Proposal of a Framework for Enhancing Teleoperation Experience with Biomechanical Simulation-Based Electrical Muscle Stimulation in Virtual Reality by Hwang, Seokhyun, Kang, Seongjun, Oh, Jeongseok, Park, Jeongju, Shin, Semoo, Luo, Yiyue, DelPreto, Joseph, Matusik, Wojciech, Rus, Daniela, Kim, SeungJun

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Battery energy storage selection based on a novel intermittent wind speed model for improving power system dynamic reliability by Liang, Chen, Wang, Peng, Han, Xiaoqing, Qin, Wenping, Jia, Yanbing, Yuan, Tiejiang

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Simulation-based optimization and experimental comparison of intracranial T2-weighted DANTE-SPACE vessel wall imaging at 3T and 7T by De Buck, M, Hess, A, Jezzard, P

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Simulation-based optimization of DANTE parameters facilitates improved T2- weighted DANTE-SPACE contrasts at 7T. …”

Planned mode of birth after previous caesarean section and risk of undergoing pelvic floor surgery: a Scottish population-based record linkage cohort study by Fitzpatrick, K, Abdel-Fattah, M, Hemelaar, J, Kurinczuk, J, Quigley, M

Pregnant women admitted to hospital with covid-19 in 10 European countries: individual patient data meta-analysis of population based cohorts in International Obstetric Survey Systems by Engjom, HM, de Bruin, O, Ramakrishnan, R, Aabakke, AJM, Äyräs, O, Deneux-Tharaux, C, Donati, S, Knight, M, Jonasdottir, E, Svanvik, T, Vercoutere, A, Vousden, N, Bleomenkamp, KWM

“…</p> <p><strong>Design</strong> Individual patient data meta-analysis of population based cohorts in International Obstetric Survey Systems.…”

Biologic therapies and the need for hip and knee replacement amongst patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A population-based epidemiology study using electronic medical records and registry data by Hawley, S

Investigation of indoor thermal comfort and energy demand in different locations along the sub-Himalayan belt - a simulation based study by Thapa, Samar, Zaki, Sheikh Ahmad

Nurse-led reinforced education by mobile messenger improves the quality of bowel preparation of colonoscopy in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program: a randomized controlled trial by Lam, Thomas Y. T., Wu, Peter I., Tang, Raymond S. Y., Tse, Y. K., Lau, James Y. W., Wu, Justin C. Y., Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu

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The epidemiology of periportal fibrosis and relevance of current Schistosoma mansoni infection within the context of repeated mass drug administration: a population-based, cross-sectional study in rural Uganda by Ajayi, S, Nabatte, B, Mpooya, S, Tinkitina, B, Opio, CK, Kabatereine, NB, Chami, G

Comparative effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for new-onset gastric cancer and gastric diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study by Chou, OHI, Chauhan, VK, Chung, CTS, Lu, L, Lee, TTL, Ng, ZMW, Wang, KKW, Lee, S, Liu, H, Pang, RTK, Kaewdech, A, Cheung, BMY, Tse, G, Zhou, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Design: </strong>This was a population-based cohort study of prospectively collected data on patients with T2DM prescribed SGLT2I, DPP4I or GLP1a between January 1st 2015 and December 31st 2020 from Hong Kong. …”

Clinical Validation of Non-invasive Simulation-Based Determination of Vascular Impedance, Wave Intensity, and Hydraulic Work in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Brown, Jonathan Y., Fernandez, Gabriela V., De La Torre Hernández, Jose M., Murphy, Michael, Wessler, Benjamin S., Edelman, Elazer R.

“…Methods A simulation-based method to determine vascular impedance was developed using echocardiographic data and a brachial blood pressure measurement. …”
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The UK Breast Cancer in Pregnancy (UKBCiP) Study. Incidence, diagnosis, management and short-term outcomes of breast cancer first diagnosed during pregnancy in the United Kingdom: a population-based descriptive study by Hardy, C, Brand, A, Jones, J, Knight, M, Banfield, P

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> This population-based descriptive study used the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS). …”

Principled Exploration of Bipyridine and Terpyridine Additives to Promote Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Crystallization by Hartono, Noor Titan Putri, Ani Najeeb, Mansoor, Li, Zhi, Nega, Philip W., Fleming, Clare A., Sun, Xiaohe, Chan, Emory M., Abate, Antonio, Norquist, Alexander J., Schrier, Joshua, Buonassisi, Tonio

“…We present a systematic exploration of nine (9) bipyridine- and terpyridine-based additives selected from 29 candidates using high-throughput single-crystal growth. To combat selection bias and generate hypotheses for future experimental cycles of learning, we featurize candidate additives using Mordred descriptors and compare similarity metrics. …”
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Methodological, political and legal issues in the assessment of the effects of nanotechnology on human health by Schulte, Paul A, Riediker, Michael, Fatkhutdinova, Liliya, Bergamaschi, Enrico, Canu, Irina Guseva

“…Forming ENM worker cohorts from a combination of smaller cohorts and overcoming selection bias are also challenges. National or international registries for monitoring the exposures and health of ENM workers would be helpful for epidemiological studies, but the creation of such a registry and ENM worker cohorts will require political support and dedicated funding at the national and international levels. …”
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The GCSE attainment gap: assessing the influence of permanent school exclusion by Hills, Stephen, Walker, Matthew, Guinn, James, Kent, Aubrey

“…This is a critical limitation of the research due to the influence of confounding variables and sample selection bias. Using the National Pupil Database and a full cohort of UK pupils (N=590,092), our analysis tracked a sample of 1,490 pupils permanently excluded in year 11 of the English education system in 2018/19. …”
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Self-configurable memetic algorithm by Le, Minh Nghia

“…Memetic Algorithm (MA), as a form of hybridization between population-based and individual-based searches, represents one of the recent growing areas in evolutionary algorithm research. …”
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Strategies to increase response rate and reduce non-response bias in population health research: a series of randomised controlled trials during a large COVID-19 study by Atchison, CJ, Gilby, N, Pantelidou, G, Clemens, S, Pickering, K, Chadeau-Hyam, M, Ashby, D, Barclay, WS, Cooke, G, Darzi, A, Riley, S, Donnelly, C, Ward, H, Elliott, P

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> High response rates are needed in population-based studies as non-response reduces effective sample size and bias affects accuracy and decreases generalizability of the study findings.…”

Investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of material handling in a pharmaceutical factory by Cen, Yizhe

“…This was followed by simulation-based analysis to verify and identify the real problem driver. …”
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Spoofing speech detection using temporal convolutional neural network by Xiao, Xiong, Li, Haizhou, Tian, Xiaohai, Chng, Eng Siong

“…Specifically, the proposed method brings a significant performance boost for the unit selection based spoofing speech detection.…”
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Energy management system using smart devices by Goh, Kenneth Eng Hao

“…This thesis highlights this issue and proposes that an effective simulation-based HVAC control is the most economical option to enhance energy efficiency within a building. …”
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