Promotora intervention for metabolic and mental health to reduce type 2 diabetes risk: a pilot randomized controlled trial by Maria C. Vargas, Joshua B. Katz, Azucena Lopez, Arturo Carrillo, Dyanna L. Gregory, Matthew J. O’Brien

“…Abstract The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate a novel behavioral intervention (PRIME2) that integrates evidence-based approaches for reducing diabetes risk and perceived stress. …”
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Elucidating the process mechanism in Mg-to-Al friction stir lap welding enhanced by ultrasonic vibration by Ming Zhai, Lei Shi, ChuanSong Wu

“…With such modified constitutive equation, the numerical simulation was conducted to compare the heat generation, temperature profiles and material flow behaviors in Mg/Al UVeFSLW/FSLW processes. It was found that the exerted UV decreased the temperature at two checking points on the tool/workpiece interface from 707/671 K in FSLW to 689/660 K in UVeFSLW, which suppressed the IMCs thickness at Mg-Al interface from 1.7 µm in FSLW to 1.1 µm in UVeFSLW. …”
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Exposure to major coronary heart disease events reduces lung cancer risk: a mendelian randomization study based on a European population by Dongming He, Hongting Lu, Xinhuai Ou, Tiaozhan Zheng, Zhiwen Zheng, Zhanyu Xu, Xiaohong Duan, Shikang Li

“…Relevant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with MCHDE and lung cancer were carefully selected, with particular attention given to mitigating potential confounders, such as smoking behaviors and statin use. Results The MR analysis, utilizing FinnGen's MCHDE as the exposure factor, revealed a significant reduction in the incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) [odds ratio (OR) 0.893, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.800–0.998] and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) [OR 0.684, 95% CI 0.500–0.936], highlighting the protective effect of MCHDE against these cancer subtypes. …”
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Proximity-based solutions for optimizing autism spectrum disorder treatment: integrating clinical and process data for personalized care by Annarita Vignapiano, Annarita Vignapiano, Francesco Monaco, Francesco Monaco, Stefania Landi, Luca Steardo, Carlo Mancuso, Claudio Pagano, Gianvito Petrillo, Alessandra Marenna, Martina Piacente, Stefano Leo, Carminia Marina Ingenito, Rossella Bonifacio, Benedetta Di Gruttola, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Maria Pontillo, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Alessio Fasano, Alessio Fasano, Alessio Fasano, Giulio Corrivetti, Giulio Corrivetti

“…Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) affects millions of individuals worldwide, presenting challenges in social communication, repetitive behaviors, and sensory processing. Despite its prevalence, diagnosis can be lengthy, and access to appropriate treatment varies greatly. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Traffic Violation Monitoring on the Vehicle Speeds of Urban Main Road: Taking China as an Example by Fuquan Pan, Yongzheng Yang, Lixia Zhang, Changxi Ma, Jinshun Yang, Xilong Zhang

“…In its active area, road traffic violation monitoring can effectively regulate driving behaviors and reduce speeding, but this effect is limited to the vicinity of the traffic violation monitoring. …”
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Expression of catecholaminergic genes in the midbrain and prepulse inhibition in rats with a genetic catatonia by M. A. Ryazanova, O. I. Prokudina, V. S.  Plekanchuk, T. A. Alekhina

“…Rats of the GC strain have previously demonstrated a number of biochemical and behavioral properties similar to those of patients with schizophrenia and depression. …”
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Nonlinearity-Induced Spur Analysis in Fractional-<italic>N</italic> Synthesizers With &#x0394;&#x03A3; Quantization Cancellation by Yizhe Hu, Weichen Tao, Robert Bogdan Staszewski

“…The analytical results of spurs are numerically verified through time-domain behavioral simulations and further validated by experimental results from the literature, thereby demonstrating their effectiveness.…”
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Gender differences in acute and perceived stress, bullying, and academic motivation among nursing and midwifery students by Hanan F. Alharbi, Abdulaziz F. Abaoud, Mohammed Almutairi, Naif S. Alzahrani, Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani, Atallah Alenezi, Fahad M. Alhowaymel

“…The following scales were used to collect data: the college students acute stress scale, perceived stress scale, bullying behaviors in nursing education, and short version of academic motivation scale. …”
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Predicting Individual Systems Thinking Skills Using Bayesian Network Approach by Niamat Ullah Ibne Hossain, Raed Jaradat, Morteza Nagahi, Alex Gorod

“…Emergence in complex systems is often compounded by diverse information and rapid technological acceleration. The problems and behaviors of increasingly complex systems continue confining practitioners&#x2019; systems engineering capabilities to maintain performance consistency. …”
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Alleviating effect of intranasal zinc on symptoms of allergic rhinitis by Huadong Xu, PhD, Keming Tong, BS, Naruhito Iwasaki, MD, PhD, Nobutaka Ohgami, PhD, Akira Tazaki, PhD, Takumi Kagawa, MMSc, Yanjun Gao, MMSc, Delgama A.S.M. Nishadhi, MMSc, Akihito Harusato, MD, PhD, Masafumi Sakashita, MD, PhD, Kazuhiro Ogi, MD, PhD, Shigeharu Fujieda, MD, PhD, Shogo Sumiya, MD, Shinichi Iwasaki, MD, PhD, Masashi Kato, MD, PhD

“…Conclusion: The study’s behavioral and pathologic results indicate that an increased level of intranasal Zn can alleviate symptoms of AR.…”
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Enhanced characterization of non-metallic inclusions in ultra-high-strength steels using advanced synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemometric analysis by Mourad Kharbach, Mohammed Alaoui Mansouri, Ekta Rani, Harishchandra Singh, Tuomas Alatarvas, Brice Sarpi, Lin Zhu, Yuran Niu, Alexei Zakharov, Ilkka Launonen, Marko Huttula, Mikko J. Sillanpaa, Samuli Urpelainen

“…This approach maintains the integrity of the results while uncovering NMI behaviors, including the identification of new calcium phases. …”
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Analysis of Electromagnetic Interference Effects of 5G Signals on Radio Altimeters by Zhaobin Duan, Ke Xu, Zhenyang Ma, Peng Wang

“…The power-series method is employed to analyze the intermediate frequency (IF) signal gain compression effect of 5G signal interference on RA receivers. A behavioral-level simulation model of the RA receiver’s radio frequency (RF) front-end is constructed based on the advanced design system (ADS), and a 5G signal injection simulation is performed. …”
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Health system barriers to hypertension care in Peru: Rapid assessment to inform organizational-level change. by Kendra N Williams, Janeth Tenorio-Mucha, Karina Campos-Blanco, Lindsay J Underhill, Armando Valdés-Velásquez, Antonia Fuentes Herbozo, Laura K Beres, Lisa de las Fuentes, Lucy Cordova-Ascona, Zoila Vela-Clavo, Gonzalo Mariano Cuentas-Canal, Juan Carlos Mendoza-Velasquez, Sonia Mercedes Paredes-Barriga, Raquel Hurtado La Rosa, Makeda Williams, Elvin H Geng, William Checkley, Joel Gittelsohn, Victor G Davila-Roman, Stella M Hartinger-Peña

“…Insights gained from health providers on the healthcare system in Puno provide essential contextual information to inform development of organizational-level strategies necessary to improve provider and patient behaviors to achieve better hypertension care outcomes.…”
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The role of VANGL2 in glioma oncogenesis and progression: insights into expression profiles and prognostic relevance by Mingyu Zhao, Mingyu Zhao, Mingyu Zhao, Mingyu Zhao, Shanshuang Chen, Shanshuang Chen, Shanshuang Chen, Shanshuang Chen

“…In vitro experiments were conducted to assess the impact of VANGL2 on glioma cell behaviors. Furthermore, rigorous methodologies were employed in survival analysis to control for confounding factors.ResultsWe identified substantial upregulation of VANGL2 gene in both low-grade glioma (LGG) and glioblastoma (GBM). …”
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The Power of Perception: Unpacking the Role of Negative Thinking in High School Students’ Test Anxiety by Damla Kahraman, Elif Özüm Kuş Işık, Mehmet Hakan Türkçapar, Cemile Dur Öztürk, Duygu Betül Özkanca, Nilüfer Koçtürk, Eyüp Sabır Erbiçer, Türkan Doğan, Ercan Akın

“…Subsequently, fifteen randomly selected students were administered an inventory prepared using semi-structured interview questions, test anxiety, cognitive and behavioral therapy literature, and expert opinions. …”
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Physiological Characteristics of Type 1 Diabetes Patients during High Mountain Trekking by Bartłomiej Matejko, Andrzej Gawrecki, Marta Wróbel, Jerzy Hohendorff, Teresa Benbenek-Klupa, Dorota Zozulińska-Ziółkiewicz, Maciej T. Malecki, Tomasz Klupa

“…Information was collected on their physiological and dietary behaviors, as well as medical parameters, such as carbohydrate consumption, glucose patterns, insulin dosing, and the number of hypo- and hyperglycemic episodes during this time frame. …”
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Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experie... by RUSNAC Svetlana

“…The research presented in this article aimed to identify the cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects of the attitudes of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova towards SARSCoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, related to the experiences of the pandemic. …”
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Siesta characteristics mediated the association between siesta duration and sleep quality in Chinese incoming college freshmen by Huiying Wang, Jiali Li, Yaohui Han, Shilei Zhai, Yumeng Liu, Peipu Shen, Guifang Shen, Lishun Xiao

“…Furthermore, lifestyle behaviors and physical activity were also found to impact sleep quality. …”
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Spiking Neural Networks for Energy-Efficient Acoustic Emission-Based Monitoring by Federica Zonzini, Wenliang Xiang, Luca de Marchi

“…In this work, a novel processing flow which shifts the identification process from the time to the time-frequency domain via wavelet transform (WT) is proposed, allowing to better capture transient behaviors typical of the originated AE signals. More specifically, both the continuous and the discrete WT alternatives have been explored to find the best compromise between time-frequency resolution and computational complexity in view of extreme edge deployments. …”
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Visualization of Observational Learning and Peer Influence on Plastic Waste Diversity in the Campus Environment Using ArcGIS by Nüket Sivri, Atilla Aydoğdu, Vildan Zülal Sönmez, Ceyhun Akarsu

“…Indeed, certain relationships and interactions related to the disposal of waste into the natural environment instead of proper waste collection points have spread like a virus and led to the formation of behavioral patterns. This study is based on the fundamental premise of the impact of "observational learning'," a social-cognitive approach and "peer influence" on the variety of meso/macro plastic unknowingly left on campus area and visualizing the distribution of plastic pollution in this environment. …”
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