Characterization of physical performance and change of direction deficit across age groups in young female volleyball players by João P Oliveira, Daniel A Marinho, Pedro Jacinto, Tatiana Sampaio, Jorge E. Morais

“…The change of direction (COD) deficit—a metric that isolates directional efficiency by comparing agility to linear speed—may provide a more nuanced understanding of an athlete’s movement capabilities. …”
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Compositional factors driving antibacterial efficacy in healthcare wet wipe products by Carolina Angulo-Pineda, Jian Ren Lu, Sarah Cartmell, Andrew J. McBain

“…In contrast, HPE, DPA, and ADM products demonstrated high efficiency, achieving >5 Log bacterial reduction within 60 s for all tested strains. …”
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L’élevage de ruminants s’adaptera-t-il au changement climatique ? Impacts et leviers d’adaptation by Aurélie MADRID, Renée DE CRÉMOUX, Luc DELABY, Hélène LARROQUE, Sandra NOVAK, Aurélie VINET

“…Des méthodes et outils existent pour aider les éleveurs à déterminer les leviers les plus adaptés à leur système, et pour les accompagner dans la construction d’une stratégie d’adaptation les combinant au mieux. …”
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Climate-responsive vector control strategies for Aedes albopictus by Jesús Bellver-Arnau, Laura Blanco-Sierra, Santi Escartin, Simone Mariani, Frederic Bartumeus

“…Even marginal improvements in vector control efficacy can be crucial in mitigating these risks. Methods In this study, we employed a metapopulation model to simulate Ae. albopictus population dynamics and dispersal, optimizing the timing and spatial allocation of larvicidal treatments. …”
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Erosion of porphyry copper deposits estimated by quantitative elemental content analysis on the example of Aktogay and Sungun ore fields by T. P. Morozova, V. V. Dyakonov

“…Porphyry copper deposits are attracting increased attention, which determines the relevance of studying their geochemical patterns to ensure a greater efficiency of geological fore casting. …”
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Emergy perspective on the environmental and economic viability of a biomass-driven polygeneration system by Parviz Heydari Nasab, Ata Chitsaz, Hiva Rashidzadeh, Alireza Rostamzadeh Khosroshahi

“…Innovative methods have been increasingly adopted to evaluate industrial processes’ sustainability, environmental impact, and economic feasibility. …”
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So long a toilet! Deviations from a conventional design, level of latrine construction and use by rural households in Nyanga district, Zimbabwe by S. Simbi, A. Kanda

“…Binary logistic regression was used to determine significant predictors of latrine construction. …”
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Optimizing pathophysiology instruction in dental school: examination paper analysis and strategic reflections by Zheng Wang, Xing-Long Zheng, Xi He, Jin-Jun Liu

“…This article analyzes the final pathophysiology examination paper for the 2021 grade dental medicine students at Xi’an Jiaotong University to understand the students’ knowledge mastery, assess teaching effectiveness, and ultimately improve teaching quality. Methods The theoretical examination results of 93 dental medicine students from the 2021 grade were analyzed and graded using the Optical Mark Recognition digital grading system to ensure accuracy and efficiency in processing multiple-choice responses. …”
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TBESO-BP: an improved regression model for predicting subclinical mastitis by Kexin Han, Yongqiang Dai, Huan Liu, Junjie Hu, Leilei Liu, Zhihui Wang, Liping Wei

“…The TBESO algorithm notably enhances the efficacy of the BP neural network in regression prediction, ensuring elevated computational efficiency and practicality post-improvement.…”
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IMPAIRED REGULATORY MECHANISMS OF THE mTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY IN OSTEOARTHROSIS by Elena Vasilyevna Chetina, E A Bratygina, E M Zaitseva, E P Sharapova, A L Alekseyeva, N V Demin, S A Makarov

“…Objective: to study the pattern of impaired regulatory mechanisms of the mammalian target of rapamycin (TOR) signaling pathway, by monitoring gene expression in the blood of patients with osteoarthrosis (OA) at different stages of the disease. Subjects and methods. The study covered 33 outpatients with OA, 14 patients with this condition prior to knee joint endoprosthesis, and 27 healthy individuals (controls) (mean age 58.0+7.4, 56.5+8.9, and 55.0+8.3 years, respectively). …”
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Research on artificial intelligence-driven container relocation problem for green ports by Sisi Zheng, Jin Sha, Yinying Kong, Yougan Wang

“…Predictive models trained on this dataset achieve coefficient-of-determination values of R2 ≥ 0.85 (peaking at 0.882) across large-scale fully automated, medium-scale semi-automated, and small-scale conventional yard typologies. …”
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Metronome-guided Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation with Visual Feedback for Fall Prevention in Elderly: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Abha Khisty, Zafar Azeem, Tushar Palekar

“…Materials and Methods: This randomised controlled trial was conducted at the Department of Physiotherapy, Dr. …”
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A Personalized Approach to the Treatment of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma by A. L. Onishchenko, N. V. Maltseva, A. Sh. Smirnova, O. M. Kazantseva, S. I. Makogon

“…Aim — to study of gene polymorphisms affecting the effectiveness of timolol treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma.Patients and Methods. The study included 39 Russian patients (29 women and 10 men) aged 53 to 89 years old with a diagnosis of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). …”
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ESOPHAGEAL PATHOLOGY IN SCLERODERMA SYSTEMATICA: CLINICAL AND ENDOSCOPIC FINDINGS by A E Karateev, M M Movsisyan, L P Ananyeva, S G Radenska-Lopovok

“…Subjects and methods. Three hundred and fifty-six patients (women, 92.6%; men, 7.4%) aged 47.8±19.7 years with SDS and 1018 patients (women, 89.0%; men, 11.0%) aged 44.1±16.3 years with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were examined. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Predictive Maintenance for Photovoltaic Systems by Ali Al-Humairi, Enmar Khalis, Zuhair A. Al-Hemyari, Peter Jung

“…This paper introduces an AI-based robotic cleaning system that can independently forecast and schedule cleaning sessions from real-time sensor and environmental data. Methods: The system integrates sources of data like embedded sensors, weather stations, and DustIQ data to create an integrated dataset for predictive modeling. …”
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Evaluating Key Biomotor Abilities: A Comparison between National and International Elite Tennis Players by Pratham Singh, Dharmander Kumar, Mohit Morya, Rishabh Singh, Md. Hamidur Rahman

“…Biomotor ability is essential for elite tennis players, as it significantly contributes to increased efficiency, responsiveness and overall performance on the court. …”
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Serum Transcription Factor EB Levels in Relation to Poor Neurological Prognosis and Mediation Effect of Stroke-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Evidence from... by Wang K, Zhan G, Jiang Q, Jiang C, Zheng G, Tang Z

“…Serum TFEB levels were measured after acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), in addition to determining their connection to the severity and neurological outcomes of patients.Methods: Serum TFEB levels were measured in a prospective cohort study of 186 ICH patients and 100 controls. …”
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Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Loaded Rhamnolipid Based Solid Lipid Nanoparticle as Skin Lightener Formulation: A Green Production Beside In Vitro/In Vivo Safety Index Evaluation by Fatemeh Asadpour Panbehchouleh, Hossein Amani, Majid Saeedi

“…Purpose: In the current investigation, an ultrasonic approach was performed to produce menadione sodium bisulfite-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles (MSB-SLNs) with rhamnolipid as bio-surfactant, which aimed to increase the dermal delivery and anti-pigmentation effect. Methods: To achieve optimum delivery for MSB, the impact of the ratio of two surfactants (rhamnolipid: Tween) on nanoparticle attributes and the respective functions were evaluated. …”
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Optimal Pre-disaster and Post-disaster Scheduling of Mobile Energy Storage Considering the Influence of Transportation Network by XIE Peikun, LI Liang, SHI Yuanjie, SHENG Qing, LI Zhenkun

“…Following the disaster， a dynamic optimization scheduling model of the MES was developed for determine the optimal dynamic scheduling scheme of the MES. …”
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Dispersion of optical constants of Si:PbGeO crystal in the terahertz range by V. R. Bilyk, K. A. Brekhov, M. B. Agranat, E. D. Mishina

“…To evaluate switching efficiency, both linear (refractive index and absorption coefficient) and non-linear optical characteristics (quadratic and cubic susceptibilities) are required. …”
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