Analysis of Financial Speculators’ Herd Behaviour Impact on the Instability of Commodity Prices. Evidence from Weekly WTI Crude Oil Market Data Using Uncertainty Theory (2018–2024)... by Tebache Djamal, Chetbani Saida

“…Aim: The purpose of this paper is to model the herd behavior of financial speculators in order to demonstrate its effect on the instability of commodity prices, particularly WTI crude oil prices, following recent events: the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the war in the Middle East. …”
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Awareness of patient’s orthodontic problems and referral practices among general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists by Kamran Muhammad Abdullah, Saddah Rawan Ahmed, Alasmari Afnan Mohammed, Almoammar Salem, Alnazeh Abdullah A., Alshahrani Ibrahim

“…It revealed that variables with significant p-value were: orthodontist referral, the recommendation of orthodontic treatment only after the eruption of all permanent teeth, awareness of tooth extraction for alignment of irregular teeth, and awareness regarding worsening of temporomandibular joint problems by orthodontic treatment. …”
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Oral health status and treatment needs among 5–15-year-old children of tribal population in Noolpuzha Panchayath of Wayanad: A cross-sectional study by M. T. Jeseem, Soumya Mohanan Thotten Veetil, Kannan Vadakkepurayil, Muhammed Rasif Manningal

“…Their poor accessibility to dental resources results in an increased prevalence of dental diseases in them. Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the oral health status and treatment needs among the tribal children in Noolpuzha panchayath of Wayanad district of Kerala state. …”
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Pulp for health: Measuring consumer interest in avocado's nutritional properties by Daniela Spina, Manal Hamam, Raffaele Zanchini, Vincenzo Morreale, Raffaella Pergamo, Mario D'Amico, Giuseppe Di Vita

“…Additionally, socioeconomic variables—particularly gender, education level, and sports participation—emerge as key determinants of perceived nutritional value. …”
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Sinus arrhythmia effects on QT dispersion parameters in healthy individuals and coronary heart disease patients by P. Ya. Dovgalevsky, O. K. Rybak, A. N. Burlaka, L. A. Katkova, E. V. Lazareva, Ya. P. Dovgalevsky, A. V. Sorokin

“…Aim. To study sinus arrhythmia (SA) effects on quantitative parameters of time myocardial repolarization dispersion (dQTt) in healthy people and coronary heart disease (CHD) patients, as well to assess the potential of this predictor in CHD diagnostics. …”
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Burnout and its associated factors among healthcare workers in COVID-19 isolation centres in Khartoum, Sudan: A cross-sectional study. by Esraa S A Alfadul, Malaz Mohammed Idrees Abdalmotalib, Salma Salah Khalid Alrawa, Rama Osman Abdelrahman Osman, Hadiea Mosaab AhmedElbashir Hassan, Alsamany Taha Albasheir, Elfatih A Hasabo, Sagad O O Mohamed, Kamil Mirghani Ali Shaaban

“…The Chi-square test and Fisher exact test were used to identify variables associated with burnout. Logistic regression was used to determine the factors associated with burnout, and the p-value of ≤ .05 is considered statistically significant.…”
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Perception of former illegal logger to agroforestry in Tetelan land of Meru Betiri National Park, Indonesia by Khusnatul Khomsah, Ihsannudin, Sukmo Pinuji, Lennny Luthfiyah

“…Then, the agroforestry system should be applied to restore the function of forests and generate economic value. The research aims to examine the perceptions of former illegal loggers and the factors that influence the application of agroforestry on “tetelan” land. …”
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Optimizing Concrete Mix Design for Cost and Carbon Reduction Using Machine Learning by Angga T. Yudhistira, Arief S. B. Nugroho, Iman Satyarno, Tantri N. Handayani, Malindu Sandanayake, Rimba Erlangga, Jonathan Lianto, Alfa Rosyid Ernanto

“…The research findings indicate that the ML model provides satisfactory prediction values with an R2 value of 0.9043, root mean square error of 48.5147 and mean absolute percentage error of 0.0484. …”
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Factors Related to Bone Metabolism in Kidney Transplant Recipients by Chenxiu Wang, Yanan Huo, Xinchang Li, Anhua Lin, Qingxiang Hu, Changhui Xiong, Ying Deng

“…This study is aimed at establishing the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and determining the risk factors for bone mass loss. …”
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Determinants of consumers’ purchase intention to buy smartphones online by Mohammed Julfikar Ali, Md. Mobarak Karim, Benazir Ishaque Hitoishi, H. M. Atif Wafik, K. M. Anwarul Islam

“…Cronbach’s alpha value was used to assess the inner surface of this study. …”
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Health and Liver Diagnostic Markers Influencing Glycemia in Subjects with Prediabetes: Preview Study by Omar Ramos-Lopez, Diego Martinez-Urbistondo, Santiago Navas-Carretero, Ruixin Zhu, Maija Huttunen-Lenz, Gareth Stratton, Teodora Handjieva-Darlenska, Svetoslav Handjiev, Jouko Ensio Sundvall, Marta P. Silvestre, Elli Jalo, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen, Tanja C. Adam, Margriet Westerterp-Plantenga, Elizabeth Simpson, Ian MacDonald, Moira A. Taylor, Sally D. Poppitt, Wolfgang Schlicht, Jennie Brand-Miller, Mikael Fogelholm, Anne Raben, J. Alfredo Martinez

“…Multivariate models identified age, sex, glucose, WC and QoL as important predictors of HSI variability (adj. R value = 0.1393, <i>p</i> < 0.001), whereas the QoL status was statistically related to age, sex, HOMA-IR and HSI (adj. …”
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Relationship between history of falls and foot pressure centre parameters during gait and stance in patients with lower-limb osteoarthritis by Yuya Mawarikado, Yosuke Uchihashi, Yusuke Inagaki, Munehiro Ogawa, Yoshinobu Uchihara, Naoto Seriu, Yukako Ishida, Yasuyo Kobayashi, Asuka Sakata, Keiji Nogami, Midori Shima, Yasuhito Tanaka, Akira Kido

“…In hip OA patients, significant age, anterior‒posterior symmetry, and variability differences were observed. In knee OA patients, anterior‒posterior symmetry and lateral variability showed significant between-group differences. …”
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in dizygotic twin ovine fetuses are associated with discordant responses to antenatal steroid therapy by Erin L. Fee, Haruo Usuda, Sean W. D. Carter, Hideyuki Ikeda, Tsukasa Takahashi, Yuki Takahashi, Yusaku Kumagai, Michael W. Clarke, Demelza J. Ireland, John P. Newnham, Masatoshi Saito, Sebastian E. Illanes, Binny Priya Sesurajan, Liang Shen, Mahesh A. Choolani, Gokce Oguz, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Sara Ritchie, Andrew Ritchie, Alan H. Jobe, Matthew W. Kemp

“…We aimed to test the degree of concordance in preterm lung function, and correlate this with genomic, transcriptomic, and pharmacokinetic variables in preterm dizygotic twin ovine fetuses. …”
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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with motor relearning program on strength and balance in stroke patients by Muhammad Hamad Haleem, Mirza Obaid Baig, Turki Abualait, Woo-Kyoung Yoo, Sumaiyah Obaid, Shahid Bashir

“…Results There were no statistically significant effects in the experimental group for either strength or balance (p-value > 0.05) but there were time effects for both variables especially during the intervention period in both the experimental and control groups. …”
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Artificial intelligence model for predicting early biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy by Miguel Angel Bergero, Pablo Martínez, Patricio Modina, Ricardo Hosman, Wenceslao Villamil, Romina Gudiño, Carlos David, Lucas Costa

“…The study underscores the value of ML in refining prognosis prediction and guiding therapeutic strategies in prostate cancer. …”
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Factors influencing on future core nursing competency: focusing on King’s Dynamic Interaction System Model in South Korea: a cross-sectional study by Cheol Eon Park, Jeonghun Kang, Soon Hyun Myung, Hyun Seo Yoo, In Young Cho

“…Purpose This study aimed to examine the relationship between future core nursing competencies and key variables, identifying factors influencing these competencies among senior nursing students. …”
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Prediction of coronary heart disease based on klotho levels using machine learning by Yuan Yao, Ying Zhao, Haifeng Li, Yanlin Han, Yue Wu, Renwei Guo, Mingfeng Ma, Lixia Bu

“…Some studies have indicated that klotho protein levels upon admission comprise an independent risk factor for CHD and have clinical value for predicting CHD. This study aimed to construct a tool to predict CHD risk by analyzing klotho levels and clinically relevant indicators by using a machine learning (ML) method. …”
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EMOTIONAL STATUS AND FOOD PREFERENCE STYLE: THE RESULTS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ESSE-RF IN SAINT-PETERSBURG, SAMARA AND ORENBURG by O. P. Rotar, Е. А. Dubinina, A. V. Orlov, R. A. Libis, E. N. Isaeva, I. R. Basyrova, D. V. Duplyakov, S. A. Gudkova, V. N. Solntsev, A. N. Alyokhin, E. I. Baranova, A. O. Konradi, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Aim. To study the relation of emotional status with negative tendencies in food preference style in Russian population, including regional specifics of Saint-Petersburg, Samara and Orenburg. …”
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Exploring the awareness of organic food consumption in Algeria: a gender based-study by Chems Eddine Boukhedimi, Abderrahmane Batache, Noureddine Sahali, Yacine Redjouani

“…It means that both men and women agree to consume it in this case (p-value = 0.296). Moreover, several suggestions were given for future studies, as well as including other variables (Age groups, academic degree, and income level).…”
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Validation of ARISCAT Model Score to Predict Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Tertiary Referral Hospital in Indonesia by Muhammad Alkaff, Ceva Wicaksono Pitoyo, Aldy Heriwardito, Sukamto Koesnoe

“…Discrimination of ARISCAT score was shown by AUC value of 88.2% (CI 95%; 84.1-92.2%). Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed p=0.052 and calibration plot revealed coefficient r=0.968. …”
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