Comparison of External Ureteral Catheter and Double-J stent as Drainage Methods for Tubeless Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Clarissa Tania, Edwin Tobing, Christiano Tansol

“…Continuous variables were combined using mean difference (MD), while binary variables were analysed using risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence intervals through random-effects models. …”
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Human Action Recognition Using Difference of Gaussian and Difference of Wavelet by Gopampallikar Vinoda Reddy, Kongara Deepika, Lakshmanan Malliga, Duraivelu Hemanand, Chinnadurai Senthilkumar, Subburayalu Gopalakrishnan, Yousef Farhaoui

“…The proposed descriptor uses a Difference of Gaussian (DoG) filter to extract scale-invariant features and a Difference of Wavelet (DoW) filter to extract spectral information. …”
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Influence of sleep duration and quality on depression symptoms among nurses during the Omicron outbreak: a cross-sectional survey by Yingying Gu, Pinglang Hu, Caijun Dai, Shuhong Ni, Qiqi Huang

“…Demographic information was also collected. Binary and multivariate logistic regression was performed to assess the relationships between sleep duration, sleep quality, and depression symptoms. …”
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Effective breastfeeding technique and associated factors among lactating mothers in Gidan District, North-East, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Eskedar Getie Mekonnen, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu, Wubshet Debebe Negash, Dawit Zenamarkos Desta

“…Individual scores of three variables about breast feeding, namely positioning, attachment and suckling, were computed to generate the outcome variable, that is, breastfeeding technique. Binary logistic regression analyses were carried out to determine the association between independent variables and EBT. …”
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Hydrate-Based Methane Storage in Biodegradable Hydrogels Absorbing Dilute Sodium P-Styrenesulfonate Solution by Fangzheng Hua, Kang Tan, Jingyu Lv, Fei Wang, Mengting Sun

“…In hydrogel-SS hybrid media containing 1, 2, 3 and 4 mmol L⁻¹ of SS solutions, the storage capacity reached 121.2 ± 1.6, 121.5 ± 3.1, 122.6 ± 1.9 and 120.6 ± 1.6 <i>v</i>/<i>v</i>, respectively. In this binary reaction system, the large surface area of hydrogels provided hydrate formation with sufficient nucleation sites and an enlarged gas–liquid interface, and in the meantime, the dilute SS solution produced an adequate capillary effect, which together enhanced mass transfer and accelerated hydrate formation kinetics. …”
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About a concept of creating a social network users information aggregation and data processing system by L. V. Rudikova, O. R. Myslivec

“…The developed universal system is based on the information technology of data warehousing, and it has the following aspects: an expandable complex subject area, the integration of stored data that come from various sources, the invariance of stored data in time with mandatory labels, relatively high data stability, the search for necessary trade-off in data redundancy, modularity of individual system units, fl and extensibility of the architecture, high security requirements vulnerable data.The proposed system organizes the process of collecting data and filling the database from external sources. …”
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Computer-Assisted Quantitative Analysis of Skeletal Muscles of Snowboarding Parallel Giant Slalom Athletes after Exercise Based on Artificial Intelligence and Complex Networks by Haiqiang Yu, Fei Yang, Jin Wang

“…The experimental results in this paper show that the muscle motion features extracted from the ultrasound sequence images can quantitatively express a lot of important information about the skeletal muscle motion form and function and have potential practical application value. And the different invariants of each type of ski trajectory vary greatly, floating between 1.5429 and 7.6759.…”
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High Serum Asprosin Levels Are Associated with Presence of Metabolic Syndrome by Tao Hong, Jiao-Yang Li, Ya-Di Wang, Xiao-Yan Qi, Zhe-Zhen Liao, Poonam Bhadel, Li Ran, Jing Yang, Bin Yan, Jiang-Hua Liu, Xin-Hua Xiao

“…In multiple linear regression, asprosin was independently and positively correlated with triglyceride and HOMA-IR (P<0.05). Binary logistic regression revealed that asprosin was independently and positively correlated with the occurrence of MetS and IR, even after controlling for anthropometric variables, lipid profiles, and inflammatory markers. …”
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Poetic and theatrical occasionalisms: Creation of new morphologically complex words by Joseph von Eichendorff, Johann Nepomuk Nestroy, Peter Handke and Arno Schmidt by Wolfgang U. Dressler, Barbara Tumfart, Dietmar Kunisch, Vanessa Hannesschläger

“…These are productivity of word formation, literary functions, main content, single use vs. reuse of them, consequences of the noun bias of German and of the preference for binary relations, size of the word families of compound constituents (especially of the first constituent), the degree of poetic licence, semantically coherent vs. incoherent combination of words within a compound, embedding into the cotext and into the situational context, gapping constructions and their make-up, preference for compounding vs. derivational morphology.The conclusion and outlook (§ 4) present proposals how literary studies may profit from investigations of poetic and theatrical occasionalisms, which represent the highest degree of language creativity of literary authors. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Lower Extremity Amputations in Three Selected Tertiary Hospitals in Ghana by Ambrose Atosona, Christopher Larbie

“…Among the patients, 11% had diabetic foot ulcers whilst 3% had lower extremity amputations. In the multivariate binary logistic regression analysis, previous history of foot ulcers (OR=40.4, 95% CI=5.5-299.9) and foot deformities (OR=14.4, 95% CI=1.3-161.2) were identified as independent predictors of diabetic foot ulcers. …”
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PEDOT:PSS polymer functionalized carbon nanotubes integrated with graphene oxide and titanium dioxide counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells by A M Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Abu Bin Hasan Susan

“…The PCE of this quaternary composite is comparable to Pt thin film (5.53 ± 0.24 %) and 9 % higher than f-MWCNT/Nr-GO binary composite. The DSSC, constructed using this quaternary composite CE, displays extended cyclability and a prolonged chemical stability even after 500 reversible redox cycles.…”
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Amplitude Modulation Depth Coding Method for SSVEP-Based Brain&#x2013;Computer Interfaces by Ruxue Li, Zhenyu Wang, Xi Zhao, Guiying Xu, Honglin Hu, Ting Zhou, Tianheng Xu

“…Each stimulus with a single carrier frequency was assigned a specific binary sequence to operate two modulation depths. …”
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Gagal Ginjal Akut pada Impending Eklampsia disertai Sindrom HELLP by Erni Savitri, Desmiwarti Desmiwarti

“…Lalu dirawat di ruang HCU Kebidanan, sejak setelah operasi sampai post operasi hari ke-3 didapatkan urine output < 10 cc/KgBB/jam lalu pasien pindah rawat ke bagian P.Dalam dengan diagnosis P1A0H1 post SCTPP ai impending eklampsia selesai regimen MgSO4 dosis maintenance + Sindrom HELLP + oligohidramnion berat + letak sungsang + Nifas hari ke-4 + Anemia sedang dalam perbaikan + Hipoalbumin dalam perbaikan + Gangguan faal hepar + Gangguan koagulasi + Hiponatremia + Anuria e.c AKI Riffle F e.c prerenal e.c dehidrasi. …”
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Temporal variation in habitat quality shapes the distribution–abundance relationship in waterbirds at landscape scale by Constantinos Charalambous, Petr Musil, Mathilde Legoguelin, Zuzana Musilová, David Hořák

“…However, it is not clear whether this relationship is temporally invariant, or how destabilization may manifest. Here, we examine the DAR at the landscape level in a unique but overlooked model system, that is, a waterbird assemblage inhabiting fishponds within the Třeboňsko Basin Biosphere Reserve, Czechia. …”
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Characteristics of Karst Cave Development in Urban Karst Area and Its Effect on the Stability of Subway Tunnel Construction by Fei Xue, Minjun Cai, Tianzuo Wang, Tongyang Zhao

“…Karst caves that are larger than that critical value must be filled with a single slurry or binary slurry before tunnel construction to eliminate the risk of tunnel collapse. …”
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Simultaneous Photocatalytic Reduction of Cr(VI) and Oxidation of Benzoic Acid in Aqueous N-F-Codoped TiO2 Suspensions: Optimization and Modeling Using the Response Surface Methodol... by Maria Antonopoulou, Aris Giannakas, Ioannis Konstantinou

“…The removal of Cr(VI) and BA in binary systems, containing both Cr(VI) and BA, showed a synergistic photocatalytic decontamination as BA significantly facilitated Cr(VI) reduction, whereas Cr(VI) accelerated also BA degradation. …”
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Factors associated with Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure in communities of Lagos Nigeria: A Megacity experience. by Kikelomo Ololade Wright, Adeyinka Adeniran, Adedayo Aderibigbe, Olufunsho Akinyemi, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Omoyeni Ayodeji, Biola Adepase, Emmanuella Zamba, Hussein Abdurrazzaq, Faith Oniyire, Olusegun Ogboye, Akin Abayomi

“…Univariate, bivariate, and binary logistic regression analyses were conducted with statistical significance set at p<0.05, and a 95% Confidence Interval was calculated for the adjusted odds ratio (OR).…”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Nonvitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Rivaroxaban and Apixaban in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism: A Meta-Analysis of Real-World Studies by Olivia Wu, Stephen Morris, Torben Bjerregaard Larsen, Flemming Skjøth, Alex Evans, Kevin Bowrin, Piotr Wojciechowski, Wojciech Margas, Maria Huelsebeck

“…Hazard ratios (HRs) for the comparison between NOACs and SoC were extracted from the relevant studies or estimated based on the reported binary data. The between-treatment contrasts were reported as HRs with associated 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Influence of spousal educational disparities on intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women: a study of 30 countries by M. D. Nahid Hassan Nishan, M. Z. E. M. Naser Uddin Ahmed, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Koustuv Dalal

“…Chi-square test was done to find the association between IPV and covariates. Binary logistic regression was used to assess whether the independent variable is related to spousal educational disparity and other covariates of IPV during pregnancy. …”
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Profile to frontal face recognition in the wild using coupled conditional generative adversarial network by Fariborz Taherkhani, Veeru Talreja, Jeremy Dawson, Matthew C. Valenti, Nasser M. Nasrabadi

“…The major reason for poor performance in handling of profile faces is that it is inherently difficult to learn pose‐invariant deep representations that are useful for profile FR. …”
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