Why patients’ knowledge alone isn’t enough: examining behavioral and attitudinal gaps in gestational diabetes management among Chinese women by Yan Liang, Qingli Liu, Xiaoyun Sun, Yan Wang

“…Data were collected via WeChat in urban areas and paper-based surveys in rural regions (89% response rate), analyzed using chi-square tests and binary logistic regression.ResultsSignificant KAP gaps emerged: 63% recognized GDM’s link to complications, but only 50% understood its comprehensive management, with 38% aware of eye exams and 40% of foot care needs. …”
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Agroforestry practices, adoption factors, and livelihood contributions among smallholder farmers in Didu district, southwestern Ethiopia by Alemayehu Abera, Elias Bojago, Mamush Masha, Teshome Lidatu

“…The major barriers to AF adoption were the lack of extension services (98.3 %), limited land (97 %), and inaccessible markets (94 %). A binary logistic regression analysis was adopted, and it was positively influenced by wealth level (p < 0.01), level of education, size of the farm, slope of the farmland, extension relations, and farming experiences (p < 0.05) and negatively by distance from home to farmland (p < 0.05). …”
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Tuberculosis risk factors in South Africa, 2008 to 2017: A Generalised Estimating Equations approach by Hilda Dhlakama, Siaka Lougue, Henry Godwell Mwambi

“…The response variable was binary with the outcome of interest being the respondents that self-reported to have been diagnosed with tuberculosis. …”
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An exploratory study on sex differences in musculoskeletal pain and its associated factors among the Santal indigenous people of West Bengal, India by Arpita Santra, Subrata Kumar Roy, Monali Goswami, Diptendu Chatterjee

“…Males were less inclined to use treatment for their pain. Hierarchical binary logistic regression revealed that for males, involvement in white-collar jobs showed an inverse association, while engaging in vigorous physical activities demonstrated a positive link with the incidence of musculoskeletal pain. …”
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Self-perceived oral health among Brazilian university students: a cross-sectional study by Luana Beliago de Azevedo Costa, Rafaela de Oliveira Cunha, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite

“…Data were collected in 2021 using a self-administered questionnaire containing questions on students’ sociodemographic variables and oral health. Binary logistic regression was applied in the multivariate analysis using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software (version 20.0) for Windows. …”
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Features of BET method application to various adsorbents by V. M. Gun'ko

“…It could be characterized by positive or negative values of the BET constant cBET. …”
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Patti formation shales at Agbaja Plateau: A geochemical window into the provenance and tectonic setting history of the Southern Bida Basin, Nigeria by Olusola Ojo, Suraju Adepoju, Ayodeji Awe, Kehinde Alalade

“…The provenance-sensitive elemental ratios; Al2O3/TiO2 , Cr/Ni, Th/Cr, La/Sc, Th/Sc and Th/Co and the binary diagrams of Al2O3 vs TiO2, TiO2 vs Zr, reveal that the shales originated from felsic source rock. …”
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Relationships between inflammatory indicators, nutritional status, and metabolic status and female infertility by Zhenwen Zhang, Liangyu Chen, Huihua Chen, Tingting Lin, Chen Gao, Lei Yang

“…Both the crude and adjusted models and subgroup analyses confirmed this positive correlation. Conclusions Inflammatory, nutritional, and metabolic factors are significantly associated with infertility in women. …”
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Assessment of Breast Self‐Examination Knowledge, Attitude and Practice and Associated Factors Among Female Preparatory Students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: An Institutional Based Cro... by Fikirte Woldeselassie, Setusega Jote, Bisrat Tewelde, Gebru Hailu Redae

“…Results Of the participants, 41.6% demonstrated good knowledge, and 47% have positive attitudes regarding breast cancer and BSE. …”
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The Predictive Value of Computed Tomography Findings for Poor Visual Outcome in Traumatic Eye Injury by Ping Ren, Yan Jiao, Chunling Zhang, Guoyue Chen

“…The predictive value of CT scan findings for poor visual outcome was calculated by sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, predictive values, hazard ratios, and binary logistic regression model. Results. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and positive predictive values showed to be high. …”
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Leveraging big data and artificial intelligence for smarter trials in myeloproliferative neoplasms by Joshua W. Bliss, Spencer Krichevsky, Spencer Krichevsky, Joseph Scandura, Ghaith Abu-Zeinah

“…For MPN trials to be powered for survival endpoints with a feasibly attained sample size and study duration, risk models with higher sensitivity and positive predictive value are required. Traditional MPN risk models, generally linear models comprised of binary variables, fall short in making such trials feasible for patients with heterogenous phenotypes. …”
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Experience of health care utilization for inpatient and outpatient services among older adults in India by Mayanka Ambade, Rockli Kim, S.V. Subramanian

“…Interpretation: Majority of older adults rated their experience of healthcare use positively, but less for public health facilities.…”
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model for Early Prediction of Sepsis Onset in Hospital Inpatients from All Departments by Pierre-Elliott Thiboud, Quentin François, Cécile Faure, Gilles Chaufferin, Barthélémy Arribe, Nicolas Ettahar

“…<b>Results:</b> The mean positive predictive value of the SEPSI Score was 0.610 compared to 0.174 for the SOFA (Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment) score. …”
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Theory of planned behavior-based cross-sectional study of family sex education for preschoolers in China: rural-urban comparative analysis by Rong Zhang, Lu Lu, Ying Yu, Zhongxian Zhou, Hua Xia, Run Yan, Yunli Ye

“…A web-based, self-administered, anonymous questionnaire was used to measure parents’ perceptions, attitudes, and practices regarding PFSE. Binary logistic regression was performed to analyze the determinants of parental implementation of PFSE. …”
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Association of electronic learning devices and online learning properties with work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs): A cross-sectional study among Thai undergraduate stud... by Thanyaporn Direksunthorn, Panicha Polpanadham, Ueamporn Summart, Khannistha Mahem, Pipatpong Kempanya, Muhamad Zulfatul A'la, Yuwadee Wittayapun

“…Descriptive statistics, chi-square, and binary logistic regression analyses were used for the data analysis. …”
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Time management and readiness for self-directed learning among medical undergraduates of a tertiary healthcare institution- A cross-sectional study from Eastern India by Bijaya Nanda Naik, Rajath Rao, Manisha Verma, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Sanjay Pandey, Chandramani Singh, Alok Ranjan, Pramod Kumar Manjhi

“…Academic scores showed a weak positive correlation (r = 0.2, P = <0.001) with TM scores. …”
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Periods of high uncertainty: How fertility intentions in Russia changed during 2022–2023 by Elena Vakulenko, Dmitriy Gorskiy, Valeria Kondrateva, Ilya Trofimenko

“…The analysis is based on binary choice models (probit) and machine learning techniques (honest trees), which were applied to assess the heterogeneity of the sample. …”
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Validation of Self-reported Medical Condition in the Taiwan Biobank by Chi-Shin Wu, Le-Yin Hsu, Chen-Yang Shen, Wei J. Chen, Shi-Heng Wang

“…The concordance between self-reports and claims records was evaluated using tetrachoric correlation to assess the correlation between binary variables. Results: A total of 131,834 participants aged 30–70 years with data from the TWBB and NHI records were included. …”
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Characterising people who inject drugs, and association with HIV infection: A situation analysis in Kampala City, Uganda. by Peter Mudiope, Bradley Mathers, Joanita Nangendo, Samuel Mutyaba, Byamah B Mutamba, Stella Alamo, Nicholus Nanyenya, Fredrick Makumbi, Miriam Laker-Oketta, Rhoda Wanyenze

“…HIV serostatus was determined by self-report or testing for consenting participants without history of recent testing Binary logistic regression was used to establish the relationship between HIV infection and risky drug- and sexual behaviour of PWID. …”
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EFFECT OF AWARENESS OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE ON FOOD SECURITY STATUS AMONG BUSH MEAT MARKETERS IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA by Sikiru Adekunle OLAYIWOLA, Ayobami Idris OLAKUNLE, Amurtiya MICHAEL

“…The mean per capita food expenditure per month was estimated to be ₦3,720.45 and the value was used to establish the food security line which shows that 52.3% of the households were food secure. The binary logit regression analysis showed that marital status, educational level and monthly income were positive and had a significant influence on food security status while age was significant but negatively influences the respondents’ food security status. …”
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