Prevalence of obesity and associated risk factors among university students using the newly developed Student Lifestyle and Obesity Risk Questionnaire (SLORQ): a cross-sectional st... by Mohamed K. Seyam

“…Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted from March to July 2024 and involved 907 students across 11 colleges at Majmaah University. …”
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Statistical analysis of the use of digital technologies in organizations: regional aspect by V. G. Minashkin, P. E. Prokhorov

“…The purpose of this study is a quantitative description of the development trends and the degree of regional differentiation of electronic commerce in the Russian Federation in the context of international comparisons.Materials and methods. The article used the official statistical information of Rosstat and Eurostat, on the basis of which the trends in the development of electronic interaction in the business sphere were analyzed and tools were proposed for a quantitative description of regional digital gaps in the regions of Russia and the European Union countries for 2010–2017. …”
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Mechanism-learning prediction model for pitting depth of buried pipeline based on HMOGWO-RF by Fulin SONG, Hong ZHAO, Xingyuan MIAO

“…To ensure the safe operation of buried pipelines, accurately predicting the degree of corrosion is crucial. Methods This paper presents a prediction model for the pitting depth of buried pipelines, guided by the corrosion mechanism and combining a Random Forest (RF) algorithm with a Multi-Objective Optimization process. …”
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Relationship Between Physical Performance and Strength of the Ankle Muscles, Pain, and Kinesiophobia in Taekwondo Athletes With Chronic Ankle Instability by Beom-jun Kim, Ui-jae Hwang, Oh-yun Kwon

“…Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine relationships among variables. …”

Investigation into the impact of technology-based motivation program applied to children following cancer diagnosis and their families: a randomized controlled study by Zeynep Kisecik Sengul, Ebru Kilicarslan

“…Methods A randomized controlled trial completed with 31 children aged between 9 and 18 being treated for cancer, and 31 primary caregivers. …”
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Development of a clinical prediction model for intra-abdominal infection in severe acute pancreatitis using logistic regression and nomogram by Rui Qi, He-Bin Wang, Ren-Ying Luo, Jing Li, Li Su

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop and validate a clinical prediction model for identifying intra-abdominal infection (IAI) in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with SAP at our institution between January 2020 and December 2023. …”
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The Structure of the Relationship of Physical Activity and Selected Factors Shaping the Condition and Self-assessment of Health of Patients with the Lumbar Spine Pain Syndrome by Anna Mazur, Elżbieta Bartoń, Danuta Zarzycka, Robert Ślusarz

“…Material and Methods. The study sample consists of 205 patients hospitalized at the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery of the Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin and at the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neurotraumatology and Neurosurgery, University Hospital No. 1 in Bydgoszcz. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the polycystic ovary syndrome quality of life questionnaire for married and unmarried women with PCOS: PCOSQoL-47 and PCOSQoL-42 by Fatemeh Bazarganipour, Seyed Abdolvahab Taghavi, Ali Montazeri, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Zahra Derakhshideh, Zahra Asadikalameh

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Relationship between kinetic and kinematic variables of squat jump in professional male soccer players by Jorge Pérez Contreras, Rodrigo Villaseca-Vicuña, Esteban Aedo Muñoz, Francisco Vidal-Maturana, Felipe Hermosilla Palma, Alejandro Bustamante-Garrido, Felipe Inostroza Ríos, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, Pablo Merino Muñoz

“…Methods: A total of 13 adult male professional soccer players (age = 24.8 ± 4.5 years; body mass = 76.1 ± 6.8 kg; height = 1.77 ± 0.08 m; 6.3 ± 4.1 years of experience) were evaluated. …”
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Simulation of endothelium-dependent vasodilation in young male persons based on the parameters of body weight components by O. P. Kentesh, M. I. Nemesh, O. S. Palamarchuk, Yu. M. Savka, Ya. I. Slyvka, V. P. Feketa

“…Regarding group III, 75 % of individuals had the hyperergic type of endothelium-dependent vasodilation, 25 % had the normoergic type, and no hypoergic type of reaction was observed at all. To determine the endothelial vasoregulatory function on the basis of correlation-regression analysis, models were constructed with coefficients of determination R2 of 0.277 (BMI), 0.126 (TFP), 0.189 (VFC) and 0.146 (FFM). …”
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Integration of Optical and Microwave Satellite Data for Monitoring Vegetation Status in Sorghum Fields by Simone Pilia, Giacomo Fontanelli, Leonardo Santurri, Enrico Palchetti, Giuliano Ramat, Fabrizio Baroni, Emanuele Santi, Alessandro Lapini, Simone Pettinato, Simonetta Paloscia

“…The results show significant correlations between microwave and optical data with respect to field measurements, highlighting the potential of remote sensing techniques for agricultural monitoring and management, also in response to climate change. Determination coefficients of R² = 0.51 between PRI and PWC, where PWC is retrieved by S-1, and R² = 0.73 between PSRI (plant senescence reflectance index) and PRI were obtained.…”
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Predictive biomarkers for cardiometabolic risk in postmenopausal women: insights into visfatin, adropin, and adiponectin by Anna Maria Cybulska, Daria Schneider-Matyka, Ireneusz Walaszek, Mariusz Panczyk, Dorota Ćwiek, Anna Lubkowska, Elżbieta Grochans, Kamila Rachubińska, Katarzyna Malewicz, Mariusz Chabowski, Mariusz Chabowski

“…Blood samples were collected to determine the levels of visfatin, adropin, and adiponectin. …”
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Concurrent validity of intelligence assessments in children with developmental disabilities in an Asian setting: Comparison of the Kaufman brief intelligence test – Second edition... by Alison S.M. Cheng, Jolene Q.J. To, Noor Hafizah Wahianuar, Yiong Huak Chan, Kalyani Vijaykumar Mulay

“…Pearson product moment correlation coefficients were calculated between the KBIT-2 and Wechsler assessment scores. …”
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One-Year Mortality in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Stenotic Bicuspid versus Tricuspid Aortic Valves: A Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression by Raymundo A. Quintana, Dominique J. Monlezun, Adrian DaSilva-DeAbreu, Uday G. Sandhu, Derick Okwan-Duodu, Jonanlis Ramírez, Ali E. Denktas, Hani Jneid, David Paniagua

“…Individuals with bicuspid AS were excluded from these trials. Methods. A meta-analysis using literature search from the Cochrane, PubMed, ClinicalTrials, SCOPUS, and EMBASE databases was conducted to determine the effect of TAVR on 1-year mortality in patients with bicuspid AS. …”
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Ultrasonographic Nomograms of Foetal Fourth Ventricle Biometry and its Correlation with Transcerebellar Diameter and Gestational Age among Normal Foetuses: A Cross-sectional Study by N Padmalatha, Paarthipan, Parthasarathy, Francis Nanda Prakash Monteiro

“…Aim: To present the normal range of measurements of the foetal fourth ventricle and correlate the fourth ventricle biometry with Transcerebellar Diameter (TCD) and Gestational Age (GA) in normal foetuses. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 260 pregnant women with low-risk pregnancies between 19 and 35 weeks of gestation, with the known Last Menstrual Period (LMP) confirmed by first trimester ultrasonography. …”
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Comparison of Rumen Fluid pH by Continuous Telemetry System and Bench pH Meter in Sheep with Different Ranges of Ruminal pH by Leonardo F. Reis, Antonio H. H. Minervino, Carolina A. S. C. Araújo, Rejane S. Sousa, Francisco L. C. Oliveira, Frederico A. M. L. Rodrigues, Enoch B. S. Meira-Júnior, Raimundo A. Barrêto-Júnior, Clara S. Mori, Enrico L. Ortolani

“…The results were compared using the Bland-Altman analysis of agreement, Pearson coefficients of correlation and determination, and paired analysis of variance with Student’s t-test. …”
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Simulation of the effect of climate change on phenology and yield of dryland wheat in Kurdistan province by Fateme Aghamir, Saeid Soufizadeh, Ahmad Soheili

“…Material and methods: In the present study, the effect of temperature increase, increase and decrease of 20% in precipitation and increase of carbon dioxide concentration on phenology and yield of dryland wheat in four cities of Dehgolan, Divandere, Saqez and Sanandaj in Kurdistan province with long-term climatic data of Kurdistan province in it was studied from 1370 to 1393. …”
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Validation of the Mild Behavioral Impairment Scale (MBI-S) for brief self-assessment of Mild Behavioral Impairment in people without dementia by Paula Hinkl, Elmar Graessel, Nicolas Rohleder, Peter Landendoerfer, Thomas Kuehlein, Natascha Lauer, Anna Pendergrass

“…Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to assess the internal consistency, and a principal component analysis was conducted to determine the structure of the instrument. Construct validity was established by testing four hypotheses about relationships between the MBI-S and other instruments by calculating correlation coefficients. …”
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Effectiveness of probiotic therapy in chronic purulent maxillary sinusitis in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus by O.O. Mazur, N.V. Pashkovska, O.H. Plaksyvyi, I.O. Tsaryk, I.V. Kalutskyi, N.M. Kaspruk, Ya.M. Teleki

“…Integral hematological coefficients and spectrophotometric determinations of middle mass molecules were used. …”
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Robust Classification of Intramuscular EMG Signals to Aid the Diagnosis of Neuromuscular Disorders by Shobha Jose, S. Thomas George, M. S. P. Subathra, Vikram Shenoy Handiru, Poornaselvan Kittu Jeevanandam, Umberto Amato, Easter Selvan Suviseshamuthu

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> This article presents the design and validation of an accurate automatic diagnostic system to classify intramuscular EMG (iEMG) signals into healthy, myopathy, or neuropathy categories to aid the diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases. <italic>Methods:</italic> First, an iEMG signal is decimated to produce a set of &#x201C;disjoint&#x201D; downsampled signals, which are decomposed by the lifting wavelet transform (LWT). …”
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