Influence of drainage retinotomy on anatomical and visual outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment by Andrew Davies, Imran Khan, David Yorston, David H Steel, Jonathan Smith, Assad Jalil, Timothy Cochrane, Heinrich Heimann, Carl Groenewald, Roxane Hillier, Mariantonia Ferrara, Tsveta Ivanova, Teresa Sandinha, Abdallah A Ellabban, David H W Steel, Craig Goldsmith, G Anthony, Jonathan Park, Aman Chandra, Huw Jenkins, Sonali Tarafdar, Vaughan Tanner, James Paget, George Moussa, Stephen Winder, Nikolaos Tzoumas, Andrew H.C Morris, Angelina Meireles, Assad Jalil Casswell, Atiq Babar, David Alistair H Laidlaw, Deepak Vayalambrone, Diego Sanchez-Chicharro, Edward H Hughes, Edward N Herbert, Enslin Uys, Ian A. Pearce, Ibrahim Masri, Izabela Mitrut, J Julio, Rumana N Hussain, Sandro Di Simplicio Cherubini, Shi Z. Tan, Tom H. Williamson, Vasileios T Papastavrou

“…Subsequent multivariable linear regression was performed for postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) as dependent variable, and Firth penalised logistic regression with DrR, single-surgery anatomical success (SSAS), epiretinal membrane (ERM) and macular fold as dependent dichotomised variables on matched data.Results Of 12 504 eyes extracted, 4175 were included. …”
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Large-scale genome-wide association studies and meta-analyses of longitudinal change in adult lung function. by Wenbo Tang, Matthew Kowgier, Daan W Loth, María Soler Artigas, Bonnie R Joubert, Emily Hodge, Sina A Gharib, Albert V Smith, Ingo Ruczinski, Vilmundur Gudnason, Rasika A Mathias, Tamara B Harris, Nadia N Hansel, Lenore J Launer, Kathleen C Barnes, Joyanna G Hansen, Eva Albrecht, Melinda C Aldrich, Michael Allerhand, R Graham Barr, Guy G Brusselle, David J Couper, Ivan Curjuric, Gail Davies, Ian J Deary, Josée Dupuis, Tove Fall, Millennia Foy, Nora Franceschini, Wei Gao, Sven Gläser, Xiangjun Gu, Dana B Hancock, Joachim Heinrich, Albert Hofman, Medea Imboden, Erik Ingelsson, Alan James, Stefan Karrasch, Beate Koch, Stephen B Kritchevsky, Ashish Kumar, Lies Lahousse, Guo Li, Lars Lind, Cecilia Lindgren, Yongmei Liu, Kurt Lohman, Thomas Lumley, Wendy L McArdle, Bernd Meibohm, Andrew P Morris, Alanna C Morrison, Bill Musk, Kari E North, Lyle J Palmer, Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Bruce M Psaty, Fernando Rivadeneira, Jerome I Rotter, Holger Schulz, Lewis J Smith, Akshay Sood, John M Starr, David P Strachan, Alexander Teumer, André G Uitterlinden, Henry Völzke, Arend Voorman, Louise V Wain, Martin T Wells, Jemma B Wilk, O Dale Williams, Susan R Heckbert, Bruno H Stricker, Stephanie J London, Myriam Fornage, Martin D Tobin, George T O'Connor, Ian P Hall, Patricia A Cassano

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We performed GWAS of the rate of change in forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) in 14 longitudinal, population-based cohort studies comprising 27,249 adults of European ancestry using linear mixed effects model and combined cohort-specific results using fixed effect meta-analysis to identify novel genetic loci associated with longitudinal change in lung function. …”
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LENGTH–WEIGHT RELATIONSHIPS AND BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS FOR 34 FISH SPECIES FROM TRÊS IRMÃOS RESERVOIR, LOWER TIETÊ RIVER BASIN, SP - BRAZIL by Paula Maria Gênova de Castro CAMPANHA, Anderson Arimura MATSUMOTO, Midiã Lima BRAZÃO, Lucas Matheus BASILIO, Lidía Sumile MARUYAMA

“…The length-weight relationship was established using the linear regression TW vs SL (log-transformed): log (TW) = log (a) + b log (SL), where a is the regression curve intercept (coefficient related to body shape) and b is the coefficient of regression (exponent indicating the type of growth). …”
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Meteoropathy: myth or reality? Assessment of the relationship between cardiovascular diseases and weather conditions according to data from a Moscow hospital by O. M. Drapkina, S. K. Zyryanov, R. N. Shepel, D. O. Orlov, E. A. Rogozhkina, P. V. Egorov, I. S. Yavelov

“…A correlation analysis was carried out, and a prognostic model was created using multiple linear regression.Results. During the period from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, 4354 patients were hospitalized at City Clinical Hospital № 24 with symptomatic BP increase and/or AF and/or decompensated HF. …”
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Determining the optimum high-flow nasal cannula flow rate to achieve the desired fraction of inspired oxygen: A bench study by Chao-Lan Huang, Chun-Ching Lu, Cheng Chiang, Heng-Sheng Chao, Ting-Yun Chiang, Wei-Nung Teng, Wen-Kuei Chang, Chien-Kun Ting

“…Our equation demonstrated that the actual FiO2 was mainly determined by the flow ratio in a non-linear relationship. Accordingly, a flow ratio greater than 1 did not ensure a constant high FiO2, whereas a flow ratio >1.435 could produce FiO2 >0.9. …”
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Estimated Glucose Disposal Rate: A Potential Determinant for Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications in Type 2 Diabetes by Ehsan Bahrami Hezaveh, Rana Hashemi, Mohammadamin Noorafrooz, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Amirhossein Yadegar, Sahar Karimpour Reyhan, Manouchehr Nakhjavani, Alireza Esteghamati, Soghra Rabizadeh

“…The restricted cubic spline for nephropathy followed a negative nonlinear association with eGDR, whereas for retinopathy and CAD, it followed a negative linear pattern. The effect of eGDR was consistent among different subgroups. …”
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Analysis of HBV infection characteristics and OBI prevalence in pregnant women: a focus on HBcAb + alone or in combination with HBeAb + subgroups in Northwest China by Yun Xie, Ru Kang, Xiaoyue Cheng, Dan Li, Qi Wang, Jiao Li, Xuan Guo, Wenhui Gao, Xin He, Liutong Jiang, Gaili Meng

“…Active infection showed a linear decrease from 3.80% in 2016 to 2.82% in 2022 (p < 0.001), while history of HBV infection or OBI declined from 22.33 to 16.06% (p < 0.001). …”
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Pain localization and response to botulinum toxin in cervical dystonia by Alexander S. Wang, Alexander S. Wang, Hanieh Agharazi, Hanieh Agharazi, Aetan Parmar, Camilla W. Kilbane, Camilla W. Kilbane, Lauren Cameron, Lauren Cameron, Aasef G. Shaikh, Aasef G. Shaikh, Aasef G. Shaikh, Steven A. Gunzler, Steven A. Gunzler

“…The mean improvement in pain intensity was 30.4% (SD = 32.4%), with a mean improvement on Numeric Rating Scale of 2.13 (SD = 2.02). 68% of patients received injections into or close to their primary site of pain. Using univariate linear regression, there was no clear effect of age, sex, muscles injected, or TWSTRS motor subscale on the degree of pain improvement. …”
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Circulating protein biomarkers and their association with vulnerable plaque characteristics – a PROSPECT II substudy by Tania Sharma, Akiko Maehara, Michael Maeng, Lars Kjøller-Hansen, Thomas Engstrøm, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Mitsuaki Matsumura, Ole Fröbert, Jonas Persson, Rune Wiseth, Alf Inge Larsen, Sasha Koul, Rebecca Rylance, Gary S. Mintz, Ziad A. Ali, Stefan K. James, Gregg W. Stone, David Erlinge

“…Blood samples to analyze plasma levels of 179 proteins associated with cardiovascular disease were procured and a combined NIRS-IVUS catheter was used to analyze the coronary arteries. Adjusted linear regression models were calculated between the biomarkers and the outcomes of interest, adjusted for multiplicity testing. …”
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Scale-dependent variations in photosynthetic processes mediate net primary productivity in temperate forests by Xuerui Wang, Xuetao Qiao, Senxuan Lin, Qingmin Yue, Minhui Hao, Jingyuan He, Rihan Da, Chunyu Zhang, Xiuhai Zhao

“…To evaluate the scale-dependent effects of productivity, predictions from the Biome-BGC model were compared with moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) and biometric NPP data in a large temperate forest region at both local and regional levels. Linear mixed-effect models and variance partitioning analysis were used to quantify the effects of environmental heterogeneity and trait variation on simulated NPP at varying spatial scales. …”
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Validity and contributions to pain from the central aspects of pain questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis by Stephanie Louise Smith, Vasileios Georgopoulos, Onosi Sylvia Ifesemen, Richard James, Eamonn Ferguson, Richard J. Wakefield, Deborah Wilson, Philip Buckley, Dorothy Platts, Susan Ledbury, Ernest Choy, Tim Pickles, Zoe Rutter-Locher, Bruce Kirkham, David Andrew Walsh, Daniel F. McWilliams

“…Cronbach alpha, confirmatory factor (CFA), and Rasch measurement theory assessed CAP's reliability and validity. Multivariable linear regression modelled contributions to pain by inflammation indices and CAP or CSI-9. …”
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Identification of unknown pollutants in drinking water based on solid-phase extraction and supramolecular solvent extraction by Zixin QIAN, Yuhang CHEN, Chao FENG, Yuanjie LIN, Qian XU, Ziwei LIANG, Xinyu WANG, Dasheng LU, Ping XIAO, Zhijun ZHOU

“…The detection method developed based on these conditions showed a good linear relationship for all target compounds in the range of 0.1-100.0 ng·mL−1, with R² > 0.99. …”
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Comparative analysis of data-driven models on detection and classification of electrical faults in transmission systems: Explainability, applicability and industrial implications by Chibueze D. Ukwuoma, Dongsheng Cai, Chiagoziem C. Ukwuoma, Chinedu I. Otuka, Qi Huang

“…Hence, a Quadratic Discriminant Analysis by Projection (QDA-P) model which effectively captures non-linear relationships between electrical fault features is proposed, enhancing classification accuracy, less computationally complex and explainable for both binary and multi-class scenarios. …”
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Tacrolimus IPV Group Membership Does Not Consistently Track With Electronically Monitored or Self-reported Adherence in Adolescent and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients by Cyd K. Eaton, PhD, Cozumel S. Pruette, MD, MHS, Kristin A. Riekert, PhD, Nazanin Yousefzadeh, MS, Ahna L. Pai, PhD, Sandra Amaral, MD, MHS, Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, Bärbel Knäuper, PhD, Jodi M. Smith, MD, MPH, Susan L. Furth, MD, PhD, Bethany J. Foster, MD, MSCE

“…Electronically monitored daily taking and timing adherence were not significantly associated with tacrolimus IPV group in binomial generalized linear mixed effects models: Participants with tacrolimus SD ≥ 2 or CV% ≥ 30 were no less likely to take each daily dose than those below these cutoffs (SD < versus ≥ 2: odds ratio [OR]; 0.84, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.48-1.47; P = 0.54 and CV% < versus ≥ 30: OR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.43-1.21; P = 0.22). …”
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Exploring the Self-Efficacy of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Assessment Focusing on a Low-Income, Less-Educated Community of Quetta City, Pakistan by Saleem F, Haider S, Iqbal Q, Raziq A, Farooqui M, Bashaar M

“…The chi-square test identified the relationships, and significant associations were interpreted through Cramér’s phi where applicable. Binary logistic linear regression was used to highlight the predictors of self-efficacy. …”
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Changes in peripapillary microvasculature and retinal nerve fibre layer in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy using optical coherence tomographic angiography: a community-based, cro... by Wei Wang, Wenyong Huang, Lanhua Wang, Jiali Li, Jiahui Liu, Dan Kang, Zhiyi Xu, Qianhong Xian, Shuhui Chen, Shulun Zhao, Xuewen Huang, Minyu Chen

“…The peripapillary RNFL thickness was automatically obtained using built-in software. Linear regression analyses were used to evaluate the association of the peripapillary OCTA parameters (VD, VLD and VDI), RNFL thickness with various DR stages and average RNFL thickness with peripapillary OCTA parameters.Results Moderate and severe DR had progressively decreased VD in the peripapillary ring (β = −0.72, 95% CI = −1.31 to −0.14 and −1.79, 95% CI = −2.81 to −0.77, respectively) and other regions (all p&lt;0.05). …”
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Short-term exposure to ambient temperature variability and myocardial infarction hospital admissions: A nationwide case-crossover study in Sweden. by Wenli Ni, Massimo Stafoggia, Siqi Zhang, Petter Ljungman, Susanne Breitner, Jeroen de Bont, Tomas Jernberg, Dan Atar, Alexandra Schneider, Stefan Agewall

“…A conditional logistic regression model with distributed lag non-linear model was applied to estimate the association between ambient temperature variability and total MI (encompassing all MI types), ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) hospital admissions at lag 0-6 days. …”
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Psychological distress in older adults: associations with epigenetic markers of ageing, inflammation, and depression, and joint effects on mortality by Danmeng Lily Li, Xiaojing Xu, Allison M. Hodge, Melissa C. Southey, Graham G. Giles, Roger L. Milne, Pierre-Antoine Dugué

“…Psychological distress was assessed by the Kessler scale (K10). Linear regression was used to assess the associations of K10 with epigenetic markers. …”
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model for Predicting Long-Term Depression Risk in ACS Patients After PCI: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Lv H, Sun F, Zhang Y, Zhou X

“…Feature selection was conducted using the Boruta algorithm, and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was applied to assess non-linear associations. Six ML models were trained and tested using a 70:30 train-validation split. …”
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High-gamma and beta bursts in the left supramarginal gyrus can differentiate verbal memory states and performance by Shennan Aibel Weiss, Nicolás Sawczuk, Daniel Y. Rubinstein, Michael R. Sperling, Katrina Wendel-Mitoraj, Päivi Österman, René Dumay-Roscher, Charles B. Mikell, Sima Mofakham, Kelly Coulehan, Petar M. Djuric, Diego Fernandez Slezak, Juan Esteban Kamienkowski

“…In the other 62 experiments this CNN labeled recalled words with an area under the receiver operating curve (AUROC) score of greater than 0.52. A generalized linear model explained the variance of the AUROC score for labelling recalled words correctly in these 62 experiments (n = 62, d.f. = 20, F = 1.7, p = 1 × 10−4). …”
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