Confirmatory factor analysis of the 8RNEVS scale in a sample of Mexican university students by Francisco Nilson Gonçalves Balbé, Omar Arodi Flores Laguna, Jose Leonardo Jimenez Ortiz, Emerald Branson Francis

“…Objective: To perform a confirmatory validity test of the 8 Natural Remedies for a Healthy Lifestyle (8RNEVS) scale and verify the model's goodness-of-fit indices in students from a denominational university. …”
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Global data for ecology and epidemiology: a novel algorithm for temporal Fourier processing MODIS data. by Jörn P W Scharlemann, David Benz, Simon I Hay, Bethan V Purse, Andrew J Tatem, G R William Wint, David J Rogers

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We present a novel spline-based algorithm that overcomes the processing problems of composited MODIS data. The algorithm is tested on artificial data generated using randomly selected values of both amplitudes and phases, and provides an accurate estimate of the input variables under all conditions. …”
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Predictors of oral anticoagulant-associated adverse events in seniors transitioning from hospital to home: a retrospective cohort study protocol by Lehana Thabane, James Douketis, Anne Holbrook, Gary Foster, Harsukh Benipal, J. Michael Paterson

“…A Cox proportional hazards model will be used to determine the association between the composite outcome and a set of prespecified covariates. …”
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Optimization of ultrasound-assisted extraction of glycyrrhizic acid from licorice using response surface methodology by Seol Jang, A. Yeong Lee, A. Reum Lee, Goya Choi, Ho Kyoung Kim

“…Conclusion: The experimental values agreed with those predicted by RSM models, thus indicating the suitability of the model employed and the success of RSM in optimizing the extraction conditions. …”
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Thermohydraulic Performance in SMR Reactors with Mixed Oxide (U, Th)O2 Fuel: A Computational Approach by Pedro Emanuel Moraes Santos, Mariana Cecilia Betancourt, Leorlen Yunier Rojas Mazaira, Carlos Rafael García Hernández, Dany Sanchez Dominguez, Carlos Alberto Brayner de Oliveira Lira

“…Utilizing a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model implemented in OpenFOAM, this study considers the variability of the thermophysical properties of the materials as influenced by temperature changes. …”
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The Role of Cognitive Performance in Older Europeans’ General Health: Insights from Relative Importance Analysis by Eleni Serafetinidou, Christina Parpoula

“…Participants were classified into good or poor health status, and logistic regression models assessed the predictive significance of cognitive variables on general health, supplemented by a relative importance analysis to estimate relative effect sizes. …”
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Spatiotemporal Multivariate Weather Prediction Network Based on CNN-Transformer by Ruowu Wu, Yandan Liang, Lianlei Lin, Zongwei Zhang

“…After that, in order to ensure that the model has better prediction ability for global and local hotspot areas, we designed a composite loss function based on MSE and SSIM to focus on the global and structural distribution of weather to achieve more accurate multivariate weather prediction. …”
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A dataset of tracked mesoscale precipitation systems in the tropics by James Russell, Manikandan Rajagopal, Peter Veals, Gregor Skok, Edward Zipser, Michell Tinoco‐Morales

“…The TIMPS dataset provides the means for detailed long‐term and large‐scale study of MCSs in all regions of the tropics with applications such as composite studies of MCS life cycles and the evaluation of model performance.…”
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Assessing Attitudes Toward Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for Enhancing Creativity in Secondary Education [Evaluación de actitudes hacia la ciencia, tecno... by Mujib, Mardiyah Mardiyah

“…Reliability values for the four factors ranged between .73 and .94 with Cronbach Alpha, while those for composite reliability ranged between .97 and .97. The relationship between variables in attitudes toward the STEM instrument identified various path coefficients and effect sizes, indicating strong correlations between the STEM attitude variables. …”
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Mapping Ecosystem Functional Groups in the Republic of Korea Based on the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology by Kyungil Lee, Haedam Baek, Chul-Hyun Choi, Sang-Hak Han, Seonyoung Park

“…To evaluate the potential of EFG classification, the RF model was trained on seasonal satellite composites and environmental variables, achieving an overall accuracy of 80%. …”
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Beyond the closed-forest paradigm: Cross-scale vegetation structure in temperate Europe before the late-Quaternary megafauna extinctions by Elena A. Pearce, Florence Mazier, Charles W. Davison, Oliver Baines, Szymon Czyżewski, Ralph Fyfe, Krzysztof Bińka, Steve Boreham, Jacques-Louis de Beaulieu, Cunhai Gao, Wojciech Granoszewski, Anna Hrynowiecka, Małgorzata Malkiewicz, Tim Mighall, Bożena Noryśkiewicz, Irena Agnieszka Pidek, Jaqueline Strahl, Hanna Winter, Jens-Christian Svenning

“…Using LOVE (Local Vegetation Estimates) and REVEALS (Regional Estimates of VEgetation Abundance from Large Sites) models, this study reconstructs vegetation patterns across local (∼9 km²) and regional (∼100 km²) scales. …”
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Optimization of stope dimensions using response surface method coupling a hybrid chaos-genetic algorithm by Ming lan, Hanwen Jia, Ju Ma

“…A second-order response surface model was constructed based on these findings, enabling the formulation of a comprehensive optimization framework. …”
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Soluble ST2 does not change cardiovascular risk prediction compared to cardiac troponin T in kidney transplant candidates. by Mira T Keddis, Ziad El-Zoghby, Bruce Kaplan, Jeffrey W Meeusen, Leslie J Donato, Fernando G Cosio, D Eric Steidley

“…During 28 months (IQR 25.3-30), 7.5% died, 13.0% developed CVE and 19.0% developed the composite outcome. Elevated sST2 was associated with the composite outcome (hazard ratio = 1.76, CI 1.06-2.73, p = 0.029) on univariate analysis but not after adjusting for age, diabetes and cTnT (p = 0.068). sST2 did not change the risk prediction model for composite outcome after including age, diabetes, prior history of CVE and elevated cTnT.…”
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Correlation of plasma insulin-like factor 6 level with risk of acute aortic syndrome and adverse prognosis by DONG Wang, DONG Wang, WANG Ying, ZHANG Mingle

“…Spearman correlation analysis was used to assess the relationship between plasma INSL6 and other variables, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of INSL6 for AAS occurrence, multivariate conditional logistic regression model was utilized to analyze the association between plasma INSL6 and AAS onset, and Kaplan-Meier survival curve and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model was applied to analyze the relationship between acute-phase plasma INSL6 level and adverse prognosis in AAS patients. …”
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Waterbody type dependence of the spatial distribution of macroinvertebrate communities in temperate China by Yujie Si, Junxia Wang, Junxia Wang, Hongxiang Li, Haonan Li, Ping He, Lei Jin, Cunqi Liu

“…In the lake, spatial and environmental variables contributed to the spatial distribution of macroinvertebrate communities, while in the river, spatial variables were slightly more important than environmental variables. …”
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User Behavior Analysis of E-Wallet Usage Among Gen Z using the Theory of Planned Behavior by Muhammad Zacky Raditya, Mona Fronita, Eki Saputra, Megawati Megawati

“…A quantitative research method was employed, and data were analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Instrument validity was tested through discriminant validity, while reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s Alpha and Composite Reliability. …”
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Lightweight deep learning system for automated bone age assessment in Chinese children: enhancing clinical efficiency and diagnostic accuracy by Pang Hai, Zhang Bin, Liu Kesheng, Li Cong, Xu Fei

“…The model attains an average accuracy of 80.3% on the training set and 81.5% on the test set, with a total parameter count of 15.8 million—56–86% fewer than comparable models (e.g., ResNet50, InceptionV3). …”
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Race, Neighborhood Economic Status, Income Inequality and Mortality. by Nicolle A Mode, Michele K Evans, Alan B Zonderman

“…Correlations among these variables in most urban areas have limited what conclusions can be drawn from existing research. …”
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Degradation of Anti-Nutritional Factors in Maize Gluten Feed by Fermentation with <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>: A Focused Study on Optimizing Fermentation Conditions by Xiaohong Sun, Lei Ma, Yaoquan Xuan, Jianfen Liang

“…The accuracy of the predicted model was validated by subsequent experimentation. …”
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Effect of process parameters and optimization of photocatalytic removal of lead from wastewater over CuZn oxide nanocomposite using response surface methodology by Hiba Abduladheem Shakir, Alyaa K. Mageed, May Ali Alsaffar, Mohamed Abdel Rahman Abdel Ghany

“…Under ideal conditions, the model fairly projected a removal effectiveness of approximately 90 %. …”
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