Determination of seed yield, quality and fixed oil components of different basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) genotypes: Evaluation of fatty acid profile by PCA biplot analysis by Musa Türkmen, Esra Nermin Ertekin, Yusuf Ziya Aygün, Yılmaz Eren

“…Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) plants are generally grown for different properties and produce seed with a considerable amount at the end of the growing season. …”
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Mocaf flour, moringa flour, and mackerel flour food bars as an emergency food source for neurodivergent/autistic children during a natural disaster by Viorafanti Olivia Monica, Crosita.O Yessi, Malkan Bakhrul Ilmi Ibnu, Nasrullah Nanang

“…The results showed that the food bars generally met emergency food standards, except for moisture content. …”
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ANN-based software cost estimation with input from COCOMO: CANN model by Chaudhry Hamza Rashid, Imran Shafi, Bilal Hassan Ahmed Khattak, Mejdl Safran, Sultan Alfarhood, Imran Ashraf

“…While layer density generally correlates with better outcomes, this correlation is not universally applicable for all activation functions and outcomes vary across different combinations. …”
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Microchimie comparative des otolithes et des écailles de saumon Atlantique (<i>Salmo salar</i>) by Matthias VIGNON, Gilles BAREILLE, Christophe PEYCHERAN, Hélène TABOURET

“…Les otolithes (structures calcifiées présentent dans l'oreille interne des poissons) sont généralement utilisés à cet effet mais leur extraction est létale. …”
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Divergent thinking in groups during cold-water immersion is impaired by cold stress not the cold shock response by Max Kailler Smith, Max Kailler Smith, Rebecca Weller, Rebecca Weller, Tony Duong, Tony Duong, Rebecca McClintock, Rebecca McClintock, Matthew Peterson, Nathaniel Barr, Douglas M. Jones, Timothy L. Dunn

“…To date, research shows that executive functioning is generally impaired by intense, acute stress, which implies the ability to think through potential actions to maximize survival would also be impaired by the cold shock response.MethodsTo examine whether the severity of cold shock response impairs higher-level thinking in a group, 29 active duty service members completed a group format Divergent Association Task (DAT; 4–5 per group) prior to and during a 13-min cold-water immersion (water temperature: 1.3°C, air temperature: −2.7°C).ResultsResults showed no relationship between cold shock response magnitude, indexed by peak heart rate, and DAT performance. …”
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Existential concerns among young adults with psychotic vulnerability in mental health care: a qualitative study in the Netherlands by Marlous L. D. de Vries, Pauline Janse, Christa W. Anbeek, Arjan W. Braam

“…Discussion The results of this study provide insight into experiences with meaning-making in mental health care and existential themes. The respondents generally expressed positive feelings about addressing and the possibility to talk about existential life questions, which fits within recovery oriented mental health care.…”
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The distribution, phenology, host range and pathogen prevalence of Ixodes ricinus in France: a systematic map and narrative review by Perez, Grégoire, Bournez, Laure, Boulanger, Nathalie, Fite, Johanna, Livoreil, Barbara, McCoy, Karen D., Quillery, Elsa, René-Martellet, Magalie, Bonnet, Sarah I.

“…Results from 187 identified references show that the species is present in most departments, but scarce under Mediterranean climates and in coastal habitats. Its phenology is generally bimodal with climate-associated variations. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative characteristics of black patch trait in Oujiang color common carp by Ke Jing, Huifan Chen, Nusrat Hasan Kanika, Penghui Zhang, Roland Nathan Mandal, Chunxiao Zeng, Zhiyi Zhang, Jun Wang, Chenghui Wang

“…Gene editing on Ednrb by using the CRISPR/Cas9 system showed that the mutants displayed a significantly reduced number of black patches in comparison to the wild-type RB, accompanied by noticeably smaller melanocytes. Generally, our study uncovers the dual nature of the black patches: the presence of black patches is categorized as a qualitative trait, whereas the number of black patches is classified as a quantitative trait.…”
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SSL-MBC: Self-Supervised Learning With Multibranch Consistency for Few-Shot PolSAR Image Classification by Wenmei Li, Hao Xia, Bin Xi, Yu Wang, Jing Lu, Yuhong He

“…The resulting abstract features are then fine-tuned to ensure generalization in downstream tasks, thereby enabling few-shot classification. …”
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Excess costs of post-traumatic stress disorder related to child maltreatment in Germany by Thomas Grochtdreis, Hans-Helmut König, Falk Leichsenring, Manfred E. Beutel, Lila Feix, Harald Gündel, Andrea Hermann, Melissa Hitzler, Christine Knaevelsrud, Iris-Tatjana Kolassa, Johannes Kruse, Helen Niemeyer, Fatima Nöske, Simone Salzer, Karoline Sophie Sauer, Patrick Schuster, Christiane Steinert, Kerstin Weidner, Jörn von Wietersheim, Jürgen Hoyer, Judith Dams

“…Six-month excess health care costs from a societal perspective were calculated for 2022, using two-part models with logit specification for the first part and a generalized linear model for the second part. Results The total six-month excess costs associated with PTSD-CM were €8864 (95% CI: €6855 to €10,873) per person. …”
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Exploring the operator experience in automated shuttles: Fatigue, attention, and gaze behaviour by Christer Ahlström, My Weidel, Anna Sjörs Dahlman, Ashleigh Filtness, Anna Anund

“…Study A revealed that while overall alertness was generally adequate, gaze patterns often deviated from safe expectations. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Iran-package of essential non-communicable disease (IraPEN) program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in pilot areas by Somayeh Derakhshan, Davood Khalili, Alireza Mahdavi, Seyed-Saeed Hashemi-Nazari, Amir Kavousi, Fatemeh Hadavandsiri, Afshin Ostovar, Koorosh Etemad

“…We compared mean CVD risk and risk factor levels before and one year after the intervention and utilized Generalized Estimating Equations to analyze the trends during subsequent visits. …”
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Global Financing Facility investments for vulnerable populations: content analysis regarding maternal and newborn health and stillbirths in 11 African countries, 2015 to 2019 by Mary Kinney, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Issa Kaboré, Joël Kiendrébéogo, Peter Waiswa, Joy E. Lawn

“…The investment cases commonly included comprehensive results frameworks, and PADs generally had less technical content and fewer indicators. …”
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Coupling ICESat-2 and Sentinel-2 data for inversion of mangrove tidal flat to predict future distribution pattern of mangroves by Xiaoyong Ming, Yichao Tian, Qiang Zhang, Yali Zhang, Jin Tao, Junliang Lin

“…We use the inundation frequency derived from the long-term Sentinel-2 image sequences and elevation data extracted from the Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) to establish a specific relationship between inundation frequency and ground elevation using both classical and generalized regression models, a mangrove tidal flat topography covering 76.9 km2 was generated. …”
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Allometric models for estimating aboveground biomass and carbon stocks of the semi-arid savanna woody species, Detarium microcarpum Guill. et Perr. by Adama Taonda, Issouf Zerbo, Innocent Charles Emmanuel Traore, Fousseni Folega, Anny Estelle N'Guessan, Justin N'Dja Kassi, Adjima Thiombiano

“…The performance of the validated allometric models was compared with the generalized pantropical equation (Chave et al., 2014). …”
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The natural course of cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours in MEN1 by Eline N M van Vliembergen, Carolina R C Pieterman, Annenienke C van de Ven, Arthur J A T Braat, Gerlof D Valk, Joanne M de Laat

“…While solid PanNETs are generally considered to have an indolent course, the natural course of cystic lesions remains unclear. …”
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Modeling Tick Populations: An Ecological Test Case for Gradient Boosted Trees by Manley, William, Tran, Tam, Prusinski, Melissa, Brisson, Dustin

“…General linear models have been the foundational statistical framework used to discover the ecological processes that explain the distribution and abundance of natural populations. …”
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An action research study on the needs and perspectives of medical students and junior residents on peer physical examination guidelines to respect medical students’ autonomy and pr... by Emily Suzuki, Nobutoshi Nawa, Eriko Okada, Yu Akaishi, Ayako Kashimada, Mitsuyuki Numasawa, Kumiko Yamaguchi, Kazuki Takada, Masanaga Yamawaki

“…Conclusion Medical students and junior residents generally supported the PPE guidelines. The right to refuse the model patient role and management of incidental findings should be included in the guidelines. …”
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Preparation of Silicon-Carbon-Graphene Composites and their Application to Lithium Ion Secondary Battery by Sun Kyung Kim, Chan Mi Kim, Hankwon Chang, Hee Dong Jang

“…Morphology of as-fabricated Si-C-GR composites was generally the shape of a crumpled paper ball and the Si particles were well wrapped in carbon and graphene. …”
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Prevalence and spatial distribution of workplace violence against emergency medical staff in China: a cross-sectional study by Ruofan ZHANG, Jing FENG, Ge QU, Xinyan LI, Zihui LEI, Yuchao SUN, Aoqi SHEN, Chuanzhu LV, Xingyue SONG, Yong GAN

“…The results of local spatial autocorrelation analysis showed that the high-incidence areas of WPV in EDs in China were mainly in the northwest and northeast regions, with the most serious situation in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, while the incidence rate in the southeast coastal areas of China was generally low. ConclusionsWPV among ED medical staff in China is serious, especially in the northwest and northeast regions, with significant spatial distribution differences, which urgently needs the attention of relevant departments.…”
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