Diet quality of Chilean schoolchildren: How is it linked to adherence to dietary guidelines? by Anna Christina Pinheiro Fernandes, Jacqueline Araneda Flores, Daiana Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado, Tito Pizarro Quevedo, Maria Rita Marques de Oliveira

“…Associations between dependent and independent variables, and potential confounding factors were calculated using logistic regression models with stepwise backward/forward. …”
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Reliability of a Novel CBCT-Based 3D Classification System for Maxillary Canine Impactions in Orthodontics: The KPG Index by Domenico Dalessandri, Marco Migliorati, Rachele Rubiano, Luca Visconti, Luca Contardo, Roberto Di Lenarda, Conchita Martin

“…Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans of fifty impacted canines, obtained using three different scanners (NewTom, Kodak, and Planmeca), were classified using the KPG index by three independent orthodontists. Measurements were repeated one month later. …”
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Can physical and psychological factors predict pain recurrence or an exacerbation of persistent non-specific low back pain? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Deborah Falla, Michael Mansfield, Janet Deane, Kanya Wongwitwichote, Cho Wai Geoffrey Yu

“…Google Scholar and grey literature sources, including OpenGrey, will also be searched to ensure comprehensive coverage. Two independent reviewers will screen titles, abstracts and full texts, assessing the risk of bias with a modified Quality in Prognosis Studies tool. …”
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Perbedaan Pengaruh Pursed Lips Breathing dan Diaphragmatic Breathing Terhadap Penurunan Sesak Napas Penyakit Paru Obstruktif Kronik by Mita Puspita, Siti Khotimah

“…Hasil penelitian menggunakan uji independent sample t-test nilai p = 0,505 (p>0,05) menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada perbedaan pengaruh pursed lips breathing dan diaphragmatic breathing terhadap penurunan sesak napas pasien PPOK.…”
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Short distances dominate connectivity patterns of coral communities in the North-West Arabian Sea by Michel R. Claereboudt, Gerd Bruss

“…The model used surface currents from two independent global circulation models, and we simulated 120 scenarios, covering four years and three larval competency models. …”
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Automatic assessment of nailfold capillaroscopy software: a pilot study by Olga Elżbieta Brzezińska, Krzysztof Andrzej Rychlicki-Kicior, Joanna Samanta Makowska

“…In the future, the tool will be developed and will make it possible to obtain full imaging characteristics independent of the experience of the examiner.…”
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Study of physical characteristics of Indian handball players at different level of competition by Amandeep Sıngh, Vishaw Gaurav

“…Illinois agility test was used to measure agility and medicine ball put testwas used to determine the shoulder girdle strength. The independent samples t-test was applied to assess the differences between inter-school and inter-college level handball players.The level of significance was set at 0.05.The results of present study clearly indicated that inter-college level handball players had significantly greater power (p lt;0.05), speed (p lt;0.05), strength (p lt;0.05) and agility (p lt;0.05) than inter-school level male handball players. …”
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A new strategy for constructing alternative consumer confidence indexes to explain household consumption: A fuzzy DEMATEL approach by Özge Var, Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, Türkay Dereli

“…The questions also exhibit cause-and-effect relationships as household consumption predictors and are not statistically independent of one another. Objective: We suggest classifying the CS questions as ''Causes'' and ''Effects.'' …”
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Psychometric Measurement of Fertility-related Quality of Life across Gender in Primary Infertile Couples by Amita Kumari, Afreen Begum H. Itagi, V. Bhargava Reddy Kanchi, Vijayan Sharmila, Satish Pundlik Dipankar

“…Descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Cronbach’s alpha and Student’s independent t-tests were used. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. …”
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The diagnosis and treatment of migraine among medical students in 2010–2011 and 2019 by E. Bacevičiūtė, A. Ekkert, K. Noreikaitė, K. Ryliškienė

“…Presence of confirmed diagnosis was an independent determinant of increased triptans (OR=6.9, p=0.012) and prophylaxis (OR=30.3, p=0.036) use. …”
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Transcending the painful boundaries...: a few additions to Vanda Zaborskaitėʼs biography by Žydronė Kolevinskienė

“…The years of work at Vilnius Pedagogical Institute, her knowledge of the school life, as well as her desire to reform the schools of the already independent Lithuania contributed significantly to Zaborskaitėʼs commitment to the work with teachers and schools, along with the involvement in Lithuanian education. …”
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Echocardiographic predictors of ischemic mitral insufficiency recurrence after mitral annuloplasty by N.D. Oryshchyn, Yu.A. Ivaniv

“…The multivariant model of independent prognostic factors of ischemic MR recurrence included 6 parameters (MV tenting area, MV coaptation height, LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes, interpapillary distance and posterior displacement of posterior papillary muscle). …”
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Optimization of microwave-assisted hydrolysis of glucose from oil palm empty fruit bunch by Maya Sarah, Isti Madinah, Erni Misran, Fatimah

“…The optimization results show that the three independent variables contribute 53.25 % to the hydrolysis temperature and 86.42 % to the sugar concentration. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, and Control of Hypertensive Disorders amongst Pregnant Women Seeking Healthcare in Ghana by Pauline Boachie-Ansah, Berko Panyin Anto, Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo, Edward Tieru Dassah, Constance Caroline Cobbold, Morrison Asiamah

“…Logistic regression models were used to examine the association of the independent variables with HDPs. The burden of HDPs was 37.2% among the 500 mothers enrolled with chronic hypertension superimposed with preeclampsia accounting for 17.6%, chronic hypertension, 10.2%, and preeclampsia 6.8% whilst gestational hypertension was 2.6%. …”
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The Role of Subtropical High Pressure in the Spatial Daily Precipitation Distribution in Iran by Amir Hosein Halabian, Mehran Shabankari

“…Applying contingency table method and calculating χ 2 statistic during statistical period(1330-1383) showed that occurrence of precipitation in about 3.1% of studied stations(33 out of 1066) is independent of the influence of subtropical high pressure. …”
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Equiaxed growth of interacting Al–Cu dendrites in thin samples: a phase-field study at copper concentrations relevant for practical applications by Gong, Tong Zhao, Boukellal, Ahmed Kaci, Chen, Yun, Debierre, Jean-Marc

“…In the fast dendritic growth regime, our results confirm that the dimensionless growth length $\Lambda $ is independent of the copper concentration and the average separation distance between the dendrite nuclei. …”
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Striking a Chord with Spectral Sirens: Multiple Features in the Compact Binary Population Correlate with H0 by Utkarsh Mali, Reed Essick

“…For the first time using real data, we show that all of these features carry cosmological information and that the peak near ∼32 M _⊙ consistently correlates with H _0 most strongly. Introducing model-independent summary statistics, we show that these statistics independently correlate with H _0 , exactly what is required to limit systematics within future spectral siren measurements from the (expected) astrophysical evolution of the mass distribution.…”
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The Effect of Music on the Happiness of Turkman Elderly in Day Care Centers by Zahra Sabzi, Razieh Saffar, Fatemeh Mehravar, Hamideh Mancheri

“…Data analysis were performed using SPSS version 26, including Chi-square, Pearson correlation, and independent t-tests. Results: The mean happiness score post-intervention was significantly higher in the intervention group (70.51 ± 8.17) compared to the control group (28.43 ± 6.93) (p < 0.05). …”
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Modeling the Viscoelastic Behavior of Quartz and Clay Minerals in Shale by Nanoindentation Creep Tests by Jianfeng Wang, Yuke Liu, Chao Yang, Wenmin Jiang, Yun Li, Yongqiang Xiong

“…However, the creep rates of quartz and clay minerals displayed similar trends, which were independent of peak load. In addition, all three viscoelastic models produced good fits to the experimental data. …”
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Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

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