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Analysis of groundwater and surface water quality using modelled water index and multivariate statistics in Kampala and Mbarara Districts, Uganda

Idris O. Sanusi, Godwin O. Olutona, Ibrahim G. Wawata, Hope Onohuean • Discover Environment (2024)

Abstract The demand for domestic, public and industrial use of water increases with population growth. However, activities from humans and natural environment have resulted into decline in water quality. The aim of this study was to evaluat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s44274-024-00157-8

Relationship between Sn elemental background values and regional longevity levels-Data from Yunnan, China.

Shuangshuang Zhu, Jiaxue Wang, Xin Zhou, Min Lai et al. • PLoS ONE (2025)

The relationship between the geographic environment and human health has been a long-standing focus of scientific inquiry. Sn as an essential trace element for the human body, play vital roles in individual health and may influence longevit...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0332369

Advanced Statistics: Bootstrapping Confidence Intervals for Statistics with "Difficult" Distributions

Jason S. Haukoos, Roger J. Lewis • Academic Emergency Medicine (2005)

The use of confidence intervals in reporting results of research has increased dramatically and is now required or highly recommended by editors of many scientific journals. Many resources describe methods for computing confidence intervals...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2005.tb01958.x

White matter structural changes in the visual pathway of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy patients: a free water and multi-shell diffusion imaging study

Jiaqi Yao, Jiaqi Yao, Xinjian Lu, Jingxu Ma et al. • Frontiers in Neurology (2025)

BackgroundCompared to single-shell diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), free water (FW) and neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) offer a more comprehensive evaluation of microstructural alterations in cerebral white matter ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1598510

Correlation between the Findings of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Shoulder and Shoulder Arthroscopy

Zubair Younis Ringshawl, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Zahid Bashir, Munir Farooq et al. • Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research (2020)

Introduction: Shoulder pain is a significant cause of decreased functional activity of an individual. The overall prevalence of shoulder pain is 16-26%, which makes it the third most common cause among musculoskeletal complaints. The cau...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2020/44557.14048

Statistics In Kinesiology

William J. Vincent (1994)

Measurement, statistics and research organizing and displaying data percentiles measures of central tendency measures of variability the normal curve and sampling error correlation, bivariate, and multiple regression the T test - comparing ...

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Bankruptcy Prediction, Financial Distress and Corporate Life Cycle: Case Study of Central European Enterprises

Lucia Michalkova, Olga Ponisciakova • Administrative Sciences (2025)

Businesses are influenced by the cyclical nature of economic development and distinct stages in the corporate life cycle. Accurate early-warning mechanisms are crucial to mitigating bankruptcy risk, enabling timely rescue measures. This art...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/admsci15020063

Assessing Efficiency of Public Poverty Policies in UE-28 with Linguistic Variables and Fuzzy Correlation Measures

Jorge de Andrés-Sánchez, Angel Belzunegui-Eraso, Francesc Valls-Fonayet • Mathematics (2021)

The present study analyzes the efficiency of social expenditure by EU-28 countries within the period 2014–2018 to reduce poverty. The data are provided by programs European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) and Euro...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math9020128

Do stock markets exhibit cyclical market efficiency? Emerging markets’ perspective

T. Mallikarjunappa, Diana Saldanha, Iqbal Thonse Hawaldar • Cogent Economics & Finance (2025)

This article assesses cyclical market efficiency under different market conditions. We examine the cyclical return predictability, the time-varying effectiveness of trading strategies and their profitability, along with the relationships be...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2025.2476094

The Impact of Technology Orientation on Export Performance with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Innovation and Moderating Role of Corporate Social Responsibility

Ahmad Sadeghi, Mohammad Khodabakhshi, Zeinab Mir Ghasemi • مدیریت نوآوری و راهبردهای عملیاتی (2021)

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of technology orientation on export performance, emphasizing the mediating role of innovation strategies (exploratory and exploitative) and the moderating role of corporate social responsi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22105/imos.2021.291826.1128

Environmental shadows in the age of progress: The toll of economic globalization on China's climate

Mengbing Du, Jianhui Ruan, Zhe Zhang, Mengxue Zhao et al. • Sustainable Futures (2024)

This study investigates the impact of economic globalization on China's climate using city-level data from 2005 to 2019. This study employs the Spatial Durbin Model (SDM) to reveal an inverted U-shaped relationship between globalization and...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100256

Copper exposure association with prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance among US adults (NHANES 2011–2014)

Chen Chen, Qi Zhou, Ruiyue Yang, Zhu Wu et al. • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2021)

Background: Excessive copper (Cu) has risky effect on insulin resistance (IR), oxidative stress and inflammation. Instead, some studies reported serum Cu to be protective for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The aim of this study ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112295

Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among Older Adults with Chronic Disease in Taiwan

Hsiao-Mei Chen, Ching-Min Chen • International Journal of Gerontology (2017)

Background: There have been many studies reviewing quality of life (QoL) of older population and found an inverse association between QoL and chronic diseases. However, previous studies have focused only on that of people with specific dise...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2016.07.002

Correlation between sarcopenia and changes in oligodendrocyte lineage cells in the brains of Alzheimer's disease model mice

Lin-lin Yao, Xiao-ting Ma, Fang-bo Li, Lin-yi Zheng et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2026)

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized by cognitive dysfunction. The discovery and identification of non-cognitive symptoms in the preclinical stage hold promise for early diagnosis and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2026.113057

Mediating role of neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio in the association between stroke and heart failure among U.S. adults

Yan Zhao, Tingting Chen, Conghua Ji, Yuxin Shang et al. • Experimental Gerontology (2026)

Background: Stroke is an independent risk factor for heart failure (HF), and they are both linked to systemic inflammation. The neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) is a novel inflammation biomarker. However, it is unclear whether ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2025.113010