Large -scale wheat flour folic acid fortification program increases plasma folate levels among women of reproductive age in urban Tanzania. by Ramadhani A Noor, Ajibola I Abioye, Nzovu Ulenga, Salum Msham, George Kaishozi, Nilupa S Gunaratna, Ramadhani Mwiru, Erin Smith, Christina Nyhus Dhillon, Donna Spiegelman, Wafaie Fawzi

“…We also assessed the relative risk of folate deficiency during follow-up using log-binomial regression. The mean (±SE) pre-fortification plasma folate level for the women was 5.44-ng/ml (±2.30) at baseline. …”
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Towards interpretable drug interaction prediction via dual-stage attention and Bayesian calibration with active learning by Rongpei Li, Yufang Zhang, Heqi Sun, Shenggeng Lin, Guihua Jia, Yitian Fang, Chen Zhang, Xiaotong Song, Jianwei Zhao, Lyubin Hu, Yajing Yuan, Xueying Mao, Jiayi Li, Aman Kaushik, Dandan An, Dongqing Wei

“…Methods We propose Dual-stage attention and Bayesian calibration with active learning Drug-Drug Interaction (DABI-DDI), a novel framework integrating: (1) A dual-stage attention mechanism with LSTM networks for capturing temporal dependencies in drug interactions, (2) a Bayesian calibration approach with beta-binomial modeling for refining interaction signals and reducing false positives, (3) an active learning strategy for efficient sample selection, and (4) a network pharmacology component linking drug interactions to underlying biological mechanisms. …”
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Risk analysis of contamination by potentially zoonotic parasites found in public squares at Southern Brazil by Julia Somavilla Lignon, Bianca Conrad Bohm, Natália Soares Martins, Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn, Felipe Geraldo Pappen, Diego Moscarelli Pinto

“…The results were interpreted through descriptive data analysis and Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) with a binomial distribution and logit link function. Results In total, 4262 samples were analyzed. where 63% of positive sand samples and 50.4% of positive feces samples were parasitized by Ancylostoma spp. …”
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The roles of L1 transfer, L2 exposure, and morphological salience in bilingual children's L2 English morphological development by Xuan Wang, Stephanie McMillen, Yan Shi

“…IntroductionThe present study aims to advance our understanding of bilingual children's L2 morpheme acquisition variability by examining the child-internal factor of L1 transfer, child-external factor of L2 exposure, as well as the linguistic factor of morphological salience.MethodDrawing on naturalistic conversational data from a corpus of bilingual children's language samples, we analyzed the production accuracy of five English inflectional morphemes in 21 language samples from Spanish-English bilingual children and 25 language samples from Mandarin-English bilingual children. …”
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House-Level Risk Factors for Aedes aegypti Infestation in the Urban Center of Castilla la Nueva, Meta State, Colombia by Adolfo Vásquez-Trujillo, Doris Cardona-Arango, Angela M. Segura-Cardona, Daniel C. Portela-Câmara, Nildimar Alves-Honório, Gabriel Parra-Henao

“…A cross-sectional cohort study was conducted in houses in the urban area of the municipality of Castilla la Nueva, where 307 houses were sampled by systematic random sampling during May 2018. …”
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Dynamic tracking of native precursors in adult mice by Suying Liu, Sarah E Adams, Haotian Zheng, Juliana Ehnot, Seul K Jung, Greer Jeffrey, Theresa Menna, Louise Purton, Hongzhe Lee, Peter Kurre

“…Assuming the random induction of a stable label in precursors following a binomial distribution, estimates depend on the inverse correlation between precursor numbers and the variance of precursor labeling among independent samples. …”
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Integrated analysis of genetic, proteinic, and metabolomic alterations in Behcet’s disease by Yanlin Pu, Jing Liang, Yao Wang, Wanyun Zhang, Chuiren Zhou, Ju Shao, Jin Hu, Minghui Chen, Yunjie Shi, Yongdan Mao, Zhijun Chen

“…This study was based on 745 studies that identified a collection of 2354 differential molecules with 3574 molecule entries in blood, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, CD4+T cells, and aqueous humor samples from patients with BD. In this study, the results of binomial analysis showed that the circulating levels of 38 molecules, including interferon-γ and interleukin 17, were consistently upregulated, whereas high density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein A, hemoglobin, and glutathione were consistently downregulated. …”
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An approach to the meso-scale epidemiological behavior of Plasmodiophora brassicae from cruciferous crops under tropical conditions; Supplementary material by Andres F. Quintero-Mercado, Juan Camilo Garcia-Peña, Andrea Botero-Ramirez, Celsa Garcia, Joaquín Guillermo Ramírez-Gil

“…The presence and inoculum density of the pathogen were determined by visual inspection of symptoms and quantification by qPCR of soil samples in a total of 127 plots located in regions with the highest production of species from the Brassicaceae family. …”
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Impact of Viral Co-Detection on the Within-Host Viral Diversity of Influenza Patients by Su Myat Han, Yoshiano Kubo, Alexis Robert, Marc Baguelin, Koya Ariyoshi

“…Seven samples had no detectable iSNVs. Notably, the majority of iSNVs (86%) were unique and rarely shared across samples. …”
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Impact of agricultural diversity and market accessibility on dietary outcomes for households, women, and children in Bangladesh by Musammet Rasheda Begum, Injamamul Hasnine, Klinton Barua, Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan

“…A binary logistic regression and negative binomial regression model were applied to find the significant factors associated with HDD, WDD, and CDD. …”
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Trajectories of Symptom Clusters and Their Predictive Factors in Patients With Colorectal Cancer 3 Months After Surgery: A Longitudinal Study by Yue Li, Wenwen Gan, Qin Mao, Hongying Wu, Ting Cao, Haiyan Wu, Xiaorong Mao

“…Methods Convenience sampling was used to recruit inpatients with CRC who were scheduled for surgical treatment at the Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital between October 2022 and September 2023. …”
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Level of health literacy on cervical cancer and its correlates among women of reproductive age group in an Eastern state of India by Bijaya Nanda Naik, Manisha Verma, Rajath Rao, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Sanjay Pandey, Sangam Jha, Anuvarshini Ramalingam, Bhavna Singh

“…Materials and methods: This study included 305 married women, selected using judgmental sampling, who had attended the obstetrics and gynaecology department of the study site for at least 6 months. …”
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Predictors of virological outcomes in patients with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Osogbo, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Funso Abidemi Olagunju, Samuel Olorunyomi Oninla, Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Kayode Phillip Fadahunsi, Abimbola Ololade Odeyemi, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Ayodele Raphael Ajayi, James Ebun Atolagbe, Emmanuel Teju Jolayemi

“…Multivariate analysis (binomial regression) was employed to determine predictors of virological outcomes. …”
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Mental stress due to poor organizational climate and high work commitment as predictor of 10-year registered sickness absence: a cohort study based on The Population Study of Women... by Marit Knapstad, Lauren Lissner, Cecilia Björkelund, Kristina Holmgren

“…These findings merit further investigation in larger samples.…”
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Foodborne outbreak investigation in elementary school, Gunungkidul District, January 2024: A cohort retrospective study design by Oxy Handika Denis, Imam Utama Muhamad, Rizki Ananda Dwi, Maula Ahmad Watsiq, Ahmad Riris Andono, Hery Sukoco Sidig

“…Food handlers’ hygiene practices were observed, and food samples were tested at a health laboratory. A statistical analysis using chi-square and log-binomial regression was performed to measure the association in this study. 102 individuals were interviewed, 12 were considered cases. …”
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E-Commerce or Traditional Purchasing Channel: Segmenting The Agro-Food Consumers in Cross River State, Nigeria by Amarachi E. Uzoigwe, Susanna B. Ohen

“…To achieve this, a two-stage sampling technique was employed to select a total of 352 agro-food consumers for the study and primary data obtained were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Assessment of preventive behavior and associated factors towards COVID-19 in Qellam Wallaga Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. by Birhanu Gutu, Genene Legese, Nigussie Fikadu, Birhanu Kumela, Firafan Shuma, Wakgari Mosisa, Zelalem Regassa, Yoseph Shiferaw, Lata Tesfaye, Buli Yohannes, Kogila Palanimuthu, Zewudie Birhanu, Desalegn Shiferaw

“…Binomial logistic regression was used to test the association between the variables. …”
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Dietary patterns and their associations with the occurrence and severity of early childhood caries among 1-5-year-olds in Iran: A multicenter cluster randomized survey. by Ehsan Javadzadeh, Samaneh Razeghi, Ahmadreza Shamshiri, Simin Z Mohebbi

“…A three-stage stratified cluster sampling method was employed to recruit participants. …”
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Seasonal abundance and climatic determinants of Anopheles vectors in Sri Lanka: its implications in the malaria post-elimination era by Mihirini Hewavitharane, Gaya Ranawaka, M. D. J. S. Saparamadu, Risintha Premaratne, H. T. R. Jayasooriya

“…Methods Female adults of Anopheles mosquitoes were sampled monthly for two years using cattle baited trap collections (CBTC), indoor and outdoor human landing catches (HLC) and indoor hand collections (IHC), from five districts covering the dry, intermediate, and wet zones. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Prevalence of Menopausal Symptoms among Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women – A Mixed Method Study from Tamil Nadu by Giddaluru Bhavya Muralikrishna, Karthiga Prabhu, Shanmugapriya, Gowthaman Sankar

“…A total of 300 women experiencing perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms were included through convenience sampling. Ethical guidelines established by the institutional ethics committee were followed throughout the study. …”
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