Addressing Shortcomings in Contingency Standards of Care by Alexander Quan

“…Without a formal system to guide the process or transition from the usual method of allocation to the contingency period, contingency decisions about who gets a scarce resource may continue to operate on an implicit FCFS basis, even when approaching crisis levels of scarcity. …”
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Correlation between self-concept and academic achievement of students by Zohre Salmalian, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili

“…Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive – analytical study. …”
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Social and geographical inequalities in prenatal care coverage in Colombia: a multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) by Juan Merlo, Sergio Prada, Merida Rodriguez-Lopez, George Leckie, Daniela Botero Jaramillo

“…This study aims to estimate geographical and intersectional inequalities in ANC coverage and evaluate the contribution of social determinants to these disparities.Methods We conducted a cross-sectional observational study using data from live birth certificates of singleton pregnancies in Colombia during 2022. …”
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The Test Re-Test Reliability of A Novel Single Leg Hop Test (T-Drill Hop Test) by Rodney Negrete, Samantha Simms, Jacob Gross, Lucas Nunes Rabello, Matt Hixon, Ibrahim M. Zeini, Walter L. Jenkins, George J. Davies

“…Intraclass Correlation Coefficients (ICC) were calculated to determine intersession reliability…”
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Prediction and Analysis of Saltwater Intrusion in Pearl River Estuary Based on Machine Learning by DU Boheng, ZHANG Jingwen, KANG Zheng, CHEN Yifan, HUANG Hanliang, LIN Kairong, XIAO Mingzhong

“…This study aims to further investigate the influence of various factors, including estuary tide level, wind direction and speed, and upstream water flow, on the saltwater intrusion (chlorinity in the estuary) in the Pearl River estuary, providing scientific support for improving water supply security in coastal cities. The study determines the lag time of different influencing factors on saltwater intrusion through correlation coefficients and constructs prediction models for the chloride content at the estuaries of the Guangchang and Pinggang water pumping stations based on various machine learning methods to analyze the saltwater intrusion in the Modaomen waterway of the Pearl River estuary. …”
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Patient-Reported Outcome Scores Are Comparable When Administered at Home or in Clinic Following Hip Preservation Surgery by Bill Garrett Bodine, M.D., Ashley L. Kapron, Ph.D., Benjamin T. Johnson, B.S., Travis G. Maak, M.D., Justin J. Ernat, M.D., Stephen K. Aoki, M.D.

“…Mixed-effects multivariable linear regression analysis, including order of completion as a covariate (i.e., home or clinic first), was used to determine differences in home and clinic scores. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated to evaluate reliability. …”
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Elder abuse among older persons in a local government area in southwest Nigeria: A cross-sectional study by Oladele Ademola Atoyebi, Eyitayo Ebenezer Emmanuel, Tope Michael Ipinnimo, David Sylvanus Ekpo, Kehinde Hassan Agunbiade, Taofeek Adedayo Sanni, Olufunmilayo Elizabeth Atoyebi, Paul Oladapo Ajayi

“…A correlational matrix was constructed using Pearson correlational coefficients to determine the association between the various sociodemographic characteristics and abuse. …”
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Comparison of Gaussian Elimination and Cholesky Decomposition Solving A Linear System Of Equation. by Nzabonimpa, Godfrey

“…There are several methods of solving a system of linear equations. Some of which are direct methods and others are iterative methods. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Functional Movement Screen™ with a Modified Scoring System for Young Adults with Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Sharon Wang-Price, Kelli Brizzolara

“…The video-recorded performance also was scored twice six weeks apart by the same investigator to determine intra-rater reliability. # Results The results showed excellent inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the FMS™ composite score with intraclass correlation coefficients ranging from 0.93 to 0.99 for both groups. …”
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Prediction of Compressive Strength by Considering Practical Consideration Non-destructive Test by Artificial Neural Network by Priyesh GANGELE, Arun Kumar PATEL

“…The prediction results show that the coefficients of determination (R2) of the Regression analysis and the CFBPNN prediction models for the test set of concrete compressive strength are 95% and 99% respectively ANN model founded to be more accurate as compare to regression analysis. …”
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Factors Affecting Values of Short-Circuit Current Levels in Electrical Power Engineering Systems by F. M. Erkhan

“…They are discretely changeable, depend on a number of factors and have a significant importance while selecting electric equipment, a graph of power network development and voltage levels.Determination of the main factors affecting values of short-circuit currents permits to develop efficient methods with the purpose to limit their increase in power networks with various voltage class.…”
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In Vitro Biofilm Formation on Aryl Ketone Polymer (AKP), A New Denture Material, Compared with That on Three Traditional Dental Denture Materials by Cadie Martin, Laura Purevdorj-Gage, Wei Li, Timothy J. Shary, Bin Yang, Ryan J. Murphy, Christine D. Wu

“…Confocal microscopy of the 24-hour Streptococcus spp. biofilms was used to determine biofilm mass and roughness coefficients. …”
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Do mental wellbeing and emotional eating influence BMI similarly or differently? Evidence from a sample of Peruvian adolescents by Keisler Cuyan-Zumaeta, David Javier-Aliaga, Mery Rodríguez-Vásquez, Jacksaint Saintila

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the predictive role of mental wellbeing and emotional eating on body mass index (BMI) in Peruvian adolescents.MethodsThis research used a non-experimental and predictive design. …”
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Reliability and validity of the transport and physical activity questionnaire (TPAQ) for assessing physical activity behaviour. by Emma J Adams, Mary Goad, Shannon Sahlqvist, Fiona C Bull, Ashley R Cooper, David Ogilvie, iConnect Consortium

“…The Bland-Altman technique was used to determine the absolute validity of survey-reported time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA).…”
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Comprehensive validation of a custom three-point bending system for standardized diabetic fracture models in rats by Qidong Guo, Weijie Wang, Zheng Guo

“…Statistical analysis revealed significantly lower coefficients of variation for healing parameters in this study compared to previously published models (p < 0.05). …”
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Representing Matroids over the Reals is $\exists \mathbb R$-complete by Eun Jung Kim, Arnaud de Mesmay, Tillmann Miltzow

“…The complexity class $\exists \mathbb R$ can be defined as the family of algorithmic problems that is polynomial-time is equivalent to determining if a multivariate polynomial with integers coefficients has a real root. …”
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Transference of metals in the soil‐food chain system:   of Caspian Sea sturgeons by V. A. Chaplygin, T. S. Ershova, V. F. Zaitsev

“…Identification of metal transference characteristics in components of the ecosystem of the north‐western part of the Caspian Sea.   Material and Methods. Sampling was carried out according to generally accepted  methods and the determination of heavy metals was carried out by atomic absorption spectroscopy using an atomic absorption spectrometer with electro‐thermal  atomization MGA‐915 MD.   …”
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QUANTIFICATION OF HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SWELLING MATERIAL by Boris Kavur, Jasmin Jug, Biljana Kovačević Zelić, Ivan Vrkljan

“…This paper presents a laboratory and numerical study to determine three hydraulic characteristic curves of a swelling material (soil or rock) in which montmorillonite is the predominant type of mineral. …”
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Prediction of the Spatial Distribution of Petrophysical Properties of Sediment Formations Using Multidimensional Splines by V. V. Lapkovsky, V. A. Kontorovich, K. I. Kanakova, S. E. Ponomareva, B. V. Lunev

“…Comparing the obtained forecast with the real, unknown values of the modeled variable at the time of its implementation showed a high quality model with determination coefficients up to 0.9.…”
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Effect of the Independent Acid Base Variables on Anion Gap Variation in Cardiac Surgical Patients: A Stewart-Figge Approach by Michalis Agrafiotis, Ilias Keklikoglou, Sofia Papoti, George Diminikos, Konstantinos Diplaris, Vassileios Michaelidis

“…According to the standardized coefficients (β),  SIGvar (β = 0.948, P<0.001), [Albumin]var (β = 0.260, P<0.001), and [Phosphate]var (β = 0.191, P<0.001) were the major determinants of AGvar with lesser contributions from SIDa, var (β = 0.071, P<0.001) and PCO2, var (β = −0.067, P<0.001). …”
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