UMOD Genotype and Determinants of Urinary Uromodulin in African Populations by Michél Strauss-Kruger, Eric Olinger, Patrick Hofmann, Ian J. Wilson, Carina Mels, Ruan Kruger, Lebo F. Gafane-Matemane, John A. Sayer, Cristian Ricci, Aletta E. Schutte, Olivier Devuyst

“…The genetic and nongenetic factors associated with uUMOD in African populations remain unknown. …”
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Effects of Hall Current and Thermal Radiation on the Time-Dependent Swirling Flow of Hybrid Nanofluids over a Disk Surface: A Bayesian Regularization Artificial Neural Network Appr... by Faisal Nazir, Nirman Bhowmike, Muhammad Zahid, Sultan Shoaib, Yasar Amin, Saleem Shahid

“…Training state, performance, error histograms, and regression demonstration are used to analyze the output of the neural network. …”
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The Impact of Earning Smoothing through Real Activities and its Components on Labor Force Investment Efficiency by Batool Ismael Hasan, Mehdi Heydari, Hamzeh Didar

“…This sample was then subjected to analysis using multivariate regression models.   Results The findings indicate that as the degree of real earnings smoothing rises, there is a corresponding increase in labor investment efficiency. …”
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Association between bullying victimization and mental health problems among Chinese left-behind children: a cross-sectional study from the adolescence mental health promotion cohor... by Yuan Feng, Simai Zhang, Simai Zhang, Xiao Liao, Yuge Jia, Yu Yang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang

“…Multivariable logistic regression was utilized to analyze the risk and protective factors associated with mental health symptoms, with a particular focus on different types of bullying victimization.ResultsCompared to non-left-behind children (non-LBC), left-behind children (LBC) exhibited a higher prevalence of mental health issues: anxiety symptoms (24.0% vs. 18.0%, p<0.001), depressive symptoms (27.9% vs. 19.4%, p<0.001), and self-injurious behavior (17.7% vs. 12.2%, p<0.001). …”
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Effects of otolaryngological diseases on sleep quality, anxiety, and depression: a multicenter observational study by Cheng-Lin Qi, Qin-Ying Wang, Mi Wang, Lin-Bin Cai, Meng-Qing Shen, Kan Liu, Jin-Long Zhu, Cong Wang, Qi-Bing Chen, Ting-Ting Wu, Shui-Hong Zhou, Jin-Hua Pan

“…Multivariable polynomial linear regression models explored the impact of different otolaryngological diseases on anxiety, depression and sleep quality, and mediation analysis explored the interaction mechanisms. …”
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Declining Postoperative 90-Day Opioid Prescriptions From 2010 to 2021 Following Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome by Wesley Day, B.S., Scott Halperin, B.S., Serkan Surucu, M.D., Andrew E. Jimenez, M.D., Beatrice Katsnelson, B.S., Justin Zhu, B.S., Jonathan N. Grauer, M.D.

“…Purpose: To analyze postoperative opioid prescriptions after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) in a large, opioid-naive population and to evaluate factors associated with receiving more opioids. …”
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Peer support to improve the secondary distribution of Internet-based HIV self-testing kits among men who have sex with men in Zhuhai, China by Hang Lyu, Yuxin Ni, Yuxin Ni, Xi He, Dongya Wang, Xinxue Yu, Weiming Tang, Weiming Tang, Yi Zhou, Yi Zhou

“…Cramer’s V was used to quantify the level of association between the Internet-based HIVST and condomless anal sexual behaviors among index participants. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate factors associated with peer support among alter participants. …”
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The association between monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study by Honghai Yu, Cunqing Yang, Cunqing Yang, Jiao Lv, Yunyun Zhao, Guoqiang Wang, Xiuge Wang

“…These findings suggest MHR as a potential biomarker for early T2DM screening and highlight gender-specific risk factors.…”
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The association of pesticide exposure on anthropometric parameters among under-five children in Magelang Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study by Sani Rachman Soleman, Fresti Oktanindi, Shofiati Ashfia, Emi Azmi Choironi, Muhammad Fathi Banna Al Faruqi, Desvialin Ulfa Talitha, Afifah Az Zahra, Syifa Nurul Asma

“…Introduction: As endocrine disruptor chemicals, pesticides pose hormone-associated diseases, such as growth and developmental pathologies, in children through IGF-1 modulators. This study aims to analyze pesticide exposure on anthropometry status in under-five children and related factors that contribute to them. …”
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Influence of diastolic dysfunction on cognitive impairment and prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease by O. O. Nudchenko, L. I. Konoplianyk, N. A. Kozhukharova, M. M. Dolzhenko

“…The results of direct multiple logistic regression found that among the numerous risk factors, only the LVFP indicator significantly influenced the MMSE total score (OR 1.28, 95 % CI 1.11–1.47; P = 0.0007). …”
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The Influence of Pelvic Bone Dose-volume Parameters on Bone Marrow Suppression During Radiation Therapy in Patients With Stage I to III Rectal Cancer Based on Real-world Data by Botian Huang, MD, Jiansheng Lv, MM, Jianqi Xiong, MM, Fang Peng, MD, Liyang Zhuo, MM, Zhuangzhuang Yang, MM, Xiaowu Deng, MD, Yong Bao, PdD, MM, Shaoqing Niu, MD, PhD

“…The primary endpoint was grade ≥ 2 HT (HT2+), including leukopenia, neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and total HTs. Logistic regression was employed to analyze the associations of HT2+ with dosimetric parameters and clinicopathologic characteristics. …”
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Correlation Between the Online Visiting Time and Frequency Increase in Telemedicine Services Offered by Health Care Providers Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chi... by Weiyi Wang, Yuntian Chu, Fangfang Cui, Xiaobing Shi, Xu Zhang, Dongxu Sun, Jinming Shi, Jie Zhao

“…Chi-square tests were applied to compare general differences in the between-group telemedicine frequency. Regression models were performed to analyze correlations between the frequency change and the time spent in online versus in-person visits. …”
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Impact of Subjective and Objective Green Space Characteristics on Mental Health Benefits: An Explainable Machine Learning Approach by Ke LI, Yipei MAO, Yongjun LI

“…Specifically, perceived attractiveness is the most important contributing factor, followed by perceived greenness and perceived noise. …”
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Mediating roles of corneal biomechanical and topographic parameters in eye rubbing and keratoconus based on the Chinese keratoconus cohort study by Kaili Yang, Kaili Yang, Runqi Tu, Liyan Xu, Liyan Xu, Yuwei Gu, Qi Fan, Shanshan Yin, Yi Yuan, Anqi Chang, Yifan Wang, Chenchen Yin, Yonghao Zang, Chenjiu Pang, Daniela Oehring, Yibin Hao, Shengwei Ren, Shengwei Ren

“…The Spearman correlation and generalized linear regression models were used to analyze the associations between the time of eye rubbing, -SPA1, Kmax, and KC. …”
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Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Are Independent Predictors of Successful Aging in Middle-Aged and Older Adults by Shilpa Dogra, Liza Stathokostas

“…Methods. 9,478 older (M = 4,245; F = 5,233) and 10,060 middle-aged (M = 4.621; F = 5,439) adults from the Healthy Aging cycle of the Canadian Community Health Survey were analyzed. Multivariate logistic regressions were conducted with SA and its three components as outcomes while physical activity and sedentary behavior were entered as main exposures. …”
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Surgical complications of vagus nerve stimulation surgery: A 14-years single-center experience by Jouke van Schooten, Jacco Smeets, Sander MJ. van Kuijk, Sylvia Klinkenberg, Olaf E.M.G. Schijns, Jeske Nelissen, Louis G.L. Wagner, Rob P.W. Rouhl, Marian H.J.M. Majoie, Kim Rijkers

“…Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis were performed to analyze possible risk factors, in case of a small sample size, an independent-samples t-test and Fisher's exact test or Pearson's X2-test were used. …”
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A novel vasculogenic mimicry-related nomogram predicts prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma by Yun Zhong, Yun Zhong, Yun Zhong, Yun Zhong, Fadian Ding, Fadian Ding, Fadian Ding, Fadian Ding, Han Zhang, Han Zhang, Han Zhang, Han Zhang, Denghan Zhang, Denghan Zhang, Denghan Zhang, Denghan Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Shangeng Weng, Shangeng Weng, Shangeng Weng, Shangeng Weng

“…Biological process (BP), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis, and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were applied to analyze the biological function of the hub genes. …”
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Dynamics of HDL-Cholesterol Following a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by Carlos Bertolín-Boronat, Héctor Merenciano-González, Víctor Marcos-Garcés, María Luz Martínez-Mas, Josefa Inés Climent Alberola, Nerea Pérez, Laura López-Bueno, María Concepción Esteban-Argente, María Valls Reig, Ana Arizón Benito, Alfonso Payá Rubio, César Ríos-Navarro, Elena de Dios, Jose Gavara, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodi

“…Changes in lipid profiles were evaluated, and predictors of failure to increase HDL-C levels were identified by binary logistic regression analysis. …”
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The aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI) and the risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality in congestive heart failure patients: results fr... by Xiaofang Bai, Lele Cheng, Huan Wang, Yangyang Deng, Xiaoning Tong, Wen Wen, Xiaojun Liu, Juan Zhou, Zuyi Yuan

“…In the population of patients with congestive heart failure aged 18 years and older in the United States, irrespective of established risk factors, AISI was significantly associated with all-cause, cardiovascular, and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality. …”
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The effects of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F on renal outcomes in type 2 diabetic kidney disease patients with severe proteinuria: a single-center cohort study by Yaqi Cheng, Yuhao Liu, Liling Lin, Danni Li, Liying Peng, Ke Zheng, Jianling Tao, Mingxi Li

“…Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regression analyses were performed to analyze prognostic factors for renal outcomes.Results By the end of the follow-up, renal outcomes were observed in 23 and 11 patients in the non-TwHF and TwHF groups, respectively (p = 0.006). …”
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