Prediction Model for Brain Metastasis in Patients With Metastatic Germ‐Cell Tumors by Tareq Salous, Ryan Ashkar, Sandra K. Althouse, Clint Cary, Timothy Masterson, Nasser H. Hanna, Jennifer King, Lawrence H. Einhorn, Nabil Adra

“…ABSTRACT Background Brain metastasis (BM) is an independent adverse prognostic factor in metastatic germ cell tumors (mGCT). We aimed to establish an effective and practical BM prediction model. …”
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Circulating Interleukin-22 Is a Biomarker for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Associated with Hypoglycemic Effect of Sitagliptin by Sun P, Xiao Y, Dong Y, Feng Y, Zheng H, Liao X

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that serum IL-22 levels were associated with the risk of T2DM (OR = 2.37, 95% CI = 1.27– 4.42, p = 0.007). …”
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LPCAT3 regulates the immune infiltration and prognosis of ccRCC patients by mediating ferroptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress by Bei Feng, Hai-Ying Guo, Yu Ning, Yu-Ying Zhao, Xiang Wang, Rui Cui

“…Univariate and multivariate regression analyses revealed that low LPCAT3 levels represent an independent risk factor for ccRCC. …”
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Changing Trends in Utilization Preference of Urban Green Space and Heterogeneous Effects on Ecological Well-Being Pre- and Post-Pandemic in Beijing by Huimin Gan, Ji Feng, Shuo Lei, Shaohua Wu, Yali Wen

“…In the context of resilient city and all-aged friendly city construction, age factor is given special consideration in urban green space management to meet the heterogeneous demands and preferences of city dwellers for urban ecological benefit. …”
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TNFAIP8L3 regulation of the TGF-β signaling pathway affects the proportion of macrophages during tumor antigen presentation and affects the prognosis of ovarian cancer by Chaomin Yue, Xiao Zheng, Yuqing Ye, Danyang Li, Yanhong Zhou

“…Moreover, the expression of TNFAIP8L3 was significantly high in OVCA and other solid tumors to function as an independent risk factor for the prognosis of OVCA, with important research value for the prognosis of patients with OVCA.ConclusionThose findings indicate that TNFAIP8L3 is correlated with antigen processing and presentation pathways in macrophages and neutrophils and affects prognosis and immune infiltration in OVCA.…”
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Complex Role of Circulating Triglycerides in Breast Cancer Onset and Survival: Insights From Two‐Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Wu Zhang, Zhiru Li, Yuquan Huang, Jing Zhao, Shaowei Guo, Qian Wang, Sihan Guo, Qingxia Li

“…We used both Mendelian randomization–Egger regression and weighted median methods for model verification. …”
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Traditionally used phytomedicines and their associated threats in Bita district, southwestern Ethiopia by Ashebir Awoke, Girma Gudesho, Kindu Chane, Yared Siyum, Walle Tilahun, Habtamu Gebremedhin, Afework Tadesse

“…The research utilized several quantitative methodologies, including the informant consensus factor (ICF), fidelity level (FL), plant part value, preference ranking, and direct matrix ranking. …”
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Associations of varicose veins with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease pathologies in adults without dementia: the CABLE study by Min Liu, Li-Yun Ma, Qiong-Yao Li, Liang-Yu Huang, He-Ying Hu, Lan Tan, Lan Tan, Hao Hu

“…Multiple linear regression (MLR) model was applied to assess the relationships between the VVs and CSF AD biomarkers. …”
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The preoperative hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet score (HALP) as a prognostic indicator in patients with non-small cell lung cancer by Qiteng Liu, Qiteng Liu, Qiteng Liu, Qiteng Liu, Hailun Xie, Hailun Xie, Hailun Xie, Wenjuan Cheng, Tong Liu, Tong Liu, Tong Liu, Chenan Liu, Chenan Liu, Chenan Liu, Heyang Zhang, Heyang Zhang, Heyang Zhang, Shiqi Lin, Shiqi Lin, Shiqi Lin, Xiaoyue Liu, Xiaoyue Liu, Xiaoyue Liu, Haiying Tian, Haiying Tian, Haiying Tian, Xiangrui Li, Xiangrui Li, Xiangrui Li, Xin Zheng, Xin Zheng, Xin Zheng, Yue Chen, Yue Chen, Yue Chen, Jinyu Shi, Jinyu Shi, Jinyu Shi, Hong Zhao, Hong Zhao, Hong Zhao, Hanping Shi, Hanping Shi, Hanping Shi

“…Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression analysis identified that low HALP was an independent risk factor for the survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.ConclusionThe HALP index can be used as an independent prognostic factor for patients with NSCLC, offering clinicians a reference to identify high-risk patient with poor long-term prognoses and improve individualized treatment.…”
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Half of the mothers had poor delivery referral practices in public hospitals of Bahir Dar City Northwest, Ethiopia by Amare Fenta Abebe, Desta Debalkie Atnafu, Habtamu Alganeh Guadie

“…Data was coded, and inputted to Epi-data version 3.1 software, and after being transferred, analyzed using SPSS version 25. The associated factors linked to poor maternal referral practices were identified using bi-variable and multivariable logistic regressions. …”
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Expanding access to safe ambulatory manual vacuum aspiration abortion up to 14+6 weeks following Argentina's legal reform: an observational study in the public health sector by Biani Saavedra-Avendano, María Paula Botta, Dolores Chaumet, Berenice Macagno, Guillermo Antonio Ortiz-Avendano

“…A logistic regression tested associations between sociodemographic, procedural, and reproductive factors, and receiving MVA after 12 weeks. …”
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Ready, steady, who do we know? Internationalization intent among emerging market SMEs in Central Asia by Matevž (Matt) Rašković, Nurgul Daminova

“…Research Design & Methods: Analyzing a sample of 178 non-yet-internationalized SMEs in Kyrgyzstan collected through a survey questionnaire, which have indicated willingness to internationalize, we use an OLS regression model to analyze the impact of government support, international market outlook and various kinds of resources, as determinants of two types of internationalization intent: simple internationalization intent (i.e., establishing first contact) and sophisticated internationalization intent (i.e., corresponding to more intense resource commitments). …”
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Resilience-oriented passenger subsidy design for taxi travel under pandemic control by Lei Xia, Zhengfeng Huang, Gao Gao, Pengjun Zheng

“…Secondly, using the travel resilience calculation formula, we evaluate the taxi travel resilience levels under different pandemic control measures and analyze other factors (such as virus characteristics) on taxi travel resilience through regression models. …”
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Decrease in reproductive desires among non-parent heterosexual women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland: the role of epidemiological stress, socioeconomic status, and reproduct... by Urszula M. Marcinkowska, Krzysztof K. Kasparek, Michał Zabdyr-Jamróz, Marta Kozłowska, Ilona Nenko

“…All these negative circumstances can be related to epidemiological stress, which in turn becomes one of the culprits for changes in fertility plans. This study aims to analyze the individual factors that decrease the probability of wanting to have children after exposure to epidemiological stress from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.MethodsRecruitment was conducted between April and July 2021. …”
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Role of blood alcohol level on the risk and severity of trauma recurrence by Steven Char, Bharti Sharma, Monique Arnold, George Agriantonis, Jennifer Whittington, Navin Bhatia

“…We performed univariable and multivariable logistic regression with class balancing sensitivities controlling for baseline patient characteristics to analyze the association between risk factors and trauma recurrence.Results Of the 1,653 trauma encounters across 1,585 patients included in this study, 63 patients (3.8%) experienced re-injury within 12 months. …”
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Association of joint exposure to multiple brominated flame retardants with kidney impairment risk among adult population: Evidence from non-pooled samples of NHANES by Yi-Xiong Gao, Chen Kou, Xin Tan

“…Data were analyzed using weighted multivariate logistic and Cox proportional regressions to examine the associations of BFR exposure patterns with kidney impairment risk and with all-cause mortality risk, respectively. …”
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Evaluating red blood cell distribution width from community blood tests as a predictor of hospitalization and mortality in adults with SARS-CoV-2: a cohort study by Tamar Banon, Joshua Wortsman, Shay Ben Moshe, Sivan Gazit, Asaf Peretz, Amir Ben Tov, Gabriel Chodick, Galit Perez, Tal Patalon

“…Background Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been assessed during COVID-19 patient hospitalization, however, further research should be done to evaluate RDW from routine community blood tests, before infection, as a risk factor for COVID-19 related hospitalization and mortality.Patients and methods RDW was measured as a predictor along with age, sex, chronic illnesses, and BMI in logistic regressions to predict hospitalization and mortality. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Financialization and Long-Term Use of Short-Term Debt by Seyed Reza Seyed Nezhad Fahim

“…The long-term use of short-term debt (LUSD) is a critical aspect of debt maturity mismatch, wherein short-term debt is allocated to support long-term investments. Analyzing the factors influencing LUSD is essential for gaining a comprehensive understanding of corporate financing decisions. …”
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Coupled InVEST-GTWR modeling reveals scale-dependent drivers of N and P export in a Chinese mountainous region by Zhiqiang Lin, Shuangyun Peng, Yuanyuan Yin, Dongling Ma, Rong Jin, Jiaying Zhu, Ziyi Zhu, Shuangfu Shi, Yilin Zhu

“…This study presents a novel integrated modeling framework by coupling the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model with Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression (GTWR) to analyze N and P export dynamics in Yunnan Province from 2000 to 2019. …”
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Impacto del seguimiento al alta de Enfermería en Atención Primaria sobre los reingresos hospitalarios tempranos. Estudio observacional longitudinal by Raquel Sánchez-Ruano, Pedro López-Paterna, César Alfonso García-Hernández, Ricardo Rodríguez-Barrientos, Elvira Herrero-Sanchox, Marcos Pascual-García, Milagros Rico-Blázquez

“…According to the logistic regression model performed between early readmission and discharge follow-up, adjusted for all other factors, the group with discharge follow-up had a 66% lower likelihood of hospital readmission (OR 0.34, 95% CI (0.18-0.67)). …”
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