How Much Should Consumers with Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss Spend on Hearing Devices? by Vinaya Manchaiah, Steve Taddei, Abram Bailey, De Wet Swanepoel, Hansapani Rodrigo, Andrew Sabin

“…The “Tuned Fit” includes adjusting parameters optimized to hit prescriptive fitting targets (NAL NL2) on an acoustic manikin. Each fitting is evaluated across five dimensions. …”
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The Intersection of Quranic Studies and Modern Technology: A Bibliometric Analysis of Academic Publications from 2000 to 2024 by Andri Nirwana AN, Mahmudulhassan Mahmudulhassan, Mohamad Ali, Muthoifin Muthoifin, Waston Waston, Abdul Rahman Bin S. Senathirajah

“…The findings show noteworthy trends in the theme groupings, authorship patterns, and annual publishing rates. With an average of 5.081 citations per document and an average document age of 6.94 years, the study indicated an annual growth rate of 9.42%. 2,708 authors in all made contributions to the topic, with 10.45% of them collaborating internationally. …”
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Study on the dust distribution law in high chute mines based on grey relational analysis by Ming Wang, Ming Yang, Fumei Song, Junhong Si, Dongmei Tian, Yuxuan Qi, Yixin Zhang

“…This study provides a theoretical foundation for targeted dust control measures in high chute ore discharging.…”
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Introduction of epigenetic variation contribute to resistance against the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni by Nelia Luviano-Aparicio, Marie Lopez, Bart Haegeman, Pierick Mouginot, Cristian Chaparro, Paola B. Arimondo, Benoit Pujol, Céline Cosseau, Christoph Grunau

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Resource use efficiency and environmental sustainability in greenhouse agriculture through IoT-based irrigation and fertilization management by Gabriele Pizzileo, Lucio Colizzi, Emanuela Guerriero, Tommaso Adamo, Maria Vincenza Chiriacò

“…Furthermore, these results underscore the potential of IoT technologies to support data-driven decision-making in greenhouse agriculture, aligning closely with the European Union’s policy targets which emphasizes the need to reduce dependency on inputs, improve resource use efficiency, and promote environmentally responsible food systems.…”
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Nomophobia among nursing students: prevalence and associated factors by Marzeyeh Aslani, Narges Sadeghi, Maryam Janatolmakan, Shahab Rezaeian, Alireza Khatony

“…Educational level, grade point average, and smartphone checking frequency emerged as significant predictors of nomophobia. …”
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Assessment of prospects for the production of fuel shales and the search for hydrocarbon, hydrogen, helium deposits at the Bovtys impact structure by I. P. Gafych, N. S. Dovbysh

“…The most promising of them is the area of the 3rd quarry field with reserves of 355.9 million tons of oil shale with a weighted average calorific value of 2,233 kcal/kg and an average stack capacity of 9,74 m. …”
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Individual correlates of podoconiosis in areas of varying endemicity: a case-control study. by Yordanos B Molla, Jennifer S Le Blond, Nicola Wardrop, Peter Baxter, Peter M Atkinson, Melanie J Newport, Gail Davey

“…Among all study participants average duration of shoe wearing was less than 30 years. …”
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Functional Evaluation of Levator Scapulae Tendon to Supraspinatus in Adult Brachial Plexus Injuries by Venkata Koteswara Rao Rayidi, Srikanth R., Jagadish Kiran C.V. Appaka

“…The surgical method to restore shoulder abduction in adult upper brachial plexus injuries involves the usage of nerve grafts and nerve transfers targeting the suprascapular and/or the axillary nerve. …”
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Relationship between RSV-hospitalized children and meteorological factors: a time series analysis from 2017 to 2023 by Shuying Wang, Yifan Wang, Yingxue Zou, Cheng-liang Yin

“…The predictive capabilities of the SARIMA model bolster the formulation of targeted RSV prevention strategies, enhancing public health policy and medical resource allocation. …”
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Dispositional factors of personality professional development of the future teachers of physical education and sport by N.I. Stepanchenko, Y.A. Briskin

“…They require the development of targeted effective methods for professional education and psycho-pedagogical means of motivation. …”
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Monitoring of the Invasive Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in an Estuarine Seascape Based on eDNA by Leon Green, Marina Panova, Thomas G. Dahlgren, Alizz Axberg, Matthias Obst, Per Sundberg

“…We developed a dPCR assay for the species, targeting a region of the 12S gene, and verified its specificity compared to other locally common species from the gobiid family. …”
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Gender Difference in the Trend and Forecast Analysis of Changes in the Burden of Disease of Pancreatic Cancer Attributable to Smoking in China, 1990-2021 by Haodi Wang MM, Wenhao Sun MM, Jiaqian Zuo MM, Gang Wang MD, Zhengming Deng MD, Zhiwei Jiang MD

“…The Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model was utilized to forecast the burden of pancreatic cancer due to smoking in China over the next 15 years. …”
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Workaholism among nurses in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey by Yan Gao, Hongmin Ye, Shuqin Hong, Xue Bai, Xiuni Gan

“…Nursing managers can enhance occupational well-being and reduce workaholism by implementing targeted interventions focused on key factors such as educational background, professional title, position, weekly night shift frequency, average weekly working hours, and parental status. …”
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Air Pollution Forecasting Using Artificial and Wavelet Neural Networks with Meteorological Conditions by Qingchun Guo, Zhenfang He, Shanshan Li, Xinzhou Li, Jingjing Meng, Zhanfang Hou, Jiazhen Liu, Yongjin Chen

“…Based on the correlation coefficients between the air pollution index of the targeted day and the tested variables, the API displayed the closest relationship with the API 1 day earlier as well as stronger correlations with the average temperature, average water vapor pressure, minimum temperature, maximum temperature, API 2 days earlier, and API 3 days earlier. …”
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To prescribe or not to prescribe in the elderly: a qualitative exploration of prescribing dilemmas among Pakistani healthcare providers by Halima Sadia, Safila Naveed, Hina Rehman, Shazia Jamshed

“…Participants were selected using purposive sampling, and recruitment continued until the point of data saturation, meaning no new major themes emerged.Results 13 prescribers, five females and eight males with an average experience of 15.3 years, were interviewed. …”
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Injuries from blank cartridge shots in suicide attempts within the South Korean military: a case series of five patients by Jeong Il Joo, Changsin Lee, Kyungwon Lee

“…Cases 1 and 2 required emergency surgery for foreign body removal and debridement. The average length of hospitalization was 35.2±12.11 days. …”
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GIS-driven evaluation of energy infrastructure vulnerability to coastal inundation in Qatar by Abderraouf Hzami, Sa’d Shannak, Esmat Zaidan, Azzam Abu-Rayash

“…Abstract Rising average sea levels and increasingly extreme conditions pose serious threats to low-lying coastal areas due to various coastal hazards. …”
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Association between serum chloride and prevalence of metabolic syndrome in the general U.S. adult population: evidence from NHANES 2011–2018 by Lun Zhang, Hongpeng Liu, Xiaoling Lv, Jianmei Zhou, Rongfang Zhou, Wenming Xing, Qing Wu

“…All data and analyses were conducted using the “Survey” package in R software (Version 4.4.1). Results The average age of this population was 48.20 ± 0.35, the average BMI was 29.42 ± 0.12 kg/m2, included 48.54% males, and the weighted prevalence of MetS was 37.83%. …”
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Harvesting energy’s worth: an economic assessment of energy at wheat farms by Hamed Rafiee, Omid Karami, Atabak Kazempour Kahriz, Reza Shakeri Bostanabad, Alireza Kermani

“…Conversely, the average VMP of non-renewable energy in irrigated wheat production is greater than the corresponding amount in dryland wheat production, with the exception of Kermanshah. …”
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