THE EFFECT OF INCREASED CONCENTRATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL RADIONUCLIDES IN BOTTOM SEDIMENTS OF THE YENISEI RIVER ON CYTOGENETIC AND GROWTH ENDPOINTS OF THE AQUATIC PLANT ELODEA CANADENS... by Alexander Ya. Bolsunovsky, Elena A. Trofimova, Dmitry V. Dementyev, Alena S. Dementyeva

“…The purpose of this work was to assess morphometric parameters and cytogenetic abnormalities in the roots of the aquatic plant Elodea canadensis growing on bottom sediments with different levels of contamination by artificial radionuclides: in field studies and laboratory experiments. Material and methods. Samples of plants and BS were collected from the Yenisei River, both close to the MCC discharge site and upstream, in the reference regions. …”
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A workplace-based HIV self-testing intervention as a determinant for self-testing knowledge, beliefs, and use among unskilled workers in Wakiso Uganda by Gerald Mukisa Nsereko, Khamisi Musanje, Eron Robinah Ayesiga, Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye, Rhoda Namubiru, Moses Sempala, Christine Kiwala, Martin Mabunda Baluku

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Hippocampal subfield and amygdala volumes are associated with difficulties in emotion regulation of depressed patients with a history of childhood maltreatment by Mónika Gálber, Szilvia Anett Nagy, Szilvia Anett Nagy, Szilvia Anett Nagy, Szilvia Anett Nagy, Gergely Orsi, Gergely Orsi, Gergely Orsi, Gábor Perlaki, Gábor Perlaki, Gábor Perlaki, Gábor Perlaki, Tamás Tényi, Boldizsár Czéh, Boldizsár Czéh, Maria Simon, Maria Simon

“…Amygdala volumes had very few correlations, and only with CERQ and CTQ scores.LimitationsRelatively small sample size, cross-sectional design, retrospective self-report questionnaire to assess adverse childhood experiences and no amygdala subnuclei segmentation.ConclusionsWe could not confirm our hypothesis that maladaptive emotional behavior is associated with hippocampal volume shrinkage. …”
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Enhanced mechanical properties of Al0.43CoCrFeNi2.1 high entropy alloy fabricated through complex shear flow casting: Experiment and MD simulation by Simeng Jiang, Yaya Zhao, Weijie Fan, Weiyang Xie, Yanlin Wang, Xiaohua Chen, Zidong Wang

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Maternal experiences of multiple forms of intimate partner violence and associations with undernutrition among children under 5: evidence from 36 low- and middle-income countries b... by Kun Tang, Yanan Zhou, Yifan Gao, Shuangyu Zhao, Jiale Zhou

“…This study aimed to explore such effects among children under 5.Methods We used a sample of 104 740 mother–child pairs from 36 low- and middle-income countries based on the Demographic and Health Surveys between 2005 and 2022. …”
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Volumetric choice experiment to estimate the impact of e-cigarette and heated tobacco product characteristics on substitution and complementary use among adults who smoke cigarette... by Jidong Huang, Ce Shang, Scott R Weaver, Towhidul Islam, Terry F Pechacek, Vuong V Do

“…Background This study addresses the limited evidence of the impact of product characteristics on demand for and the substitutability of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or heated tobacco products for combusted cigarettes among people who smoke and have newly begun to use e-cigarettes.Methods A sample of 318 adults who smoke and recently initiated/reinitiated e-cigarette use participated in an online volumetric choice experiment in 2020–2021 to assess stated preferences for consumption and own and cross-price elasticities of three e-cigarette options (cig-a-like, vape pen or tank, closed pod system), heated tobacco product (IQOS) and their usual brand of cigarettes. …”
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‘I am happy because I am pregnant, but becoming a mother is not easy,’ the experience of pregnancy, antenatal depression, and perception of yoga in rural pregnant women in Maharash... by Rahul Shidhaye, Kalyani Shinde, Unnati Thete, Sonali Shelke, Chitra Thanage, Shamal Talole, Swapnali Palande, Suryabhan Gore

“…This study is part of the formative work related to the development of a yoga-based intervention for antenatal depression in rural women in Maharashtra, India. Methods: We contacted pregnant women in the antenatal clinic and community centres in the study area and completed 26 In-Depth Interviews (IDIs). …”
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Understanding the needs and experiences of young cancer patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals in the UK following childhood fertility tissue preservation (FTP): a quali... by Richard Feltbower, Georgina Louise Jones, Rebecca Mottram, Adam Glaser, Sarah Gelcich, Katherine McLean, Catherine Kelly

“…Our findings suggest that childhood cancer survivors who preserve tissue for future fertility need personalised follow-up care with information and psychological support. A larger sample of participants, studied using a qualitative research design, is needed to capture the full range of experiences, needs and preferences and to ensure that care is inclusive and relevant to the wider population.…”
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A novel potential outlier recognition approach considering local heterogeneity enhancement to improve the quality of soil datasets by Yongji Wang, Mingjun Yang, Meizi Wang, Jiayang Lv, Shuhao Yuan, Shaoqi Li, Zihan Wang, Jipeng Zhang, Qingwen Qi, Yanjun Ye

“…The comparative experiments demonstrated that the proposed method more effectively identifies potential outliers by analyzing and balancing the local spatial structure of the soil than traditional methods do. …”
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Intrapersonal day-to-day travel variability and duration of household travel surveys: Moving beyond the one-day convention by Wei Li, Douglas Houston, Marlon G. Boarnet, Han Park

“…Our analytical methods included linear regressions and random sampling experiments. …”
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Patient safety culture through the lenses of surgical patients: a qualitative study by Magnhild Vikan, Arvid S. Haugen, Berit T. Valeberg, Ann K. Bjørnnes, Vigdis K. S. Husby, Ellen CT. Deilkås, Stein O. Danielsen

“…Methods The design of this qualitative study was explorative, utilizing an abductive approach. …”
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Mesoscale soil moisture measurements along the rover route using the mobile cosmic-ray neutron sensing in the eastern Tibetan Plateau by Yongyong Zhang, Shaoxiong Wu, Wenzhi Zhao, Jianhua Xiao

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A Combined Capacity Planning and Simulation Approach for the Optimization of AGV Systems in Complex Production Logistics Environments by Péter Kováts, Róbert Skapinyecz

“…<i>Results</i>: The application of the proposed method is demonstrated through a realistic sample problem in a plastic industry setting with the use of the Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation software (version 2302.0003, Educational license). …”
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Stated Preference Research in Otolaryngology: A Scoping Review by Lucy Xu, Molly N. Huston, Victoria S. Lee, John D. Cramer, Deborah Goss, Matthew R. Naunheim

“…Abstract Objective Stated preference research methods, including discrete choice experiments (DCEs), conjoint analysis (CA), best‐worst scaling (BWS), and willingness‐to‐pay/contingent valuation (WTP/CV) studies, are excellent tools for understanding patient preferences in healthcare. …”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

“…Objective This study aimed to determine hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria. Methods A Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) that utilized three hypothetical medical facilities was used for the study. …”
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A cross-correlator-based timing tool for FemtoMAX by D. Kroon, E. Nilsson, B. Ahn, M. Bertelli, R. Calarco, I. Clementsson, S. De Simone, J. C. Ekström, A. Jurgilaitis, M. Longo, V. T. Pham, J. Larsson

“…In this case, one of the beams is a relatively weak diagnostic beam of visible light from a bending magnet at FemtoMAX (106 photons pulse−1 in a 0.2 mm high and 5 mm wide beam) while the other is a relatively intense laser beam (200 µJ pulse−1) derived from the same laser that is used to pump the sample in pump/probe experiments. This enables online monitoring of the relative timing of a linear accelerator-based, short-pulse, hard X-ray source and a synchronized visible laser. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE FILLER GRAIN COMPOSITION ON THE PROPERTIES OF THE HEAT-RESISTANT BASALTIC CONCRETE by A. M. Gadzhiev, R. M. Kurbanov, Kh. N. Khadzhishalapov, T. A. Hezhev

“…Taking this into  account, the aim of the study is to determine the optimal grain composition of heat-resistant concrete.Methods. Methods for optimising the properties of heatresistant basaltic concrete with a composite binder and  mechanochemical activation of the filler grains were used during the  course of the research.A simplex-centroid experiment design is  applied for this purpose. …”
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Awareness of cardiovascular risk among persons with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study by Lena Jutterström, Anna-Lena Stenlund, Julia Otten, Mikael Lilja, Karin Hellström Ängerud

“…Purpose To describe the process of becoming aware of and acting on personal cardiovascular (CVD) risk in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Method A purposive sample of 14 persons living with T2D participated in semi-structured, open-ended, in-dept interviews. …”
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Numerical Study on Impact Damage and Damage Evolution of Cemented Backfill by Qiang Li, Jinshan Sun, Xianqi Xie, Qian Dong, Jianguo Wang, Hongyu Zhang, Tao Wen

“…To quantitatively describe the damage degree and failure process of the cemented backfill (CB) under dynamic loading, this paper performed numerical split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) impact experiments on CB samples using the ANSYS/LS-DYNA. The damage pattern and failure process of CB samples with four mix ratios (cement-to-sand (<i>c</i>/<i>s</i>) ratios of 1:4, 1:6, 1:8, and 1:10) at different impact velocities (<i>v</i>) (1.5, 1.7, 1.8, and 2.0 m/s) were numerically investigated using the micro-crack density method to define the damage variable (<i>d</i>). …”
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Sex/Gender Differences in the Effects of Childhood Abuse on Future Risk of Depression: Longitudinal Evidence from the Global Flourishing Study by Shervin Assari, Babak Najand, Alexandra Donovan

“…However, less is known about how these effects differ by sex/gender in global samples, particularly using large-scale, multi-country panel data. …”
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