Julius Kruopis – the pioneer of applied statistics in Lithuania by Vilijandas Bagdonavičius, Vydas Čekanavičius, Rūta Levulienė, Pranas Vaitkus

“…Moreover, for integer-valued random variables, the accuracy of shifted Poisson approximation can be measured in total variation metric. …”
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Integrated deep eutectic solvent (DES) extraction and microwave-assisted process for algal protein extraction: Process improvement, characterizations, functional properties, and an... by May Thu Zin, Thida Kaewkod, Jeeraporn Pekkoh, Wasu Pathom-aree, Supakit Chaipoot, Gochakorn Kanthakat, Phisit Seesuriyachan, Yan-Yu Chen, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Benjamas Cheirsilp, Sirasit Srinuanpan

“…More importantly, anticancer assays indicated substantial effects against colorectal cancer cells, with IC50 values of 8.60–9.28 mg/mL for Caco-2 cells and 14.16–15.99 mg/mL for HT-29 cells, while showing minimal toxicity toward normal cells. …”
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Predictive model for sarcopenia in chronic kidney disease: a nomogram and machine learning approach using CHARLS data by Renjie Lu, Shiyun Wang, Pinghua Chen, Fangfang Li, Fangfang Li, Pan Li, Qian Chen, Xuefei Li, Fangyu Li, Suxia Guo, Jinlin Zhang, Jinlin Zhang, Dan Liu, Zhijun Hu

“…The 2015 CHARLS data were split randomly into a training set (70%) and a testing set (30%). Forty-nine variables encompassing socio-demographic, behavioral, health status, and biochemical factors were analyzed. …”
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Correlations Between Body Composition and Aerobic Fitness in Elite Female Youth Water Polo Players by Mark Zamodics, Mate Babity, Gusztav Schay, Tamas Leel-Ossy, Agnes Bucsko-Varga, Panka Kulcsar, Regina Benko, Dora Boroncsok, Alexandra Fabian, Adrienn Ujvari, Zsuzsanna Ladanyi, Dorottya Balla, Hajnalka Vago, Attila Kovacs, Eva Hosszu, Szilvia Meszaros, Csaba Horvath, Bela Merkely, Orsolya Kiss

“…Body composition and cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) are vital for optimizing sports performance, but the correlations between them are still underexplored. Our study aimed to investigate the relationships between body composition and specific CPET variables describing physical fitness in young athletes, also adjusting for age and height, in a less-studied, female population. …”
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Health Outcomes and Resource Consumption Analysis of Radioembolization with Y90 Glass Microspheres (TARE-Y90) Versus Transarterial Chemoembolization with Irinotecan (DEBIRI) in Pat... by Juan José Ciampi-Dopazo, Gonzalo Ruiz Villaverde, Juan José Espejo, Raúl García Marcos, Daniel Pérez Enguix, Serena Pisoni, José J. Martínez-Rodrigo, Pablo Navarro Vergara, Pedro Pardo Moreno, Antonio Rodríguez-Fernández

“…<b>Methods</b>: The number of subjects included in this study was 46 for TARE-Y90 and 56 in the DEBIRI group. The variables of interest in this study were collected for all selected subjects. …”
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Is unicompartmental knee arthroplasty a better choice than total knee arthroplasty for unicompartmental osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controll... by Kuanyu Xia, Lang Min, Wenqing Xie, Guang Yang, Dong Keon Yon, Seung Won Lee, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Lee Smith, Jae Il Shin, Masoud Rahmati, Wenfeng Xiao, Yusheng Li, Yanjie Yin

“…However, considering the minimal clinically important difference values for these variables, the findings were not clinically relevant. …”
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Influencia del desplazamiento activo al colegio sobre la composición corporal y el rendimiento académico en escolares de 10-12 años (Influence of active commuting to school on body... by Jaume Gelabert Carulla, Adrià Muntaner Mas, Pere Palou Sampol

“…Conclusiones: Diversas variables socioeconómicas y ambientales podrían explicar los resultados hallados, los cuales parecen indicar que el desplazamiento activo no sigue una relación lineal en los indicadores analizados. …”
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An examination of the associations between nutritional peaking strategies in physique sport and competitor characteristics by Kai A. Homer, Matt R. Cross, Eric R. Helms

“…To succeed, competitors look to acutely enhance their appearance by manipulating nutritional variables in the days leading up to competition, commonly referred to as peak week (PW). …”
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Nitrogênio disponível ao milho: crescimento, absorção e rendimento de grãos Nitrogen available to maize: absorption, growth and yield by Solange França, João Mielniczuk, Luís M. G. Rosa, Homero Bergamaschi, João I. Bergonci

“…The estimated available N to the maize calculated from the contribution from the soil, cover crops and N fertilizer varied from 27 to 192 kg ha-1. All evaluated variables presented high dependence on available N, and reached its maximum level near to the highest level of available N (192 kg ha-1). …”
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Spatial Changes in Soil Nutrients in Tea Gardens from the Perspective of South-to-North Tea Migration: A Case Study of Shangluo City by Ziqi Shang, Jichang Han, Yonghua Zhao, Ziru Niu, Tingyu Zhang

“…The soil organic matter (SOM) content varied from 7.491 to 81.783 g/kg, exhibiting a moderate variability with a coefficient of variation of 38.75%. …”
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Avaliação de parâmetros antropométricos nasais após queiloplastia primária pela técnica de Mohler Assessment of nasal anthropometric parameters after primary cleft lip repair using... by Renato Salazar Somensi, André Pecci Giancolli, Fabrício Lucena de Almeida, Daniely Farias Bento, Cesar Augusto Raposo-do-Amaral, Celso Luiz Buzzo, Cassio Eduardo Raposo-do-Amaral

“…Statistical comparison of the values obtained for nasal asymmetry in the immediate postoperative period and 1 year after surgery was performed with ANOVA. …”
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Red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio (RPR) as a predictor of prolonged stay at hospital for COVID-19 inpatients by Martha Fors, Santiago J. Ballaz

“…Aims/Background We looked at novel hematological composites like the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-lymphocyte ratio, red cell distribution width-to-platelet ratio, leukocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio, and lymphocyte-to-C reactive protein ratio as explanatory variables for COVID-19 patients´ hospital length of stay (LoS).Methods The association of hematological indices with LoS was analyzed on 2930 COVID-19 patients using the univariate and multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models with enter method. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Tropical Range Management on the Development of Soil Properties and Carbon Stores (Case study: South of Ghasreshirin in Kermanshah Province) by Mohammad Geitury, Mosayeb Heshmati, Yahya Parvizi

“…The preset study, which was conducted in the Ghasreshirin (Kermanshah, Iran), aims to to evaluate the effects of rehabilitation measures on vegetation and soil. …”
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Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: A Modern Benchmark for Assessing Lipid Metabolism Disorders by S. A. Shalnova, V. A. Metelskaya, V. A. Kutsenko, E. B. Yarovaya, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, G. E. Svinin, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, S. E. Evstifeeva, V. G. Vilkov, O. L. Barbarash, O. A. Belova, Yu. I. Grinshtein, A. Yu. Efanov, O. N. Kalachikova, N. V. Kulakova, O. P. Rotar, I. A. Trubacheva, D. V. Duplyakov, R. A. Libis, I. A. Viktorova, A. N. Redko, S. S. Yakushin, S. A. Boytsov, E. V. Shlyakhto, O. M. Drapkina

“…Aim. To perform a population analysis of Non-High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol level (non-HDL-c) in Russian population and to evaluate its association with cardiovascular events.Material and Methods. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in mediastinal lesions: patient characteristics, diagnostic outcomes, safety, and efficacy: a multi-country study by Hussein Okasha, Eyad Gadour, Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab, Andrada Seicean, Elbacha Hicham, Emad Emad, Turki Alamri, Nadeem Tehami, Heero Ismael Faraj, Ahmed Alzamzamy, Hiwa Hussein, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Mohamed Elbasiony, Abed Al-Lehibi, Shereen Saleh, Zaher Houmani, Mohamed Abdelghani, Khaled Ragab, Zahi Ismaili, Othmane Drir, Elsayed Ghoneem, Omar Abdallah, Souad Rebiai, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Fedoua Rouibaa, Mohamed Borahma, Hassan Atalla, Mahmoud Farouk, Ahmed Altonbary

“…The frequency/percentage conveyed data on the qualitative variables. The p-values were obtained using the Chi-square two-tailed exact test. …”
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Pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic factors for dexmedetomidine-associated hemodynamic instability in pediatric patients by Yanping Guan, Bilian Li, Yiyu Zhang, Hao Luo, Xueding Wang, Xue Bai, Zhuoling Zheng, Yaying Huang, Wei Wei, Min Huang, Xingrong Song, Guoping Zhong

“…PurposeThe incidence of hemodynamic instability associated with dexmedetomidine (DEX) sedation has been reported to exceed 50%, with substantial inter-individual variability in response. Genetic factors have been suggested to contribute significantly to such variation. …”
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Genetic diversity of cultivated Gayo Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) based on morphological and microsatellite markers by Rita Andini, Ahmad Zaelani, Muhammad Ikhsan Sulaiman, Enny Rimita Sembiring, Rachman Jaya, Meenakshi Gusain, Deepak Bhanot, Roma Sarnaik Morghade, Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar, Abdul Azis, Heru Prono Widayat

“…The assessment of qualitative traits was conducted through visual observation, while quantitative traits were measured. The mean values of these traits were then subjected to Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in order to ascertain the principal contributing variables. …”
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Impact of Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets on Gut Microbiota Profile and Clinical Outcomes in Drug-Naïve Patients with Diabesity: A 12-Month Pilot Study by Vanessa Palmas, Andrea Deledda, Vitor Heidrich, Giuseppina Sanna, Giulia Cambarau, Michele Fosci, Lorenzo Puglia, Enrico Antonio Cappai, Alessio Lai, Andrea Loviselli, Aldo Manzin, Fernanda Velluzzi

“…This longitudinal study is aimed at evaluating the mid-term and long-term impact of the VLCKD and Mediterranean diet (MD) on the GM and on the anthropometric, metabolic, and lifestyle parameters of 11 patients with T2DM and obesity (diabesity). …”
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Analysis of the impact of various risk factors on short-term and long-term outcomes in patients with COVID-19 on maintenance hemodialysis by V. N. Suchkov, O. А. Klitsenko, K. K. Urtaeva, D. D. Avdoshina

“…In relation to such laboratory markers as Ferritin, CRH, LDH, threshold values of a significant increase in the chances characteristic of dialysis patients were obtained. …”
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Sensitivity Analysis of Soil Hydraulic Parameters for Improved Flow Predictions in an Atlantic Forest Watershed Using the MOHID-Land Platform by Dhiego da Silva Sales, Jader Lugon Junior, David de Andrade Costa, Renata Silva Barreto Sales, Ramiro Joaquim Neves, Antonio José da Silva Neto

“…It assesses the sensitivity of channel flow to VGM parameters using a mathematical approach based on residuals derivative, aimed at enhancing soil calibration efficiency for MOHID-Land. …”
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