Fitness versus Fatness and Insulin Resistance in U.S. Adolescents by Doyle M. Cummings, Katrina D. DuBose, Satomi Imai, David N. Collier

“…While waist circumference and BMI are important predictors in all children, fitness appears especially important in obese boys. These findings may have important implications for gender-specific interventions to prevent adult obesity and diabetes mellitus.…”
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Linguo-Pedagogical Design of Open Question Items in the Context of Digitalization by A. V. Alikina, D. V. Maltsev

“…Typical errors in the wording of questions, reference answers and evaluation criteria have been identified by the methods of erratological analysis and the reasons for their appearance have been summarized. To model the linguo-pedagogical design of test tasks the concept of an epistemic situation is used, its four components are described: ontological (subject-content definition of objects and elements of control), methodological (selection of types and types of tasks depending on the level of measured outcomes of learning), communicative-pragmatic (ensuring the comprehensibility of the text of the test task) and technological (technical implementation of the automated check of free response). …”
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Experimental Study on the Spanwise Correlation of Vortex-Induced Force Using Large-Scale Section Model by Chunguang Li, Yu Mao, Yan Han, Kai Li, C.S. Cai

“…The amplitudes of VIV showed different impacts on the spanwise correlation of pressure coefficients on the measurement points of the upper and lower surfaces, for which the maximum value of the spanwise correlation coefficients is located at the extreme amplitude point and the ascending stage of the lock-in region, respectively. …”
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Electronic petitions in France on the material of Change.org, a non-governmental e-petition platform by K. V. Bannikov, N. K. Radina, O. A. Smirnova, D. V. Shavarova

“…The French society, through the prism of activity on the non-governmental Internet resource Change.org, appears as a modern society with post-industrial values, preoccupied with security issues, in an active and relatively productive dialogue with its political and business elite.…”
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Coronary Heart Disease: Is There a “Mutual Burden” Syndrome? by O. P. Alekseeva, D. V. Pikulev

“…In recent years, more and more information has appeared indicating a non-accidental character of the comorbidity of both diseases. …”
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Education Phenomenon in Terms of “Metaphysics of Man” by G. K. Saikina

“…The novel nature of the study is in the substantiation of the heuristic meaning of the comparative analysis of the institutional and metaphysical dimensions (modes of existence, aspects) of the educational process, which appeared to us in the form of individual models of education. …”
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Infectious Aortitis: A Life-Threatening Endovascular Complication of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia by Seifeldin Hakim, Francisco Davila, Mitual Amin, Ismail Hader, Mitchell S. Cappell

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Bolsonaro’s ‘Anti-Diplomacy' by J. A. Timofeeva

“…To strengthen his positions, the president appeals to the population, looks for support in the Parliament and pushes through an administrative bill aimed at making the president more autonomous in managing the executive branch structures.The appearance of the “right-wing” president and powerful influence of the conservative military stem from the economic and political crisis in Brazil, and Bolsonaro’s “special” governance style fits a worldwide trend of populism and active politics coverage in social networks.…”
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Inverse Exponentiated Lomax Power Series Distribution: Model, Estimation, and Application by Amal S. Hassan, Ehab M. Almetwally, Samia C. Gamoura, Ahmed S. M. Metwally

“…In this paper, we introduce the inverse exponentiated Lomax power series (IELoPS) class of distributions, obtained by compounding the inverse exponentiated Lomax and power series distributions. …”
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Genomic Copy Number Variation Affecting Genes Involved in the Cell Cycle Pathway: Implications for Somatic Mosaicism by Ivan Y. Iourov, Svetlana G. Vorsanova, Maria A. Zelenova, Sergei A. Korostelev, Yuri B. Yurov

“…Taking into account the number of individuals demonstrating CNV of these genes, a support for this hypothesis appears to be presented. Accordingly, we speculate that further studies of CNV burden across the genes implicated in related pathways might clarify whether zygotic genomic variation generates somatic mosaicism in health and disease.…”
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Enhanced Hepatocarcinogenicity Due to Agonists of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors in Senescent Rats: Role of Peroxisome Proliferation, Cell Proliferation, and Apoptosis by Jihan Youssef, Mostafa Badr

“…Taken together, while activation of PPARs appears to inhibit apoptosis in livers of senescent animals, activating these receptors seems to stimulate the apoptotic machinery in young animals. …”
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Study of Modern Human Evolution via Comparative Analysis with the Neanderthal Genome by Musaddeque Ahmed, Ping Liang

“…Many other human species appeared in evolution in the last 6 million years that have not been able to survive to modern times and are broadly known as archaic humans, as opposed to the extant modern humans. …”
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Impact of Weight Reduction on Thyroid Function and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver among Egyptian Adolescents with Obesity by Mona Karem Amin, Ahmed Ibrahim Ali, Hesham Elsayed

“…The percentage of studied adolescents with ultrasound appearance of NAFLD decreased from 31.1% to 26.2% after weight reduction. …”
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Black currant cultivars, developed at the Polli Horticultural Research Center (Estonia), in Northwest Russia by O. A. Tikhonova, V. S. Popov

“…The studied cultivars appeared well adapted to the environments of Northwest Russia. …”
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Discretization of the Water Uptake Process of Na-Montmorillonite Undergoing Atmospheric Stress: XRD Modeling Approach by Walid Oueslati, Mahdi Meftah

“…Qualitatively, a new hydration hysteresis behavior of the “stressed” sample appears. Structural analysis achieved before and after perturbation allowed us to identify, respectively, the homogeneous hydration states, the hydrous transition domains, and the hydration heterogeneity degree. …”
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Online purchase intentions of affluent women: blending African beliefs, consumer vanity and luxury beauty products online purchase intentions by Divaries Cosmas Jaravaza, Paul Mukucha, Lucy Nhidza, Forbes Makudza

“…It was also concluded that individuals who place importance on their ancestral heritage and strong religious beliefs may be more inclined to prioritise physical appearance leading to a greater interest in luxury beauty products. …”
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Effects of Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation and Cognitive Training on Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ka Yin Chu, King Hei King Cheng

“…Conclusion: The combined intervention appears to effectively mitigate cognitive decline in the short term only. …”
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Effect of an “Autogenous Leukocyte Platelet-Rich Fibrin Tooth Graft” Combination around Immediately Placed Implants in Periodontally Compromised Sites: A Randomized Clinical Trial... by Walid ElAmrousy, Dalia Rasheed Issa

“…The ATBG- L-PRF combination therapy enhances new bone formation and appeared to be a favorable procedure with immediate implant placement, particularly in severe periodontitis cases.…”
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Induced Abortion: Risk Factors for Adolescent Female Students, a Brazilian Study by Divanise S. Correia, Jairo C. Cavalcante, Eulàlia M. C. Maia

“…The results of this study, demonstrating the importance of the group in adolescence, and the statistical significance of having a partner to support and approve the pregnancy appears as a preventive factor for abortion. It shows the importance of support and companionship for adolescent women.…”
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Phenotyping the males of mouse and rat strains with genetically defined behavioral disturbances in a model of sexual activation by M. A. Tikhonova, T. G. Amstislavskaya

“…Therefore, the study of sexual behavior appears to be an important step in modeling various animal pathologies and the effects of psychotropic drugs. …”
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