Predicting survival in bladder cancer with a novel apoptotic gene-related prognostic model by Ding-ming Song, Kun Feng, Wen-fei Luo, Dong-shan Lv, Li-po Zhou, Yi-bo He, Yanyang Jin

“…The model can predict patient response to immunotherapy treatment as established through the model’s score which was linked to different types of immune cell infiltration and identified significant differences in the signal pathways between high-risk and low-risk groups. Nomogram variables, prompted from ARGM and clinical parameters, also generate a high predictive value for patient survival. …”
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Using TOPSIS Method for Solving Multi-Objective Optimization of a Two-stage Helical Gearbox with First Stage Double Gear-sets by Van-Thanh Dinh, Huu-Danh Tran, Duc-Binh Vu, Duong Vu, Ngoc-Pi Vu, Tung Anh Luu

“…When designing the gearbox, the optimal values for three crucial design parameters were ascertained using the study's results.…”
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Shear-wave velocity structure of Australia from Rayleigh-wave analysis by Víctor Corchete

“…The dispersion curves were obtained for periods between 5 and 250 s, by digital filtering with a combination of MFT (Multiple Filter Technique) and TVF (Time Variable Filtering), filtering techniques. Later, all seismic events (and some stations) were grouped to obtain a dispersion curve for each source-station path. …”
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Factors Shaping Phenotypic Variation in <i>Thymus saturejoides</i> by Abderrahim Ouarghidi, Imane Abbad, Tiza Mfuni

“…We ran linear regression models to determine if any of these environmental variables were associated with the content of key chemicals known to mark quality and value in <i>T. saturejoides</i>. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for the prolonged length of stay in Chinese patients with lower extremity atherosclerotic disease: a retrospective study by Jian Zhang, Yu Yang, Xue Wang, Shuang Zang

“…The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test for the training set had a p value of 0.354. The decision curve analysis showed that using the prediction model both in training and tests contributes to clinical value.Conclusion Our prediction model is a valuable tool using easily and routinely obtained clinical variables that could be used to predict prolonged LOS in patients with LEAD and help to better manage these patients in routine clinical practice.…”
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Quantitative Evaluation of Forensic Odontology Competency: Implications for Community Dentistry: A Curriculum Assessment Survey by Wajiha Anzar, Talal Bin Taheer, Muhammad Bilal Bashir, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi

“…Data was analyzed using SPSS v.21(P-Value 0.001). Means+ SD were calculated for continuous variables, whereas frequencies and percentages were calculated for categorical variables. …”
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The mother’s level of education and attitude towers the provision of complete basic immunization in infants by Risna Ayu Rahmadani, Yuliati Lumintang, Ike FA Chabibah

“…Methods: Partial analytical observational research with a cross-sectional design with independent variables and dependent variables conducted once at the same time with a sample size of 35 respondents. …”
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Investment strategies for sustainable safe development of Chinese coal mine employees driven by digital intelligence by Yuan Yuan, Yuan Yuan, Gang Cheng, Weicai Peng, Xia Yang, Yamin Du

“…The findings indicate that, in terms of overall utility value, investment in Intelligent surveillance management generates a total utility value that is 4.292 times higher than that of investment in team demonstration management. …”
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Comparison of oropharyngeal leak pressure and insertion characteristics of Ambu AuraGain and i-gel in patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: A randomized control... by Anupma, Swati Chhabra, Sadik Mohammed, Manoj Kamal, Rakesh Kumar, Pradeep Bhatia

“…Conclusions: The OLP and fiber-optic glottic view of Ambu AuraGain are better than i-gel with longer insertion time, and the rest of the variables were comparable. …”
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Indicative properties on snow cover based on the results of experimental studies in the winter 2011/12 in the central part of the East European Plain by L. M. Kitaev, R. A. Chernov, V. A. Ableeva, E. D. Korobov

“…The observed increase of snow storage in 1.3–1.5 times in the direction south-north is connected, apparently. …”
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Empowerment of Sustainable Community Health Through The Application of the Theory of Maqasid Al-Shariah by Ahasanul Haque, Tarekol Islam Maruf, Md Nazim Uddin, Md Zohurul Anis

“…The measuring model was developed to evaluate the validity of all exogenous and endogenous variables in the fitness-tested model, with the dependent variable being maqsood al-shariah. …”
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Modeling and optimizing the atmospheric water harvesting System: Application of PAN-PDMS polymeric membrane by Sepehr Sanaye, Pouya Rezvani Gil Kalaee, Javad Mahmoudimehr

“…However, this research uses its own developed relations obtained based on experimental results for variable pressure difference on both sides of membranes. …”
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Mathematical modeling describing the performance of open loop multivariable vapor compression chiller model: implications for sustainable HVAC in social housing development by Basim Touqan, Basim Touqan, Muna Salameh

“…These simulations encompassed various conditions, including operational changes, fouling on the evaporator, and thermal load fluctuations.ResultsOpen-loop simulation results show that the system reaches steady-state values with a response time of approximately 40 seconds for the cold carrier temperature and 70 seconds for cooling capacity. …”
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Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Wildfire Risk in Chile Under Current and Future Climate Scenarios by John Gajardo, Marco Yáñez, Robert Padilla, Sergio Espinoza, Marcos Carrasco-Benavides

“…The model was trained on a time series dataset incorporating climatic, land use, and physiographic variables, with burned-area scars as the response variable. …”
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Outcomes Following Autologous Osteochondral Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus at A Minimum of 10-Year Follow-Up: A Retrospective Review by James J. Butler MB BCh BAO, Guillaume Robert BS, Jari Dahmen MD, Charles Lin MD, Alan P. Samsonov BS, Gino M M.M.J. Kerkhoffs MD, PhD, John G. Kennedy MD, MCh, MMSc, FFSEM, FRCS (Orth)

“…Increasing lesion size was variable associated with inferior FAOS scores (R2=0.2228). …”
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The relationship between career calling and presenteeism: the role of workaholism and self-compassion by Zhaobiao Zong, Feifei Sun, Haichao Sun, Shaoqing Su, Baojian Wei

“…Finally, the estimated indirect effect and moderated mediation coefficients were calculated at both high and low values of the moderating variable to assess the moderated mediation hypothesis.Results Our research reveals the underlying mechanism of workaholism and the mitigative effects of self-compassion in the career calling and presenteeism linkage. …”
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Unveiling the impact of siren noise exposure on cognitive function and mental health among firefighters by Saeid Yazdanirad, Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh, Saleh Al Sulaie, JeeWoong Park, Fatemeh Rooshan, Roghayeh Shamsi

“…The most influence values were observed between depression and cognitive failures (0.564). …”
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AHP-Guided Stacked Ensemble Modeling for Student Engagement Level Prediction in Online Education by Jingjing Fu, Linjie Luo, Zhifeng Zhong, Jiaming Qin

“…At the first level, KNN, SVM, and NB models are used independently to predict the target variable (engagement level) based on the selected features. …”
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Risk Factors for Infection Associated with Ischemic Stroke in Patients over 60 Years of Age by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés José Quesada Vázquez, Eduardo René Valdés Ramos, Ezequiel Ernesto López Espinosa

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a prospective cohort analytical study was carried out in patients over 60 years of age with a diagnosis of ischemic stroke treated at the Carlos Manuel de Cespedes General University Hospital in the municipality of Bayamo, Granma province, in the period of time from January 2018 until December 2022. The dependent variable was determined: infection associated with ischemic stroke and as independent variables the factors with possible influence on the development of infection associated with ischemic stroke. …”
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Functional MAOB Gene Intron 13 Polymorphism Predicts Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease by Matthias Löhle, Graziella Mangone, Wiebke Hermann, Denise Hausbrand, Martin Wolz, Julia Mende, Heinz Reichmann, Andreas Hermann, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Alexander Storch

“…Predictive values of genotypes for motor complications were evaluated using Cox proportional hazard models. …”
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