Effect of Filler Types on Moisture Damage of Asphalt Mixtures by Noor N. Adwar, Amjad H. Albayati

“…Three different percentages of HL were employed in this study to partially replace the LS mineral filler: 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5% by aggregate weight. …”
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Development of Multimorbidity Indexes Based on Common Mental Health Conditions by Junko Kose, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Pauline Duquenne, Serge Hercberg, Serge Hercberg, Pilar Galan, Mathilde Touvier, Valentina A. Andreeva, Léopold K. Fezeu

“…Using established cutoffs, participants were split into 2 groups for each condition. …”
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Metformin Reduces Lipotoxicity-Induced Meta-Inflammation in β-Cells through the Activation of GPR40-PLC-IP3 Pathway by Ximei Shen, Beibei Fan, Xin Hu, Liufen Luo, Yuanli Yan, Liyong Yang

“…Metformin can reduce lipotoxicity-induced meta-inflammation in β-cells through the regulation of the GPR40-PLC-IP3 pathway and partially via the regulation of AMPK activity.…”
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“It’s a bit exasperating to be locked up”- an exploration of Mexican adolescents’ perceived barriers and facilitators for physical activity and healthy eating by Gabriela Argumedo, Martyn Standage, Thomas Curran, Fiona Gillison

“…Context-specific physical activity barriers of neighbourhood safety concerns, and limited family support were also reported. Participants had a basic knowledge of healthy eating but showed little motivation to improve their diet. …”
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The strength of confidence is involved in controlling the intensity of attentional allocation by Kazuki Yoshida, Ryuji Saito

“…We created a model for predicting the participants’ subjective confidence and verified its validity. …”
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Fotografias, narrativas e memórias sobre o lugar, a paisagem e o uso do solo na área de proteção ambiental Rota do Sol, Rio Grande do Sul by Gabriela Vitória de Oliveira, Aline Reis Calvo Hernandez, Patrícia Binkowski

“…In this way we take the photograph as a device of narratives and, in the light of the iconology, we carried out a discussion about the memory and the relevance meanings brought by the participants in 2 macro themes: Araucária: a symbolic meaning associated with affections, emotions and memory (3.1) and Changes in land use influencing production, work and social organization (3.2). …”
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Effects of sound absorbing facades on the acoustical quality in different simulated inner courtyard situations by Eggenschwiler Kurt, Jansohn Tilljan, Blau Matthias, Schäffer Beat

“…Facades (reflecting, fully absorbing, partially absorbing), balcony soffits (reflecting, absorbing) and courtyard floor (reflecting, absorbing) were varied. …”
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Prevalence of congenital color vision deficiency (CCVD) among drivers in United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Osamudiamen McHillary Ogiemudia, Grace Ogbonna, Godwin Ovenseri-Ogbomo, Asantewaa Aboagye-MacCarthy, Tuwani Rasengane, Oforbuike Onyebuchi Ike, Magakwe Tshubelela Sello Simon, John Kwesi Assan, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Sandra C. Melvin

“…Methodology: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of 3486 participants (men, n = 2789) who applied for/renewed their drivers’ licenses in Al Ain City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). …”
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Exploring the role of perfectionism and psychological capital in the relationship between academic procrastination, test anxiety and suicidal ideation among pre-medical students by Dongzi Zhang, Iqra Mushtaque, Muhammad Wasif Hanif

“…Data was collected using a quantitative, cross-sectional research design from 920 participants attending entrance test centers in Lahore and Multan, recruited through convenience sampling. …”
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Recent tendencies in the development of 'human rights': Axiological and applied aspects by N.V. Bekirov

“…Russia needs to constantly monitor the existing international trends in the field of human rights and to adjust them to its domestic legislation and practice, as well as to timely participate in the most relevant international treaties and mechanisms.…”
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Cross-sectional study of the association between cataract surgery and age-related macular degeneration in the era of phacoemulsification in the national health and nutrition examin... by Jian Zhang, Wei Wang, Stuart Keel, Mingguang He, Zhuoting Zhu, Huan Liao

“…Objective To determine the association between cataract surgery and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a representative US sample.Design Population-based, cross-sectional study.Setting The US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2008.Participants A total of 5401 participants aged ≥40 years had information in cataract surgery status and gradable retinal photographs for right eyes.Methods Cataract surgery status was obtained from questionnaire. …”
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A Retrospective Analysis of Thymoma: Clinical Radiological Pathological Features and Treatment Modalities – Insights from a Tertiary Care Center by A. Vasudevan, Keerthi Prakash, Ajay Narasimhan, R. Sridhar, R. Narasimhan, C Ganapathy Arumugam

“…Incidental finding was the most common initial presentation of thymoma in 41.9% of the participants. The majority of participants with paraneoplastic syndromes (71.4%) had myasthenia gravis (MG). …”
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Home-based transcranial direct current stimulation paired with cognitive training to reduce fatigue in multiple sclerosis by Leigh Charvet, Judith D. Goldberg, Xiaochun Li, Pamela Best, Matthew Lustberg, Michael Shaw, Lana Zhovtis, Josef Gutman, Abhishek Datta, Marom Bikson, Giuseppina Pilloni, Lauren Krupp

“…The primary outcome was the change in PROMIS Fatigue score from baseline to the end of the intervention. A total of 117 participants were randomized, with 92% completing all treatment sessions. …”
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Satisfaction Levels of Students and Professors with the Integration Workshop on Human Morphophysiology III by Luis Alberto Mass Sosa, Galia Ibis Pérez Rumbaut, Georgina Jiménez Estrada, Ana Margarita López Rodríguez del Rey, Ada Sánchez Lozano, Sandra Cecilia Williams Serrano

“…Students reported the following as positive aspects of the workshop: basic clinical linking (36.46%), usefulness of the activity for the consolidation of content (32.97%) and the participation of professors in the clinical area (26.37 %). …”
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"I Feel Like I Have Lost Part Of My Identity" - A Qualitative Study Exploring The Impact Of Chronic Ankle Instability by Anders Mohrsen, Thomas Sørensen, Henrik Lund, Steven Zartov Rasmussen, Asger Jensen, Katrine Bruun Skov, Michael Skovdal Rathleff

“…The themes were *Injury history and symptoms* (Lateral ankle sprain during sport, pain and instability), *Information from health professional* (conflicting information about management and prognosis), *Management* (mental and physical challenges), *Expectation and hope* (explanation of symptoms, prognosis and imaging to provide clarification of condition), *Activity and participation* (restriction in sport and daily life and feelings of uncertainty), *Support* (support from family/friends) and *Identity* (low ability to participate in sport and social life result in loss of identity)…”
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Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Testing Use of Smartphone Technology for Obesity Treatment by Jerilyn K. Allen, Janna Stephens, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, Kerry J. Stewart, Sara Hauck

“…The established interventions for weight loss are resource intensive which can create barriers for full participation and ultimate translation. The major goal of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of theoretically based behavioral interventions delivered by smartphone technology. …”
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Physical drivers of bio-optical properties in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area during the winter dry season by Wenlong Xu, Shuibo Hu, Alex Hayward, Zuomin Wang, Shuaiwei Liu

“…Our findings show that EDW exhibited beam attenuation and optical backscatter coefficients an order of magnitude greater compared to the other two regions, which was attributed to factors such as higher concentrations of suspended particulate matter and organic material from estuarine sources. …”
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Modulating the human gut microbiome and health markers through kombucha consumption: a controlled clinical study by Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah, Rachel Miller, Maria Gjerstad Maseng, Vienna Hawes, Denise Hinz, Cheryl Kim, Jack A. Gilbert

“…Collectively, in our healthy cohort consuming a Western diet, a short-term kombucha intervention induced modest impacts on human gut microbiome composition and biochemical parameters, which may be attributed to relatively small number of participants and the extensive inter-participant variability.…”
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Task difficulty modulates the effect of eye contact on word memory in females by Xinghe Feng, Qiqi Hu, Chaoxiong Ye, Zhonghua Hu

“…Intriguingly, this effect was predominantly observed in female participants. In easy tasks, eye contact appeared to hinder memory performance in females, whereas it enhanced performance in difficult tasks. …”
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Change in Reciprocal Inhibition of the Forearm with Motor Imagery among Patients with Chronic Stroke by Michiyuki Kawakami, Kohei Okuyama, Yoko Takahashi, Miho Hiramoto, Atsuko Nishimura, Junichi Ushiba, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Meigen Liu

“…Twenty-four chronic stroke patients participated in study 1. All patients imagined wrist extension on the affected side. …”
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