Crustacean zooplankton communities as indicators of game fish occurrence and abundance in Québec lakes by Cindy Paquette, Stéphanie Gagné, Maxime Gaudet-Boulay, Véronique Leclerc, Paschale Noël Bégin, Zofia E. Taranu, Beatrix E. Beisner, Vincent Fugère

“…Our analyses revealed that both taxonomic and functional zooplankton composition were significant predictors of focal fish species occurrence, albeit less so than environmental or fish community composition variables. …”
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Segregació social i marc institucional del scentres: una anàlisi internacional de les desigualtats educatives Social segregation and the institutional framework of the school: an S... by Gerard Ferrer Esteban, Miquel Àngel Alegre Canosa

“…The main source of information used to construct the variables was PISA2006. The results corroborate the significant effect of the school’s social composition. …”
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Pimozide and Adipic Acid: A New Multicomponent Crystalline Entity for Improved Pharmaceutical Behavior by Alessandra Buscarini, Michael J. Zaworotko, Catiúcia R. M. O. Matos, Fabrizia Grepioni, Laura Contini, Doretta Capsoni, Valeria Friuli, Lauretta Maggi, Giovanna Bruni

“…The thermal behavior of the liquid-assisted grinding products of compositions included in the range 0.1 < <i>X_PMZ</i> < 0.9 has been interpreted using a thermo-dynamic model according to which the two components originate a new crystalline entity in molar ratio pimozide:adipic acid 0.66:0.33, which forms an eutectic system with adipic acid. …”
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Analyzing Political Distrust as a Driving Factor for Protesting Political Actions in the Context of Security Threats and Political Corruption by Mahmoudreza Rahbarqazi, Morteza Ebrahimi

“…Key variables included: Security Threat Perceptions: Measured through concerns about international war, terrorism, and civil conflict Perceived Corruption: Assessed in relation to government, business, and media corruption Political Distrust: Evaluated based on trust in the judiciary, government, and parliament Protest Actions: Measured through activities, such as petitions, peaceful protests, and strikes The validity and reliability of the measures were confirmed through factor loadings, composite reliability, and model fit indices with detailed findings presented in the results section.   …”
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Characterization of brown carbon absorption in different European environments through source contribution analysis by H. Navarro-Barboza, J. Rovira, V. Obiso, A. Pozzer, A. Pozzer, M. Via, A. Alastuey, X. Querol, N. Perez, M. Savadkoohi, M. Savadkoohi, G. Chen, J. Yus-Díez, M. Ivancic, M. Rigler, K. Eleftheriadis, S. Vratolis, O. Zografou, M. Gini, B. Chazeau, B. Chazeau, N. Marchand, A. S. H. Prevot, K. Dallenbach, M. Ehn, K. Luoma, K. Luoma, T. Petäjä, A. Tobler, J. Necki, M. Aurela, H. Timonen, J. Niemi, O. Favez, J.-E. Petit, J.-P. Putaud, C. Hueglin, N. Pascal, A. Chauvigné, S. Conil, M. Pandolfi, O. Jorba

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ELEMENTS OF SPORTS GYMNASTICS AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING HEALTH‐RELATED AND SKILL‐RELATED COMPONENTS OF FITNESS by Gorana Tešanović, Sasa Jovanovic, Goran Pašić, Vladimir Jakovljević, Milinko Dabović, Goran Bošnjak

“… Creating a model of practical teaching for students is directly related to their physical fitness, which can often be a limiting factor in the successful implementation of lessons. …”
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Contextual Factors, Health History, and Daily Living Activities for Ovarian Cancer Risks: A Case-Control Study in Indonesia by Restuning Widiasih, Windy Natasha, Tosin Popoola, Katherine Nelson

“…For a more thorough analysis of ovarian cancer risk factors, more variables and a research approach that can make it easier to uncover risk factors of ovarian cancer are necessary. …”
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Machine learning analysis of CO2 and methane adsorption in tight reservoir rocks by Mehdi Maleki, Mohammad Rasool Dehghani, Moein Kafi, Ali Akbari, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Ali Ranjbar

“…Various ML models were employed to predict gas adsorption capacity, with CatBoost and Extra Trees demonstrating high predictive performance. …”
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Exploratory analysis of the potential disconnect between objective inflammatory response and clinical response following certolizumab pegol treatment in patients with active axial... by Filip van den Bosch, Martin Rudwaleit, Helena Marzo-Ortega, Natasha de Peyrecave, Victoria Navarro-Compán, Lars Bauer, Rachel Tham, Thomas Kumke, Mindy Kim

“…Data from two independent readers over four MRI reading campaigns were pooled using a mixed model with repeated measures for each variable.Results 136 patients (radiographic axSpA [r-axSpA]: 76; non-radiographic axSpA [nr-axSpA]: 60) were included. …”
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Numerical simulation of plant root system stress response to coal mining disturbances in semiarid mining areas by Ying LIU, Weihao PEI, Yong GUO, Xiaoyang CHEN, Shaogang LEI, Dongjiang PAN, Chuangang GONG, Huiling TAO, Hang CHEN

“…By controlling variables, the model simulates the macroscopic mechanical disturbance characteristics of the plant-soil composite unit and root system under different mining conditions, root-soil layer mechanical properties, and root density and diameter. …”
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Retrospective cohort study of the association between maternal employment precarity and infant low birth weight in women in the USA by Anjum Hajat, Divya Patil, Daniel A Enquobahrie, Trevor Peckham, Noah Seixas

“…We assessed effect modification by maternal race/ethnicity using a composite exposure-race variable.Results Women with high employment precarity had higher risk of a LBW delivery compared with women with low employment precarity (RR: 1.48, 95% CI: 1.11 to 1.98). …”
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Heterogeneity of Biofilm Formation Among <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and Coagulase-Negative <i>Staphylococcus</i> Species in Clinically Relevant Intravenous Fat Emulsions by Gustavo R. Alvira-Arill, Oscar R. Herrera, Jeremy S. Stultz, Brian M. Peters

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: These results suggest that biofilm formation in <i>S. aureus</i> is variably impacted by fatty acid composition in clinically relevant IFEs, with capric acid exhibiting bactericidal activity against tested isolates.…”
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Personal, occupational and cardiovascular risk factors associated with elevated blood pressure in Brazilian firefighters: a cross-sectional study by Eliana Zandonade, Fernanda Camargo Damacena, Karla Nívea Sampaio, Igor Magalhães Sales

“…Objective Our study evaluated the prevalence of hypertension in a population of Brazilian firefighters and the association of elevated blood pressure (BP) with personal, occupational, and cardiovascular risk factors.Design This was a cross-sectional study.Setting Our study was based on health inspections of the Military Fire Brigade of the Espírito Santo State, Brazil, performed in 2019.Participants The study participants were 859 male Brazilian firefighters.Outcome measures Data collected included sociodemographic (age, ethnicity, educational level, health insurance coverage), occupational (city of work, type of current activity, main operational activity), lifestyle (smoking and alcohol consumption), and health status (fasting glucose, total cholesterol and triglycerides, blood pressure, and anthropometric composition). All firefighters in the pre-hypertension and hypertension range and/or using antihypertensive medication were considered as having BP above normal, and the association of this outcome with sociodemographic, occupational, lifestyle, and health status variables was analysed by a logistic regression model.Results We found that 45.6% of firefighters presented elevated BP levels. …”
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Characterization of biocomposite films made from carboxymethyl cellulose, okra mucilage, and black cumin seed (Nigella sativa) oil by Response Surface Methodology by Fariba Shekar, Afshin Javadi, Sodeif Azadmard-Damirchi, hamed hamishehkar

“…Statistical analysis showed that all variables significantly contribute to the model (p < 0.05). …”
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Investigation of the Boundary Value Problem for an Extended System of Stationary Nernst–Planck–Poisson Equations in the Diffusion Layer by Evgenia Kirillova, Natalia Chubyr, Roman Nazarov, Anna Kovalenko, Makhamet Urtenov

“…Dimensionless variables were introduced using characteristic parameter values. …”
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Gait speed in older adults: exploring the impact of functional, physical and social factors by Naiara Virto, Xabier Río, Iker Muñoz-Pérez, Amaia Méndez-Zorrilla, Begoña García-Zapirain

“…To assess physical function, SPPB tests (chair stand test, balance tests, gait speed test), manual grip strength, muscle quality index, and power were conducted, in addition to measuring body composition and socioeconomic status. Results: The final regression model showed that gait speed was significantly partially explained (R2=0.35; p<0.01) by the socioeconomic environment, age, balance, and relative power. …”
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Anti-aging effect of mustard and flax seed oils based nanoemulsion gel on aged rat skin through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity by Soha Ismail, Omar A. Ahmed-Farid, Ghada Farouk Metwally, Dina Mansour, Abeer Khattab

“…N-hexane was used to extract the oils of black mustard and flax seed from their seeds, and the oils' fatty acid composition was then determined. A full factorial design was created to assess the impact of three variables: oil type, oil concentration, and S:Cos ratio, on various responses: globule size, zeta potential, and emulsification time of the self-nanoemulsifying system. …”
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Preparation and hot compression deformation of biomedical Ni-Ti alloy by WANG Zhen, XU Xiao-wen, WANG Kuai-she, WANG Wen

“…To analyze the relationship between variables in the hot deformation process of as-cast Ni-Ti alloy, a constitutive equation based on dynamic material model was established. …”
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AI-Driven predicting and optimizing lignocellulosic sisal fiber-reinforced lightweight foamed concrete: A machine learning and metaheuristic approach for sustainable construction by Mohamed Sahraoui, Aissa Laouissi, Yacine Karmi, Abderazek Hammoudi, Mostefa Hani, Yazid Chetbani, Ahmed Belaadi, Ibrahim M.H. Alshaikh, Djamel Ghernaout

“…Statistical validation demonstrated the model's stability and reliability, evidenced by a notably low standard deviation (SD = 2.15 × 10⁻⁵), indicating minimal variability in predictions. …”
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Modifiable early life risk factors for dental calculus in dogs: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Finland by Manal B. M. Hemida, Sarah Holm, Mia Eklundh, Anna Hielm-Björkman

“…Multivariate logistic regression analyses using backward stepwise deletion were performed using data from 4771 dogs, including 2360 cases and 2411 controls, to examine the potential associations between DC in dogs and 29 distinct early life variables across five statistical models. The study incorporated a range of independent variables, including dietary, environmental, demographic, domestic, and immune-related factors. …”
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