Clinical and Biochemical Effects of Preoperative Oral Carbohydrate Loading versus Fasting in Major Abdominal Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by A Nanda Lakshmi, KP Biji, S Syamkumar, VK Prathapan, A Krishnadas, KR Radha, J Preetha

“…Results: There was a significant difference in the perioperative blood sugar values (p-value <0.05) and the albumin levels (p-value <0.001) among patients who received preoperative carbohydrate loading and those who followed conventional fasting. …”
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Monte Carlo Simulations for Resolving Verifiability Paradoxes in Forecast Risk Management and Corporate Treasury Applications by Martin Pavlik, Grzegorz Michalski

“…Forecast risk management is central to the financial management process. This study aims to apply Monte Carlo simulation to solve three classic probabilistic paradoxes and discuss their implementation in corporate financial management. …”
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Predicting User Engagement in Health Misinformation Correction on Social Media Platforms in Taiwan: Content Analysis and Text Mining Study by Hsin-Yu Kuo, Su-Yen Chen

“…All 3 gist representations significantly predicted shares (risk: β=.08; P<.001, awareness: β=.08; P<.001, and value: β=.06; P<.001) and reactions (risk: β=.04; P=.007, awareness: β=.06; P<.001, and value: β=.05; P<.001) when considering comment content. …”
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Preliminary Evaluation of the Scandinavian Guidelines for Initial Management of Minimal, Mild, and Moderate Head Injuries with Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein by Mira Keski-Pukkila, Justin E. Karr, Jussi P. Posti, Ksenia Berghem, Anna-Kerttu Kotilainen, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Grant L. Iverson, Teemu M. Luoto

“…Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) has become the most promising biomarker for detecting traumatic abnormalities on head computed tomography (CT) in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI), but most studies have not addressed the potential added value of combining the biomarker with clinical variables that confer risk for intracranial injuries. …”
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The Impact of Religiosity, Risk Tolerance, Financial Behavior, and Locus of Control on Sharia Investment Decisions: The Moderating Role of Financial Literacy by Febriana Hidayanti, Naelati Tubastuvi, Sri Wahyuni, Suryo Budi Santoso

“…This research aims to examine the influence of religiosity, risk tolerance, financial behavior, and locus of control on Sharia investment decisions with financial literacy as a moderating variable. …”
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Recognition of family violence on children by kindergarten teachers in preschool institution "Children’s Joy“ Novi Sad by Spasojević Aleksandra, Zotović-Kostić Marija

“…However, it showed that variable professional experience working with children who were victims of domestic violence was not significantly relevant for knowledge of provisions in national protocols (values of χ2 test were not statistically significant). …”
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Petrology, Minerals chemistry and Geochemical relationships of the Sheared Gabbro Rocks in Alanah (Beesha) area within Erbil Governorate, NE Iraq by Harith E. Al-Jubury, Mazin Y. Tamr Agha, Ahmed M. Aqrawi

“…The gabbroic rocks in the area of study are characterized by moderate to high ranges of the loss on ignition. These variation values are a crude measuring of the rock alteration degree. …”
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Some General Considerations on Coordination Mechanisms and their Potential Role in Rural Policy by Michał Pietrzak

“…The objective of this paper is to discuss, from the theoretical point of view (transaction costs economics and system approach), the limitations of the governmental policy and rural policy in particular – which aims to intervene into coordination of transactions between economic agents. …”
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Hand-drop meadow and modular fish passes at hydroenergetic facilities by Robert Stanislaw Kasperek, Arkadiusz Szkudlarek, Marian Mokwa

“…Aim of the study: The purpose of the work is to determine the hydraulic conditions in the high bleed meander passage on the basis of model tests in which the correct migration of aquatic organisms is ensured. …”
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The Influence of Religious Maturity Level on Bullying Behavior Among Senior High School Students by Hikmah Aulia Zannah, Munawar Rahmat, Saepul Anwar

“… This study aims to determine the extent of the relationship between the level of religious maturity and bullying behavior among high school students. …”
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Vessel Size Imaging (VSI) by Robust Magnetic Resonance (MR) Relaxometry: MR-VSI of Solid Tumors in Correlation with Immunohistology and Intravital Microscopy by Thorsten Persigehl, Janine Ring, Tymoteusz Budny, Anke Hahnenkamp, Sandra Stoeppeler, Lawrence H. Schwartz, Hans-Ullrich Spiegel, Walter Heindel, Stefanie Remmele, Christoph Bremer

“…Immunohistochemistry revealed lower values for all tumor entities, whereas the size distribution was in line with MR-measurements. …”
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Static Analysis of a Composite Box Plate with Functionally Graded Foam Core by Andrejs Kovalovs

“…The hypothesis of the work is that the application of functionally graded (FG) foam materials inside the rotor blades or wings of an unmanned aerial vehicle can provide the ability to vary their stiffness properties. The aim of this work is to conduct an investigation of the static behaviour of a composite box plate with constant and variable heights that simulate the dimensions and changing profile of a helicopter rotor blade. …”
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Genetic fuzzy system for prediction of respiratory rate of chicks subject to thermal challenges by Patrícia F. P. Ferraz, Tadayuki Yanagi Junior, Yamid F. Hernandez-Julio, Gabriel A. e S. Ferraz, Maria A. J. G. Silva, Flavio A. Damasceno

“…The Genetic Fuzzy Rule Based System set the parameters of input and output variables of the Fuzzy Inference System model in order to increase the prediction accuracy of the respiratory rate values. …”
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Harmony concept of craniofacial morphology among young Serbian population on Kosovo and Metohia by Đorđević Aleksandrija, Pavlović Jasna, Vukićević Vladanka, Vujačić Amila, Simić Sanja, Martinović Brankica

“…Background/Aim. Analyses of the cephalometric value of profile radiographs are very important for orthodontic diagnosis and planning of therapy. …”
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Balancing conflicting objectives in pre-salt reservoir development: A robust multi-objective optimization framework by Auref Rostamian, Amir Davari Malekabadi, Marx Vladimir De Souda Miranda, Vinicius Edurado Botechia, Denis José Schiozer

“…The study focuses on maximizing expected monetary value (EMV) and the net present value of RM4 considering economic uncertainty (NPVeco of RM4), of the most pessimistic scenario among the RMs. …”
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Evaluation of the nutritional status of younger school children by Nikola Radulović, Ilona Mihajlović, Milena Mikalački, Nebojša Čokorilo, Mila Vukadinović

“…The girls had higher numerical values of body mass (30.10kg) than boys (28.07kg), and at the variable of body fat index, it was also observed that girls (21.63kg/m2) recorded higher values than boys (19.97kg/m2). …”
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Employee Competence, Tri Hita Karana, and Compensation: Their Impact on Fraud Awareness in LPD by I Kadek Andy Asmarajaya, Luh Nik Oktarini, Ni Putu Ariyaniati Rahmayuni

“…This study aims to analyze the influence of employee competence, Tri Hita Karana culture, and compensation on operational fraud awareness at the Village Credit Institution (LPD). …”
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Financial Performance Analysis of the Sea and Coastal Freight Water Transport Sector Using the Entropy-Based COPRAS Method by İsmail Fatih Ceyhan, Ferhat Demirci

“…The study results generally conclude the sector to have shown variable financial performance during the period and the factors determining the financial performance ranking for this sector to be the profitability ratios.…”
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STUDI KOMPARASI METODE SVM-SMOTE DAN SMOTE-TOMEK DALAM MENGATASI IMBALANCE CLASS MENGGUNAKAN MODEL XGBOOST PADA KLASIFIKASI RUMAH TANGGA PENERIMA KUR by Eka Dicky Darmawan Yanuari, Rachmat Bintang Yudhianto, Ratu Risha Ulfia, Bagus Sartono, Aulia Rizki Firdawanti

“…Three XGBoost models with class balancing techniques SMOTE, SVM-SMOTE and SMOTE-Tomek were applied to SUSENAS data of West Java Province in 2023 consisting of 1 response variable and 19 predictor variables. The results showed that the XGBoost model with the SMOTE balancing method produced better accuracy in overall data classification, but was less effective in classifying minority classes as reflected by low sensitivity and F1-Score values. …”
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The Effect of Work Motivation and Principal Supervision on Teacher Performance  SMK YPE SUMPIUH by Waryan, Siti Nur Azizah

“…The Adjusted R Square value of 0.751 shows that these two variables are able to explain 75.1% of the variation in teacher performance, while other variables influence 24.9%. …”
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