Social and Health Factors Associated with Physical Activity among Kuwaiti College Students by Abdulwahab Naser Al-Isa, Jennifer Campbell, Ediriweera Desapriya, Namal Wijesinghe

“…The social and health factors that were found to be significantly associated with physical activity among the students were gender (P<.001), marital status (P<.05), BMI category (obese or nonobese) (P<.05), last dental and health checkup (P<.01), desiring a higher degree (P<.001), and countries preferred for visiting (P<.01). Males significantly exceeded females in the practice of physical activity. …”
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Herbal medicine and snakebite research in Southeast Asia: A bibliometric analysis (1974-2024) by Jaluludin Aflah Ilham, Stefani Widodo, Putri Damayanti Irma, Halim Shariff, Abidah Safithri, Muhammad Almanfaluthi

“…Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore are highlighted as the most productive countries, contributing significantly to the research output and citation impact.…”
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Leveraging synthetic data to improve regional sea level predictions by Guanchao Tong, Jiayou Chao, Wenxuan Ma, Ziqi Zhong, Gaurav Gupta, Wei Zhu

“…Traditional prediction models frequently concentrate on developed regions with extensive tide gauge networks, leaving a significant gap in data and forecasts for developing countries where the tide gauges are sparse. This study presents a novel deep learning approach that combines TimesGAN with ConvLSTM to enhance regional sea level predictions using the more widely available satellite altimetry data. …”
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Performance Improvement Based Authentication Protocol for Intervessel Traffic Service Data Exchange Format Protocol Based on U-Navigation System in WoT Environment by Byunggil Lee, Namje Park

“…And the vessel traffic information requires high security since it is highly protected by the countries. Therefore, this paper suggests the authentication protocol to increase the security of the VTS systems using the main certification server and IVEF.…”
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Tracking Network Salience: A Transnational Study of Inter-Media Agenda-Setting in the Iranian-American Crisis 2020 by Shimaa H.A. Mohammed, Guido Keel, May O.S. Ahmed, Adel R.A. Mustafa

“…Our study aimed to explore the potential for a given medium to shape the agenda of other countries’ media, and to identify if language or political orientation may influence intermedia network agenda setting at both the issue and attribute levels. …”
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Social Processes That Can Facilitate and Sustain Individual Self-Management for People with Chronic Conditions by Elizabeth Kendall, Michele M. Foster, Carolyn Ehrlich, Wendy Chaboyer

“…Recent shifts in health policy direction in several countries have, on the whole, translated into self-management initiatives in the hope that this approach will address the growing impact of chronic disease. …”
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Multi-objective assessment of hydrological model performances using Nash–Sutcliffe and Kling–Gupta efficiencies on a worldwide large sample of watersheds by Mathevet, Thibault, Le Moine, Nicolas, Andréassian, Vazken, Gupta, Hoshin, Oudin, Ludovic

“…The approach is illustrated using results obtained by testing two rainfall-runoff models on a sample of 2050 watersheds from 8 countries and calibrated with two alternative objective functions (NSE and KGE). …”
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Phylogenetic and Genetic Variation Analysis of ITS1 Gene of Trypanosoma lewisi in Wild Rats Using Polymerase Chain Reaction by Reza Yesica, Andreas Bandang Hardian, Yudit Oktanella, Shelly Kusumarini, Gabriela Jeanne Giacynta Prasetyo

“…Cases of trypanosomiasis have been documented due to Trypanosoma lewisi infecting rats and humans in various countries. Diagnosis of T. lewisi is typically conducted using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which amplifies target DNA using specific primers. …”
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Recent trends in studying of alcohol-induced liver disease by I. I. Komkova, M. S. Zharkova, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…In the studies it was demonstrated, that there is significant difference in death rate of liver cirrhosis between European countries. Disease risk factors include: amount of taken alcohol, its type, frequency of use, female gender, excessive body weight. …”
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Characterization of patients with thoracic trauma treated at the Enrique Cabrera Hospital. 2014-2018 by Jorge Agustín Satorre Rocha, Olga Caridad León González, Pedro Rolando López Rodriguez, Eduardo García Castillo, Luis Manuel Danta Fundora

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> All these results differ in some aspects when compared to other countries, which results from economic and social differences.…”
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Distress and Positive Experiences Among Adolescents in Northern Chile in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study by Katherin Castillo-Morales, Ricardo Espinoza-Tapia, Diego Portilla-Saavedra, Rodrigo Moya-Vergara

“…The COVID-19 pandemic and the confinement measures adopted by most countries have impacted global mental health, with particular interest in the effects on adolescents due to the tension between lockdown measures and the challenges of their developmental stage. …”
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Prediction model for economy-driven provincial natural gas load in China by Xueping DU, Zhikai LANG, Menglin LIU, Jiangtao WU

“…Through data classification, correlation analysis and benchmarking analysis with the developed countries, the medium- and long-term prediction model of economy-driven provincial natural gas load in China was established by the surface fitting method. …”
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The role of communication and investment in physical culture and sports as components of a healthy lifestyle by Yaroslav Leonov, Oleksandr Lohvynenko, Tetyana Lohvynenko, Anatolii Kharakhaichuk, Tetyana Kuryllo

“…Sports significantly impact the economies of numerous countries, driving substantial financial investments and employing large workforces. …”
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HIV Infection in Iran: An Update on Epidemiology, Testing and Gaps by Seyed Ahmad Seyed Alinaghi, Mohammad Mahdi Roozbahani, Behnam Farhoudi, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Shayesteh Jahanfar

“… The HIV epidemic continues to disproportionately affect young and active individuals in developing and low-income countries, including Iran. Among high-risk populations in Iran, HIV prevalence peaks at 3.5% among people who inject drugs and 2.5% among men who have sex with men. …”
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Medication adherence and non-adherence in arterial hypertension: a narrative review by Claudio Tomasino, Marco Tomasino

“…Systemic hypertension, a significant global health issue and a leading risk factor for cardiovascular mortality affects half of the adult population, with increasing prevalence notably in low- and middle-income countries. Despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment, only one in four individuals with hypertension achieve satisfactory control over their condition. …”
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Inequitable distribution of risks associated with occupational heat exposure driven by trade by Meng Li, Bo Meng, Yong Geng, Fan Tong, Yuning Gao, Norihiko Yamano, Sunghun Lim, Joaquim Guilhoto, Kimiko Uno, Xiaohong Chen

“…Lower-middle-income and low-income economies constituted 53.7% and 18.3% of global exposure but only 5.7% and 1.0% of global labour compensation. In countries highly susceptible to extreme heat conditions, workers perform tasks in heated conditions for up to about 50% of their working hours. …”
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Practical Synthesis and Field Application of the Synthetic Sex Pheromone of Rice Stem Borer, Chilo suppressalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) by Bin Liu, Kun-Jie Syu, Yuan-Xin Zhang, Sachin Gupta, Yu-Jhe Shen, Wei-Jynn Chien, Jui-Chang Tseng, Da Wei Lou

“…Rice stem borer, Chilo suppressalis, is a common and major serious pest of rice, maize, and wheat crops across Asia, Europe, and Oceania countries. Its sex pheromone consists of three analogously compounds, i.e., (Z)-hexadec-11-enal (1), (Z)-octadec-13-enal (2), and (Z)-hexadec-9-enal (3), as long-chain aliphatic internal cis-alkenyl aldehydes. …”
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The Development of Sex Reassignment Surgery in Thailand: A Social Perspective by Prayuth Chokrungvaranont, Gennaro Selvaggi, Sirachai Jindarak, Apichai Angspatt, Pornthep Pungrasmi, Poonpismai Suwajo, Preecha Tiewtranon

“…Transsexual individuals are only apparently integrated within the Thail society: the law system of Thailand in fact, does not guarantee to transsexuals the same rights as in other Western countries; the governmental healthcare does not offer free treatments for transsexual patients. …”
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Stagflationary pressures in the condition of global economic shocks by Pejčić Jovica, Sekulić Aleksandar, Glavaški Olgica

“…The subject of the econometric analysis is aimed at seeing how global energy price movements, unemployment rates, interest rates and money supply affect: (1) real gross domestic product; and 2) the movement of the inflation rate in the sample of 18 countries (EU-15, USA, Norway and Switzerland) in the period 2020q1-2023q1. …”
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Investigation of Optimum Polymerization Conditions for Synthesis of Cross-Linked Polyacrylamide-Amphoteric Surfmer Nanocomposites for Polymer Flooding in Sandstone Reservoirs by A. N. El-hoshoudy, S. E. M. Desouky, M. Y. Elkady, A. M. Alsabagh, M. A. Betiha, S. Mahmoud

“…Currently enhanced oil recovery (EOR) technology is getting more attention by many countries since energy crises are getting worse and frightening. …”
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