U-shaped relationship between uric acid levels and all-cause mortality in patients with hypertension by Yating Huang, Jie Li, Feifei Sun, Huining Zhou, Hua Jiang, Liang Chen

“…The correlation between UA and all-cause mortality was calculated by threshold and saturation effect analysis, along with Cox regression models. The stability of the results in the presence of different comorbidities was verified through stratified analysis for interaction testing. …”
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Prevention and control of cholera with household and community water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions: A scoping review of current international guidelines. by Lauren D'Mello-Guyett, Karin Gallandat, Rafael Van den Bergh, Dawn Taylor, Gregory Bulit, Dominique Legros, Peter Maes, Francesco Checchi, Oliver Cumming

“…Future editions of guidelines should reflect on the inclusion of evidence-based approaches, cholera transmission models and resource-efficient strategies.…”
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Exploring the Landscape of Programming Language Identification With Machine Learning Approaches by Amandeep Verma, Rahul Saha, Gulshan Kumar, Alessandro Brighente, Mauro Conti, Tai-Hoon Kim

“…With the increasing success of Machine Learning (ML) models in detection methods, researchers use them for PLI showing superior performance of detection compared to the basic method of identification based on the source file extension. …”
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Neonatal outcomes and resuscitation practices following the addition of heart rate-guidance to basic resuscitation. by Jackie K Patterson, Daniel Ishoso, Adrien Lokangaka, Pooja Iyer, Casey Lowman, Joar Eilevstjønn, Ingunn Haug, Beena D Kamath-Rayne, Eric Mafuta, Helge Myklebust, Tracy Nolen, Antoinette Tshefu, Carl Bose, Sara Berkelhamer

“…We evaluated our primary outcome of effective breathing at three minutes after birth among newborns not breathing well at 30 seconds after birth employing generalized linear models using maximum likelihood estimation.<h4>Results</h4>Among 1,284 newborns with observational data, there was no difference in the proportion effectively breathing at three minutes (adjusted relative risk 1.08 [95% CI 0.81, 1.45]). …”
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HBV Core Promoter Inhibition by Tubulin Polymerization Inhibitor (SRI-32007) by Raj Kalkeri, Junzhong Peng, Chunsheng Huang, Zhaohui Cai, Roger G. Ptak, Mark J. Suto

“…Further evaluation of SRI-32007 in HBV animal models is needed to confirm its activity in vivo. …”
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Brain local structural connectomes and the subtypes of the medial temporal lobe parcellations by Zhensheng Li, Jie Ma, Hongmin Bai, Bingmei Deng, Jian Lin, Weimin Wang

“…Graph theoretical analysis was employed to construct the local structural connectome models for ROIs within MTL and acquire the network parameters. …”
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Retrospective clinical analysis of time to recovery from diabetic ketoacidosis in Ethiopia by Angefa Ayele, Dube Jara, Alo Edin, Digafe Hailu, Mihiret Kifle, Yohannes Fekadu

“…Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.6 and analyzed with STATA version 17, employing Kaplan-Meier survival curves, log-rank tests, and Cox-proportional hazards models to identify predictors. Results from bivariable and multivariable Cox-regression were reported via adjusted hazard ratio with 95 % confidence intervals. …”
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Enterprise energy supply system design management based on renewable energy sources by S. Drobyazko, M. Skrypnyk, N. Radionova, O. Hryhorevska, M. Matiukha

“…At the same time, obsolete fixed assets, especially its active part (the degree of physical wear and tear of industrial equipment is 60-65%), are characterized by a large share of energy and heat loss. METHODS: Modeling, structural analysis, and theoretical research based on current advances in the theory and practice of creating energy-efficient buildings using energy from alternative sources. …”
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The impact of demographics and positioning on the imaging features of the optic nerve sheath and ophthalmic vessels by David Berhanu, Luís Abegão Pinto, Inês Carneiro, Isabel Fragata, Joana Tavares Ferreira, Lia Lucas Neto

“…Inter-observer reliability was assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Linear regression models were fitted to predict the effect of demographic and clinical determinants on the imaging features. …”
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Leadership et leader: une théorie collusoire autor de l'illégitimité du pouvoir du dirigeant en management de types us? Discussion et deconstrucion by Omar Aktouf

“…Devant les énormes différences de productivité, de rentabilité, de qualité, d'engagement des employés… qui ne cessent de se creuser entre les deux «modèles» rivaux dominants, celui du capitalisme financier à la US d'un côté, et celui du capitalisme plus industriel – technique de pays tels que ceux de l'Europe du nord(Scandinavie, Allemagne), ou du sud est asiatique (Japon, Corée du sud…), n'y a-t-il pas lieu de se demander si le mode de relations existant entre «dirigeants et dirigés» n'y est pas pour quelque chose ? …”
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Long-Haul COVID: Investigating the Effects Within the Mauritian Context by Aïsha B. Soreefan, Manish Putteeraj, Jhoti Somanah

“…Simple and multivariable logistic regression models were used to assess the predictors and outcomes associated with LC. …”
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Artificial intelligence for image recognition in diagnosing oral and oropharyngeal cancer and leukoplakia by Benedikt Schmidl, Tobias Hütten, Steffi Pigorsch, Fabian Stögbauer, Cosima C. Hoch, Timon Hussain, Barbara Wollenberg, Markus Wirth

“…Advancements in artificial intelligence led to Image recognition being introduced recently into large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT 4.0. This exploratory study, for the first time, evaluated the application of image recognition by ChatGPT to diagnose squamous cell carcinoma and leukoplakia based on clinical images, with images without any lesion as a control group. …”
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Istotność działalności polskich portali crowdfundingowych we wspieraniu przedsiębiorstw by Elżbieta Grzegorczyk

“…Z perspektywy dokapitalizowania podmiotów gospodarczych istotne są przede wszystkim dwa modele – udziałowy, dla jednostek, które potrzebują znacznych nakładów pieniężnych, oraz bonusowy, dla sfinansowania pomysłów mało kapitałochłonnych, gdy przedsiębiorcy chcą uniknąć zobowiązań dłużnych. …”
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Spatiotemporal characteristics and determinants of urban expansion in China: perspective of urban agglomerations by Ming Li, Yongwang Cao, Yongwang Cao, Jianxin Song, Huining Li, Mengyin Liang

“…Urban expansion is a research hotspot, while previous studies have rarely compared the characters and determinants of urban expansion within and outside UAs.MethodsConsidering the case of China, based on the China Land Use/Cover Dataset (CLUD), this study use spatial statistics analysis and Theil index to compare the spatiotemporal characteristics of urban expansion within and outside UAs during 1990–2020. Economic models is used to detect difference of influencing factors of urban expansion within and outside UAs.ResultsAs for spatiotemporal characteristics, urban expansion is mainly distributed within UAs, especially in UAs at high and upper-middle development levels. …”
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Heterogeneous association of health with patient and general practice characteristics by region, age and chronic condition: pooled cross-sectional study of patient-level data from... by Hugh Gravelle, Yan Feng, Vladimir Sergeevich Gordeev

“…Ordinary least-squares multiple regression models of patient health estimated on the full sample and on eight condition-specific, nine region-specific and six age-specific subsamples. …”
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Notch Signaling Pathway Is Involved in bFGF-Induced Corneal Lymphangiogenesis and Hemangiogenesis by Fang Xie, Xue Zhang, Wenting Luo, Hongyan Ge, Dawei Sun, Ping Liu

“…Corneal hemangiogenesis reached its peak on day 7 after bFGF implantation, and corneal lymphangiogenesis was significantly higher on day 7 and 14, compared with PBS. mRNA and protein expression of VEGF-A, Dll4, and Notch1 were higher in bFGF-induced animal models compared with controls. Corneal hemangiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis decreased after 7 days of ranibizumab or dexamethasone treatment. …”
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The library collection of the Waqf of Ahmed Agha in Mostar from the mid-17th century by Adnan Kadrić, Muamer Hodžić, Madžida Mašić

“…The classification of works by subject areas was based on the Flügel and Ahlwardt models. Regarding the presence of works from the original collection established by the Babusaade Ahmed Agha, the main research base was the Gazi Husrev-beg Library collection in Sarajevo, which provided direct access to works from the mentioned collection, as well as published catalogs of manuscripts in Oriental languages from this institution. …”
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Patient‐Reported Fatigue Associated with Joint Histopathology in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Diyu Pearce‐Fisher, Melanie H. Smith, Bella Y. Mehta, Edoardo Spolaore, Edward DiCarlo, Dongmei Sun, Susan M. Goodman

“…SLH was affected by synovial lymphocytic inflammation. In multivariable models, female sex, DAS28‐ESR, and SLH were all associated with higher fatigue. …”
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Obesity phenotypes and dyslipidemia in adults from four African countries: An H3Africa AWI-Gen study. by Engelbert A Nonterah, Godfred Agongo, Nigel J Crowther, Shukri F Mohamed, Lisa K Micklesfield, Palwendé Romuald Boua, Alisha N Wade, Solomon S R Choma, Hermann Sorgho, Isaac Kissiangani, Gershim Asiki, Patrick Ansah, Abraham R Oduro, Shane A Norris, Stephen M Tollman, Frederick J Raal, Marianne Alberts, Michele Ramsay, as members of AWI-Gen and the H3Africa Consortium

“…Age-standardized prevalence and adjusted mean cholesterol, LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides and non-HDL-C were estimated using Poisson regression analyses and association of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WTHR) with abnormal lipid fractions modeled using a random effects meta-analysis. Obesity phenotypes are defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2, increased WC and increased waist-to-hip ratio.…”
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An Innovative Clinic-Based Intervention to Improve Adolescent Access to Sexual and Mental Health Services: The Total Teen Program by Whitney Garney, Gan Han, Christi Esquivel, Kristen Garcia, Kobi V. Ajayi, Kelly Wilson

“…Descriptive statistics, Pearson Chi-square tests, and Kruskal–Wallis tests compared site outcomes, while logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, race, and site. Results: Four hundred and fifty-one participated in the TT program across the three sites. …”
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