Factors Influencing Binge-watching Behaviour and its Impact on Loneliness among Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study from Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, Indi... by R Suba Shree, P Kaveri, Roshni Mary Peter, VV Anantharaman, M Logaraj

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Intention to use mobile text message reminders for medication adherence among hypertensive patients in North West Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Ehite Melaku Zewdu, Adina Demessie, Araya Mesfin Nigatu, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn

“…Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted. A simple random sampling method was used to select 423 hypertensive patients. …”
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Outcomes and Associated Factors of Induction of Labor in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Moges Agazhe Assemie, Getachew Tilaye Mihiret, Chernet Mekonnen, Pammla Petrucka, Temesgen Getaneh, Wassachew Ashebir

“…Multivariable binary logistic regression was used to determine the potential factors affecting successful labor induction. …”
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Proportion of Immediate Postpartum Anaemia and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Asenake Abebaw, Temesgen Worku Gudayu, Bayew Kelkay

“…Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 424 study participants from August 1st to October 30th, 2019. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. …”
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Prevalence of Erectile Dysfunction and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Patients Attending Governmental Health Institutions in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Section... by Deribew Abebaw Abuhay, Yibeltal Yismaw Gela, Ayechew Adera Getu

“…An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 423 hypertensive men randomly selected using a systematic random sampling technique. …”
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Risk Factors for Acquired Rifamycin and Isoniazid Resistance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Neesha Rockwood, Leila H Abdullahi, Robert J Wilkinson, Graeme Meintjes

“…Post hoc, we carried out random effects Mantel-Haenszel weighted meta-analyses of the impact of 2 key risk factors 1) HIV and 2) baseline drug resistance on the binary outcome of ADR. …”
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Development of Quantitative Structure–Anti-Inflammatory Relationships of Alkaloids by Cristian Rojas, Doménica Muñoz, Ivanna Cordero, Belén Tenesaca, Davide Ballabio

“…Then, we calibrated the QSAR models using well-known linear and non-linear machine learning classifiers, i.e., partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA), random forests (RF), adaptive boosting (AdaBoost), <i>k</i>-nearest neighbors (<i>k</i>NN), <i>N</i>-nearest neighbors (N3) and binned nearest neighbors (BNN). …”
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Developing a multivariate model for the prediction of concussion recovery in sportspeople: a machine learning approach by Antonio Belli, Vijay Sawlani, David Davies, Kamal Yakoub, Louise C Yates, Elliot Yates, Xuanxuan Li, Yiping Lu

“…Therefore, determining the appropriate recovery time, without unnecessarily delaying return to sport, is paramount at a professional/semi-professional level, yet notoriously difficult to predict.Objectives To use machine learning to develop a multivariate model for the prediction of concussion recovery in sportspeople.Methods Demographics, injury history, Sport Concussion Assessment Tool fifth edition questionnaire and MRI head reports were collected for sportspeople who suffered mTBI and were referred to a tertiary university hospital in the West Midlands over 3 years. Random forest (RF) machine learning algorithms were trained and tuned on a 90% outcome-balanced corpus subset, with subsequent validation testing on the previously unseen 10% subset for binary prediction of greater than five missed sporting games. …”
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Magnitude of Neonatal Jaundice and Its Associated Factor in Neonatal Intensive Care Units of Mekelle City Public Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia by Eyasu A. Lake, Gerezgiher B. Abera, Gedion A. Azeze, Natnaeal A. Gebeyew, Birhanu W. Demissie

“…Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2016 in neonatal intensive care unit of Mekelle city public hospitals. Systematic random sampling technique was used to select study participants. …”
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Xerophthalmia and Its Associated Factors among School-Age Children in Amba Giorgis Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 by Gizachew Tilahun Belete, Assefa Lake Fenta, Mohammed Seid Hussen

“…The study participants were selected through systematic random sampling method. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and ophthalmic examination with different ophthalmic instruments. …”
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Proportion and associated factors of glaucoma among outpatient department at university of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital tertiary eye care and training center, northwes... by Banchamelak Zeraye Yekunoamelak, Fisseha Admassu Ayele, Zinachew Mulat Bogale, Endalew Mulugeta Worku

“…PurposeThe purpose of this study is to measure the proportion, types of glaucoma, and associated factors among outpatient departments at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Tertiary Eye Care and Training Center, Northwest Ethiopia.MethodsAn institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted on 934 participants who were selected by a simple random sampling method at entrance of tertiary eye care and training Center from September to November 2021. …”
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Maternal Complications Related to Operative Vaginal Delivery and Their Associated Factors among Women Delivered at NEMCS Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia by Selamu Abose Nedamo, Amanuel Nuramo Sakelo, Lire Lemma Tirore, Ageze Abose Abate

“…From December 2019 to November 2021, a total of 326 mother’s OVD medical records were selected from a total of 1000 OVD medical records using a simple random sampling method. A checklist was used to collect the data. …”
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Injury Related to Fall and Its Predictors among Medically Diagnosed Adults with Visual Impairment in Ethiopia: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study by Moges Gashaw, Biruk Adie Admass

“…The study participants were recruited by using a systematic random sampling method. Univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression model analysis was used to identify predictors of fall-related injuries with IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23. …”
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A Study to Improve the Vitamin A and Iodine Status of Pregnant Women through a Multiple Micronutrient Fortified Salt by Malavika Vinod Kumar, M. Sankarapandian, Juergen Erhardt

“…The prevalence of serum retinol deficiency in the three trimesters was 39.1%,25.8%, and 37.7% in the experimental group and 14%, 22.7%, and 39.3% in the control group, and the change in the experimental group was significant (p=0.001) compared to the control group by binary logistic regression. …”
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Study on the current situation of parent-child communication and its correlation with emotional problems among different left-behind primary and middle school students in Hunan Pro... by XIE Guanqing, PENG Weijing, CHENG Sijie, HU Mi

“…Methods A multistage stratified cluster random sampling method was used to select students attending upper elementary school (grades 5-6) and junior high school (grades 1-3) in 14 cities and states in Hunan Province, and a self-administered electronic questionnaire was used to survey the respondents, which mainly included general demographic information, parent-child communication status and emotional problems, etc. …”
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A Novel Approach to Pine Nut Classification: Combining Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Image Shape Features with Soft Voting-Based Ensemble Learning by Yueyun Yu, Xin Huang, Danjv Lv, Benjamin K. Ng, Chan-Tong Lam

“…Experimental validation on a dataset comprising seven pine nut varieties demonstrated that, compared to particle swarm optimization (PSO) and the genetic algorithm (GA), the IBiEO-SP algorithm improved average classification accuracy by 5.7% (<i>p</i> < 0.01, Student’s <i>t</i>-test) under four spectral preprocessing methods (MSC, SNV, SG1, and SG2). Remarkably, only 2–3 features were required to achieve optimal performance (MSC + random forest: 99.05% accuracy, 100% F1/precision; SNV + KNN: 97.14% accuracy, 100% F1/precision). …”
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Prophylactic internal iliac artery balloon occlusion in the management of placenta accreta spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis by Nicole dos Santos Pimenta, Ana Clara Felix de Farias Santos, Maírla Marina Ferreira Dias, Gabriela Oliveira Gonçalves Molino, Ana Gabriela Alves Pereira, Pedro Henrique Costa Matos da Silva

“…We performed random effects models and assessed I2 heterogeneity statistics. …”
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Factors enhancing operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities for improved service levels in Kampala Schools by Jude Zziwa Byansi, Swaib Semiyaga, Frank Kansiime, Robinah Nakawunde Kulabako

“…A cross-sectional study approach and systematic random sampling techniques were used to collect data from 274 schools (selected from 852) using checklists and questionnaires. …”
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ISUP grade upgrade prediction after radical prostatectomy: Role of Luteinizing Hormone to Testosterone ratio by Zhihua Pan, Ruizhe Zhao, Jinjiang Fan, Shaobo Zhang, Jie Li, Bianjiang Liu

“…Materials and Methods Clinical data from 503 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy (RP) at Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital between June 2022 and October 2024 were collected. A stratified random sampling method was used to divide the patients into a training set and a validation set at a 7:3 ratio. …”
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Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Aragaw kegne Assaye, Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Natnael Lakachew Assefa, Betelhem Temesgen Yibekal

“…Among the participants, 52.3% (95% CI: 47.9–56.4) had good knowledge towards strabismus. …”
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