Network relationship between cognitive function and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: an observational study from Beijing by Yitian Ye, Yichun Zhang, Jiaju Ren, Yanbo Zhu, Yanbo Zhu

“…Network analysis graphs were developed to investigate the interrelationships among variables, identify central nodes, and evaluate stability.ResultsIn the network, the dimensions of social functioning, role-physical, physical functioning, general health, vitality, orientation, and language showed high centrality strength. …”
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Finding order in measuring disorders: Measurement Uncertainty of Thyroid Function Tests at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India by Asis Bhattacharya, Kasturi Mukherjee, Arkajit Dasgupta, Debi Mallick, Mousumi Mukhopadhyay

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Government Subsidies and Industrial Productivity in South Africa: A Focus on the Channels by Brian Tavonga Mazorodze

“…Estimation is performed through an endogeneity robust panel stochastic frontier model, which treats subsidies as both an inefficiency driver and a technology variable. An additional estimation approach is proposed integrating the true fixed effects with a control function in a bid to account for both unobserved heterogeneity and idiosyncratic endogeneity. …”
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Duality Revelation and Operator-Based Method in Viscoelastic Problems by Zelin Liu, Xiaobin Yu, Yajun Yin

“…By incorporating a damage-based variable coefficient, the model now also accounts for the accelerated creep phase of rocks, capturing damage evolution under prolonged loading. …”
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The varied Q creatinine in multi ethnics population and impact of adopting three different estimated glomerular filtration rates based on creatinine in adult populations: a call fo... by Ferdy Royland Marpaung, Santi Wulan Purnami, Shofi Andari, Ali Rohman, Reny I’tishom, Hari Basuki Notobroto, Jusak Nugraha, Risky Vitria Prasetyo, Djoko Santoso, Etienne Cavalier, Aryati Aryati

“…Ultimately, in order to compare the equations, Lin’s correlation coefficients were calculated for various eGFR categories.ResultsThe median creatinine level in the different island population showed variability. …”
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Noninvasive Hemodynamic Assessment by a Sensor Patch by Zak Loring, MD, MHS, Nicholas B. Bolus, PhD, F. Brennan Torstrick, PhD, Danielle Wilson, BS, Melissa Lefevre, BS, Brett D. Atwater, MD, Anita Kelsey, MD, MBA, Jonathan P. Piccini, MD, MHS

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Association of the Ratio of Second to Fourth Digit Length and Phthalate Exposure With Sexual Function in Japanese Men Seeking Fertility Treatment by Kazumitsu Yamasaki, Masahiro Uchida, Yuki Mizuno, Teruaki Iwamoto, Shoko Konishi

“…One standard deviation increase of mono-methyl phthalate was negatively associated with IIEF domains A (erectile function; exponentiated coefficient, 0.95; exponentiated 95% confidence interval, CI, [0.91, 0.98]) and D (intercourse satisfaction; exponentiated coefficient, 0.91; exponentiated [0.85, 0.97]). …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE FUNCTIONING OF A COMBINED ACTIVE FILTER OF A SEQUENTIAL TYPE WITH SELECTIVE LINKS FOR DIRECT CURRENT TRACTION SUBSTATION by Ya. V. Shcherbak, Yu. A. Semenenko

“…The first one generates a signal for compensation of the variable component in a wide range of frequencies. …”
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Task-based functional connectivity in infants after exposure to regular white noise during natural sleep measured by fNIRS by Kanghui Li, Yong Zhang, Zhaohui Wang

“…Different individual infants show different changes in brain functional connectivity after receiving the same stimulus. …”
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Efficient cooling capability in microchannel heat sink reinforced with Y-shaped fins: Based on artificial neural network, genetic algorithm, Pareto front, and numerical simulation by Xiang Ma, Ali Basem, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Rebwar Nasir Dara, Ahmad Almadhor, Amira K. Hajri, Raymond Ghandour, Barno Abdullaeva, H. Elhosiny Ali, Samah G. Babiker

“…Microchannel heat sinks play a vital role in modern technology due to the increasing demand for efficient thermal management in compact electronic devices. …”
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Obstacle Avoidance of Surface Agent Formation Based on Streamline Traction at Fixed-Time by Yiping Liu, Yameng Niu, Jianqiang Zhang, Weihao Tao

“…The marine environment is highly complex and variable, featuring obstacles such as islands, buoys, and vessels. …”
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Evaluating the Functionality of a Field-Based Test Battery for the Identification of Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Exploratory Factor Analysis by Charis Tsarbou, Nikolaos I. Liveris, Sofia A. Xergia, George Papageorgiou, Vasileios Sideris, Giannis Giakas, Elias Tsepis

“…(1) Background: A parsimonious test battery is deemed necessary to efficiently assess the functional performance of athletes avoiding redundant measurements. …”
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The Cognitive Correlates of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Predictive Role of Looming Maladaptive Style, Executive Function, Thought-Action Fusion and Metacognition by Maryam Koosheshi, Rahim Yousefi, Ladan Vaghef

“…Descriptive measures of dispersion were used to characterize the research variables, while Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were utilized for inferential statistics.   …”
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Stochastic Fracture Analysis Using Scaled Boundary Finite Element Methods Accelerated by Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Radial Basis Functions by Xiaowei Shen, Haowen Hu, Zhongwang Wang, Xiuyun Chen, Chengbin Du

“…The adoption of POD and RBF significantly reduces the model order and increases computation efficiency, while maintaining the versatility and accuracy of MCs. …”
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On Numerical Characteristics of а Simplex and their Estimates by M. V. Nevskii, A. Yu. Ukhalov

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Impacts of oral health on life quality metrics: correlations with job function, psychological well-being, self-perception, and dietary behavior by Mohammad Helmi

“…IntroductionThis study evaluates the impact of oral health issues on critical areas of daily functioning, including job performance, psychological well-being, self-rated oral health, and dietary habits.MethodsUtilizing NHANES data, the analysis applies Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and data visualization techniques (scatter plots, heatmaps, and box plots) to quantify associations between oral health variables, such as mouth aching (OHQ620), food avoidance (OHQ660), job difficulty due to mouth issues (OHQ640), and embarrassment (OHQ680).ResultsStrong correlations were found between mouth aching and job difficulty due to mouth issues, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.99, and between difficulty eating (OHQ670) and job difficulty due to mouth issues, with a coefficient of 0.98. …”
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Augmented robustness in home demand prediction: Integrating statistical loss function with enhanced cross-validation in machine learning hyperparameter optimisation by Banafshe Parizad, Ali Jamali, Hamid Khayyam

“…Sustainable forecasting of home energy demand (SFHED) is crucial for promoting energy efficiency, minimizing environmental impact, and optimizing resource allocation. …”
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Isokinetic assessment of muscle function according to physical activity level and cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults aged 20 to 80 years by V.Z. Dourado, M.B. Nascimento, R.C. Navarro, R.P. da Silva, B.B. Gonze, K.M. Guedes, V.T. Lauria, W.O. Vieira, T.L.V.D.P. Ostolin

“…The models accounted for 49.6-70.9% of the total variability of muscle function, but MVPA and cardiovascular risk slightly influenced the coefficient of determination (additional ΔR2=0.003-0.006). …”
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Econometric predictive model for assessing the functional state of students during the examination period: a cross-sectional exploratory pilot study by I. S. Knyazhev, L. V. Karaulova, O. V. Reztsov, A. P. Spitsin

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Optimal Dynamics Control in Trajectory Tracking of Industrial Robots Based on Adaptive Gaussian Pseudo-Spectral Algorithm by Jing Zhang, Xiaokai Zhu, Te Chen, Guowei Dou

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