Cost Savings and Reduced Health Care Utilization Associated with Participation in a Digital Diabetes Prevention Program in an Adult Workforce Population by Cynthia Castro Sweet, Carolyn Bradner Jasik, Amy Diebold, Ashley DuPuis, Bryan Jendretzke

“…No other significant results in cost differences were detected. There was a trend toward savings extending into the second year, but the savings did not reach statistical significance. …”
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An Enhanced Text Steganography Technique (SHA-Logic): Based on Conditional Logic and SHA-3 (Secure Hash Algorithm 3) by Kisakye Diana Michelle, Ocen Gilbert Gilibrays, Odongtoo Godfrey

“…However, text steganography still presents challenges, such as easy detection and the trade-off between hiding capacity and quality of the covered medium. …”
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Risk Perceptions of Insurance Policyholders in the Gauteng Region of South Africa by Suné Ferreira-Schenk, Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer, Marko Van Deventer

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Presence of Heavy Metals in over the Counter Teeth Whitening Products– An Evaluative Study by Chitra Ravi, Sendhilkumar Muthappan, Manickam Ponnaiah, Deepika Chandrasekaran, Sowmiya Murugavel, Jimson Samson

“…None of the other heavy metals were detected from these products. Conclusion: After analysis with the FAAS method, inorganic lead over and above the permissible levels was observed. …”
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Tiempo y libertad en lo educativo. Algunas notas latinoamericanas sobre el Manifiesto por la educación de Biesta y Säfström / Time and freedom in Education. Some Latin American not... by Sebastian Plá

“…A continuación, se argumenta cómo dicha articulación temporal, reduce las posibilidades de libertad que la misma proclama asevera defender. Finalmente, se comparten los principios centrales de Biesta y Säfström, pero se opone a una articulación temporal de corte universal que restringe caminos divergentes a formas diversas de libertad en el ámbito educativo. …”
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Fluctuations in Seminal Quality throughout the Year: How do Temperature, Humidity and Atmospheric Pressure Impact on Human Sperm Quality? by Nicolás David Ramírez, Andrea Tissera, Rosa Molina, Jose Olmedo, Héctor Guillermo Molina, Arnaldo Mangeaud, Ana Carolina Martini

“…Statistical Analysis Used: As appropriate, the results were analysed by analysis of variance/Kruskal–Wallis, Chi-square test, t-test/Mann–Whitney, forward conditional regression model and Spearman/Pearson’s correlations. Results: We detected seasonality effects on sperm count, total sperm count and total motile sperm count, with the highest values in winter and the lowest in summer. …”
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ChatGPT in orthodontics: limitations and possibilities by Lima Nara Grazieli Martins, Costa Lavínia, Santos Patrícia Bittencourt

“…In orthodontics, AI effectively handles tasks such as automated landmark detection, diagnosing orthodontic needs, assessing maxillary constriction, and selecting appliances. …”
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Numerical Investigation on the Effects of Embedding PVC Pipes in Reinforced Concrete Beams. by Ampaire, Comboni

“…After the analysis was turned in, the results were compared to those of a solid beam, including stresses, strains, the load-deflection ductility index, and crack patterns. The results indicated that the stresses in the bottom reinforcement and concrete increased as the pipe size grew. …”
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Preparation of sulfonic acid functionalized metal organic frameworks and their application in the online solid phase extraction of parabens and sulfonamides in pre-cooked foods by Min Fang, Jianyang Ke, Zhaojie Wang, Qing Fu, Qing Yang, Lin Xu, Yuepeng Lu, Yong Yang, Xiaoming Jiang, Yongning Wu, Zhiyong Gong, Xin Liu

“…Excellent linearity was observed over a range of 0.5–5000 μg kg-1 for the parabens and 10–50,000 μg kg-1 for the sulfonamides in pre-cooked foods. The detection limits were 0.02 and 1.27 μg kg-1, respectively. …”
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Micromechanical behavior of the apple fruit cuticle investigated by Brillouin light scattering microscopy by Timm Landes, Bishnu P. Khanal, Hans Lukas Bethge, Tina Lehrich, Maximilian Seydi Kilic, Franz Renz, Miroslav Zabic, Moritz Knoche, Dag Heinemann

“…It regulates water loss and defends against environmental stressors and pathogens. …”
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Investigation of new exopolysaccharides produced by strains of donkey milk by Arevik Israyelyan, Tsovinar Balabekyan, Lara Aleksanyan, Inesa Sahakyan, Anna Gasparyan, Flora Тkhruni

“…The methods used for extraction, purification and detection of exopolysaccharides are based on the method of Sørensen et al. (2022). …”
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Freestanding VO2 membranes on epidermal nanomesh for ultra-sensitive correlated breathable sensors by Dongha Kim, Dongju Lee, Jiseok Park, Jihoon Bae, Aiping Chen, Judith L. MacManus-Driscoll, Sungwon Lee, Shinbuhm Lee

“…Abstract The interest in highly sensitive sensors is rapidly increasing for detecting very tiny signals for Internet of Things devices. …”
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Analysis of a D-Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor with Multiple Conducting Layers by Amanda F. Romeiro, Markos P. Cardoso, Caua C. Miranda, Anderson O. Silva, João C. W. A. Costa, M. Thereza R. Giraldi, Jose L. Santos, Jose M. Baptista, Ariel Guerreiro

“…Our findings provide valuable insights into how different materials can be harnessed to tailor SPR sensing platforms for diverse applications and environmental conditions, fostering the development of advanced and adaptable detection systems. This research not only advances our understanding of the fundamental principles governing SPR sensor performance but also underscores the potential for leveraging varied plasmonic materials to engineer bespoke sensing solutions optimized for specific requirements and performance metrics.…”
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Characteristics of an Internal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-induced Blowing Device by Y. Zhang, B. Dong, D. Yang, X. Yan, Y. Li

“…The blowing characteristics are significantly affected by the channel height (H) and outlet length (L). Deflection of the channel inlet or outlet introduces more possibilities for the installation of IDBD plasma actuators, albeit with a loss of about 15% of the kinetic energy of the blowing. …”
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A Special Points and Neural Network-Based Dynamic Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithm by Sanyi Li, Wenjie Hou, Peng Liu, Weichao Yue, Qian Wang

“…The FNN is trained with historical special points (knee point, boundary point, center point), and the current special points are generated by the FNN when an environmental change is detected. Then the decision variables are classified into convergence variables and diversity variables. …”
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Burden of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the Middle East and North Africa Region, 1990–2021 by Saeid Safiri, Fikrettin Şahin, Reza Aletaha, Mark J. M. Sullman, Reza Shekarriz-Foumani, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

“…These findings underscore the need for tailored public health policies and strategies to enhance early detection, prevention, and management of BPH, thereby reducing its impact on healthcare systems and individuals.…”
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Microbiota of the Esophagus and Stomach in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Healthy Volunteers by D. E. Rumyantseva, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. V. Kudryavtseva, G. S. Krasnov, A. V. Paraskevova, O. A. Storonova, A. B. Ponomarev

“…A higher bacterial content of the Leptotrichiaceae and Veillonellaceae families was detected in the stomach of patients with GERD.Conclusions.  …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of the root system of Platycodon grandiflorum in response to the fallen leaves of Acer truncatum by FENG Chaoqun, RUAN Kunfei, SHI Shaotong, LI Sen, CHENG Shaoying, LIU Zhonghua

“…[Results] A total of 15 727 SSR loci were detected. 753 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were annotated into three major categories of the GO classification, and 314 DEGs were classified into 105 metabolic pathways in the KEGG classification. …”
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Retrieving Multiaspect Point Clouds From a Multichannel K-Band SAR Drone by Peter Brotzer, Emiliano Casalini, David Small, Alexander Damm, Elias Mendez Dominguez

“…Independent references—based on light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and 3-D construction models—are used to validate our results. …”
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Morphological diagnostic criteria of autoimmune gastritis by Ye. A. Losik, L. S. Selivanova, T. V. Antonova, T. L. Lapina, Alexander S Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The options of polyps or pseudopolyps detection at upper endoscopy are described which at morphological investigation correspond to sites of noninvolved mucosa of the body of stomach or hyperplastic foveolar layer. …”
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