Predicting honest behavior based on Eysenck personality traits and gender: an explainable machine learning study using SHAP analysis by Yu Meng, Zili Peng, Zhitong Zhang, Qiaolin Chen, Hanxi Huang, Yihan Chen, Mengqian Zhao

“…SHAP analysis revealed: (1) neuroticism as the strongest predictor of dishonesty; (2) significant gender differences (higher dishonesty rates in males); and (3) threshold effects for Psychoticism and Extraversion.DiscussionThis work makes three key contributions: (1) first systematic application of the Eysenck model to aviation honesty prediction; (2) identification of gender as a critical moderating variable; and (3) development of a SHAP-driven interpretable framework that connects machine learning outputs with psychological theory. …”
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Effects of different defecation angles on imaging, pelvic floor morphology and anorectal dynamics during defecation in patients with functional constipation by Shan Chao, Guo Xuefei, Li Xiaolu, Qi Shujie, Xu Caihong, Yu Xiang, Wu Xiaowei

“…[Conclusion] Compared with sitting defecation, adopting a squatting position, especially the Asian squatting position, increases perineal descent and anorectal angle, reduces puborectal muscle thickness during defecating phase, narrows the difference in puborectal muscle thickness between resting and defecating phases, improves anal sphincter function, and exhibits advantages in enhancing rectal sensitivity and lowering rectal tolerance thresholds.…”
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Graded motor imagery as an adjunct to comprehensive physiotherapy in chronic rotator cuff-related pain: a single blind randomized controlled trial by Seda Sırlan, Nuray Alaca, Hacı Ahmet Yarar, Onur Başcı

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Sex differences in the association between atherogenic index of plasma and progression from normoglycemia to prediabetes: evidence from a 5-year large-scale retrospective cohort st... by Chufu Yang, Qiying Chen, Weiyan Li, Chuang Gao, Yong Han, Jiaqian Zhu

“…This study aims to explore the potential link between AIP and the risk of progression from normoglycemia to pre-DM.MethodsIn this retrospective cohort analysis, a total of 8,295 individuals receiving routine medical examinations at Kuichong People’s Hospital in Shenzhen between January 2018 and December 2023 were enrolled. …”
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Sex differences in the association between Life’s Essential 8 and serum anti-aging Klotho protein levels: a cross-sectional analysis in middle-aged to older adults by Jing Zeng, Tingting Zhang, Yan Yang, Jinjing Wang, Xiaojing Fan, Qiaomin Wang, Xuan Wang, Haoxian Tang, Haoxian Tang, Yi Fang

“…BackgroundThis study explores the association between cardiovascular health metrics (Life’s Essential 8, LE8) and serum anti-aging Klotho protein levels among American adults aged 40–79, with a focus on sex-specific differences.MethodsUtilizing data from the 2007–2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), we applied weighted multivariable regression analyses, restricted cubic spline (RCS) modeling, and subgroup analyses to investigate the association between Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) scores—including Health Behaviors and Health Factors scores—and serum Klotho concentrations, with a focus on gender differences.ResultsOur study encompassed 9,534 participants, including 4,946 females and 4,588 males. …”
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Responsiveness of the mini-balance evaluation systems test, dynamic gait index, Berg balance scale, and performance-oriented mobility assessment in parkinson’s disease by Maryam Mehdizadeh, Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Merrill R. Landers, Parvaneh Taghavi Azar Sharabiani, Mohsen Shati, Seyede Salehe Mortazavi, Sayed Amir Hasan Habibi, Korosh Mansoori, Mahsa Meimandi, Zahra Nodehi, Zakieh Sadat Saberi, Ghorban Taghizadeh

“…Anchor and distribution methods were used to determine the MID (the receiver-operating characteristic(ROC)-based (MIDROC), the predictive modeling method (MIDpred), and the MIDpred-based method adjusted by the rate of improvement (MIDadj)) and MDC. …”
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Performance of Large Language Models in the Non-English Context: Qualitative Study of Models Trained on Different Languages in Chinese Medical Examinations by Zhong Yao, Liantan Duan, Shuo Xu, Lingyi Chi, Dongfang Sheng

“…MethodsUnder different prompt settings, we sequentially posed questions to 7 LLMs: 2 primarily trained on English-language corpora and 5 primarily on Chinese-language corpora. …”
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Prevalence and Fall Risk of Sarcopenia Based on the 2023 Korean Working Group on Sarcopenia Criteria by Minjung Kim, Seongmin Choi, Dong Hwan Yun, Yunsoo Soh, Chang Won Won

“…This study investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia, severe sarcopenia, and functional sarcopenia using the KWGS criteria and their association with fall risk by sex and fall frequency. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from 2061 community-dwelling Korean adults aged 70–84 years who participated in the Korean Frailty and Aging cohort study. …”
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RUSS-AGE study: Markers of carbohydrate metabolism and their time course in different age groups of a healthy population of the Russian Federation by Anna K. Ilyushchenko, Arina E. Veriaskina, Lubov V. Machekhina, Aleksandra A. Melnitskaia, Olga N. Tkacheva, Andrey A. Tyazhelnikov, Valeriy S. Polunin, Alexander V. Iumukian, Irina D. Strazhesko

“…Blood samples were taken to measure aging markers: glucose (enzymatic ultraviolet method), insulin (chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay), glycated hemoglobin (calorimetric method), CML, adiponectin, and leptin (enzyme immunoassay). …”
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Comparative analysis of normalised difference spectral indices derived from MODIS for detecting surface water in flooded rice cropping systems. by Mirco Boschetti, Francesco Nutini, Giacinto Manfron, Pietro Alessandro Brivio, Andrew Nelson

“…However, little work has been done on determining which spectral combination in the form of Normalised Difference Spectral Indices (NDSIs) is most appropriate for surface water detection or which thresholds are most robust to separate water from other surfaces in operational contexts. …”
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White matter tract differences in persistent post-traumatic headache, migraine, and healthy controls: a diffusion tensor imaging study by Rune Häckert Christensen, Haidar Muhsen Al-Khazali, Cédric Gollion, Basit Ali Chaudhry, Messoud Ashina, Håkan Ashina

“…We compared white matter fiber tracts among adults with PPTH, migraine, and healthy controls (HCs). Methods This cross-sectional diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) study enrolled adults with PPTH, migraine, and HCs, who underwent a single 3T MRI session. …”
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Association between the atherogenic index of plasma and incident hypertension across different blood pressure states: a national cohort study by Degang Mo, Peng Zhang, Miao Zhang, Hongyan Dai, Guoan Wang

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study used data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) involving participants aged 45 and older, assessed in 2011 and followed up in 2020. …”
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Comparing the Diagnostic Efficacy of Different Calcitonin Stimulation Tests for Sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Calcium Gluconate vs. Calcium Chloride by Jovan Ilic, Katarina Tausanovic, Goran Zoric, Milan Jovanovic, Matija Buzejic, Sara Ivanis, Milan Parezanovic, Milan Marinkovic, Nemanja Karamarkovic, Ana Petakov, Vladan Zivaljevic

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Analysis of Extreme Precipitation Events in Ganjiang River Basin Since the Second Half of the 20th Century by ZOU Xiongyuan, LIU Yanping, WAN Dan, WU Xia, ZHENG Kang, ZHAO Junkai

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Comparison of Long-Term Antibody Titers in Calves Treated with Different Conjunctival and Subcutaneous <i>Brucella abortus</i> S19 Vaccines by Ali Uslu, Zafer Sayın, Aslı Balevi, Yasin Gulcu, Fırat Ergen, Islam Akıner, Oguzhan Denizli, Osman Erganis

“…The collected sera were analyzed using the Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT), Serum Agglutination Test (SAT), and Complement Fixation Test (CFT), which are the preferred serological methods for Brucellosis eradication plans worldwide. …”
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Gender differences in the association between the triglyceride-glucose index and peripheral artery disease in vascular surgery inpatients aged 50 and above: a retrospective cross-s... by Zhi-wei Li, Zhi-wei Li, Peng Zhou, Peng Zhou, Bei-hao Shi, Ya-qin Gong, Ke Lu, Ke Lu, Jian Zhu, Jian Zhu

“…In male patients, the TyGI showed a positive linear correlation with PAD, whereas in female patients, a positive nonlinear relationship was observed, with a threshold value of 9.68.ConclusionThis study demonstrates a significant positive association between TyGI and PAD in vascular surgery inpatients aged 50 and older, with a gender-specific difference in the nature of this relationship. …”
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Online Analysis of Nonlinear Vibration Characteristics of Milling Chatter by WU Shi, WANG Yang-yang, LIU Xian-li, XU Hong, LI Ｒong-yi

“…The threshold of permutation entropy is also different. …”
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A New Logistic Distribution and Its Properties, Applications and PORT-VaR Analysis for Extreme Financial Claims by Piotr Sulewski, Morad Alizadeh, Jondeep Das, Gholamhossein G. Hamedani, Partha Jyoti Hazarika, Javier E. Contreras-Reyes, Haitham M. Yousof

“…A simulation study is also conducted to observe the behavior of the estimated parameter using several estimation methods. The adaptability as well as the flexibility of the new model is checked through two real-life applications. …”
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Nonlinear association between weekend sleep recovery (WSR) and insulin resistance: benefits in males and short weekday sleepers by Haidong Wang, Xiaohui Wei, Yudong Ba, Haiyan Liu, Yanhui Zhou, Weibo Wang, Lisheng Zheng

“…We used multivariable linear regression, stratified subgroup analyses (by sex, weekday sleep duration ≤7 vs >7 h, and different age groups), threshold effect modeling, and interaction analysis to assess associations. …”
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Rainfall-induced Landslide Susceptibility Prediction Considering Spatial Heterogeneity by ZHANG Xingfu, JIANG Yuanjun, ABI Erdi

“…This clustering-based zoning enhanced the model's capability to analyze landslide susceptibility by managing spatial heterogeneity more effectively than traditional methods. Dynamic Rainfall Threshold (DRT) model: The DRT model was introduced to improve forecasting accuracy by distinguishing between the effects of extreme and non-extreme rainfall on landslide initiation. …”
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