Mechanical properties and microbial assessment of additively manufactured diamond and gyroid Ti-6Al-4V ELI scaffolds for interbody fusion cages applications by Mohit Kumar, Vijay Kumar Meena, Suman Singh

“…This study is meticulously designed to focus on both the mechanical and microbial assessments. Two types of cubic porous structure scaffolds were manufactured. …”
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Serum lipids mediate the association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure and age-related macular degeneration. by Xiaodong Chen, Jiaqi Li, Ningda Xu, Xuewei Li, Jiarui Li, Qianwen Guo, Jia Zhang, Heng Miao, Lvzhen Huang

“…Four serum PFAS levels with high detective rates, including perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS) were examined. Restricted cubic spline analysis (RCS) and weighted quantile sum (WQS) analysis were employed to detect nonlinear and mixed exposure effects.…”
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ORGANIZACIÓN Y PLANIFICACIÓN EN NIÑOS CON TDAH: EVALUACIÓN Y PROPUESTA DE UN PROGRAMA DE ESTIMULACIÓN by Josefina Rubiales, Liliana Bakker, Iván Darío Delgado Mejía

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Retinal assessment in 143 patients with white matter lesions: the potential of OCTA as an evaluation tool by Dong Zhang, Xueying Jiang, Yan Zhang, Jingcui Qin

“…The relationship between cognitive function and various OCTA parameters was assessed using quadratic and cubic simulation curve models. Data following a normal distribution are presented as means, while non-normally distributed data are reported as medians. …”
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Relationship of METS-IR with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in China: a nationwide longitudinal cohort study by Chunyan Zhou, Yanyu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Chenyu He, Shiyang Li, Shiyang Li

“…We used multiple cox proportional hazards regression and restricted cubic splines (RCS) analysis to evaluate the association between METS-IR and CMM. …”
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Association between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among asthma patients: a cohort study by Tu-Lei Tian, Xiang-Kun Qu, Hong-Bo Zhang, Cun-Cun Wang, Qing-Qing Yuan, Jing Xia, Li-Fang Cao, Kui Liu

“…Additionally, restricted cubic spline models were applied to explore potential nonlinear trends, while segmented Cox models were used to identify threshold effects. …”
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Association between C-reactive protein and chronic pain in US adults: A nationwide cross-sectional study. by Chunsheng Huang, Qizhen Tong, Qiaoling Tong

“…To explore the non-linear relationship, weighted restricted cubic spline (RCS) with three knots coupled with a weighted logistic regression model to assess the dose-response relationship between CRP (continuous variables) and chronic pain.…”
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Evaluating the association of depressive symptoms on serum folate and erythrocyte folate levels based on the 2017–2020 NHANES database by Yunhong Yang, Huaqian Qi, Jiahao Zhang, Jie Jia, Yunsong Yang, Hong Zhao

“…Finally, we made restricted cubic spline plots using the glm function of R.ResultsDepression remained negatively correlated with serum folate levels with a OR value of −0.02, 95% CI of −0.05 ~ −0.00. …”
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U-shaped association between TC/HDL-C ratio and osteoporosis risk in older adults by Chuanwei Zhao, Xiaochun Zhang, Xu Zhang, Bo Zhao, Yane Yang, Mu Lin, Wenli Qiao, Zeyao Hu, Haijie Yang

“…Multivariable logistic regression models assessed the association between the TC/HDL-C ratio and osteoporosis prevalence. Restricted cubic splines were used to explore non-linear associations and threshold effects. …”
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The association between visceral fat metabolic score and stroke: mediation by declining kidney function by Yue Cao, Weixing Wen, Hao Zhang, Weiwen Li, Guolin Huang, Yuli Huang

“…Weighted logistic regression models were used to assess the association between METS-VF and stroke risk, with restricted cubic splines employed to explore their non-linear relationships. …”
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The Suitability of Recycled Domestic Wastewater in Plain Concrete Production. by Orishaba, James

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Modeling the Relationship of Concrete Strength with Aggregate Size Using Quarry Dust as Fine Aggregates for Rigid Pavements. by Ahebwa, Chrispus

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Relationship between age and delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: a secondary analysis by Qing-qing Wu, Wei-wen Chen, Tian-lai Lin, Cun-rong Chen, Zhi-rong Ding, You-li Chen

“…The non-linear relationship between age and DCI was estimated through a restricted cubic spline regression, and a two-piecewise linear regression model was further performed to calculate the threshold effect. …”
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Predicting cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality using the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio: Insights from explainable machine learning models by Jichao Wu, Die Huang, Jiefang Li, Jingxing Yi, Yu Lei, Jun Yin

“…We employed various statistical methods, including weighted Cox proportional hazards models, restricted cubic spline models, and time-varying receiver operating characteristic curves, to examine the association between LMR and mortality risk. …”
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Association between magnesium depletion score and prevalence of hyperuricemia in American adults: a study based on NHANES 2007-2018 by Yongchun Xiao, Yong Mou, Yong Mou, Ping Wu, Ke Wang, Tianjun Chen, Zhiwan Chen, Hongsheng Lin, Hua Yang, Zhisheng Ji

“…Multivariable logistic regression confirmed a significant positive association between MDS and HUA (OR = 1.73, 95% CI = 1.62-1.84). Restricted cubic splines (RCS) further characterized the non-linear relationship between MDS and HUA prevalence. …”
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Sex-specific association of blood triglyceride and uric acid with body shapes in Chinese adults by Xixiang Wang, Jingjing Xu, Yiyao Gu, Jie Mu, Shaobo Zhou, Xiaojun Ma, Lu Liu, Yu Liu, Zhi Duan, Linhong Yuan, Ying Wang

“…The scatter plot and restricted cubic spline were used to analyze the correlation between variables. …”
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Higher systemic immune-inflammation index is associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease in adults: a nationwide population-based study by Jiayu Zhao, Zhipeng Wu, Zhipeng Wu, Fengyin Cai, Xuejv Yu, Zhenyu Song

“…In addition, the restricted cubic spline (RCS) was used to explore the dose-response relationship between SII and PD. …”
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Unmasking MRSA antibiotic resistance: the impact of environment, pollution, and healthcare quality—a nationwide exploration in China: a comprehensive analysis spanning 2014 to 2021... by Yi-Chang Zhao, Ming-Xuan Xiao, Zhi-Hua Sun, Jia-Kai Li, Huai-yuan Liu, Bi-Kui Zhang, Hua-Lin Cai, Wei Cao, Feng Yu, Miao Yan

“…Multiple linear regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) was used to explore the potential influencing factors of MRSA antibiotic resistance rate (AMR). …”
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Water remediation and antibacterial characteristics of CdO, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide blended CdO nanoparticles – A comparative study by N. Manjula, A.R. Balu, N. Arunkumar, S. Chitra Devi, M. Sriramraj, V. Rajamani, A. Vinith

“…CO, GCO, and rCO all have a cubic crystal structure and tend to grow in a (1 1 1) direction. …”
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Association Between Dietary Inflammatory Index and Triglyceride Glucose-Body Mass Index with Iron Deficiency in Reproductive Age Women: Evidence from NHANES 2005-2018 by Ding J, Xu Z, Liang R, Xie S

“…The association between DII, TyG-BMI and ID was assessed using weighted logistic regression, linear regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) models, with receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis for diagnostic power. …”
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