Effects of a 12-Week Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Exercise Program on the Quality of Life of Older Adults Across Different Age Groups: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Li-Ting Wang, Yu-Wen Wang

“…Results: Compared with their CG counterparts, the EG older adults exhibited significantly higher QOL scores in four WHOQOL-OLD dimensions (i.e., sensory abilities, autonomy, social participation/isolation, and death and dying) and had a superior overall QOL. …”
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“If you prick us, do we not bleed?” Antisemitism and psychosocial health among Jews in Germany by Maor Shani, Dana Goldberg, Maarten H. W. van Zalk

“…Participants completed measures assessing four distinct forms of perceived and experienced antisemitism: everyday discrimination, microaggressions (subtle antisemitism and collective experiences such as encountering antisemitic comments on social media), vigilance against antisemitism, and perceived prevalence of antisemitism. …”
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‘Stupid Girls’ vs. ‘Real Men’: Identity Construction and Social Media Polarization over Revenge Porn by Marta Sánchez Cócera

“…To this end, the present study analyzes a corpus of 14,000 comments (ca. 411,000 words) from four different YouTube videos tackling revenge porn cases. …”
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THE IMPACT OF ESG PRACTICES ON THE RISK PORTFOLIO OF LISTED OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN NIGERIA USING A MULTILAYERED CRITERION by Joseph Olorunfemi Akande

“…Employing both Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Two-Stage Least Squares (2SLS) regression techniques, the study addresses potential endogeneity, using industry norms as an instrumental variable (IV) in the 2SLS model. Findings indicate significant, positive relationships between ESG factors and risk-adjusted returns, emphasizing the financial viability of sustainable practices in a sector known for environmental and social risks. …”
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Some Experiments in Extreme‐Value Statistical Modeling of Magnetic Superstorm Intensities by Jeffrey J. Love

“…Lognormal, upper limit lognormal, generalized Pareto, and generalized extreme‐value model distributions are fitted to the −Dstm data using a maximum‐likelihood algorithm. All four candidate models provide good representations of the data. …”
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An immersive virtual reality exergame as a patient education approach in fibromyalgia: Pilot study by Cassandra Lucia Bardelli, Luca Chittaro, Simone Longhino, Luca Quartuccio

“…Materials and Methods This pilot study involved three female subjects with FM and four healthy female volunteers. The main outcomes included qualitative assessments of exertion, pain levels, psychological states experienced during the VR session, but also device comfort. …”
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Investigation of mechanical, morphological and thermal properties of waste glass powder and wood flour reinforced polypropylene composite by Tanhim Zaman Sheikh, Foysal Ahammed Mozumdar, Md Rezaul Karim, Qumrul Ahsan

“…After identifying the optimal particle size (45 μm) sample, the WGP content was increased from 10 wt% to 15 wt% and 20 wt%. A four-step procedure was followed to create the composites, involving a kinetic mixer, sieve analysis, vacuum oven drying, and a compression molding machine. …”
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Energy Use and Demand Prediction Using Time-Series Deep Learning Forecasting Techniques: Application for a University Campus by Bivin Pradeep, Parag Kulkarni, Farman Ullah, Abderrahmane Lakas

“…Findings from this study show that the prediction follows the actual demand curve with a minimum RMSE of 65.354 MWh and 65.936 MWh for window sizes of four and six for validation (testing), respectively. …”
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Model Optimization Analysis of Customer Churn Prediction Using Machine Learning Algorithms with Focus on Feature Reductions by Seyed Mohammad Sina Mirabdolbaghi, Babak Amiri

“…Aside from evaluating and choosing the best feature reduction methods, the proposed method is also evaluated using four famous datasets. It outperforms other ensemble and ML algorithms like AdaBoost, SVM, and decision tree on over seven evaluation metrics: accuracy, area under the curve (AUC), Kappa, Mathews correlation coefficient (MCC), Brier score, F1 score, and EMPC. …”
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Coexistence of spiders in floodplain forests as an indicator of ecological stability and landscape sustainability in the inland Danube Delta by Krumpálová Zuzana, Šustek Zbyšek

“…We divided ground-dwelling spiders into four categories by using a simple dominance and frequency index (DFflood = ∑ Dhygro · Fhygro · 0.01 / ∑ Deury · Feury · 0.01), which also characterize floodplain forest microhabitats and reflect their stability. …”
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Humanitarian Diplomacy in Action: Examining Muhammadiyah as a Model for Faith-Based Organizational Engagement by Rahmawati Husein, Bachtiar Dwi Kurniawan, Nawang Kurniawati

“…This study parses the organization’s activities into four core dimensions, as stated by Minear and Smith (2007): the orchestration of presence, the negotiation of access, the mobilization of advocacy, and the oversight of programmatic assistance. …”
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THERMAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENT and SUSTAINABILITY SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM by Raghulkumar CHANDRASEKARAN, Xuejun QIAN, Seong LEE

“…The advanced computational simulation tool, ANSYS Fluent, and AutoCAD were used to model the STHE system along with the one shell (8” diameter), five tubes (1” diameter) and four baffles. In this study, steel was selected for shell materials, copper and brass was compared to select better performance materials for tubes. …”
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The psychosocial impacts of slow onset climate change events among youth in LMICs: A rapid evidence review by Clara Marty, Samy Amghar, Andrés Barrera Patlan, Alayne Adams

“…Methods: This review examined how slow-onset events relate to psychosocial distress among youth in climate-vulnerable LMICs using the PRISMA Rapid Review methodology. Four databases were searched, namely Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE, and Cochrane. …”
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Methodology for cognition of digital society by N. N. Meshcheryakova

“…Digital transformation of sociology is essential, since 1) traditional sociological methods do not solve the problem of providing voluminous, reliable empirical data qualitatively and in a short time; 2) the transition from contact research methods to unobtrusive ones is in demand. The adaptation of four modern information technologies-cloud computing, big data, the Internet of things and artificial intelligence – for the purposes of sociology provides a qualitative transition in the methodology of knowledge of the digital society. …”
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Nursing Intervention Strategy Oriented to Continuous Care in Patients with Prostate Cancer by Nairovys Gómez Martínez, Riber Fabian Donoso Norona, Germania Elizabeth Vilema Vizuete

“…Of the 12 patients, 5 were in stage IV cancer, so it was necessary to make 24 home visits. …”
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Candiduria in Pediatric Patients: Two Case Reports and a Review of Management Strategies. by Aferdita Ademi, Ferizat Dika Haxhirexha, Agron Dogjani, Kastriot Haxhirexha

“…Both patients, aged 12 and 16, developed urinary symptoms four days after surgery. Microbiological analysis confirmed the presence of fungal infections caused by Candida albicans. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) in Mexican adults by Horacio Balam Álvarez García, Isaías Vicente Lugo-González, Fabiola González Betanzos

“…Methods: The sample consisted of 310 adults, 223 (71.9%) women and 87 (28.1%) men. The comparison of four ISI measurement models of one, two and three factors and a bifactor model was carried out, its internal consistency was analyzed, an analysis of invariance by sex and correlation analysis with the Athens and Epworth scales. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors Affecting Clinical Outcomes in Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Following Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Qiaozhu Zeng, Yuou Yao, Jing Hou, Heng Miao

“…Macula involvement (OR 5.322, <i>p</i> = 0.032) and more intravitreal injections (IVs) (OR 1.263, <i>p</i> = 0.008) were independent risk factors for recurrence. …”
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Anatomy of leaves of Siberian species of the genus Lilium in conditions of Western Siberia forest zone by Tatiana N. Belaeva, Liu Si, Alina N. Butenkova, Alexey S. Prokopyev

“…Siberia harbors four lily species. The number of Siberian lily populations has declined in recent years due to habitat disturbance caused by anthropogenic impact, including tourism, urban expansion, economic activities, and active harvesting of flowering plants for bouquets. …”
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An Experimental and Quantum Chemical Calculation Study on the Performance of Different Types of Ester Collectors by Di Wu, Jianhua Chen, Yuqiong Li

“…In this study, the collecting performance of four collectors, O-isopropyl-N-ethyl thionocarbamate ester (IPETC), 3-pentyl xanthate acrylate ester (PXA), O-isobutyl-N-allyl-thionocarbamate (IBALTC), and O-isobutyl-N-isobutoxycarbonyl-thionocarbamate (IBIBCTC), was investigated through microflotation tests, microcalorimetric measurements, and quantum chemical calculations. …”
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