Vision-related Quality of Life (VRQOL) and its determinants among the Elderly in rural blocks of Haryana, India by Mona Duggal, Ankita Kankaria, Latika Rohilla, Harashish Jindal, Limalemla Jamir, Parul Chawla Gupta, Debarati Sarkar, Vaibhav Miglani, Akash Kumar, Drishti Sharma, Neha Dahiya, Siddhartha Sharma, Sandeep Grover

“…Chi-Sq. test or Fisher's for categorical variables and multivariable linear regression model was run to calculate the determinants of the VFQ composite score. …”
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Optimization of dye effluent decolorization by halotolerant Halomonas strain D2 in static culture condition by Ali Partovinia, Maryam Otadi, Amirhossein Alaedini

“…Biodegradation of dye was investigated by 30 experiments according to the Central Composite Design (CCD) and RSM. According to previous related research performed by one factor at time (OFAT), the effects of four variables of dye concentration, NaCl salt concentration, pH, and temperature on bioremediation at 10-30 ppm, 2-10 %, 5.5-9.5 and 20-40 °C, respectively, were studied. …”
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Suicidal ideation, attempt and associated factors among adult cancer patients at Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2023 by Kunuya Kunno, Asmare Belete, Tamrat Anbesaw, Monenus Teshome, Shimelis Girma Kassaye, Badiru Dawud, Zelalem Birhan

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the significance of the association between the dependent and independent variables. Variables with a p-value <0.25 were candidates for the multivariable logistic regression so that predictors of suicidal ideation and attempt were identified at a p-value < 0.05, with a 95% confidence interval (CI), in the final model.ResultsThis study reported that 24% and 10.7% of the patients with cancer had suicide ideation and attempted suicide in the previous 12 months, respectively. …”
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Digitally mapping soil health at regional scale: disentangling drivers and predicting spatial land use effects by Valentina Rubio, Joseph Amsili, David G. Rossiter, Andrew McDonald, Harold van Es

“…Four biological (soil organic matter, permanganate-oxidizable C, protein, and respiration) and two physical (water aggregate stability and available water capacity) soil indicators as well as a composite SH index were evaluated to 1) quantify the relationships among climate, inherent soil properties, and land use to SH indicators; 2) develop data-driven models for predicting and mapping SH indicators at regional scale; and 3) use predicted SH maps to estimate impacts from hypothetical regional land use change scenarios. …”
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Optimizing Energy and Spectral Efficiency in Mobile Networks: A Comprehensive Energy Sustainability Framework for Network Operators by Luis Mata, Marco Sousa, Pedro Vieira, Maria Paula Queluz, Antonio Rodrigues

“…This paper introduces the Energy Sustainability Framework, which provides a composite index to evaluate the spectral and energy efficiencies of BSs, summarised across four classes: A, B, C, and D. …”
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Synergistic fermentation of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) bio-enriched soy milk: optimization and techno-functional characterization of next generation functional vegan foods by Ananya Rana, Neetu Kumra Taneja, Anupama Singh, Tejpal Dhewa, Vikram Kumar, Ankur Kumar, Komal Chauhan, Vijay Juneja, Harinder Singh Oberoi

“…The second-order model effectively predicted responses, identifying optimal fermentation conditions for developing vitamin B2-enriched soymilk: temperature (A) 36 °C, pH (B) 5.5, fermentation time (C): 11 h, inoculum size for L. plantarum MTCC 25432 (D): 2%, MTCC 25433 (E): 2%, and L acidophilus NCIM (F): 0.43%. …”
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Derivation of a simple risk calculator for predicting clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease by K. El-Kersh, R. Bag, N. Bhatt, C. King, A. Waxman, F. Rischard, H. Kim, D. Cella, E. Shen, SD Nathan

“…Stepwise regression, Harrell’s c-index, and clinician input were used to derive 2 multivariable Cox PH models from a set of candidate variables. The models were then simplified by applying a point-scoring system to the predictors and refitting with total point score as the covariate. …”
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Association of serum inflammatory markers in early-pregnancy with the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort in Shenzhen, China by Yijin Wang, Qinqin Ren, Hui Yuan, Yang Wang, Yao Liu, Yuanhuan Wei, Ruifang Sun, Hongguang Yang, Ping Tian, Jianjun Yang, Guifang Deng

“…Using a restriction cubic spline with baseline SII and SIRI as continuous variables, the dose–response associations between the incidence of GDM and SII and SIRI were explored.ResultsFollowing Ln-transformation of the SII and SIRI, multivariate models showed that Ln (SII) (odds ratio [OR] = 1.759; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.272–2.432) and Ln (SIRI) (OR = 1.556; 95% CI: 1.187–2.042) were positively associated with the risk of GDM in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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The study of the effectiveness of soybean oil and castor oil as flow improvers for waxy petroleum crude oil by C. F. Uzoh, S. U. John, H. A. Ezea, L. I. Igbonekwu, E. M. Madiebo

“…Experiments were conducted as per central composite design (CCD), and the data was used for model building. …”
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Impact of Marketing, Sales and Innovations on Business Performance Analysis in Intellectual Capital Research: Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania

“…Simultaneously, simplifying the model using composite aggregate ratios on both sides of the equation has created a precondition for optimizing impact models worldwide.…”
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Multivariable Analysis of Primary Care Physician Adherence to Guideline-recommended Pharmacotherapy of Stable Coronary Artery Disease by S. K. Zyryanov, S. B. Fitilev, A. V. Vozzhaev, I. I. Shkrebniova

“…Logistic multivariable regression model (gender, age, 6 medical history variables) identified 6 patient-related factors that were significantly associated with physician adherence to guideline-recommended pharmacotherapy: age (odds ratio [OR] 0,97; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0,95-0,99; p=0,009), arterial hypertension (OR 3,89; 95%CI 2,19-6,90; p<0,001), dyslipidemia (OR 2,31; 95%CI 1,23-4,34; p=0,009), chronic heart failure (OR 1,95; 95%CI 1,06-3,61; p=0,032), revascularization (OR 2,14; 95%CI 1,33-3,45; p=0,002), myocardial infarction (OR 0,28; 95%CI 0,16-0,48; p<0,001).Conclusion. …”
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Dynamic Lipid–Glycaemic Index and Inflammation—Endothelial Shifts and Fetal Aortic Wall Thickening: A Repeated-Measures Gestational Phenotyping Study by Maria Cezara Muresan, Biliana Belovan, Ioan Sîrbu, Zoran Laurentiu Popa, Cosmin Citu, Ioan Sas, Adrian Ratiu

“…An XGBoost model incorporating these Δ-variables predicted high fetal IMT (≥90th percentile) with AUROC 0.88, outperforming logistic regression (AUROC 0.74). …”
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Pilot project to study the association of troponin I with cardiovascular events in the population of Russian region by S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina, A. V. Kontsevaya, E. B. Yarovaya, V. A. Kutsenko, V. A. Metelskaya, A. V. Kapustina, Yu. A. Balanova, O. A. Litinskaya, M. S. Pokrovskaya

“…For categorical variables, the NRIcategorial was used. Both methods of including cTnI in the model significantly improve the risk classification of severe endpoints in men.Conclusion. …”
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Spatial distribution and urban–rural disparity of unmet need for family planning among married/in-union women in Ethiopia: a spatial and decomposition analysis by Shimels Derso Kebede, Daniel Niguse Mamo, Jibril Bashir Adem, Agmasie Damtew Walle, Yawkal Tsega, Elsabeth Addisu, Zinabu Bekele Tadese, Ermias Bekele Enyew

“…Finally, multivariable decomposition analysis via a logit model was used to decompose the observed difference in unmet need by the compositional difference and the difference in effects of explanatory variables between places of residence.ResultsSpatial distribution of unmet need for family planning was clustered in Ethiopia with a global Moran's I index value of 0.25 (p-value = 0.004). …”
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NF1 expression profiling in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma: genomic associations and survival outcomes by Michael Chang, Mohamed Sherief, Maria Ioannou, Viveka Chinnasamy, Lucy Chen, Michael Frost, Michelle Mattson-Hoss, Herb Sarnoff, David O. Kamson, Matthias Holdhoff, Debraj Mukherjee, Chetan Bettegowda, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, Victoria Croog, Peng Huang, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Calixto-Hope G. Lucas, Karisa C. Schreck

“…Cox proportional hazards model correcting for prognostic variables in this subset revealed HR 3.23 (95% CI 1.29–8.06, p = 0.01) associated with decreased NF1 expression by IHC. …”
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Intrinsic capacity in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies compared with those with Alzheimer’s disease: A cross-sectional study by Marie Collin, Justine Bonnet-Chateau, Victor Gilles, Sophie Dautricourt, Thomas Gilbert, Zaza Makaroff, Marie-Hélène Coste, Virginie Dauphinot, Antoine Garnier-Crussard

“…Compared with AD patients, DLB patients had significantly more impaired IC in all domains, with greater risks of impaired vitality (odds ratio (OR) 2.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.60–3.72), locomotion (OR 3.50, 95% CI 2.15–5.90), psychology (OR 2.60, 95% CI 1.73–3.92) and hearing (OR 2.30, 95% CI 1.53–3.49), according to the adjusted models. Similarly, when IC domains were considered linear variables, IC across all domains was significantly lower in the DLB group than in the AD group. …”
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Optimization of synthesis conditions of hydrochar and pyrohydrochar from fish bones for their use in the adsorption of fluoride from water by Sergio Armando Cruz Briano, Nahum Andrés Medellín Castillo, Juan Carlos Moreno Piraján, Liliana Giraldo Gutiérrez, Guillermo Javier Castro Larragoitia, Pablo Delgado Sánchez, Alfredo Israel Flores Rojas, Hilda Guadalupe Cisneros Ontiveros

“…In this study, the optimization of the synthesis variables of hydrochar (HC) and pyrohydrochar (PHC) obtained from pleco fish spines that would generate the highest fluoride adsorption capacity and synthesis yield was carried out. …”
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Identifying and Validating Indicators of Ritualism in the Iranian Higher Education System: A Mixed-Methods Study by Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah, Reza Hoveida, Mostafa Bagherian Far

“…The quantitative results further demonstrated that the model derived from the qualitative phase exhibited a good fit, with all items associated with ritualism indicators in higher education displaying acceptable factor loadings. …”
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Petrology and Geochemistry of the Aroud Granitoid Pluton, North of Alam Kuh, Central Western Alborz by Shadi Noori KHeymehsari, Nematollah Rashidnejad Omran, Mohammadreza Ghorbani, Huai-jen yang

“…These geochemical characteristics suggest a petrogenetic model involving delamination and partial melting of a mafic lower continental crust in the Aroud region, resulting in the generation of continental-type adakites (C-type adakites). …”
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The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of the 12-Lead ECG in Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathy by Leonardo Calò, MD, Cinzia Crescenzi, MD, Andrea Di Marco, MD, PhD, Francesca Fanisio, MD, Fabiana Romeo, MD, Alessio Gargaro, MSc, Annamaria Martino, MD, PhD, Chiara Cappelletto, MD, Marco Merlo, MD, Mattia Targetti, MD, Elisabetta Toso, MD, Federica Toto, MD, Maria Beatrice Musumeci, MD, Giacomo Tini, MD, Michele Ciabatti, MD, Matteo Stefanini, MD, Stefano Canestrelli, MD, Elisa Fedele, MD, Chiara Lanzillo, MD, PhD, Armando Fusco, MD, PhD, Federica Carla Sangiuolo, MD, PhD, Cinzia Radesich, MD, Maria Perotto, MD, Maurizio Pieroni, MD, Ruggiero Mango, MD, PhD, Alessio Gasperetti, MD, PhD, Camillo Autore, MD, Michela Casella, MD, PhD, Antonio Dello Russo, MD, PhD, Davide Stolfo, MD, PhD, Mikael Laredo, MD, PhD, Estelle Gandjbakhch, MD, PhD, Maddalena Graziosi, MD, PhD, Elena Biagini, MD, PhD, Costantina Catalano, MD, Ludovica Barile, MD, Fabrizio Drago, MD, Marianna Cicenia, MD, Anwar Baban, MD, PhD, Gemma Pelargonio, MD, PhD, Maria Lucia Narducci, MD, Federica Re, MD, Giovanni Peretto, MD, Elena Paiotti, MD, Carles Diez Lopez, MD, Iacopo Olivotto, MD, Fiorenzo Gaita, MD, Gianfranco Sinagra, MD, Giuseppe Novelli, MD, PhD

“…In multivariable analysis, LPFB (OR: 4.7; 95% CI: 1.2-18.3), syncope (OR: 84.95; 95% CI: 14-496), transmural late gadolinium enhancement (OR: 9.95; 95% CI: 2.3-36), and right ventricular ejection fraction (OR: 0.92; 95% CI: 0.87-0.97) were the independent predictors of MAE. The model including these 4 variables achieved a remarkable predictive capability (area under the curve: 0.9). …”
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