Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Pediatric Cancers in Southern Ghana: A Retrospective Observational Study by Efiba Vidda Senkyire Kwarteng, Amma Aboagyewa Larbi, Nanatte Veronica Anderson, Sheriff Wahab, Yaa Gyamfua Oppong‐Mensah, Samuel Ato Andam‐Akorful, Alexander Kwarteng, Lawrence Osei‐Tutu, Gladys Acquah, Comfort Asoogo, Bernice Eklu, Paul Obeng, Barnabas Manlokiya, Ben Gyan, Vivian Paintsil

“…ABSTRACT Background More than 80% of children living with cancer reside in developing countries like Ghana, with over 1000 new cases projected each year. Spatial analysis of pediatric cancers provides insights into possible environmental risk factors, potential genetic associations, and the identification of clusters or hotspots, which can guide further investigation into causal factors and inform population‐level interventions. …”
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Evaluation of two luteal support regimens, intramuscular progesterone and progesterone vaginal gel, for vitrified-warmed embryo transfer in women with chronic salpingitis: a single... by Li Yu, Yifan Luo, Pengyuan He, Mingzhu Bai, Liqun Lou, Juanjuan Yu, Mu Lv, Xinbao Zhang, Zuoshu Qin, Zhenbo Zhang

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were conducted to analyze pregnancy outcomes. …”
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In-person vs mobile app facilitated life skills education to improve the mental health of internally displaced persons in Nigeria: protocol for the RESETTLE-IDPs cluster randomized... by Ejemai Eboreime, Chisom Obi-Jeff, Rita Orji, Tunde M Ojo, Ihoghosa Iyamu, Bala I Harri, Jidda M Said, Funmilayo Oguntimehin, Abdulrahman Ibrahim, Omolayo Anjorin, Andem Effiong Etim Duke, Umar Baba Musami, Linda Liebenberg, Raquel Crider, Lydia Wagami, Asmau MC Dahiru, Jesse C. Uneke, Sanni Yaya, Vincent IO Agyapong

“…Quantitative data will be analyzed using mixed-effects linear regression models, while qualitative data will be examined through reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…Statistical analysis was performed with logistic regression and Chi-squared tests. …”
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A retrospective propensity-matched study comparing whole-brain radiotherapy with simultaneous integrated boost to whole-brain radiotherapy alone for brain metastases by Zheqing Liu, Xiaojing Du, Meiling Deng, Yuanyuan Chen, Shaoxiong Wu

“…The intracranial control and OS condition were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier method, Log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazard regression model. …”
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Pattern and determinants of self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in primary health care facilities in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria by Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Ikeola Adejoke Adeoye, Aishat Bukola Usman, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…A semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on the practice of self-medication. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25; bivariate analysis was done using Chi-square and binary logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of self-medication in pregnancy. …”
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Postnatal Growth Restriction Is Reduced If Birth Weight Is Used for Nutritional Calculations in ELBW Infants by Pradeep Alur, Harithsa Asuri, Jane Cirelli, Ankita Patel, Theodore Bell, Jonathan Liss, Naveed Hussain

“…However, the birth weights were not different between the two periods. When the multiple-regression analysis was done using a discharge weight of >10th percentile as the dependent variable, protein intake before regaining of BW (OR of 4.126 with 95th CI of 2.03-8.36, a P value of 0.00) and AGA status at birth (OR of 8.37 with 95th CI of 2.67-26.24) remained significant factors. …”
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Exploring influenza vaccination coverage and barriers to influenza vaccine uptake among preschool children in Fuzhou in 2022: a cross-sectional study by Haimei Jia, Wenyan Gao, Xun Huang, Qinghua Wang, Yonghan Huang, Liang Chen, Desi Zheng, Yinchuan Zhang, Lifei Xu

“…Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza.ResultsThe coverage rate of influenza vaccination was 7.38% among preschool children in 2022 in Fuzhou City. …”
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NON-TRADITIONAL LIPID PROFILE AND OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE BASED ON CAD-RADS SCORE by Fatihatul Firdaus Munita, Nuraini Yasmin Kusumawardhani, Chaerul Achmad, Astri Astuti, Azizah Muthiah

“…The CAD-RADS score was stratified into three groups: CAD-RADS 0 (no CAD), CAD-RADS 1-2 (stenosis <50%, classified as non-obstructive CAD), and CAD-RADS ≥3 (stenosis ≥50% in ≥1 coronary segment, classified as obstructive CAD). Logistic regression analysis analyzes the association between patients' lipid profiles and CAD-RADS scores. …”
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Clinical features and predictive nomogram for fatigue sequelae in non-severe patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Shanghai, China by Xiao-Lei Shen, Yu-Han Jiang, Shen-Jie Li, Xin-Yi Xie, Yu Cheng, Li Wu, Jun Shen, Wei Chen, Jian-Ren Liu

“…After cluster analysis, lasoo regression and logistic regressions, a nomogram prediction model was produced as a result of investigating the risk factors for fatigue. …”
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Alpha and Kappa angle on postoperative visual quality in cataract surgery by Xiao-Na Chen, Ying-Yue Xiong, Jia Wei, Bin Luo, Ya-Li Gao

“…Postoperative visual quality indicators, including high-order aberrations (HOA), modulation transfer function (MTF) and point spread function (PSF), were collected using iTrace. multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation of the Kappa angle and the Alpha angle with age, axial length (AL), anterior chamber depth (ACD), keratometry (K), lens thickness (LT) and corneal white to white distance (WTW). …”
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Impact of splenectomy on prognosis in lymphoma with splenic involvement by Li Li, Mengqi Xiong, Lulu Wang, Lixia Zhu, Kui Zhao, Lijun Wang, Jingsong He, Xiujin Ye

“…This study aims to systematically analyze the clinical features, prognostic factors, and outcomes of patients with splenic involvement as the initial presentation of lymphoma. …”
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Gilteritinib maintenance after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia with FLT3-internal tandem duplication mutation by Chen Liang, Donglin Yang, Aiming Pang, Yi He, Rongli Zhang, Weihua Zhai, Sizhou Feng, Mingzhe Han, Suning Chen, Liping Dou, Yu Wang, Xiaojin Wu, Erlie Jiang

“…In multivariate Cox regression analysis, gilteritinib maintenance was the only factor associated with improved OS (HR = 0.395, P = 0.040) and RFS (HR = 0.447, P = 0.030).Conclusions: Our results indicated that gilteritinib maintenance therapy reduced the risk of relapse for FLT3-ITD mutated R/R AML. …”
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An artificial intelligence platform for predicting postoperative complications in metastatic spinal surgery: development and validation study by Weihao Jiang, Juan Zhang, Weiqing Shi, Xuyong Cao, Xiongwei Zhao, Bin Zhang, Haikuan Yu, Shengjie Wang, Yong Qin, Mingxing Lei, Yuncen Cao, Boyu Zhu, Yaosheng Liu

“…External validation of the eXGBM model also demonstrated a favorable prediction performance with an AUC value of 0.880 (95% CI: 0.830–0.929). Feature importance analysis highlighted surgical time, blood transfusion, and the number of surgical segments as the three most critical factors influencing postoperative complications. …”
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Methylation of the telomerase gene promoter region in umbilical cord blood of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus is associated with decreased telomerase expression levels... by Shuhua Liu, Shuhua Liu, Shuhua Liu, Liping Xu, Liping Xu, Yan Cheng, Yan Cheng, Dehong Liu, Dehong Liu, Dehong Liu, Bin Zhang, Bin Zhang, Bin Zhang, Xianxia Chen, Xianxia Chen, Xianxia Chen, Xianxia Chen, Mingming Zheng, Mingming Zheng, Mingming Zheng

“…The significance of the methylation level of each CpG locus employed logistic regression analysis of R software, and the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to control the influence of confounding factors. …”
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Unraveling the role of GPCR signaling in metabolic reprogramming and immune microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma: a multi-omics study with experimental validation by Zhaoxuan Wang, Cheng Wang, Cheng Wang, Shilei Zhao, Chundong Gu

“…A prognostic model was developed based on GPCR signaling genes using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analysis and Cox regression. Differentially expressed genes were analyzed for metabolic pathway enrichment and immune infiltration. …”
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The role of irregular eating behaviors in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: evidence from a multicenter cross-sectional study in China by Xingxing Ren, Miao Zhang, Xiaoyang Sun, Lili Zheng, Yufang Bi, Qiang Li, Lirong Sun, Fusheng Di, Yushan Xu, Dalong Zhu, Yanyan Gao, Yuqian Bao, Yao Wang, Lanjie He, Xin Gao, Jian Gao, Mingfeng Xia, Hua Bian

“…We employed logistic regression models to calculate the odds ratios (ORs) for MASLD associated with skipping breakfast, late dinner consumption, and their combination, after adjusting for key demographic, lifestyle, and metabolic factors. …”
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Identification of a novel anoikis-related gene signature to predict prognosis and tumor microenvironment in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma carcinoma by Xuan Zhou, Bai Wei, Yan Wang, Mingjie Liu, Xiangru Guo, Yuting Duan

“…Subsequently, we utilized Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) to identify highly correlated genes and constructed a prognostic risk model based on univariate Cox proportional hazard regression. …”
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Spatial Conflicts in ‘Production, Living, and Ecological Space’ Functions at Urban Fringes: The Case of Zengcheng, Guangzhou by Ziqing Feng, Shaoqiu Long, Yilun Liu

“…This method was chosen over other spatial analysis techniques due to its ability to effectively capture nonlinear relationships and interaction effects between variables, which traditional regression-based or spatial autocorrelation methods often fail to fully address. …”
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Association between multimorbidity and having less than 20 natural teeth among Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yi Wu, Hui Liu, Yue Qin, HaoRan Chen, Junling Ma, Mei Yin, Lei Shi, Yang Fu

“…The results indicated that factors such as age, education level, exercise, ability to perform daily activities, frequency of brushing teeth, and BMI are associated with having less than 20 natural teeth. …”
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