The Application of Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict HIV Testing in Repeated Adult Population–Based Surveys in South Africa: Protocol for a Multiwave Cross-Sectional Analysis... by Musa Jaiteh, Edith Phalane, Yegnanew A Shiferaw, Refilwe Nancy Phaswana-Mafuya

“…ConclusionsThis study will contribute to existing knowledge and deepen understanding of factors linked to HIV testing beyond traditional methods. …”
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An Analysis on Tendency Components on Strategic Approach in the Process of Urban Planning in Iran by Hosseini Mahnaz, Ghadami Mostafa

“…Besides the statistical models are used to analyze the data obtained from single-sample T (One T sample test) and linear regression analysis (Linear. …”
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Women on Management Board and Firm Performance: Evidence from The Visegrad Group Countries by Elżbieta Bukalska, Tomasz Sosnowski, Anna Wawryszuk-Misztal

“…This suggests that there may be cultural or institutional factors that influence gender diversity in corporate leadership.   …”
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Clinical value and prognosis analysis of enhanced CT preoperative diagnosis for proliferative hepatocellular carcinoma by CHENG Jie, CHENG Jie, WEI Xiaofan, CHEN Wei

“…The clinical data and CT imaging characteristics of proliferative and non-proliferative HCC patients were observed. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify the independent risk factors of proliferative HCC, and a nomogram prediction model was constructed. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variation in Carbon and Water Use Efficiency and Their Influencing Variables Based on Remote Sensing Data in the Nanling Mountains Region by Sha Lei, Ping Zhou, Jiaying Lin, Zhaowei Tan, Junxiang Huang, Ping Yan, Hui Chen

“…This study evaluates the spatiotemporal rates of dynamics in CUE, WUE, gross primary productivity (GPP), net primary productivity (NPP), and evapotranspiration (ET) over the period from 2001 to 2023, using remote sensing data and linear regression analysis. Trend analysis, Hurst exponent analysis, and stability analysis were applied to examine the long-term patterns of CUE and WUE, while partial correlation analysis was employed to explore the spatial relationships between these efficiencies and climatic factors. …”
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Epidemiological and clinical analysis, and outcomes of tuberculosis co-infection among people living with HIV in Türkiye (2014-2024) ClinSurv HIV cohort: A large case series. by Ali Mert, Okan Derin, Esra Zerdali, Abdurrahman Kaya, Özlem Gül, Deniz Borcak, Ahmet Furkan Kurt, Meliha Meriç Koç, Bircan Kayaaslan, Ayşe Batırel, Alper Gündüz, İnci Yılmaz Nakir, Gülşen Yörük, Dilek Yıldız Sevgi, Hayat Kumbasar Karaosmanoğlu, Bilgül Mete, Melike Nur Özçelik, Nagehan D Sarı, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, Fehmi Tabak

“…Age, CD4 count (<200 cells/mm3-late presenters), and thrombocytopenia were identified as independent risk factors for mortality in the 58 patients (22%) who died after diagnosis.…”
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Joint Effect of Central Obesity and Family History on Hypertension in Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Chen X, Chen L, Hu R, Yao W, Ma Z, Zhong J

“…Multivariate logistic regression models were used to analyze factors associated with hypertension and to assess CO-FHH interactions on both additive and multiplicative scales. …”
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Lipoprotein(a) concentration and the blood content of INFγ-producing T-helpers 17 (Th17/1) in males with premature coronary artery disease by A. Yu. Filatova, O. I. Afanasieva, T. I. Arefieva, E. A. Klesareva, A. V. Tyurina, M. V. Ezhov, S. N. Pokrovsky

“…The content of INFγ-producing T-helpers 17 (Th17/1) was also higher in the CAD group (19 [15;24] vs 13 [11;22], % of Th17, p=0,05). Logistic regression revealed that elevated Lp(a) levels (≥30 mg/dL) and relative amounts of Th17/1 (&gt;14% of Th17) independently of each other, atherogenic lipoprotein cholesterol levels, classical risk factors, and statin use were associated with premature CAD in the general group of patients with odds ratio (OR) of 4,6 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1,1-20,2) and 10,9 (2,1-56,7), p&lt;0,05, respectively. …”
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Prevalence and pathogen profiles of bacteremia in neonates hospitalized for clinical Sepsis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Daniel Geleta, Gemeda Abebe, Tsion Tilahun, Hunde Ahmed, Netsanet Workneh, Getenet Beyene

“…Abstract Background Bacteremia is prevalent in neonates, largely attributed to factors inherent in the neonatal period. However, the prevalence of proven bacteremia in Ethiopian neonates has not been previously synthesized. …”
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Biomarkers reflecting disturbed gut barrier under treatment with TNF inhibitors in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis by Denis Poddubnyy, Hildrun Haibel, Fabian Proft, Mikhail Protopopov, Valeria Rios Rodriguez, Murat Torgutalp, Judith Rademacher, Laura Spiller, Christine Maria Hempel

“…Objectives The objective of this study is to investigate lipopolysaccharid-binding protein (LBP), zonulin and calprotectin as markers of bacterial translocation, disturbed gut barrier and intestinal inflammation in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) during tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapy and to analyze the association between disease activity, response to treatment and biomarker levels.Methods Patients with active r-axSpA of the German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort starting TNFi were compared with controls with chronic back pain. …”
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National trends in dyslipidemia prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in South Korea from 2005 to 2022 by Hyeseung Lee, Seokjun Kim, Yejun Son, Soeun Kim, Hyeon Jin Kim, Hyesu Jo, Jaeyu Park, Kyeongmin Lee, Hayeon Lee, Jiseung Kang, Selin Woo, Sunyoung Kim, Sang Youl Rhee, Jiyoung Hwang, Lee Smith, Dong Keon Yon

“…Abstract Dyslipidemia has steadily increased in South Korea over the past two decades, emerging as a major public health concern and key risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Thus, our study aimed to investigate long-term trends in the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of dyslipidemia in South Korea, including the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Clinical characteristics and prognostic analysis of CDKN2A/2B gene in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a retrospective case-control study by Shi-Mei Huang, Hui-Qin Chen, Li-Ting Liu, Ya-Ting Zhang, Jian Wang, Dun-Hua Zhou, Jian-Pei Fang, Lu-Hong Xu

“…Hepatosplenomegaly emerged as the most significant prognostic factor for EFS [HR = 2.306, 95%CI (1.192–4.461), P = 0.013]. …”
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A Pan-Cancer Analysis of Natriuretic Peptide Receptor 3 (NPR3) with Clinical Cohort and in vitro Validation by Liu Y, Liu J, Li Y, Zhao Z, Lyu D, Dong K, Wei M, Huang R, Lu B, Pan X

“…In kidney neoplasm, NPR3 was down-regulated, and higher expression was associated with a better prognosis. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that NPR3 expression was protective factor for both OS (HR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.29– 0.87, p = 0.013) and PFS (HR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.46– 0.95, p = 0.024). …”
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Examining the relationship between oral health indicators, obesity, and Xerostomia in older adults by Raziyehsadat Rezvaninejad, Mahdie Zeinali, Amirreza Fatemi, Maryam Alsadat Hashemipour

“…Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 24 software, with methods including T-test, Kruskal-Wallis, ANOVA, Chi-Square test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and logistic regression. A significance level of P < 0.05 was set for analyzing relationships. …”
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Outcome of different facial nerve managements in petrous bone cholesteatoma patients with facial paralysis by Qin Wang, Ruoya Wang, Jianze Wang, Na Sai, Shuhang Fan, Jianbin Sun, Zhikai Zhao, Junhui Huang, Weidong Shen, Weiju Han

“…Multivariate ordinal logistic regression models were used to determine the prognostic factors. …”
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TyG-BMI as a predictor of ischemic stroke over 10 years in middle-aged and older adults: findings from the China cardiometabolic disease and cancer cohort (4C) study by Ying Miao, Ying Miao, Ying Miao, Ying Miao, Ying Miao, Yu Wang, Yuting He, Pijun Yan, Pijun Yan, Pijun Yan, Pijun Yan, Pijun Yan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan

“…The Log-rank test revealed a significant increase in the cumulative incidence of IS across increasing TyG-BMI quartiles (p &lt; 0.01). Furthermore, Cox regression analysis identified a significant correlation between TyG-BMI levels, as a risk factor, and the occurrence of IS. …”
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CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND OUTCOMES OF PATIENTS WITH MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME INTRODUCTION by Jehanzeb Ur Rehman

“…Univariate and multivariate regression was used to document significant factors affecting survival. …”
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Spatial distribution of internet use and its determinants among reproductive age women in Jordan evidence 2023 DHS: a multilevel mixed effect analysis by Jenberu Mekurianew Kelkay, Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Addisu Simachew Asgai, Wubshet D. Negash, Solomon Anega Azage, Betelhem Nega Belay, Birku Getie Mihret, Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne, Deje Sendek Anteneh

“…A multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression was performed to estimate community variance to identify individual and community-level factors associated with internet use. …”
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Relationship between breastfeeding duration, lifestyle and obesity in children aged 3–16 years: a cross-sectional study by Yu Liu, Yiyao Gu, Jie Mu, Zhi Duan, Xixiang Wang, Xiuwen Ren, Lu Liu, Jingjing Xu, Chi Zhang, Shaobo Zhou, Ning Ma, Linhong Yuan, Ying Wang

“…Assigned and calculated the score of lifestyle habits and the total score of lifestyle habits and breastfeeding. Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk of obesity with breastfeeding and/or lifestyle habits scores, and ROC curves were applied to evaluate the accuracy of the models. …”
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Oral health status among recreational cannabis (marijuana and hashish) users in the USA: A NHANES-based cross-sectional study by Mohammad Helmi, Abdulmalik Aldawood, Mohammed AlOtaibi, Essam Alnasser, Abdulrahman AlSubaie, Muath Aldosari

“…Conclusion: Although marijuana use was associated with worse dental health, socioeconomic factors, tobacco use, and access to dental care were more significant contributors to the prevalence of untreated dental caries and missing teeth than marijuana use alone.…”
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