Facts About Energy Drinks by Erica Bub, Karla Shelnutt

“…In fact, energy drinks are so popular that, on average, Americans drank about 15 cups per person in 2007. But what’s in a typical energy drink? …”
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Computation of Channel Capacity Based on Self-Concordant Functions by Da-gang Tian, Yi-qun Huang

“…A new algorithm to compute the channel capacity per unit cost is proposed. The same view is suited to the computation of maximum entropy. …”
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UID PhD Summer School. Cultural Heritage and Inclusive Representation by Giuseppe Amoruso

“… The University of Trieste hosted, from 24 to 28 September 2018 at the Gorizia University Pole, the first PhD Summer School of the Unione Italiana per il Disegno on survey of cultural heritage and inclusive representation dedicated to advanced doctoral training in the disciplines of representation [1]. …”
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Environmental and Economic Benefits of Selecting Beef Cattle for Feed Efficiency by Nicolas DiLorenzo, G. Cliff Lamb

“…Selecting for feed efficiency based on residual food intake can significantly impact the amount of nutrients consumed and excreted per cow without compromising animal performance. …”
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Unusual case of placenta accreta - A Case Report by M Poornima, B A Anupama Marnal, H P Sapna

“…Conclusion: Here, we have one such case of 39-year multigravida presented with repeated episodes of bleeding per vagina. Keeping differential diagnosis, we investigated further, and it was managed with total abdominal hysterectomy. …”
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Performance simulation and analysis of SIP-based call setup over AODV-routed MANET by ZHANG Xiao-yan1, DU Xiao-feng2, ZHU Xiang-hua2

“…In order to use SIP in MANET,a new SIP call setup mechanism was proposed which could finish the route discovery and SIP call setup simultaneously through extending the AODV routing protocol.Simulation results and per-formance analysis show that the new proposed mechanism can maintain lower call setup delay and higher successful call setup ratio when compared to the SIP MANET running on the normal AODV.…”
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On the Effect of Labour Productivity on Growth: Endogenous Fluctuations and Complex Dynamics by F. Grassetti, C. Mammana, E. Michetti

“…It is found that labour productivity influences the existence of boom and bust periods as well as the level of capital per capita in equilibrium.…”
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45th UID Conference by Gabriella Liva

“… The 45th International Conference of Representation Disciplines Teachers, Congress of Unione Italiana per il Disegno (UID), promoted the close collaboration between the University of Padua and the Iuav University of Venice in promoting the dialogue, the sharing, and the planning linked to the science of drawing. …”
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Cost of Production for Processed Oranges Grown in Southwest Florida, 2016/17 by Ariel Singerman

“… This 5-page fact sheet written by Ariel Singerman and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department summarizes the cost of production per acre for processed oranges grown in southwest Florida during the 2016/17 season. …”
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Study on the SOVA decoding algorithm for Turbo codes based on modified path-metric by LIU Xing-cheng, ZHU Zhi

“…Theoretical computation and simulation results show that the proposed algorithm could greatly improve the BER per-formance of Turbo decoding.…”
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Características clínicas y tratamiento farmacológico de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca en una cohorte de atención primaria by Maria Giner-Sorian, Ramon Monfà, Roser Vives, Silvia Fernández-García, Antoni Vallano, Rosa Morros

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Clinical Observation of Auricular Acupressure Combined with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Nicotine Dependence by KUANG Hongjun, FU Shanshan, HUANG Qian, YANG Layuan, YUAN Yangyang, YUAN Nan, LIU Minquan, TANG Jian, FANG Chuang, ZHONG Feng

“…In addition, the auricular acupressure pads were changed every 2 days, three times per week, for four weeks. In the tDCS group, tDCS was applied at the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, 1.4 mA in intensity, 20 min each time, three times per week, for four weeks. …”
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Loose cigarette purchase and adolescent smoking in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study by Vid Adrison, Dian Kusuma, Gea Melinda, Fariza Zahra Kamilah, Syifa Rizki Amelia, Sofwatun Nida

“…Purchasing loose cigarettes in the past 30 days was significantly correlated with smoking for <20 days in the past month (adjusted OR (AOR)=1.56; 95% CI=1.17 to 2.07), consuming ≤5 sticks per day (AOR=2.15; 95% CI=1.54 to 3.00) and having lower nicotine dependence (AOR=1.55; 95% CI=1.08 to 2.22). …”
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«HO CAPITO! LA FRASE È COME UN’ORCHESTRA E IL VERBO È IL DIRETTORE D’ORCHESTRA!» GRAMMATICA VALENZIALE ALLA SCUOLA SECONDARIA DI I GRADO. by Miriam Flora Gnech

“… Il presente contributo, dopo una breve introduzione sull’importanza di cambiare modello di riferimento per la riflessione grammaticale, presenta un progetto di applicazione didattica del modello valenziale che è stato sperimentato in una scuola secondaria di primo grado tra febbraio e marzo 2023. …”
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Growth performance of neonatal Holstein heifers fed acidified waste milk containing essential oil blend and encapsulated butyrate alone or in combination by Ting Liu, Zhihao Luo, Peng Li, Shuru Cheng, Jianping Zhu, David.P. Casper

“…Treatments were: (1) Control: CON; milk fed 3×/d; (2) EO added to the milk at the rate of 1.50 g/d per head; (3) C4 added to the milk at 1.70 g/d per head; and (4) E4: EO and C4 added to the milk at the rates of 1.50 and 1.70 g/d per head, respectively. …”
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The dose–effect relationship between acupuncture and its effect on primary insomnia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoni Zhang, Xiaoni Zhang, Yue Wang, Chengyong Liu, Shan Qin, Liyu Lin, Liyu Lin, Can Dong, Wenzhong Wu, Wenzhong Wu, Zhaoming Chen

“…For the frequency of acupuncture, the results showed a significant improvement in the moderate frequency (three sessions per week) and high frequency (five to seven sessions per week) categories. …”
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Assessing the relative contribution of climate change and human activity factors to spatiotemporal distributions of sand fixation service in the Loess Plateau by Kaixuan Fan, Ying Liu, Xuyang Zhang, Xiaoyang Chen, Yong Li, Yuzhi Zhou, Wenjing Shen, Huiling Tao, Chuangang Gong, Shaogang Lei

“…The results indicated that the amount of the sand fixation per unit area on the Loess Plateau increased slowly at a rate of 0.05 t·hm−2·a−1 from 2000 to 2013 and then increased at a rate of 0.97 t·hm−2·a−1 from 2013 to 2020. …”
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The Combined Effect of Multisensory Stimulation and Therapist Support on Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Sewar Khatib, Yuval Palgi, Yoni K Ashar, Natalya Polyvyannaya, Pavel Goldstein

“…In addition, life satisfaction (per the Satisfaction with Life Scale) and anxiety (per the 7-item General Anxiety Disorder Scale) were evaluated before and after the whole intervention. …”
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Cerebral vascular shunting and oxygen metabolism in sickle cell disease by Alexander K. Song, Wesley T. Richerson, Megan A. Aumann, Spencer L. Waddle, R. Sky Jones, Samantha Davis, Lauren Milner, Chelsea Custer, L. Taylor Davis, Sumit Pruthi, Dann Martin, Lori C. Jordan, Manus J. Donahue

“…Participants with VHS of 2, indicative of the most rapid arteriovenous transit, had significantly reduced blood oxygen content (CaO2; 10.90 ± 1.69 mL O2/100 mL blood), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF; 33.52% ± 5.54%), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (CMRO2; 2.91 ± 0.69 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute) compared with their counterparts with VHS = 0 (CaO2 = 12.42 ± 1.58 mL O2/100 mL blood; OEF = 39.03% ± 3.80%; CMRO2 = 3.77 ± 0.84 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute) or VHS = 1 (CaO2 = 11.86 ± 1.73 mL O2/100 mL blood; OEF = 36.37% ± 5.11%; CMRO2 = 3.59 ± 0.78 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute). …”
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Interaction of dietary replacements of fishmeal by protein blend and feeding frequency on growth performance and protein utilization of gibel carp (Carassius gibelio var. CAS V) by Yongning Yu, Yu Wang, Junyan Jin, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Haokun Liu, Zhimin Zhang, Yunxia Yang, Shouqi Xie

“…Then they were fed either twice daily (two meals per day) or four times daily (four meals per day) with four different diets. …”
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