Lifestyle risk factors for overweight and obesity among rural Indian adults: a community-based prospective cohort study by Rajesh Kumar Rai, Sabri Bromage, Jan-Walter De Neve, Anamitra Barik

“…Modified Poisson regression model was employed to attain the study objective. From 2017–2018 to 2022–2023, the prevalence of overweight/obesity increased from 15.2% (95% CI: 14.1%–16.4%) to 21.0% (95% CI: 19.7%–22.3%) among men and from 24.1% (95% CI: 22.9%–25.2%) to 33.8% (95% CI: 32.5%–35.1%) among women. …”
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Machine learning prediction of anxiety symptoms in social anxiety disorder: utilizing multimodal data from virtual reality sessions by Jin-Hyun Park, Yu-Bin Shin, Dooyoung Jung, Ji-Won Hur, Seung Pil Pack, Heon-Jeong Lee, Hwamin Lee, Chul-Hyun Cho, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…It utilized multimodal (physiological and acoustic) data from VR sessions to simulate social anxiety scenarios. This study employed extended Geneva minimalistic acoustic parameter set for acoustic feature extraction and extracted statistical attributes from time series-based physiological responses. …”
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Data-Driven Decision Support Tool Co-Development with a Primary Health Care Practice Based Learning Network [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Daniel Lizotte, Eric Sutherland, Paulino Lucamba, Sandra Fitzpatrick, Kelly Angevaare, Sara Bhatti, Jennifer Rayner, Jacqueline Kueper

“…This case study describes the ongoing process and lessons learned from the first Alliance for Healthier Communities’ Practice Based Learning Network (PBLN) data-driven decision support tool co-development project. Methods We employ an iterative approach to problem identification and methods development for the decision support tool, moving between discussion sessions and case studies with CHC electronic health record (EHR) data. …”
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Bio-ecological characteristics of Malus genus species in the context of prospective directions in horticulture and landscape forestry by Tetiana Moskalets, Oleksandr Kratiuk, Mariana Ivankiv, Sergii Shevchenko, Nataliia Shevchuk

“…The study aimed to conduct a comparative assessment of representatives of the genus Malus based on morphological traits, biological characteristics, physiological mechanisms of resistance to fungal pathogens, ornamental value, and significance within the frameworks of horticulture, landscape forestry, and shelterbelt afforestation. Employing an integrative approach, the research examined the morphological traits and biological characteristics of domestic apple, European wild apple, Siberian crab apple, hybrid crab apple, and plum-leaved apple. …”
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Heavy metals contamination in geothermal medicinal plant extract; Chromolaena odorata Linn by A. Abubakar, H. Yusuf, M. Syukri, R. Nasution, M. Yusuf, R. Idroes

“…Extraction was carried out by means of maceration employing ethanol solvent. The heavy metal contents of each extract were determined using priorly validated atomic absorption spectrometry and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. …”
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Scopoletin as a cardioprotective agent against cisplatin-induced oxidative stress and inflammation by Esam Qnais, Omar Gammoh, Yousra Bsieso, Mohammad Alqudah, Mohammad Wedyan, Sara Altaber, Alaa A.A. Aljabali, Abdelrahim Alqudah, Taher Hatahet

“…Study Design: A controlled experimental design was employed to evaluate scopoletin's efficacy in alleviating CP-induced cardiotoxicity, with dosing variations to assess dose dependency. …”
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The Influencers and the Adoption of New Products: Model for the Influencer Marketing by Henen Oulhi

“…This research is a descriptive and analytical study based on a positivist approach. It employed a social survey methodology with a sample-based approach and used an electronic questionnaire as a data collection tool. …”
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Perceived barriers to physical activity and their predictors among adults in the Central Region in Saudi Arabia: Gender differences and cultural aspects. by Osama Abdelhay, Mohammad Altamimi, Qusai Abdelhay, Marwan Manajrah, Ayla M Tourkmani, Mutaz Altamimi, Taghreed Altamimi

“…Additionally, older age, higher body mass index, higher education level, marriage, certain employment statuses, and chronic diseases were significantly associated with increased reported internal and external barriers. …”
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Therapeutic potential of Chromolaena odorata, Vernonia amygdalina, and Cymbopogon citratus against pathogenic Bacteria by Udensi Justina Ugochi, Anyanwu Charles Obinna, Emedoh Andrew Emeka, Anyanwu Emilia Oluchi, Danladi Makeri, Pius Theophilus, Ezera Agwu

“…We tested graded concentrations (25 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml, 75 mg/ml, and 100 mg/ml) of ethanolic extracts of Awolowo leaf (Chromolaena odorata), Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina), and Lemon grass leaf (Cymbopogon citratus) against Salmonella spp, Klebsiella spp, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus employing the agar well diffusion method to measure zones of inhibition. …”
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The Association of Inflammatory Indexes Derived from Peripheral Blood Cell Count and Clinical Signs with Response to Treatment with Dupilumab in Pediatric Patients with Moderate-to... by Zhang L, Pi J, Wang J, Chen J, Zhang Y, Li J, Wang L, Li Y, Chen A, Luo X, Wang H

“…Logistic regression and ROC curve was employed to explore factors associated with treatment efficacy.Results: Baseline ELR and ENR were positively correlated with the baseline Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) and the Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD). …”
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The prebiotic potential of dietary onion extracts: shaping gut microbial structures and promoting beneficial metabolites by Yebeen Yoo, Seongok Kim, WonJune Lee, Jinwoo Kim, Bokyung Son, Kwang Jun Lee, Hakdong Shin

“…To reduce inter-individual variability in the gut microbiome, we employed enterotyping based on baseline fecal microbiota: 14 subjects with a Bacteroides-dominant type (enterotype B) and 5 subjects with Prevotella-dominant type (enterotype P). …”
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« Pas de retour à nos maisons sans satisfaction de nos revendications ». Le Hirak du Rif en actes face au Makhzen by Ahmed Chapi

“…Our main argument is that while the movement's activists employed initially (and above all) the most routine tactics of protest (such as demonstrations whose times and locations were publicly announced in advance), they progressively innovated tactically (through, for example, surprise demonstrations known as "chen-ten" and pot-banging protests), moved to new protest sites (such as the various districts of Al Hoceima and the beaches) and encouraged the involvement of heterogeneous protest profiles (many of whom are young and/or have a distant connection to the activist universe) ; these processes fostered the movement's continuity and gave it a disruptive character. …”
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A simple model of the rheological curve of HPAM solutions at different temperatures by Eduar Pérez, Dario Alviso, Mauricio Carmona, Eduardo Manrique, Guillermo Artana

“…The solvent viscosity and relaxation time-employed as references to define these parameters-are functions of temperature. …”
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Are Saudi Radiological Sciences Students Prepared for Emergencies? Exploring Knowledge, and Attitudes Towards Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Alshamrani KM, Alkhayyat AA, Arif RN, Alahmadi AAS, Aldahery ST, Alsharif WM, Qurashi AA

“…Using a well-established questionnaire, the study employed non-probability convenient sampling. Descriptive statistics were generated, and chi-square test examined associations between categorical variables and Basic Life Support (BLS) training status.Results: Out of 367 students contacted, 261 participated (71.1% response rate). …”
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An FPGA-Based SiNW-FET Biosensing System for Real-Time Viral Detection: Hardware Amplification and 1D CNN for Adaptive Noise Reduction by Ahmed Hadded, Mossaad Ben Ayed, Shaya A. Alshaya

“…Additionally, a 1D CNN model is employed for adaptive noise reduction, filtering out non-linear noise patterns and achieving an approximate 75% noise reduction across a broad frequency range. …”
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Modeling Marine Geoid in the China Seas and Its Adjacent Ocean Based on Satellite Altimeter-Derived Gravity Anomaly Model by Huiying Zhang, Xin Liu, Zhen Li, Xiaotao Chang, Heping Sun, Hui Li, Jinyun Guo

“…The Stokes formula is employed in this study to construct the geoid model, while the two-dimensional fast Fourier transform convolution in planar coordinate is utilized to enhance computational efficiency. …”
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Plastid genome comparison and phylogenetic analyses of the Chinese group of medicinal species and related taxa within Asparagus genus by Pingxuan Xie, Tinglu Wang, Jiawei Tan, Linyuan Fan, Changkun Liu, Hanjing Yan

“…However, accurate authentication of these medicinal species and their phylogenetic relationships with related taxa remains unresolved.MethodsTo identify simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and divergence hotspot regions appropriate for future authentication studies, as well as to infer the phylogenetic relationships among Asparagus species, we employed a plastid genome (plastome) dataset consisting of 25 Asparagus species (21 newly sequenced and four retrieved from GenBank), encompassing 12 Chinese medicinal species, for comparative and phylogenetic analyses.ResultsAll Asparagus plastomes displayed a typical quadripartite structure with sizes ranging from 155,948 bp to 157,128 bp and harbored 114 unique genes (80 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and four rRNA genes). …”
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Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms for Classification of Visual Stimulation-Induced EEG Signals in 2D and 3D VR Videos by Mingliang Zuo, Xiaoyu Chen, Li Sui

“…To evaluate classification performance, several classical machine learning algorithms were employed: ssupport vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbors (KNN), random forest (RF), naive Bayes, decision Tree, AdaBoost, and a voting classifier. …”
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Alpha EEG Spectral Characteristics in the Parieto-Occipital lobe of Elderly Patients with Chronic Insomnia and Mild Cognitive Impairment by GUO Zhenxing, BAI Linxin, ZHANG Lin, GAO Jiahui, RAO Ting, LIU Zhizhen

“…The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI） was used to assess sleep quality, while the Fuzhou version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment （MoCA） was employed to evaluate cognitive functions, including visuospatial execution, naming, attention, verbal fluency, abstraction, delayed recall, and orientation. …”
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Technical note: “U–Th Analysis” – open-source software dedicated to MC-ICP-MS U-series data treatment and evaluation by I. K. Kerber, F. Kontor, A. Mielke, A. Mielke, S. Warken, S. Warken, N. Frank

“…Our underlying measurement protocol employs a combination of Faraday cups (FCs) and secondary electron multipliers (SEMs), and the software allows for different detector layouts for the measurement of the least abundant isotopes <span class="inline-formula">²³⁴</span>U, <span class="inline-formula">²³⁰</span>Th, and <span class="inline-formula">²²⁹</span>Th. …”
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