Marketing Dynamics of Muslim MSMEs In Bengkulu Province: Product Innovation, Competitive Advantage, and Market Orientation in Improving Marketing Performance by Herry Novrianda, Aan Shar

“…The data were subjected to reliability and validity tests based on pre-test results, and multiple linear regression was applied to analyze the main hypotheses. …”
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Machine learning-assisted quantitative prediction of thermal decomposition temperatures of energetic materials and their thermal stability analysis by Zhi-xiang Zhang, Yi-lin Cao, Chao Chen, Lin-yuan Wen, Yi-ding Ma, Bo-zhou Wang, Ying-zhe Liu

“…In this study, machine learning (ML)-assisted regression modeling was conducted to predict the thermal decomposition temperatures and explore the factors that correlate with the thermal stability of energetic materials (EMs). …”
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Human papillomavirus vaccination coverage among young women in the three sub-Saharan African countries using Demographic and Health Surveys data by Mulugeta Wassie, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Berhan Tekeba, Mohammed Seid Ali, Almaz Tefera Gonete, Alemneh Tadesse Kassie, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…Stata 14 was used to analyze the data. The determinants of the outcome variable were identified using a multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression model. …”
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Can We Predict the Surgical Margin Positivity in Patients Treated with Radical Prostatectomy? A Multicenter Cohort of Turkish Association of Uro-Oncology by Deniz Bolat, Saadettin Eskiçorapcı, Erdem Karabulut, Sümer Baltacı, Asıf Yıldırım, Sinan Sözen, Ferhat Ateş, Çağrı Akın Şekerci, Fatih Kurtuluş, Ayhan Dirim, Talha Muezzioğlu, Cavit Can1, Murat Bozlu, Hakan Gemalmaz, Sinan Ekici1, Haluk Özen, Levent Turkeri

“…We assessed the relationship between potential predictive factors and surgical margin status after radical prostatectomy such as age, cancer characteristics, history of transurethral prostate resection, surgical experience and nerve-sparing technique by using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses and t test. …”
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Exposure to carcinogenic primary aromatic amines and associated health risks among the Chinese general population: A nationwide biomonitoring study by Yanan Yao, Jingchuan Xue, You Wang, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Tao Zhang

“…Urinary PAA levels significantly varied depending on demographic, geographic, and socioeconomic factors, with higher concentrations observed among smokers, non-adults, and residents from industrialized or ethnically distinct cities. …”
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Development and validation of a new predictive model for in-hospital postoperative major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after general anesthesia in nonagenarians... by Lan Feng, Xuemei Tan, Xiaoxia Duan, Jiang Zheng, Xiaohui Du, Hong Fu, Yu Ma

“…The outcome of interest was in-hospital postoperative MACCE. Logistic regression was employed to identify risk factors and to establish a nomogram for predicting the risk of MACCE. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Pediatric Cancers in Southern Ghana: A Retrospective Observational Study by Efiba Vidda Senkyire Kwarteng, Amma Aboagyewa Larbi, Nanatte Veronica Anderson, Sheriff Wahab, Yaa Gyamfua Oppong‐Mensah, Samuel Ato Andam‐Akorful, Alexander Kwarteng, Lawrence Osei‐Tutu, Gladys Acquah, Comfort Asoogo, Bernice Eklu, Paul Obeng, Barnabas Manlokiya, Ben Gyan, Vivian Paintsil

“…Aim This retrospective observational study aimed to investigate the spatial distribution dynamics of pediatric cancer cases diagnosed at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana. Methods Poisson regression and spatial statistical tools, including Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) and Kulldorff's spatial scan statistics, were used to analyze 652 pediatric cancer cases recorded from 2018 to 2022 in Southern Ghana. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis with Elevated Serum IgG4 Levels Have a High Prevalence of Cirrhosis at Diagnosis by Mei Xue, Yi Shen, Xiaoli Fan, Mengyi Shen, Li Yang

“…Among the 152 patients included in this study, those in the elevated IgG4 group had the following characteristics: older onset age (56 ± 11.43 years vs. 49.49 ± 13.04 years, P=0.005), higher proportion of males (34.15% vs. 12.61%, P=0.002), higher prevalence of cirrhosis (56.10% vs. 36.04%, P=0.026), lower prevalence of extrahepatic autoimmune diseases (9.76% vs. 27.3%, P=0.023), and higher levels of IL-17 and IL-22 (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis results showed that elevated serum IgG4 levels and male sex were risk factors for AIH cirrhosis (male: odds ratio (OR) = 4.293, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.592–11.575, P=0.004; and elevated serum IgG4: OR = 2.566, 95% CI: 1.065–6.187, P=0.036). …”
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Cerebral small vessel disease as a possibly immune-related adverse event of immunotherapy in lung cancer patients: a retrospective study by Na Wu, Dongmei Zhou, Xiaoyu Guo, Jia Liu, Jiafan Liu, Fan Liu, Xiaonan Wang

“…All of them had no significance in the Non-CSVD group. Further Cox regression analysis showed that hypothyroidism (HR=2.38; 95% CI:1.89-5.04, P=0.005) was independent risk factors for CSVD. …”
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Exploring influenza vaccination coverage and barriers to influenza vaccine uptake among preschool children in Fuzhou in 2022: a cross-sectional study by Haimei Jia, Wenyan Gao, Xun Huang, Qinghua Wang, Yonghan Huang, Liang Chen, Desi Zheng, Yinchuan Zhang, Lifei Xu

“…Chi-square testing and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze factors that may be associated with influenza.ResultsThe coverage rate of influenza vaccination was 7.38% among preschool children in 2022 in Fuzhou City. …”
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Sexual awareness, high-risk sexual behaviors and HIV testing: a cross-sectional survey among university students in Xuzhou, Jiangsu by Hualing Li, Qi Wu, Qinghan Li, Enze Gao, Dehui Yin

“…The primary objective of this study is to investigate the psychological and behavioral characteristics of gender (male and female) college students in Xuzhou. It will analyze the key factors that influence their sexual behaviors, particularly those associated with high-risk sexual practices, and explore the determinants that affect their willingness to participate in HIV testing. …”
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Association between age at menarche and the risk of myopia at the age of 15 in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study by Jing Zhang, Ruili Li, Yong Zhang, Tian OuYang, Dan Ao, LiYan Gong, Li He, Xiaoya Qi, Xiyuan Zhou

“…Ocular indexes were compared across early, normal, and late menarche groups, and multivariate regression was performed to analyze the relationships between age at menarche and myopia.ResultsAmong the 376 participants around the age of 15, 115 girls were classified into the early menarche group, 185 into the normal menarche group, and 76 into the late menarche group. …”
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Gendered analysis of care work burden and mental health using data from the Gutenberg Covid-19 study by E. Engwicht, J. Petersen, E. Braehler, F. Wicke, J. Koenig, T. Muenzel, A. K. Schuster, K. Lackner, P. S. Wild, M. E. Beutel, Nora Hettich-Damm

“…For women, worsening external conditions for childcare appeared to be a risk factor. Men with care work responsibilities seem to benefit, concerning their mental health, from full-time paid work. …”
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Abdominal aortic calcification score can predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients by Jiuxu Bai, Aihong Zhang, Yanping Zhang, Kaiming Ren, Zhuo Ren, Chen Zhao, Qian Wang, Ning Cao

“…In the multivariate regression analyses, an AAC score above 4.5 was a significant factor associated with all-cause mortality (HR: 2.079, p = 0.002) and cardiovascular mortality (HR: 2.610, p < 0.001).Conclusions AAC is a reliable aortic calcification marker. …”
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The Impact of Physical Exercise on College Students’ Physical Self-Efficacy: The Mediating Role of Psychological Resilience by Wentao Qiu, Xishuai Wang, Hongcheng Cui, Wenxue Ma, Haibin Xiao, Guofeng Qu, Rong Gao, Fangbing Zhou, Yuyang Nie, Cong Liu

“…Physical activity can enhance the physical self-efficacy of college students, with psychological resilience playing a partial mediating role and gender acting as a moderating factor. Emphasizing the cultivation of psychological resilience in educational and personal growth processes is highly important for improving individuals’ physical self-efficacy and well-being.…”
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Anti‐Angiogenic Agents for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Induce Liver Atrophy by Taijiro Wake, Tomoharu Yamada, Ryosuke Tateishi, Makoto Moriyama, Yuki Matsushita, Kazuya Okushin, Takuma Nakatsuka, Masaya Sato, Tatsuya Minami, Yotaro Kudo, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro

“…Liver volume at each time point was expressed as a proportion relative to baseline. A linear regression analysis was used to analyze the chronological changes in liver volume. …”
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Single-cell sequencing and spatial transcriptomics reveal the evolution of glucose metabolism in hepatocellular carcinoma and identify G6PD as a potential therapeutic target by Deyang Xi, Deyang Xi, Yinshuang Yang, Jiayi Guo, Jiayi Guo, Mengjiao Wang, Mengjiao Wang, Xuebing Yan, Chunyang Li

“…High-throughput sequencing and experimental validation further suggested that G6PD-mediated regulation of HCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion is likely associated with glutathione metabolism and ROS production. Finally, Cox regression analysis cofirmed G6PD as an independent prognostic factor for overall survival in HCC patients.ConclusionOur study provides novel insights into the changes in glucose metabolism in HCC from both temporal and spatial perspectives. …”
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The relationship between circadian syndrome and its components with Helicobacter pylori infection risk: a cross-sectional study by Haiyan Yang, Liuying He, Xiao Zhao, Ziqin Zeng, Xiao She, Nan Yang, Qian Wang, Ping zhao

“…The study population was divided into H. pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative groups based on H.pylori infection status, and a binary logistic regression model was constructed to analyze the relationship between H.pylori infection and CircS and its components. …”
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A Survey-Based Study of Medication Safety Competence and Its Relationship with Safe Nursing Care among Nurses by Maryam Aghabarary, Fariba Katebi, Mostafa Bijani

“…Introduction Medication safety competence is a critical factor in enhancing patient safety. Safe nursing care is also a fundamental component of nursing service quality and a key indicator in clinical governance and risk management programs. …”
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Global and regional burden of four drug use disorders in the elderly, 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study by Bochao Jia, Rui Wei, Zhiqi Li, Meiyu Feng, Mengxue Wang, Chongjun Zhao, Yi Wei, Zhenquan Liu, Yuanhui Hu

“…Decomposition analysis shows that population growth is the main factor affecting the change in the burden of DUDs in most regions, and high-income North America is mainly affected by epidemiological changes. …”
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