Psychological distress, tobacco smoking and alcohol use: A population survey in Great Britain by Erikas Simonavičius, Parvati R. Perman-Howe, Deborah Robson, Ann McNeill, Loren Kock, Jamie Brown, Leonie S. Brose

“…Higher distress was positively associated with motivation to restrict alcohol use in three months. …”
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Impact of non-invasive ventilation on microbial colonisation patterns in preterm infants: a single-centre study by Wei Shi, Zheng Chen, Xiaoyan Fan, Haihong Zhu, Feixiang Luo, Mingming Zhou, Fei Shen, Jihua Zhu

“…No significant differences were found in oral colonisation. Adjusted binary logistic regression showed an association between NIV and increased risk of nasal colonisation (adjusted OR=2.91, 95% CI 1.12 to 7.58, p=0.028).Conclusions NIV in preterm infants was linked to a higher risk of nasal microbial colonisation. …”
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Image-Based Detection and Classification of Malaria Parasites and Leukocytes with Quality Assessment of Romanowsky-Stained Blood Smears by Jhonathan Sora-Cardenas, Wendy M. Fong-Amaris, Cesar A. Salazar-Centeno, Alejandro Castañeda, Oscar D. Martínez-Bernal, Daniel R. Suárez, Carol Martínez

“…The F1-score—a metric balancing precision (correctly identified positives) and recall (correctly detected instances out of actual positives)—is especially valuable for assessing models on imbalanced datasets. …”
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The relationship between circadian syndrome and its components with Helicobacter pylori infection risk: a cross-sectional study by Haiyan Yang, Liuying He, Xiao Zhao, Ziqin Zeng, Xiao She, Nan Yang, Qian Wang, Ping zhao

“…The study population was divided into H. pylori-positive and H. pylori-negative groups based on H.pylori infection status, and a binary logistic regression model was constructed to analyze the relationship between H.pylori infection and CircS and its components. …”
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Examining the efficacy of treatment outcomes for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Western China: A retrospective study in a region of high incidence by Jian Zhou, Jinlan Li, Yong Hu, Shijun Li

“…Among them, 47.57% were etiologically positive and 16.35% had comorbidities. The overall successful treatment rate was 95.77%, with a cure rate of 42.54%. …”
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Magnitude of telemedicine utilization and associated factors among health professionals working at selected public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. by Anteneh Fikrie, Dawit Daniel, Samrawit Ermiyas, Hawa Hassen, Wongelawit Seyoum, Seyoum Kebede, Wako Golicha Wako

“…Bi-variable and multivariable binary logistic regression was done to identify factors associated with telemedicine utilization. …”
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Food hygiene practices and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments of Jimma City, Southwest Ethiopia. by Megersa Werku Tesso, Mulunesh Deti, Temima Jemal, Dessalegn Dadi, Abera Gure, Derartu Nasir, Dechasa Befikadu, Habtamu Roba

“…Additionally, 45.1% of the 310 swabs collected from the hands of food handlers tested positive for bacterial contamination, with Staphylococcus aureus being the most predominantly isolated bacteria. …”
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Association of Anemia with Parathyroid Hormone Levels and Other Factors in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional, Real-World Data Study i... by Humera Bukhari, Aneeqa Ahmad, Amna Noorin, Aimal Khan, Mehwish Mushtaq, Aamir Naeem, Muhammad Rashid Iqbal, Faiza Naureen, Yasar Shah, Ahad Qayyum, Syed Munib, Amer Azhar, Farman Ullah, Faris Farooq Saeed Khan

“…The majority of the patients had hyperparathyroidism (52%) with anemia. Upon performing binary logistic regression, multivariate analysis displayed a similar odds value for having anemia in patients with every additional month in the duration of hemodialysis (OR 1.01, P = 0.001), the odds of anemic patients having a positive antihepatitis-C antibody (OR 2.22, P = 0.013), and the odds of having anemia in patients in the age category below 45 years (OR 1.93, P = 0.013). …”
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Dietary glycemic and insulin indices in association with sleep quality and duration in patients undergoing angiography by Kimia Rostampour, Mohammadtaghi Sarebanhassanabadi, Reza Bidaki, Seyed Mostafa Seyedhosseini, Azam Ahmadi-Vasmehjani, Matin Mohyadini, Fatemeh Sadat Mirjalili, Amin Salehi-Abargouei

“…Additionally, the dietary glycemic index (DGI) was positively associated with sleep latency (OR = 1.81; 95%CI: 1.06–3.10, Ptrend = 0.04). …”
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Identifying Key Prognostic Indicators for Relapse and Chronic Epilepsy in Autoimmune Encephalitis: Insights from a Multicenter Retrospective Study by Lai Q, Chen Y, Wang W, Lian Z, Liu T, Wen C

“…A minimum 12-month follow-up period was conducted, and binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of encephalitis relapse and chronic epilepsy development. …”
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Ultrasound-measured cutaneous-epiglottic distance for predicting difficult laryngoscopy: an observational study by Luis Henrique Cangiani, Rodrigo Leal Alves, Glenio B. Mizubuti, Rodrigo Moreira e Lima, Lais Helena Navarro e Lima

“…The relationship between CED and BMI was assessed using multiple linear regression. Binary logistic regression was employed for predicting Cormack-Lehane grades 3‒4 as a dichotomous outcome with CED and BMI as a covariate. …”
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Urinary tract infections among under-five children with congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract in hospitalized patients in Addis Ababa by Simachew Tezera, Fikrtemariam Abebe, Erdaw Tachbele

“…A total of 194 (49.8%) children were older than 25 months, with a median age of 23 (95% CI: 22–27) months, and 117 (30.1%) (95% CI = 25.4–35.2) participants were positive for urinary tract infection (UTI). Forty were culture-positive out of 103 urine specimens tested, where, Escherichia coli (60%) was the most frequently isolated bacteria followed by Klebsiella pneumonia (20%), Enterobacter spp, (12.5%), and Staphylococci spp. (7.5%). …”
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Understanding the nexus between migration and food security: Evidence from rural farming households in Osun State, Nigeria by Lateef Olatunbosun Jimoh, Kamila Olaide Akintunde, Ahmed Oluwagbemiga Busari, Afusat Adunni Alabi, Khadijat Olaitan Olanrewaju, Ibrahim Adebowale Yakubu

“…Households experienced an average of 1.08 emigrants, 63 % had a positive migratory effect and an average of (N150, 675.00) remittance inflows in the growing season. …”
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Prevalence of possible sarcopenia in community-dwelling older Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study by Lin Yang, Lingyan Li, Hongyu Wang, Jiaqin Yao, Yaoting Wang, Mengting Ren

“…In men, possible sarcopenia positively correlated with high age (OR 2.658, 95% CI 1.758 to 4.019), physical inactivity (OR 2.779, 95% CI 1.646 to 4.691) and diabetes (OR 4.269, 95% CI 2.397 to 7.602), and negatively with hypertension (OR 0.586, 95% CI 0.384 to 0.893). …”
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Increased circulating serpinB1 levels in children with overweight/obesity are associated with obesity-related parameters: a cross‑sectional study by Qing Li, Zhuxi Li, Shusen Guo, Sujuan Li, Minglan Yao, Yingying Li, Xiaoping Luo

“…Conclusions Circulating serpinB1 level was significantly increased in children with overweight/obesity and positively associated with obesity-related glucolipid metabolic parameters. …”
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Hematological parameters in patients with bloodstream infection: A retrospective observational study by Wei Tang, Wanchun Zhang, Xin Li, Juan Cheng, Zhou Liu, Qiang Zhou, Shihe Guan

“…Receiver operating characteristic curves and binary logistic regression models were used to assess the power of hematological parameters to distinguish patients with BSI caused by different pathogens. …”
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Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumors of the Hand: Analysis of Risk Factors for Surgical Margin and Recurrence by Tolgahan Cengiz, Şafak Aydın Şimşek, Ercan Bayar, Furkan Erdoğan, Alparslan Yurtbay, Hüseyin Sina Coşkun, Ahmet Pişkin, Nevzat Dabak

“…Close postoperative follow-up is essential, particularly for patients with positive margins, to detect and manage recurrence promptly.…”
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Factors Influencing Adoption of the PlantVillage Nuru Application for Cassava Mosaic Disease Diagnosis Among Farmers in Benin by Dèwanou Kant David Ahoya, Eveline Marie Fulbert Windinmi Sawadogo-Compaore, Jacob Afouda Yabi, Martine Zandjanakou-Tachin, Jerome Anani Houngue, Serge Sètondji Houedjissin, Justin Simon Pita, Corneille Ahanhanzo

“…Data were randomly collected from 305 farmers in three Agricultural Development Poles (PDAs 5, 6 and 7). A binary logit model was used to analyze the determinants of adoption. …”
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Remnant cholesterol and suicide attempts in untreated first-episode major depressive disorder by Ping Xu, Ping Xu, Cheng Fan, Cheng Fan, Mingxing Yan, Mingxing Yan, Junjun Liu, Junjun Liu, Junjun Liu, Xiangyang Zhang

“…The 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), the 14-item Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), and the positive subscale of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) were used to assess their depression, anxiety, and psychotic symptoms, respectively. …”
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Factors influencing agroforestry practices adoption in the central river Region of The Gambia by Kennedy Muthee, Priscilla Wainaina, Lalisa Duguma, Christine Majale, Monica Mucheru-Muna, Jane Mutune, Divine Foundjem-Tita, Alagie Bah, Peter Minang

“…Adopters held more land size 0.66ha vs. 0.55ha, owned more livelihood assets (private land and livestock), and had significantly more fenced lands. The binary regression model established that livelihood assets, land size, land fencing, and gender were positively associated with agroforestry adoption in the study area. …”
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