The Effects of TMR® Fab 6 on Hamstring Flexibility in Healthy Subjects; An Exploratory Observational Investigation by Richard D. Patterson, Alexander Zettlemoyer, Mary Plackowski, Russell Baker, Scott W. Cheatham, Alan Nasypany

“…The most significant increase in the AKET occurred in the TMR® group between baseline and post-treatment of the non-preferred leg (12.15°±2.94) when compared to the control group (7.15°±1.56)…”
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Kernel Method Based Human Model for Enhancing Interactive Evolutionary Optimization by Yan Pei, Qiangfu Zhao, Yong Liu

“…A fitness landscape presents the relationship between individual and its reproductive success in evolutionary computation (EC). …”
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Machine Learning-Based predictive model for adolescent metabolic syndrome: Utilizing data from NHANES 2007–2016 by Yu-zhen Zhang, Hai-ying Wu, Run-wei Ma, Bo Feng, Rui Yang, Xiao-gang Chen, Min-xiao Li, Li-ming Cheng

“…After evaluating all models using the confusion matrix, calibration curves and decision curves, the LGB model had the best predictive performance, with an AUC of 0.969, a Youden index of 0.923, accuracy of 0.978, F1 score of 0.989, and Kappa value of 0.800. …”
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Strategies for enhancing core capability of large-scalely operation for national telecom operators assisted by big data by Jiarui GUO, Jinwu WEI, Yunyong ZHANG

“…The research has been executed through the history of big data belonging to the international telecom operators.A splendid summary of the practical experience was indicated in four aspects,including the organization of operation,the application of operation,the platform layout and data integration.The concepts will promote national network carriers in scaling up the core operation capability,as well as the development of the future industrialization of internet by applying specifically beneficial strategies and advices.…”
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Prioritizing DevOps Implementation Guidelines for Sustainable Software Projects by Muhammad Zohaib, Ahmed Alsanad, Areej Abdullah Alhogail

“…We believe that this comprehensive study will aid practitioners in understanding the core principles and guidelines for sustainable DevOps implementation.…”
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Augmented electrical conductivity of hybrid graphene nanoplatelets carbon nanotubes polymer nanocomposites by the electro-magnetic field induced subbands by Mojtaba Haghgoo, Reza Ansari, Mohammad Kazem Hassanzadeh-Aghdam

“…When taking into account tunneling behavior in the percolation transition zone, the magnetic field improves the subbands and augments electrical conductivity by transmitting charges. …”
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Tropospheric ozone sensing with a differential absorption lidar based on a single CO₂ Raman cell by G. Fan, Y. Fu, J. Huo, Y. Xiang, T. Zhang, T. Zhang, W. Liu, Z. Ning

“…The system emits three laser beams at wavelengths of 276, 287 and 299 nm by using the stimulated Raman effect of carbon dioxide (CO<span class="inline-formula">₂)</span>. …”
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Lâdînî Latin Alfabesi Milliyetçilik Çağında Reşid Rıza’nın Arapça ve Türkçe Üzerine Düşünceleri by Rainer Brunner, Hilal Livaoğlu Mengüç

“…Reşid Rıza bir meslektaşıyla konuşurken başka bir alimin, “Reşid Efendi’nin, sahip olduğumuz en belagatli yazar olduğu ve sadece Muhammed Abduh’un onun sanatına ayak uydurabileceği” şeklindeki sözlerini aktarırken, yarım ağızla kendisinin böyle düşünmediğini de eklemişti....…”
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Alexithymia and Emotional Deficits Related to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Investigation of Content and Process Disturbances by Ewa A. Ogłodek

“…PTSD is associated with intrusive memories, distressing dreams, dissociative reactions, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, negative mood and sense of well-being, increased arousal and irritability, and clinically significant distress and impaired functioning. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization for Reconfigurable Implementation of Medical Image Registration by Omkar Dandekar, William Plishker, Shuvra S. Bhattacharyya, Raj Shekhar

“…In real-time signal processing, a single application often has multiple computationally intensive kernels that can benefit from acceleration using custom or reconfigurable hardware platforms, such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). …”
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Effect of bisphosphonate on bone microstructure, mechanical strength in osteoporotic rats by ovariectomy by Yuzhu Wang, Zhanglin Wu, Chun Li, Chenhao Ma, Jingyang Chen, Mincong Wang, Dawei Gao, Yufeng Wu, Haibin Wang

“…The effects of BP on trabecular bone in non-main weight-bearing area (IT) were valuable, while for osteoporosis, the main weight-bearing area (MT, LT) may improve the structural quality and mechanical strength of trabecular bone through exercise compensation.…”
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Proficient Node Scheduling Protocol for Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks by R. Saravanakumar, N. Mohankumar, J. Raja

“…Our proposed model is enhanced from LEACH protocol by adapting node scheduling scheme (active and sleep) in homogeneous and heterogeneous node topologies of WSNs, which yield better performance in energy saving and increased network lifetime. …”
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Tripolarizated MIMO: Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Channel Properties in Both Indoor and Outdoor Scenarios by Pan Tang, Jianhua Zhang, Zuolong Ying, Yuxiang Zhang, Lei Tian, Zihang Qi, Xiuping Li

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Melanoma Disparities among US Hispanics: Use of the Social Ecological Model to Contextualize Reasons for Inequitable Outcomes and Frame a Research Agenda by Valerie M. Harvey, Charlene W. Oldfield, Jarvis T. Chen, Karl Eschbach

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Boron removal from metallurgical grade silicon using a FeCl2 molten salt refining technique by Jia B.J., Wu J.J., Ma W.H., Yang B., Liu D.C., Dai Y.N.

“…In this paper, FeCl2 molten salt has been used as a new refining agent to remove boron from MG-Si. …”
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Trace metals potential human health risks assessment through consuming common food spices in Ado Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria by J.A. Olusola, O.B. Akintan, O. Osanyinlusi

“…The Pb concentration in the spices varied between ND to 0.10 mg/kg with a mean concentration of 0.03±0.03 mg/kg. …”
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Analysis of Spatial Distribution Pattern and Driving Factors of Nature Reserves in Xinjiang by Yue Yang, Zhaoping Yang, Fang Han

“…This spatial differentiation is the result of the interaction between natural and human factors, manifesting as an enhanced effect among these factors.…”
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Systematic content analysis of self-help smokeless tobacco cessation smartphone applications available in India by Nishant Nishant, Arpit Gupta, Richa Shrivastava, Arpita Rai, Diptajit Das, Ashima Goyal

“…Background: The content of smartphone applications (apps) that offer smoking cessation interventions has been appraised in the past. Considering the high prevalence of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use in Southeast Asia, identifying high-quality and credible apps for SLT cessation would be more helpful. …”
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Seasonal variation of air quality index and assessment by S.D. Kumar, A. Dash

“…It has been revealed from the study that the air quality status of the area has been declining from 2013 to 2016 i.e. 78.9 to 157.8 in summer, 49.4 to 84.3 in monsoon and 86.9 to 183.9 in winter season. …”
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Moving from an “anti-aging” paradigm toward the concept of “disease-free aging”: the role of senolytics in modern medicine by Ivan Aprahamian, Andréia Pain, Virgílio Garcia Moreira

“…We briefly discuss these related topics, summarizing the best evidence for clinical practitioners.…”
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