Lighting the path to growth: Exploring the impact of energy efficiency on firm productivity in Nigeria by Joshua Adeyemi Afolabi, Oluwatosin Ademola Adeniyi, Samuel Orekoya

“…This study contributes to the literature by examining the relationship between energy efficiency and firm-level total factor productivity (TFP) using a two-stage approach: estimating energy efficiency scores using the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) framework, and analyzing their impact on productivity using the Instrumental Variables Generalized Method of Moments (IV-GMM) regression. …”
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A multicenter retrospective study of the combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy regimens with or without liver metastasis for the first-line treatment of adva... by Jing Ren, Ke Wang, Qianhao Meng, Chang Xu, Changqing Liu, Yusheng Wang, Guangyu Wang

“…The Kaplan–Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis were employed to analyze the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of the patients. …”
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EFFECT OF PONZI SCHEMES ON FINANCIAL LOSSES IN NIGERIA: LESSONS FROM THE PAST AND RECENT SCAMS by Abass Adekunle ADEWALE

“…Using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis, the study found that schemes offering the highest promised returns such as CBEX and Crowd1 produced the greatest financial losses. …”
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Psychological Constructs and Dysfunctional Eating in Pakistani University Students

“…Correlational Analysis, and Multiple Hierarchical Regression were used to analyze the data.…”
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Micronutrients and skin cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization study by Wangcheng Chen, Lili Pang, Xiuzhen Wei, Yuemei Lan, Xiayi Su, Yaling Dong, Zhibo Zhu, Jie Bai, Jiayan Zhou, Heteng Cui, Baihong Zhang

“…To address potential horizontal pleiotropy and heterogeneity, sensitivity analyses included inverse-variance weighted (IVW), weighted median, MR Egger regression, and MR PRESSO. The study analyzed data from 650,657 European participants, including 19,077 NMSC and 3,194 MM cases. …”
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Relationship between advertising and firm value: Evidence from Jordan by Mohammad Fawzi Shubita, Abdalwali Lutfi, Mohammed W.A. Saleh, Jalal Rajeh Hanaysha, Sajead Mowafaq Alshdaifat, Marwan Mansour, Mahmaod Alrawad

“…Data from 64 Jordanian manufacturing firms listed on Amman Stock Exchange between 2014 and 2022 were analyzed. Regression analysis was applied across two models: one focused on the relationship between advertising expenditures and firm value, while the other assessed sales performance. …”
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Effect of smoking cessation on the likelihood of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer by Xiao Han, Zouhua Xu, Dongmei Ma, Zhi Ling, Xiaowu Dong, Xuebing Yan, Yong Chen, Guotao Lu, Xudong Yin, Hongwei Xu

“…Using a multivariate-adjusted binary logistic regression model, we analyzed the relationship between different smoking conditions and the likelihood of pancreatitis and PC. …”
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Women's health facility choices for antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care in Eastern Visayas, Philippines by Ahreum Choi, Heunghee Kim, Sherlyn Mae P. Provido, Hee Sun Kim, Romil Jeffrey Juson, Diana Lucas, Heyeon Ji, Jihwan Jeon, Yunhee Kang, Yunhee Kang

“…BackgroundThis study aims to identify socioeconomic factors associated with the choice of antenatal care (ANC) facilities and to analyze trends in the utilization of health facilities for delivery and postnatal care (PNC) based on the type of ANC facility in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.MethodsThis secondary data analysis uses baseline and one-year follow-up survey data from a quasi-experimental study conducted in September 2023 and 2024. …”
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Obesity Parameters as Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Confirmed Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19 by Nadya R. V. Barus, Dicky Levenus Tahapary, Farid Kurniawan, Robert Sinto, Syahidatul Wafa, Wismandari Wisnu, Arif Mansjoer, Calysta Nadya Wijaya, Immanuel Felix, Tri Juli Edi Tarigan, Dante Saksono Harbuwono, Pradana Soewondo

“…Cox regression was used for multivariate analysis; (3) Results: The study included two hundred sixty-one patients. …”
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The Role of Serum Calcium Levels in the Progression of Arterial Stiffness: Cross‐Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses in a Multicenter Cohort by Kyung An Kim, Hae‐Ok Jung, Mi‐Jeong Kim, So‐Young Lee, Dong‐Hyeon Lee, Donghee Han, Hyuk‐Jae Chang, Su‐Yeon Choi, Jidong Sung, Eun Ju Chun

“…The cross‐sectional relationship between serum calcium levels and baPWV, and the longitudinal effect of baseline serum calcium levels on baPWV progression in those with repeated baPWV measurements, were analyzed using multivariable regression models. A total of 9150 individuals with baseline baPWV and 2329 individuals (5451 PWV measurements) with follow‐up baPWV were selected for cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses, respectively. …”
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Predictive Value of Preoperative Hypersensitive C-Reactive Protein in the Incidence of Postoperative Cognitive Impairment in Valvular Disease Patients: A Retrospective Study by Zhao A, Peng Y, Lin L, Chen L, Lin Y

“…Patients were divided into a POCD group (N = 103) and a non-POCD group (N = 269) according to the occurrence of POCD. A logistic regression model was used to analyze the relationship between Hs-CPR and POCD in VHD patients.Results: The 1-month incidence of POCD in VHD patients was 27.6%. …”
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Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies by Julia Schubert, Nina Timmesfeld, Kathrin Noever, Susann Behnam, Angela Vinturache, Birgit Arabin

“…Material and methods Using a cohort of 10 603 twin pregnancies delivered between 2000 and 2015 in the state of Hessen, Germany, the individual and combined impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on maternal and neonatal outcomes was analyzed using uni‐ and multivariable logistic regression models. …”
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Inflammatory and coagulation biomarkers and mortality in patients with HIV infection. by Lewis H Kuller, Russell Tracy, Waldo Belloso, Stephane De Wit, Fraser Drummond, H Clifford Lane, Bruno Ledergerber, Jens Lundgren, Jacqueline Neuhaus, Daniel Nixon, Nicholas I Paton, James D Neaton, INSIGHT SMART Study Group

“…Odds ratios (ORs) were estimated with logistic regression. For each biomarker, each of the three upper quartiles was compared to the lowest quartile. …”
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Clinical study on the impact of preoperative antibiotic administration timing on pus culture results in children with acute osteomyelitis by Haiting Jia, Yuting Wang, Jiazhi Yu, Tao Liu

“…The optimal cutoff of the preoperative antibiotic administration timing was 3.5 days, and the sensitivity, specificity and area under the curve were 70.6%, 61.4% and 0.704 (0.569–0.839), respectively. Logistic regression analysis indicated that preoperative antibiotic administration timing > 3.5 days (OR = 3.822, 95%CI: 1.212–12.058) was an independent risk factor for predicting negative culture of standard bacteria (P = 0.022). …”
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Psychological well-being and academic performance of Ukrainian medical students under the burden of war: a cross-sectional study by Mykhaylo Korda, Arkadii Shulhai, Oksana Shevchuk, Oleksandra Shulhai, Anna-Mariia Shulhai, Anna-Mariia Shulhai

“…The multiple linear regression analysis showed that academic performance was positively associated with depression (p = 0.003), hyperarousal (p < 0.001), anxiety (p = 0.03), and negatively associated with stress (p = 0.002).ConclusionUkrainian medical students in rear areas are facing various challenges, with war-related stressors having a profound impact on their mental health. …”
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Integrating the Interleukins in the Biomarker Panel for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: Unraveling a Multifaceted Conundrum by Amalia-Stefana Timpau, Egidia-Gabriela Miftode, Irina-Iuliana Costache-Enache, Antoniu-Octavian Petris, Ionela-Larisa Miftode, Ivona Mitu, Radu-Stefan Miftode

“…Logistic regression models confirmed NT-proBNP and IL-10 as mortality predictors. …”
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The impact of agricultural farmland scale management on land yield: a perspective based on the adoption of agricultural machinery in different production links by Wenrui Zhang

“…Further analysis indicates that as farm size increases, the total factor productivity index at the farmer level for the three crops shows an upward trend, with the adoption of control-intensive machinery technologies playing an important role. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of people living in artisanal mining areas on water pollution in Siguiri, Guinea, 2023 by Aly Badara Toure, Aly Badara Toure, Mariama Sadjo Diallo, Mariama Sadjo Diallo, Sidikiba Sidibe, Sidikiba Sidibe, Salifou Talassone Bangoura, Salifou Talassone Bangoura, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Fassou Mathias Grovogui, Maladho Diaby, Maladho Diaby, Mohamed Aly Bangoura, Yamoussa Youla, Mory Kourouma, Alexandre Delamou, Alexandre Delamou, Alexandre Delamou

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire that assessed knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to water pollution in artisanal mining areas. Logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with KAP.ResultsThe survey included 501 respondents. …”
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THE EFFECT OF OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DISCLOSURES by Muhammad Agiansyah Fathurohman, Sekar Ayu Dimas Savitri, Siti Jubaedah

“…Design/methodology/approach: The research method uses a quantitative approach with secondary data totaling 54 annual reports obtained using purposive sampling technique and data analysis techniques using multiple linear regression. …”
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A large multisite lipidomic investigation of parity and aging in dairy cows by David B. Sheedy, Helen M. Golder, Sergio C. Garcia, Zhiqian Liu, Peter Moate, Priyanka Reddy, Simone J. Rochfort, Jennie E. Pryce, Ian J. Lean

“…Multiple linear regression and orthogonal partial least squares (O-PLS) investigated the association of the lipid profile with age (d), whereas discriminant analysis compared first parity with >3 parity cows in O-PLS discriminant analysis, random forest, and support vector machine models. …”
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