Pile-Raft Settlements Prediction under Coupled Static-Dynamic Loads Using Four Heuristic Regression Approaches by Mosbeh R. Kaloop, Jong Wan Hu, Emad Elbeltagi

“…Four advanced heuristic regression methods are developed and applied in this study to estimate raft foundations’ settlement, namely, multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), M5 model tree (M5Tree), generalized regression neural networks (GRNN), and support vector regression (SVR) techniques. …”
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Prediction of Frequency for Simulation of Asphalt Mix Fatigue Tests Using MARS and ANN by Ali Reza Ghanizadeh, Mansour Fakhri

“…Two methods including Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) methods were then employed to predict the effective length (i.e., frequency) of tensile stress and strain pulses in longitudinal and transverse directions based on haversine waveform. …”
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Integrated Feature Selection of ARIMA with Computational Intelligence Approaches for Food Crop Price Prediction by Yuehjen E. Shao, Jun-Ting Dai

“…Other than the ARIMA, the components of the proposed integrated forecasting models include artificial neural networks (ANNs), support vector regression (SVR), and multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS). The predictive accuracies of ARIMA, ANN, SVR, MARS, and the proposed integrated model are compared and discussed. …”
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A Methodology for Registration of a Histological Slide and In Vivo MRI Volume Based on Optimizing Mutual Information by Charles R. Meyer, Bradford A. Moffat, Kyle K. Kuszpit, Peyton L. Bland, Paul E. Mckeever, Timothy D. Johnson, Thomas L. Chenevert, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Brian D. Ross

“…The warping interpolant used was thin plate splines with the appropriate basis function for either 2-D or 3-D applications. …”
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Sulfur Dioxide and Emergency Department Visits for Stroke and Seizure by Mieczysław Szyszkowicz, Eugeniusz Porada, Neil Tremblay, Eric Grafstein

“…The models included temperature and relative humidity in the form of natural splines. The results were reported for an increase in interquartile range ((IQR), IQR=1.9 ppb for SO2). …”
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Association of Pulse Prssure Index With Mortality in Patients With Hypertension: Results From NHANES 1999–2018 by Hongjin Jin, Shusheng Fang, Shuo An, Yanchun Ding

“…Kaplan–Meier survival curves, Cox proportional hazards regression models, restricted cubic splines, and subgroup and interaction analyses were used to investigate the association of PPI with ACM and CVM. …”
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Cross-sectional study on the association between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) and prevalence of stroke among US adults: NHANES 1999–2018 by Chenglin Ye, Yong Mo, Tiansheng Su, Guangxiang Huang, Jiachao Lu, Shuling Tang, Qianrong Huang, Qiuyun Li, Qian Jiang, Fangzhou Guo, Pinghua Wu, Guozhong Zhang, Jun Yan

“…The relationship between these variables was further visualized using restricted cubic splines (RCS). Additionally, potential factors influencing this relationship were explored through subgroup analysis. …”
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The L-shaped association between body roundness index and all-cause mortality in osteoporotic patients: a cohort study based on NHANES data by Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Ziyao Ding, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Wenbo Li, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Haixu Qi, Tianci Fang, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Qirui Zhu, Xinzhe Qu, Xinzhe Qu, Changchang Chen, Jun Sun, Jun Sun, Yong Pang

“…To analyze the relationship between BRI and mortality while accounting for important covariates, we employed weighted Cox proportional hazards models, conducted Kaplan–Meier survival analyses, and utilized restricted cubic splines (RCS).ResultsHigher BRI was significantly associated with better long-term survival, showing an “L”-shaped nonlinear inverse relationship with mortality, with a threshold at BRI = 5. …”
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The link between the atherogenic index of plasma and the risk of hypertension: Analysis from NHANES 2017-2020. by Kaiyou Liu, Qingwei Ji, Shaoming Qin, Ling Liu, Hongwei Zhang, Huating Huang, Guihua Li, Junjun Chen

“…The value of AIP in predicting hypertension was assessed using ROC curves, and their nonlinear relationship was described using restricted cubic splines (RCS). Subgroup analyses, interactions, and sensitivity analyses were also conducted.…”
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Association between composite dietary antioxidant index and hyperlipidemia in adults based on the NHANES by Kaidi Nie, Tingting Deng, Yiling Bai, Yuxian Zhang, Zhixuan Chen, Xile Peng, Lina Xia, Jiao Liu

“…Analyzing data from 27,493 participants aged 20 and older from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2001 and 2018, we used weighted regression models to assess this association while adjusting for multiple covariates. Restricted cubic splines were also applied to check for any non-linear relationships. …”
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Cuckoo Search with Lévy Flights for Weighted Bayesian Energy Functional Optimization in Global-Support Curve Data Fitting by Akemi Gálvez, Andrés Iglesias, Luis Cabellos

“…By global-support curves we mean curves expressed as a linear combination of basis functions whose support is the whole domain of the problem, as opposed to other common approaches in CAD/CAM and computer graphics driven by piecewise functions (such as B-splines and NURBS) that provide local control of the shape of the curve. …”
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Association between Pan‐Immune Inflammation Value and Sarcopenia in Hypertensive Patients, NHANES 1999–2018 by Lu Long, Bingquan Xiong, Zhidan Luo, Haiyan Yang, Qiang She

“…We used logistic and linear regression models, restricted cubic splines (RCS), and subgroup analyses to evaluate the relationship between pan‐immune‐inflammation value (PIV) and sarcopenia. …”
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Association between serum uric acid and dyslipidaemia in type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study by Yan He, Jiajia Jiang, Zhang Xia, Guozheng Xu, Mingyang Zhao, Peiyu Ye, Xiaoqing Ma, Jinmei Zhang, Jiale Zhong, Sen Qiao, Shulong Shi

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between hyperuricaemia and dyslipidaemia. Restricted cubic splines (RCS) analysis was performed to determine the optimal SUA level for the lower risk of dyslipidaemia.Results After adjustment for the potential confounders, hyperuricaemia was significantly associated with dyslipidaemia (OR=3.72, 95% CI: 2.28, 6.07) and hypertriglyceridaemia (OR=2.63, 95% CI: 1.68, 4.12). …”
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Sex-modulated association between thyroid stimulating hormone and informant-perceived anxiety in non-depressed older adults: Prediction models and relevant cutoff value by Asma Hallab

“…The association between anxiety and thyroid function was assessed by logistic regression and sex stratification. Restricted cubic splines were applied to evaluate non-linearity in the association. …”
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Age-related mortality risk in cycling trauma: analysis of the National Trauma Databank 2017–2023 by Marta A. W. Rowh, Taylor A. Giller, John N. Bliton, Randi N. Smith, Tim P. Moran

“…A total of 185,960 records were analyzed using logistic regression with splines to evaluate the relationship between age and mortality risk. …”
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Association of domain-specific physical activity with nocturia: a population-based study by Yangtao Jia, Rui Shen, Xinke Dong, Fangzheng Yang, Libin Zhou, Huimin Long

“…We included 5516 participants from the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2007 and 2012, employing survey-weighted logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), subgroup analysis, and sensitivity analysis to assess the relationship between different domains of physical activity and nocturia. …”
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Association between oxidative balance score and gallstone disease: a population-based study from NHANES by Mengmeng Zhang, Aiming Yang

“…We used weighted logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression and the Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) model to identify the relationship between OBS and gallstones. …”
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Investigating the impact of dioxins, furans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls on mortality, inflammatory states, and chronic diseases: An integrative epidemiological analysis by Jiaxing Tan, Ying Gao, Yuanlin Xia, Peiyan Sun, Wei Qin

“…Statistical analyses employed multivariate Cox regression, multivariate logistic regression, restricted cubic splines and subgroup analysis. The results indicated a significant increase in mortality (p < 0.05) associated with the seven substances classified as dioxins, furans, and PCBs. …”
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Association between magnesium depletion score and prostate cancer by Hongyang Gong, Xiaomei Lin, Shaoqun Huang

“…Subgroup analysis, restricted cubic splines (RCS), and multivariable logistic regression were employed to examine the association between MDS and the prevalence of PCa. …”
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Relationship between METS-IR and ABSI index and the prevalence of nocturia: a cross-sectional analysis from the 2005–2020 NHANES data by Fei Xue, Yating Zhou

“…Generalized additive models and smoothing splines were used to describe relationship dynamics. …”
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