Changes in Central Sensitivity to Thyroid Hormones vs. Urine Iodine during Pregnancy by Ioannis Ilias, Charalampos Milionis, Maria Alexiou, Ekaterini Michou, Chrysi Karavasili, Evangelia Venaki, Kostas Markou, Irini Mamali, Eftychia Koukkou

“…After the elimination of outliers, statistical analysis was conducted with analysis of variance (ANOVA) for the variables versus time period, while Pearson’s correlation was used to assess the TFQI versus UI. …”
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Urban buzz or urban bust? Beekeeping challenges, suitability, and survival insights in Montreal, Canada by Navid Mahdizadeh Gharakhanlou, Julien Vadnais, Liliana Perez, Nico Coallier

“…This study applied two distinct survival analysis methods, namely random survival forests (RSF) and time-dependent Cox models, incorporating both static and dynamic geospatial variables including normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), digital elevation model (DEM), percentages of urban areas and water, floral source diversity, road density, proximity to roads, surrounding hive count, ozone (O₃) concentration, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels, maximum temperature, and precipitation. …”
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Performance Analysis of a Rooftop Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System in North-Eastern India, Manipur by Thokchom Suka Deba Singh, Benjamin A. Shimray, Sorokhaibam Nilakanta Meitei

“…</sub> It can be seen that there was a large difference between the real and predicted values, which may be due to inverter downtime, local environmental variables (e.g., lower-than-expected solar irradiation and temperature impacts), and the possible degradation of photovoltaic modules over time. …”
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The Impact of Health Promotion Using Leaflet Media on Mothers&rsquo; Knowledge of the Early Stimulation of Toddlers&rsquo; Development and Growth by Shalahuddin I, Salsabila S, Rukmasari EA, Rosidin U, Eriyani T, Pebrianti S, Maulana I

“…The findings using the non-parametric in Wilcoxon Test, the significant values for respondents, particularly mothers with children ages 1– 1.5 a long time, 1.5– 2 years, and 2– 3 years, are 0.002, 0.000, and 0.000, respectively.Conclusion: In summary, before and after health education using leaflet media can increase mothers’ knowledge about stimulation of toddler growth and development in Gunung Tua the village, Subang Regency.Keywords: growth and development, leaflet, knowledge, stimulation, toddler…”
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A New Medical Device to Provide Independent Ventilation to Two Subjects Using a Single Ventilator: Evaluation in Lung-Healthy Pigs by Ignacio Lugones, Roberto Orofino Giambastiani, Oscar Robledo, Martín Marcos, Javier Mouly, Agustín Gallo, Verónica Laulhé, María Fernanda Biancolini

“…Primary and secondary outcome variables were defined to assess ventilation and hemodynamics in all animals throughout the experiment. …”
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Effects of pork protein ingestion prior to and following performing the army combat fitness test: markers of performance by Kelly Hines, Hudson Lee, Sarah E. Johnson, Adriana Gil, Nicolas D. Barringer, Christopher J. Rasmussen, Ryan Sowinski, Drew E. Gonzalez, Richard B. Kreider

“…Data were analyzed using general linear model statistics and percentage changes from baseline with 95% confidence intervals.Results Univariate analysis revealed no significant interaction effects (p > 0.05) between treatments in performance variables. However, the percentage change from baseline analysis showed that participants improved hand-release push-up repetitions (Pork 5.0% [1.1, 8.9], p = 0.013; Plant 5.4% [1.5, 9.3], p = 0.007) and plank test time (Pork 18.8% [4.7, 32.9], p = 0.010; Plant 14.8% [0.6, 28.9], p = 0.041). …”
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Pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic factors for dexmedetomidine-associated hemodynamic instability in pediatric patients by Yanping Guan, Bilian Li, Yiyu Zhang, Hao Luo, Xueding Wang, Xue Bai, Zhuoling Zheng, Yaying Huang, Wei Wei, Min Huang, Xingrong Song, Guoping Zhong

“…PurposeThe incidence of hemodynamic instability associated with dexmedetomidine (DEX) sedation has been reported to exceed 50%, with substantial inter-individual variability in response. Genetic factors have been suggested to contribute significantly to such variation. …”
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Analysis of prognostic factors and risk prediction in brain metastases: a SEER population-based study by Qiang Ji, Qiang Ji, Zixuan Yang, Zixuan Yang, Xun Kang, Lili Zhou, Feng Chen, Wenbin Li, Wenbin Li

“…The predictive model created with these variables achieved a C-index of 0.723 and 0.722 in the training and test sets, respectively, indicating vital accuracy. …”
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Effects of Computer-Assisted Working Memory Training Programme on Working Memory Ability and Mathematical Performance of Children at Risk of Mathematical Learning Difficulties by Kamyar Azimi, Manijeh Shehniyailagh, Alireza Hajiyakhchali, Maneli Shehni Karamzadeh

“…To determine this difference, an ANCOVA within a MANCOVA was conducted on the post-test and follow-up scores of the dependent variables. The results showed that the F values of the ANCOVA for working memory ability and mathematical performance in both the post-test (F(1.26) = 12.06, p = ./002, F(1.26) = 7.84, p = .009) and follow-up phases (F(1.26) = 25.09, p = .0001, F(1.26) = 9.81, p = .004) were statistically significant. …”
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Validation of a semi-automated method to quantify lesion volume changes in multiple sclerosis on 2D proton-density-weighted scans based on image subtraction by Rozemarijn M. Mattiesing, Serena Stel, Alysha S. Mangroe, Iman Brouwer, Adriaan Versteeg, Ronald A. van Schijndel, Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Frederik Barkhof, Hugo Vrenken, Joost P.A. Kuijer

“…Results: Reproducibility was excellent, with ICCtrans values ranging from 0.90 to 0.96. Accuracy was good overall, with ICCacc values ranging from 0.67 to 0.86. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Low-Cost Infrared Thermal Imagers for Quantitative Surface Temperature Measurement in Building Enclosures by ZHANG Wenhao, SUN Zhen, GAO Siru, WANG Xue, LI Honglian, Yang Liu

“…While traditional contact-based temperature measurement methods are precise, they are invasive, time-consuming, and unsuitable for fragile structures such as historical buildings. …”
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Prediction of outpatient rehabilitation patient preferences and optimization of graded diagnosis and treatment based on XGBoost machine learning algorithm by Xuehui Fan, Ruixue Ye, Yan Gao, Kaiwen Xue, Zeyu Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingpu Zhao, Jun Feng, Yulong Wang

“…The pandas library was used for data cleaning and preprocessing, involving 68 categorical and 12 continuous variables. The steps included handling missing values, data normalization, and encoding conversion. …”
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The relationship between thigh circumference and sarcopenia in Chinese community-dwelling elderly aged ≥60 years by Zhiwei Zhang, Qianwen Yang, Panpan He, Xiaoming Liu, Xuejiao Zeng, Xueqian Mao, Xueyi Jin, Ying Hu, Lipeng Jing

“…Methods: The investigation was carried out in six rural communities located in northwestern China with participants aged ≥60 years old. We collected variables related to sarcopenia, including function, muscle mass, and strength. …”
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Source-specific acute cardio-respiratory effects of ambient coarse particulate matter exposure in California’s Salton Sea region by Yaning Miao, William C Porter, Tarik Benmarhnia, Catherine Lowe, Timothy W Lyons, Caroline Hung, Charles Diamond

“…Furthermore, we find even higher RR values for dust associated with Salton Sea back trajectories during bloom events: a 24.9% (RR = 1.249 95% CI: 1.031–1.514) increased risk in respiratory hospitalization. …”
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Exploring the Self-Efficacy of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Assessment Focusing on a Low-Income, Less-Educated Community of Quetta City, Pakistan by Saleem F, Haider S, Iqbal Q, Raziq A, Farooqui M, Bashaar M

“…Six out of the twelve (income, education, duration of disease, treatment module, fasting blood sugar, and HbA1c) independent variables were significantly associated with self-efficacy, with a &amp;phis;c of ≤ 0.495. …”
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Association between the uric acid-to-HDL-cholesterol ratio (UHR) and the risk of cardiovascular disease and dyslipidemia: a population-based study by Yanfeng Yi, Qin Luo, Jingfei Chen, Zewei Chen, Hacı Ahmet Aydemir, Pengfei Chen, Jianjun Tang, Fei Luo, Zhenfei Fang

“…Subgroup analysis revealed no significant interaction between the UHR and overall CVD or CVD-related variables, such as congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, angina, or coronary heart disease. …”
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Risk of Falling after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery And its Related Factors by Maryam Rajabi, Ezzat Paryad, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah, Ehsan Kazemnezhad leili

“…The majority of patients at the time of admission to the surgical ward and before surgery (92.72%) had no risk of falls. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G

“…For high-risk NASH, Real-Time Elastography showing the highest performance (DOR 18.1, 95% CI 0.7– 96.33). …”
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International Natural Uranium Price Prediction Based on TF-CNN-BiLSTM Model by YANG Jingzhe, XUE Xiaogang

“…Its ability to integrate global dependencies, local patterns, and temporal context makes it a promising approach for financial time series forecasting in the energy sector. However, the model’s performance could be further enhanced by incorporating additional relevant features such as geopolitical indicators, economic indices, and policy variables. …”

Is unicompartmental knee arthroplasty a better choice than total knee arthroplasty for unicompartmental osteoarthritis? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controll... by Kuanyu Xia, Lang Min, Wenqing Xie, Guang Yang, Dong Keon Yon, Seung Won Lee, Ai Koyanagi, Louis Jacob, Lee Smith, Jae Il Shin, Masoud Rahmati, Wenfeng Xiao, Yusheng Li, Yanjie Yin

“…However, considering the minimal clinically important difference values for these variables, the findings were not clinically relevant. …”
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