Statistical Methods for the Investigation of Solvolysis Mechanisms Illustrated by the Chlorides of the Carbomethoxy Protecting Groups NVOC and FMOC by Malcolm J. D’Souza, Jasbir K. Deol, Maryeah T. Pavey, Dennis N. Kevill

“…A reevaluation of the kinetic data for 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl, 2) involves a correlation of log⁡k/ko2 versus log⁡(k/ko)PhOCOCl. In this plot, deviations were observed in solvents rich in a hydrogen-bonding fluoroalcohol component. …”
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Correlation between serum complement component 4 levels and tubular atrophy in patients with lupus nephritis by Zheyi Chang, Haofei Hu, Yuan Cheng, Ricong Xu, Qijun Wan

“…Logistic regression and spline smoothing plot analysis, utilizing the generalized additive mixed model, were employed to investigate the relationship between serum C4 levels and the occurrence of tubular atrophy.Results A total of 129 patients were included in the study, with 57 (44.2%) identified as having tubular atrophy (TA group), while the remaining 72 patients did not present with tubular atrophy (non-TA group). …”
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Identification of ALDH7A1 as a DNA-methylation-driven gene in lung squamous cell carcinoma by Gaofeng Liang, Jinxian He, Tian Chen, Liang Zhang, Kaizhong Yu, Weiyu Shen

“…KM analysis showed that patients with high-risk scores had poor survival. A nomination plot for prognosis prediction of LUSC patients was constructed, which showed a good predictive efficiency for tumor prognosis. …”
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Bibliometric analysis and description of research trends in the treatment of psoriasis with biologic agents in the past two decades (2004–2023) by Yingdong Wang, Junchen Li, Chenqi Guo, Guojing Yang, Haiyue Lin, Yu Zhang

“…Early and active use of biologics can effectively control disease progression, prevent or delay the occurrence of comorbidities, and may even alter the natural course of psoriasis. …”
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Correlation Between Basal Metabolic Rate and Clinical Outcomes in Gastric Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study by Yun-Shi Huang, Xiu-Ya Zeng, Wei-Sheng Chen, Wen-Tao Cai

“…The optimal cutoff value of BMR (BMR ≤1149 kcal/day) was obtained using the X-tile plot. Logistic and Cox regression analyses were then performed to evaluate the relevant influencing factors of clinical outcomes. …”
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Methods of accounting the avalanche hazard for the territorial land-use planning in Russia by P. M. Rodionova, A. S. Turchaninova, S. A. Sokratov, Yu. G. Seliverstov, T. G. Glazovskaya

“…In the first case, occurrence and pressure of avalanches were the determining factors. …”
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Prediction of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit patients based on interpretable machine learning by Li Zhang, Mingyu Li, Chengcheng Wang, Chi Zhang, Hong Wu

“…Interpretability analysis based on the XGBoost model showed diuretic use, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor use, age, and antibiotic use as the most important decision factors of the model. The SHAP summary plot was used to illustrate the effects of the top 19 features attributed to the XGBoost. …”
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Associations of estimated glucose disposal rate with kidney stones in U.S. non-diabetic adults and possible mediating mechanisms: NHANES 2009-2020. by Haowen Liang, Ying Wei

“…Multivariable logistic regression revealed that, compared to the lowest eGDR quartile, the fully adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for kidney stone in the second, third, and fourth quartiles were 0.87 (0.61-1.26), 0.54 (0.34-0.85), and 0.46 (0.28-0.77), respectively. The RCS plot indicated a significant non-linear inverse association between eGDR and kidney stone risk. …”
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Constipation and risk of cognitive impairment and dementia in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Qiyue Wang, Ting Yi, Xuan Jiang

“…Publication bias was assessed by the Egger's test and funnel plot, with a P-value of < 0.05 considered to indicate the presence of bias.ResultsA total of 11 studies were included, including five retrospective studies and six cross-sectional studies, with 66,609 participants involved. …”
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Mannheim Peritoneal Index in the Prediction of Postoperative Complications in Patients with Peritonitis by N. N. Aksenova, F. R. Akhmerov, M. V. Maleyev

“…The patients were retrospectively divided into 3 groups according to the outcomes and occurrence of postoperative local complications. The postoperative complications were classified by the procedure developed by A. …”
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The U-shaped relationship between serum osmolality and the risk of sepsis-associated delirium development: a retrospective study by Yipeng Fang, Hui Xie, Aizhen Dou, Yan Cui, Keliang Xie

“…Patients lacked of serum osmolality results and those with delirium prior to sepsis occurrence were excluded. The association between osmolality and delirium was visualized using both restricted cubic splines (RCS) and local weighted scatter plot smoothing (LOWESS) methods. …”
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Identification of Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) Habitat and Indicators in Pennsylvania, USA: The Influence of Climate and Site on In Situ Conservation of an Edge of Range Pl... by Ezra Houston, Eric P. Burkhart, Grady Zuiderveen, Xin Chen

“…Maximum Entropy modeling (Maxent) using known occurrence points (n = 51) was combined with field plot data (n = 28) to identify potential factors associated with goldenseal's distribution in Pennsylvania and to identify vegetative indicators of supportive habitat. …”
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Potassium fertilization in the cultivation of sour passion fruit under irrigation strategies with brackish water by Francisco W. A. Pinheiro, Geovani S. de Lima, Pedro F. do N. Sousa, Weslley B. B. de Souza, Lauriane A. dos A. Soares, Hans R. Gheyi, Charles M. Felix, Francisco J. da S. Paiva

“…ABSTRACT In the Brazilian semiarid region, the occurrence of water sources with high salt concentrations stands out as a limiting factor for the production of most crops under irrigated conditions. …”
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The Defectiveness of Spruce Stands in the Northern Taiga Zone of the Arkhangelsk Region by Sergey V. Koptev, Sergey A. Vaskin

“…To determine the age of the trees in the sample plot, core samples have been taken from the root collar. …”
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Reader’s Revolt against the Book in Vs. Benigsen’s Novel GenAcide by Natalia Vadimovna Kovtun

“…This paper explores the origin and occurrence in modern literature of the motif of the hero-reader’s revolt against the book, from late traditionalism to postmodernism. …”
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CD32a polymorphism rs1801274 affects the risk of Kawasaki disease by Zhiyong Wang, Pei-Liang Geng

“…Aim To analyze the impact of CD32a polymorphism rs1801274 on the occurrence of Kawasaki disease (KD) through the meta-analysis.Methods The correlation between CD32a polymorphism rs1801274 and the susceptibility to KD was appraised using summarized odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). …”
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The triglyceride-glucose index trajectories are associated with cardiovascular diseases in people living with HIV: evidence from a prospective cohort study in China, 2005–2022 by Yinsong Luo, Liqin Sun, Yun He, Fang Zhao, Duo Shan, Fan Bu, Lingyun Ge, Xiaorui Li, Yiyao Hu, Xi Xiao, Hongzhou Lu, Jiaye Liu

“…The restricted cubic spline plot showed an upward trend between the baseline TyG index and the CVD occurrence (P < 0.001), with the threshold at 8.479 for all HIV patients. …”
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The Effect of Sowing Date on Yield and Quality Characteristics of Autumn Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivars in Gonbad Kavous by E Paserakloo, A Biabani, S Yarahamdi, A Saberi, M Naeemi, F Taliei

“…The experiment followed a split-plot arrangement with three cultivars and three replications- Iran. …”
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Factors associated with contracting border malaria: A systematic and meta-analysis. by Tichaona Fambirai, Moses Chimbari, Tafadzwa Mhindu

“…We conducted a systematic and meta-analysis review to characterise and establish pooled effect sizes of the factors associated with the occurrence of border malaria. An exhaustive search was done in EBSCOHost (Medline Full Text), Health Source, Google Scholar, Regional Office for Africa Library, African Index Medicus, and PubMed databases. …”
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The Response of Insects and Weeds within the Crop to Variation in Sowing Density of Canola by Lucie Vykydalová, Petra Martínez Barroso, Igor Děkanovský, Eva Hrudová, Yentriani Rumeta Lumbantobing, Markéta Michutová, Jan Winkler

“…The field experiment was conducted on a plot located in the cadastral area of the municipality of Pěnčín (Moravia, Czech Republic). …”
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