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COPD-Related Mortality before and after Mass COVID-19 Vaccination in Northern Italy
Background/Objective: Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality from COPD at the population level. The objective was to investigate COPD-related mortality throughout different epidemic waves in Italy before and after the ...
Ugo Fedeli +4 more
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Estimating youth locomotion ground reaction forces using an accelerometer-based activity monitor. [PDF]
To address a variety of questions pertaining to the interactions between physical activity, musculoskeletal loading and musculoskeletal health/injury/adaptation, simple methods are needed to quantify, outside a laboratory setting, the forces acting on ...
Beckett, Laurel +2 more
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Background: The present study was performed to develop a scoring system for predicting cure status in patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Materials and Methods: This study included 199 patients with CL from Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis ...
Mehri Khoshhali +4 more
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Prevalence of HCV Infection Among Hemodialysis Patients in Lanzhou of Northwestern China
Kai Bao,1,* Jijun Chen,2,* Ruifang Liu,1,3 Yuanyuan Xiang,1 Wenlong Gao1 1Institution of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People’s Republic of China; 2STD and AIDS Prevention and ...
Bao K, Chen J, Liu R, Xiang Y, Gao W
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Structural Equation Modeling is one among popular multivariate analysis, especially applied in pschology and marketing. There are two main types of Structural Equation Modeling namely covariance-based or CB-SEM and variance-based or Partial Least Square (
I Made Tirta +2 more
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Semiparametric binary model for clustered survival data [PDF]
This paper considers a method to analyze semiparametric binary models for clustered survival data when the responses are correlated. We extend parametric generalized estimating equation (GEE) to semiparametric GEE by introducing smoothing spline into the
Abu Bakar, Mohd Rizam +3 more
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Grouped Generalized Estimating Equations for Longitudinal Data Analysis
Abstract Generalized estimating equation (GEE) is widely adopted for regression modeling for longitudinal data, taking account of potential correlations within the same subjects. Although the standard GEE assumes common regression coefficients among all the subjects, such an assumption may not be realistic when there is potential ...
Tsubasa Ito, Shonosuke Sugasawa
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Objective Redundant nerve root syndrome (RNRS) is characterized by tortuous, elongated, and enlarged nerve roots in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.
Sieun Yoon, Hyeongchun Kim, Chi-Bum In
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A Novel Phylogenetic Negative Binomial Regression Model for Count-Dependent Variables
Regression models are extensively used to explore the relationship between a dependent variable and its covariates. These models work well when the dependent variable is categorical and the data are supposedly independent, as is the case with generalized
Dwueng-Chwuan Jhwueng, Chi-Yu Wu
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Effectiveness of 4 Pulpotomy Techniques—Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Pulpotomy is the accepted therapy for the management of cariously exposed pulps in symptom-free primary molars; however, evidence is lacking about the most appropriate technique.
Crispin, A. +6 more
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