Dietary knowledge and practices among patients with diabetes in North Lebanon: the role of dietary counselling by Rosy Mitri, Zeina El-Ali

“…On the other hand, they had a poor knowledge about food choices (35.66%) and protein (44%). Linear regression analysis revealed that a higher educational level (β = 1.96, p < 0.001), choosing whole grains (β = 1.19, p = 0.002), living with a partner (β = 1.01, p = 0.007), being recently diagnosed with diabetes (β = –1.23, p = 0.012) were positively associated with a better DK. …”
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Research trends in anti-rabies virus monoclonal antibody: A bibliometric analysis by Cheng Liu, Xinjun Lv, Si Liu, Qingjun Chen, Zhenggang Zhu, Rui Yu, Wenwu Yin, Chuanlin Wang

“…The cumulative publications from 1991 to 2023 followed a linear distribution. The United States and China led this research initiative. …”
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Sequential islet transplants for type 1 diabetes are not associated with sustained or cumulative increases in hepatic portal venous pressure. by Alice L J Carr, Rahi Shah, Braulio A Marfil-Garza, Anna Lam, Khaled Dajani, Blaire Anderson, Richard T J Owen, Doug O'Gorman, Tatsuya Kin, David Bigam, A M James Shapiro, Peter A Senior

“…We assessed acute portal pressure changes per infusion, using linear mixed-effects models to compare sequential pre-infusion pressures to baseline and assess relationships between pressure changes and packed cell volume (PCV), purity, islet dose (IE/kg) and estimated total liver volume (eTLV). …”
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Multifunctional nitrogen and boron co-doped carbon dots: A fluorescent probe for Hg2+ and biothiol detection with bioimaging and antifungal applications by Wang Jie, Ma Huihui, Zhang Chunjing, Hu Yue, Wang Qi, Zhao Xuesong, Liu Xi, Liu Zhenyan, Yi Tonghui

“…N,B-CDs are effective in detecting both mercury ions and biothiols. The linear detection range of mercury ion and biothiols is 0–150 and 0–100 μmol/L, respectively. …”
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The effect of epilepsy awareness on attitudes toward individuals with epilepsy in Turkish society: A case study from Northern Turkey by Fatma Gündüz Oruç, Gülden Atan

“…Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, an Epilepsy Knowledge Scale (EKS), and a Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy Scale (PATE). Simple linear regression analysis was employed to determine the effect of knowledge on attitudes. …”
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An adaptive hierarchical hybrid kernel ELM optimized by aquila optimizer algorithm for bearing fault diagnosis by Hao Yan, Liangliang Shang, Wan Chen, Mengyao Jiang, Tianqi lu, Fei Li

“…The hybrid kernel functions address the limitations of single kernel functions by effectively capturing both linear and nonlinear patterns in the data. Subsequently, the hierarchical hybrid kernel extreme learning machine (HHKELM) is refined through an enhanced Aquila Optimizer (AO) algorithm, which iteratively optimizes the kernel hyperparameter combination. …”
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Lumpy skin disease virus 001/156 protein is a virulence factor that suppresses interferon production through impairing IRF3 dimerization. by Minmin Zhang, Yujie Shi, Xinyin Lu, Qiwei Zhang, Yubo Zhao, Shaohan Li, Zhiyuan Wen, Jinying Ge, Xijun Wang, Jie Li, Zhigao Bu, Xin Yin

“…The virus contains a double-stranded linear DNA genome of approximately 151 kbp, encoding 156 predicted open reading frames (ORFs) for various proteins. …”
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Crosstalk Analysis of SiC Ultraviolet Single Photon Avalanche Photodiode Arrays by Heng Zhang, Linlin Su, Dong Zhou, Weizong Xu, Fangfang Ren, Dunjun Chen, Rong Zhang, Youdou Zheng, Hai Lu

“…In this work, for the first time the crosstalk characteristics of a 4H-SiC SPAD linear array are studied, which is based on a real-time dual channel data acquisition method. …”
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Accurate Determination of 24 Water-Soluble Synthetic Colorants in Premade Cocktail Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Array Detection by Kang Ma, Yiwen Zhang, Taipeng Wu

“…The method exhibited excellent linearity across the concentration range of 0.005–10 μg/mL, with limits of detection (LODs) ranging from 0.66 to 27.78 μg/L for all 24 colorants. …”
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Evaluating sentiment analysis models: A comparative analysis of vaccination tweets during the COVID-19 phase leveraging DistilBERT for enhanced insights by Renuka Agrawal, Mehuli Majumder, Ishita Yadav, Nandini Taneja, Safa Hamdare, Preeti Hemnani

“…. • Comparative Analysis of Embedding Techniques and ML Models: The study evaluates two embedding techniques—TF-IDF and Word2Vec—across five ML models: LinearSVC, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), XGBoost, and AdaBoost. • The models were tested using two training-testing splits (70–30 and 80–20) to assess their performance on noisy, unlabeled, and imbalanced sentiment data. • Utilization of DistilBERT for Pseudo-Labeling: To enhance labeling accuracy, DistilBERT was employed for pseudo-labeling, capturing semantic nuances often missed by traditional ML techniques. …”
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Effect of Nitrogen Level on Herbage and Seed Yield of Rhodes Grass (Chloris gayana) by Mulisa Faji Dida, Alemeyehu Abebe Lemore, Kedija Ahmed Seid

“…The collected data were analyzed using the general linear model procedure of SAS, and the least significance difference was used for mean separation. …”
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Model Predictive Control for Charging Management Considering Mobile Charging Robots by Max Faßbender, Nicolas Rößler, Christoph Wellmann, Markus Eisenbarth, Jakob Andert

“…This study investigates a Model Predictive Control (MPC) approach using Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) to coordinate MCR charging and movement, accounting for the additional complexity that EVs can park at arbitrary locations. …”
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Evaluation of the Ellman’s Reagent Protocol for Free Sulfhydryls Under Protein Denaturing Conditions by Sophia R. Ginet, Frank Gonzalez, Maxine L. Marano, Megha D. Salecha, Joseph E. Reiner, Gregory A. Caputo

“…The data demonstrate that the assay maintains linearity under these various conditions. The assay was then applied to a variety of models and biomarker peptides and exhibits the expected linear response. …”
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Improving winter condition simulations in SURFEX-TEB v9.0 with a multi-layer snow model and ice by G. Colas, V. Masson, F. Bouttier, L. Bouilloud, L. Pavan, V. Karsisto

“…Our findings show that the enhanced TEB model (named TEB-ES) outperforms TEB, as well as a benchmark model, ISBA-Route/CROCUS, but with mixed results against a multiple linear regression in-sample algorithm. For roads with high traffic and/or winter maintenance operations, future modelling work should focus on the representation of anthropic effects.…”
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Cardiovascular risk factors and intima-media complex thickness in women of childbearing age with rheumatoid arthritis by S A Polyakova, T A Raskina

“…To reveal subclinical forms of atherosclerosis common carotid arteries (CCA) duplex scanning with measurement of intima-media complex (IMC) was performed using ultrasound system “Acuson 128/XP10” (USA) by linear sensor with 7 MHz frequency. C- reactive protein (CRP) was assessed by immuno-enzyme assay. …”
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ESG REPORTING IN ROMANIA: ASSESSING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES AND THEIR FINANCIAL IMPACT ON BET-LISTED COMPANIES by Raul-Constantin BUCUREAN, Roxana-Nadina BUCUREAN (ROIBAN)

“…To examine the financial implications of ESG performance, a quantitative analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression. The results indicate a statistically significant and positive correlation between the Social (S) score and EBITDA, suggesting that companies with stronger social engagement—such as employee welfare, community involvement, and health and safety practices—may benefit from improved financial performance. …”
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Influence of Dufour, Soret and radiation on unsteady MHD flow through a porous media past an infinite inclined vertical plate with ohmic heating: Numerical study by B. Shankar Goud, Mekala Aparna, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar

“…The finite difference method is used to assess quantitatively the characteristics of flows by transforming the governing equations into the dimensionless partial differential equations (PDEs). The non-linear non-dimensional coupled partial differential equations of the flow model are solved numerically by taking into consideration the competent implicit Crank-Nicolson finite difference process. …”
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Use of Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography (CE-MRA) for the Diagnosis of a Vascular Ring Anomaly in a Dog by Silke Hecht, April M. Durant, William H. Adams, Gordon A. Conklin

“…A small ductus diverticulum and an indistinct linear soft tissue band crossing the esophagus were also noted. …”
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Influential factors on speed reduction at vertical deflection devices in mixed traffic environments by Thanawit Lertpornprasopchok, Thaned Satiennam, Wichuda Satiennam, Nopadon Kronprasert

“…Video recordings enabled the analysis of spot speeds at 10-meter intervals, starting 50 m before and extending 50 m beyond each device. Multiple linear regression analysis was utilized to identify the factors affecting speed reductions. …”
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ASSESSING UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN TANAH DATAR REGENCY: INSIGHTS FROM SMALL AREA ESTIMATION by Rara Sandhy Winanda, Yasyfin Ikrima Khairani, Fajar Wisga Permana

“…The SAE method applied is Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (EBLUP), using the Restricted Maximum Likelihood (REML) estimation model. …”
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