Television Viewing Does Not Have to Be Sedentary: Motivation to Participate in a TV Exercise Program by Jessie J. M. Meis, Stef P. J. Kremers, Martine P. A. Bouman

“…The results showed that higher levels of intrinsic motivation (i.e. enjoying the NOM-tv exercises, feeling competent to perform this activity, and willingness to put effort into the exercises) were the most important predictive factors of more frequent participation in the NOM-tv exercises. …”
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Pygopagus Twins Separation Using a Rectangular Fasciocutaneous Flap: Case Report From Beirut, Lebanon by Christopher Hakim, MD, Saif Emsieh, MD, Edwin Chrabieh, Jana Zeineddine, MD, Amir Ibrahim, MD

“…The twins, joined at the lumbar and sacral regions, underwent meticulous preoperative planning and collaborative effort from multiple medical teams. The surgery involved raising fasciocutaneous rectangular flaps over the buttocks, spine separation, rectal division, and reconstruction of pelvic floor muscles. …”
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Performance of Gradient-Based Solutions versus Genetic Algorithms in the Correlation of Thermal Mathematical Models of Spacecrafts by Eva Anglada, Laura Martinez-Jimenez, Iñaki Garmendia

“…The correlation of the thermal mathematical models (TMMs) of spacecrafts with the results of the thermal test is a demanding task in terms of time and effort. Theoretically, it can be automatized by means of optimization techniques, although this is a challenging task. …”
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Candida Biofilms and the Host: Models and New Concepts for Eradication by Hélène Tournu, Patrick Van Dijck

“…This paper relates to some of the most recent approaches that have been elaborated to eradicate Candida biofilms, based on the vast effort put in ever-improving models of biofilm formation in vitro and in vivo, including novel flow systems, high-throughput techniques and mucosal models. …”
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A Synchronous Machine Transient Model Based upon an Algebraic Loop Accounting for Nonlinearity and Cross-Magnetization by R. Felicetti, U. Lundin

“…In the proposed model, the computational effort in the worst case scenario is reduced to few iterations (<10). …”
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Methodical Contributions Regarding the Improvement of Physical Training in U16 Female Volleyball Players by L. Rada, E.L. Amzar, I.I. Niculescu

“…The game of volleyball has a team character, a trait that entails the need for collective effort, aimed at achieving the goal - victory. The victory of the team can only be achieved if the ratios between the motor qualities, the height of the players, and the overall effectiveness of the team are optimized in the two fundamental phases: attack and defense. …”
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Navigating Suicidal Crisis in a Traditional Setting of Kyrgyzstan by Leila Salimova

“…The Case Study of Azat (name is changed) represents a joint effort of data gathering from the Researcher, the Social Pedagogue and other community members from one of the remote local schools in Kyrgyzstan. …”
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Les jeux de la spectature : paratextes cinématographiques des années vingt et archéologie du virtuel by Fabrice Lyczba

“…Drawing both from a semio-pragmatic analysis of modes of film reception and a narratological approach to the transactional value of paratexts, this article aims at describing the offscreen expansion of Hollywood fiction through this paratextual discursive formation of realism and to analyze it as an effort to virtualize reality and transform the space of film reception into a game interface.…”
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Fuzzy evaluation for response effectiveness in cases of incomplete information by Fenghua LI, Yongjun LI, Zhengkun YANG, Han ZHANG, Lingcui ZHANG

“…In order to appropriately select and adjust response countermeasures,it is necessary to evaluate response effectiveness.Although a large amount of effort has been spent on the evaluation of risk and threat situations,the existing schemes are not suitable to evaluate response effectiveness,because the sechems require that all the information used for evaluation is complete,which is difficult to implement in the real environment.To address the problem,a fuzzy scheme was proposed to deal with incomplete information (i.e.…”
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Adjoint sensitivity analysis of a tumor growth model and its application to spatiotemporal radiotherapy optimization by Krzysztof Fujarewicz, Krzysztof Łakomiec

“…We demonstrate results of this approach to the tumor proliferation, invasion and response to radiotherapy (PIRT) model and we compare the accuracy and the computational effort of the method to the simple forward finite difference sensitivity analysis. …”
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Attitudes and Behaviours of Health Workers and the Use of HIV/AIDS Health Care Services by Jonathan M. Dapaah

“…It concludes that dealing with clients well during interactions in the centres and clinics is crucial for reducing the perceived stigma associated with the use of services and increasing use as part of the national effort to reduce the infection rate of the disease in Ghana.…”
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Migrant's health needs in receiving countries from a bio-psycho-social approach by Angela Yánez Corrales, Laura Andrea de la Fuente Flores, María Cecilia Toffoletto, María Patricia Masalan Apip

“…<p>At present, the Chilean government is making an effort to guarantee the new citizens their rights, with different costumes and in general with a different life style. …”
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Primary Ovarian Choriocarcinoma: Rare Entity by Mequanent Tariku Adow, Shimelis Fantu Gebresilasie, Natnael Alemayehu Abebe

“…In setups where the genomic test is not available, histological and clinical effort to differentiate gestational versus nongestational choriocarcinoma is useful for specific management decision.…”
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Pain Management in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by T Jock Murray

“…Although MS can cause pain, increasing disability can also produce other complications that are painful such as pressure palsies, decubiti, the effects of poorly fitting wheelchairs, or the musculoskeletal pain that results from the effort to maintain head position and posture with weakened muscles. …”
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An Internet-Based Simulation Model for Nitrogen Management in Agricultural Settings by M.J. Shaffer, B.J. Newton, C.M. Gross

“…Various computer models have been developed to simulate the site-specific fate and transport of N resulting from different crop production scenarios, but these models are very complex and difficult to use for most farmers, consultants, and conservationists. In an effort to facilitate access and simplify the use of sophisticated models, the U.S. …”
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Optimal harvesting policy for the Beverton--Holt model by Martin Bohner, Sabrina Streipert

“…We continue our investigation by optimizing the sustainable yield with respect to the harvest effort. The results differ from the optimal harvesting policy for the continuous logistic model, which suggests a separate strategy for populations modeled by the Beverton--Holt difference equation.…”
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Modeling Campaign Optimization Strategies in Political Elections under Uncertainty by Christopher, Senfuka, Paul, Kizito Mubiru, Maureen, N. Ssempijja

“…In most political campaigns,the overall goal of every candidate is to maximize the number of voters during the election exercise.In such an effort,cost effective methods in choosing the optimal campaign strategy areparamount.In this paper, a mathematical model is proposed that optimize campaign strategies of a political candidate.Considering uncertainty in voter support and cost implications in holding political rallies,we formulate a finite state markov decision process model where states of a markov chain represent possible states of support among voters.Using daily equal intervals,thecandidates‟s decision of whether or not to campaign and hold a political rally at a given location were made using discrete time Markov chains and dynamic programming over a finite period planning horizon.Empirical data was collected from two locations on a daily basis during the campaign exercise.The data collected was analyzed and tested to establish the optimal campaign strategy and costs at the respective locations.Results from the study indicated the existence of an optimal state-dependent campaign strategy and costs at the respective political rally locations.…”
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Preschool/Pre-Kindergarten Education Promoting Student Performance in Later Years: A Qualitative Perspective by Carla J. Thompson, Giang-Nguyen Thi Nguyen

“…Implications of the study findings involve describing potential future research efforts aimed at examining influences of early education or preschool experiences related to students’ performance levels and attitudes relative to later school achievement.…”
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County-Level Integrated Healthcare Practice in China: A Kaiser Permanente-Inspired Approach by Na Li, Yin Dong, Gaofeng Zhang

“…It brings together various medical specialties, collaborates with community organizations and companies, and implements reforms in information technology and payment models. Through these efforts, the CIHO has significantly improved healthcare delivery in Yuhuan county. …”
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CAR-T cell therapy in developing countries: how long should we wait? by Om P Kurmi, Ramila Shilpakar, Sanjivan Gautam, Balram Gautam, Sudhamshu K C

“…Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has demonstrated promising outcomes in certain terminally ill patients with cancer, yet access to this treatment remains limited in LMICs, including Nepal.The Center for Regenerative Medicine in Nepal has initiated efforts to make CAR-T cell therapy accessible to patients with cancer at a substantially reduced cost. …”
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