Facial Anthropometry and Self-expressed Behaviours: A Systematic Review by Ankit Srivastava, Vilas Chimurkar, Nisha Mani Pandey, Anand Bihari

“…Results: This review describes the statistical results and conclusions of 17 studies regarding different behaviours and their relation to facial anthropometry. …”
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Identification of Intracranial Germ Cell Tumors Based on Facial Photos: Exploratory Study on the Use of Deep Learning for Software Development by Yanong Li, Yixuan He, Yawei Liu, Bingchen Wang, Bo Li, Xiaoguang Qiu

“…A regression model using clinically relevant, statistically significant data was developed and combined with GVisageNet outputs to create a hybrid model. …”
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Soft Skills as Predictors of Students’ Life Self-Fulfillment by L. N. Stepanova, E. F. Zeer

“…Spearman’s rank correlation method was used as a mathematical statistical method.Results and scientific novelty. The article is aimed to discuss various approaches to the study and understanding of students’ soft skills. …”
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Experimental study and model prediction of the influence of different factors on the mechanical properties of saline clay by Hui Cheng, Lingkai Zhang, Chong Shi, Pei Pei Fan

“…The boundary point of the 2% salt content divides the effect of salt ions from promoting free water flow to blocking seepage channels, with the proportion of micropores being the primary influencing factor. (4) Employing statistical theory and machine learning algorithms, dry density, water content, and salinity are used to predict mechanical index values. …”
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Estimation and Analysis of Caspian Region\'s Future Rainfalls by Using General Atmospheric Circulation Models. by alimohammad khorshiddoust, behrooz sarraf, bagher ghermez cheshmeh, fatemeh jafarzadeh

“…At first, seven synoptic stations were selected and their data were analyzed in terms of accuracy, and length of statistical period, and lost data was restored. The AOGCM data were simulated using the SDSM model and the rainfall values were simulated for the observation period. …”
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Strengthening research preparedness for crises: lessons from Norwegian government agencies in using randomized trials and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate public policy inter... by Unni Gopinathan, Ingeborg Elgersma, Therese Dalsbø, Mona Bjørbæk, Atle Fretheim

“…Contributing to the study were 10 government agencies across sectors such as development assistance, education, health, social welfare, statistics and taxation. Many of these agencies have conducted or commissioned RCTs or quasi-experimental studies in the past 5 years, with evaluations ranging from 1 or 2 to more than 15 per agency. …”
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Central Obesity Is Associated with Variations in TSH and ACTH Levels among Euthyroid Obese Individuals by Difei Lu, Zhenfang Yuan, Ying Gao, Wei Liu, Junqing Zhang

“…In the female subgroup, patients in the highest TSH quartile group showed increases in BMI (p=0.010), waist circumference (WC) (p=0.007), muscle mass of the lower extremities (p=0.020), fasting C-peptide (p=0.031), and ACTH (p=0.002). …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Consequences of Digital Customer Experience: A Phenomenological Study by Fatemeh Eslahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirahmadi, Mojtaba Aghajani

“…MethodologyThe research employs a qualitative and descriptive phenomenological approach. The statistical population consists of individuals who engage in internet purchasing on websites at least twice a month, with a monthly purchasing amount exceeding 500 thousand Tomans. …”
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Core Outcome Set Development for Tension-Type Headache Treatment Using Traditional Chinese Medicine: Protocol for a Delphi Consensus Study by Guojing Fu, Yunmeng Chen, Xiao Liang, Chunli Guo, Xueming Fan, Xiao Gong, Wenjie Chen, Jing Teng, Jun Tang, Xing Liao, Jingjing Wei, Yunling Zhang

“…Second, a 2-round Delphi survey will be conducted, inviting stakeholders, including health care experts and patients with tension-type headaches, to determine the importance of each outcome. Statistical analysis will be used to assess the level of consensus and prioritize outcomes based on predefined criteria. …”
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Atopic Dermatitis Treatments Before and After Initiation of Ruxolitinib Cream: 6-Month Follow-Up Analysis of a US Payer Claims Database by Liu J, Desai K, Teng CC, Sturm D, Stockbower G, Patadia H, Willey V

“…Data from 6 months before ruxolitinib cream initiation (baseline period) and after initiation (follow-up period) were summarized using descriptive statistics.Results: Of 1,581 patients in the overall AD cohort, 749 had a history of more advanced AD therapy. …”
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The combination of kidney function variables with cell cycle arrest biomarkers identifies distinct subphenotypes of sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: a post-hoc analysis (the... by Dimitri Titeca-Beauport, Momar Diouf, Delphine Daubin, Ly Van Vong, Guillaume Belliard, Cédric Bruel, Yoann Zerbib, Christophe Vinsonneau, Kada Klouche, Julien Maizel

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Playing hide and seek with primates: A comparative study of Theory of Mind by Aurore San‑Galli, Marie Devaine, Cinzia Trapanese, Shelly Masi, Sébastien Bouret, Jean Daunizeau

“…Moreover, in every species, at least one individual exhibited mild (but statistically significant) ToM sophistication. Taken together, these data indicate that the distribution of ToM sophistication within each of these non-human primate species is quite heterogeneous. …”
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Prevalence of asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Habtamu Belay, Adugna Abera, Esayas Aklilu, Tesfahun Bishaw, Ayinalem Alemu, Geremew Tasew, Berhanu Erko

“…Original research articles in English considered. Statistical analyses performed using STATA version 16. …”
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The impact of teacher emotional support on learning engagement among college students mediated by academic self-efficacy and academic resilience by Wenjing Guo, Juan Wang, Na Li, Luxin Wang

“…For data analysis, Pearson correlation analysis was performed first, followed by the bias-corrected percentile Bootstrap method. (1) The study detected no significant systematic bias, and the correlations among teacher emotional support, learning engagement, academic self-efficacy, and academic resilience were all statistically significant. (2) Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, this study clarifies the relationship between teacher emotional support and learning engagement. …”
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Enhancing Semi-Supervised Learning With Concept Drift Detection and Self-Training: A Study on Classifier Diversity and Performance by Jose L. M. Perez, Roberto S. M. Barros, Silas G. T. C. Santos

“…Concept drift occurs in supervised, semi-supervised and unsupervised learning environments, and is addressed through different approaches such as statistics, machine learning, among others. Currently, the use of drift detectors with base classifiers in semi-supervised learning is uncommon. …”
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DNA replication stress underpins the vulnerability to oxidative phosphorylation inhibition in colorectal cancer by Xiao Hong Zhao, Man Man Han, Qian Qian Yan, Yi Meng Yue, Kaihong Ye, Yuan Yuan Zhang, Liu Teng, Liang Xu, Xiao-Jing Shi, Ting La, Yu Chen Feng, Ran Xu, Vinod K. Narayana, David P. De Souza, Lake-Ee Quek, Jeff Holst, Tao Liu, Mark A. Baker, Rick F. Thorne, Xu Dong Zhang, Lei Jin

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A Pilot Study on the Age-Dependent, Biomechanical Properties of Longitudinal Ligaments in the Human Cervical Spine by Narendra Singh, Ana Trajkovski, Jovan Trajkovski, Robert Kunc, Jose Felix Rodriguez Matas

“…However, when introducing age as a variable into the context of the ALL and PLL, statistically significant differences became evident. …”
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Diffuseness of coronary artery disease impacts on immediate hemodynamic and predicted clinical outcomes by Shigetaka Kageyama, Pruthvi Chenniganahosahalli Revaiah, Tsai Tsung-Ying, Kotaro Miyashita, Akihiro Tobe, Neil O’Leary, Johan H. C. Reiber, Shengxian Tu, Azfar Zaman, Manel Sabaté, Helge Möllmann, Faisal Sharif, Julien Lemoine, Adrian Wlodarczak, Scot Garg, Yoshinobu Onuma, Patrick W. Serruys

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Protocol publication rate and comparison between article, registry and protocol in RCTs by Sylvain Mathieu, Jean-Baptiste Bouillon-Minois, Laurent Renard Triché, Emmanuel Coudeyre, De Chazeron Ingrid, Finotto Thomas, Catherine Laporte, Xavier Moisset, Ludovic Samalin, Guillaume Villatte, Bruno Pereira, Methodology And Evidence Statistics for Transparency in medical Research and Outcome reporting (MAESTRO) working group

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Temporal trends, associated risk factors and longitudinal cardiovascular outcomes of body roundness among middle-aged and older Chinese adults: from the China Health and Retirement... by Ying-Yuan Gan, Yun-Dan Luo, Lu Zhai, Rong-Rui Huo, Xia Dai, Qian Liao

“…The body roundness index (BRI), which includes waist circumference, offers a more accurate measure of visceral and total body fat. …”
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