The association of physical activity and carotid intima-media-thickness in adolescents—data of the prospective early vascular ageing-tyrol cohort study by Bernhard Winder, Bernhard Winder, Bernhard Winder, Sophia J. Kiechl, Sophia J. Kiechl, Benoît Bernar, Benoît Bernar, Nina Gande, Anna Staudt, Anna K. Stock, Anna K. Stock, Christoph Hochmayr, Ralf Geiger, Andrea Griesmacher, Stefan Kiechl, Stefan Kiechl, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Michael Knoflach, Michael Knoflach, the Early Vascular Ageing (EVA)-Tyrol Study Group, Carmen Reiter, Christina Schreiner Julia Klingenschmid, Julia Marxer, Martina Kothmayer, Maximilian Pircher, Manuela Bock-Bartl, Mandy Asare, Maximilian Bohl, Raimund Pechlaner

“…PA was rated by an in-person interview on the basis of average minutes of moderate- or vigorous sports per day and by the Baecke questionnaire expressed as Baecke score (BS).ResultsComplete data set was available for 1,001 adolescents with a mean age of 17.8 years (standard deviation ±0.9 years). 558 (55.7%) of participants were female. cIMT was positively associated with both measures of PA in univariate (minutes sports per day: p < 0.001; BS: p < 0.001) as well as multivariable analysis adjusting for established cardiovascular risk factors (minutes sports per day: p = 0.001; BS: p = 0.002). …”
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Timber and carbon sequestration potential of Chinese forests under different forest management scenarios by Hui-Ling Tian, Jian-Hua Zhu, Xiang-Dong Lei, Xin-Yun Chen, Li-Xiong Zeng, Zun-Ji Jian, Fu-Hua Li, Wen-Fa Xiao

“…However, under the MPS, BCS in China's forests is projected to increase and be maintained at 322 TgC per year or above by 2060, with wood production reaching 4.71 × 108 m3 per year. …”
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Caracterización de la piscicultura amazónica ecuatoriana, un panorama de su desarrollo y perspectivas by Ricardo Ernesto Burgos-Morán, Cristina Altamirano-Cantos

“…The main components of this exchange include: i) Regional supply of fish meat from aquaculture, with a range of 1,600 to 3,200 tons per year, with 95% tilapia accounting. ii) A minimum supply of 12 million fingerlings per year, with a value of at least 0.6 million USD, which are exported outside of the Amazon. iii) Purchases of artificial feed totaling 2 million USD per year, with a cost of 0.95 USD per kilogram and a feed conversion rate (FCR) of 2:1. …”
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Clinical risk score to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study by Adriano Peris, Andrea Ungar, Niccolò Marchionni, Federico Lavorini, Alessandro Bartoloni, Stefano Fumagalli, Rossella Marcucci, Giulia Cesaroni, Riccardo Pini, Carlo Nozzoli, Carlo Fumagalli, Renzo Rozzini, Matteo Vannini, Flaminia Coccia, Francesca Mazzeo, Maria Cola, Paolo Fontanari, Alessandro Morettini, Filippo Pieralli, Loredana Poggesi

“…Using Cox regression analysis, tertiles of increasing age (≥75, upper vs <62 years, lower: HR 7.92; p<0.001) and number of chronic diseases (≥4 vs 0–1: HR 2.09; p=0.007), respiratory rate (HR 1.04 per unit increase; p=0.001), PaO2/FiO2 (HR 0.995 per unit increase; p<0.001), serum creatinine (HR 1.34 per unit increase; p<0.001) and platelet count (HR 0.995 per unit increase; p=0.001) were predictors of mortality. …”
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Exploring agronomic diversity and disease tolerance in soybeans to combat Cowpea mild mottle virus by H. Kuswantoro, S. Zubaidah, E. Uge, K. Rozana, P. Purwantoro, J. Purnomo

“…Seed yield per plant had a positive correlation with the disease score, making it unsuitable as a selection criterion. …”
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Immune responses and resistance of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) fed Probiotic Bacillus sp NP5 and prebiotic honey against White Spot Syndrome Virus infection by Widanarni Widanarni, Dewi Rahmi, Muhamad Gustilatov, Sukenda Sukenda, Diah Ayu Satyari Utami

“…White shrimp with an average weight of 1.8±0.06 gram/shrimp were reared at a density of 15 shrimps per aquarium (60 cm x 30 cm x 30 cm and water height of 20 cm) for eight weeks, then challenge against WSSV at lethal dose (LD50) dose as much as 0.1 ml per shrimp. …”
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Clinical Observation of Sling Exercise Combining Plucking Bladder Meridian on Treating Low Back Muscle Fasciitis by Fei LI, LI Li, Qiangqiang XU, Jiapeng ZHANG

“…Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of sling exercise combining plucking bladder meridian on treating low back muscle fasciitis.Methods:A total of 120 patients with low back muscle fasciitis were randomly assigned to sling exercise therapy group, plucking bladder meridian group, and sling exercise therapy and plucking bladder meridian manipulation combined treatment group, with forty patients in each group, and treated once per day, 5 treatments per week, 3 weeks for a course, whole treatment contain 2 courses. …”
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Manufacturer’s Collaborative Business Strategy with Two Different Reverse Channels in a Closed-Loop Supply Chain by Sungwook Yoon, Sukjae Jeong

“…For this purpose, we discuss three investment strategies: Revenue-Sharing Investment, Direct Subsidy per Unit Returned Cartridge, and Hybrid Investment. …”
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Is the Dog a Possible Reservoir for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Suriname? by Alida Kent, Prakash Ramkalup, Dennis Mans, Henk Schallig

“…Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is an emerging disease in Suriname, with at least 200 cases per year. Little is known about the biology of CL in the country. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of AI for pediatric diabetic eye exams from a health system perspective by Mahnoor Ahmed, Tinglong Dai, Roomasa Channa, Michael D. Abramoff, Harold P. Lehmann, Risa M. Wolf

“…Compared to the ECP strategy, the base-case analysis shows that the AI strategy results in an additional cost of $242 per patient screened to a cost saving of $140 per patient screened, depending on health system size and patient volume. …”
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Adsorption—Photometric and Test Determination of Copper Using Silica Gel Sequentially Modified with Polyhexamethylene Guanidine and Bathocuproinedisulphonic Acid by V.N. Losev, S.L. Didukh, A.K. Trofimchuk, O.A. Zaporozhets

“…The detection limit is 0.01 µg per 0.1 g of adsorbent. The calibration function is linear up to 10 µg per 0.1 g of adsorbent. …”
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Solifenacin in Multiple Sclerosis Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Prospective Study by Farida van Rey, John Heesakkers

“…Solifenacin 5/10 mg for 8 weeks resulted in a significant decrease in number of micturitions and number of pads used per day compared to baseline. Also the severity of urgency prior to voiding decreased significantly, and an increase was seen in the volume per void. …”
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TLC determination of some flavanones in the buds of different genus Populus species and hybrids by Pobłocka-Olech Loretta, Migas Piotr, Krauze-Baranowska Mirosława

“…. × canadensis ‘Robusta’ (1.82 and 2.23 g per 100 g, resp.) and P. balsamifera (1.17 and 2.24 g per 100 g, resp.).…”
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COMBINATION OF ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY AND TURMERICLIQUORICE HERBS FOR CHRONIC COUGHING CASE by Intan Fahdelasari Purwanto, Ario Imandiri, Lusiana Arifanti

“…Methods: Acupuncture points were given 12 times within once per 2 days. The herbal therapy was given for 30 days in the form of tea drink twice per day, with a dose of each containing 4gr (1 tea bag). …”
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VAIKŲ KALBOS ŽODYNO TURTINIMO ŽAIDIMAIS ANKSTYVAJAME AMŽIUJE SVARBA by Vilma Kizevičienė, Algimantas Bagdonas

“…Straipsnyje nurodoma, kad ankstyvojo amžiaus vaikų kalbos žodyno turtinimas svarbus sėkmingos tolimesnės vaiko raidos kontekste, nes tai turi įtakos vaiko mąstymui, elgsenai, bendravimui; sėkmingas vaikų žodinės raiškos puoselėjimas per žaidybinę veiklą skatina kuo įvairesnę patirtį bei tarpusavio komunikavimą ir bendradarbiavimą. …”
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Linkages between industry, agriculture, growth, renewable energy and the environment and the role of institutional quality, evidence from selected South and East Asian economies by Guo Chun Lao, Guang Qiang Luo

“…Institutional quality is found to have a strong moderating effect on the link between the main model regressors (renewable energy use, industrial growth, GDP per capita, and agricultural value addition) and CO 2 emissions. …”
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Traffic Flow Characteristics and Lane Use Strategies for Connected and Automated Vehicles in Mixed Traffic Conditions by Zijia Zhong, Joyoung Lee, Liuhui Zhao

“…As the result shows, the highest flow rate is 3400 vehicles per hour per lane at 90% market penetration rate with one CAV lane. (2) The concentration of CAVs in one lane results in a narrower headway distribution (with smaller standard deviation) even with partial market penetration. (3) A dedicated CAV lane is also able to eliminate duel-bell-shape distribution that is caused by the heterogeneous traffic flow. (4) A dedicated CAV lane creates a more consistent CAV density, which facilitates communication activity and decreases the probability of packet dropping.…”
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Alpine Cold Vegetation Response to Climate Change in the Western Nyainqentanglha Range in 1972–2009 by Xu Wang, Ziyong Sun, Ai-Guo Zhou

“…The variation appears to be associated with an increase in mean temperature of 0.05°C per year and an increase in precipitation of 1.83 mm per year in the growing season of the past four decades. …”
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The Impact of Perceived Stress and Coping Adequacy on the Health of Nurses: A Pilot Investigation by Timothy R. Jordan, Jagdish Khubchandani, Michael Wiblishauser

“…In general, the nurses were not healthy: 92% had moderate-to-very high stress levels; 78% slept less than 8 hours of sleep per night; 69% did not exercise regularly; 63% consumed less than 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day; and 22% were classified as binge drinkers. …”
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NON-CONTRIBUTORY SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATION FOR ELDERLY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES’: THE CASE OF TURKEY by Mete Kaan Namal, Aynur Yumurtacı, Bülent Arpat

“…In contrast, afterwards the 2016 amendment, the individuals with disabilities have faced injustice with the “per capita income” principle, which was implemented in favor of the elderly. …”
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