Temporal preferences for ambiance: A study of tourist expectations across the day by Rischa Agustina, Budhi Sholeh Wibowo

“…The results suggest five distinct constructs of ambiance that reflect tourist expectations at different times of the day. The results confirm the existence of temporal preferences for ambiance across the day. …”
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Kin Competition Drives the Evolution of Earlier Metamorphosis by Bing Dong, Andy Gardner

“…We provide testable predictions as to how kin selection modulates the timing of metamorphosis, as well as a conceptual framework within which empirical observations may be understood.…”
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Vibroacoustic Analysis of a Rectangular Enclosure Bounded by a Flexible Panel with Clamped Boundary Condition by Yuan Wang, Jianrun Zhang, Vanquynh Le

“…The resonance frequencies and the decay times of the coupled system are obtained using the classical modal coupling theory. …”
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Improved Genetic Algorithm for Distribution System Performance Analysis by Taking Advantage of Essential Spanning Trees by Yanzhu Ji, Zhuoqun Shi, Robert M. O’Connell

“…Results of the study show that for relatively small test systems, optimum system configurations are obtained using values of N and Gen that require very small CPU times. In larger systems, optimum values of N and Gen requiring reasonable CPU times can also be found, provided that certain carefully chosen branches are removed from the pool of possibilities when producing the initial population in the algorithm. …”
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Poznámky ke vnímání řeholního života mezi barokem a osvícenstvím by Jiří Mikulec

“… The article deals with the development of attitudes to monasteries, regulars and nuns that can be observed in the minds of the members of baroque society (1650-1750) and of the leaders of intellectual elite in the times of Enlightenment at the end of the 18th century. …”
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Overlapping of DRESS and Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to first-line antituberculosis drugs: a case report by Cristian Morán-Mariños, Felix Llanos-Tejada, Rebeca Huamani-Llantoy, Capriny Bernal-Turpo, Kimberly López-Pilco, Alex Ventura-Leon, Renato Casanova-Mendoza

“…Timely intervention with corticosteroids plays a key role in moderating the exaggerated immune response, helping to alleviate dermatological symptoms and prevent long-term organ damage. …”
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Public Health Perspectives of Preeclampsia in Developing Countries: Implication for Health System Strengthening by Kayode O. Osungbade, Olusimbo K. Ige

“…Treatment remains prenatal care, timely diagnosis, proper management, and timely delivery. …”
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Nord Stream methane leaks spread across 14% of Baltic waters by Martin Mohrmann, Louise C. Biddle, Gregor Rehder, Henry C. Bittig, Bastien Y. Queste

“…We use sustained high-resolution observations of methane concentrations from autonomous gliders and an instrumented ship of opportunity to reveal the timing and spread of dissolved methane across different Baltic regions and marine protected areas. …”
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Cross-linguistic rhythmic patterns in Persian-English bilingual speakers: Implications for speaker recognition by Homa Asadi, Maral Asiaee

“…These findings indicate that while bilingual speakers adjust their rhythmic patterns to suit L2 demands, they retain individual characteristics, especially in consonant timing. This research has implications for understanding bilingual speech production and enhancing speaker recognition technology.…”
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Comparison Study of Vibration Control Effects between Suspended Tuned Mass Damper and Particle Damper by Zheng Lu, Dianchao Wang, Peizhen Li

“…For this test model, the particle damper can improve primary structure’s equivalent damping ratio 19 times to the original one’s, while the tuned mass damper can be 13 times. …”
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Impact of UV-C irradiance and wavelength on the photodegradation of dibromoacetonitrile by Lohita Rajesh, Joshua Fiorentino, Thomas Roberts, Sean T. McBeath, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes

“…The 265 nm high-power LED resulted in 2.3-times higher quantum yield and fluence-based degradation kinetics than the 265 low-power LED and a corresponding 3.5 times lower EEO despite the same wavelength of irradiance. …”
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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…The median number of times for consuming harmful food groups was 3 for salted fish and 7 times for fats and oils. …”
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Pac-Man-Shaped Patch-Driven Broadband Circularly Polarized Metasurface Antenna With CMA-Based Quadruple-Mode Excitation by Deepak K. Naik, Dhruba Charan Panda, Rajanikanta Swain, Arjuna Muduli, Sambhudutta Nanda

“…A prototype of the proposed antenna is fabricated using an FR-4 substrate, and the overall dimension of the antenna is <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.55\lambda \times 0.7\lambda \times 0.06\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula> at 6.46 GHz center operating frequency. …”
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Cardiovascular Disease and Its Implication for Higher Catastrophic Health Expenditures Among Households in Sub-Saharan Africa by Folashayo Ikenna Peter Adeniji, Taiwo Akinyode Obembe

“…Households who reported having CVD were 3 times more likely to incur CHE compared with households without CVD (OR, 3.002; CI, 1.013-8.902). …”
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Impact of tourist and recreational activities on the indicators of soil-ecological monitoring of the adjacent territory of Lake Teletskoe (Altai Mountains) by Olga A. Elchininova

“…Recreational loads were responsible for the 1.2–1.7 times increase in soil density of the upper (0–5 cm) layer, accompanied by a decrease in soil porosity and air supply. …”
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Evaluation of physicians&apos; screening practices and knowledge levels regarding atrial fibrillation in patients over 65 years of age: A prospective study by Emre Bulbul, Erhan Simsek, Muhammet Kizmaz

“…Logistic regression analysis indicated that specialists were 2.85 times more likely to screen for AF than general practitioners, and those with prior training in AF were 3.10 times more likely to conduct AF screening. …”
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Comparison of the Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life, Sleep Quality, and Oral Health Literacy in Sleep and Awake Bruxism: Results from Family Medicine Practice by Melike Mercan Başpınar, Çiğdem Mercan, Metin Mercan, Merve Arslan Aras

“…Poor sleep quality was detected 1.28 times higher in sleep bruxism (OR: 1.277, 95% CI = 1.152–1.415) and 1.14 times higher in awake bruxism (OR: 1.141, 95% CI = 1.230−1.058). …”
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Effectiveness of negative pressure wound therapy in treating deep surgical site infections after spine surgery: a meta-analysis of single-arm studies by Shiwei Ren, Huan Liu, Zhengqi Chang

“…The meta-analysis revealed that the mean duration of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) treatment was 17.45 days [95% confidence interval (CI) (11.63 days, 23.28 days)], and the mean number of VSD uses was 2.57 times[95% CI (1.53times, 3.60times)]. Additionally, the recurrence rate of infection post-discharge was 2% (95% CI = 0-4%). …”
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Rare Presentation of Neonatal Necrotizing Fasciitis: Case Series and Review of Literature by Kruti N Shah, Shwetal Bhatt, Dipal Zanzrukriya, Salesh K Soni

“…It becomes essential to diagnose in a timely manner and culminate in a multidisciplinary approach with antimicrobial treatments and surgical aid to prevent its fulminating course. …”
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Clinical and Cost Burden of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Descriptive Analysis Using a US Administrative Claims Database by Sue Perera, Liyuan Ma, Raj Punwaney, Sulabha Ramachandran

“…Patients with extra glandular disease also incurred greater average annual costs (2.9 times) contributing to ≥2 times/year more resource use for outpatient services than patients with glandular disease only. …”
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