Genetic and Agromorphological Characterization of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Genotypes for Dehiscence-Related Traits and Grain Yield Performances by Gazali B. T. A. Sanni, Vincent Ezin, Antoine Abel Missihoun, Quenum Florent, Adam Ahanchede

“…Capsule dehiscence was evaluated using the sun-drying and oven-drying methods at 60°C for 6 hours. The capsule split (ECS, %) and capsule open (ECO, %) were calculated to quantify dehiscence. …”
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Predicting the shield effectiveness of carbon fiber reinforced mortars utilizing metaheuristic algorithms by Mana Alyami, Irfan Ullah, Furqan Ahmad, Hisham Alabduljabbar

“…The SVR-PSO hybrid model demonstrated superior performance, achieving the highest coefficient of determination (R2) value of 0.994, compared to SVR-FFA (0.964) and SVR-GWO (0.929). …”
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Social relational quality and ethical climate as the predictors of sleep quality in employees of the operating room: a hierarchical linear regression analysis by Nilofar Pasyar, Masoume Rambod, Atefeh Abbasi, Mahdi Salmanpour

“…Methods This cross-sectional and multi-center study was conducted on 232 operating room employees. …”
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Peer Relationships Are a Direct Cause of the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis: Interpretable Machine Learning Analysis of 2 Large Cohort Studies by Heiner Stuke, Robert Schlack, Michael Erhart, Anne Kaman, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Christopher Irrgang

“…ResultsThe average cross-validated Pearson correlation coefficient (r ConclusionsMental health development during adolescence can be assessed by a combination of variables from early adolescence. …”
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Unveiling the immune microenvironment of complex tissues and tumors in transcriptomics through a deconvolution approach by Shu-Hwa Chen, Bo-Yi Yu, Wen-Yu Kuo, Ya-Bo Lin, Sheng-Yao Su, Wei-Hsuan Chuang, I.-Hsuan Lu, Chung-Yen Lin

“…Additionally, mySORT outperforms existing methods like CIBERSORT in accuracy and provides a wide range of data visualization features, such as hierarchical clustering and cell complexity plots. …”
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An interpretable deep learning model for the accurate prediction of mean fragmentation size in blasting operations by Baoqian Huan, Xianglong Li, Jianguo Wang, Tao Hu, Zihao Tao

“…The results showed that the NRBO-CNN-LSSVM model achieved remarkable prediction accuracy on the training dataset, with a coefficient of determination (R 2) as high as 0.9717 and a root mean square error (RMSE) as low as 0.0285. …”
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Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of Participation and Environment Measurement—Children and Youth (PEM-CY) by María Gómez-Vela, Mª Begoña Orgaz Baz, Isabel Vicario-Molina, Eva González Ortega, Marta Badia Corbella

“…This study aims to adapt the PEM-CY for use with children and youth in Spain, and to investigate its psychometric properties. Methods Seven hundred thirteen parents of children with (n = 233) and without (n = 480) disabilities, aged 5 to 17, completed the Spanish version of PEM-CY. …”
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The effect of nitrogen fertilisation on the yield and quality of winter wheat grain on meadow‐chestnut soil by S. A. Teymurov, M.‐R. A. Kaziev, A. A. Bagomaev

“…The study of the effect of nitrogen fertilization on the yield and quality of winter wheat grain on meadow‐chestnut soil.Methods. Analyses of soil samples were carried out using generally accepted standard techniques. …”
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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Weight Management Questionnaire in the Brazilian population: a cross-sectional study by Brígida Rodrigues da Costa, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Aldair Darlan Santos-de-Araújo, Fábio Henrique Ferreira Pereira, Daniela Bassi-Dibai, Adriana Sousa Rêgo

“…DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a quantitative cross-sectional study. METHODS: Obese and physically active lean individuals aged 18−59 years were included in this study. …”
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Adaptation and validation of the Chinese version of the Hospice Comfort Questionnaire-Patient (HCQ-P) by Nana Xu, Xu Yan, Xiaohong Ou, Jun Ren, Qiaoqin Wan

“…The evaluation included determining floor and ceiling effects, evaluating internal consistency using Cronbach’s α, and testing test-retest reliability with the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Axial Compression Behavior of Circular Concrete-Filled High-Strength Thin-Walled Steel Tubular Columns with Out-of-Code D/t Ratios by Jun-Xin Li, Jian-Tao Wang, Qing Sun, Yan-Ru Wu, Shi-Ming Zhou, Fa-Cheng Wang

“…Subsequently, the applicability of typical design methods was evaluated, and a revised equation for determining strain εscy corresponding to ultimate strength was established to assess the plastic deformation capacity of CFHTST columns. …”
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Predicting fall risk in older adults: A machine learning comparison of accelerometric and non-accelerometric factors by Ana González-Castro, José Alberto Benítez-Andrades, Rubén González-González, Camino Prada-García, Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez

“…Performance was evaluated based on mean squared error (MSE) and coefficient of determination ( R 2 ), to assess how combining multiple data types influences prediction accuracy. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of financial incentives to improve glycemic control in adults with diabetes: A pilot randomized controlled trial. by Leonard E Egede, Rebekah J Walker, Clara E Dismuke-Greer, Sarah Pyzyk, Aprill Z Dawson, Joni S Williams, Jennifer A Campbell

“…<h4>Methods</h4>60 African Americans with type 2 diabetes were randomized to one of three financial incentive structures and followed for 3-months. …”
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Comparison of Hip Abductor Muscle Composition and Its Age-Related Alterations Between Female Patients with Unilateral and Bilateral Osteoarthritis of the Hip by Tadashi Yasuda, Satoshi Ota, Sadaki Mitsuzawa, Shinnosuke Yamashita, Yoshihiro Tsukamoto, Hisataka Takeuchi, Eijiro Onishi

“…The cross-sectional area ratio of the individual composition to the total muscle was calculated. Correlation coefficients were calculated to determine associations between age and muscle composition variables. …”
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The Biomarkers Procalcitonin and S100β Ptotein in the Clinical and Laboratory Monitoring of Neonatal Critical Conditions by I. B. Dmitriyeva, N. V. Beloborodova, E. A. Chernevskaya

“…Subjects and methods. A study group prospectively included 69 critically ill neonates of more than 2 days of birth admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. …”
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Stochastic and Percolating Models of Blocking Computer Networks Dynamics during Distribution of Epidemics of Evolutionary Computer Viruses by S. A. Lesko, A. S. Alyoshkin, V. V. Filatov

“…On one hand, this model is based on the use of percolation theory methods, which makes it possible to determine such structural-information characteristics of networks as the dependence of the percolation threshold on the average number of connections per one node (network density). …”
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Impact of Prolonged Exposure to Video Display Terminals on Macular Pigment Optical Density in Young Adult Filipinos by Ronald Y. Tiu, MD, Eleonore B. Iguban, MD

“…Student’s t-test and chi-square test were used to compare the two groups, while Pearson's r coefficient was utilized to determine the relationship between MPOD and VDT exposure. …”
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Design model of radial melt-lubricated bearing with account of pressure-viscosity ratio by Kamil S. Akhverdiev, Elena O. Lagunova, Vladimir V. Vasilenko

“…The work objective is the generation of the refined design models of infinite radial bearings operating in the hydrodynamic lubrication mode with a lubricant and a fusible coating melt of the bearing bush taking into account the lubricant pressure-viscosity ratio for the application in the engineering practice. Materials and Methods. New mathematical models describing the incompressible lubricant movement to the approximation for a thin layer, the equation of continuity, and the energy dissipation rate ratio, for determining the profile of the melted surface of the fusible coating of the bearing bush with account of the effect of several supplementary factors, are proposed. …”
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An evaluation of physical activity levels and mental health among young people: a cross-sectional study by Gökhan Çakir, Utku Isik, İsa Kavalci

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to determine the role of physical activity on mental health. …”
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Hand grip strength and associated factors among nurses in Birjand, Iran in 2022: A cross-sectional study by Farzane Vatani Moghaddam, Zeinab Saremi, Mohammad Hamed Hosseini

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