Do optimal prognostic thresholds in continuous physiological variables really exist? Analysis of origin of apparent thresholds, with systematic review for peak oxygen consumption,... by Alberto Giannoni, Resham Baruah, Tora Leong, Michaela B Rehman, Luigi Emilio Pastormerlo, Frank E Harrell, Andrew J S Coats, Darrel P Francis

“…Second, survival simulations always discovered a "most significant" threshold, even when there was definitely no step change in mortality. With linear increase in risk, the apparently-optimal threshold was always near the sample mean (r = 0.99, p<0.001).…”
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Using the OSCE to assess medical students’ communication and clinical reasoning during five years of restricted clinical practice by Armijo-Rivera Soledad, Zamorano Saavedra Catalina, Vicencio-Clarke Scarlett, Behrens Pérez Claudia, Pérez-Villalobos Cristhian

“…The higher CAT result was in the 2021 cohort, while the 2022 cohort exhibited a significantly higher CR score (p < 0.05). There is a linear tendency to grow over the years for both measures. …”
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Lactoferrin concentration in bovine milk: validation of radial immunodiffusion technique, sources of variation, and association to udder health status by Giovanni Niero, Steffi Anna Thomas, Kassiani Mouratidou, Giulio Visentin, Massimo De Marchi, Mauro Penasa, Martino Cassandro

“…The present study aimed to evaluate analytical performances of radial immunodiffusion (RID) technique for the quantification of milk lactoferrin (LF), and to investigate the main sources of variation of LF concentration in individual milk samples of Holstein Friesian (HF, n = 1516) and Simmental (SI, n = 230) cows. …”
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Genetic associations with temporal trends in physical activity and body mass index across four decades: the population-based HUNT study, Norway by Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Paul Jarle Mork, Eivind Schjelderup Skarpsno, Tom Ivar Nilsen, Atle Kongsvold, Mats Flaaten, David Carslake

“…Leisure-time physical activity and body mass index were assessed at all four surveys, and biological samples were obtained for genotyping since the second survey. …”
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Impacts of the US CDC recommendation on human papillomavirus vaccine uptake, 2010–2015 by Pallab K. Ghosh, Ahmed Chaudhry, Janis E. Campbell, Myongjin Kim, Kyle Smith, Firat Demir, Junying Zhao

“…Dummy regressions were estimated by a Linear Probability Model (LPM) with fixed effects for target and non-target age groups.ResultsThe policy was significantly associated with a 14.8% (p &lt; 0.001) increased individual likelihood of HPV vaccination for men aged 11–21. …”
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Factors influencing the overall satisfaction of teachers participating in a nationwide school-based smoking prevention program in Korea by Geon Heo, Seulgi Kim, Sung-il Cho, Seunghyun Yoo, Jieun Hwang

“…To identify factors influencing teachers’ overall satisfaction, independent variables were categorized into three types of factors: personal, school, and teacher perceptions. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed for each factor to test the independent association. …”
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Falls and Fractures among Nursing Home Residents Treated with Pimavanserin versus Other Atypical Antipsychotics: Analysis of Medicare Beneficiaries with Parkinson’s Disease Psychos... by Krithika Rajagopalan, Nazia Rashid, Daksha Gopal, Dilesh Doshi

“…Demographic characteristics were described using chi-square and t-tests. Generalized linear models were used to assess difference in risks of falls/fractures. …”
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The immediate alteration of cerebellar Glx/GABA and cerebello-thalamo-cortical connectivity in patients with schizophrenia after cerebellar TMS by Chenyang Yao, Youjin Zhao, Qian Zhang, Ziyuan Zhao, Kai Ai, Bo Zhang, Su Lui

“…MRI scans were conducted pre- and post-TMS to detect changes in CTC functional connectivity, GABA, Glx, and Glx/GABA. Linear Mixed-Effects Model (LMEM) and two-sample tests were employed to analyze changes in these variables from baseline to post-TMS. …”
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Study of the effect of cutting modes on output parameters under high-speed steel turn-milling by D. A. Matlygin, A. V. Savilov, A. S. Pyatykh, S. A. Timofeev

“…It was established that the dependence of roughness on feed had a linear character over the entire investigated range of cutting modes. …”
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Assessing the Efficacy of the INTELLECT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Mobile App for Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Among At-Risk Japanese Employees: Randomized Controlled Trial by Kengo Yokomitsu, Riki Oimatsu, Sean Han Yang Toh, Oliver Sündermann

“…Subsequent assessments were conducted at 1-month and 2-month follow-up intervals. Linear mixed models were used to evaluate any effects of the self-guided intervention on depressive symptoms, as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-4, and cognitive behavioral skills, as measured by the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills Scale. …”
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Nonlinear Association Between Red Cell Distribution Width-to-Albumin Ratio and Retinopathy: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gu J, Qiu S, Sun Z

“…Nonlinear associations between RAR and retinopathy risk were evaluated using generalized additive models, with a two-piecewise linear regression employed to identify the inflection point.Results: The prevalence of retinopathy increased with higher quartiles of RAR (P &lt; 0.001). …”
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Research on the Transformer Failure Diagnosis Method Based on Fluorescence Spectroscopy Analysis and SBOA Optimized BPNN by Xueqing Chen, Dacheng Li, Anjing Wang

“…In order to eliminate the influence of noise factors on the spectral analysis and boost the accuracy of the diagnosis, a variety of spectral preprocessing algorithms, such as Savitzky–Golay (SG), moving median, moving mean, gaussian, locally weighted linear regression smoothing (Lowess), locally weighted quadratic regression smoothing (Loess), and robust (RLowess) and (Rloess), are used to smooth denoise the collected spectral data. …”
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Maternal vitamin B12 deficiency and perinatal outcomes in southern India. by Julia L Finkelstein, Amy Fothergill, Jesse T Krisher, Tinku Thomas, Anura V Kurpad, Pratibha Dwarkanath

“…Linear and binomial regression models were used to evaluate the associations of maternal vitamin B12 biomarkers with neonatal vitamin B12 status and perinatal outcomes.…”
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Development of detection methods for 31 pesticide and veterinary drug residues in bee products from Chongqing and their risk assessment of dietary exposure by WU Rong, HE Lingzhi, TAN Meiling, ZHANG Hua, YAN Rui

“…Under these conditions, the 25 veterinary drug and 6 pesticides residues showed good linear relationships in the range of 0.2-250 ng/ml and 1.0-250 ng/ml, respectively (R²&gt;0.99), their detection limits, quantitation limits, standard recovery rates and relative standard deviations of precision tests results were 0.006-0.057 μg/kg, 0.021-0.191 μg/kg, 60.3%-116.7%, and 0.3%-13.2%, respectively, indicating that the method had high accuracy and good repeatability, and was suitable for the determination of the pesticide and veterinary drug residues in bee products. …”
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Architecture of an automated program complex based on a multiple kernel svm classifier for analyzing malicious executable files by Alan Nafiiev, Andrii Rodionov

“…The multiple kernel SVM classifier integrates different data representations using various kernels, allowing for both linear and nonlinear relationships to be considered in the classification process. …”
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The impact of eco-innovation on circular economy in EU countries: How patents affect circular material use rate? by Armand Kasztelan, Tomasz Kijek, Arkadiusz Kijek

“…The study sample includes 28 European Union (EU) countries. …”
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Anticoagulation adherence and its associated factors in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cross-sectional study by Tsae-Jyy Wang, Pei-Ti Chen, Ming-Hsiung Hsieh, Ju-Chi Liu, Chieh-Yu Liu, Kwua-Yun Wang, Wen-Chun Laio

“…The difference in adherence to warfarin (mean=8.6; SD=1.6) and NOACs (mean=8.9; SD=2.0) was statistically insignificant. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that perceived barriers (β=0.18, p=0.017) and self-efficacy (β=−0.48, p&lt;0.001) were significant predictors of anticoagulation adherence. …”
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Impact of burnout on turnover, medical errors, medical leave and a cross-sectional study of contributing factors among Chilean physicians by Rodrigo Guiloff, Francisco Villalón López, Adrian P Mundt, Alejandro Hirmas, Rita M Rivera

“…The sample included 64.1% women, with a mean age of 37.7 years (SD=11.3). …”
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Self-efficacy, self-esteem, and happiness in older adults: A cross-sectional study. by Towhid Babazadeh, Soheila Ranjbaran, Sara Pourrazavi, Khalil Maleki Chollou, Akbar Nadi, Erfan Saeedi Tazekand

“…Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis revealed that demographic factors accounted for 15.3% of the variance in happiness, while self-efficacy and self-esteem explained an additional 43.0%, totaling 58.7%. …”
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Mothers' Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior Concerning Their Kindergarten Children's Oral Health: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Dhuha K. Qahtan, Osama M. Felemban, Rana A. Alamoudi, Nada O. Bamashmous, Eman A. El Ashiry, Najlaa M. Alamoudi

“…Material and Methods This was a cross‐sectional study conducted in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The sample was selected randomly from public and private KGs in Jeddah. …”
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