Intimomedial thickness of the vertebral arteries complex: A new useful parameter for the assessment of atheroclerotic process? by Jovanikić Olivera, Lepić Toplica, Raičević Ranko, Veljančić Dragana, Ristić Anđelka, Gligić Branko

“…Variability of this parameter is lower, and absolute values lower than the same in the common carotid artery. …”
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The influences of social support expressed from doctors and disclosed from peers on patient decision-making: an analysis from the online health community by Beibei Yang, Wei Lu, Yan Xuan, Chongqi Hao, Xiaojun Huang

“…As a stigmatized disease, infertile patients may value informational support and emotional support differently, which is ignored in existing studies. …”
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Factors Influencing Customers’ Adoption of Electronic Banking Services in commercial banks by Nahla Kadri

“…Additionally, perceived benefit was found to have a significant effect, with a p-value of 0.02. Conversely, other variables examined in the study, including ease of use, service cost, and speed, did not demonstrate a statistically significant impact on the adoption of electronic banking services in Ouargla. …”
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Analysis of serum vitamin D and calcium levels in elderly patients with stable and unstable intertrochanteric fractures: A multi-center prospective study. by Kamran Alijanpour, Sina Afzal, Abolhasan Alijanpour, Hasan Barati, Hemmat Gholinia, Mehdi Tavassoli

“…The mean serum level of vitamin D was significantly higher in the stable group (30.3 ± 7.0) compared to the unstable group (26.5 ± 6.1) (P-value = 0.007). Increasing age was associated with a decreasing level of serum vitamin D; however, the association was weak and not statistically significant (P-value = 0.319). …”
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Effects of Air Temperature and Relative Humidity on Milk Yield of Holstein Dairy Cattle Raised in Hot-Dry Southeastern Anatolia Region of Türkiye by Orhan Demir, Kemal Yazgan

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the possibility of using meteorological data obtained from a public meteorology station in determining the effect of air temperature and relative humidity on milk yield in Holstein dairy cattle raised in Diyarbakir province of Türkiye. …”
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Acceptance and uptake of voluntary HIV testing among healthcare workers in a South African public hospital by L.I. Zungu, B.A. Sanni

“…There were positive associations between participants’ having had HIV counselling and testing and having a close relative living with HIV/AIDS (p-value = 0.032), previous accidental exposure to blood-borne pathogens (p-value = 0.003) and the number of years of their work experience (p-value = 0.0006). …”
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Patterns of behavior A , B and their relation with a Feeling of Quality among the Students of the Psychological Counseling and Special Education departments “Comparative Study”... by Moaid Ismail Jarjis

“… The researcher in his current research aimed to identify the levels and significance of the differences and the correlation in the patterns of  behavior A, B and a Feeling of quality among (93) students of the psychological counseling and special  education departments  in the Faculty of Education / University of Salahaddin – Erbil, taking into consideration variables such as (gender , scientific section) ). …”
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Validity of a new weaning index of discontinuation from mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit by Eman Sabry Kamal, Gamal Abd Al- Rahman Salem, Ibrahim Aly Dwedar, Dalia Abd Elsattar El Embaby

“…Using a cut-off value of >0.69 and Applying this index in phase II, it showed a mean value of -1.43 and 4.67 in the failure and success groups, respectively (P<0.001). …”
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The Relationship Between Content Marketing, Live Streaming, Endorsement, and Purchasing Decisions on the Tiktokshop Platform and Its Views on Islam by Niken Lestari, Mukhsinun Mukhsinun, Naeli Indah Munib

“…Content marketing, live streaming, and endorsements are important variables that influence product purchase decisions at TikTok Shop. …”
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Organizational Culture as Determinant of Individual Perception of UTAUT Model: Case Study Credit Union in Indonesia by Indra Samsie, Titik Khawa Binti Abdul Rahman, Suarga Suarga

“…This study aims to employ the Competitive Value Framework (CVF) and its value drivers as indicators for individual perceptions derived from the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use Technology (UTAUT). …”
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Characterization and natural history of patients with LMNA‐related dilated cardiomyopathy in the phase 3 REALM‐DCM trial by Pablo Garcia‐Pavia, Neal K. Lakdawala, Gianfranco Sinagra, Tomas Ripoll‐Vera, Kia Afshar, Silvia G. Priori, James S. Ware, Anjali Owens, Huihua Li, Franca S. Angeli, Perry Elliott, Calum A. MacRae, Daniel P. Judge

“…Median follow‐up was 73 weeks (range: 0.4–218; 73 in NYHA Class II and 75 in NYHA Class III). Patients displayed variable change from baseline in 6MWT, KCCQ‐OS and NT‐proBNP values during follow‐up. …”
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Predicting Postoperative Blood Transfusion in Elderly Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Using Machine Learning Models by Liang D, Pang Y, Huang J, Che X, Zhou R, Ding X, Wang C, Zhao L, Han Y, Rong X, Li P

“…SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) were applied to assess variable importance. An online tool was developed based on the models.Results: Nineteen variables were retained. …”
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MODEL SEM-PLS TERBAIK UNTUK EVALUASI PEMBELAJARAN MATEMATIKA DISKRIT DENGAN LMS by Novi Mardiana, Ahmad Faqih

“…Based on the Main Model, 16 alternative models are created with the same manifest variables as the Main Model. The best model is determined based on the highest Q2 value, and the least AIC, AICu, AICc, BIC, HQ and HQc values. …”
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The Increasing Level of Comfort and Decreasing Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Elderly with “TERTARIK” (Terapi Tertawa dengan Musik Rindik) by Ni Luh Putu Dian Yunita Sari, Ni Made Dwi Ayu Martini

“…Comfort level and blood pressure variables are not normally distributed. These variables were tested with the Wilcoxon for paired data and the Mann-Whitney for unpaired data. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge, attitudes, and practices of mixed crop-livestock farmers on Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and other zoonoses in Burkina Faso by Abdoul Kader Ilboudo, Michel Dione, Ard M. Nijhof, Martin H. Groschup, Ousmane Traoré, Guy S. Ilboudo, Zekiba Tarnagda, Madi Savadogo, Bernard Bett

“…The farmers' age (Coef[95 % CI] = 0.02[0.002;0.04]; p-value = 0.028), the male gender (Coef 95 %CI] = 1.5[0.94;2.14]; p-value<0.001), the household's farming surface (Coef[95 %CI] = 0.03[0.002;0.6]; p-value = 0.032), were the significant factors driving knowledge of zoonoses among the farmers. …”
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Providing a customer satisfaction model of non-attendance services in the social security organization by Hossein Barzgar, Vahid Sanavi Garoosiyan, ali hossein zadeh

“…Innovation is recognized as an important factor in enabling companies to maintain perceived customer value and maintain competitive advantage in a highly complex and rapidly changing environment. …”
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Perceived effects of the hidden curriculum of return to entrepreneurship with the mediation of goal orientation by Ahmad KarimiDashtaki, Mohammadbagher Akbarpour Zangalani

“…The results of the study showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the predictive variable of hidden curriculum of information and communication technology with the variable of social intelligence criterion. …”
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Modal Sosial Suku Poombawo dalam Konservasi Habitat Burung Cenderawasih (Paradisaea minor jobiensis Roschild) di Distrik Poom Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen Provinsi Papua by Merius Awairaro, Rudi A. Maturbongs, Aluisius P. E. Widodo, Sepus M. Fatem, Melanesia B. Boseren, Idola Dian Nebore

“…This research aims to examine social capital in efforts to structur and conservation of Cenderawasih bird habitat in the Poombawo tribe in Poom District, Yapen Islands Regency, Papua Province.  …”
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Control Shift by Theodora Chatzi Rodopoulou

“…Contemporary conservation seized aiming at the prevention of change. Instead, it embraced it, following the new axiom: ‘Managing change’. …”
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Optimisation of the performance and structure of soluble ball seat metal sealing rings based on response surface by CHEN Zhen, RAN Qingjie, CHEN Nengpeng, WANG Qiaomu

“…It provides theoretical support and engineering examples for the design of metal sealing rings under complex working conditions, which is of great value to promote the efficient development of unconventional oil and gas resources.…”
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