Salt Used for the National School Nutrition Program (NSNP) in Rural Schools of Limpopo Province, South Africa, has Adequate Levels of Iodine by Mpho Ramugondo, Lindelani Fhumudzani Mushaphi, Ngoako Solomon Mabapa

“…Salt iodisation is considered the most effective long-term public health intervention for achieving optimal iodine nutrition. Effective salt iodisation is a prerequisite for the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency disorders. …”
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Harnessing Hemp (<i>Cannabis sativa</i> L.) Seed Cake Proteins: From Concentrate Production to Enhanced Choux Pastry Quality by Tatiana Capcanari, Eugenia Covaliov, Cătălina Negoița

“…Sensory attributes were assessed using the check-all-that-apply (CATA) method, where a trained panel selected applicable descriptors from a predefined list. …”
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What is the Role of Testosterone Therapy in Postmenopausal Women? A SWOT Analysis by Fatih Aktoz, Ali Can Gunes, Cemal Tamer Erel

“…Careful monitoring and regular hormone level checks are necessary to ensure safe and effective use. …”
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Estimating reference intervals from an IPD meta-analysis using quantile regression by Ziren Jiang, Haitao Chu, Zhen Wang, M. Hassan Murad, Lianne K. Siegel

“…Based on the simulation results, we identify an optimal bootstrap strategy for estimating the uncertainty of the estimated reference interval. …”
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Studies on in-flight aircraft rerouting by M. A. Kiselev, Yu. S. Kalyuzhny, A. V. Karpov, S. F. Borodkin

“…The methodology and the algorithms, proposed by the authors, make it possible to assess the safety of an original route, estimate options for alternatives to avoid around obstacles detected in-flight, check them for feasibility, taking into account aircraft performance, flight envelope, and also select the optimal route from the  view of some criterion, for example, based on minimizing the route length increase, reducing additional fuel consumption, the time required to implement a new route of flight, etc.…”
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ICT in religious education as a factor in fostering empathy by Ninoslav Z. Kačarić, Snežana Jokić

“…The analyses included frequency, correlation, and regression approaches, along with the checks of the factor structure and reliability of the instruments used in the research. …”
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Drought Tolerant Index and Heterosis Level of Soybean {Glycine max (L.) Merrill} Genotypes by Made J. Mejaya, Suhartina Suhartina, Purwantoro Purwantoro, Rudy Soehendi, Trustinah Trustinah, Febria C. Indriani, Gatut W. A. Susanto, Yuliantoro Baliadi, Apri Sulistyo, Sholihin Sholihin, I. GKD. Arsana, Ratna W. Arief, Robet Asnawi, Arief Harsono

“…A total of 17 soybean genotypes consisted of 15 lines derived from crosses of G × D varieties, and two check varieties (Grobogan and Dering 1) were tested using a randomized block design and repeated three times. …”
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The amidation step of diphthamide biosynthesis in yeast requires DPH6, a gene identified through mining the DPH1-DPH5 interaction network. by Shanow Uthman, Christian Bär, Viktor Scheidt, Shihui Liu, Sara ten Have, Flaviano Giorgini, Michael J R Stark, Raffael Schaffrath

“…The latter conclusion is based on our observation that dph7 mutants show drastically upregulated interaction between Dph5 and eEF2, indicating that their association is kept in check by Dph7. Physiologically, completion of diphthamide synthesis is required for optimal translational accuracy and cell growth, as indicated by shared traits among the dph mutants including increased ribosomal -1 frameshifting and altered responses to translation inhibitors. …”
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Mean Corpuscular Volume as a Predictive Factor of Response to Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer by Wen-Yi Zhang, Xing-Xing Chen, Wen-Hao Chen, Hui Zhang, Chang-Lin Zou

“…According to the ROC analysis, the AUC of differentiation, MCV, and CEA was 0.794, 0.802, and 0.723, respectively. Optimal cutoff points for MCV and CEA were 87.65 fl and 4.05 ng/ml, respectively. …”
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Determination of Design Parameters for Horizontal Rotary Crushers for Feed Grain by A. T. Lebedev, R. R. Iskanderov, A. S. Shumsky

“…A comparative experiment has been conducted with two design variants of the working surfaces with one stator contradiction to check the effectiveness of changing the shape of the rotor and stator flutes. …”
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Revolutionizing Holy-Basil Cultivation With AI-Enabled Hydroponics System by G. Lakshmi Priya, Chanthini Baskar, Sanket Sandeep Deshmane, C. Adithya, Souranil Das

“…This research study focuses on the design and implementation of an IoT-based hydroponic system specifically optimized for the growing of exotic and medicinal plants. …”
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Experience of using the interactive form of masters’ midterm assessment in a foreign language by Olga V. Igumnova

“…The purpose of this paper is to identify the optimal forms of master students midterm assessment on Foreign Language in the sphere of Law. …”
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The psychologically rich life questionnaire: Italian validation and exploration of its relationships with mindfulness, self-compassion, and cognitive fusion within the health psych... by Federica Mauro, Federica Mauro, Michela Di Trani, Michela Di Trani, Luca Simione, Luca Simione

“…Moreover, psychological richness is inversely related to anxiety and cognitive fusion.DiscussionThese results demonstrate the optimal reliability of the scale, even in its Italian version. …”
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Durability Assessment of Green Concrete Incorporating Volcanic Tuff Pozzolan, Basalt, and Recycled Aggregate by Moustafa A. Wassouf, Jamal Y. Omran, Ali I. Kheirbek

“…These findings validate that optimized pozzolana-basalt combinations significantly improve chemical resistance, offering promising solutions for sustainable concrete development. …”
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SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ATORVASTATINE CALCIUM by O. Yu. Myronova, S. O. Vasjuk

“…The value of molar absorbance coefficient is 3.8*103, which indicates high sensitivity of reactions. To check the accuracy of the proposed methods,they were validated by key characteristics, namely, linearity, precision, accuracy and robustness. …”
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Test-Retest Reliability of the Isometric Soleus Strength Test in Elite Male Academy Footballers by David Rhodes, Josh Jeffery, Daniel Brook-Sutton, Jill Alexander

“…All data bilaterally were checked for normality using the Shapiro-Wilk test before a Pearson's Correlations and Bland-Altman's analyses were performed…”
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Preliminary Real-World Outcomes of Adjuvant Immunotherapy in Resected Esophageal Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Taiwan by Chia Liu, Yi-Chen Yeh, Ling-I Chien, Chien-Sheng Huang, Han-Shui Hsu, Po-Kuei Hsu

“…Background: The CheckMate 577 trial demonstrated that adjuvant nivolumab improves disease-free survival in patients with resected esophageal cancer following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. …”

AI-Driven Advancements in Orthodontics for Precision and Patient Outcomes by David B. Olawade, Navami Leena, Eghosasere Egbon, Jeniya Rai, Aysha P. E. K. Mohammed, Bankole I. Oladapo, Stergios Boussios

“…AI-driven aligners and braces are designed to apply optimal forces to teeth, reducing treatment time and discomfort. …”
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Evaluation of sampling methods of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) in two citrus growing areas by Lumey Perez-Artiles, José Mauricio Montes Rodríguez, Madeleyne Parra-Fuentes, Carlos Esteban Brochero-Bustamante, Juan Felipe Ossa-Yepes, Luisa Fernanda Guzmán-Sánchez

“…For immature sampling, vegetative shoots were checked. The results demonstrate that the population density at the time of sampling affects the effectiveness and sensitivity of the sampling methods. …”
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The diagnostic characteristics and reliability of radiological methods used in the assessment of scaphoid fracture union: a systematic review by Gemma Smith, Wai H. Teng, Nicholas D. Riley, Christopher Little, Edward Sellon, Neal Thurley, Joe Dias, Benjamin J. F. Dean

“…Data were extracted and checked for accuracy and completeness by pairs of reviewers. …”
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