Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Pain Resilience Scale among Lebanese Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain by Melissa Makhoul, Samar Noureddine, Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Laila Farhood, Souha Fares, Imad Uthman, Douglas J. French, Christopher R. France

“…Total PRS-A score (M = 33.20 and SD = 9.90) showed significant correlations with pain catastrophizing (M = 27.65, SD = 13.03, and r = −0.52), pain self-efficacy (median = 9.00, IQR = 4, and rho = 0.61), pain intensity (M = 4.50, SD = 2.25, and r = −0.28), pain interference (M = 4.30, SD = 2.89, and r = −0.56), physical (M = 34.95, SD = 9.52, and r = 0.34) and mental (M = 40.08, SD = 12.49, and r = 0.58) health functioning, anxiety (median = 7.00, IQR = 7, and rho = −0.57), and depression (median = 4.00, IQR = 6, and rho = −0.58). …”
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A Scoping Review of Existing Policy Instruments to Tackle Overweight and Obesity in India: Recommendations for a Social and Behaviour Change Communication Strategy [version 2; peer... by Lopamudra Tripathy, Suparna Ghosh-Jerath, Neena Bhatia, Kathryn Backholer, Kavita Chauhan, Nishibha Thapliyal, Deepika Bahl, Shalini Bassi, Monika Arora, Seema Chandra, Preetu Mishra

“…These instruments focused on nutrition and/or physical activity, targeting specific demographic groups like pregnant women, lactating mothers, children (0-5 years and 5-9 years), or adolescents (10-19 years); excluding those focusing on specific diseases like micronutrient deficiencies, wasting, and stunting. …”
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Study on the crack propagation morphology and initiation law of coal rock under the action of underwater electric pulse by XianKai Bao, Bin Jiang, GuangQin Cui, XiaoFan Zhang, Tong Zhang, Wu Zhang

“…ABAQUS is used to verify the physical test and extend the test conditions, the geometric parameter change, morphological expansion rule and crack initiation mechanism of double-wing crack in coal rock mass under different discharge conditions and ground stress conditions are studied. …”
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Comparison of the Disposable Streamlined Liner of the Pharynx Airway and the Disposable I-gel in Anaesthetized, Paralyzed Adults: A Randomized Prospective Study by Khaled EL-Radaideh, Ala"a Alhowary, Diab Bani Hani

“…Methods. Eighty adults (ASA physical statuses I–III) who were undergoing elective procedures under general anesthesia with an SAD were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, single-blind study. …”
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Substrate curvature influences cytoskeletal rearrangement and modulates macrophage phenotype by Austin Sovar, Matthew D. Patrick, Ramkumar T. Annamalai

“…While several biochemical pathways of inflammation are well understood, the influence of physical properties such as substrate curvature on immune cell behavior remains underexplored. …”
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The Association Between Body Composition, Overall Survival, Treatment Decisions, and Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Metastatic Non‐Small‐Cell Lung Cancer by Adriana M. Coletta, Hyejung Lee, Sonam Puri, Sinead Culleton, Matthew F. Covington, Jeffrey T. Yap, Kelsey E. Maslana, Benjamin Haaland, Wallace Akerley

“…Greater skeletal muscle area was associated with higher physical function scores. Larger intermuscular adipose tissue area was associated with higher mortality risk (HR 2.03, 95% CI 1.32, 3.11), lower odds of receiving treatment (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.61, 0.93), and higher fatigue. …”
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The evolution process between the earthquake swarm beneath the Noto Peninsula, central Japan and the 2024 M 7.6 Noto Hanto earthquake sequence by Zhigang Peng, Xinglin Lei, Qing-Yu Wang, Dun Wang, Phuc Mach, Dongdong Yao, Aitaro Kato, Kazushige Obara, Michel Campillo

“…Several physical mechanisms of earthquake nucleation, such as pre-slip, cascade triggering, aseismic slip, and fluid-driven models, have been proposed. …”
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Myxedema Psychosis: Neuropsychiatric Manifestations and Rhabdomyolysis Unmasking Hypothyroidism by Sundus Sardar, Mhd-Baraa Habib, Aseel Sukik, Bashar Tanous, Sara Mohamed, Raad Tahtouh, Abdelrahman Hamad, Mouhand F. H. Mohamed

“…There were no signs of myxedema, and the physical exam was unremarkable. The initial workup showed a mild elevation in serum creatinine. …”
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Effects of Land Uses on Soil Quality Indicators: The Case of Geshy Subcatchment, Gojeb River Catchment, Ethiopia by Melku Dagnachew, Awdenegest Moges, Asfaw Kebede Kassa

“…Soil degradation, which involves physical, chemical, and biological degradation, is the key component of land degradation. …”
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Effectiveness of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Elina Jääskeläinen, Mikko Manninen, Heikki Hurri, Mikko Rantasalo, Yun Zhou, Hannu Kautiainen, Leena Ristolainen

“…We hypothesized that AlterG training would lead to faster rehabilitation, better walking quality, improved quality of life, improved physical activity, and improved overall functioning. …”
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Values associated with Nordic Walking: An international cross-sectional survey among individuals practicing walking with poles. by Wioletta Szymczak, Krzysztof Jurek, Monika Dobrogowska

“…It is not a simple activity of walking with poles, as the initial stereotypes seem to suggest, but a kind of movement with a defined framework and a set of principles, engaging the physical and personal spheres of those who practice it, having a cultural meaning, and marked by cultural rootedness.…”
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Assessing Microbial Diversity in Páramo Soils (Multistrategy Analysis): Effects of Potato Farming and Livestock Grazing in Nevados National Natural Park, Colombia by Lizeth Manuela Avellaneda-Torres, Tomás León Sicard, Edlin Guerra Castro, Esperanza Torres-Rojas

“…Changes associated with potato farming and livestock grazing on microorganisms of Páramo soil of the Nevados National Natural Park (Nevados NNP) were assessed by (1) determination of physical and chemical properties (physicochemical matrix) and enzymatic activities associated (enzymatic activity matrix) with different biogeochemical cycles (C, N, and P); (2) microbial community functional diversity via evaluation of functional groups associated with carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles using cultivation-dependent techniques (arable functional group matrix and most probable number matrix); and (3) microbial diversity using cultivation-independent techniques that employ the hypervariable V5–V6 region of the 16S rRNA gene and pyrosequencing (16S-454 genus matrix and 16S-454 OTU matrix). …”
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Analysis of the Stockholm Public Health Cohort: Exploring How Ultraviolet Radiation and Other Factors Associate with Skin Cancer by Lina U. Ivert, Henrik Dal, Ylva Rodvall, Bernt Lindelöf

“…None of the examined lifestyle factors, except physical activity, had any significant associations with UVR indicators or skin cancer. …”
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Effects of an 8-week pre-season targeted training on sprinting performance, agility and lower limb muscular asymmetries in elite soccer players by Artur Gołaś, Przemysław Pietraszewski, Robert Roczniok, Artur Terbalyan, Adam Maszczyk, Rafał Opaliński, Adam Zając

“…A comprehensive training approach including speed, agility, and resistance training based on specific movement patterns should be applied by strength and conditioning practitioners in soccer teams to achieve peak physical performance and reduce injury risk due to the partial elimination of muscular asymmetries.…”
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Conservation of wild western honey bees Apis Mellifera in the Polissia natural zone of Ukraine: history, sources of nectar and pollen by Sichenko O., Kryvyi M., Horchanok A., Kuzmenko O., Tytariova O.

“…Wild honey bees are a valuable genetic resource for biodiversity conservation, as they are an important reservoir of local adaptations that determine their survival in the wild. The results of the physical and chemical analysis of honey obtained from the apiaries of local beekeepers of the Polissia Nature Reserve: diastase – 29.73DN, pH – 4.9, F/G – 1.41, HMF – 6.33mg/kg, proline – 608.87mg/kg, and melissopalynological analysis of pollen in honey, % (Callúna vulgáris – 35, Potentilla erecta – 19, Frangula alnus – 10, Lamium purpureum – 8, Vaccinium myrtillus L – 5, Sisymbrium officinale L – 5, Quercus robur L – 4, etc.) confirmed its botanical origin and value as a source of nutrients for bees. …”
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Multi-scale hydraulic graph neural networks for flood modelling by R. Bentivoglio, E. Isufi, S. N. Jonkman, R. Taormina

“…In particular, solutions based on hydraulic-based graph neural networks (SWE-GNNs) enable transferability to domains not used for training and allow the inclusion of physical constraints. However, these models are limited due to four main aspects. …”
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Enhanced Performance of the Composite of FeMgAl-Layered Double Hydroxide and Rice Husk Biochar to Adsorb Heavy Metal Ions of Lead and Cadmium in Aqueous Solutions by M. T. Amin, A. A. Alazba, M. Shafiq, A. A. Khan

“…The same was further confirmed based on the reasonable fit of both (Sips and Redlich–Peterson) three-parameter isotherms in addition to a physical adsorption system, as suggested by the Dubinin–Radushkevich isotherm model.…”
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Nível de atividade física no lazer e deslocamento e fatores associados em alunos de Educação Física em Coimbra - Portugal by Pedro Silva, Vasco Vaz, Marcelo Silva

“…O nível de atividade física foi avaliado através das seções de lazer e deslocamento do International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) versão longa e foram considerados ativos todos os sujeitos que realizaram 150 minutos ou mais de atividade física na semana. …”
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Accelerated pseudo-transient method for elastic, viscoelastic, and coupled hydromechanical problems with applications by Y. Alkhimenkov, Y. Y. Podladchikov

“…We systematically investigate the optimal numerical parameters required to achieve rapid convergence, offering valuable insights into the method's applicability and efficiency for a range of physical models. Our findings are validated against analytical solutions, underscoring the robustness and accuracy of the APT method in both homogeneous and heterogeneous media. …”
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Distribution and environmental drivers of macrofaunal nematode communities across gradients of methane seepage at cold seeps on Hikurangi Margin (New Zealand) and potential implica... by Daniel Leduc, Ashley A. Rowden, Ashley A. Rowden, Sarah Seabrook, David A. Bowden, Andrew R. Thurber, Andrew R. Thurber, Jane Halliday, Cliff S. Law, Cliff S. Law, Olivia S. Pereira, Bethany G. Whitten, Andrew Marriner

“…Impact on seep communities from gas hydrate extraction processes may occur via reduction or potentially cessation of free-gas methane supply to the seafloor, ‘sand’ production at the seafloor due to the physical degradation of the substrate structure, or alteration of the structural integrity of the seafloor substrate. …”
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