Psychosocial Factors and the Role of Family in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Dhanya Soodhana Mohan, Vani HN, Rajendra Kiragsur Madegowda, Raghupathy Palany

“…The child and caregiver answered pre-validated standard questionnaires and the children underwent HbA1C testing once every 3 months. …”
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IEEE 802.15.7-Compliant Full Duplex Visible Light Communication: Interference Analysis and Experimentation by Stefano Caputo, Stefano Ricci, Lorenzo Mucchi

“…This article presents a thorough investigation into the contrasting dynamics of full-duplex and half-duplex communication within the framework of visible light communication (VLC) networks compliant with the IEEE 802.15.7 standard. The main contributions of this research deal with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementation, experimental data acquisition, interference evaluation, and performance assessment. …”
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Machine Learning in Acute Stroke Neuroimaging. A Systematic Literature Review by D. Matuliauskas, I. Stražnickaitė, A. Samuilis, D. Jatužis

“…Minimum unique computer tomography (CT) scans included for validation – 10, maximum – 21586, mean – 599, me- dian – 100, standard deviation – ±2801.1. The training set sizes consisted of minimum 28 CT scans, maximum – 24214, mean – 1279, median – 153, standard deviation – ±5006.7. …”
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Optimization of the suspension procedure by Box-Behnken design for the determination of manganese, iron, and zinc in zeolite clinoptilolite with the TXRF system and insight into it... by Jablan Jasna, Štefan Maja Bival, Paler Dario, Kamenski Emma

“…Trueness and precision of the results, evaluated by CRM sample analysis, were in most cases acceptable with recoveries values in the range of 104.9–111.4 % and relative standard deviations of 2–10 % (. = 6). Zeolites showed no ability to quench free radicals nor the ability to influence dietary antioxidants.…”
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Effect of synchronization system errors on the reception noise immunity of amplitude-phase shift keyed signals by G. V. Kulikov, X. Kh. Dang, A. G. Kulikov

“…For example, the use of multiple amplitude-phase shift keyed (APSK) signals—16-APSK and 32-APSK—in digital satellite television systems of the Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite2 (DVB-S2) standard made it possible to transmit 30% more data in the same frequency bands in comparison with the previous DVB-S standard. …”
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Forensic evaluation of craniometric characteristics of the Kazakhstan population by Saule A. Mussabekova, Anastasiya O. Stoyan, Xeniya E. Mkhitaryan, Saule B. Zhautikova

“…Dimensions were measured using standard anthropometric methods and instruments. The results of measurements of 25 craniometric parameters are presented. …”
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Analyzing the Mechanical, Durability, and Microstructural Impact of Partial Cement Replacement with Pumice Powder and Bamboo Leaf Ash in Concrete by Haris Hassen Adem, Fikreyesus Demeke Cherkos

“…Moreover, on the 28th day, Mix-2 with (35.84 MPa) and Mix-3 with (33.55 MPa) met the desired mean compressive strength (33.5 MPa) required for C-25 concrete per the ACI standards. Additionally, the flexural strength of concrete produced with partial replacement of Mix-2 with a flexural strength of 3.86 MPa fulfills the minimum strength requirement of 3.5 MPa specified by the C-25 ACI standards. …”
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High tackle headache: implications of referee agreement for tackle height law change by Carly D McKay, Ash Kolstad, Stephen W West, Ruth Leese, Ricardo T Sant'Anna

“…Inter-rater agreement among participants and the gold-standard referee was moderate for all items except danger and height, which showed strong agreement.Conclusion These results suggest a need for improved referee training to support changes to the legal tackle height.…”
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Administrative and Legal Protection of the Rights of Cosmetological Services’ Consumers by V. І. Teremetskyi, A. I. Sadovenko

“…It has been offered to update the industry standard of Ukraine GSTU 201-05-97 “Services of a Cosmetologist. …”
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Assessment of Nuchal Translucency Nasal Bone and Ductus Venosus Flow in the First Trimester: Pregnancy Outcomes by Şafak Özdemirci, Deniz Esinler, Funda Özdemirci, Melek Bilge, Funda Akpınar, İnci Kahyaoğlu

“…CONCLUSION: We reported our first trimester standard obstetric ultrasonographic results and pregnancy outcomes. …”
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Comparison of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and molybdenum blue colorimetry for total phosphorus determination in freshwater invertebrates. by Molly S Costanza-Robinson, Baker J Angstman, Qiting Cai, Charles Forbes, Julia S Keon, Shuyi Lin, Emma D Neill, Elizabeth G Peebles, Ella Roelofs, Eric K Moody

“…In this work, we compared ICP-MS and MBC for total P determination in freshwater invertebrates, including the potential for analytical interferences, by applying both methods to three standard reference materials (SRMs) and 106 freshwater invertebrate samples. …”
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Linking Measure of the Tropical Stingless Bee (Apidae, Meliponini, and Heterotrigona itama) Honey Quality with Hives Distance to the Source of Heavy Metal Pollution in Urban and In... by Nurul Hamizah Salman, Lum Mok Sam, Kimberly Ador, Bellericter Binjamin, Mohd Iftar Johwan Johny-Hasbulah, Suzan Benedick

“…To date, there have been very few studies on the health risks of consuming honey at various locations in the Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo, in relation to food standards and heavy metal contamination of honey from the stingless bee, Heterotrigona itama in association with pollutant sources. …”
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Epidemiology of Pancreatic Carcinoma in Canada: 1931 to 1985 by Anthony Ayiomamitis

“…It is among the 10 leading causes of death from cancer and the 10 leading sites of newly diagnosed cases for a number of age groups. Age standardized mortality rates have risen sharply in both males (2.0 to 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population per year) and females (2.2 to 5.7 deaths per 100.000 population per year) during 1931 ro 1985 (P < 0.0001). …”
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Reduction in Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Treatment With a Home-Based Footworn Device in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis by Josh Mark, Shirley Shema-Shiratzky, Joel Sommer, Tim Nolan, Ganit Segal

“…Descriptive statistics, including frequencies, means and standard deviations, were used to present patient characteristics. …”
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Typhoon Cloud System Identification and Forecasting Using the Feng-Yun 4A/Advanced Geosynchronous Radiation Imager Based on an Improved Fuzzy Clustering and Optical Flow Method by Gen Wang, Dongyong Wang, Wei Han, Jian Yin

“…Based on the assessment indicators of structural similarity, normalized mutual information, peak signal-to-noise ratio, relative standard deviation, and root mean square error, the forecast results demonstrated that the forecast effect of the background field-constrained optical flow method was better than that of the standard optical flow method.…”
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Awareness of Hypertension, Hypercholesterolemia, and Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Characteristics in Russian Adults by Filip Sahatqija, Monica Hunsberger, Sarah Cook, Kamila Kholmatova, Marina Shapkina, Sofia Malyutina, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev

“…Prevalence estimates for the awareness were age- and sex-standardized to the Standard European Population. Socio-demographic, lifestyle, and health-related correlates of the awareness were investigated using logistic regression modelling. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Malt Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Varieties for Yield and Quality Traits in Eastern Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia by Abebe Assefa, Getawey Girmay, Tesfaye Alemayehu, Alemu Lakew

“…The objective of the trial was to identify a high yielder and standard-quality malting barley variety for production. …”
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Constitutional Transition in a Democratic State: A Critical View of the Omnibus Law Establishing Employment Copyright Law by Arif Rahman, Ahmad Zaini, Hajani Hajani, Rendi Haerudin, Ahmad Jamaludin Jambunanda

“…Law No. 11 of 2020 concerning Job Creation, which was formed using the Omnibus method, is considered to be constitutionally contradictory because it does not have clear objectives and formulation, both in terms of the standard of formation, the systematics of its creation, and the process of changing its substance.…”
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The Effect of Educational Intervention on Improvement of Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Azam Maleki, Elham Faghihzadeh, Samaneh Youseflu

“…Results from 40 RCTs showed that educational intervention had a positive effect on the BSE compared with the usual/standard care (pooled SMD = 1.20; 95% CI = 0.75–1.64, p value <0.001). …”
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Periods of constant wind speed: how long do they last in the turbulent atmospheric boundary layer? by D. Moreno, J. Friedrich, M. Wächter, J. Schwarte, J. Peinke

“…Given the results, we show that the continuous-time random walk (CTRW) model, as a non-standard wind model, can be adapted to generate time series of the wind speed whose statistics match the statistics of observed periods of constant wind speed.…”
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