From physical activity patterns to cognitive status: development and validation of novel digital biomarkers for cognitive assessment in older adults by Ling-Jie Fan, Feng-Yi Wang, Jun-Han Zhao, Jun-Jie Zhang, Yang-An Li, Jia Tang, Tao Lin, Quan Wei

“…The models achieved AUCs of 0.84 and 0.80 for NHATS and NHANES. Change quantiles and FFT coefficients emerged as the consistently top-ranked PA features across datasets, ranking 1st and 2nd respectively in their predictive importance for cognitive function. …”
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Evaluation of Eating Habits and Quality of Life in Postbariatric Surgery Patients and Their Family Members: A Case-Control Study by Carla Ibrahim, Joane Matta, Kàtia Lurbe i Puerto, Yonna Sacre

“…Methods. This study is a quantitative case-control study. The case group includes a couple of patients who have undergone sleeve or bypass surgery 6 months ago and above, along with the main family caregivers. …”
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High-definition transcranial infraslow pink noise stimulation for chronic low back pain: protocol for a pilot, safety and feasibility randomised placebo-controlled trial by Ramakrishnan Mani, Dirk De Ridder, Sven Vanneste, Divya Bharatkumar Adhia, John N J Reynolds

“…Secondary measures include clinical, psychological, quantitative sensory testing and electroencephalography collected at baseline, immediately postintervention, and at 1-week, 1-month and 3 months postintervention. …”
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Index-based livestock insurance schemes to manage climate risks in Ethiopia: determinants of farmer’s willingness to pay and lessons learned from Dasenech district, South Omo by Tagesse Melketo, Degefa Tolossa, Meskerem Abi, Sisay Bedeke, Tenaw Fentaw

“…Descriptive statistics, inferential tests, and double-hurdle model were used to analyze quantitative data. Word descriptions and thematic analysis were employed for qualitative data analysis. …”
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Antibiotic Use and Resistance Pattern in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…Microsoft Excel was used for data extraction. Quantitative analysis was performed using STATA version 11. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of the Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review by Darío Londoño Trujillo, Paula A. Castro García, Kristian K. Rojas López, Karen J. Moreno-Medina, María T. Dominguez Torres, Rodolfo J. Dennis Verano, Nestor F. Sandoval Reyes

“…**Methods:** An SLR of economic evaluations was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. A quantitative synthesis of key methodological components of each economic evaluation was performed. …”
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An Effective Dataset Preprocessing Method in Tilted Gear Defects Target Detection by Lifen Tu, Qi Peng, Aiqun Zhang, Xiao Yang, Jiaqi Wang

“…The three detection models with the highest comprehensive indicators were employed to assess the dataset before and after optimization, with the average detection precision mAP serving as a quantitative comparison indicator. The findings demonstrate that the data optimization method proposed in this article has markedly enhanced mAP in tilted gear defect detection. …”
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Obstacles and opportunities for care collaboration through the utilisation of a preventive care process for frail older adults: a study protocol for a mixed methods study design by Åsa Larsson Ranada, Elisabet Rothenberg, Helle Wijk, Martina Karin Boström, Pia Skott, Anette Erichsen

“…The study protocol comprises the two first phases.Phase 1 (quantitative) Data from SA (2019–2021) will be analysed to compare municipalities regarding the quality of registration in the PcP. …”
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Curative Effect of AD-MSCs against Cisplatin-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats is Potentiated by Azilsartan: Targeting Oxidative Stress, MAPK, and Apoptosis Signaling Pathways by Amany Abdlrehim Bekhit, Olivia N. Beshay, Michael A. Fawzy, Sara Mohamed Naguib Abdel-Hafez, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Farid S. Ataya, Moustafa Fathy

“…Assessment of reactive oxygen species, malondialdehyde, and glutathione contents, and superoxide dismutase activity and histopathological evaluations were done on hepatic tissue. Quantitative real-time PCR was utilized to estimate the expression of TNF-α and IL-6 genes. …”
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Resilience in maternal, newborn, and child health in low- and middle-income countries: findings from a scoping review by Olusesan Ayodeji Makinde, Babasola O. Okusanya, Nchelem K. Ichegbo, Ifeanyi C. Mgbachi, Emmanuel Olamijuwon, Fatima Abdulaziz Sule, Olalekan A. Uthman

“…Thirteen (59.1%) examined maternal resilience, and nine (40.9%) examined newborn and child health resilience; most of the included studies were quantitative (n = 17; 81%). Seven studies defined ‘resilience’ in the context of maternal health, most of which described the term at the individual level. …”
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Determinants of Under-Five Child Mortality in Ethiopia: Analysis Using Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey, 2016 by Addisalem Tebeje Zewudie, Abebaw Addis Gelagay, Engidaw Fentahun Enyew

“…A national representative cross-sectional study and a quantitative study were conducted among 18,008 households selected based on 2016 EDHS data. …”
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Somatic Mitochondrial DNA Point Mutations Used as Biomarkers to Demonstrate Genomic Heterogeneity in Primary Prostate Cancer by Christian Arstad, Kristin Taskén, Paulo Refinetti, Ulrika Axcrona, Karl-Erik Giercksky, Per Olaf Ekstrøm

“…Real-time PCR was used as a quantitative assay to determine the relative mtDNA copy number of 12 tumors studied, represented by two samples from each (N = 24); a high degree (75%) demonstrated tumor specimen heterogeneity. …”
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Strategic Coupling and Its Impact on the Survival of Taiwan-Invested Enterprises in Chinese Mainland: A Configuration-Based Perspective by Sun Jiping, Wei Suqiong, You Xiaojun, Chen Jindong

“…This study analyzes the factors influencing the exit of Taiwanese direct investment (TDI) enterprises from Chinese mainland by quantitatively measuring location advantage and spatial stickiness, the two core variables of strategic coupling. …”
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Impact of Ethical Leadership on Autonomy and Self-Efficacy in Virtual Work Environments: The Disintegrating Effect of an Egoistic Climate by Carlos Santiago-Torner, José-Antonio Corral-Marfil, Yirsa Jiménez-Pérez, Elisenda Tarrats-Pons

“…This sector-specific and cross-sectional research explores how ethical leadership influences self-efficacy among teleworkers, through active commitment to job autonomy, and how an egoistic climate hinders this influence. The analysis is quantitative and correlational, and the sample includes 448 teleworkers. …”
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Remotely-sensed products capture the spatial distribution of regional carbon sequestration potential ability: A case study of Hubei Province, China by Zhaolong Li, Lingya Huang, Yuanyong Dian

“…To address these research gaps, a Regional Carbon Sequestration Potential Index (RCSPI) was developed to quantitatively evaluate carbon sequestration potential across different regions. …”
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Newly isolated halotolerant Gordonia terrae S-LD serves as a microbial cell factory for the bioconversion of used soybean oil into polyhydroxybutyrate by Song Xu, Ruiqin Han, Lidan Tao, Zhipeng Zhang, Junfei Gao, Xinyuan Wang, Wei Zhao, Xiaoxia Zhang, Zhiyong Huang

“…In addition, the whole genome was sequenced, and the PHB biosynthetic pathway and quantitative expression of key genes were delineated in the novel isolated strain. …”
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Combination Therapy with Platelet-Rich Plasma and Epidermal Neural Crest Stem Cells Increases Treatment Efficacy in Vascular Dementia by Somayeh Akbari, Masoud Haghani, Mojtaba Ghobadi, Etrat Hooshmandi, Afshin Borhani Haghighi, Mohammad Saied Salehi, Sareh Pandamooz, Negar Azarpira, Afsoon Afshari, Shahrbanoo Zabihi, Marzieh Nemati, Mahnaz Bayat

“…The mRNA expression levels of IGF-1, TGF-β1, PSD-95, and GSk-3β were measured in the rat hippocampus by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. …”
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Influence of Nursing Time and Staffing on Medication Errors: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Administrative Data by Mutsuko Moriwaki, Michiko Tanaka, Masayuki Kakehashi, Masato Koizumi, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Kenshi Hayashida

“…Purpose: This study investigated medication errors caused by nurses to quantitatively assess ward activity as busyness in nursing duties. …”
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Continuous atrial fibrillation monitoring using a wearable smartwatch: Using long-term Holter as reference by Yannan Pan, Erdong Chen, Shihui Jie, Dongbo Huo, Zhongru Ding, Jing Zhou, Jie Jiang, Jianping Li, Yong Huo

“…Conclusions Compared with long-term Holter, the wearable smartwatch had satisfying qualitative and quantitative diagnostic performances for continuous AF monitoring. …”
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Innovative applications and future trends of multiparametric PET in the assessment of immunotherapy efficacy by Tingting Qiao, Tingting Qiao, Zhaoping Cheng, Yanhua Duan

“…Review articles and meta-analyses were consulted for additional references but excluded from quantitative analysis. Studies lacking standardized efficacy evaluations were excluded to ensure data integrity and quality.ResultsMultiparametric PET imaging metrics exhibited high predictive capability for efficacy across various immunotherapies. …”
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