The study of the effectiveness of soybean oil and castor oil as flow improvers for waxy petroleum crude oil by C. F. Uzoh, S. U. John, H. A. Ezea, L. I. Igbonekwu, E. M. Madiebo

“…Experiments were conducted as per central composite design (CCD), and the data was used for model building. …”
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Impact of Marketing, Sales and Innovations on Business Performance Analysis in Intellectual Capital Research: Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania

“…Simultaneously, simplifying the model using composite aggregate ratios on both sides of the equation has created a precondition for optimizing impact models worldwide.…”
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Multivariable Analysis of Primary Care Physician Adherence to Guideline-recommended Pharmacotherapy of Stable Coronary Artery Disease by S. K. Zyryanov, S. B. Fitilev, A. V. Vozzhaev, I. I. Shkrebniova

“…Logistic multivariable regression model (gender, age, 6 medical history variables) identified 6 patient-related factors that were significantly associated with physician adherence to guideline-recommended pharmacotherapy: age (odds ratio [OR] 0,97; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0,95-0,99; p=0,009), arterial hypertension (OR 3,89; 95%CI 2,19-6,90; p<0,001), dyslipidemia (OR 2,31; 95%CI 1,23-4,34; p=0,009), chronic heart failure (OR 1,95; 95%CI 1,06-3,61; p=0,032), revascularization (OR 2,14; 95%CI 1,33-3,45; p=0,002), myocardial infarction (OR 0,28; 95%CI 0,16-0,48; p<0,001).Conclusion. …”
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Dynamic Lipid–Glycaemic Index and Inflammation—Endothelial Shifts and Fetal Aortic Wall Thickening: A Repeated-Measures Gestational Phenotyping Study by Maria Cezara Muresan, Biliana Belovan, Ioan Sîrbu, Zoran Laurentiu Popa, Cosmin Citu, Ioan Sas, Adrian Ratiu

“…An XGBoost model incorporating these Δ-variables predicted high fetal IMT (≥90th percentile) with AUROC 0.88, outperforming logistic regression (AUROC 0.74). …”
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Pilot project to study the association of troponin I with cardiovascular events in the population of Russian region by S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina, A. V. Kontsevaya, E. B. Yarovaya, V. A. Kutsenko, V. A. Metelskaya, A. V. Kapustina, Yu. A. Balanova, O. A. Litinskaya, M. S. Pokrovskaya

“…For categorical variables, the NRIcategorial was used. Both methods of including cTnI in the model significantly improve the risk classification of severe endpoints in men.Conclusion. …”
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NF1 expression profiling in IDH-wildtype glioblastoma: genomic associations and survival outcomes by Michael Chang, Mohamed Sherief, Maria Ioannou, Viveka Chinnasamy, Lucy Chen, Michael Frost, Michelle Mattson-Hoss, Herb Sarnoff, David O. Kamson, Matthias Holdhoff, Debraj Mukherjee, Chetan Bettegowda, Jordina Rincon-Torroella, Victoria Croog, Peng Huang, Fausto J. Rodriguez, Calixto-Hope G. Lucas, Karisa C. Schreck

“…Cox proportional hazards model correcting for prognostic variables in this subset revealed HR 3.23 (95% CI 1.29–8.06, p = 0.01) associated with decreased NF1 expression by IHC. …”
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Intrinsic capacity in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies compared with those with Alzheimer’s disease: A cross-sectional study by Marie Collin, Justine Bonnet-Chateau, Victor Gilles, Sophie Dautricourt, Thomas Gilbert, Zaza Makaroff, Marie-Hélène Coste, Virginie Dauphinot, Antoine Garnier-Crussard

“…Compared with AD patients, DLB patients had significantly more impaired IC in all domains, with greater risks of impaired vitality (odds ratio (OR) 2.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.60–3.72), locomotion (OR 3.50, 95% CI 2.15–5.90), psychology (OR 2.60, 95% CI 1.73–3.92) and hearing (OR 2.30, 95% CI 1.53–3.49), according to the adjusted models. Similarly, when IC domains were considered linear variables, IC across all domains was significantly lower in the DLB group than in the AD group. …”
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Optimization of synthesis conditions of hydrochar and pyrohydrochar from fish bones for their use in the adsorption of fluoride from water by Sergio Armando Cruz Briano, Nahum Andrés Medellín Castillo, Juan Carlos Moreno Piraján, Liliana Giraldo Gutiérrez, Guillermo Javier Castro Larragoitia, Pablo Delgado Sánchez, Alfredo Israel Flores Rojas, Hilda Guadalupe Cisneros Ontiveros

“…In this study, the optimization of the synthesis variables of hydrochar (HC) and pyrohydrochar (PHC) obtained from pleco fish spines that would generate the highest fluoride adsorption capacity and synthesis yield was carried out. …”
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Identifying and Validating Indicators of Ritualism in the Iranian Higher Education System: A Mixed-Methods Study by Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah, Reza Hoveida, Mostafa Bagherian Far

“…The quantitative results further demonstrated that the model derived from the qualitative phase exhibited a good fit, with all items associated with ritualism indicators in higher education displaying acceptable factor loadings. …”
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Petrology and Geochemistry of the Aroud Granitoid Pluton, North of Alam Kuh, Central Western Alborz by Shadi Noori KHeymehsari, Nematollah Rashidnejad Omran, Mohammadreza Ghorbani, Huai-jen yang

“…These geochemical characteristics suggest a petrogenetic model involving delamination and partial melting of a mafic lower continental crust in the Aroud region, resulting in the generation of continental-type adakites (C-type adakites). …”
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The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of the 12-Lead ECG in Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathy by Leonardo Calò, MD, Cinzia Crescenzi, MD, Andrea Di Marco, MD, PhD, Francesca Fanisio, MD, Fabiana Romeo, MD, Alessio Gargaro, MSc, Annamaria Martino, MD, PhD, Chiara Cappelletto, MD, Marco Merlo, MD, Mattia Targetti, MD, Elisabetta Toso, MD, Federica Toto, MD, Maria Beatrice Musumeci, MD, Giacomo Tini, MD, Michele Ciabatti, MD, Matteo Stefanini, MD, Stefano Canestrelli, MD, Elisa Fedele, MD, Chiara Lanzillo, MD, PhD, Armando Fusco, MD, PhD, Federica Carla Sangiuolo, MD, PhD, Cinzia Radesich, MD, Maria Perotto, MD, Maurizio Pieroni, MD, Ruggiero Mango, MD, PhD, Alessio Gasperetti, MD, PhD, Camillo Autore, MD, Michela Casella, MD, PhD, Antonio Dello Russo, MD, PhD, Davide Stolfo, MD, PhD, Mikael Laredo, MD, PhD, Estelle Gandjbakhch, MD, PhD, Maddalena Graziosi, MD, PhD, Elena Biagini, MD, PhD, Costantina Catalano, MD, Ludovica Barile, MD, Fabrizio Drago, MD, Marianna Cicenia, MD, Anwar Baban, MD, PhD, Gemma Pelargonio, MD, PhD, Maria Lucia Narducci, MD, Federica Re, MD, Giovanni Peretto, MD, Elena Paiotti, MD, Carles Diez Lopez, MD, Iacopo Olivotto, MD, Fiorenzo Gaita, MD, Gianfranco Sinagra, MD, Giuseppe Novelli, MD, PhD

“…In multivariable analysis, LPFB (OR: 4.7; 95% CI: 1.2-18.3), syncope (OR: 84.95; 95% CI: 14-496), transmural late gadolinium enhancement (OR: 9.95; 95% CI: 2.3-36), and right ventricular ejection fraction (OR: 0.92; 95% CI: 0.87-0.97) were the independent predictors of MAE. The model including these 4 variables achieved a remarkable predictive capability (area under the curve: 0.9). …”
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Against Fregean Quantification by Brian Rabern, Bryan Pickel

“…Indeed, we argue that developing a fully compositional semantics in the tradition of Frege leads to a typographic variant of the most radical of Tarskian views: variabilism, the view that names should be modeled as Tarskian variables. …”
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Mapping the global distribution of lead and its isotopes in seawater with explainable machine learning by A. Olivelli, A. Olivelli, A. Olivelli, R. Arcucci, M. Rehkämper, T. van de Flierdt

“…Here, we present three machine learning models developed to map seawater Pb concentrations and isotope compositions, leveraging the global GEOTRACES dataset as well as historical data. …”
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The euro at 25: how demand, supply and policy shocks contributed to inflation in the euro area countries by Karsten Staehr, Olegs Tkacevs

“…The paper estimates Bayesian VAR models with six variables using quarterly data from 1999q1 to 2023q3. …”
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Data driven design of ultra high performance concrete prospects and application by Bryan K. Aylas-Paredes, Taihao Han, Advaith Neithalath, Jie Huang, Ashutosh Goel, Aditya Kumar, Narayanan Neithalath

“…By excluding insignificant variables, the models enhance both efficiency and accuracy in predicting strength. …”
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Solar irradiance measurements by Greg Kopp

“…Knowledge of solar variability on timescales longer than the current multi-decadal space-borne record relies on solar-activity proxies and models, which indicate similar-magnitude changes over centuries. …”
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CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM IN THE PROPIONIC ACID - ETHANOL - ETHYL PROPIONATE - WATER SYSTEM AND EXTRACTION PROCESSES WITH PARTICIPATION OF DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS by M. A. Toikka, A. A. Samarov, A. A. Sadaev, A. A. Senina, O. L. Lobacheva

“…The surface of chemical equilibrium and the region of splitting chemically equilibrium compositions are represented in the square of the transformed concentration variables. …”
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Association between estimated glucose disposal rate and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. by Maojun Liu, Junyu Pei, Xinqun Hu, Xiaopu Wang

“…Weibull accelerated failure-time models and causal mediation analyses were employed to evaluate relationships between variables.…”
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Response Surface Methodology Approach for the Prediction and Optimization of the Mechanical Properties of Sustainable Laterized Concrete Incorporating Eco-Friendly Calcium Carbide... by Auwal Ahmad Khalid, Abdurra’uf. M. Gora, A. D. Rafindadi, Sadi I. Haruna, Yasser E. Ibrahim

“…A response surface methodology/central composite design (RSM/CCD) tool was applied to design and develop statistical models for predicting and optimizing the properties of the sustainable concrete. …”
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The impact of investor sentiment on sectoral returns and volatility: Evidence from the Johannesburg stock exchange by Hilary Tinotenda Muguto, Lorraine Muguto, Azra Bhayat, Hawaa Ncalane, Kara Jasmine Jack, Saadia Abdullah, Thabile Siphesihle Nkosi, Paul-Francois Muzindutsi

“…This study investigated the impact of investor sentiment impact on sectoral returns and their volatility on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange using a proxy-based composite investor sentiment index and generalised autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity models. …”
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