Progress towards achieving the 17 sustainable development goals: the role of governance, democracy and well-being by Marjorie Morales-Casetti, Marco Bustos-Gutiérrez, Ángela Araya-Muñoz, Vicente Zúñiga-Valdebenito

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Experimental Study of Material Proportioning for Similar Modeling of Brittle Rocks by Chaojun Zhang, Chaoqun Chu, Shunchuan Wu, Rui Pang, Zhiyuan Xia

“…The influence of the material component proportions on the physical and mechanical properties of the specimens, as well as their brittleness characteristics, was systematically analyzed. A multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to derive linear regression equations for the physical and mechanical parameters of the brittle rock simulation materials. …”
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Child Labor in Sindh, Pakistan: Patterns and Areas in Need of Intervention by Nadia Maqbool, Paul Newton, Tayyab Shah

“…Through this study, we investigated the child labor distribution across Sindh and examined the factors that shape the regional patterns. We analyzed the data available through the 2018–19 Sindh Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, MICS 6, from 20,030 households with 40,633 children in the 5–17 age bracket. …”
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Balancing awareness and responsibility: Cognitive mechanisms shaping electric vehicle purchase intentions by Cong Doanh Duong

“…Data were gathered from 706 participants across five major cities in Vietnam and analyzed using multiple and polynomial regression. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Functional Hearing Loss in Chinese Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by Yongchuan She, Yi Tang, Yan Sun, Yu Ren, Zhai Liu, Yibo Zhou

“…Objective: This study investigated the prevalence of functional hearing loss (FHL) in Chinese adults and analyzed the associated risk factors. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 192 middle-aged and elderly people who underwent audiological examinations at Changsha Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January to August 2024 were included. …”
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Impact of stock market indices and raw material prices on the yield movements of Caterpillar company securities by Petrović Nevena, Novićević-Čečević Bojana, Krstajić Goran

“…In this study, we use multiple linear regression to predict the returns of CAT shares. The model results can be analyzed to identify patterns, trends, and insights that may be useful for forecasting. …”
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Time series analysis of dengue incidence and its association with meteorological risk factors in Bangladesh. by Kazi Estieque Alam, Md Jisan Ahmed, Ritu Chalise, Md Abdur Rahman, Tasnia Thanim Mathin, Md Ismile Hossain Bhuiyan, Prajwal Bhandari, Delower Hossain

“…Monthly reported dengue cases were analyzed using time series forecasting techniques and multivariate Poisson regression models. …”
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Impact of Geopolitical and International Trade Dynamics on Corporate Vulnerability and Insolvency Risk: A Graph-Based Approach by Yu Zhang, Elena Sánchez Arnau, Enrique A. Sánchez Pérez

“…The mechanisms that relate geopolitical factors, such as trade sanctions and international conflicts, with the oscillations in the global market are analyzed. …”
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevalence and Risk Factors in Korean Adults: A Focus on Age and Sex Differences by Do-Youn Lee

“…A complex sampling design was utilized to ensure representative results and multiple logistic regression was employed to determine the risk factors linked to RA. …”
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Optimized machine learning algorithms with SHAP analysis for predicting compressive strength in high-performance concrete by Samuel Olaoluwa Abioye, Yusuf Olawale Babatunde, Oluwafikejimi Abigail Abikoye, Aisha Nene Shaibu, Bailey Jonathan Bankole

“…The models evaluated include Gradient Boosting Regressor (GBR), Extreme Gradient Boosting Regression (XGBoost), Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Lasso, and k-Nearest Neighbors (KNN). …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Cracking Characteristics in Sweet Potato Tubers and Screening for Crack-Tolerant Varieties by Jinxiong Liu, Fan Ding, Xue Zou, Yaoguo Qin, Shunlin Zheng, Zhitong Ren, Qiang Wang, Cuiqin Yang

“…Microscopic observations of the cell structure revealed that the development quality of the cork cambium and vascular cambium during the secondary growth stage plays a crucial role in maintaining the structural stability of the tuber skin, whereas the internal expansion force during the rapid growth phase is a direct factor that induces cracking. A multiple regression prediction model (<i>R</i>² = 0.85) was established based on ten core indices. …”
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Sex Differences in Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Other Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease by Vesna Lesjak, Laura Kocet

“…The association between CAD, EAT, and risk factors was analyzed by sex, using correlation analysis and multivariate regression. …”
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Risk factors of pathologic complete response for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer by Liangjing Zhou, Gaoyang Cao, Liming Shi, Chunrong Fei, Weifeng Lao

“…Upon further multivariate logistic regression, histology, CEA levels, and NLR emerged as the independent predictive factors. …”
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Risk factors analysis of 90-day mortality in patients with sepsis in intensive care unit. by Yuntian Xu, He Zhang, Jiezhi Li, Nan Wang, Huifeng Yuan

“…<h4>Method</h4>This retrospective study included 123 sepsis patients admitted to a hospital in China from January 2015 to December 2018, clinical and abdominal CT data were compared between survivors and non-survivors, logistic regression and Cox regression analyses were performed on the abdominal CT data, Finally, survival curves for different skeletal muscle indices were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier (K-M) method.…”
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Risk Factors for Totally Implantable Access Ports Associated Complications in Breast Cancer Patients by Yangfan Fan MD, Xiaohang Ye MD, Fangfang Chen MD, Fang Wan MD, Dianlei Liu MD, Tao Zhang MD, PhD, Jingpei Long MD

“…We compared the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with complications to those without, analyzed independent risk factors using binary logistic regression, and identified differences in complication rates based on catheterization site. …”
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Novel insight into prediction model for sleep quality among college students: a LASSO-derived sleep evaluation by Ling Yao, Ling Yao, Qingquan Chen, Kang Yang, Zhihua Zheng, Zhihan Chen, Danna Wang, Yining Xia, Dingquan Chen, Lufeng Chen

“…This study aims to provide a fresh perspective by developing and validating a predictive model for sleep quality among college students.MethodsData from 20,645 college students in Fujian Province, China, collected between 5th April and 16th April 2022, were analyzed. Participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scale, a self-designed general data questionnaire, and a sleep quality influencing factor questionnaire. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Dynamic Nomogram for Persistent Organ Failure in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Study by Gu K, Wang Q

“…Early detection of high-risk POF patients is crucial for clinical decision-making.Patients and Methods: Clinical data and laboratory indicators within 24 hours of admission from ABP patients diagnosed at The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between January 1, 2016, and January 1, 2024 were collected and retrospectively analyzed. The Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression and multivariate logistic regression (stepwise regression) methods were employed to identify variables for constructing the prediction model. …”
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Association analysis of the triglyceride-glucose index with carotid atherosclerotic plaques by Shuping CHEN, Weiting TANG, Tian LAN, Jinlong LI, Qi XU, Lingqiao QIN, Qiuan ZHONG

“…The correlation between the TyG index and the occurrence of CAP in the population with varying characteristics was analyzed using LASSO regression, multifactorial logistic regression, and linear trend tests. …”
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Influencing Factors for Depression and Depression Aggravation in Hospitalized Elderly Patients With Chronic Heart Failure by Tao Wang, Lina Ma, Luling Wang, Zheng Wang, Wenliang Zhai, Fangyan Liu, Zhongying Zhang, Yun Li

“…The patients were divided into the depressed and nondepressed groups according to their depression scores, and the independent predictors for depression were analyzed using multivariable logistic regression. Another depression assessment was performed at discharge, and independent factors for worsened depression during hospitalization were also analyzed. …”
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Time to treatment start as a survival predictor for reproductive system cancer: a population-based study by D. D. Gromov, A. V. Agaeva, O. V. Chemakina, M. A. Zayarnaya, K. D. Zhurova, E. F. Potekhina, D. V. Bogdanov, M. Yu. Valkov

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