Assessing feature importance for forecasting soil moisture in subarctic regions using gridded historical and forecasted climate data by Mojtaba Saboori, Kedar Surendranath Ghag, Anandharuban Panchanathan, Epari Ritesh Patro, Ali Torabi Haghighi

“…The analysis showed that FORENV outperformed HIST for up to four days into the forecast horizon, highlighting the value of including forecasted variables for improved accuracy during these initial lead times. …”
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%diag_test: a generic SAS macro for evaluating diagnostic accuracy measures for multiple diagnostic tests by Jacques K. Muthusi, Peter W. Young, Frankline O. Mboya, Samuel M. Mwalili

“…Methods The SAS macro presented here is automated to reduce analysis time and transcription errors. It is simple to use as the user only needs to specify the input dataset, “standard” and “test” variables and threshold values. …”
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Evaluating the utility of public-facing jail registers to inform public health practice, Washington state 2023 by Steven Erly, Richard J. Lechtenberg, Vasiliki Georgoulas-Sherry, Anna Berzkalns, Allison Moore, Julia C. Dombrowski, Jennifer E. Balkus

“…We compared the sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of the algorithm applied to the reduced datasets and calculated an estimate for the entire dataset weighted by incarcerated population size. …”
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The Effect of Perinatal Hypoxia on Red Blood Cell Morphology in Newborns by S. A. Perepelitsa, V. A. Sergunova, O. E. Gudkova

“…The course of an early adaptation period (post-hypoxic period) is characterized by the instability of all nanostructures of red blood cell membranes and a greater variability of morphological forms. Effects of perinatal hypoxia on the red blood cell membrane persist for some time and go beyond the early neonatal period.…”
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Association of the total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with all-cause mortality risk in the migraine population by Zhao-Xuan Lu, Bing-Qing Dong, Liang Chen, Heng-Le Wei

“…Weighted multivariate Cox regression models were used to assess associations, adjusting for demographic variables, comorbidities, and inflammatory markers. …”
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Postnatal counseling promotes early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding: a randomized controlled trial by Belda Negesa Beyene, Wako Golicha Wako, Dureti Moti, Alo Edin, Derese Eshetu Debela

“…Those mothers who had an ANC visit for their pregnancy were three times more likely (AOR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.12–8.1) to initiate breastfeeding. …”
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Obstacles to effective communication between physical/occupational therapists and patients in the Saudi Arabian context: a cross-sectional study by Turki Aljuhani, Abrar M. Al-Mutairi, Abdullah Alfraih, Mohammed Alharbi, Turki AlAmri, Ali Alahmari, Abdulaziz Alotaibi, Mohammed Senitan

“…Data were collected via two self-administered questionnaires and analyzed via Pearson’s chi-square test of independence and Fisher’s exact test for categorical nominal data to assess associations between variables. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Multi-century mean summer temperature variations in the Southern Rhaetian Alps reconstructed from <i>Larix decidua</i> blue intensity data by R. Cerrato, M. C. Salvatore, M. C. Salvatore, M. Brunetti, A. Somma, C. Baroni, C. Baroni

“…Moreover, the correlation values between the BI data and June–August mean temperature are stable over time, ranging between 0.40 and 0.71 (mean value of 0.57), considering a moving window of 50 years, and at spatial scale, with significant values over the western and central Mediterranean areas returned for all the considered time windows. …”
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Analysis of Quality Indicators of Preanalytical and Analytical Phases in Cervical Pap Smear Cytology: A Cross-sectional Study by Gracy Jeba Rani, S Sowmya, ES Keerthika Sri

“…Additionally, focusing on value-added activities will optimise resource utilisation and enhance overall efficiency.…”
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Comparison of CSF Flow Parameters between Clinically Diagnosed Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus with Age and Sex-matched Healthy Volunteers: A Cross-sectional Study by Saumya Ranjan, Vanda Maria Yasmin De Sequeria Fernandes

“…Data were presented as mean and standard deviation for continuous variables and as percentages for categorical variables. …”
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Nonlinear forecasting of stream flows using a chaotic approach and artificial neural networks by Hakan Tongal

“…The nearest integer above the correlation dimension (i.e., 3) provided the minimal number of required variables to characterize the system, and the maximum number of required variables was obtained with the nearest integer above the value 2d + 1 (Takens, 1981) (i.e., 7). …”
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Knowledge of alarm signs of stroke among caretakers of stroke patients and first contact healthcare providers at two tertiary referral hospitals in Uganda by Salvatore Ssemmanda, Abdu Kisekka Musubire

“…Algorithms that encompass stroke alarm signs and partly address this knowledge gap of stroke symptoms in the public like FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time) and BE- FAST (Balance, Eyes, Face, Arm, Speech, Time) have been developed. …”
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Proportion of Traditional Uvulectomy and Associated Factors Among Caregivers of Children Under Five‐Years Old Visiting Tibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cros... by Gebiyaw Wudie Tsegaye, Martha Tuji, Shitahun Fentie

“…Both Bivariable and multivariable analyses were performed to identify associated factors. Variables with a p‐value less than 0.25 in the bivariable Logistic regression analysis were included in the multivariable analysis. …”
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Hand dexterity and mobility independently predict cognition in older adults: a multi-domain regression analysis by Thomas Rudolf Schneider, Ansgar Felbecker, Ansgar Felbecker, Ben von Mitzlaff, Ben von Mitzlaff, Gregor Weissofner, Gregor Weissofner, Sarah Meier, Sarah Meier, Patrick Eggenberger, Patrick Eggenberger, Patrick Eggenberger, Simon Annaheim

“…Grip strength, balance, usual gait speed, and gait variability offer limited additional value when assessed together. …”
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Adolescent binge drinking in the West of Ireland: associated risk and protective factors by Ciara Kelly, Emmet Major, Michéal Durcan, Diarmuid O’Donovan, Áine McNamara

“…The outcome was ever binge drinking, defined as ever consumption of five or more drinks in a two-hour period or less. Independent variables were selected a priori following review of peer-reviewed literature and were grouped as individual, parents and family, peer group, school, leisure time and local community factors. …”
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Detection and quantification of true proteins, casein fractions and their genetic variants, and whey proteins in goat milk by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography by Giorgia Secchi, Nicolò Amalfitano, Alessio Cecchinato, Anna Lante, Sara Pegolo, Maria Luisa Dettori, Michele Pazzola, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca, Giovanni Bittante

“…Farms were found to be the major source of the variability in the contents of true proteins (56.1% of total variance), true caseins (48.6%), κ-CN C (50.6%) and whey proteins (52.9%–62.9%) in goat milk, whereas individual goat within farm was the most important source of variability in the contents of individual caseins and their genetic variants (53.9%–94.7%).…”
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Proton Density of the Dorsal Root Ganglia in Classical Fabry Disease: MRI Correlates of Small Fibre Neuropathy by Simon Weiner, Sarah Perleth, Charlotte Schäfer Gómez, Thomas Kampf, Kolja Lau, Florian Hessenauer, György Homola, Peter Nordbeck, Nurcan Üçeyler, Claudia Sommer, Mirko Pham, Magnus Schindehütte

“…In contrast, DRG volume and T2 relaxation time were not significantly associated with SFN status. …”
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Prediction of the risk of 3-year chronic kidney disease among elderly people: a community-based cohort study by Tao Wang, Zhitong Zhou, Longbing Ren, Zhiping Shen, Jue Li, Lijuan Zhang

“…The AUC value was 0.742 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.728–0.756] in the development cohort and 0.881(95%CI, 0.867–0.895) in the validation cohort, respectively. …”
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ANTIHYPERTENSIVE EFFICACY OF CHRONOPHARMACOTHERAPEUTICAL APPROACH TO ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION IN POST TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK PATIENTS by V. V. Skibitsky, S. V. Opolskaya, A. V. Fendrikova

“…Valsartan two times daily (group 3) led to more prominent (p&lt;0,05) improvement of ABPM and CAP value comparing to any variant of its once per day usage (group 1 and 2). …”
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RETRACTED: Quantification and Evaluations of Catechin Hydrate Polymeric Nanoparticles Used in Brain Targeting for the Treatment of Epilepsy by Niyaz Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmad, Ridha Abdullah Alrasheed, Hassan Mohammed Ali Almatar, Abdullah Sami Al-Ramadan, Mohd Amir, Md Sarafroz

“…For the optimization, four independent variables were chosen, that is, PLGA, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), sonication time, and temperature. …”
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