Nonacademic predictors of China medical licensing examination by Jie Sun, Yingying Xie, Ningnannan Zhang, Jingliang Cheng, Meiyun Wang, Bing Zhang, Wenzhen Zhu, Hui Zhang, Shijun Qiu, Xiaojun Xu, Yongqiang Yu, Tong Han, Zuojun Geng, Weihua Liao, Bo Gao, Wen Qin, Feng Liu, Meng Liang, Qiang Xu, Jilian Fu, Jiayuan Xu, Mengge Liu, Peng Zhang, Wei Li, Dapeng Shi, Caihong Wang, Xi-Nian Zuo, Quan Zhang, Feng Chen, Jiance Li, Zhihan Yan, Wen Shen, Yanwei Miao, Junfang Xian, Longjiang Zhang, Kai Xu, Zhaoxiang Ye, Jing Zhang, Guangbin Cui, Chunshui Yu, for the CHIMGEN Consortium

“…Methods In 1202 medical students, we conducted the deletion-substitution-addition (DSA) and structural equation model (SEM) analyses to identify nonacademic predictors of GMKT performance from 98 candidate variables including early life events, physical conditions, psychological and personality assessments, cognitive abilities, and socioeconomic conditions. …”
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Superficial acral fibromyxoma on the palm: a case report by Chunli Yang, Bin Lu, Zheng Lin

“…Four months prior to treatment, a reddish nodule appeared at the site due to continuous friction, but the patient did not pay attention to it. Upon physical examination, a pale-reddish nodule measuring approximately 0.8 × 0.8 cm was observed on the flexion side of the fourth metacarpophalangeal joint of the left hand. …”
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Ideas and perspectives: Microorganisms in the air through the lenses of atmospheric chemistry and microphysics by B. Ervens, P. Amato, P. Amato, K. Aregahegn, K. Aregahegn, M. Joly, A. Khaled, T. Labed-Veydert, F. Mathonat, L. Nuñez López, R. Péguilhan, R. Péguilhan, M. Zhang, M. Zhang

“…In the atmosphere, bacteria encounter chemical and physical conditions that affect their stress levels and survival. …”
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Combination of Artificial Neural Network and Particle Swarm Intelligence Algorithm for Diagnosing Diabetes by Cillian Thompson, Oscar Higgins

“…Diabetes is one of the challenges of today's society, which is influenced by important factors such as nutrition, obesity, physical inactivity, and genetic background. Early diagnosis of diabetes reduces the effects of this destructive disease. …”
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AI-Driven Meat Food Drying Time Prediction for Resource Optimization and Production Planning in Smart Manufacturing by Rajnish Rakholia, Andres L. Suarez-Cetrulo, Manokamna Singh, Ricardo Simon Carbajo

“…Building on this, this research paper aims to explore the utilization of machine learning methods in predicting the drying time of meat-based food products incorporating multiple factors including structure and properties of food, environmental factors, food mass, and physical parameters of food containers. Furthermore, the paper explores correlations, performs feature importance analysis, and addresses the challenges and limitations within this context.…”
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Design and Evaluation of Hybrid Drivetrain Damper Considering the Influence of Engine Misfire on Torsional Shock by Guogeng Zhang, Tao Liu, Lingran Xie, Pengcheng Huang, Weilin Zhang, Xiaoxiang Yu, Xiaowen Song

“…Finally, the performance of the designed DMF damper was evaluated through simulations and physical tests of the drivetrain. The engine at full load under normal and engine misfire conditions as well as under a steady-state load when generating power at the engine output was investigated. …”
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A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE METAVERSE by Veselina Nedeva, Snejana Dineva, Svetoslav Atanasov

“… The Metaverse is a persistent and shared digital environment that blends physical and virtual reality, allowing for advanced multisensory interactions. …”
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Exploratory study of nocebo effect in senior medical students by Charalampos Pischos, Antonios Politis, Petros Sfikakis, Charalampos Papageorgiou

“…# Background Νocebo Effect is known to induce adverse symptoms after negative expectations which can be manifested on a physical and psychological level. As 6th year medical students often face a wide range of clinical challenges and may be prone to negative expectations or beliefs affecting their pre-clinical and clinical success, we want to investigate how they are affected by the Nocebo Effect…”
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Analysis of risk factors for the development of obesity in preschool children: a logistic model analysis by Huasheng Jin, Huihui Zhou, Kai Chen

“…The aim of this study was to identify and analyze the main risk factors for the development of obesity in preschool children and explore effective interventions.MethodsWe collected clinical data from 910 preschool children who underwent a physical examination at our hospital from January 2023 to December 2023. …”
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The MyGuide Web-Based Self-Management Tool for Concussion Rehabilitation: Mixed Methods Cross-Sectional Study by Alyssa Turcott, Ruthine Kang, Christopher Yao, Colleen O'Melinn, Patricia Mahoney, Susan Barlow, Julia Schmidt

“…ResultsParticipants reported two key benefits of using the web-based self-management tool: (1) the tool’s emphasis on the interconnectedness of physical and psychological symptoms, and (2) the ability to provide reassurance that symptom being experienced were a normal part of the concussion experience. …”
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Effects of Biogas Slurry Drip Irrigation on Growth Performance of Brassica chinensis L. and Soil Nutrient Dynamics by DongXue Yin, Jiajun Qin, Dongdong Chen, Baozhong Wang, Wei Liu, Yingxian Wang, Weijuan Lan, Zhihao Wang, Jiachen Wang

“…Drip irrigation with 21 L of biogas slurry is conducive to improving soil physical and chemical properties.…”
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Heat transfer analysis of fluid flow over a nonlinear porous radially moving sheet: Benchmark solutions by Sina Sadighi, Hossein Afshar, Payam Jalili, Bahram Jalili, Davood Domiri Ganji

“…It is possible to optimize the design and performance of these systems by understanding these phenomena. The physical situation governing the problem is modeled in the form of highly non-linear PDEs, which are simplified by employing a similarity variable and reduced to a system of ODEs so that the analytical solutions can be obtained. …”
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Cardiometabolic Risk in Hyperlipidemic Men and Women by Michael Leutner, Christian Göbl, Alice Wielandner, Eleonora Howorka, Marlies Prünner, Latife Bozkurt, Jürgen Harreiter, Helmut Prosch, Oliver Schlager, Silvia Charwat-Resl, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

“…HL-men were characterized as having higher levels of liver-specific parameters and body weight as well as being more physically active compared to HL-women. Brain natriuretic peptide (pro-BNP) was higher in HL-women than HL-men, while no differences in metabolic syndrome and glycemic parameters were shown. …”
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Vibration Characteristics and Simulation Verification of the Dual-Rotor System for Aeroengines with Rub-Impact Coupling Faults by Pingping Ma, Mingxin Shan, Jingyu Zhai, Hao Zhang, Qingkai Han

“…The theoretical research can deepen the understanding of the nature and law of aeroengine rotor operation, expose the possible faults and design defects, greatly improve the development efficiency and quality, reduce repeated physical tests, reduce the development risk and cost, and accelerate the development process. …”
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Pattern of Decision-Making Evaluation in Urban Regeneration by jalal haghighi, saideh Zahra sadat zarabadi, mostafa behzadfar, mojtaba rafiyan

“…The results show that the most important and insignificant components of urban regeneration in Qom are economic, functional, physical, managerial, social and environmental components, respectively. …”
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How do improved lentil varieties affect farmers’ livelihood status in central Bangladesh? by Monira Sultana, Jannatul Ferdous Shetu, Fatema Sarker, Sharif Ahammad, Md. Hayder Khan Sujan

“…Major changes were observed in the human, natural, and physical capital of the lentil growers. ILVs adopters drew a profit margin of 662.46 USD/ha, which was 298.24 % higher compared to the non-adopters. …”
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Upper Extremity Function following Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results of the ARCUS Trial by Eva M. Zwaan, Elena S. Cheung, Alexander J. J. IJsselmuiden, Carlo A. J. Holtzer, Ton A. R. Schreuders, Marcel J. M Kofflard, J. Henk Coert

“…A composite score of physical examinations and questionnaires was used for determining UED. …”
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Influence of Reinforcement Load Level on Bearing Capacity of RC Beams Externally Reinforced with СFRP by Gennadiy A. Smolyago, Alexander E. Zhdanov, Yana L. Obernikhina

“…This article presents a methodology for assessing the effect of the stress-strain state level of reinforcement on the bearing capacity and other parameters of the sections of bent reinforced concrete elements reinforced with carbon fiber, taking into account the physical nonlinearity of concrete and using real deformation diagrams, including reinforcement and reinforcement systems. …”
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Recent application of carbon nanotubes in energy storage and conversion devices by Abdulazeez Tunbosun Lawal

“…Since CNTs are emerging as a technologically promising multi-functional nanomaterial due to their unique nanostructure and physical and chemical properties, this review also covers the challenges in realizing the full potential of CNTs for our energy storage and conversion technologies, together with future research directions needed to optimise their structure, properties and functionalisation.…”
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Assessing Client Satisfaction with Health Service Delivery under the National Health Insurance Scheme: The Case of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital by Hephzibah Okyere-Mensah, Emmanuel Appiah Brempong, Prosper Babon-Ayeng, Ernest Kissi

“…The client satisfaction variable with a high level of satisfaction was observed for physical environment (πins = 3.80; πunins = 3.69). …”
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