Extending the psychometric properties of the Arabic RCMAS in Jordanian children aged 7–16: Considering gender and age invariances by Mohammad A. AL Jabery, Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Sara Farid Khalaf, Diana H. Arabiat

“…Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability (CR) were utilized to assess the measure's reliability. …”
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Digital Isolation and Dementia Risk in Older Adults: Longitudinal Cohort Study by Cheng Deng, Na Shen, Guangzhou Li, Ke Zhang, Shijun Yang

“…Digital isolation was quantified using a composite digital isolation index, derived from participants’ usage of digital devices, electronic communication, internet access, and engagement in online activities. …”
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Effect of different concentrations of nanohydroxyapatite on tooth bleaching effectiveness and enamel bond strength by Laura Nobre Ferraz, Waldemir Francisco Vieira Júnior, Gláucia Maria Bovi Ambrosano, Maria Cecília Caldas Giorgi, Flávio Henrique Baggio Aguiar, Débora Alves Nunes Leite Lima

“…Data were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey's test (?=0.05). …”
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Frailty Assessment for Risk prediction in Gynecologic Oncology patients undergoing surgery and chemotherapy (FARGO) study protocol: Rationale and design of a multi-centre prospecti... by Julie My Van Nguyen, Danielle Vicus, Liat Hogen, Tiffany Zigras, Guillaume Paré, Michael Chong, Yetiani Roldan Benitez, P J Devereaux, Sandra Ofori, Flavia K Borges, Emily Di Sante, Denise Miletic, Olivia Panus, Jessica Vincent, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, Sofia Nene, Ameen Patel, Maura Marcucci

“…The primary objective is to evaluate the predictive value of the Frailty Phenotype measured preoperatively, compared with the currently used perioperative risk assessment (cardiovascular risk assessment based on the Revised Cardiac Risk Index, age, and occurrence of myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery) in predicting the composite outcome of all-cause death or new disability at six months after surgery. …”
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Research on fuzzy evaluation of ecological safety of land resources in Pearl river Delta area based on DPSIR framework by Weihua Deng, Meng Li, Yanlong Guo

“…Based on the 2012–2021 data of the Pearl River Delta area municipalities, This study chooses the DPSIR theory to construct the land resource eco-safety evaluation system, which contains 5 criterion layers and 21 indicator layers. …”
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Is Simulation of Glued Contact Sufficient to Simulate Nonlinear Failure Behaviour in Dental Shear Bond Strength Tests? by Ahmed M. Ismail, Ahmed ElBanna, Tamer M. Nassef, Ludger Keilig, Christoph Bourauel

“…A finite element model was generated consisting of a composite specimen bonded to dentin substrate surrounded by enamel, acrylic resin and polypropylene tube. …”
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Crack Propagation Law and Failure Characteristics of Coal-Rock Combined Body with the Different Inclination Angle of Prefabricated Fissure by Chunlei Zhang, Yun Dong, Ruimin Feng, Ningbo Peng, Jihua Zhang, Jingke Wu, Wei Shen

“…The influence of the inclination angle of the fracture in the rock on the fracture expansion and failure characteristics of CRCB was further analyzed based on the acoustic emission data. The results showed that (1) when 2β=arctan1/μ, σcw takes the minimum value, and crack initiation is most likely to occur; (2) the strength of coal-rock assemblage shows different changing trends with the fracture inclination angle; (3) the secondary cracks of CRCB with prefabricated fracture of 0°, 15°, and 30° initiated and expanded near the tip of the main crack, and the secondary cracks of 45°, 60°, and 75° initiated and expanded from the tip of the main crack; (4) there are three failure modes of CRCB with prefabricated crack, the double-shear failure mode Λ, the tensile-shear composite failure mode along the fracture surface, and the tensile failure mode along the fracture surface; and (5) intact CRCB and CRCB with prefabricated crack when α=75° and α=90° have strong brittleness, and other CRCB with different prefabricated fracture inclination angles show a certain degree of postpeak plasticity. …”
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Association of LDL‐C/HDL‐C Ratio With Hyperuricemia: A National Cohort Study by Yanyu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Deyun Luo, Bingli Chen, Chenyi Lai, Chenyu He, Luo Yan, Haifeng Ding, Shiyang Li

“…The predictive abilities of LHR for HUA were 0.577. The composite variable comprising LHR and other traditional risk factors could significantly enhance the ability to predict HUA (C statistic = 0.677). …”
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Hormonal contraception is associated with a reduced risk of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Lenka A Vodstrcil, Jane S Hocking, Matthew Law, Sandra Walker, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona S Bradshaw

“…In the pooled analysis of the effect of HC-use on the composite outcome of prevalent/incident/recurrent BV, HC-use was associated with a reduced risk of any BV (reES = 0.78, 95%CI:0.74-0.82).…”
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Enhanced discovery of bacterial laccase‐like multicopper oxidase through computer simulation and metagenomic analysis of industrial wastewater by Ting Cui, Ariel Kushmaro, Hana Barak, Anja Poehlein, Rolf Daniel, Hans‐Jürgen Mägert

“…Based on the docking results, we selected 10 high‐scoring proteins, two low‐scoring proteins and one composite protein for expression using the pET‐21d (+) vector. …”
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Association between relative fat mass and cognitive function among US older men: NHANES 2011–2014 by Linlin Liu, Anshi Wu, Shengnan Yang

“…The standardized scores of the three previously mentioned tests were averaged to create the Z-scores, a composite, generalized metric. RFM was ascertained by measuring waist circumference (WC) and height. …”
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Association between ambient temperature and increased total length of hospital stay of patients with cardiopulmonary disease in Hong Kong by Chenxiang Long, Shengyu Guo, Ping Tian, Yingying Sun

“…BackgroundWhile temperature extremes have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of hospital admissions, evidence of their impact on the length of hospital stay, which may capture the lingering effects of temperature extremes, is scarce.ObjectivesWe aimed to evaluate the association between daily variation in ambient temperature and daily variation in daily total length of stay (daily TLOS), a composite measure encompassing the daily count of hospital admissions and their corresponding length of hospital stay among cardiopulmonary patients. …”
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Prognostic value of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and different left ventricular ejection fraction: results of the multicenter RIF-CHF register by I. V. Zhirov, N. V. Safronova, Yu. F. Osmolovskaya, S. N. Тereschenko

“…Patients with HFpEF had lower risk to achieve the composite endpoint (stroke+MI+cardiovascular death) as compared to patients with HFmrEF and HFrEF (12,7% vs 22% and 25,5%, p<0,001). …”
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Association between the psychological frailty index and stroke: a cohort study from CHARLS by Mixue Guo, Zufa Zhang, Huqiang Dong, Ligang Liu, Zongren Zhao, Xiaoming Li, Jun Jia

“…PFI was used as a composite measure of psychological vulnerability by quartiles. …”
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Designing Sustainable Asphalt Pavement Structures with a Cement-Treated Base (CTB) and Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA): A Case Study from a Developing Country by Oswaldo Guerrero-Bustamante, Rafael Camargo, Jose Duque, Gilberto Martinez-Arguelles, Rodrigo Polo-Mendoza, Carlos Acosta, Michel Murillo

“…These structures include conventional flexible pavement, semi-rigid pavement, inverted base pavement, and simple composite pavement. Furthermore, each structure is evaluated under four varying contents of coarse RCA (i.e., 0%, 15%, 30%, and 45%) in their asphalt mixtures. …”
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Evaluating the construct validity of the health promotion literacy scale: a confirmatory factor analysis in Taiwan’s university social responsibility context by Yu-Ming Wang, Chia-Hui Hung, Yi-Ching Li, Yung-Chuan Ho, Cheng-Yi Huang

“…The Cronbach’s alphas ranged between.81 and.89; the composite alphas ranged between.87 and.94. Conclusion This study provides preliminary construct validity evidence for the HPLS-USR scale, a robust and psychometrically sound instrument for assessing health promotion literacy among USR students.…”
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Canagliflozin may increase thromboembolic events in males with erythrocytosis but not in females by Yohei Doi, Takayuki Hamano, Osamu Yamaguchi, Yoshitaka Isaka

“…The primary outcome, a composite of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and any thromboembolism, was evaluated using sex-specific Cox models, with baseline hematocrit as an effect modifier. …”
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The independent and joint relationships between dietary antioxidant intake with risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and all-cause mortality: insights from NHANES by Yifeng Xu, Zhaoqi Yan, Keke Li, Liangji Liu, Lei Xu

“…The Comprehensive Dietary Antioxidant Index (CDAI) is a composite score of various dietary antioxidants, including vitamins A, C, E, zinc, selenium, and carotenoids. …”
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Are the poorest poor being left behind? Estimating global inequalities in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health by Aluísio J D Barros, Cesar G Victora, Fernando C Wehrmeister, Luis Paulo Vidaletti, Leonardo Zanini Ferreira, Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor

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A scoping review of five selected underutilized medicinal plants of Sri Lanka: Focusing on ethnobotany, phytochemistry and bioactivities, and evaluation of their potential for nove... by Isuru Sakbo Uyangoda, Mayuri Munasinghe

“…The plants were selected based on data from pharmacopeias and interviews with traditional medical practitioners. …”
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