Longer time after bariatric surgery and sedentary leisure modify anthropometric parameters, body composition and sarcopenic obesity markers in women by Luzia Hintze, Danilo Silva, Josiane Bianchini, Rafaela Dada, Jessica McNeil, Nelson Nardo Junior

“…The variables appendicular skeletal muscle mass, height, and fat mass were used to determine sarcopenic obesity markers. …”
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Modelling Ergonomic Hazard Risks in Manual Handling: Insights from Ponorogo’s Traditional Industry by Dian Afif Arifah, Ratih Andhika Akbar Rahma, Triana Harmini, Dhiya Irsyad Hafidz

“…A neural network model was developed based on GLM’s output to explore the complex interrelationships between manual handling postures (X variables) and musculoskeletal pain across 12 body regions (Y variables). …”
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Evaluation of Prediction Models for the Capping and Breaking Force of Tablets Using Machine Learning Tools in Wet Granulation Commercial-Scale Pharmaceutical Manufacturing by Sun Ho Kim, Su Hyeon Han, Dong-Wan Seo, Myung Joo Kang

“…We identified eight input variables associated with the process and material parameters that control the tableting outcome using feature importance analysis. …”
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Mortality from alcoholic cardiomyopathy: evidence and statistical problems by I. V. Samorodskaya, E. P. Kakorina, T. K. Chernyavskaya

“…Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is considered an independent disease, the diagnosis of which is based largely on prior alcohol abuse and the exclusion of other cardiomyopathy causes.Aim. To discuss the accounting and accuracy of the analysis of ACM mortality, including assessing the variability and changes of regional standardized mortality rates (SMR) for 2013-2021, as well as to conduct an analysis of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD) and discuss the criteria for ACM as the underlying cause of death (UCD).Material and methods. …”
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Predicting hospital outpatient volume using XGBoost: a machine learning approach by Lingling Zhou, Qin Zhu, Qian Chen, Ping Wang, Hao Huang

“…Data preprocessing involved addressing missing values and encoding categorical variables. Model performance was assessed using three metrics: Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) , Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE), and R-squared (R2) metrics. …”
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Nutritional status and body composition by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis: A cross sectional study in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. by Ilaria Cova, Simone Pomati, Laura Maggiore, Marica Forcella, Valentina Cucumo, Roberta Ghiretti, Giulia Grande, Fulvio Muzio, Claudio Mariani

“…<h4>Aims</h4>Analysis of nutritional status and body composition in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).…”
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The scholarly and practice profile of respiratory therapists in Canada: A cross-sectional survey by Marco Zaccagnini, André Bussières, Peter Nugus, Andrew West, Aliki Thomas

“…We calculated means and standard deviations, or medians and interquartile ranges for continuous variables and frequencies and proportions for categorical variables. …”
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Modeling PM_2.5 Levels Due to Combustion Activities and Fireworks in Quito (Ecuador) for Forecasting Using WRF-Chem by Rene Parra

“…For this purpose, we modeled atmospheric variables and the PM_2.5 levels using the Weather Research and Forecasting with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) model. …”
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Sports marketing strategy and its relationship to the competitive advantage of institutional clubs in Iraq by Ali Rashid, Thamer Rija

“… The research aimed to identify the correlation between the sports marketing strategy and the competitive advantage of institutional sports clubs in Iraq. …”
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Precision Soil Moisture Monitoring Through Drone-Based Hyperspectral Imaging and PCA-Driven Machine Learning by Milad Vahidi, Sanaz Shafian, William Hunter Frame

“…This correlation corresponded to lower RMSE values, highlighting improved model accuracy.…”
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Spatial analysis of regency city minimum wage, labor force, regional original income and investment affecting gross regional domestic product in central Java province in 2022 by Darwin Kasidi, Husnul Fitri

“…The results show that all four variables, namely MSEs, labour force, PAD, and investment, have a significant influence on GRDP with probability values less than 0.05, indicating that these factors directly contribute to economic growth in Central Java. …”
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Predicting Engagement With Conversational Agents in Mental Health Therapy by Examining the Role of Epistemic Trust, Personality, and Fear of Intimacy: Cross-Sectional Web-Based Sur... by Fanny Guglielmucci, Daniela Di Basilio

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the role of epistemic trust, attachment styles, personality traits, and fear of intimacy in influencing individuals’ willingness to engage with CA-based therapy. …”
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A study of long COVID-19 in Duhok, Kurdistan region, Iraq by Salmas S Ahmed, Pawan I Adil, Narin A Rasheed, Nawfal R Hussein, Kuldeep Dhama

“…Correlation between the variables gender, comorbidities, age, and duration of infection, and long COVID-19 were significant (p values = 0.016, 0.018, 0.001, and 0.001 respectively). …”
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Effects of a Low-Volume Kettlebell Strength Program on Vertical Jump and Isometric Strength in Dancers: A Pilot Study by Yaiza Taboada-Iglesias, Iria Filgueira-Loureiro, Xoana Reguera-López-de-la-Osa, Águeda Gutiérrez-Sánchez

“…<b>Results</b>: Significant changes were observed in both the parallel jump and the <i>dehors</i> position; however, body composition and isometric strength, although showing higher values at the end of the intervention for all variables, did not demonstrate significant improvements. …”
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Cognitive emotional regulation in physiotherapy students in Croatia by Manuela Filipec, Anica Kuzmić, Marina Ćurlin, Pavao Vlahek

“…Statistical analysis of data included descriptive statistics of data groups where values were expressed as mean and standard deviation. …”
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Radiometric Characterization of Pandeiros River Basin (Minas Gerais - Brazil) by Lucas Daniel Cunha de Paula, Rubens Martins Moreira, Cláudio José Chagas, Carlos Alberto de Carvalho Filho, Eduardo Duarte Marques, Fernando Machado de Mello

“… This study aimed to establish reference values (RVs) for the total gamma radiation count rate in the Pandeiros River Basin (PRB), Minas Gerais, Brazil, to evaluate the potential of natural radionuclides as tracers for sediment transport. …”
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INFLUENCE OF 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE PATTERNS ON STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHANGES OF THE HEART IN PATIENTS WITH RESISTANT ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by V. A. Lichikaki, S. E. Pekarsky, V. R. Mordovin, R. S. Karpov

“…In responders we found higher level of office SBP and DBP at baseline as variability of BP. In 6 months after ablation variability of SBP and DBP, level of mean daily SBP and DBP, and office values of SBP and DBP were significantly higher than in non-responders. …”
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Validation of Self-reported Medical Condition in the Taiwan Biobank by Chi-Shin Wu, Le-Yin Hsu, Chen-Yang Shen, Wei J. Chen, Shi-Heng Wang

“…These findings underscore the need for further investigation, especially when these variables are crucial to research objectives. Integrating complementary databases, such as clinical diagnoses, prescription records, and medical procedures, can enhance accuracy through customized algorithms based on disease categories and participant characteristics and optimize sensitivity or positive predictive values to align with specific research objectives.…”
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The Effect of Preoperative Anxiety on Motor and Sensory Block Duration and Effectiveness in Spinal Anesthesia by Yadigar Yılmaz, Esra Durmayuksel, Tuna Erturk, Ferda Yılmaz Inal, Dilek Metin Yamac, Aysin Ersoy

“…No statistically significant correlation was found between the duration of motor block onset (5.81 ± 4 min), the sensory block onset time (0.89 ± 0.4 min), and the motor block recovery time (92.06 ± 36.9 min) with other variables. VAS (5.81 ± 2.5), STAI-1 (40.4 ± 9.8), and STAI-2 (41.69 ± 8.2) values had a statistically significant effect on the occurrence of bradycardia (14.4%). …”
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The Impact of Workplace Spirituality on Job Embeddedness by Using the Moderating Role of Psychological Ownership An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Employees at the... by Noor AL Obeidi, Hala F. D. AL Mullah Tohi

“…This study aims to measure and analyse the impact of workplace spirituality represented by meaningful work, a sense of community, and alignment between individual and organisational values on job embeddedness, which includes fit, connections, and sacrifice. …”
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