Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index Is Positively Related to Mediterranean Diet Adherence in University Students by Paraskevi Detopoulou, Olga Magni, Ioanna Pylarinou, Despoina Levidi, Vassilios Dedes, Milia Tzoutzou, Konstantina Argyri, Evangelia Fappa, Aristea Gioxari, George Panoutsopoulos

“…A validated food frequency questionnaire was used for dietary assessment, and the Mediterranean Diet Score (MedDietScore) was calculated. Multivariate linear regression models with log-aSMI as a dependent variable were applied. …”
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Methods and validation of velacur determined fat fraction in patients with MASLD by Mohammad Honarvar, Julio Lobo, Caitlin Schneider, Samuel Klein, Gordon I. Smith, Rohit Loomba, Alnoor Ramji, Tarek Hassanein, Eric M. Yoshida, Emily Pang, Michael P. Curry, Nezam H. Afdhal

“…The quantitative ultrasound parameter fitting was completed using linear regression on a random sub-sample approach, and a separate cohort was used for validation. …”
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Dietary valine affects Japanese quails’ sperm parameters and testis histology by Zahra Dinari, Abouzar Najafi, Seyed Davood Sharifi, Leila Rashki Ghaleno, AliReza Alizadeh, Morteza Pashaei, Ali Rashidi

“…The birds were then ethically slaughtered, and histological analyses were performed on testicular samples. Results showed that the different valine levels had no significant effect on testicle volume, length and relative weight, although testicle diameter tended to decrease with increasing valine level in the diet in a linear and quadratic manner (p < 0.05). …”
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Reflectance spectrometry and multispectral data for mapping fractures and hydrothermal alterations in the northern edge of the eastern High Atlas, Morocco by Asma Zouggarh, Mourad Essalhi, Adnane Tobi, Omar Saidi, Daoud El Azmi, Mohammed Boumehdi, Saloua Mnissar Himyari

“…Regarding to oxidation, as evidenced by the presence of goethite, jarosite, and hematite, it is widespread in most of the analyzed samples, resulting from the alteration of pyrite, followed by jarosite and goethite.…”
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The impact of digital tools and the expected digital transformation in radiotherapy on Dutch radiation therapists (RTTs) by Thijs Ackermans, Paul Cremers, Janne Dingemans, Carol Ou, Marcel Verheij, Maria Jacobs

“…Relationships were assessed using linear regression models and paired samples T-tests (p < 0.05). …”
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Sexual health in female and male cancer survivors – compared with age-matched cancer-free controls in Norway by Emilie Åsberg, Guro F. Giskeødegård, Jarle Karlsen, Cecile E. Kiserud, Guro Aune, Marianne Nilsen, Randi J. Reidunsdatter

“…Sexual health was evaluated using the EORTC questionnaires SHQ-22 and the sexual domains of the QLQ-BR23/QLQ-BR45. Multivariable linear regression analyses compared sexual health between cancer survivors and cancer-free controls, and between short- and long-term cancer survivors. …”
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Behavioral and emotional profiles of school-age children with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability in Iran: a cross-sectional study by Khashayar Danandeh, Maryam Masoudi, Negar Sadat Ahmadi, Tanin Adl Parvar, Ali Heidarzadeh, Monir Shayestehfar, Mohammadreza Khomeijani-Farahani, Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Amirhossein Memari

“…In the end, the diagnostic value of some specific scores for diagnosing ASD was calculated. Results The final sample included 250 individuals with ASD and 463 with ID. …”
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How to evaluate ultra-processed food intake in pediatrics? UPF score: an easy alternative by Laura Fernanda Rosales-Arreola, Citlali Ayala-Galván, Estefany Villa-Aguilar, Analí Villegas-González, Rosa E. Soriano-Rosales, Beatriz Pérez-Guillé, José Francisco González-Zamora, Ailema González-Ortiz

“…Linear regression indicated higher fiber intake at lower UPF scores, declining with higher UPF scores. …”
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Associations between Food Insecurity and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation with ultra-processed food intake in lower-income U.S. adolescents by Aarohee P. Fulay, Ana Baylin, Julia A. Wolfson, Joyce M. Lee, Euridice Martinez-Steele, Cindy W. Leung

“…In the sample, the prevalence of marginal food security was 15.9%, the prevalence of food insecurity was 33.8%, and the prevalence of SNAP participation was 36.5%. …”
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A multi-model approach for estimation of ash yield in coal using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy by Sameeksha Mishra, Anup K. Prasad, Arya Vinod, Anubhav Shukla, Shailayee Mukherjee, Bitan Purkait, Atul K. Varma, Bhabesh C. Sarkar

“…FTIR spectroscopy data can accurately predict the ash yield in coal and perform well for coal samples from Johilla Coalfield, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh. …”
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Analysis of Mannose‐Binding Lectin Protein and mRNA Levels on Selected Chicken Breeds in South Africa by Peter Ayodeji Idowu, Takalani J. Mpofu, Oliver T. Zishiri, Khathutshelo A. Nephawe, Bohani Mtileni

“…A general linear model was done using Tukey's multiple comparison post hoc test. …”
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Normative values for the hypoparathyroidism patient questionnaire (HPQ28) in the German general population by Christian Trummer, Martina Blaschke, Deborah Quint, Maxi Schulz, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Matthias Büttner, Heide Siggelkow

“…Regression analyses proved a linear trend in the different scores regarding age and gender (p < 0.05 except for age on the GiS scale). …”
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Food Biodiversity and Diet Quality in Dutch Adults by Rosalie Bakker, Vera Booij, Mary Nicolaou, Corné van Dooren, Ingeborg Brouwer, Margreet Olthof

“…We assessed the associations between fruit DSR and diet quality in a representative sample of 2078 Dutch participants aged from 19 to 79 years. …”
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Development of a four autophagy-related gene signature for active tuberculosis diagnosis by Baoyan Ren, Feng Jia, Qixun Fang, Jingping Xu, Jingping Xu, Kangfeng Lin, Kangfeng Lin, Renhui Huang, Zhenqiong Liu, Xingan Xing, Xingan Xing

“…The optimal gene signature was selected based on optimal performance through a linear Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier with cross-validation. …”
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An oxidative stress-related molecular signature in atherosclerosis: identification of risk genes, construction of a diagnostic model, and characterization of immunocyte landscape by Zhile Li, Zhile Li, Hong Ling, Qiuyu Wei, Xiukai Tang, Danyi Zhang, Zhaohe Huang, Zhaohe Huang

“…We observed significantly greater immune infiltration in the high-risk group of AS samples than that in the low-risk group based on the linear predictor derived from our logistic model. …”
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A mobile hybrid deep learning approach for classifying 3D-like representations of Amazonian lizards by Arthur Gonsales da Silva, Arthur Gonsales da Silva, Roger Pinho de Oliveira, Caio de Oliveira Bastos, Caio de Oliveira Bastos, Elena Almeida de Carvalho, Bruno Duarte Gomes

“…This tool is aimed at processing and classifying three-dimensional samples of endemic lizard species from the Amazon rainforest. …”
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Adapting the Planetary Health Diet Index for children and adolescents by Carolina Venegas Hargous, Liliana Orellana, Claudia Strugnell, Camila Corvalan, Steven Allender, Colin Bell

“…PHDI-C was piloted among a sample of 958 Chilean children (3–6 years) using dietary data collected in 2016 through single 24-h recalls. …”
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Integrative bioinformatics and machine learning identify iron metabolism genes MAP4, GPT, and HIRIP3 as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in Alzheimer’s disease by Xiaoqiong An, Xiangguang Zeng, Zhenzhen Yi, Manni Cao, Yijia Wang, Wenfeng Yu, Wenfeng Yu, Zhenkui Ren, Zhenkui Ren

“…To assess changes in the immune microenvironment, single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) was employed. …”
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Prediction model based on gut microbiota as a non-invasive tool for gastric cancer diagnosis by Changchang Chen, Chen Chen, Xiaoguang Zheng, Weizhong Wang, Jian Shen, Gulei Jin, Jianxin Lyu, Lijun Lin

“…In this study, we collected 455 fecal samples, including 100 from healthy individuals (healthy controls [HCs]), 153 from GC patients, 43 from patients with non-neoplastic diseases of the stomach, and 159 from verification individuals. …”
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Conventional magnetic resonance imaging combined with three-dimensional ultrasound for preoperative prediction of immediate ablation rate in high-intensity focused ultrasound treat... by Qiong Hao, Junwei Liu, Ruoying Hou, Wenxia Huang, Juan Liao, Zhenjiang Lin, Tijiang Zhang

“…Paired-sample t-tests and Pearson’s correlation were employed to assess relationships between predicted and actual NPVR values. …”
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