Reliability of Spatiotemporal Characteristics During Single-Legged Hop and Bilateral Drop Jump Tasks Using an Instrumented Pressure Walkway by Matthew McManigal, Austin Post, Michael Allen, Alyx Jorgensen, MIke Rosenthal, Michael Wellsandt, Matthew Tao, Elizabeth Wellsandt

“…This study aimed to determine if the Zeno walkway can reliably measure spatiotemporal (ST) characteristics of hop tests…”
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Urban-rural disparities in skilled birth attendance among women in Ethiopia: Multivariate decomposition analysis. by Tsegereda Abebe Andargie, Emebet Birhanu Lealem, Betelhem Abebe Andargie

“…Thus, this study aims to assess the urban-rural disparity in skilled birth attendance in Ethiopia using the 2019 Ethiopian mini demographic health survey.<h4>Methods and materials</h4>The study was based on data obtained from demographic and health surveys in Ethiopia. …”
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Evaluating reliability of the RUST score in diaphyseal Tibia fractures: A collaborative assessment by orthopaedic surgeons and radiologists by Sudhir Shankar Mane, Sindhura Yamajala, Madhavi Latha Vinjamuri N S, Sree Ramya Prathyusha Mitnala

“…Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used to measure the reliability of the RUST score. …”
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Risk Prediction of high blood glucose among women (15–49 years) and men (15–54 years) in India: An analysis from National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–21) by Anjan Kumar Karri, Visweswara Rao Guthi, P Sri Sai Githa

“…The risk score for high blood glucose was derived through variable shrinking and by employing regression coefficients obtained from the standard logistic regression model. …”
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Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Photo-Fenton-Based Photocatalytic Techniques for the Degradation of Nile Blue Dye by Georgia Papadopoulou, Eleni Evgenidou, Dimitra Lambropoulou

“…Various parameters—including the concentrations of the oxidant and catalyst, UV radiation, and pH—were investigated to determine their influence on the reaction rate. In homogeneous systems, an increase in iron concentration led to an enhanced degradation rate of the target compound. …”
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Relationship between retention intention, perceived organizational support, and medical narrative ability among nurses: a cross-sectional multi-center study by Yanjia Li, Rong Zhang, Limei Kang, Guoting Ma

“…Therefore, it is crucial to study the impact of nurses’ RI and POS on MNA.ObjectivesThis study aims to determine the effects of nurses’ perceived organizational support (POS) and retention intention (RI) on nurses’ medical narrative ability (MNA) and to reveal the mediating role of RI in the possible impact.MethodsA cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was performed. …”
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A lack of sexual autonomy is associated with increased loneliness in young mothers by Chelsea Bunke, Tara Keck

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included partnered mothers and partnered childfree women between the ages of 20 and 29 from the 2020 Generations and Gender Survey (GGS) in the Republic of Moldova. …”
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Efficiency of growing various soybeans varieties, depending on the effect of micronutrient fertilizers and growth regulators by М. П. Байда

“…Methods. Field, laboratory. Results. The article presents the results of studying the efficiency of growing different varieties of soybeans. …”
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Correlation between vitamin D levels, individual and socio-demographic characteristics and COVID-19 infection and death rates in 20 European countries: A modelling study by John C. DEARDEN, Philip H. ROWE

“…Good correlations were obtained for each model, with coefficients of determination (r2) being around 0.7 or greater. …”
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Efficacy of artificial intelligence-based skin analysis for calculating wrinkle improvement and skin firmness after simultaneous radiofrequency and high-intensity focused ultrasoun... by Woohyuk Yoon, Hea Kyeong Shin

“…Logistic regression and correlation analyses were conducted to determine alignment between AI and human evaluations. …”
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Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the HLS-EU-Q6 questionnaire by Müjdat YEŞİLDAL

“…Methods This psychometric study used a cross-sectional design and was conducted with 475 Turkish adults between January and March 2024. …”
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Efficiency of the healthcare system and the impact of smoking bans: a DEA analysis of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area in Asia by Xiaoyu Wu, Shuyang Wang, Yulong Tang, Jiabi Wang, Jinghua Zhang, Jinghua Zhang

“…Specifically, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has offered a unique opportunity to study the link between smoking control and healthcare system efficiency.Materials and methodsBased on the input and output data from healthcare systems across 11 cities in the GBA between 2010 and 2019, a two-stage output-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was employed to assess healthcare efficiency. …”
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Internal obesity as a risk factor for arterial hypertension by M. A. Druzhilov, T. Yu. Kuznetsova

“…To assess the role of ultrasound parameters of the extent of abdominal and epicardial visceral adipose tissue (VAT) as prognostic tools for determining the probability of arterial hypertension (AH) development in normotensive patients with obesity.Material and methods. …”
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Physical characteristics as indicators of performance in young alpine skiers in Super-G by Stojan Puhalj, Blaž Lešnik, Črtomir Matejek, Samo Fošnarič, Tjaša Kmet, Jurij Planinšec

“…Methods: A sample of 42 U16 alpine skiing competitors (23 boys and 19 girls) aged 14-15 years participated in the study. …”
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Reducing acute respiratory infections in under-five children in Nigeria through the mirror of risk factors: a cross-sectional study by Addie Oluwaseun, Funmilayo K. Seun-Addie

“…Despite advancements in the management of ARIs in Nigeria, the country has not yet met global control targets. Methods This cross-sectional study investigated the spatial heterogeneity of identified ARI risk factors in under-five children in Nigeria with the goal of determining which to address in each location, utilizing data from the 2021 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) and the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. …”
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Reliability testing of sonographic techniques in detecting lateral displacement of patellar tendon by Jan-Tyrone Cabrera, Consuelo Gonzalez-Suarez, Cristel Bernice Wee, Gabriel Rodnei Geslani, Emmanuel Guevara, Reil Vinard Espino, Ivan Neil Gomez

“…Methods: Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability study of three sonologist on the lateral displacement of the patellar tendon using ultrasound. …”
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Voice-Evoked Color Prediction Using Deep Neural Networks in Sound–Color Synesthesia by Raminta Bartulienė, Aušra Saudargienė, Karolina Reinytė, Gustavas Davidavičius, Rūta Davidavičienė, Šarūnas Ašmantas, Gailius Raškinis, Saulius Šatkauskas

“…After confirming a positive case of synesthesia, we aimed to determine the sound features that played a key role in the subject’s sound perception and color development. …”
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Risk assessment and prediction of occult uterine sarcoma in patients with presumed uterine fibroids before high-intensity focused ultrasound treatment by Qian Wang, Zhenjiang Lin, Xiaogang Zhu, Yangyang Wang, Ying Zhang, Min He, Lian Zhang

“…Objective To develop a diagnostic model for predicting occult uterine sarcoma in patients with presumed uterine fibroids.Materials and methods We retrospectively reviewed 41631 patients with presumed uterine fibroids who presented for HIFU treatment in 13 hospitals between November 2008 and October 2023. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Crop Chlorophyll Mapping Using Remote Sensing Approaches: Achievements, Limitations, and Future Perspectives by Xuan Li, Bingxue Zhu, Sijia Li, Lushi Liu, Kaishan Song, Jiping Liu

“…., 530 nm, 670 nm, and 705 nm) provide high prediction accuracy. Machine learning methods, such as random forest and support vector regression, exhibit excellent performance, with determination coefficients (R²) typically exceeding 0.9, although overfitting remains an issue. …”
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Effects of β-Mannanase Alone or Combined with Multi-Carbohydrase Complex in Corn–Soybean Meal Diets on Nutrient Metabolism and Gut Health of Growing Pigs by Gabriela Miotto Galli, Ines Andretta, Camila Lopes Carvalho, Thais B. Stefanello, Bruna Souza de Lima Cony, Alícia Zem Fraga, Karine Ludwig Takeuti, Aline Beatriz da Rosa, Marcos Kipper

“…The feces samples were collected from all the pigs to determine fecal biomarkers using commercial ELISA tests. …”
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