Response to applying kaolinite particles in coffee variety Cenicafé 1 seedlings during the nursery stage by Carlos Andres Unigarro, Luis Carlos Imbachi Quinchua, Myriam Cañon Hernandez, José Ricardo Acuña Zornosa

“…However, the seedlings that grew in full sun with and without kaolinite died three times more often than the seedlings in the shade. …”
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Efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy on chronic cancer pain intensity of adults with cancer: A network meta-analysis protocol. by Wenhao Su, Xueling Li, Yanru Wang

“…We will use Review Manager 5.3 software to conduct heterogeneity testing and meta-analysis. …”
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Factors affecting caregivers' HPV vaccination decisions for adolescent girls: A secondary analysis of a Chinese RCT. by Ying Yang, Yajiao Lu, Yifan Li, Chuanyu Qin, Yu He, Wenfeng Gong, Shenglan Tang, Dan Wu, Jing Li

“…Daughters of caregivers who were previously unaware of the HPV vaccine were three times more likely to be vaccinated (OR=3.01,95%CI:1.27-7.14). …”
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Health care providers' knowledge and associated factors towards the components of post abortion care service in hospitals of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. by Gidey Goitom, Balem Dimtsu, Abera Haftu, Solomon Weldemariam Gebrehiwot, Gebru Hailu Redae

“…Providers who used post-abortion care guidelines were three times more likely to be knowledgeable (AOR = 3.424 [1.09-10.72]) compared to those who did not. …”
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Knowledge, practice, and factors affecting peripheral intravenous catheters among nurses working in Dessie City public hospitals by Belachew Tegegne, Dawit Checkole, Mekuriaw Wuhib Shumye, Leul Mekonnen Zeru, Zemen Mengesha Yalew, Sewunet Ademe, Metadel Tegegne Shiferaw, Afework Edmealem

“…Participants in the study were chosen using a simple random sampling technique. A standardized, self-administered questionnaire was used to gather data. …”
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Nurses’ nutritional care practice and associated factors for hospitalized surgical patients; the case of referral hospitals in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia by Alamirew Enyew Belay, Mulusew Andualem Asemahagn, Kibret Enyew Belay, Aynamaw Embiale Tesega, Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Yeshimebet Tamir Tsehay, Sosina Tamre Mamo, Mengistu Abebe Messelu, Tiruye Azene Demile, Henok Biresaw Netsere, Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Ousman Adal, Sileshi Mulatu, Asnake Gashaw Belayneh

“…Multiple binary logistic regression used to identify factors and p-value of < 0.05 used to determine significant association with 95% CI odds ratio. …”
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Investigating patient engagement associations between a postdischarge texting programme and patient experience, readmission and revisit rates outcomes by Farzan Sasangohar, Claudia García, Roberta L Schwartz, Courtenay Bruce, Theresa Pinn-Kirkland, Adam Meyers, Emmanuel Javaluyas, John Osborn, Sayali Kelkar, Lindsey Bruchhaus, Kristen McLaury, Katherine Sauceda, Karen Carr, Lee Ann Arabie, Terrell Williams, Gail Vozzella, Tariq Nisar

“…We used the two-tailed t-test for continuous variables and χ2 test for categorical variables to compare the baseline characteristics between the two cohorts. For the binary outcomes, such as the revisit (1=yes, vs 0=no) and readmissions (1=yes vs 0=no), we constructed mixed effect logistic regression models with the random effects to account for repeated measurements from the hospitals. …”
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Mothers Practices and Factors Affecting Sunlight Exposure of Their Infants in Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha District, East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2022: A Community Based C... by Abdulhakim Hora Hedato MPH, Abdissa Alemu Dibaba MPH, Ephrem Lejore Sibamo MPH, Wondwosen T/Silasie Kidane MSc, Beriso Furo Wengoro PhD, Fikiru Yigezu Jaleta MSc, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro MSc

“…A lottery method sampling technique was employed to select local administrative units and systematic random sampling employed to select study participants. …”
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Asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage of multidrug resistant bacteria among children at University of Gondar Hospital Northwest Ethiopia Revealing Hidden Health Risks by Abebe Birhanu, Azanaw Amare, Mitkie Tigabie, Getachew Bitew, Tena Cherkos, Eden Getaneh, Feleke Moges

“…A total of 385 children aged 3 to 14 years were enrolled using a systematic random sampling technique. …”
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Magnitude and determinants of isolated systolic hypertension among type 2 diabetes patients in selected referral hospitals in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Deresse Sinamaw Asmare, Tadegew Adane Abebe, Mezgebu Miskir, Baye Ashenef, Adane Adugna, Yalew Muche, Abateneh Melkamu, Mohammed Jemal, Mamaru Getinet, Enyew Fenta Mengistu, Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Habtamu Belew, Bantayehu Addis Tegegne, Temesgen Baylie, Aysheshim Belaineh Haimanot

“…Referral hospitals were chosen using simple random sampling. Additionally, participants in the study were chosen from the designated referral hospitals using systematic sampling approaches. …”
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Determinants of Caregivers’ Ability to Accurately Detect Acute Malnutrition Using Color-Coded Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Tape and Pitting Edema by Benson C Singano, Collina A Tchongwe, Numeri C Geresomo, Tinna Ng’ong’ola-Manani, Aaron T Chikakuda, Alfred Ngwira, Stanley Mwase, Elsie Mawala, Benson Kazembe, Emma Budalla, Alexander A Kalimbira

“…Caregivers’ accuracy was the response variable. Binary logistic regression was used to assess the effect of each predictor variable on accuracy of caregivers. …”
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Predicting and elucidating the etiology of fatty liver disease: A machine learning modeling and validation study in the IMI DIRECT cohorts. by Naeimeh Atabaki-Pasdar, Mattias Ohlsson, Ana Viñuela, Francesca Frau, Hugo Pomares-Millan, Mark Haid, Angus G Jones, E Louise Thomas, Robert W Koivula, Azra Kurbasic, Pascal M Mutie, Hugo Fitipaldi, Juan Fernandez, Adem Y Dawed, Giuseppe N Giordano, Ian M Forgie, Timothy J McDonald, Femke Rutters, Henna Cederberg, Elizaveta Chabanova, Matilda Dale, Federico De Masi, Cecilia Engel Thomas, Kristine H Allin, Tue H Hansen, Alison Heggie, Mun-Gwan Hong, Petra J M Elders, Gwen Kennedy, Tarja Kokkola, Helle Krogh Pedersen, Anubha Mahajan, Donna McEvoy, Francois Pattou, Violeta Raverdy, Ragna S Häussler, Sapna Sharma, Henrik S Thomsen, Jagadish Vangipurapu, Henrik Vestergaard, Leen M 't Hart, Jerzy Adamski, Petra B Musholt, Soren Brage, Søren Brunak, Emmanouil Dermitzakis, Gary Frost, Torben Hansen, Markku Laakso, Oluf Pedersen, Martin Ridderstråle, Hartmut Ruetten, Andrew T Hattersley, Mark Walker, Joline W J Beulens, Andrea Mari, Jochen M Schwenk, Ramneek Gupta, Mark I McCarthy, Ewan R Pearson, Jimmy D Bell, Imre Pavo, Paul W Franks

“…Another key limitation of this study is that the prediction was done on a binary outcome of liver fat quantity (<5% or ≥5%) rather than a continuous one.…”
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A combination of urinary biomarker panel and PancRISK score for earlier detection of pancreatic cancer: A case-control study. by Silvana Debernardi, Harrison O'Brien, Asma S Algahmdi, Nuria Malats, Grant D Stewart, Marija Plješa-Ercegovac, Eithne Costello, William Greenhalf, Amina Saad, Rhiannon Roberts, Alexander Ney, Stephen P Pereira, Hemant M Kocher, Stephen Duffy, Oleg Blyuss, Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic

“…Training and validation datasets for controls and PDAC samples were obtained after random division of the whole available dataset in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Clinical characteristics and CKD care delivery in African American and American Indian or Alaska Native patients: A real-world cohort study by Kiara N. Mayhand, Radica Z. Alicic, Lindsey M. Kornowske, Cami R. Jones, Kenn B. Daratha, Christina L. Reynolds, Susanne B. Nicholas, Roland J. Thorpe, Alex A.T. Bui, Keith C. Norris, Katherine R. Tuttle

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Integrated analysis of the prevalence and influencing factors of poststroke dysphagia by Xiaopeng Wen, Baochao Fan, Jie Zhan, Hao Wen, Huihui Ban, Yujiao Yang, Chenyang Tao, Cui Li, Kunbin Li, Liming Lu

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Prevalence of double burden of malnutrition among urban school going Bodo children aged 5-11 years of Assam, Northeast India by Nitish Mondal, Bardoi Basumatary, Junali Kropi, Kaushik Bose

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Contrast-enhanced mammography-based interpretable machine learning model for the prediction of the molecular subtype breast cancers by Mengwei Ma, Weimin Xu, Jun Yang, Bowen Zheng, Chanjuan Wen, Sina Wang, Zeyuan Xu, Genggeng Qin, Weiguo Chen

“…We included 241 patients, which were randomly assigned to either a training or a test set in a 7:3 ratio. …”
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LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF LUSPATERCEPT FOR ANEMIA TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER-RISK MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by DVS Cavalcante, IQC Neto, IO Môro, RGO Galvão, JF Abreu, AM Cavalcante, MCFLC Freitas, V Lopes, BX Mendes, FD Xavier

“…A random-effects model was used for all outcomes, and heterogeneity was assessed with I2 statistics. …”
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A novel chaotic interleaving algorithm for mobile wireless channels by Xianping WANG, Hui CAO

“…Interleaving technique is an efficient technique to resist serious burst errors over mobile wireless fading channels.To resist 2 dimensionality burst errors effectively,a novel chaotic interleaving algorithm based on Baker map was proposed.In the proposed scheme,the binary source sequence was converted to the data matrix,and then the data matrix was dispersed randomly by using the chaotic Baker map approach,in order to realize the function of transforming 2 dimensionality long bust error into the short 1 dimensionality short bust error after de-interleaving.In additional,the proposed algorithm was combined with the convolution code based on Viterbi decoding,and was applied into the scenario of convolutional codes (2,1,3) and the scenario of (2,1,7) separately for a performance comparison.The simulation results show that the performance of the proposed algorithm outperforms better than the traditional algorithms under image transmission over mobile wireless channel.Moreover,the anti-fading capability of the proposed algorithm grows as the packet length increases,while reducing the complexity significantly.Finally,the chaotic interleaver can also enhance every transmitted packet's security with different secret keys.…”
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The Determination of Parkinson’s Drugs in Human Urine by Applying Chemometric Methods by Guzide Pekcan Ertokus

“…A concentration set including binary mixtures of levodopa and carbidopa in 15 different combinations was randomly prepared in acetate buffer (pH 3.5).). …”
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