Hormonal Contraception and Bone Metabolism: Emerging Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies on Post-Pubertal and Reproductive-Age Women by Alice Tassi, Ambrogio P Londero, Anjeza Xholli, Giulia Lanzolla, Serena Bertozzi, Luca Savelli, Federico Prefumo, Angelo Cagnacci

“…Background/Objectives: This study aims to assess the effects of combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) on bone metabolism markers. It primarily measures osteocalcin and additionally examines other bone health markers, seeking to determine their responses to estrogen–progestogen treatments. …”
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Advances and Prospects in Smart Border Studies Based on a Bibliometric Analysis by Yang Danxuan, Li Cansong, Hu Wei, Lai Zulan, Ge Xurui

“…Given the efficient implementation of these measures, China will be able to respond more effectively to traditional and non-traditional security threats, ensure border security and efficient management, and thus maintain stability and sustainable development within an increasingly complex global security environment.…”
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Effects of Mixing Ratio and Lactic Acid Bacteria Preparation on the Quality of Whole-Plant Quinoa and Whole-Plant Corn or Stevia Powder Mixed Silage by Chao He, Qian Li, Huaidong Xiao, Xuchun Sun, Zepeng Gao, Yuan Cai, Shengguo Zhao

“…After 60 days of silage, the silage indexes, the number of harmful microorganisms, and the mycotoxin levels were measured, to explore the appropriate ratio of mixed silage. …”
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Effect of different photoperiods on growth indices of female sterlet sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus by Bahman Meknatkhah, Masoud Sattari, Bahram Falahatkar, Samaneh Poursaeid

“…Fish biometrical characteristics were measured and growth performance was evaluated every 4 weeks  intervals. …”
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Technical note: Towards atmospheric compound identification in chemical ionization mass spectrometry with pesticide standards and machine learning by F. Bortolussi, H. Sandström, F. Partovi, F. Partovi, J. Mikkilä, P. Rinke, P. Rinke, P. Rinke, P. Rinke, M. Rissanen, M. Rissanen

“…In this study, we apply machine learning to a reference dataset of pesticides in two standard solutions to build a model that can provide insights from CIMS analyses in atmospheric science. The CIMS measurements were performed with an Orbitrap mass spectrometer coupled to a thermal desorption multi-scheme chemical ionization inlet unit (TD-MION-MS) with both negative and positive ionization modes utilizing <span class="inline-formula">Br⁻</span>, <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M2" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow class="chem"><msubsup><mi mathvariant="normal">O</mi><mn mathvariant="normal">2</mn><mo>-</mo></msubsup></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="17pt" height="16pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="0874c22b59d147314cd2f8e88d131371"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="acp-25-685-2025-ie00001.svg" width="17pt" height="16pt" src="acp-25-685-2025-ie00001.png"/></svg:svg></span></span>, <span class="inline-formula">H₃O⁺</span> and <span class="inline-formula">(CH₃)₂COH⁺</span> (<span class="inline-formula">AceH⁺</span>) as reagent ions. …”
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Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation combined with robotic-assisted body weight-supported treadmill training enhances motor score and gait recovery in incomplete spinal cord inju... by Natalia Comino-Suárez, Juan C. Moreno, Álvaro Megía-García, Antonio J. del-Ama, Diego Serrano-Muñoz, Juan Avendaño-Coy, Ángel Gil-Agudo, Mónica Alcobendas-Maestro, Esther López-López, Julio Gómez-Soriano

“…Secondary outcomes included the 10-Meter Walk Test (10MWT), the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), the 6-Minute Walk test (6MWT), the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (SCIM III) and the Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury II (WISCI-II). …”
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Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for Early Developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme o... by Alicia J Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Angela T Morgan, Rachel Schembri, Li Huang, Kim Dalziel, Rod W Hunt, Katherine Lee, Anne E Holland, Karli Treyvaud, Abbey L Eeles, Stacey Dusing, Shaaron Brown, Susan M Fehring, Gillian Henty, Elizabeth Kozaris

“…Secondary outcomes address other neurodevelopmental domains (Bayley-4 cognitive and language composite score; Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment), parental mental health (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21), parent–child interaction (Emotional Availability Scale) and programme cost-effectiveness which encompasses parent quality of life (Short-Form Six-Dimension Quality of Life) and child quality of life (EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations measure) at 12 and 24 months’ CA.Mean differences between groups will be examined using linear regression for continuous outcomes and logistic regression for binary outcomes. …”
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Effects of Digital Storytelling Package on Students’ Motivation and Attitude to Christian Religious Studies (CRS) in Junior Secondary Schools by Adetunmbi L. Akinyemi, Jonathan Iyanuoluwa Makinde

“…The effect of gender was also measured. The study adopted a quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, and control group design. …”
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Elliptic and Quadrangular Flow of Protons in the High-Baryon-Density Region by Shaowei Lan, Zuowen Liu, Like Liu, Shusu Shi

“…While the ratio <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>v</mi><mn>4</mn></msub><mo>/</mo><msubsup><mi>v</mi><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow><mn>2</mn></msubsup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> for high-<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>p</mi><mi>T</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> particles approaches 0.5, which aligns with expectations from hydrodynamic behavior, we emphasize that this result primarily reflects agreement with the HADES measurements rather than a definitive indication of ideal fluid behavior. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with childhood malaria and anaemia in Osun state, Nigeria: a baseline household malariometric study by Olusola Ajibaye, Semiu Adebayo Rahman, Oluwagbemiga Olanrewaju Aina, Chinazo Ujuju, Chimere Obiora Agomo, Samuel Akindele, Olakiigbe Abiodun, Tolulope Victoria Uzoka, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Olufemi Oroge, Rufai-Ahmed Garba, Michael Ekholuenetale, Kolawole Maxwell, Ridwan Akorede Awosanya, Mary Abosede Adekola, Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi, Adekemi Ajayi, Olusola Oresanya, James K. Tibenderana, Adeola Yetunde Olukosi

“…In addition, haemoglobin levels were measured using Haemocue® Hb 201. Caregivers were interviewed on malaria management practices using tools adapted from Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey. …”
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Selective dry cow therapy: Clinical field trial on prevention and cure of intramammary infections by R.E. Niemi, M. Hovinen, P.J. Rajala-Schultz

“…ABSTRACT: Intramammary antibiotic dry cow therapy (DCT) at the end of lactation is a key measure in the management and control of bovine mastitis. …”
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Leer rápido no siempre es igual a comprender: Examinando la relación entre velocidad y comprensión/Reading Fast is not always the same as Understanding: Examining the Relationship... by Gabriela Silva-Maceda, Silvia Romero-Contreras

“…English A change in the way Reading is evaluated in Mexico in primary education has been the introduction of measuring reading speed in students. This has direct implications in the teaching of reading. …”
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Clinical experience with heparin-containing eye ointment for dry eye by D.M. Safonova, A.O. Root, V.D. Yartsev, M.N. Narbut

“…At baseline and after 4 weeks of the treatment, lacrimal meniscometry was performed to measure lower tear meniscus depth; in addition, Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score was calculated in 10 patients. …”
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A Mobile Health Intervention to Support Collaborative Decision-Making in Mental Health Care: Development and Usability by Kristin Lie Romm, Mari Skoge, Elizabeth Ann Barrett, Lars-Christian Berentzen, Dagfinn Bergsager, Pål Fugelli, Thomas Bjella, Erlend Strand Gardsjord, Kristine Kling, Sindre Hembre Kruse, Kari Jorunn Kværner, Ingrid Melle, Erlend Mork, Henrik Myhre Ihler, Eline Borger Rognli, Carmen Simonsen, Tor Gunnar Værnes, Sofie Ragnhild Aminoff

“…Thus, iTandem includes the following 8 modules, primarily based on the needs of service users and clinicians: Sleep (sleep diary), Medication (intake and side effects), Recovery (measures, including well-being and personal recovery, and exercises, including good things and personal strengths), Mood (mood diary and report of daily feelings), Psychosis (level of positive symptoms and their consequences and level of negative symptoms), Activity (goal setting and progress), Substance use (weekly use, potential triggers or strategies used to abstain), and Feedback on therapy (of individual sessions and overall rating of the past week). …”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture Mediated Macrophages Infiltration on Dorsal Root Ganglion to Alleviate Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain by XIANG Hongchun, ZHANG Hong, LI Jing, LONG Man, LI Man, CAI Guowei

“…The "up and down" method was used to measure paw withdrawal mechanical threshold (PWMT); the hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe pathological characteristics of DRG tissues; immunofluorescence staining was used to detect the percentage of MCP-1 and CD68 immunopositive area in DRG tissues; Western blot method was used to detect the protein expression level of CD68, MCP-1, iNOS and IL-1β in DRG tissues, and transmission electron microscope was used to observe the ultrastructure of macrophages in DRG tissues.Results(1) PWMT: compared with the control group at the same time, PWMT in the model group decreased significantly at the 8th, 11th, 13th and 15th days (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); compared with the model group at the same time, PWMT in the EA group increased significantly at the 11th, 13th and 15th days, and the differences were statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) Histopathological features of DRG tissues: the inflammatory cells are nearly round in shape and blue-purple in color. …”
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Radiation hazards from natural radionuclides contained in rice from former tin mining land by J. Mellawati, N. Madyaningarum, E.A. Fajrianshah, E.B. jumpeno, T.R.D. Larasati, N. Mulyana, E. Nurtjahya, K. Khotimah

“…Placed for approximately 30 days before gamma spectrometer measurements to allow the decay products to reach secular equilibrium. …”
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Modified COST-235 Empirical Pathloss Model for Agricultural WSN Using Particle Swarm Optimization by Syahfrizal Tahcfulloh, Etty Wahyuni, Dwi Santoso, Rizkyandi Juliannanda

“…This paper explicitly examines and analyzes radio wave propagation modeling for measuring radio frequency (RF) signal strength in local agriculture's 2.4 GHz WSN system, such as Adan rice, corn, and peanuts. …”
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Nucleated red blood cells for characterization of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in dogs by ARom Cho, Hyeona Bae, Youngju Kim, Yeseul Jeon, Rankyung Jung, Minji Kim, Minjeong Kang, Sumin Cha, Kyu‐Woan Cho, Dong‐In Jung, Jinho Park, DoHyeon Yu

“…Conclusions and Clinical Importance Measuring peripheral nRBCs in dogs with SIRS is rapid and clinically applicable, reflecting disease severity and associated prognosis.…”
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Morfological Variation of Endemic Fish Rainbow Celebensis (Telmatherina celebensis Boulenger) in Lake Towuti, South Sulawesi by S.H. Nasution, . Sulistiono, D.S. Sjafei, G.S. Haryani

“…Sample were collected using experimental gillnet sized of 3A, 1, lA, and VA inch. Measuring offish standard morphometric character to be down on Kottelat et al. (1993) with modification covering 14 characters. …”
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The Chinese State, Incomplete Proletarianization and Structures of Inequality in Two Epochs by Wu Jieh-min, Mark Selden

“…This can be clearly observed in the changing Gini coefficient and other measures of class and spatial divergence.4 But exploration of the nature of citizenship provides an important vehicle for examining broader ramifications of structures of inequality. …”
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