Model-fitting approach for methylene blue dye adsorption on and seeds-derived adsorbents by Sunanda Sharma, DP Tiwari, KK Pant

“…Langmuir and Freundlich models were fitted to the equilibrium data of methylene blue dye adsorption. Kinetics was evaluated using pseudo-first- and second-order models. …”
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Psychological peculiarities of professional development in late adulthood by E. F. Zeer, E. E. Symanyuk, A. A. Ryabukhina, G. I. Borisov

“…The Mann-Whitney U-test, Spearman rank correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis of the obtained data. Maximum likelihood factor analysis was used as well.Results. …”
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Value of triglyceride glucose-body mass index in predicting nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Xiaoyi Qian, Wenwen Wu, Boyang Chen, Simin Zhang, Chunmei Xiao, Long Chen, Jun Chen, Jun Chen, Lingli Ke, Meian He, Xiulou Li, Xiulou Li, Xiulou Li

“…The Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparing non-normally distributed continuous data between groups, while the Chi-square test was used for categorical data. …”
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Morphological and Molecular Diversity of Five Superior Napier Grass Cultivars in Indonesia by M. D. M. Nasution, N. Umami, A. Kurniawati, M. M. Rahman

“…The dendrogram derived from the RAPD data clustered the cultivars into two main groups, with ‘Gama Umami’ and ‘Local’ showing a high similarity coefficient of 0.73, while ‘Purple’ and ‘Pakchong’ formed a distinct sub-cluster with a similarity coefficient of 0.66, and ‘Odot’ exhibited a similarity coefficient of 0.58 with the ‘Purple’ and ‘Pakchong’ sub-cluster. …”
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Investigation of the Soan River Water Quality Using Multivariate Statistical Approach by Zakaullah, Naeem Ejaz

“…The sampling stations were grouped into specific clusters on the basis of the spatiotemporal pattern of water quality data. …”
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Anogenital distance in water buffalo females and relationship with reproductive performance. Preliminary results by Héctor Nava-Trujillo, Simón Zambrano-Salas, Justin Dijak, Adriana Morgado-Osorio, Quintino D’Andrea

“…Data for this study was registered in a commercial farm in El Vigia, Merida, Venezuela, with crosses of Mediterranean x Murrah water buffalo breeds (Bubalus bubalis). …”
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The relationship between perceptions toward advertising and consumption of energy-dense nutrient-poor foods among adults in the United States: results from a national survey by Chan L. Thai, Jacqui Villarreal, Jacqueline A. Thai

“…The purpose of this study is to explore (1) the differences in perceptions toward and trust in food advertisements between racial/ethnic population subgroups; and (2) the associations between perceptions toward food advertising and the consumption of energy-dense, nutrient poor (EDNP) foods among adults using data from a national data set (n = 1,535).MethodsData from the National Cancer Institute’s Family Life, Activity, Sun, Health, and Eating (FLASHE) survey were utilized in this secondary data analysis study. …”
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Inferior vena cava diameter in patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study by Jianan Li, Chi Wang, Hui wu Dong, Jing Qi, Chongyou Rao, Qiuyang Li, Kunlun He

“…We used Cox regression to evaluate the risk of all-cause mortality among groups, and used mediation analysis to examine the mediation role of N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and serum albumin in the association between IVC and all-cause mortality. …”
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Capacity Enhancement in 60 GHz Based D2D Networks by Relay Selection and Scheduling by Waheed ur Rehman, Tabinda Salam, Jin Xu, Xiaofeng Tao

“…In current data-centric device-to-device (D2D) communication networks, the devices with intended data communications usually lay in close proximity, unlike the case in voice-centric networks. …”
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Assessment of Near-Bottom Water Quality of Southwestern Coast of Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia: A Multivariate Statistical Approach by Chen-Lin Soo, Cheng-Ann Chen, Shabdin Mohd-Long

“…The coastal water quality showed spatial heterogeneity where the cluster analysis grouped the 11 stations into four different clusters. …”
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The Effect of Laboratory Parameters on the Hospital Stay and Mortality in Pediatric Patients Who Underwent Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy by Ahmet Ulusan, Hilal Zehra Kumbasar Danaci, Bekir Elma, Maruf Sanli, Ahmet Feridun Isik

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> This study was conducted by retrospective data analysis of 59 pediatric patients who underwent lobectomy and pneumonectomy due to variable diseases at the department of chest surgery. …”
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How Do Sociodemographics and Activity Participations Affect Activity-Travel? Comparative Study between Women and Men by Min Yang, Wei Wang, Feifei Yu, Jian Ding

“…This paper concentrates on gender role-based differences in activity-travel behavior in a typical developing country, namely, China. Using data from 3656 cases collected through surveys conducted in Shangyu, data processing, method choice, and descriptive analysis were conducted. …”
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A Systematic Review of Center of Mass as a Measure of Dynamic Postural Control Following Concussion by Sarah Patejak, Joshua Forrest, Emily Harting, Mable Sisk, Eric Schussler

“…Study inclusion criteria included: (1) COM used as a variable in data analysis, (2) study population included individuals diagnosed with concussion, (3) postural control was evaluated throughout the recovery process. …”
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Bilateral inguinal hernioplasty in emergency surgery: Is it feasible? Comparative retrospective study using “propensity score matching” by A. Bravo-Salva, F. Ochoa-Segarra, A. M. González-Castillo, M. Juvany-Gómez, C. Téllez-Marques, L. Riba-Combatti, M. Pérez-Guitart, J. A. Pereira-Rodríguez

“…Propensity score matching was employed to create similar groups for comparative analysis of unilateral versus bilateral emergency groin hernioplasty. …”
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Machine learning based on blood test biomarkers predicts fast progression in advanced NSCLC patients treated with immunotherapy by Jie Yang, Jian-Guo Zhou, Benjamin Frey, Hu Ma, Haitao Wang, Markus Hecht, Rainer Fietkau, Udo Gaipl, Xiaofei Chen, Ada Hang-Heng Wong, Fangya Tan, Si-Si He, Gang Shen, Yun-Jia Wang, Wenzhao Zhong

“…We aimed to develop a predictive framework based on machine learning (ML) methods to identify FP in advanced NSCLC patients using blood test biomarkers.Methods and analysis We extracted data of 1546 atezolizumab-treated patients from four multicentre clinical trials. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in a tertiary ho... by Xueli Bai, Yuan Chen, Xiansheng Liu, Lingling Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Jie Ding, Lin Su, Ruiying Wang, Shuang Wei

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Biochemical Characterization of Seed Oil of Tunisian Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) Accessions with Special Reference to Its Fatty Acid Composition and Oil Content by Taoufik Hosni, Zouhaier Abbes, Leila Abaza, Sana Medimagh, Hamadi Ben Salah, Mohamed Kharrat

“…Cluster analysis based on PCA separated the accessions into four clear groups, which were not grouped according to their geographical origin. …”
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Pancreatic cancer cell-intrinsic transglutaminase-2 promotes T cell suppression through microtubule-dependent secretion of immunosuppressive cytokines by Anton Wellstein, Thomas Seufferlein, Alexander Kleger, Tim Eiseler, Anton Lahusen, Nora Minhöfer, Kim-André Lohse, Christine Blechner, Jessica Lindenmayer, Sabine Windhorst, Yuan-Na Lin

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DEVELOPING INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCE OF PROSPECTIVE MILITARY SAILORS by Ruslan Shevchenko, Oleh Cherniavskyi, Vasyl Shemchuk, Olena Zlobina, Natalia Benkovska, Nataliia Terentieva, Андрій Гуралюк

“…With the help of a comparative analysis based on the results of two diagnostic sections, the statistical reliability of the differences in the signs of identifying IT competence criteria before and after the training of future officers of the Ukrainian Navy was determined Considering the unique dynamics within a maritime institution of higher education, a systematic blend of lectures, discussions, practical training sessions, situational exercises, utilization of virtual technologies, and the undertaking of group and individual projects significantly elevated the level of information technology competence among future Naval Forces officers. …”
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Impaired Mitochondrial Bioenergetics Function in Pediatric Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions with Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders by Gisela Chelimsky, Pippa Simpson, Liyun Zhang, Doug Bierer, Steve Komas, Balaraman Kalyanaraman, Thomas Chelimsky

“…The basis for this symptom remains unknown. We evaluated mitochondrial function in the white blood cells of these patients. …”
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