Smoking-associated electrocardiographic abnormalities predict cardiovascular mortality by Affan Irfan, Daniel W. Riggs, George A. Koromia, Hong Gao, Andrew Paul DeFilippis, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Aruni Bhatnagar, Alex P. Carll

“…Broader effects of smoking on ECG were also assessed by survey-weighted linear regression of continuous cotinine and ECG, which revealed cotinine inversely associated with PR segment and QTc. …”
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AI-Driven Optimization Framework for Smart EV Charging Systems Integrated with Solar PV and BESS in High-Density Residential Environments by Md Tanjil Sarker, Marran Al Qwaid, Siow Jat Shern, Gobbi Ramasamy

“…This study proposes a hybrid AI-based framework for optimizing residential EV charging systems through the integration of Reinforcement Learning (RL), Linear Programming (LP), and real-time grid-aware scheduling. …”
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Serum Orosomucoid Is Associated with Serum Adiponectin, Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance Index, and a Family History of Type 2 Diabetes in Young Normal Weight Japanese Women by Mari Honda, Ayaka Tsuboi, Satomi Minato-Inokawa, Mika Takeuchi, Miki Kurata, Tomofumi Takayoshi, Yushi Hirota, Bin Wu, Tsutomu Kazumi, Keisuke Fukuo

“…Stepwise multivariate linear regression analyses were used to identify the most important determinants of orosomucoid. …”
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How much do medical students know about cancer risk factors? by Hamit Sirri Keten, Guler Gizem Dogan, Hatice Tuba Akbayram, Oguz Isik

“…The most commonly known CRF was smoking and alcohol. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed that being in clinical years (p < 0.001) and having received CRF training (p < 0.001) were significant independent predictors of higher knowledge scores. …”
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Modifiable factors associated with cognitive health trajectories among Indigenous, Hispanic, Black, and White older adults: an exploratory longitudinal panel analysis of the health... by Cliff Whetung, Ernest Gonzales

“…Despite being younger on average (M = 59), 3% of Indigenous respondents reported memory-related diagnoses three times the overall sample rate. Linear mixed-effect growth curve analysis revealed that Indigenous and Black older adults had similar cognitive trajectories. …”
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Evaluation of endocan biomarker levels in peri-implant crevicular fluid of healthy and diseased peri-implant sites: a cross-sectional study by Ahmed I. Awad, Maha A. Abou Khadr, Sabah Abdelhady, Rania Abdelaziz

“…Statistical analysis included multivariable linear regression models to evaluate associations between disease status and Endocan levels, adjusting for demographic factors. …”
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The A-test: Reliability of functional recovery assessment during early rehabilitation of patients in an orthopedic ward by Vukomanović Aleksandra, Đurović Aleksandar, Popović Zoran, Ilić Dejan

“…The agreement between their estimations was expressed by the linear weighted kappa coefficient (for very good agreement values of kappa coefficient have to be in the range 0.81-1). …”
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Socioeconomic differences in adolescent health behaviors and their effect on inequalities in adult depressed mood: findings from a 27-year longitudinal study by Magnus Jørgensen, Bente Wold, Otto R.F. Smith, Ellen Haug

“…Methods Our sample consisted of n = 1109 Norwegians [45.5% female], who were surveyed from ages 13 to 40 across ten time points. Using linear regression analyses, we examined (1) the association between parental SES [household income and parental education] and adolescent health behaviors [breakfast regularity, leisure time physical activity (LTPA), difficulties falling asleep, alcohol consumption, and smoking], and (2) the associations between adolescent health behaviors and adult depressed mood, and whether these were moderated by indicators of parental SES. …”
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Serum copper to zinc ratio and risk of endometriosis: Insights from a case–control study in infertile patients by Yanping Liu, Guihong Cheng, Hong Li, Qingxia Meng

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis revealed a linear relationship between Zn levels and the Cu/Zn ratio and endometriosis risk. …”
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Breast measurement using Adobe Photoshop® by Paulo Rogério Quieregatto do Espirito Santo, Miguel Sabino Neto, Fabiane Furtado, Thales Waltenior Trigo Junior, Andrea do Amaral Quieregatto do Espirito Santo, Fábio Luis Nonato, Rafael Alves Tumeh, Lydia Masako Ferreira

“…The union of these markers in each hemibody resulted in seven linear segments, one angle and one transverse segment common to both hemibodies. …”
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Association between sleep duration and disability in activities of daily living among Chinese older adults: a nationwide observational study by Dahuan Cai, Yanxin Zeng, Min Chen, Yun Zhong, Yilin Quan, Mengliang Ye, Xiaoxiao Huang

“…Logistic regression models were used to analyze the relationship between sleep duration and ADL disability, with subgroup analyses conducted to explore differences by gender and physical activity.ResultsThe study found a significant non-linear relationship between sleep duration and ADL disability. …”
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“Shortening time to pregnancy in infertile women by personalizing treatment of microbial imbalance through Emma & Alice: A multicenter prospective study” by Nanako Iwami, Shinnosuke Komiya, Yoshimasa Asada, Kenichi Tatsumi, Toshihiro Habara, Takeshi Kuramoto, Moritoshi Seki, Hiroaki Yoshida, Kazuhiro Takeuchi, Masahide Shiotani, Tetsunori Mukaida, Yasushi Odawara, Yasuyuki Mio, Hirobumi Kamiya

“…Pregnancy outcomes were assessed using Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and multivariate generalized linear models. Results Amongst participants, 43.4% had a normal Lactobacillus‐dominated microbiota, 20.9% had dysbiosis, and 35.7% had mild dysbiosis or ultralow biomass. …”
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Postprandial inflammation across the aging spectrum by Bryant H. Keirns, Natalie G. Keirns, Christina M. Sciarrillo, Austin R. Medlin, Sarah E. Fruit, Sam R. Emerson

“…., 18–35, 36–49, 50–59, 60–69) using ANCOVA, and continuously using linear regression. Results: Across the full sample, IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-8 increased after the high-fat meal (p’s≤0.018). …”
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Correlation between axial and coronal common bile duct diameters in computed tomography: a retrospective study of 1064 patients by Adisak Kasemassawachanont, Natinee Chuangsuwanich, Wanicha Lertpipopmetha, Nutthanun Panrong, Kittipott Thusneyapan, Sasima Tongsai, Napakadol Noppakunsomboon, Rathachai Kaewlai

“…When a cutoff value of 7 mm was used to predict an abnormal axial diameter, the agreement between axial and coronal CBD diameters was substantial (Kappa = 0.715) with discordance between the two measurements identified in 6.2% of cases (66/1064) when a) coronal diameter < 7 mm but axial measurement  ≥ 7 mm (39/1064; 3.7%) and b) coronal diameter  ≥ 7 mm but axial measurement < 7 mm (27/1064; 2.5%). In univariable linear regression and multivariable analyses, the strongest independent factors associated with increased axial CBD diameter were presence of focal CBD lesion, age ≥ 60 years, and cholecystectomy. …”
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Effectiveness of an educational intervention to improve child feeding practices and growth in rural China: updated results at 18 months of age by Jingxu Zhang, Ling Shi, Da‐fang Chen, Jing Wang, Yan Wang

“…Mixed model showed that the intervention group achieved significantly better linear growth over time, including WAZ (P = 0.016), WHZ (P = 0.030) and HAZ (P = 0.078). …”
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Multiplicity and stability of solutions in transport phenomena of non-Newtonian Carreau nanofluid with nonlinear Rosseland thermal approximations and neural prediction by Puneet Rana, Xinyi Zhu, Ioan Pop

“…Predicting multiple solutions and conducting stability analyses for heat transfer in non-Newtonian nanofluids are of significant interest in nonlinear mathematics and engineering applications. The impact of non-linear boundaries and Rosseland thermal radiation (nonlinear) approximations on the Carreau nanofluid flow induced by stretching and shrinking permeable sheets in porous media is investigated. …”
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Exploring the impact of three meteorological factors and their specific effect sizes on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease admission in Qingyang, China by Deshun Li, Jiyuan Dong, Xiaoju Liu, Jiayan Ge, Juan Shu, Lisha Zhu, Hairong Bao

“…Based on daily COPD hospital admissions and meteorological data in Qingyang City, China, from 2015 to 2019, a generalized additive model (GAM) combined with a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) was used to examine the effects of three meteorological factors on COPD hospital admissions. …”
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Sleep duration in adolescence buffers the impact of childhood trauma on anxiety and depressive symptoms by Toni Coote, Emma Barrett, Lucinda Grummitt

“…Australian sleep guidelines were used to dichotomise nightly sleep duration into whether adolescents met, or did not meet, the sleep guidelines for their age. Mixed-effects linear regression was used to examine whether sleep moderated the association between trauma and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mental wellbeing. …”
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Chaos in Fractional-Order Glucose–Insulin Models with Variable Derivatives: Insights from the Laplace–Adomian Decomposition Method and Generalized Euler Techniques by Sayed Saber, Emad Solouma, Rasmiyah A. Alharb, Ahmad Alalyani

“…A novel control strategy using simple linear controllers is introduced to stabilize chaotic oscillations. …”
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Detection Storage Time of Mild Bruise’s Loquats Using Hyperspectral Imaging by Zhaoyang Han, Bin Li, Qiu Wang, Akun Yang, Yande Liu

“…Models with four types of characteristics, including spectral information, RGB features combined with spectral information, HSI features combined with spectral information, and mixed color features combined with spectral information (mixed-spectral), are established based on linear discriminant analysis (LDA), support vector machine (SVM), and least-squares support vector machine (LS-SVM). …”
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