Substrains of Inbred Mice Differ in Their Physical Activity as a Behavior by Dario Coletti, Emanuele Berardi, Paola Aulino, Eleonora Rossi, Viviana Moresi, Zhenlin Li, Sergio Adamo

“…This important amount of physical activity results in a minor muscle adaptation to endurance exercise over a three-week period; indeed, only a nonsignificant increase in NADH transferase+ fibers occurs in this time frame.…”
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AdaMoR-DDMOEA: Adaptive Model Selection with a Reliable Individual-Based Model Management Framework for Offline Data-Driven Multi-Objective Optimization by Subhadip Pramanik, Abdalla Alameen, Hitesh Mohapatra, Debanjan Pathak, Adrijit Goswami

“…In such scenarios, due to the expensive cost and time required, we are only left with a small amount of labeled data to perform the optimization. …”
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Effects of Exercise Training Combined with Increased Physical Activity to Prevent Chronic Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial by Tatsuya Hirase, Hideki Kataoka, Shigeru Inokuchi, Jiro Nakano, Junya Sakamoto, Minoru Okita

“…Pain intensity, total number of pain sites, and physical activity were assessed before and 12 weeks after the intervention. Results. A time-by-group interaction was found for physical activity, with the intervention group showing significant improvement p<0.05. …”
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Evaluation of enzymatic hydrolysis of palm kernel meal in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Tao Ding, Hao Wang, Xiaofang Liang, Jie Yang, Yaping Zhu, Min Xue

“…The diets PKM and EPKM showed higher bulk density (BD) and hydration time (HT) compared to SBM. The three types of feed used for largemouth bass had no significant effect on their growth performance, body composition, or digestion. …”
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Promoting Wellness Among Orthopaedic Surgeons by Phara P. Ross, BS, Lauren C. Okafor, MD, Mia V. Rumps, MS, Mary K. Mulcahey, MD

“…Tragically, they also have the highest suicide rate, comprising 28.2% of surgeon suicides from 2007 to 2013. » More flexible work hours, adequate time off, and efficient workflow are methods that can be used to improve the work environment, as well as providing easy access to mental health counseling and confidential support groups. …”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: comparative assessment of diagnostic and treatment approaches in the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China by M. Ch. Semenistaya, Fan Jian-Gao, O. B. Velichenko, Ye. A. Kuznetsova, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…NAFLD is the leading disease entity among the other chronic liver diseases in the countries of various regions of the world, at the present time it is considered to be one of the main causes for cryptogenic liver cirrhosis development. …”
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Optimize the Synthesis Error in an Eight‐Bar Peaucellier–Lipkin Mechanism Using an Objective Function Maximization Approach and Application to Load Lifting by Abdel Axis Bodie Nguemiengo, Frédéric MBA MBA, Alban Fabrice Lionel Epee, Claude Valery Ngayihi Abbe, Charles Hubert Kom

“…For 10 simulations in Case 1 the average convergence time is tm = 55 s with the largest iteration at 10 (for t = 159 s); for 100 simulations in Case 2, the tm = 229 s with the largest iteration at 136 (for t = 2294 s). …”
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Correlation of Interleukin-17-Producing Effector Memory T Cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3 Regulatory T Cells with the Phosphate Levels in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients by Cheng-Lin Lang, Min-Hui Wang, Kuan-Yu Hung, Sung-Hao Hsu, Chih-Kang Chiang, Kuo-Cheng Lu

“…The peripheral blood mononuclear cells were collected, cultured, and stimulated by phytohemagglutinin-L, phorbol myristate acetate, and ionomycin at different time points for T cell differentiation. Results. …”
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The Impact of the 2020 Medicaid Expansion in a Community Clinic Serving the Marshallese Population in a Rural State by Robert Brand, Samantha Robinson, Mohammod Mahmudur Rahman, Alshaimaa Hazaa, Sheena CarlLee, Hanna Jensen

“…Methods Through retrospective review of patients who utilized the community clinic either before (05/2020 to 02/2021) or after (05/2021 to 02/2022) the Medicaid expansion, this study sought to compare patients’ insurance information, number of total patients visiting the clinic, number of total patient visits, referrals per patient, and completed referrals per patient were compared between time periods.   Results A total of 378 patients utilized the clinic during the study period. …”
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Effect of glyphosate on renal function: A study integrating epidemiological and experimental evidence by Lin Hu, Mingcong Chen, Xiaoran Xue, Mingyi Zhao, Qingnan He

“…The underlying mechanism of the association between glyphosate and renal function was explored by the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and non-targeted metabolomics analysis [embryos (0.75 hpf–96 hpf) were exposed to 90 μg/mL glyphosate]. 1170 participants were enrolled in the NHANES study. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Anti-inflammatory Effects of E-MTA, Ketac-E, and Sealapex on Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells by Ayesha Imtiaz, Kiran Nayyar, Khadija Akhtar, Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Naresh kumar, Ehsan Ul Haq

“…Expression profiling via Real Time-PCR of anti-inflammatory biometers was determined via RNA extract from 24h MTT assay due to its greater reproducibility. …”
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Psychometric analysis of the three item loneliness scale in the Czech Republic by Zdenek Meier, Lukas Novak, Jakub Helvich, Patrik Licka, Peter Tavel

“…Its brevity makes it a practical option for researchers and clinicians seeking to measure loneliness time-efficiently. Future studies should explore how adding new items could increase the measurement precision of the TILS.…”
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Comparing the effect of bananas and dates on the reactivity of the non-reactive fetus non-stress test: A randomized clinical trial by Sheida Shabanian, Shirin Moazen Dehkordi, Mahboubeh Taghipour, Afsaneh Malekpour

“…Any factors that can increase the reactivity or reduce the time to reach reactivity in the NST test are beneficial. …”
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Improving Edge Quality of Liquid Crystal Display 3D Printing Using Local Dimming Method by Xing-Rui Ding, Zi-Hao Deng, Jia-Sheng Li, Rui-Xiang Qian, Bo-Wen Duan, Zong-Tao Li

“…A comprehensive investigation into the LD method&#x0027;s process parameters&#x2014;exposure time, pixel compensation coefficient, and initial backlight calculation&#x2014;reveals significant improvements in print quality. …”
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Advanced point-of-care biomarker testing for the diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases by Wenjun Ming, Yidan Zhu, Wenjun Jiang, Jing Zhang, Jinxia Liu, Li Wu, Yuling Qin

“…Conventional CVD diagnostic techniques necessitate the use of bulky hospital instruments for electrocardiogram recording and immunoassay, resulting in time-consuming and inconvenient limitations. Point-of-care testing (POCT) presents unique benefits compared to traditional central laboratory (CLT) methods, such as accelerated turnaround times for results, enhanced portability, and ease of use, which are especially beneficial in resource-constrained healthcare environments. …”
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Herbal supplements in Jordan: a cross-sectional survey of pharmacists’ perspectives and knowledge by Abdallah Y Naser, Michael Heinrich, Banaz Jalil, Jose M Prieto

“…ANOVA test showed that total pharmacists’ knowledge scores significantly differed based on the length of time practising pharmacy (p&lt;0.05).Conclusion This study highlights some key concerns relating to recommendations, awareness and reporting of herbal medicines among Jordanian community pharmacists. …”
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The effect of focused reappraisal strategies on emotional intensity by Karol J. WILD, Andrei R. COSTEA, Sebastian „ PINTEA, Bianca MACAVEI, Oana Cătălina FODOR, Adrian N. OPRE

“…Conclusions: Our results suggest that in order to decrease unhealthy negative emotion, without at the same time reducing our ability to savour our lives by also decreasing the level of positive emotions, optimum levels of justification, humour and acceptance, used as reappraisal strategies, are needed. …”
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On Job Training and Employee Productivity in Banking Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Nakero, Sarah

“…Centenary bank should take its time to talk to the employees, and explain how their role affects the banks operations, so that they see the big picture. …”
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Concrete Production and Curing with Recycled Wastewater: A Review on the Current State of Knowledge and Practice by Tobby Michael, Agwe, Tibenderana, Philip, Twesigye-Omwe, Moses N, Abdulkadir, Sholagberu Taofeeq

“…The observations made are based on the assessment of wastewater quality parameters and their impacts on some selected concrete properties such as initial setting time and compressive strength. Due to scanty research on the impacts of varying concentrations of different ingredients in any questionable water on selected properties of reinforced concrete and its durability, thus, further research is recommended.…”
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Economic Background of Undergraduate Students and their Academic Performance at Kabale University. by Kyarikunda, Miria

“…Government need to increase on the fees bursaries to the needy students because major- ity of the parents are not able to pay school tuition on time due to irregular income and poverty. Suggestions on further study are; Similar studies should be carried out using other methods of data collection. …”
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