Efeitos do treinamento intervalado de alta intensidade em diferentes desfechos em saúde de escolares do ensino médio do sul do Brasil: Protocolo de um ensaio randomizado por cluste... by Vithória Oleiro, Eduardo Guaze Alexandrino, Yuri da Gama Rodrigues, Bruno Pedrini de Almeida, Matheus Pintanel Silva de Freitas, Pâmela Moraes Volz, Yasmin Marques Castro, Camila Zabisky, Leandro Quadro Corrêa, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Michael Pereira da Silva, Eduardo Caldas Costa, Fabrício Boscolo Del Vecchio, Samuel de Carvalho Dumith

“…Os efeitos da intervenção serão analisados com Equações de Estimativas Generalizadas, utilizando modelos lineares e de Poisson, incorporando variáveis de tempo, grupo, um termo de interação e covariáveis de ajuste. …”
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Association of visual acuity with sleep quality and sleep duration in patients with type 2 diabetes: evidence from a cross-sectional analysis of the Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Stu... by Yu Wang, Shisong Rong, Zixi Zhou, Yuanbo Liang, Zhong Lin, Fenghua Wang, Qitong Wang, Kemi Feng, Xiaoxia Ding, Dongxiao Zang, Dong Li, Bo Zang

“…Sleep quality was evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).ResultsRestricted cubic splines revealed a significant J-shaped association between VA and sleep quality (P for non-linearity = 0.004). This relationship was characterized by a positive correlation for VA values below 0.5 LogMAR, with the association plateauing at higher VA levels. …”
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Establishment and evaluation of the primary cultured tibial osteoblast model of broiler chicks by Su-mei CAO, Ting-ting LI, Yu-xin SHAO, Yu-zhen ZHAO, Li-yang ZHANG, Lin LU, Ri-jun ZHANG, Shui-sheng HOU, Xiu-dong LIAO, Xu-gang LUO, Run-lian WANG

“…Additionally, incubation time affected (P≤0.0001) the number and proportion of the area of mineralized nodules. They increased linearly and quadratically (P<0.04) with the increase of incubation time, and remained at a stabilized level from 24 to 32 days of incubation. …”
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Leucine as a feed additive enhances the concentration of branched-chain fatty acids in cow's milk by Lingling Sun, Tengfei Zhan, Yisha Liu, Lu Ma, Zitai Guo, James T. Brenna, Dengpan Bu

“…The concentration of BCFA including iso-13:0 (P < 0.01), iso-15:0 (P < 0.01), anteiso-15:0 (P < 0.01), iso-16:0 (P = 0.02) and total BCFA (P = 0.01) in fermentation liquid increased linearly with increasing Leu inclusion rates. According to 16S rRNA sequencing, the abundances of Firmicutes (P = 0.04), Clostridia (P = 0.03) and Saccharofermentans (P = 0.04) in the LEU4 group were higher compared to CON1 group. …”
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Aggregate index of systemic inflammation as a novel prognostic biomarker in Chinese patients with acute decompensated heart failure: a population-based real-world study by Lin Hu, Yangjie Deng, Chuanjin Liu, Yinghao Kuang, Xinfang Huang, Jinyan Zhang, Wanfen Huang, Yafei Jian, Guobo Xie, Yang Zou, Shuhua Zhang

“…Further spline regression analysis revealed a U-shaped curve association between AISI (and LnAISI) and 30-day mortality in ADHF patients (P for non-linearity &lt; 0.05). In general, both extremely low and high levels of AISI and its natural logarithm (LnAISI) were associated with an increased risk of 30-day mortality in ADHF patients. …”
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Response of broilers subjected to an enteric challenge and fed diets with varying limestone particle sizes and calcium concentrations–part 1: performance, tibia mineralization, and... by J.P. Gulizia, R.W. Tabish, J.I. Vargas, J.R. Hernandez, C.T. Simões, E.G. Guzman, S.J. Rochell, R. Hauck, M.A. Bailey, W.A. Dozier, K.W. McCafferty, W.J. Pacheco

“…Broilers fed adequate and reduced calcium diets had higher BW, tibia shear strength, and tibia ash on d 35 compared to low calcium diets (main effect, P ≤ 0.05). Day 1 to 35 FCR linearly increased as dietary calcium decreased from adequate to low in the group fed 910 µm limestone, whereas in the 200 µm limestone group, only the low calcium and not the reduced calcium led to higher FCR compared with those fed adequate calcium (interaction, P ≤ 0.05). …”
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Dietary supplementation of grape seed proanthocyanidins improves growth performance, carcass traits, and meat quality in growing-finishing pigs by Yuyang Zheng, Yan Li, Bing Yu, Yuheng Luo, Zhingqing Huang, Ping Zheng, Xiangbing Mao, Zhaolai Dai, Jie Yu, Hui Yan, Junqiu Luo, Jun He

“…Results showed that GSP supplementation linearly increased the average daily gain (P = 0.048) and quadratically decreased the feed intake to gain ratio (P = 0.049) with the lowest values at 30 and 60 mg/kg GSP. …”
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Organic-based remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils in the Taojia river basin affected by long-term non-ferrous mining and logging activities by Yan Zeng, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Taimoor Hassan Farooq, Chenglin Yuan, Wang Li, Asma Farooq, Guangjun Wang, Yingchun Fang, Jun Wang, Wende Yan

“…Total nitrogen (TN) spiked at 2% SM (0.172 g/kg) but plateaued until 10% SM (0.210 g/kg), while CM linearly increased TN with dosage. Total phosphorus (TP) rose proportionally with SM but remained unchanged under CM. …”
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Direct and rapid screening of four organic compound metabolites in urine by paper spray mass spectrometry by Junyu PAN, Mengmeng LIU, Qiang ZENG

“…All methods were used to analyze 40 urine samples collected from occupationally exposed individuals (20 exposed to n-hexane and 20 exposed to toluene and xylene).ResultsThe four biomarkers showed good linearity within their respective measurement ranges and the correlation coefficients were higher than 0.9990. …”
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HE4 as a Prognostic Biomarker of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Canadian Prospective Observational Study by Hamzah Khan, Abdelrahman Zamzam, Farah Shaikh, Muhammad Mamdani, Gustavo Saposnik, Mohammad Qadura

“…HE4/WFDC2, MMP-3, and Chitinase 3-like 1 were significantly linearly associated with AAA diameter at baseline. …”
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Effects of light intensity and nitrogen supply on the dynamic characteristics of leaf SPAD value of rice canopy by He Junjun, Yang Jingping, Yang Hu, Zhao Xing, Ye Xinyi

“…SPAD_L3-L2 and SPAD_L4-L3 (relative SPAD value, RSPAD) were remarkably correlated linearly with nitrogen level (under full sunlight, <inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="graphic/j.issn.1008-9209.2013.11.141-I003.jpg"/>=0.87 0.97; under shading treatment, <inline-graphic xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="graphic/j.issn.1008-9209.2013.11.141-I004.jpg"/>=0.85 0.97) without considering the influence from the growing stages and nitrogen rates.For Hang 43, SPAD values of the top four leaves on main stem could be used as an indicator for diagnosis of nitrogen status and nitrogenous fertilizer application in rice under shading. …”
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Investigating the relationship between simulation parameters and flow variables in simulating atmospheric gravity waves for wind energy applications by M. A. Khan, D. Allaerts, S. J. Watson, M. J. Churchfield

“…</p> <p>In this work, we only consider linearly stratified conditions (i.e., no inversion layer), thereby focusing on internal gravity waves in the free atmosphere and their reflections from the domain boundaries. …”
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Dose-Dependent Cellular Phenotypic Change Induced by ¹⁷⁷Lu-Oxodotreotide Treatment in IMR-32 Cells by Shuai Xue, Xiaobei Zheng, Bingbing Pu, Xiao Li, Jun Li, Meng Huang, Jian Yang, Jingjing Lou

“…Cell viability declined linearly with increasing dose (control: 100% vs. high-dose: 13.48%; r = −0.955, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Elevated remnant cholesterol and triglycerides are predictors of increased total mortality in a primary health care population of 327,347 patients by Anna Elise Engell, Lise Bathum, Volkert Siersma, Christen Lykkegaard Andersen, Bent Struer Lind, Henrik Løvendahl Jørgensen

“…In an analysis censoring individuals receiving lipid lowering treatment after the lipid measurement, remnant cholesterol increased all-cause mortality risk linearly, with a hazard ratio (HR) of 1.6 (95% CI: 1.4; 1.7) at 3 mmol/L compared to a reference level of 0.9 mmol/L. …”
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Effects of starch pre-gelatinization on growth performance and feed utilization of Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) by JIA Yanju, WANG Haiyan, LIAO Xing, CHEN Qiuxin, WEI Jiamin, ZHENG Xiaotong, SONG Ruixue, LI Jian

“…Feeding rate increased with the replacement ratio of pre-gelatinized starch by raw starch, and protein efficiency ratio decreased linearly. Feeding rate of turtle fed diet 1 was significantly higher than those fed diet 3 and 4. …”
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Facility-Based Delivery during the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic in Rural Liberia: Analysis from a Cross-Sectional, Population-Based Household Survey. by John Ly, Vidiya Sathananthan, Thomas Griffiths, Zahir Kanjee, Avi Kenny, Nicholas Gordon, Gaurab Basu, Dale Battistoli, Lorenzo Dorr, Breeanna Lorenzen, Dana R Thomson, Ami Waters, Uriah G Moore, Ruth Roberts, Wilmot L Smith, Mark J Siedner, John D Kraemer

“…We fit both univariable and multivariable models, adjusted for known predictors of facility delivery, accounting for clustering using linearized standard errors. To strengthen causal inference, we also conducted stratified analyses to assess changes in FBD by whether respondents believed that health facility attendance was an EVD risk factor. …”
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Validated RP-HPLC based characterization of synergistic antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities of combined mangosteen pericarp and turmeric extracts by Thippayarat Chahomchuen, Orapin Insuan, Chawanakorn Thavornloha, Nanthiya Hansupalak, Wimonrut Insuan

“…The validated HPLC method enabled accurate, simultaneous quantification of curcumin (73.23 mg/g extract) and α-mangostin (146.80 mg/g extract) with excellent linearity (R2 > 0.9995) and recovery (99.08%–104.72%). …”
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Simultaneous determination of 22 volatile organic compounds in urine of automotive spray painting workers using static headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by Mengmeng LIU, Junyu PAN, Baofeng LIU, Qiang ZENG

“…The method demonstrated good linearity for determining 22 target analytes in the urine of spray painting workers, with correlation coefficients all above 0.990. …”
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Eco-friendly QbD-optimized chromatographic method for simultaneous analysis of metronidazole and nicotinamide with applications in permeation, stability, and sustainability evaluat... by Kanaka Parvathi Kannaiah, Mohamed A. M. Ali, Hemanth Kumar Chanduluru, Anis Ahmad Chaudhary, Mahmoud El-Maghrabey, Reem H. Obaydo, Galal Magdy, Mohamed A. El Hamd

“…The method demonstrated good linearity for MTZ (0.03 – 1.125 µg/mL) and NCT (0.6 – 6.0 µg/mL). …”
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Methamphetamine use and associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran 2020 by Yasaman Mansoori, Soheil Mehmandoost, Mehrdad Khezri, Ali Mirzazadeh, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Naser Nasiri, Mohammad Sharifi, Hamidreza Rashidi, Abedin Iranpour, Mostafa Shokoohi, Nima Ghalekhani, Marjan Pedarzadeh, Surur Fuladi, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

“…We used RDS-Gile's SS weighted analysis for descriptive statistics and a survey package (svy) using linearized variance estimations and stratification by cities for bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses. …”
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