Association between atherogenic index of plasma and hypertension combined with diabetes mellitus in United States adults: an analysis of the NHANES surveys from 2011 to 2016 by Xiuqing Chen, Qinyi Li, Zhoufei Fang, Linjing Huang, Peiwen Wu

“…The Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) machine learning algorithm was utilized to evaluate the predictive value of various variables for the presence of HTN and DM. …”
Get full text

Validity of the scoring system for traumatic liver injury: a generalized estimating equation analysis by Kangho Lee, Dongyeon Ryu, Hohyun Kim, Chang Ho Jeon, Jae Hun Kim, Chan Yong Park, Seok Ran Yeom

“…The primary outcome variable was in-hospital mortality. All the risk factors were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
Get full text

Association between trabecular bone score, 10-year probability risk for fracture, and vertebral fractures in rheumatoid arthritis by Houssam Boutaibi, Hamida Azzouzi, Fadoua Chennouf, Linda Ichchou

“…Objectives: The aim was to assess the association and predictive value of trabecular bone score (TBS), fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX), and TBS-adjusted FRAX with prevalent vertebral fractures (VFs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …”
Get full text

Clinical relevance of clinical treatment score post-5 years (CTS5) in HR-positive, HER2-positive breast cancer by Soong June Bae, Sohyun Moon, Yoonwon Kook, Seung Ho Baek, Minji Lee, Jee Hung Kim, Sung Gwe Ahn, Joon Jeong

“…The CTS5 score, as a continuous variable, emerged as an independent prognostic factor for both late DR (adjusted HR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.63-2.58; P < 0.001) and OS (adjusted HR, 2.02; 95% CI, 1.58-2.58; P < 0.001), respectively. …”
Get full text

Genetic variants of SLC6A4 and risk of coronary artery disease: insights from North Indian population by Jyotdeep Kour Raina, Minakashee Sharma, Ravi Sharma, Rohit Bhardwaj, Parvinder Kumar, Santasree Banerjee, Rakesh Kumar Panjaliya

“…Abstract Background The activity of SLC6A4 is influenced by its polymorphisms, including the length variation in serotonin transporter linked promoter region (5-HTTLPR), a single nucleotide polymorphism (rs25531), and variable number of tandem repeats in serotonin transporter intronic enhancer (STin2). …”
Get full text

Organizational and Economic Factors of Health System Optimization by Oleksandr Telizhenko, Yuliia Halynska, Nataliia Baistriuchenko, Volodymyr Potseluiev, Kateryna Demchuk

“…In the process of research used the conditionally constant and variable factors in the model to adapt effectively to changes in the external environment. …”
Get full text

Identifying confounders and estimating the causal effect of antenatal care on age-specific childhood vaccination by Ashagrie Sharew Iyassu, Ashagrie Sharew Iyassu, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Zelalem G. Dessie, Zelalem G. Dessie, Temesgen T. Zewotir

“…A cumulative link model was used to model the number of antenatal care and covariate-age-specific childhood vaccination associations. AIC and BIC values were used to compare models. Significance testing methods and change in estimate methods were used to identify covariates that confound the effect of a number of antenatal care on age-specific childhood vaccinations.ResultA zero-inflated Poisson model was selected to model covariate–exposure association, and a proportional odds model with a log link was selected to model the outcome variable. …”
Get full text

RETRACTED: Combined Effects of Artificial Surface and Urban Blue-Green Space on Land Surface Temperature in 28 Major Cities in China by Liang Chen, Xuelei Wang, Xiaobin Cai, Chao Yang, Xiaorong Lu

“…When the proportion of UBGS exceeds this value, UBGS replaces AS as the dominant variable for LST, bringing about a cooling effect. …”
Get full text

The effect of synergistic leadership behaviors on the knowledge hiding of kashan teachers: the mediating role of professional learning community and organizational voice by Razieh Aghababaei

“…By establishing two-way communication with teachers, encouraging them, and providing rewards and privileges for teachers in carrying out organizational tasks and activities, synergistic leaders can utilize their potential capacities and abilities to achieve organizational goals, thereby facilitating the application of knowledge and its sharing among members.Research limitations: This study's limitations included using self-report questionnaires to assess variables, limiting the research sample to teachers in Kashan, and conducting a cross-sectional study and collecting data.Originality/value: It is essential that education managers, through organizational training programs, instill in school administrators that they should not remain in a mere management role; instead, they should move towards leadership roles such as synergistic leadership and, by increasing learning communities and listening to teachers' organizational voices, enhance the level of teacher cooperation and provide the basis for knowledge sharing.…”
Get full text

Identification of dosimetric risk factors associated to lymphopenia in brain metastases patients with radiotherapy by Sujie Zhang, Yue Wang, Xuan Jiang, Rong He, Xiaojing Zheng, Wenyue Xie

“…Abstract Background Radiation-induced lymphopenia (RIL) has been demonstrated in types of solid tumors. This study aimed to assess the association between dosimetric and clinical variables and RIL in patients with brain metastases after brain radiotherapy (RT). …”
Get full text

Foretelling or foresight? Accounting-based bankruptcy prediction models and earnings quality in the case of Polish listed companies by Barbara Grabińska, Konrad Grabiński

“… Objective: The article aims to examine the relationship between bankruptcy risk and earnings quality in designing accounting-based bankruptcy prediction models. …”
Get full text

CORELATION BETWEEN NEUROTICISM AND SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEF IN JAVANESE SOCIETY, INDONESIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Rara Asra Luthvi Saskia, Amri Hana Muhammad

“…Result: The results of the hypothesis test for the variables neuroticism and superstitious belief showed that Pearson’s r value was 0.991. …”
Get full text

Prevalence and associated factors of psychological distress among caregivers of children with malnutrition: a cross‑sectional study by Biazin Yenealem Mekuriaw, Berhanie Getnet, Endris Seid, Tadese Teferi, Amare Alemwork, Mastewal Aschale, Aklile Tsega

“…Bivariable and multivariable logistic analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with Psychological distress and Variables with P-value < 0.05 were considered to have significant association with 95% confidence interval. …”
Get full text

A survey and analysis of inhalation medication adherence among 977 COPD patients in a region of northern China by Lu Liu, Jinling Xiao, Shihuan Yu

“…To avoid collinearity among variables, a stepwise regression method was utilized for variable selection. …”
Get full text

A two-centre study investigating the association between brain natriuretic peptides & outcomes in continuous flow left ventricular assist device recipients by Maria Lambadaris, Farid Foroutan, Julie KK Vishram-Nielsen, Marie Sophie S. Knudsen, Filio Billia, Vivek Rao, Finn Gustafsson, Ana C Alba

“…Methods Adult patients with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device as bridge to transplant or destination therapy and discharged from hospital were included in the study. Multi-variable Cox regression models with natriuretic peptide as a time-dependent covariate modelling multiple measures per patient, and cubic spline analysis were used to evaluate the association between natriuretic peptides and patient outcomes, taking median N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide of 244 pmol/L as the reference value. …”
Get full text

Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Built Environment and Land Use on Monthly and Annual Mean PM_2.5 Levels by Anjian Song, Zhenbao Wang, Shihao Li, Xinyi Chen

“…It utilizes gridded monthly and annual mean PM_2.5 data from 2019 as the dependent variable. The research selects 33 independent variables from the perspectives of the built environment and land use. …”
Get full text

Longitudinal Analysis of Risk Factors for Pulmonary Function Decline in Chronic Lung Diseases Over Five Years by Li L, Meng J, Chen J

“…This model stratified the patients based on the extent of the decline in Δpeak expiratory flow (ΔPEF), which served as the target variable. Independent variables included age, gender, smoking status, body mass index, education level, and comorbidities. …”
Get full text

Effect of daily alcohol consumption and age over 40 years on COVID-19 vaccination antibody titers in the Delta era among hospital workers in northern Okinawa, Japan: A retrospectiv... by Takuji Kishimoto, Daisuke Tasato, Yoshitaka Nagasawa, Akihiro Yamashiro, Hayashi Shokita

“…Information on medical history, demographic characteristics, and lifestyle-related items was obtained from hospital health checkups. The outcome variable (Lower-25 %) was defined as the antibody titer value below the 25th percentile of the fifth measurement. …”
Get full text

Seed yield limitations of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) based on plant structure analysis by S. Kalenska, B. Mazurenko, L. Harbar, M. Zhovtun, A. Yunyk, V. Mokrienko

“…The present study describes the dependencies of key productivity and growth indicators of coriander plants on sowing rate and fertilization parameters. The aim of the research was to establish the patterns of coriander yield formation through the prism of plant structure considering modifications in nutrient conditions and sowing rates. …”
Get full text

Longitudinal non-targeted metabolomic profiling of urine samples for monitoring of kidney transplantation patients by Ihsan Yozgat, Ulkem Cakır, Muhittin Abdulkadir Serdar, Sevgi Sahin, Osman Ugur Sezerman, Emirhan Nemutlu, Ahmet Tarik Baykal, Mustafa Serteser

“…Nineteen metabolites were found to differ significantly in the 1st week, and seventeen metabolites in the 3rd month (adjusted p-value < 0.05, quality control (QC) < 30, a fold change (FC) > 1.1 or a FC < 0.91, Variable Influence on Projection (VIP) > 1). …”
Get full text