Analysis of risk factors for the development of obesity in preschool children: a logistic model analysis by Huasheng Jin, Huihui Zhou, Kai Chen

“…Meanwhile, higher parental education levels and longer daily outdoor activity times were considered protective factors against obesity.DiscussionEffective interventions targeting the above risk factors are necessary to minimize the incidence of obesity and promote the healthy development of children.…”
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Advanced ellipse overlap computation based on segment area of circles by Minhye Kim, Yongkuk Kim, Giphil Cho

“…We compared our method with the traditional Monte Carlo method and found that when the relative error is 0.0245, our method operates approximately 6 times faster. Our research applies to fields like robotics, GIS, industrial clustering, and biology, with strong potential in medical imaging and diagnosis.…”
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Attention Bias to Pain Words Comes Early and Cognitive Load Matters: Evidence from an ERP Study on Experimental Pain by Kangling Wang, Yifei Chen, Shimin Huang, Howe Liu, Wen Wu

“…We found that high-load tasks had longer response times and lower accuracies than low-load tasks did and that different neural processing of words occurred between the groups. …”
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AI language model rivals expert ethicist in perceived moral expertise by Danica Dillion, Debanjan Mondal, Niket Tandon, Kurt Gray

“…Here, we advance work on the Moral Turing Test and find that Americans rate ethical advice from GPT-4o as slightly more moral, trustworthy, thoughtful, and correct than that of the popular New York Times advice column, The Ethicist. Participants perceived GPT models as surpassing both a representative sample of Americans and a renowned ethicist in delivering moral justifications and advice, suggesting that people may increasingly view LLM outputs as viable sources of moral expertise. …”
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Particle Filtering for Obstacle Tracking in UAS Sense and Avoid Applications by Anna Elena Tirri, Giancarmine Fasano, Domenico Accardo, Antonio Moccia

“…In fact, obstacles in the flight path must be detected and tracked in an accurate and timely manner in order to execute a collision avoidance maneuver in case of collision threat. …”
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Magnetic Apposition across the Epiglottis: Radiographic and Operative Correlation of a Rare Hypopharyngeal Foreign Body by Yeli Pi, Shilpa Radhakrishnan, Yaser Alrajhi, Ravi Bhargava

“…Awareness and recognition of the unique radiographic findings of this rare entity can help clinicians streamline timely management.…”
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The Impact of Family Setting and Local Opportunities on Leaving Home and Migration Destinations of Rural Youths, The Netherlands 1860-1940 by Bastian Mönkediek, Jan Kok, Kees Mandemakers

“…We focus on their final move from the parental home, and we will analyse not only timing and incidence of leaving, but also the destinations. …”
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Deep learning based gasket fault detection: a CNN approach by S. Arumai Shiney, R. Seetharaman, V. J. Sharmila, S. Prathiba

“…The proposed method automates the detection of misaligned or incorrectly fitting gaskets, ensuring timely repair action. The suggested method uses deep learning approaches to recognize and evaluate radiator images, with a focus on identifying misaligned or incorrectly installed gaskets. …”
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On Edge-Fog-Cloud Collaboration and Reaping Its Benefits: A Heterogeneous Multi-Tier Edge Computing Architecture by Niroshinie Fernando, Samir Shrestha, Seng W. Loke, Kevin Lee

“…The results demonstrate significant improvements, with speedups of up to 7.5 times and energy savings reaching 80%, underlining the effectiveness and practical benefits of our cooperative edge-fog-cloud model in supporting the dynamic computational needs of IoT ecosystems. …”
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Development of a Theoretical Delay Model for Heterogeneous and Less Lane-Disciplined Traffic Conditions by Abdhul Khadhir, Ashish Bhaskar, Lelitha Vanajakshi, Md. Mazharul Haque

“…The developed model is used for signal optimisation under HLLD traffic conditions and reductions of up to 24% in control delay in comparison to the in-practice signal timing approach are observed. The study also highlights the significance of knowing the variation of delay in addition to average delay and presents a simple approach to capture the variation in delay.…”
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IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ABILITY IN EXPRESSING IDEAS IN DESCRIPTIVE WRITING BY USING PICTURE SERIES TECHNIQUE (A Quasi – Experimental Research at SMPN 14 Bengkulu City) by Leny Susiana

“…Both classes were given a post test after them giving a treatment (by using picture series technique) for several times. The average scores both classes were calculated by using the t-test formula. …”
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Early Kasai portoenterostomy in a 9-day-old newborn with extrahepatic biliary atresia: a case report highlighting improved prognosis with prompt intervention by Mortada H.F. El-Shabrawi, Gamal Eltagy, Mohamed Qinawy, Mohammed Am Oshi, Amjad Algethami, Nawaf A Alhujayri, Shaker S Alharthi, Abdullah M Alelyani, Naglaa M Kamal

“…This report highlights the importance of timely intervention, describing a 6-day-old male newborn diagnosed with EHBA who underwent successful Kasai portoenterostomy at 9 days of age. …”
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Armies of War Without Uniforms: Mercenaries and Private Military Companies in Russia’s Interventions in Syria and Ukraine by Çağla Mavruk, Ali Gök

“…The history of mercenaries dates back to ancient times. However, they were used extensively in conflicts in many regions after the Cold War. …”
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Gallbladder Volvulus in a Patient with Type I Choledochal Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by George Younan, Max Schumm, Fadwa Ali, Kathleen K. Christians

“…Management of choledochal cysts is also surgical; however the timing of surgery is still a matter of debate. Conclusion. …”
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Severe Weather Caused by Heat Island and Sea Breeze Effects in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo, Brazil by Felipe Vemado, Augusto José Pereira Filho

“…Results indicate that the precipitation related to SB-HI episodes is up to 600 mm or about four times higher than that in rural or less urbanized areas in its surroundings. …”
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Early Head Specification in Xenopus laevis by Blue B. Lake, Kenneth R. Kao

“…Thus, development of the head, and indeed the body plan in general, requires precisely timed and spatially restricted activation and repression of these signaling pathways.…”
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Novel Design Method for Bus Approach Lanes with Bus Guidance and Priority Controls for Prioritizing Through and Left-Turn Buses by Shijie Shu, Jing Zhao, Yin Han

“…The variable bus approach lanes can be dynamically used for the through and left-turn buses during the various periods of a signal cycle by the integrated design of geometric layouts and signal timing. A detailed bus guidance and priority control optimization model is formulated to guide the buses entering the appropriate bus approach lanes, and it provides optimal signal priorities for buses. …”
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Saving Souls and ‘Trees’: An Emerging Model of Pentecostal-Charismatic Eco-Missions in the Church of Pentecost, Ghana by Christian Tsekpoe, Emmanuel Awudi

“…The rift between the two domains within the African Pentecostal-Charismatic tradition, which persisted until recent times, highlights significant implications for the intersection of religious beliefs and scientific practises within various African contexts. …”
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Effect of frost on plants, leaves, and forecast of frost events using convolutional neural networks by Sobia Wassan, Chen Xi, NZ Jhanjhi, Laiqa Binte-Imran

“…However, the projected increase in the frost event causes sensitivity in plant reproduction and plant structure vegetation. The timing of growing and reproduction might be an essential tactic by which plant life can avoid frost. …”
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Lamb survivability: a new approach to an old problem by Carrie S. Wilson, Natalie L. Cherry, J. Bret Taylor

“…Objectives were to evaluate 1) the influence of lamb and littermate competition on lamb survivability to 3 d and 120 d (weaning); 2) the influence of within-litter competition on birth weight; 3) the relationship between within-litter birth weight deviation and lamb survivability, 4) the influence of ewe age on lamb survivability and birth weight, and 5) reasons for and timing of lamb loss. Sex of littermate(s) had an impact on lamb survivability, which was more pronounced for triplets than for twins. …”
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