Interaction of integral parameters of physical state and biological age of students aged 17-19 years old in the process of adaptation to standard and experimental physical educatio... by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Nataliya Mazurok

“…To process the experimental material, methods of dispersion and canonical analysis were used and multiple correlation and determination coefficients were calculated. …”
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Changes in cerebral haemodynamics in patients depending on the severity and catamnesis of combat traumatic brain injury by I. Chernenko

“…Materials and Methods. The study involved 350 male patients with cTBI, conducted at the Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise of the Kharkiv Regional Council "Regional Hospital for War Invalids." …”
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Sufficient conditions for convergence of positive solutions to linearized two-dimensional sediment transport problem by Alexander I. Sukhinov, Valentina V. Sidoryakina, Andrey A. Sukhinov

“…Therefore, to solve lots of practically important problems associated with the prediction of the dynamics of the back surface of water basins, it is necessary to use spatially two-dimensional models of sediment transportation and effective numerical methods of their implementation. Materials and Methods. …”
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Reliable Web-Based Auditory Cognitive Testing: Observational Study by Meher Lad, John-Paul Taylor, Timothy David Griffiths

“…Future work should explore methods to enhance inclusivity, such as remote guided testing, and address factors like digital literacy and equipment standards to improve the representativeness and quality of web-based auditory research.…”
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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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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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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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Translation, Adaptation, and Validation of a Traditional Chinese Version of the Family Caregiver Medication Administration Hassle Scale by Ku TL, Wu SY, Chie WC, Huang YM

“…In Phase II, a convergent mixed-methods study was carried out with a convenience sample of 138 family caregivers who completed the FCMAHS-TC. …”
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Recognition of pepper plant and ridge characteristics using an ultrasonic sensor for smart upland crop production by Mohammod Ali, Md Rejaul Karim, Md Sazzadul Kabir, Md Asrakul Haque, Kyu-Ho Lee, Sun-Ok Chung

“…Estimation values were strongly correlated with the measured values, with simple linear coefficients of determination (r2) of 0.95, 0.93, 0.88, and 0.81 for height, canopy volume, row spacing, and ridge spacing, respectively. …”
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Maternal Metabolic Health and Mother and Baby Health Outcomes (MAMBO): Protocol of a Prospective Observational Study by Sarah A L Price, Digsu N Koye, Alice Lewin, Alison Nankervis, Stefan C Kane

“…MethodsThis will be a prospective cohort study of 500 women recruited in early pregnancy. …”
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Price transmission and market integration analysis of black gram (urad dal) across major Indian states by Sukhvir Singh, Amit Guleria, Parvender Sheoran, Pankaj Sood, Vishal Mahajan, Dharminder Kumar, Satbir Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Rajesh K. Rana

“…Strong price integration among states is evident, with high correlation coefficients and long-run equilibrium relationships. …”
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Factors influencing the agreement between teachers and students in the assessment of preclinical endodontics using a rubric by B. Baracco, N. Escribano, D. Da Silva, V. Belliard, L. Ceballos, V. Fuentes

“…This study aimed to evaluate the influence of various factors (anatomical difficulty, type of instrumentation system, and training level) on the assessments of root canal treatments (RCT) by teachers and students using a rubric, and to determine the degree of agreement between them. Methods 144 RCT were performed on extracted human molars by 36 dental students using two mechanized systems and subsequently evaluated using a rubric by both the students and four teachers. …”
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Relationship Between Physical Fitness Attributes and Dynamic Knee Valgus in Adolescent Basketball Athletes by Aleksandar Stojiljkovic, Eleni Karagianni, Varsamo Antoniou, Garyfallia Pepera

“…This study aims to examine the relationship among LLMP, CRF, and DKV in adolescent basketball athletes. (2) Methods: A total of 104 adolescent basketball athletes (63.5% boys), 12 to 17 years old (13.87 ± 1.46 years) participated in this study. …”
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Correlation of GPA with Final MBBS Examination Scores Among Students on Three Campuses of the University of the West Indies by Kumar A, Krishnamurthy K, Campbell MH, Connell KL, Lashley PM, Motilal S, Majumder MAA

“…Pearson correlation coefficients were used to measure the strength of association between GPA and scores on various components of the final examination, as well as to determine the predictive value of GPA for overall performance on the examination.Results: GPA showed a strong positive correlation (> 0.7) with the written Medicine and Therapeutics exam scores in cohort 1, and a moderate positive correlation (0.5– 0.7) in cohorts 2 and 3. …”
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Can the MRI based AMADEUS score accurately assess pre‐surgery chondral defect severity according to the ICRS arthroscopic classification system? by Tizian Heinz, Felix Meller, Karsten Sebastian Luetkens, Konstantin Horas, Thomas Schäfer, Maximilian Rudert, Stephan Reppenhagen, Manuel Weißenberger

“…The clinical practicability, its correlation with arthroscopically assessed grading systems (ICRS – International Cartilage Repair Society) and thereby its clinical value in terms of decision making and guiding prognosis was yet to determine. Methods From 2008 to 2019 a total of 89 individuals were indicated for high tibial valgus osteotomy (HTO) due to tibial varus deformity and concomitant chondral defects of the medial compartment of the knee. …”
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Assessment of Pelvic Motion During Single-Leg Weight-Bearing Tasks Using Smartphone Sensors: Validity Study by Yu Xi, Zhongsheng Li, Surendran Vatatheeswaran, Valter Devecchi, Alessio Gallina

“…MethodsOverall, 52 healthy participants performed single-leg squats and step-down tasks from heights of 15 and 20 cm. …”
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Identifying Optimal Wearable Devices for Monitoring Mobility in Hospitalized Older Adults: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Validity Study by Paulo Nascimento, Renata Kirkwood, Lauren E Griffith, Mylinh Duong, Cody Cooper, Yujiao Hao, Rong Zheng, Samir Raza, Marla Beauchamp

“…MethodsParticipants were recruited for this observational study in the acute medical care unit of an academic hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. …”
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The effect of different gelling agents as part of culture medium on the rate of cucumber (<i>Cucumis sativus</i> L.) unpollinated ovules gynogenic development by S. N. Belov

“…., as a part of solid nutrient media agar-agar or Phytagel™ are used as a gelling agent. The gelling agent determines the mobilization of substances in the composition of the nutrient medium and has various effects on the explants, which affects the quality of the resulting regenerates. …”
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Exploring Inflammatory Bowel Disease Discourse on Reddit Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic Using OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 Turbo Model: Classification Model Validation and Case Study by Tyler Babinski, Sara Karley, Marita Cooper, Salma Shaik, Y Ken Wang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze community posts from 3 of the largest IBD support groups on Reddit between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022, using a pretrained transformer model, and to validate the classification system’s results via comparison to human scoring. MethodsWe collected posts (N=53,333) from subreddits r/CrohnsDisease, r/UlcerativeColitis, and r/IBD and classified them using OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 Turbo model to determine sentiment, categorize topics, and identify demographic information and mentions of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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