Parents’ Experiences and Sexual Topics Discussed with Adolescents in the Accra Metropolis, Ghana: A Qualitative Study by Elizabeth AKu Baku, Isaac Agbemafle, Agnes Millicent Kotoh, Richard M. K. Adanu

“…Parents still have challenges discussing adolescent sexuality topics; hence equipping parents to effectively discuss such sensitive topics will improve adolescent reproductive health and sexual behaviour.…”
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Overweight and Its Associated Factors among Women of Reproductive Age in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Ismael Omer, Tariku Derese, Yitagesu Sintayehu

“…Developing and implementing community-based culturally sensitive, feasible, and potentially high-impact intervention to address the modifiable risk factors among women of reproductive age is critical.…”
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Optimizing Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Carbohydrate from Scenedesmus sp. Cultivated in Domestic Wastewater by Yeong Hwang Tan, Mee Kin Chai, Ling Shing Wong, Mei Yin Ong, Ranjithkumar Rajamani

“…The results of different statistical metrics showed that the developed quadratic model was sufficient to predict carbohydrate yield. The sensitivity analysis showed that solid-to-liquid ratio had the most significant impact (55.98%) on carbohydrate yield, followed by microwave irradiation time (24.88%), and agitation time (18.16%). …”
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Technology Readiness Level of biodiversity monitoring with molecular methods – where are we on the road to routine implementation? by Tiina Laamanen, Veera Norros, Petteri Vihervaara, Jacqueline Jerney, Pirkko Kortelainen, Katharina Kujala, Stefan Lambert, Janne Mäyrä, Lilja Nikula, Ida Palmroos, Mikko Tolkkinen, Kristiina Vuorio, Kristian Meissner

“…Molecular monitoring methods offer significant benefits for biodiversity monitoring and environmental assessment: high sensitivity and accuracy, non-invasive sampling, broad taxonomic range and cost and time efficiency. …”
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Enhanced extreme learning machine via competitive learning SSA (CL-SSA) for load capacity factor prediction by Nuriddin Tahir S Luoka, Wagdi M.S. Khalifa

“…Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) is known for its fast training speed and simplicity of implementation; however, it suffers from certain limitations, including sensitivity to random initialization and inadequate weight optimization, which can result in suboptimal accuracy and precision. …”
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A hyperspectral open-source imager (HOSI) by Jolyon Troscianko

“…The HOSI system can take panoramic hyperspectral images that meet the difficult requirements of ALAN research, sensitive to low light around 0.001 cd.m−2, across 320–880 nm range with spectral resolution of ~ 9 nm (FWHM) and spatial resolution of ~ 2 cycles per degree. …”
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Fipronil in sub-lethal doses leads to immuno-toxicological effects in broiler birds. by Shafia Tehseen Gul, Muhammad Zergham Tahir, Latif Ahmad, Aisha Khatoon, Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Farid Shokry Ataya, Riaz Hussain, Bakhtawar Maqbool, Dalia Fouad, Ahrar Khan

“…Similarly, antibody response to SRBCs, phagocytic activity in clearing the carbon particles, and sensitivity to avian tuberculin in the treatment groups were also decreased. …”
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Physical activities and breast cancer: a Mendelian randomization study by Lishan Ding, Qingliang Chen, Hao Liang, Meng Shen, Ming Zheng, Zhaojun Li

“…These findings remained reliable and consistent in the sensitivity analysis, including Cochran’s Q and MR-Egger regression. …”
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Exploration of the quantitative-effectiveness association between acupuncture temporal parameters and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients: a dose-response... by Hao Tian, Qin Luo, Liuyang Huang, Liuyang Huang, Liuyang Huang, Guang Chen, Mingsheng Sun, Fanrong Liang

“…Furthermore, analysis of the treatment duration chart shows that acupuncture maintains therapeutic effects during the follow-up period. Sensitivity analysis confirmed the robustness of these findings.ConclusionAcupuncture demonstrates significant potential in managing CIPN, particularly through individualized treatment regimens. …”
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Impact of Quartz/Argillaceous Sandstone and Siliceous/Kaolinitic Claystone Contamination of Drilling Fluid and Filter Cake Properties by Badr Bageri, Mohammed Benaafi, Jaber Al Jaberi, Mashaer A. Alfaraj, Bandar Al-Otaibi

“…Filter cake thickness showed high sensitivity at the low cutting concentration while the other properties were mostly in the acceptable range. …”
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Mapping genomic regions for reproductive stage drought tolerance in rice from exotic landrace-derived population by Challa Venkateshwarlu, Challa Venkateshwarlu, Paresh Chandra Kole, Arun Kumar Singh, Pronob J. Paul, Pallavi Sinha, Vikas Kumar Singh, Arvind Kumar

“…The study reported the grain yield QTLs identified under the reproductive stage of drought stress in the F2-derived mapping population from Kasturi (drought-sensitive) × Chao Khaw (drought-tolerant). Thirteen QTLs (qDTYs) were identified based on two years of field data. …”
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The surface tension and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activation of sea spray aerosol particles by J. Kleinheins, N. Shardt, U. Lohmann, C. Marcolli

“…This combination allows for calculating Köhler curves of surfactant-containing particles with a large number of compounds for the first time. In a sensitivity study we show that organic compounds can be categorized into weak, intermediate, and strong surfactants for CCN activation based on their separation factor in water <span class="inline-formula"><i>S</i>_1<i>i</i></span> and their pure component surface tension <span class="inline-formula"><i>σ</i>_<i>i</i></span>. …”
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Design and Experimental Research on Staggered Straw Cleaning Device for No-Till Seeding in Drip Irrigation Area by Panpan Yuan, Xingliang Zhu, Xuejun Zhang, Jia You, Jinshan Yan, Shilong Qiu

“…The quadratic regression model of the three sensitive parameters on the cleaning rate and the mass of straw returned in the drip irrigation coverage area was constructed and optimized. …”
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Effects of NK cell-related lncRNA on the immune microenvironment and molecular subtyping for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Jinze Li, Chuqi Xia, Yuxuan Li, Hanhan Liu, Cheng Gong, Daoming Liang

“…According to the expression patterns of NK cell-related lncRNA, we labeled PDAC patients as four molecular subtypes, exhibiting significant differences in immune cell infiltration, drug sensitivity, and other aspects.ConclusionThis study Uncovered the activity of NK cells within PDAC, proposed an NK cell-related lncRNA model, and delineated new molecular subtypes, thereby providing targets for personalized therapy.…”
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Direct visualization of peptide/MHC complexes at the surface and in the intracellular compartments of cells infected in vivo by Leishmania major. by Eric Muraille, Pierre Gounon, Julie Cazareth, Johan Hoebeke, Christoph Lippuner, Ana Davalos-Misslitz, Toni Aebischer, Sylviane Muller, Nicolas Glaichenhaus, Evelyne Mougneau

“…The presence of I-Ad/LACK complexes at the surface of dendritic cells, but neither on the plasma membrane of macrophages nor eosinophils was independently confirmed by flow cytometry and by incubating sorted phagocytes with highly sensitive LACK-specific hybridomas. Altogether, our results suggest that peptides derived from Leishmania proteins are loaded onto Major Histocompatibility Complex class II molecules in the phagosomes of infected phagocytes. …”
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The Last Word Political posters: communicators or decorations? by Lynette Fourie

“…The Democratic Alliance (DA) felt so strongly about their posters that they (as they did in 2004) installed electronic sensors in certain areas on their posters to alert them of vandalism (Anon, 2006). …”
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Analysis of marker substitutions in A/chicken/Astrakhan/2171-1/2020 H5N8 isolate of avian influenza virus recovered in the Astrakhan Oblast by N. G. Zinyakov, A. V. Andriyasov, Ye. V. Ovchinnikova, A. A. Kozlov, P. D. Zhestkov, D. B. Andreychuk, I. A. Chvala

“…No mutations affecting virus sensitivity to anti-viral medicines, rimantadin, amantadine, oseltamivir and zanamivir, were detected. …”
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Utility of 5-ALA for resection of CNS tumours other than high-grade gliomas: a protocol for a systematic review by Michael D Jenkinson, Ashwin Venkatesh, Colin Watts, Michael T C Poon, Victoria Wykes, Stephen John Price, Puneet Plaha, Georgios Solomou, Melissa Gough, Conor S Gillespie, Aref-Ali Gharooni, Waqqas Patel

“…Introduction 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a proagent developed for fluorescent-guided surgery for high-grade glioma patients associated with a significant increase in resection conferring survival. 5-ALA was shown to penetrate the blood–brain barrier accumulating in malignant glioma cells with high selectivity, sensitivity and positive predictive value. However, those have yet to be explored aiding diagnosis for tumours of the central nervous system (CNS) other than high-grade gliomas (HGG). …”
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Association between the Taq1A polymorphism and problematic media use in preadolescent children by Jennifer A. Emond, Jennifer A. Emond, Timothy J. Renier, Dabin Yeum, Delaina D. Carlson, Grace A. Ballarino, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Diane Gilbert-Diamond

“…No other polymorphisms were statistically associated with PMU at the p &lt; 0.05 level.ConclusionThese preliminary findings suggest that a genetic predisposition to reduced dopamine sensitivity as indicated by the Taq1A polymorphism may relate to PMU in early adolescence. …”
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Concurrent and prospective relations between aberrant stress-induced frontal alpha asymmetry and cannabis use disorder by Brandon S. Schermitzler, Julia Y. Gorday, Michael Griffin, Richard J. Macatee

“…Frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA), an index of approach motivation, is sensitive to acute stress, so this study sought to examine the relationship between stress-potentiated FAA and cannabis-related problems. …”
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