Assessment of Frailty Scores Among Geriatric Patients Hospitalized in the North-Western Region of Romania: A Cross-Sectional Study by Lucreția Avram, Marius I. Ungureanu, Dana Crişan, Valer Donca

“…<i>Results:</i> The prevalence of frailty in our sample is, depending on the frailty scale used, 55% to 79%, which is in line with figures from specialized geriatric wards in other studies. …”
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Metabolomic analysis in severe childhood pneumonia in the Gambia, West Africa: findings from a pilot study. by Evagelia C Laiakis, Gerard A J Morris, Albert J Fornace, Stephen R C Howie

“…Metabolomic analysis of matched plasma and urine samples was undertaken using Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC) coupled to Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (TOFMS). …”
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Relevance and Acceptability of a Technology-delivered Childhood Obesity Intervention for Hispanic/Latino Families in Rural Nebraska: A Qualitative Approach by Thais F. Alves, Natalia Santos, Camila Squarcini, Felipe Marta, Christine Eisenhauer, Fabio Almeida, Fabiana Brito

“…We used PowerPoint presentations to share samples of the materials that comprise the Hispanic Family Connection intervention. …”
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Genomic approach to manage genetic variability in dairy farms by Chiara Punturiero, Raffaella Milanesi, Francesca Bernini, Andrea Delledonne, Alessandro Bagnato, Maria Giuseppina Strillacci

“…A total of 3,953 Holstein cows were sampled and genotyped with the Neogen GGP Bovine 100K SNP chip within the activities of the Regione Lombardia funded GO-PEI project ‘GENOmic tool for the management of reproduction in dairy cattle and for the control of inbreeding – GENORIP’. …”
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Non-Destructive Detection of Pesticide-Treated Baby Leaf Lettuce During Production and Post-Harvest Storage Using Visible and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Dimitrios S. Kasampalis, Pavlos I. Tsouvaltzis, Anastasios S. Siomos

“…Reflectance data in the wavelength range 400–2500 nm were captured on leaf samples until harvest on the 10th day upon pesticide application, as well as after 4 and 8 days during post-harvest storage at 5 °C. …”
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Midtveis i utdanningsløpet - barnehagelærerstudenters erfaringer med sammenheng og profesjonsinnretting by Grete Heidi Nesset, Inger Johanne Tollnes, Liv Torunn Eik

“…The article is based on a sub-study that is part of a larger project on students’ experiences at different points in their education. …”
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Molecular Insights to Adiponectin in Pregnancy Pathologies: A Systematic Review on Physiological and Clinical Pathological Perspective by Saima Naz Shaikh, Noor Un Nisa Memon, Rabia Zuhaib, Padma Rathore, Tallat Naz, Pashmina Shaikh, Aneesa Khalid

“…This systematic review included 12 studies which received quality evaluation through application of the Evidence Project Risk of Bias Tool. Results were synthesized qualitatively. …”
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Protection of the public in a large-scale radiation accident: mitigation of negative social consequences of protective actions. Part 1. Interpretation of dose characteristics of em... by Yu. O. Konstantinov

“…The analysis of results of individual dosimetric examination of inhabitants of the western districts of the Bryansk region has shown steady values of statistical characteristics of distribution of the individual doses of an external and internal radiation caused by Chernobyl accident, according to which the value of 95% quantile of distribution in 2–3 times exceeds the average value at an examined sample of the population. Thus, application of the concept of “representative person» leads to overestimation of projected doses concerning to those corresponding to stochastic radiation effects. …”
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Deep culturing the fecal microbiota of healthy laying hens by Zhixuan Feng, Natalia Lorenc, Bridget O’Brien, Guangwen Sun, Zhiwei Li, Dongyun Jung, Jennifer Ronholm

“…In this project we generated a culture collection of enteric bacteria from healthy laying hens that can be used to further understand the role of specific commensals within the broader microbiota context and have made this collection available to the community. …”
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Developing a Small-Scale Experimental Method for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Soil Improvement Using Prefabricated Vertical Drains by Merley Misriani, Abdul Hakam, Joleha Joleha, Elianora Elianora, Eka Pebrilista Putri, Dodi Kifrah Hasian

“…We developed a small-scale laboratory experiment to evaluate the effect of PVD on soil consolidation. Soil samples were collected from the Padang-Pekanbaru Toll Road construction site in West Sumatra, Indonesia. …”
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Modern problems of evaluation of the family policy effectiveness in the Russian Federation by O. V. Kuchmaeva

“…The data of statistical monitoring of family policies based on official statistical reporting and representative sample surveys of ROSSTAT, and the experience of monitoring the National strategy of actions in interests of children served as the information base of the study.Results. …”
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Camouflaging in neurodivergent and neurotypical girls at the transition to adolescence and its relationship to mental health: A participatory methods research study by Ailbhe McKinney, Sarah O’Brien, Jacqueline A. Maybin, Stella W. Y. Chan, Simone Richer, Sinead Rhodes

“…Methods Participatory methods: A co‐production team of 15 adult neurodivergent women co‐produced the project and ranked camouflaging as their most important research theme. …”
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Intimate partner violence, food insecurity and COVID-19 among newly married women in Nawalparasi district of Nepal: a longitudinal study by Mahesh C. Puri, Dev Chandra Maharjan, Minakshi Dahal, Sarah Raifman, Nadia Diamond-Smith

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The Effect of Afforestation with Diverse Species on Carbon Sequestration in Semi-Arid Areas of Kurdistan Province (Case Study: Sanandaj) by Hamed Joneidi, Mohammad Amani Soofi, Bahram gholinejad

“…However, given that some conifers are non-native, careful consideration of their ecological impacts is essential when incorporating them into afforestation projects.…”
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Evaluation on Soil Quality Changes due to Land from Hill Cutting in Beishan Mountain in Lanzhou City by Ren Xiuzi, Wang Long, Xu Xuexuan, Zhang Lianke

“…[Objective] The soil quality changes caused by land from hill citting in Beishan Mountain in Lanzhou City were assessed in order to provide a scientific basis and suggestions for land-cutting and land-reclamation projects and ecological benefit evaluation in this area. …”
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Areas for action to promote positive forms of masculinities in preventing violence against women: a concept mapping study in Spain by Ariadna Cerdán-Torregrosa, Belén Sanz-Barbero, Daniel La Parra-Casado, Carmen Vives-Cases

“…The research was conducted with a diverse sample of young people, both feminist activists and non-activists, as well as various professionals in the field under study. …”
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Women’s mental health in the doctoral context: Protective function of the psychological capital and academic motivation by Angel Deroncele-Acosta, Roger Pedro Norabuena-Figueroa, Emerson Damian Norabuena-Figueroa

“…Design: A cross-sectional, mixed-methods study was conducted with a sample of 108 female doctoral students from a university in Lima, during the first quarter of 2024. …”
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Impact of GGBS on the rheology and mechanical behavior of pumpable concrete by Hanzlah Akhlaq, Hanzlah Akhlaq, Tianbo Peng, Tianbo Peng, Muhammad Mubashir Ajmal, Muhammad Salman Khan, Mamoon Riaz

“…The increasing demand for high-performance pumpable concrete in large-scale infrastructure projects necessitates optimizing workability and strength while reducing environmental impact. …”
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Estimating carbon storage performance of Petunia hybrida and Tagetes patula for developing an optimal planning scheme in urban green spaces (Metropolitan area of Kerman) by Seyyed Shahab addin Tayyebi, Shahindokht Barghjelveh, Mojtaba Soleimani-Sardo

“…Material and methods: In this study, the organic carbon content of the samples was determined by an S-N-H-C element analyzer after collecting, weaning and weighing. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Dam Hydrological Safety by Using a Stochastic Rainfall Generator by Enrique Soriano, Luis Mediero, Andrea Petroselli, Davide Luciano De Luca, Ciro Apollonio, Salvatore Grimaldi

“…However, such available samples are commonly limited and, consequently, high uncertainties are associated with the design flood estimates. …”
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