Macroeconomic-aware forecasting of construction costs in developing countries: Using gated recurrent unit and long short-term memory deep learning framework. [PDF]
Alzara M +6 more
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Periodontitis and Quality of Life: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analyses
Systematic review and meta‐analysis of population‐based evidence on periodontitis and oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQoL; 23 studies, 15 in quantitative synthesis). Severe periodontitis was consistently associated with poorer OHRQoL (OR 1.58, 95% CI: 1.26–1.96; SMD 0.29, 95% CI: 0.06–0.52; OHIP‐14 mean difference + 2.51, 95% CI: 0.15–4.86 ...
Gustavo G. Nascimento +5 more
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Association of a major tobacco tax increase in California with increased smoking cessation. [PDF]
Zhu SH +4 more
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Periodontitis and Diabetes: Mechanistic Evidence of a Circular Relationship
This narrative review aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms that connect periodontitis to diabetes (and vice versa) and that influence disease susceptibility, progression and response to treatment. ABSTRACT The circular relationship between periodontitis and diabetes mellitus is one of the most established oral‐systemic links.
Philip M. Preshaw +4 more
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The impacts of public hospital compensation reform on the health workforce compensation and its structure: quasi-experimental evidence in China. [PDF]
Zhao Y, Peng Z, Cao D, Nawaz R.
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Moving Aggregate Modified Autoregressive Copula‐Based Time Series Models (MAGMAR‐Copulas)
ABSTRACT Copula‐based time series models can model univariate and stationary time series in a flexible way by decomposing the joint distribution of consecutive observations into a copula and the stationary distribution. Implicitly, this approach assumes a finite Markov order. In reality, a time series may not follow the Markov property.
Sven Pappert
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Anticipating the downturn: business cycle forecasting for veterinary practice strategy in the United States. [PDF]
Neill CL, Salois M, McKay C.
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Political Connections, Subsidized Loans, and Capital Markets Development
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the relationship between political connections and firms' financing decisions in Brazil using large datasets on campaign contributions, loans from the Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES), and financial variables from Capital IQ.
Eduardo Kazuo Kayo
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U.S.‐China Tensions and Macroeconomic Fluctuations
ABSTRACT Business cycles and macroeconomic fluctuations are influenced by various factors. This paper analyzes the impact of the U.S.‐China Tension Index (UCT) on macroeconomic fluctuations in 32 countries using time series models from January 1999 to February 2024. The VAR model reveals that UCT shocks generate financial volatility and fluctuations in
Luccas Assis Attílio
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