Association of Obesity and Socioeconomic Status among Women of Childbearing Age Living in Urban Area of Morocco by Fatima Barich, Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou, Fatima Zahra Laamiri, Nisrine El Mir, Manelle Rjimati, Amina Barkat, El Arbi Rjimati, Hassan Aguenaou

“…At recruitment, socioeconomic status (SES) of each participant was assessed, anthropometric parameters were recorded, and body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured to assess overweight and obesity. …”
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Recording Postprandial Glucose Reactions with Potato Starch Structural Improvements by Sadaf Bashir, Zubair Farooq, Sobia Zafar, Tabussam Tufail, Huma Bader Ul Ain, Muzzamal Hussain, Entessar Al Jbawi, Purabi Saha, Roshan Kumar, Richard Owusu Nyarko

“…As a whole, the highest IAUC and TIAUC values, as well as the glycemic index and load, were observed in potato starch heated to 70°C, which contained 40% moisture. …”
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Analysis on Deformation and Stress Characteristics of a Multibraced Pit-in-Pit Excavation in a Subway Transfer Station by Xin Shi, Chuanxin Rong, Hua Cheng, Linzhao Cui, Bin Wang, Shicheng Sun

“…Based on strut force measurements, using the tributary area load distribution procedure, it was obtained that 0.3γHe was used as the upper limit index of strut force in the region, where γ is the weight of the soil and He is the excavation depth of the foundation pit. …”
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Meta-analysis of the clinical efficacy of liraglutide in treating type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by Yuan-Yuan Xu, Xu Wang, Yu-Qing She, Jie Liu, Qing Zhang

“…The meta-analysis results revealed that liraglutide significantly reduced body mass index (mean difference [MD] = –1.06, 95%CI: –1.41, –0.70, p < 0.001), triglycerides (MD = –0.35, 95%CI: –0.61, –0.09, p = 0.0009), visceral adipose tissue (MD = –21.06, 95%CI: –34.58, –7.55, p = 0.002), and subcutaneous adipose tissue (MD = –20.53, 95%CI: –29.15, –11.90, p < 0.001) levels in patients with T2DM and NAFLD. …”
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A New Highly Secure Optical Image Security Technique Using Gyrator Transform for Image Security-Related Applications by L. Anusree, M. Abdul Rahiman

“…This work achieved 45.6 dB of Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) and 0.965 of Structural Similarity Index (SSIM), which is the best when compared to the conventional image encryption standards.…”
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Age-related cerebral ventriculomegaly occurs in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia by Franziska Eisenhuth, Joy E. Agbonze, Adam M. R. Groh, Jesse M. Klostranec, David A. Rudko, Jo Anne Stratton, Adam J. Shapiro

“…Patients with PCD displayed significantly larger ventricular areas (p < 0.0001) and Evans index (p < 0.01), indicating ventriculomegaly that was consistent across all genetic subgroups. …”
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Changes of Endothelin-1 and Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Concentrations in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy after Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Hot Compression wit... by Wei Li, Chi Yao, Yanghong Zhou, Sishi Chen

“…The study group showed lower scores of the visual analogue scale (VAS), Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ), McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ), numbness intensity assessment, and neck disability index (NDI) but higher scores of the Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey questionnaire than the control group after treatment. …”
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An interaction relational inference method for a coal-mining equipment system by Xiangang Cao, Jiajun Gao, Xin Yang, Fuyuan Zhao, Boyang Cheng

“…EMIFC-CIRI first builds a monitoring index system for coal-mining equipment based on evidence and then accurately selects system nodes. …”
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Boundary Extraction Based on Dual Stream Deep Learning Model in High Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Umut Aydar, Emin Özgür Avşar, Özgün Akçay, A. Cumhur Kınacı

“…In this study, dual stream network architecture of three different models that can obtain boundary extraction by using normalized Digital Surface Model (nDSM), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Near-Infrared (IR) band as the second stream, was explained. …”
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Effects of the Multidimensional Treatment on Pain, Disability, and Sitting Posture in Patients with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Tae-Sung In, Jin-Hwa Jung, Kyoung-Sim Jung, Hwi-Young Cho

“…The visual analog scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability index (ODI) were used to measure pain intensity and disability. …”
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Forest fire risk assessment model optimized by stochastic average gradient descent by Zexin Fu, Adu Gong, Jinhong Wan, Wanru Ba, Haihan Wang, Jiaming Zhang

“…The model is based on the Regional Disaster System Theory (RDST), and incorporates 11 indicators of meteorological, vegetation, and human activity factors from the aspects of hazard-formative factor, hazard-formative environment, and hazard-affected body, and achieves a prediction accuracy of 94.38% and a coefficient of determination of 0.9581 when compared with historical data and the Global Fire Weather Index (FWI). The results demonstrate that the SAGD optimization improves the performance of the BPNN, offers a pragmatic solution for forest fire risk assessment in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and facilitates the enhancement of its disaster preparedness and response capabilities, thereby mitigating the adverse effects of forest fires.…”
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Influence of Accessibility on Land Use and Landscape Pattern Based on Mapping Knowledge Domains: Review and Implications by Yongwei Liu, Xiaoshu Cao, Tao Li

“…Based on the mapping knowledge domain theory and summarizing method, this research, using an extensive review of the existing literature to analyze the influence of accessibility on land use and landscape patterns, the following conclusions have been reached: first, most of the relevant studies are conducted by applying theories on landscape ecology rather than on transportation geography, and the measure index of accessibility is relatively simple. Second, while accessibility has played a key role in analyzing the interactions between transportation, land use, and landscape patterns, studies on the long-term effect of transportation on land use and land patterns are extremely important. …”
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Performance, Stability Analysis, and Selection for New Yellow-Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) in West Java, Indonesia by Yohanis Amos Mustamu, Debby Ustari, Arif Affan Wicaksono, Vergel Concibido, Tarkus Suganda, Agung Karuniawan

“…AC Putih was categorized as having a high level of stability (73.663%) according to coefficient of variability (CVi) with the sustainability index (SI) ranked first. Stable genotypes can be recommended as new genotypes, while Jatinangor can be used in favorable environment for testing.…”
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Formulation and Evaluation of Quality Parameters of Effervescent Granules from the Potent Antioxidant between Two Variants of the Adaptogenic Herb Ocimum tenuiflorum L. by Kalpana Parajuli-Baral

“…The formulated granules met the quality parameters assessed from the angle of repose, bulk density, tapped density, Carr’s Index, Hausner’s ratio, effervescent cessation time, and stability studies. …”
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Conductive Education as a Method of Stroke Rehabilitation: A Single Blinded Randomised Controlled Feasibility Study by Judith Bek, Melanie R. Brown, Jagjeet Jutley-Neilson, Nicholas C. C. Russell, Pia A. J. Huber, Catherine M. Sackley

“…Independent assessments included the Barthel Index, the Stroke Impact Scale, the Timed Up and Go test, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. …”
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Reservoir Productivity Analysis of Intercalated limestone and Anhydrite Beds in Zagros Folded Belt, Kurdistan Region of Iraq by Fraidoon Rashid

“…The wireline log analysis provided an overestimated result for the hydrocarbon bearing interval identification and fluid movability index as the anhydrite layers confused the fluid distribution detection in the drilled interval. …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBESITY ANDPHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN by Nimra Mustafa et al

“…Material & Methods: This study was conducted on 100 children, fourth to eight class, and aged between 9- 14 years. Body Mass Index and PA were measured in 49 females and 51 males. …”
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Research on the Conversion Relationship between Dynamic Point Load Strength and Dynamic Compressive Strength Based on Energy System by Ming Zhou, Lan Qiao, Qingwen Li, Shuang Yang, Zhenping Huang

“…At the same time, with the rapid development of rock dynamics, the dynamic strength index of rock becomes more and more important under dynamic load. …”
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GnRH Agonist versus hCG Trigger in Ovulation Induction with Intrauterine Insemination: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Minh Tam Le, Dac Nguyen Nguyen, Jessica Zolton, Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen, Quang Vinh Truong, Ngoc Thanh Cao, Alan Decherney, Micah J. Hill

“…After adjusting for body mass index (BMI) and infertility duration, there was no difference in CPR between the two groups (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.27-1.25, p=0.163). …”
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Investigation on the Influences of Curing Time on the Cracking Resistance of Semiflexible Pavement Mixture by Hua Tan, Zijia Xiong, Minghui Gong, Jie Chen, Jinxiang Hong

“…SCB test results show that SFP mixtures have higher tensile strength but a lower flexibility index (FI) than PA mixture. It is found that the cracking resistance of SFP mixture is influenced by both the grouting materials’ strength and shrinkage. …”
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