Body fat percentage is a key factor in elevated plasma levels of caffeine and its metabolite in women by Przemysław Domaszewski, Mariusz Konieczny, Paweł Pakosz, Jakub Matuska, Anna Poliwoda, Elżbieta Skorupska, Manel Santafe

“…These findings suggest that body fat percentage may be a more relevant factor than total body weight in caffeine metabolism, with potential implications for personalized caffeine dosing guidelines.…”
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Maternal and gestational factors associated with congenital anomalies among live births: a nationwide population-based study in Brazil from 2012 to 2020 by Qeren Hapuk Rodrigues Ferreira Fernandes, Enny S. Paixão, Maria da Conceição Nascimento Costa, Maria Glória Teixeira, Mauricio Lima Barreto, Angelina Xavier Acosta

“…It was followed by a multilevel framework with three models, in which Model 1 included distal variables, Model 2 added an intermediate variable, and Model 3 incorporated all variables. …”
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Torsional capacity of prestressed assembled quarter-shell concrete tower with adhesive bonded vertical joints by Wei-Feng Tao, Dorjee TseDan, Dong-Liang Zhang, Ci-Rong Huang, Kun Fu, Chu Zhao, Jia-Wei Zhang, Jun-Lin Li, Zhi-Qiang Wan

“…The results presented in this paper are expected to facilitate more rational design of concrete towers in the wind power industry.…”
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Sarco-Osteoporosis: Prevalence and Association with Frailty in Chinese Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Yan-Jiao Wang, Yi Wang, Jun-Kun Zhan, Zhi-Yong Tang, Jie-Yu He, Pan Tan, Hui-Qian Deng, Wu Huang, You-Shuo Liu

“…The results indicate that patients with sarco-osteoporosis are more likely to be ≧80 yrs with higher burden of comorbidities and to have frailty/prefrailty, especially for women.…”
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Relative Age Effect (RAE) According to Norm Values on Anthropometric Performance and Physical Fitness in 9–11-Year-Old Children by Artan R. Kryeziu, Bujar Begu, Dana Badau, Astrit Iseni

“…Results: The results of the data show us that there are significant differences in the RAE among children born in Q2 at the age of 9 years, especially in boys, as well as significant differences in the height variable at the <0.005 significance level. Others factors did not show significant differences, for example, variables that are indicators of physical fitness. …”
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The Short-Term Efficacy of Straw Incorporation on Soil Detachment in Sloping Farmland by Chong Yao, Songzhu Ye, Siyuan Chen, Zhijia Gu, Wei Yan, Ming Zhu, Li Song, Mingjun Zhang, Faqi Wu

“…The <i>Dc</i> exhibited a power function relationship with hydraulic parameters and stream power was the most appropriate hydraulic variable to express <i>Dc</i> for different straw incorporation rates. …”
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Clinical spectrum and uncommon features of McCune-Albright syndrome in children: a cohort study from a National Referral Center by Solène Bergignat, Roland Chapurlat, Roland Chapurlat, Roland Chapurlat, Marc Nicolino, Marc Nicolino, Kevin Perge, Kevin Perge

“…In conclusion, MAS is a multisystemic disorder, with a variable combination of symptoms, and a broad range of severity. …”
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T-cell repertoire correlates with cytokine imbalance in multiple sclerosis patients by Lisa Weidner, Lisa Weidner, Rodolphe Poupardin, Tobias Zrzavy, Sandra Laner-Plamberger, Georg Gratz, Tanja Eichhorn, Viktoria Weber, Paulus S. Rommer, Christof Jungbauer, Christof Jungbauer, Dirk Strunk, Dirk Strunk

“…TCR sequencing revealed more productive rearrangements in CSF of MS and a significantly higher shared clone recovery rate in blood. …”
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Chemical weathering in hardened volcanic horizons (tepetates) of the State of Mexico by Otilio A. Acevedo-Sandoval, Francisco Prieto-García, Judith Prieto-Méndez, Yolanda Marmolejo-Santillán, Claudia Romo-Gómez

“…The weathering indices based on the mobility and immobilization of alkaline and alkaline earth elements reveal that the B horizons and the hardened horizons of profiles P4, P5, P6 and P7 are generally more altered than the surface horizons, therefore they have a greater pedogenic development. …”
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Constricting Gaps: Protocol development, implementation challenges and lessons learned for the reality map of unmet needs for Palliative Care Interventions in advanced cancer patie... by Natalie Kalbermatten, Razvan Curca, Alexandru Grigorescu, Daniela Mosoiu, Florina Pop, Vladimir Poroch, Ariana Rosiu, Patriciu Achimas-Cadariu, Florian Strasser

“…Conclusions: Pairing motivation and enthusiasm with more modest aims, feasibility testing of all outcomes and investment in research competences may disperse gaps.…”
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Trajectories in HbA1c and other risk factors among adults with type 1 diabetes by age at onset by Lena Björck, Annika Rosengren, Marcus Lind, Stefan Franzén, Ann-Marie Svensson, Araz Rawshani, Jon Edqvist, Aidin Rawshani, Martin Adiels

“…In patients who were young at the time of onset, albuminuria appeared at an earlier age, suggesting a more rapid decrease in eGFR, while there were no distinct differences in BMI, SBP, and LDL-cholesterol trajectories between groups. …”
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Changing sea level, changing shorelines: integration of remote-sensing observations at the Terschelling barrier island by B. Aschenneller, R. Rietbroek, D. van der Wal, D. van der Wal

“…While absolute shoreline positions can differ on average by more than 200 <span class="inline-formula">m</span>, the average trend differences are below 1 <span class="inline-formula">m yr⁻¹</span>. …”
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Review and Comparative Evaluation of Mobile Apps for Cardiovascular Risk Estimation: Usability Evaluation Using mHealth App Usability Questionnaire by Adrijana Svenšek, Lucija Gosak, Mateja Lorber, Gregor Štiglic, Nino Fijačko

“…The “ease-of-use” domain received the highest ratings. While more than half of the apps were suitable for both health care professionals and patients, only a few offered sophisticated visualizations for assessing CVD risk. …”
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Arboreal camera trapping reveals diel-vertical migrations in arboreal wildlife of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest by Arata Honda, Chris Beirne, Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya, Flor Perez Mullisaca, Caleb Quispe Quispe, Rosio Vega Quispe, Eleanor Flatt, Andrew Whitworth

“…Diet-related patterns in mammals indicate carnivores favor lower heights, frugivores prefer higher strata, and invertivores are more vertically variable. These findings challenge static views of vertical stratification, emphasizing the need for a framework integrating temporal and spatial variability in the vertical environment and its many biotic agents. …”
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Medical treatment-seeking behaviour for childhood diarrhea among Haitian mothers: secondary data analysis from the 2016–2017 Haitian demographic and health survey by David Jean Simon, Vénunyé Claude Kondo Tokpovi, Adama Ouedraogo, Ann Kiragu

“…Medical treatment-seeking behaviour for childhood diarrhea was the outcome variable. Various demographic and socio-economic variables were considered as explanatory variables. …”
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Post‐metamorphic growth partially compensates for the effects of climate‐driven stressors on juvenile frog performance by Laura A. Brannelly, Michel E. B. Ohmer, Lydia Zimmerman, Trina M. Wantman, Phoebe L. Reuben, Jakub Zegar, Samantha S. Fontaine, Molly C. Bletz, Brandon C. LaBumbard, Matthew D. Venesky, Rebecca L. Cramp, Douglas C. Woodhams, Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki

“…Finally, metabolic rate was higher overall but especially at higher test temperatures for animals that developed under high‐density conditions, indicating that these animals may expend more energy in response to acute temperature changes. …”
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Composition and Potential Industrial Uses of Upper Cretaceous Carbonates of the Wadi Sir Limestone (WSL) and the Amman Silicified Limestone (ASL) Formations, North Jordan by Islam Al-Dabsheh, Ahmad AlShdaifat, Aseel Almasri, Faten Al-Slaty, Nour Alzoubi, Abdulaziz M. Alsaleh, Hani Shurafat

“…In addition, the lower part is more influenced by detrital input when compared with the upper part of the studied section, in contrast to the Hallabat WSL Formation. …”
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Systematic literature reviews to identify epidemiological, clinical, economic and health-related quality of life evidence in activated PI3Kδ syndrome (APDS) by Katerina Vlachopoulou, Joanne Tutein Nolthenius, Jo Luscombe, Jessica Radford, Keval Haria, Faye Bolan, Sirah Bah

“…This suggests a need for more rigorous data evaluating the clinical and economic effectiveness of APDS treatments. …”
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A Meta-Analysis of Studies on Quality Assessment of Public Libraries Using the LibQUAL Model by Reza Karimi, Mohammad Asadzadehbaghi

“…Originality/Value: The results indicate that public libraries, except in the minimum service variable, perform poorly in all variables and fail to meet the minimum expectations of public library users. …”
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Estimating an individual-level deprivation index for HIV/HCV coinfected persons in Canada. by Adam Palayew, Alexandra M Schmidt, Sahar Saeed, Curtis L Cooper, Alexander Wong, Valérie Martel-Laferrière, Sharon Walmsley, Joseph Cox, Marina B Klein, Canadian Coinfection Cohort Study Investigators

“…<h4>Background</h4>HIV-HCV coinfected individuals are often more deprived than the general population. However, deprivation is difficult to measure, often relying on aggregate data which does not capture individual heterogeneity. …”
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