Sex differences in health-related quality of life among adults in the US: results from the medical expenditures panel survey data by Monira Alwhaibi, Bander Balkhi

“…Sex disparities in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remain insufficiently explored at the population level, despite evidence suggesting that women consistently report lower HRQoL than men. Most prior studies have been disease-specific, relied on small samples, or treated sex as a control variable rather than a primary focus. …”
Get full text

A Machine–Learning Approach Reveals That Bacterial Spore Levels in Organic Bulk Tank Milk are Dependent on Farm Characteristics and Meteorological Factors by Chenhao Qian, Renee T. Lee, Rachel L. Weachock, Martin Wiedmann, Nicole H. Martin

“…The small effects of these variables as shown in partial dependence plots suggest a need for individualized risk-based approach to manage spore levels. …”
Get full text

Diagnostic Stratification of Prostate Cancer Through Blood-Based Biochemical and Inflammatory Markers by Donatella Coradduzza, Leonardo Sibono, Alessandro Tedde, Sonia Marra, Maria Rosaria De Miglio, Angelo Zinellu, Serenella Medici, Arduino A. Mangoni, Massimiliano Grosso, Massimo Madonia, Ciriaco Carru

“…<b>Background:</b> Prostate cancer (PCa) remains one of the most prevalent malignancies in men, with diagnostic challenges arising from the limited specificity of current biomarkers, like PSA. …”
Get full text

Physiotherapy in improving the interincisal mouth opening in oral submucous fibrosis: Meta-analysis by Ashish Bodhade, Alka Dive, Monal Yuwanati, Amol Gadbail, Dhara Dwivedi

“…However, evidence need to be substantiated with stringent methodology which is lacking in most of studies.…”
Get full text

Predictive and Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Weight Loss After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Insights from Wide and Deep Learning with Medical Image and Non-Image Data by Jaechan Park, Sungsoo Park, Kwang-Sig Lee, Yeongkeun Kwon

“…They were followed for one year after surgery. The dependent variable consisted of three categories: minimal, moderate, and significant change groups, classified based on postoperative percentage total weight loss (%TWL) in body mass index. …”
Get full text

Equality of specialist orthodontic care for adolescents in the Swedish public dental service: a cohort study by Emma Göranson, Mikael Sonesson, Lillemor Dimberg, Niko Vähäsarja, Aron Naimi-Akbar

“…The primary outcome variable was initiation of specialist orthodontic treatment, extracted from dental records. …”
Get full text

Analysis of Factors Affecting the Success of Sociocultural Education Approach in Preventing Tuberculosis in Tapanuli Selatan Regency by Edy Sujoko, Anto J. Hadi, Dewani Harahap, Matius Rantesalu, Edwinn Sallipadang, Farida Utaminingtyas, Juni Andriani Rangkuti, Asdi Lastari

“…Introduction: Tuberculosis is still becoming one of the deathliest infectious diseases in the entire world and has become the most urgent public health challenge globally. This study aims to analyze the factors affecting the success of the sociocultural education approach in preventing Tuberculosis in Tapanuli Selatan Regency. …”
Get full text

Optimizing Thermal Performance of Mini Heat Exchangers: An Experimental Analysis Using a Full Factorial Design by Sergio da Silva Franco, Álvaro Augusto Soares Lima, Alvaro Antonio Villa Ochoa, José Ângelo Peixoto da Costa, Gustavo de Novaes Pires Leite, Márcio Vilar, Kilvio Alessandro Ferraz, Paula Suemy Arruda Michima

“…The results indicate that electrical power was the most significant variable affecting <i>G_TR</i>, while ambient temperature also played a determining role in the heat transfer coefficient.…”
Get full text

A blood test-based machine learning model for predicting lung cancer risk by Lihi Schwartz, Naor Matania, Matanel Levi, Teddy Lazebnik, Teddy Lazebnik, Shiri Kushnir, Noga Yosef, Assaf Hoogi, Dekel Shlomi, Dekel Shlomi

“…Higher accuracy was found among women than men (71.8 vs. 70.8) and among never smokers than smokers (73.6 vs. 70.1%). Age was the most significant contributor (13.6%), followed by red blood cell distribution (5.1%), creatinine (5%), gender (3.6%), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (3.3%). …”
Get full text

Landslide Susceptibility Level Mapping in Kozhikode, Kerala, Using Machine Learning-Based Random Forest, Remote Sensing, and GIS Techniques by Pradeep Kumar Badapalli, Anusha Boya Nakkala, Raghu Babu Kottala, Sakram Gugulothu, Fahdah Falah Ben Hasher, Varun Narayan Mishra, Mohamed Zhran

“…Landslides are among the most destructive natural hazards in the Western Ghats region of Kerala, driven by complex interactions between geological, hydrological, and anthropogenic factors. …”
Get full text

Effect of Protein Intake on Growth and Nutrient Retention of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in a Green Water Recirculating Aquaculture System by Adela N. Araujo, Khanh Nguyen, Leila Strebel, Trenton Corby, Melanie A. Rhodes, Benjamin H. Beck, Luke A. Roy, D. Allen Davis

“…Feed management and the nutrient content of the diet are two of the most important factors in shrimp culture, as feed makes up around 60% of the total variable costs. …”
Get full text

Screening for undiagnosed atrial fibrillation using an electronic health record‒based clinical prediction model: clinical pilot implementation initiative by Randall W. Grout, Mohammad Ateya, Baely DiRenzo, Sara Hart, Chase King, Joshua Rajkumar, Susan Sporrer, Asad Torabi, Todd A. Walroth, Richard J. Kovacs

“…Abstract Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke, and early AF diagnosis may reduce associated morbidity and mortality. A 10-variable predictive model (UNAFIED) was previously developed to estimate patients’ 2-year AF risk. …”
Get full text

Engaging pregnant individuals and healthcare professionals in an international mixed methods study to develop a core outcome set for studies on placenta accreta spectrum disorder (... by Janet A Parsons, Rohan D’Souza, John C Kingdom, Jon F R Barrett, Susan E O’Rinn

“…Current research reports on PAS disorder outcomes have highly variable levels of information, which is therefore difficult for investigators to aggregate to inform practice. …”
Get full text

Comparison of real-world kidney outcomes with predicted outcomes at the time of diagnosis and post-biopsy in a cohort of children with IgA nephropathy by Mafalda Félix Cabral, Inês Martins, Miguel Pereira, Gonçalo Vale, Madalena Almeida Borges, Maria Soto-Maior Costa, Fernando Caeiro, Mário Góis, Helena Sousa, Telma Francisco, Gisela Neto, Margarida Abranches, Rute Baeta Baptista

“…Abstract Introduction: IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis, with a variable clinical course. …”
Get full text

Suggesting a structural model of test anxiety based on early maladaptive schemas with mediating fear of negative evaluation students in Tehran by Kourosh Jabari, Bahman Kord, Arezoo Shomali Oskoei

“…The results also showed that most of the direct paths of this study were significant and the indirect paths of early maladaptive schemas were significant through the mediating role of fear of negative evaluation on test anxiety. …”
Get full text

Charles Bonnet syndrome among visually impaired military veterans: findings from a UK screening and survey study by Matthew Lee, Mariya Moosajee, Lee Jones, Sonali Dave, Lara Ditzel-Finn, Judith Potts, Nikki Heinze, Renata S M Gomes, Eunice S Y Tang

“…The average age was 82.5 (±12.3) years and 89.6% were male. The most common ophthalmic condition was age-related macular degeneration (58.3%) and participants had severely reduced visual acuity (average better eye 1.2 (±1.4) LogMAR). …”
Get full text

Comparative analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Pueraria provides insights for species identification, phylogenetic relationships, and taxonomy by Yonglin Hai, Xianjun Huang, Hanzhu Sun, Jin Sun, Jian Li, Yunta Zhang, Yan Qian, Jingjing Wu, Yongcheng Yang, Conglong Xia

“…Moreover, the phylogenetic tree demonstrated that other Pueraria species had the most distant relationship with Haymondia wallichii and Toxicopueraria peduncularis, thereby offering fresh perspectives into the species classification of Pueraria. …”
Get full text

Prevalence and Predictors of Dysmenorrhea, Its Effect, and Coping Mechanisms among Adolescents in Shai Osudoku District, Ghana by Kwabena Acheampong, Dorothy Baffour-Awuah, Daniel Ganu, Stalla Appiah, Xionfeng Pan, Atipatsa Kaminga, Aizhong Liu

“…Dysmenorrhea has been the most common gynecological problem worldwide. Reports of dysmenorrhea are greatest among individuals in their late teens and 20s and usually declining with age. …”
Get full text

Determinants of export activities in Ukrainian regions in the pre-conflict and the first-stage conflict periods by Elena Horská, Serhiy Moroz, Jozef Palkovič

“…It was evaluated using the differential intercept dummy variable, as well as the change in the slope coefficient, the extent and significance of which were assessed employing slope dummy variables for every explanatory factor. …”
Get full text

أثر أبعاد العلامة التجارية على رضا الزبائن by مصطفى سعيد الشيخ

“…Results of the analysis showed that there was a statistically significant effect of the dimensions of brand on customer satisfaction separetly , and is considered the most famous perceived explanation among other factors factor rose by 42.8%, while considered at least an explanation of the variables by 27.4% amounted to the price factor perceived. …”
Get full text