Prevalence of symptoms suggestive of sleep apnea among children and its impact on academic performance by Silvia D. Boyajian, Muna A. Salameh, Kholoud Alzyoud, Enas A. Amaireh, Lujayn Badah, Malek Al Qutami, Mira Alsharayri, Osama Abubaker, Rzan Shwashreh

“…In contrast, paternal employment did not affect the prevalence of HR-OSA in children. …”
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The assessment of routine health information system performance towards improvement of quality of reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Ondo and... by Victoria Oladoyin, Sunday Adedini, Kayode Ijadunola, Hassan Ogunwemimo, Olubunmi Folorunso, Elizabeth Chukwu, Ugo Okoli, Anthony Adoghe, Samuel Oyeniyi, Oniyire Adetiloye, Adesegun Fatusi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This paper described the review of health facility records and health facility survey components of a multi-component study which employed a mixed-method research design. Using the routine health information system performance diagnostic tool, service data captured for over one year were critically reviewed in randomly selected sample of 169 public health facilities (Ondo:117; Ekiti:52) and information was obtained from facility heads or designates. …”
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Problem of pain in the USA: evaluating the generalisability of high-impact chronic pain models over time using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data by Sean Mackey, Titilola Falasinnu, Md Belal Hossain, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Kenneth Arnold Weber

“…Initial models (2016 NHIS data) identified correlates associated with HICP, including hospital stays, diagnosis of specific diseases, psychological symptoms and employment status. We assessed the models’ generalisability and drew comparisons across time. …”
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Investigating the Pulmonary Host Response of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Infection-Associated Pneumonia by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing by Mu-Jung Chou, Chih-Hung Cheng, Hui-Ching Wang, Ming-Ju Tsai, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Wei-An Chang

“…Partek was used for investigating enriched functions and pathways related to the pulmonary host response to pneumonia caused by <i>A. baumannii</i> with NDM infection and <i>A. baumannii</i> without antimicrobial-resistant genes. The STRING was employed for identifying protein interaction pathways related to the pulmonary host response to pneumonia caused by <i>A. baumannii</i> without antimicrobial-resistant genes. …”
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Analysis and Recommendation of Outdoor Activities for Smart City Users Based on Real-Time Contextual Data by S. R. Mani Sekhar, D. M. Mushtaq Ahmed, G. M. Siddesh

“…Deep learning models, such as recurrent neural networks (RNNs) and convolutional neural networks (CNNs), are employed to analyze this data and predict real-time contextual information, including weather conditions, traffic patterns, and social events. …”
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Features and predictive value of 6-min walk test outcomes in interstitial lung disease: an observation study using wearable monitors by Jiaying Li, Xiaobing Wu, Xiaoyan Li, Miaozhen Deng, Xinyin Liang, Huiqun Wei

“…Modified Borg scale was employed to assess patients’ dyspnoea, whereas New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification and pulmonary function test were used to evaluate patients’ cardiopulmonary functions.Results Heart rate (HR) exhibited a continuous upward trend, while SpO2 exhibited an overall downward with a slight increase at the fifth minute. …”
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Evaluation of nutrient loads conveyed to the deep subalpine lakes of Northern Italy through their main tributaries by Paolo Dezuanni, Paolo Dezuanni, Diego Copetti, Claudia Dresti, Nicolò Pella, Nicolò Pella, Fabio Buzzi, Andrea Fenocchi, Andrea Fenocchi

“…In this work, we focused on the main tributaries of the Italian DSLs, employing the observed time series of flowrate and nutrient concentrations to estimate the loading levels of nitrogen and phosphorus and their temporal evolution over a period ranging between 13 and 42 years according to data availability. …”
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Baseline [18F]FDG PET/CT radiomics for predicting interim efficacy in follicular lymphoma treated with first-line R-CHOP by Zeying Wen, Xiaohe Gao, Qingxia Wu, Jianwei Yang, Jian Sun, Keliu Wu, Hongfei Zhao, Ruihua Wang, Yanmei Li

“…Univariate analysis was employed to identify clinical risk factors, and correlation coefficients, MRMR, and LASSO algorithms were used for dimensionality reduction and selection of radiomics features. …”
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Cluster analysis of cutting technique—a valuable approach for assessing anterior cruciate ligament injury risk? by Lasse Mausehund, Anri Patron, Sami Äyrämö, Sami Äyrämö, Tron Krosshaug

“…To identify different cutting techniques, we employed a K-means clustering algorithm on data subsets involving different numbers of kinematic variables (36, 13 and 5 variables) and different sports (handball, football, and both combined). …”
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Characteristics and Associated Factors of Insomnia Among the General Population in the Post-Pandemic Era of COVID-19 in Zhejiang, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Da M, Mou S, Hou G, Shen Z

“…Six machine learning models were employed to develop a predictive model for insomnia, namely logistic regression, random forest, neural network, support vector machine, CatBoost, and gradient boosting decision tree.Results: The study obtained 2769 and 1161 valid responses in T1 and T2, respectively. …”
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Association Between Fine Particle Waves and Sexual Function: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey in China by Weiqian Zhang, Rui Qu, Guan Cheng, Jingxuan Wang, Tailang Yin, Jue Liu, Dongdong Tang, Yan Zhang

“…A multivariate linear regression model was employed to investigate the link between PM wave exposure and sexual function. …”
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Association of triglyceride-glucose related indices with mortality among individuals with MASLD combined with prediabetes or diabetes by Yiheng Zhang, Juanli Wu, Tao Li, Yundong Qu, Yan Wang

“…To examine the association between TyG-related indices and mortality risk, Cox regression models were utilized. Furthermore, we employed restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis to investigate potential dose-response relationships. …”
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Inhibition of id-1 reduces osteosarcoma growth and metastasis through mediation of snail by Rongbing Shu, Zhuanyi Yu, Jianmin Wu, Qiuxin Cheng, Zhihao Peng, Huaqiang Zhou, Min Zhao

“…Transwell invasion and scratch assays were used to assess cell migration and invasion. WB was employed to detect the expression of Id-1, Snail, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related proteins (E-cadherin, vimentin, and N-cadherin) in the OS cells of each group. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Alcohol Consumption Among the Youths in Kampala, Uganda. A Cross-Sectional Study by Namiiro AM, Audo R, Nannungi CD, Pitua I, Kiberu D, Talemwa P, Mujuni E, Lwesabula A, Ageimo P, Khaukha AZ, Kuol MJ, Egaru L, Koire M, Ssewante N

“…Of the 64% that were employed before the lockdown, 54% lost their jobs. …”
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Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and liver fibrosis in adults with metabolism-related fatty liver disease in the United States: a cross-sectional study of NHANES... by Yuou Ying, Yuan Ji, Ruyi Ju, Jinhan Chen, Mingxian Chen

“…Multivariable logistic regression was employed to assess the impact of the TyG index on LF outcomes. …”
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Diagnostic value of lung function tests in long COVID: analysis of positive bronchial provocation test outcomes by Wei Liu, Qixuan Feng, Xuefeng Yuan, Chang Lu, Shuang Wang, Yadong Yuan

“…A logistic regression model was employed to identify factors influencing positive BPT results, while the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to assess the diagnostic efficacy of these indicators.ResultsA total of 4211 valid samples were analyzed, with 3388 patients (80.46%) testing positive for BPT. …”
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Contemporary Volunteering in the Formation of Prosocial Behaviour of a Person by P. A. Kislyakov, E. A. Shmeleva, O. Gowin

“…The methods of focus group research, interviews, questionnaires and Internet surveys were employed as tools for information collection. The data obtained were generalised and processed using qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis, including content analysis, percentage analysis, correlation analysis through Pearson coefficient and factor analysis (principal component method, varimax rotation). …”
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Construction and Optimization of Integrated Yield Prediction Model Based on Phenotypic Characteristics of Rice Grown in Small–Scale Plantations by Jihong Sun, Peng Tian, Zhaowen Li, Xinrui Wang, Haokai Zhang, Jiangquan Chen, Ye Qian

“…Although machine learning can handle complex nonlinear problems to enhance prediction accuracy, further improvements in models are still needed to accurately predict rice yields in small areas facing complex planting environments, thereby enhancing model performance. This study employs four rice phenotypic traits, namely, panicle angle, panicle length, total branch length, and grain number, along with seven machine learning methods—multiple linear regression, support vector machine, MLP, random forest, GBR, XGBoost, and LightGBM—to construct a yield prediction model group. …”
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Development and validation of a novel risk-predicted model for early sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study by Bo Li, Kun Zhang, Cong-Cong Zhao, Zi-Han Nan, Yan-Ling Yin, Li-Xia Liu, Zhen-Jie Hu

“…Objectives This study aimed to develop a prediction model for the detection of early sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI), which is defined as AKI diagnosed within 48 hours of a sepsis diagnosis.Design A retrospective study design was employed. It is not linked to a clinical trial. Data for patients with sepsis included in the development cohort were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. …”
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Prediction of MASLD using different screening indexes in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus by Mengmeng Hu, Jingyu Yang, Beibei Gao, Zhoulu Wu, Ying Wu, Dandan Hu, Qiong Shen, Lei Chen

“…Abdominal ultrasonography was employed for MASLD diagnosis in patients with T2DM. …”
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