Relevance of Chronic Total Occlusion for Outcome of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Julia Anna Lurz, Eileen Schmidt, Karl-Patrik Kresoja, Federica Torri, Sebastian König, Angeliki Darma, Arash Arya, Livio Bertagnolli, Gerhard Hindricks, Borislav Dinov

“…Chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents a clinically relevant entity in ICM patients and is an independent predictor of ventricular arrhythmia and mortality. …”
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Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study by Jin Li, Chen Wang, Dan Luo, Yan Shi, Hua Qing Guo, Zhi Guang Duan

“…In addition, self-efficacy (β=−0.080) and e-health literacy (β=−0.098) significantly mediated the relationship between social support and technophobia.Conclusion Social support was found to affect technophobia in older adults via the independent or chained mediating effects of self-efficacy and e-health literacy.…”
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Analysis of Basketball Trainers Views about Coronavirus-19 Phobia by Dr. Yahya Gökhan Yalçın, Havva Demırel, Mehmet Altın

“…The homogeneity and variances of the data were tested, Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test was applied, and it was determined that the data showed normal distribution. Independent Samples t Test was used in pair matches and One Way Anova test was used in multiple comparisons. …”
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An Approach for Handling Uncertainties Related to Behaviour and Vehicle Mixes in Traffic Simulation Experiments with Automated Vehicles by Johan Olstam, Fredrik Johansson, Adriano Alessandrini, Peter Sukennik, Jochen Lohmiller, Markus Friedrich

“…There are several possible ways to extend the models, but independent of approach a large problem is that the information available on how automated vehicles will behave is limited to today’s partly automated vehicles. …”
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Condensate droplet roaming on nanostructured superhydrophobic surfaces by Cheuk Wing Edmond Lam, Kartik Regulagadda, Matteo Donati, Abinash Tripathy, Gopal Chandra Pal, Chander Shekhar Sharma, Athanasios Milionis, Dimos Poulikakos

“…However, when condensate microdroplets coalesce, they can also spontaneously propel themselves omnidirectionally on the surface independent of gravity and grow by feeding from droplets they sweep along the way. …”
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Relationship Between Locus Of Control, Paranormal Beliefs, And Magical Ideation Among Young Adults Of Pakistan by Rozia Malik, Shammem Akhtar, Fatima Ali Raza Mughal

“…Paranormal beliefs were negatively correlated with magical ideation. An independent sample t-test revealed no significant gender differences. …”
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A scoping review protocol on brain PaCO2 levels at altitude. by Hanna Tang, Laurel Charlesworth, Manoj Lalu, Brian Dewar, Risa Shorr, Dariush Dowlatshahi

“…Electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Central Register of Systematic will be systematically searched to identify articles that report on the acute response of PaCO2 on acute change in altitude. Two independent investigators will perform duplicate title and abstract screening and full-text review, followed by duplicate data extraction. …”
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A Recognition Methodology for the Key Geometric Errors of a Multi-Axis Machine Tool Based on Accuracy Retentivity Analysis by Shijie Guo, Shufeng Tang, Dongsheng Zhang

“…Based on this aspect, key factors are extracted that simultaneously consider the correlation, similarity, and sensitivity of the geometric error terms, and the results reveal that the effect of the position-independent geometric errors (PIGEs) on the error vectors of the position and orientation is greater than that of the position-dependent geometric errors (PDGEs) of the linear and rotary axes. …”
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NEIL3 and TOP2A as key drivers of esophageal cancer through WNT signaling by Hui Li, Panpan Wang, Huijuan Chen, Yanyan Shao, Hui Luo

“…In contrast, TOP2A knockdown suppressed these functions and promoted apoptosis, independent of NEIL3. NEIL3 overexpression could not reverse the effects of TOP2A knockdown. …”
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Comparison of mortality in people with type 2 diabetes between different ethnic groups: Systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. by Umar Ahmed Riaz Chaudhry, Rebecca Fortescue, Liza Bowen, Stephen J Woolford, Felicity Knights, Derek G Cook, Tess Harris, Julia Critchley

“…We included community-based prospective studies among adults with T2D from at least two different ethnicities. Two independent reviewers undertook screening, data extraction and quality assessment using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. …”
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Study of Point Scanning Detection Mechanisms for Vibration Signals with Wavefront Sensors by Quan Luo, Hongsheng Luo, Yiyou Fan, Guihan Wu, Haoming Chen, Yun Pan, Wei Jiang, Jinshan Su

“…This work establishes a vibration signal point scanning detection system utilizing wavefront sensors, leveraging their high resolution, array detection capabilities, and the independent detection of each microlens based on research into seismic wave laser remote sensing detection. …”
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Risk Factors of Periprocedural Bradycardia during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Yong Li, Shuzheng Lyu

“…No-reflow, the culprit vessel was not LAD, using thrombus aspiration devices during operation, gender, completely block of culprit vessel, and intraoperative hypotension may be independent risk factors for predicting periprocedural bradycardia during PPCI in patients with acute STEMI. …”
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A Study on the Determination of Korea Affecting Tropical Cyclone Center for Best Tracking by Yumi Cha, Jinyeon Kim, Kiryong Kang, Nam-Young Kang, Won-Tae Yun

“…The establishment of an independent tropical cyclone (TC) position is suggested for the purpose of constructing TC best track data of the Korea Meteorological Administration. …”
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Examination of the attitudes of prospective teachers toward the history of Turkish education course according to different variables by Dilsat Peker Ünal, Mehmet Sağlam, Berkay Kılıç

“…Frequencies, percentages, mean values, independent-samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and post hoc tests were used in the analyses of the collected data. …”
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Anthropometric Indicators to Determine the Obesity and its Relations with the Cardiometabolic Risk by Raúl Cedeño Morales, Maricel Castellanos González, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Luis Mass Sosa, Carlos Mora Hernández, Jorge Carlos Parada Arias

“…<strong>Background:</strong> it has become a controversy if obesity per se is an independent cardiometabolic risk factor it self or it influences like a contributing element of other factors, specially hypertension, insulin resistance and dislipidemias. …”
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Identification of Key Genes and Pathways Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Junyu Zhang, Yu Zhou

“…To better understand the molecular and pathway changes in human AMD RPE/choroid tissues, we searched the literature and found three independent studies using high-throughput technology to analyze gene expression in 54 human AMD RPE/choroid tissues and 46 age-matched healthy controls. …”
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Detection to false data for smart grid by Jian Zheng, Shumiao Ren, Jingyue Zhang, Yu Kui, Jingyi Li, Qin Jiang, Shiyan Wang

“…The boundaries learned from conformal regions are independent of data distribution and the information of operation status in smart grids. …”
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Fructose and/or Sorbitol Intolerance in a Subgroup of Lactose Intolerant Patients by SR Mishkin, L Sablauskas, S Mishkin

“…Intolerance to both fructose and sorbicol (administered as separate challenges), more than twice as common as intolerance to either one alone, occurred in 41.4% and was independent of sex. In conclusion, additional carbohydrate intolerances contribute to postcibal discomfort in more than 75% of lactose intolerant patients who remain symptomatic in spite of adherence to appropriate measures for this condition. …”
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Absence of genetic introgression between Elymus ciliaris and E. pendulinus (Triticeae: Poaceae) as shown by endosperm protein SDS-electrophoresis in connection with hypotheses of E... by A. V. Agafonov, E. V. Kobozeva, S. I. Tatkov

“…Elymus ciliaris is considered by Russian taxonomists to be phylogenetically close to E. pendulinus, while hybridization of these species gave rise to the independent species E. amurensis. Moreover, in China, E. amurensis is recognized as a variety of E. ciliaris. …”
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Prevalence and Factors Associated With Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Living With Disability in Yaoundé, Cameroon by Enjeh Jabbossung Fombo, Nchinjoh Sangwe Clovis, Michael Ngenge Budzi, Marvel Changoh Changoh, Leslie Tasha Mbapah, Hawi Kidanu Kebede, Adam J. Rose

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to examine the associations between these independent variables and obesity. A p -value of less than .05 was considered significant. …”
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