Overwintering of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Under the Bark of the Plane Tree (<i>Platanus</i> x <i>hispanica</i> Mill. ex Münchh.) in Southeastern Poland by Halina Kucharczyk, Marek Kucharczyk, Tomasz Olbrycht

“…The study sites were localized in urban and rural parks. Tree bark samples were taken from each trunk at a height of 1–2 m and collected in 4 L plastic bags (approximately 250 cm²). …”
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Personal determinants of vandal behaviour among urban school and student youth from a gender perspective by O. V. Kruzhkova, I. V. Deviatovskaia, M. S. Krivoshchekova

“…Mathematical and statistical processing of the results was carried out using comparative statistics (Student’s t-test) and linear regression analysis.The results of the study confirm the existence of significant differences in the motivational readiness for vandalism among the male and female subsamples. …”
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DNA methylation patterns in cord blood DNA and body size in childhood. by Caroline L Relton, Alexandra Groom, Beate St Pourcain, Adrian E Sayers, Daniel C Swan, Nicholas D Embleton, Mark S Pearce, Susan M Ring, Kate Northstone, Jon H Tobias, Joseph Trakalo, Andy R Ness, Seif O Shaheen, George Davey Smith

“…Gene expression analysis was undertaken in 24 individuals whose biological samples and clinical data were collected at a mean ± standard deviation (SD) age of 12.35 (0.95) years, the upper and lower tertiles of body mass index (BMI) were compared with a mean (SD) BMI difference of 9.86 (2.37) kg/m(2). …”
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Association of Insulin Regimen and Estimated Body Fat Over Time among Youths and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study by Anna R. Kahkoska, Angelica Cristello Sarteau, Daria Igudesman, Beth A. Reboussin, Dana Dabelea, Lawrence M. Dolan, Elizabeth Jensen, R. Paul Wadwa, Catherine Pihoker, Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis

“…Results. The final sample included 284 females and 304 males, of whom 80% were non-Hispanic white with mean diagnosis age of 12.7±2.4 years. …”
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AI-Assisted Detection for Early Screening of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Using Infrared Spectra and Clinical Biochemical Reports of Blood by Chuan Zhang, Jialun Li, Wenda Luo, Sailing He

“…Subsequently, these vectors were assessed using a linear discriminant analysis (LDA) algorithm to estimate the likelihood of acute myeloid leukemia. …”
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Prediction of stunting and its socioeconomic determinants among adolescent girls in Ethiopia using machine learning algorithms. by Alemu Birara Zemariam, Biruk Beletew Abate, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Eyob Shitie Lake, Gizachew Yilak, Mulat Ayele, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Habtamu Setegn Ngusie

“…<h4>Background</h4>Stunting is a vital indicator of chronic undernutrition that reveals a failure to reach linear growth. Investigating growth and nutrition status during adolescence, in addition to infancy and childhood is very crucial. …”
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Preclinical pharmacokinetics, distribution, metabolism and excretion of disitamab vedotin by Ling Wang, Limeng Zhu, Fengzhu Wang, Lihou Dong, Zhihao Liu, Fang Chen, Jing Jiang

“…Key results: The configured mAb and total antibody showed linear dynamic characteristics. Moreover, the molecular structure of disitamab vedotin effectively reduces the exposure of MMAE, which has a fast clearance. …”
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Investigating Project Care UK, a Web-Based Self-Help Single-Session Intervention for Youth Mental Health: Program Evaluation by Maria Elizabeth Loades, Grace Perry, Noah Marshall

“…Preliminary efficacy was evaluated using linear mixed-effects models. The study protocol was preregistered on the Open Science Framework before publication. …”
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Effect of Glutinous Rice Slurry on the Reinforcement of Silt in the Yellow River Basin by Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP): Mechanical Property and Microcosmic St... by Jianwei Yue, Limin Zhao, Baoxi Zhang, Qingmei Kong, Siyuan Wang, Hao Wang

“…With the increase in the concentration of glutinous rice slurry, the strength and internal friction angle of soil samples first increased and then decreased, and the cohesion presented a linear increasing trend. …”
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Fascioliasis in north-central Vietnam: Assessing community knowledge, attitudes, and practices. by Vinh Hoang Quang, Bruno Levecke, Dung Do Trung, Binh Vu Thi Lam, Le Thuy Dung, Thuy Duc Nguyen, Tran Thi Tuyen, Hien Thi Thu Nguyen, Nguyen Ngoc Ha, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Kathy Goossens, Theodorus de Jong, Linda Paredis, Nathalie De Wilde, Katja Polman, Steven Callens, Pierre Dorny, Veronique Dermauw

“…Descriptive statistics were used to assess KAP, and generalized linear models were applied to examine the associations between socio-demographic variables and KAP. …”
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Impact of zinc-mediated nutritional immunity on uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) virulence gene expression in female recurrent UTI patients by Muthana Badeea Farhan, Areej Hamad Hassan, Hanan Hamed

“…The intervention group received 40 mg elemental zinc daily for three days. Urine samples collected pre- and post-intervention were analyzed for bacterial gene expression (znuA, hlyA, fimH) using RT-qPCR, and cytokine levels (IL-6, IL-8) via ELISA. …”
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Nutrition Knowledge Varies by Food Group and Nutrient Among Adults by Abigail A. Glick, Donna M. Winham, Michelle M. Heer, Andrea M. Hutchins, Mack C. Shelley

“…Fat food sources were the best known (3.98 ± 1.5; range 0–6), and folate was the least recognized (2.16 ± 1.4). General linear models of survey variables for the six food groups explained 10.2% to 19.4% of nutrient knowledge variation and described 4.7% to 27.1% of differences in food-source scores for the 10 nutrients. …”
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Previous Lactation Risk Factors Associated with Hyperketonemia in the First Week Postpartum in Dairy Cows: A Retrospective Analysis by Mahmoud H. Emam, Abdelmonem Abdallah, Elise Shepley, Luciano S. Caixeta

“…A retrospective study was conducted using previously collected blood samples from 2336 Holstein multiparous dairy cows from 7 dairy herds, where BHB concentration was measured during the first week postpartum. …”
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Exploring the relation between Interleukin-6 and high-sensitive cardiac troponin T in asymptomatic hemodialysis patient: A cross-sectional study. by Leen Ibrahim, Katreen Yasin, Leen Abbas, Yahya Ismael, Ahmed Mousa, Mohammad Alkarajeh, Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal

“…We gathered clinical data, including comorbidities, and obtained blood samples for measuring IL-6 and h-cTnT levels. We performed statistical analyses, including correlation tests and linear regression, to assess the associations between these variables.…”
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Interactions among dyadic coping, self-efficacy, and negative emotions in Chinese parents of children with leukemia by Yongli Wang, Shunhang Xu, Hailing Yu, Yi Liang, Dongmei Jia

“…Methods A cross-sectional design was performed to conveniently sample 342 parents from the pediatric hematology ward of Peking University People’s Hospital. …”
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Determination of Natural Capsaicin, Dihydrocapsaicin and Synthetic Capsaicin in Hot Pepper and Its Products by QuEChERS Combined with HPLC by CHENG Luyao, WEN Yajun, SHI Wenting, ZHOU Ziying, MA Liyan

“…The results showed that natural capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin and synthetic capsaicin had a good linear relationship in the range of 0.20–100 mg/L, with determination coefficients (R2) greater than 0.999. …”
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Revelation of the mediation role of moral sensitivity on safety attitude and personality traits among critical care nurses by Hind Ismail Ali, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Sanaa Saber Mohamed, Seham Hassan Mohamed

“…Method This study used a convenience sample method and a descriptive correlational research design to conduct it on 232 critical care nurses who worked at intensive care units and emergency departments of nine Sohag Governmental Hospitals. …”
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Maturation and Physical Performance in National Level Youth Basketballers: Implications for Strength and Conditioning Coaches by Jaron Kung, Chris Whatman, Michael McGuigan, Craig Harrison, Stephen Bird

“…Differences in performance tests between the boys and girls were assessed via independent samples T-test and linear regression analyses were performed to assess if %PAH (predictor) was associated with each anthropometric or performance variable (outcome). …”
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Exploring the mediation role of hardiness in the relationship between feedback sensitivity and test anxiety among nursing students: a multi-site inquiry by Alaa Eldin Moustafa Hamed, Mohga Fathy Hamza, Nahla Abdallah Abd El-Tawab, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Abeer Moustafa Barakat, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta

“…Predictors of test anxiety, based on the linear regression model, included gender, educational level, monthly income, previous grades, history of failure, use of non-prescribed sedatives, hardiness, and feedback sensitivity (P < 0.01 or P < 0.001). …”
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Movimente program: effectiveness and moderators of a cluster-randomized controlled trial on self-reported physical activity among Brazilian adolescents by Jaqueline Aragoni da Silva, Kelly Samara da Silva, Bruno Gonçalves Galdino da Costa, Marcus Vinicius Veber Lopes, Jo Salmon

“…In addition, the moderation effect of sex, school grade, socioeconomic level, weight status, and baseline PA levels was explored. Mixed-model linear regressions were used to test changes between baseline and follow-up (difference-in-differences approach). …”
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