The correlation between coagulation biomarkers, bone turnover markers, and bone mineral density in Chinese adults aged ≥ 50 years by Zhengming Wang, Rui Wang, Haiya Ge, Yong Gu, Sicheng Xian, Laijun Yan, Guoqing Du, Zhibi Shen, Shuaijie Lv, Hongsheng Zhan, Zhengyan Li

“…Furthermore, the international normalized ratio (INR), fibrinogen, platelets, and D-dimer levels were set as dependent variables in the regression analysis. …”
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The Conditions of Functioning of the Student Family in Modern Russia: The Main Problems and Resources of Well-Being by T. K. Rostovskaya, E. N. Vasilieva, V. S. Nikolskiy

“…At the second stage of the study, sociological data were collected by a mass survey and factor analysis (the method of main components, Kaiser normalization) was carried out, which allowed us to determine the trends of student youth goal-setting. …”
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Application of human-in-the-loop hybrid augmented intelligence approach in security inspection system by Ying Huang, Ying Huang, XiaoKan Wang, XiaoKan Wang, Yong Zhang, Yong Zhang, Li Chen, Li Chen, HongJi Zhang

“…Recognizing that humans excel at learning, reasoning, and collaborating, while artificial intelligence offers normative, repeatable, and logical processing, we propose a human-in-the-loop hybrid augmented intelligence approach. …”
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Development of a Sensitive Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for the Quantification of Folic Acid in Human Serum by Xiang Chen, Qiyang Zhou, Ting Zhang, ChunXin Wang, Zheng Yu, Hadji Ahamada, Zhonghu Bai, Xuan Huang

“…FA deficiency is associated with megaloblastic anemia, neural tube defects, cardiovascular diseases, irritability, diarrhea, and psychiatric disorders. Normally, FA molecules bind to folate-binding protein (FBP) in the serum as complex. …”
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Design of an Improved Method for Visual Rendering in the Metaverse Using CIEM and MSRANet by Janapati Venkata Krishna, Priyanka Singh, Regonda Nagaraju, Setti Vidya Sagar Appaji, Attuluri Uday Kiran, K. Spandana

“…Most of the existing approaches are normally challenged by wide-angle views and computational efficiency, with personalization at low energy consumption for the best possible user experience and engagement. …”
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Alterations in whole muscle quality and physiological cross-sectional area measured with quantitative MRI following ACL injury by Meredith K. Owen, Lauren Richardson, Darren L. Johnson, Moriel H. Vandsburger, Thorsten Feiweier, Katherine L. Thompson, Christopher S. Fry, Peter A. Hardy, Brian Noehren

“…Shapiro-Wilks tests were performed to assess normality. Outcomes were compared between limbs for each muscle of interest with paired t-tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests with the alpha level set to 0.05. …”
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Risk effects of environmental factors on human brucellosis in Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China, 2014–2023 by Di Wu, Xinxiu Shen, Quan Zhou, Jing Zhou, Ruonan Fu, Chang Wang, Yuhua Ma, Chenchen Wang

“…The largest contributing was the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), followed by gross domestic product (GDP), and then meteorological factors such as average temperature, average relative humidity, and average wind speed. …”
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Effects of Light Intensity and Irrigation Method on Growth, Quality, and Anthocyanin Content of Red Oak Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> var. <i>cripspa</i> L.) Cultivated in a Plant... by Thanit Ruangsangaram, Pariyanuj Chulaka, Kriengkrai Mosaleeyanon, Panita Chutimanukul, Michiko Takagaki, Na Lu

“…Additionally, spectral indices, including normalized difference vegetation index and photochemical reflectance index, varied significantly among treatments. …”
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Evaluation of the Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities on Cancer Cell Line of Extracts of Parasitic Plants Harvested in Tunisia by Imen Ben Attia, Paolo Zucca, Flaminia Cesare Marincola, Mariella Nieddu, Alessandra Piras, Antonella Rosa, Antonio Rescigno, Mohamed Chaieb

“…In this study, three North African parasitic plants of the Orobanchaceae family, Cistanche violacea, Orobanche crenata and Orobanche lavandulacea , normally considered as weeds, were studied to compare their biological activities. …”
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Nicotinamide riboside supplementation ameliorates ovarian dysfunction in a PCOS mouse model by Zhenye Zhu, Min Lei, Ruizhi Guo, Yining Xu, Yanqing Zhao, Chenlu Wei, Qingling Yang, Yingpu Sun

“…In this study, we demonstrated that supplementation with the NAD+ precursor nicotinamide riboside (NR) prevented the decrease in ovarian NAD+ levels, normalized estrous cycle irregularities, and enhanced ovulation potential in dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)-induced PCOS mice. …”
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Periconceptional Undernutrition in Sheep Affects Adult Phenotype Only in Males by Anne L. Jaquiery, Mark H. Oliver, Maggie Honeyfield-Ross, Jane E. Harding, Frank H. Bloomfield

“…Singleton lambs of ewes fed normally (N, n=17) or undernourished before (UN-61-0 d, n=23), before and after (UN-61-30 d, n=19), or after (UN-2-30d, n=17) mating (d0) were weighed at birth, 12 weeks, and intermittently to adulthood. …”
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Psychological and gender specific correlates of aggressive behaviour in military personnel by Ya. S. Ponomarenko, N. V. Hresa, V. M. Filonenko

“…However, the hostility index score was higher than the normative values in both groups, indicating an increased tendency to hostile behaviour and conflict among servicemen. …”
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Elevated Rates of Tidal Disruption Events in Active Galactic Nuclei by Karamveer Kaur, Nicholas C. Stone

“…Because TDEs are uncommon and AGN variability is abundant, large-amplitude AGN flares are usually not categorized as TDEs. While TDEs are normally channelled by the collisional process of two-body scatterings over a relaxation timescale, the quadrupole moment of a gas disk alters the stellar orbits, allowing them to collisionlessly approach the central massive black hole (MBH). …”
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Stress and Coping Strategies among Students: Review by J.A. Marakshina, V.I. Ismatullina, L.M. Marina

“…Students, as they navigate personal and professional development during their university education, determine their life prospects and societal roles for many years to come. A normative age crisis, combined with everyday and global stresses, can lead to adverse consequences such as high anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorders, other emotional and behavioral problems, and social maladjustment. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Surface Energy and Water Balances over a Semiarid Grassland Ecosystem in the West African Savanna by Emmanuel Quansah, Genki Katata, Matthias Mauder, Thompson Annor, Leonard K. Amekudzi, Jan Bliefernicht, Dominikus Heinzeller, Ahmed A. Balogun, Harald Kunstmann

“…The performance measure in terms of the correlation coefficient (R), centred root mean square error (RMSE), and normalized standard deviation (σ) between the simulated H and LE and their corresponding uncorrected observed values ranged between R = 0.63–0.99 and 0.83–0.94, RMSE = 0.88–1.25 and 0.88–1.92, and σ = 0.95–2.23 and 0.13–2.82 for the dry and rainy periods respectively, indicating a moderate to good model performance. …”
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Electrodermal activity and skin temperature characteristics related to stress and depression: A 4-week observational study of office workers by Yuki Ishikawa, Tatsuki Sugio, Kiko Shiga, Keisuke Izumi, Kazumichi Minato, Momoko Kitazawa, Sayaka Hanashiro, Ryo Takemura, Hiroyuki Uchida, Taishiro Kishimoto

“…The mean and standard deviation of skin temperature showed a positive association with depressive symptoms (OR=1.687, 1.733), while normalized EDASymp showed a negative association (OR=0.564). …”
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Embedding Trust in the Media Access Control Protocol for Wireless Networks by Chaminda Alocious, Hannan Xiao, Bruce Christianson, Joseph Spring

“…This issue is further compounded when receivers such as Wi-Fi hotspots, normally trusted by other module nodes, also misbehave. …”
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The intestinal microbial community and function of Riptortus pedestris at different developmental stages and its effects on development by Yanbin Wang, Rong Li, Chunjing Wang, Ting Sun, Hongjuan Zhang, Fang Zhao, Jiehui Liu, Yuqiong Hao, Xiansheng Xie

“…Excitingly, Burkholderia bacteria eliminated by antibiotic treatment were unable to molt normally, and their lifespan was shortened in nymphs, indicating that the gut microbiota had a significant effect on nymph development.ConclusionIn summary, our results, for the first time, systematically illustrate the abundance and function across the gut microbiota from the different developmental stages of R. pedestris and demonstrate that the genera Burkholderia are crucial during the development of R. pedestris. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil organic carbon in desert region and its response to climate change: A case study of Heihe river by Yuqing Chen, Haiyang Xi, Wenju Cheng

“…Latitude (LAT), Elevation (ELE) and Normalized difference salinity index (NDSI) are particularly important in shallow soil layers (0–20 and 20–40 cm). …”
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Vaping – A Beneficial Alternative to Traditional Cigarettes or an Unexplored Danger? by Paulina Błasiak, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Patryk Mikołajec, Barbara Bilecka, Jolanta Mędyk, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jakub Wirkijowski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Michał Rogulski, Ruslan Huk

“…Particular concern arises from the unregulated composition of e-liquids, which are gaining popularity among youth, thereby promoting early nicotine addiction and normalizing the use of tobacco products. Efforts to regulate the composition of e-liquids and the use of harmful additives are crucial to mitigate the potential health risks associated with vaping. …”
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