Vegetation Dynamics and Responses to Climate Variations and Human Activities in the Basin of the Yarlung Tsangpo, Lhasa, and Nianchu Rivers in the Tibetan Plateau by Chunbo Su, Jingji Li, Ying Xiang, Shurong Yang, Xiaochao Zhang, Dinghui Xu, Shijun Wang, Tingbin Zhang, Peihao Peng, Xiaolu Tang

“…This study utilized MODIS normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data from 2000 to 2019, combined with trend analysis (univariate linear regression and the Mann–Kendall test), partial correlation analysis, and residual analysis methods, to investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of vegetation cover and its responses to climate change and human activities in the Yarlung Tsangpo River, Lhasa River, and Nianchu River Basin (YLN Basin) on the Tibetan Plateau. …”
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Entropy, Irreversibility, and Time-Series Deep Learning of Kinematic and Kinetic Data for Gait Classification in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Idiopathic Toe Walking, and Hereditar... by Alfonso de Gorostegui, Massimiliano Zanin, Juan-Andrés Martín-Gonzalo, Javier López-López, David Gómez-Andrés, Damien Kiernan, Estrella Rausell

“…Further analyses explored the effects of inter-laboratory comparisons and the spatiotemporal resolution of time series on classification performance and evaluated the impact of age and walking speed with linear mixed models. The results revealed that statistical physics metrics were able to differentiate among impaired gait patterns, achieving classification scores comparable to ResNet. …”
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Impact and lag effects of meteorology, air pollution and their interaction on HFRS: A case study of cities in Central China by Wentao Kuang, Yuxi He, Piaoyi Luo, Liuyi Fu, Han Ni, Jin Zhao, Shanghui Yi, Wenting Zha, Yuan Lv

“…The effects of the mixed effects of meteorological and air pollutants on the incidence of HFRS were comprehensively evaluated by constructing a distributed hysteresis linear model (DLNM) and Bayesian nuclear machine regression (BKMR). …”
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Systemic therapy informed self-help and paraprofessional training in a naturalistic setting: study protocol of a digital randomised trial by Pieter Erasmus, Moritz Borrmann, Ayesha Tariq Ali, Stefanie Herta, Jule Becker, Glen Moriarty, Gunther Meinlschmidt

“…To estimate intervention effects, we intend to conduct generalised linear mixed models of primary, and secondary parameters, adjusted for potential covariates (e.g., gender, age categories, socioeconomic status) as fixed effects. …”
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A cross-sectional study of factors influencing sexual health among spouses of patients with cervical cancer. by Yan Shi, Li Zhang, Yu Zhou, Xuejun Liao, Tingting Zhu, Jun Cai

“…The questionnaire assessed demographic information, clinical information, and information about sexual health cognition, sexual distress and sexual needs. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to identify the factors associated with sexual health cognition. …”
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Integrative bioinformatics and machine learning identify iron metabolism genes MAP4, GPT, and HIRIP3 as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in Alzheimer’s disease by Xiaoqiong An, Xiangguang Zeng, Zhenzhen Yi, Manni Cao, Yijia Wang, Wenfeng Yu, Wenfeng Yu, Zhenkui Ren, Zhenkui Ren

“…Recent evidence suggests a role for dysregulated iron metabolism in the pathogenesis of AD, although the precise molecular mechanisms remain largely undefined.Materials and methodsTo address the role of iron metabolism in AD, we utilized an integrative bioinformatics approach that combines weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) with machine learning techniques, including LASSO regression and Generalized Linear Models (GLM), to identify hub genes associated with AD. …”
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Vitamin D status and its association with muscle discomfort among Malay female indoor workers - a cross-sectional study by Nadwah Shafiqah Md Salleh, Leong Yi Le Nicole, Saidatul Aisah Shafirudin, Mohd Azzuan Ahmad, Kok-Yong Chin, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Nor Aini Jamil

“…Serum 25(OH)D levels correlated negatively with muscle discomfort (r = -0.20; p = 0.04) and positively with dietary intake (r = 0.43, p < 0.001) and physical activity (r = 0.45, p < 0.001). Linear regression identified dietary vitamin D intake (β = 0.59, p < 0.001) and physical activity (β = 0.25, p = 0.002) as significant predictors of serum 25(OH)D levels. …”
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From standardized to individualized margins for online adaptive tumor dose escalation in rectal cancer by C. M. Kensen, Lisa Wiersema, Anja Betgen, Doenja M.J. Lambregts, Corrie A.M. Marijnen, Uulke A. van der Heide, Tomas M. Janssen

“…The effect of tumor volume, circumference and location in the rectum on intrafraction motion was studied using linear mixed effect modeling and individualized margins were calculated for each group. …”
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Effects of Fluid Intake on Sleep Duration and Quality Among Healthy Adults by Fein T, Garay J, Voss MA

“…In a subset of successfully dehydrated participants (n = 8), sleep length, REM length, and sleep efficiency all associated with quantity of water/fluid intake (p &lt; 0.05), with a significantly strong correlation found for REM sleep length (r = 0.800, p &lt; 0.05, R2= 0.64). In the linear mixed effects model, a significant interaction was observed between adequate hydration and water intake on REM sleep (B = 37.41, SE = 9.89, unadjusted p = 0.006, adjusted p = 0.028). …”
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The impact of pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity on the birth weight of offspring born from women with polycystic ovarian syndrome by Jiejing Jiao, Yiyuan Zhang, Jiayi Zhou, Rui Lv, Linlin Cui

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) logistic regression was used to analyze the non-linear associations between pre-pregnancy BMI and infants BW. …”
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Combination of spatial and temporal de-noising and artifact reduction techniques in multi-channel dry EEG by Milana Komosar, Gabriella Tamburro, Gabriella Tamburro, Uwe Graichen, Silvia Comani, Silvia Comani, Jens Haueisen

“…The EEG signal quality after application of each denoising method was calculated by means of standard deviation (SD), signal to noise ratio (SNR), and root mean square deviation (RMSD), and a generalized linear mixed effects (GLME) model was used to identify significant changes of these parameters and quantify the changes in the EEG signal quality.ResultsThe grand average values of SD improved from 9.76 (reference preprocessed EEG) to 8.28, 7.91, 6.72, and 6.15 μV for Fingerprint + ARCI, SPHARA, Fingerprint + ARCI + SPHARA, and Fingerprint + ARCI + improved SPHARA, respectively. …”
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Repeated intestinal perforations in vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a case report of a novel mutation in the COL3A1 gene by Taichi Horino, Yuji Miyamoto, Mayuko Ohuchi, Katsuhiro Ogawa, Naoya Yoshida, Takatoshi Ishiko, Chieko Kukinaka, Rumi Sasaki, Takashi Ohba, Hideo Baba

“…We detected dehiscence at the entry hole of the linear stapler during the operation and thus performed partial resection of the affected jejunum, followed by jejunostomy. …”
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Transition to emergency distance learning amid COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of students’ subjective experience of the transformation of university learning environment by E. I. Kazakova, I. E. Kondrakova, Yu. L. Proekt

“…The authors also used factorial ANOVA, correspondence analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. Statistical calculations were performed using Statistica ver. 7.0 (Statsoft). 4558 students from 30 Russian universities (located in 23 subjects of Russia) took part in the research.Results. …”
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Longitudinal monitoring of load-velocity variables in preferred-stroke and front-crawl with national and international swimmers by Ryan Keating, Rodney Kennedy, Carla McCabe

“…Swimmers completed 4–6 testing sessions, each involving 3 × 10 m sprints against resistances of 1, 5, and 9 kg (males) and 1, 3, and 5 kg (females), in both front-crawl and their preferred-stroke. Linear mixed-effects models assessed changes in LV outputs—V0, L0 (absolute and relative to body mass), relative slope (−V0/rL0), and active drag (AD). …”
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Prevalence of probable depression and factors associated with mean Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) depression score among young women at high risk aged 15-24 years in Kampala, Uga... by Onesmus Kamacooko, Daniel Bagiire, Francis Xavier Kasujja, Miriam Mirembe, Janet Seeley, Rachel King

“…Socio-demographics and behaviour data were collected and factors associated with mean HSCL depression score were analysed using multiple linear regression.<h4>Results</h4>Data was available for 600 participants, mean age 20.4 (SD±2.44) years. …”
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EVALUATION OF ULTRASOUND REMISSION CRITERIA IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS DURING TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY by Rita Aleksandrovna Osipyants, D E Karateev, E Yu Panasyuk, G V Lukina, A V Smirnov, S I Glukhova, E N Aleksandrova, A V Volkov, E L Nasonov

“…The authors made a clinical and laboratory assessment of RA activity (DAS28-CRP, and SDAI), functional impairments (HAQ index) and US verification of wrist joint synovitis (a Voluson-i device, GE, 4-13-MHz linear transducer) at baseline and 6 months after therapy. …”
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A novel soil moisture evaluation framework incorporating brightness temperature and a high-resolution 1 km summer brightness temperature dataset by Ziyue Zhu, Runze Zhang, Bin Fang, Hyunglok Kim, Hoang Hai Nguyen, Venkataraman Lakshmi

“…The two-step evaluation method, which combines physical modeling (RTM and additional models) with machine learning techniques such as non-linear regression and convolutional neural networks (CNN), offers improvements in both temporal and spatial coverage. …”
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Low lean mass and all-cause mortality risk in the middle-aged and older population: a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies by Juan Li, Xiaoling Liu, Qing Yang, Wenying Huang, Zhibin Nie, Yahai Wang

“…There was an inverse non-linear dose-response relationship between lean mass and the risk of all-cause mortality (P &lt; 0.001).ConclusionLow lean mass was significantly associated with 30% higher risk of all-cause mortality in the middle-aged and older population. …”
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Study of the antmicrobial action and disinfecting properties of the hypochloritic acid solution obtained by the electrolysis method by O. M. Brezvyn, I. Ya. Kotsiumbas, D. V. Hyrenko, T. V. Luk'yanenko, O. B. Shmychkova, L. V. Dmitrikova, O. B. Velichenko

“…At the same time, the obtained results indicated the absence of a linear relationship between the amount of organic load and sporicidal activity. …”
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Development of FastFrail—a rapid frailty screening tool for medical calls: a development study based on cross-sectional data from an urgent care centre in Norway by Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Valborg Baste, Isabel Sebjørnsen, Marit Stordal Bakken, Martine Nybakk Vedvik, Nora Advocaat Wigand, Christine Olsen Gulla

“…Further development of the tool was based on statistical analyses of this data material and final discussions in the panel.Setting Urgent care centre in Norway, data collected between January and August 2022.Participants All patients ≥70 years were eligible for inclusion, with the exception of patients triaged to the highest urgency level and patients not able to answer questions with no next of kin present.Primary outcome Potential items associated with frailty by CFS, measured by explained variance (adjusted R2 values from linear regression analyses).Results Nine potential items were developed and administered on 200 patients (59% female), of whom 48% were 70–79 years, 38% were 80–89 years and 14% were ≥90 years. …”
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