Advancing GIS-based suitability analysis of BtX, PtX, PBtX, and eBtX facilities using the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process by Marcel Dossow, Mengxi Chen, Hartmut Spliethoff, Sebastian Fendt

“…These data are then subjected to a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP), which involves the use of pairwise comparisons and Fuzzy normalization to assign weights to the criteria, ultimately resulting in the generation of weighted overlay maps. …”
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Ethnicity and anthropometric deficits in children: A cross-sectional analysis of national survey data from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. by Lucy S Tusting, Swapnil Mishra, Harry S Gibson, Steven W Lindsay, Daniel J Weiss, Seth Flaxman, Samir Bhatt

“…The study population comprised 138,312 children spanning 45 ethnic groups across 18 countries. In pairwise comparisons (accounting for multiple comparisons) between ethnic groups, height-for-age z-scores differed by at least 0.5 standard deviations in 29% of comparisons, weight-for-height z-scores in 36% of comparisons and weight-for-age z-scores in 20% of comparisons. …”
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Exploring Score-Level and Decision-Level Fusion of Inertial and Video Data for Intake Gesture Detection by Hamid Heydarian, Marc T. P. Adam, Tracy L. Burrows, Megan E. Rollo

“…However, on the OREBA-SHA dataset, the max score fusion approach (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$F_{1} =0.873$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) fails to outperform the individual inertial model (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$F_{1} =0.895$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). Pairwise comparisons using bootstrapped samples confirm the statistical significance of these differences in model performance (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$p \lt $ </tex-math></inline-formula>.001).…”
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The ANGPTL8 rs2278426 (C/T) Polymorphism Is Associated with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in a Han Chinese Population in Hebei Province by Guangsen Hou, Yong Tang, Luping Ren, Yunpeng Guan, Xiaoyu Hou, Guangyao Song

“…Differences in genotype and allele distributions were compared by the chi-square test and one-way analysis of variance, and a post hoc pairwise analysis was performed using the Bonferroni test. …”
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Systolic blood pressure response during exercise testing in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis by Kristofer Hedman, Anna Carlén, Eva Nylander, Éva Tamás, Carl Bellander, Henric Nilsson

“…The SBP response was categorised according to the last measurements of SBP during exercise, in relation to workload (the SBP/watt-slope) as ‘normal’ (&gt;0.25 mm Hg/watt), ‘flat’ (0–0.25 mm Hg/watt) or ‘drop’ (&lt;0 mm Hg/watt).Results 45 patients (28 male, 66±9 years, left ventricular ejection fraction 59%±5%, aortic jet velocity 4.6±0.5 m/s) were included, with pairwise comparison available in 31 cases. There were no adverse events. …”
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Genetic diversity of the Central European wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa) population and domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) breeds based on a microsatellite DNA locus by E. A. Snegin, V. M. Makeeva, A. P. Kaledin, A. M. Ostapchuk, I. D. Alazneli, A. V. Smurov

“…The ordination of the centroids of different herds in the space of the first two principal coordinates based on the matrix of pairwise estimates of Nei’s genetic distances showed that the most distant populations are the Duroc and Boar breeds, and the most genetically close are the Yorkshire and Landrace breeds. …”
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The Effect of Chicory Consumption on Oxidative Stress Indices of the Kidney Tissue in Female Wistar Rats Consuming Testosterone Enanthate during eight weeks Resistance Training by Khadijeh Molaei, Sanaz Mirzayan Shanjani, Ali Gorzi, Yaser Kazemzadeh, Abdolali Banaeifar

“…Levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and malondialdehyde (MDA) assessed by spectrophotometric methods, and one-way analysis of variance test was performed to compare intergroup differences along with Bonferroni's post hoc test for pairwise comparison. Results: Consumption of testosterone causes a significant decrease in the level of GPX and SOD factors in rats (P<0.0001) and a significant increase in the level of MDA factor (P<0.0001) compared to the placebo group, and treatment with chicory causes a significant increase in the level The GPX and SOD factors of the rat and the significant decrease of their MDA factor level compared to the placebo rats are in the kidney tissue. …”
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The optimal dose of intravenous tranexamic acid for reducing blood loss in spinal surgery: a network meta-analysis by Bo Shi, Wenjuan Xie, Jia Kai, Lijun Li, Lin Sun

“…Notably, the highest dose in this network meta-analysis (100 mg/kg + 10 mg.kg/h) emerged as the only regimen demonstrating significant benefits in pairwise comparisons with other TXA doses. Although this regimen did not significantly increase DVT risk, careful consideration of safety data for higher doses remains essential.…”
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Spatiotemporal glacier retreat on the Tibetan Plateau since the LGMG to early holocene based on compilation of moraine boulder ages by Chaogang Zheng, Zhigang Zhang, Xinggong Kong, Darryl Granger, Zhijun Zhao, Z. Zhang

“…Synchronous retreat occurred at 22–20 ka and 14.5–12.9 ka in all seven regions, while at 19–18 ka, it occurred in all regions except Tianshan. Pamir and NE Tibet showed no retreat at 17–16 ka, likely due to the sustained influence of the Westerlies. …”
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DVI NARCIZO INTERPRETACIJOS: ETIKA IR POETIKA PSICHOANALITINIAME KONTEKSTE by Leonarda Jekentaitė

“…Tragiška menininko lemtis - išgyventi ribines būsenas, kai sunku atskirti, ar jis pamišėlis, amoralistas, ar ištikimas savo idealui kūrėjas - humanistas. …”
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Association between leukocyte telomere length and specific antibody levels after vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis by N. S. Yudin, V. A. Belyavskaya, V. N. Maksimov, D. E. Ivanoshchuk, P. S. Orlov, M. I. Voevoda

“…Using a general linear model, an association between telomere length and immune response to vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis at trend level (p &lt; 0.1) was found only in women. Using a pairwise comparison, it was found that telomere length was significantly higher in highly responsive women than in unresponsive women. …”
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Physiological changes induced by green fodder expansion into grasslands and croplands enhance water-use efficiency in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau by Xu Wang, Jilin Yang, Jie Wang, Tong Yang, Chuchen Chang, Yanbo Zhao, Xiaocui Wu, Geli Zhang, Xiangming Xiao

“…To clarify the elusive effects of green fodder expansion on the carbon sequestration and water consumption in this region, we examined its impacts on productivity, evapotranspiration, and water-use efficiency using a pairwise comparison approach at seasonal and annual scales in 2019. …”
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Silent cerebral lesions after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation using cryoballoon, hotballoon, laserballoon and radiofrequency catheters: a Bayesian network meta-analysis by Tiantian Zheng, Youjin Kong, Li Wu, Chenxia Wu, Chenxia Wu, Wei Mao, Wei Mao, Xinbin Zhou, Xinbin Zhou

“…Therefore, we performed this network meta-analysis (NMA) to assess the incidence of SCLs after cryoballoon, hotballoon, laserballoon, and radiofrequency ablation (RFA).MethodsDatabases such as PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were searched systematically. Both pairwise meta-analysis (PMA) and NMA were conducted. …”
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Brain transcriptome analysis of snakehead (Channa argus) under starvation and satiation conditions and identification of differentially expressed gene response to feeding regulatio... by Xiao-yan Jin, Xiu-mei Chen, Gui-liang Guo, Li Sun, Xue-qin Wu, Yun-jie Lin, Xiao-tian Niu, Yi-di Kong, Min Li, Gui-qin Wang

“…The groups included the wild C. argus starvation group (WST), the wild C. argus satiation group (WSA), the cultured C. argus starvation group (CST) and the cultured C. argus satiation group (CSA). For the pairwise comparisons of these four groups, the number of differential genes was 43 (WST vs. …”
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Introduction of the single-lumen oocyte retrieval needle in an assisted reproductive technology center: Propensity score matching analysis of grouping by Tian-Jeau Huang, Hsiao-Chin Huang, Horng-Der Tsai, Chew-Teng Kor, Chueh-Ko Yang, Hsin-Hung Wu

“…Materials and methods: This retrospective cohort study included all IVF cycles between 1st January, 2020 and 31st December, 2022 in Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan. Pairwise comparisons were conducted through propensity score matching analysis at a 1:3 ratio according to patients’ age, anti-Müllerian hormone levels, and body weight. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for primary hypertension: a systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol by Tao Xu, Fan-rong Liang, Qifu Li, Taipin Guo, Ziwen Chen, Yun-Jie Shu, Xueli Zhou

“…The primary outcomes will encompass changes in systolic and diastolic BP. Pairwise and Bayesian NMA will be conducted using ‘meta’ and ‘GeMTC’ package (R 4.4.1). …”
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Quality Assessment of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management and Surgical Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence by Mario Vásquez-Peralta, Alison Simancas-Racines, Juan Marcos Parise-Vasco, Camila Montesinos-Guevara, Daniel Simancas-Racines

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Comparing the Impact of Titanium and Stainless Steel Retainers on Lower Incisor Stability, Periodontal Health, and Retainer Survival: A Preliminary Study by Melis Seki Yurdakul, Pamir Meriç

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DVI NARCIZO INTERPRETACIJOS: ETIKA IR POETIKA PSICHOANALITINIAME KONTEKSTE by Leonarda Jekentaitė

“…Tragiška menininko lemtis - išgyventi ribines būsenas, kai sunku atskirti, ar jis pamišėlis, amoralistas, ar ištikimas savo idealui kūrėjas - humanistas. …”
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Starvation Affects the Muscular Morphology, Antioxidant Enzyme Activity, Expression of Lipid Metabolism-Related Genes, and Transcriptomic Profile of Javelin Goby (Synechogobius has... by Xiangning Chen, Yili Xu, Xiangyu Cui, Siying Zhang, Xiangqi Zhong, Juntao Ke, Yuze Wu, Zhiyu Liu, Chaoqing Wei, Zhujin Ding, Jianhe Xu, Hanliang Cheng

“…The numbers of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified by pairwise comparisons among three groups were 3276, 7354, and 542, respectively. …”
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