Knowledge and Lifestyle-Associated Prevalence of Obesity among Newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumas... by Yaa Obirikorang, Christian Obirikorang, Enoch Odame Anto, Emmanuel Acheampong, Nyalako Dzah, Caroline Nkrumah Akosah, Emmanuella Batu Nsenbah

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted among diagnosed type 2 diabetics. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data. Anthropometric measurements and fasting blood sugar levels were also assessed. …”
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Respectful Pruning Improves Grapevine Development: A Case Study in Young Vineyards by Mónica Galar-Martínez, Nazareth Torres, Bárbara Sebastián, Julián Palacios, Ignacio Arzoz, Nahiara Juanena, Ana Villa-Llop, Maite Loidi, Coralie Dewasme, Jean Phillippe Roby, Luis Gonzaga Santesteban

“…“Tempranillo” vineyard for four consecutive pruning seasons: (i) respectful (RESP), where pruning cuts were always made leaving protection wood between the cut and vine perennial structures, and the preferential sap flow path was chosen; (ii) aggressive (AGGR), where no protection wood was left and, when possible, the nonpreferential sap flow path was followed; and (iii) winegrape grower (WIN), where the common practices used in the area were followed, which corresponds to an intermediate style between RESP and AGGR. …”
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Preparation, characterization of mixed-valence antimony-tin phosphomolybdic polyoxometalates and application in the cyclohexanone oxidation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide by Maiouf, Fatma-Zohra, Boumechhour, Abdenour, Benadji, Siham, Dermeche, Leila, Mazari, Tassadit, Lancelot, Christine, Rabia, Chérifa

“…UV–Visible and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analyses showed a partially reduced state of POM with coexistence of the couples Mo(VI)/Mo(V), Sb(V)/Sb(III) and Sn(IV)/Sn(II), without affecting their structure, results confirmed by FT-IR and Raman spectroscopies. …”
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Pseudo-Random Identification and Efficient Privacy-Preserving V2X Communication for IoV Networks by Sujash Naskar, Gerhard Hancke, Tingting Zhang, Mikael Gidlund

“…The design simplicity and efficiency of the proposed authentication structure make it highly suitable for real-world IoV applications.…”
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The search for minerals and creation of first production and territorial complexes in Yamalo-Nenets National District (1932–1937) by A. E. Wolf

“…After formation of the regional local lore organization in the Ob-Irtysh region (JuneAugust, 1934) and creation of its structural division in the Yamalo-Nenets National District (September-December, 1934), there were data on availability in the district of minerals in mass media. …”
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Novel insight into the formation and inhibition mechanism of dipeptidyl peptidase-Ⅳ inhibitory peptides from fermented mandarin fish (Chouguiyu) by Daqiao Yang, Chunsheng Li, Laihao Li, Xianqing Yang, Shengjun Chen, Yanyan Wu, Yang Feng

“…A total of 400 D4IPs with DPP-IV inhibition structure and high hydrophobicity were identified. …”
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Eating Problems and Overlap with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders in a Nationwide Twin Study of 9- and 12-Year-Old Children by Maria Råstam, Jakob Täljemark, Armin Tajnia, Sebastian Lundström, Peik Gustafsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Christopher Gillberg, Henrik Anckarsäter, Nóra Kerekes

“…Intraclass correlations and structural equation modelling were used for evaluating the influence of genetic and environmental factors. …”
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The First Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of <i>Secale strictum</i> subsp. <i>africanum</i> Stapf (<i>Poaceae</i>), the Putative Ancestor of the Genus <i>Secale</i> by Lidia Skuza, Piotr Androsiuk, Romain Gastineau, Magdalena Achrem, Łukasz Paukszto, Jan Paweł Jastrzębski

“…This study reports the first complete chloroplast genome of <i>S. africanum</i>, highlighting its structure, genetic composition, and phylogenetic relationships within <i>Secale</i> and related Triticiceae species. …”
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Microstructural Investigations of Rapidly Solidified Al-Co-Y Alloys by B. Avar, M. Gogebakan, M. Tarakci, Y. Gencer, S. Kerli

“…It was found that only rapidly solidified Al85Co7Y8 alloy exhibited the best glass forming ability (GFA) and a fully amorphous structure. Besides, Al85Co13Y2 and Al85Co2Y13 alloy ribbons were fully crystalline, whereas Al85Co10Y5 and Al85Co5Y10 alloy ribbons consisted of some crystalline phases within an amorphous matrix. …”
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DSFA-SwinNet: A Multi-Scale Attention Fusion Network for Photovoltaic Areas Detection by Shaofu Lin, Yang Yang, Xiliang Liu, Li Tian

“…First, this study proposes the Dynamic Spatial-Frequency Attention (DSFA) mechanism, the Pyramid Attention Refinement (PAR) bottleneck structure, and optimizes the feature propagation method to achieve dynamic decoupling of the spatial and frequency domains in multi-scale representation learning. …”
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Schottky‐barrier graphene nanoribbon field‐effect transistors‐based field‐programmable gate array's configurable logic block and routing switch by Sayed Ali Seif Kashani, Hossein Karimiyan Alidash, Sandeep Miryala

“…This study proposes design and characterisation of graphene‐based simple field‐programmable gate array as a platform of configurable logic structure for future developments. This study focuses on design and characterisation of configurable logic block (CLB), flip‐flop as internal sequential logic devices in CLB, and routing switch, which are designed using graphene nanoribbon field‐effect transistor (GNRFET). …”
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Non-volatile voltage-controlled magnetization in single-phase multiferroic ceramics at room temperature by Zimeng Hu, Gavin B.G. Stenning, Hangfeng Zhang, Yu Shi, Vladimir Koval, Wanting Hu, Zhiyong Zhou, Chenglong Jia, Isaac Abrahams, Haixue Yan

“…The polarization arises from the cooperative displacement of both Fe3+ and Ti4+ relative to the oxygen sublattice in the tetragonally distorted perovskite structure, and the magnetization stems from indirect exchange magnetic interaction between adjacent iron ions. …”
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Digital interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes to promote health literacy? A qualitative study on physicians’ perspective in Germany by Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Aurélia Naoko Naef, Nadine Fischbock, Volker Eric Amelung

“…Subsequently, the interviews were analysed systematically through an iterative process of content analyses in line with Kuckartz et al.Results It was reported by the physicians that digital interventions are underused due to technical resources, lack of structural conditions, information and legal constraints. …”
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Strategies Australian junior doctors use to maintain their mental, physical and social well-being: a qualitative study by Melanie Hobi, Sonya Yegorova-Lee, Christopher Chun-lin Chan, Hailin Zhao, Stephen Jiang, Dan Tran, Gayathri Nair, Erika Borkoles

“…Future studies may address the structural and systemic changes required to develop a workforce that fosters the well-being of junior doctors and reduces the institutional barriers to practising well-being strategies.…”
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Effect of N,C-ITO on Composite N,C-Ti/N,C-ITO/ITO Electrode Used for Photoelectrochemical Degradation of Aqueous Pollutant with Simultaneous Hydrogen Production by Kee-Rong Wu, Chung-Hsuang Hung, Chung-Wei Yeh, Chien-Chung Wang, Jiing-Kae Wu

“…This study reports the effect of N,C-ITO (indium tin oxide) layer on composite N,C-TiO2/N,C-ITO/ITO (Ti/TO) electrode used for efficient photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation of aqueous pollutant with simultaneous hydrogen production. The structural properties of the composite Ti/TO electrode that determined by X-ray diffraction and Raman scattering, show primarily the crystallized anatase TiO2 phase and distinct diffraction patterns of polycrystalline In2O3 phase. …”
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Influence of Composite C-S-H Seed Prepared by Wet Grinding on High-Volume Fly Ash Concrete by Shiheng Wang, Jianan Liu, Yaogang Tian, Peng Zhao

“…As the C/S ratio decreased, the porosity of the concrete with added C-seed decreased at 28 d, making the structure denser. The XRD, NMR and TG results show that C-seeds with C/S values greater than 4:6 have a more pronounced effect on promoting the hydration of cement.…”
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Advances in cardiac organoid research: implications for cardiovascular disease treatment by Ziteng Huang, Keran Jia, Yadan Tan, Yang Yu, Wudian Xiao, Xiangyu Zhou, Jingyan Yi, Chunxiang Zhang

“…Cardiac organoids, which are three-dimensional structures derived from the induced differentiation of stem cells, are particularly promising. …”
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Presenting a Sustainable Development Model Focus on Renewable Energy and Role of Government Policies by M. Jalili, S. Varedi, S. A. Jafari Kelarijani

“…In the quantitative section, fuzzy Delphi tests, structural equation techniques, and the best-worst method were used with the help of SPSS, SmartPLS, Lingo, and Excel software. …”
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Expert-analytical Support of Foreign Policy Activities by A. A. Varfolomeev, O. P. Ivanov, I. V. Surma, Y. A. Trefilova

“…The research is within structural-functional, institutional and regulatory approaches. …”
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Truncated SPAG9 as a novel candidate gene for a new syndrome: Coarse facial features, albinism, cataract and developmental delay (CACD syndrome) by Majid Alfadhel, Bashayr S. Alhubayshi, Muhammad Umair, Ahmed Alfaidi, Deemah Alwadaani, Essra Aloyouni, Safdar Abbas, Abdulkareem Al Abdulrahman, Mohammed Aldrees, Abeer Al Tuwaijri, Ruaa S. Alharithy, Abdulaziz Alajlan, Abdulrahman Alswaid, Saad Almohrij, Sultan Al-Khenaizan

“…Sanger sequencing of both families revealed perfect segregation of the identified variant in all family members. 3D protein modeling revealed substantial changes in the protein’s secondary structure. Furthermore, RT-qPCR revealed a substantial reduction of SPAG9 gene expression at the mRNA level in the affected individuals of both families, thus supporting the pathogenic nature of the identified variant. …”
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