Bony landmarks guided mapping of the osteophytes of the elbow osteoarthritis patients: a three dimensional computed tomograph based study by Renjie Chen, Guang Yang, Shangzhe Li, Haoyuan Deng, Hailong Zhang, Yi Lu

“…The independent t-test or one-way analysis of variance was used to compare continuous variables between groups, and chi-square test was used to compare categorical variables. …”
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Precision in Practice: Clinical Indication-Specific DRLs for Head CT for Advanced Personalised Dose Benchmarking by Nora Almuqbil, Zuhal Y. Hamd, Wiam Elshami, Mohamed Abuzaid

“…Correlation analyses were conducted using Pearson’s correlation coefficient to examine relationships between dose metrics and patient variables such as age and body mass index. <b>Results</b>: Mean CTDIvol values ranged from 50.58 mGy (trauma) to 52.90 mGy (infection), while DLP values ranged from 1052.52 to 1219.98 mGy·cm. …”
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A nomogram for predicting the risk of tigecycline-associated drug-induced liver injury in a Chinese population by Xin Zhang, Lanfang Li, Chuanpeng Zhang, Huixian Zhang, Haining Huang

“…Fourteen intersected variables were screened through Lasso regression and SVM-RFE method. …”
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A multimodal nomogram for predicting disease progression in diabetic patients with coronary artery disease: integrating clinical, ultrasound, and angiographic data by Jing Chen, Ling Yue, Ruonan Wang, Sunjing Shu, Jin Liu, Mingmin Yan, Changkong Ye, Liu Shuang

“…Abstract Objective The long-term prognosis of diabetic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) is influenced by various clinical variables and biomarkers. This study aimed to develop and validate a prognostic model that integrates clinical, echocardiographic, and angiographic data to predict disease progression. …”
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Obstructive sleep apnea: A categorical cluster analysis and visualization by D. Ferreira-Santos, P. Pereira Rodrigues

“…Cluster analysis has been used in different clinical domains, particularly within sleep disorders. We aim to understand OSA heterogeneity and provide a variety of cluster visualizations to communicate the information clearly and efficiently.Materials and Methods We applied an extension of k-means to be used in categorical variables: k-modes, to identify OSA patients’ groups, based on demographic, physical examination, clinical history, and comorbidities characterization variables (n = 40) obtained from a derivation and validation cohorts (211 and 53, respectively) from the northern region of Portugal. …”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment of Desertification in Wadi Fatimah by Abdullah F. Alqurashi, Omar A. Alharbi

“…A Desertification Index (DI) was developed based on four variables: NDVI, LST, precipitation, and ET. Five regression models—ridge, lasso, elastic net, polynomial regression (degree 2), and random forest regression—were applied to evaluate the predictive capacity of these variables in explaining desertification dynamics. …”
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Some of the personal and functional characteristics of agricultural extension workers and their relation to the level of their performance in Babylon Province by Anhar M.A. Hassan, Majid K. Ali

“…The aim of the current study was to determine the job performance level of agricultural extension workers in Babylon province generally to estimate the level of job performance in each field of the research and to find the correlation between the level of job performance and some personal and functional characteristics in Babylon province. …”
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Effect of core stability exercises on upper limb reaching in children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial by Nadia Hassan Abd-Elhameed, Heballah Mohammed Kamal, Mai Elsayed Abbass

“…Results By comparing the mean values of all assessed variables before and after therapy, both groups improved significantly (p = 0.0001). …”
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Shedding Light on the Antioxidant Activity of Bee Venom Using a 2,2-Diphenyl-1-Picrylhydrazyl Assay in a Detergent-Based Buffer by Alessandro Orrù, Barbara Pittau, Francesca Pettinau

“…In this study, we aim to address the source of this variability by investigating the antioxidant activity of HBV in a detergent-based buffer across a range of pH values (from 3 to 7.5). …”
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Model of quality of life in a group of people with chronic low back pain by Urszula Ziętalewicz, Kamilla Bargiel-Matusiewicz

“…The lack of focus on psychologi-cal factors, thus overlooking an important element of the holistic model, may result in the modest long-term improvement. The present study aimed to test the relationships between the variables in Wilson and Cleary’s QoL model in a CLBP group and to compare them to a nonpain group. …”
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Modelling effective soil depth at field scale from soil sensors and geomorphometric indices by Mauricio Castro Franco, Marisa Domenech, José Luis Costa, Virginia Carolina Aparicio

“…RF was able to select those variables according to their predictive potential for ESD. …”
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Correlation Between Leukocyte and Platelet in Patients with Degree 1 and 2 Dengue Fever Ajibarang Hospital by SUHARTATI, Tulus ARIYADI, Edward Kurnia Setiawan LIMIJAADI

“…Leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and increased hematocrit values can be found as abnormal blood profile. Leukocytes are often ignored even though viral infections are usually accompanied by leukopenia. …”
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Evaluation of Floor Pressure Distribution in Female Athletes With Tibial Internal Pressure Syndrome by Mojgan Rokninejad, Seyyedeh Hanniyeh Hashemi

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate plantar pressure distribution in female athletes with tibial internal pressure syndrome. …”
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Influence of Training Load on Muscle Contractile Properties in Semi-Professional Female Soccer Players Across a Competitive Microcycle: A Pilot Study by Ezequiel Rey, María Lois-Abal, Alexis Padrón-Cabo, Miguel Lorenzo-Martínez, Pablo B. Costa

“…This study aimed to evaluate changes in muscle contractile properties during a training microcycle in semi-professional female football players and explore their relationship with training load variables. …”
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Investigation of Physical Education and sports teachers' job satisfaction levels by Sief Addeen Ra’ed Alkafaween, Oğuzhan Yüksel, Piyami Çakto, Gökçe Çimen Binkuyu, Orhan Demir, Aybüke Yaprakcı

“… Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the job satisfaction levels of physical education and sport teachers according to various variables. …”
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Analysis of soft winter wheat hybrids for main morphological and productive traits of the ear by I. Havryliuk, H. Kovalyshyna

“…The study aimed to calculate the general combining ability of winter bread wheat varieties as maternal and paternal components for the main morphological and productive traits of the ear, to determine the level of variability of these traits and to identify promising genotypes for use in breeding programmes. …”
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Mean Platelet Volume in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Its Relationship with Simpler Heart Rate Derivatives by Aydın Akyüz, Dursun Çayan Akkoyun, Mustafa Oran, Hasan Değirmenci, Recep Alp

“…Some studies show increased mean platelet volume (MPV) in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of this study was to evaluate MPV in OSA patients without cardiovascular risk factors and the possible association of heart rate derivatives with MPV. …”
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Assessing Attitudes Toward Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) for Enhancing Creativity in Secondary Education [Evaluación de actitudes hacia la ciencia, tecno... by Mujib, Mardiyah Mardiyah

“…The relationship between variables in attitudes toward the STEM instrument identified various path coefficients and effect sizes, indicating strong correlations between the STEM attitude variables. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing in Social Entrepreneurial Intention : An Empirical Study of Students in Purworejo Regency, Indonesia by Srimaryani Srimaryani, Siswandari Siswandari, E. Muhtar

“…This study aims to analyze the factors that affect social entrepreneurial intentions in Purworejo Regency, particularly among university students. …”
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Factors influencing clinical breast cancer screening: A cross-sectional study among Islamic women in Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. by Abdul-Karim Abubakari, Janet Gross, Emmanuel Adusei-Poku

“…Binary logistic regression was employed to determine the relationships between variables. Outcome variables with P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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