Effects of Transducer Placement on Load–Velocity Relationships in Smith Machine and Free Weight Squats in Trained Women by Athanasios Tsoukos, Gregory C. Bogdanis

“…<b>Methods</b>: Eleven trained women were assessed for 1-RM in FW and SM full back squats. …”
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Markers of chronic low-grade inflammation and serum cytokine levels in patients with type 1 diabetes: associations with time in ranges and glucose variability by K. R. Mavlianova, Ju. F. Semenova, N. B. Orlov, V. V. Klimontov

“…It is assumed that deteriorating effect of GV on blood vessels can be realized through the activation of inflammatory signaling pathways.AIM: to determine associations of low-grade inflammation markers and serum cytokines with time in ranges and GV parameters derived from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).MATERIALS AND METHODS: In 470 adult patients with T1D, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and fibrinogen was measured, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the Systemic Immune-inflammation Index (SII) were calculated. …”
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Role of visual function and performance of activities of daily living in cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study by Chunhui Zhou, Ganfeng Yang, Marc Theeboom, Hua Yang, Ruiting Zhu, Zijian Zhou, Dong Zhu

“…Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to examine the unadjusted associations between visual function measures and cognitive performance. …”
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The value of MRI in differentiating ovarian clear cell carcinoma from other adnexal masses with O-RADS MRI scores of 4–5 by Lingling Lin, Le Fu, Huawei Wu, Saiming Cheng, Guangquan Chen, Lei Chen, Jun Zhu, Yu Wang, Jiejun Cheng

“…Tenfold cross-validation was applied to determine the hyperparameters. Model performance was evaluated by the area under the curve (AUC) and decision curve. …”
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The Resilience of Attitude Toward Vaccination: Web-Based Randomized Controlled Trial on the Processing of Misinformation by Benoît Béchard, Julie A Gramaccia, Dominique Gagnon, Elhadji Anassour Laouan-Sidi, Ève Dubé, Mathieu Ouimet, Delphine de Hemptinne, Sébastien Tremblay

“…In addition, a Pearson correlation revealed a significant moderate to strong correlation between perceived tentativeness and confidence in COVID-19 vaccination, r(523)=0.48, P<.001. The coefficient of determination (r2) was 0.23, indicating that 23% of the variance in perceived tentativeness was explained by confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted echocardiographic monitoring in pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Weiling Chen, Jinhui Wu, Zhenxuan Zhang, Zhifan Gao, Xunyi Chen, Yu Zhang, Zhou Lin, Zijian Tang, Wei Yu, Shumin Fan, Heye Zhang, Bei Xia

“…However, echocardiographic determination of the ejection fraction (EF) by manual tracing of the endocardial borders is time consuming and operator dependent. …”
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Recovery of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures vs Gait Parameters Obtained by Instrumented Insoles After Tibial and Malleolar Fractures: Prospective Longitudinal Observational Study by Elke Warmerdam, Marianne Huebner, Caroline Stoll, Andrey Ivanovic Lange, Bergita Ganse

“…It was also aimed to determine the influence of anthropometric parameters and comorbidities. …”
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Association of Clinicodemographic Factors and Vaccination Status with COVID-19 Positivity in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India: A Cross-sectional Study by Soumya Kaup, Soujanya Kaup, Srinivas Roopashree

“…Spearman correlation coefficient was calculated to assess the relationship between vaccination status and COVID-19 positivity. …”
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Role of endogenous T1ρ and its dispersion imaging in differential diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis by Keyan Wang, Yong Zhang, Wenbo Zhang, Hongrui Jin, Jing An, Jingliang Cheng, Jie Zheng

“…This study was performed to determine the value of non-contrast CMR T1ρ in the diagnosis of CA. …”
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Assessing the impact of macroeconomic variables on environmental quality in the MENA using logarithmic mean divisia and co-integration panel by Ali Afzali, Vahid Majed

“…To long-term analysis, After determining the input values related to MENA region, The panel data method was used that indicate the presence of co-integration in the model, Co-integration concept is reminiscent of a long-run equilibrium relationship between economic systems move over time towards it (Noferesti, 1999). …”
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Revision rate after surgery for elbow osteochondritis dissecans: a systemic review by Kuan-Ting Chen, Paul Pei-Hsi Chou, Po-Chun Chiu, Jung-Hsiu Chang

“…Logit transformation and random effects were calculated using the Der Simonian Laired estimator, and the Shapiro–Wilk test was first performed to determine whether revision interval data followed a normal distribution. …”
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Dynamic alterations and clinical implications of the plasma proteome in pediatric sepsis by Shiyuan Fan, Xinglv Liu, Zichi Zhao, Yanjuan Liu, Yu Jiang, Saizhen Zeng

“…Correlation study results suggested that AT III was adversely linked with IgA, IgG, IgM, C3, with Pearson's coefficients of −0.543, −0.217, −0.526, −0.128, respectively. …”
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Variability in performance of genetic-enhanced DXA-BMD prediction models across diverse ethnic and geographic populations: A risk prediction study. by Yong Liu, Xiang-He Meng, Chong Wu, Kuan-Jui Su, Anqi Liu, Qing Tian, Lan-Juan Zhao, Chuan Qiu, Zhe Luo, Martha I Gonzalez-Ramirez, Hui Shen, Hong-Mei Xiao, Hong-Wen Deng

“…Models based on regression with least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), selected based on the coefficient of determination (R2) from a model selection subset of 5,973 individuals from British white population. …”
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Dry Eye Epidemiology in Patients before Refractive Operations by S. N. Sakhnov, S. V. Yanchenko, A. V. Malyshev, Y. A. Kalantaevskaya, R. A. Ismaylova, E. M. Ehieva, M. V. Grishenko, I. V. Gorbunova, O. F. Ozhug, O. A. Klokova

“…One of the most prevalence and significant etiological condition for DE was MGD, leading to lipid-deficiency, which determines the direction of etio-pathogenetic treatment — the eyelids hygiene.…”
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Assessing the sustainable behavior of agricultural water operators and its correlates in south Khorasan province by Azadeh Bakhshi, Bahman Khosravipour, Mansour Ghanian

“…A Purposive-quota sampling method was used (n=381) and the total data were gathered via the use of a research-based questionnaire. …”
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Correlation Between COVID-19 Recovery, Executive Function Decline, and Emotional State by Velásquez Cabrera DM, De la Roca-Chiapas JM, Hernández-González MA, Reyes Pérez V, Villada C

“…We also evaluate the emotional state of post-COVID-19 patients.Patients and Methods: We assessed patients between 18 and 50 years old, who had a history of COVID-19 with mild, moderate, or severe illness. …”
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Elements of artificial intelligence in a predictive personalized model of pharmacotherapy choice in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction of ischemic or... by O. A. Osipova, A. V. Kontsevaya, V. V. Demko, E. V. Gosteva, A. A. Komisov, А. A. Kuzub, A. V. Serdyukova, A. S. Brizhaneva, R. N. Shepel, O. M. Drapkina

“…Function approximation of the distribution was constructed. Determination coefficient R2 of approximating functions was ≥0,92. …”
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Child mortality among ever married women aged 15 to 49 years in Ethiopia using multilevel count regression models by Buzuneh Tasfa Marine, Dagne Tesfaye Mengistie, Mihiret Genene Zewde, Kitesa Biresa Duftu, Habitamu Wudu, Maru Zewdu Kassie, Abraham Lomboro Dimore, Chekol Alemu, Firew Tiruneh Tiyare

“…This study aimed to identify key determinants of child mortality among ever-married women aged 15–49 in Ethiopia using advanced multi-level count regression models. …”
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Vision Performance of a 3-Zone Progressive&amp;trade; Design Kalifilcon A Silicone Hydrogel Multifocal Contact Lens is Not Influenced by Pupil Size: Findings from a Multicenter Cli... by Phatak NR, Reindel W, Rah MJ, Proskin H, Giedd K, Pucker AD

“…Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to determine the correlation significance.Results: Pupil size ranged from 2.0 mm to 7.0 mm. …”
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Impact of measurement location on direct mitral regurgitation quantification using four-dimensional flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance by Adarsh Aratikatla, Taimur Safder, Gloria Ayuba, Vinesh Appadurai, Aakash Gupta, Michael Markl, James Thomas, Jeesoo Lee

“…Methods: Patients diagnosed with MR by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and scheduled for CMR were prospectively recruited. …”
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