Risk eating behaviors, perception of parental practices and assertive behaviors in high school students by María Leticia Bautista-Díaz, Ariana Ibeth Castelán-Olivares, Armando Martin-Tovar, Karina Franco-Paredes, Juan Manuel Mancilla-Díaz

“…Method: With a non-experimental design and transversal study participated 200 students (104 men and 96 women) from a public high school with age mean of 16.52 (SD = 1.05 years), who after signing informed consent fulfilled the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT), the Scale of Parental Practices for Adolescents (PP-A) which has nine subscales, four towards the father (PPf) and five towards the mother (PPm) and the Assertive Behavior Scale (CABS), all of them validated for Mexican population. …”
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Agroecology and the limits to resilience: extending the adaptation capacity of agroecosystems to drought by Miguel A. Altieri, Clara I. Nicholls, Rene Montalba, Lorena Vieli, Luis L. Vazquez

“…Although an overwhelming number of studies demonstrate that these agroecological designs and practices are associated with greater farm-level resilience, it is important to recognize the limits of resilience. …”
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Effect of sowing date and irrigation norms on yield components of different sweet corn hybrids by Tupajić Ivan, Moravčević Đorđe, Ćosić Marija, Stojiljković Jelena, Stevanović Dragana, Sudimac Maja, Luković Kristina, Šević Biljana

“…This experimental trial was conducted during the 2022/23 growing season in the Bresje village area near Velika Plana, on anthropogenized soil, using a randomized block design with four replications. Sowing was performed in two date: the first in mid-May and the second in mid-July. …”
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Impacts of grazing management strategies on forage canopy structure in multi-species pastures during the wet-dry transition period by L. F. Penteado, A. C. L. Batista, A. F. B. Ongaro, M. M. Vieira, F. F. Simili, R. L. D. Costa, C. M. P. Barbosa, S. D. Simão, F. M. A. Gimenes

“…The experiment was conducted in a randomized complete block design with four replications totaling 16 experimental units (paddocks). …”
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Postpartum haemorrhage following vaginal delivery: a comprehensive analysis and development of predictive models for aetiological subgroups in Chinese women by Hong Lin, Dandan Zhang, Jinke Li, Mengyuan Shao, Xiaoxue Wang, Xueting Chen, Yangzi Zhou, Zixuan Song

“…Our goal was to craft and validate predictive models to guide clinical decision-making and optimise resource allocation.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and Shenyang Women’s and Children’s Hospital.Participants 29 842 women who underwent vaginal delivery were enrolled in the study across three hospitals from 2016 to 2022.Primary outcome measures PPH, categorised into uterine atony (UA), placental factors (PF), cervical trauma (CT), and coagulation abnormalities (CA) by aetiology.Results The logistic regression for overall PPH and UA-PPH showcased high discrimination (AUCs of 0.807 and 0.794, respectively), coupled with commendable calibration and DCA-assessed clinical utility, culminating in the development of a nomogram for risk prediction. …”
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Comparison between Subjective Sensations during First and Second Phacoemulsification Eye Surgeries in Patients with Bilateral Cataract by Ji-guo Yu, Ting Ye, Qing Huang, Yi-fan Feng, Jue Wang, Xun-an Fu, Yi Xiang

“…Following cataract surgery, patients completed questionnaires designed to evaluate subjective sensations, including anxiety, eye bulges, pain, and light sensitivity. …”
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Bearing Behavior of H-Shaped Honeycombed Steel Web Composite Columns with Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Flanges under Eccentrical Compression Load by Jing Ji, Chenyu Yu, Liangqin Jiang, Jiedong Zhan, Hongguo Ren, Sixue Hao, Shaojie Fan, Li Jiang, Yubo Lin, Lingjie He

“…In order to investigate the bearing capacity of H-shaped honeycombed steel web composite columns with rectangular concrete-filled steel tube flanges (STHCCs) subjected to eccentrical compression load, 33 full-scale STHCCs were designed with the eccentricity(e), the slenderness ratio (λ), the cubic compressive strength of concrete(fcuk), the thickness of the steel tube flange (t1), the thickness of honeycombed steel web (t2), diameter-depth ratio (d/hw), space-depth (s/hw), and the yield strength of the steel tube (fy) as the main parameters. …”
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Deep Learning Model for CS-Based Signal Recovery for IRS-Assisted Near-Field THz MIMO System by Vaishali Sharma, Prakhar Keshari, Sanjeev Sharma, Kuntal Deka, Ondrej Krejcar, Vimal Bhatia

“…To reduce system complexity and reduce sampling to sub-Nyquist rate, we propose a novel receiver design for an IRS-assisted near-field MIMO THz system that employs low-complexity compressed sensing. …”
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Anatomical Facial Characteristics of Teeth and Tooth Analysis by Sybrand Gerhard de Bruin, Sundika Ishwarkumar-Govender, Pamela Pillay

“…<b>Methods</b>: A quantitative observational research design with 60 3D intra-oral scans of a select South African population group was used. …”
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On the ability to extract MLVA profiles of Vibrio cholerae isolates from WGS data generated with Oxford Nanopore Technologies by Jérôme Ambroise, Bertrand Bearzatto, Jean-Francois Durant, Leonid M. Irenge, Jean-Luc Gala

“…The MLVAType shiny application was previously designed to extract MLVA profiles of Vibrio cholerae isolates from whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data, and provide backward compatibility with traditional MLVA typing methods. …”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) GRADE AND BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IN OUTPATIENTS OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT RSUD DR. SOETOMO by Lukas Widhiyanto, Andre Triadi Desnantyo, Lilik Djuari, Maynura Kharismansha

“…This study was cross-sectional study with analitical observational design and survey was the method to determine whether there is correlation between knee OA grade and BMI. …”
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Ultrasonication-assisted lipase-catalyzed esterification of chlorogenic acid: A comparative study using fatty alcohol and acids in solvent and solvent-free conditions by Chia-Hung Kuo, Parushi Nargotra, Tsung-Han Lin, Chwen-Jen Shieh, Yung-Chuan Liu

“…Catalytic factors such as reaction time (12 h ∼ 36 h), enzyme dosage (10 ∼ 50 mg), and ultrasonication power (90 ∼ 150 W) were optimized using Box-Behnken design (BBD) while temperature (60 ℃) and molar ration (chlorogenic acid/octanol, 1:500) were kept constant. …”
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Therapeutic strategies for tongue musculature: a systematic literature review by Andressa Colares da Costa Otavio, Arthur Cherem Netto Fernandes, Maria Eduarda Pollachinni Andrade, Brenda Barros Dias, Erissandra Gomes, Marco Aurélio Vaz

“…Selection criteria Studies with an interventionist design with exercises for tongue musculature were included. …”
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Does Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Treatment in Adolescence Alter Adult Quality of Life? by Maciej Płaszewski, Igor Cieśliński, Paweł Kowalski, Aleksandra Truszczyńska, Roman Nowobilski

“…Health-related quality of life in adults, who in adolescence participated in a scoliosis-specific exercise program, was not previously studied. Design. Cross-sectional study, with retrospective data collection. …”
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Personal glucose meter-based portable method for creatine kinase assay by Jinhwan Lee, Yejin Oh, Hyoyong Kim, Sangmo Lee, Hyun Gyu Park

“…As a consequence, the glucose level would decrease depending on the CK activity, which could be very conveniently detected using a PGM. With this unique design principle, we successfully determined the CK activity down to 0.0147 U/mL with high specificity against various non-target enzymes. …”
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Research on the Formation Characteristics of Fog and Frost on Optical Windows of Unsealed Equipment Compartments in Aircrafts by Chun Shen, Yuanyuan Liang, Bo Wei, Chengchun Zhang, Tian Zhao

“…The research conclusions provide effective basic data support for the subsequent design of anti-fogging and defrosting devices under flight conditions.…”
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Atomic structure, diffusivity and viscosity of Al1-xMgx melts from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations by Gao Q.-N., Wang J., Du Y., Shang S.-L., Liu Z.-K., Liu Y.-J.

“…The results obtained in the present work provide an insight into the design of Al and Mg alloys.…”
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Synergistic effects of CO2 sequestration on mechanical, microstructural, and environmental performance in carbonated MgO-based ECC by Zihao Song, Rui Chen, Tianyu Wang, Haoliang Wu

“…Specifically, the effects of varying MgO content on mechanical properties, crack patterns, and microstructure were investigated across six mix designs, with MgO dosages ranging from 40 % to 70 % of the binder, under both standard and accelerated carbonation curing conditions. …”
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In vitro study on the inhibitory effect of various essential oils against murine coronavirus mouse hepatitis virus A-59 replication by Karelle Contant, Shiv Shankar, Monique Lacroix

“…Purpose: Some scientific studies have shown that essential oils (EOs) have anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and antiviral properties. Study design: This study demonstrated the potential antiviral activity of EOs in emulsion and in vapor forms to reduce the replication of MHV-A59, a murine surrogate of SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Grid-Integrated Dual Wind Turbine System Using SEPIC Converter with Whale Optimized PI Controller by Kishore R.D., Sravani K., Sai Kumar N.D., Preetham C.G., Bentu B.2

“…In order to achieve the set goals, the following tasks were accomplished: integration of a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) rectifier for AC to DC conversion, implementation of a SEPIC converter for voltage boosting, tuning of proportional integral (PI) controller parameters using whale optimization algorithm (WOA) for dynamic DC voltage regulation, and design of a 3Φ Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) for efficient management of active and reactive power to the grid. …”
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