Predictive modelling of air pollution affecting human tuberculosis risk on Mainland China by Boli Qin, Rongqing He, Xiaopeng Qin, Jiayan Jiang, Chenxing Zhou, Songze Wu, Jichong Zhu, Shaofeng Wu, Jiarui Chen, Jiang Xue, Kechang He, Chong Liu, Jie Ma, Xinli Zhan

“…Data on TB rates and six air pollution indicators were collected and analyzed for correlations. Regression models were built using six algorithms, among which the random forest (RF) model showed superior performance. …”
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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and severe periodontitis using NHANES 2009–2014 by Guiying He, Jiatong Zhang, Xinyue Liu, Zhengjie Qiu, Mengqing Yan, Mingxuan Zhang, Dongyang Wu, Lipei Liu, Cheng Ding, Xing Chen

“…Given the well-established association between obesity and periodontitis, this cross-sectional clinical study aimed to investigate the relationship between WWI and severe periodontitis while evaluating its potential as a simple predictive marker for periodontitis. The study analyzed periodontal examination data and WWI measurements from participants in the 2009–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), employing weighted logistic regression, smoothed curve fitting, and subgroup analyses. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes toward HPV, cervical cancer and HPV vaccine among healthcare providers in Ahvaz, Southwest Iran by Abdolhussein Shakurnia, Farinam Salehpoor, Mehri Ghafourian, Roohangiz Nashibi

“…A knowledge score (range 0–20) was calculated, and adequate knowledge was assumed for a score ≥ a cutoff 70% (answering 13 of the 20 items). Factors associated with knowledge were explored and multivariate regression was used to analyze independent factors of adequate knowledge. …”
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Economic burden of pertussis and its determinants in Zhejiang Province, China: A cross-sectional study by Xuewen Tang, Ying Su, RuiYan, Hui Liang, Hanqing He

“…The questionnaire was designed to incorporate the European Quality of Life—5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) and health utility values were calculated using the Chinese health utility value scoring system. Logistic regression analysis was employed to identify potential factors that may influence these costs. …”
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Gastrointestinal adverse events associated with Lenvatinib versus Lenvatinib plus Pembrolizumab: A pharmacovigilance study in FDA adverse event reporting system by Chufeng Ding, Lin Ma, Yankun Liang, Zhenpo Zhang, Qimin Wu, Jun Lyu, Ling Su

“…Univariate logistic regression identified independent risk factors. A total of 291 severe gastrointestinal AEs reports were included. …”
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Prognostic Value of Inflammatory Markers, CA 19-9, MELD Score, and ECOG in Stage 4 Gastric Cancer with Liver Metastases by Esra Zeynelgil, Serkan Gülcü, Abdülkadir Koçanoğlu, Yakup Düzköprü, Gökşen İnanç İmamoğlu, Tülay Eren

“…There was no difference in survival according to the determined categories of age (p=0.395), gender (p=0.670), smoking status (p=0.764), body mass index (BMI) (p=0.563), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) (p=0.057), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (p=0.359), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (p=0.158), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) (p=0.811), and MELD score (p=0.561). In univariate Cox regression analysis, an ECOG score of 2 and above [hazard ratio (HR) 4.03; p<0.001] and a CA 19-9>37.1 U/mL (HR 1.54; p=0.018) were determined as poor prognostic factors, and BMI, NLR, PLR, MLR, MELD score, and CEA did not show prognostic significance. …”
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Dietary antioxidants and flavonoids are inversely associated with prostate cancer risk and mortality: evidence from NHANES and machine learning by Yanyang Jin, Dong-shan Lv, Li-po Zhou, Li Xiao, Guang-quan Tong, Abdallah Karim, Shuai Xue, Hongyang Tian, Cheng-cai Wang, Kun Feng, Ding-ming Song, You-liang Guan

“…Although flavonoids and antioxidants show promise in experimental models, evidence from population-based studies remains limited.ObjectivesThis research aimed to investigate the relationship between the consumption of antioxidants and flavonoids in the diet and the risk and survival of PCa, as well as to assess the potential of machine learning models in identifying significant dietary factors.MethodsData from 2,629 male participants aged ≥40 years from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2010 were analyzed. …”
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Soil Nutrient Dynamics and Fungal Community Shifts Drive the Degradation of <i>Pinus sylvestris</i> var. <i>mongholica</i> Plantations in the Loess Plateau by Jiaxing Wang, Xiaotian Su, Yimou Luo, Yue Zhang, Yihan Wang, Jing Gao, Defu Wang

“…With an increasing stand age, the fungal diversity decreased, the ectomycorrhizal fungi declined, and the pathogenic fungi increased, exacerbating plantation degradation. Regression analysis further indicated a significant negative correlation between AK content and stand age, suggesting potassium deficiency as a critical driver of tree health decline. …”
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Towards sustainable urban agriculture in the arid GCC states: Drivers of technology adoption among small-scale farmers by Elnazir Ramadan, Suliman Abdalla, Ali Al Ahbabi, Tarig Gibreel, Naeema Al Hosani

“…By utilizing the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) framework, along with diffusion of innovation, institutional and risk theories, data was gathered through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using ordinal logistic regression (OLR). The analysis identified key drivers of adoption, including performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, trust in government and technology providers, and cultural norms. …”
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Construction of a predictive model for cerebral small vessel disease MRI burden based on β2-microglobulin and lipoprotein(a) by Xiaoyan LI, Hongge JI, Tingting WANG, Yingying LI, Xijing ZHA, Bin LI, Dan JIANG

“…The related clinical data were compared between the two groups. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent factors for CSVD moderate/severe MRI burden. …”
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Sleep disturbance, cancer-related fatigue, and depression as determinants of quality of life among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study by Abdelaziz Hendy, Rasha Kadri Ibrahim, Amani Darwish, Saher Al Sabbah, Abeer Yahia Mahdy Shalby, Rahmah Khubrani, Amal Elhaj Alawad, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Nadia Mohamed Ibrahim Wahba

“…Results Findings revealed that 99.2% of patients experienced fatigue, 87.4% reported poor sleep, and 93.3% exhibited depressive symptoms. Regression analysis demonstrated that sleep disturbance had the strongest negative impact on QoL (B = -1.506, p < 0.001), overshadowing both fatigue and depression. …”
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Technical evaluation of Turbuhaler® use in children with bronchial asthma: combination of a checklist and inhalation parameters by Lina Liang, Ruogang Huang, Yun Li, Zhufeng Wang, Kang Peng, Junfeng Lin, Feifei Huang, Xiaoyin Yao, Jinping Zheng, Yi Gao

“…The technique of using Turbuhaler® was evaluated step by step, and the inhalation parameters of patients were subsequently tested. Influencing factors related to inhaler technique were analyzed by ordered logistic regression analysis. …”
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Effects of Cloud Cover on Surface Sublimation at 4,817 m a.s.l. on the Flat‐Top August‐One Glacier of the Northern Tibetan Plateau by Shuhai Guo, Yueping Li, Rensheng Chen, Chuntan Han

“…We noted that the specific humidity gradient and wind speed combined as a more important role in determining sublimation based on the multiple linear regression analysis. Overall, on this westerly dominated glacier, the weak sublimation in overcast conditions was primarily associated with the combined effect of significantly higher air moisture and decreased wind speed. …”
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Are bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) serum levels correlated with development of hepatic fibrosis? by Nazlim Aktug Demir, Servet Kolgelier, Ahmet Cagkan Inkaya, Sua Sumer, Lutfi Saltuk Demir, Fatma Seher Pehlivan, Mahmure Arslan, Abdullah Arpaci

“…The AUROC for the BMP-7 level in advanced stage fibrosis was found to be 0.23. The data were analyzed using the binary logistic regression analysis (backward stepwise method) and BMP-7, HBVDNA, and platelet levels were found to be risk factors associated with fibrosis (p values 0.031, 0.040, and 0.001, respectively). …”
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Challenges and Opportunities for the Agricultural Producers in Sinana District in Reflection of COVID-19 Pandemic by Meskerem Abebe, Alemayehu Legesse, Fekadu Gadisa, Munira Hussen

“…A total of 991 farmers were selected from the entire 22 kebeles in the district. The data were analyzed using multilevel binary logistic random intercept regression models with maximum-likelihood parameter estimation. …”
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Impact of a standardized emergency department asthma care pathway on health services utilization by Chanel Kwok, Katherine Lajkosz, Carole Madeley, Mona Jabbour, Teresa To, M. Diane Lougheed

“…Survey data were linked to provincial health administrative data to quantify acute health services utilization. A Poisson regression interrupted time series analysis was conducted. …”
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The prevalence and correlates of biomarker positive unhealthy alcohol use among women living with and without HIV in San Francisco, California. by Jennifer P Jain, Yifei Ma, Carol Dawson-Rose, Glenn-Milo Santos, Alvina Han, Jennifer Price, Judith A Hahn, Phyllis C Tien

“…Among the 168 women in the analysis sample, the median age was 55; 51% identified as Black/African American, 47% were living with HIV and 28% had PEth levels ≥50 ng/ml which are suggestive of unhealthy alcohol use. …”
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Modeling operating speed of mixed vehicular classes at horizontal curves on two-lane undivided rural highways by Suprabeet Datta

“…Comfort threshold values, derived from acceleration data, ranged from 0.331LG to 0.576LG, decreasing with smaller curve radii. The SEM analysis identifies key factors affecting driver comfort and behaviour on curves. …”
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Association between perceived financial hardship and sleep duration among Korean adolescents by Sujin Kim, Yun Hwa Jung, Hin Moi Youn, Eun-Cheol Park

“…The association between financial hardship and sleep duration was examined using multinomial logistic regression analysis conducted in SAS version 9.4. Students who perceived their households as financially strained were more likely to experience both reduced and increased sleep durations (males < 7 h, odds ratio [OR]: 1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00–1.22; females < 7 h, OR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.01–1.29; females ≥ 9 h, OR: 1.52, 95% CI: 1.16–1.99). …”
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Association of dietary vitamin intake with gallstone risk in US adults: a cross-sectional NHANES study by Pinchu Chen, Chenfenglin Yang, Jieru Ding, Yao Li, Wen Hu, Qifan Zhang

“…We conducted a multifactorial logistic regression analysis to explore the association between vitamin intake and the prevalence of gallstones. …”
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