Coping Strategies and Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors by Ana Agrelo-Fernández, Lucía Fernández-Arce, Ana Llaneza-Folgueras, Ana Isabel Encinas-Muñiz, María Olivo del Valle, Alberto Lana

“…<b>Background:</b> The aim was to explore the association between coping strategies (CSs) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in breast cancer (BC) survivors and to analyze the role of relevant sociodemographic and clinical variables. …”
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Optimising cattle body weight with terubuk waste feed for sustainable agriculture by Reny Sukmawani, Aulia Miftahunnisa Exa Putriyana, Sri Ayu Andayani, Endang Tri Astutiningsih, Ema Hilma Meilani, Neng Elmi Salehah, Mai Fernando Nainggolan

“…Purpose. This research aimed to predict the increase in cow weight through the use of terubuk (Saccharum edule Hassk) waste feed technology based on pH content, silage water content (KA), silage dry weight (BK), and silage fermentation value (NF) on daily increase in cow weight. …”
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Effect of Body Height on Aerobic Capacity of Young Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by S Kanchan, Kalpesh Satani

“…The level of significance (p-value) was set at <0.05. Results: There was no significant difference in maximal oxygen consumption among the three groups (p-value=0.930). …”
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Does corporate governance spur bank intellectual capital in an emerging economy? A system GMM analysis from Ethiopia by Abdu Mohammed Assfaw, Dhiraj Sharma

“…Abstract Purpose The current study aims to explore the impact of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms, as measured by board size, board meeting frequency, board gender diversity, number of board subcommittees, board remuneration, size of audit committee, and audit committee meeting frequency, on bank intellectual capital (as calculated by the modified value-added intellectual coefficient (M-VAIC) and its components (human capital efficiency (HCE), structural capital efficiency (SCE), and relational capital efficiency (SCE)). …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Presepsin versus Procalcitonin in Early-Onset Neonatal Septicaemia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Prasidutt Sharma, Khurshed Alam Choudhury, Shubhi Agarwal

“…Comparison of quantitative variables between the study groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. …”
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Investigating papillary thyroid cancer risk factors among women living at the central region of Iran: a case–control study by Hamed Ghoshouni, Saeed Hosseini, Akram Ghadiri-Anari, Reyhaneh Azizi, Masoud Rahmanian, Narjes Hazar

“…The history of OCP use and exposure to head and neck radiation were remained in the model as risk factors in all three case‒relative control (OR = 6.65, 95%CI: 2.53‒17.49; P-value < 0.001), case‒non-relative control (OR = 6.32, 95%CI: 2.14‒18.70; P-value = 0.001) and case‒total control comparisons (OR = 6.66, 95%CI: 2.84‒15.64; P-value < 0.001). …”
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and its Impact on Quality of Life among Adults: A Cross-sectional Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital, Mangaluru, Karnataka, India by Jyothi, K Pavithra

“…There was a positive correlation between LUTS symptoms and QoL (r-value=1.71, p-value=0.01). However, the calculated p-value indicates that there was no significant association between the prevalence of LUTS and demographic variables. …”
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A Comparison Study of Masturbating and Non masturbating Female and their Marital and Sexual Satisfaction in India by R. Vikhram Ramasubramanian, Veerabalajikumar

“…Background and Aim: Sexual and marital well-being is a crucial aspect of overall happiness and fulfillment in our lives. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight/Obesity Among Women in the Reproductive Age Group (15–49) in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Mequanente Dagnaw, Melkie Mekonnen, Esmeal Ali Muhammad, Solomon Mekonnen Abebe

“…Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with overweight/obesity among reproductive age women. Variables with a p‐value < 0.2 in the bivariate analysis was further fitted into multivariate analysis for controlling the possible effect of confounders, and finally the variables that were a p‐value of < 0.05 on the bases of odd ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was considered significantly associated with overweight/obesity and identified based on odds ratio (OR), with 95% confidence interval (CI) and p‐value (p < 0.05). …”
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Quick sequential organ failure assessment score combined with other sepsis-related risk factors to predict in-hospital mortality: Post-hoc analysis of prospective multicenter study... by Ryo Ueno, Takateru Masubuchi, Atsushi Shiraishi, Satoshi Gando, Toshikazu Abe, Shigeki Kushimoto, Toshihiko Mayumi, Seitaro Fujishima, Akiyoshi Hagiwara, Toru Hifumi, Akira Endo, Takayuki Komatsu, Joji Kotani, Kohji Okamoto, Junichi Sasaki, Yasukazu Shiino, Yutaka Umemura

“…This study aimed to assess the value of quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) combined with other risk factors in predicting in-hospital mortality in patients presenting to the emergency department with suspected infection. …”
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Clinical characterization of blood pressure phenotypes: the BP phenotype score by Maha A. Al-Mohaissen, Maisa A. Al Zohaifi, Terry Lee, Nada A. Almalki, Hend Aleiban, Rabah A. Al-Mehisen

“…Background Evidence has linked blood pressure (BP) phenotypes with certain clinical, psychosocial, and occupational features, and characteristic BP variability.Objective We aimed to evaluate the value of a diagnostic score developed from these characteristics in predicting BP phenotypes, when used in a manner comparable to the application of out-of-office techniques.Methods Adult patients with no prior diagnosis of hypertension attending their office appointments, were prospectively enrolled. …”
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A model based on preoperative nutrition-inflammation score for predicting mucocutaneous separation after enterostomy in colorectal cancer patients by Jie Yuan, Yali Hu, Jiaying Wang, Le Chang, Ting Guan, Xiaochao Fu, Wangwang Sheng, Jingyu Nian, Bing Zhu, Jifu E, Cheng Peng

“…Abstract Mucocutaneous separation (MCS) is a common early complication after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. The aim of the present study is to investigate the predictive value of preoperative nutrition-inflammation markers for MCS and establish a novel predictive model. …”
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Association between the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and mortality among hypertension patients by Xiaozhou Su, Huiqing Rao, Chunli Zhao, Jiehua Wu, XianWei Zhang, Donghua Li

“…A U-shaped association was observed between NHHR and both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, with threshold values at 2.32 and 2.65. Below these thresholds, NHHR was negatively associated with mortality, while values above the thresholds were positively associated. …”
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Experimental secondary reference odour mass (SROM) measurement for selected four odorants by Elisa Polvara, Giacomo Domenico Scolieri, Marzio Invernizzi, Selena Sironi

“…Conclusions This study provides specific SROM values and experimental evidence supporting the integration of odorant-specific reference materials into panel selection procedures, with the aim of enhancing the reliability of dynamic olfactometry.…”
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Assessment of water needs of Catalpa bignonioides under subsurface irrigation in row plantings by Ariel Łangowski

“…During each year of the experiment, higher values of daily water consumption were characteristic of the W2 variant. …”
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A Novel approach to ship valuation prediction: An application to the supramax and ultramax secondhand markets. by Elif Tuçe Bal, Ercan Akan, Huseyin Gencer

“…At this stage, a model was first created that takes into account the values of the Baltic Exchange indices in the month of sale as an independent variable, and then another model that takes into account the values in the month of sale and the values in the months before the month of sale as independent variables. …”
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Assessment of Bite Force in Patients with Periodontitis Before and after Splinting in Anterior Teeth using Computerised Occlusal Analysis System: A Clinical Study by Sathyalakshmi Ravikumar, Dhanvanthraj Venkatesan, Tarunkumar Kanmani, Rajalakshmi Ashokkumar, Vamsi Lavu

“…A paired t-test was conducted to find significant differences in the various variables within the group. A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Relationship Between Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Different Time in Target Glucose Range in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yang P, Liu S, Li L

“…In the low-TIR group, the Cerebelum_Crus2_R ReHo value was significantly increased (voxel p< 0.001, cluster p< 0.05), the Frontal_Inf_Orb_R ReHo value was significantly decreased, the Cerebelum_Crus2_R and Frontal_Mid_L ALFF values were significantly increased, the Temporal_Sup_L and Precuneus_R ALFF values were significantly decreased; the Lingual_L fALFF value was significantly decreased. …”
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Expression Analysis of COPB2 and Bcl-2 in Early Stages of Endometrial Carcinoma by Branko Andrić, Danijela Cvetković, Stefan Blagojević, Marko Stanković, Nenad Kokošar, Dragutin Sretenović, Dragiša Šljivančanin, Branislav Milošević, Danijela Milošev, Petar Arsenijević

“…Based on the results of the analysis of the normality of the data distribution (Shapiro-Wilk test), the Mann-Whitney U test was used for the analysis of these variables. Results: Using Mann-Whitney U test, we determined that there is a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) in the expression values of the COPB2 and Bcl-2 gene in women with endometrial carcinoma (EC) compared to women without cancer. …”
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Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and acute kidney injury development in patients with sepsis: a retrospective study by Yipeng Fang, Aizhen Dou, Ying Zhang, Hui Xie, Yunfei Zhang, Yan Cui, Yan Cui, Keliang Xie, Keliang Xie

“…Logistic regression was utilized to evaluate SHR’s predictive value for SA-AKI, with adjustments for confounding variables. …”
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