Relationship among the quality of cognitive abilities, depression symptoms, and various aspects of handgrip strength in the elderly by Jovanović Stevan S., Trajkov Marija T., Dopsaj Milivoj J., Arsić Slađana D., Milošević Radovan Lj., Stojanović-Jovanović Biljana N., Pavlović Dragan M.

“…The link between lower cognitive functioning and lower values of HG variables, emphasize the need for in-creased awareness about it in clinical practice.…”
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Predictive analysis of dominant hand grip strength among young children aged 6–15 years using machine learning techniques: a decision tree and regression analysis by Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Resmi Ann Thomas, Paul Silvian Samuel, Venkata Nagaraj Kakaraparthi, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Snehil Dixit

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to investigate and understand predictor variables and isolate the exact roles of anthropometric and demographic variables in the hand grip strength of young children.Material and methodsIn total, 315 male and female children participated in the study and 11 participants were excluded, therefore, 304 participants completed the assessments. …”
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Digital Environmental Management of Heat Stress Effects on Milk Yield and Composition in a Portuguese Dairy Farm by Daniela Pinto, Rute Santos, Carolina Maia, Ester Bartolomé, João Niza-Ribeiro, Maria Cara d’ Anjo, Mariana Batista, Luís Alcino Conceição

“…The relationships between the variables were found to be non-linear, which contrasts with some results described in the literature. …”
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PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC PERIAPICAL LESIONS IN DIABETIC VERSUS NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY by Cristi Giuroiu, Anca Melian, Claudiu Topoliceanu, Cristina Dascalu, Andreea Frumuzache, Mihaela Salceanu

“…Aim. The aim of study was to. evaluate the relationship between glycemic control and the presence of chronic apical periodontitis CAP in endodontically treated teeth among patients with type 2 diabetes, by comparing with those of a non-diabetic control group and analyzing differences according to sex and place of residence. …”
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Shoulder Angle During Ball Release Are Predictors of Ball Velocity Among Medium Pace Bowlers by Pushpendra Narvariya, Joseph Singh

“… The  purpose  of  the study. The aim was to find the effect of kinematic variables on ball velocity of medium pace bowlers. …”
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Do continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics predict macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetes? The FACULTY protocol of a retrospective real-world cohort study by Eric Vicaut, Ramzi A Ajjan, J Seufert, Gérard de Pouvourville, Emmanuel Cosson, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Tadej Battelino, Patrick Blin, Fleur Levrat-Guillen, Michael Joubert

“…Here, we present the protocol for a real-world cohort study, aiming to establish the relationship between CGM-derived glycaemic metrics and the incidence of macrovascular and/or microvascular complications in people with diabetes.Methods and analysis This cohort study will use data from all CGM new users (FreeStyle Libre system) in France who uploaded their glycaemic values onto the LibreView cloud-based system, linked with data from the French nationwide Système National des Données de Santé claims database. …”
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Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences by S. Curcio, V. García-Espinosa, M. Arana, I. Farro, P. Chiesa, G. Giachetto, Y. Zócalo, D. Bia

“…The aims of our work were to determine normal aging rates for structural and functional arterial parameters in healthy children, adolescents, and young adults and to identify gender-related differences in these aging rates. …”
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Chlorhexidine-alcohol versus Povidone-iodine plus Alcohol as Preoperative Antiseptic for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Caesarean Section: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Shravanthi Swamy, Aruna M Biradar, Ekta Chhabra, Shailaja Rajendra Bidri, Neelamma Patil, Shreedevi Kori, Shilpa Lakshmi, Preethi Malapure

“…A p-value<0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Optimizing Superior Seed Bunches: A New Approach to Artificial Pollination with Machine Learning Models by Yabani Yabani, Retna Astuti Kuswardani

“…The K-means clustering algorithm is applied to group data based on similarities in key variables. Furthermore, a new optimization model is designed to maximize production results based on the clusters formed, with the aim of increasing the number of good seeds, bunch weight, and minimizing rejected seeds. …”
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Factors Influencing Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) Measurements and 5-Year Survival of Neoss Dental Implants by Peter Andersson, Luca Pagliani, Damiano Verrocchi, Stefano Volpe, Herman Sahlin, Lars Sennerby

“…Diagnostic instruments based on resonance frequency analysis (RFA) can be utilised to assess dental implant stability during treatment and follow-up. Aim. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of patient- and implant-related factors on implant stability and the 5-year implant survival. …”
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Design and control of a DC-DC buck converter using discrete Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy models by A. Ayada, D. Guiza, D. Ounnas, N. Tidjani

“…The proposed control strategy aims to regulate the output voltage of a DC-DC buck converter. …”
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Effect of Different Luting Methods on the Microtensile Bond Strength of CAD/CAM Resin Blocks by Alexandra Vinagre, Carla Delgado, Gabriela Almeida, Ana Messias, João Carlos Ramos

“…On SEM evaluation, all the luting materials presented a tight and homogeneous cement–block interface with variable film thicknesses. In conclusion, among the cementation protocols, the resin cement (DC) rendered the highest bond strength values. …”
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Unveiling Recurrence Patterns: Analyzing Predictive Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Recurrence after Surgery by Monireh Shahmoradi, Ahmad Fazilat, Mostafa Ghaderi-Zefrehei, Arash Ardalan, Ali Bigdeli, Nahid Nafissi, Ebrahim Babaei, Mahsa Rahmani

“…Model fitting, was assessed through the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC), and indicated the logistic distribution as the most fit one among concurrent and independent variable models. Results: The Cox proportional hazard regression model consistently demonstrated superior fitting, characterized by the lowest AIC values. …”
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Preferences of pregnant women toward a future maternal Group B Streptococcus vaccine in China: A cross-sectional survey with a discrete choice experiment by Jiaxi Du, Wenjing Ji, Hang Zhao, David J. McIver, Yifei Zhao, Jie Chang, Yu Fang

“…A conditional logit model was used to analyze the data and calculate willingness to pay values and choice probabilities of different GBS vaccine programs. …”
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Prevalence of mineralization in the pulp chamber in patients according to CBCT data by V. A. Molokova, I. N. Antonova, V. A. Osipova

“…Categorical variables are presented as absolute values and percentages and their comparison was performed using Fisher’s exact test or the Chi-squared test. …”
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Chest x-ray features and their associated factors among rifampicin/multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment initiating centers in Addis A... by Mulat Addis Beshaw, Ekram Mohammed Siraj, Tilahun Bizuayehu Demass, Ayenew Molla Lakew

“…Variables with a p-value < 0.05 were reported as statistically significant. …”
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Evidence-based practice utilization and associated factors among nurses working in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia. by Zewdu Bishaw Aynalem, Kassahun Gebeyehu Yazew, Mignote Hailu Gebrie

“…Then, variables' p-value < 0.05 with 95% CI was used to determine associated factors.…”
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Variation in Accelerometer-Derived Instantaneous Acceleration Distribution Curves of Elite Male Soccer Players According to Playing Position: A Pilot Study by Pedro Oliveira, Felipe Arruda Moura, Ivan Baptista, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, José Afonso

“…However, inter-positional differences are unknown. This study aimed to explore the variability of acceleration and deceleration (Acc) distribution curves according to players’ positions during soccer matches. …”
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Comparison of cerebral blood flow in subjects with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from the population-based Rotterdam Study by Lies Lahousse, Ernst Rietzschel, Meike W Vernooij, Daniel Bos, Maxim Grymonprez, Guy Brusselle, Sara R A Wijnant, Natalie Terzikhan

“…Since studies examining cerebral blood flow in COPD remain scarce and are limited by sample size, we aimed to study cerebral blood flow in participants with and without COPD.Design Observational cohort study.Setting Population-based Rotterdam Study.Participants 4177 participants (age 68.0±8.5 years; 53% females) with and without COPD.Predictor variable Spirometry and pulmonary diffusing capacity.Outcome measures Cerebral blood flow by two-dimensional phase-contrast cerebral MRI.Results Compared with subjects with normal spirometry (forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ≥0.7 and FEV1 ≥80%), multivariable adjusted cerebral blood flow (mL/min) was preserved in subjects with COPD Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD1) (FEV1/FVC &lt;0.7 and FEV1 ≥80%), but significantly lower in subjects with COPD GOLD2-3 (FEV1/FVC &lt;0.7 and FEV1 &lt;80%), even after adjustment for cardiovascular comorbidities. …”
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Meat Quality Comparison in Bali, Wagyu, and Their Cross-Breed Cattle Using Ultrasound Imaging by Ni Made Paramita Setyani, Rudy Priyanto, Mokhamad Fakhrul Ulum, Sutikno Sutikno, Jakaria Jakaria

“…This study aimed to compare the meat quality of different beef cattle breeds using ultrasound imaging. …”
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