Mechanical properties of RC combination columns configured with ECC jacket by Jieyong You, Cunsheng Li, Yushuai Zhu, Yanheng Zhao, Liang Xu, Xiaodong Han, Yuanzhen Ge, Zengcong Niu, Dongbo Wan, Long Liu

“…A novel structure-SRCC configured with Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) jacket (ESRCC) is proposed for breaking through this limitation and improving the load-bearing capacity and ductility of SRCC. …”
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Plasma metabolomics signatures predict COVID-19 patient outcome at ICU admission comparable to clinical scores by Sigurður T. Karvelsson, Emmanuel Besnier, Arnar Ingi Vilhjálmsson, Camille Molkhou, Freyr Jóhannsson, Perrine Lepretre, Étienne Ljóni Poisson, Fabienne Tamion, Jérémy Bellien, Óttar Rolfsson, Adrián López García de Lomana, Thomas Duflot

“…First, we stratified patients based on a composite outcome score indicating critical status. …”
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Impact of short-term aircraft noise on cardiovascular disease risk in the area surrounding London Heathrow airport: the RISTANCO epidemiological study by Xiangpu Gong, Nicole Itzkowitz, Calvin Jephcote, Kathryn Adams, Glory O Atilola, John Gulliver, Marta Blangiardo, Anna Hansell

“…We explored relationships with three different area-level measures related to deprivation: the Carstairs index (a composite measure from UK Census variables relating to poverty), the avoidable death rate (health inequality) and fuel poverty (wealth inequality). …”
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Effective Linkages of Continuum of Care for Improving Neonatal, Perinatal, and Maternal Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Kimiyo Kikuchi, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Sumiyo Okawa, Yeetey Enuameh, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Nanishi, Akira Shibanuma, Margaret Gyapong, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Gloria Quansah Asare, Abraham Hodgson, Masamine Jimba, Ghana EMBRACE Implementation Research Project Team

“…The outcome variables were neonatal, perinatal, and maternal mortality.…”
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Nurturing networks: Connecting the dots between social capital and antenatal care in south Karnataka, India by Avita R. Johnson, Sakthi Arasu, S Rathnakumari, William T. Story

“…Bivariate associations with socio-demographic variables, obstetric factors, and social capital were assessed. …”
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Unveiling hidden contaminants: a systematic quantification and characterization of microplastics in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis fluids by Ekrem Kara, Kamil Konur, Yasemen Şentürk Koca, Ülgen Aytan

“…Statistical analyses confirmed significant variability in MP contamination across different dialysis fluids. …”
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THE COMPUTER-AIDED CONTROLLING OF TECHNICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL PLANTS IN THE WAVELET MEDIUM by Fedosenkov D.B., Tokarev S.V., Simikova A.A., Iskhakov R.R., Fedosenkov B.A.

“…Dosing processes in mixture producing aggregates for receiving dry dispersed compositions of various kinds are considered as a research plant. …”
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Predictors and development patterns of approximal caries: a retrospective cross-sectional radiographic assessment by Fatma Yilmaz

“…Lesion depth (E1, D2, D1, D2 or D3) was also recorded and associated with restoration type (amalgam, composite or crown) and adjacent surface status. The Pearson chi-square and Kappa statistic tests were used to examine the relationships between categorical variables (p < 0.05). …”
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Correlation between hs-CRP-triglyceride glucose index and NAFLD and liver fibrosis by Yuhui Zhou, Hao Lin, Xiaochun Weng, Huifang Dai, Jing Xu

“…ROC analysis revealed that CTI can serve as a more robust identify for the prevalence of NAFLD (AUC = 0.756) and liver fibrosis (AUC = 0.702) compared to triglyceride glucose index (TyG) and hs-CRP alone. …”
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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 also found some demographic, socioeconomic, and place-based variables to be associated with Ebola response strategies.…”
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School nutrition programs in Dubai: a landscape analysis by Reem AlGurg, Reem AlGurg, Nour Abu Mahfouz, Farah Otaki, Farah Otaki, Agnes Paulus, Agnes Paulus, Amar Hassan Khamis, Mohamad Alameddine

“…The stakeholders involved in developing and maintaining the respective SNPs and the intended outcomes of those programs also differed across the schools.ConclusionThis study highlights, in alignment with Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 9 and 17, the importance of the proposed reformation around SNPs in Dubai to take into account the governance structure on the local and national levels, quality assurance measures, stakeholder engagement, and programs’ intended outcomes and compositions. It proposes the enactment and maintenance of holistic, school-level healthy living programs that include nutrition as part of a more comprehensive approach to fostering the students’ individual and collective wellbeing.…”
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The Impact of Digital Inequities on Oropharyngeal Cancer Disparities in the United States by David J. Fei‐Zhang, Achilles A. Kanaris, Camaren M. Cuenca, Sydney A. Fleishman, Jill N. D'Souza, Anthony M. Sheyn, Daniel C. Chelius, Jeffrey C. Rastatter

“…Variables were categorized as infrastructure‐access (ie, digital‐related variables) or sociodemographic (ie, education, income, and disability status) and weighted‐averaged into a composite score. …”
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Constraining the Geochemical Fingerprints of Gases from the UK Carboniferous Coal Measures at the Glasgow Geoenergy Observatories Field Site, Scotland by Rebecca M. Chambers, Gareth Johnson, Adrian J. Boyce, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan

“…These are used to investigate the variability of gas fingerprints with depth within unmined Carboniferous coal measures and Glasgow coal mine workings. …”
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Increase in intimate partner violence during the COVID19 lockdown in uganda: a household survey by Freddy Eric Kitutu, Ronald Olum, Sharon Kitibwakye Nakamanya, Olivia Nakisita, Sian E. Clarke, Eleanor Hutchinson

“…Data were collected using standardized structured questionnaires adapted from UN guidelines for producing statistics on violence in women. Outcome variables were lifetime and current (measured as incidents in the past 12 months) prevalence of IPV and whether there was reported increase during the COVID-19 lockdown, assessed by several items under emotional, socio-economic, physical and sexual violence and analyzed as individual items or derived composite variables. …”
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Oakland score to identify low-risk patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding performs well among emergency department patients by Daniel D. DiLena, Sean C. Bouvet, Madeline J. Somers, Maqdooda A. Merchant, Theodore R. Levin, Adina S. Rauchwerger, Dana R. Sax

“…We excluded patients who were more likely to have upper gastrointestinal bleeding (esophago-gastroduodenoscopy without LGIB evaluation), patients who left against medical advice or prior to ED provider evaluation, ED patients without active health plan membership, and patients with incomplete Oakland Score variables. …”
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Unveiling psychobiological correlates in primary Sjögren’s syndrome: a machine learning approach to determinants of disease burden by László V. Módis, László V. Módis, András Matuz, András Matuz, Zsófia Aradi, Ildikó Fanny Horváth, Antónia Szántó, Antal Bugán

“…This study aimed to evaluate the predictive weight of different factors in determining both objective and subjective disease burden using machine learning (ML) models.Methods117 pSS patients, whose biological (blood cell counts, complement activity, IgG, RF, SSA, SSB), psychological (personality traits, depression, anxiety, basic self-esteem assessed via self-reported questionnaires), and social (socioeconomic status and social support) measures were collected in a composite database. Outcome variables were SSA/SSB autoantibodies and EULAR Sjögren Syndrome Patient Reported Index (ESSPRI), as indicators of biological and perceived disease burden, respectively. …”
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Design, synthesis and medical prospects of electrospun molecularly imprinted fibers by Sarah H. Megahed, Mohammad Abdel-Halim, Yahia I. El-shabrawy, Engy M. Saad, Amr Hefnawy, Heba Handoussa, Boris Mizaikoff, Nesrine A. El Gohary

“…For FA fibers, a fractional factorial deign was used to screen different factors involved in the electrospinning process and it was found that FA and PAM concentration; in addition to PCL concentration were significant. These two variables were used to create a central composite design to optimize fiber diameter. …”
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Integration of artificial intelligence and advanced optimization techniques for continuous gas lift under restricted gas supply: A case study by Leila Zeinolabedini, Forough Ameli, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…To this end, 154 data points constructed by a central composite design (CCD) experiment were utilized to develop neural network models. …”
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Exploring the capabilities of hyperspectral remote sensing for soil texture evaluation by Mohammad Hosseinpour-Zarnaq, Mahmoud Omid, Fereydoon Sarmadian, Hassan Ghasemi-Mobtaker, Reza Alimardani, Pouya Bohlol

“…In this study, we modeled and generated a composite map of soil texture variability using PRISMA images collected from agricultural areas in Iran's dry and semi-arid regions. …”
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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

“…Bivariate analysis was done using Student t-test or Rank Sum test for continuous variables (for up to 2 groups) and One-Way ANOVA was run for continuous variables (for more than 2 groups). …”
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