The relationship between temperament with nutritional status and anthropometric measurements in adult individuals by Mehmet Arif Icer, Elif Çelik, Aybike Gizem Köse, Makbule Gezmen-Karadag

“…This study was conducted on 1317 individuals aged between 18 and 55 years. Descriptive information, dietary habits and anthropometric measurements of the participants were questioned. …”
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Antierythropoietin Antibody Production Is Not Associated with Malaria and Malaria-Related Anaemia in Humans by Otchere Addai-Mensah, Daniel Gyamfi, Francis Agyei Amponsah, Max Efui Annani-Akollor, Kwabena Owusu Danquah, Lillian Boateng, Eddie-Williams Owiredu, Edward Y. Afriyie, Richard Vikpebah Duneeh, Renate Asare, David Ofosu Ntiamoah, Richard Boateng

“…A total of 86 children aged 1-10 years (57 children with malaria serving as the case group and 29 healthy children serving as control), all residents of Duayaw Nkwanta, Ghana, were recruited for this case-control study. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 Remained Airborne for a Prolonged Time in a Lockdown Confined Space by Xinyue Li, Xiao Qi, Jianxin Ma, Yang Pan, Tian Tian, Yue Zhang, Zhen Li, Wenjing Li, Lingli Sun, Lu Zhang, Zheng Zhang, Quanyi Wang, Maosheng Yao

“…Out of 25 positive environmental air and surface swab samples (N = 237) collected, SARS-CoV-2 was found to have remained airborne (5640–7840 RNA copies m−3) for more than 4 days in a female washroom. After aging for 5 days in the air, no viable virus was detected. …”
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Establishment of an animal model for monkeypox virus infection in dormice by Gaojie Song, Lingling Cheng, Jun Liu, Yu Zhou, Cuiling Zhang, Yuping Zong

“…Abstract This study aims to establish an animal model of monkeypox virus (MPXV) infection in dormice through intranasal inoculation. Male dormice aged 4–5 months were selected as experimental subjects and administered different titers of MPXV (103.5 PFU, 104.5 PFU, and 105.5 PFU, respectively) via nasal instillation. …”
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PEBP1 amplifies mitochondrial dysfunction-induced integrated stress response by Ling Cheng, Ian Meliala, Yidi Kong, Jingyuan Chen, Christopher G Proud, Mikael Björklund

“…Mitochondrial dysfunction is involved in numerous diseases and the aging process. The integrated stress response (ISR) serves as a critical adaptation mechanism to a variety of stresses, including those originating from mitochondria. …”
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Preovulatory uterine flushing with saline as a treatment for unexplained infertility: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Lynne Moore, Jessica Lefebvre, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Marie-Ève Bergeron, Emmanuel Bujold, Sylvie Dodin

“…Our objective is to assess the efficacy of preovulatory uterine flushing with physiological saline for the treatment of unexplained infertility.Methods and analysis We will perform a randomised controlled trial based on consecutive women aged between 18 and 37 years consulting for unexplained infertility for at least 1 year. …”
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Validation of the I- and D-type epistemic curiosity scale among young Chinese children and implications on early curiosity nurture by Shuang Tang, Tianwei Xu, Lingyan Jin, Lina Ji, Qunlin Chen, Jiang Qiu

“…Abstract Curiosity, an innate and intrinsic motivation to explore, makes vital contributions to learning in individuals of various ages. Epistemic curiosity centers on the drive to close information gaps and can be classified into joyous exploration and interest (I) and deprivation sensitivity (D) types. …”
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Crude Oil Source Identification of Asphalt via ATR-FTIR Approach Combined with Multivariate Statistical Analysis by Ruibo Ren, Wenmiao Fan, Pinhui Zhao, Hao Zhou, Weikun Meng, Ping Ji

“…The types of crude oil for producing asphalt have a decisive influence on various performance measures (including aging resistance and durability) of asphalt. To discriminate and predict the crude oil source of different asphalt samples, a discrimination model was established using 12 greatly different infrared (IR) characteristic absorption peaks (CAPs) as predictive variables. …”
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Development of Optical Fiber Light-Transmitting Concrete (LTC)—A Review by Jian Bai, Weiguo Zhang, Jun Tian, Xiaowei Wu, Mingfang Zheng

“…In addition to fiber parameters, cement matrix properties and other environmental factors (light intensity, incidence angle, and aging) should also be considered to explore the suitability of LTC. …”
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The effect of yeast on the treatment and prevention of experimentally induced cerebrocortical necrosis in lambs by Mahmut Ok, Kemal Irmak, Mustafa Ortatatlı, Veysi Aslan, Kemal Çiftçi, ismail Şen, Fatih M. Birdane

“…The effect of yeast on the treatment and prevention of the cerebrocortical necrosis (CCN) induced experimentally by amprolium in lambs was investigated in this study. Nine healthy lambs (aging between 6 and 8 months, and weighing between 14 and 16 kg) were used as a material. …”
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State of Charge and State of Health Estimation in Electric Vehicles: Challenges, Approaches and Future Directions by Babatunde D. Soyoye, Indranil Bhattacharya, Mary Vinolisha Anthony Dhason, Trapa Banik

“…Furthermore, it scrutinizes the difficulties in applying different SOC techniques to battery packs, offering insights into the challenges posed by battery aging, temperature variations, and charge–discharge cycles. …”
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Postdigital Bystanding: Youth Experiences of Sexual Violence Workshops in Schools in England, Ireland, and Canada by Jessica Ringrose, Debbie Ging, Faye Mishna, Betsy Milne, Tanya Horeck, Kaitlynn Mendes

“…In this paper, we report on creative- and arts-based sexual violence and bystander intervention workshops we developed and researched in England, Ireland, and Canada, through evaluation surveys, observations, and focus group interviews with nearly 1200 young people (aged 13–18). Whist the young people generally reported benefitting from the intervention, in the context of increasing use of digital technologies amongst youth, we explore the context-specific challenges they faced in learning about and being supported through bystander strategies across a wide range of diverse school spaces. …”
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Trend of the lipid profile in a cohort with severe hypercholesterolemia in Osona county (Barcelona, Spain), between 2009 and 2021 by Jordi Prat-Quinzaños, Joan Deniel-Rosanas, Pere Roura-Poch, Maria-Àngels Casas-Capdevila, Victor Farré-Guerrero

“…Outpatients from the first period (2009–2011) who were aged between 25 and 65 years and had severe hypercholesterolemia were selected (n = 2,608). …”
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Influence of Nutrition Claims on Appetite Sensations according to Sex, Weight Status, and Restrained Eating by Geneviève Painchaud Guérard, Simone Lemieux, Éric Doucet, Sonia Pomerleau, Véronique Provencher

“…., satiating) versus “hedonic”) by two (restrained or not restrained) by two (normal-weight or overweight/obese) by two (men versus women) factorial design, 164 males and 188 females aged 18–65 were invited to taste an oatmeal-raisin snack in a blinded and ad libitum context. …”
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Identification of Two Types of Metallogenic Fluids in the Ultra-Large Huize Pb–Zn Deposit, SW China by Yan Zhang, Runsheng Han, Pingtang Wei, Lei Wang

“…These upward-moving fluids extracted metallic elements from carbonate strata of various ages, forming a metal-rich metallogenic fluid (Fluid A). …”
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Association of BMI and WC for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes among Brazilian adolescents by Cesar Pirajá Bandeira, Beatriz D. Schaan, Felipe Vogt Cureau

“…Methods: Cross-sectional study using data from the Brazilian Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA) including adolescents aged 12–17 years. The relationship between adiposity and T2DM was investigated using ordinal logistic regression models. …”
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Impact of manufacturing variables on the mechanical performance of recycled glass-enhanced composites by Nathaphon Buddhacosa, Thevega Thevakumar, Everson Kandare, Sujeeva Setunge, Dilan Robert

“…This study investigated the influence of various manufacturing conditions – including moulding pressure, post-curing, and aging – on the microstructure and mechanical properties (flexural and tensile) of epoxy matrix composites incorporating recovered glass particles at weight fractions ranging from 84 wt% to 90 wt%. …”
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Parchment Glutamine Index (PQI): A novel method to estimate glutamine deamidation levels in parchment collagen obtained from low-quality MALDI-TOF data by Nair, Bharath, Palomo, Ismael Rodríguez, Markussen, Bo, Wiuf, Carsten, Fiddyment, Sarah, Collins, Matthew James

“…Parchment was used as a writing material in the Middle Ages and was made using animal skins by liming them with Ca(OH)2. …”
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Physical fitness assessment tools for children with developmental coordination disorder and their feasibility for low-income settings: A systematic review by Monica Maria do Nascimento, Jorge Lopes Cavalcante-Neto, Meyene Duque Weber, Paula Cristina dos Santos Rodrigues, Andreia N. Pizarro, Maria Olga Fernandes Vasconcelos

“…Background/objectives: This study systematically reviewed the literature on physical fitness assessment tools for children with developmental coordination disorder compared with typically developing children aged 7 to 10 and analyzed the feasibility of these tools for use in low-income settings. …”
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Diagnostic validity of the fifth edition of the Wechsler intelligence scales for children in characteristics Neuro-psychology of students with learning disability by Marzieh Shiri Aminlou, Parviz Sharifi Avaradi, Javad Khalatbari

“…The number of 400 people with learning disabilities who were selected using a targeted and available sampling method and 400 normal people who were randomly selected from among all male and female students between the ages of 7 and 11 in Tehran in the academic year of 2018-2019. …”
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