Reconfiguration of dynamic brain networks in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Linking neurovascular coupling and cardiac dysfunction by Xiulin Liang, Qinghua Zhang, Chuanlong Zhang, Jingjing Liu, Pengcheng Sang, Qing Mao, Lei Wang

“…Results: (1) Static network topology properties exhibited significantly decreased local network efficiency among patients with HFpEF. The connectivity strength and information processing efficiency were diminished in the left parahippocampal gyrus, left cingulate gyrus, and right insular gyrus brain regions, and improved in the left thalamus, right fusiform gyrus, and right precuneus regions. (2) Dynamic network topology properties of patients with HFpEF showed decreased variability in critical nodes and brain subregions (e.g., the superior frontal gyrus, left amygdala, and left fusiform gyrus) and compensatory increases in the variability of specific regions (e.g., right insular gyrus, right postcentral gyrus, and right temporal gyrus). (3) In HFpEF, the static and dynamic functional brain network topology properties of the fusiform gyrus, cingulate gyrus, superior temporal gyrus, precuneus, parahippocampal gyrus, insular gyrus, and amygdala regions were significantly correlated with cardiac structural and functional indices, such as LVDd, LVMI, and E/e′ ratio. …”
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Modeling and optimizing the atmospheric water harvesting System: Application of PAN-PDMS polymeric membrane by Sepehr Sanaye, Pouya Rezvani Gil Kalaee, Javad Mahmoudimehr

“…The water production rate and the total annual cost rate were considered as two objective functions. Also, five design variables are selected after considering their effects on the objective functions. …”
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Classification of traffic accidents’ factors using TrafficRiskClassifier by Wei Sun, Lili Nurliyana Abdullah, Fatimah binti Khalid, Puteri Suhaiza binti Sulaiman

“…Furthermore, the TrafficRiskClassifier model delineates a functional nexus between accident risk and variables such as weather, road conditions, and personal factors, employing a polynomial regression approach. …”
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Indirect sliding mode adaptive fractional order nonlinear observer based controller with fractional order single-ended primary inductor converter by Sena Alemu Wondimu, Desalegn Tsega Dagne, Kinde Anlay Fante

“…The SEPIC converter is non-inverting and can both step up and step down the voltage with low ripple current. It is a nonlinear variable structure that uses sliding mode control (SMC) for stable operation. …”
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SVR-Optimized ANN Model for Predicting Earthquake Risk in Electrical Substations Based on Disaster Datasets in the Aceh Region, Indonesia by Elvy Sahnur Nasution, Yuwaldi Away, Syahrial, Ira Devi Sara, Andri Novandri

“…The ANN training process uses backpropagation with sigmoid and tanh activation functions. The ANN outputs are then used as input features for the SVR model, applying a Radial Basis Function (RBF) kernel to capture the non-linear relationships between variables. …”
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Vanadium remediation from polluted wastewater using a novel non-conventional adsorbent by Manar Banwan Hasan, Suha Anwer Ibrahim, Nisreen Mizher Rahmah, Thekra Atta Ibrahim, Alaa Hani Alminshid, Mohammed Nsaif Abbas

“…The obtained results indicated that the vanadium recovery efficiency reached 81 % and was in direct proportion to the pH, agitation speed, and contact time, and inversely with other variables, while adsorption capacity reaching 0.1 mg/g. …”
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Revealing the Immune Response of <i>Sitona callosus</i> Gyllenhal to Entomopathogenic Fungi <i>Beauveria bassiana</i> Infection Through Integrative Analyses of Transcriptomics and... by Nan Li, Xin Gu, Ming Xin, Xinpu Wang

“…Additionally, we utilized the Pearson correlation coefficient method to examine the relationships between differentially expressed immune-related genes and metabolites, revealing notably strong correlations between these two sets of variables. …”
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Network Analysis of Key Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Cognitive Domains for Targeted Intervention in US Older Adults Without Dementia: Cross-Sectional Study by Jiaying Li, Rendong He, Erh-Chi Hsu, Junxin Li

“…Network analysis identified central and bridge variables. Nonparametric and case-dropping bootstrap methods checked network stability. …”
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Comparative study between the Patient Participation Culture Tool and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture using retrospective data from 2014 to 2021 by Ward Schrooten, Ann Van Hecke, Marlies Claesen, Evelyne Punnewaert, Simon Malfait, Kristof Eeckloo

“…Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient was employed to evaluate relationships between continuous variables represented by PACT domain and HSPSC dimensional scores among study participants.Results Data from 17 hospitals were analysed. …”
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The Effect of Season and Breed on Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Hormones, Metabolic Hormones, and Oxidative Markers in Ponies and Horses by Sarah Alison Vaughn, Margaret B. Lemons, Kelsey A. Hart

“…Linear mixed effects modeling with a random effect for animal was used to determine the effects of season and breed. Correlation coefficients were calculated for relevant variables. …”
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Identification of an additive interaction using parameter regularization and model selection in epidemiology by Chanchan Hu, Zhifeng Lin, Zhijian Hu, Shaowei Lin

“…We present two pathways to achieve this end: one is to complete the constraint by adding a regular penalty term to the model likelihood function; the other is to use model selection. Result Using simulated and real data, our proposed methods effectively identified additive interactions and proved to be applicable to real-world data. …”
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Relationship between Communication Skills and General Health in Nursing Students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences by Roya Amini, Fariba Soleimani, Nahid Mohammadi, Tapak Leili

“…Communication skills had a significant relationship with most aspects of general health, except social function (p<0.001). There was no correlation between demographic variables and communication skills (p<0.05). …”
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Multivariate predictive modeling of compressive strength in ground granulated blast furnace slag/fly ash-based alkali-activated concrete by Dina A. Emarah

“…Using a comprehensive dataset of 1590 samples with 14 input variables, it captures the complex, multi-variable dependencies affecting AAC's mechanical behavior. …”
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Objective Measures of Spatial Effects in Spanish Concert Halls by Sara GIRÓN, Teófilo ZAMARRENO, Pedro BUSTAMANTE

“…The paper concludes with a discussion on the relationships of hall-average data of the five parameters with eight geometric and acoustic variables.…”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIVATE DOMESTIC INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA (1986-2018): AUTO-REGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG APPROACH by Isiaka Kareem JIMBA, Rosemary Bukola AJALA

“…The study incorporated other investment measures like foreign direct investment and public investment into the model, while inflation and exchange rate were taken as control variables. Secondary data was sourced from CBN statistical bulletin of various editions and was estimated using autoregressive distributed lag bound test and its coefficients. …”
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Reliability of the Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (CAST) to Assess Trunk and Limb Alignment During a 45-Degree Side-Step Cut by Lauren S Butler, Eryn K Milian, Amie DeVerna, Kevin Latz, Henry B Ellis, Alexa R Martinez, Kristin Hayden, Christian Gerstenkorn, Sara C Carpenito, Charles W Wyatt, Dai Sugimoto

“…Moderate kappa coefficients were found for trunk lean (k= 0.632) and fair kappa coefficients were noted for dynamic and static valgus (k=0.462 and k= 0.533 respectively)…”
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Gender-specific assessment of lipid profiles correlation with serum uric acid in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients: Prospective observational cross-sectional study by Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Huanhuan Yin, Jie Liu, Shifaa Almayahe, Maryam Bishdary, Karthick Kumaran Munisamy Selvam, Syed Muhammad Farrukh, Shulin Li, Shulin Li, Yanping Wang, Yanping Wang, Disheng Wang, Disheng Wang, Disheng Wang, Xinglei Zhou, Dong Sun, Dong Sun, Dong Sun

“…Using a multistage stratified sampling method based on age and SUA to examine the differences among groups, Spearman’s correlation and linear regression analysis were utilized to study the association between SUA and lipid profiles, and multivariate analysis to determine the effect of SUA quartiles on multiple dependent variables collectively.ResultsLDL-c was positively correlated with SUA levels, with Spearman’s correlation coefficients of R=0.3553 in males and 0.5137 in females (both with P&lt;0.0001). …”
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Field Testing of a Smart Geomat Based on Fiber Optic Sensors and Sensor Fusion for Levee Monitoring by Manuel Bertulessi, Francesca Ceccato, Francesco Ioli, Federico Barbieri, Livio Pinto, Paolo Simonini, Giovanni Menduni

“…ABSTRACT Real‐time monitoring of the functionality of river embankments, especially during flood events, is an increasingly important topic in the new scenario outlined by climate change. …”
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Office-in-the-Loop: an investigation into Agentic AI for advanced building HVAC control systems by Tomoya Sawada, Masahiro Mizuno, Takaomi Hasegawa, Keiichi Yokoyama, Mayuka Kono

“…Regression analysis confirmed the robustness of our approach against confounding variables like outdoor conditions and occupancy levels. …”
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Estimation of Above-Ground Biomass for <italic>Dendrocalamus Giganteus</italic> Utilizing Spaceborne LiDAR GEDI Data by Huanfen Yang, Zhen Qin, Qingtai Shu, Li Xu, Jinge Yu, Shaolong Luo, Zaikun Wu, Cuifen Xia, Zhengdao Yang

“…The outcomes reveal that 1) the results showed that the power function emerged as the most efficacious model, with coefficient of determination (<italic>R</italic>²) &#x003D; 0.87 and root mean square error (RMSE) &#x003D; 0.00051 Mg, in estimating the AGB of <italic>Dendrocalamus giganteus</italic>. 2) Based on the feature importance ranking of Random Forest, five variables were selected from the 40 extracted from GEDI, achieving RMSE &#x003D; 8.21 Mg&#x002F;ha and mean absolute error (MAE) &#x003D; 6.12 Mg&#x002F;ha. …”
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