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Medicine, General & Internal
Javier Silva-Valencia, Tim Adair, John Hart, Graciela Meza, Javier Vargas Herrera
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CRVS system in Loreto region was significantly disrupted, making death certification more difficult, burdening families, and leading to increased involvement of unregulated organizations such as funeral homes or cemeteries. These disruptions were influenced by limitations of the CRVS system's processes before the pandemic.
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Cell Biology
Dario Priem, Jon Huyghe, Mathieu J. M. Bertrand
Summary: The recent discovery indicates that cytosolic cargoes can still be selectively targeted to phagophores even without LC3 or other Atg8-protein family members. An unconventional selective autophagic pathway bypassing the requirement of LC3 involves the in-situ formation of an autophagosome around the cargo through the direct recruitment of RB1CC1/FIP200. The physiological importance of this unconventional autophagic pathway is demonstrated in the context of TNF signaling and its protective role against TNFRSF1A-driven embryonic lethality and skin inflammation is shown.
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Thermodynamics
Zia ul Rehman Tahir, Muhammad Asim, Muhammad Azhar, Ghulam Moeenuddin, Muhammad Farooq
Summary: Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI) is an important component for assessing solar resource potential, and different reanalysis and analysis datasets were evaluated for their accuracy in estimating GHI. Systematic errors were observed in the estimated GHI, highlighting the need for bias correction methods to improve data quality. Among the bias correction methods used, Model Output Statistics (MOS) showed the best overall performance, followed by linear-adaptation methods. The corrected GHI from certain datasets can be used for initial solar resource assessment.
CASE STUDIES IN THERMAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Engineering, Environmental
Oscar E. Jurado, Marco Oesting, Henning W. Rust
Summary: This study analyzes the impact of seasonal change in extremal dependence for the modeling of annual block maxima in the Berlin-Brandenburg region. The Brown-Resnick model performs well for summer (convective) events, but shows a loss of skill for winter (frontal/stratiform) events.
STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND RISK ASSESSMENT
(2023)
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Clinical Neurology
Tim Adair, Hang Li, Jeromey Temple, Kaarin J. Anstey
Summary: This study aims to compare reported dementia mortality rates in different countries and time periods, and identify potential misclassification of other causes to which dementia may be attributed. The results show significant variations in reported dementia mortality rates between countries. In high-income countries, the reported dementia mortality rates exceed the expected rates, while in other regions, they are lower than expected. In countries with low reported dementia mortality, cardiovascular diseases, ill-defined causes, and pneumonia have relatively high cause fractions and may be misclassified as dementia.
ALZHEIMER DISEASE & ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Marian F. MacDorman, Marie Thoma, Eugene Declcerq, Elizabeth A. Howell
Summary: The study revealed that the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women was 3.55 times that for non-Hispanic White women, with leading causes including eclampsia, preeclampsia, and postpartum cardiomyopathy. The prominence of cardiovascular-related conditions among the leading causes underscores the need for increased vigilance and prevention during pregnancy and postpartum period.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Giles M. Foody
Summary: The accuracy of a classification is crucial for its interpretation, use, and decision making. However, the assessment of accuracy may differ from the true accuracy due to variations in prevalence and the use of imperfect reference standards. This study focuses on the use of the Matthews correlation coefficient (MCC) in binary classifications and reveals that its apparent magnitude, along with other popular accuracy metrics, can be greatly influenced by variations in prevalence and reference standard quality.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Velizar Shivarov, Hristo Shivarov, Angel Yordanov
Summary: Cancer patients have an increased risk of cerebrovascular events, and the mortality associated with these events follows a seasonal pattern, with a peak in the first half of November. Monitoring cancer patients for cerebrovascular events during the winter may help reduce mortality.
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Environmental Sciences
Seunghee Lee, Ganghan Kim, Myong-In Lee, Yonghan Choi, Chang-Keun Song, Hyeon-Kook Kim
Summary: This study examines the performance of a data assimilation and forecasting system that incorporates satellite and ground-based observations, and finds that data assimilation improves the accuracy of PM10 and PM2.5 forecasts in South Korea. However, the accuracy varies depending on the season and atmospheric circulation patterns. A simple statistical correction can help maintain the forecast skill at a useful level. Overall, data assimilation has a positive impact on pollution forecasting, but there are limitations that need to be addressed.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Katherine Margaret Cheema, Ed Dicks, Jeremy Pearson, Nilesh J. Samani
Summary: The British Heart Foundation's annual statistical compendium provides comprehensive and accessible epidemiological data on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the UK. The study shows a consistent decline in CVD mortality in the UK over recent decades, but inequalities in mortality rates still exist among the UK nations. The use of primary prevention medications and interventional procedures has contributed to the improvement in mortality rates. CVD remains a significant burden in terms of morbidity and economic impact. The study emphasizes the importance of reliable statistics and the BHF's annual compendium in understanding the burden of CVD and identifying opportunities for future research.
CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jie Li, Peng Yin, Haidong Wang, Lijun Wang, Jinling You, Jiangmei Liu, Yunning Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao Zhang, Piye Niu, Maigeng Zhou
Summary: China has the highest burden of pneumoconiosis in the world, with the number of new cases and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) continuously increasing. While the incidence and death rates of pneumoconiosis have declined, regional disparities still exist. Reducing the burden of pneumoconiosis remains an urgent task in China.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Soshiro Ogata, JoAnn E. Manson, Jae H. Kang, Julie E. Buring, I-Min Lee, Kunihiro Nishimura, Yasuhiko Sakata, Jacqueline Suk Danik, Denise D'Agostino, Samia Mora, Christine M. Albert, Nancy R. Cook
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether n-3 fatty acid supplementation reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) events based on win ratio. The results showed that n-3 fatty acid supplementation did not have a significant benefit for the primary CVD outcome, but it reduced myocardial infarction. Participants with low fish consumption at baseline benefited more from the supplementation.
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
W. Hazeyama, N. Nishitani, T. Hori, T. Nakamura, S. Perwitasari
Summary: This study presents a statistical analysis of nighttime medium-scale traveling ionospheric disturbances (MSTIDs) using data from the Super Dual Auroral Radar Network (SuperDARN) Hokkaido East and Hokkaido West. The analysis reveals that the nighttime MSTIDs propagate mainly in the southwest direction and rotate clockwise with progressing local time. Additionally, a negative correlation is observed between the MSTIDs amplitude and the solar F10.7 index. These findings suggest a dependence of the polarization electric field fluctuations associated with nighttime MSTIDs on solar activity.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-SPACE PHYSICS
(2022)
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Statistics & Probability
Yehua Li, Yumou Qiu, Yuhang Xu
Summary: Functional data analysis (FDA) is a statistical branch that models infinite dimensional random vectors in functional spaces. It has become a major research area with significant impact on various disciplines such as genetics, plant science, wearable device data analysis, image data analysis, and business analytics.
JOURNAL OF MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bryant Ng, Herindita Puspitaningtyas, Juan Adrian Wiranata, Susanna Hilda Hutajulu, Irianiwati Widodo, Nungki Anggorowati, Guardian Yoki Sanjaya, Lutfan Lazuardi, Patumrat Sripan
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the temporal and spatial variations of breast cancer incidence in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia. The study found an increasing trend in breast cancer incidence and a higher proportion of late-stage diagnoses. Spatial clustering of breast cancer incidence was also identified, providing guidance for resource allocation and targeted prevention strategies.