Spatial Analysis of Water Conservation and Its Driving Factors in an Urban Citarum Tropical Watershed: Geospatial Approach by Irmadi Nahib, Yudi Wahyudin, Wiwin Ambarwulan, Bono Pranoto, Fadhlullah Ramadhani, Destika Cahyana, Nunung Puji Nugroho, Nawa Suwedi, Jaka Suryanta, Vicca Karolinoerita, Mulyanto Darmawan, Aninda Wisaksanti Rudiastuti, Darmawan Listya Cahya, Bambang Winarno, Teguh Arif Pianto, Harun Idham Akbar

“…The specific objectives of this research are as follows: (1) to assess the 10-year temporal and spatial variations of WC using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) and topographic index model; (2) to analyze the temporal interchange between WC and its influencing factors through the Spatial Elastic Coefficient Trajectory Model (SECTM); and (3) to determine the driving factors (DFs) affecting WC by applying Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression (MGWR). …”
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Spatial distribution and factors associated with HIV testing among adolescent girls and young women in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne, Camilla Bangura, Samuel Maxwell Tom Williams, Alusine H. Koroma, Lovel Fornah, Regina M. Yillah, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…Spatial autocorrelation and Moran’s I statistic were employed to analyze the spatial distribution of HIV testing. An analysis utilising mixed-effect multilevel binary logistic regression was performed to determine the factors associated with HIV testing. …”
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Assessing the prevalence of unused medicines at home and associated factors: a community-based cross-sectional study by Addisu Afrassa Tegegne, Yesuneh Tefera Mekasha, Million Girma, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Lamrot Yohannes, Gebremariam Genet, Abdulwase Mohammed Seid, Tekletsadik Tekleslassie Alemayehu, Habtamu Semagne Ayele, Wondim Ayenew, Wudneh Simegn

“…The data was collected using the Kobo toolbox, exported into an Excel sheet, and then analyzed using SPSS version 27 software. Both multivariate and bivariate binary logistic regressions were performed in the data analysis. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors and Development of a Predictive Model for Delirium in ICU Patients: Construction, Validation, and Clinical Implications by Li X, Zhang W, Wang T, Qiu Z, Sun X, Qu W, Zhang G

“…The baseline data of the two patient groups in the training and validation sets were compared. Logistic regression analysis was utilized to identify independent risk factors influencing the onset of delirium. …”
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Serum CD73 is a prognostic factor in patients with metastatic melanoma and is associated with response to anti-PD-1 therapy by Dirk Schadendorf, Celeste Lebbe, Teresa Amaral, Benjamin Weide, Mariaelena Capone, Gabriele Madonna, Lucia Festino, Reinhard Dummer, Domenico Mallardo, Paolo A Ascierto, Piotr Rutkowski, Jason John Luke, Kilian Wistuba-Hamprecht, Mitchell P Levesque, Roberta Turiello, Elva Morretta, Maria Chiara Monti, Rosa Azzaro, Laurence Imhof, Marc Chevrier, Antje Sucker, Aldo Pinto, Silvana Morello

“…Further, the multivariate Cox regression analysis indicates that serum CD73 activity is an independent prognostic factor besides serum lactate dehydrogenase levels and the presence of brain metastases for both OS (p=0.009) and PFS (p=0.001).Conclusion Our data indicate the relevance of serum CD73 in patients with advanced melanoma receiving anti-PD-1 therapy and support further investigation on targeting CD73 in combination with anti-PD-1 antibodies.…”
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The Type of Preoperative Oral Antithrombotics as a Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism After Hip Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Yea-Ji Lee, Jaemoon Lee, Seung-Wan Hong, Seong-Hyop Kim

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Associations of neighborhood infrastructure with cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors: results of the ESSE-RF-3 epidemiological study by S. A. Maksimov, M. B. Kotova, S. A. Shalnova, Yu. A. Balanova, A. E. Imaeva, V. А. Kutsenko, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, N. S. Karamnova, O. B. Shvabskaya, T. V. Repkina, T. O. Gonoshilova, A. V. Kudryavtsev, N. I. Belova, L. L. Shagrov, M. A. Samotrueva, A. L. Yasenyavskaya, O. A. Bashkina, S. V. Glukhovskaya, I. A. Levina, E. A. Shirshova, E. B. Dorzhieva, E. Z. Urbanova, N. Yu. Borovkova, V. K. Kurashin, A. S. Tokareva, Yu. I. Ragino, G. I. Simonova, A. D. Khudyakova, V. N. Nikulin, O. R. Aslyamov, G. V. Khokhlova, A. V. Solovyova, A. A. Rodionov, O. V. Kryachkova, Yu. Yu. Shamurova, E. V. Mikhailov, Yu. O. Tarabrina, M. G. Ataev, M. O. Radzhabov, Z. M. Gasanova, M. A. Umetov, I. A. Khakuasheva, L. V. Elgarova, E. I. Yamashkina, L. A. Balykova, A. A. Usanova, A. M. Nikitina, N. V. Savvina, Yu. E. Spiridonova, E. A. Naumova, V. S. Yudin, A. A. Keskinov, S. M. Yudin, A. V. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…Aim. To analyze the association of neighborhood infrastructure with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and their risk factors (RFs) in a representative all-Russian adult population sample.Material and methods. …”
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Prognostic nutritional index (PNI) as an influencing factor for in-hospital mortality in patients with stroke-associated pneumonia: a retrospective study by Ke Xie, Chuan Zhang, Shiyu Nie, Shengnan Kang, Zhong Wang, Xuehe Zhang

“…Methods A total of 336 SAP patients who visited the Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu from January 2019 to December 2023 were included in this study, and PNI were calculated based on the results of admission examinations. Linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of baseline PNI in SAP patients. …”
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran by Ali Reza Safarpour, Alireza Shahedi, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Erfan Sadeghi, Majid Akbarzadeh, Lida Ahmadi, Nika Nikmanesh, Ebrahim Fallahzadeh Abarghooee, Seyedeh Azra Shamsdin, Hassan Akrami, Yousef Nikmanesh

“…Pearson Chi square, Fisher’s exact, and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to examine the univariate associations between hepatitis D and various risk factors. Risk factors with P<0.2 were analyzed using multiple logistic regression to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. …”
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The Determinant Factors of Community Involvement in Becoming a Customer of the Waste Bank in Tamanjaya Village, Tamansari District, Indonesia by Nissa Noor Annashr, Andy Muharry, Dadan Yogaswara, Nisa Khoerunisa

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze the determinant factor of community involvement in becoming a customer of the Lestari Waste Bank. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of the cluster outbreaks of influenza-like illness in Yangpu District， Shanghai， 2012‒2022 by XIE Qianru, JIANG Chenyan, TAO Fangfang, QIAO Peng

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological characteristics and influencing factors of clustered influenza-like illness (ILI) outbreaks in Yangpu District, Shanghai from 2012 to 2022, and to provide a scientific basis for formulating specific prevention and control measures of influenza in this district.MethodsData on clustered ILI outbreaks from 2012 to 2022 were collected, and the epidemiological pattern of the cluster outbreaks of influenza and its influencing factors of prevalence and duration were explored using statistical methods such as descriptive epidemiology, χ² test and logistic regression analysis.ResultsA total of 60 clustered ILI outbreaks were reported in Yangpu District, Shanghai from 2012 to 2022, with a cumulative number of 543 cases and an annual average incidence rate of 16.96%. …”
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Determining Optimum Maximum Superelevation for Highway Geometric Design Based on Side Friction Factor and Lateral Acceleration in Horizontal Curves by Reza Parsa, Ali Abdi Kordani, Akram Kohansal, Hossein Saedi

“…Also, statistical analyses, including Kolmogorov–Smirnov, Durbin–Watson (DW), and collinear tests, as well as multiple regression modeling, are performed to analyze the side friction factors and lateral accelerations. …”
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Gender differences in the prevalence, correlated factors and comorbidity of depression in adolescents: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China by Yi Wang, Xiyan Zhang, Yan Li, Hongyun Qin, Xin Li

“…Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used to evaluate depression, anxiety and behavioral and emotional difficulties, respectively. Logistic regression model was used to explore the possible correlated factors of adolescent depression and analyze the interactions of the risk factors.ResultsOur results showed that there was no gender difference in the prevalence rates of depression (χ2 = 0.047, p = 0.83), but the prevalence of depression in females began to exceed that of males at the ages of 15 and 16. …”
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Personal experience with abortion: a determining factor in Physician's attitudes towards abortionAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Reagan M. Ingoma, MD, MPH, So Yoon Kim, PhD, Erick N. Kamangu, PhD

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Antiretroviral therapy as a factor protective against anal dysplasia in HIV-infected males who have sex with males. by Carmen Hidalgo-Tenorio, Mar Rivero-Rodriguez, Concepción Gil-Anguita, Mercedes Lopez De Hierro, Pablo Palma, Jessica Ramírez-Taboada, Javier Esquivias, Miguel Angel López-Ruz, Rosario Javier-Martínez, Juan Pasquau-Liaño

“…The combination of cytology with PCR identifying HR-HPV better predicts the histology findings than either of these factors alone. Logistic regression highlighted ART as a protective factor against ≥ AIN2 lesions (OR: 0.214; 95%CI: 0.054-0.84). …”
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RISK FACTOR ANALYSIS OF INCOMPLETE BASIC IMMUNIZATION IN CHILDREN AGED 12-23 MONTHS IN EAST NUSA TENGGARA PROVINCE by Denisca Almeida, Yahya Benyamin Bebengu, Fariani Syahrul, Arief Hargono

“…East Nusa Tenggara province reached a low number of complete basic immunization coverage in 2016 (69.29%), increased in 2017 (72.2%), then decreased again in 2018 (51.72%).Aims: of this study is to analyze risk factors for incomplete immunization status in children aged 12-23 months in NTT province. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility and risk factors of uropathogens in symptomatic urinary tract infection cases at Dessie Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Destaw Kebede, Yeromnesh Shiferaw, Edosa Kebede, Wondmagegn Demsiss

“…The data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were carried out to identify potential risk factors associated with urinary tract infection. …”
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Migration as a hidden risk factor in seismic fatality: a spatial modeling of the Chi-Chi earthquake and suburban syndrome by T.-H. K. Chen, T.-H. K. Chen, K.-H. E. Lin, T.-H. Lin, G.-Y. Liu, C.-H. Yeh, D. M. Ceballos

“…In this study, we apply a geospatial method, the radiation model, to estimate migration patterns as a critical component of exposure and vulnerability. Analyzing the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan with Poisson regression across 4052 neighborhoods, we factor in migration inflow (i.e., population traveling from other neighborhoods), income of the migrants' origin, and the indigenous-population percentage among migrants, along with other risk factors proven in previous studies. …”
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Association between lifestyle and cardiovascular-metabolic risk factor aggregation in a young and middle-aged male occupational population by Baoyi LIANG, Lyurong LI, Yingjun CHEN, Lingxiang XIE, Gaisheng LIU, Liuquan JIANG, Lu YU, Qingsong CHEN

“…The enrolled workers were then divided into three groups according to their total scores: 0−1 points (poor group), 2−3 points (moderate group), and 4−6 points (good group). Logistic regression models were used to analyze the statistical associations between lifestyle and CMRF≥2. …”
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Assessment of risk factors and perceptions of noncommunicable diseases among adults in a rural area of West Bengal: A mixed method study by Soumik Roy, Shuvankar Mukherjee, Ajijul Laskar, Sukanata Majumdar, Manidipa Roy

“…Materials and Methods: A mixed method study (quantitative ◊ qualitative) was done in Hariharpara Rural Hospital from September 26, 2023 to November 6, 2023, and quantitative data were collected using predesigned pretested semistructured schedules framed on the basis of WHO STEPS framework from 224 patients who were satisfying inclusion criteria by complete enumeration in NCD clinics. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 23.0, and binary logistic regression was done to identify association of NCDs with various risk factors. …”
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