Weight Mobility and Obesity in a Representative Sample of the US Adult Population by Deanna J. M. Isaman, Amy E. Rothberg

“…We report the 1-year incidence and remission of obesity in a representative sample of the US population. Methods. Individuals from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) panel 17 were classified into standard obesity categories at enrollment and one year later. …”
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Neutrosophic Mean Estimators Using Extreme Indeterminate Observations in Sample Surveys by Vinay Kumar Yadav, Deepak Majhi, Alia A. Alkhathami, Shakti Prasad

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Sociodemographic factors are related to hair sample collection in economically marginalized families by Jiying Ling, Dalton Goodwin, Charles Given

“…Aim: Limited research has explored factors influencing participants' decisions to consent to and complete hair sample collection. This study examined the relationships of sociodemographics, perceived stress and coping with hair sample collection among children aged 3–5 years and parents.Research design & methods: Data were analyzed from 188 parent-child dyads. …”
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Odontogenic Keratocysts: Presentation and Surgical Outcome in a Sample of Sudanese Patients by Alaa Ayman Mohamed, Abdualhameed Abbas Babiker, Mazin Salah Khalfallah, Yousif Idris Eltohami

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Mothers’ psychopathology and their adult offspring’s cortisol level in a Rwandan sample by Marie C. Ingabire, Serge Caparos, Eugène Rutembesa, Isabelle Blanchette

“…Setting: This cross-sectional study was conducted in two provinces of Rwanda (Kigali City and the Southern Province) among families of survivors of the 1994 genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi. Methods: A total of 45 dyads of mothers and their adult offspring were recruited. …”
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Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic extraction of polysaccharides from corn bran and determination of their antioxidant activity by MA Li-yuan, HUANG Xue-ying, SHANG Er-kun, GUO Li, ZHANG Ya-na

“…The extracted corn bran polysaccharide had a certain total reducing capacity, scavenging DPPH free radical and hydroxyl radical ability, and it increased with the increase of mass concentration, when the mass concentration of corn bran polysaccharide sample was 0.2~1.0 mg/mL. <b>Conclusion:</b> Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic method could extract more polysaccharides than single enzymatic method, and the extract could maintain efficient antioxidant capacity.…”
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Reading Habits Among sample of Hawler Medical College Students in Erbil by Haitham Issa Bahoo, Kameran H. Ismail, Abubakir Majeed Saleh

“…Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study was carried among a random sample of Hawler College of medicine in Erbil City from 22nd of January to 25th of February 2015, including 200 students from third and fourth stage using a self-administered ques- tionnaires. …”
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Binge eating disorder recognition and stigma among an adult community sample by Marilou Côté, Marie-Pier Roy, Christopher Rodrigue, Catherine Bégin

“…Methods A sample of 894 adults (88.6% women; Mage = 35.20 ± 14.52) completed an online survey. …”
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Navigating uncertainty: the effects of Brexit on foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom by Mihaela Simionescu, Alexandra Horobet, Maria Alexandra Dalu (Ionescu)

“…Counterfactual analysis based on synthetic control method (SCM) and difference-in-differences (DID) methodology revealed that UK would have attracted more FDI after Brexit if it had remained in the EU, but the difference is not statistically significant. …”
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Frequency of vitamin D deficiency among teenagers of a Moscow sample by E. E. Mihailov, T A Korotkova, N V Demin, L I Benevolenskaya

“…Material and methods. 318 teenagers (139 male, 179 female) aged 14 to 18 years were included. …”
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Comparative analysis of starch grain size distribution in winter triticale samples by В. М. Стариченко, О. М. Корягін, Д. С. Шляхтуров

“…It was found that the minimum average size of starch granules was observed in the samples characterized by minimum maximum size of granules, low frequency of granules of more than 35 µm, and therefore, minimum dispersion. …”
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The Impact of Age on Outcomes in Seizure Hospitalizations—Analysis of a National Sample by Anudeep Surendranath, Saurabh Singhal, Rahul Khanna, Subhendu Rath, Temenuzhka Mihaylova

“…Using this inflection point, we divided patients into two age groups to examine the impact of age on patient characteristics and hospitalization outcomes for seizures. <b>Methods:</b> Using the 2021 National Inpatient Sample (NIS), a nationally representative database, we conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of adult patients aged ≥18 years admitted with a principal diagnosis of seizures. …”
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The effect of PEO/NaCl dual porogens in the fabrication of porous PCL membranes via a solid-state blending approach by Rula M. Allaf

“…Higher salt contents result in more compact lamellae with higher interconnected porosities on the lamellae surfaces. …”
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Usability Evaluation of the Online Skill Assessment Tool by Merve Yıldız, Muhammet Berigel, Furkan Kalyoncu, Özlem Özgenç Keleş

“…In the study, the user-based method, in which user experiences are employed, was used, and according to the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction criteria determined by ISO 9241-11, the usability of the online skill assessment tool was evaluated. …”
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Prevalence and multidrug resistance profiles of several bacterial pathogens isolated from hospital inanimate surfaces in Faisalabad, Pakistan by Hafsa Zaib, Rabia Kanwar, Nishat Zafar, Sultan Ali

“…These pure cultures were then tested for resistance to different antibiotics using the Kirby–Bauer method. The prevalence of Gram positive bacteria (60.83%) was more than that of Gram negative bacteria (24.13%). …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies of the Temperature Field in a Dielectrophoretic Cell Separation Device Subject to Joule Heating by Yoshinori Seki, Shigeru Tada

“…Next, parametric calculations were performed with changes in the flow rate of the cell sample solution and the solution conductivity, and a temperature increase of more than 40 °C was predicted. …”
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Role of Age and Sex on the Incidence of Leukemia in a Sample of Iraqi Patients by Dahlia N. AL-Saidi

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Is One Sample Enough? Testing the Importance of Lateral Sedimentary Variability in Cyclostratigraphy by Fangfang Chen, Ross N. Mitchell

“…But is one sample enough? This is important to address because if two or more measurements per horizon improve data quality, then sampling schemes should strike a balance between sampling resolution (stratigraphically) and bedding variation (laterally). …”
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Cognitive-impairment-free life expectancy (CIFLE) among older adults in India: A gender and residence based study by Madhurima Sharma, Abdul Fathah, Indrajit Goswami

“…Mortality data has been derived from the Sample Registration System (SRS), 2016-20. Sullivan’s method is used to estimate the average number of years a person can expect to live with and without cognitive impairment. …”
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Adaptation of the Mertz-Hong Reactance Scale in a Russian-speaking Sample by N.V. Nichko, S.D. Gurieva

“…Factor validity was verified by the method of principal components with varimax rotation and confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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