Optimization of the synthesis of highly pure calcium sulphate from dolomite ore by Isaac Adekunle Joseph, Elijah Olawale Ajala, Amina Ahmed El-Imam, Mary Adejoke Ajala, Comfort Temitope Are, Esther Olubunmi Babatunde

“…A significant quadratic model (P-value = 0.0002, R2 = 0.923) was developed for CaSO4 synthesis. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF INCOME OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE ENTERPRISES OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY by G.M. Tarasiuk, T.P. Ostapchuk, T.V. Musiiets, Ya.M. Laguta, S.Yu. Biriuchenko

“…Depending on the goals of optimization, there are several types of unknown variables in the tasks of income management of the enterprise: the level of the employee; the level of a separate structural unit; the level of the enterprise as a whole. …”
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Mixed-Species Flock Diversity and Habitat Density Are Associated with Antipredator Behavior in Songbirds by Eric K. Frazier, Zaharia A. Selman, Charles A. Price, Monica Papeş, Todd M. Freeberg

“…Titmice avoided feeders more when hawk models were presented at sites with greater vegetation density. …”
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Color Variation in 3D-Printed Orthodontic Aligners as a Compliance Indicator: A Prospective Pilot Study by Francesca Cremonini, Giuseppe Chiusolo, Filippo Pepe, Luca Lombardo

“…However, individual variability in saliva composition, diet, and oral hygiene may have influenced the results, highlighting the need for further research into potential confounding variables. …”
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Influencing factors and dynamic changes of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in China: From the perspective of machine learning analysis by Lei Li, Hui Jing, Yuqi Zhao, Shenghua Wu, Boyu Zhu

“…Based on survey data from China, we employed a Gradient Boosting Decision Tree (GBDT) model and conducted SHAP interpretability analysis. …”
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Diagnosis of a Severe Dust Storm Event over Iraq by Sama K. Al-Dabbagh

“…Satellite images showed dense dust clouds swept and transported towards the east and southeast due to the front passage, which is simulated well in the CAMS model with a value exceeding 2.5 of optical depth. …”
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Regression Analysis in Development of Method for Isolation and Quantitative Determination of Water-soluble Polysaccharides from Sunflower Roots of One-year-old by N. A. Dyakova

“…The adequacy of the model was confirmed by testing hypotheses against Pearson's χ2 criterion. …”
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Determinants of Sustainability Reporting in the Romanian Banking Sector by Mihaela CUREA, Maria Carmen HUIAN, Marilena MIRONIUC

“…Regression trees facilitate the identification and modeling of non-linear and conditional relationships between variables, enabling the detection of complex interactions that traditional fixed-effects regression models cannot capture. …”
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A Handheld IoT Vis/NIR Spectroscopic System to Assess the Soluble Solids Content of Wine Grapes by Xu Zhang, Ziquan Qin, Ruijie Zhao, Zhuojun Xie, Xuebing Bai

“…The quality of wine largely depends on the quality of wine grapes, which is determined by their chemical composition. Therefore, measuring parameters related to grape ripeness, such as soluble solids content (SSC), is crucial for harvesting high-quality grapes. …”
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Drivers of primary care appointment volumes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Tianchang Zhao, Rachel Meacock, Matt Sutton

“…We used fixed-effects regression models to relate monthly general practice appointment rates per registered patient to workforce size and composition and population age structure, and compared the results between the two periods. …”
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Analysis of the Effect of Clarity, Efficiency, Accuracy, Stimulation, and Novelty on the Attraction of Using PayLater Services by Mutiara Cahyani, Siti Jamilah

“…The goodness-of-fit model test produces an SRMR value of 0.051 (<0.08), indicating that the model is appropriate. …”
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Avian Community Structure and Spatial Distribution in Anthropogenic Landscapes in Central Mexico by Jorge Enrique Ramírez-Albores

“…Zumpango Lagoon was the study site with the highest diversity (N = 209, H′  =  3.22) and evenness index (J′  =  0.76). Linear mixed models were used to determine the effects of season and environmental variables of the study sites on the avian diversity. …”
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Using Respiratory Gas Analyzers to Determine Resting Metabolic Rate in Adults: A Systematic Review of Validity Studies by César Ulises Olivas-León, Francisco Javier Olivas-Aguirre, Isaac Armando Chávez-Guevara, Horacio Eusebio Almanza-Reyes, Leslie Patrón-Romero, Genaro Rodríguez-Uribe, Francisco José Amaro-Gahete, Marco Antonio Hernández-Lepe

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Urban–Rural Exposure to Flood Hazard and Social Vulnerability in the Conterminous United States by Bishal Dhungana, Weibo Liu

“…Global and local regression models, including Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR), highlighted social vulnerability’s spatial variability and localized impacts on flood risk. …”
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Optimizing Biomethane Production from Industrial Pig Slurry and Wine Vinasse: A Mathematical Approach by Belén Cañadas, Juana Fernández-Rodríguez, Rosario Solera, Montserrat Pérez

“…This research applies an innovative Design of Experiments (DoE) approach—specifically the Box–Behnken design (BBD)—to systematically optimize the AcoD process, surpassing traditional single-factor methods by efficiently evaluating the interactions. Variables such as temperature (35 °C, 52.5 °C, 70 °C), substrate ratio (25PS:75WV, 50PS:50WV, 75PS:25WV) and pH (7, 7.5, 8) were tested using a Box–Behnken design which studied the correlations between the experimental data and the model. …”
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Relationship Between Systemic Inflammation and Glycemic Control in Firefighters by Tiffany J. Oberther, Andrew R. Moore, Austin A. Kohler, A. Maleah Holland-Winkler

“…Body composition and cardiovascular metrics were also recorded. …”
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Adolescent Aggression: A Narrative Review on the Potential Impact of Violent Video Games by Alejandro Borrego-Ruiz, Juan J. Borrego

“…Alterations in gut microbiome composition could occur as a result of engaging in VVGs, potentially mirroring the physiological responses observed in violent real-world activities. …”
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Compost amendments up to one inch restore dry rangeland soil health by Eva Stricker, Emily Cornell, Zach Withers

“…We used model selection to determine if response relationships with compost amount were supported, linear, or non‐linear. …”
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Off-Crop and Off-Season Monitoring, Key Elements to Be Integrated into an Effective Strategy for the Control of <i>Drosophila suzukii</i> (Diptera: <i>Drosophilidae</i>) by Ana A. R. M. Aguiar, Joana Neto, Pedro A. S. Sousa, Vanessa Roque, Leonor Chichorro

“…A stepwise linear model and Pearson correlation matrix were used. In 2020, a winter study was conducted in nine vineyards, focusing on landscape composition and its effect on <i>D. suzukii</i> populations. …”
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A Global Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Methods Used to Evaluate Predation and Diet of Domestic Cats (Felis catus) by Hannah L. Lockwood, Maren Huck

“…We compared 88 studies using a beta regression model conducted on four different taxa, where methodology, location and duration of study were included as variables. …”
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