A novel composite index of PSA and periprostatic adipose tissue quantification for enhancing high-grade prostate cancer prediction by Jie Xiong, Yunfan Liu, Xiaofeng Qiao, Guangyong Ai, Jiangqin Ma, Xiaojing He

“…The PSA, PSAD, PSA × PPFA/PA, and composite indicator models demonstrated strong predictive performance, with AUC values of 0.771, 0.796, 0.818, and 0.814, respectively. …”
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The Relationship Between Financial Development and the Composite Stock Price Index in Emerging Market Countries: A Panel Data Evidence by Ariodillah Hidayat, Liliana, Harunurrasyid, Xenaneira Shodrokova

“… This study examines the influence of financial development variables on the Composite Stock Price Index (CSPI) in Emerging Market Countries. …”
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Comparing US state resident IQ, socioeconomic status, and racial-ethnic composition as predictors of state violent crime rates by Stewart J. H. McCann

“…Abstract This study examined the extent to which state resident IQ, socioeconomic status (SES), and five racial-ethnic composition variables can independently account for differences in violent crime rates across the 48 contiguous American states using correlation and multiple regression strategies focused on 2019. …”
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Comparison of Paraquat Herbicide Removal from Aqueous Solutions using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron-Pumice/Diatomite Composites by Abbas Khodabakhshi, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Sara Hamati, Shakila Hayarian

“…In addition, isotherm and adsorption kinetics studies indicated that P-nZVI follows the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models, and D-nZVI follows the Langmuir isotherm model, and both processes follow pseudo-second-order kinetics. …”
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Impact of Azadirachta indica Fruit Mucilage on particle size and swelling index in Central Composite Designed Acyclovir mucoadhesive microspheres by Gorantla Naresh Babu, Menaka Muthukaruppan, Hindustan Abdul Ahad

“…Nine batches of AVR mucoadhesive microspheres were made with varying proportions of Polyacrylic acid 934P and A. indica fruit mucilage (AIFM). A central composite design with design expert software to check the impact of dependent variables (A. indica mucilage and Polyacrylic acid 934 P levels) on particle size and swelling index as a response. …”
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Optimization of Pyrocatechol and p-Cresol adsorption onto a composite of Chitosan and polyacrylamide incorporated with zeolitic imidazolate Framework-8 by Chou-Yi Hsu, Ebraheem Abdu Musad Saleh, M. M. Moharam, Mohammad Y. Alshahrani, Sandeep Singh, Aditya Kashyap, T. Krithiga, Parul Chaudhary, Nezamaddin Mengelizadeh, Davoud Balarak

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) using central composite design (CCD) was utilized to examine and optimize the process variables. …”
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HS-SPME-GC-MS Analysis of the Volatile Composition of Italian Honey for Its Characterization and Authentication Using the Genetic Algorithm by Carlotta Breschi, Francesca Ieri, Luca Calamai, Alessandra Miele, Silvia D’Agostino, Fabrizio Melani, Bruno Zanoni, Nadia Mulinacci, Lorenzo Cecchi

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Effectiveness of UAN fertilisation with potassium thiosulphate in pepper and tomato cultivation by Marzena Błażewicz-Woźniak, Marzena Brodowska, Monika Karsznia

“…The experiment included the following variable factors: nitrogen dose (2 levels: N1 – optimum nitrogen rate and N2 – nitrogen rate reduced by 25% from the optimum dose) and fertiliser composition (2 levels: pure UAN – N : K0 : S0, UAN with potassium thiosulphate – N : K1: S1). …”
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Impact of host physiology and external stressors on the bacterial community of Schmidtea mediterranea by Karolien Bijnens, Sofie Thijs, Rossella Alfano, Breanne McAmmond, Jonathan Van Hamme, Tom Artois, Michelle Plusquin, Jaco Vangronsveld, Karen Smeets

“…The microbiome composition exhibited high variability, with most of the bacteria belonging to the Betaproteobacteria. …”
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Evaluation of Health Associations With Height‐Normalised Abdominal Body Composition Indices: A Single‐Centre Cross‐Sectional Study by Yupeng Liu, Hangqian He, Keyu Qian, Yufeng Huang, Xuemei Ao, Xudong Shi, Binye Ruan, Ru Xue, Xiaoyi Fu, Shuran Wang

“…ABSTRACT Background Traditional metrics such as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) fail to accurately assess the health outcomes associated with abdominal adiposity, because they neglect the intricacies of adipose tissue distribution. Notably, the variability in body composition scaled to height remains underexplored in Chinese demographics. …”
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Association between different composite dietary antioxidant indexes and constipation in American male adults: a cross-sectional study by Wei Sun, Yuchao Wang, Lu Han, Yinshi Liu, Hongru Liu, Yunbing Tong, Ziying Jiang, Chen Xu, Daqing Sun

“…We evaluated the correlation between CDAI levels and the risk of constipation through three weighted logistic regression models. Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was employed to assess nonlinear trends, and stratified analyses were conducted.ResultsAfter adjusting for all confounding variables, the findings revealed an association between CDAI and constipation [OR = 0.937; 95% CI (0.892, 0.984), p = 0.012]. …”
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IDHNet: Ultra‐Short‐Term Wind Power Forecasting With IVMD–DCInformer–HSSA Network by Wei Li, Lu Gao, Fei Zhang, XiaoYing Ren, Ling Qin

“…Initially, the original wind power data is decomposed into multiple intrinsic mode function (IMF) components using the improved variational mode decomposition (IVMD) technique. Subsequently, the Sparrow search algorithm (HSSA) is employed to optimize the parameters of the enhanced Informer deep neural network, which are then integrated into the improved Informer model. …”
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Improving pear (Pyrus spp.) harvest maturity assessment: Integration of color composite indicators and sophisticated multivariate analysis techniques by Zeinab Shafaei-Cherush, Kazem Arzani, Nima Ahmadi, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mahdi Ayyari, Hamid Abdollahi

“…We utilized Multivariate Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) and Partial Least Square Path Modeling (PLS-PM) to explore and quantify the relationships between the harvest index and the other blocks of variables. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship between Physiological Parameters and Performance of Female Swimmers in the 200 m Individual Medley by Rajarshi Gayen, Sandhya Tiwari, Sandeep Tiwari

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Land Surface Condition-Driven Emissivity Variation and Its Impact on Diurnal Land Surface Temperature Retrieval Uncertainty by Lijuan Wang, Ping Yue, Yang Yang, Sha Sha, Die Hu, Xueyuan Ren, Xiaoping Wang, Hui Han, Xiaoyu Jiang

“…The results indicate that LSE in the 8–11 µm band is highly sensitive to surface composition, with distinct dual-valley absorption features observed between 8 and 9.5 µm across different soil types, highlighting spectral variability. …”
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Relationship Between Bio-Climatic and Milk Composition Data of Dairy Sheep Farms: Comparison Between THI and Multivariate Weather Index by Rita Marras, Alfredo Pauciullo, Alberto Cesarani, Antonio Natale, Paolo Oppia, Nicolò P. P. Macciotta, Giustino Gaspa

“…Previous studies suggest that meteorological variables exert negative effects on milk yield and composition, especially during summer. …”
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Multiple temporal scale variation characteristics and driving factors of arid inland runoff: A case study of Urumqi River, China by Kun Liu, Yunfei Chen, Bin Wu, Fan Gao, Abdul Waheed, Fanghong Han, Yan Cao, Jie Wu, Hailiang Xu

“…Multivariate Empirical Mode Decomposition and Wavelet Coherence Transform identified runoff periodic scales. …”
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Modeling the train operation of the mainline locomotive by A. G. Silyuta, E. E. Kossov

“…As input data in the program, information is entered about the track section, locomotive and train composition. The drawback of modeling the train motion using the traction calculation method is the obtaining of a local unimportant result for a particular section of the track. …”
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Different factors modulate visceral and subcutaneous fat accumulation in adults: a single-center study in Brazil by Camila Lima Chagas, Nadja Fernandes da Silva, Isa Galvão Rodrigues, Isa Galvão Rodrigues, Gabriela Maria Pereira Floro Arcoverde, Gabriela Maria Pereira Floro Arcoverde, Victoria Domingues Ferraz, Dário Celestino Sobral Filho, Dário Celestino Sobral Filho, Alcides da Silva Diniz, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Poliana Coelho Cabral, Ilma Kruze Grande de Arruda

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Data stochasticity and model parametrisation impact the performance of species distribution models: insights from a simulation study by Lambert, Charlotte, Virgili, Auriane

“…The SDM performances were inspected by statistical metrics, model composition, shapes of relationships and prediction quality. …”
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