Pregnancy Complications and Outcomes in Obese Women with Gestational Diabetes by Gitana Ramonienė, Laura Malakauskienė, Eglė Savukynė, Laima Maleckienė, Greta Gruzdaitė

“…Survey data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0 and MS Excel 2016 software. A value of <i>p</i> < 0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Dietary diversity and its associated factors among school children in conflict affected communities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Begidu Yakob, Mekdes Meshesha, Endale Jambo, Tadewos Utalo, Awoke Abraham

“…The data were collected and entered into Epi-data version 4.6.0.2 and exported to STATA software version 14 for analysis. Adequate dietary diversity was defined as the consumption of at least five food groups. …”
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Effect of Laryngeal Mask Airway Insertion on Intraocular Pressure Response: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohammed Suleiman Obsa, Zewde Zema kanche, Robera Olana Fite, Tilahun Saol Tura, Bulcha Guye Adema, Aseb Arba Kinfe, Melkamu Worku kercho, Kebreab Paulos chanko, Getahun Molla Shanka, Atkuregn Alemayehu Lencha, Gedion Asnake Azeze, Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore, Nefsu Awoke Adulo, Blen Kassahun Dessu, Getahun Dendir Wolde, Shimelash Bitew Workie

“…Data were analyzed using the STATA version 14 software. The pooled standard mean difference was estimated with the random-effect model. …”
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Effect of Jin's Three-Needle Therapy Combined with Behavioral Intervention on Preschool Children with Mild-to-Moderate Autism Spectrum Disorder by HONG Yu, KANG Jie, GUO Jingmin, LIU Guihua, OU Ping, CHEN Xiaofang, HUANG Longsheng

“…ObjectiveTo explore the clinical efficacy of Jin's three-needle therapy combined with behavioral intervention on core symptoms and anxiety disorder of preschool children with mild-to-moderate autism spectrum disorder (ASD).MethodsA total of 109 preschool children with mild-to-moderate ASD who were treated in the Child Health Center of Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital from January 2018 to December 2018, were divided randomly into control group and observation group by the rand function of Excel software, with 55 cases and 54 cases respectively. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives on facilitators and barriers to implementing a zero-dollar copay program for chronic conditions study by Debra Winberg, Elizabeth Nauman, Lizheng Shi, Brice L. Mohundro, Kelly Louis, Eboni G. Price-Haywood, Tiange Tang, Alessandra N. Bazzano

“…Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using NVivo® qualitative analysis software. A descriptive, qualitative analysis was conducted, resulting in the identification of seven codes and subsequent candidate themes. …”
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Marginal and Internal Adaptation Evaluation of Dental Composites Using Micro-CT by Adrian Tudor Stan, Laura Cîrligeriu, Laura Idorași, Meda Lavinia Negruțiu, Cosmin Sinescu, Daniela Maria Pop, Tareq Hajaj, Şerban Talpoș, Mihai Romînu

“…The 3D images of the adaptation around the restorations were reconstructed using VG Studio Max 2.2 and myVGL 2.2.6 64-bit software. All samples from the G-ænial group showed marginal and internal gaps, with G-ænial Posterior having higher polymerization shrinkage and marginal gap values. …”
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Theoretical Study of CO, NO, NO₂, Cl₂, and H₂S Adsorption Interactions with PdO–Graphene Composites for Gas Sensor Applications by Piumantha Samaranayake, Azeez Ahamed, Visal de Silva, Nadeesha Manohari Wickramage, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh, Roshan Thotagamuge

“…All calculations, including structure, energy, and frequency optimizations, were performed using the Gaussian software with appropriate configurations and basis sets. …”
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Perspectives of healthcare stakeholders in Nigeria on the impact of COVID-19 on health services by Adeponle O. Adeoye, Yewande T. Nejo, Chinwe L. Ochu, Josephine Bayigga, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Adedayo O. Faneye, Charles O. Adewemimo, Oluwaseun Emmanuel Falayi, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe, Prosper Okonkwo, Adewale Victor Opayele, Gloria Ogochukwu Nwiyi, Sunday Obiajunwa Eziechina, Ikemefule Rex Uzoma, Priscilla Ibekwe, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Francis Kakooza, Mosoka Papa Fallah, Georgina Njideka Odaibo

“…The data were further organized and analysed using NVivo software version 14. Results: The findings revealed that COVID-19 negatively affected healthcare service delivery and utilisation in Nigeria. …”
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Model Predictive Control-Based Energy Management System with Load Curtailment for Standalone Microgrid by Muhammad Sharir Fathullah Mohd Yunus, Siti Hajar Yusoff, Siti Nadiah Mohd Sapihie, Mohd Shahrin Abu Hanifah, Teddy Surya Gunawan, Suriza Ahmad Zabidi

“…The MPC-based EMS is developed using MATLAB/Simulink software, with the optimization problem formulated using mixed integer quadratic programming (MIQP). …”
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Nutritional intake of micronutrient and macronutrient and type 2 diabetes: machine learning schemes by Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Amin Mansoori, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Davoud Tanbakuchi, Fatemeh Sangin, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgiran, Malihehsadat Abedsaeidi, Sara Ghazizadeh, MohammadReza Mohammad Taghizadeh Sarabi, Ali Rezaee, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…All data were analyzed by SPSS (Version 22) and SAS JMP software. Result Nutritional intake in the T2D group showed that potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iodine, carotene, vitamin D, tryptophan, and vitamin B12 had an inverse correlation with the incidence of diabetes (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of Muscle Energy Technique Combined with Conventional Rehabilitation Therapy on Elderly Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by FAN Jingjing, HUANG Lihua, XU Yiming, LIU Kun, FANG Ping

“…ObjectiveTo observe the effect of muscle energy technique combined with conventional rehabilitation therapy on elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) .MethodsA total of 84 patients with KOA in the rehabilitation medicine department of Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital from February 2021 to August 2022 were randomly divided into control group and observation group according to the random number sequence generated by SPSS 22.0 statistical software, with 42 cases in each group. During the course of treatment, two cases in the control group dropped due to the patient's voluntary request, a total of 82 cases were finally included, including 40 cases in the control group and 42 cases in the observation group. …”
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Geospatial mapping to assess the distribution and determinants of zero dose vaccination status hot spots among children in Ethiopia using EDHS 2019: Spatial and geographical weight... by Muluken Chanie Agimas, Meron Asmamaw, Melese Kebede Hailu, Tigabu Kidie, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Getaneh Awoke Yismaw, Nebiyu Mekonnen Derseh

“…Stata-14, Arc geographic information system-10.3, and Sat Scan software were used to analyze the data. Moran's I statistic was used to assess the non-random distribution of zero-dose vaccination status. …”
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Effect of Task Oriented Training on Gross Motor Dysfunction for Children with Cerebral Palsy： A Meta-Analysis by LI Yang, CHEN Ying, ZHU Xiangyu, SHI Jiehong, FENG Yuan, WU Wenlei, FU Ruochen

“…Outcome measures mainly included gross motor function measure (GMFM) score, Berg balance scale (BBS) score, pediatric evaluation of disability inventory (PEDI) score, timed "up and go" (TUG). RevMan 5.4 software was used for meta-analysis. Continuous data were described by mean difference (MD), standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI), and <italic>I </italic>² and <italic>P</italic> value were used to evaluate heterogeneity. …”
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The Magnitude of Salt Intake Behaviors and Its Predictors among Saqez Urban Population of Kurdistan District in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kolsom Khoram, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mamagani, Behjat Shokrvash, Maral Hariri-Akbari

“…Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 24 at a significance level of 0.05. …”
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The effect of lavender inhalation aromatherapy on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with prehypertension by Amir Musarezaie, Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Sedigheh Farzi, Tahere Momeni-Ghale Ghasemi, Amir Hossein Saeidi, Maryam Sadat Shahshahani

“…Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 26, employing descriptive and inferential statistics, including repeated measures analysis of variance (RMA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), with a significance level set at 0.05. …”
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Bioinformatics analysis of ferroptosis-related hub genes and immunoinfiltration in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion following heart transplantation by Yuxi Zhang, Qiao Tang, Jiahui Cui, Yanan Li, Heng Xu, Zhen Qiu, Shaoqing Lei, Rui Xue, Qian Sun, Zhongyuan Xia

“…FRDEGs was enriched and analyzed by GO and KEGG, and hub genes related to ferroptosis were screened by Cytoscape software and database STRING. Additionally, considering the relationship between ferroptosis and immunity, CIBERSORTx was to analyze the infiltration of 22 kinds of immune cells in I/R during heart transplantation, and the correlation between each immune cell and the expression of FRDEGs was also discussed. …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Change and Evaluation of Ecological Sensitivity in Chongqing by XIE Xianjian, GOU Qiantao, WU Han

“…This evaluation integrated various analytical approaches with software tools such as ArcGIS and Fragstat. Specifically, the Coupled Spatial Distance Index Model, Spatial Autocorrelation Analysis, Geodetector Model, and Grid Coding techniques were applied to evaluate the ecological sensitivity comprehensively. …”
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Transforming 5G Mega-Constellation Communications: A Self-Organized Network Architecture Perspective by Marius Corici, Marius Caus, Xavier Artiga, Alessandro Guidotti, Benjamin Barth, Tomaso de Cola, Justin Tallon, Hemant Zope, Daniele Tarchi, Fanny Parzysz, David Naseh, Swapnil Sadashiv Shinde

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Biometry and Intraocular Lens Power Calculation by Combined Scheimpflug-Placido Disc versus Optical Interferometry Devices by Mehlan Juliane, Lehman Anne-Isabel, Cichocki Myriam, Druchkiv Vasyl, Katz Toam, Stephan J Linke

“…Abstract Purpose: To compare the results of the current gold standard, laser interferometry, and keratometry by the IOL-Master, with a newly developed Galilei G6 using raytracing software Okulix for intraocular lens (IOL) power calculations. …”
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Resilience Informatics in Public Health: Qualitative Analysis of Conference Proceedings by Maiya G Block Ngaybe, Lidia Azurdia Sierra, Andrew McNair, Myla Gonzalez, Mona Arora, Kacey Ernst, Enrique Noriega-Atala, M Sriram Iyengar

“…A detailed thematic analysis was performed using an inductive approach, supported by MAXQDA software to manage and organize data. Two independent researchers coded the transcripts; discrepancies in coding were resolved through consensus, ensuring a rigorous synthesis of the findings. …”
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