Exploring fetal growth patterns in the second trimester: insights from ultrasound measurements among the Minangkabau Ethnic Group in Indonesia by Yusrawati, Joserizal Serudji, Bobby Indra Utama, Puspita Sari

“…Univariate, bivariate (Pearson correlation test), and multivariate (linear regression) analyses were performed using SPSS software. Results Demographically, most participants were 21–30 years old, primigravida, with senior high school education, and employed. …”
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How effective is circuit training on physical fitness? A high-intensity study in the sport of futsal by John Paul C. Suniga, Joselito M. Custodio, Patrick John B. Roldan, Hatem A. Shlool, Mohammad Fayiz Abumoh'D

“…Material and Methods. The research design used a one group pretest-posttest design method, with participants as many as 8 futsal athletes selected using purposive sampling technique. …”
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Length-weight relationship, condition factors and reproductive biology of the spineless cuttlefish Sepiella inermis (Ferussac & d’Orbigny, 1848) in the southeastern regions of... by Roksana Jahan, Md. Nasim Mahmud

“…The Fulton's, relative condition factors and relative weight fluctuated based on sexes and seasons. Five gonadal (immature, maturing, mature, spawning, and spent) and four testis maturation stages were observed. …”
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Influence of Mine Earthquake Disturbance on the Principal Stress of the Main Roadway near the Goaf and Its Prevention and Control Measures by Penghui Guo, Jiazhuo Li, Xiqing Hao, Heng Cui, Lihua Tian, Wenhao Xie, Jiaqi Chu

“…Research shows early stage of mine earthquake disturbance, roadway roof is first affected, and the principal stress of the roof has the trend of deflection to the side of the goaf. …”
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Floristic Composition, Diversity, and Regeneration of Woody Plant Species of Dabal Forest in Southeastern Ethiopia: Implication for Conservation by Zinab Sherafu, Meseret C. Egigu, Sasikumar J. M.

“…Vegetation data were obtained from 52 main plots of 20 × 20 m for mature woody species and 5 subplots of 5 × 5 m for seedlings and saplings. …”
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Evaluation of Sociodemographic Factors among Diabetic Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in Kisii Referral Hospital, Kenya by Vincent M. Mageto, Oliver W. Mbuthia, Caroline J. Ngetsa, Dinah O. Moraa, Erick O. Okoyo, Scholastica G. Mathenge, Wachuka G. Njoroge

“…Clean-catch midstream urine was collected from all participants and cultured in cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient agar for bacterial isolation. …”
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Estrés oxidativo en espermatozoides epididimarios de alpaca criopreservados con diferentes concentraciones de plasma seminal by Jhoana Stefani Jimenez-Carpio, Alejandra Ugarelli-Galarza, Shirley Sujey Evangelista-Vargas

“…Luego se evaluó la motilidad espermática y se congelaron mediante una congeladora automática. …”
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Coastal Sceneries of Albania, An Emerging 3S Destination: Analysis of Physical Characteristics and Human Activity Impacts by Alfredo Fernández Enríquez, Alexis Mooser, Giorgio Anfuso, Javier García-Onetti

“…Based on the evaluation of 26 physical/human parameters and using weighting matrix parameters and fuzzy logic mathematics, the technique enables one to obtain an Evaluation Index (D) that allows one to classify each investigated site into five scenic classes, from Class I (extremely attractive natural sites; D ≥ 0.85) to Class V (very unattractive developed urban/industrial sites; D < 0.00). …”
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Cross-Sectional Analysis of IL-6, TNF-α, Adiponectin, Leptin, and Klotho Serum Levels in Relation to BMI Among Overweight and Obese Children Aged 10–14 in La Rioja, Spain by Beatriz Fernández-Vallejo, Francisco Jiménez Monteagudo, Lourdes Romero, Maria Isabel López Aznárez, María del Carmen Romero Cobas, Laura Pérez-Martínez

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included children aged 10–14 years from La Rioja, Spain. Participants were selected based on BMI criteria for overweight (85th–95th percentiles) and obesity (>95th percentile). …”
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EXPERIENCE IN PRESERVING THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF STONE FRUITS USING THE BORDER HEDGING TECHNOLOGY by G. V. Eremin, T. A. Gasanova, V. G. Eremin, I. S. Chepinoga

“…Upon completion of these works, the trees are coppiced again.…”
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Accuracy of Established Prognostic Staging Systems for Cardiac Transthyretin Amyloidosis in the Tafamidis Era by Maximilian Leo Müller, MD, Sebastian Spethmann, MD, Daniel Messroghli, MD, Anna Brand, MD, Isabel Mattig, MD, Katrin Hahn, MD, Ulf Landmesser, MD, Bettina Heidecker, MD

“…Background: Biomarker-based prognostic staging systems, including the National Amyloidosis Centre (NAC) and the Mayo staging systems, are widely-used but have only been validated for treatment-naive patients with cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR-CA). …”
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Overweight, Thinness, Body Self-Image and Eating Strategies of 2,121 Italian Teenagers. by Roberta Guarino, Alberto Pellai, Luca Bassoli, Mario Cozzi, Maria Angela Di Sanzo, Daniela Campra, Andrea Guala

“…Most of female teen students (485 out of 1,037) were trying to lose weight, demonstrating that strategies to lose weight were undertaken also by girls perceiving themsleves as normal in relation to body weight; 46.8% girls were using strategies to lose weight compared with 21.9% boys. …”
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Initiation and sustenance of small portion size consumption behavior in rural Appalachia, USA: Application of multi-theory model (MTM) by Ram Lakhan, Sierra Turner, Sangyal Dorjee, Manoj Sharma

“…This study aimed to assess the likelihood of initiation and sustenance of small portion size consumption behavior based on application of multi-theory model (MTM) among residents from rural Appalachia. …”
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What Influences Low-cost Sensor Data Calibration? - A Systematic Assessment of Algorithms, Duration, and Predictor Selection by Lu Liang, Jacob Daniels

“…This study comprehensively assessed ten widely used data techniques, namely AdaBoost, Bayesian ridge, gradient tree boosting, K-nearest neighbors, Lasso, multivariable linear regression, neural network, random forest, ridge regression, and support vector machine. …”
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Pengembangan Perangkat Lunak Berbasis Website Menggunakan Kombinasi Metode Scrum Dan V-Model by Marcho Oknivan Tumbade, Kristoko Dwi Hartomo, Hindriyanto Dwi Purnomo

“…Hasil penelitian untuk menyelesaikan masalah menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan dukungan hybrid model integrasi Scrum dan V-model sehingga mengusulkan integrasi Scrum V-Plus berbasis website, hybrid model integrasi memanfaatkan kelemahan masing masing metode agar saling melengkapi, sehingga peranan Scrum sebagai tahapan awal perancangan lalu dikembangkan V-model secara terstruktur dan tersistematik kedalam modul development proses software engineering. …”
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Looking beyond the ER, PR, and HER2: what’s new in the ARsenal for combating breast cancer? by Tryambak Pratap Srivastava, Ruby Dhar, Subhradip Karmakar

“…From the settings of developing nations, this may provide useful insight by integrating recent advances in AR-targeted therapies and exploring their translational potential, emphasizing the critical need for further research to optimize AR-based therapeutic strategies for breast cancer management.…”
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Exploring the Association Between Third Molar Agenesis and Carabelli Traits: A Cross-Sectional Study by Isabela Ribeiro Madalena, Heloisa Guimarães Resende, Ariane Beatriz Blancato, Maria Angélica Hueb de Menezes-Oliveira, Flares Baratto-Filho, Poliana Ferreira Santos, Camila Paiva Perin, Thais Vilalba Paniagua Machado do Nascimento, Peter Proff, Christian Kirschneck, César Penazzo Lepri, Erika Calvano Küchler

“…<b>Methods</b>: This was a cross-sectional study that used a convenience sample obtained from the orthodontic records of German patients. …”
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Relationship Between Patient Demographics and Biologic Therapy Use in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. A Single Center Cross‐Sectional Study by Mohammad Shehab, Abdulwahab Alsayegh, Munirah Alabdulhadi, Shahed Snober, Nouf Aleissa, Ahmad Alfadhli

“…The secondary outcome was to assess whether the type of biologic therapy differed based on gender, age, and IBD type. Results Among the 513 patients using biologic therapy in this study, there were 210 (40.9%) on adalimumab (ADL), 154 (30.0%) on infliximab (IFX), 112 (21.9%) on ustekinumab (UST), and 33 (6.4%) on vedolizumab (VDZ). …”
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Promotive, preventive, and treatment interventions for adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: A protocol for two scoping reviews including systematic analyses of intervent... by James Steel, Fantacy Twagira, Maaike L Seekles, Angela I Obasi

“…<h4>Methods and analysis</h4>The scoping reviews will follow the five-step methodological framework proposed by Arksey and O'Malley, with further recommendations from the Joanna Briggs Institute. …”
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Multigenerational family coaggregation study of obsessive-compulsive disorder and cardiometabolic disorders by David Mataix-Cols, Christian Rück, Lorena Fernández de la Cruz, Kayoko Isomura, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Brian M D’Onofrio, Anna Sidorchuk, Zheng Chang, James J Crowley, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Isabell Brikell, Josep Pol-Fuster, Anna Holmberg, Lina Martinsson

“…The relatives of probands with OCD exhibited small increased risks of CVD (HRs from 1.01 to 1.11) and obesity (HRs from 1.03 to 1.20). …”
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