Predictive values for different cancers and inflammatory bowel disease of 6 common abdominal symptoms among more than 1.9 million primary care patients in the UK: A cohort study. by Annie Herbert, Meena Rafiq, Tra My Pham, Cristina Renzi, Gary A Abel, Sarah Price, Willie Hamilton, Irene Petersen, Georgios Lyratzopoulos

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Based on evidence from more than 1.9 million patients presenting in primary care, the findings provide estimated PPVs that could be used to guide specialist referral decisions, considering the PPVs of common abdominal symptoms for cancer alongside that for IBD and their composite outcome (cancer or IBD), taking into account the variable PPVs of different abdominal symptoms for different cancers sites. …”
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Impact assessment of the performance of rural household’s heads on their perceptions toward environmental sustainability in Baghmalek County by ُSeyedeh Kowsar Mousapour, Amir Naeimi

“…So that this variable explained 13 percent of the variance in perception. …”
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Optimization Design of Body-in-White Stiffness Test Rig Based on the Global Adaptive Algorithm of the Hybrid Element Model by Zhaohui Hu, Shuai Mo, Huang Liu, Fuhao Mo

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Role of Knowledge Management Process in the Marketing Services of Education An Analytical Study of the College Councils Member’s Opinion in Private Universities of the City of Erbi... by Karwan t. Rashid, Prof. Dr. Mahabat Noori Abdullah

“…The other statistical tests frequency, percentages, regression, agreement ratio, composite reliability (CR); average variance extracted (AVE), and discriminant validity of the square root of the average variance extracted (AVE) used to indicate the adequacy of the confirmed the significant level of extract variables based on the study population responses. …”
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The Impact of Synchronicity on Block Trading: Moderating Role of Media Coverage by Mehrab Nasiry, Hossien Fakhari, Esfandiar Malekian

“…The results of the Multivariate regression model based on composite data showed that the number and block trading ratio have a positive effect on stock price synchrony. …”
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Binder formulation and printing performance of zirconia filament feedstocks for material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing by Fankai Meng, Margherita Beretta, Jozef Vleugels, Frederik Desplentere, Eleonora Ferraris

“…Multiple filaments with variable binder contents were designed, produced and tested. …”
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Agro-industrial Residues: Low-cost Biomass for the Production of Bioactive Extracellular Polysaccharides by Lactobacillus plantarum in Solid State Fermentation by Hissah Abdulrahman Alodaini, Rajamony Rajam Sheeja, Joseph Joselin, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Munirah Abdullah Al-Dosary, Sundaramani Alci Rani, Ponnuswamy Vijayaraghavan, Selvaraj Arokiyaraj

“…Compared with the unoptimized medium, the response surface methodology improved EPS production twofold during solid-state fermentation. In the central composite design, the experimental model was significant (p<0.01), and the selected variables (moisture, sucrose and yeast extract) significantly influenced EPS production. …”
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Characterizing Holocene sediments for assessing coastal-deltaic subsidence: the role of cone penetration tests and geomechanics by Carla Buffardi, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Alessandro Mandolini, Daniela Ruberti

“…The results reveal that although different facies associations may share similar lithologic compositions, their geotechnical behaviors may be strikingly dissimilar. …”
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Application of RSM- CCD methodology and image J. for modeling and optimization of orchid protocorm encapsulation by Zahra Mahdavi, Shirin Dianati Daylami, Ali Fadavi, Mandana Mahfeli

“…A device was designed to control the dripping of alginate for a given temperature in order to wrap the protocorm. The central composite design has been used to investigate the effect of encapsulation variables on the physical properties of orchid synthetic seed such as volume, sphericity Index (SI) and Concentricity Index (CI). …”
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The impact of internet use on the health status of the older adults in China: a chain mediating model of social interaction and physical exercise by Jiangwei Hu, Haoxian Mai, Chunyun Tan, Yingying Du

“…The dependent variable was health status, measured by a composite score of self-assessed health, physical health, and mental health. …”
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Complexation of Rh(III) in sulfuric acid solutions by A. V. Belyaev, M. A. Fedotov, S. N. Shagabutdinova, E. I. Pavlova

“…The most stable species in solutions are [Rh&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;(μ-SO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;)&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;(H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O)&lt;sub&gt;8&lt;/sub&gt;] &lt;sup&gt;2+&lt;/sup&gt; and [Rh&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;(μ-OH)(μ-SO&lt;sub&gt;4&lt;/sub&gt;)(H&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;O)&lt;sub&gt;8&lt;/sub&gt;] &lt;sup&gt;3+&lt;/sup&gt;; we have established that the solid «rhodium sulfates” are amorphous glassy phases with variable composition…”
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TemDeep: a self-supervised framework for temporal downscaling of atmospheric fields at arbitrary time resolutions by L. Wang, Q. Li, Q. Li, Q. Lv, Q. Lv, X. Peng, X. Peng, W. You

“…In this paper, we present a self-supervised framework for downscaling atmospheric variables at arbitrary time resolutions by imposing a temporal coherence constraint. …”
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Policy analysis of sports development in terms of achievement, policy, nursery of young athletes, South Papua as part of the new autonomous region, (DOB) by Emanuel Lewar, Subagyo Subagyo, Aris Fajar Pambudi, Syamsudin Syamsudin, Thadius Yambedoan, Carolus Wasa, Hendra Jondry Hiskya

“…Reliability tests showed adequate Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability values. The GoF value of 0.856 and Q² of 0.883 indicated a strong model fit. …”
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Spray drying of buriti oil-in-water emulsions as potential systems for the delivery of bioactive compounds by Greilis Quintero-Gamero, Francis S. Sánchez-Garzón, Aureliano Rodríguez-Cortina, María Hernández-Carrión, Luz Stella Nerio

“…Different properties of the powders were evaluated as response variables, including process yield and encapsulation efficiency. …”
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Spatial Cluster Analysis of the Social Determinants of Health and Fatal Crashes Involving US Geriatric and Non-Geriatric Road Users by Oluwaseun Adeyemi, Charles DiMaggio, Corita Grudzen, Sanjit Konda, Erin Rogers, Saul Blecker, JohnRoss Rizzo, Joshua Chodosh

“…The outcome measures were county-level fatal crash counts involving (1) geriatric (65 years and older), (2) non-geriatric, and (3) all road users. The predictor variable was the multidimensional deprivation index (MDI), a composite measure of SDoH, measured as a three-level categorical variable defined as very highly deprived, highly deprived, and average-to-low deprived. …”
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Planetary health in action: developing a heatwave vulnerability tool for primary care by Karolina Griffiths, Paul Basso-Bert, Mireille Abraham, Elise Chin, Layana Caroupaye-Caroupin, Manal Ahikki, Emilie Agrech, Camille Debrock, Rim Sabri, Grégoire Mercier, François Carbonnel

“…Identified experts mobilised data on the national composite indicator at the communal level for heatwave morbidity. …”
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Experimental parametric study on flexural and shear performance of fiber reinforced concrete wet joints by Bahaa H. Al-Abbas, Dhafer M. Hasan, Ali Ghanim Abbas AL-Khafaji

“…Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC) is a cementitious composite material that widely accepted nowadays due to its superior mechanical properties, low permeability and long term durability. …”
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Autovole processes in deprivation plasma coatings by S.A. Guchenko, E.N. Eremin, V.M. Yurov, V.Ch. Laurinas, S.S. Kasimov, O.N. Zavatskaya

“… Autowave processes that arise when depositing plasma coatings are considered. Composite cathodes and stainless steel cathodes were used for the production of coatings. …”
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Prognostic significance of eosinophil-to-platelet ratio and C-reactive protein in predicting adverse events during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A c... by M Yogesh, D Kadalarasu, Naresh Makwana, Iva S. Chatterjee

“…Results EPR <0.755 and CRP ≥15.8 mg/dL were significant predictors of adverse events after adjustment, with EPR having an AUC of 0.79 and CRP an AUC of 0.68 for composite outcomes. In multivariate analysis, sarcopenia, EPR and CRP remained significant with the outcome variables (intubation, ICU admission, in-hospital mortality and 30-day readmission). …”
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Clinical implication of aberrant choroidal feeding artery in type 1 macular neovasculopathy by Hyun Seung Yang, Sohee Jeon

“…Although type 1 MNV harbors significant clinical variabilities, the underlying pathomechanism has not been fully elucidated yet. …”
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