Impact of arthritis on the perceived need and use of mental healthcare among Canadians with mental disorders: nationally representative cross-sectional study by Mary A De Vera, Alyssa Howren, J Antonio Aviña-Zubieta, Deborah Da Costa, Joseph H Puyat, Hui Xie

“…We computed overall and gender-stratified multivariable binomial logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, race/ethnicity, income and geographical region.Results Among 1774 individuals with a mental disorder in the study sample, 436 (20.4%) reported having arthritis. …”
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On estimation of the quadratic hazard rate model parameters: Simulation and application by M. Nagy, A. H. Mansi, Moustafa N. Mousa, M. E. Moshref, N. Youns, M. M. M. Mansour

“…A simulation study explores these criteria across varying sample sizes and censoring schemes. The proposed methods are further validated on real-world data concerning the remaining service time of aircraft windshields. …”
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Demographic and professional risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infections among physicians in low- and middle-income settings: Findings from a representative survey in two Brazilian state... by Giuliano Russo, Alex Cassenote, Bruno Luciano Carneiro Alves De Oliveira, Mário Scheffer

“…A generalized linear mixed model with a binomial distribution was used to estimate the adjusted odds ratio. …”
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Uptake of routine viral load testing among people living with HIV and its implementation challenges in Yangon region of Myanmar: a mixed-methods study by Pruthu Thekkur, Khine Khine Thinn, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Nyein Su Aye, Tin Maung Zaw, Pyae Soan, San Hone, Htun Nyunt Oo

“…PLHIV with WHO clinical stage 4 had significantly higher rates of ‘not being tested’ for VL. Collection of sample for VL testing only twice a month, difficulties in sample collection and transportation, limited trained workforce, wage loss and out-of-pocket expenditure for patients due to added visits were major implementation challenges.Conclusions The VL test uptake was low, with only six out of ten PLHIV tested. …”
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Composite quantile regression approach to batch effect correction in microbiome data by Jiwon Park, Taesung Park

“…To address systematic batch effects, we apply a negative binomial regression model and correct for consistent batch influences by excluding fixed batch effects. …”
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Evaluation of statistical methods applied in theses and dissertations in an Open, Distance and e-Learning University. by Legesse Kassa Debusho, Mahlageng Retang Mashabela, Phuti Naphtaly Sebatjane, Sthembile Sithole, Busisiwe Tabo, Eeva-Maria Rapoo

“…Examples of these errors include the use of a simple random sampling technique despite the heterogeneous population units, the conversion of count responses to binary responses and percentages for fitting logistic and general binomial regression models, and the incorrect modeling of correlated data using generalized linear models. …”
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Influence of unhealthy diet and sedentary behavior on the oral health-related quality of life of 12-year-old Brazilian adolescents by Jhenyffer Andrade Viana Cabral, Rafael Aiello Bomfim

“…Considering the sample weights, 43% of the adolescents reported some impact on OHRQOL. …”
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Financial Literacy and Return on Investment Portfolio of an Investor-Beginner: Is There a Link? by Svetlana V. Bekareva, Ekaterina N. Isupova, Anastasiya I. Ivanova, Anna V. Getmanova

“…The study was conducted on a sample group of 550 university students from the Economics Faculty of the University. …”
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Cyber Dating Abuse Among Korean College Students: An Exploratory Study of Risk and Protective Factors by Riccardo Ferraresso, Chunrye Kim

“…In order to shed light on this relatively understudied area concerning social and health issues, the study analyzed data from a convenience sample of 199 undergraduate students enrolled in a medium-sized Korean university. …”
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Unlocking dynamics of goal-scoring: the showdown between direct and indirect transition goals across football leagues by Pedro Eusebio, Pablo Prieto-González, Rui Marcelino

“…The statistical method employed was binomial logistic regression. A total of 20 to 23% of goals scored by Offensive transitions resulted from positive outcomes. …”
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Statistical Modeling of Farmers’ Preference for Adaptation Strategies for Climate Change: The Case of Dera District, Oromia, Ethiopia by Tadesse Ayele Belachew, Dereje Gebeyehu Ababu

“…Cross-sectional study design was used with the questionnaire being administered on a multistage sample of 460 households from selected kebeles in the district. …”
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Competing Risks Failure Model Under Progressive Censoring With Random Removals Based on the Generalized Power Half Logistic Geometric Distribution by Ahlam H. Tolba, Ahmed Ramses El-Saeed

“…We consider the removal of subjects at each failure time according to a binomial distribution with known parameters. Both classical and Bayesian approaches facilitate point- and interval-estimation procedures for parameters and parametric functions. …”
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Um índice de capacidade para especificações unilaterais Process capability index for one-sided specification limit by Gladys D. Cacsire Barriga, Linda Lee Ho, Wagner Sousa Borges

“…Bayesian inference procedure under a binomial sampling is also developed and described for the proposed index.…”
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The impact of residency and urbanicity on Haemophilus influenzae Type b and pneumococcal immunization in Shanghai Children: a Retrospective Cohort Study. by Abram L Wagner, Xiaodong Sun, JoLynn P Montgomery, Zhuoying Huang, Matthew L Boulton

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In this exploratory cohort study, a sample of children aged 2 to 7 years, all of whom were eligible to have received the complete series of Hib vaccine and PCV, was obtained from the Shanghai Immunization Program Information System. …”
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Targeting vaccinations for the licensed dengue vaccine: Considerations for serosurvey design. by Natsuko Imai, Neil M Ferguson

“…We then used a Metropolis-Hastings Markov Chain Monte-Carlo algorithm to estimate the force of infection from each simulated dataset.<h4>Results</h4>Sampling from a wide age-range led to more accurate estimates than merely increasing sample size in a narrow age-range. …”
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Psychological distress and diagnosed mood and anxiety disorders in Pacific adults: a pooled analysis of five consecutive New Zealand Health Survey years by Joanna Ataera-Minster, Susanna Every-Palmer, Ruth Cunningham, Jesse Kokaua

“…This article examines psychological distress and diagnosed mood and anxiety disorders in Pacific adults, comparing against non-Māori non-Pacific (nMnP) adults, and between Pacific subgroups. A sample of adults aged 15 years and over was pooled from five consecutive New Zealand Health Survey years spanning 2014/15–2018/19. …”
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Who uses it and for what purpose? The role of digital literacy in ChatGPT adoption and utilisation by Vaclav Moravec, Nik Hynek, Beata Gavurova, Martin Rigelsky

“…The study employs non-parametric difference tests, relational analyses, and binomial logistic regression models, analysing data from a statistically representative sample (N = 1,025) of the Czech population. …”
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A donor heart scoring model to predict transplant outcomes by E. A. Tenchurina, M. G. Minina

“…The proposed model was validated on a sample of donors  for the period from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019; n = 218. …”
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Burnout and Personality Profiles Among Chinese Nurses by Sijun Zhang, Ke Xiao, Zhen Tian

“…A total of 1423 nurses were sampled and assessed using the Big Five Inventory and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. …”
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Digital citizen science for ethical monitoring of youth physical activity frequency: Comparing mobile ecological prospective assessments and retrospective recall. by Sheriff Tolulope Ibrahim, Jamin Patel, Tarun Reddy Katapally

“…However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, as the sample represents a small subset of youth, limiting generalizability to other youth populations.…”
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