Weight Gain Prevention for College Freshmen: Comparing Two Social Cognitive Theory-Based Interventions with and without Explicit Self-Regulation Training by Elizabeth A. Dennis, Kerry L. Potter, Paul A. Estabrooks, Brenda M. Davy

“…Primary outcomes included body weight/composition, health behaviors, and program acceptability. Analyses included independent sample t-tests, repeated measures ANOVA, and bivariate correlational analyses. …”
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Role of physical activity in cardiovascular disease prevention: impact of epigenetic modifications by Yi Sun, Zuoying Peng, Hua Liang

“…These changes can be influenced by external stimuli such as physical activity and may even be passed on to offspring, thus providing a mechanism for generating genetic effects through behavioral interventions. Therefore, understanding this relationship can help identify potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets associated with CVD. …”
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Research on Disaster-Control Method of Metro Station in Soft Fluid-Plastic Stratum by Wang Hongbo, Qingsong Zhang, Liu Rentai, Peng Jiang, Yankai Liu

“…It revealed the effect of the behavioral mechanism of material properties and grouting pressure on different mechanical indexes. …”
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Caregiver’s Opinions on the Design of the Screens of a Future Gamified Mobile Application for Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children in Saudi Arabia by Demah M. Alsalman, Zahra Bu Ali, Zainab Alnosaier, Norah Alotaibi, Turki M. Alanzi

“…It can be concluded that the practical implementation of the screens in a future mobile application can motivate children with type 1 diabetes to improve eating habits, physical exercise, and cognitive, emotional, and social behaviors to maintain a stable state of health. Also, the content of the designed screens can help to monitor blood glucose readings and comply with medication treatment. …”
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Physical Activity Patterns and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged and Elderly Northern Chinese Adults by Qian Wang, Xu Zhang, Li Fang, Qingbo Guan, Ling Gao, Qiu Li

“…The association between social behaviors and physical activities was analyzed. In addition, the impact of physical activities on type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome was also analyzed by logistic regression. …”
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Research on the influence of curtain grouting parameters on the stability of tunnel surrounding rock and lining structure under the action of local high water pressure by Lianhui Li, Zonglong Zhang, Changyong Nie, Xuebing Hu, Zongzhi Li, Liang Cheng, Wenfeng Zhang

“…The influences of grouting layer thicknesses and their permeability coefficients on the mechanical behaviors of lining structure, seepage, and stress properties of surrounding rock were investigated. …”
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Mediating or moderating? Innovative approach to the role of flexibility in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm growth under different market conditions by Marcin Suder, Rafał Kusa, Joanna Duda, Małgorzata Okręglicka

“…This is a longitudinal study that examines entrepreneurial behaviors during the pandemic crisis and afterwards. …”
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The experimental and numerical studies on the effects of the operating conditions on the performance of breastshot waterwheel by Agato Agato, Deendarlianto Deendarlianto, Indarto Indarto, Alfeus Sunarso

“…The aim of the present work was to investigate the effects of operating conditions on the flow behaviors and the generated power produced by breastshot waterwheels both experimentally and numerically. …”
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Traffic Anomaly Detection Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Improved Exploitation of the GM(1,1) Model by Qin Yu, Jibin Lyu, Lirui Jiang, Longjiang Li

“…Because worms, attacks, intrusions, and other kinds of malicious behaviors can be recognized by traffic analysis and anomaly detection, WSN traffic anomaly detection provides useful tools for timely reaction and appropriate prevention in network security. …”
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BiAF: research on dynamic goat herd detection and tracking based on machine vision by Yun Hou, Mingjuan Han, Wei Fan, Xinyu Jia, Zhuo Gong, Ding Han

“…Traditional methods, such as manual tracking and wearable monitoring, often disrupt the natural movement and feeding behaviors of grazing livestock, posing significant challenges for in-depth studies of grazing patterns. …”
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Toxicity of antimony in housefly after whole-life-cycle exposure: Changes in growth, development, redox homeostasis, mitochondrial function, and fecundity by Yuming Zhang, Jinghua Lv, Xiaoli Sun, Yiwen Zhang, Menghua Shao, Bingbing Shi, Yajie Zhang, Jihai Gu, Chenchen Zhao, Fengsong Liu

“…To elucidate the toxicity of Sb and its mechanism of action, this study aimed to investigate the adverse effects of Sb on a cosmopolitan insect, housefly (Musca domestica), under a whole life cycle (from embryonic to adult stage) exposure through the examination of a suite of parameters, including biological, physiological, behavioral, and molecular endpoints. A range of Sb concentrations, including moderate contamination (0.07 mM), heavy contamination (0.7 mM), and extreme contamination (7 and 70 mM), were conducted in the study. …”
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Alterations of Amino Acids and Monoamine Metabolism in Male Fmr1 Knockout Mice: A Putative Animal Model of the Human Fragile X Mental Retardation Syndrome by Michael Gruss, Katharina Braun

“…We describe morphological and behavioral abnormalities for both affected humans and Fmr1 knockout mice, a putative animal model for the human Fragile X syndrome. …”
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Nonenzymatic Glucose Biosensors Based on Silver Nanoparticles Deposited on TiO2 Nanotubes by Zheng Li, Yong Zhang, Jiaye Ye, Meiqing Guo, Jing Chen, Weiyi Chen

“…The structure, morphology, and mechanical behaviors of electrode were examined by scanning electron microscopy and nanoindentation. …”
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The silent pandemic of stress: impact on menstrual cycle and ovulation by Mariam Saadedine, Sarah L. Berga, Stephanie S. Faubion, Chrisandra L. Shufelt

“…The collective health burden underscores the need for clinical awareness and comprehensive treatment strategies addressing behavioral and biopsychosocial stressors that lead to chronic hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activation. …”
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Parameter space exploration within dynamic simulations of signaling networks by Cristina De Ambrosi, Annalisa Barla, Lorenzo Tortolina, Nicoletta Castagnino, Raffaele Pesenti, Alessandro Verri, Alberto Ballestrero, Franco Patrone, Silvio Parodi

“…In conclusion, even a relatively small network like our present MIM reveals the preponderance of specific biological functions over unspecific isomorphic behaviors. This is perhaps the consequence of hundreds of millions of years of biological evolution.…”
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Psychosocial Predictors of Weight Loss among American Indian and Alaska Native Participants in a Diabetes Prevention Translational Project by Edward J. Dill, Spero M. Manson, Luohua Jiang, Katherine A. Pratte, Margaret J. Gutilla, Stephanie L. Knepper, Janette Beals, Yvette Roubideaux, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Diabetes Prevention Demonstration Project

“…Measures were obtained at baseline and after completing a 16-session educational curriculum focusing on weight loss through behavioral changes. At baseline, psychological distress and negative family support were linked to greater weight, whereas cultural spirituality was correlated with lower weight. …”
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Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest by Izabella Uchmanowicz, Wiesław Bartkiewicz, Jarosław Sowizdraniuk, Joanna Rosińczuk

“…The increase in the risk of OHSCA incidence is affected by nervous system diseases (group G), especially epilepsy of various etiologies, respiratory diseases (group J), mainly COPD, and bronchial asthma or mental and behavioral disorders (group F), with particular emphasis on the drugs issue. …”
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Psychosocial Adjustment to Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Qualitative Examination and Personal Experiences of Six Transsexual Persons in Croatia by Nataša Jokić-Begić, Anita Lauri Korajlija, Tanja Jurin

“…Standardized questionnaires were used to assess mental health and quality of life alongside a series of open-ended questions divided into 4 themes: the decision-making process regarding SRS; social and medical support during the SRS process; experience of discrimination and stigmatizing behaviors; psychosocial adjustment after SRS. Despite the unfavorable circumstances in Croatian society, participants demonstrated stable mental, social, and professional functioning, as well as a relative resilience to minority stress. …”
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Increased N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor Expression in Amygdala and Perirhinal Cortex during Habituation of Taste Neophobia by Beatriz Gómez-Chacón, Fernando Gámiz, Thomas C. Foster, Milagros Gallo

“…In the present experiments we investigate both the behavioral performance and the expression profile of NSF and GluR2 genes in several brain areas, including PRh, BLA, and hippocampus. …”
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An Evaluation of Human Conversational Preferences in Social Human-Robot Interaction by Chapa Sirithunge, A. G. Buddhika P. Jayasekara, D. P. Chandima

“…To generate context-aware behaviors in robots, robots are required to have a careful evaluation of its encounters with humans. …”
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