Relationship between evaluation factors and star ratings for Japanese community healthcare institutions in electronic word-of-mouth reviews: an observational study by Hiroki Maita, Yuki Kanezaki, Takashi Akimoto, Tadashi Kobayashi, Takahiro Hirano, Hiroyuki Kato

“…For quantitative analysis, a multivariate analysis using a linear regression model was conducted with the categorised factors from the qualitative analysis as explanatory variables and eWOM ratings as response variables. …”
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Epicardial adipose tissue volume is associated with impaired left ventricular strain in patients with metabolic syndrome: the mediating role of myocardial energetic efficiency by Wei-Feng Yan, Jin Wang, Yuan Li, Shi-Qin Yu, Yu Jiang, Xue-Ming Li, Yi-Ning Jiang, Ke Shi, Yue Gao, Shan Huang, Zhi-Gang Yang

“…Pearson correlation analysis, multivariable linear regression and mediation analysis (bootstrapped 95% confidence intervals) were performed to evaluate the direct and MEEI-mediated effects of EATV on LV myocardial strain. …”
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Impact of horizontal and vertical posterior pole steepness on the dimensions of idiopathic macular hole by Niroj Kumar Sahoo, Jay Chhablani, Ashika Patil, Ninan Jacob, Mudit Tyagi, Srinivas Rao Podili, Rahman Khan Pathan

“…Various MH parameters like baseline hole parameters like minimum linear diameter (MLD), baseline hole diameter (BHD), and hole angles were calculated. …”
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The Influence of Socio-economic, Behavioural and Environmental Factors on Taenia spp. Transmission in Western Kenya: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Survey in Humans and Pigs. by Nicola A Wardrop, Lian F Thomas, Peter M Atkinson, William A de Glanville, Elizabeth A J Cook, C Njeri Wamae, Sarah Gabriël, Pierre Dorny, Leslie J S Harrison, Eric M Fèvre

“…The presence of HP10 antigen in humans was correlated (non-linearly) with the proportion of land within a 1 km buffer that was flooding agricultural land and grassland (odds ratio [OR] = 1.09 and 0.998; p = 0.03 and 0.03 for the linear and quadratic terms respectively), gender (OR = 0.58 for males compared to females, p = 0.02), level of education (OR = 0.62 for primary level education versus no formal education, p = 0.09), use of well water for drinking (OR = 2.76 for those who use well water versus those who do not, p = 0.02) and precipitation (OR = 0.998, p = 0.02). …”
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A Clinical-Metabolic Prediction Model for Suicidal Behaviors Risk Stratification in First-Admission Major Depressive Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by Geng L, Zhang S, Yan J, Wang R

“…The combined model of PSS, HAMA, and CGI-SI demonstrated strong discriminative accuracy (AUC=0.87, 95% CI: 0.83– 0.91). Linear regression further linked HAMA scores to SB severity (β=0.21, p=0.029).Conclusion: SB in first-hospitalized MDD patients correlates with anxiety symptoms, psychotic features, and metabolic dysregulation. …”
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Sex differences in the association between atherogenic index of plasma and α-klotho: insights from a community-based cohort by Xiaoyan Tang, Jie Liu, Hongwei Li, Zili Chen, Li Yang, Rui Du

“…Weighted multivariate linear regression models assessed the association between AIP and serum α-Klotho (SαKl) levels, adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates. …”
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MRI assessment of the abdominal adipose tissue and the state of the abdominal aorta in patients with coronary artery disease: association with metabolic disorders by N. I. Ryumshina, O. A. Koshelskaya, I. V. Kologrivova, O. A. Kharitonova, K. A. Nasekina, V. Yu. Ussov

“…In the course of a multiple linear regression analysis, we detected the independent determinants, which described 95% of the total VAT volume variability and were represented by waist circumference (WC) and serum levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and adiponectin. …”
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Investigating the level of nurses’ participation in physicians’ clinical decisions and the factors affecting it: evidence from a cross-sectional study from nurses’ perspectives... by Shima Bordbar, Maryam Radinmanesh, Jamshid Bahmaei, Hamidreza Farhadi Rad, Ali Reza Yusefi

“…Data were analyzed using t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression using SPSS23 software at a significance level of 0.05. …”
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A note on prognostic accuracy evaluation of regression models applied to longitudinal autocorrelated binary data by Giulia Barbati, Alessio Farcomeni, Patrizio Pasqualetti, Gianfranco Sinagra, Massimo Bovenzi

“…<p class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 200%;" lang="en-US" align="JUSTIFY"><span><span><span><strong>Background: </strong></span></span></span><span><span><span>Focus of this work was on evaluating the prognostic accuracy of two approaches for modelling binary longitudinal outcomes, a Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) and a likelihood based method, Marginalized Transition Model (MTM), in which a transition model is combined with a marginal generalized linear model describing the average response as a function of measured predictors.…”
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Association between the American heart association’s life’s essential 8 score and cognitive function: a cross-sectional NHANES study by Jiuyang Sun, Xinyu Tu, Shuwei Wang, Jie Wang, Jingxue Liang, Zhenguo Liu, Lu Song

“…Conclusions LE8 score had significant linear association with both cognitive test score and subjective cognitive performance. …”
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Prognostic nutritional index as a potential predictor of prognosis in patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study by Mingyuan Pan, Zheng Li, Shanfeng Sheng, Xiao Teng, Yuyang Li

“…The multivariable Cox proportional hazards model indicated that high PNI was independently associated with 14, 28, and 90-day all—cause mortality, with HRs of 0.62, 0.56, and 0.59 (all P &lt; 0.0001), before and after adjusting for confounders RCS analysis revealed a non-linear link between PNI and short—and medium—term all—cause mortality in sepsis patients. …”
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Clinical significance of glomerular IgM deposit in IgA nephropathy: a 5-year follow-up study by Ziyuan Huang, Jiayan Xu, Jianwei Ma, Chenyi Yuan, Qin Su, Yudong Chu, Jiancheng Huang, Xueyan Bian

“…Moreover, our generalized linear mixed model demonstrated a remarkably higher urine albumin/creatinine ratio (p < 0.01) and serum creatinine (p = 0.04) levels as well as lower serum albumin (p < 0.01) level in IgM-H persistently during the 5-year follow-up. …”
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Hypertension and Ventilatory Responses During Exercise in the Fitness Registry and the Importance of Exercise National Database (FRIEND) by Joseph C. Watso, Austin T. Robinson, Ross Arena, Matthew P. Harber, Leonard A. Kaminsky, Jonathan Myers

“…We compared groups using linear regression adjusted for age, male/female, and body mass index. …”
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Análisis del comportamiento mecánico en una sección de la aorta // Mechanical behavior analysis in an aorta section by A. González-Martin, J. García-de la Figal

“…In the formulation of the finite elements model the material has been considered with a<br />no-linear behavior, with big deformations, hyperplasic, no-homogeneous and orthotropic. …”
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Phylodynamic analysis revealed that human mobility and vaccination were correlated to the local spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Republic of Korea by Sangyi Lee, Dong-Wook Lee, Jeong-Min Kim, Da-Won Kim, Ji-Yun Kim, Jeong-Ah Kim, Il-Hwan Kim, Jee Eun Rhee, Kyung-duk Min, Sung-il Cho, Eun-Jin Kim, Jung-Hoon Kwon

“…In this study, we used phylogeographic analysis combined with a generalized linear model (GLM) to examine the impact of human movement and vaccination on viral transmission. …”
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A comparative analysis of progestin-primed ovarian stimulation versus GnRH antagonists protocols pertaining to stimulation parameters and embryological outcomes in patients with en... by Fazilet Kubra Boynukalin, Fazilet Kubra Boynukalin, Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Meral Gultomruk, Zalihe Yarkiner, Ceren Melisa Akkaya, Sinan Ozkavukcu, Mustafa Bahceci, Gürkan Bozdağ

“…A total of 543 patients were analyzed, with the primary outcome being usable embryos at cleavage stage and secondary outcomes including distribution of embryo quality, clinical pregnancy, and live birth rate.ResultsFor the GnRH antagonist arm, the median (25th-75th percentiles) total gonadotropin dose required during stimulation was significantly higher (2725 [2100–3587.5] vs. 2400 [2050–3075] IU, p = 0.001) and duration was longer (11 [10–12] vs. 10 [9–11] days, p = 0.01), although number of mature oocytes and maturation and fertilization rates were similar in both arms. However, the linear regression analysis revealed that the number of usable day-three embryos was higher with the PPOS protocol than with the GnRH antagonist protocol (OR: 0.890, CI 95%: 0.226 – 1.554, p= 0.009). …”
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Evaluation of relationship between endothelial function and vascular-platelet hemostasis in patients with a good compensation of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension by N. O. Pertseva

“…On the level of endothelin-1 and thrombomodulin concentration positive linear correlation was found, but alpha-granules located in shut inverse correlation not only with endothelin-1 (r=-0.57; p<0.05), as well as with the concentration of glycated hemoglobin (r=-0.76; p<0.05) and with dyslipidemic changes. …”
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Association between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and distant metastasis in breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Xiao-dong Luan, Qian Ren, Ya-lin Zhang, Wen-hai Zhang, Chun-feng Liang, Si-zhi Liang, Zi-hao Liu, Yu-kun Liu

“…Dose-response analysis indicated a linear relationship between ALI and metastasis risk. …”
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SILVER NANOPARTICLES IN THE SOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM OF DRUG RESISTANCE IN MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS by A. V. Zaharov, A. L. Khokhlov, A. E. Ergeshov

“…Toxicology nanopreparations studied 83 non-linear white mice and 146 white rats. Chemotherapeutic Activity nanopreparations determined on an experimental model of tuberculosis in 65 white male mice imbrednoy line BALB/c. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of zoonotic malaria in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Malaysia: systematic review and meta-analysis by Alex Ahebwa, Chutipong Sukkanon, Jeffrey Hii, Ratchadawan Ngoen-Klan, Uraiwan Arunyawat, Sylvie Manguin, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap

“…Meta-regression using a linear mixed-effects models estimated unadjusted odds ratios for transmission determinants. …”
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