Assessing the reliability of medical resource demand models in the context of COVID-19 by Kimberly Dautel, Ephraim Agyingi, Pras Pathmanathan

“…Validation against actual or surrogate usage data illustrated the potential value of demand models while demonstrating their limitations. …”
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Significance of microvessel density in prostate cancer core biopsy by Salapura-Dugonjić Aleksandra, Knežević-Ušaj Slavica, Eri Živka, Tadić-Latinović Ljiljana

“…A statistically significant positive correlation was found when determining correlation between microvessel density (as linear and categorical variable, i.e. with the cut-off value of 48) that was associated with the Gleason score (p < 0.05) and tumor stage (p < 0.0001). …”
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Industrial impact analysis of foreign direct investment on economic development in Cambodia by Sovath Kenh, Qidi Wei

“…Additionally, it applies instrumental variable two-stage least squares (IV-2SLS) regression to investigate the impact of industry-specific FDI on economic growth from 1994 to 2017, which also aims to address the endogeneity issue. …”
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ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK — SUBJECT INFORMATIONEDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF INDEPENDENT WORK OF STUDENTS by Elena O. Ivanova

“…It includes the following modules: information (invariant content of education and the expansion of its variability); organizational and procedural (variable-based assignments aimed at acquiring information, as well as a means of reflection and evaluation of results); personal (information and telecommunication means of organizing own knowledge); communicative (the field of information and assessment of interaction); and pedagogical (monitoring cognitive activity of students). …”
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Developing a prognostic nomogram for primary thyroid lymphoma: insights from a large retrospective study by Ying Gao, Jinmiao Wang, Weijie Tao, Shoujun Wang, Hai Xie, Ran Duan, Jie Hao, Ming Gao

“…SHAP value analysis clarified each variable’s specific impact on the outcome. …”
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The association between blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio and 28 day in-hospital mortality in patients with chronic heart failure and sepsis: a pilot retrospective study by Ali Ma, Ali Ma, Chen Zhang, Chen Zhang, Ying Gong, Ying Gong, Xueping Ma, Xueping Ma, Ning Yan, Ning Yan

“…When BAR was a continuous variable, each unit increase in BAR raised in—hospital mortality by 2% [HR: 1.02, 95% CI (1.01, 1.04), p = 0.0038]. …”
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Histological Grade, Tumor Breadth, and Hypertension Predict Early Recurrence in Pediatric Sarcoma: A LASSO-Regularized Micro-Cohort Study by Alexander Fiedler, Mehran Dadras, Marius Drysch, Sonja Verena Schmidt, Flemming Puscz, Felix Reinkemeier, Marcus Lehnhardt, Christoph Wallner

“…Dimensionality reduction (PCA) and SHAP-value analyses were used to visualize patient clustering and interpret variable contributions. …”
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Development of a local nomogram‐based scoring system for predicting overall survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A rural appalachian experience by Rowida Mohamed, Rahul G. Sangani, Khalid M. Kamal, Traci J. LeMaster, Toni Marie Rudisill, Virginia G. Scott, George A. Kelley, Sijin Wen

“…Abstract Background Accurate staging systems are essential for assessing the severity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and guiding clinical management. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of pulmonary comorbidities and body mass index (BMI) in IPF, develop a nomogram predicting overall survival (OS), and create a nomogram‐based survival prediction model. …”
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Identifying and prioritizing appropriate strategies for customer loyalty in a mass environment (case study: clothing house) by Zahra Joorbonyan, Ali Sorourkhah, Seyyed Ahmad Edalatpanah

“…Available strategies, influential environmental variables, definitions of future scenarios, and the performance of strategies in different environmental conditions were determined based on the judgments of the problem owner.Findings: The results showed that considering influential environmental variables (national currency value, market access and raw materials, lifestyle changes, investment security, government-private sector relations, and the speed of technological change), supplier selection, contractor selection, and attracting a sponsor have the highest priority strategies. …”
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Metabolic, Inflammatory and Imaging Biomarkers in Evaluation of Coronary Arteries Anatomical Stenosis in Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease by O. A. Koshelskaya, T. E. Suslova, I. V. Kologrivova, N. Y. Margolis, O. A. Zhuravleva, O. A. Kharitonova, I. V. Vinnitskaya

“…Aim. To reveal the statistically significant determinants of the coronary artery (CA) stenosis ≥70% in patients with chronic stable CA disease receiving drug therapy.Material and methods. …”
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KAUSALITAS PAD DAN BELANJA MODAL TERHADAP DEFISIT APBD (STUDI KASUS PROVINSI 3 JAWA PERIODE 2012-2021) by Dendy Pramana Putra, Lukman Efendi, Adiwidya Muhammad Sofwan

“…Abstract : This study aims to know the extent to which original local government revenue and capital expenditure are related to the local government budget deficit for the 2012-2021 period. …”
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Machine learning's model-agnostic interpretability on the prediction of students' academic performance in video-conference-assisted online learning during the covid-19 pandemic by Eka Miranda, Mediana Aryuni, Mia Ika Rahmawati, Siti Elda Hiererra, Albert Verasius Dian Sano

“…The data was gathered from September 2022 to January 2023, resulting in 361 records. The research variables included students' academic performance as the dependent variable, and the video conference application (VC), learning material (LM), internet connection (IC), students' ability to learn (SL), and student knowledge (SK) as independent variables, which were mapped into 28 attributes. …”
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Self-referral practice among patients attending outpatient department of Northwest Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Tihtna Alemu, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw, Mekides Engeda Alemu, Lakew Asmare

“…The collected data were entered into EpiData software and exported for analysis. Variables with a p-value of &lt;0.25 in the bi-variable analysis were considered candidates for multivariable analysis. …”
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Sex differences in health-related quality of life among adults in the US: results from the medical expenditures panel survey data by Monira Alwhaibi, Bander Balkhi

“…Most prior studies have been disease-specific, relied on small samples, or treated sex as a control variable rather than a primary focus. This study aims to address this gap by evaluating sex differences in HRQoL among U.S. adults using nationally representative data, while accounting for a broad range of social, behavioral, and health-related determinants. …”
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Analysis of Factors Affecting the Success of Sociocultural Education Approach in Preventing Tuberculosis in Tapanuli Selatan Regency by Edy Sujoko, Anto J. Hadi, Dewani Harahap, Matius Rantesalu, Edwinn Sallipadang, Farida Utaminingtyas, Juni Andriani Rangkuti, Asdi Lastari

“…Results: The findings showed that community education level (p=0.001), health service access (p=0.001), community participation in education programs (p=0.001), social media use in education campaigns (p=0.001), health workers support (p=0.001) had a significant effect on the success of the sociocultural education approach in preventing Tuberculosis. Meanwhile, the variable of social media use in educational campaigns significantly influences public awareness and participation in efforts to prevent Tuberculosis, with an Exp value (B)=15.581 and a p=0.001 < ?…”
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Turnover intention and continuing professional development of rural doctors from targeted admission medical education program in China: a cross-sectional study in the post-COVID-19... by Jingya Wang, Yijun Chen, Hongmin Zhang, Jinghua Zhang

“…Strong associations with turnover intention were notably found among individuals who had undergone training at a higher-level healthcare institution for more than three months (aOR = 6.810, 95% CI: 3.333 to 13.909, p-value < 0.001), particularly those who had participated in CPD through a graduate degree program (aOR = 1.818, 95% CI: 1.272 to 2.597, p-value < 0.001). …”
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Implementation of a multicomponent intervention including clinical decision support (CDS), e-course and feedback to improve general practitioners’ radiology referrals: a feasibilit... by Stig Harthug, Stefan Hjorleifsson, Miriam Hartveit, Aslak Bjarne Aslaksen, Mia Louise Halsvik Mowinckel-Nilsen, Nicolas Melchior Frederic Øyane, Satya Pal Sharma, Erik Vang

“…Norwegian general practitioners (GPs) demonstrate variable referral practices, with many referrals being inconsistent with guidelines. …”
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Multiparameter diagnostic model using S100A9, CCL5 and blood biomarkers for nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Lu Long, Ya Tao, Wenze Yu, Qizhuo Hou, Yunlai Liang, Kangkang Huang, Huidan Luo, Bin Yi

“…Abstract This study aimed to analyze S100A9 and CCL5 levels in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and evaluate their predictive value as blood-based indicators for NPC diagnosis. …”
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The burden of hyaline membrane disease, mortality and its determinant factors among preterm neonates admitted at Debre Tabor General Hospital, North Central Ethiopia: A retrospecti... by Binyam Minuye Birihane, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu, Demeke Mesfin Belay, Asmamaw Demis

“…Binary logistic regression was used for the analysis. All variables with P-value < 0.25 during bi-variable analysis were considered for multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Characteristics of the Parameters of Somatic Construction and Fitness Level in Elderly People Based on Selected Fullerton Test Samples by Marek Zieliński, Jolanta Zielińska, Robert Ślusarz

“…The moment when deterioration of organ function starts, is individually variable, just as the pace of its progress. Linking physical fitness with health is known as the H-R-F (Health-Related Fitness) concept. …”
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