Objectives In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), severe exacerbations (ECOPDs) impose significant morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines emphasise using ECOPD history to ...

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C (Applied Statistics), Vol. 42, No. 4 (1993), pp. 585-601 (17 pages) In this paper two-dimensional systematic sampling of land use is considered. Data ...

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 studies found that ketogenic diets were associated with short-term reductions in ...

Learn how acceptance sampling improves quality control by evaluating random samples. Discover its methods, benefits, and historical significance in manufacturing.

Eeny, meeny, miny, mo, catch a tiger by the toe – so the rhyme goes. But even children know that counting-out rhymes like this are no help at making a truly random choice. Perhaps you remember when ...

CpG density and epigenetic modification state modulate DNA mechanics, altering its intrinsic compatibility with nucleosome formation.

Background Depression is a risk factor and complication of coronary artery disease (CAD) that is associated with poor ...

In 2023, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to strengthen rehabilitation within health systems, calling for ...

Preliminary analysis rules out a lab leak as the cause of an African swine fever outbreak that has rocked Spain's lucrative pork industry, but further tests are needed, authorities said Tuesday.

According to a recent poll by Gallup.com, 59% of Americans believe that the amount they pay in income taxes is fair. The survey was based on a sample 1017 American adults. If the pollsters talked to ...