The Effect of a Single Temporomandibular Joint Soft Tissue Therapy on Cervical Spine Mobility, Temporomandibular Joint Mobility, Foot Load Distribution, and Body Balance in Women w... by Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk, Paulina Handzlik-Waszkiewicz, Sara Gamrot

“…In contemporary times, a significant portion of the population experiences symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction. …”
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Determining the Underlying Dimensions of Quality of Work Life (QWL) in the Nigerian Hotel Industry by Nguwasen Kwahar, Akuraun Shadrach Iyortsuun

“…Kaiser criterion, examination of the scree plot and Horn parallel analysis (Horn, 1965) guided factor extraction. …”
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Analysis of approaches and tools for regulating the asymmetry of territory development by O. A. Mukhoryanova, I. S. Gruzinova, E. S. Budagyan

“…At the same time, comprehensive work should be carried out in parallel to develop municipalities that lag behind in the main parameters of socio-economic development.…”
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How do people feel about sleep diaries? Factors influencing sleep diaries completion with and without daily exposure to light. by Boris Gass, Grégory Pierné, Elisabeth Ruppert, Ulker Kilic-Huck, Laurence Hugueny, Patrice Bourgin, Juliette Chambe

“…Interestingly, insomniac patients represent a major target population for this tool.…”
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Screening and Colonoscopy Quality Measures: Ethnic Disparities and Impact on Patients’ Outcome by Fadi Abu Baker, Dorin Nicola, Amir Mari, Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Amani Beshara, Randa Taher Natour, Yael Kopelman

“…We compared demographic, clinical, and endoscopic findings between major ethnic population groups in Israel. In addition, trends of screening utilization, bowel preparation, and polyp detection rates were tracked, and the incidence of CRC diagnosis was followed. …”
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Metabolic syndrome index measurement tool (MSI): scale development, reliability and validity study by Zahide Akeren, Emine Apaydın

“…We aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to measure the MetS risk of the population. Materials and methods In the methodological study, an item pool was created by reviewing the literature. …”
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Placebo response of non-pharmacological and pharmacological trials in major depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by André Russowsky Brunoni, Mariana Lopes, Ted J Kaptchuk, Felipe Fregni

“…All randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel articles on major depressive disorder were included. …”
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Barriers and Enablers to Physical Activity Participation Among Women in Underserved Communities: A Mixed-Methods Study by Jude Ominyi, Andrew Clifton

“…Using a mixed-methods convergent parallel design, data were collected from 112 women recruited through local PA and weight loss programmes. …”
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Investigation of a Multi-Strategy Ensemble Social Group Optimization Algorithm for the Optimization of Energy Management in Electric Vehicles by Aala Kalananda Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Komanapalli Venkata Lakshmi Narayana

“…A multi-strategy ensemble social group optimization algorithm (ME-SGO) to improve the exploration for complex and composite landscapes through distance-based strategy adaption and success-based parameter adaption while incorporating linear population reduction is proposed. The proposed method is designed to achieve a better balance between exploration and exploitation with minimal tuning while overcoming the limitations of SGO. …”
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Willingness to Implement Narrative Communication Interventions: Mixed Methods Study Among Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaponmile A. Odukoya MPH, Mojisola M. Oluwasanu PhD, Ndidi A. Okunnuga MD, Omobolaji Ayandipo MD, Susan Duncan MD, Oyedunni S. Arulogun PhD, Olufunmilayo I. Olopade MD, Atara Ntekim MD

“…Findings could guide the design of population-level, breast cancer prevention and screening interventions.…”
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Preserving and Rehabilitating the Historic Urban Landscape of Istanbul: A Case Study of the Büyükdere District by Özge Ilık Saltık

“…The primary cause of this heritage loss has been identified as legal procedures, which significantly impact the site's preservation status. In parallel with these, due to the decrease in the local population, abandonment and neglect were observed to impact the deterioration level of remaining heritage buildings. …”
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Beta cells to brain cells: The pivotal role of insulin and glucose metabolism in Alzheimer's disease by Stanley S. Schwartz, Elizabeth M. Rhea, William A. Banks, Mary E. Herman

“…This dysglycemia waylays insulin signaling, an otherwise potentially protective mechanism against AD plaques. In parallel, studies in the clinical setting demonstrate that glucose‐lowering in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) reduces the risk of AD. …”
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Human APOBEC3 induced mutation of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 contributes to adaptation and evolution in natural infection. by Eun-Young Kim, Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, Susan J Little, Yoon-Seok Chung, Prabhjeet K Phalora, Irina Maljkovic Berry, John Archer, Sudhir Penugonda, Will Fischer, Douglas D Richman, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Michael H Malim, Steven M Wolinsky

“…Using single-cycle HIV-1 infections in culture and highly parallel DNA sequencing, we defined trinucleotide contexts of the edited sites for APOBEC3D, APOBEC3F, APOBEC3G, and APOBEC3H. …”
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Obesity: A Modulator in Acne Management by Jean-Paul Claudel, Fabienne Ballanger, Nicole Auffret, Marie-Thérèse Leccia, Brigitte Dréno

“…The authors consider that acne in obese patients is not a fatality, and taking care of acne should not be considered an isolated task in this specific patient population. …”
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Reducing Methane Emissions with Animal Feeding Strategies by Hatice Nur Kılıç, Mustafa Boga

“…The methods applied for yield increases per unit animal are also progressing rapidly, along with the rapid progress of agricultural and animal production in parallel with the rapidly developing population and the food demand. …”
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Pottery with Graphic Images and Handles from the Settlement of Kizhirovo: Technological Features by Dmitry V. Selin

“…The surface treatment and, partially, the molding of two vessels were done using a potter’s wheel, as evidenced by the clear parallel concentric lines of papillary traces. Graphic images were applied on wet clay with a hard tool to all the vessels before burning. …”
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REMODELING OF CEREBRAL ARTERIES IN DYSCIRCULATORY ENCEPHALOPATHY WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND STROKE IN PATIENTS WITH RADIATION ANAMNESIS by G. G. Efremushkin, I. V. Podsonnaya, S. N. Belitsky

“…In the absence of radiation anamnesis the process of BCA remodeling starts only in DE of 2nd grade, is related to AH and is parallel to its progression.Conclusion. Liquidators have stroke 1,6 times more frequently than those not contacted with IR. …”
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Influence of Information, Education and Communication on Road Safety amongst Boda-boda Motorcyclists in Kenyan Cities by Barbara Nthoki, Caroline Biwott, Alice Kamau

“…The study used a pragmatic philosophical paradigm with a convergent parallel design of the mixed method research. Stratified sampling and simple random sampling were used to draw the target population of 399 Boda-boda motorcyclists from the four cities in Kenya. …”
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Fast segment anything model applied in a low-cost camera-based system for oyster growth monitoring by Vinícius Batista, Vitorino Biazi, Andreia C. M. Rodrigues, Amadeu M. V. M. Soares, Carlos Marques

“…The size of oysters is obtained by measuring the distance between the parallel lines of the bounding box that is generated surrounding them. …”
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An enhanced fruit fly optimization algorithm with random spare and double adaptive weight strategies for oil and gas production optimization by Xu Wang, Jingfu Shan

“…Specifically, after the standard FOA updates the population, the random spare mechanism is introduced to enhance exploratory capabilities and avoid premature convergence. …”
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