Game theory and weight loss: Harmonic evidence from randomized controlled trials in Appalachia, KY and Jordan. by Daniel E Zoughbie, Dillon Huddleston, Eric L Ding

“…A workhorse model which has emerged for inferring players' strategies from their actions in finitely repeated games, is applied to data from randomized controlled trials conducted in Jordan and Kentucky; an attractive economic application portending substantive public health and other policy consequences. …”
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A study of two Chinese-style Clarinet Works Colors from China and Hommage to China from the Perspective of Cultural Holism by Congjie Zhao

“…This study selects two representative works - Colors from China and Hommage to China - from a series of recent Chinese-style clarinet works created by Italian composers Michele Mangani and Giuseppe Ricotta, and conducts detailed musical analysis of the two works from the perspective of Cultural Holism in order to present specific examples of innovative uses and combinations of Western and Chinese musical elements, thereby bringing about a clearer and deeper understanding of these works. …”
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Crafting the messages for environmental NGOs: how narrative medium and mode shape different engagement levels by Wenye Mao, Yuko Nishide

“…With many studies in charity appeals on how to better design the message, limited research was conducted regarding messaging strategies on social media. …”
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A Double-Edged Sword: Bandits in the Javanese Revolution: Foes or Friends? by Anung Jati Nugraha Mukti

“…A literature review is also conducted to situate the topic within a complex and nuanced analysis. …”
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Enhancing Stability of Thin-Walled Short Steel Channel Using CFRP under Eccentric Compression by Hongyuan Tang, Canjun Wang, Ruijiao Wang

“…To extend and better understand the experimental work, a companion analytical study was conducted. Comparisons between experimental observations and computed results show that the analyses provided good correlation to actual behavior. …”
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Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review by Xiao Wei Tan, Hasvinjit Kaur Gulwant Singh, Jovi Zheng Jie Koh, Rachel Si Yun Tan, Phern Chern Tor

“…Nonetheless, symptom-specific brain circuit targeting has not been tested prospectively. We conducted a narrative review of selected literature to investigate individualised targeting for TMS and discuss potential future directions to elucidate the efficacy of this approach.…”
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Evaluation of the Thermophysical, Sensory, and Microstructural Properties of Colombian Coastal Carimañola Obtained by Atmospheric and Vacuum Frying by Diofanor Acevedo C., Piedad M. Montero, Jhon Rodriguez Meza, R. Sandrith Sampayo, Raul Jose Martelo

“…Thermophysical properties, related to heat transfer in the samples, showed a correlation between thermal conductivity and moisture content. The micrographs visualized the changes in the porous structure of the coastal Carimañola. …”
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Factor Structure of the Scale of Sensed Parental Competencies: Version for parents (ECPP-p) by Yannet Valencia-Chacón

“…Method: The structural analysis was conducted with confirmatory factor analysis using the estimator WLSMV according to the ordinal nature of the items on the scale. …”
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Congenital diseases of communication according to the DSM-V: updates child neuropsychology by Kevin Egúsquiza Vásquez

“…In this article, updates related to communication disorders, strictly congenital character, are described, according to the latest reviews published by the American Psychiatric Association in its fifth edition, which considered the main contributions of neuroscience, based on the research conducted around the theme of neurodevelopmental disorders, which during the past two decades, have attracted widespread scenario of possibilities for greater understanding of the various changes in the area of psychological development, redefining and clarifying more precisely those relevant characteristics of the various related clinical conditions. …”
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MACRONUTRIENT CONTENT OF DRY LEAVES COMPOST BY VERMICOMPOSTING METHOD by Kasam Kasam, Fajri Mulya Iresha, Alhamdy Adytama, Abdul Mutolib, Rofiqul Umam, Felga Zulfia Rasdiana, Ali Rahmat

“…The purpose of this research is to evaluate the macronutrient content of dry leaves compost after the vermicomposting process. The research was conducted in the Faculty of Civil engineering and Planning, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta. …”
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The Use of Comics to Promote a Community-based Peer-support Intervention among Young Refugees in a Camp in Greece by Chrysovalantis Papathanasiou, Aikaterini Kougioumtzi, Kanella Georgiou, Filippos Barbaresos

“…In order to culturally adapt the comic’s content, three mini focus groups were conducted; one for each of the languages spoken by the communities for which the comic was intended. …”
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Intergenerational Transfers in Infant Mortality in Southern Sweden, 1740-1968 by Luciana Quaranta

“…Studies conducted in historical populations and developing countries have evidenced the existence of clustering in infant deaths, which could be related to genetic inheritance, early life exposures, and/or to social and cultural factors such as education, socioeconomic status or parental care. …”
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Educational Video Quality on TikTok for Vocabulary Teaching by Bella Syifa Zulfia, Yokke Andini

“… This research aimed to find out the quality of the educational videos and the quality of vocabulary teaching contents taught on the TikTok account. This research conducted online, on the TikTok account @jagobahasa.com. …”
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Living the liquid life: Gender, precarity, and journalism in the post-#metoo era by Melin Margareta, Wiik Jenny

“…In this article, we explore gendered journalistic precarity and systemic inequalities, challenging the assumption of professional homogeneity in the field of journalism. We conducted 23 interviews with Swedish journalists on temporary contracts, applying a feminist analysis to understand how power dynamics affect their experiences. …”
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Preschool Children’s Science Motivation and Process Skills during Inquiry-Based STEM Activities by Hasan Dilek, Adem Tasdemir, Ahmet Sami Konca, Serdal Baltaci

“…Fourteen 5/6-years-old children included in the study and classroom observations, pre and post interviews were conducted to collect rich data. The findings revealed that children frequently engaged in STEM activities by employing at least one of the science process skills and they used engineering thinking apart from the science process skills. …”
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Optimal Feedback Control of Cancer Chemotherapy Using Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman Equation by Yong Dam Jeong, Kwang Su Kim, Yunil Roh, Sooyoun Choi, Shingo Iwami, Il Hyo Jung

“…For this, we first propose a mathematical model of tumor-immune interactions and conduct stability analysis of two equilibria. Next, the feedback control is found by solving the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) equation. …”
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Concepts of culture of digital society in contemporary sociology by I. P. Saltanovich

“…In conclusion, the author accentuates the necessity to conduct empirical research on specific and general cases related to the studied concept.…”
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Cluster management standards in Poland in the context of sustainable development by P. Kuraś

“…Subsequently, the author has conducted an analysis of cluster activities in Poland. …”
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Life saving science: English four-year olds’ understanding of injuries and the appropriate first aid treatment by Sue Dale Tunnicliffe

“… This small study conducted by an experienced First aid instructor and science educator sought to establish a baseline pilot study of what actions were observed and identified as injuries and subsequent first aid. …”
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Detection Algorithm of Tennis Serve Mistakes Based on Feature Point Trajectory by Hongxin Tang

“…The results of simulations demonstrate that the aforementioned algorithm improves real-time performance and accuracy, and that it can accurately track players’ visual edge information feature points while they are serving, conduct real-time evaluation and guidance via an expert system, effectively correct the tennis serving image path, and enhance your capacity for service.…”
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