The prevalence of online food delivery service usage and its association with anthropometric measurements in Muscat, Oman; a cross-sectional study by Ahmed Yahya Al Kharusi, Safa Khamis Ambusaidi, Marwa Abdullah Al Raisi, Haitham Mohammed Al Mahrouqi, Asma Ali Al Kendi, Muna Mohammed Almatrushi, Mohammed Juma Al Abdali, Sanjay Jaju, Maisa Hamed Al Kiyumi

“…SPSS version 24 was used for statistical analysis. Results: A total of 467 participants were surveyed, revealing a high prevalence rate of online food delivery service usage (76.9 %,359). …”
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Assessment of bias correction methods for high resolution daily precipitation projections with CMIP6 models: A Canadian case study by Xinyi Li, Zhong Li

“…The ensemble means of models are skillful for frequent precipitation values but overestimate low quantiles and underestimate high quantiles at a daily scale. Bias corrected ensemble means demonstrate superior performance for the whole distribution including the high and low extremes. …”
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Relationship between sleep disorders and depressive symptoms among young women in Japan: a web-based cross-sectional study by Yuta Suzuki, Yukio Urabe, Noriaki Maeda, Satoshi Arima, Tsubasa Tashiro, Rami Mizuta, Takeru Abekura, Sakura Oda, Satoshi Onoue

“…The group with depressive symptoms had a higher rate of current smoking status at 38.5% (unadjusted OR 3.716, 95% CI 1.624 to 8.502). …”
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A Survey on the Effect of Livestock Production System and Finishing Diet on Sensory Characteristics of Foal Meat Using Generalized Procrustes Analysis by José M. Lorenzo, Laura Purriños, Javier Carballo

“…This study concluded that sensory characteristics of foal meat from a Semi-Extensive Production System with a finishing diet of 3 kg concentrate were more preferable than the other ones.…”
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Youthful Choices: A Secondary Analysis of the NFHS-5 Data to Examine Tobacco Use in Indian Adolescent Girls and Young Women by Jobinse Jose, Aditi Chaudhary, Abhishek Ghosh, Sonu Goel

“…Background and aim: Tobacco use among adolescents and young women is a global health concern. This study investigates the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among adolescents and young women in India. …”
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An Improved Composite Fly Ash Gel to Extinguish Underground Coal Fire in Close Distance Coal Seams: A Case Study by Jun Guo, Guobin Cai, Yan Jin, Xuezhao Zheng, Yin Liu

“…Fire extinguishing with the superior performance of fly ash composite colloid material is a cost-effective colloid fire prevention technology. …”
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Isoleucine at position 137 of haemagglutinin acts as a mammalian adaptation marker of H9N2 avian influenza virus by Weiwei Ma, Chenyang Ren, Lin Shi, Bo Meng, Yali Feng, Ying Zhang

“…Two representative strains, A/chicken/China/LN07/2016 (CKLN/07) and A/chicken/China/LN17/2016 (CKLN/17), with similar genomic background but different chick embryo lethality, were chosen to evaluate the molecular basis for this difference. …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes between Normal and T-Shaped Uteri, Diagnosed by Hysterosalpingography in Women with infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fattaneh Pahlavan, Shohreh Irani, Mehri Mashayekhi, Samira Vesali, Fatemeh Niknejad, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Narges Bagheri-Lankarani

“…Background: T-shaped uterus is a subclass of dysmorphic uteri according to the European Society of Human Reproductionand Embryology (ESHRE) classification. …”
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A Genetic Algorithm Based ESC Model to Handle the Unknown Initial Conditions of State of Charge for Lithium Ion Battery Cell by Kristijan Korez, Dušan Fister, Riko Šafarič

“…The first framework applies the feedback loop mechanism that gradually with time corrects the externally given initial condition that is originally a biased arbitrary value within a certain domain. …”
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Room-temperature unconventional topological Hall effect in a van der Waals ferromagnet Fe3GaTe2 by Hanin Algaidi, Chenhui Zhang, Chen Liu, Yinchang Ma, Dongxing Zheng, Peng Li, Xixiang Zhang

“…The prominent properties of van der Waals (vdW) magnets make them a promising platform for prospective spintronic applications. …”
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Students Perceptions, Satisfactions and Challenges on Problem-Based Learning (PBL): A Survey Study Among Final Year Pharmacy Students by Engku Nuraishah Huda E. Zainudin, Fakhira Damia Khaidir, May Khin Soe, Nurul Asyiqin Yusof, Khairool Azizul Mohammad

“…This study aims to explore students’ views, satisfaction, and obstacles regarding PBL in pharmacy education especially to improve critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and problem-solving skills. Method: A cross-sectional study using a validated closed and open-ended questionnaire consisting of 22 statements was distributed among 84 final-year pharmacy students. …”
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Developing a hierarchical analytical process to determine the best irrigation system for date palm trees in the NENA region: the case of Iran by Mahkameh S. Naeini, Bijan Nazari, Abdolmajid Liaghat

“…Identifying the most effective irrigation method for agricultural fields can have a positive impact on water consumption and management in this region. …”
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Characterization of a PLLA-Collagen I Blend Nanofiber Scaffold with Respect to Growth and Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Markus D. Schofer, Ulrich Boudriot, Irini Leifeld, Romina I. Sütterlin, Markus Rudisile, Joachim H. Wendorff, Andreas Greiner, Jürgen R. J. Paletta, Susanne Fuchs-Winkelmann

“…The PLLA-COLI blend nanofibers presented themselves with a relatively smooth surface. They were more hydrophilic as compared to PLLA nanofibers alone and formed a gel-like structure with a stable nanofiber backbone when incubated in aqueous solutions. …”
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A comparative study of traditional high-fidelity (manikin-based) simulation and virtual high-fidelity simulations concerning their effectiveness and perception by Izabela Sałacińska, Patrycja Trojnar, Krisztina Éles Gebriné, Viktória Törő, Viktória Törő, Attila Sárváry, Paweł Więch

“…IntroductionMedical simulation has become an integral part of medical student education. There is a limited body of literature comparing virtual and high-fidelity simulation in terms of effectiveness and student perception.MethodsA total of 130 medical students at the University of Rzeszów participated in this cross-sectional study. …”
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IgG4 related disease in a middle-aged male having HLA-B27 positive unilateral sacroiliitis by Arun R Chogle

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A four‐stage yield optimization technique for analog integrated circuits using optimal computing budget allocation and evolutionary algorithms by Abbas Yaseri, Mohammad Hossein Maghami, Mehdi Radmehr

“…Abstract A high yield estimation is necessary for designing analogue integrated circuits. …”
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Los desafíos regionales frente a la mundialización de los territorios: la sociedad mendocina en los 90' by Elma Montaña

“…A ellos se sumaban numerosos equipos y cuadros técnicos formados y dispuestos a implementar esas propuestas. …”
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The Unignorable Near-ground PM2.5, UFP, PAHs, and BC Levels around a Traffic Prohibited Night Market by Sheng-Lun Lin, Hongjie Zhang, Ming-Yeng Lin, Shih-Wei Huang

“…Abstract In some special densely populated areas, the background atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration is very high, which makes near-ground (NG) exposure a major problem endangering human health. In our study, the night market in Chiayi City was selected as the research object and collected the 24-hour PM2.5 samples through the federal reference method (FRM), characterizing the mass concentration, water-soluble ionic components, carbon specious, metal compositions and source contributions of PM2.5. …”
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Research on Corrosion Damage and Bearing Characteristics of Bridge Pile Foundation Concrete under a Dry-Wet-Freeze-Thaw Cycle by Zhongju Feng, Jianwei Huo, Haibo Hu, Ruixin Zhao, Fuchun Wang, Guan Jiang, Xianhua Yao, Tie Li, Zhenyu Song

“…The area of the rebar at a depth of 0.25 m had the highest corrosion rate of 91%. …”
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A South African Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Clinical Presentation and Six-Year Follow-Up by Alexandra Grubnik, Yastira Ramdas, Barend Van der Bergh, Simon Nayler, Carol-Ann Benn, Bernardo L. Rapoport

“…This case presents the first case report documentation of a South African woman diagnosed with BIA-ALCL. …”
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