Development of The Climate Change Mitigation Practices Scale (ccmps): An Exploratory Factor Analysis by Jomar Saif Baudin, ShyMarie Quinto, Christian Aui Saluta

“… The pressing issue of climate change necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the mitigation practices individuals engage in to address this global crisis. This study aimed to develop and validate the Climate Change Mitigation Practices Scale (CCMPS) using exploratory factor analysis. …”
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ApoE Polymorphism Is Associated With C-Reactive Protein in Low-HDL Family Members and in Normolipidemic Subjects by Juhani Kahri, Aino Soro-Paavonen, Christian Ehnholm, Marja-Riitta Taskinen

“…The differences in serum CRP values remained significant after adjustment for age, BMI, smoking status, hypertension, gender, lipoprotein variables, and family number. …”
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Does brand love strictly increase purchase intention? The case of Linio by Kevin Helaman Rocha-Vallejos, Shirley Nicol Rabanal-Altamirano, Daniel Amadeo Robles-Fabian, Franklin Cordova-Buiza

“…After applying Spearman’s Rho tests, the results showed a moderate relationship, with the satisfaction and love dimensions having the highest values. In contrast, the word-of-mouth communication and commitment dimensions have the lowest values. …”
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Hormonal, biochemical, and hematological study of horses used in police patrol in an equatorial climate by Suelen Andrade Ricarte, Misael Brito de Lima, Cleberson Eduardo Santos de Oliveira, Osvaldo Gato Nunes Neto, Antônio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Rejane Santos Sousa, Luís Fernando Gouvêa, Alanna do Socorro Lima da Silva, Ana Izabel Passarella Teixeira, Adriana Caroprezo Morini

“…Results showed no significant changes in cortisol concentrations but indicated a reduced circadian rhythm. Biochemical variables such as lactate, lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase were within reference values. …”
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The application of transfer machine learning to predict and impute missing sulphate levels in different Acid Mine Drainage treatment plants by Taskeen Hasrod, Yannick B. Nuapia, Hlanganani Tutu

“…This was possible due to the high degree of similarity between all domains (treatment plants) since they had similar geographic locations, the same treatment process, possessed the same important features and had the same relationships between variables. TL was successful in providing three accurate datasets for AMD sulphate levels, an important accomplishment towards having reliable data for use in design of experiments aimed at recovering valuable resources such as elemental sulphur, gypsum and important metals from AMD.…”
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Attenuation Relationships for the Horizontal Component of Peak Ground Acceleration (PGAH) Using Gene Expression Programing (GEP) and Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) by Mehrasa Ajam, Mohammad Shamekhi Amiri, Hossein Pahlavan

“…The amount of fitness function (f) was obtained 766.12 from 1,000 in the GEP method and 767.77 from 1,000 in the GMDH method. The values of the fitness function, residuals and comparison plots showed a high-agreement between “the values predicted by the attenuation relationships” and “the actual values observed in the earthquakes.” …”
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A study on the determination of handgrip strength of Olympic style weightlifting athletes by Kenan Erdağı, Osman Tüfekçi, Mustafa Yeşeri, Mehmet F. Yüksel, Nimet Turgut, Burak E. Eroğlu

“…Background and Study Aim: Handgrip strength is widely accepted as a functionality parameter to assess upper extremity performance. …”
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: Strategies for diagnosis at initial admission by Ahmet Melih Şahin, Emrullah Ataş, Sinan Çetin

“…The sensitivity for cut off values of 48 mg/L for CRP and 0.52 ng/mL for PCT were 90.5 % and 82.4 %, respectively. …”
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A study of the relationship between Bispectral index and age-adjusted minimum alveolar concentration during the maintenance phase of general anesthesia in elective surgery by Nishant Kumar, Gunjan Bansal, Aruna Jain

“…Background and Aims: Bispectral index (BIS) and minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) are commonly used to monitor the depth of anesthesia. …”
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Comparative hemodynamic responses to upright and recumbent cycling in patients with exercise intolerance by Arif Albulushi, Arif Albulushi, Faisal Al Harthi, Gamal Aly, Yahya Al-Wahshi, Mohammed H. El-Deeb

“…IntroductionUnderstanding the influence of body position on cardiovascular responses during exercise is crucial for precise diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, particularly in patients with exercise intolerance.AimThis study aims to compare the hemodynamic responses to exercise in upright and recumbent cycling positions in patients with exercise intolerance.MethodsA cross-over study design was employed, enrolling 21 patients for right heart catheterization during exercise in both upright and recumbent positions. …”
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Analysis of Neutrophil, Leukocyte, Lymphocyte, and NLR Cell Profiles in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Gastritis Affected by Helicobacter pylori and Non-Helicobacter pylori Infect... by Nahdah Aulia Aziz, Manik Retno Wahyunitisari, Imam Susilo

“…Soetomo Hospital between 2018 and 2022. The variables analyzed included Helicobacter pylori infections and values of neutrophil, leukocyte, lymphocyte, and NLR cells. …”
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Experimental Research and Analysis of Influencing Factors on Hysteresis Properties of Common Steel Bars with Unbonded Sections by Chongfang Sun, Zhipeng Zhao, Longji Dang, Zhenli Zhang, Yamin Song

“…With the aim of investigating the factors influencing the hysteretic behavior of common steel bars with unbonded sections (CS-US), hysteresis tests of six CS-US specimens were conducted, taking unbonded length, the location of the unbonded section, steel bar diameter, steel bar strength grade, and concrete strength grade as study variables. …”
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The role of prefrontal cortex in chronic low back pain with comorbid depression: A resting-state fMRI study by Yanqiao Zhao, Chen Gong, Pan Zhu, Suimin Guo, Yangyang Lin, Yafei Wang, Beibei Feng, Xiaochun Meng, Yuling Wang

“…ReHo and FC were associated with depression, pain catastrophizing, and back pain-related disability. ReHo values of superior frontal gyrus and its FC to cerebellum mediated the correlation between BDI and variables such as pain intensity and pain catastrophizing. …”
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Integrating genetic polymorphisms and clinical data to develop predictive models for skin toxicity in breast cancer radiation therapy by Ester Aguado-Flor, Victoria M. Reyes, Víctor Navarro, Meritxell Mollà, Miguel E. Aguado-Barrera, Manuel Altabas, David Azria, Adinda Baten, Celine Bourgier, Renée Bultijnck, Jenny Chang-Claude, Maria Carmen De Santis, Alison M. Dunning, Laura Duran-Lozano, Rebecca M. Elliott, Marie-Pierre Farcy Jacquet, Carlotta Giandini, Alexandra Giraldo, Sheryl Green, Maarten Lambrecht, Carlos Lopez-Pleguezuelos, Chris Monten, Tiziana Rancati, Tim Rattay, Barry S. Rosenstein, Dirk De Ruysscher, Orland Diez, Petra Seibold, Elena Sperk, R Paul Symonds, Hilary Stobart, Ana Vega, Liv Veldeman, Guillermo Villacampa, Adam J. Webb, Caroline Weltens, Paolo Zunino, Christopher J. Talbot, Catharine M. West, Jordi Giralt, Sara Gutiérrez-Enríquez

“…Models incorporating either clinical variables alone or in combination with SNPs achieved similar AUC and c-index values of ∼0.60 for acute and late toxicity, respectively. …”
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Analysis of the correlation between socio-economic development and land prices – a study of the Zagnańsk municipality by Barbara Prus, Karol Król, Karolina Chrobot

“…The level of the municipality’s socio-economic development was evaluated using the zero unitarization method, by means of the normalization of 12 diagnostic variables. The analysis of unit prices of properties was performed on the basis of data from the register of property prices and values, obtained from the District Office (Starostwo Powiatowe) in Kielce. …”
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Interaction of integral parameters of physical state and biological age of students aged 17-19 years old in the process of adaptation to standard and experimental physical educatio... by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Nataliya Mazurok

“…Background and Study Aim. The process of adaptation to physical education programs is a critical factor influencing the health and physical development of students. …”
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Identification of catchment areas with phosphorus pollution risk for lowland river water quality by Aleksandra Steinhoff-Wrześniewska, Krzysztof Pulikowski, Maria Strzelczyk, Marek Helis

“…The study aimed to analyse the seasonal variability of phosphorus concentrations and phosphorus content and the impact of catchment development of the Panew Mała River. …”
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The impact of renewable energy consumption on export performance in Uzbekistan: A vector autoregression approach by Arslonbek Nurjanov, Fozil Xolmurotov, Ergash Ibadullaev, Jasurbek Ataniyazov, Manzura Masharipova, Feruza Yusupova, Xolilla Xolmuratov

“…Unit root tests (ADF and PP) were conducted, revealing that all variables are stationary in their first differences, which necessitated cointegration analysis. …”
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Weather dependence of medical rehabilitation efficiency in patients with ischemic heart disease on the resort of the South Coast of Crimea by A. S. Ivaschenko, V. V. Ezhov, L. V. Yezhova, T. S. Yanovskiy, V. I. Mizin, A. M. Yarosh, P. E. Grigoriev, A. F. Pyankov

“…Regression equations for the dynamics of the ICF b2401, b280, b4301 and b440 domains on the values of air temperature (AT-M), atmospheric pressure variability (APV), air temperature variability (ATV-M) wind speed (WS-M) and total CIPP-M have been developed, which allow to reliably form a rehabilitation prognosis for patients with IHD for all terms of health resort treatment in the SCC.Conclusions. …”
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¿Puede el Modelo de Educación Deportiva favorecer la igualdad de género, los procesos motivacionales y la implicación del alumnado en Educación Física? (Can the Sport Education Mo... by Rubén Llanos-Muñoz, Francisco Miguel Leo, Miguel Ángel López-Gajardo, Enrique Cano-Cañada, David Sánchez-Oliva

“…The educational environment is established as the context where students, regardless of their gender, have equal opportunities to practice sport. The aim of this study was to analyse the impact of a didactic unit in Physical Education (PE) of Ultimate Frisbee through the Sports Education Model (SEM) on psychosocial variables of high school students, as well as to examine possible differences according to gender. …”
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