Associated Injuries in Ankle Fractures Involving the Tillaux-Chaput Fragment in Adults by Jafet Massri-Pugin MD, Gabriel Matamoros MD, Sergio Morales MD, MSc, María Jesús Lira MSc, Jorge Filippi MD, MBA

“…Logistic regression was performed to detect which variables had association with the TCF and their subtypes.P-value< 0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Construction and Validation of a Hospital Mortality Risk Model for Advanced Elderly Patients with Heart Failure Based on Machine Learning by Shang S, Wei M, Lv H, Liang X, Lu Y, Tang B

“…The Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) values were used to analyze the impact of key variables on the model prediction results.Results: A total of seven variables significantly associated with death were selected by LASSO regression and Boruta feature selection, including white blood cell count (WBC), neutrophil percentage (Neut %), C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, glycated serum protein (GSP), N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP), and body mass index (BMI). …”
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The Potential to Leverage Real-World Data for Pediatric Clinical Trials: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Jens Declerck, Joanne Lee, Anando Sen, Avril Palmeri, Rianne Oostenbrink, Viviana Giannuzzi, Simon Woodworth, Salma Malik, Fenna Mahler, Beate Aurich, Rebecca Leary, Dipak Kalra, Volker Straub

“…MethodsAn inventory of 113 high-value clinical data items was developed based on expert analysis of clinical protocols for NF, AD, and safety studies. …”
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La percepción de marca en los centros de fitness: Una comparativa según el modelo premium y low-cost (Brand perception in fitness centers: A comparison according to the premium and... by Mario Alguacil Jiménez, Jerónimo García-Fernández, Ferran Calabuig , Manel Valcarce-Torrente 

“…The objective is to know the perceptions on variables of interest such as corporate image, credibility, trust, recognition, attitudes, future intentions, reputation, congruence, identification, quality, value and satisfaction. …”
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Predicting disease progression from the rate of bodyweight change in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient during radiotherapy by Jiachen Sun, Sai kit Edmond Lam, Xinzhi Teng, Jiang Zhang, Francis Kar-ho Lee, Celia Wai-yi Yip, James Chung-hang Chow, Victor Ho-fun Lee, Ying Sun, Jing Cai

“…Previous studies found that the prognostic value of percentage weight loss (pWL) during RT is not credible. …”
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Multi-environment evaluation and identification of Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum Gaertn.) genotypes for superior agronomic and nutritional potential in the North-Western H... by Vivek Singh, Amit Rana, Shorya Kapoor, Rhitisha Sood, Shabnam Kumari, Shailja Sharma, Nimit Kumar, Indra Pratap Singh, Gopal Katna

“…Gaertn) is an important underutilized coarse cereal, grown for its excellent nutritional, health value and therapeutic effects. Despite its growing demand, there are limited studies that have focused on its genotypic variability and genotype-environmental interaction (GEI), particularly in the North-Western Himalayas. …”
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Evaluation of the measles surveillance system of the Ga West Municipality, Ghana, 2017 by Emmanuel Kwame Tende, Stephen Atasige, Edwin Afari, Ernest Kenu, Samuel Oko Sackey, Donne Kofi Ameme, Priscilla Nortey, Benedict Calys-Tagoe

“…Results: The system operated with a reasonable number of disease variables and case definition was simple to apply. …”
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Caries prevalence and severity in association with sociodemographic characteristics of 9-to-12-year-old school children in Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia by Amal Aqeeli, Alla T. Alsharif, Estie Kruger, Marc Tennant, Hala Bakeer

“…Caries severity was significantly higher among males, Saudis, those from low-income families and those from public schools (p < 0.05). The mean values of SiC30 (3.52 ± 1.57) and SiC10 (4.98 ± 1.77) were considerably higher than the overall average DMFT value. …”
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E-Health rehabilitation on clinical, quality of life, and functional capacity in cardiovascular disease: preliminary results by Cássia da Luz Goulart, Marcela Lopes Alves, Fernando D’Angelo Medeiros, Robson Fernando Borges, Maurício Milani, Luciana Bartolomei Orru D’Ávila, Claudia Cristina Conde Holanda Sobra, Ana Cleides, Graziella França B. Cipriano, Gerson Cipriano Junior

“…Other variables (HR peak, SBP rest and peak, DBP rest and peak) did not present a significant difference following the remote protocol (p < 0.05). …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index and periodontitis: evidence from two population-based surveys by Jing Huang, Dan Zhang, Hua Li, Yiyun Zhang, Tianxue Long, Xiaojing Guo, Hangyu Cui, Zixuan Wei, Jun Zhao, Mingzi Li, Pangbo Wang, Pangbo Wang

“…ROC curves indicated that the predictive values of the TyG index were 8.24 (NHANES) and 8.69 (KNHANES). …”
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Competitive antagonistic action of laccase between Trichoderma species and the newly identified wood pathogenic Ganoderma camelum by Aisha Umar, Aisha Umar, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Reem M. Aljowaie, Juma Mahmud Hussein, Laurent Dufossé, Chenghong Wu, Junxing Lu

“…The laccase activity of G. camelum, with a value of 8.3 ± 4.0 U/mL, demonstrated the highest competitive activity against Trichoderma species. …”
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Population factors predicting survival in breast cancer: analysis according to the data of the Arkhangelsk Regional Cancer Registry in 2000–2020 by A. V. Agaeva, A. V. Svetlakova, D. D. Gromov, O. V. Chemakina, L. E. Valkova, A. A. Dyachenko, D. V. Bogdanov, M. Yu. Valkov

“…Cancer-specific survival was estimated using the Kaplan–Meier and the life tables method. The prognostic value of variables available in Arkhangelsk Regional Cancer Registry was assessed in Cox regression.   …”
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Effects of Stumping and Meteorological Factors on Sap Flow Characteristics of <i>Haloxylon ammodendron</i> in Ulan Buh Desert, Northwestern China by Yingbin Ma, Yaru Huang, Jingbo Zhang, Xuting Hao, Zhiming Xin, Jian Cui, Xue Dong, Haoyi Wang, Chunxia Han, Jinlei Zhu, Qi Lu

“…Stumping, which involves cutting a portion of the above-ground part of shrubs/trees, is a common practice aimed at reducing water consumption and enhancing the growth of these stands. …”
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Investigating precise control pathway for haemostatic clip usage in laparoscopic cholecystectomy based on patient clinical variations: an exploratory retrospective observational st... by Yu Liu, Xiaodong Wang, Wei Du, Ang Li, Ling Yan, Ying Zhao, Xiru Yu, Jiao Su, Wenqi Zeng

“…Specifically, the study aimed to: (1) to calculate the optimal haemostatic clip consumption in LC based on diagnostic grouping and surgical combinations, and (2) to provide evidence for cost containment of high-value medical consumables used in LC.Design Retrospective observational study.Setting Hospital in southwest China.Participants The inclusion criteria were set as inpatients whose medical records included International Classification of Diseases codes 1–3 with code 51.2300 (corresponding to LC surgery) and who were discharged on medical advice. …”
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Unveiling 10‐Year Dynamics of Pregnancy Termination Across Sub‐Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Study by Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Sylvester R. Okeke, Michael Sarfo, Edward K. Ameyaw, Olanrewaju Oladimeji, Sanni Yaya

“…All analyses were performed using STATA version 17. Variables with a p‐value ≤ 0.2 in the bivariable multilevel analysis were included in the multivariable model. …”
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Comparison of Diagnostic Accuracy of Digital Mammography, Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Contrast Enhanced Mammography in the Preoperative Assessment of BI-RADS III and above Les... by Jini Joseph, KG Ramakrishnan, Rekha Narayanan

“…Continuous variables were summarised as mean±standard deviation or median with interquartile range. …”
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Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G Levels (IgG) against Varicella in Healthy Indian Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by Huidrom Manimohon Singh, Vikas Suri, Kapil Goyal

“…The dependent variables were classified as Varicella IgG positive (>12 U/mL), equivocal (8-12 U/mL) and negative (<8 U/mL). …”
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Biochemical, antioxidant activity, and phenological diversity among Berberis progenies in the F1 population by Amir Safari-Khozani, Mehdi Rezaei, Yazgan Tunç, Ali Khadivi

“…Biochemical evaluations indicated substantial and significant variability (p < 0.05) in total anthocyanin content (TAC), with values spanning from 133.37 mg/L (‘0203’) to 2063.55 mg/L (‘0601’). …”
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Caries experience, periodontal disease and salivary antioxidants as biomarkers of cardiometabolic syndrome among hospital attendees in a Nigerian suburban setting by Adeniyi Oluwadaisi, Oluwadare Ogunlade, Foluso Owotade, Elijah Olufemi Oyetola, Adetayo Aborisade, Asafa Muritala Abiola

“…Similarly, there were also significant differences between the median serum uric acid values(p = 0.002) and serum FRAP scores (p < 0.001). …”
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Predictores motivacionales de autoestima en el juego del recreo: análisis en función de curso y género (Motivational predictors of self-esteem in recess play: grade and gender anal... by Antonio Méndez-Giménez, Iván García-Rodríguez

“…Research on schoolchildren's motivational processes and well-being in recess play is scarce. This study aimed to: a) examine grade- and gender-related differences in the basic psychological needs (BPN), motivational regulations, self-determination index (SDI), and self-esteem among schoolchildren involved in recess play, b) to study the relationships between the variables under study, as well as the predictive value of BPN and SDI in self-esteem by gender. …”
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