Acoustic target strength measurement of striped goatfish (Upeneus vittatus) by Syahrul Purnawan, Henry M Manik, Totok Hestirianoto, Khairul Amri, Agung Prasetiawan, Win Alfi Syahrin, Siddiq Husaini Husal, Said M Faaris, Aqil Hawari

“…Accurate biomass estimation and species identification in hydroacoustic surveys rely heavily on precise target strength (TS) reference values. This study aimed to establish reference TS values for U. vittatus by examining the relationship between TS and fish morphology. …”
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Investigation of asthenopia prevalence and related factors in university students with ordered logistic regression by Halil Sengul

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to identify variables that most contributed to asthenopia. The study evaluated the significance level based on a P value of 0.05 and a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Are Anthropometric Measures, Range of Motion, or Movement Control Tests Associated with Lumbopelvic Flexion during Barbell Back Squats? by Lars Berglund, Fredrik Öhberg, Edit Strömbäck, Daniel Papacosta

“…Examination of anthropometric properties, range of motion in the hip and ankle joints, and lumbopelvic movement control tests were collected as independent variables. Linear regression analysis was used to investigate which independent variables were associated with lumbopelvic flexion during a BBS…”
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Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Educational Philosophy Tendencies by Emel Tüzel İşeri, Sevda Gök

“…This study aims to determine pre-service teachers' educational philosophy tendencies (perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, and reconstructionism) and to examine these tendencies in terms of the personal variables they possess. …”
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Risks of Using Digital Payment Method Using the Perceived Risk (PR) Theory Approach by Nurabiah, Herlina Pusparini, Nur Fitriyah

“…Findings: personalization risk and trust risk variables have a significant positive effect on the use of digital payments. …”
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The Minimum Number of Strides Required for Reliable Gait Measurements in Older Adult Fallers and Non-Fallers by Drew Commandeur, Marc Klimstra, Kaya Yoshida, Sandra Hundza

“…While the value of walking gait metrics collected using pressure-sensing walkways has shown promise for fall risk assessment, there is no consensus on the minimum number of strides required to obtain reliable metrics. …”
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POVERTY PANEL DATA MODELING IN SOUTH SUMATERA by Nurul Hidayati, Herlin Fransiska, Winalia Agwil

“…The results of the model specification test show that the best model for estimating the percentage of poor people in the Southern Sumatra region is the Fixed Effect Model (FEM), with a value of R2 = 75.57%. The results of the significance test show that the variables that significantly influence the percentage of poverty in the Southern Sumatra region using the FEM model are the open unemployment rate (), life expectancy (), and the average length of schooling ().…”
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IMPROVING CLUSTER ACCURACY IN TUITION FEES: A MULTILAYER PERCEPTRON NEURAL NETWORK AND RANDOM FOREST APPROACH by Sumin Sumin, Prihantono Prihantono, Khairawati Khairawati

“…In contrast, variables such as vehicle facilities showed a lower contribution.…”
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On the Prediction and Forecasting of PMs and Air Pollution: An Application of Deep Hybrid AI-Based Models by Youness El Mghouchi, Mihaela Tinca Udristioiu

“…The methodology consists of three main phases: (i) data preprocessing, including anomaly detection and missing value handling; (ii) exploratory analysis to identify trends and correlations between PM concentrations (PMs) and predictor variables; and (iii) model development using 23 machine learning and deep learning algorithms, enhanced by 50 feature selection techniques. …”
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Socioeconomic and geographical disparities in disability distribution among Tanzanian population: insights from the 2022 demographic and health survey and malaria indicator survey by Pankras Luoga, Gladys Reuben Mahiti, Oliva Kapinga, Blandina Herzon, Syabo M. Mwaisengela, Patricia A. Materu, Chrisogone J. German, Amalberga Alex Kasangala, Grace Edward Mtulo, Erick S. Kinyenje, Joseph C. Hokororo, Teresia Lipyana Ngonyani, Godfrey Kacholi, Ntuli A. Kapologwe, Claud J. Kumalija, Mackfallen G. Anasel, Eliudi S. Eliakimu

“…Methodology This study utilized secondary data from the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey (TDHS-MIS), comprising a weighted sample of 58,425 individuals. The dependent variable was disability status, while independent variables included demographic and socioeconomic factors. …”
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Short-term and long-term oncological outcomes of chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer patients with or without oxaliplatin: a propensity score-matched retrospective analysis by Amirali Azimi, Fatemeh Sadat Tabatabaei, Kasra Kolahdouzan, Hamideh Rashidian, Forouzan Nourbakhsh, Maryam Abedini Parizi, Nima Mousavi Darzikolaee, Reyhaneh Bayani, Samaneh Salarvand, Azadeh Sharifian, Farzaneh Bagheri, Saeed Rezaei, Naeim Nabian, Reza Nazari, Negin Mohammadi, Mohammad Babaei, Marzieh Lashkari, Farshid Farhan, Mahdi Aghili, Felipe Couñago, Maria Antonietta Gambacorta, Reza Ghalehtaki

“…Abstract Background/Aim Current approaches for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) typically recommend neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) with 5-fluorouracil (5FU) or its oral analogs followed by surgery as the standard of care. …”
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Might the Mothers of Premature Babies Feed Them and Devote Some Milk to the Milk Bank? by Pasqua Anna Quitadamo, Giuseppina Palumbo, Liliana Cianti, Matteo Luigi Napolitano, Ciro Coviello, Paola Lurdo, Massimiliano Copetti, Maria Assunta Gentile, Pierpaolo Cristalli

“…There are no data on this kind of donation. The aim of the study is to evaluate the contribution of the milk donation to the HMB of CSS by women who gave birth to premature infants of gestational age <35 weeks and to analyze the macronutrient composition of the “preterm” donated milk. …”
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Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps and Biologics: A Call for Better Data Standardisation and Presentation in Clinical Studies by Kariyawasam HH, Langan D, Rimmer J

“…Different durations of treatment and variable outcome measures also made the comparative assessment of efficacy between different biologics difficult. …”
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Optimizing water management in greenhouse farming through an IoT-enabled monitoring system by Abdelrahman A. El-Sheshny, Amal M. Abdel-Hameed, M. A. Al-Rajhi, Hamed G. Ghanem, Taha M. Elzanaty, Mostafa H. Fayed

“…The Internet of Things model was constructed to be used in the permanent and continuous monitoring of plants through various measurements. The present study aimed to optimize water use, monitor environmental factors, and improve crop yield. …”
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Competing risk nomogram for predicting cancer-specific survival in patients with primary bone diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a SEER-based retrospective study by Rongbin Shen, Sichun Xiang, Jianyou Gu, Yu Zhang, Lili Qian, Jianping Shen, Qing Guo, Shana Chen, Chenyang Ma, Jingjing Xiang

“…A competing risk nomogram was developed incorporating these variables to predict CSS. In the training set, the areas under the curve (AUC) for 1-, 5-, and 10-year CSS were 0.879, 0.848, and 0.839, respectively, while in the testing set, the AUC values were 0.794, 0.781, and 0.790, respectively. …”
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A nomogram to predict postoperative overall and cancer specific survival in patients with primary parotid squamous cell carcinoma: a population based study by Xudong Liu, Jincai Xue, Fang Dong, Xingyue Wang, Youxin Tian, Qinjiang Liu, Jun Wang, Yunsheng Wang

“…The X-tile software was utilized to determine the optimal cut-off values for age at diagnose, regional nodes examined, regional nodes positive, and tumor size, and changes continuous variables into categorical variables. …”
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Predicting Freeway Traffic Crash Severity Using XGBoost-Bayesian Network Model with Consideration of Features Interaction by Yang Yang, Kun Wang, Zhenzhou Yuan, Dan Liu

“…Then, the Bayesian network-based freeway traffic crash severity prediction model was constructed via the selected variables and their values, and the learning and prediction accuracy of the model were verified. …”
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The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Pain Anxiety and Resilience in Patients with Migraine by Hamid Reza Arab Bafrani, Hasan Rezayi, Ahmad Sobhani

“…Additionally, confounding variables such as subcultures and socioeconomic conditions may have influenced the outcomes. …”
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Investigating the Path Analysis Model of Interpersonal Trust, Controlling Behaviors, Marital Distress, and Job Satisfaction of Dual-Earner Couples by Hajar Bararti, Elham Pahlevani

“…Aim: Due to the employment of female partners in the workforce, the number of couples who are both employed has increased recently. …”
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Patients' satisfaction, expectation, care, and maintenance of fixed prosthesis by Nada Kashbur, Iman Bugaighis

“…Descriptive statistics and Spearman rank correlation coefficient tests were undertaken between the examined variables. P value was set at P < 0.05. Results: The majority (80.9%) of the patients were satisfied with their prosthesis; 78.4% were fulfilled with their chewing function; 85.3% were pleased with the esthetics; and 39.4% were satisfied by their speech. …”
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