Unhealthy alcohol use and risk of coronary heart disease among young and middle-aged adults by Jamal S. Rana, Felicia W. Chi, Isaac Acquah, Stacy A. Sterling

“…Weekly alcohol intake, categorized into below (≤14/week men; ≤7/week women) and above limits (≥15/week men; ≥ 8/week women) per U.S. guidelines, and heavy episodic drinking (HED, ≥5/≥4 drinks any day in past 3 months for men/women, respectively). …”
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Electrochemical performance and efficiency of novel copper hexacyanoferrate/graphitic carbon nitride composites for the removal of 137Cs by Sudarat Issarapanacheewin, Natthaya Siangdee, Poomsith Thangsan, Witsanu Katekaew, Nikom Prasertchiewchan, Wilasinee Kingkam, Kanlayawat Wangkawong

“…The novel composite materials demonstrated a significant removal efficiency that calculated to be 46.5 % for pure CuHCF, 50.6 % for CuHCF/g-C3N4-M, 59.8 % for CuHCF/g-C3N4-U, and 52.5 % for CuHCF/g-C3N4-T, utilizing an electrochemical method over 250 cycles. …”
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Gut microbiota dysfunction in Crohn’s disease by Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Sylvie Buffet-Bataillon, Gabriela Durão, Isabelle Le Huërou-Luron, Olivier Rué, Olivier Rué, Yann Le Cunff, Vincent Cattoir, Guillaume Bouguen

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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…To analyze the data and determine any significant differences between group means at various stages, statistical methods such as analysis of covariance, paired t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Wilcoxon tests were used, depending on the normality of data distribution. …”
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Evaluation of Bias in the Measurement of Condensable Particulate Matter with Method 202 by Yu-Mei Huang, Sheng-Hsiu Huang, Chih-Wei Lin, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Chih-Chieh Chen

“…Abstract The present study evaluated the positive and negative biases in measurements of condensable particulate matter (CPM) conducted according to U.S. EPA Method 202. To reduce the overestimation of CPM, four factors were investigated: the SO2 absorption, condensate volume, oxygen content, and residence time. …”
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A Water Extraction Method for Multiple Terrains Area Based on Multisource Fused Images: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Basin by Huang Ruolong, Shen Qian, Fu Bolin, Yue Yao, Yuting Zhang, Qianyu Du

“…In multiple terrains area, our method's Kappa coefficient is 0.39 higher than synthetic aperture radar and optical imagery water index and 0.06 higher than Res-U-Net. It shows superior performance and greater stability in mountainous and cloudy regions. …”
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Pemanfaatan Pelayanan Posyandu sebagai Faktor Risiko Dominan Kejadian Gagal Tumbuh pada Balita di Wilayah Puskesmas Pringsurat by Diah Aprilia Putri, Suyatno Suyatno, Siti Fatimah

“…Status gagal tumbuh ditentukan berdasarkan z-score berat badan menurut umur (BB/U) yang tidak mengalami kenaikan atau stagnan selama tiga kali penimbangan berturut-turut. …”
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Gesture sonification for enhancing agency: an exploratory study on healthy participants by Felix Schoeller, Felix Schoeller, Parham Ashur, Joseph Larralde, Clement Le Couedic, Rajeev Mylapalli, Karthikeyan Krishnanandan, Anna Ciaunica, Anna Ciaunica, Adam Linson, Mark Miller, Nicco Reggente, Vladimir Adrien, Vladimir Adrien

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Tendencias actuales hacia el tratamiento de las diferencias Individuales en la clase de Educación Física. Un enfoque desde el Ecuador by Mariela Santana Olivera, Teresa de Jesús Guzmán Leyva, Fernando Emilio Valladares Fuente, Karel Ávila Almeida

“…Por otra parte, se realizó una breve panorámica sobre la realidad educativa ecuatoriana en relación con los aspectos pedagógicos y didácticos que de alguna forma u otra se vinculan con las diferencias individuales inherentes de los procesos educativos por edades y por sistemas de enseñanza. …”
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Development of a psychological frailty index: results from the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Jinlong Zhao, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Daniel Fernández, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Stefanos Tyrovolas

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Effectiveness of Retail Promotions in the Green Industry by Age Group: A Case Study by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“…For instance, consumers over the age of 55 account for the majority of U.S. household lawn and garden retail sales and the number of gardeners in this group is increasing (National Gardening Association, 2013).  …”
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Potentials of transanal endoscopic surgery at early rectal cancer by Yu. A. Shelygin, S. V. Chernyshov, L. P. Orlova, E. G. Rybakov

“…Overall 14 patients with adenocarcinomas (uT1N0) of high or moderate degree of differentiation were selected for transanal endoscopic operation (TEO), as a basic treatment method of villous rectal tumors. …”
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Adaptation and uptake evaluation of an SMS text message smoking cessation programme (MiQuit) for use in antenatal care by Felix Naughton, Stephen Sutton, Tim Coleman, Sue Cooper, Jo Leonardi-Bee, Katharine Bowker, Katarzyna Campbell, Melanie Sloan

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CircSPG21 ameliorates oxidative stress-induced senescence in nucleus pulposus-derived mesenchymal stem cells and mitigates intervertebral disc degeneration through the miR-217/SIRT... by Yongbo Zhang, Sheng Yang, Xuan You, Zhengguang Li, Liuyang chen, Rui Dai, Hua Sun, Liang Zhang

“…Interactions among circSPG21, miR-217, and the NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) were validated through dual-luciferase assays, RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization and RNA immune precipitation. β-Gal staining, EdU staining, Western blotting, JC-1 assays, cell cycle analysis, and quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT‒qPCR) were used to examine the functions of these molecules in TBHP-induced senescent NPMSCs. …”
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Communication and Delivery of Project Activities: A Case Study of Selected Organisations in Kabale Municipality by AINE, ONAN

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Communication and Delivery of Project Activities: A Case Study of Selected Organisations in Kabale Municipality by Aine, Onan

“…It considered a few Non-Governmental organizations that operate in Kabale district such as Kick Corruption out of Uganda (KICK-U), Kigezi Women in Development (KWID), and Forum for Women in Development (FOWODE). …”
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TECHNOLOGY LITERACY AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR ENHANCING NUMERACY AND LITERACY SKILLS OF EARLY-GRADE PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS IN TANZANIA by Hamadi Mtani, Shubi Kaijage, Neema Mduma

“…Both mean scores, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Kruskal-Walli’s test were used to compare teachers’ technological literacy using ICTs. …”
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El estrés calórico afecta a las hembras ovinas Blackbelly durante el verano en el trópico by Ethel Caterina García y González, Blanca Celia Pineda-Burgos, Maricela Ruiz-Ortega, Cesar Cortez-Romero, Marisol Paredes-Alvarado, José Luis Ponce-Covarrubias

“…En el experimento se encontró un ITH de entre 77 y 88 U. Asimismo, la frecuencia respiratoria (FR) fue mayor en el T2 por la tarde (117 rpm) que por la mañana (114 rpm) (p<0.05). …”
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Shaping the future of primary healthcare: Factors influencing medical students’ preference for family medicine specialty in Qatar by Maryam A. Al-Rashid, Muna T Abed Alah, Areej S. Al-Hamad, Michail Nomikos, Marwan F. Abu Hijleh

“…Statistical analysis performed using SPSS version 26.0 Descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, were used to summarize participant demographics and medical specialty preferences. Mann–Whitney U-test tested the difference in preference for family medicine specialty by various students’ characteristics. …”
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Implemantasi Mask R-CNN pada Perhitungan Tinggi dan Lebar Karang untuk Memantau Pertumbuhan Transplantasi Karang by Naufal Alkhalis, Husaini Husaini, Haekal Azief Haridhi, Cut Nadilla Maretna, Nur Fadli, Yudi Haditiar, Muhammad Nanda, Maria Ulfah, Kris Handoko, Intan Malayana, Arsa Cindy Safitri

“…Selisih Average Presision (AP) antara kedua model terbaik tersebut untuk segmentasi mask pada Intersection over Union (IoU) maksimum sebesar 2,2% sedangkan untuk deteksi box sebesar 5,8%. …”
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