCTOPUS – Optical coherence tomography plaque and stent analysis software by Juhwan Lee, Justin N. Kim, Yazan Gharaibeh, Vladislav N. Zimin, Luis A.P. Dallan, Gabriel T.R. Pereira, Armando Vergara-Martel, Chaitanya Kolluru, Ammar Hoori, Hiram G. Bezerra, David L. Wilson

“…Methods: User specifications for OCTOPUS were obtained from detailed, iterative discussions with IVOCT analysts in the Cardiovascular Imaging Core Laboratory at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, a leading laboratory for IVOCT image analysis. …”
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Application of Phylodynamic Tools to Inform the Public Health Response to COVID-19: Qualitative Analysis of Expert Opinions by Shannan N Rich, Veronica Richards, Carla Mavian, Brittany Rife Magalis, Nathan Grubaugh, Sonja A Rasmussen, Simon Dellicour, Bram Vrancken, Christine Carrington, Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman, Demi Danso-Odei, Daniel Chacreton, Jerne Shapiro, Marie Nancy Seraphin, Crystal Hepp, Allison Black, Ann Dennis, Nídia Sequeira Trovão, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Angela Rasmussen, Michael Lauzardo, Natalie Dean, Marco Salemi, Mattia Prosperi

“…Two FGs per topic area to increase data saturation. An iterative, thematic qualitative framework was used for data analysis. …”
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Validating a double Gaussian source model for small proton fields in a commercial Monte-Carlo dose calculation engine by Fabian Kugel, Jörg Wulff, Christian Bäumer, Martin Janson, Jana Kretschmer, Leonie Brodbek, Carina Behrends, Nico Verbeek, Hui Khee Looe, Björn Poppe, Beate Timmermann

“…The DG model was either based on direct fits of the two Gaussians to the measured profiles, or by an iterative optimization procedure, which uses the measured profiles to mimic in-air scan-field factor (SF) measurements. …”
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Estimation of national, regional, and global prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and fetal alcohol syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Svetlana Popova, PhD, Shannon Lange, MPH, Charlotte Probst, MSc, Gerrit Gmel, MSc, Jürgen Rehm, ProfPhD

“…Studies on the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy and/or FAS were omitted if they used a sample population not generalisable to the general population of the respective country, reported a pooled estimate by combining several studies, or were published in iteration. Studies that excluded abstainers were also omitted for the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy. …”
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CLUSTER ANALYSIS AS A METHOD FOR TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF GLUCOSE METABOLISM DISORDERS ON THE COURSE OF ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IN ADULTS by T.V. Pochuiеva, A.A. Filatova, S.O. Samusenko, I.V. Filatova, A.B. Bobrus

“…Cluster analysis on the basis of laboratory indicators was performed by the hierarchical method using the iterative algorithm of k-means and prior standardization of the data. …”
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Social Stories™ to alleviate challenging behaviour and social difficulties exhibited by children with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream schools: design of a manualised trainin... by Barry Wright, David Marshall, Joy Adamson, Hannah Ainsworth, Shehzad Ali, Victoria Allgar, Danielle Collingridge Moore, Elizabeth Cook, Paul Dempster, Lisa Hackney, Dean McMillan, Dominic Trepél, Chris Williams

“…A manualised intervention was produced using an iterative process between user focus groups and a writing team, and assessed in the feasibility study. …”
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Factors that influence variation in clinical decision-making about thrombolysis in the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke: results of a discrete choice experiment by Richard G Thomson, Aoife De Brún, Darren Flynn, Laura Ternent, Christopher I Price, Helen Rodgers, Gary A Ford, Matthew Rudd, Emily Lancsar, Stephen Simpson, John Teah

“…An online DCE was developed following an iterative five-stage design process. UK-based clinicians involved in final decision-making about thrombolysis were invited to take part via national professional bodies of relevant medical specialties. …”
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