Exploration of the Motivational Factors that Influence the Maintenance of Health by Misha Choudry, Latha Ganti

“… # Methods A web-based survey collected data from 204 randomly selected participants aged 16 and older. The survey assessed participants' self-rated health, health-related habits, and motivators for a healthy lifestyle. …”
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Virtualios laimės beieškant: naudojimasis socialiniais tinklais siekiant pozityvių emocijų iš dalies kompensuoja neigiamą vienišumo ir nerimastingumo efektą gerovei by Justina Kymantienė, Arūnas Žiedelis, Laima Bulotaitė

“…This study aimed to verify the significance of using social networks to experience positive emotions in compensating for the negative effect of two important risk factors – loneliness and trait anxiety on well-being. 201 social network users aged between 18 and 69 participated in the study. …”
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Development and User Evaluation of a Food-recognition app (FoodRec): Experimental Data and Qualitative Analysis by Sebastiano Battiato, Pasquale Caponnetto, Roberto Leotta, Giovanni Marotta, Alessandro Midolo, Alessandro Ortis, Riccardo Polosa

“…Tests included 149 smokers involved in a smoke quitting process, aged between 19 and 80. For the quantitative test, data were analyzed regarding users features, meals uploads, mood states and drink intakes. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Concrete in Rigid Pavement Construction. by Mutuyimana, John Robert

“…The compressive strength of RAP aggregate concrete ranges from 5.7 MPa to 21 MPa and conventional aggregates concrete ranges between 6.8 MPa to 22.5 MPA at varying w/c of (0.4,0.5,0.6) to each mix at different ages of curing 3days, 7days, 14days, 21days, 56days). …”
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Investigating the Effects of Formwork Material and Thickness on The Early Strength of Concrete. by Natukunda, Benjamin

“…That is at 1 day, 3 days and 7 days for which are the early ages of concrete. The investigation involved material classification tests, fresh concrete tests (slump test) and hardened concrete tests (dry density and compressive strength) The investigation found that after the strength development of concrete cast in the steel form work was higher than the strength of concrete cast in the timber formwork. …”
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Governance Factors and Electricity Service Delivery in Kabale Municipality. by Orishaba, Patrick

“…Findings revealed a male predominance (51%) among participants, with the majority aged between 20 and 30 years (53%). 50 respondents (44%) noted significant positive impacts of institutional quality and democracy on household electricity consumption. …”
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Sex and outcomes of patients with microsatellite instability-high and BRAF V600E mutated metastatic colorectal cancer receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors by Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner, Chiara Cremolini, Sara Lonardi, Filippo Pietrantonio, Julien Taieb, David Tougeron, Robyn L Ward, Marco Vitellaro, Thierry André, Pierre Laurent-Puig, Jitendra Jonnagaddala, Francesca Bergamo, Raghav Sundar, Claire Gallois, Michael J Overman, Jakob Nikolas Kather, Lisa Salvatore, Romain Cohen, Rossana Intini, Priya Jayachandran, Miriam Koopman, Javier Ros, Marwan Fakih, Vincenzo Nasca, Giacomo Mazzoli, Jeanine M L Roodhart, Filippo Ghelardi, Elena Elez, Durgesh Wankhede, Marta Ligero, Joseph Zhao, Koen Zwart, Jeroen Derksen, Nicholas Hawkins, Javier Carmona

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Altered thermal preference by preoptic estrogen receptor alpha neurons in postpartum females by Nan Zhang, Meng Yu, Qianru Zhao, Bing Feng, Yue Deng, Jonathan C. Bean, Qingzhuo Liu, Benjamin P. Eappen, Yang He, Kristine M. Conde, Hailan Liu, Yongjie Yang, Longlong Tu, Mengjie Wang, Yongxiang Li, Na Yin, Hesong Liu, Junying Han, Darah Ave Threat, Nathan Xu, Taylor Smiley, Pingwen Xu, Lulu Chen, Tianshu Zeng, Yanlin He, Chunmei Wang

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Prevalence  of  Chronic  Otitis  Media  and  Its  Associated  Hearing  Impairment  among  School  Going  Children by Arun Maran Sattien, Priyokumar Singh Oinam, Mosin Babu, Shandyalata Yumlembam, Lalnunpuia Thangluah

“…In  this  study  we  aimed  to  determine  the  prevalence  of  CSOM  and  associated  hearing  impairment  among  school  going  children  aged  5  to  15  years. Materials and Methods: This  was  a  cross  sectional  study  conducted  in  the  Department  of  ENT,  between  September  2018  to  August  2020.  …”
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The Effect of Buriti Oil (Mauritia flexuosa L.) as Feed Additive on the Organic and Inorganic Materials Digestibility on Heat Stress Exposed Broilers by Burhanudin, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Bodhi Agustono, Nusdianto Triakoso, Ragil Angga Prastiya, Faisal Fikri

“…The treatment be carried out on 20 broiler aged 22-35 days who are kept in individual cages. …”
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Is COVID-19 pandemic associated with sadness? A prepandemic and postpandemic comparison by Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Elizabet Saes-Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Micaela Rabelo Quadra, Lauro Miranda Demenech

“…Methods: Two cross-sectional population-based studies were conducted with the same target population in 2016 and 2020 with individuals aged 18 years or older. The outcome was a feeling of sadness, measured through the scale of faces. …”
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Comparison of chemical constituents in Lysimachia species and their antimicrobial activity for extending the shelf life of foods by Li-Li Chen, Shuang Long Yang, Ji-Cun Bao, Wei-You Xie, Zhao-Chan Wang, Nian Shi, Zhao-Jie Wang

“…Zhen Zhu Cai (Lysimachia) species are well-known edible plants among the East Asian populace that clear heat and anti-aging. Here, 70 fractions of ten Lysimachia species were compared, among which the bioactive fraction (KBZZC-05) was characterized and isolated to evaluate its antimicrobial activity, and compounds 21 and 23 were obtained under bioactive guidance. …”
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Three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis of human skin with the arrector pili muscle interacting with the hair follicle epithelium by Tomonobu Ezure, Kyoichi Matsuzaki, Hidetoshi Urakubo, Nobuhiko Ohno

“…These results indicate the usefulness of this approach for three-dimensional ultrastructural analyses of human skin tissues comprising follicular units and revealing structural changes in skin tissues, especially the arrector pili muscle and nerve fibers with hair follicular epithelium, in aging and diseased conditions.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to medication adherence: a qualitative study with general practitioners by Marja Airaksinen, Kirsi Kvarnström, Helena Liira

“…To improve the situation, the GPs offered a number of solutions: improved coordination of care, better patient education and IT systems as well as enhanced interprofessional involvement in the follow-up of patients.Discussion and conclusions With an ageing population, the GPs were increasingly confronted with non-adherence in the care of chronic diseases. …”
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Long term adult visual plasticity after the developmental critical period in genetically determined peripheral visual loss by Otília C. d’Almeida, Joana M. Sampaio, Sónia Ferreira, Eduardo D. Silva, Miguel Castelo-Branco

“…Moreover, plasticity may be further reduced in later ageing periods. Here we addressed this issue by studying visual plasticity in a genetically determined retinal disorder, Retinitis Pigmentosa, in which peripheral visual loss emerges not long after the critical period, in teenage years. …”
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Very Late Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder followed by Parkinson Disease: A Case Report by Boaventura Rodrigo Constantino Rodrigues de Ornelas Afonso, Paulo Alexandre Sousa Martins

“…Results: Our findings provide compelling evidence supporting the hypothesis that individuals with OCD, particularly those aged 50 years or older, may face an elevated risk of developing PD. …”
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WAND: A multi-modal dataset integrating advanced MRI, MEG, and TMS for multi-scale brain analysis by Carolyn B. McNabb, Ian D. Driver, Vanessa Hyde, Garin Hughes, Hannah L. Chandler, Hannah Thomas, Christopher Allen, Eirini Messaritaki, Carl J. Hodgetts, Craig Hedge, Maria Engel, Sophie F. Standen, Emma L. Morgan, Elena Stylianopoulou, Svetla Manolova, Lucie Reed, Matthew Ploszajski, Mark Drakesmith, Michael Germuska, Alexander D. Shaw, Lars Mueller, Holly Rossiter, Christopher W. Davies-Jenkins, Tom Lancaster, C. John Evans, David Owen, Gavin Perry, Slawomir Kusmia, Emily Lambe, Adam M. Partridge, Allison Cooper, Peter Hobden, Hanzhang Lu, Kim S. Graham, Andrew D. Lawrence, Richard G. Wise, James T. R. Walters, Petroc Sumner, Krish D. Singh, Derek K. Jones

“…Abstract This paper introduces the Welsh Advanced Neuroimaging Database (WAND), a multi-scale, multi-modal imaging dataset comprising in vivo brain data from 170 healthy volunteers (aged 18–63 years), including 3 Tesla (3 T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ultra-strong (300 mT/m) magnetic field gradients, structural and functional MRI and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 3 T and 7 T, magnetoencephalography (MEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), together with trait questionnaire and cognitive data. …”
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Neuroprotective effect of olive leaf extract in the mouse neuroblastoma cell line (NB2a): A good model to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of natural products by Ercument Olmez, Ertan Dariverenli, Kamil Vural, Tugce Fafal, Dilek Gulce Tatli, Bijen Kivcak

“…Chronic neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, whose prevalence increases with aging, cause serious health problems with inadequate treatment options. …”
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Combining Ultrasound-Guided Popliteal Sciatic and Adductor Canal Block as a Lifesaver for High-Risk Patients Scheduled for Emergency Below Knee Surgery: A Case Series by Vijayalaxmi Biradar, Shweta Konnur, Abhay Sancheti

“…In this case series we highlighted the important role of ultrasound guided popliteal sciatic combined with adductor canal block as a sole anaesthetic technique for safe outcome in high risk cases having significant and multiple comorbidites. 10 cases with ASA physical status III and IV, aged 50-70 years scheduled for below knee surgeries were enrolled. …”
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The effect of fermentation dragon fruit peel (Hylocereus polyrhizus) juice throughout drinking water for productivity of native chicken by Dewi G.A.M. Kristina, Nuriyasa I M., Suartiningsih N.P.M., Ardani TIAS, Wardani N.P. Kartika

“…Based on the research results, it can be concluded that given fermented dragon fruit peel juice in drinking water levels of 4% and 6% can increase body weight, body weight gain, carcass weight, breast percentage and decrease feed conversion ratio of male kampung chickens aged 6 - 11 weeks.…”
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