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

“…Methods This study used data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), Data from 16,650 women were analyzed using single-level and multi-level count models, including Poisson, negative binomial, zero-inflated, and hurdle models. …”
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Transcultural Adaptation, Validation, Psychometric Analysis, and Interpretation of the 22-Item Thai Senior Technology Acceptance Model for Mobile Health Apps: Cross-Sectional Study by Nida Buawangpong, Penprapa Siviroj, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish, Wachiranun Sirikul

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to adapt and validate the senior technology acceptance model (STAM) questionnaire for assessing mHealth acceptance in the Thai context. MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, we adapted the original, 38-item, English version of the STAM using a 10-point Likert scale for mHealth acceptability among the Thai population. …”
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Within- and between-day test–retest reliability of responses to rapid bilateral anterolateral magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation in healthy humans (ReStim) by Kyle G. P. J. M. Boyle, Andrea A. Beglinger, Heinrich Häusler, Anna Stahel, Esther I. Schwarz, Esther I. Schwarz, Christina M. Spengler, Christina M. Spengler

“…However, in order for rBAMPS to become part of standard of care, the reliability of inspiratory responses to rBAMPS needs to be established.MethodsEighteen healthy participants (9F) underwent five blocks of 1-s rBAMPS at 25 Hz starting at 20% of maximal stimulator output with 10% increments. …”
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Evaluation of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and minimal intervention associated with deproteinisation in permanent teeth with molar incisor hypomineralisation: study protocol... by Ana Paula Taboada Sobral, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita Ferrari, Amanda Rafaelly Honório Mandetta, Carolina Carvalho Bortoletto, Renato Araujo Prates, Alessandro Melo Deana, Rita de Cássia Loiola Cordeiro, Lourdes Aparecida Martins dos Santos Pinto

“…Pearson’s correlation coefficients will be calculated to determine the strength of correlations between variables. …”
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AI-assisted diagnosis of vulvovaginal candidiasis using cascaded neural networks by Zhongxiao Wang, Ruliang Wang, Haichun Guo, Qiannan Zhao, Huijun Ren, Jumin Niu, Ying Wang, Wei Wu, Bingbing Liang, Xin Yi, Xiaolei Zhang, Shiqi Xu, Xianling Dong, Liqun Wang, Qinping Liao

“…Timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial. Traditional methods, relying on clinical evaluation and manual microscopic examination, have limitations. …”
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Psychological correlates of COVID-19 vaccine attitudes among medical professionals: An exploratory data analysis by Aldo SITIBONDO, Aanuoluwapo AFOLABI, Jamel HAJJI, Abdulmohsen Mohammed Abdullah ALKHULAYFI, Izaddin Ahmad AZIZ, Zane Asher GREEN, Francesca BRUNO, Martina BARBERA, Murat YLDIRIM

“…This study aims to assess the relationship between emotional states—particularly anxiety-related feelings—and COVID-19 vaccination status among Italian medical professionals. Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from 160 healthcare workers who completed a structured questionnaire. …”
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Development and validation of a novel scoring model for predicting underlying intracranial atherosclerosis prior to endovascular treatment in acute posterior circulation large-vess... by Guoyi Peng, Guoyi Peng, Guoyi Peng, Chuming Huang, Jiaqi Huang, Qiuhui Shi, Wei Xu, Shiwei Luo, Jiong Yang, Shouxing Wang, Qiao Wu, Chuwei Cai, Hao Long, Hao Long

“…The aim of this study was to develop and validate a novel scoring model to predict intracranial atherosclerosis-related large-vessel occlusion (ICAS-LVO) in patients with acute vertebrobasilar artery occlusion.MethodsThe derivation cohort comprised 170 patients who received EVT between January 2018 and June 2024 at multiple centers. …”
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A Novel 14-Gene Panel Associated With Efferocytosis for Predicting Pancreatic Cancer Prognosis Through Bulk and Single-Cell Databases by Yaheng Wu, Lin Zhao, Dingyan Yi, Zhihua Tian, Bin Dong, Chunxiang Ye, Jingtao Liu, Huachong Ma, Wei Zhao

“…Finally, we utilized experimental methods, including Boyden chamber analyses, immunohistochemical staining, and cell cycle analyses, to demonstrate that interference with ASPH suppresses the malignant properties of tumors, including proliferation and migration. …”
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Investigation, Optimization of Energy Consumption and Yield Modeling of Two Paddy Cultivars with Genetic-Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by S. Sharifi, N. Hafezi, M. H. Aghkhani

“…Therefore, this study aimed to analyze energy consumption and production, as well as model and optimize the yield of two paddy cultivars using Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) and Genetic Algorithms (GA).Materials and MethodsExtensive research data was collected by thoroughly examining documentary and library resources, as well as conducting face-to-face questionnaires with 120 paddy farmers and farm owners in Rezvanshahr city, located in the province of Guilan, Iran, during the 2019-2020 production year. …”
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Dark-field radiography for the detection of bone microstructure changes in osteoporotic human lumbar spine specimens by Jon F. Rischewski, Florian T. Gassert, Theresa Urban, Johannes Hammel, Alexander Kufner, Christian Braun, Maximilian Lochschmidt, Marcus R. Makowski, Daniela Pfeiffer, Alexandra S. Gersing, Franz Pfeiffer

“…We explored the potential of dark-field imaging of bone microstructure to improve the assessment of bone strength in osteoporosis. Methods We prospectively examined 14 osteoporotic/osteopenic and 21 non-osteoporotic/osteopenic human cadaveric vertebrae (L2–L4) with a clinical dark-field radiography system, micro-computed tomography (CT), and spectral CT. …”
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Mapping EQ-5D-5L Score From SGRQ in Patients with Asthma and/or COPD in NOVELTY by Jackson D, Quinton A, Zhang F, Müllerová H, Janson C, Sadatsafavi M

“…Starkie et al proposed an algorithm for mapping the SGRQ to EQ-5D-5L, a preference-based utility measure, in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Value Health 2011;14:354– 60); only SGRQ total score, its squared value, and sex were included as covariates. We aimed to determine if including additional covariates could improve the performance of this algorithm type and whether amendments were required to extend this mapping to asthma or asthma+COPD.Patients and Methods: SGRQ and EQ-5D-5L were measured from a large, global, prospective, longitudinal study in asthma and/or COPD (NOVELTY; NCT02760329). …”
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Lifestyle factors and urine levels of organophosphorus flame retardants in endometrial cancer: insights from a case-control study by Yu-Che Ou, Fu-Jen Cheng, Wan-Ting Huang, Wen-Chin Lee, Hung-Chun Fu, Chen-Hsuan Wu, Ying-Yi Chen, Kuo-Chung Lan, Xuan-Ping Liou, Hao Lin, Chia-Te Kung

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between urine levels of OPFRs and endometrial cancer (EC), and to explore the correlation between concentrations of parent OPFR compounds and their metabolites. Methods: Urine samples from 76 EC patients and 76 healthy controls were collected and analyzed for the levels of five common parent OPFRs and their respective metabolites. …”
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Postreperfusion Renal Allograft Biopsy Predicts Outcome of Single-Kidney Transplantation: A 10-Year Observational Study in China by Meifang Wang, Junhao Lv, Jie Zhao, Huiping Wang, Jianghua Chen, Jianyong Wu

“…We investigated the predictive value of postreperfusion biopsy on long-term allograft outcome after single-kidney transplantation. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the significance of histologic findings, read by experienced renal pathologists, in 461 postreperfusion biopsy specimens collected from 2010 to 2017 after deceased donor renal transplant; and performed time-to-event analyses to determine the association between histology and hazard of death-censored graft failure. …”
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Construction and application of a TCN-LSTM-SVM-based time series prediction model for water inflow in coal seam roofs by Xuan LIU, Yadong JI, Kaipeng ZHU, Chunhu ZHAO, Kai LI, Chaofeng LI, Chenhan YUAN, Panpan LI, Pengzhen YAN

“…ResultsThe training and prediction results indicate that the TCN-LSTM-SVM model yielded mean absolute errors (\begin{document}$ {E}_{{\mathrm{MA}}} $\end{document}) ranging from 56.02 m3/h to 129.89 m3/h, mean absolute percentage errors (\begin{document}$ {E}_{{\mathrm{MAP}}} $\end{document}) from 3 % to 7 %, root mean square errors (\begin{document}$ {E}_{{\mathrm{RMS}}} $\end{document}) from 82.60 m3/h to 162.61 m3/h, and coefficients of determination (\begin{document}$ {R}^{2} $\end{document}) from 0.81 to 0.98 based on the training, validation, and test sets. …”
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Value of APACHE II, SOFA and CardShock scoring as predictive tools for cardiogenic shock: A single‐centre pilot study by Małgorzata Chlabicz, Wojciech Łaguna, Remigiusz Kazimierczyk, Ewelina Kazimierczyk, Paulina Łopatowska, Monika Gil, Bożena Sobkowicz, Karol A. Kamiński, Agnieszka Tycińska

“…Methods This was a single‐centre observational study conducted between May 2016 and December 2017. …”
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Residence-based disparities of composite index of anthropometric failures in East African under five children; multivariate decomposition analysis by Aznamariam Ayres, Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare, Amare Muche, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Natnael Kebede, Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu

“…To appreciate the residence-based differences of composite index of anthropometric failure in under-5 children, the Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis and its extensions were employed to determine the effects of covariates and coefficients. …”
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Association between educational attainment and amyloid deposition across the spectrum from normal cognition to dementia: A meta-analysis by Fatemeh Sedghi, Elaheh Foroughi, Farzad Sheikhzadeh, Mahya Ahmadpour Youshanlui, Ata Akhtari Kohnehshahri, Omid Karimzadeh, Sayedeh-Fatemeh Sadat-Madani, Hani Ghadri, Peyman Parhiz, Amirhesam Amirbeyk, Shaghayegh Afshari, Yegane Ebrahimnia, Mahsa Soleimanzadeh, Mahsa Asadi Anar, Parviz Aghaei Borzabad, Niloofar Deravi

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Organizational Culture and Stock Price Crash Risk by Gholamreza Kordestani, Ramin Eskandari, Mahdi Shams

“…For this research, financial data from companies were collected and analyzed using panel data analysis and multivariate regression methods. The tests include descriptive statistics of the variables, and to determine the degree of relationship between the research variables, multivariate regression coefficients were employed. …”
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Metabolic syndrome and its components are associated with lengths of stay in a psychiatric hospital: Results from a Swiss psychiatric cohort and first-episode psychosis patients by Nermine Laaboub, Setareh Ranjbar, Séverine Crettol, Nicolas Ansermot, Frederik Vandenberghe, Carole Grandjean, Marianna Piras, Julien Elowe, Martin Preisig, Armin Von Gunten, Philippe Conus, Chin Bin Eap

“…We aimed to investigate associations between metabolic disturbances and LOS in a psychiatric hospital and to identify other clinical and sociodemographic LOS predictors. Methods Patients admitted to one of the units of the general psychiatric or psychogeriatric departments between January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2020, were included. …”
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The Effect of Deficit Irrigation on Yield and Its Related Traits in Promising Chiti Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes under Zanjan Province Climatic Condition by Seyedeh Soudabeh Shobeiri, Ali Akbar Asadi

“…Materials and MethodsIn order to investigate the effects of deficit irrigation on some phenological and yield traits of chiti beans, 14 promising chiti bean genotypes obtained from breeding programs along with Sadri and Kosha control cultivars, in two consecutive crop years from 2022 to 2023, at Kheirabad Zanjan Research Station, in two conditions normal irrigation (irrigation cycle of 5 days) and deficit irrigation (irrigation cycle of 9 days) were investigated. …”
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