A Retrospective Cohort Study Characteristics of Chest X-Ray Findings in COVID-19 Patients that Presented to a Tertiary Care Facility in Dubai: Can a Severe Radiological Appearance... by Duaa Yusuf Alhaddad, Ayeda Ahmed, Maryam Aldashtei, Ayoub Abedzadeh, Shaikh Sayeed Iqbal, Yaser Armaghan, Firas AlNajjar

“…Included patients were symptomatic, COVID-19 positive by nasopharyngeal real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), who also performed an initial CXR in the ED. …”
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The photometry and kinematics studies of NGC 2509 derived from Gaia DR3 by Nasser M. Ahmed, A. L. Tadross

“…The cluster’s relaxation time, total mass, luminosity, and mass functions are computed. …”
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Women living in the region under an emergency command post are experiencing delays in reaching health facilities: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Besfat Berihun Erega, Abebaye Adigo Zeru, Begizew Yimenu Mekuriaw, Rahel Birhanu Arage, Yitayal Ayalew Goshu, Wassie Yazie Ferede, Mulat Ayele, Gizachew Yilak, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Habtam Desse Alemayehu, Eyob Shitie Lake

“…Descriptive statistics, and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors associated with delays in reaching health facilities. Variables having p-value ≤ 0.2 in the bi-variable analysis were fitted into multiple logistic regression models. …”
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The effect of gamification on brand co-creation in app-based businesses: investigating the mediating role of consumer engagement and the moderating role of hedonic and innovativene... by Rayhane Rezagholizade, Zahra Sadeqi-Arani, Esmail Mazroui

“…In fact, consumers produce different types of value for themselves by involving their resources such as time, knowledge or social capital in the context of innovation. …”
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Anaerobic digestion of Gliricidia sepium inoculated with pig dung using a portable bio-digester for process optimization by Praise Ejigboye, Olugbenga Elemile, Abu Gana, Oladipupo Oladejo, Opeyemi Olajide, Boluwatife Badejoko, Rapuruchukwu Mezue, Maureen Gesiye

“…Central Composite Design was used for experimental design to generate the best process level and predict the optimal process. The three variable used were: mixing ratios of substrate/inoculum (S/I) ratios (1:1, 1:1.55, and 1:3.5), hydraulic retention time (HRT) (20 to 30 days), and temperature) using 25 Litre-biogas plastic digesters. …”
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Efficacy of Bupivacaine with Morphine versus Bupivacaine with Dexamethasone for Ultrasound Guided Caudal Block in Patients undergoing Lumbar Discectomies: A Randomised Control Stud... by Aastha Srivastava, Parul Jindal, Brijesh Tiwari

“…The difference in time required was not statistically significant (p-value=0.73). …”
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Risk Factors for Invasive Surgical Site Infections Among Adult Single Liver Transplant Recipients at Duke University Hospital in the Period 2015–2020 by Manuela Carugati, MD, Sana Arif, MD, Michael E. Yarrington, MD, Lindsay Y. King, MD, Matt Harris, PharmD, Kyla Evans, PharmD, Andrew S. Barbas, MD, Debra L. Sudan, MD, Rachel A. Miller, MD, Barbara D. Alexander, MD, MHS

“…Risks for IP-SSI were identified using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator variable selection procedure. A 2-sided P value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Effects of Physical Exercise on Walking Distance and Functional Limitations in Patients with Chronic Dyspnea by Kinga Vindis, Noemi Nemeth, Cristian Marge, Carmen Pantis, Mircea Gheorghe Pop, Manuela Simona Pop, Laura Ioana Bondar, Maria Carolina Jurcau, Katalin Babeș

“…The number of patients without ventilatory defects is 56, or 38.35%. The mean value of initial functional limitation (LCADL1) improved significantly after 3 months (LACDL2) of rehabilitation treatment (38% versus 26.5%); at the same time, the mean walking distance (6MWT) increased by 76 m. …”
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Adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation and its associated factors among pregnant women in Kenya: A multilevel data analysis of the 2022 Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey. by Gebrie Getu Alemu, Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Amare Mesfin, Muluken Chanie Agimas, Lemlem Daniel Baffa, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn

“…Variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant in the multivariable model, and the adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) with its 95% CI was reported.…”
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Determinants of antenatal care dropout in South Mecha woreda, Amhara regional state, North west Ethiopia, 2024 by Worku Andiso, Gebiyaw Wudie, Kebadenew Mulatu, Deresse Daka

“…Conclusion: The research indicates that variables like educational level, family income, service waiting times, and satisfaction with services are significant determinants of ANC dropout rates among women in South Mecha Woreda. …”
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Hemoconcentration differs in neonatal dairy calves: Considerations for assessment of transfer of passive immunity by T.A. Westhoff, R.A. Molano, M.E. Van Amburgh, S. Mann

“…In conclusion, PP was variable in calves during the time of TPI assessment and this variability should be considered when assessing TPI at the calf- or herd level.…”
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Exploring potential mid-trimester maternal serum biomarkers for fetal congenital heart disease: a retrospective case-control study by Yuxia Jin, Suping Li, Jing Li, Xiaojun Chai

“…The multiple of median (MoM) of AFP and free β-hCG were measured using time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay during the second trimester, respectively. …”
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Application of Logistic Regression to Analyze The Economic Efficiency of Vehicle Operation in Terms of the Financial Security of Enterprises by Malgorzata Grzelak, Paulina Owczarek, Ramona-Monica Stoica, Daniela Voicu, Radu Vilău

“…Taking into account the speed of travel, it is estimated that with an increase in its value by 1 km/h, the probability of profitability of an order decreases by 3%. …”
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Eight out of every twenty-five married women have an unmet need for family planning in Meyu Muluke District, Eastern Ethiopia by Nuraddin Yigazu, Meleke Demene, Nega Assefa, Ibsa Mussa

“…Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the outcome variable, and a 95% confidence interval was used to declare statistical significance at a p-value of < 0.05. …”
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Synchronous Measurement Method of Two-phase Flow Phase Field and Concentration Field Based on Wire-mesh Sensor by XIA Xinyu1, 2, YAN Xu2, 3, FU Junsen2, 3, XIAO Yao1, 2, 3, , GU Hanyang2, 3

“…The experimental results show that the peak value of the void fraction is distributed in the center of the square channel and decreases gradually with the approach of the void fraction. …”

A Combined PSO-LSTM Prediction Model for Dam Deformation by HAO Ze-jia, SHI Yu-qun, CHENG Bo-chao, HE Jin-ping

“…The specific methods included: constructing environmental variable factors based on the interaction mechanism between dam deformation and environmental variables; inputting deformation training sets to determine the range of hyperparameters to be optimized and training the network hyperparameters using the LSTM model; setting the particle position information as the hyperparameters to be optimized and using the PSO algorithm to optimize the LSTM hyperparameters; and outputting dam deformation predicted values at different prediction time points using the parameters obtained from training. …”
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Utility of the CLIF-C AD score to assess readmission in patients with acute decompensation of non-ACLF cirrhosis. by Cristian A. Oviedo-Garza, Alejandro Peña-Montes, María R. Herrero Maceda, Scherezada M. Loza-Mejia

“…Introduction and Objectives: Patients with cirrhosis who require hospitalization due to acute decompensation (ascites, digestive bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, among others), have a variable adverse prognosis, depending on whether they have acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), the CLIF-C AD test allows to identify the risk of readmission, development of ACLF and mortality. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with intimate partner violence among women in Tanzania: evidence from Tanzanian demographic and health survey 2022 by Pankras Luoga, Siri A. Abihudi, Jovinary Adam, Magreth Thadei Mwakilasa

“…A weighted sample of 4503 ever married or ever partnered women aged 15–49 years was used. The outcome variable was IPV status categorized into binary responses yes/no, while independent variables were socio-demographic and health related characteristics. …”
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Assessment of the Myocardial Stress Biomarker NT-proBNP in Real Clinical Practice by I. A. Kozlov, D. A. Sokolov

“…A discrimination ability of independent variables in relation to a binary dependent variable was studied using ROC analysis.Results. …”
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The Effectiveness of Trauma-Aware Parenting Intervention on Relationship between Attachment and Emotional Disturbance in Adoptive Families by Mehrana Mehrana, Mansoureh Bahramipour Isfahani

“…Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to investigate the research hypotheses, which allows the researcher to compare the experimental group (trauma–-informed parenting) and the control group in the research variables. Table 1: Descriptive indices of the scores of the research variables by two groups and three stages of the research ExperimentControlpre-testpost-testFollow-uppre-testpost-testFollow-upAttachment stylemean45.266.5566.3546.3546.146SD16/6710/9812/9716/1315/8615/69Emotional disturbancemean46/1536/0536/1546/8546/746/65SD11/4310/88/611/2611/0211/003 Table 2: The result of Tests of between-subject and within-Subjects in variables VariableeffectsourceSSdfMSFpeffect sizepowerEmotional turmoilBetween subjectsgroup15.40891115.408917.170.0110.1590.742within the subjecttime697.0171.003695.24811.4970.0020.2320.911Time × group650.2171.003648.56710.720.0020.2200.891Positive adaptive evolutionBetween subjectsgroup320.3111320.3116.840.0130.1530.722within the subjecttime176.1171.37128.12715.350.0010.2280.991Time × group218.6171.37159.04619.0570.0010.3340.998Emotional reactionBetween subjectsgroup414.4081414.40839.630.0010.511.000within the subjecttime96.5171.51863.3613.0580.0010.2560.985Time × group98.6171.51864.94413.340.0010.260.988Negative behaviorsBetween subjectsgroup310.4081310.40817.0890.0010.3100.981within the subjecttime228.3171.54148.07870.5370.0010.6501.000Time × group204.0171.54132.32663.030.0010.6241.000Avoiding the support of the attachment figure/caregiverBetween subjectsgroup582.2081585.20836.310.0010.4891.000within the subjecttime301.6171.29232.85772.740.0010.6571.000Time × group 254.7181.29196.72661.450.0010.6181.000The results have shown the interaction of time and group membership in the variables of emotional disturbance (F = 10.72, p < 0.01), positive adaptive development (F = 19.05, p < 0.001), emotional reaction (F =13, p <0.001), negative behaviors (F =63, p  <0.001) and avoidance of caregiver support (F =61.45, p <0.001) are significant. …”
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