Pubertal Timing and Health-Related Quality of Life—A Cross-Sectional Study of Polish Adolescents by Zbigniew Izdebski, Alicja Kozakiewicz, Katarzyna Porwit, Michalina Aleksandra Gryglewska, Joanna Mazur

“…Mean KIDSCREEN-27 index scores were compared according to self-reported pubertal timing, and five relevant general linear models were estimated, adjusting analyses for respondents’ age, sex, and the remaining four HRQL scores. …”
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Biomechanics and Performance of Single-Leg Vertical and Horizontal Hop in Adolescents Post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Eva M. Ciccodicola, Alison M. Hanson, Shawn E. Roberts, Mia J. Katzel, Tishya A. L. Wren

“…Biomechanics were compared between limbs and as a function of group using linear mixed models. <b>Results</b>: Among the 19 patients (15 female; age 16.3 years; 9.2 months post-surgery), approximately half were classified as asymmetric (10/19 = 53% for SLHH; 9/19 = 47% for SLVH). …”
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Experimental Study on Bonding Properties between Finishing Rolled Rebar and Grouting Material by Jinyan Wang, Yi Zhao, Jimin Li, Changhong Lu, Xiaosan Yin, Yijie Bao

“…In the slip stage, a linear relationship exists between bond stress and slip amount, and microcracks appear in the grouting material around the finishing rolled rebar. …”
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A Bayesian Approach to Step-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Testing for a Novel Lifetime Distribution by Mervat K. Abd Elaal, Hebatalla H. Mohammad, Zakiah I. Kalantan, Abeer A. EL-Helbawy, Gannat R. AL-Dayian, Sara M. Behairy, Reda M. Refaey

“…Bayes estimators of the model parameters and acceleration factor are derived under both symmetric (balanced squared error) and asymmetric (balanced linear exponential) loss functions using informative priors. …”
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Genes Related to Mitochondrial Functions, Protein Degradation, and Chromatin Folding Are Differentially Expressed in Lymphomonocytes of Rett Syndrome Patients by Alessandra Pecorelli, Guido Leoni, Franco Cervellati, Raffaella Canali, Cinzia Signorini, Silvia Leoncini, Alessio Cortelazzo, Claudio De Felice, Lucia Ciccoli, Joussef Hayek, Giuseppe Valacchi

“…The aim of our study was to investigate the gene expression profiles in peripheral blood lymphomonocytes (PBMC) isolated from RTT patients to try to evidence new genes and new pathways that are involved in RTT pathophysiology. LIMMA (Linear Models for MicroArray) and SAM (Significance Analysis of Microarrays) analyses on microarray data from 12 RTT patients and 7 control subjects identified 482 genes modulated in RTT, of which 430 were upregulated and 52 were downregulated. …”
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Comparative evaluation of machine learning models for extreme river water level forecasting in Bangladesh: Implications for flood and drought resilience by Md Touhidul Islam, Sujan Chandra Roy, Nusrat Jahan, Al-Mahmud, Md Mazharul Islam, Abdullah Al Ferdaus, Kazunori Fujisawa, A.K.M. Adham

“…Random Forest Regression (RFR) consistently outperformed other models, achieving the highest accuracy for both maximum (RMSE: 0.64–0.77 m; R2: 0.87–0.92) and minimum water levels (RMSE: 0.49–0.66 m; R2: 0.82–0.92), while linear models underperformed in capturing nonlinear patterns. …”
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Study on the Meso-Energy Damage Evolution Mechanism of Single-Joint Sandstone under Uniaxial and Biaxial Compression by Gui-Lin Wang, Tian-Ci Cao, Fan Sun, Xing-Xiang Wen, Liang Zhang

“…Macroscopic and microscopic joint sandstone law is consistent with the overall energy evolution; and the difference is reflected in two aspects: (1) the microlevel energy evolution has no initial compaction energy consumption section and (2) the linear energy storage section before the macroenergy evolution peak can be subdivided into two sections in the meso-level energy evolution. …”
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Adaptive Multi-Objective Optimization-Based Coverage Path Planning Method for UUVs by Shaojing ZHAO, Songchen FU, Letian BAI, Yutong GUO, Ta LI

“…By analyzing the correlation between reward objectives and employing linear regression estimation, the proposed approach adaptively adjusted the weights of different optimization objectives, enabling UUVs to autonomously plan efficient coverage paths in environments with unknown obstacles and ocean currents. …”
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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 initial conditions and the data obtained during the experiments made it possible to present the regression model in the form of a linear multiple regression equation, which can be used with sufficient accuracy in prediction and analysis. …”
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Symmetric dimethylarginine as a biomarker of renal impairment after a decade of follow-up by Hendrik Meyer, Marcus Dörr, Anke Hannemann, Edzard Schwedhelm, Rainer Böger, Till Ittermann, Nele Friedrich, Martin Bahls

“…Three different statistical analyses (linear regression, logistic regression, analyses of covariance (ANCOVA)), were performed to investigate the longitudinal associations between baseline levels of Arg, ADMA, SMDA and homoarginine as exposure and renal function parameters as outcome. …”
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PROFIT AND PROFITABILITY OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPANIES DEALING WITH DAIRY FARMING by Agatha POPESCU, Alina MARCUTA, Cristina TINDECHE, Carmen ANGELESCU, Liviu MARCUTA

“…The F test confirmed that the linear regression models attested that costs have an influence on net profit. …”
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Prussian‐Blue Catalysis and NFC Synergy: a Battery‐Free Laser‐Induced Graphene‐Based Platform for Urine Glucose Monitoring at Point‐of‐Care by Sinan Uzunçar, Gabriel Maroli, Massimo Urban, Arben Merkoçi

“…The configuration accurately quantifies glucose within a linear range of 10–400 µM [R2: 0.991, Sensitivity: 29.88 ± 4.98 µA mM⁻¹ cm⁻2, Detection Limit: 4.52 ± 2.24 µM], covering medical needs. …”
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Evaluation of Major Soil Nutrients After the Application of Microbial-Inoculated Acidified Biochar Pellets Using a Sigmoid Function by JooHee Nam, JoungDu Shin, Jae-Yee Choi, SangWon Park, JaeWook Chung, Changyoon Jeong

“…The cumulative NH₄-N and NO₃-N were well fitted (R² > 0.824) to the sigmoid curves, while the cumulative P₂O₅ and K were well described with the linear function (R² > 0.970) regardless of treatment. …”
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MODELO DE ONDAS CINEMÁTICAS NA SOLUÇÃO DO PROBLEMA INVERSO DA IRRIGAÇÃO POR SULCO EM TEMPO REAL by Carlos Alberto Vieira de Azevedo, Wynn R. Walker, Gary P. Merkley

“…RESUMO Um modelo matemático computacional de ondas cinemáticas foi desenvolvido para interagir num processo de otimização não-linear na solução do problema inverso da irrigação por sulco, que consiste na determinação das características de infiltração d'água no solo, a partir dos dados da medição da fase de avanço. …”
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Design method of magnetic resonance biplanar gradient coil based on target field method and stream function by Qingming Huang, Qingming Huang, Luying Huang, Luying Huang, Haikang Zhang, Yicheng Huang, Yicheng Huang, Wentao Wang, Yunzhang Cheng, Bing Shen, Bing Shen

“…The gradient coil is a crucial component of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, responsible for generating linear gradient magnetic fields to facilitate spatial positioning for image reconstruction. …”
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Joint Modeling of Longitudinal Visual Field Changes and Time to Detect Progression in Glaucoma Patients: A Secondary Data Analysis by Samaneh Sabouri, Elham Haem, Masoumeh Masoumpour, Hans G. Lemij, Koenraad A. Vermeer, Siamak Yousefi, Saeedeh Pourahmad

“…A Bayesian joint model was employed, integrating a linear mixed effects model (LMM) for longitudinal mean deviation (MD) values and a Cox proportional hazards model for progression time. …”
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Phonation differentiation by non-contact laryngeal magnetomyography by Justus Marquetand, Nima Noury, Hongyu Lu, Haodi Yang, Chrystina Montuori Sorrentino, Lukas Rüttiger, Marlies Knipper, Christoph Braun, Hubert Löwenheim, Johannes von Fraunberg, Anke Tropitzsch, Markus Siegel, Stephan Wolpert

“…After removing cardiac artifacts, MMG signals were in the range of 1.5 pT with significant amplitude differences between conditions. In both subjects, Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) was able to significantly classify vocalization conditions based on the spatial pattern of MMG activities. …”
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Development of a power model for large wave gear toothing by V. N. Strelnikov, A. I. Voloshin, M. G. Sukov

“…The design shape of the control tooth is simplified; an invariant profile is introduced over the full width of the ring gear. Thus, non-linear distortions of the experimental results introduced by a variable tooth shape across the width of the ring gear are excluded. …”
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The Application of Green-Synthesis-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots to Bioimaging and the Analysis of Mercury(II) by Qianchun Zhang, Xiaolan Zhang, Linchun Bao, Yun Wu, Li Jiang, Yuguo Zheng, Yuan Wang, Yafei Chen

“…The sensor exhibited a linear range for Hg2+ of 0.50–20 μM, with an excellent coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.9966) and limit of detection (12.4 nM). …”
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Ecological Drivers and Community Perceptions: Conservation Challenges for the Critically Endangered Elongated Tortoise (<i>Indotestudo elongata</i>) in Jalthal Forest, Eastern Nepa... by Kamala Limbu, Asmit Subba, Nishan Limbu, Laxman Khanal, Randall C. Kyes

“…Using ArcMap, we established 138 randomly selected grids (500 m × 500 m) to evaluate the environmental covariates of tortoise occurrence and anthropogenic pressures. Generalized linear models revealed that tortoise occurrence was negatively associated with dense ground cover (β = −3.50, <i>p</i> = 0.017) and human disturbance (β = −8.11, <i>p</i> = 0.019). …”
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