Development of a predictive model for patients with bone metastases referred to palliative radiotherapy: Secondary analysis of a multicenter study (the PRAIS trial) by Romina Rossi, Federica Medici, Ragnhild Habberstad, Pal Klepstad, Savino Cilla, Monia Dall'Agata, Stein Kaasa, Augusto Tommaso Caraceni, Alessio Giuseppe Morganti, Marco Maltoni

“…We employed machine learning techniques, comprising the following steps: (i) identification of reliable prognostic variables and training; (ii) validation and testing of the model using the selected variables. …”
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Preventive effect of the neurodynamic mobilization technique on delayed onset of muscle soreness: a randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled study by Ugur Sozlu, Selda Basar, Rabia Semsi, Esedullah Akaras, Aylin Sepici Dincel

“…No significant group × time interaction effects were observed for the other variables (p > 0.05). …”
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Temporal and spatial characteristics of ecological drought in the Inland River Basin and its driving factors by Zezhong Zhang, Jian Liu, Kai Feng, Fei Wang, Hengzhi Guo, Weijie Zhang, Sinan Wang

“…This study built a Standardized Ecological Water Deficit Index (SEWDI) , analysed its space–time evolution characteristics from the perspectives of time, space and spatio-temporal coupling, extractes feature variables by three-dimensional spatio-temporal clustering, analysed typical ecological drought events, the effect of teleconnection factors on ecological drought was investigated using cross wavelet analysis . …”
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Efecto de modificar la profundidad y velocidad del contramovimiento durante el salto vertical (Effects of countermovement depth and velocity modifications during the vertical jump... by Alberto Sánchez-Sixto, Julio López-Álvarez, Pablo Floría

“…CMJPR showed a substantial increase in maximum force and initial force in comparison with the CMJ. CMJP force variables were lower than the values obtained during the CMJ. …”
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Machine Learning for the estimation of foliar nitrogen content in pineapple crops using multispectral images and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms by Jorge Enrique Chaparro, José Edinson Aedo, Felipe Lumbreras Ruiz

“…To address the inherent variability in the agricultural and environmental data, dimensionality was reduced using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). …”
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Self-reported experience in patients treated with Hepatitis C direct acting antivirals by Irene Cañamares Orbis, Javier Saez de la Fuente, Ismael Escobar Rodriguez, Concepción Esteban Alba, Ana Such Díaz, Ismael Escobar Rodríguez

“…A descriptive analysis of all variables included in the study was conducted and the influence of different variables analyzed in the degree of adherence and HRQOL. …”
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Predictors of VILI risk: driving pressure, 4DPRR and mechanical power ratio—an experimental study by Mauro Galizia, Valentina Ghidoni, Giulia Catozzi, Stefano Giovanazzi, Domenico Nocera, Beatrice Donati, Tommaso Pozzi, Rosanna D’Albo, Mattia Busana, Federica Romitti, Peter Herrmann, Onnen Moerer, Konrad Meissner, Michael Quintel, Luigi Camporota, Luciano Gattinoni

“…Using a multiple linear regression model with forward analysis, starting with tidal volume and progressively adding respiratory rate and positive end-expiratory pressure, and comparing the topic with the outcome variables, we obtained R2 values, respectively, of 0.07, 0.20, 0.42 for lung weight, 0.09, 0.19, 0.26 for lung wet-to-dry ratio and 0.07, 0.27, 0.43 for total histological score. …”
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Assessing delays in primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka: a retrospective coh... by Gotabhaya Ranasinghe, Hasna Riyal, Kaveesha Perera, Anidu Pathirana, Theekshana Premawansha, Dinesh Ananthamoorthy, Sanduni D Gunarathne

“…Patients with incomplete records or unrealistic values on ischaemic time or DTB time were excluded.Outcome measures Outcome measures include ischaemic time, DTB time and in-hospital mortality. …”
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Caspase-9 and p53 Protein Levels in Cancer Patients after Different Anesthesia Techniques by A. O. Soloviev, V. T. Dolgikh, O. N. Novichkova, N. V. Govorova

“…Friedman's ANOVA was used to compare multiple time points, while the Wilcoxon test was used to compare variables between two time points in dependent samples. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on Changes in the Cultivated Area of Selected Agricultural Products in Jiroft Plain by Mohammadjavad Mehdizadehrayeni, Hamid Mohammadi, Saman Ziaee, Ali Azareh

“…The mean and standard deviation of the seasonal temperature are simulated using the third-order Fourier series. Residue values are determined by subtracting the average values from the observed values, and the minimum and maximum data are utilized in time autocorrelation analysis. …”
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Local Dynamic Stability of Trunk During Gait Can Detect Dynamic Imbalance in Subjects with Episodic Migraine by Stefano Filippo Castiglia, Gabriele Sebastianelli, Chiara Abagnale, Francesco Casillo, Dante Trabassi, Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Lucia Ziccardi, Vincenzo Parisi, Antonio Di Renzo, Roberto De Icco, Cristina Tassorelli, Mariano Serrao, Gianluca Coppola

“…Partial correlation analysis was conducted between the clinical and gait variables, excluding the effects of gait speed. Results: MO showed higher sLLE values, and reduced pelvic rotation, pelvic tilt, and stride length values. sLLEML and pelvic rotation showed good ability to discriminate between MO and HS and were correlated with the perceived pain, migraine disability assessment score, and each other. …”
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Thermal environment of masonry-walled poultry house in the initial life stage of broilers by Diogo J. de R. Coelho, Ilda F. F. Tinôco, Cecília F. Souza, Fátima J. F. Baptista, Matteo Barbari, Kelle P. Oliveira

“…ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to monitor and evaluate the thermal environment and undertake a complete mapping of the variables air temperature, air relative humidity, and temperature-humidity index for broilers. …”
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Development of a Weighted Average Ensemble Model for Predicting Officially Assessed Land Prices Using Grid Map Data and SHAP by Surin Im, Kangmin Kim, Geunhee Lee, Hoi-Jeong Lim

“…The model analyzes the impact of key variables through SHAP for improved interpretability. …”
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Development and validation of a machine-learning model for the risk of potentially inappropriate medications in elderly stroke patients by Xiaodan Yang, Qianqian Ye, Mengxiang Zhang, Yuewei Xu, Manqin Yang

“…Additionally, a dataset independent of the training set in terms of time was selected, consisting of 240 stroke patients diagnosed at the same hospital from January to February 2025, to serve as an external validation cohort. …”
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Proposal for a predictive scale of cognitive impairment in adult patients with neurocysticercosis by Jorge Luis Anaya González, Francisco López-Muñoz, Erlen Carmona Alvarez-Builla, Adriana Edit Miniet Castillo, Laudelina Moreira Tusell

“…The prognostic performance of each of the variables was determined by means of sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values, with their respective 9 5% confidence intervals.…”
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Non-Destructive Prediction of Apple Moisture Content Using Thermal Diffusivity Phenomics for Quality Assessment by Jung-Kyu Lee, Moon-Kyung Kang, Dong-Hoon Lee

“…With the surge in digital farming, real-time quality management of fresh produce has become essential. …”
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Predicting the effect of thread density on the physical and thermal properties of plain-woven fabric by using a soft computing system by Shah Md. Maruf Hasan, Md. Kamrul Hassan Chowdhury, Shamima Akter Smriti, Elias Khalil, Mahmuda Akter, Kaniz Farhana

“…Every plain-woven fabric utilized in this study has 100% cotton fiber in it. The input variables for this fuzzy logic expert system are PPI and EPI, while the output variables are thermal transmittance, thermal conductivity, and CLO. …”
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Original actions performed by a beginner attacker modify defensive dispersion in small-sided soccer games by Paulo Henrique Borges, Lucas Shoiti Carvalho Ueda, Paulo Vitor de Souza, Maria Eduarda Valente Binda, Juliano Fernandes da Silva, João Ribeiro, José Guilherme

“…The original actions were obtained using the Creative Behavior Assessment in Team Sports (CBATS) observational matrix. At the same time, defensive dispersion was derived from positional data collected via GPS and processed using dedicated routines in MATLAB to obtain variables such as Stretch Index, Surface Area, Team Width, Team Length, and Individual Player Area. …”
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A study of long COVID-19 in Duhok, Kurdistan region, Iraq by Salmas S Ahmed, Pawan I Adil, Narin A Rasheed, Nawfal R Hussein, Kuldeep Dhama

“…Correlation between the variables gender, comorbidities, age, and duration of infection, and long COVID-19 were significant (p values = 0.016, 0.018, 0.001, and 0.001 respectively). …”
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Intensive Rehabilitation Treatment in Parkinsonian Patients with Dyskinesias: A Preliminary Study with 6-Month Followup by Giuseppe Frazzitta, Micaela Morelli, Gabriella Bertotti, Guido Felicetti, Gianni Pezzoli, Roberto Maestri

“…At followup, all variables still maintained better values with respect to admission (P<0.02 all). …”
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