Substance use among Indian Physicians: A narrative review by Yesh Chandra Singh, Roshan Bhad, Arun Kandaswamy

“…Aim: We conducted a narrative review to assess the rate and pattern of substance use among Indian physicians. …”
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A theory of memory for binary sequences: Evidence for a mental compression algorithm in humans. by Samuel Planton, Timo van Kerkoerle, Leïla Abbih, Maxime Maheu, Florent Meyniel, Mariano Sigman, Liping Wang, Santiago Figueira, Sergio Romano, Stanislas Dehaene

“…Both subjective complexity ratings and objective violation detection performance were well predicted by our theoretical measure of complexity, which simply reflects a weighted sum of the number of elementary instructions and digits in the shortest formula that captures the sequence in our language. While a simpler transition probability model, when tested as a single predictor in the statistical analyses, accounted for significant variance in the data, the goodness-of-fit with the data significantly improved when the language-based complexity measure was included in the statistical model, while the variance explained by the transition probability model largely decreased. …”
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Fatigue risk associated with extended off-duty periods and circadian misalignment: An exploratory truck driver fatigue risk model by Andries Mouton, Leila L. Goedhals-Gerber, Anneke de Bod

“…Fatigue is influenced by work schedules, driver health and sleep patterns. Objectives: This study analyses work scheduling factors contributing to fatigue, focussing on recovery between shifts, cumulative workload, waiting times and clock-in patterns. …”
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Overweight in childhood, adolescence and adulthood and cardiovascular risk in later life: pooled analysis of three british birth cohorts. by Min Hae Park, Ulla Sovio, Russell M Viner, Rebecca J Hardy, Sanjay Kinra

“…Logistic regression models were fitted to assess the associations of patterns of overweight with self-reported type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and coronary heart disease (CHD) in adulthood (34-53 years). …”
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Validation and adaptation of a Turkish version of the dietarian identity questionnaire. by Damla Gumus, Arife Macit, Senol Demirci, Mevlude Kizil

“…This study aimed to adapt and validate the Dietarian Identity Questionnaire (DIQ) for Turkish-speaking populations by establishing its cultural and linguistic suitability and examining dietarian identity profiles among different dietary patterns. The DIQ was adapted into Turkish and administered via a web-based survey to 487 Turkish-speaking adults (Mean age = 28.9 ± 10.7 years; 34.7% male, 64.1% female, and 1.2% non-binary). …”
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Mechanical responses of sandstone exposed to triaxial differential cyclic loading with distinct unloading rates of confining stress: A lab scale investigation by Z. Y. Song, W. H. Zhang, Z. Yu, Y. Zhao, M. Zhang, W. G. Dang

“…The confining stress unloading rate can dominate the radial strain rate, while the axial DCL pattern has an unpronounced effect. …”
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Empathy and Mental Health of Preschool Teachers: A Latent Profile Analysis by Jin R, Li X, Huang H

“…Latent profile analysis (LPA) was employed to identify subgroups of preschool teachers by self- and other empathy pattern types. Descriptive statistics, bivariate cross-tabulations, and multinomial logistic regression were used to characterize each profile while quantifying associations with mental health.Results: A four-profile model was identified as the best fit in this latent profile analysis: the largest profile of preschool teachers was characterized by moderate self- and other-oriented empathy (46.5%), a second profile was characterized by high self- and other-oriented empathy (25.2%), a third profile was characterized by high other-oriented and low self-oriented empathy (20.8%), and the smallest profile was characterized by both low self- and other-oriented empathy (7.5%). …”
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The effect of cutting regime on yield of sorghum in different climatic (vegetation) seasons by Darko Uher, Zvonimir Štafa, Dubravko Maćešić, Dražen Kaučić, Zoran Vukašinović

“…Forage could be produced on natural grasslands, leys or arable land, but in lowland and in dry areas short season forage crops should be interpolated due to instability of yields from grasslands. Using that pattern, it is possible to better utilize the potential of arable land and the energy of the sun instead of leaving the fields empty (3-8 months), and to produce high yield of quality forage. …”
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Measuring undergraduate evolution learning using the CANS: psychometric strengths and limitations by Austin L. Zuckerman, Gena Sbeglia

“…Results While a unidimensional Rasch model demonstrated acceptable reliabilities and fit for most of the CANS items, some items showed problematic fit statistics and were resistant to instruction. …”
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The three stages of religious decline around the world by Jörg Stolz, Nan Dirk de Graaf, Conrad Hackett, Jean-Philippe Antonietti

“…While Eastern post-Soviet countries deviate from this pattern, traditionally Muslim countries appear to follow its early stages. …”
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Reverse convection potential saturation during northward IMF by V. Wilder, C. R. Clauer, J. B. H. Baker

“…We then use bin‐averaged SuperDARN convection data and apply a spherical harmonic fit to calculate the average potential pattern for each northward IMF bin. …”
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Training Rarámuri Criollo Cattle to Virtual Fencing in a Chaparral Rangeland by Sara E. Campa Madrid, Andres R. Perea, Micah Funk, Maximiliano J. Spetter, Mehmet Bakir, Jeremy Walker, Rick E. Estell, Brandon Smythe, Sergio Soto-Navarro, Sheri A. Spiegal, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, Santiago A. Utsumi

“…The study found that Rarámuri Criollo cows can effectively adapt to virtual fencing technology, achieving over 99% containment rate while displaying typical diurnal patterns for grazing, resting, or traveling behavior. …”
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Network analysis of chronic disease among middle-aged and older adults in China: a nationwide survey by Chen Chen, Chen Chen, Hongfeng Wu, Likun Yang, Ke Kan, Xinping Zhang, Su Zhang, Rufu Jia, Xian Li

“…BackgroundGiven the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and multimorbidity among middle-aged and older individuals in China, it is crucial to explore the patterns of chronic disease multimorbidity and uncover the underlying mechanisms driving the co-existence of multiple chronic conditions.MethodsThis study analyzed data from 19,206 participants in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS 2018). …”
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Influence of livelihood functional diversity on agro-food systems in rural communities from different macro regions of Brazil by Rodrigo Jesus Silva, Gabriela Bielefeld Nardoto, Luiz Antônio Martinelli

“…Data from questionnaires were analyzed using multivariate statistical models to appraise similarities among communities and determine the relative influence of socioeconomic factors on agro-food patterns. Specific socioeconomic status and use of natural resource data were analyzed while adjusting for Petchey and Gaston's indicator of functional diversity to evaluate the heterogeneity of local livelihood activities and socioeconomic conditions. …”
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The trajectory of intrinsic capacity and its related factors among elderly Chinese patients with cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study by Yanyin Cui, Shanyan Lei, Yubing Xia, Fang Yang

“…Unordered multinomial logistic regression was utilized to evaluate the strength of the association between non-time-varying baseline characteristics and trajectory classifications, while a panel regression model was applied to analyze the association patterns between time-varying indicators and the dynamic evolution of these trajectories.ResultsThe GBTM model identified three categories of IC trajectories among elderly patients with CVD: the low-decreased group (n=162, 23.11%), the high-increased group (n=196, 27.96%), and the medium-stable group (n=343, 48.93%). …”
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Seasonal changes in Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) song syntax by Sean P. Roach, Luke C. McLean, Jeff W. MacLeod, Leslie S. Phillmore

“…In many songbird species, birdsong features phonological syntax, meaning that the units within their vocal sequences are ordered in a non-random way that adheres to a rule. While such syntactical patterns have been richly described in many species, comparatively little is known about how those patterns contribute to song achieving its important functions. …”
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Modelling child anaemia and co-existing infections using log-linear models by Grace Kakaire, Gregory Kerich, Robert Too, Mathew Kosgei

“…By employing log-linear models, this study aims to examine patterns and associations between malaria, fever, and child anaemia in Uganda while controlling for maternal anaemia. …”
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新編中學生考試焦慮因應量表：以潛在類別分析取向探究學生因應組型及預測因子 Coping Scale With Test Anxiety (COSTA) for Adolescent Students: Exploring Coping Profiles and Predictors Through a Latent Class Analysis Approa... by 趙子揚 Tzu-Yang Chao

“…Another objective of this study is to use the LPA approach to identify different coping patterns among students. Furthermore, we employ latent class regression (LCR) to predict different coping pattern categories based on students’ individual attributes. …”
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Probabilistic, entropy-maximizing control of large-scale neural synchronization. by Melisa Menceloglu, Marcia Grabowecky, Satoru Suzuki

“…Interestingly, we observed a modest but consistent spatial pattern of deviations from the maximum-entropy rule, potentially suggesting that the mid-central-posterior region serves as an "entropy dump" to facilitate the temporally precise control of spectral-power dynamics in the surrounding regions.…”
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Two-dimensional video analysis of the overhead squat: a preliminary study by Antônio Ribeiro Neto, Lucimara Ferreira Magalhães, Rafael Rosano Gotti Alves, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini, Daniel Ferreira Moreira Lobato, Dernival Bertoncello

“… The aim of this study was to identify changes in the pattern of movement during performance of the overhead squat, as well as possible differences between the sexes, during a protocol of an extreme conditioning program. …”
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