Global, regional, and national burden of female infertility and trends from 1990 to 2021 with projections to 2050 based on the GBD 2021 analysis by Jie Liu, Yi Qin, Hui Liu, Yonglin Liu, Yi Yang, Yumei Ning, Huijun Ye

“…Lastly, the autoregressive composite moving average model was applied to forecast future disease burdens. …”
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Ohmic heating enhanced extraction and yield kinetics of kinnow juice by Lalremmawii, Satish Kumar, Maninder Kaur, Mahesh K. Samota

“…Optimization was done using Response Surface Methodology 2-factor rotatable Central Composite Design for 2 process variables at 2 levels viz. temperature (45–65 °C) and voltage gradient (12–21 V/cm) with water, lemon water (pH 4) and salt solution i.e. …”
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Perceived Social Loafing Questionnaire - Turkish Form: A Validity and Reliability Study in a Sample of Youth and Adult Athletes by Umut Sezer, Serdar Kocaekşi, Arıkan Ektirici, Cihan Aygün, Tuğba Özcan

“…The CFA results indicated that the model fits the data well in both participants. Construct validity was also evidenced through correlations with other theoretically-related variables (collective efficacy and perceived social loafing; team cohesion and perceived social loafing) with relationships being negative and significant. …”
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Nutritional optimization for bioprocess production of staphyloxanthin from Staphylococcus aureus with response surface methodology: promising anticancer scaffold targeting EGFR inh... by Ahmed M. Nosair, Ahmed A. Abdelaziz, Amal M. Abo-Kamer, Lamiaa A. Al-Madboly, Mahmoud H. Farghali

“…A Box-Wilson central composite design was employed to evaluate the intricate interactions among six variables affecting the pigment yield. …”
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Optimasi proses degumming minyak sawit mentah (DRPO) dengan response surface methodology (RSM) berbasis central composte design (CCD) by Jefri Pandu Hidayat, Rizka Lestari, Siti Munfarida, Andini Angelina Putri, Adrian Prananda Putra, Fidela Chosta, Ahmad Maulidi

“…The results are optimal variables on heating temperature 80 °C and 2 ml of phosphoric acid concentration. …”
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Effects of sudden stratospheric warmings on the global ionospheric total electron content using a machine learning analysis by G. Ma, K. Hocke, K. Hocke

“…We use machine learning (ML) with neural networks to establish the TEC (ML-TEC) model related to the solar/geomagnetic activities and seasonal changes from the long-term global TEC data. …”
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The influence of women's groups mobilisation on health emergency response: Evidence from the Ebola outbreak in Liberia. by Florence Wullo Anfaara, Erica S Lawson, Kilian Nasung Atuoye, Isaac Luginaah

“…We built a composite model from community response strategies that participants reported witnessing. …”
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CFD-DEM coupling analysis of the negative pressure inlet structural parameters on the performance of integrated positive-negative pressure seed-metering device by Dandan Han, Wei Li, Yunxia Wang, Qing Wang, Zhijun Wu, Yuchao Wang, You Xu, Lijia Xu

“…The structural parameters of the negative pressure inlet pipe can be accurately predicted using the prediction model developed through regression analysis of the central composite test results. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Propensity to Cheat Scale Validation in the Ethiopian Public Higher Education Institutions [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with res... by Tesfaye Semela, Samuel Assefa, Dame Taye

“…In order to measure the underlying variables of propensity towards cheating, a factor model is developed using exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis was employed to validate the students’ perceived PTC. …”
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Investigating context-specific sedentary behaviours and cardiometabolic health in college-based young adults (CONTEXT-SB): a protocol for a longitudinal observational study by Justin B Moore, Lee Stoner, Craig Paterson, Feng-Chang Lin, Emma Cowley, Michelle L Meyer, Jake Christopher Diana, Aiden James Chauntry, Jeb F Struder, Patricia Pagan-Lassalle, Erik D Hanson

“…Two laboratory visits will occur, spaced 12 months apart, where a novel composite CMD risk score (eg, arterial stiffness, metabolic and inflammatory biomarkers, heart rate variability and body fat distribution) will be calculated, and questionnaires to measure lifestyle behaviours and levels of the socioecological model will be administered. …”
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Integrating geostatistical methods and deep learning for enhanced 87Sr/86Sr isoscape Estimation: A case study in South Korea by Hyeongmok Lee, Go-Eun Kim, Woo-Jin Shin, Yuyoung Lee, Sanghee Park, Kwang-Sik Lee, Jina Jeong, Seung-Ik Park, Sungwook Choung

“…., lithology, tectonic settings) and geochemical compositions, are used as input variables for training a feedforward deep neural network. …”
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Interferon Gamma and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Are Inflammatory Biomarkers for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease by Ben Li, Eva Lindner, Raghad Abuhalimeh, Farah Shaikh, Houssam Younes, Batool Abuhalimeh, Abdelrahman Zamzam, Rawand Abdin, Mohammad Qadura

“…To validate the findings, a random forest machine learning model was developed to assess the relative importance of each protein for predicting 2-year MACE. …”
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Vision-related Quality of Life (VRQOL) and its determinants among the Elderly in rural blocks of Haryana, India by Mona Duggal, Ankita Kankaria, Latika Rohilla, Harashish Jindal, Limalemla Jamir, Parul Chawla Gupta, Debarati Sarkar, Vaibhav Miglani, Akash Kumar, Drishti Sharma, Neha Dahiya, Siddhartha Sharma, Sandeep Grover

“…Chi-Sq. test or Fisher's for categorical variables and multivariable linear regression model was run to calculate the determinants of the VFQ composite score. …”
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Optimization of dye effluent decolorization by halotolerant Halomonas strain D2 in static culture condition by Ali Partovinia, Maryam Otadi, Amirhossein Alaedini

“…Biodegradation of dye was investigated by 30 experiments according to the Central Composite Design (CCD) and RSM. According to previous related research performed by one factor at time (OFAT), the effects of four variables of dye concentration, NaCl salt concentration, pH, and temperature on bioremediation at 10-30 ppm, 2-10 %, 5.5-9.5 and 20-40 °C, respectively, were studied. …”
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Suicidal ideation, attempt and associated factors among adult cancer patients at Jimma University Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia, 2023 by Kunuya Kunno, Asmare Belete, Tamrat Anbesaw, Monenus Teshome, Shimelis Girma Kassaye, Badiru Dawud, Zelalem Birhan

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the significance of the association between the dependent and independent variables. Variables with a p-value <0.25 were candidates for the multivariable logistic regression so that predictors of suicidal ideation and attempt were identified at a p-value < 0.05, with a 95% confidence interval (CI), in the final model.ResultsThis study reported that 24% and 10.7% of the patients with cancer had suicide ideation and attempted suicide in the previous 12 months, respectively. …”
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Digitally mapping soil health at regional scale: disentangling drivers and predicting spatial land use effects by Valentina Rubio, Joseph Amsili, David G. Rossiter, Andrew McDonald, Harold van Es

“…Four biological (soil organic matter, permanganate-oxidizable C, protein, and respiration) and two physical (water aggregate stability and available water capacity) soil indicators as well as a composite SH index were evaluated to 1) quantify the relationships among climate, inherent soil properties, and land use to SH indicators; 2) develop data-driven models for predicting and mapping SH indicators at regional scale; and 3) use predicted SH maps to estimate impacts from hypothetical regional land use change scenarios. …”
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Optimizing Energy and Spectral Efficiency in Mobile Networks: A Comprehensive Energy Sustainability Framework for Network Operators by Luis Mata, Marco Sousa, Pedro Vieira, Maria Paula Queluz, Antonio Rodrigues

“…This paper introduces the Energy Sustainability Framework, which provides a composite index to evaluate the spectral and energy efficiencies of BSs, summarised across four classes: A, B, C, and D. …”
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Synergistic fermentation of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) bio-enriched soy milk: optimization and techno-functional characterization of next generation functional vegan foods by Ananya Rana, Neetu Kumra Taneja, Anupama Singh, Tejpal Dhewa, Vikram Kumar, Ankur Kumar, Komal Chauhan, Vijay Juneja, Harinder Singh Oberoi

“…The second-order model effectively predicted responses, identifying optimal fermentation conditions for developing vitamin B2-enriched soymilk: temperature (A) 36 °C, pH (B) 5.5, fermentation time (C): 11 h, inoculum size for L. plantarum MTCC 25432 (D): 2%, MTCC 25433 (E): 2%, and L acidophilus NCIM (F): 0.43%. …”
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Derivation of a simple risk calculator for predicting clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease by K. El-Kersh, R. Bag, N. Bhatt, C. King, A. Waxman, F. Rischard, H. Kim, D. Cella, E. Shen, SD Nathan

“…Stepwise regression, Harrell’s c-index, and clinician input were used to derive 2 multivariable Cox PH models from a set of candidate variables. The models were then simplified by applying a point-scoring system to the predictors and refitting with total point score as the covariate. …”
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Association of serum inflammatory markers in early-pregnancy with the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort in Shenzhen, China by Yijin Wang, Qinqin Ren, Hui Yuan, Yang Wang, Yao Liu, Yuanhuan Wei, Ruifang Sun, Hongguang Yang, Ping Tian, Jianjun Yang, Guifang Deng

“…Using a restriction cubic spline with baseline SII and SIRI as continuous variables, the dose–response associations between the incidence of GDM and SII and SIRI were explored.ResultsFollowing Ln-transformation of the SII and SIRI, multivariate models showed that Ln (SII) (odds ratio [OR] = 1.759; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.272–2.432) and Ln (SIRI) (OR = 1.556; 95% CI: 1.187–2.042) were positively associated with the risk of GDM in a dose-dependent manner. …”
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