Comparative evaluation of root caries remineralization effect of plain milk, 5ppm of fluoridated milk, and 5ppm of sodium fluoride in deionized water using surface microhardness te... by Jagadeson Mahesh, Dummi J Veeresh, Pallepati Akhil, Subramanian Vishnuprasad, Srinivasan Premkumar, Karmakar Shaswata

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Influence of demonetization on various sectors of the Indian economy by Prasad Anita, Goswami Anandajit, Gurtu Amulya

“…A survey was conducted, and samples for informal-formal workers and rural-urban households were collected and analyzed using the F test and the ANOVA model using an independent dummy or qualitative variables. The secondary data of the Indian stock market were empirically tested and forecasted using the Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (ARCH) model. …”
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Determinants of Cash Distribution Options in South African Listed Firms: An Empirical Analysis of Earnings, Company Size, and Economic Value Added by Ntungufhadzeni Freddy Munzhelele, Ayodeji Michael Obadire

“…The panel data regression model was fitted with the ordinary least squares (OLS), difference generalised moment method (Diff-GMM), system generalised moment method (Sys-GMM), and least-squares dummy variable correction estimator (LSDVC). The findings revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between the earnings per share and the payoff flexibility, implying that there was an inherent flexibility of repurchases as a payout option in the sampled firms. …”
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The Effectiveness of Play Therapy on Social and Cognitive Skills of Students with Motor Sensory Disabilities by zahra shirvani, soheil moazami goudarzi, zolfaghar abyar

“…Experimental group members underwent play therapy during 12 weekly sessions, and advanced perceptual-visual test, Frostig, Godanoff dummy painting test, and Wineland maturity scale were used to collect data. …”
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Individual-Level Health Care Costs Attributable to Noncommunicable Diseases: A Longitudinal Study Based on the Older Adults in China by Shi-qi Zhao MPH, Li-ping Zhao MPH, Xin-peng Xu PhD, Hua You PhD

“…Based on a 2-part random effects model, the effect of chronic disease on health service utilization was first explored by constructing a dummy variable for whether or not to utilize health care, followed by estimation of attributable costs in the population with health care utilization. …”
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Effect and safety of anaprazole in the treatment of duodenal ulcers: a randomized, rabeprazole-controlled, phase III non-inferiority study by Huiyun Zhu, Xue Pan, Li Zhang, Hongxin Sun, Huizhen Fan, Zhongwei Pan, Caibin Huang, Zhenwang Shi, Jin Ding, Qi Wang, Yiqi Du, Nonghua Lyu, Zhaoshen Li, Yuanyuan Ji

“…In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, positive-drug parallel-controlled, phase III study, Chinese patients with duodenal ulcers were randomized 1:1 to receive rabeprazole 10 mg + anaprazole placebo or rabeprazole placebo + anaprazole 20 mg once daily for 4 weeks. …”
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Exploring the possible sources of fiscal space for health in India: insights from political regimes by Deepak Kumar Behera, Umakant Dash, Santosh Kumar Sahu

“…Methods The study followed a descriptive approach to examine the political commitment towards health sector development by estimating the trend of growth in fiscal space indicators over the political regimes from 1998–1999 to 2021–2022 using a dummy variable regression model. Results We found four possible sources of fiscal space for health, which include (1) raising domestic revenue mobilization, (2) generating alternative revenue collection mechanisms, (3) prioritizing health through expenditure management and (4) effective utilization of central transfer. …”
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Association Between Patient Activation and Medication Adherence in Patients With Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study by Weijing Sui, Li-hong Wan

“…Univariate analysis and multiple linear regression analysis with dummy variables were conducted to investigate the associations between medication adherence and patient activation. …”
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Stability analysis of wooden arches with account for nonlinear creep by S. В. Yazyev, V. I. Andreev, А. S. Chepurnenko

“…Based on the Lagrange variational principle, expressions are obtained for the stiffness matrix and the vector of additional dummy loads due to creep. The method developed by the authors is implemented in the form of a program in the MATLAB environment. …”
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Household heating associated with disability in activities of daily living among Chinese middle-aged and elderly: a longitudinal study by Qing Wang, Jose A. Tapia Granados

“…In these surveys, taking advantage of random survey time, we applied a random effects logit regression model that included an interaction between pollution-producing heating fuel and a dummy variable, which measured interview time based on whether or not it was heating season. …”
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T-SR: A Location Privacy Protection Algorithm Based on POI Query by Li Kuang, Shuai He, Yuyou Fan, Huan Zhang, Ruyi Shi

“…Third, the POI semantics within the grid will be split into several buckets according to query times record, anonymity degree k, and semantic degree l, then the dummy locations will be selected from various kinds of POIs of the bucket where the user's location is. …”
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A novel approach for transcription factor analysis using SELEX with high-throughput sequencing (TFAST). by Daniel J Reiss, Frederick M Howard, Harry L T Mobley

“…TFAST generates a hierarchical report of graded peaks, their associated genomic sequences, binding site length predictions, and dummy sequences.Including additional cycles of afSELEX-seq improved TFAST's ability to selectively identify peaks, leading to 7,274, 4,255, and 2,628 peaks identified in two-, three-, and four-cycle afSELEX-seq. …”
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Validity of Energy Expenditure Estimation Equation using Heart Rate in Swimming by Mihyun Lee, Yonghee Lee, Saejong Park

“…HR was measured using a waterproof HR chest strap (Polar Electro Oy, Polar V800, Finland). A dummy control regression analysis was performed with the EE measured by the respiratory gas analyzer as the dependent variables and sex, age, height, weight, and HR during exercise as independent variables. …”
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Construction of a police physical evaluation model and standards based on law enforcement ability by Yuliang Feng, Yuliang Feng, Yang Liu, Dexin Wang

“…The percentile method was used to develop evaluation standards, and frequency statistics and chi-squared tests were used to calculate the effectiveness and accuracy of the evaluation standards.Results: The research results revealed that the police physical fitness evaluation model based on law enforcement ability is Y = 0.115 × 30 s of trigger pulling according to the gun + 0.105 × 30 s of straight punching sandbags + 0.095 × 30 s of wrestling the dummy + 0.062 × push-ups + 0.115 × 50-m run + 0.095 × 10 m × 4 round trips + 0.116 × standing long jump + 0.090 × 2,000-m run + 0.089 × 30 s of hitting sandbags using a short baton + 0.118 × 30 s of poking sandbags using the long baton. …”
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A User-Friendly, Web-Based Integrative Tool (ESurv) for Survival Analysis: Development and Validation Study by Pak, Kyoungjune, Oh, Sae-Ock, Goh, Tae Sik, Heo, Hye Jin, Han, Myoung-Eun, Jeong, Dae Cheon, Lee, Chi-Seung, Sun, Hokeun, Kang, Junho, Choi, Suji, Lee, Soohwan, Kwon, Eun Jung, Kang, Ji Wan, Kim, Yun Hak

“…Clinical variables were classified as 0 and 1 when there were two categories (for example, chemotherapy: no or yes), and dummy variables were used where features had 3 or more outcomes (for example, with respect to laterality: right, left, or bilateral). …”
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Ezetimibe + simvastatin versus doubling the dose of simvastatin in high cardiovascular risk diabetics: a multicenter, randomized trial (the LEAD study) by Le Grazie Cristina, Pontiroli Antonio E, Giorda Carlo B, Bardini Gianluca, Rotella Carlo M

“…This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy study in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).…”
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Telmisartan Effectiveness on Left ventricular MAss Reduction (TELMAR) as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension — a prospective, rand... by Matthias G Friedrich, Björn Dahlöf, Udo Sechtem, Thomas Unger, Mathias Knecht, Rainer Dietz, TELMAR Investigators

“…TELMAR is a prospective, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group trial. A total of 140 patients (age 18—80 years) with uncontrolled essential hypertension (mean daytime systolic blood pressure [SBP] ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure [DBP] ≥90 mmHg and night-time SBP ≥120 mmHg or DBP ≥70 mmHg, measured by ambulatory blood pressure monitoring [ABPM]) and left ventricular mass index related to height (LVMI) >0.8 g/cm for females, >1.1 g/cm for males (defined by magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) will be randomised to once-daily telmisartan or metoprolol. …”
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Improving readiness for recruitment through simulated trial activation: the Adjuvant Steroids in Adults with Pandemic influenza (ASAP) trial by Wei Shen Lim, Garry Meakin, Clare Brittain, Thomas Bewick, Lelia Duley

“…During the exercise, from 15 September 2015 to 2 December 2015, clinical staff at the participating site completed the trial training package, a volunteer acting as a patient was recruited to the study, ‘dummy’ IMP was prescribed and follow-up completed. …”
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ANALISIS PRODUKTIVITAS USAHATANI PADI SAWAH DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN TRAKTOR TANGAN DAN CARA KONVENSIONAL DI KABUPATEN REJANG LEBONG by Edi Silamat, Yuwana Yuwana, M. Zulkarnain Yuliarso

“…T test had a negative value. Dummy showed decrease in productivity by 0.2077% if the farmer did not use a hand tractor. …”
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Assessment of the efficiency of palm plantations using a stochastic frontier approach by Saidin Nainggolan, Yanuar Fitri

“…This research also explains the determinants and impacts of the number of trees and uses a dummy variable for superior seeds in the module used. …”
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