Klang Consumer’s Willingness to Pay (WTP) for Malaysian Good Agricultural Practices (myGAP) Certified Vegetables by Logeswary Kalyana Sundram, Nitanan Koshy Matthew

“…Three hundred and fifty-seven respondents were selected using convenience sampling with a Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice (DBDC) questionnaire. The result indicated that most respondents had high awareness and purchasing behavior levels and medium-level knowledge about purchasing myGAP-certified vegetables in Klang. …”
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Citizens of the Global South value urban green space: an example from Iran by Sahel Azizkhani Shadisheh, Kamran Shayesteh, Michael Farmer, Gad Perry

“…We conducted a contingent valuation survey of 400 residents using the double-bounded dichotomous choice method and found that WTP was positively significantly correlated with both income and education levels. …”
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Impact of Likelihood Ratios of Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody in Clinical Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Two Available Platforms by Juan Irure-Ventura, María Díaz-Toledo, Noelia Palazuelos-Cayón, Marcos López-Hoyos

“…In addition, the use of test result interval-specific LR allows better clinical interpretation for RF and ACPA assays compared to the traditional idea of interpreting antibody results in a dichotomous manner, such as negative or positive.…”
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Nominative objects in Korean by Park Chongwon, Kim Jong-Bok

“…We demonstrate that the source of the case alternation lies in the profile, rejecting the dichotomous division of the construction based on its mono- or bi-clausal properties.…”
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Induced Abortion: Risk Factors for Adolescent Female Students, a Brazilian Study by Divanise S. Correia, Jairo C. Cavalcante, Eulàlia M. C. Maia

“…The significant analysis between the dichotomous variables provided eight significant variables. …”
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Unraveling the Association: How Identity Mediates the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Criminal Behavior by Stefan Bogaerts, Deni Tressová, Esmée Feijen, Marija Janković

“…Criminal behavior was operationalized as a dichotomous variable, distinguishing between 103 community participants (53.9%) and 88 forensic psychiatric patients (46.1%) in a sample of 191 male participants (<i>M</i>age = 39.82, <i>SD</i>age = 14.14). …”
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Evaluating the precision of ultrasound versus computed tomography-guided measurement of cricoid cartilage diameter for double-lumen tube selection in thoracic surgery: A randomised... by Roshni M. Mathew, Shefali Gautam, Rajesh Raman, Anurag Rai, Vinod K. Srivastava, Manish K. Singh

“…Student’s t-test and ꭓ2 test were used to analyse continuous and dichotomous variables, respectively. Results: DLT sizing based on cricoid cartilage diameter improved the accuracy, with inappropriate sizes found in 25% in the conventional group, 5% in the USG group and 2.5% in the CT group (P < 0.05). …”
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Rearranging the Bird’s Nest Fungi: molecular review of internal clades in Cyathus (Nidulariaceae, Basidiomycota) by Rhudson Henrique Santos Ferreira da Cruz, Jefferson dos Santos Góis, Paulo Marinho, Iuri Goulart Baseia, Kentaro Hosaka

“…The phylogenetic organization is supported morphological characters, and diagnoses are presented for each group, as well as a dichotomous key for the infrageneric separation.…”
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Linking organisational life cycle models to church’s dual nature for effective management by Osward Sichula, Patrick Nanthambwe, Vhumani Magezi

“…Traditionally, the church has been viewed through dichotomous lenses as either a purely spiritual organism or a physical organisation, often leading to gaps in management practices. …”
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Ditched and walled enclosures in Prehistoric Iberia (4th-3rd millennia cal. BCE): Like oil and water by Víctor Jiménez-Jáimez, Marcos García-García, Adara López-López, David W. Wheatley

“…We conclude that: (a) Chalcolithic Iberian enclosures are markedly dichotomous (ditched vs walled); (b) «mixed» sites are rare exceptions rather than the rule; (c) walled and ditched enclosures show important differences in key features (topographic setting, geographical distribution); (d) such differences cannot be solely attributed to geological factors. …”
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Acupuncture for psoriasis: protocol for a systematic review by Lei Wang, Weiming Wang, Haoyu Yang, Nuo Li, Yanping Bai

“…Results will be presented as risk ratios for dichotomous data and the standardised mean difference for continuous data.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval will not be required as this is a protocol for a systematic review. …”
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The Impact of Ethnic-Immigrant Status and Obesity-Related Risk Factors on Behavioral Problems among US Children and Adolescents by Gopal K. Singh, Stella M. Yu

“…The 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health was used to develop an 11-item factor-based behavioral problems index (BPI) and a dichotomous serious behavioral problems (SBP) measure. …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among police personnel: A population-based cross-sectional study by Deepak V. Chaturvedi, Digant Gupta, Darpan M. Maheshgauri, Gauri E. Yadav, Dhrubajyoti J. Debnath, Asmita D. Chaturvedi

“…Binary logistic regression was used to quantify the relationship between the independent variables (age, gender, and BMI) and the dichotomous dependent variables (diabetes and hypertension). …”
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It is harder for me: A thematic analysis of lived experience of self-care, and its relationship with self-injurious behaviors in psychiatric patients by Jonas Bjärehed, Hanna Grenner, Sara Pavlovic, Magnus Nilsson

“…, highlighting motivational challenges rooted in low selfworth and the need for meaning; ii) Self-care is a difficult choice for me, reflecting how emotional variability, uncertainty about selfcare, and dichotomous thinking hinder decision-making; iii) Selfcare is beyond my control, emphasizing struggles with planning, routines, and the interplay of emotional states and self-care behaviors; and iv) Support can both help and hinder self-care, illustrating the critical yet complex role of external support. …”
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Travel Behavior Changes after COVID-19 Outbreak in Taiwan by Rong-Chang Jou, Chen-Siang Yeh, Ke-Hong Chen

“…As for the models’ performance, the estimated thresholds of the ordered logit model are significantly positive, and its coefficient is smaller than that of the logistic model, indicating that the estimated coefficients would be overestimated if the dependent variable is dichotomous. Hence, this study suggests that the influence of COVID-19 on travel behaviors in Taiwan can be explained by the ordered logit models. …”
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Proposal for a predictive scale of cognitive impairment in adult patients with neurocysticercosis by Jorge Luis Anaya González, Francisco López-Muñoz, Erlen Carmona Alvarez-Builla, Adriana Edit Miniet Castillo, Laudelina Moreira Tusell

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: a scale with a dichotomous format was developed, which included 7 factors (4 clinical and 3 tomographic), with which a score of 0 to 7 points was obtained for the prediction of cognitive impairment in adult patients with neurocysticercosis, with a probability of: 0-1 point: 75.3 %; 2-3 points: 95 %; ≥ 4 points: 96 %.…”
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Acupoint stimulation for postpartum breastfeeding insufficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ya-Ching Chang, Yi-An Wang, Zi-Yu Chang, Jian-An Liao

“…Colostrum time was shorter in the control group ([MD = − 7.26; 95% CI = − 10.69 to − 3.83] for continuous data; [RR = 1.70; 95% CI = 1.38–2.08] for dichotomous data). Adverse effects were reported in only one trial, which included three cases of fear of acupuncture and one case of hypotension. …”
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A Revision of the Selenocosmiine Tarantula Genus Phlogiellus Pocock 1897 (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with Description of 4 New Species by Steven C. Nunn, Rick C. West, Volker Von Wirth

“…All Phlogiellus species are diagnosed from all congeners; all species are mapped. Complete dichotomous keys for both sexes of all species are included. …”
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Adherence Definitions, Measurement Modalities, and Psychometric Properties in HIV, Diabetes, and Nutritional Supplementation Studies: A Scoping Review by Burleson J, Stephens DE, Rimal RN

“…The operational definition of adherence fell into four categories: numerical, dichotomous, ranked ordinal, and undefined. The amount of variation in an adherence definition category within a modality depended on whether the measures within the modality could be assessed numerically and whether widely accepted cutoffs existed for the measure. …”
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Intrathecal magnesium sulphate as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for infraumbilical surgeries: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Mohamed Mohamed Belal, Osama Mohammad Alazki, Mohamed Nabih Bashir, Lana Yousef Sbitan, Douaa Albelal, Farah Albakkar, Abdelrahmanh H. Hafez, Ayman Issa Nabhan

“…The analysed outcomes included sensory and motor effects and adverse effects. We presented dichotomous outcomes as risk ratios with 95% confidence intervals (CI), while continuous outcomes were measured as mean differences (MDs) with 95% CI. …”
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