Using Soluble Transferrin Receptor and Taking Inflammation into Account When Defining Serum Ferritin Cutoffs Improved the Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency in a Group of Canadian Presch... by Huguette Turgeon O’Brien, Rosanne Blanchet, Doris Gagné, Julie Lauzière, Carole Vézina

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Feed resources, feeding system and feed balance of dairy cattle in Chencha District, Southern Ethiopia by Kechero Yisehak, Kore Adane

“…The survey data were stratified into altitudes, coded and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20 and the general linear model approach. …”
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A scoping review of interventions to improve strength training participation. by Jasmin K Ma, Jennifer Leese, Stephanie Therrien, Alison M Hoens, Karen Tsui, Linda C Li

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-seven unique interventions met the inclusion criteria. Social cognitive theory (n = 9), the transtheoretical model (n = 4), and self-determination theory (n = 2) were the only behaviour change theories used. …”
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Link Prediction in Complex Hyper-Networks Leveraging HyperCentrality by Y. V. Nandini, T. Jaya Lakshmi, Murali Krishna Enduri, Mohd Zairul Mazwan Jilani

“…These models, however, are limited in their ability to capture higher-order interactions that exist in many real-world networks, such as social, biological, and technological systems. To account for these multi-node interactions, hyper-networks have emerged as a more flexible framework, where hyperedges can connect multiple nodes simultaneously. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the body image life disengagement questionnaire in a sample of adolescents by Kun Zhang, Huixing Huang, Qiaosong Wang, Lin Ye, Rongjin Lin

“…Abstract Background The negative consequences of body image concerns manifest in ways such as negative emotional experiences, eating disorders, and problems with social life. The Body Image Life Disengagement Questionnaire (BILD-Q) is an instrument for assessing the impact of body image concerns specifically on adolescents’ life disengagement. …”
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Supply chain performance in the age of Industry 4.0 by Tahsina Khan, Md Mehedi Hasan Emon

“…It also offers guidance for policymakers in supporting digital transformation initiatives. Social implications: By highlighting the benefits of digital supply chain integration, the study contributes to broader societal goals of economic development and industrial competitiveness in emerging markets. …”
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Directions for the implementation of foreign experience in operative and investigative counteraction to intentional murders by criminal police units (on the example of Canada and t... by Ye. S. Khyzhnyak

“…The experience of the USA in combating criminal wrongdoing, in particular intentional murders, is considered, and three models of preventive activity are distinguished and analyzed: the model of social institutions, the model of individual safety, and the model of influence through the environment. …”
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Traffic-related-air-pollutant PM2.5 Caused Toxicity on Caenorhabditis elegans with Cotreatment of High-dose Glucose and Tempeh by Jian-He Lu, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Sen-Ting Huang, Jia-De Lee, Ta-Chih Hsiao, Wan Nurdiyana Wan Mansor, How-Ran Chao

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Determination of the Antioxidant Capacity of Germinated and Yeast-Fermented Sweet and Bitter Lupin Seeds and Sprouts via Cyclic Voltammetry Compared to the Spectrophotometric and P... by Danuta Zielińska, Piotr Gulewicz, Małgorzata Kasprowicz-Potocka, Henryk Zieliński

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Canine Actors and Melodramatic Effects: The Dog of Montargis Arrives on the English Stage by Claudia Alonso Recarte

“…In examining how the dog both contributes to melodramatic conventions and absorbs the growing social and scientific tensions relating to the definition of ‘dog-hood’, the research hopes to contribute to a better comprehension of the extent to which certain aspects of the performance (such as the dog’s idiosyncratic form of communicating its feelings) represent key sites for the exploration of how modern conceptions of the non-human other were shaped.…”
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La tutoría a distancia: acciones del tutor en la Estrategia de Formación Doctoral en tiempos de COVID 19 by José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Miriam Iglesias León, María Lina Valdés Gómez

“…<p><strong>Fundamento:</strong> durante la situación epidemiológica creada por la pandemia de COVID 19 se impuso como medida de protección el distanciamiento social por lo que se necesitó implementar la tutoría a distancia en la Estrategia de Formación Doctoral de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos.…”
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Development of a Conceptual Model to Understand Disease Burden in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Organ Damage by Lynne Broderick, Wen-Hung Chen, Roger A. Levy, April Mitchell Foster, Cindy Umanzor Figueroa, Kerry Gairy, Deven Chauhan

“…Almost all participants experienced emotional impacts and challenges to their relationships and social lives resulting from living with SLE-associated OD. …”
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Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccination among Health Care Workers in Ghana by Martin Wiredu Agyekum, Grace Frempong Afrifa-Anane, Frank Kyei-Arthur, Bright Addo

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Sex differences in the relationship between maternal and foetal glucocorticoids in a free-ranging large mammal by Amin, Bawan, Fishman, Ruth, Quinn, Matthew, Matas, Devorah, Palme, Rupert, Koren, Lee, Ciuti, Simone

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Effects of twelve-week aerobic exercise on selected health-related physical fitness variables on Gonji preparatory school male students by Abdurahman Esleman, Bizuneh Yirga Geberemariam, Wondiye Aychiluhim

“…The data collected from the study groups were analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Science version 23 software and computed independent t-test and paired t-test and the level of significance was set at 0.05 levels. …”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…Using SPSS V 22.0, comparison of knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) scores, correlation between KAP and between KAP and social demographic characteristics were done using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Pearson correlation, and independent t-test respectively. …”
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The effect of consuming bread contaminated with heavy metals on cardiovascular disease and calculating its risk assessment by Kambiz Ahmadi Angali, Majid Farhadi, Abdolkazem Neisi, Bahman Cheraghian, Mehdi Ahmadi, Afshin Takdastan, Abdolah Dargahi

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Calendario polínico de especies potencialmente alergónenas y su relación con parámetros meteorológicos en Villa Ventana, Provincia de Buenos Aires. by Graciela Benedetti, Bárbara Sastre, Alicia Campo

“…El arbolado urbano asegura múltiples beneficios sociales y ambientales, para los residentes de las localidades, pero ¿qué ocurre si estas especies no son las correctas? …”
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Systematic review of surface disinfection: Spraying versus wiping for COVID-19 prevention by Babasola 0. Okusanya, Muzzammil Gadanya, Anthony Nlemadim, Victoria Adaramoye, David O. Akeju, John Ehiri, Martin M. Meremiku

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Paper Bags vis-à-vis LDPE Bags: Gleanings from Peer-reviewed E-LCA Publications by Isabell Lidbrand, Govindarajan Venkatesh, Magnus Lestelius

“…This is a well-entrenched question in academic research, industrial, social and policy-making circles. As environmental life-cycle analyses (or more appropriately, sustainability analyses) show time and again, no single product or process or mode of operation is a ‘total villain’. …”
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