Associations of the triglyceride-glucose index and remnant cholesterol levels with the prevalence of Carotid Plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study by Xin Xu, Tianrong Pan, Xing Zhong, Yijun Du, Deyuan Zhang

“…By comparing the general information and biochemical indicators of the two groups, we employed multivariate logistic regression models and RCS regression models to investigate the associations of the TyG index and RC levels with carotid plaque presence, and made adjustments based on multiple confounding factors to identify the differences between subgroups. …”
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Torque visuomotor feedback training versus standard eccentric exercise for the management of patellar tendinopathy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by David Evans, Francesco Negro, Michail Arvanitidis, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Ragul Selvamoorthy, Patricio Pincheira

“…Newly developed training protocols that employ visual feedback with specialised devices offer controlled management of loads, speeds and forces across the full range of motion, potentially providing greater benefits.Objective This protocol outlines a randomised controlled trial designed to compare the effects of a visuomotor torque feedback (TF) protocol with a traditional EE protocol on the rehabilitation of PT over a 6-week period. …”
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Study on the drying characteristics of green pellets of ultrafine iron ore concentrate by Wen B.-L., Zhang X.-P., Liu D.-L., Li J.-X., Sun X.-D., Yang J.-L.

“…To examine the drying characteristics of green pellets made from ultrafine iron ore concentrate, the Weibull distribution function and Dincer model were employed to fit and analyze the corresponding drying curve. …”
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IoT-based prediction model for aquaponic fish pond water quality using multiscale feature fusion with convolutional autoencoder and GRU networks by Suma Christal Mary Sundararajan, Yamini Bhavani Shankar, Sinthia Panneer Selvam, Nalini Manogaran, Koteeswaran Seerangan, Deepa Natesan, Shitharth Selvarajan

“…It enhances accuracy by analysing key parameters and employing techniques to reduce overfitting. The effectiveness of the proposed system is evaluated in comparison to the traditional models using some evaluation measures.…”
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Mechanisms and thresholds of land use affecting surface water quality in Hangzhou City’s residential areas by Qianhu Chen, Jinye Huang

“…Six water quality indicators were collected from monitoring stations during 2023. We employed correlation analysis to examine the inherent connections between land use metrics and surface water quality. …”
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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

“…A simple random sampling method was employed to select 286 children living with HIV who started ART from 01 January 2012 to 31 October 2021. …”
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Risk factors for early periventricular intraventricular hemorrhage in extremely low birth weight infants: a retrospective study by Yueju Cai, Yongjiang Jiang, Ping Wang, Xiaopeng Zhao, Yanyan Song, Xiaolan Li

“…Univariate analysis and logistic regression were employed to identify risk factors for IVH, and the efficacy of the model was evaluated using a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. …”
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Progress in prediction of photocatalytic CO2 reduction using machine learning approach: A mini review by Md Mohshin Ali, Md. Arif Hossen, Azrina Abd Aziz

“…Furthermore, the review outlines the commonly employed ML algorithms, presents recent progress, and identifies crucial parameters influencing PC-CO2R efficiency. …”
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tPA‐GFP is a reliable probe for detecting compound exocytosis in human pancreatic β‐cells by Aishwarya A. Makam, Shruti Sharma, Prajwal Nagle, Nandhini M. Sundaram, Vidya Mangala Prasad, Nikhil R. Gandasi

“…Here, we used two cargo proteins (NPY and tPA) labeled with different fluorescent proteins (mCherry GFP and eGFP) and employed total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRF‐M) to capture distinct single‐granule and multi‐granular fusion events. …”
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Advanced artificial intelligence with federated learning framework for privacy-preserving cyberthreat detection in IoT-assisted sustainable smart cities by Mahmoud Ragab, Ehab Bahaudien Ashary, Bandar M. Alghamdi, Rania Aboalela, Naif Alsaadi, Louai A. Maghrabi, Khalid H. Allehaibi

“…Next, the stacked sparse auto-encoder (SSAE) classifier is employed for detecting cyberthreats. Eventually, the walrus optimization algorithm (WOA) is used for hyperparameter tuning to improve the parameters of the SSAE approach and achieve optimal performance. …”
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Factors influencing utilization of municipal solid waste compost among urban farmers in western Uganda by Juliet Kiiza Kabasiita, Geoffrey Maxwell Malinga, Julius C. W. Odongo, Emmanuel Opolot

“…A semi-structured questionnaire was employed to collect quantitative data and analyzed statistically using SPSS and STATA statistical programs. …”
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The Construction of a Standard Karyotype of Intermediate Wheatgrass and Its Potential Progenitor Species by Lin Wang, Shuang Liang, Fei Qi, Yinguang Bao, Richard R.-C. Wang, Xingfeng Li

“…Dewey; 2n = 6x = 42) is complex and remains to be a subject of ongoing investigation. This study employed fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to analyze the karyotype of <i>Th. intermedium</i> and its related species. …”
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Systemic immune-inflammation index: Unveiling the diagnostic potential in ulcerative colitis through a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Anas Elgenidy, Omar Alomari, Tasbih Emad, Sara K. Kamal, Islam E. Al Ghanam, Aya Sherif, Mohammed Al-mahdi Al-kurdi, Abdallah A. Helal, Yusof Mohamed Omar, Mohamed Rafiek Ramadan

“…Furthermore, we conducted a diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) analysis using Meta-Disc version 2.0 software, employing a univariate model to assess the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of SII. …”
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Clinical and novel insights into risk factors for sarcopenia in dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yifei Zhang, Zeyu Zhang, Zijing Cao, Xuehui Bai, Shujiao Zhang, Shuaixing Zhang, Jingyi Tang, Junyu Xi, Yiran Xie, Yuqi Wu, Zhongjie Liu, Weijing Liu

“…Abstract Objective We employed a meta-analysis to investigate the risk factors associated with sarcopenia in patients undergoing dialysis. …”
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Risk Probability Assessment of Annual Extreme Precipitation in Fujian by Yang Xinyu, Zhang Rongyan, Xu Hong, Wu Dixi

“…To assess the risk of precipitation-driven disasters, the two-dimensional joint exceedance probability of extreme precipitation indices is calculated, and the empirical orthogonal function (EOF) method is employed to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution of extreme precipitation events in the region. …”
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Identification and characterization of Faecalibacterium prophages rich in diversity-generating retroelements by Anastasia Gulyaeva, Lei Liu, Sanzhima Garmaeva, Marloes Kruk, Rinse K. Weersma, Hermie J. M. Harmsen, Alexandra Zhernakova

“…Our study highlights the potential of prophage characterization for elucidating complex molecular mechanisms employed by the phages.…”
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Silent struggles: a qualitative study exploring mental health challenges of undergraduate healthcare students by Shahd Al-Najdi, Abdulla Mansoor, Ola Al Hayk, Najah Al-Hashimi, Kamran Ali, Alaa Daud

“…Methods A qualitative approach using semi-structured face-to-face interviews was employed to collect data. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit students from five healthcare disciplines- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences and Nursing- who had self-reported mild to moderate depressive symptoms based on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21). …”
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Socio-economic determinants and spatial analysis of access to sanitation among older adults in Ghana by Ebenezer Nana Kwaku Boateng, Yvonne Ami Adjakloe, Addae Boateng Adu-Gyamfi, Amos Apraku, Simon Mariwah, Razak M. Gyasi

“…We used data from the 2021 Population and Housing Census and employed the Moran’s I, Hotspot, and Cluster and Outlier analytic tools to assess the spatial distribution of access to sanitation. …”
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Association of the body roundness index with chronic diarrhea and chronic constipation: findings based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2010 data by Yinda Wang, Fei Chen, Binzhong Zhang, Zhengwei Song

“…To assess the relationship between digestive health and the BRI, this study employed weighted logistic regression analysis. To capture and visualize the nuanced interplay between BRI and gastrointestinal patterns, we utilized advanced nonlinear regression methods, specifically restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses. …”
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A machine learning framework for short-term prediction of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations using personal air quality monitors and lifestyle data by M. Atzeni, G. Cappon, J. K. Quint, F. Kelly, B. Barratt, M. Vettoretti

“…To address this, we designed a machine learning (ML) framework that leverages data from personal air quality monitors, health records, lifestyle, and living condition information to build models that perform short-term prediction of COPD exacerbations. The framework employs (i) k-means clustering to uncover potentially distinct patient sub-types, (ii) supervised ML techniques (Logistic Regression, Random Forest, and eXtreme Gradient Boosting) to train and test predictive models for each patient sub-type and (iii) an explainable artificial intelligence technique (SHAP) to interpret the final models. …”
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