Geographical Gradients in Argentinean Terrestrial Mammal Species Richness and Their Environmental Correlates by Ana L. Márquez, Raimundo Real, Marta S. Kin, José Carlos Guerrero, Betina Galván, A. Márcia Barbosa, Jesús Olivero, L. Javier Palomo, J. Mario Vargas, Enrique Justo

“…We performed partial correlations between SR and the geographical variables, maintaining the selected explanatory variables statistically constant, to determine if SR was fully explained by them or if a significant residual geographic pattern remained. All groups and subgroups presented a latitudinal gradient not attributable to the spatial form of the country. …”
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Targeting Bone Metabolism in Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer: Current Options and Controversies by Tilman Todenhöfer, Arnulf Stenzl, Lorenz C. Hofbauer, Tilman D. Rachner

“…Currently, the use of antiresorptive drugs to prevent bone metastases still remains a field of controversies and further trials are needed to identify patient subgroups that may profit from early therapy.…”
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Effects of organic farming adoption on farmer’s subjective well-being: evidence from Xiangxi Prefecture, China by Pingan Xiang, Chi Wen, Zhifen Lin, Maosen Xia

“…Based on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment well-being framework, using the ordered probit model, we analyzed the mechanisms of OFA on the SW of organic farmers, including the subgroups of conversion farmers and certified farmers. …”
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Elevated Blood Pressure in the Acute Phase of Stroke and the Role of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers by Simona Lattanzi, Mauro Silvestrini, Leandro Provinciali

“…Further trials are desirable to clarify whether current findings are generalizable or there are subgroups of patients or different approaches to BP management for which a treatment benefit can be obtained.…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic features of the full-term newborns with delayed conjugation jaundices in relation to gender of the child by O. K. Botvin'yev, A. I. Kolotilina, I. N. Razumovskaya, A. V. Yeremeyeva

“…The group of full-term children (n=251) with delayed conjugation jaundice was investigated, that have been divided in two subgroups according to gender. All patients underwent complex clinical and laboratory, instrumental and immunologic investigation. …”
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Application of Support Vector Machine in the Evaluation of Table Tennis Motion Profiles by Zhiqing Zhang, Parvathi Nathan Pazhaya Veedu, Benjamin Halkon, Siaw Meng Chou

“…These were obtained and evaluated for table tennis forehand strokes for two subgroups of expert and novice ability levels, respectively. …”
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Patient-derived xenografts from circulating cancer stem cells as a preclinical model for personalized pancreatic cancer research by Benedikt J. Wagner, Andreas Ettner-Sitter, Nicolas A. Ihlo, Merle Behr, Sebastian Koelbl, Stefan M. Brunner, Florian Weber, Bettina M. Rau, Hans J. Schlitt, Christoph Brochhausen, Rebecca Schoenmehl, Annalena Artinger, Dorothea Schott, Monika Pizon, Katharina Pachmann, Thiha Aung, Silke Haerteis, Christina Hackl

“…While overall correlations of CETCs/CTCs with clinicopathological parameters did not reach statistical significance, a significant difference in the number of tumorspheres was observed between patient subgroups with lower and higher UICC stages. This finding underscores their potential as biomarkers, providing valuable insights into clinical decision-making and tumor progression. …”
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Evaluation of Physical Symptoms in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis by Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo, Cate Goodlad, Michelle Clemenger, San San Haddoub, Jacqueline McGrory, Kim Pryde, Emma Tonkins, Nora Hisole, Edwina Anne Brown

“…A second evaluation in 20 patients disclosed no statistical difference between the first and second assessments, or between subgroups. Cramps were the only symptoms which decreased over time (). …”
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Association between treatment resistance and cognitive function in schizophrenia by Jiaqian Sun, Jie Yin Yee, Yuen Mei See, Charmaine Tang, Shushan Zheng, Boon Tat Ng, Jimmy Lee

“…This study evaluated the cognitive performance across subgroups stratified by treatment response, and we hypothesised that cognitive impairment increases with increased treatment resistance. …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Bulk-Fill, Conventional, and Flowable Resin Composites Stored Dry and Wet by Dana Jafarpour, Reihaneh Ferooz, Maryam Ferooz, Rafat Bagheri

“…The specimens were subdivided into three subgroups and stored for 1, 7, and 60 days and then subjected to the relevant tests. …”
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Problem of the Classification of Quantitative Noun in the German Language by E. L. Shubina

“…The nouns, which specify quantitative characteristics of objects and substances. Two subgroups are also distingshed: word combinations with a noun in a singular form Nquant1a as the second component and word combinations with a noun in a plural form as the second component Nquant1b; 2. …”
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An alternative perspective on the relationship between multiscale built environments and walking behavior: evidence from the government-subsidized resettlement towns in China by Jieqiong Wang, Jing Huang

“…Disadvantaged population subgroups have been increasingly displaced to low-investment neighborhoods at the urban periphery, contributing to concerns about public health and inequality in healthy living environments. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia among Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Prospective Study by Fares M.S Muthanna, Mahmathi Karuppannan, Egbal Abdulrahman, Suriyon Uitrakul, Bassam Abdul Hassan Rasool, Ali Haider Mohammed

“…Patients' age, BMI, number of chemotherapy regimens, and docetaxel were risk factors; thus, protocols are needed to identify subgroups of breast cancer likely to benefit from novel management strategies.…”
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Effect of drinking water supplementation of different aromatic plant essential oils on performance and some blood parameters in quail breeders (coturnix coturnix japonica) by Özlem Durna Aydın

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 160 quail breeders 17 weeks of aged were randomly divided into 3 groups and each group was divided into 5 subgroups. There were 60 quails in the control group and 50 quails in the other two groups. …”
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Circadian Variation in the Onset of Placental Abruption by Masanao Ohhashi, Seishi Furukawa, Hiroshi Sameshima

“…A retrospective study involving 115 placental abruptions, divided into four subgroups based on initial symptoms comprising abdominal pain, vaginal bleeding, both abdominal pain and bleeding, or other symptoms. …”
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Laboratory diagnostics of alcohol intoxication in patients with alcohol-induced liver disease by A. I. Pavlov, A. I. Khazanov

“…One hundred and three patients taking alcohol (as two subgroups) were tested for carbohydrate-deficient transferrin – a marker of chronic alcohol intoxication. …”
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Adaptation of Research Project Requirement at Pharmacy Undergraduate Studies: Students’ Perception, Attitude, and Experiences by Najia Rahim, Kiran Rafiq, Shagufta Nesar, Sadaf Naeem, Fakhsheena Anjum, Muhammad Azhar Mughal

“…Descriptive and t-test statistics were utilized to compare the means of subgroups at a level of significance, i.e., p<0.05. …”
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Color Stability and Surface Roughness of Different Composite Resins after Using Different Polishing Systems. by Hisham Z. Abdullah, Bassam K. Amin

“…Method: Twenty disk-shaped specimens (were compacted into the custom-made cylindrical plastic mold that had an internal diameter of 10 mm and a depth of 2 mm) were prepared for each composite resin type (3M Z350, Tokoyama Palfique, and Shofu Beautifil II) for a total of 60 specimens, each composite group was divided into two subgroups according to the polishing system (n=10) (Shofu super-snap polishing disks and Eve Diacomp Plus Twist wheel). …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…Incidence, transplant and mortality rates were modeled for 35 age and primary diagnosis subgroups coursing through different ESRD critical care pathways. …”
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Influence of salivary PH in color stability of different flowable resins: In vitro study by Andrea Mejía, Víctor Montaño, Andrés Viteri, Ana Armas

“…Materials and methods: An experimental, comparative and in vitro study is proposed using 90 discs made from two fluid resin markings of 10mm diameter and 1mm thickness, light-cured using the same lamp, after being immersed in distilled water and made a first registration color using Easy-shade digital colorimeter, the samples were divided into three groups and in turn into three subgroups, becoming submerged in artificial saliva with different pH of 5, 6 and 7 respectively for 7 days, making a new color taking by digital colorimeter, later the samples were submerged in beet juice as a pigmenting agent for 24 hours, after this period they were washed to eliminate pigment residues and made a third color take. …”
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