Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity Among School-Aged Children in the Country of Georgia: A Cross-Sectional Study, 2022 by Natia Kakutia, William Michael Caudle, Ziad N. Kazzi, Lela Sturua, Shalva (Davit) Zarnadze, Nana Mebonia

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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Factors Among Public Primary Second‐Cycle Schoolchildren in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Abtie Abebaw, Gebreselassie Demeke, Hylemariam Mihiretie Mengist, Mengistu Endalamaw, Gizew Damtie Demeke

“…Methods A school‐based cross‐sectional study was conducted among three selected public primary second‐cycle schools in Debre Markos town from May 1 to 30, 2022. …”
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Acceptance of Elective Single-embryo Transfer in a Resource-limited Setting: A Cross-sectional Questionnaire-based Study by Nithya Panapakkam Jayakumar, Megha Solanki, Reka Karuppusami, Treasa Joseph, Thayparmbil Kunjummen Aleyamma, Mohan Shashikant Kamath

“…Aims: We planned a study to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology towards eSET in self-funded treatment cycles in a low-resource setting. Settings and Design: We conducted a cross-sectional study at a tertiary-level referral facility between February 2020 and September 2022. …”
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Presenting a Framework of Effective Factors on the Implementation of Policies in the Field of Protection and Exploitation of Forests in the North of the Country by Davoud Hosseinpoor, Seyed Mahdi Alvani, Hossein Aslipour, Aghil Ghorbani Paji

“…Objective Environmental protection in Iranian law is designated as a public duty, reflecting its critical importance. The complex, cross-sectoral, and multi-dimensional nature of environmental protection mandates that this responsibility be shared broadly across various sectors. …”
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Carbon footprint of private dental clinics in Egypt: a cross-sectional study by Amira H Elwan, Maha El Tantawi, Ahmed Mahmoud Fouda

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Caregiver acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two districts in the Upper West region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Youssouf Diarra, Michael M. Opoku, Charles E. Amankwa, Raymond B. Annor, Justice Nonvignon, Harriet A. Bonful

“…Methods An analytical cross-sectional design was conducted from “July 23rd to August 4th, 2020—a 12-day period that covered 5 days of the first SMC implementation cycle and 7 days post-implementation. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of diabetes among adult populations of Hawassa town, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. by Getu Kassa Belete, Hlupheka Lawrence Sithole

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from September, 2023 to November, 2023 among adult populations. …”
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Asthma and Asthma Medication Are Common among Recreational Athletes Participating in Endurance Sport Competitions by Amanda Näsman, Tommie Irewall, Ulf Hållmarker, Anne Lindberg, Nikolai Stenfors

“…A web survey on asthma and medication was conducted among 38,603 adult participants of three Swedish endurance competitions (cross-country running, cross-country skiing, and swimming). …”
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Sports in Udmurt State Agrarian University (using the example of participation in various competitions from 1954 to 2024) by Rubtsova, Lyubov V., Zhuikov, Roman A., Vorotova, Maria S.

“…In the 1960s, the first masters of sports appeared in cycling, cross-country skiing, freestyle wrestling, and athletics. …”
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Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…Additionally, an increased preference for running was associated with a higher likelihood of meeting weekly PA recommendations for both girls (OR = 1.82, CI = 1.62–2.04, p < 0.001) and boys (OR = 1.61, CI = 1.44–1.82, p < 0.001) in both countries. Conclusions Over a 14-year period, swimming, cycling, and running emerged as the most preferred PA across both Czech and Polish youth, with a notable increase in running, especially among Czech boys. …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

“…The study recommends for infrastructural developments in urban areas that promotes health lifestyles including provision for cycling, walking paths and participation in urban agriculture.…”
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Machine Learning Algorithm for Estimating Surface PM2.5 in Thailand by Pawan Gupta, Shanshan Zhan, Vikalp Mishra, Aekkapol Aekakkararungroj, Amanda Markert, Sarawut Paibong, Farrukh Chishtie

“…The integrated data then used to train and validate a supervised MLA’ random forest’ to estimate hourly and daily PM2.5 concentrations. The MLA is cross-validated using a 10-fold random sampling approach. …”
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Exploring the functional diversity and metabolic activities of the human gut microbiome in Thai adults in response to a prebiotic diet by Amornthep Kingkaw, Preecha Patumcharoenpol, Narissara Suratannon, Massalin Nakphaichit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Wanwipa Vongsangnak

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Firsthand report on solid waste management practice in the major town of Addis Ababa-Adama economic corridor, Ethiopia by Shimelis Kebede Kassahun, Berhanu Assefa, Kristina Henzler, Julia Weißert, Martin Oteng-Ababio, Mahelet Admassu, Ikram Mohammed-Amin, Genanew Tesfahun

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Sedentarismo e inactividad física según sexo, edad y nivel socioeconómico en el País Vasco. Estudio transversal by Marta Ijalba Martínez, Antonio Moreno Llamas, Unai Martín Roncero

“…Abstract: Objective: To describe the prevalence of sedentarism and physical inactivity according to sex, age, and socioeconomic level in the Basque Country. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted based on the 2018 Basque Autonomous Community Health Survey (n = 7814 adults). …”
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Sustainable Development Goals and Food Remittances: COVID-19 Lockdowns, Digital Transformation, Lessons and Policy Reflections from South Africa-Zimbabwe Corridor by Sean Sithole, Mulugeta Dinbabo, Daniel Tevera

“…This paper is based on a mixed-methods study whose aim is to contribute to the academic and policy discussion on food remittances by examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns introduced by the South African and Zimbabwean governments on the nature and volume of cross-border food remittance flows between the two countries. …”
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DECOLONIALITY OF KNOWLEDGE AND INTERCULTURAL “DAHLEZ” by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…Such mobility was influenced heavily by the tradition of constant crossing of boundaries and countries, formalizing commercial/scientific flexibility of the entire culture of the region. …”
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