Virtual stressors with real impact: what virtual reality-based biobehavioral research can teach us about typical and atypical stress responsivity by Elizabeth A. Shirtcliff, Tor T. Finseth, Eliot H. Winer, David C. Glahn, Roselynn A. Conrady, Stacy S. Drury

“…This has created challenges for providing clear guidance and strategies to measure acute stressor intensity. Binary thinking about whether something is (not) real has stifled advances in understanding how to measure the dosage of a stressful environment. …”
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Perception of Women regarding Respectful Maternity Care during Facility-Based Childbirth by Pratima Pathak, Bijaya Ghimire

“…Frequency, percentage, mean score, standard deviation, chi-square test, and binary logistic regression were used to analyze descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Understanding the changes in long-distance travel behavior due to socio-economic and pandemic drivers by Farzana Faiza Farha, Sadia Afroj, Md. Musleh Uddin Hasan, Effat Farzana

“…Access to private cars was a positive determinant for long-distance trips during the pandemic; hence, the excess cost of private transportation compelled people to use risky public transportation. …”
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Effect of Stone Density, Skin-Stone Distance and Stone Size on Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy Success of Ureter Stones: A Clinical Investigation by Erhan Erdoğan, Fatih Özçelik, Gül Kahraman, Mihriban Şimsek, Kemal Sarıca

“…Additionally, stones with higher density were found to be larger compared to those with lower density, with a low-level positive correlation (9.0(4.8-15.0) vs 7.8(4.2-15.0) mm, p=0.0458; r=0.240, p=0.0029). …”
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Ratio of remnant cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus risk in early pregnancy among Korean women. by Jing Sheng, Chun-Fang Ma, Xiao-Fei Wu, Xiang-Xiang Li

“…The RC/HDL-C ratio and GDM occurrence were investigated utilizing a binary logistic regression model, various sensitivity analyses, and subgroup analyses. …”
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Treatment Outcomes of Tuberculosis and Associated Factors in an Ethiopian University Hospital by Minaleshewa Biruk, Belay Yimam, Hailay Abrha, Senafekesh Biruk, Fisseha Zewdu Amdie

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16 and binary and multiple logistic regression methods were used. …”
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Predictive Validity of Preclerkship Performance Metrics on USMLE Step 2 CK Outcomes in the Step 1 Pass/Fail Era by Aharonian K, Sanders M, Schlesinger T, Winter V, Simanton E

“…Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated between each predictor and Step 2 CK scores. Binary logistic regression was used, with Step 2 CK upper quartile (score > 255) as the dependent variable and thresholds for each predictor as independent variables.Results: MCAT scores showed a moderate positive correlation with Step 2 CK (r=0.37, p=0.004). …”
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Factors influencing knowledge and performance of selfcare practices among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in a teaching hospital in Nigeria by Oluwaseun O Abiodun, Timothy Aghogho Ehwarieme, Otowve Agofure

“…Data collected were analyze using descriptive while the hypothesis was done using Binary Logistics Regression<strong> </strong>at a 0.05% significant level.…”
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Exploring the association between sleep quality, internet addiction, and related factors among adolescents in Dakshinkali Municipality, Nepal. by Sophiya Acharya, Anisha Chalise, Nirmal Raj Marasine, Shishir Paudel

“…Pearson's chi-square test and binary logistic regression were performed at a 5% level of significance to examine the associated factors.…”
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Analysis of Breakdown and Decomposition Characteristics of C₄F₇N/N₂/O₂ Ternary Mixed Gas Based on Density Functional by Ti LIU, Cong CHEN, Zhen WU, Huan CHEN

“…Some researchers have put forth the suggestion of incorporating oxygen as a second buffer gas into C₄F₇N mixtures with the aim of enhancing the arc-quenching performance of binary mixtures. The incorporation of O₂ can facilitate the breakdown characteristics of C₄F₇N/N₂ binary mixtures, while simultaneously inhibiting the formation of decomposition products. …”
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Circulation characteristics of bat coronaviruses linked to bat ecological factors in Korea, 2021–2022 by Min Chan Kim, Seong Sik Jang, Thi Van Lo, Ji Yeong Noh, Hyun A. Lim, Ha Yeon Kim, Da Young Mun, Kihyun Kim, Taek-Woo Lee, Yong Gun Choi, Sun-Woo Yoon, Dae Gwin Jeong, Sun-Sook Kim, Hye Kwon Kim

“…We investigated coronaviruses, but noted no substantial differences in the body condition index in the coronavirus-positive bats. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that bat ecological factors that were significantly associated with coronavirus-positive were roost type, sample type, and bat species. …”
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Does Digital Literacy Increase Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt Livestock Manure Resource Utilization Modes: An Empirical Study from China by Xuefeng Ma, Yahui Li, Minjuan Zhao, Wenxin Liu

“…The results are as follows: (1) Digital literacy significantly and positively impacts farmers’ willingness to adopt both the “household collection” mode and the “livestock community” mode. …”
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Malnutrition in School-Going Adolescents in Dessie Town, South Wollo, Ethiopia by Gizachew Mulu Birru, Sisay Eshete Tadesse, Kalkidan Hassen Abate, Tefera Chane Mekonnen, Muluken Genetu Chane

“…The data analysis was managed by SPSS version 23. Binary logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression were used to report the associated factors of malnutrition. …”
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Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward generative artificial intelligence in Egypt 2024: a Cross-Sectional study by Omar A. Ghanem, Abdelmonam M. Hagag, Muhammed E. Kormod, Mennatullah A. El-Refaay, Alaa Mahmoud Khedr, Omnia M. Abozaid, Karim M. Abdelmoaty, Mona S. Hamed

“…Key significant predictors that affect knowledge level include gender, university and study phase according to binary logistic regression results. Furthermore, there is a positive correlation between satisfactory knowledge and Practice level (r = 0.303, P < 0.001). …”
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SkinEHDLF a hybrid deep learning approach for accurate skin cancer classification in complex systems by Umesh Kumar Lilhore, Yogesh Kumar Sharma, Sarita Simaiya, Roobaea Alroobaea, Abdullah M. Baqasah, Majed Alsafyani, Afnan Alhazmi

“…SkinEHDLF demonstrates a 7.9% enhancement in accuracy and a 28% decrease in false positives, outperforming leading models including ResNet-50, EfficientNet-B3, ViT-B16, and hybrid methodologies such as ResNet-50 + EfficientNet and ViT + CNN, thereby positioning itself as a more precise and reliable solution for automated skin cancer detection. …”
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Prevalence and Correlators of Anxiety and Depression in Premature Coronary Artery Disease by Li C, Hou Q, Han Q, Zhang Y, Yu J, Wu J, Yang H, Wang N, Zhang J, Li K

“…However, it is negatively associated with high-income levels. Depression was positively associated with age, severe coronary artery stenosis, and snoring. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary embolism complicated with antiphospholipid syndrome: a case control study by Jianyuan Wan, Shuanglan Xu, Jingchao Yang, Qian Liu, Rongping Yang, Wei Kang, Jiao Yang, Xiqian Xing

“…Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors of APE in APS patients were dyspnea, positive aβ2GPI and elevated D-dimer. …”
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The link between red blood cell distribution width and 3-month prognosis in acute ischemic stroke patients: a secondary analysis of a cohort study by Qin Xiong, Dong Kang, Shu-ming Xiong, Dong-ping Wu, Xin Luo, Wen-pei Zhang, Jing Tang, Zheng-guang He

“…Conclusion These results demonstrate a positive correlation between RDW and poor 3-month prognosis among AIS patients. …”
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Deep learning for early detection of papillary bladder cancer on a limited set of cystoscopic images by V. S. Rozova, C. Russo, V. Y. Lekarev, V. V. Kazantseva, A. M. Dymov, A. S. Rzhevskiy, A. V. Zvyagin

“…The U-net architecture and the CNN VGG16 model were used. A binary mask was manually created for each image based on the comments given by the urologist. …”
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Prevalence of toxigenic Clostridium difficile in hospitalized patients in the southwestern province of Saudi Arabia: Confirmation using the GeneXpert analysis by Nader Kameli, Vinod Kumar Basode, Ahmed Abdulhaq, Mohammed Uthman A. Alamoudi, Khalid Amaash Mohammed Zain, Ahmad Hassn Ghzwani

“…The binary toxin gene (cdt), the tcdC gene, and the C. difficile strain polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 027 were not detected using the GeneXpert molecular assay among 12 C. difficile-positive samples by immunoassay. …”
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