Association Between Social Networking Service Use and Body Image Among Elementary School Children in Japan by Asami Baba, Masumi Suzuki, Rikako Yoshitake, Yumiko Inose, Naomi Omi

“…Using hierarchical multivariate linear regression analyses and logistic regression analyses, we examined body image factors and SNS use as the dependent and independent variables, respectively. …”
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Reference Standards for Stretched Penile Length in Indian Boys by Prativa Choudhury, Shivani Phugat, Vivek Verma, Vishesh Jain, Devendra Kumar Yadav, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Sandeep Agarwala, Neeta Kumar, Prabudh Goel

“…The SPL is shown to increase in a non-linear fashion with the age of the participant with distinct growth patterns during infancy, childhood, and puberty. …”
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Simulação de um acelerador LINAC 6MV para determinação da dose de profundidade e razão tecido fantoma utilizando MCNPx e EGSnrc by Luiz Antônio Castelo e Silva, Bruno Melo Mendes, Lucas Paixão Reis, Bruno Rodrigues Gonçalves, Daisy Mary Marchezini dos Santos, Raquel Luiza Mageste Fonseca, Madelon Aparecida Fernandes Zenóbio, Telma Cristina Ferreira Fonseca

“…O objetivo deste trabalho é publicar os resultados obtidos de um exercício de intercomparação que envolve a modelagem e simulação de um feixe clínico de um acelerador linear de 6 MV em um campo 10x10 cm², utilizando dois diferentes códigos de Monte Carlo, o MCNPx e o EGSnrc. …”
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PERBEDAAN HASIL BELAJAR PESERTA DIDIK MENGGUNAKAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN DISCOVERY LEARNING DAN MODEL PEMBELAJARAN STUDENT FACILITATOR AND EXPLAINING by Reynaldo Decaprio Thelessy, Anderson Leonardo Palinussa, Magy Gaspersz

“…Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya perbedaan hasil belajar peserta didik kelas VII SMP Negeri 1 Leksula yang diajarkan dengan model pembelajaran Discovery Learning dan model pembelajaran Student Facilitator and Explaining pada materi Persamaan dan Pertidaksamaan Linear Satu Variabel. Tipe penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian eksperimen (Eksperimental Research) dengan desain penelitian Post Test Only Control Group Design. …”
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Hybrid optimization of thermally-enhanced Zn-Fe LDH catalysts for fenton-like reactions: Integrating design of experiments with machine learning models for optimisation by Ramadhan Muhammad Naufal, Nawwal Hikmah, Dessy Ariyanti

“…While RSM effectively captured linear, interaction, and quadratic effects within an experimental design space, the predictive performance was restricted by the fixed polynomial form of the RSM model, especially in boundary regions. …”
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Methyl Orange Adsorption Using Chitosan-Based Composite Aerogels Produced by Supercritical Gel Drying by Alessandra Zanotti, Lucia Baldino, Stefano Cardea, Ernesto Reverchon

“…Freundlich isotherm reliably describes the system behavior (R² = 0.99). The multi-linear IPD kinetic model confirms that in the case of nanostructured porous devices, there are different mass transfer phenomena that control molecule diffusion through the system. …”
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Adaptive controller for multirotor based on estimated parameters by Sophyn Srey, Sarot Srang, Lycheck Keo

“…The derived model is then simplified into three separated-first-order linear differential equations, with coefficients derived from the combined effects of inertia, aerodynamic drag, gyroscopic effects, and angular rate, referred to as lumped parameters. …”
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Simulation-based deep reinforcement learning for multi-objective identical parallel machine scheduling problem by Sohyun Nam, Young-in Cho, Jong Hun Woo

“…In the shipbuilding industry, traditional optimization studies based on linear programming and constraint programming have been conducted to solve mid-term or long-term scheduling problems. …”
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Impact of Periodontal Diseases on Health-Related Quality of Life of Users of the Brazilian Unified Health System by Pamella Valente Palma, Paula Liparini Caetano, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite

“…The final analysis was performed using multiple linear regressions. Results. The results showed that psychological discomfort and physical disability exhibited a negative impact. …”
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Two-Agent Single Machine Order Acceptance Scheduling Problem to Maximize Net Revenue by Jiaji Li, Yuvraj Gajpal, Amit Kumar Bhardwaj, Huangen Chen, Yuanyuan Liu

“…The objective of the problem is to maximize the net revenue while keeping the weighted number of tardy jobs for the second agent within a predetermined value. A mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) formulation is provided to obtain the optimal solution. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in heat vulnerability among adults in Finland by Ville Päivärinne, Anne H. Lipponen, Virpi Kollanus, Pekka Tiittanen, Sakari Karvonen, Timo Lanki

“…Heat vulnerability was assessed using a nine-item index and SES was categorized as low or other. Linear regression models (ß-coefficients, 95% CIs) adjusted for gender, age, and survey year, with additional stratification by gender and age. …”
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Combination of BFHY with Cisplatin Relieved Chemotherapy Toxicity and Altered Gut Microbiota in Mice by Yuan Feng, Ying Jiang, Ying Zhou, Zhan-hua Li, Qi-qian Yang, Jin-feng Mo, Yu-yan Wen, Li-ping Shen

“…Expressions of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP), and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) were decreased compared with cisplatin treatment alone. Linear discriminant analysis effect size analysis showed that g_Parabacteroides was downregulated and g_Escherichia and g_Blautia were upregulated after cisplatin treatment. …”
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PRIMO Monte Carlo Simulation and One-dimensional Gamma Index Analysis as a Tool to Validate Experimentally Measured Beam Data and Treatment Planning System Calculated Dose Distribu... by Ngangom Robert, Ranjit Singh, Arun S Oinam, Budhi Singh, Gaurav Trivedi

“…Conclusions: Based on this study’s findings, PRIMO MC simulation can validate experimentally measured medical linear accelerator beam data and TPS 3D dose distribution with acceptable agreement using 1D gamma analysis.…”
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Robust LQR-Based Neural-Fuzzy Tracking Control for a Lower Limb Exoskeleton System with Parametric Uncertainties and External Disturbances by Jyotindra Narayan, Santosha K. Dwivedy

“…The input-output feedback linearization approach is used to transform the nonlinear relations into a linearized state-space form. …”
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Preliminary investigation on performance of photodiode sensor as a dosimeter by Y. Md Radzi, N. Zulkafli, A. Omar

“…Other than that, it also showed a linear coefficient of 0.5138 for distance dependence which is considered as a good linearity fit value for a photodiode as initial performance. …”
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A Novel Approach to the Design of a Solid Bismuth Microelectrode Array: Applications in the Anodic Stripping Voltammetry of Cd(II) and Pb(II) by Mieczyslaw Korolczuk, Iwona Gęca, Paulina Mrózek

“…The calibration graphs were linear from 5 × 10⁻⁹ to 2 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ and 2 × 10⁻⁹ to 2 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ for Cd(II) and Pb(II), respectively (deposition time of 60 s). …”
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Ageing in deprivation: assessing material and social challenges among older adults in Skopje, North Macedonia by Daniel Pavlovski, Daniela Stanojkovska, Jeroen Dikken, Joost van Hoof, Hannah R. Marston

“…A survey was conducted among 221 older North Macedonians to evaluate whether they can afford a set of 13 essential items that are considered important for sustaining a good quality of life. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify key predictors of deprivation. …”
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Association between lipid accumulation product (LAP) index and self-reported oral health outcomes: a cross-sectional study by Li Shuning, Yang Wei, Fan Xuhui, Dong Jianfeng, Liu Jilun

“…Subgroup analyses revealed that the negative correlation between LAP and self-reported oral health outcomes was more pronounced in younger individuals and those with higher education levels. A non-linear relationship was identified, with oral health deteriorating significantly as LAP increased up to a threshold of 83, after which the relationship became non-significant. …”
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SlimPort: Port-Driven High-Level Synthesis for Continuous-Flow Microfluidic Biochips by Youlin Pan, Yanbo Xu, Ziyang Chen, Xing Huang, Genggeng Liu

“…In this paper, we propose a port-driven high-level synthesis method based on integer linear programming (ILP) called SlimPort, integrating the optimization of fluidic port number into high-level synthesis, which has never been considered in prior work. …”
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Association between gastroesophageal reflux disease and DMFT index in the PERSIAN Guilan Cohort Study by Mohammad Samami, Elham Jafari, Soheil Hassanipour, Mohammadreza Naghipour, Farahnaz Joukar, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

“…The mean DMFT for the GERD group was 14.41 ± 8.47 and 14.59 ± 8.82 for the non-GERD group, and the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.49). Linear regression analysis showed that older age, lower education and body mass index (BMI), smoking, alcohol consumption, higher wealth score index (WSI), and not tooth brushing were associated with an increased DMFT in the GERD group (P < 0.05). …”
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