Influence of internet and media use on overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: evidence from the demographic and health survey by Adeleye Abiodun Adeomi

“…Data were obtained from the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey, 2018. The outcome variable was overweight/obesity which was defined using the body mass index (BMI) and the BMI-for-age reference values among adults (20 – 49 years) and adolescents (15 – 19 years) respectively. …”
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Influência das precipitações na produtividade agrícola no Estado da Paraíba Influence of precipitations on agricultural productivity in Paraíba State by Lindenberg L. da Silva, Rafael F. da Costa, João H. B. da C. Campos, Renilson T. Dantas

“…With the estimated precipitation values during the rainy season one could decide to plant, or not, in a particular micro region.…”
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Impact of Carotid Endarterectomy on Choroidal Thickness and Volume in Enhanced Depth Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging by Elżbieta Krytkowska, Monika Masiuk, Miłosz P. Kawa, Aleksandra Grabowicz, Paweł Rynio, Arkadiusz Kazimierczak, Krzysztof Safranow, Piotr Gutowski, Anna Machalińska

“…In the EIE and ECE groups, no significant differences in either CT or CV values before and on the 2nd day after the CEA were observed. …”
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Free fatty acids level may effect a residual insulin secretion in type 1 diabetes by Wojciech Młynarski, Iwona Pietrzak, Beata Mianowska, Agnieszka Szadkowska, Krystyna Wyka, Agnieszka Zmysłowska

“…29.4 vs. 28.9±23.1 mg/dl; p=0.0003). However, both values were positively correlated (r=0.31; p=0.0008). …”
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Effect of Composition and Processing Conditions on Selected Properties of Potato-Based Pellets and Microwave-Expanded Snacks Supplemented with Fresh Beetroot Pulp by Katarzyna Lisiecka, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Agnieszka Sujak

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the addition of fresh beetroot pulp in amounts from 2.5 to 30.0 g/100 g, as well as variable screw speeds (60, 80, 100 rpm) on the chemical composition, water absorption, water solubility index, density, expansion rate, and texture of potato-based pellets and expanded snacks. …”
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Organic petrographical, geochemical, and mineralogical features of the Permian Coalbrook Sub-basin, South Africa: Reconstruction of paleo-depositional conditions by F. Zonke Chitlango, Ofentse M. Moroeng, Nicola J. Wagner

“…Given that South Africa is projected to remain reliant on coal for its energy needs in the short-to medium-term, the study aims to expand on the limited knowledge regarding this part of the Main Karoo Basin (MKB). …”
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Using and implementing care bundles for patients with acute admission for COPD: qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experience in four hospitals in England by Sarah Purdy, Katherine Morton, Anna King, Sue Jenkins, Ali Shaw, Melanie Chalder, James Calvert

“…However, different organisational, staff and clinical factors aid or hinder bundle use in an acute hospital context, suggesting potentially resolvable reasons for variable implementation of bundles. Finally, bundles may enhance staff experience of care delivery, even if the impact on patient outcomes remains uncertain.…”
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Postoperative Deep Vein Thrombosis Following Tibial Fracture Surgery by Humam Baki, İsmail Bülent Özçelik

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Postoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common and serious complication after tibial fracture surgery. This study aimed to develop and evaluate machine learning (ML) models to predict the occurrence of DVT following tibia fracture surgery. …”
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Intra pulp chamber temperature variation caused by Nd:YAG and Diode LASER irradiation by Sérgio Kiyoshi Ishikiriama, Rafael Massunari Maenosono, Letícia Ferreira de Freitas Brianezzi, Vanessa Maira Vieira Cunha, Rafael Francisco Lia Mondelli

“…The quantitative response variable was the temperature variation (?t) in  C. …”
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The Effect of Lidocaine Splash Block Followed by Suspensory Ligament Massage in Female Dogs Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy: A Prospective Study by Eugenia Flouraki, Epameinondas Loukopoulos, Dimitrios Gougoulis, Ioannis Savvas, Chrysoula Margeti, Konstantina Karagianni, Vassiliki Tsioli

“…The administration of lidocaine as part of multimodal analgesia in dogs undergoing ovariohysterectomies demonstrates variable analgesic efficacy. The aim of this prospective, double–blinded clinical study was to evaluate the effectiveness of lidocaine 2% irrigation on the ovarian suspensory ligament, followed by localised massage, in achieving sufficient intraoperative analgesia. …”
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Relationship between time-weighted average anion gap and mortality in septic shock patients: a retrospective analysis of the MIMIC-IV database by Longsheng Zhang, Huankai Zhang, Zhiliang Huang, Shujun Ye, Xiaoman Sun, Renzhe Lin, Sen Li, Jinxin Lan, Duo Yang

“…Participants were categorized into four quartiles based on their TWA-AG values. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality, and the secondary outcomes were in-hospital and 1-year mortality. …”
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Early prediction of sepsis-induced cardiorenal syndrome: superiority of myoglobin over troponin I by Yiguo Liu, Chao Zheng, Xi Liu, Xiao-qin Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Chen Yu

“…Model interpretability was enhanced using SHapley Additive exPlanations values and visualized via a nomogram.Results A total of 1,580 patients diagnosed with sepsis at admission in Shanghai Tongji Hospital were enrolled. …”
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Factors Related to Infant Mortality Rate and Under-Five Mortality Rate in Turkey: An Ecological Study with Provincial Data by Hakan Tüzün

“…Health promotion programs can be developed for infant and child mortality with the aim of changing high fertility preferences and preventing adolescent pregnancies. …”
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Academic Motivation in Paramedical Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences: A Four-year Follow-up by fatemeh sharififard, hamid asayesh, abed asgari, Azam heidarpour, mahsa haji mohammad hoseini

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the motivation of paramedical students at Qom University of Medical Sciences over a four-year period. …”
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Relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance and strength performance in young male athletes by Şükran İribalcı, Mert Aydoğmuş, Serkan Revan, Harun Genç

“…FMS scores, dynamic balance, static balance and strength values of the participants were determined. Shapiro-Wilk test was applied to determine if the data were normally distributed, Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis was used measure linear correlation, and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (ρ) was determined to measure the strength and direction of correlation between variables. …”
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Heart Rate Measurement Accuracy During Intermittent Efforts Under Laboratory Conditions: A Comparative Analysis Between Chest Straps and Armband by Joaquín Martín Marzano-Felisatti, Leonardo De Lucca, José Ignacio Priego-Quesada, José Pino-Ortega

“…Heart rate (HR) is the most frequently used variable to monitor athletes’ internal load during training and competition. …”
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Predicting in-hospital mortality in ICU patients with lymphoma using machine learning models. by Ling Xu, Guang Tu, Zhonglan Cai, Tianbi Lan

“…Model performance was evaluated through cross-validation and SHapley Additive exPlanation (SHAP) values to interpret variable importance. A total of 1591 patients were included, with 342 (21.5%) in-hospital deaths. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE, JOB PROMOTION, AND WORK MOTIVATION ON EMPLOYEE JOB SATISFACTION AT PERUMDA BANK PEREKONOMIAN RAKYAT by Nanda Salsa Nabila, Nur Laely Ramdaniyah, Siti Maryam

“…This implies that the lowest score on the employee job satisfaction variable needs to be improved by improving the compensation and benefits system so that employees feel valued and get proper welfare, establishing a welcoming and encouraging workplace to boost motivation and comfort among employees, providing career development programs and training to provide opportunities for employees to improve skills and career paths, implementing an objective and transparent performance appraisal system so that employees feel treated fairly in terms of promotions and awards and improving the balance between work and personal life with flexible work policies and proportional workloads. …”
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Prognostic model of total runoff and its components from a partially urbanized small lowland catchment by Tomasz Szymczak, Katarzyna Krężałek

“…They were recorded in the catchment of the upper-course Mławka river. The obtained values of the criterion functions lead us to conclude that the quality of the model is very good. …”
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE INDF.JK STOCK PRICE MOVEMENT PREDICTION MODEL USING RANDOM FOREST METHOD WITH GRID SEARCH CROSS VALIDATION OPTIMIZATION by Della Zaria, Evy Sulistianingsih, Shantika Martha, Wirda Andani

“…The Random Forest prediction model with Grid Search CV optimization has better performance indicators than the Random Forest model without Grid Search CV optimization, which is shown by the increase of all indicator values. The relative Strength Index is the variable with the best performance for the prediction model. …”
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