Determinants of improvement trends in health workers' compliance with outpatient malaria case-management guidelines at health facilities with available "test and treat" commodities... by Beatrice Amboko, Kasia Stepniewska, Lucas Malla, Beatrice Machini, Philip Bejon, Robert W Snow, Dejan Zurovac

“…Association between 31 determinants and improvement trends in five outpatient compliance outcomes were examined using interactions between each determinant and time in multilevel logistic regression models and reported as an adjusted odds ratio of annual trends (T-aOR).…”
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Assessing the determinants associated with fidelity to the 2016 world health organization antenatal care policy across states in Nigeria by Christiana Ikemeh, Adedayo O. Adeyemi, Leah M. Frerichs, Christopher M. Shea, Justin G. Trogdon

“…Fidelity was measured as the proportion of women who cumulatively adhered to five selected ANC components—timing of first ANC visit, blood pressure measurement, tetanus vaccinations, urinalysis, and blood sample test. A binary outcome variable was generated as a fidelity index by creating a composite score from all the measures of the five components, which was categorized as ‘concordant’ and ‘partial/non-concordant’. …”
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Analysis of bio-convection in casson hybrid nanofluid flow with motile microorganisms and heat transfer using cattaneo-christov heat and mass flux theory over a cylinder by Umar Farooq, Muhammad Imran

“…The effects of the major variables on velocity profile, temperature distribution, concentration filed, and motile microorganisms profile are graphically and numerically depicted. …”
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Patients’ experience of care index: A new, reliable, and useful questionnaire in lumbar spine surgery by Arkan Sam Sayed Noor, Björn Knutsson

“…We employed linear regression, t-test, and ANOVA models to examine the associations between the PEC index and the documented variables. …”
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Green practices and sustainability as precursors to the intention to participate again in sporting events held in nature by Karla Chaves-Castro, Guillermo Morán-Gámez, Alberto Nuviala, Antonio Fernández-Martínez

“…For the purpose of data analysis, we applied various statistical techniques, including the calculation of descriptive statistics, Cronbach's alpha index, the average variance extracted, composite reliability and structural equation models.ResultsSustainability is an important determining factor of event quality. …”
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Smart synergistic Fenton oxidation: CCD-optimized pathway for efficient 4-nitrophenol degradation by Neha Pandey, Nayna Agarwal, Prabir Ghosh, Gurudatta Singh, Kapil Kumar

“…This work simultaneously optimizes five critical process variables—iron loading on the catalyst, catalyst dosage, H2O2 concentration, initial 4-NP concentration, and pH—offering a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of Fenton processes. …”
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Preassembly Cryogenic Drilling in Carbon Fiber Sandwich Sheets with Inner Foam Core by Rosario Domingo, Marta M. Marín, Néstor Rodríguez-Padial, Roberto Álvarez-Fernández

“…Experimental tests were performed in laminates with thicknesses of 12 mm and 6 mm, drilling with liquid nitrogen (LN₂) as a refrigerant to reach temperatures below −120 °C under cutting conditions of 2000–6000 rpm for drill bit rotation speeds and 200–600 mm/min for feed rates. Variables such as thrust forces and circularity error were measured, and a design of experiments, analysis of variance, and regression models allowed us to identify the influence of cutting conditions and foam thickness. …”
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High-frequency Power Spectrum of Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 4051 Revealed by NICER by B. Rani, Jungeun Kim, I. Papadakis, K. C. Gendreau, M. Masterson, K. Hamaguchi, E. Kara, S.-S. Lee, R. Mushotzky

“…Variability studies offer a compelling glimpse into black hole dynamics, and Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer's (NICER’s) remarkable temporal resolution propels us even further. …”
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Multi-technique characterization of TiO2 nanoparticles: Crystallite size, microstrain, and phase analysis for nanomaterial applications – a review by Sukarman, Budi Kristiawan, Eko Prasetya Budiana, Khoirudin, Amri Abdulah

“…The microstrain values derived from the Williamson–Hall, uniform deformation, and Warren–Averbach models ranged from 0.06 % to 1.14 %, indicating variable lattice distortion. …”
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Intrinsic capacity in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies compared with those with Alzheimer’s disease: A cross-sectional study by Marie Collin, Justine Bonnet-Chateau, Victor Gilles, Sophie Dautricourt, Thomas Gilbert, Zaza Makaroff, Marie-Hélène Coste, Virginie Dauphinot, Antoine Garnier-Crussard

“…Compared with AD patients, DLB patients had significantly more impaired IC in all domains, with greater risks of impaired vitality (odds ratio (OR) 2.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.60–3.72), locomotion (OR 3.50, 95% CI 2.15–5.90), psychology (OR 2.60, 95% CI 1.73–3.92) and hearing (OR 2.30, 95% CI 1.53–3.49), according to the adjusted models. Similarly, when IC domains were considered linear variables, IC across all domains was significantly lower in the DLB group than in the AD group. …”
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Screening of electrospun PS/PCL scaffolds for three-dimensional triple negative breast cancer cell culture: impact of solvent, hydrophobicity, and setup orientation by Sira Ausellé-Bosch, Marta Pardo, Marta Pareja, Emma Polonio-Alcalá, Teresa Puig

“…Understanding the interaction between TNBC cells and the extracellular matrix (ECM) in three-dimensional (3D) culture systems is vital for developing accurate in vitro models. This study explores the impact of electrospinning setup orientation, solvent selection, and polymer composition on scaffold design and TNBC cell culture. …”
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Optimization of the Fc-fusion protein refolding method produced from the bacterial expression system by P. S. Astrelina, S. A. Ishchuk, A. V. Kabanova, R. V. Drai

“…The experiment was designed using an orthogonal composite design (Orthogonal Central Composite Design, CCO). …”
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Functional Asymmetries and Force Efficiency in Elite Junior Badminton: A Controlled Trial Using Hop Test Metrics and Neuromuscular Adaption Indices by Mariola Gepfert, Artur Gołaś, Adam Maszczyk, Kajetan Ornowski, Przemysław Pietraszewski

“…Contrary to initial hypotheses, traditional asymmetry metrics showed no significant correlations with performance variables (r < 0.1). Machine learning models (Random Forest) using FER and AII failed to classify responders reliably (AUC = 0.50). …”
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Association between estimated glucose disposal rate and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. by Maojun Liu, Junyu Pei, Xinqun Hu, Xiaopu Wang

“…Weibull accelerated failure-time models and causal mediation analyses were employed to evaluate relationships between variables.…”
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Optimization of Ultrasonic Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Epimedium brevicornum Maxim Using Response Surface Methodology and Evaluation of Its Antioxidant Activities In Vitr... by Yan Zhao, Yingying Hou, Guosheng Tang, Enbo Cai, Shuangli Liu, He Yang, Lianxue Zhang, Shijie Wang

“…The ultrasound-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Epimedium brevicornu Maxim was modeled using response surface methodology. A Central Composite Design (CCD) was employed to optimize three extraction variables, including ethanol concentration (X1), extraction time (X2), and ratio of aqueous ethanol to raw material (X3), for the achievement of high extraction yield of the phenolic compounds. …”
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Light-activated decellularized extracellular matrix-based bioinks for enhanced mechanical integrity by Minji Kim, Dayoon Kang, Hohyeon Han, Jinah Jang

“…Decellularized extracellular matrix (dECM)-based bioinks have emerged as key materials in tissue engineering and 3D bioprinting technologies due to their ability to closely mimic the biochemical composition and structural organization of native extracellular matrices. …”
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Adaptation to Soil Conditions of in vitro Regenerated Birch Lines Selected for Salinity Resistance by Olga S. Mashkina, Tat’yana M. Tabatskaya

“…The expediency of using ½ MS nutrient medium without hormones to obtain regenerants with active spontaneous rhizogenesis, normal growth and development, without signs of somaclonal variability, balanced in size shoots and root system has been shown. …”
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Gut microbiome predictors of advanced therapy response in Crohn’s disease: protocol for the OPTIMIST prospective, longitudinal, observational pilot study in Canada by Greg Rosenfeld, Susanna Meade, Yvette Leung, Astrid-Jane Williams, Gurpreet Kaur, Brian Bressler, Cristian Aldo Massaro, Fanny Laure Lemarié, Genelle Lunken

“…Despite advancements in treatment, such as biologics, response rates remain variable, highlighting the need for personalised approaches. …”
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Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension and Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants with Presumed Pulmonary Hypoplasia by Sol Kim, Yumi Seo, Moon-Yeon Oh, Min Soo Kim, Sook Kyung Yum

“…<b>Objectives</b>: Pulmonary hypertension and hemodynamically significant PDA (hsPDA) involve seemingly opposite physiological features—decreased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary overcirculation, respectively—but the literature demonstrates variable respiratory consequences in association with each of these morbidities. …”
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Enhanced Segmentation of Glioma Subregions via Modality-Aware Encoding and Channel-Wise Attention in Multimodal MRI by Annachiara Cariola, Elena Sibilano, Antonio Brunetti, Domenico Buongiorno, Andrea Guerriero, Vitoantonio Bevilacqua

“…Our architecture achieves promising results, with Dice scores of 0.78, 0.86, and 0.88 for NCR, ED, and ET, respectively, outperforming SegFormer3D while maintaining comparable model complexity. To ensure a comprehensive evaluation, performance was also assessed on standard composite tumor regions, i.e., tumor core (TC) and whole tumor (WT). …”
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