Electronic media use and sleep in toddlerhood and preschool age by R. Praninskienė, R. Jusienė, I. Laurinaitytė, L. Petronytė, I. Rakickienė, V. Urbonas

“…Children’s sleep problems were assessed using the Child’s Behavior Check list (CBCL /1½-5). Results. The study results revealed that most children’s sleep duration was 9-10 hours per night. 95.3% of children, who slept 8 hours, and all children, who slept 7 hours during night, slept also during daytime. 77% of children at this age slept during the day. …”
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Exploring how course social and cultural environmental features influence student engagement in STEM active learning courses: a control–value theory approach by Yoon Ha Choi, Elli Theobald, Vicente Velasco, Sarah L. Eddy

“…Control and value in turn influence the emotions students experience in the course and their behaviors. We selected four features of the course environment suggested in the literature to be important in active learning courses: course goal structure, relevance of course content, students’ trust in their instructor, and perceived course competition. …”
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Lipid Metabolism-Related Gene Signature Predicts Prognosis and Indicates Immune Microenvironment Infiltration in Advanced Gastric Cancer by Lijian He, Qiange Ye, Yanmei Zhu, Wenqi Zhong, Guifang Xu, Lei Wang, Zhangding Wang, Xiaoping Zou

“…Abnormal lipid metabolism is known to influence the malignant behavior of gastric cancer. However, the underlying mechanism remains elusive. …”
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Energy-based approach to the assessment of traffic flow by Volodymyr Polishuk, Stanislav Popov, Inna Vyhovska, Serhii Yanishevskiy, Liudmyla Nahrebelna

“…It demonstrates a strong correlation between the predictions and actual vehicle behavior on various road types. One of the key innovations in this research is the use of machine learning to adjust model parameters in real-time dynamically. …”
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TWIN-10: protocol for a 10-year longitudinal twin study of the neuroscience of mental well-being and resilience by Robin M Turner, Haeme R P Park, Leanne M Williams, Justine M Gatt

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Energy transfer aspects of chemically reactive Casson fluid between a conical gap of cone-disk system with multiple rotations by M. Qamar, M. Khan, A.S. Alqahtani, M.Y. Malik

“…Furthermore, the mass profile shows upsurge behavior with an enhancement in activation energy factor. …”
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Innovative dispersion techniques of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) through mechanical stirring and ultrasonication: Impact on morphological, mechanical, and thermal properties of ep... by Vasi Uddin Siddiqui, S.M. Sapuan, Mohd Roshdi Hassan

“…This study focuses on the effect of GNP dispersion on the mechanical, thermal, and morphological behavior of GNP/epoxy nanocomposites. This study aims to understand how the dispersion of GNPs affects the properties of epoxy nanocomposite and to identify the best dispersion approach for improving mechanical performance. …”
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Identifying key risks to the stability of Ukrainian universities during wartime by Olha Doronina, Liudmyla Yurchyshena, Kseniia Bondarevska, Ihor Vechirko, Tetiana Kulinich

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding urinary tract infections among women in the United Arab Emirates. by Shaikha Salah Alhaj, Sajad Allami, Amjad Mohamadiyeh, Ammar Agha, Abdul Kareem Abu Ali, Joudi M Bassam Habbal, Balsam Qubais Saeed

“…Higher knowledge levels were associated with more proactive and appropriate health behaviors, such as seeking medical attention promptly and drinking more water.…”
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Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…The aim of the study is to investigate and compare the long-term trends in PA preferences among individuals in Poland and the Czech Republic, exploring the impact of global lifestyle challenges over the past 14 years, including the pandemic, on PA behaviors and choices. Methods The study design is cross-sectional and data gathering was in the period between 2007 and 2020, this research encompassed 19,235 participants aged 15 to 26. …”
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A new guide for basic psychological support for persons affected by neglected tropical diseases: A peer support tool suitable for persons with a diagnosis of leprosy and lymphatic... by Pradeepta K Nayak, Charles D Mackenzie, Ashok Agarwal, Robin van Wijk, Marente M Mol, Julian Eaton, Maya Semrau, Carmen Valle-Trabadelo, Gauri S Kaloiya, Alok Pratap, Jayashree P Kunju, Suma Krishnasastry, Astri Ferdiana, Ariana Marastuti, Rohit K Tiwari, Wim H van Brakel

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>The new guide, through regular trainings, behavior change, and action principles will likely provide much-needed services. …”
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Magnitude and Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization in Kandahar City, Afghanistan by Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Mohammad Hashim Wafa, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Hadia Sayam

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A study on climate change impacts using lumped versus distributed hydrological models in a semi-arid basin by Farahnaz Baharvand, Ali Reza Massah Bavani, Mohammad Mahdavi, Massoud Goodarzi

“…By analyzing the models, finally, the three best models, including GFDL-CM3, CNRM-CM5 and NorESM1-M models, which reproduce the climatic behavior of monthly temperature and precipitation values, were selected. …”
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The PDC30 Chatbot—Development of a Psychoeducational Resource on Dementia Caregiving Among Family Caregivers: Mixed Methods Acceptability Study by Sheung-Tak Cheng, Peter H F Ng

“…MethodsThe PDC30 Chatbot was developed using the GPT-4o large language model, with a personality agent to constrain its behavior to provide advice on dementia caregiving based on the Positive Dementia Caregiving in 30 Days Guidebook—a laypeople’s resource based on a validated training manual for dementia caregivers. …”
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Multi-view knowledge representation learning for personalized news recommendation by Chao Chang, Feiyi Tang, Peng Yang, Jingui Zhang, Jingxuan Huang, Junxian Li, Zhenjun Li

“…Unlike traditional methods, MKRL incorporates candidate news articles directly into the user interest modeling process, enabling the model to better understand and predict user preferences based on both historical behavior and potential new content. This is achieved through a sophisticated architecture that blends a multi-view news encoder and candidate-aware attention mechanisms, which together capture a more holistic and dynamic view of user interests. …”
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Mental health challenges and perceptions of stigma among youth living with HIV in Tanzania. by Laura S Mkumba, Fortunata Nasuwa, Blandina T Mmbaga, Aisa M Shayo, Coleen K Cunningham, Karen E O'Donnell, Dorothy E Dow

“…Participants reported fear of being stigmatized by others, which led to behaviors such as skipping medication or avoiding situations for worry about unintentional disclosure. …”
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Proportional-Switch Adjustment Process-Based Day-by-Day Evolution Model for Mixed Traffic Flow in an Autonomous Driving Environment by Yihao Huang, Han Zhang, Aiwu Kuang

“…The daily dynamic evolution model can capture the temporal evolution of traffic flow in road networks, with a focus on the daily path choice behavior of travelers and the evolving traffic flow in the network. …”
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Life cycle management of capital construction object with minimization of atmospheric air pollution by V. N. Azarov, O. V. Burlachenko, A. O. Burlachenko, M. D. Azarova

“…On the other hand, the need to ensure the effectiveness of managerial decisions throughout the LC CCO involves the development of a system that allows to predict the managed object behavior throughout its entire life cycle already in the initial stages. …”
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Ion homeostasis in the regulation of intracellular pH and volume of human erythrocytes by О. І. Доценко, Г. В. Тарадіна

“…Hence, anticipating the overall behavior of the system or acquiring a new understanding of how the subcomponents of the system interact might pose a considerable challenge in the absence of employing mathematical modeling methods. …”
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Usage and cost-effectiveness of anti-psychotics in psychiatry OPD among various clinical conditions: A prospective observational study in a tertiary care center by Reshabh Saini, Chandrasekaran Dhinakaran, Rohit Raina, Ramanathan Gandhibabu, Kathiresan Krishnasamy

“…Out of the 93 OPD patients, 40% of the patients have psychological based symptoms followed by 17% of patients have behavioral symptoms. 86.02% of patients received atypical antipsychotic medications in comparison with 36.55% of patients received the typical antipsychotic medications. …”
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