Skin Cancer Preventive Behaviors and Its Determinants among High School Students in Sanandaj, Iran: An Application of PRECEDE Model by Athareh Najafi, Elahe Nadrian, Gona Bakri, Haidar Nadrian, Asaad Fathipour

“…Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 225 second- and third-grade high school students (age range: 15-17 years) in Sanandaj during the academic year of 2013-2015. …”
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Evaluation Method for Remaining Life of XLPE Insulated Power Cable by MA Hanchao, GAO Baoqi, LI Xiangyang, WU Suzhou, ZHANG Xiaojun

“…First, the fault tree analysis method is used to determine the evaluation factors from the two perspectives of electrical aging and thermal aging, construct a remaining life evaluation model, and determine the aging coefficient of the cable. …”
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The Intelligent Sizing Method for Renewable Energy Integrated Distribution Networks by Zhichun Yang, Fan Yang, Yu Liu, Huaidong Min, Zhiqiang Zhou, Bin Zhou, Yang Lei, Wei Hu

“…Then, a multi-objective planning model of the network structure is established, and the weighted coefficient transformation method is used to convert reliability benefits and investment costs into the total cost of power supply per unit load. …”
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Optimization of properties and structure of lightweight materials using digital methods by Igor V. Bessonov, Alexey D. Zhukov, Ekaterina Yu. Bobrova, Elina A. Gorbunova, Ilya S. Govryakov

“…The basis of the methodology is digital methods of planning, processing results, and their analytical optimization. …”
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Experimental and Analytical Evaluation of Transmission Properties of Millimeter Wave Range Metal Grating by V. V. Komarov, A. A. Nevsky

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Monitoring and assessment of well quality of water   infiltration intakes in water reservoirs in the   south‐east of Belarus by D. V. Makarov, E. A. Kantor, N. A. Krasulina, Z. Z. Berezhnova, Yu. S. Savicheva

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Regional Inequities in the Distribution of the Nursing Workforce in Italy by Ippolito Notarnicola, Blerina Duka, Eriola Grosha, Giovanni Gioiello, Maurizio Zega, Rosario Caruso, Sara Carrodano, Gennaro Rocco, Alessandro Stievano

“…This study investigates the extent and determinants of regional inequality in the distribution of the nursing workforce in Italy. …”
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Results of experimental studies of the roughness of geomats filled with crushed stone with a binder filler and soil with sprouted ryegrass by Tatyana Yu. Zhukova, Andrey V. Eremeev, Nartmir V. Khanov, Daniil A. Alekseev, Anastasia A. Kadyseva

“…Purpose: to conduct hydraulic studies of geomats of two anti-erosion coatings used for watercourse lining. Materials and methods. Hydraulic structures are exposed to water erosion, so the creation of protective coatings for their slopes is currently relevant. …”
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DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGING FOR DIFFERENTIATING MALIGNANT FROM BENIGN MEDIASTINAL LYMPHADENOPATHY by A. V. Sudarkina, A. P. Dergilev, N. A. Gorbunov, V. V. Kozlov, Yu. A. Fokina, I. P. Klimova, P. A. Yagubkin

“…Mediastinal lymphadenopathy can be caused by a wide range of benign and malignant states. Determination of the genesis of lymphadenopathy is crucial for treatment planning and prognosis of the disease.The purpose of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements in differentiating malignant versus benign mediastinal lymphadenopathy. …”
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Diagnostic Value of ADC in Distinguishing Endometrial Cancer from Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia and Within Molecular Subtypes by Xu S, Abdifatah Mohamed R, Xu J, Yao Y, Gu Y, Tang W, Jia X

“…Shengjie Xu,1,* Ridwan Abdifatah Mohamed,1,* Juan Xu,1,2 Yao Yao,3 Yun Gu,4 Wenwei Tang,3 Xuemei Jia1,2 1Department of Gynecology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China; 2Nanjing Medical Key Laboratory of Female Fertility Preservation and Restoration, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Radiology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pathology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wenwei Tang, Department of Radiology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China, Email tww3077@163.com Xuemei Jia, Department of Gynecology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, No. 123 Mochou Road, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China, Email xmjia@njmu.edu.cnPurpose: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using specific indicators, particularly the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), alone or in combination to differentiate endometrial cancer (EC) from atypical endometrial hyperplasia (AEH) and to explore non-invasive biomarkers for the molecular classification of EC.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 300 EC and 126 AEH cases who had undergone preoperative magnetic resonance imaging, complete blood count, coagulation profile testing, and tumor biomarkers assessment. …”
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The Application of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Combined with Chemometrics in the Determination of the Nutrient Composition in Chinese <i>Cyperus esculentus</i> L. by Xiaobo Jiao, Dongliang Guo, Xinjun Zhang, Yunpeng Su, Rong Ma, Lewen Chen, Kun Tian, Jingyu Su, Tangnuer Sahati, Xiahenazi Aierkenjiang, Jingjing Xia, Liqiong Xie

“…The optimal models for CO, CP, and TS exhibited coefficient of determination (R²) values of 0.8946, 0.8525, and 0.8778, with root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) values of 1.1764, 0.7470, and 1.4601, respectively. …”
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Inversion Methods of Soil Hydraulic Parameters Based on Hyperspectral Characteristics by WU Yanmei, ZHU Han, LI Ji, LI Zixin, HE Jianliang, LIN Kairong, ZHUANG Luwen, DONG Chunyu

“…For the bare land types, the coefficient of determination <italic>R</italic>_P² for all hydraulic characteristic parameters, except soil moisture content <italic>θ</italic>, is greater than 0.9, and RPD exceeds 2.0. ③ In most hydraulic characteristic models predicting the grassland types, the feature importance of the leaf area index(LAI) is the highest. …”
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Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for Determination of Aminoglycoside Residues in Liver and Kidney Samples from Livestock and Poultry by XUE Xia, WEI Lili, WANG Jun, SU Shufang, GONG Peixue, ZHANG Yanxia, NI Laixue, YAO Xianqi, WAN Yuping, LIU Yanming

“…To address the difficulty of detecting aminoglycoside (AG) residues in the liver and kidney of livestock and poultry, the extraction solvent and purification method were improved. A rapid and accurate method for the determination of 12 AGs was developed using hydrophilic interaction chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HIC-MS/MS). …”
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Determination of chemical composition, in vitro dry matter digestibility and in vitro gas production of forage by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy by Andrej LAVRENČIČ, Bruno STEFANON, Barbara TOSO, Piero SUSMEL

“…NIRS predicted the main chemical components, such as crude protein, crude fibre, neutral detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre, with a very high degree of accuracy (i.e. the determination coefficient (R2) varied from 93.5 % for ADF to 98,2 % for NDF), while the coefficients of determination of crude ash, ether extract and acid detergent lignin were 79.6, 85.1 and 82.3 %, respectively, with standard errors of cross validation (SECV) exceeding 9.0 %. …”
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Study on Identification of Construction Method for Ultra-Large-Span Tunnel by Xu Chongbang, Qin Youlin

“…Although the determination of tunnel construction methods is extremely critical for the construction of ultra-large-span tunnels, the determination of construction methods is still at a qualitative level, which relies on the engineering experience of on-site technicians and lacks rigorous and systematic theoretical basis and technical standards. …”
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Comparison of Myometrial Invasion Depth Examination Methods in Endometrial Cancer by Savaş Özdemir, Ozan Doğan, Alp Koray Kinter, Özgür Akbayır, Fatih Şahin

“…The concordance of the assessments was determined using the kappa coefficient. The statistical significance level, represented by alpha (α), was set at p < 0.05. …”
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Rapid and Sensitive Determination of Methylxanthines in Commercial Brands of Tea Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Ahmad Aqel, Ahmed Almulla, Asma’a Al-Rifai, Saikh M. Wabaidur, Zeid A. ALOthman, Ahmed-Yacine Badjah-Hadj-Ahmed

“…In this work, a new simple, sensitive, efficient, and green analytical method based on UHPLC-MS has been developed for a quick determination of methylxanthines including caffeine, theobromine, and theophylline in tea. …”
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A Direct Measurement Method for the Uniaxial Tensile Strength of Rock by Zhipeng Hong, Mingming He, Mingchen Ding, Xiaoyue Yu, Liang He, Yinuo Zhang, Zhaoyu Wen

“…This shows the consistency of the two tensile test results to a certain extent, and also shows that the direct tensile test method is feasible to determine the tensile strength of rock.…”
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A Time-Resolved Fluorescent Microsphere Immunochromatographic Assay for Determination of Vitamin B12 in Infant Formula Milk Powder by Qianqian Lu, Yongwei Feng, Qi Zhou, Ting Yang, Hua Kuang, Chuanlai Xu, Lingling Guo

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Spatial disparities and determinants of modern contraceptive use among reproductive age women in Ethiopia: application of multilevel spatial analysis by Bisrategebriel Tesfaye Muchie, Ashenafi Abate Woya, Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Maru Zewdu Kassie, Muluhabt Alene Assfaw, Wondaya Fenta Zewdia

“…This study investigates factors influencing modern contraceptive use among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia.MethodsWe analyzed the 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey (EMDHS) dataset, which includes 8,196 weighted samples of women and girls aged 15–49. …”
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