Pairing regression and configurational analysis in health services research: modelling outcomes in an observational cohort using a split-sample design by Jason J Sico, Laura J Myers, Dawn M Bravata, Ying Zhang, Anthony J Perkins, Edward J Miech, Joanne Daggy

“…Logistic regression models discriminate cases from controls and provided inferential relationships between outcomes and independent variables.…”
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A new health literacy scale for staff in preschool childcare institution: development and preliminary validation by Xinqi Zhuang, Yitong Jia, Tianxin Cui, Ge Meng, Jianzhong Zhang, Linxia He, Yin-Ping Zhang

“…Construct validity was performed through exploratory (n = 190) and confirmatory factor analyses (n = 276). Convergent and discriminant validity were evaluated. Reliability was evaluated through internal consistency, split-half reliability, and test-retest reliability. …”
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Perception and Production of French Nasal Vowel Contrasts by English- and Spanish-Speaking L2 Learners by Vincent Chanethom, Patrick-André Mather

“…Participants were asked to complete a language proficiency test, a production task where participants were asked to read words containing the three French nasal vowels, and a perception task where they were asked to discriminate between pairs of words. Results revealed significant differences between the two language groups, mainly with respect to the /ɑ̃/ - /õ/ contrast. …”
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Validity and reliability of the Manchester Oxford Foot Questionnaire (MOXFQ) in one-year postoperative ankle fracture patients—a validation study by Michael Quan Nguyen, Marjolein Memelink Iversen, Knut Harboe, Ingvild Dalen, Aksel Paulsen

“…However, the measurement model demonstrated poor discriminant validity of the three factors. A unidimensional model of the 16 items had worse model fit, while a second-order factor model demonstrated strong factor loadings for a second-order factor. …”
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Validation of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire for MASH (CLDQ-MASH) by Zobair M. Younossi, Maria Stepanova, Issah Younossi, Andrei Racila

“…Known-groups validity assessment confirmed that CLDQ-MASH can discriminate patients based on liver disease severity (histology- and NIT-based) and the presence of non-hepatic comorbidities (obesity, type 2 diabetes, depression, clinically overt fatigue, insomnia). …”
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Quality and Flavor Analysis of 14 Kinds of Commercially Available Hemp Pepper Chicken by Cong LIU, Xin LIU, Peng WANG, Xinglian XU, Yin WANG, Jianchao LI

“…Combined with orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA), it was found that 26 substances such as butanal, linalool, alpha-pinene, ethyl acrylate, alpha-terpineol, 2-heptanone, 1-octen-3-ol were the characteristic flavor substances of hemp pepper chicken products. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Often LDH level has been useful in discriminating worsening PCP following the initiation of therapy from worsening respiratory symptoms due to superimposed disease. …”
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Heterogeneity of motivations among crowdinvestors: Evidence from the football industry by Szczepan Kościółek

“…Differences between segments were assessed with chi-square tests for qualitative variables and Kruskal-Wallis H tests with Dunn’s post hoc tests for quantitative variables. A discriminant analysis successfully validated the segmenting procedure. …”
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Combinatorial functionomics identifies HDAC6-dependent molecular vulnerability of radioresistant head and neck cancer by Sharon Pei Yi Chan, Celestia Pei Xuan Yeo, Boon Hao Hong, Evelyn Mui Cheng Tan, Chaw Yee Beh, Eugenia Li Ling Yeo, Dennis Jun Jie Poon, Pek Lim Chu, Khee Chee Soo, Melvin Lee Kiang Chua, Edward Kai-Hua Chow

“…From two independent patient cohorts, we identified a four-gene signature that may have discriminative ability to predict for radioresistance and amenable to HDAC6 inhibition. …”
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Imbalance of Microbacterial Diversity Is Associated with Functional Prognosis of Stroke by Xintong Zhang, Xiangyu Wang, Hong Zhao, Risheng Cao, Yini Dang, Binbin Yu

“…The relationships between the gut microbiome and fecal SCFAs, discriminant bacteria, and poststroke clinical outcomes were analyzed. …”
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Verbal paired associates learning lateralizes left hippocampal sclerosis in temporal lobe epilepsy by Andy Sitoh, David Weintrob, Jacqueline F. I. Anderson, Angela R. Jackman, Marie F. O'Shea, Graeme D. Jackson, Piero Perucca, Chris Tailby

“…The ability of unrelated word pair learning to discriminate left vs. right HS was comparable to word list learning, a task with demonstrated sensitivity to left HS. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance and Molecular Epidemiological Characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolated from Pregnant Women in Guangzhou, South China by Zhaomin Cheng, Pinghua Qu, Peifeng Ke, Xiaohan Yang, Qiang Zhou, Kai Lan, Min He, Nannan Cao, Sheng Qin, Xianzhang Huang

“…Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) mass peak analysis was performed to discriminate the specific sequence types (STs). In our study, 69.4% and 47.2% of the strains were nonsusceptible to erythromycin and clindamycin, respectively; the multidrug resistance rate was 66.7%. …”
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A predictive risk‐scoring model for survival prognosis of multiple myeloma based on gain/amplification of 1q21: Experience in a tertiary hospital in South‐Western China by Yanqiu Xiong, Shanshan Liang, Wenjiao Tang, Li Zhang, Yuhuan Zheng, Ling Pan, Ting Niu

“…A predictive risk‐scoring model involving +1q21 was then developed, utilizing the total score derived from these weight scores. The model's discriminative ability was evaluated using the AUC in both the training and validation sets. …”
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Prognostic Prediction Value of qSOFA, SOFA, and Admission Lactate in Septic Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Emergency Department by Haijiang Zhou, Tianfei Lan, Shubin Guo

“…Admission qSOFA ≥ 2 or lactate > 2 mmol/L would be very helpful in discriminating high-risk patients with a higher mortality rate.…”
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Assessing the fall risk with Stay Independent Questionnaire in people with stroke by Peiming Chen, Peiming Chen, T. W. Liu, Shamay S. M. Ng, Shamay S. M. Ng

“…A cut-off score of 2.5 was identified as the optimal threshold for discriminating fall risk between individuals with stroke and healthy controls.ConclusionThe C-SIQ emerges as a reliable and valid tool for evaluating fall risk in individuals with stroke, showcasing strong correlations with key measures such as TUG times, 10 mWT, FMA-LE, BBS, ABC, SIS, CIM score, paretic ankle dorsiflexion strength, and 6 mWT distance. …”
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Mini-review: Utilization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus virulence coding genes for early detection of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) by Munti Yuhana, Usamah Afiff

“…In this early warning system, we need a molecular method available for quick detection by applying the tracking tools that can discriminate pathogenic V. parahaemolyticus AHPND strain. …”
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The Platelet-Specific Gene Signature in the Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease Transcriptome by Ali Kemal Oguz, Cagdas Sahap Oygur, Bala Gur Dedeoglu, Irem Dogan Turacli, Sibel Serin Kilicoglu, Ihsan Ergun

“…During clustering, the 22 gene signatures successfully discriminated IgG4-RD and the control and the IgG4-RD before and after treatment groups. …”
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Thrombotic vs. Bleeding Events of Interruption of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy within 12 Months among Patients with Stent-Driven High Ischemic Risk Definition following PCI by Hao-Yu Wang, Bo Xu, Chen-Xi Song, Chang-Dong Guan, Li-Hua Xie, Yan-Yan Zhao, Zhong-Xing Cai, Sheng Yuan, Ke-Fei Dou

“…In patients undergoing high-risk PCI, interruption of DAPT in the first 12 months occurred infrequently and was associated with a significantly higher adjusted risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and net adverse clinical events. 2017 ESC stent-driven high ischemic risk criteria may help clinicians to discriminate patient selection in the use of long-term DAPT when the ischemic risk certainly overcomes the bleeding one.…”
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Designing host-associated microbiomes using the consumer/resource model by Germán Plata, Karthik Srinivasan, Madan Krishnamurthy, Lukas Herron, Purushottam Dixit

“…The model can assign probabilities to microbiomes, thereby allowing us to discriminate between dissimilar ecosystems. Importantly, the model predictively captures host-associated microbiomes and the corresponding hosts’ phenotypes, enabling the design of microbial communities associated with user-specified host characteristics.…”
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Investigation of gut microbiota in pediatric patients with peanut allergy in outpatient settings by Shouming Li, Jingyi Huang, Yunyun Xie, Di Wang, Xin Tan, Yufan Wang

“…Beta diversity was analyzed using Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA) and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) to compare microbial community structures between the PA and Ctl groups.ResultsThe study identified significant differences in gut microbiota diversity between children with peanut allergy (PA group) and healthy controls (Ctl group). …”
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