Knowledge of mothers on diaper dermatitis management and associated factors in Ethiopia by Atoma Negera, Midekso Sento, Gemechu Tola

“…A binary multivariable logistic regression was used to analyze the association between the independent and the outcome variables. Variables with a p-value < 0.05 were considered statistically significant, and an adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was reported. …”
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Time-Dependent Prognostic Impact of Circulating Tumor Cells Detection in Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: 70-Month Analysis of the REMAGUS02 Study by François-Clément Bidard, Lisa Belin, Suzette Delaloge, Florence Lerebours, Charlotte Ngo, Fabien Reyal, Séverine Alran, Sylvie Giacchetti, Michel Marty, Ronald Lebofsky, Jean-Yves Pierga

“…We confirm that the detection of CTC is independently associated with a significantly worse outcome, but mainly during the first 3-4 years of follow-up. …”
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FGF21 Is Associated with Acanthosis Nigricans in Obese Patients by Yueye Huang, Jie Yang, Yan Li, Jiaqi Chen, Kexiu Song, Xingchun Wang, Le Bu, Xiaoyun Cheng, Jiying Wang, Shen Qu

“…Multiple logistic analysis showed that FGF21 was the independent risk factor for AN (OR 4.550; 95% CI 1.054–19.635; P=0.042). …”
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The Effect of Counseling Based on Functional Analytic Psychotherapy with Enhanced Cognitive Therapy on Married Adolescent Women’s Sexual Self-efficacy: A Prospective Study by Maryam Gholami, Katayoun Alidousti, Mozhgan Taebi, Yunes Jahani, Atefeh Ahmadi

“…The data collected from the questionnaires were imported into SPSS 24, and analyses were performed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), paired t-test, and independent t-test. …”
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Acute effects of physical exercise on cognitive function and neurotrophins in patients with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review by Emanuele Zanardo, Giulia Quinto, Francesca Battista, Federica Duregon, Marco Vecchiato, Chiara Bergia, Kirk Erickson, Andrea Ermolao, Daniel Neunhaeuserer

“…Methods: MEDLINE, Cochrane Library (CENTRAL database), EMBASE and SPORTDiscus were screened by 2 independent reviewers, who selected studies that analysed acute effects of physical exercise in patients with T1DM on BDNF levels or cognitive function tests before and after exercise. …”
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Conservation networks do not match the ecological requirements of amphibians by Matutini, Florence, Baudry, Jacques, Fortin, Marie-Josee, Pain, Guillaume, Pithon, Josephine

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Knowledge and Attitude on Insulin Self-Administration among Type 1 Diabetic Patients at Metu Karl Referral Hospital, Ethiopia by Tewodros Yosef

“…A binary logistic regression model was used. Independent variables with a P value of less than 0.05 in the multivariable logistic regression model were considered significant. …”
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Computing ecosystem risk hotspots: A mediterranean case study by Gianpaolo Coro, Laura Pavirani, Anton Ellenbroek

“…The workflow methodology is independent of the geographical area of the application.As a case study, we present risk assessments for the Mediterranean Sea, a region with intense anthropogenic pressures and significant climatic vulnerabilities. …”
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The effect of educational intervention based on the mobile application on women’s knowledge, attitude, and practice on microplastics and health: study protocol for a randomized con... by Zahra Seifi, Fatemeh Zarei, Fazlollah Ahmadi

“…Data analysis will include descriptive statistics and inferential tests, such as independent t-tests and paired t-tests, to assess group differences and within-group changes over time. …”
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Immediate Respiratory Warm-Up Effect on Dynamic Inspiratory Muscle Strength in Cardiac Surgery Candidates by Bahareh Mehregan Far, Sedigheh Sadat Naimi, Mohsen Abedi, Seyed Ahmad Raeissadat, Mahmood Beheshti Monfared, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban

“…Results: Covariance analysis showed no significant difference in the average and best values of the S-index, PIF or VC indices at the second tests, between two groups (P>0.05), or in the independent t test and Mann-Whitney U test for the “rate of changes,” between two tests (P>0.05). …”
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How climate change is shaping young people’s health: a participatory, youth co-led study from Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nigeria by Jessie Pinchoff, Karen Austrian, Eno-Obong Etetim, Damilola Babatunde, Eleanor Blomstrom, Sigma Ainul, Toyin Olamide Akomolafe, Brian Medina Carranza, Angel Del Valle

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Efficacy of Novel Noncontrast Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Methods in Indicating Fibrosis in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Maedeh Sharifian, Nahid Rezaeian, Sanaz Asadian, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Ali Nahardani, Kianosh Kasani, Yaser Toloueitabar, Ali Mohammad Farahmand, Leila Hosseini

“…The regional longitudinal and circumferential strain parameters showed significant associations with LGE (P<0.001), while regional circumferential strain was the only independent predictor of LGE in logistic regression models (OR: 1.140, 95% CI: 1.073 to 1.207, P<0.001). …”
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MUNet: a novel framework for accurate brain tumor segmentation combining UNet and mamba networks by Lijuan Yang, Lijuan Yang, Qiumei Dong, Da Lin, Chunfang Tian, Xinliang Lü

“…Furthermore, when validated on the independent LGG dataset, MUNet demonstrated excellent generalization ability, proving its effectiveness in various medical imaging scenarios. …”
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Extent and pattern of burden of care and its associated factors among Eritrean families of persons living with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional study by Xiaofeng Li, Tesfaldet Habtemariam Hidru, Mohammed Hamid Osman, Sainyugu Lolokote

“…Descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple regression analysis was employed to analyse the data.Results In this study, 84 (57.5%) were males and 62 (42.5%) were females. …”
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Effect of diabetes mellitus on levels of insulin-like growth factors and their carrier proteins in Guerin’s carcinoma and it’s perifocal tissue in rats by E. M. Frantsiyants, V. A. Bandovkina, I. V. Kaplieva, E. I. Surikova, I. V. Neskubina, Yu. A. Pogorelova, N. D. Cheryarina, P. S. Kachesova, L. A. Nemashkalova

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is considered an independent risk factor for higher cancer incidence and death rates. …”
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A comparative analysis of sphenoid and frontal sinuses using cone beam computed tomography for sex determination by Junaid Ahmed, Namrata, Nanditha Sujir, Nandita Shenoy, Srikant Natarajan, Archana Muralidharan, Ashwin C. Shetty

“…Intra- and interobserver reliability were calculated. Independent t tests were used to compare the various parameters between sexes. …”
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An Efficient K-Best MIMO Detector for Large Modulation Constellations by Yu-Xin Liu, Shih-Jie Jihang, Yeong-Luh Ueng

“…This paper presents a sorter-free detection algorithm, where the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K$ </tex-math></inline-formula> surviving nodes can be obtained in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${\mathrm {log_{2}}} {K}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> iterations, which is independent of modulation size. The <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$K \sqrt {M}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> candidates are arranged into a multiple-layer table using the proposed path metric discretization. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with microcirculatory resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes and STEMI undergoing primary PCI by Guoyu Wang, Cen Xu, Jian Wang, Zhimei Teng, Xiang Sha, Kai Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Li Zhu

“…Abstract The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index is emerging as a promising marker for insulin resistance and serves as an independent risk predictor for cardiovascular outcomes. …”
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Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Chronic Clinic of Nekemte Referral Hospital in West Ethiopia by Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Dureti Bayisa Gemechu, Ginenus Fekadu, Tesfa Tekle Dibessa

“…In the multivariable analysis, age ≥60 years (AOR = 4.537, 95% CI = 1.142–18.024, p=0.032), duration with hypertension ≥5 years (AOR = 3.534, 95% CI = 1.062–11.760, p=0.040), cigarette smoking (AOR = 7.697, 95% CI = 2.356–25.146, p=0.001), nonadherence (AOR = 6.584, 95% CI = 2.337–18.553, p<0.001), and uncontrolled glycaemia (AOR = 21.630, 95% CI = 8.057–58.070, p<0.001) were independent predictors of uncontrolled blood pressure. …”
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Real-Time Plant Health Detection Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks by Mahnoor Khalid, Muhammad Shahzad Sarfraz, Uzair Iqbal, Muhammad Umar Aftab, Gniewko Niedbała, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf

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