Exploring the effects of climatic and environmental heterogeneity on the spatial activity of Patagonian bats by Analía Laura Giménez, Marta Gladys Grech, Óscar De Paz

“…The values of eleven variables were obtained for each point (e.g., temperature, relative humidity, vegetation cover, productivity, elevation, and proximity to water). …”
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Intracardiac Echocardiography Guided Transeptal Catheter Injection of Microspheres for Assessment of Cerebral Microcirculation in Experimental Models by Judith Bellapart, Kimble R. Dunster, Sara Diab, David G. Platts, Christopher Raffel, Levon Gabrielian, Marc O. Maybauer, Adrian Barnett, Robert James Boots, John F. Fraser

“…After euthanasia the brain was used as proof of principle and the endpoint for determination of microcirculation at different time points. Homogeneous allocation of microspheres to different regions of the brain was found over time. …”
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Effect of external volume expansion on the survival of fat grafts by Raghuveer Reddy, Subramania Iyer, Mohit Sharma, Sundeep Vijayaraghavan, P. Kishore, Jimmy Mathew, A. K. K. Unni, P. Reshmi, Rakesh Sharma, Chaya Prasad

“…Aims and Objectives: This study was undertaken to evaluate and compare the efficacy of external volume expansion applied at variable time points in relation to the injection of the fat. Materials and Methods: Athymic mouse was the animal model and human lipo-aspirate mixed with PRP was used as graft. …”
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Efficacy of the power centering for seniors intervention on physical functional performance in older community-dwelling adults: a secondary analysis of a randomised controlled tria... by Roland Rössler, Mathias Birrer, Aaron Haslbauer, Jay Goldfarb, Anton De Spiegeleer, Irene Härdi, Reto W. Kressig

“…The PCS intervention led to non-significant improvements in the CS-PFP-10 total score compared to the CG, with an adjusted difference of 2.05 points (95% CI: −0.78 to 4.89; p = 0.163; Cohen’s d = 0.403). …”
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Comparative drug release kinetics of Terminalia arjuna mediated SeNPs NanoGel and ZnONPs NanoGel – An in-vitro study by R. Vijayalakshmi, N. Ambalavanan, S. Rajeshkumar, Jaideep Mahendra, Uma Sudhakar, Devi Parameswari

“…Each sample, approximately 0.1 mg, was mixed with 10 mL of phosphate buffer saline (PBS) at various pH levels and maintained at 37 °C. …”
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Multicomponent intervention for schoolchildren with asthma: Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Marina Reznik, MD, MS, Florinda Islamovic, MD, Jill S. Halterman, MD, MPH, Cheng-Shiun Leu, PhD, Jiaqing Zhang, PhD, Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD

“…Analyses used generalized linear mixed models with generalized estimating equation adjusting for clustering. …”
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Optimal Network Design for Municipal Waste Management: Application to the Metropolitan City of Rome by Marco Boresta, Anna Livia Croella, Claudio Gentile, Laura Palagi, Diego Maria Pinto, Giuseppe Stecca, Paolo Ventura

“…<i>Methods:</i> The problem is formulated as a mixed integer linear program (MILP) that includes constraints on vehicle allocation to shifts and driver requirements. …”
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Exploring the feeding practices of mothers of under-five children and how household members influence exclusive breastfeeding in Jigawa State, Nigeria – A qualitative study by Funmilayo Shittu, Carina King, Susanne Rautiainen, Agnese Iuliano, Ayobami Adebayo Bakare, Tim Colbourn, Damola Bakare, Julius Salako, Hamish R. Graham, Adegoke G. Falade, Rochelle A. Burgess

“…In-depth life history interviews were conducted at three time points alongside monthly informal household visits. …”
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Factors influencing UK arthroplasty surgeons' decision‐making between total and medial unicompartmental knee surgery: A vignette‐based behavioural experiment by Martine Nurek, Omar Musbahi, Martinique Vella Baldacchino, Robert Hamm, Caroline B. Hing, Justin Cobb, Olga Kostopoulou, UNITES Consortium

“…We used these in a new survey, where surgeons indicated which surgery they would recommend on an 11‐point rating scale with end points anchored at ‘definitely TKR’ and ‘definitely medial UKR’. …”
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Hair cortisol and psychiatric symptomatology in children; outcomes of group CBT by Sarianna T.A. Barron-Linnankoski, Hanna K. Raaska, Paula H. Reiterä, Marja R. Laasonen, Marko J. Elovainio

“…We collected data on HCC, internalizing and externalizing symptoms (The Spence Children's Anxiety Self-Report, Child Behavior Checklist, and Teacher Report Form), and sleep disturbance symptoms (The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children) at three time points (baseline, post-treatment, and seven-month follow-up). …”
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Effectiveness of stationary cycling with electromyographic biofeedback on neuromuscular control and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study by Chia-Ming Chang, Huynh Chung, Horng-Chaung Hsu, Li-Tzu Chen, Ruei-Yi Lin, Hsiu-Chen Lin

“…Quadriceps strength and endurance were evaluated with an isokinetic machine, and muscle activation was recorded using a wireless EMG system. A two-way mixed-model analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to assess the differences between sides and groups. …”
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Diagnosis and Prognostic Assessment of Drug-Induced Liver Injury: What Are the Outpatient Options? (Review) by E. V. Gantsgorn, A. V. Bozhko, S. V. Yarchenko

“…The ­CIOMS/RUCAM scale is suitable for suspected hepatocellular or cholestatic DILI, and the M&amp;V scale is additionally adapted for mixed DILI and includes points for extrahepatic manifestations. …”
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Dried blood spot technique for dietary fat assessment in a human nutritional intervention focused on oily fish intake by Laura Garcia-Urtiaga, Ainara Cano, Mercedes Caro, Jaione Pagaldai, Javier Amezaga, Itziar Tueros, Sara Arranz

“…Their FA profiles were determined by GC-FID in DBS before the intervention began, and changes in their blood FA profiles were monitored at five different time-points across different periods of oily fish consumption. …”
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Corporate Governance and Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Uganda. A Case of Kiruhura District by Kyabarongo, Benon

“…The research was molded in an integrative framework on mixed theories of agency and stewardship. To investigate the number of hypotheses, the researchers set up a positivist paradigm and chose a cross-sectional design. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of subcutaneous pollen weed polen allergens by L. Yu. Barycheva, L. V. Dushina, S. S. Masalskiy

“…DMS (before treatment) was 2,0 [2,0; 2,0] points, after the first and second years — 1,0 [1,0; 2,0] points (p = 0,002), with a moderate effect size of 0,67 after the first year; by the second year, the effect size is 0,75 versus baseline (p &lt; 0,01).   …”
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Three-Dimensional Copulas: A Generalized Convex Mixture Copulas Strategy by Christophe Chesneau

“…The second part presents a result on generalized convex mixed copulas and shows how the product Ali-Mikhail-Haq mixed copula can be considered as a specific example. …”
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The behavior of the Bacillus probiotic species under conditions of co-cultivation by O. V. Knysh, A. V. Martynov, S. I. Pokhyl, N. I. Skliar

“…The highest swarming potential was observed in B. coagulans culture and B. cla usii + B. coagulans + B. subtilis mixed culture. The studied bacilli did not show the ability to merge swarms, but, on the contrary, their swarms at the point of contact formed visible “boundary” or “intermediate” lines, demonstrating the ability to identify nonself. …”
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Clinical effect of Chinese medicine preparation at Shenque and Dazhui acupoints on relieving the symptoms of sleep disorders in patients with laryngocarcinoma (中药制剂贴敷神阙和大椎改善喉癌患者睡眠障... by SHI Wei (石炜), LIU Chunyan (刘春艳)

“…In the treatment group, homemade herbal powders (the rhizome of Chinese goldthread and cinnamon) mixed with petroleum jelly and vinegar were applied to Dazhui and Shenque acupoints. …”
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Sex-Specific Association of Ambient Temperature With Urine Biomarkers in Southwest Coastal Bangladesh by Hoimonty Mazumder, Momenul Haque Mondol, Mahbubur Rahman, Rizwana Khan, Solaiman Doza, Leanne Unicomb, Farjana Jahan, Ayesha Mukhopadhyay, Konstantinos C. Makris, Alberto Caban-Martinez, Romaina Iqbal, Faruk Ahmed, Lota Creencia, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Fawaz Mzayek, Chunrong Jia, Hongmei Zhang, Anwar Musah, Lora E. Fleming, Xichen Mou, Csaba P. Kovesdy, Matthew O. Gribble, Abu Mohd Naser

“…We then used piece-wise linear mixed-effects models for different ambient temperature segments determined by inflection points in RCS plots and reported the maximum likelihood estimates and cluster robust standard errors. …”
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Arsenic Exposure During Pregnancy and Childhood: Factors Explaining Changes over a Decade by Paola Rubilar, Macarena Hirmas-Adauy, Mauricio Apablaza, Camila Awad, Xaviera Molina, María Pía Muñoz, Iris Delgado, Nicolás C. Zanetta-Colombo, Carla Castillo-Laborde, María Isabel Matute, Mauricio A. Retamal, Andrea Olea, Paulina Pino, Claudia González, Cristóbal Carvajal, Verónica Iglesias

“…We did not observe significant differences in mean arsenic concentrations between the two-time points (<i>p</i> = 0.4026). The mixed linear regression model revealed that children consuming bottled water had 8.3% lower urinary inorganic arsenic concentrations than those drinking tap water (95% CI: −15.36 to −0.54%). …”
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