Gender, Success, and Drop-Out during a Resistance Exercise Program in Community Dwelling Old Adults by O. G. Geirsdottir, M. Chang, K. Briem, P. V. Jonsson, I. Thorsdottir, A. Ramel

“…According to multivariate analysis, gait speed and physical activity were the strongest predictors of drop-out. After the training, gains in lean mass or appendicular muscle were significantly higher in men than women; however relative gains in appendicular muscle as well as absolute improvements in strength and function were similar in men and women, respectively. …”
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Conjugation of Short-Chain Fatty Acids to Bicyclic-Amines for Analysis by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectroscopy by Daniel N. Darlington

“…Of the four amines, 4-(pyrrolidine-1-ylmethyl) benzylamine (4PyBA) showed the strongest conjugation. Conjugation of 4PyBA to SCFA (C3–C6), their isomers and their phenylated versions (and isomers) resulted in good chromatographic peaks and separation. …”
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Investigative genetic genealogy practices warranting policy attention: Results of a modified policy Delphi. by Christi J Guerrini, Louiza Kalokairinou, Jill O Robinson, Whitney Bash Brooks, Stephanie M Fullerton, Sara Huston, Jacklyn Dahlquist, Diana Madden, Norah Crossnohere, Nicola Campoamor, John F P Bridges, Amy L McGuire

“…However, convergence was strongest with respect to law enforcement participation in direct-to-consumer genetic genealogy databases against terms of service, which a large majority opposed and almost half evaluated as top priority for policy attention. …”
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Fruit Low-Alcoholic Beverages with High Contents of Iridoids and Phenolics from Apple and Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas L.) Fermented with Saccharomyces bayanus by Kinga Adamenko, Joanna Kawa-Rygielska, Alicja Kucharska, Narcyz Piórecki

“…The highest concentration of total phenolics determined with the Folin-Ciocialteu method (964.28 mg GAE/L) and the strongest antioxidative properties measured with the DPPH • , ABTS •+ , and FRAP tests (7.90, 11.04, and 12.86 mmol TE/L) were determined in the beverages with the addition of juice from red-fruit Cornelian cherry. …”
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Moderation and Mediation of Meaningful Work on Job Demands and Job Resources on Work Engagement by Aria Srihadiningrat, Hanif Mauludin

“…Among these factors, meaningful work has the strongest influence. In addition, meaningful work mediates the relationship between job demands and job resources with work engagement and moderates the relationship between job demands and work engagement. …”
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A Copy Number Variant on Chromosome 20q13.3 Implicated in Thinness and Severe Obesity by Sandra J. Hasstedt, Yuanpei Xin, Rong Mao, Tracey Lewis, Ted D. Adams, Steven C. Hunt

“…One or more of 7 genes residing in a chromosome 20q13.3 CNV region appears to influence BMI. The strongest candidate is ARFRP1, which affects glucose metabolism in mice.…”
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University Technological Entrepreneurship Projects: Factors of Success by P. S. Sorokin, P. I. Egorov

“…Second, among the support measures implemented within the current federal project «University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform», the strongest association with the success of entrepreneurial initiatives is found in participation in startup studios. …”
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Influence of Conventional and Ultrasonic-Assisted Extraction on Phenolic Contents, Betacyanin Contents, and Antioxidant Capacity of Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) by Nurul Shazini Ramli, Patimah Ismail, Asmah Rahmat

“…Results indicated that UE increased TFC, reduced the extraction yield, BC, and TPC, but exhibited the strongest scavenging activity for the peel of red dragon fruit. …”
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Drivers that motivate participation in mangrove forest management among the local people at Barangay Lasang, Davao City, Philippines by Jadloc Johanne Astrid, Legaspina Thecil, Gabrinao Wayne Pascual, Gorgonio Charlyn

“…Among the drivers tested, monetary-related benefits such as the provision of financial benefits, enhanced career-related skills, and stabilized job emerged as the strongest driver (r=0.27) in mangrove forest management participation, followed by perceived ecological values (r=0.25) and ecological knowledge (r=0.24). …”
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Thyroid disorders and the incidence of type 2 diabetes: insights from a 10-year cohort study in Germany by Theresia Sarabhai, Karel Kostev

“…The HRs for T2D were 1.34 (95% CI: 1.28–1.39) for hypothyroidism and 1.30 (95% CI: 1.21–1.39) for hyperthyroidism. The strongest associations were observed in younger age groups for both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. …”
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Distribution Law of In Situ Stress and Its Engineering Application in Gateroad Maintenance: A Case Study by Guangchao Zhang, You Li, Guangzhe Tao, Miao Chen, Ruihua Xu, Hanqing Guo, Devkota Bidit, Guanglei Zhou, Zhi Qu, Hao Zuo

“…The main conclusions included the following: (1) among the three large-scale tectonic movements experienced by the Guotun coal mine, the middle Yanshan period has the strongest impact on it. According to the geological evolution process, it is preliminarily inferred that the maximum principal stress direction of the Guotun coal mine is northwest by west to southeast by east (NWW∼SEE). (2) Compared with the surrounding mines, the average value of the maximum principal stress in the Guotun coal mine is slightly higher, and there is a significant difference in the direction of in situ stress. …”
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Study of a System Dynamics Model of Wuhan Commodity Housing Price by Jingyi Guo, Junwu Wang, Denghui Liu, Shi Qiao, Han Wu

“…From the perspective of the developer loan interest rate, real estate tax rate, purchase restriction, and other policies, we show that the developer loan interest rate regulation policy has the strongest effect on guiding the change in commercial housing prices in Wuhan. …”
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Elevated Serum C-Reactive Protein and Markers of Sleep Disordered Breathing by R. Constance Wiener, Rouxin Zhang, Anoop Shankar

“…For race/ethnicity, the association was strongest in Mexican Americans/others, modest in Non-Hispanic whites, and absent in Non-Hispanic blacks (P-interaction =0.07). …”
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Can the Implied Information of Options Predict the Liquidity of Stock Market? A Data-Driven Research Based on SSE 50ETF Options by Hairong Cui, Jinfeng Fei, Xunfa Lu

“…The results show that implied volatility spread has the strongest ability to predict the liquidity of the stock market, and it is more significant within 270 days. …”
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Designs of Charge-Balanced Edge Termination Structures for 3.3 kV SiC Power Devices Using PN Multi-Epitaxial Layers by Sangyeob Kim, Ogyun Seok

“…Our results show that the TRA-JTE exhibited the highest breakdown voltage (BV), exceeding 4.2 kV, and the strongest tolerance against variance in doping concentration for the JTE (N_JTE) compared to both the RA-JTE and T-JTE due to the charge-balanced edge termination by multiple P⁺ rings and trench structures.…”
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Pharmacogenetics of Oral Antidiabetic Drugs by Matthijs L. Becker, Ewan R. Pearson, Ivan Tkáč

“…CYP2C9 encodes sulfonylurea metabolizing cytochrome P450 isoenzyme 2C9, ABCC8 and KCNJ11 genes encode proteins constituting ATP-sensitive K+ channel which is a therapeutic target for sulfonylureas, and TCF7L2 is a gene with the strongest association with type 2 diabetes. SLC22A1, SLC47A1, and ATM gene variants were repeatedly associated with the response to metformin. …”
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An HLA-Transgenic Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes That Incorporates the Reduced but Not Abolished Thymic Insulin Expression Seen in Patients by Jeffrey Babad, Riyasat Ali, Jennifer Schloss, Teresa P. DiLorenzo

“…After the MHC, the locus conferring the strongest susceptibility to T1D is the regulatory region of the insulin gene, and alleles associated with reduced thymic insulin expression are predisposing. …”
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Diplomatic Geography of Xi Jinping: What the Statistics of the Chinese Leader’s Foreign Visits Reveal by I. Y. Zuenko, A. S. Osokin

“…The enduring partnership with Russia, spanning over two decades, corroborates the assertion that Sino-Russian relations are at their strongest in the history of bilateral ties. Data for this study were sourced from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, and materials from the Chinavitae and China Power research projects.…”
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Geospatial Analysis and Research on Social and Spatial Inequality of Compulsory Education: A Case Study of Hangzhou, China by Ge He, Qinshi Huang

“…Results show that (1) the improved Gaussian two-step floating catchment area model is more in line with the national condition of China’s “nearby schooling” policy; (2) the accessibility of compulsory schools in Hangzhou shows an obvious core-periphery typology, and the aggregation effect of primary school accessibility is more significant than that of secondary schools; (3) compared to groups with high socioeconomic status, vulnerable groups are highly disadvantaged in terms of access to educational services; (4) spatial heterogeneity exists in education capitalization, and the areas where education accessibility has the strongest impact on housing prices are in the central city with rich high-quality educational resources; (5) high-quality educational resources, high-priced communities, clusters of high socioeconomic status groups, and communities enjoying high-level education accessibility are highly consistent in all spaces, which is the spatial expression of educational inequality. …”
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Consumer intentions and willingness to pay for seaweed-fed cow's milk: The impact of attitude, knowledge, taste, and price by Sujita Pandey, Mausam Budhathoki, Marianne Thomsen

“…Results indicate that consumer attitudes and perceived taste were the strongest predictors of intentions to buy seaweed-fed cow's milk, while knowledge and price did not significantly influence purchase intentions. …”
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