Food habit, physical activity and nutritional status of adolescents in selected schools of Madhyapur Thimi municipality, Nepal: A cross-sectional study. by Samiksha Baral, Anil Kumar Singh, Arjun Aryal, Jwala Subedi, Utsav Dhakal, Anita Khanal

“…Focusing on the nutritional needs of adolescents could be a significant step toward breaking the vicious cycle of malnutrition, chronic diseases, and poverty. …”
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The Erosion of Healthcare and Scientific Integrity: A Growing Concern by Brücher BL

“…Awareness of this situation may represent a first step toward a renewed focus on accountability. Keywords: healthcare, science, integrity, quality, quantity, accountability…”
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Machine learning insights into scapular stabilization for alleviating shoulder pain in college students by Omar M. Mabrouk, Doaa A. Abdel Hady, Tarek Abd El-Hafeez

“…The study’s results serve as a crucial stepping stone in developing personalized rehabilitation programs for non-specific shoulder pain, emphasizing the importance of integrating machine learning methodologies in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders among college students.…”
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Environmentally sustainable epoxy nanocomposite coating reinforced with chitosan derived nitrogen doped graphene for enhanced corrosion resistance and mechanical performance by Marwa Adel, Dalia S. Fathy, Osama Abo El-eneen

“…A simple, green, and single-step cost-effective route for synthesis graphene nanosheets doped with nitrogen (Gr) has been developed using direct-solvothermal treatment of chitosan, under gentle conditions. …”
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Rapid assessment of noma: Reporting on forgotten and neglected disease in Ethiopia. by Wendemagegn Enbiale

“…Data on the disease burden and epidemiology are essential for planning service delivery and developing effective disease prevention strategies. …”
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P39 | NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL IN MAMMALS: GENERATION OF GRANULOSA-LIKE CELLS FROM HUMAN ADIPOSE MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS

“…According to the first study3, by using the appropriate cocktail of growth factors, hiPSCs should differentiate into GLCs by passing through a multistep protocol that includes epiblast, intermediate mesoderm, and coelomic epithelium, recapitulating the embryonic developmental stages. We successfully performed the first step and obtained epiblast-like cells confirmed by Brachyury’s expression. …”
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Availability of essential medicines in Pakistan-A comprehensive document analysis. by Sunaina Rafi, Huma Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, Hafiz Awais Nawaz, Syed Muneeb Anjum, Mamoona Chaudhry, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar

“…<h4>Methods</h4>An expanded list of medicinal items was developed using the NEML of Pakistan (2018) to enlist individual medicines with their specifications. …”
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CureSCi Metadata Catalog-Finding and harmonizing studies for secondary analysis of hydroxyurea discontinuation in sickle cell disease. by Xin Wu, Jeran Stratford, Karen Kesler, Cataia Ives, Tabitha Hendershot, Barbara Kroner, Ying Qin, Huaqin Pan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We performed secondary analysis of SCD studies using a multi-step workflow: develop research questions, identify study datasets, identify variables of interest, harmonize variables, and establish an analysis method. …”
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Global approaches to older abuse research in institutional care settings: A systematic review. by Maria Agaliotis, Tracey Morris, Ilan Katz, David Greenfield

“…From the analysis, we develop an Aged Care Abuse Research Checklist (ACARC) as a first step towards achieving a global standardized, evidence-based methodology for this field. …”
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Detection of mixed infection from bacterial whole genome sequence data allows assessment of its role in Clostridium difficile transmission. by David W Eyre, Madeleine L Cule, David Griffiths, Derrick W Crook, Tim E A Peto, A Sarah Walker, Daniel J Wilson

“…We therefore use a two-step maximum likelihood-based approach, assuming each sample contains up to two infecting strains. …”
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Rotation-Invariant Convolution With Point Sort and Curvature Radius for Point Cloud Classification and Segmentation by Zhao Shen, Xin Jia, Jinglei Zhang

“…To solve the challenge (ii), a curvature-based geometric descriptor <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text {(CGD)}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> is developed. It calculates the Euclidean distance and angle between the points within established triangles. …”
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Towards consensus: defining and supporting a professional role for pharmacists associated with traditional and complementary medicines – a protocol of implementing an international... by Joanna E Harnett, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Shane Desselle

“…The results of this survey will be used to inform key discussion points in a consensus process and a step towards developing an agreed and defined professional role for pharmacists in T&amp;CMs.…”
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A Scale‐Adaptive Urban Hydrologic Framework: Incorporating Network‐Level Storm Drainage Pipes Representation by Taher Chegini, Hong‐Yi Li, Y. C. Ethan Yang, Günter Blöschl, L. Ruby Leung

“…Our model achieves satisfying computational efficiency, completing hourly time step simulations for 18 years in less than 5 sec per watershed on a standard PC. …”
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Improving Energy and Economic Efficiency in Dimethyl Ether Production through Heat Duty Reduction in a Two-Stage Methanol Dehydration Process by Faza Ryviansyah Nurdin, Hasnaa Annisafitri, Jonathan Hasian, Risyad Prasetya Muzaki, Shafa Noviandrea Towidjojo

“…This study investigates the optimization of a two-step dimethyl ether (DME) production process via methanol dehydration, with a focus on enhancing thermal and economic performance through strategic heat integration. …”
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Research on Hydraulic Fracturing Technology of Long Boreholes along Strata of High Vast Thick Coal Seam by Chenyang Wang, Shugang Li, Li Liu, Le Liu

“…Assuring effective gas extraction operations is a crucial step in ensuring the supply of energy. The effect range of extraction drilling, pressure relief degree, and standard period of gas extraction are all constrained because of the geological constraints affecting coal gas permeability and occurrence. …”
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Presenting a multi-objective decision-making model for cost-time trade-off considering the time value of money and solving it using particle swarm optimization by Mohammadreza Shahriari

“…To achieve this, a bi-objective mathematical model is developed to support decision-makers in selecting the optimal schedule for project execution.Methodology: In this study, a bi-objective mathematical model is proposed to balance cost and time, incorporating a nonlinear cost function and the time value of money. …”
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Stainless steel-FRCM system for strengthening of RC beams: towards a sustainable strengthening technique by Francesco Bencardino, Mattia Nisticò

“…Using a suitable matrix (thixotropic mortar with passivation properties) the main three operations of steel bars corrosion  inhibition/protection, restoring of deteriorated concrete, and installation of the external strengthening can be carried out in one-step. For evaluating the effectiveness of both new strengthening system and installation technique an extensive experimental investigation was planned and developed. …”
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Facile in situ synthesis of ZnO-infused caseinate/carboxymethyl cellulose films with antibacterial properties for cheddar cheese packaging by Bai Qu, Zhenlei Xiao, Yangchao Luo

“…This study presents a green, one-step approach for the in situ synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) particles within a sodium caseinate (NaCas) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) matrix, with functionality enhanced by thymol essential oil. …”
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Multi-CNN Deep Feature Fusion and Stacking Ensemble Classifier for Breast Ultrasound Lesion Classification by Kemal PANÇ, Sümeyye SEKMEN

“…Objective: To develop and validate a robust machine learning model for classifying breast ultrasound images into benign, malignant, and normal categories, aiming to enhance diagnostic accuracy using advanced feature extraction and ensemble learning techniques. …”
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Approximate Solution of Mixed Problem for Telegrapher Equation with Homogeneous Boundary Conditions of First Kind Using Special Functions by P. G. Lasy, I. N. Meleshko

“…It is linear in relation to the line splitting step with a time-exponential coefficient. An example of solving the problem for the Klein – Gordon equation in the way that has been developed is given, and the graphs of exact and approximate solutions are constructed.…”
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