Prevalence of problematic khat use and its associated factors among high school students in Legambo woreda, Ethiopia by Bihonegn ligaba, Minale Tareke, Almaz Mamaru, BirhanuAssefa Fentahun

“…Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with PKU. Variables with a p-value < 0.25 in the bivariate analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression model using the enter method. …”
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Mineral profile of cow milk and plant-based milk alternatives by Irene Cristina Antunes, Ricardo Bexiga, Carlos Pinto, Luísa Louro Martins, Miguel Mourato, Gonçalo Pereira, Elsa Vieira, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Mário Quaresma

“…Due to their variability, it is difficult to say with certainty that PBMA can reliably substitute milk as a source of minerals.…”
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Modeling the Sustainable Land-Use Allocation in the Great Isfahan Using Multi-Criteria Evaluation in GIS Environment by Zeynab karimzadehMotlagh, Ali Lotfi, Saeid Pourmanafi

“…Areas with zero value have the least capability and areas with a value of 0.8 have the highest capability. …”
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THE STRUCTURE OF HAPPINESS REPRESENTATION FOR RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVES by S. Yu. Zhdanova, A. V. Pecherkina, A. A. Strokanov

“…In this connection, the question arises as to what extent the image of happiness in American culture correlates with the image of happiness in Russian culture.The aim of this work is to study the representation of happiness between representatives of American and Russian culture, the definition of invariable and variable components in the structure of representation.Methodology and research methods. …”
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A Prototyping and Evaluation of Hospital Dashboard through End-User Computing Satisfaction Model (EUCS) by Saeed Rouhani, Shooka Zamenian, Sayna Rotbie

“…The test results to compare the average of research variables consisted of satisfaction of the dashboard format, being up to date, ease of use, accuracy and content with average status showed a significant difference between the average of all variables and their average value. …”
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Outcomes of Fractional Flow Reserve-guided Deferred Coronary Revascularization by Mohammad Reza Beyranvand, Mehdi Sheibani, Hana Mirzabeigi, Hootan Manhoobi

“…The rate of deferred lesion revascularization (DLR) differs among studies. Aims: This study aims to evaluate the outcome of deferring revascularization in intermediate coronary stenoses in angiography with nonischemic values in FFR assessment. …”
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Problematic Use of Video Games in Schooled Adolescents: The Role of Passion by José María Faílde Garrido, María Dolores Dapía Conde, Manuel Isorna Folgar, Fátima Braña Rey

“…The present study aims to determine the predictive value of sociodemographic, academic, educational clinical psychological variables—ADHD diagnosis, emotional self-regulation, passion and emotional and behavioural symptoms—and modality of use of video games in adolescents who either make potentially problematic or severely problematic use of video games. …”
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Management of scientific and ancestral knowledge: a decision-making model in mezcal industry in Mexico by Antonia Terán-Bustamante, Antonieta Martínez-Velasco, Sandra Nelly Leyva-Hernández

“…For this purpose, a decision-making model for managing scientific and ancestral knowledge is created to support links with universities, research centers, and rural communities to accelerate innovation and competitiveness in this sector.MethodsThe analysis methods were carried out through decision-making, machine-learning techniques, and fuzzy logic.ResultsThe Bayesian Network model suggests that the preceding variables to optimize the Mezcaleros Knowledge Management are the Mezcaleros Indigenous community, the Denomination of Origin, Scientific and Ancestral Knowledge, Waste Management and Use, and Jima.DiscussionThis knowledge management model aims to guide small producers to be more productive and competitive through the support of a facilitator.…”
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Dynamic survival prediction of end-stage kidney disease using random survival forests for competing risk analysis by Daniel Christiadi, Daniel Christiadi, Daniel Christiadi, Kevin Chai, Aaron Chuah, Bronwyn Loong, Thomas D. Andrews, Aron Chakera, Giles Desmond Walters, Giles Desmond Walters, Giles Desmond Walters, Simon Hee-Tang Jiang, Simon Hee-Tang Jiang, Simon Hee-Tang Jiang

“…The predicted cumulative incidence function (CIF) values were used to generate a personalized dynamic prediction plot.ResultsThe model was developed using baseline demographics and 13 longitudinal clinicopathological variables from 4,950 patients. …”
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Aplicación de la inteligencia artificial en la predicción de complicaciones en pacientes con Malaria by Eduardo Tuta-Quintero

“…Introduction: This study aims to develop a neural network (NN) that can serve as a useful tool for early diagnosis of complicated malaria.Materials and methods: In this study, a feedforward NN was developed, incorporating 10 clinical variables in the input nodes, hidden layer, and output node. …”

Simulation-based analysis of lean practices implementation on the supply chain of a public hospital by Gabriela Aline Borges, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, Felipe Martínez, Matthias Thurer

“…Abstract Paper aims This article aims to evaluate the impact of Lean Production (LP) practices implementation on the supply chain of a public hospital. …”
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Spatial distribution and determinants of children ever born among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: spatial and multilevel analysis of 2019 mini Ethiopian demographic health surv... by Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Bezawit Adane, Tilahun Degu Tsega, Mekides Nigusu, Kalaab Esubalew Sharew, Abebaw Molla, Mulugeta Tesfa

“…Multi-level (two-level) logistic regression analysis was used and variables with a P value less than 0.05 were considered statistical significance. …”
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Characterisation of Adrenal Masses with Contrast Enhanced Computed TomographyAdrenal Protocol: A Cross-sectional Study by Hrishikesh Choudhury, Rishabh, Sushant Agarwal, BK Duara, Mousumi Gogoi, Baloy Jyoti Talukdar, Bhaskar Das, Subhosree Dey

“…Categorical variables were expressed in terms of frequency and percentage, and variables were compared using the Chi-square test. …”
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Predicting Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Individuals Below Screening Age Using Machine Learning and Real-World Data: Case Control Study by Chengkun Sun, Erin Mobley, Michael Quillen, Max Parker, Meghan Daly, Rui Wang, Isabela Visintin, Ziad Awad, Jennifer Fishe, Alexander Parker, Thomas George, Jiang Bian, Jie Xu

“…We conducted a comprehensive performance evaluation using metrics including area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and F1 ResultsThe final cohort included 1358 CC cases with 6790 matched controls, and 560 RC cases with 2800 matched controls. …”
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Remote ischemic preconditioning in patients undergoing coronary bypass grafting following acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation by Miličić Miroslav, Soldatović Ivan, Nežić Duško, Jović Miomir, Maravić-Stojković Vera, Vuković Petar, Milojević Predrag

“…Background/Aim. A protection of heart and other organs from ischemic-reperfusion injuries can be provided by remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) by brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion in distant tissues. …”
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Nomophobia and its Relationship with Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Undergraduate Medical Students in a District of West Bengal: A Cross-sectional Study by Tousif Ahamed, Ritu Ghosh, Malay Kumar Das, Dilip Kumar Das

“…A p-value of 0.05 or below was considered statistically significant. …”
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New Hip Adductor Isometric Strength Test on Force Platform Shows Good and Acceptable Intra-Test Reliability for Peak Force Measurement by Pablo Merino-Muñoz, Felipe Hermosilla-Palma, Nicolás Gómez-Álvarez, Jorge Pérez-Contreras, Bianca Miarka, Carlos Gomes de Oliveira, Ciro José Brito, Luciano Luporini Menegaldo, Kristof Kipp, Esteban Aedo-Muñoz

“…<b>Results:</b> Acceptable levels of reliability were identified solely for the variable of peak force, with CV values of D = 5.7% for the dominant profile and ND = 5.4% for the non-dominant profile. …”
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Risk factors and an interpretability tool of in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with acute myocardial infarction by Rui Yang, Tao Huang, Renqi Yao, Di Wang, Yang Hu, Longbing Ren, Shaojie Li, Yali Zhao, Zhijun Dai

“…All SHAP plots have shown the contribution ranking of all variables in the model, the relationship trend between variables and outcomes, and the interaction mode between variables. …”
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Enhancing Efficiency in Food and Beverage Supply Chains by Stefan Ugrinov, Dragan Ćoćkalo, Edit Terek Stojanović, Sanja Stanisavljev, Mihalj Bakator, Verica Gluvakov

“…This paper aims to explore how to optimise the efficiency of food and beverage supply chains by focusing on transportation and mobility. …”
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COVID-19 surveillance data quality issues: a national consecutive case series by Ana Margarida Pereira, Ricardo Correia, Joao A Fonseca, Alberto Freitas, Teresa S Henriques, Cristina Costa-Santos, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, Paulo Santos, Matilde Monteiro-Soares, Inês Ribeiro-Vaz, Pedro Pereira Rodrigues

“…Several variables also showed a low degree of completeness and/or changed their values from one dataset to another (eg, the variable ‘underlying conditions’ had more than half of cases showing different information between datasets). …”
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