Revisiting Near-infrared Features of Kilonovae: The Importance of Gadolinium by Salma Rahmouni, Masaomi Tanaka, Nanae Domoto, Daiji Kato, Kenta Hotokezaka, Wako Aoki, Teruyuki Hirano, Takayuki Kotani, Masayuki Kuzuhara, Motohide Tamura

“…We also find absorption lines caused by Gd iii in the near-infrared spectrum of a chemically peculiar star HR 465, which supports their emergence in kilonova spectra. …”
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Analysis of risk factors related to perioperative neurocognitive disorders in elderly patients with hip fractures by Jianwei Guo, Yan Cheng, Minmin Yi

“…The risk factors for PND in elderly patients undergoing hip fracture surgery included postoperative 12 h VAS scores (OR = 3.356), postoperative 24 h VAS scores (OR = 2.311), CRP (OR = 1.058), PCT (OR = 18.661), and BL-6 (OR = 1.061). …”
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The Relationship Between Hip Strength and Postural Stability in Collegiate Athletes Who Participate in Lower Extremity Dominant Sports by Bryce Olsen, Nicholas Freijomil, Jennifer Csonka, Tara Moore, Carolyn Killelea, Mallory S Faherty, Timothy C Sell

“… # Study Design Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study # Methods 162 Division I student-athletes (111 males and 51 females) participated in this study. …”
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A randomized controlled trial on the effect of smartphone-based mental health application among outpatients with depressive and anxiety symptoms: A pilot study in Malaysia by Sharon Tan, Mohammad Ayob Bin Ismail, Tuti Iryani Mohd Daud, Rozita Hod, Norfazilah Ahmad

“…There is no significant mean difference between-group comparison of PHQ-9 (1.31, 95% CI -1.35, 3.98) and GAD-7 (0.02, 95% CI -2.01, 2.05) scores at four weeks. …”
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Enhancing Student Motivation and Competencies: Integrating E-Learning, Technological Literacy, and Cultural Alignment by Boumedyen Shannaq, Imran Saleem, Said AlRawahi, Saad Almhlawi, Said AlMaqbali

“…Specifically, the p-value decreased from 0.11 to 0.005, highlighting increased statistical significance, and the path from HFtFCM to SPoCE to SMaE improved from -0.051 to 0.071, demonstrating a stronger mediation effect. …”
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Anxiety among cancer patients: A cross-sectional study at The University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital. by Hailu Aragie, Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Nega Dagnew Baye, Habtu Kifle Negash

“…Significant predictors of anxiety included participants age>= 61years (AOR =  2.99, 95% CI =  1.31-6.79), participants age 30-60 years (AOR =  4.13, 95% CI =  1.53-11.07), female sex (AOR =  2.04, 95% CI =  1.02-4.07), advanced cancer stage (AOR =  3.08, 95% CI =  1.11-8.53), and ongoing treatment (AOR =  2.40, 95% CI =  1.14-5.10).…”
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Intake of sodium and potassium, sodium-potassium intake ratio, and their relation to the risk of diabetes mellitus by Sung Keun Park, Chang-Mo Oh, Jae-Hong Ryoo, Ju Young Jung

“…Women did not show a significant association between sodium intake and the risk of DM (first quartile: reference, second quartile: 0.87 [0.69–1.09], third quartile: 1.02 [0.81–1.29], and fourth quartile: 1.01 [0.76–1.33]). …”
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Effect of 17α-methyl testosterone on sex reversal and growth performance of Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus by Belete Berhanu, Kassaye BalkewWorkagegn, Natarajan Pavanasam

“…The results also showed that the fish fed with a 60 mg MT/kg diet had significantly higher mean body weight (24.1±1.40 g), specific growth rate (2.5±0.10%), feed conversion ratio (1.3±0.10), and protein efficiency ratio (0.63±0.11) than the untreated fish treated (control) group. …”
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Injury and Illness in Elite Athletics: A Prospective Cohort Study Over Three Seasons by Shane Kelly, Noel Pollock, George Polglass, Ben Clarsen

“… # Study Design Descriptive Epidemiology Study # Methods A total of 111 athletes on the British national program were followed prospectively for three consecutive seasons between 2015-2018. …”
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Shoulder Rotational Strength Profiles of Danish National Level Badminton Players by Martin B Stausholm, Martin Baun, Jan M Bjordal, Dorte Nielsen, Henrik Aagaard, S Peter Magnusson, Christian Couppé

“… # Methods Thirty-one adolescent (12 females aged 16.8 ± 1.6 years and 19 males aged 17.1 ± 1.6 years) and 29 adult (10 females aged 25 ± 2.9 years and 19 males aged 26.2 ± 4.6 years) national level badminton players were tested pre-seasonally for external rotation (ER) and internal rotation (IR) isometric muscle strength bilaterally, using a hand-held dynamometer. …”
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Święty Jan Paweł II i jego pontyfikat w opinii słuchaczy Uniwersytetu Trzeciego Wieku UPJPII w Krakowie by Jan Dziedzic

“…Święty Jan Paweł II był dla ankietowanych namiestnikiem Chrystusa (49,3%), głową Kościoła katolickiego (13,2%) i najwyższym autorytetem moralnym (19,1%). Był on postrzegany jako człowiek głębokiej wiary (27,1%), mądrości (21,7%), mocy ducha (12,2%). …”
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Need factors for utilisation of institutional delivery services in Nepal: an analysis from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, 2011 by Vishnu Khanal, Andy H Lee, Rajendra Karkee

“…Similarly, the likelihood for facility delivery increased by 3.4-fold among women who prepared for at least two of the four activities compared to their counterparts who made no preparation (adjusted OR 3.41, 95% CI 2.01 to 5.58).Conclusions The perceived need, as expressed by the frequency of antenatal care visits and birth preparedness activities, plays an important role in institutional delivery service utilisation for Nepali women. …”
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Treatment Patterns of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analogs for Neuroendocrine Tumors by Callisia N. Clarke, Paul Cockrum, Thomas J.R. Beveridge, Michelle Jerry, Donna McMorrow, Anh Thu Tran, Alexandria T. Phan

“…Compared with octreotide LAR patients, treatment duration was longer for lanreotide patients (median, 41.3 vs 26.8 months; log-rank _p_=.004). Fewer lanreotide patients received rescue treatment with short-acting octreotide (7.9% vs 14.4%; _p_=.011), and a first (6.2% vs 27.3%) and second dose escalation (0.8% vs 5.2%; both _p_<.05). …”
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Emergency Medical Services Provider-Perceived Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Prehospital Setting by Esmeralda Melgoza, Valeria Cardenas, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez

“…Among females, EMS provider-perceived ADRD was higher among Hispanics (odds ratio [OR] 1.30, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.11–1.52), Blacks (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.03–1.40), Asians (OR 1.18, 95% CI 1.06–1.31), and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.05–2.08]), while among males, only Asians (OR 87, 95% CI .76–.99) had lower odds, all compared to Whites. …”
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Sorghum surpasses wheat as a feed grain for broiler chickens following dietary crude protein reductions by Mengzhu Wang, Mehdi Toghyani, Shemil P. Macelline, Andreas Lemme, Andrew J. Holmes, Peter H. Selle, Sonia Y. Liu

“…In contrast, the 30 g/kg CP reduction compromised weight gain by 10.1% (1,964 versus 2,187 g/bird) and FCR by 9.68% (1.575 versus 1.436), in broilers offered wheat-based diets. …”
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Smartphone overuse and distraction: which relationship with general well-being across different generations? by Diego Bellini, Maria Lidia Mascia, Rachele Conti, Maria Pietronilla Penna

“…Conversely, MULT was positively related to occupational (β = 0.191; p < 0.01) physical (β = 0.131; p< 0.05), and economic (β = 0.124; p < 0.05) well-being. …”
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Validity and Responsiveness of a Modified Balance Error Scoring System Assessment Using a Mobile Device Application in Patients Recovering from Ankle Sprain by Michael S Crowell, Eliot Thomasma, Erin Florkiewicz, Richard Brindle, Megan Roach, Donald Goss, Will Pitt

“…Injured participants improved their mBESS score measured by SWAY at four weeks following their initial assessments (*t* = 3.31, *p* = 0.004; Baseline: 74.2 +/- 16.1, 4-weeks: 82.7 +/- 9.5). …”
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Blood-based biomarkers suggest prolonged axonal Injury following pediatric mild traumatic brain injury by Andrew R. Mayer, Tracey V. Wick, Jessica R. McQuaid, Masen L. Boucher, Andrew B. Dodd, Cidney R. Robertson-Benta, Harm J. van der Horn, Erik B. Erhardt, Robert E. Sapien, Rawan Tarawneh, Rebekah Mannix

“…Significant effects of diagnosis (pmTBI > HC) existed at ~ 7 days (p < 0.001; Cohen’s d = 0.72) and ~ 4 months (p = 0.015; Cohen’s d = 0.41) post-injury for NFL. …”
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Shoulder Isokinetic Strength Balance Ratio in Overhead Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Valentine Zimermann Vargas, Caroline Motta, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Claudio Andre Barbosa de Lira, Marilia Santos Andrade

“…Female handball athletes also had a lower FR (0.99±0.25) than soccer athletes (1.31±0.35) and softball athletes (1.40±0.39). Male handball (0.90±0.23), tennis (0.86±0.30), and judo (0.68±0.22) athletes had lower FR values than soccer athletes (1.20±0.21) and volleyball athletes (1.25±0.28)…”
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Density Functional Theory plus U Study of Methanol Adsorption and Decomposition on CuO Surfaces with Oxygen Vacancy by Lu Liu, Peng Gong, Guangcai Shao, Pengfei Liu, Junfeng Wang

“…The dissociative adsorption configuration MeOH-ov3C5 had the highest adsorption energy, at –0.71 eV, with the H-OCuO bond length at 1.00 Å and H-OMeOH at 1.70 Å. …”
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