The effect of obligatory versus voluntary school food standard implementation on the fulfillment of the school food standard requirements in Germany by Cordula Hundeshagen, Heike Rosmann, Jörg Lindenmeier

“…The aim of this first exploratory study is to analyze school lunch menus regarding their fulfillment of the SFS requirements and detect differences between obligatory and voluntary implementation of the SFS. Methods: After drawing a random sample of schools and reaching out for voluntary participation in this study, school menus of federal states with obligatory (OSFS) and voluntary (VSFS) SFS implementation were collected and analyzed. …”
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LAPM: The Location Aware Prediction Model in Human Sensing Systems by Ruiyun Yu, Pengfei Wang, Shiyang Liao

“…The mobile human social network actually might be the hugest and best “sensor network” because of the explosive growth in social network content. Nowadays, more and more mobile social applications offer a much easier way for people to share their feeling including vision, haptic, hearing, and smell with the location information by words, images, or even videos. …”
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Assessing the Role of Mining in Ghorveh County on the Sustainability of Surrounding Villages by Akram Nasiri, Jafar Tavakkoli

“…Furthermore, rural households working in the mine have a more positive view and more satisfaction, especially in the economic and social dimensions, compared to non-working peers in the mine. …”
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Thrombolytic and Anticoagulant Therapy for Pulmonary Embolism with High and Intermendiate Risk of Early Death. Part 3. An Effect on Pulmonary Perfusion with High and Intermediate R... by O. V. Nikitina, I. P. Mikhailov, N. Y. Kudryashova, E. V. Migunova, A. G. Dorfman, V. I. Avfukov

“…The accumulation deficit of an area equal to a segment was counted as a perfusion deficiency of 5% (subsegmental 2.5%), inferior lobe — 25%, an area equal to the right lung — 55%, the left lung — 45%.Characteristics of the sample In a sample of 503 patients who received treatment at the Intensive Care Unit for Surgical Patients of the N.V. …”
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eCBT-I dialogue system: a comparative evaluation of large language models and adaptation strategies for insomnia treatment by Xueying Bao, Xingyu Zhu, Dongren Yang, Hao Lou, Ruoyun Wang, Yutong Wu, Wenhui Li, Yu Xia, Li Zeng, Yingying Pan, Xiqin Wang, Xian Zhang, Cheng Ling, Youhui Ling, Yan Zhang, Qi Zhao, Mei Yang

“…The systematic fine-tuning method selection process and the confirmation of the optimal model not only improve the adaptability of the large language model in the CBT-I task, but also provide a useful paradigm for AI applications in medical subfields with resource constraints and difficulties in data collection, laying a solid foundation for more accurate and efficient digital CBT-I clinical practice in the future.…”
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SREBF1, a target gene of multiple sclerosis and coronary heart disease: based on mendelian randomization study by Linqin Du, Yangyang Cui, Yang Zhou, Ofe Eugene Kwaku, Xuefeng Ding, Lang Zeng, Shikang Li, Lijuan Xiong, Yonghong Zhang, Peng Zhou, Kun Wang, Rongchuan Yue

“…This study investigated the causal relationship between MS and coronary heart disease (CHD) using Mendelian randomization (MR) techniques to clarify direct effects and identify relevant target genes. Methods We conducted various methods, including two-sample MR. method, reverse, and multivariable MR analyses, to examine the causal relationship between MS and CHD. …”
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Aprendizaje cooperativo y entrenamiento en suspensión en Educación Secundaria: Incidencia en las necesidades psicológicas básicas (Cooperative learning and suspension training in S... by Fernando Martin-Lozano, Abraham García-Fariña, Francisco Jiménez Jiménez

“…Motivation, teaching method innovations, educational research, physical education and secondary education. …”
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Repair of aircraft engine parts made of heat-resistant nickel alloys using additive plasma technologies by Konstantin Balushok, Sergey Chigileychik

“…To restore parts of the NA, the technology of additive growth by the method of microplasma powder surfacing was used. To confirm the operability of restored parts, a set of studies of samples grown using the same repair technology was conducted. …”
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Development and retrospective validation of an artificial intelligence system for diagnostic assessment of prostate biopsies: study protocol by Martin Eklund, Brett Delahunt, Lars Egevad, Hemamali Samaratunga, Mattias Rantalainen, Marcello Gambacorta, Einar Gudlaugsson, Bodil Ginnerup Pedersen, Xiaoyi Ji, Karina Dalsgaard Sørensen, Kelvin Szolnoky, Nita Mulliqi, Anders Blilie, Henrik Olsson, Matteo Titus, Geraldine Martinez Gonzalez, Sol Erika Boman, Masi Valkonen, Svein Reidar Kjosavik, José Asenjo, Paolo Libretti, Marcin Braun, Radzislaw Kordek, Roman Łowicki, Kristina Hotakainen, Päivi Väre, Benedicte Parm Ulhøi, Pekka Ruusuvuori, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Emilius Adrianus Maria Janssen, Kimmo Kartasalo

“…Historically, there have been no well-established guidelines for AI study designs and validation methods. Diagnostic assessments of AI systems often lack preregistered protocols and rigorous external cohort sampling, essential for reliable evidence of their safety and accuracy.Methods and analysis This study protocol covers the retrospective validation of an AI system for prostate biopsy assessment. …”
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Clinical evaluation of two pathogen enrichment approaches for next-generation sequencing in the diagnosis of lower respiratory tract infections by Xiao Lei, Xiumei Xu, Chao Liu, Lipeng Zhong, Shupeng Yin, Biaoxian Li, Ling Cao, Zhiting Xie, Jing Li, Xuan Zhang, Yaping Guo, Liang Zhang, Haiyan Lin, Sufeng Zhang, Chengsheng Zhang, Tian Gong

“…We evaluated two enrichment methods based on multiplex PCR. One method utilized a primer design strategy to amplify over 1,000 respiratory pathogens (bs-tNGS), while the other specifically targeted 194 pathogens (ps-tNGS). …”
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The role of education as a socialization mechanism in addressing the social gradient in depression treatment in Belgium (2004–2018) by Lisa Colman, Katrijn Delaruelle, Piet Bracke

“…Individuals with longer educational attainment are more likely to use psychotherapy alone or a combination treatment, whereas individuals with shorter educational attainment are more likely to use pharmaceutical treatment alone.DiscussionThis study demonstrates that education plays a critical role in fostering health-related knowledge and reasoning, making individuals with longer education more likely to engage in rational health behaviors and choose more effective treatments, even when these treatments require more effort and competencies. …”
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Are conspiracy theorists inaccurate, unmotivated to be accurate, or both?: A latent class analysis [version 1; peer review: 5 approved] by Lisa Fazio, Shauna Bowes

“…As such it remains unclear whether all conspiracy theorists are equally inaccurate, overconfident, and reliant on intuition or whether there are types of conspiracy theorists who differ across these variables. Methods To address this gap in the literature, we conducted a preregistered secondary data analysis of the variable-level and person-centered relations among conspiratorial ideation, accuracy, overconfidence, and motivations across five samples (Ns ranged from 477 to 3,056). …”
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New Observational Recipes for Measuring Dynamical States of Galaxy Clusters by Hyowon Kim, Rory Smith, Jongwan Ko, Jong-Ho Shinn, Kyungwon Chun, Jihye Shin, Jaewon Yoo

“…These recipes are made by plotting merging clusters and a control sample of relaxed clusters in multiple-indicator parameter space, then applying a rotation matrix method to derive the best way to separate mergers from the control sample. …”
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Anisotropic flexible stress sensors based on Loofah/CN/MWCNTs by 刘璐, 贾晓丽, 黄书童, 张景龙, 李守宝, 柯燎亮

“…Between each step, the samples were rinsed with deionized water to thoroughly remove unbound MWCNTs and CN. …”
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Clinical features of early multiple sclerosis by I. Čelpačenko, R. Stankevičiūtė, M. Malciūtė, R. Balnytė

“…Diminished sense of vibration and proprioception was more common in MS group. Positive Rossolimo’s reflex was more prevalent among converted females, whereas MS patients older than 50 years had more neurological signs and symptoms than younger patients. …”
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Propagation Characteristics of Multi-Cluster Hydraulic Fracturing in Shale Reservoirs with Natural Fractures by Lianzhi Yang, Xinyue Wang, Tong Niu

“…Hydraulic fracturing of gas and oil reservoirs is the primary stimulation method for enhancing production in the field of petroleum engineering. …”
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Cohort profile: The Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS): A nationwide longitudinal cohort study of all solid organ recipients in Switzerland by Thomas Fehr, Pierre-Yves Bochud, Oriol Manuel, Roger Lehmann, Christoph Berger, Klara Posfay-Barbe, Frank Ruschitzka, Manuel Pascual, Michael Koller, Heiner Bucher, Thomas Schachtner, Annalisa Berzigotti, Christoph Hess, Sylvie Ferrari-Lacraz, Dominik Heim, Sabina de Geest, Jürg Steiger, Simona Rossi, Christian Garzoni, Thierry Carrel, Sabina De Geest, Christian van Delden, Beat Mullhaupt, Nicolas Goossens, Guido Beldi, Uyen Huynh-Do, Karine Hadaya, Sophie De Seigneux, Susanne Stampf, Nicolas J Mueller, Vanessa Banz, Isabelle Binet, Alexander Leichtle, Stefan Schaub, Patrizia Amico, Andres Axel, John-David Aubert, Beckmann Sonja, Ekaterine Berishvili, Sanda Branca, Emmanuelle Catana, Olivier De Rougemont, Michael Dickenmann, Joëlle Lynn Dreifuss, Michel Duchosal, Nicola Franscini, Paola Gasche Soccal, Christophe Gaudet, Déla Golshayan, Jörg Halter, Sven Hillinger, Hans Hirsch, Patricia Hirt, Günther Hofbauer, Franz Immer, Mirjam Laager, Bettina Laesser, Christian Lovis, Hans-Peter Marti, Pierre Yves Martin, Michele Martinelli, Valérie McLin, Katell Mellac, Aurélia Merçay, Karin Mettler, Nicolas Mueller, Antonia Müller, Ulrike Müller-Arndt, Mirjam Nägeli, Graziano Oldani, Juliane Rick, Anne Rosselet, Silvia Rothlin, Urs Schanz, Aurelia Schnyder, Macé Schuurmans, Thierry Sengstag, Federico Simonetta, Guido Stirniman, Ueli Stürzinger, Christian Van Delden, Jean-Pierre Venetz, Jean Villard, Julien Vionnet, Madeleine Wick, Markus Wilhlem, Patrick Yerly

“…Interdisciplinary contributions in diverse fields of transplantation medicine such as infectious diseases, genomics, oncology, immunology and psychosocial science have resulted in approximately 70 scientific papers getting published in peer-review journals so far.Future plans The STCS will deepen its efforts in personalised medicine and digital epidemiology, and will also focus on allocation research and the use of causal inference methods to make complex matters in transplant medicine more understandable and transparent.…”
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Clinical and morphological features in patients with advanced endometrial cancer treated with immunotargeting therapy by L. A. Kolomiets, M. N. Stakheeva, O. N. Churuksaeva, A. B. Villert, A. L. Chernyshova, V. G. Sisakyan, I. Yu. Lots, N. M. Chernorubashkina, V. N. Zhurman, A. A. Grechkina, E. N. Aleksandrova, N. E. Musaeva, O. V. Diduk, N. A. Bulygina, D. A. Pyatina, I. L. Obraz, A. V. Krechetova, M. A. Danilova, M. A. Khodzhakhova, A. A. Malsteva, N. A. Ermak

“…The overall patients’ group was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. PFS was defined as the time from the ITT initiation until progression or death against the background of treatment. …”
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Measuring Lp(a) particles with a novel isoform-insensitive immunoassay illustrates efficacy of muvalaplin by Craig A. Swearingen, John H. Sloan, Grace M. Rhodes, Robert W. Siegel, Nico Bivi, Yuewei Qian, Robert J. Konrad, Michael Boffa, Marlys Koschinsky, John Krege, Giacomo Ruotolo, Stephen J. Nicholls, Laura F. Michael, Yi Wen

“…This intact Lp(a) assay demonstrated robust analytical performance, was insensitive to apo(a) isoform size, and correlated with a liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry method. Muvalaplin phase I multiple ascending dose study samples and lepodisiran, a small-interfering RNA that lowers Lp(a), phase I single ascending dose study samples were analyzed using the intact Lp(a) assay and commercial assays. …”
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Subclinical bovine mastitis associated with Staphylococcus spp. in eleven Uruguayan dairy farms by Rosario de los Santos, Álvaro González-Revello, Lucía Majul, Ana Umpiérrez, Ariel Aldrovandi, Andrés Gil, Darío Hirigoyen, Pablo Zunino

“…SA (n = 39) was more common than NAS (n = 9) in the 48 samples tested. …”
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