Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Status and Longitudinal Changes in Weight and Waist Circumference: Influence of Genetic Predisposition to Adiposity. by Sofus C Larsen, Lars Ängquist, Max Moldovan, Ville Huikari, Sylvain Sebert, Alana Cavadino, Tarunveer Singh Ahluwalia, Tea Skaaby, Allan Linneberg, Lise Lotte N Husemoen, Ulla Toft, Oluf Pedersen, Torben Hansen, Karl-Heinz Herzig, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Chris Power, Elina Hyppönen, Berit L Heitmann, Thorkild I A Sørensen

“…We combined 42 adiposity-associated Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) into four scores indicating genetic predisposition to BMI, WC and WHRBMI, or all three traits combined. Linear regression was used to examine the association between serum 25(OH)D and ΔBW or ΔWC, SNP-score × 25(OH)D interactions were examined, and results from the individual cohorts were meta-analyzed. …”
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Mothers’ Oral Health Literacy and its Relationship with Children’s dmft: A Cross-Sectional Study in an Iranian Population by Samaneh Salarian, Mohammad Reza Ansari Bejestani, Fatemeh Owlia

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS25 software and Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis, Spearman's correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression tests. The significance level was considered to be 0.05.Results: Mother’s average oral health literacy score was 60.11±51.78. …”
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Flaxseed Lignan Complex Administration in Older Human Type 2 Diabetics Manages Central Obesity and Prothrombosis—An Invitation to Further Investigation into Polypharmacy Reduction... by D. E. Barre, K. A. Mizier-Barre, E. Stelmach, J. Hobson, O. Griscti, A. Rudiuk, D. Muthuthevar

“…A univariate repeated measures analysis of covariance (significance P<0.05) was followed by a mixed linear model effects analysis corrected for multiple comparisons (MCC). …”
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Analysis for Bopivirus B in goats in the Sichuan province, China using a novel TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction assay by Kehamo Abi, Youwen Yang, Chen Yang, Kegu Ji’e, Falong Yang

“…Results The assay demonstrated a linear relationship between 2.73 × 103 and 2.73 × 109 copies/µL, with a high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.999) and amplification efficiency of 109%. …”
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A systematic study on PM2.5 and PM10 concentration prediction in air pollution using machine learning and deep learning model by Pranshu Patel, Swara Patel, Kanish Shah, Kedar Desai, Samrat Patel, Manan Shah, Samir Patel

“…To determine their predictive effectiveness, various machine learning models, including Linear Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, and XGBoost, were compared against a deep learning-based Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model. …”
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Aligning Evapotranspiration from MOD16A2.061 Product to Ground Estimates in Piemonte (NW Italy): an analysis of temporal and spatial biases by E. Ronco, E. C. Borgogno Mondino

“…We compared PET data from 2010 to 2022 with ground-based ET₀ and applied a bias-correction method using linear regression models calibrated on local meteorological time series. …”
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Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice towards cystic echinococcosis among undergraduate students in China. by Yijie Xu, Chengkai Luo, Jiacheng Liu, Congwei Shen, Xingming Ma

“…The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the questionnaire, the χ2 test for comparing rates, the independent sample T test for KAP scores, and linear regression analyses were conducted in the study.…”
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Men’s recollections of child and adolescent parental bonding and prospective associations with shame in adulthood by Georgia A. Zoumboulis, Kayla A. Mansour, Lauren M. Francis, Christopher J. Greenwood, Craig A. Olsson, Gessica O. Misuraca, Jacqui A. Macdonald

“…Shame was assessed 3 and 4 years later using the Event-Related Shame and Guilt Scale. Linear regressions, using Generalized Estimating Equations (GEEs), were performed to examine associations between parental bonding with the participants’ mothers and fathers separately and shame at the two subsequent timepoints. …”
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Exploring the predictive value of carotid Doppler ultrasound and clinical features for spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension: a prospective observational study by Esmée C. de Boer, Joris van Houte, Catarina Dinis Fernandes, Tom Bakkes, Jens Muehlsteff, R. Arthur Bouwman, Massimo Mischi

“…Logistic regression models studied linear relationships within the derived set of ultrasound and clinical features, and support vector machine models evaluated nonlinear relationships. …”
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A GIS-Independent method of Stream-Order-Law Ratios Prediction in Catchments for direct Runoff Hydrograph Estimation by Mostafa Akbari Kheirabadi, Touraj Sabzevari, Andrea Petroselli, Mohsen Tarahi

“…The equations presented herein have been developed based on non-linear regressions of data from nine catchments. …”
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Synthesis of copper sulphide thin film on Indium Tin Oxide glass plate by SILAR method and its characterization by Arjunan Krishnaveni, Gnanasangeetha David Selvaraj, Anitha Nilavan, Susai Rajendran, Časlav Lacnjevac, Hashem Abdulhameed Al

“…The polarization study reveals that the linear polarization resistance (LPR) value decreases, when compared to ITO plate immersed in sea water. …”
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Exploring personal, community, and societal conditions associated with South Korean new graduate nurses’ organizational socialization: a cross-sectional survey study by Jihye Song, Jeongsuk Lee, Youmin Cho, Ahyoung Jeon, Moonhee Gang

“…Bivariate analyses and multiple linear regression were conducted to determine the associations between organizational socialization and these factors. …”
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Spatial-temporal Variations and Causes of Water Quality in Mainstream of Malian River in Loess Plateau from 2016 to 2021 by Wang Cheng, Jing Xiaolan, Li Min, Duan Jianhong, Dong Xingyou

“…Trends in water quality evolution were analyzed by using the linear trend method. [Results] ① The overall environmental quality of the Malian River water in Qingyang City from 2016 to 2021 was poor (category Ⅴ), and the comprehensive pollution index was high. …”
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Warming increases richness and shapes assemblages of eukaryotic parasitic plankton by Amruta Rajarajan, Sławek Cerbin, Kingsly C. Beng, Michael T. Monaghan, Justyna Wolinska

“…Other groups exhibited clear seasonal trends with richness of oomycetes peaking in spring and summer, and that of Cryptomycota in winter and autumn. A general linear model revealed a marginally positive correlation between chytrid parasite richness and richness of their green algal, diatom, and dinoflagellate hosts. …”
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Comparative assessment of satellite-based models through Planetscope and landsat-8 for determining physico-chemical water quality parameters in Varuna River (India) by Bikash Ranjan Parida, Shivangi Tiwari, Chandra Shekhar Dwivedi, Arvind Chandra Pandey, Bhaskar Singh, Mukunda Dev Behera, Navneet Kumar

“…Surface reflectance and band ratios are mainly utilized as input data to develop linear regression with measured water quality data. …”
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Physical activity level among male and female middle to high school students and impact of perceived school climate: a longitudinal analysis by Biplav Babu Tiwari, Jacob Matta, Michael R. Thomsen, Linlin Da, Kiran Thapa, Ye Shen, Justin B. Ingels, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa

“…Descriptive analysis measured the trend and male vs. female differences in physical activity. A multivariable linear regression model was developed to assess the impact of school climate on physical activity and male–female differences.ResultsThe decline in physical activity with increasing grade levels was notably more pronounced in females than males. …”
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Optimization of Bus Dispatching in Public Transportation Through a Heuristic Approach Based on Passenger Demand Forecasting by Javier Esteban Barrera Hernandez, Luis Enrique Tarazona Torres, Alejandra Tabares, David Álvarez-Martínez

“…Additionally, we introduce a tailored mathematical model—grounded in mixed-integer linear programming and space-time flows—that serves as a benchmark to evaluate our heuristic’s performance under the operational constraints typical of traditional public transportation systems in Colombian mid-sized cities. …”
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Solvent-Driven Enrichment and Multiplex Analysis of Local Anesthetics by Thin-Layer Chromatography Coupled with Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Huimin Sui, Miao Li, Yangyang Gao, Jie Luo, Fangyuan Ban, Tao Xu, Shuang Fu, Chao-Yang Zhao, Hailin Wen, Cuiyan Han

“…In order to improve the sensitivity, TLC spots were concentrated into smaller ones using methanol through solvent-driven enrichment, then Ag NPs staining was applied to enriched spots for a strong and unique SERS response of each anesthetic. As a result, linear calibration curves of SERS intensity ratio versus negative logarithm of spotting amounts sampled on TLC plates were obtained, along with the lowest detectable amounts in this study were 1 ng (Pro), 10 pg (Tet), 10 ng (Dib), 50 ng (Mep), 50 ng (Lid), and 0.1 μg (Rop), which were up to 2 × 10⁴ times more sensitive than our previous TLC-Raman method. …”
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Sex differences in lithium concentrations among bipolar patients with different episodes based on real-world therapeutic monitoring data by Yuanhan Bai, Haichen Yang, Jindong Chen, Lina Wang, Zuowei Wang, Xinhua Shen, Jing Sun, Tiebang Liu

“…Sex differences in lithium concentrations and potential affecting factors were explored using the generalized estimating equation and multiple linear regression analysis, respectively. Results A total of 525 bipolar patients were included, comprising 328 patients diagnosed with mania or mania with depressive features and 197 with bipolar depression. …”
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Validation of a Novel Endoscopic Feature that Predicts Helicobacter pylori-negative Status: Does the Scratch Sign Reflect H. pylori Non-infection? by Jun-young Seo, Hyo-Jin Cho, Sang Jong Park, Ah Young Lee, Sang-Jung Kim, Ji Yong Ahn

“…Background/Aims Identification of Helicobacter pylori infection status is necessary as H. pylori is associated with gastric malignancy. Recently, a red linear scrape-like appearance on the gastric mucosa, called the “scratch sign,” was reported to be associated with H. pylori-negative gastric mucosal status. …”
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