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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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

“…Additionally, we quantified the burden of TLOS attributable to non-optimal temperatures among Hong Kong’s older adult population.MethodsWe used a generalized linear regression with a distributed lag non-linear model to estimate the association between ambient temperature and daily TLOS. The analysis used 13 years of time-series data (1998–2010) on daily temperature and hospital admissions for cardiopulmonary diseases through accident and emergency departments among Hong Kong’s older adult population. …”
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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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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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Pliocene to modern sediment routing in the Aare valley: implications for sediment recycling by Laura Stutenbecker, Matthias Hinderer, Jasper Berndt, Christoph Glotzbach, Fritz Schlunegger, Michael Schwenk

“…By comparing modern-day fluvial sediment to Pleistocene and Pliocene paleo-Aare deposits we show that recycling from the foreland basin has been a dominant sediment generation process since the onset of the Pleistocene glaciation and the incision of river valleys. Instead, garnet compositions in a Pliocene terrace are more compatible with sediment sources in the Alpine crystalline core, pointing towards first-cycle sediment. …”
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A Numerical Study of the Sealing and Interstage Pressure Drop Characteristics of a Four-Tooth Three-Stage Brush Combination Seal by Chao Gu, Yingqun Ma, Wei Zhao, Xiuming Sui, Bin Hu, Qingjun Zhao

“…This study addresses the pressure imbalance phenomenon in four-tooth three-stage brush composite seals through a novel fractal–geometric porous-media model, rigorously validated against experimental data. …”
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Reproductive choices, mobile technology and social media: insights from Nigerian women’s family planning experiences by Idowu O. Ayodeji, Tosin O. Oni, Oladimeji Ogunoye

“…Objective This study examines the interplay between abortion experiences and contraceptive use among Nigerian women of reproductive age, with a particular focus on the role of family planning (FP) information disseminated through mobile phones and social media. Methods Drawing on data from the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey, the analysis centers on a cohort of 8,687 women aged 15–49 who have expressed no desire for more children. …”
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Experimental study of brackets adhesion with a novel enamel-protective material compared with conventional etching by Alberto-Carlos Cruz-González, Edgar Delgado-Mejía

“…The shear bond strength was quantified by means of a universal testing machine at 1 mm/min crosshead speed and a load cell of 1 kN. Statistical analysis used: Tests of normality, adjustment of the data to a root square, a one-way ANOVA and Tukey tests were performed. …”
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Association of the child opportunity index with in-hospital mortality and persistence of organ dysfunction at one week after onset of Phoenix Sepsis among children admitted to the... by Ronald Moore, Daniela Chanci, Stephanie R Brown, Michael J Ripple, Natalie R Bishop, Jocelyn Grunwell, Rishikesan Kamaleswaran

“…The primary outcome was the composite of in-hospital mortality or persistence of a Phoenix Sepsis Score  ≥  2 at one week following Phoenix Sepsis onset. …”
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The Impact of Students' Motivational Drive and Attitude toward Online Learning on Their Academic Engagement during the Emergency Situation by Audi Yundayani, Yatha Yuni, Fiki Alghadari

“…The structural equation modeling and Hayes' bootstrapping technique were employed to analyze the data further, which was collected through an internet-based poll. …”
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Early Neurodevelopmental Outcomes after Previable Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes (pPPROM) by Christy L. Pylypjuk, Katarina Nikel, Chelsea Day, Ladonna Majeau, Adelicia Yu, Yasmine ElSalakawy, M. Florencia Ricci

“…The primary outcome was Bayley-III composite scores (compared to the population mean 100, standard deviation (SD) 15). …”
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Effect of Sodium Ascorbate, Grape Seed Extract, and Aloe Vera Application after In-Office Bleaching on the Bond Strength of Enamel: A 3-Year Evaluation by Alexandra Mena-Serrano, Eliana Aldás Fierro, Ximena Estrada, Alejandra Boada, Michel Wendlinger, Michael Willian Favoreto, Alessandro D. Loguercio, Alessandra Reis

“…Half of the resin-enamel sticks were tested after 24 hr, and the remaining half after 3 years of water storage. µTBS data were analyzed using a three-way analysis of variance, Tukey’s test, and Dunnett’s test. …”
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Efficient removal of tetracycline from wastewater using chitosan-based aerogels functionalized with natural zeolite, Fe₃O₄, and MOF-808 by Fatemeh Babaei, Rauf Foroutan, Abolfazl Tutunchi, Mehrshad Ahmadi, Bahman Ramavandi

“…In this study, chitosan (CS) aerogel, a CS/N-zeolite composite, and a magnetic nanocomposite (CS/N-zeolite/Fe₃O₄/MOF-808) were developed as efficient, eco-friendly adsorbents for tetracycline (TC) removal from pharmaceutical wastewater. …”
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Predicting the role of socio-economic indices for the Human Development Index based on a multivariate regression model by Zainab Alimoradi, Mark D. Griffiths, Mehran Alijanzadeh

“…The purpose of the present study was to investigate the correlations between social and economic indicators and the Human Development Index (HDI), a summary composite measure of a country's average wellbeing. …”
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Health-related quality of life after prosthodontic rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: A systematic review by Gunjan Chouksey, Rupali Choure, Kritika Singhal

“…The HRQOL was reported compositely in 2 out of 8 studies. There was an improvement after prosthodontic rehabilitation in all the studies. …”
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The relationship between pan-immune inflammation value and different stages of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective cross-sectional study by Aykut Bulu, Sinem Keser

“…Special attention was given to the pan-immune-inflammation value (PIV), a novel composite index of immune response, whose association with DR remains underexplored. …”
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The L-shaped relationship between HALP score and one-year mortality in critically ill surgical patients: a retrospective cohort study by Hao Xia, Jiawei Lai, Jinzhan Lin, Zhaobin Yang, Luzhen Qiu

“…Analyzing retrospective data from 8,052 patients in the Taichung Veterans General Hospital Critical Care Database, we employed nonlinear regression modeling with smooth curve fitting, threshold effect analysis, and multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Predicting early diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in septic patients using critical ultrasound and biological markers by Ling Lei, Liang He, Tongjuan Zou, Jun Qiu, Yi Li, Ran Zhou, Yao Qin, Wanhong Yin

“…Logistic regression analysis was conducted for variable selection and nomogram model construction. …”
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