Stand dynamics as a basis for ensuring the principle of sustainable forest management on the example of the stand of an atypical selection structure in the management unit “Tara”... by Popović Aleksandar, Medarević Milan, Obradović Snežana, Pantić Damjan, Borota Dragan

“…The results obtained indicate that the tested different variants of the referral can only partially correct the structural neglect of the stand. …”
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Guest Editorial: The Gig Economy and Women Workers in the Middle East by Stella Morgana

“…Does digitalisation represent a catalyst for female labour participation in the region or a burden leading to further financial insecurity and invisibility? …”
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Explore the Role of the rs1801133-PPARG Pathway in the H-type Hypertension by Xiuwen Liang, Tingting He, Lihong Gao, Libo Wei, Di Rong, Yu Zhang, Yu Liu

“…Our results supported that rs1801133 mutation could play a role in H-type hypertension, which might be partially through the downregulation of PPARG. Moreover, PPARG might also be involved in treating H-type hypertension using EMFAT.…”
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Vestibular stimulation and space-time interaction affect the perception of time during whole-body rotations. by Deborah Cecilia Navarro Morales, Alexis Laplanche, Olga Kuldavletova, Bithja Cantave, Adéla Kola, Thomas Fréret, Gaëlle Quarck, Gilles Clément, Pierre Denise

“…To assess this, in a second experiment participants were subjected to the same protocol but with three rotation amplitudes (30°, 60°, and 120°). …”
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Serum Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) in association with the Risk of Gestational Diabetes: A Prospective Case-Control Study by Maryam Mosavat, Siti Zawiah Omar, Sajad Jamalpour, Peng Chiong Tan

“…In the postpuerperium, when there is a drop in β-cell function, participants with previous GDM (pGDM) presented lower GLP-1 (in both GDM subgroups) and lower GIP in GDM-diet subgroup compared to controls. …”
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On mobility and gait in scoliosis patients: a comparison of conventional and 3D-printed braces during an instrumented timed-up and go test by Simone Costantini, Davide Felice Redaelli, Paolo Fraschini, Emilia Biffi, Fabio Alexander Storm

“…Participants were asked to perform Timed-Up and Go (TUG) tests wearing a triaxial accelerometer under three conditions: unbraced, wearing a conventional (i.e., thermoformed) brace, and wearing a 3D-printed brace. …”
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Correlation between Chinese visceral adiposity index and serum uric acid levels in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients by Swailla Amina Araújo Intchasso Adotey, Qian Zhang, Mengxue Chen, Yang Jiao, Yin Zhang, Claudette Butoyi, Dong Wang, Ling Yang, Guoyue Yuan, Jue Jia

“…According to the quartiles of the CVAI, the T2DM patients were classified into four groups: group A (CVAI ≤ 94.43), group B (94.43<CVAI ≤ 118.75), group C (118.75<CVAI ≤ 143.95), and group D (CVAI≥143.95), each group has 567 participants. Participants were divided into hyperuricemia (HUA) and non-HUA groups, and the clinical data between the two groups was compared.ResultsAmong quartiles of CVAI, as CVAI increased, the proportion of patients with HUA gradually increased. …”
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The preference for surprise in reinforcement learning underlies the differences in developmental changes in risk preference between autistic and neurotypical youth by Motofumi Sumiya, Kentaro Katahira, Hironori Akechi, Atsushi Senju

“…Method We ran a game-like risk-sensitive reinforcement learning task on 75 participants aged 6–30 years (AUT group, n = 31; NTP group, n = 44). …”
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Risk Factors for Intrauterine Device Malposition by Ann C. Frisse, Jay B. Louik, Isha A. Kachwala, Haotian Wu, Nicole Felix, Thammatat Vorawandthanachai, Karina Avila, Nerys C. Benfield

“…There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics between participants with malpositioned and non-malpositioned IUDs except a 1.2-year difference in mean age. …”
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Exploring patient preferences for intraocular lenses selection in age-related cataract: a discrete choice experiment study by Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qiaolin Zhu, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Qianqian Sun, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Yujia Huo, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Xiaoling Yang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Hehe Huang, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Shanshan Qian, Wenjing Lin, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan, Wentao Yan

“…IntroductionThis study investigates the preferences of cataract patients in East China regarding intraocular lenses (IOLs).MethodsA Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) was conducted using a questionnaire that included various IOLs attributes. Participants made choices based on different combinations of these attributes, and the data were analyzed using multinomial logit models (MNL) and latent class analysis (LCA) to identify preference heterogeneity.ResultsA total of 200 cataract patients (mean age 66.2 years, 58.5% female) participated in the study. …”
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Effectiveness of E-Learning in the Field of Biochemistry by Ranjit Ambad, Archana Dhok, Roshan K. Jha

“…Closed questions measure participants’ views on e-learning tools, its utility and instructional usefulness as well as the demographic questions, which give a précis of participant profile and their past experiences in e-learning. …”
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The association between physical activity, low-grade inflammation, and labour market attachment among people with multimorbidity: A cross-sectional study from the Lolland-Falster H... by Vivian Rueskov Poulsen, Linda Kjær Fischer, Mette Aadahl, Ole Steen Mortensen, Søren T Skou, Lars Bo Jørgensen, Randi Jepsen, Anne Møller, Therese Lockenwitz Petersen, Jan Christian Brønd, Lars Tang, Mette Korshøj

“…We included 1,106 participants with multimorbidity and valid accelerometer data. …”
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Development of coordination abilities of fencers aged 10-12 years living in the territory of martial law by Iryna Kryventsova, Vladimir Potop, Krzystzof Prusik, Dmytro Samoilov

“…Young fencers (n=16, age – 10-12 years, Kharkiv, Ukraine) took part in the study. The participants were divided into 2 groups – the experimental group (EG, n=8) and the control group (CG, n=8). …”
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A research of the attitudes of sports sciences students towards disabled people by Gul Cavusoglu, İzzet Islamoglu, Saban Unver, Yucel Makaracı

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of students who had a class on disabled people and those who did not. The students who participated in the study were studying at the Faculty of Sports Sciences of Ondokuz Mayıs University during the academic year 2013-2014. …”
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Interpretable Machine Learning Model for Predicting Postpartum Depression: Retrospective Study by Ren Zhang, Yi Liu, Zhiwei Zhang, Rui Luo, Bin Lv

“…ResultsWe recruited 2055 participants in this study. The extreme gradient boosting model was the optimal predictive model with the area under the receiver operating curve of 0.849. …”
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Investigation of proprioceptive sense in team and individual athletes by Emine Busra Aydin

“…A total of 250 volunteer athletes from Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Sports Sciences participated in the study. The athletes were selected from soccer, basketball, volleyball, handball, taekwondo, tennis, athletics and other individual branches (boxing, kickboxing, karate, wushu, muaythai).  …”
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Exploring the Physical and Mental Health Challenges of Teenage Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana by Rafatu Tahiru, Comfort Kona, Abiba Nyari, Tawfik Mohammed, Dorothy Anukem Pwamang

“…Discussions, guided by the socioecological model, were transcribed, translated, and thematically analyzed using NVivo software. Results: Participants reported numerous physical health challenges, including severe nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, musculoskeletal pain, and infections like candidiasis. …”
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CONCEPT AND MEANS OF FORMALIZING ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE by Oleksandr Khan

“…Summary of the research results. The article makes an attempt to summarize the existing views on the content of such concepts as criminal procedural activity, activity of an investigator, a prosecutor, an investigating judge and other participants to criminal proceedings. …”
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Inclusion of Women Architects into the Cultural Field of Spanish Competitions: Struggling for Professional Recognition from the Periphery (1978-2008) by Asunción Díaz García, José Luis Oliver-Ramírez

“…From this common thinking, this article aims to pay them a well-deserved tribute.…”
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The association between the amount of fetal fraction in cell-free DNA testing and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A cohort study by Maryam Aryavand, Maryam Nurzadeh, Marjan Ghaemi, Sina Eskandari Delfan, Vajiheh Marsoosi

“…The FF was extracted from the cfDNA test results, and the participants were followed until delivery. Results: A total of 619 singleton pregnant women with a mean ± SD age and FF of 34.4 ± 4.85 and 8.39 ± 3.95, respectively, participated in the study. …”
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