The Herschel census of infrared SEDs through cosmic time by Symeonidis, M, Vaccari, M, Berta, S, Page, M, Lutz, D, Arumugam, V, Aussel, H, Bock, J, Boselli, A, Buat, V, Capak, P, Clements, D, Conley, A, Conversi, L, Cooray, A, Dowell, C, Farrah, D, Franceschini, A, Giovannoli, E, Glenn, J, Griffin, M, Hatziminaoglou, E, Hwang, H, Ibar, E, Ilbert, O

“…The unique angle of this work is the rigorous analysis of survey selection effects, making this the first study of the star-formation-dominated, IR-luminous population within a framework almost entirely free of selection biases. We find that IR-luminous galaxies have spectral energy distributions (SEDs) with broad far-IR peaks characterized by cool/extended dust emission and average dust temperatures in the 25-45 K range. …”

The binarity of the local white dwarf population by Toonen, S, Hollands, M, Gänsicke, BT, Boekholt, T

“…This can be tested by a comparison with the 20 pc sample, which contains ≃100 stars and is minimally affected by selection biases.</p> <p><strong>Methods.</strong> We model the formation and evolution of single stars and binaries within 20 pc with a population synthesis approach. …”

Myogenic Vasoconstriction Requires Canonical Gq/11 Signaling of the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor by Yingqiu Cui, Mario Kassmann, Sophie Nickel, Chenglin Zhang, Natalia Alenina, Yoland Marie Anistan, Johanna Schleifenbaum, Michael Bader, Donald G. Welsh, Yu Huang, Maik Gollasch

“…FR900359 decreased myogenic tone and angiotensin II‐induced constrictions whereas selective biased targeting of AT1R‐β‐arrestin signaling pathways had no effects. …”
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The efficacy of radiofrequency ablation versus cryoablation in the treatment of single hepatocellular carcinoma: A population‐based study by Lei Chen, Yanqiao Ren, Tao Sun, Yanyan Cao, Liangliang Yan, Weihua Zhang, Tao Ouyang, Chuansheng Zheng

“…A propensity score matching (PSM) model was used to reduce selection biases. Results Before PSM, the median overall survival (mOS) and median cancer‐specific survival (mCSS) in the RFA group were slightly longer than those in the cryoablation group (p > 0.05). …”
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Have food supply chain policies improved forest conservation and rural livelihoods? A systematic review by Rachael D Garrett, Samuel A Levy, Florian Gollnow, Leonie Hodel, Ximena Rueda

“…Compliance with the forest requirements of FSP implementation mechanisms is high, but challenges to geospatial monitoring and land use related selection biases limit the overall benefits of these policies. …”
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Prognostic factors and the necessity of chemotherapy for stage II gastric cancer: a model based on multicenter retrospective study by Jiaming Fang, Feiyang Zhang, Jun Lu, Zijian Deng, Xianzhe Li, Xijie Chen, Changming Huang, Yingbo Chen, Lei Lian, Junsheng Peng, Shi Chen

“…Methods We retrospectively reviewed 547 stage II gastric cancer patients who underwent D2 radical gastrectomy from January 2009 to May 2017 in Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University (SAH-SYSU), the Fujian Medical University Union Hospital (FJUUH), and the Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center (SYSUCC).The propensity score matching (PSM) of all variables was performed to balance selective bias between ACT and surgery alone (SA) groups. …”
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Long-term oncologic result of laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a propensity score matching analysis by Si-Yuan Wu, Meng-Hsing Ho, Hao-Ming Chang, Kuo-Feng Hsu, Jyh-Cherng Yu, De-Chuan Chan

“…Propensity score matching analysis was used to adjust selection biases associated with age, preoperative hemoglobin, the extent of resection, tumor size, and stage of the disease. …”
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The anomalous production of multi-leptons and its impact on the measurement of Wh production at the LHC by Yesenia Hernandez, Mukesh Kumar, Alan S. Cornell, Salah-Eddine Dahbi, Yaquan Fang, Benjamin Lieberman, Bruce Mellado, Kgomotso Monnakgotla, Xifeng Ruan, Shuiting Xin

“…(von Buddenbrock et al., J Phys G 45(11):115003, arXiv:1711.07874 [hep-ph], 2018; von Buddenbrock et al., Eur Phys J C 76(10):580, arXiv:1606.01674 [hep-ph], 2016) without additional tuning, thus nullifying potential look-else-where effects or selection biases. Provided that no stringent requirements are made on $$p_{Th}$$ p Th or related observables, the signal strength of Wh is $$\mu (Wh)=2.41 \pm 0.37$$ μ ( W h ) = 2.41 ± 0.37 . …”
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Effectiveness of de-implementation strategies for low-value prescribing in secondary care: a systematic review by Jennifer Dunsmore, Eilidh Duncan, Sara MacLennan, James N’Dow, Steven MacLennan

“…Included studies were judged to be mainly at low to moderate risk for selection biases and generally high risk for performance and reporting biases. …”
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Development outcomes of land tenure formalization under customary and statutory land tenure systems in Tanzania: a multinomial endogenous switching regression approach by Haji Athumani Msangi, Betty Waized, Katharina Löhr, Stefan Sieber, Daniel Wilson Ndyetabula

“…A set of possible conceptual and methodological flaws arising from treating LTF as a dichotomy between formalized and non-formalized alongside potential selectivity biases are amongst the main explanations for the mixed and inconclusive results. …”
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Engaging military couples in marital research: does requesting referrals from service members to recruit their spouses introduce sample bias? by Hope Seib McMaster, Valerie A. Stander, Christianna S. Williams, Kelly A. Woodall, Christopher A. O’Malley, Lauren M. Bauer, Evelyn P. Davila, for the Millennium Cohort Family Study Team

“…Abstract Background While enrolling dyads in research studies is not uncommon, there is limited literature on the utility of different recruitment strategies and the resulting selection biases. This paper examined two recruitment strategies used to enroll military couples in a longitudinal study, assessing the impact of both strategies on the representativeness of the final study sample. …”
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Aplicação da metodologia de relacionamento probabilístico de base de dados para a identificação de óbitos em estudos epidemiológicos The use of a probabilistic record linkage metho... by Juliana Pires Machado, Daniele Pinto da Silveira, Isabela Soares Santos, Márcia Franke Piovesan, Ceres Albuquerque

“…The strictness in specificity instead of sensitivity in the method employed did not lead to selection biases that could have compromised the resulting analyses. …”
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Graduates of different UK medical schools show substantial differences in performance on MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 and PACES examinations by Mollon Jennifer, Dacre Jane E, de Champlain Andre, Elder Andrew T, McManus IC, Chis Liliana

“…Although pre-admission qualifications explained some of the medical school variance, the remaining differences do not seem to result from career preference or other selection biases, and are presumed to result from unmeasured differences in ability at entry to the medical school or to differences between medical schools in teaching focus, content and approaches. …”
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Linking big data for cardiovascular health surveillance – opportunities and challenges using the CANHEART cohort by Anna Chu, Deirdre Hennessy, Sharon Johnston, Jacob Udell, Dennis Ko, Anam Khan, Jing Jia, Jack Tu

“…Conclusion/Implications Comparability of cardiovascular risk factor prevalence using linked administrative data with survey methods varies by indicator. Selection biases amongst survey participants and different measurement methods could explain discrepancies. …”
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The Wikipedia news network: understanding collective response to current events through the internet’s encyclopaedia by Gildersleve, P

“…This raises concerns of selection biases, platform-specific network effects, and endogeneity. …”

The ATLAS(3D) project - I. A volume-limited sample of 260 nearby early-type galaxies: science goals and selection criteria by Cappellari, M, Emsellem, E, Krajnovic, D, McDermid, R, Scott, N, Kleijn, G, Young, L, Alatalo, K, Bacon, R, Blitz, L, Bois, M, Bournaud, F, Bureau, M, Davies, R, Davis, T, de Zeeuw, P, Duc, P, Khochfar, S, Kuntschner, H, Lablanche, P, Morganti, R, Naab, T, Oosterloo, T, Sarzi, M, Serra, P

“…We analyse possible selection biases and we conclude that the parent sample is essentially complete and statistically representative of the nearby galaxy population. …”

Genome-first approach of the prevalence and cancer phenotypes of pathogenic or likely pathogenic germline TP53 variants by Kelvin C. de Andrade, Natasha T. Strande, Jung Kim, Jeremy S. Haley, Jessica N. Hatton, Megan N. Frone, Payal P. Khincha, Gretchen M. Thone, Uyenlinh L. Mirshahi, Cynthia Schneider, Heena Desai, James T. Dove, Diane T. Smelser, Arnold J. Levine, Kara N. Maxwell, Douglas R. Stewart, David J. Carey, Sharon A. Savage

“…These varying estimates likely reflect intrinsic selection biases of each database, such as healthcare or population-based contexts. …”
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Origin of Public Memory B Cell Clones in Fish After Antiviral Vaccination by Susana Magadan, Luc Jouneau, Maximilian Puelma Touzel, Simon Marillet, Simon Marillet, Wahiba Chara, Adrien Six, Edwige Quillet, Thierry Mora, Aleksandra M. Walczak, Frédéric Cazals, Oriol Sunyer, Simon Fillatreau, Simon Fillatreau, Simon Fillatreau, Pierre Boudinot

“…We also show that naive repertoires of IgM and IgT have different structures and sharing between individuals, due to selection biases. In sum, our comparative approach identifies three conserved features of the antibody repertoire associated with public memory responses. …”
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Effect of vaccination on the case fatality rate for COVID-19 infections 2020–2021: multivariate modelling of data from the US Department of Veterans Affairs by Heather M Campbell, Glen H Murata, Allison E Murata, Douglas J Perkins, Jenny T Mao, Brent Wagner, Benjamin H McMahon, Curt H Hagedorn

“…After adjusting for major selection biases, we found no evidence that the benefits of vaccination on CFR declined over 34 weeks. …”
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Active Galactic Nuclei and Host Galaxies in COSMOS-Web. I. NIRCam Images, Point-spread-function Models and Initial Results on X-Ray-selected Broad-line AGNs at 0.35 ≲ z ≲ 3.5 by Ming-Yang Zhuang, Junyao Li, Yue Shen

“…We caution that selection biases and the intrinsic differences of AGN populations at different redshifts may significantly affect their location on the black hole mass-stellar mass plane.…”
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