Goats who stare at video screens – assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics by Deutsch, Jana, Lebing, Steve, Eggert, Anja, Nawroth, Christian

“…The looking time paradigm developed in this study appears to be a promising approach to investigate a variety of other research questions linked to how domestic ungulate species perceive their physical and social environment.…”
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Exercise intensity and reliability during recreational team handball training for 50–77-year-old unexperienced women by Rita Pereira, Peter Krustrup, Carlo Castagna, Carlos Resende, Ivone Carneiro, José Magalhães, Susana Póvoas

“…This study analyzed the physiological and physical demands of recreational team handbal (RTH) and the training sessions’ (matches) intensity variability in 50–77-year-old postmenopausal women ( n = 20) without prior experience with the sport. …”
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Tracheostomies for respiratory failure are associated with a high inpatient mortality: a potential trigger to reconsider goals of care by Mackenzie Cook, Cameron Colbert, Aaron D Streblow, Scott P Sherry, Konrad Dobbertin

“…Tracheostomy may facilitate ventilator weaning and improve physical comfort. Short-term outcomes after tracheostomy are not well studied. …”
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Association between behavioral and sociodemographic factors and high subjective health among adolescents: a nationwide representative study in South Korea by Jaehyun Kong, Seohyun Hong, Seunghwan Lee, Seokjun Kim, Soeun Kim, Jiyeon Oh, Wonwoo Jang, Hanseul Cho, Sooji Lee, Jiseung Kang, Yejun Son, Lee Smith, Selin Woo, Dong Keon Yon

“…Healthier behavioral factors (ROR, breakfast consumption, 1.13 [95% CI, 1.10–1.16]; sufficient fruit intake, 1.12 [95% CI, 1.09–1.15]; sufficient physical activity, 2.02 [95% CI, 1.95–2.09]) were associated with higher subjective health, and the disparities increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Measures of Counteracting Domestic Violence Committed by Children: Problematic Aspects by A. S. Bakhaieva

“…It has been established that children most often commit domestic violence in psychological, physical and economic forms. The emphasis has been placed on the inexpediency of bringing parents or persons replacing them to administrative liability under Part 3 of the Art. 184 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses in cases, when their child, who has not reached the age of administrative liability, is the offender, and his victim is a father (mother) or a person who replaces them. …”
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Childhood violence exposure and its contributing factors in Indonesia: a secondary data analysis of the National Survey on Children and Adolescents’ Life Experience by Dwi Octa Amalia, Sabarinah Sabarinah, Kemal N Siregar, Ella Nurlaella Hadi

“…Descriptive statistics, χ2 test and logistic regression were performed for analysis.Results The research findings indicate that nearly half of the children are exposed to violence, with a prevalence rate of 46.2% (95% CI 43.6% to 48.8%), including physical (13.8%), emotional (41.6%) and sexual (6.9%) violence exposure. …”
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Profile of Children With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Referred to a Hospital in Iran by Amin Ghanbari, Mohammadreza Pazoki, Bahar Allahverdi, Pejman Rohani, Parisa Rahmani

“…Demographic and laboratory data were collected from an electronic health record system, and lifestyle information (physical activity (PA) and nutrition) was gathered using a standardized screening questionnaire. …”
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Associação entre nível de atividade física nos diferentes domínios e sintomas do envelhecimento masculino by Leandro Corrêa, Airton Rombaldi, Marcelo Silva

“…Para avaliar os sintomas do envelhecimento masculino foi utilizada a escala The Aging Male’s Symptoms Scale (AMS) e para verificar o nível de AF nos diferentes domínios foi utilizado o International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), versão longa. …”
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Association between poor drug adherence and undernutrition among adult HIV patients in southern Ethiopia: an institution based cross sectional study by Muluken Bekele Sorrie, Nigus Kabtu Belete, Tesfaye Feleke Gadore, Darik Temesgen Assefa, Manaye Yihune Teshale, Eshetu Zerihun Tariku

“…This study aims to assess the association between poor drug adherence and undernutrition among adult HIV patients in southern Ethiopia.Study design An institution based cross sectional study design was used.Setting and participants The study was conducted in 406 randomly selected adult HIV patients from Gamo zone public health facilities.Primary and secondary outcomes The data were collected by a trained data collector using a structured interviewer administered questionnaire, patient record review and physical measurements. Binary logistic regression was run to select candidate variables, and a multivariable logistic regression model was used to assess the association between undernutrition and poor drug adherence, as well as other variables. …”
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Exploring sentiment analysis in handwritten and E-text documents using advanced machine learning techniques: a novel approach by Rayees Ahamad, Kamta Nath Mishra

“…However, it has some drawbacks like accessing and storing physical documents efficiently, searching through them, and sharing them efficiently. …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Saudi Arabia: an epidemiological population-based study by Mohammed A. Alshehri, Husain Y. Alkhlady, Zuhier A. Awan, Mohammed Ridha Algethami, Hadiah B. Al Mahdi, Hussam Daghistani, Khalid Orayj

“…Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a prevalent global health issue affecting millions of patients worldwide, impacting quality of life, impeding physical and psychological well-being, causing financial stress, and increasing mortality rates. …”
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Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission Following Noncardiac Surgery: International Cohort Study by Michael H. McGillion, RN, PhD, Flavia K. Borges, MD, PhD, David Conen, MD, MPH, Daniel I. Sessler, MD, Brenda L. Coleman, RN, PhD, Maura Marcucci, MD, MSc, Carley Ouellette, RN, MSc, Marissa Bird, RN, PhD, Carly Whitmore, RN, PhD, Shaunattonie Henry, RN, PhD, Sandra Ofori, MD, MSc, Shirley M. Pettit, RN, Deborah M. Bedini, RN, MHS, Leslie P. Gauthier, MScT, Jennifer Lounsbury, RN(EC), MN, Nancy M. Carter, RN, PhD, Vikas Tandon, MD, Ameen Patel, MD, Teresa Cafaro, MD, MSc, Marko R. Simunovic, MD, John A. Harlock, MD, Diane Heels-Ansdell, MSc, Fadi Elias, MD, MS, Theodore Rapanos, MD, Shawn Forbes, MD, Elizabeth Peter, RN, PhD, Judy Watt-Watson, RN, PhD, Kelly Metcalfe, RN, PhD, Sandra L. Carroll, RN, PhD, Philip J. Devereaux, MD, PhD

“…Multivariable analyses demonstrated that 9 baseline characteristics (eg, cancer treatment in past 6 months; adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.44; 95% CI, 1.30–1.59), 5 baseline laboratory and physical measures (eg, estimated glomerular filtration rate or on dialysis; HR, 1.47; 95% CI, 1.24–1.75), 7 surgery types (eg, general surgery; HR, 1.86; 95% CI, 1.61–2.16), 5 index hospitalization events (eg, stroke; HR, 2.21; 95% CI, 1.24–3.94), and 3 other factors (eg, discharge to nursing home; HR, 1.61; 95% CI, 1.33–1.95) were associated with readmission. …”
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Engineered testbeds for investigating syringe injection performance in human factors studies by Andrew Pack, Sabrina Su, Frank A. Drews, Amrish Chourasia, Kevin Cluff, Joy Guerrieri, Jungkyu Kim

“…However, administration via syringes can pose physical ergonomic challenges as the medication viscosity increases. …”
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Hierarchizing multi-scale environmental effects on agricultural pest population dynamics: a case study on the annual onset of Bactrocera dorsalis population growth in Senegalese or... by Caumette, Cécile, Diatta, Paterne, Piry, Sylvain, Chapuis, Marie-Pierre, Faye, Emile, Sigrist, Fabio, Martin, Olivier, Papaïx, Julien, Brévault, Thierry, Berthier, Karine

“…We then developed a flexible analysis pipeline centred on a recent machine learning algorithm, which allows the combination of gradient boosting and grouped random effects models or Gaussian processes, to hierarchize the effects of multi-scale environmental variables on the onset of annual BD population growth in orchards. We found that physical factors (humidity, temperature), and to some extent landscape variables, were the main drivers of the spatio-temporal variability of the onset of population growth in orchards. …”
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The Application of a Sodium Benzoate Salt-Nucleating Agent in Recycled Polyethylene Terephthalate: Crystallization Behavior and Mechanism by Meizhen Wang, Fuhua Lin, Tianjiao Zhao, Yapeng Dong, Xinyu Hao, Dingyi Ning, Yanli Zhang, Kexin Zhang, Dan Zhou, Jun Luo, Xiangyang Li, Bo Wang

“…But the stacking of multitudinous rPET molecular chains can form a structure resembling physical cross-linking, causing a slight decrease in the mechanical properties of the rPET/TBT compared to the rPET/DT.…”
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Hamstrings and quadriceps muscle size and strength in female and male elite competitive alpine skiers by Daniel P. Fitze, Daniel P. Fitze, Martino V. Franchi, Martino V. Franchi, Clarissa Müller Brusco, Nadine Engeler, Nadine Engeler, Walter O. Frey, Walter O. Frey, Jörg Spörri, Jörg Spörri

“…Competitive alpine skiing requires a high level of physical fitness to perform sport-specific manoeuvres and to minimise the risk of injury. …”
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Workload-capacity imbalances and their impact on self-management complexity in patients with multimorbidity: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Binyu Zhao, Yujia Fu, Jingjie Wu, Erxu Xue, Chuyang Lai, Dandan Chen, Qiwei Wu, Jianing Yu, Qiaoyu Wu, Zhihong Ye, Jing Shao

“…The questionnaire assessed workload (drug intake, doctor visits and follow-up, disruption in life, and health problems), capacity (social, environmental, financial, physical, and psychological), and self-management. …”
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Diagnosis dan Penatalaksanaan Tragus Asesorius dan Stenosis Liang Telinga pada Hemifasial Mikrosomia by Al Hafiz ., Jacky Munilson, Effy huriyati, Yan Edward, Sylvia Rachman, Gunawan Yudhistira

“…The diagnosis is based on history, physical examination, and radiological finding. HFM had various clinical manifestation and considered to comprehensive management involving extensive medical reconstruction. …”
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Predicting nighttime black ice using atmospheric data for efficient winter road maintenance patrols by Jinhwan Jang

“…To evaluate the predictive models, reference data were obtained based on the physical principle that black ice forms when the road surface temperature drops below both the freezing point and the dew point temperature. …”
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One-year outcomes of traumatic injuries among survivors in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study on the employment outcomes and functioning state by Ayalew Zewdie, Adamu Addissie, Marcia Finlayson, Ansha Nega Ahmed, Rosemary Lysaght

“…One-year after the injury, the total return to work (RTW) rate was 59%; 61% of participants experienced some level of disability, 33% had at least one type of chronic illness and 56% reported challenges of physical stressors when attempting to RTW. Among the 150 who returned to work, 46% returned within 12 weeks, 78% to the same employer and most received support from multiple sources, including community-level institutions (88%) and families/friends (67%).Conclusion Traumatic injury substantially impacted the employment outcomes of survivors and contributed to increased disability in Ethiopia. …”
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