Informal caregiving and mental health: results from the Belgian health interview survey 2013 and 2018 by Filip Van Droogenbroeck, Bram Spruyt, Pierre Gérain, Laura Van den Borre, Pierre Smith, Robby De Pauw, Sarah Dury

“…Methods Using population-based data from the 2013 and 2018 waves of the Belgian Health Interview Survey (N = 14,661), we conducted multivariate (multinomial/ordinal) logistic and linear regression analyses to examine the socio-demographic profile of informal caregivers and their psychological distress, measured through the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). …”
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Predicting Insemination Outcome in Holstein Dairy Cattle using Deep Learning by Mohammad Alishahi, Mahdi Ravakhah

“…Also, LSTM network can learn complex dependencies between ordinal data well. This ability is attributed to the unique structure of LSTM and its gate mechanisms, which enable the network to filter out irrelevant information while retaining essential information. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Evolution and Influencing Mechanism of Coupling Coordination Level of Social–Ecological Systems in China’s Resource-Based Cities Under the Carbon Neutrality Goal... by Yunhui Zhang, Zhong Wang, Yanran Peng, Wei Wang, Chengxi Tian

“…Based on the above conclusions, effective policy recommendations are put forward: formulate more refined and differentiated development paths, co-ordinate the spatial layout to give full play to the role of urban agglomeration, vigorously develop the digital economy, increase investment in science and education, rely on scientific and technological innovation to create development advantages, reasonably guide the population layout and take a new urbanization development route.…”
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Structural and functional social support in UK military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with mental health and wellbeing: a cross-sectional study by Laura E. Grover, Marie-Louise Sharp, Margaret Jones, Howard Burdett, Nicola T. Fear

“…Multivariable logistic and ordinal regression analyses were conducted. Results For structural social support, 86.76% were in a relationship and 88.96% lived with others. …”
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Role of epigenetics in aetiology and therapies for Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A narrative review by Yahaya O Tajudeen, Ufuoma B Shemishere

“…To assess the multivariate association between social media (main predictor or exposure variable), and disordered eating as measured by three levels of the 26-item Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) (dependent variable), stepwise backward ordinal regression models were fit to the data. Data analysis was performed using Stata 14 software. …”
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Burden and factors associated with perceived stress amidst COVID-19: a population web-based study in Pakistan by Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Romaina Iqbal, Nargis Asad, Apsara Ali Nathwani, Syed Iqbal Azam, Ghazal Peerwani

“…Individuals belonging to any province, city, village, or district of Pakistan irrespective of any age, having internet access and a link of Google form, with English/Urdu competency, consent to participate, and currently residing in Pakistan were eligible to participate.Outcome measure Perceived stress was measured using a validated tool of perceived stress scale-10. Multiple ordinal regression was used, and an adjusted OR along with a 95% CI are reported.Results The mean score of perceived stress was 19.32 (SD ±6.67). …”
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Microleakage after Thermocycling of Three Self-Etch Adhesives under Resin-Modified Glass-Ionomer Cement Restorations by Sabine O. Geerts, Laurence Seidel, Adelin I. Albert, Audrey M. Gueders

“…Microleakage scores were analysed by means of generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) assuming an ordinal logistic link function. All results were considered to be significant at the 5% critical level (𝑃<.05). …”
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Culture Change and Quality of Care Among High Medicaid Nursing Homes: Does Earlier Implementation Matter? by Latarsha Chisholm, Akbar Ghias, Rohit Pradhan, Justin Lord, Ganisher Davlyatov, Robert Weech-Madonado

“…Data were modelled using an ordinal logistic regression with state-level fixed effects (n = 339). …”
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A menu of standards for green infrastructure in England: effective and equitable or a race to the bottom? by Mike Grace, Alison Smith, Ian Mell, Jane Houghton, Peter Neal

“…It also builds in process guidance, bringing together stakeholders to co-ordinate GI development strategically across different sectors. …”
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Quality of Life among Obstetric Fistula Patients at Kitovu Mission Hospital: A Health Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Masaka District, Uganda by Samuel Kakembo, Christine Atuhairwe, Ivan Mugisha Taremwa

“…Data were analyzed at univariate, bivariate, and multivariate levels, where the ordinal logistic regression model was applied. The qualitative data was transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. …”
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Association between parental education level and intelligence quotient of children referred to the mental healthcare system: a cross-sectional study in Poland by Urszula Sajewicz-Radtke, Ariadna Łada-Maśko, Michał Olech, Paweł Jurek, Łucja Bieleninik, Bartosz M. Radtke

“…Linear regression analysis was performed using staircase coding for ordinal predictors with several binary independent variables. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 vaccination on confusion around vaccination in general: A longitudinal study on a university population over 18 months. by Marine Paridans, Justine Monseur, Nicolas Gillain, Eddy Husson, Gilles Darcis, Claude Saegerman, Laurent Gillet, Fabrice Bureau, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Michèle Guillaume, Benoit Pétré

“…The impact of the COVID-19 vaccination on confusion around vaccination in general (score 0 to 100) was divided into three groups based on the tertiles of the study sample at different times and whether or not any change had been observed. Ordinal and multinomial regression analyses were performed to assess the relationship between the confusion and various determinants. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Patient-Centered Standardized Prophylaxis Processes in Enhancing Patient Satisfaction and Return Intentions by Wen Tao, Tingfang Liu

“…The results revealed that patients in the standardized prophylaxis group reported significantly higher satisfaction scores (average 4.74 vs. 3.34, <i>p</i> < 0.0001) and greater intentions to return (average 4.77 vs. 4.10, <i>p</i> < 0.0001) compared to those receiving non-standardized care. The ordinal logistic regression analysis identified patient satisfaction as a strong predictor of return intention, with an odds ratio of 24.487, while the standardized service group had an odds ratio of 16.063, indicating a substantial positive effect on satisfaction. …”
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Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions on equinus foot deformity in post-stroke patients with triceps surae spasticity: A scoping review. by Isabella Campanini, Maria Chiara Bò, Maria Chiara Bassi, Benedetta Damiano, Sara Scaltriti, Mirco Lusuardi, Andrea Merlo

“…A thorough critical appraisal of the construct validity of the scales and of the statistics employed was provided, particularly focusing on the choice of parametric and non-parametric approaches when using ordinal scales. Finally, the complexity surrounding the concept of "spasticity" and the possibility of assessing the several underlying active and passive causes of EFD, with a consequent bespoke treatment for each of them, was discussed.…”
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Emprendimientos industriales: Procesos de gestión y competitividad by Cesar Enrique Diaz-Purizaga, Irma Milagros Carhuancho-Mendoza, Rosana Alejandra Meleán-Romero

“…Los datos fueron analizados utilizando estadística descriptiva y una prueba de regresión ordinal para evaluar la relación entre las variables procesos de gestión empresarial y competitividad. …”
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El perro como problema sanitario: Higiene y gobierno urbano en el Puerto Rico del siglo XIX by César Augusto Salcedo Chirinos

“…Abstract This article analyzes the process in which was ordering urban life in Puerto Rico since the City Ordinances or Disorderly Conduct and its public health ideas. …”
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Changes and determinants of pneumococcal vaccine uptake in Ethiopia. by Biniyam Tedla Mamo, Ferehiwot Gebrehiwot Geram, Kebron Yihenew Getnet, Zelalem Tazu Bonger

“…The percentage change in pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) coverage was used to quantify the degree of change over time, while multilevel ordinal logistic regression identifies significant factors. …”
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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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Prevention of Postoperative Events following Reversal with Sugammadex or Neostigmine (the P-PERSoN Trial): Pilot Data Following Early Termination of a Prospective, Blinded, Randomi... by Benjamin Olesnicky, Matthew Doane, Clare Farrell, Greg Knoblanche, Anthony Delaney

“…Statistical analysis of continuous data was performed using two tailed t-tests, with categorical and ordinal data being assessed by chi-squared analysis. …”
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Coupling the urban canopy model TEB (SURFEXv9.0) with the radiation model SPARTACUS-Urbanv0.6.1 for more realistic urban radiative exchange calculation by R. Schoetter, R. J. Hogan, R. J. Hogan, C. Caliot, V. Masson

“…SPARTACUS-Urban solves the radiative transfer equation using the discrete ordinate method. This allows us to take into account physical processes such as the interaction of radiation with the air in the urban canopy layer and the spectral dependence of urban material reflectivities or specular reflections. …”
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