Improving the adoption of a school-based nutrition program: findings from a collaborative network of randomised trials by Courtney Barnes, Rachel Sutherland, Lisa Janssen, Jannah Jones, Katie Robertson, Justine Gowland-Ella, Nicola Kerr, Aimee Mitchell, Karen Gillham, Alison L. Brown, Luke Wolfenden

“…Relative to control, we found increased odds of adoption in Trial 1 that employed a combination of the educational materials and local facilitation strategies (OR 8.78; 95%CI 2.90, 26.56; p < 0.001), but no significant differences in adoption in Trial 2 or 3 that employed solely the educational materials strategy. Pooled data suggests the combination of educational materials and local facilitation has a greater effect on adoption compared to educational materials alone (OR 4.18; 95%CI 1.60, 10.04; n = 3 studies; indirect effect). …”
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A Mixed Project-and-Stock Portfolio Optimization Model with Mean-SemiVariance-SemiEntropy Approach by Amirhosein Khayyatian, Majid Shakhsi-Niaei

“…Given the diversity of project contracts, this study concentrated solely on projects with cost-plus contracts, where the entire project or a portion can be selected for partnership. …”
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Central venous oxygen saturation changes as a reliable predictor of the change of CI in septic shock: To explore potential influencing factors by Ran An, Xi-Xi Wan, Yan Chen, Run Dong, Chun-Yao Wang, Wei Jiang, Li Weng, Bin Du

“…Conclusion: ΔScvO2 served as a reliable surrogate marker for ΔCI and could be utilized to assess fluid responsiveness, given that the change in CI was the sole contributing factor to the ΔScvO2. In stable hemoglobin conditions, the absolute value of ScvO2 could serve as a monitoring indicator for adequate oxygen delivery independent of oxygen consumption.…”
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The Nature of Gradualness for Changes in Place of Articulation Features of Vowels in Serial Optimality Theory: Evidence from Three Iranian Languages by Mehdi Fattahi

“…One is to consider separate steps for the change in each of the features [high], [back], and [round], and one is to have the feature geometry in mind and apply the sole permitted process to the Place of Articulation node, which dominates the aforementioned features.      …”
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DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AN ANTERIORLY MOUNTED MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED POWERED HIP JOINT PROSTHESIS by Kelly Brannen, Natalie Baddour, Lucas Cho, David Langlois, Patrick Dumond, Edward Lemaire

“…Layman's Abstract Currently, prosthetic solutions for people with hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy amputation rely solely on passive prosthetic hip joints. While powered knee and ankle joints prostheses can improve gait, there are no powered hip joints prostheses available on the market. …”
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Effectiveness of acupuncture on glycolipid metabolism in patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuxin Sun, Yu Liu, Jian Xiong, Xiao Li, Ying Wei, Qianhua Zheng, Xiang Li, Wenchuan Qi, Fanrong Liang

“…Only RCTs that included acupuncture as a sole or secondary effect on glucose-lipid metabolism in coronary heart disease were included.Our primary outcome indicators were Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C), Hemoglobin A1c(HbA1c). …”
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Tax Exemptions and R;D Expenditures in Iran Saeed Dorokhshi Moghaddam by Saeed Dorokhshi Moghaddam, Bahram Sahabi, Hassan Heydari, Sajad Barkhordari

“…To effectively support knowledge-based companies and to create a more R&D-intensive country, it is not enough to solely provide tax exemptions for firms. However, mechanisms must be in place to foster reaching much more qualified human resources and to a greater extent finance. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity determines the gastrointestinal microbiome signatures and ecological processes that govern bacterial community assembly in sheep by Yukun Zhang, Jiangbo Cheng, Changchun Lin, Fadi Li, Xiaoxue Zhang, Chong Li, Deyin Zhang, Xiaobin Yang, Dan Xu, Yuan Zhao, Liming Zhao, Xiaolong Li, Huibin Tian, Xiuxiu Weng, Weimin Wang

“…Despite significant advancements in microbiome research in recent years, most studies have focused solely on the rumen, lacking a comprehensive study covering the microbiome of different gastrointestinal tract (GIT) regions in sheep. …”
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Selection of Superior Sugar Beet Genotypes using the Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Traits by Mahdi Hassani, Ali Saremirad, Hamed Mansouri

“…The analysis of the hybrid versus control effect unveiled a significant disparity solely in terms of sodium and alpha-amino nitrogen content at a 1% probability level, with no notable difference observed for the other traits. …”
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Discordance between humoral and cellular immune responses to cytomegalovirus infection in CMV seropositive patients awaiting lung transplantation by Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Cristina Berastegui, Cristina Berastegui, Cristina Berastegui, Marta Erro, Marta Erro, Piedad Ussetti, Elena Crespo, Elena Crespo, Laura Donadeu, Laura Donadeu, Oriol Bestard, Oriol Bestard, Oriol Bestard, Gabriel Anguera, Amparo Solé, Ricardo Ponz Mir, Brian Molloy, Eva Revilla-López, Eva Revilla-López, Víctor Monforte, Víctor Monforte, Víctor Monforte, Susana Gómez-Ollés, Susana Gómez-Ollés, Susana Gómez-Ollés

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Investigating and Completing Khanlari’s Theory on Metrical Units by Abbas Jahed Jah

“…A set of ten metrical units (eleven after completion) suffices to name all Persian meters.Offering a Unique and Sometimes More Accurate Understanding of Meter’s Nature: Khanlari’s method has the capability to reveal alternations in meters apparently formed solely from repetitive units, and similarly, to highlight repetitions in meters seemingly established by alternation alone.Educational Benefits: When placed alongside traditional metrical units, it better highlights the conventional nature of metrical units and opens the way for a deeper understanding of the formation of meters.Emphasis on the Difference between Persian and Arabic Prosody: It is now known that the meters of Persian and Arabic poetry, despite some commonalities, are distinctly separate systems. …”
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Serum NFL and neuropsychological performance over ∼8 years in women with and without HIV: a longitudinal repeated measures studyResearch in context by Deborah R. Gustafson, Xuantao Li, Alison E. Baird, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Jinbing Zhang, Amanda Blair Spence, Pauline Maki, Anjali Sharma, Kathleen Weber, Recai Yucel

“…Funding: The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). …”
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Contribution à l’histoire de la boulangerie romaine : étude de « pains/galettes » découverts en Gaule by Andreas G. Heiss, Véronique Matterne, Nicolas Monteix, Margaux Tillier, Camille Noûs

“…In historical archaeology, the research into consumption practices is more often than not based solely on textual and epigraphic sources, which often do not reveal the phases of food preparation, or do not necessarily apply to a particular region. …”
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The Investigation of Grammatical Category and Syntactic Position of “t͡ʃəmɑn”, a Modality Marker in Kalhori Kurdish by Tahereh Jafari, Shoja Tafakkori Rezayi

“…Taleghani (2008) investigated the syntactic position of “shaayad” and “baayad” in Persian, identifying "baayad" as having both epistemic and root modality meanings, while “shaayad” functions solely as an epistemic adverb. Labbafan Khosh and Darzi (2015) studied the grammatical category and syntactic position of “baayad” and “shaayad.” …”
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Pierre et carrières dans la Saintonge antique : identification, usages et diffusion by Jacques Gaillard, Egle Conforto

“…The archaeologist cannot hope to identify the solution to these enigmas if they rely solely on limestone observation, using only the naked eye. …”
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Automatic Recognition of Authors Identity in Persian based on Systemic Functional Grammar by Fatemeh Soltanzadeh, Azadeh Mirzaei, Mohammad Bahrani, Shahram Modarres Khiabani

“…The play Henry VIII is widely recognized as a collaborative work, not solely authored by William Shakespeare. Plechac (2020) investigated the use of accent or stress to identify the contributions of other authors to the play. …”
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