Improvement of alexithymia in patients treated in mental health services for personality disorders: a longitudinal, observational study by Hanna Sayar, Theresa Wilberg, Theresa Wilberg, Ingeborg Ulltveit-Moe Eikenæs, Andreas Ekberg, Andreas Ekberg, Kai Leitemo, Katharina Teresa Enehaug Morken, Katharina Teresa Enehaug Morken, Eileen Oftedal, Eileen Oftedal, Siri Omvik, Dag Anders Ulvestad, Dag Anders Ulvestad, Geir Pedersen, Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein, Elfrida Hartveit Kvarstein

“…Supplementary outcomes included global psychosocial function and health-related life quality. Linear mixed models were applied for data analysis.ResultsAlexithymia was highly prevalent in the sample: 53% of subjects reported high levels and 20% moderate levels. …”
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Aquatic system assessment of potentially toxic elements in El Manzala Lake, Egypt: A statistical and machine learning approach by Asmaa Nour Aly Al-Falal, Salah Elsayed, Ezzat A. El Fadaly, Aissam Gaagai, Hani Amir Aouissi, Mohamed S. Abd El-baki, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Abdallah Elshawadfy Elwakeel, Zaher Mundher Yaseen, Osama Elsherbiny, E.I. Eltahir, Mohamed Gad

“…Water samples, collected over the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 periods, included sixteen physicochemical parameters for index calculation. …”
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Urinary metals and their associations with DNA oxidative damage among e-waste recycling workers in Hong Kong by Gengze Liao, Xueqiong Weng, Feng Wang, Yanny Hoi Kuen Yu, Victoria H. Arrandale, Alan Hoi-shou Chan, Shaoyou Lu, Lap Ah Tse

“…Therefore, from June 2021 to September 2022, this study collected urine samples from 101 e-waste workers and 100 office workers in Hong Kong to compare their urinary levels of metals using ICP-MS. …”
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Mean Arteriolar Diameter Measured from Wide-Field Swept-Source OCT Angiography: A Highly Sensitive Indicator for Mean Arterial Pressure by Yuchen Li, Yuyao Qu, Hanze Zhang, Yue Bian, Langxuan Yuan, Jingbo Hu, Shengrui Xu, Xiayu Xu, PhD, Jianqin Lei, MD

“…Main Outcome Measurements: The averaged caliber and fractal dimension of arteries and veins, as well as the arteriovenous ratio, were calculated from binarized vascular images. Generalized linear mixed models were used to test correlations between systemic parameters and these metrics. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota Diversity Across Different Digestive Tract Sites in Ningxiang Pigs by Wangchang Li, Xianglin Zeng, Lu Wang, Lanmei Yin, Qiye Wang, Huansheng Yang

“…Bioinformatics analyses included alpha and beta diversity assessments, linear discriminant analysis effect size (LEfSe) for biomarker identification, and PICRUSt2-based functional prediction. …”
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Beyond sleep: Rest and activity rhythm as a marker of preclinical and mild dementia in older adults with less education by Erika Satomi, Daniel Apolinário, Regina Miksian Magaldi, Alexandre Leopold Busse, Gisele Cristina Vieira Gomes, Elyse Ribeiro, Pedro Rodrigues Genta, Ronaldo Delmonte Piovezan, Dalva Poyares, Wilson Jacob-Filho, Claudia Kimie Suemoto

“…Future studies with larger samples should confirm these findings.…”
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A Multicenter Exploration of Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms in Malaysian Schools: Indoor Pollutants, Microbial Taxa, and Metabolites by Yi Zhang, Yongqi Bu, Yang Chen, Peian Chen, Bingqian Du, Jamal Hisham Hashim, Zailina Hashim, Gunilla Wieslander, Dan Norbäck, Yun Xia, Xi Fu

“…Using high-throughput amplicon sequencing and untargeted LC-MS, indoor microbiome and metabolites were characterized from classroom dust samples. Results: The study found that the prevalence of SBS symptoms was high across all three centers (51.0% to 54.6%). …”
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Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in follicular fluid with polycystic ovarian syndrome in infertile women may be mediated by sex hormones by Yating Bian, Yingxiao Yue, Yufan Cheng, Dan Wang, Lu He, Peixia Yan, Huan Song, Tong Wang, Weidong Zhou, Xu Zhang, Zhizhen Pan, Liangpo Liu, Liangpo Liu

“…Correlation analysis and multiple linear regression revealed the associations between PFAS and steroid hormones. …”
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Phylogeographic breaks and how to find them: An empirical attempt at separating vicariance from isolation by distance in a lizard with restricted dispersal by Rancilhac, Loïs, Miralles, Aurélien, Geniez, Philippe, Mendez-Aranda, Daniel, Beddek, Menad, Brito, José Carlos, Leblois, Raphaël, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…Using the nuclear markers, we then applied linear regression models to investigate whether genetic divergence could be explained by geographical distances alone, or barriers to gene flow (real phylogeographic breaks). …”
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A dietary pattern promoting gut sulfur metabolism is associated with increased mortality and altered circulating metabolites in low-income American adultsResearch in context by Kui Deng, Lei Wang, Sang Minh Nguyen, Martha J. Shrubsole, Qiuyin Cai, Loren Lipworth, Deepak K. Gupta, Wei Zheng, Xiao-Ou Shu, Danxia Yu

“…The association between SMDS and 1110 circulating metabolites was examined by linear regression among 1688 SCCS participants with untargeted metabolomic profiling of baseline plasma samples. …”
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Changing Plasmodium falciparum malaria prevalence in two villages of northeastern Tanzania between 2003 and 2021 in relation to vectors, interventions and climatic factors by Eric Lyimo, Neema B. Kulaya, Lembris Njotto, Nancy A. Kassam, Samwel Gesase, Anangisye Malabeja, Edwin A. Liheluka, Joyce R. Mbwana, Vito Baraka, Michael Alifrangis, Reginald A. Kavishe, Thomas Lavstsen, Bruno P. Mmbando, Thor G. Theander, Daniel T. R. Minja, John P. A. Lusingu, Christian W. Wang

“…Pearson's chi-squared test was used for comparing proportions, logistic and linear regressions test were used analyse associations. …”
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Health and Well-Being in the Context of Health-Promoting University Initiatives: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Needs Assessment Study at Qatar University by Ghadir Fakhri Al-Jayyousi, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Hanan Abdul Rahim, Manar E Abdel-Rahman, Isabel Ferreira, Banan Mukhalalati, Lily O'Hara, Hanan Khalil, Reema Tayyem, Elham S Abu Alhaija, Randa Abidia, Monica Zolezzi, Alla El-Awaisi, Noor Al-Wattary, Rafif Mahmood Al Saady, Maguy Saffouh El Hajj, Mujahed Shraim, Arpi K Abouhanian, Hatoun Saeb, Mustapha Mohammed

“…Descriptive analyses (eg, proportions or means with SDs), comparative analyses (eg, t tests or chi-square tests), and association analyses (eg, linear, logistic, or Poisson regression models) will be used to analyze the quantitative data. …”
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Sex differences in burnout and work-family conflict among Chinese emergency nurses: a cross-sectional study by Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Jianna Zhang, Jianna Zhang, Jianna Zhang

“…Correlation analyses revealed that burnout and work–family role behavior conflicts were positively associated with both sexes. Multiple linear regression analyses indicated that three dimensions of burnout including emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced work accomplishment significantly affected work–family role behavior conflict in both sexes. …”
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Development and validation of a polyfit approach for assessing alveolar bone loss using panoramic radiography by Erkang Tian, Jiawei Hong, Zihua Tang, Ruiting Ren, Shuoshun Li, Abbas Ahmed Abdulqader, Mingshan Li, Chaoran Xue, Xianglong Han, Juan Li

“…Pearson’s correlation analysis and linear regression analysis were used to test and verify the correlation between CBCT and panoramic radiography. …”
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GPS-based street-view greenspace exposure and wearable assessed physical activity in a prospective cohort of US women by Li Yi, Jaime E. Hart, Grete Wilt, Cindy R. Hu, Marcia Pescador Jimenez, Pi-I Debby Lin, Esra Suel, Perry Hystad, Steve Hankey, Wenwen Zhang, Jorge E. Chavarro, Francine Laden, Peter James

“…In addition, an IQR increase (10.6%) in grass exposure was associated with a 0.59 steps-per-minute decrease (95% CI: -0.79, -0.40); however, the association was non-linear and flattened out after the 75th percentile of street-view grass. …”
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Association between Loa loa microfilaremia and anatomical hyposplenia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study by Charlotte Boullé, Elodie Lebredonchel, Jérémy T. Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Jean Claude Djontu, Ludovic Rancé, Philippe Souteyrand, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Francine Ntoumi, Cédric B. Chesnais

“…Linear and logistic regressions were used to assess these associations. …”
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Ozone trends in homogenized Umkehr, ozonesonde, and COH overpass records by I. Petropavlovskikh, I. Petropavlovskikh, J. D. Wild, J. D. Wild, K. Abromitis, K. Abromitis, P. Effertz, P. Effertz, K. Miyagawa, L. E. Flynn, E. Maillard Barras, R. Damadeo, G. McConville, G. McConville, B. Johnson, P. Cullis, S. Godin-Beekmann, G. Ancellet, R. Querel, R. Van Malderen, D. Zawada

“…Trends are derived using vertical ozone profiles from NOAA's Dobson network via the Umkehr method (with a recent new homogenization), ozonesondes, and the NOAA COHesive Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Instrument (SBUV)/Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) satellite-based record (COH) sampled to match the geographical coordinates of the ground-based stations used in this study. …”
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Research on navigation method in closed-canopy orchard based on 3D LiDAR by Zhigang ZHANG, Kaiyuan BAO, Wenyu ZHANG, Fan DING, Zongyi TONG, Fukang ZHOU

“…In order to verify the accuracy and reliability of navigation path extraction, two methods, least squares method (LSM) and RANSAC, were used to obtain the navigation path directly and conduct comparative experiments. A linear quadratic regulator (LQR) was used for path following control. …”
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Longitudinal trajectory of plasma p-tau217 in cognitively unimpaired subjects by Francisco Martínez-Dubarbie, Armando Guerra-Ruiz, Sara López-García, Carmen Lage, Marta Fernández-Matarrubia, Ana Pozueta-Cantudo, María García-Martínez, Andrea Corrales-Pardo, María Bravo, Marcos López-Hoyos, Juan Irure-Ventura, Enrique Marco de Lucas, Marta Drake-Pérez, María Teresa García-Unzueta, Pascual Sánchez-Juan, Eloy Rodríguez-Rodríguez

“…We have studied factors associated with plasma p-tau217 changes by using different linear mixed-effects models. Results In amyloid-negative cognitively healthy subjects (n = 151) carriers of ApoE ε4 allele had significantly higher p-tau217 values than non-carriers (0.85 pg/mL; p-value < 0.001) and also a greater rate of change (0.01 pg/mL/year; p-value < 0.001). …”
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Association between Mindful Eating and Food Consumption in the NutriNet-Santé Cohort Study by Pauline Paolassini-Guesnier, Marion Van Beekum, Rebecca Shankland, Angélique Rodhain, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Mathilde Touvier, Sandrine Péneau

“…The degree of food processing was assessed using the NOVA classification. Logistic and linear regressions were used to analyze associations between ME as the exposure (score from 1 to 5), and diet quality, food groups, and ultra-processed food consumption as outcomes, stratified by sex, and considering sociodemographic and lifestyle covariates. …”
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