Designing and Optimizing Heat Storage of a Solar-Assisted Ground Source Heat Pump System in China by Yan Gao, Zhi Sun, Xinxing Lin, Chuang Wang, Zongyu Sun, Yanhong Chen

“…The Beijing, Harbin, and Zhengzhou regions were used in numerical simulations to represent three typical cities where buildings require space heating (a cold region, a severe cold region, and a hot summer and cold winter region, respectively). …”
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Effects of <i>Bifidobacterium longum longum</i> 35624® on the Symptoms and Quality of Life in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Results of the Multicenter Observational Progr... by V. T. Ivashkin, E. A. Poluektova, Z. A. Mamieva

“…A multicenter, observational program (SAGA) was conducted to evaluate the effects of Symbiosys Alflorex on symptoms and quality of life in patients with IBS, which enrolled 3,116 patients and 246 physicians from 48 cities of Russia. Eligible patients were diagnosed with IBS according to the Rome IV Criteria and clinical guidelines of the Russian Association of Gastroenterology and the Association of Colorectal Surgeons of Russia. …”
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Risk Factors for Incident Myopia among Teenaged Students of the Experimental Class of the Air Force in China by Lin-song Qi, Lu Yao, Xue-feng Wang, Jiu-mei Shi, Yong Liu, Teng-yun Wu, Zhi-kang Zou

“…In May 2015, this 3-year prospective cohort study enrolled 522 boys (age, 14–16 years) attending grade 10 in 16 high schools in 15 cities in China. Cycloplegic refraction was examined using retinoscopy in both eyes at the baseline and follow-up (3 years). …”
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Diagnosis Osteoporosis Risk: Using Machine Learning Algorithms Among Fasa Adults Cohort Study (FACS) by Saghar Tabib, Seyed Danial Alizadeh, Aref Andishgar, Babak Pezeshki, Omid Keshavarzian, Reza Tabrizi

“…ABSTRACT Introduction In Iran, the assessment of osteoporosis through tools like dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry poses significant challenges due to their high costs and limited availability, particularly in small cities and rural areas. Our objective was to employ a variety of machine learning (ML) techniques to evaluate the accuracy and precision of each method, with the aim of identifying the most accurate pattern for diagnosing the osteoporosis risks. …”
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Multilevel and Spatially Heterogeneous Factors Influencing Poor Households’ Income in a Frontier Minority Area in Northeast China by Binyan Wang, Mark W. Rosenberg, Shijun Wang, Peifeng Yang, Junfeng Tian

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Changing of the characteristics of the labor potential in the transition to the technogenic society by O. A. Tettsoeva

“…The issues of changing the characteristics of labor potential in the transition to the technogenic society in the postindustrial community, which the processes of further urbanization and development of mega-cities are typical for, – have been examined. The technogenic society has been considered as the community, the basis of which is characterized by reducing dependence of a person on social groups, amplification of personality in creative work, changing of motivation pattern, high pace of social changes, alteration of interpersonal communication models. …”
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Social Justice Work in the University: Understanding Student and Staff Perceptions and Aspirations for Decolonising the Curriculum from a University-Wide Survey by Kyra Araneta, Kelsea Costin, Jennifer Fraser, Fatima Maatwk, Özge Süvari, Esra Tahir

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La géographie des élections en Algérie, de 2007 à 2017 by Gilles Van Hamme

“…It reflects the lack of support for the regime from urban popular classes and/or intellectual middle classes concentrated in large cities. Conversely, electoral participation and support for the government – even if it remains a minority in proportion to the voting-age population – are higher in rural and peripheral areas, although with considerable regional and local differences as illustrated by the example of Kabylie, a true stronghold of opposition to the government. …”
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Phragmites australis + Typha latifolia Community Enhanced the Enrichment of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Soil of Qin Lake Wetland by Zhiwei Ge, Ran An, Shuiyuan Fang, Pengpeng Lin, Chuan Li, Jianhui Xue, Shuiqiang Yu

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Risk-Aware Stochastic Vehicle Trajectory Prediction With Spatial-Temporal Interaction Modeling by Yuxiang Feng, Qiming Ye, Eduardo Candela, Jose Javier Escribano-Macias, Bo Hu, Yiannis Demiris, Panagiotis Angeloudis

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Assess the level of farmers' awareness regarding climate changes and its impacts on agriculture in Sétif province (north-east Algeria) by Nasri Samir, Belabbas Messaoud, Bouzid Hamza

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University proceedings. Volga region. Natural sciences by A.V. Kuzmin

“…A domestic dog (Canis familiaris) is one of the most common domestic animals, the diversity of their ecological and social status is determined by their reproduction and reproduction in cities and rural settlements. In populated areas, dogs have a significant impact on the fauna of the ecosystem. …”

Applying multispecies justice in nature-based solutions and urban sustainability planning: Tensions and prospects by Christopher M. Raymond, Pauliina Rautio, Nora Fagerholm, Valtteri A. Aaltonen, Erik Andersson, Danielle Celermajer, Mike Christie, Maria Hällfors, Maria Helena Saari, Himansu Sekhar Mishra, Alex M. Lechner, Melissa Pineda-Pinto, David Schlosberg

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Music Distraction among Young Drivers: Analysis by Gender and Experience by Carlos A. Catalina, Susana García-Herrero, Elvira Cabrerizo, Sixto Herrera, Santiago García-Pineda, Fatemeh Mohamadi, M. A. Mariscal

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Salicylic Acid Improved the Growth of <i>Dunaliella salina</i> and Increased the Proportion of <i>9-cis</i>-β-Carotene Isomers by Shuaicheng Xiang, Xiaoting Qiu, Xiaojun Yan, Roger Ruan, Pengfei Cheng

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Process optimization studies on xylanase production and bioethanol fermentation by Chia Zhi Tan, Thien Sze Chen Ivory, Yi Peng Teoh, Kok Chang Lee, Balakrishnan Kunasundari, Xian Ooi Zhong

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Preparation For Flight: The Physical Profile of Pre-Professional and Professional Circus Artists in the United States by Stephanie J Greenspan, Melanie I Stuckey

“… # Study Design Descriptive laboratory study # Methods Circus artists (n=201; ages 13-69y; 172 females ASAB, 29 males ASAB) from 10 cities across the United States underwent a baseline physical examination including shoulder, hip and trunk measures of passive (PROM) and active (AROM) range of motion, measures of flexibility (shoulder and hip), strength (manual muscle tests, grip strength), cardiovascular fitness (3 minute-step test), balance (single limb and handstand), and performance, (pull-ups, and the closed kinetic chain upper extremity stability test \[CKCUEST\]). …”
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Identifying the Roadway Infrastructure Factors Affecting Road Accidents Using Interpretable Machine Learning and Data Augmentation by Jonghak Lee, Sangyoup Kim, Tae-Young Heo, Dongwoo Lee

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Healthy body as a normative model in the perceptions of student youth by N. L. Antonova, S. B. Abramova, V. R. Lopatina

“…The sample consisted of 380 students living in large cities of the Sverdlovsk Region: Ekaterinburg, Nizhny Tagil and Kamensk-Uralsky. …”
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Effectiveness of a Dyadic Technology–Enhanced Home-Based Horticultural Therapy on Psychosocial Well-Being Among People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: Multimethods Pilot... by Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Alex Pak Lik Tsang, Han Zhi Tan, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Humphrey Kwong Wai Leung, Frances Kam Yuet Wong

“…However, constraints such as limited land space in high-density cities, unstable weather, and lack of gardening experience may hamper the delivery of HT to people with dementia and their caregivers. …”
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