Medical honey for canine nasal intertrigo: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, adaptive clinical trial to support antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary dermatology. by Gabrielle Brosseau, Nadia Pagé, Caroline de Jaham, Jérôme R E Del Castillo

“…The fixed effects of time, treatment, and animal-related variables on the pruritus and on each composite score, accounting for random dog effect, were estimated separately with generalized linear mixed models for repeated count outcomes (α = 0.05). …”
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Current status and influencing factors of mild renal function decline in elders aged over 60 years by Xue Jian-qiang, He Na, Shuai Ping, Liu Yu-ping

“…With lowered renal function as adependent variable，compositions of hematuria and hyperuricemia，age，diastolic blood pressure，hemoglobin，urea nitrogen，low density lipoprotein and uric acid value were included for multivariate Logstic regression analysis. …”
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Streptomyces griseorubens as a microbial cell factory for extracellular uricase production and bioprocess optimization using statistical approach by Noura El-Ahmady El-Naggar, Sara M. El-Ewasy, Nancy M. El-Shweihy

“…Using a Plackett–Burman statistical design, the impact of eighteen process factors on uricase production by Streptomyces griseorubens strain NEAE-5 was investigated. Using central composite design, the most important variables that had a favourable positive impact on uricase production by Streptomyces griseorubens strain NEAE-5 were further optimized. …”
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The relationship between preoperative inflammatory indexes and adherent perinephric fat in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy by Çil Gökhan, Yilmaz Mehmet, Yentur Serhat, Çolakerol Aykut, Canıtez İbrahim Ogulcan

“…Demographic, laboratory and radiological data assessed composite inflammatory index and Mayo adhesion probability (MAP) scores. …”
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Impact of financial inclusion and institutional quality on banking stability: Lessons from the Asia region by Rindang Nuri Isnaini Nugrohowati, Jannahar Saddam Ash Shidiqie

“…In addition, this research uses Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to measure the composite variables of the financial inclusion index and institutional quality index. …”
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Anti-Atherosclerotic Activity of Plumeria Acuminata Leaf Extract Against Triton X-100 Induced Hyperlipidemia Model in Rats by Mounika G S, Rajesh M S

“…This study explains the potential effects of the methanol extract of Plumeria acuminata leaves against atherosclerosis.Methods Nine formulations of mucoadhesive microspheres were created incorporating Carbopol-934P and different ratios of AIFM. A central composite design was employed using Design-Expert software to assess the influence of independent variables concentrations of polymers on the dependent variable mucoadhesive strength. …”
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Emotional intelligence, support, and organizational culture’s impact on decision-making: mediation and moderation analysis in academia by Saqib Munir, Muhammad Khalid Anser, Syed Tahir Hussain Shah, Talat Islam, Khalid Zaman

“…Abstract Academic decision-making is composite, involving a number of players with various points of view and frequently conflicting interests. …”
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Stock Price Pattern Prediction Based on Complex Network and Machine Learning by Hongduo Cao, Tiantian Lin, Ying Li, Hanyu Zhang

“…The price volatility combination patterns of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500), the NASDAQ Composite Index (NASDAQ), and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are transformed into directed weighted networks. …”
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Modeling Trophic Cascades to Identify Key Mammalian Species for Ecosystem Stability by Idung Risdiyanto, Yanto Santosa, Nyoto Santoso, Arzyana Sunkar

“…Known as KVT version 1.0, the model explains the role of each characteristic variable of mammalian species, predicts population growth, elucidates species interactions at trophic levels, and assesses species-specific dietary compositions, including food requirements, reproduction, and activity. …”
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Study on the optimization of mercury ion (II) adsorption with activated carbon from a biomass combination of palm bunches and rice husk by Suhendrayatna Suhendrayatna, Abdurrahman Abdurrahman, Elvitriana Elvitriana

“…The concentration of Hg (II) ions in the aqueous phase were analyzed with Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) and the Central Composite Design (CCD) method with Design-Expert software version 6.0.8 was conducted to calculate the optimization of adsorption capacity for mercury ion. …”
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Water footprint management in textile industry through Acid Blue 113 remediation using halloysite nanoclay as a sustainable adsorbent by Mohammed A. H. Dhaif Allah, Syed Noeman Taqui, Usman Taqui Syed, Syida Aameera Yakuth, Razia Sulthana, Rayees Afzal Mir, Akheel Ahmed Syed, Shareefraza J. Ukkund, Majed Alsubih, Saiful Islam, Wahaj Ahmad Khan

“…It is possible to use the dye-adsorbed HNC, known as “sludge”, as a strengthening material for creating composites from waste plastic. Preliminary research examined and contrasted the physico-mechanical and chemical characteristics of dye-adsorbed HNC thermoplastic and thermoset composites with those of HNC composites.…”
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Prediction of Unconfined Compressive Strength of Expansive Soil Amended with Bagasse Ash and Lime Using Artificial Neural Network by D.R. Goutham, A.J. Krishnaiah

“…Due to the complexities of this composite material, determining the UCS of stabilized ES using traditional methods such as empirical approaches and experimental methods is challenging. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Physical Disability Stigma Questionnaire by V Dastyar, ME Riahi, A Erfani, M Sharepour

“…In order to evaluate the validity of the questionnaire, content, face, construct, convergent, discriminant, Cross-validated Communality and redundancy were used, and Cronbach's alpha, loop method, and composite reliability were used to evaluate reliability. …”
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Building resilience against physical risk: the role of logistics performance in risk mitigation by Abroon Qazi

“…This study examines the critical role of logistics performance in building resilience against physical risk, utilizing the FM Global Resilience Index—a composite measure of countries’ relative enterprise resilience to disruptive events—as a key benchmark. …”
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Sovereign debt sustainability in MENA countries: Determinants and policy implications by Kais Ben Mbarek

“…This research contributes to the literature by developing a novel composite debt sustainability index and providing empirical evidence on the region-specific determinants of sustainable sovereign debt management. …”
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Response surface methodology as an approach for optimization of alpha amylase production by using bacterial consortium under submerged fermentation by Abdullah R., Ahmad S., Nisar K.

“…Initially cultural conditions for alpha amylase were optimized in Plackett–Burman design, followed by the central composite design. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) of the optimization study indicated pH 7, 0.05 %CaCl2 and 24 h incubation time were the significant variables that mainly effect the alpha amylase production. …”
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Optimization of the Mechanical Properties of Al-C Nanocomposite via Response Surface Methodology: A Molecular Dynamics Study by mostafa yazdani, Aazam Ghassemi, Mohamad Shahgholi, ali galedari, Javad Jafari

“…<p>Nowadays, various methods are being developed for new composites and nanocomposite compounds. Investigating the properties of nanocomposites and finding their optimal properties can enhance their utility. …”
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Socioeconomic status and psychological distress do not predict mortality risk in the island population of Vis, Croatia by Marina Lukežić, Ana Ćurković, Ivana Kolčić, Ozren Polašek

“…We calculated the adjusted hazard ratios, with subjective material status, years of schooling and a composite household material status used as estimates of socioeconomic status…”
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Modification of Sorghum Starch-Cellulose Bioplastic with Sorghum Stalks Filler by Yuli Darni, Febrina Yohana Dewi, Lia Lismeri

“…From the result of morphological studies, the fillers in the mixture composites were more randomly in each product and the addition of filler can increase mechanical properties of bioplastics. …”
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Use of principle component analysis to quantitatively score the equine metabolic syndrome phenotype in an Arabian horse population. by Samantha L Lewis, Heather M Holl, Maureen T Long, Martha F Mallicote, Samantha A Brooks

“…Proxies estimating up to 93.4% of the composite "EMS-suspect" and "PPID-suspect" scores were created using a reduced set of commonly used diagnostic variables, to facilitate application of these quantitative scores to horses of the Arabian breed in the field. …”
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