Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia by Samuel Dessu, Aklilu Habte, Tamirat Melis, Mesfin Gebremedhin

“…The risk of mortality was high among the neonates with early onset of neonatal sepsis as compared with late onset of neonatal sepsis and history of intrapartum fever, history of diagnosed chorioamnionitis, onset of labor, and EBF initiation within one hour were the independent predictors of mortality among neonates admitted with neonatal sepsis.…”
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Pengaruh Ciri Temporal, Spasial, dan Frekuensi pada Klasifikasi Motor Imagery by Afin Muhammad Nurtsani, Muhammad Adib Syamlan, Agung Wahyu Setiawan

“…The performance of these two combinations of features is still inferior when compared to independent temporal feature with an accuracy value of 73%. …”
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Pengembangan Fitur E-Matur dengan V-Model sebagai Alat Pengaduan Publik untuk Website Badan Kepegawaian Negara by Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Aditya Rachmadi, Kartika Utami, Rahmana Ilmi Hakim, Nurur Rohmah

“…Unit testing dilakukan dengan basis path testing dan menghasilkan 4 independent path dari perhitungan cyclomatic complexity pada kasus uji unit addPIC. …”
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Long-Term Postpartum Outcomes of Insulin Resistance and β-cell Function in Women with Previous Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Zhirong Miao, Honghua Wu, Liu Ren, Nan Bu, Lili Jiang, Huixia Yang, Junqing Zhang, Xiaohui Guo

“…Conclusions. 75 g OGTT 2h PG during pregnancy higher than 9.03 mmol/L is regarded as an independent risk factor of postpartum hyperglycemia. …”
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Determinants of Mortality in Patients with Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia in Southwest China: A Five-Year Case-Control Study by Shuangshuang Yang, Jide Sun, Xianan Wu, Liping Zhang

“…The logistic regression analysis reported that mechanical ventilation and respiratory tract as origin of bacteremia were independent predictors of mortality among patients with nosocomial A. baumannii bacteremia and CRAB bacteremia, while high APACHE II score on the day of bacteremia and multiple organ dysfunction syndromes (MODS) during hospitalization were independent predictors of mortality among patients with nosocomial A. baumannii bacteremia but not CRAB bacteremia. …”
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Long-Term Prospective Study of the Influence of Estrone Levels on Events in Postmenopausal Women with or at High Risk for Coronary Artery Disease by Antonio de Padua Mansur, Tereza Cristina B. F. Silva, Julio Yoshio Takada, Solange Desirée Avakian, Célia Maria C. Strunz, Luiz Antonio Machado César, José Mendes Aldrighi, José Antonio F. Ramires

“…Cox multivariate regression analysis model adjusted for body mass index, diabetes, dyslipidemia, family history, and estrone showed estrone (OR=0.45; P=0.038) as the only independent variable for all-cause mortality. Multivariate regression model adjusted for age, body mass index, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, family history, and estrone showed that only age (OR=1.06; P=0.017) was an independent predictor of all-cause mortality. …”
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Incidence and predictors of mortality among HIV positive children on anti-retroviral therapy in the selected health facilities of West Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia: Retrospective... by Gelane Gurmu, Emiru Merdassa, Gemechu Tiruneh, Keneni Efrem, Firezer Belay, Lalisa Mekonnen, Jira Wakoya Feyisa, Matiyos Lema, Adisu Tafari Shama, Markos Desalegn

“…The Cox regression model was used to determine independent predictors of mortality.<h4>Results</h4>The total follow-up time was 15, 652 child-months, and the overall incidence of mortality was 1.92 (95%CI: 1.34, 2.74) per 1000 child-months. …”
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Development and validation of a novel bleeding risk prediction tool for aspirin users with a low body mass index by Lu Yifang, Lei Wanlin, Wang Maofeng

“…Subsequently, these important features underwent multivariate logistic regression analysis. Based on independent bleeding risk factors, a logistic regression model was constructed and presented as a nomogram. …”
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The Risk Factors for Diabetic Retinopathy in a Chinese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study by Qingmin Sun, Yali Jing, Bingjie Zhang, Tianwei Gu, Ran Meng, Jie Sun, Dalong Zhu, Yaping Wang

“…Additionally; we firstly confirmed that serum LH was an independent risk factor in male diabetic retinopathy patients.…”
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Nomogram to Predict the Survival of Chinese Patients with Alcohol-Related Liver Disease by Fangfang Duan, Chen Liu, Yuwei Liu, Chunyan Chang, Hang Zhai, Huichun Xing, Jun Cheng, Song Yang

“…Relapse, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and a model for end-stage liver disease score of ≥21 were independent risk factors for those patients. A nomogram was developed and internally validated for predicting the probability of their survival at different time points.…”
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A Fortified Method to Screen and Detect Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Asymptomatic Hypertensive Adults: A Korean Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study by Hyo Eun Park, Sung-Bin Chon, Sang Hoon Na, Heesun Lee, Su-Yeon Choi

“…The diagnostic rule to detect LVH was made by summing up the rounded-off odds ratio of each independent variable and was validated using bootstrapping method. …”
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A Systems-Based Analysis of the CardioMEMS HF Sensor for Chronic Heart Failure Management by Jeffrey S. Tran, Aaron M. Wolfson, Daniel O’Brien, Omid Yousefian, David M. Shavelle

“…However, the CardioMEMS system requires input from multiple independent elements to achieve its effect, and no studies have been done to investigate those elements. …”
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Gut Microbiota and Its Impact on Brain Function and Mental Health by Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Bartosz Omasta, Olga Krupa, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Kinga Furtak, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Magdalena Agata Czerska, Daria Rybak

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Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Receptor Expression Determines Keratinocyte Fate upon Stimulation with TNF-Like Weak Inducer of Apoptosis by Xuening Wang, Dan Cheng, Guanglei Hu, Lili Liang, Fei Tan, Tong Xiao, Shengxiang Xiao, Yumin Xia

“…In conclusion, we found that the Fn14-TRAF2-TNFR signaling axis mediates TWEAK’s regulation of the fate of keratinocytes, possibly in a manner involving the TNF-α-independent TNFR signal transduction.…”
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Prevalence, influencing factors, and prediction model construction of anemia in ankylosing spondylitis based on real-world data: An exploratory study. by Yifan Gong, Kun Yang, Zhaoyang Geng, Hongxiao Liu

“…The results of multivariate stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that female gender, underweight, ossification, abnormal CRP and ESR were independent risk factors for anemia in AS (P < 0.05). …”
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Changes in Serum Immunoglobulin Levels Play as Predictors of Treatment Response and Prognosis in Pediatric Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome During the Remission Phase by Amin sadat Sharif, Naghmeh Nickravesh, Marzieh Heidarzadeh Arani, Mohammad Javad Azadchehr, Hossein Motedayyen

“…Other results indicated that there was a significant difference between patients with steroid‐independent and steroid‐dependent who had a history of relapse (p < 0.01). …”
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Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio Predicts Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients after Emergency Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Zhebin You, Tailin Guo, Fan Lin, Chunjin Lin, Jiankang Chen, Xiaoming Li, Yan Chen, Kaiyang Lin

“…Logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze whether FAR was an independent risk factor for CIN. Results. Overall, 29 (5.1%) patients developed CIN. …”
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Was It an Adrenocortical Adenoma or an Adrenocortical Carcinoma? Limitation of the Weiss Scoring System in Determining the Malignant Potential of Adrenocortical Tumor: Report on Tw... by Cheuk-Lik Wong, Chun-Kit Fok, Yuk-Kit Chan, Vicki Ho-Kee Tam, Lai-Ming Fung

“…Investigations confirmed ACTH-independent endogenous hypercortisolism, and a CT abdomen showed a 6 cm right adrenal mass. …”
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Risk factors analysis and prediction model establishment of acute kidney injury after heart valve replacement in patients with normal renal function by Xiaofan Huang, Xiaofan Huang, Xiangyu Sun, Jiangang Song, Yongqiang Wang, Jindong Liu, Jindong Liu, Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang

“…Current smoker, hypertension, heart failure, previous myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular disease, CysC, and NT-proBNP were selected as independent risk factors for AKI. A risk prediction model, a traditional and a dynamic nomogram were developed based on the above factors. …”
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Prognostic value of remnant-like particle cholesterol in ischemic heart failure patients following percutaneous coronary intervention by Xin Huang, Tienan Sun, Biyang Zhang, Meishi Ma, Zheng Chen, Zehao Zhao, Shutong Dong, Yujie Zhou

“…This association remained consistent across various subgroups, as no significant interactions were found.Conclusion There was an independent and positive correlation between RLP-C and MACE in patients with IHF who underwent PCI.…”
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