Variação do Índice de Vegetação por Diferença Normalizada na lagoa Itapeva, litoral norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, a partir de análise de séries temporais / Variations of the...

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Spectrally Transformed Hydroclimatic Covariates Improve Seasonal Flood Forecasting by Ze Jiang, Bruno Merz, Ashish Sharma

“…This study investigates whether probabilistic forecasts of seasonal floods can be improved by integrating spectrally transformed hydroclimatic variables. We apply the Wavelet System Prediction (WASP) method to enhance climate covariates within a Generalized Extreme Value (GEV) model. …”
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Serum Galactomannan: A Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients With Fungal Peritonitis by Talerngsak Kanjanabuch, Tanawin Nopsopon, Thunvarat Saejew, Athiphat Banjongjit, Pongpratch Puapatanakul, Somkanya Tungsanga, Jakapat Vanichanan, Sajja Tatiyanupanwong, Kanjana Tianprasertkij, Worapot Treamtrakanpon, Uraiwan Parinyasiri, Kamol Khositrangsikun, Oranan Thamvichitkul, Pichet Lorvinitnun, Sriphrae Uppamai, Rhonachai Lawsuwanakul, Mananya Wanpaisitkul, Saowalak Chowpontong, Rutchanee Chieochanthanakij, Somchai Eiam-Ong, Jeffrey Perl, David W. Johnson

“…Comparisons of categorical variables among groups were analyzed by Fisher’s exact test for categorical data and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables. …”
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The Influence of Lévy Noise and Independent Jumps on the Dynamics of a Stochastic COVID-19 Model with Immune Response and Intracellular Transmission by Yuqin Song, Peijiang Liu, Anwarud Din

“…Taking into account the disease’s natural progression, this study considers that viral spread is unpredictable rather than deterministic. The continuous time Markov chain (CTMC) stochastic model technique has been used to anticipate upcoming states using random variables. …”
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Valores de referencia de la velocidad de la marcha en mayores de 65 años (Reference values for gait speed in elderly over 65 years of age) by Xabier Río de Frutos, José Ramón Sánchez Isla, Aitor Santisteban Leguina, Patxi León Guereño, Iker Sáez Gomez de Cadiñanos, Aitor Coca

“…The decrease in the two variables, highlighting that the TT parameter increases over the years by 32.97% and the GS value decreases by 21.42% respectively, clinically relevant values. …”
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Completion of registration of risk factor variables during telephone vs on-site follow-up after myocardial infarction: a nationwide observational study in 101 199 patients from con... by Maria Bäck, Margret Leosdottir, Emil Hagström, Nermin Hadziosmanovic, Halldora Ögmundsdottir Michelsen, Mattias Ekström

“…Patient characteristics and time trends in the proportion of missing values were also analysed.Results Baseline characteristics for patients with on-site visits and telephone consultations were similar. …”
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Variability and specificity training programs: Differences in backhand stroke of amateur tennis players (Programas de entrenamiento en variabilidad y especificidad: Diferencias en... by Manuel Alfonso-Asencio, Gemma María Gea García, Juan Pedro Fuentes-García, Ruperto Menayo Antúnez

“…The data obtained, after an intra-subject analysis, showed different results according to tennis player, with greater improvements observed in the players who practiced with specificity and in their habitual manner. As for the variability in the results from the three practice conditions, lower values of accuracy were observed on the transverse axis (width) of the court, with respect to the longitudinal axis (length). …”
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Extracted step parameters during the timed up and go test discriminate between groups with different levels of cognitive ability—a cross-sectional study by Niklas Löfgren, Lars Berglund, Vilmantas Giedraitis, Kjartan Halvorsen, Erik Rosendahl, Kevin J. McKee, Anna Cristina Åberg

“…Results were presented as standardized odds ratios (sORs), with 95% confidence intervals (CI95) and p-values (significance level: p < 0.05). The areas under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curves were presented for the step parameters/conditions with the highest sORs and, where relevant, optimal cutoff values were calculated. …”
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Association of the time interval between first and last birth with obesity in middle-aged postmenopausal Chinese women: a cross-sectional study in southern China by Zhenzhen Su, Yanfang Luo, Fen Ye, Jiahui Xu, Hui Lu, Lingyun Zhu

“…Multivariate linear and logistic regression models were employed to analyze the associations between the time interval from the first to the last birth and obesity.ResultsThe values of all four obesity measures increased with a longer time interval between the first and last births (P for trend &lt;0.001). …”
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The fibre broadband housing premium across three US States by Brian Whitacre

“…The fibre premium was higher in the earlier part of this period, likely reflecting its novelty during that time. A more rigorous instrumental variable approach estimates the fibre premium at 2% in Minnesota and 9% in Texas. …”
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Facial electroneurography in Bell's palsy: variability in the early stage and comparison between interpretation methods Eletroneurografia do nervo facial na paralisia de Bell: vari... by Jovany Luis Alves de Medeiros, João Antonio Maciel Nobrega, Luiz Augusto Franco de Andrade, Neil Ferreira Novo

“…A second one was to investigate the value of ENG as a tool to determine an early prognosis of recovery utilizing two different methods. …”
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Blood glucose fluctuations are associated with the onset of gestational hypertension in gestational diabetes mellitus patients by WANG Rui, ZHANG Yuping, LI Rui, LI Yunlong, LI Yuan, ZHANG Yuan, LIU Yanping

“…Objective To identify the impact of glucose variability (GV) on the development of gestational hypertension (GH) in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and to find the differences between various GV metrics as well as to evaluate their predictive value in management strategy development. …”
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Features of the Local Dynamics of the Opto-Electronic Oscillator Model with Delay by Elena V. Grigorieva, Sergey A. Kashchenko, Dmitry V. Glazkov

“…The role of the ”space” variable is performed by ”fast” time which satisfies periodicity conditions. …”
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Differences in foot pressure distribution of males with and without basketball training in early adolescence by Nagihan Kırıkoğlu, Aylin Özge Pekel, Tülay Ceylan, Murat Eliöz, Belma Yavaşoğlu, Ayşegül Beykümül, Kemal Arda Kurt, Hande Yazıcıoğlu Çalışan, Cihan Baykal, Merve Karaman, Hayati Türkoğlu, Levent Ceylan

“…Specifically the mean value (p < 0.05) of Q2 (right forefoot pressure) variable was higher in basketball participants compared to non-athletes. …”
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Correlation Between Pain Intensity and Trunk Sway in Seated Posture Among Office Workers with Chronic Spinal Pain: A Pilot Field-Based Study by Eduarda Oliosi, Afonso Caetano Júlio, Luís Silva, Phillip Probst, João Paulo Vilas-Boas, Ana Rita Pinheiro, Hugo Gamboa

“…Linear and nonlinear metrics, including sway range, velocity, the Hurst exponent, and sample entropy, were derived from the estimated COP time series. Pearson correlation coefficients (<i>r</i>) and corresponding <i>p</i>-values were used to analyze the relationship between pain intensity and postural control. …”
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Time to Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition to Normal Nutritional Status and Its Predictors Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North‐East Ethiopia by Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Amarech Giruma

“…The Kaplan–Meier survival curve was used to compare different categorical variables. The time‐varying covariate Cox‐proportional hazards regression model was fitted due to the violation of the Cox proportional hazard assumption (p = 0.007). …”
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Quantitative estimation of fuzzy crisis management by О. V. German, М. V. Kuznetsov

“…According to the values of these state variables, controls must be implemented to bring the system into a stable favorable zone. …”
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The Influence of Relative Humidity and Pollution on the Meteorological Optical Range During Rainy and Dry Months in Mexico City by Blanca Adilen Miranda-Claudes, Guillermo Montero-Martínez

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Monitoring of the Effectiveness of Intensive Care and Rehabilitation by Evaluating the Functional Activity of the Autonomic Nervous System in Patients with Brain Damage by Yu. Yu. Kiryachkov, A. V. Grechko, D. L. Kolesov, A. A. Loginov, M. V. Petrova, M. Rubanes, I. V. Pryanikov

“…Normal HRV parameters were selected within the limits of the values for: SDNN [13.31-41.4ms]; rMSSD [5.78—42.3 ms]; pNN50% [0.110—8.1%]; SI [80—900 nu]; for TP [200—2000 ms2]. …”
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Entropy, Irreversibility, and Time-Series Deep Learning of Kinematic and Kinetic Data for Gait Classification in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Idiopathic Toe Walking, and Hereditar... by Alfonso de Gorostegui, Massimiliano Zanin, Juan-Andrés Martín-Gonzalo, Javier López-López, David Gómez-Andrés, Damien Kiernan, Estrella Rausell

“…From each kinematic and kinetic time series, Shannon’s entropy, permutation entropy, weighted permutation entropy, and time irreversibility metrics were derived and used with Random Forest models. …”
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