Readmission Events Following EGD for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleed: An Analysis Using the National Readmission Database by Vignesh Krishnan Nagesh, Vivek Joseph Varughese, Jaber Musalli, Gomathy Aarthy Nageswaran, Erin Russell, Susan Anne Feldman, Simcha Weissman, Adam Atoot

“…Demographic, clinical, and socioeconomic factors associated with readmission were examined using multivariate logistic regression. …”
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Physical performance on the early 6-minute walk test in coronary artery bypass grafting patients during inpatient cardiac rehabilitation by Yao Wu, Bao Ren, Jing Li, Liqun Chi, Ping Li, Jiahui Wu

“…This study investigates the physical performance of CABG patients during the early 6MWT and analyzes factors influencing their walking performance during inpatient CR.MethodsThis retrospective study included 360 patients who underwent isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB, n = 240) or minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB, n = 120) surgery. …”
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The mediating role of professional identity in the relationship between gender misconceptions and occupational stigma among male nursing students by Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Doaa El Demerdash, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Mohamed Ali Zoromba, Heba Emad El-Gazar, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Ali Albzia, Mahitab Mohamed Abdelrahman, Ibrahim Alasqah, Haitham Mokhtar Mohamed Abdallah

“…Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, and Linear regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. …”
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Relationship between quantitative parameters of contrast⁃enhanced ultrasound and EMT⁃related markers and prognosis in patients with liver metastasis of colorectal cancer by CHEN Xi*，SUN Gaixia，WANG Likun，WU Xueliang

“…<b>Methods</b> A total of 102 patients with CRLM admitted to The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei North University from June 2018 to July 2021 were selected as the study objects. Logistic regression was used to analyze the correlation between CEUS quantitative parameters and prognosis，and the correlation between the expression level of EMT related markers and CEUS quantitative parameters. …”
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Dynamic Nomogram for Predicting the Fall Risk of Stroke Patients: An Observational Study by Wu Y, Jiang X, Wang D, Xu L, Sun H, Xie B, Tan S, Chai Y, Wang T

“…Forward stepwise regression was used to analyze the data, and a dynamic nomogram model was developed.Results: During follow-up, three patients died, and 16 failed the follow-up, with a failure rate of 3.89%. …”
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Predictive Models Using Machine Learning to Identify Fetal Growth Restriction in Patients With Preeclampsia: Development and Evaluation Study by Qing Hua, Fengchun Yang, Yadan Zhou, Fenglian Shi, Xiaoyan You, Jing Guo, Li Li

“…For specific individual patients, SHAP results reveal the protective and risk factors to develop FGR for interpreting the model’s clinical significance. …”
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Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Changes and Driving Forces of Ecological Environment Quality in Tuojiang River Basin Based on RSEI Improved Modeling by ZHAO Xiaoyan, TAN Shucheng, ZHANG Su, LI Yongping, WU Han, WANG Chao

“…[Methods] Based on the Google Earth Engine platform, Landsat remote sensing images from 2000 to 2020 were selected to construct an ecological environment quality evaluation model with NDVI, WET, LST, NDBSI, and AI indices, and the coefficient of variation, one-way linear regression, and spatial autocorrelation analysis methods were used to analyze the spatial and temporal evolution pattern of ecological environment quality in the watershed, and to detect the driving force using the optimal parameter Geographic Detector Model(OPGD). …”
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Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy Increases the Risk of Tapered Splined Stem Subsidence in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty by Josef E. Jolissaint, MD, Samuel Rodriguez, MD, Leonardo Albertini Sanchez, BA, Travis R. Weiner, BS, Elizabeth B. Gausden, MD, MPH, Jason L. Blevins, MD, Peter Sculco, MD, Jose Rodriguez, MD, FAOA

“…Contact length below the ETO was inversely related to stem subsidence (correlation coefficient of −0.26; p = 0.037), and multivariable logistic regression demonstrated bicortical contact > 30 mm to be a protective factor for significant subsidence (adjusted OR: 0.12, p < 0.001). …”
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Occupational exposure to flame retardants following production replacement and their effect on thyroid function indicators by Ling Meng, Tingting Guo, Yizhi Liu, Han Wu, Kang An, Xizhu Xu, Yuancheng Li

“…Free triiodothyronine (fT3) was moderately positively correlated with BDE-138, BDE-197, and TPHP (P < 0.05), and regression analysis further identified BDE-138 as a significant factor influencing fT3 levels. …”
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A 15-year survey of pollen aeroallergens in North Texas by Howard C. Crisp, MD, Meredith P. Richards, PhD

“…We use regressions accounting for seasonal effects to determine changes over time and the effect of weather factors. …”
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Socio-demographic and economic profile of households with catastrophic health expenditures in Muanda, Boma and Matadi in 2022: a household cross-sectional study by Bijou Masokolo, Marie Claire Muyer, Marcelo Kalonji, Branly Mbunga, Landry Egbende, Steve Botomba, Fulbert Kwilu

“…The present study aims to measure the proportion of households that fall into catastrophic health expenditure, their socio-demographic and economic characteristics and the factors associated with catastrophic health expenditures…”
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorder and its association with anxiety in academics: a cross-sectional study by Bianca Paludo, Paula Comin Trevizan, Nana Abena Asantewaa Boamah, Lilian Rigo

“…OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of TMD and anxiety among academics and to investigate the relationship between TMD and its associated factors. DESIGN AND SETTING: This cross-sectional study included a sample of 295 academics undertaking health courses at a university in Brazil. …”
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Demographic and life history traits explain patterns in species vulnerability to extinction. by Haydée Hernández-Yáñez, Su Yeon Kim, Judy P Che-Castaldo

“…We calculated 14 demographic metrics related to different aspects of life history and elasticity values and analyzed whether they differ based on IUCN categories using conditional random forest analysis and phylogenetic generalized least square regressions. …”
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Low energy density, high nutrient adequacy and high nutrient density are each associated with higher diet costs in Chinese adults from Henan Province by Junya Zhai, Baihui Ma, Lijun Guo, Hongbo Wu, Quanjun Lyu, Pipasha Khatun, Rui Liang, Fangfang Yao, Minghua Cong, Yongxia Kong

“…Abstract Objectives Food price is a determining factor in food choice which affect diet quality accordingly. …”
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ED-Stacking：A Construction Method of Few-shot Prediction Model for Beef Microbial Growth Based on Ensemble Learning by Hanqiang LI, Yi CHEN, Yufei GAO, Kun HOU, Liping SONG, Jing LI

“…Furthermore, the study also presented FMPvis, a visual analysis system for the prediction of microbial growth in food, which could display the prediction results and the food quality classification results, and helped users to analyze the trend of each environmental factor over time and its influence on the prediction results, so as to facilitate risk analysis and early warning. …”
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Bioinformatics identification of key genes associated with the prognosis of gastric cancer by LIU Zhao, LIU Rui, FAN Haijing, SUN Hui, LYU Jing, ZHANG Zhen

“…The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to analyze the influencing factors for the overall survival of patients. …”
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ARDS severity in COVID-19: a case–control study of laboratory biomarkers and IL-10 SNP analysis by Shukur Wasman Smail, Niaz Albarzinji, Karim Jalal Karim, Rebaz Hamza Salih, Christer Janson

“…Compared to HCs, patients with moderate and severe ARDS had higher neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), neutrophil counts, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin-10 (IL-10), as well as lower lymphocyte counts and reduced partial pressure of oxygen/fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) ratio. …”
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ANALISIS PENGARUH STRES KERJA DAN KEPUASAN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA DOSEN DI SURABAYA by Riska Carollina, Siti Mujanah, Achmad Yanu Alif Fianto

“…The theoretical implications reinforce the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model and Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory, confirming that an imbalance between job demands and resources affects performance. …”
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Trends and Disparities in Hemorrhagic Stroke and Hypertension‐Related Mortality in the United States From 1999 to 2023: A CDC WONDER Database Analysis by Muhammed Ameen Noushad, Emer Mulholland, Jaisurya Jaisukhalal, Reem Abukhater, Wahhaj Qayyum, Munikaverappa Anjanappa Mukesh, Jovita Jerome D silva, Mubashir Tanvir Sheikh, Muhammad Muneeb Arshad, Naweed Ebrahim Essa, Eeshal Zulfiqar, Mushood Ahmed, Raheel Ahmed

“…ABSTRACT Background: Hemorrhagic stroke remains a major cause of mortality, with hypertension being a key modifiable risk factor. Despite advancements in management, demographic and geographic disparities persist. …”
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Multiple forms of discrimination and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a prospective cohort study by Jason M. Nagata, Jonanne Talebloo, Thang Diep, Joan Shim, Abubakr A. A. Al-Shoaibi, Kyle T. Ganson, Alexander Testa, Jinbo He, Jason M. Lavender, Fiona C. Baker

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