Parametric and nonparametric two-sample tests for feature screening in class comparison: a simulation study by Elena Landoni, Federico Ambrogi, Luigi Mariani, Rosalba Miceli

“…The most commonly used tests refer to differences in location, but general distributional discrepancies might be important to reveal differential biological processes.                                                         Methods. A simulation study was conducted to compare the performance of a set of two-sample tests, i.e. …”
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Evaluation of the Role of Some microRNAs in Corona Virus-19 Infection in Sample of Iraqi Patients by Hussam AL-WAELY, Saife AL-AHMER

“…Objectives: The study involving 20 SARS CoV patients found that elevated microRNA levels, specifically miR-23a overexpression and miR-195-F1gene downregulation, could serve as potential diagnostic factors for COVID-19 infections, potentially aiding in early detection. Materials and Methods: 20 patients suffered from coronavirus (SARS CoV) (Patient group) and ten samples of healthy persons (control group). …”
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Differential Contributions of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Pathways to Thrombin Generation in Adult, Maternal and Cord Plasma Samples. by Nicklaus T Rice, Fania Szlam, Jeffrey D Varner, Peter S Bernstein, Arthur D Szlam, Kenichi A Tanaka

“…In this ex vivo study, the differences in TG in maternal and cord plasma relative to normal adult plasma were studied.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty consented pregnant women and ten consented healthy adults were included in the study. …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Norwegian Version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire in a Sample of Occupational Therapy Students by Tore Bonsaksen, Marte Ørud Lindstad, Carita Håkansson, Petra Wagman, Reinie Cordier

“…The OBQ11-N did not function as an adequate measure of occupational balance in a sample of students. Potentially, the detected measurement problems may be solved by adding more relevant items to a larger item pool, from which the best fitting items should be selected.…”
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Potential of introduced oat samples under the conditions of the southern part of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine by С. М. Холод

“…Panicles in such oats samples as ‘Cwal’, ‘Borowiak’ (Poland), ‘Iakov’, ‘Mutika 1077’, ‘Mutika 990’, ‘Irtysh 22’, ‘Pokrovskyі 9’ (Russia), ‘Faks’ (Belarus), ‘Stendskaia Darta’, ‘Stendskaia Mara’ (Latvia) contained a large mass of grains (more than 2,5 g), panicle productivity in these samples was rather high both due to increased amount of grains in it and at the expense of thousand-kernel weight. …”
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Optimized SVR with nature-inspired algorithms for environmental modelling of mycotoxins in food virtual-water samples by Abdullahi G. Usman, Sagiru Mati, Hanita Daud, Ahmad Abubakar Suleiman, Sani I. Abba, Hijaz Ahmad, Taha Radwan

“…The SVR-HHO model outperformed existing methods by 4–7% in both the two learning (training and testing) phases respectively. …”
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Dietary Trace Elements and Arsenic Species in Rice: A Study of Samples from Croatian Supermarkets by Ivana Rumora Samarin, Antonija Sulimanec, Tatjana Orct, Anica Benutić, Bernardo Marciuš, Karla Tomljanović, Jasna Jurasović

“…This study aimed to determine the concentrations of 29 essential and toxic elements and the fractions of four As species in 58 rice samples purchased in Croatian supermarkets. In addition, the influence of rice variety, cultivation methods, and origin on the composition of trace elements was analysed. …”
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Migratory and psychosocial predictors of child emotional and physical health among a sample of refugee mothers by Daniel J. Whitaker, Jesscia Koreis, Erin A. Weeks, Nikita Rao, Shannon Self-Brown, Mary Helen O'Connor

“…Objective: The objective of this paper was to examine predictors of child emotional and physical health among a sample of refugee and migrant mother with children ages 0–5. …”
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Predominance of Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystals in Synovial Fluid Samples of Patients at a Large Tertiary Center by Tobias Manigold, Alexander Leichtle

“…Importantly, CPP crystals were predominant in inflammatory (58.9%) and non-inflammatory (65.7%) samples. By contrast, MSU crystals were significantly more often associated with synovitis (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Subgroups of non-suicidal self-injury in a large diverse sample of online help-seekers by Kaylee P. Kruzan, Jason J. Washburn, David Aaby, Theresa Nguyen, David C. Mohr

“…Classes 2 (29.3%) and 4 (22.2%) had moderate scores on most items and differed in levels of suicidal ideation.ConclusionClasses presented with more severe symptoms than what is typical in samples in extant literature underscoring the importance of tailoring interventions for dissemination in online contexts.…”
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Biomarkers in lower respiratory tract samples in the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review by Emily Gromelsky Ljungcrantz, Sanna Askman, Fredrik Sjövall, Magnus Paulsson

“…Due to the compartmentalisation of the immune response, host proteins in respiratory tract samples are more likely than serum proteins to accurately identify VAP. …”
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Is Diet Perceived as a Cancer Risk Factor? Lay Perceptions in a Representative French Sample by Kristopher Lamore, Valentyn Fournier, Iris Cervenka, Bernard Srour, Jérôme Foucaud

“…The aims of this study were (1) to report the results of the survey concerning participants' awareness of diet/foods as cancer risk factors, (2) to describe the determinants of this awareness, and (3) to compare the results of the 2010, 2015, and 2021 surveys. Methods A randomly selected representative sample of participants aged from 15 to 85 years (n = 4938) was surveyed in 2021. …”
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Influence of dental filling material type on the concentration of interleukin 9 in the samples of gingival crevicular fluid by Stefanović Vladimir, Taso Ervin, Petković-Ćurčin Aleksandra, Đukić Mirjana, Gardašević Milka, Rakić Mia, Xavier Struillou, Jović Milena, Miller Karolina, Stanojević Ivan, Vojvodić Danilo

“…The IL9 val-ues correlated with the degree of gingival index and depth of gingival sulcus, being higher with more advanced gingivitis and more pronounced anatomical changes in the tooth edge. …”
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Quantifying the Detection Sensitivity and Precision of qPCR and ddPCR Mechanisms for eDNA Samples by Gledis Guri, Jessica Louise Ray, Andrew Olaf Shelton, Ryan P. Kelly, Kim Præbel, Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan, Nigel Yoccoz, Torild Johansen, Owen S. Wangensteen, Tanja Hanebrekke, Jon‐Ivar Westgaard

“…These findings highlight the superior performance of ddPCR for eDNA detection at low concentrations, guiding researchers towards more reliable methods for effective species monitoring. …”
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Molecular detection of clarithromycin-resistant Helicobacter pylori in stool samples using real-time PCR by Menna allah Mohamed, Rania Abdel Halim, Névine Kassem, Eman kamel, sally saber, Engy Elsayed, samar rashad

“…This bacterial infection is highly prevalent, it affects more than 50% of the world's population. It is common among children in developing countries. …”
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Validation of the Stress Mindset Measure (SMM) in an Italian sample: Practical utility of a short version by Irene FLOREAN, Francesco MARCATTO, Silvia TRENTIN, Barbara PENOLAZZI

“…This study aimed to validate the SMM and examine its factorial structure in an Italian sample. Methods: A sample of 215 adults completed the Italian version of the SMM, along with measures of perceived stress, life satisfaction, and self-efficacy. …”
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Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners by Laura Gillet, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi

“…On average, positive statements were rated significantly higher (2.06) than negative ones (−0.66), supporting the prediction from social exchange theory that dog owners in a voluntary sample tend to perceive more advantages than disadvantages in dog ownership. …”
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Latent classes of resilience in a nationwide sample of US adults during COVID-19 pandemic by Jing Huang, Joyline Chepkorir, Alden L. Gross, Phillip Phan, Phillip Phan, Noelle V. Pavlovic, Melissa D. Hladek, Melissa D. Hladek

“…This study aimed to identify the latent classes of resilience among a nationwide sample of US adults and characterize these classes according to their socio-demographic profiles.MethodsWe conducted a survey of 3,340 US adults from March to June 2020 through Qualtrics panel participants, stratified demographically to represent the US population by gender, race, age, and geographic region. …”
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Longitudinal predictors of alcohol use and problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in an at-risk veteran sample by Angela J. Zaur, Dongho Shin, Jasmine Lewis, Robert A. Perera, William C. Walker, Amma Agyemang, Tara Austin, Cooper Hodges, Sarah L. Martindale, Mary Jo Pugh, Ananda B. Amstadter, Christina M. Sheerin

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Optimizing Rotary Cement Kiln modelling: A comparative analysis of metaheuristics in a real-world application by Miguel Ángel Castán-Lascorz, Antonio Alcaide-Moreno, Jorge Arroyo

“…Another notable difficulty lies in selecting among the plethora of metaheuristic methods, which may exhibit significant variations in search efficiency. …”
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