Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex infections in cattle and humans in the remote pastoral settings of southern Ethiopia by Temesgen Mohammed, Temesgen Mohammed, Fekadu Desta, Biniam Wondale, Biniam Wondale, Aboma Zewude, Aboma Zewude, Gezahegne Mamo, Hazim O. Khalifa, Hazim O. Khalifa, Berecha Bayissa, Gobena Ameni

“…Based on the multivariable binary logistic regression analysis, the male animals were 1.77 (95% CI: 1.02–3.05) times more likely to be TB positive than the female animals. …”
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Contraceptive use intention and determinants among nonuser reproductive-aged married women in Ethiopia based on the theory of planned behavior by Fitsum Tariku Fantaye, Kelemua Menegesha Sene, Solomon Abrha Damtew

“…Women who have a favorable attitude toward contraceptives, positive subjective social norm and high perceived contraceptive control were strongly associated with contraceptive use intention. …”
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Association between the uric acid-to-HDL-cholesterol ratio (UHR) and the risk of cardiovascular disease and dyslipidemia: a population-based study by Yanfeng Yi, Qin Luo, Jingfei Chen, Zewei Chen, Hacı Ahmet Aydemir, Pengfei Chen, Jianjun Tang, Fei Luo, Zhenfei Fang

“…However, for dyslipidemia, BMI showed a significant interaction, indicating that the positive association between the UHR and dyslipidemia risk is influenced by participants’ BMI. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and information needs of women vaccinated with the HPV vaccine regarding cervical cancer prevention: a cross-sectional study by Xuan Zhou, Miaomiao Wu, Yuling Zhou, Fang Su, Yiqing He, Jinxia Ding, Lunfang Xie

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and binary logistic regression.ResultsThe average age of the 439 participants was 27.82 ± 6.42 years. …”
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Exome sequencing shows same pattern of clonal tumor mutational burden, intratumor heterogenicity and clonal neoantigen between autologous tumor and Vigil product by David Willoughby, Ernest Bognar, Laura Stanbery, Casey Nagel, Gladice Wallraven, Aman Pruthi, Nicholas Bild, Ericca Stamper, Donald Rao, Adam Walter, John Nemunaitis

“…Raw sequence reads were processed into optimized binary alignment map (BAM) files, using the UMI information. …”
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Behavioral and biological risk factors of non-communicable diseases: Results of a nationally representative cross-sectional survey in Algeria by Karl Peltzer, Djamila Nadir Azirou, Edith Phalane, Mohlago Ablonia Seloka, Refilwe N. Phaswana-Mafuya

“…Male sex (AOR=109.24; 95% CI: 66.92–178.31) was positively associated, while older age (45–69 years) (AOR=0.63; 95% CI: 0.51–0.78) and higher level of education (≥12 years) (AOR=0.49; 95% CI: 0.38– 0.64) were negatively associated with current tobacco use. …”
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Treatment Planning Strategies for Interstitial Ultrasound Ablation of Prostate Cancer by Pragya Gupta, Tamas Heffter, Muhammad Zubair, I-Chow Hsu, E. Clif Burdette, Chris J. Diederich

“…Conclusions: Prostate-specific simulations of interstitial ultrasound applicators were used to generate a library of thermal-dose distributions to visually optimize and set applicator positioning and directivity during a priori treatment planning pre-procedure. …”
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Association between early childhood outdoor activity and anxiety symptoms in preschoolers by Jian-Bo Wu, Yan Zhang, Yanni Yang, Shuang-Yan Qiu, Qiang Zhou, Jiemin Li, Jing-Yu Zhang, Danxia Xian, Fang Zhou, Ziyi Zhao, Yawei Guo, Yuying Zhang, Dali Lu

“…The association between early childhood outdoor activity and anxiety symptoms in preschoolers was analyzed using a binary logistic regression model. Results Children 0–1 years of age who were outdoors < 1 times/week had a higher risk of screening positive for anxiety symptoms in preschool age compared with children who were outdoors ≥ 7 times/week (OR = 2.55, 95% confidence interval(CI): 2.22–2.94). …”
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Effect of the Interaction between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Lipoprotein(a) on Insulin Resistance: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study by Yupu Liu, Juanjuan Zou, Xinyi Li, Xiaolong Zhao, Jianyin Zou, Suru Liu, Lili Meng, Yingjun Qian, Huajun Xu, Hongliang Yi, Jian Guan, Shankai Yin

“…In conclusion, a significant positive interaction was observed between OSA and decreased Lp(a) with respect to insulin resistance. …”
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High-quality CdSxSe1−x thin films with tunable bandgap for optoelectronic applications: growth by pulsed laser deposition and characterization by L A Bibiano-Salas, L A Martínez-Ara, P Maldonado-Altamirano, M A Hernández-Pérez, J Sastré-Hernández, J Santoyo-Salazar

“…Although anionic variation allows for bandgap tuning in ternary compounds, there is still work to be done to obtain highly crystalline materials with optimal optical properties. In this study, binary and ternary CdS _x Se _1−x (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) thin films were successfully synthesized on quartz substrates via pulsed laser deposition (PLD) using a Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm). …”
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Using PRECIS-2 in Chinese herbal medicine randomized controlled trials for irritable bowel syndrome: A methodological exploration based on literature by Minjing Luo, Yingqiao Wang, Jinghan Huang, Yilin Li, Wenjie Li, He Li, Zhihan Liu, Meijun Liu, Yunci Tao, Jianping Liu, Yutong Fei

“…Conclusion: The consistency of pragmatism level across the 9 domains of the PRECIS-2 tool in CHM IBS RCTs was positively correlated with the effect size of the results.…”
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Prevalence and influencing factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of coal miners in a coal mine group by Xiaolan ZHENG, Liuquan JIANG, Ying ZHAO, Hongxia ZHAO, Fan YANG, Qiang LI, Li LI, Yingjun CHEN, Qingsong CHEN, Gaisheng LIU

“…MethodsFrom May to December 2023, 2315 coal miners from a coal mine enterprise inShanxi Province were selected by convenience sampling, and the self-administered Basic Situation Survey Scale, Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire, Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale were used to evaluate general demographic characteristics, work organization characteristics, living habits, sleep quality, occupational stress, and occurrence of WMSDs symptoms and the corresponding absences (sickness absence) in past 1 year. The positive rate and absenteeism rate of WMSDs were caculated, and Pearson's chi-square test was used for identify influencing factors of WMSDs, and finally a binary logistic regression method was used to further studying the factors. …”
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COVID-19 severity and vaccine effectiveness in Malawi: A test-negative case-control study by Clara Sambani, Victor Chikwapulo, Regina Mankhamba, Tonny Muwonge, Mavuto Thomas, Baxter Salatiel, Edna Mandala, Leah Mbabazi, Suzan Nakasendwa, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Collins Mitambo, Matthew Kagoli, Mabvuto Chiwaula, Dzinkambani Kambalame, Triza Chirwa, Liness Chinyamunyamu, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Tajudeen Raji, Francis Kakooza, Mosoka P. Fallah, Evelyn C. Banda, Abigail Kazembe, Mitch Matoga

“…Methods: Cases (COVID-19 positive) were matched 1:1 with controls based on age, sex and testing date. …”
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Assessing the Co-Exposure Patterns of Volatile Organic Compounds and the Risk of Hyperuricemia: An Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2012 by Xue Zhao, Haiyan Ding, Jian Qin, Shuli An, Shuangshuang Li, Hongqi He, Linwei Zhou, Xinjie Gong, Xia Chu

“…Conclusions: This study indicated that blood bromodichloromethane and chloroform were positively associated with hyperuricemia risk. Blood MTBE had a J-shaped association with hyperuricemia. …”
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Proteomics unveil candidate biomarkers and pathogenesis of subacute thyroiditis by Litong Ran, Xiufei Liu, Yongfeng Tian, Jiaran Zhu, Zhengyuan Gong, Qiao Qiao, Xin Jiang, Yuren Wang, Guojun Yang, Hongting Zheng, Yi Zheng, Hua Qu

“…Furthermore, binary logistic regression analyses revealed that NNMT, FTL and TYMP were independent factors of SAT. …”
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AI-based staging, causal hypothesis and progression of subjects at risk of Alzheimer’s disease: a multicenter study by Simona Aresta, Raffaello Nemni, Moreno Zanardo, Graziella Sirabian, Dario Capelli, Marco Alì, Paolo Vitali, Paolo Vitali, Enrico Giuseppe Bertoldo, Valentina Fiolo, Lilla Bonanno, Giuseppa Maresca, Petronilla Battista, Francesco Sardanelli, Francesco Sardanelli, Francesca Benedetta Pizzini, Isabella Castiglioni, Christian Salvatore, Christian Salvatore

“…For the three-class classification of causal hypotheses (n = 112), the AI performance vs. biomarker-based diagnosis was: positive predictive value 91% [95% CI: 84–96%]; negative predictive value 100%, and accuracy 91% [84–96%]. …”
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Developing an electronic surprise question to predict end-of-life prognosis in a prospective cohort study of acute hospital admissions by Baldev Singh, Nisha Kumari-Dewat, Adam Ryder, Vijay Klaire, Hannah Jennens, Kamran Ahmed, Mona Sidhu, Ananth Viswanath, Emma Parry

“…Interventions: Allocation of mortality probability by binary logistic regression model (X2=6,650.2, p<0.001, r2 = 0.43) and stepwise algorithmic risk-stratification. …”
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Diagnostic evaluation of central precocious puberty in girls by Shu-Nin Yeh, Wei-Hsin Ting, Chi-Yu Huang, Shih-Kang Huang, Yi-Chen Lee, Wei-Kian Chua, Chao-Hsu Lin, Bi-Wen Cheng, Yann-Jinn Lee

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the Youden index were used to obtain the optimal basal serum LH level. Binary logistic regression was employed to construct a practical scoring system. …”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of a nickel-oxide-infused orange peel nanobiocomposite for enhanced heavy metal removal from mining wastewater by Jacques Romain Njimou, Velma Fai, Mary Tamwa Sieugaing, Djimongbaye Nguenamadje, John Godwin, Oben Bessem Genola, Guy Bertrand Noumi, Bankim Chandra Tripathy

“…The adsorption mechanism involves a two-step process where positively charged Cd2⁺ and Pb2⁺ ions diffuse toward the negatively charged surface of the Alg-OP-Ni nanobiocomposite and subsequently fix through interactions with surface oxygen atoms. …”
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Cross-validation of an artificial intelligence tool for fracture classification and localization on conventional radiography in Dutch population by Huibert C. Ruitenbeek, Sahil Sahil, Aradhana Kumar, Ravi Kumar Kushawaha, Swetha Tanamala, Saigopal Sathyamurthy, Rohitashva Agrawal, Subhankar Chattoraj, Jasika Paramasamy, Daniel Bos, Roshan Fahimi, Edwin H. G. Oei, Jacob J. Visser

“…The analysis included both patient-wise and fracture-wise evaluations, employing binary and Intersection over Union (IoU) metrics to assess fracture detection and localization accuracy. …”
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