Evaluating a 52-week fresh food prescribing program in Ontario, Canada: A mixed-methods study on food insecurity, fruit and vegetable intake, and health by Laura Jane Brubacher, Matthew Little, Ashmita Grewal, Eleah Stringer, Abby Richter, Warren Dodd

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants to expand on survey findings. …”
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Individualized virtual integrative medicine (IVIM): A clinical model for enhanced GLP-1 therapeutic outcomes by Jessica Duncan, Patrick Lee Stevens, Emily Bigby, Courtney Floyd, Josh Malina, Jennifer Nickens, Amber Lambert, Taylor Kantor

“…The results of this study indicate the protocol is a novel method to enhance therapeutic medical weight reduction results via a structured, telehealth-based approach for obesity management.…”
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Health-promoting behavior and its determinants towards non-communicable diseases among adult residents of the Gedeo zone, South Ethiopia: the application of the health belief model by Habtamu Endashaw Hareru, Tizalegn Tesfaye Mamo, Mesfin Abebe, Berhanu Gidisa Debela

“…Interviews administered through a structured questionnaire were used to collect the data. …”
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Predictive study of machine learning combined with serum Neuregulin 4 levels for hyperthyroidism in type II diabetes mellitus by Huilan Gu, Ye Lu

“…A parameter-optimized SVM model (C=1, linear kernel) was constructed for structured data modeling. …”
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Nursing informatics competence and its associated factors among nurses in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Mariam A. Kidayi, Elihuruma Eliufoo Stephano, Ziada Juma Sellah, Mtoro J. Mtoro, Yang Min

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire that included the Self-Assessment of Nursing Informatics Competencies Scale (SANICS) to assess competence in computer literacy, informatics literacy, and informatics management skills. …”
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Influence of gestational weight gain on baby’s birth weight in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia: a follow-up study by Andrew Hayen, Yadeta Dessie, Maralyn Foureur, Fekede Asefa, Allison Cummins

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and medical record reviews. …”
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Perceptions of coastal dwellers about the effects of extreme temperature and saline water on human health: evidence from Bangladesh by Muhammad Zakaria, Muhammad Zakaria, Rezaul Karim, Rezaul Karim, Didar Islam, Md. Sarwar Ahmad, Mostak Ahammad, Feng Cheng, Feng Cheng, Junfang Xu

“…The sample consisted of 391 participants (N = 391) residing in the coastal region of Ramgati. A structured questionnaire was employed to collect data. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of the community participation approaches to improve access to mass drug administration for trachoma elimination in a pastoral conflict area of Baringo... by Collins Okoyo, Omar Kopi, Paul M Gichuki, Bridget W Kimani, Tabitha Kanyui, Titus Waititu, Wyckliff P Omondi, Doris W Njomo

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, which captured information on socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics, knowledge about trachoma and MDA, drug use, and perceptions of the treatment. …”
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Surface Water Environmental Quality Variation and Influencing Factors in Jiangxi Province by WANG Qi, FENG Qian, ZHOU Ge

“…The transition in pollutant structure (from COD-heavy composite pollution to nutrient-dominated pollution) underscores the need for synergistic nitrogen-phosphorus control. …”
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The role of wound macrophage anti-inflammatory polarization and MANF production in the treatment of diabetic foot with tibial cortex transverse transport by MO Ruiqing, YANG Shenghui, SU Hongjie, HUA Qikai

“…Postoperatively, a rich microvascular structure and glands were observed, with well-organized skin tissue structure, increased collagen deposition (P < 0.05), a significant decrease in the ratio of iNOS positive cells to CD206 positive cells (P < 0.05), and a significant increase in the density of MANF positive cells per unit area compared with pre-operation (P < 0.05). …”
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Deep-Ultraviolet Emitting AlGaN Multiple Quantum Well Graded-Index Separate-Confinement Heterostructures Grown by MBE on SiC Substrates by Haiding Sun, Jian Yin, Emanuele Francesco Pecora, Luca Dal Negro, Roberto Paiella, Theodore D. Moustakas

“…Deep-ultraviolet emitting structures based on Al_0.65Ga_0.35N&#x002F;Al_0.8Ga_0.2N multiple quantum wells (MQWs), embedded in compositionally graded Al<italic>_x</italic>Ga_1&#x2212;<italic>_x</italic>N films in the form of graded-index-separate-confinement heterostructure, were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. …”
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Fatness, fitness and the aging brain: A cross sectional study of the associations between a physiological estimate of brain age and physical fitness, activity, sleep, and body comp... by David Wing, Lisa T. Eyler, Eric J. Lenze, Julie Loebach Wetherell, Jeanne F. Nichols, Romain Meeusen, Job G. Godino, Joshua S. Shimony, Abraham Z. Snyder, Tomoyuki Nishino, Ginger E. Nicol, Guy Nagels, Bart Roelands

“…Introduction: Changes in brain structure and function occur with aging. However, there is substantial heterogeneity both in terms of when these changes begin, and the rate at which they progress. …”
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Towards high quality transferred barium titanate ferroelectric hybrid integrated modulator on silicon by Mengxue Tao, Butong Zhang, Tianxiang Zhao, Xiaoxuan Wu, Ming Liu, Guohua Dong, Junjia Wang

“…However, despite its enormous potential, certain limitations, such as the absence of a linear electro-optical (EO) effect because of the symmetric crystal structure of silicon remain. …”
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A VioA Variant Activates Antibiotic Streptogramins in the Heterologous Host <i>Streptomyces</i> sp. OUC20-O by Jie Shan, Liangguang Yue, Luyao Xu, Runyi Wang, Qingzhou Meng, Jun Feng, Joon-Hee Lee, Ming Lu, Huayue Li

“…Among these, compound <b>1</b>, named linstreptogramin, is a new compound with an unusual linear streptogramin skeleton. The planar structure and stereochemistry of compound <b>1</b> were established based on extensive MS and NMR spectroscopic analyses, together with ECD calculations. …”
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Effect of part orientation and thickness on radiation shielding in FDM 3D printing of PET-G composite with tungsten by Jakub Mesicek, Petr Alexa, Eliska Posmykova, Quoc-Phu Ma, Adam Musil, Jiri Hajnys, Eva Olsovska, Jana Petru

“…The filament has 75 % tungsten content and is recommended for use where structural integrity and effective X-ray and gamma-ray attenuation are desirable. …”
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An immunoinformatics approach in designing high-coverage mRNA multi-epitope vaccine against multivariant SARS-CoV-2 by Ernawati Arifin Giri-Rachman, Al Mirahma Febri Kurnianti, Rizarullah, Aditya Hanung Setyadi, Anita Artarini, Marselina Irasonia Tan, Catur Riani, Dessy Natalia, Reza Aditama, Husna Nugrahapraja

“…The identified epitopes were further subjected to molecular docking analysis with MHC molecules and combined into the design of a multi-epitope vaccine. The validated 3D structure of the vaccine construct (VC) was used in molecular docking with TLR4 and BCR. …”
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An enhanced DPoS consensus mechanism using quadratic voting in Web 3.0 ecosystem by Tianyu Lei, Qinnan Zhang, Wangjie Qiu, Hongwei Zheng, Shuyi Miao, Wanqing Jie, Jianming Zhu, Jin Dong, Zhiming Zheng

“…To prevent the system from reverting to a linear reward structure under Sybil Attacks, we introduce admission rules and vote similarity detection mechanisms to strengthen its robustness. …”
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Deteriorated biomechanical properties of human hypertrophied septum in response to cardiomyocyte enlargement, overexpressed collagen, and disarrayed microstructures by Katherine M. Copeland, Houjia Chen, Uday Chintapula, Milad Almasian, Duc Khang Chung, Alan M. Taylor, Yichen Ding, Gaurav Sharma, Michael E. Jessen, Yi Hong, Kytai T. Nguyen, Matthias Peltz, Pietro Bajona, Jun Liao

“…However, there is a lack of detailed biomechanical assessments of human hypertrophied septum and a lack of understanding of the structural-mechanical relationship between altered biomechanical properties and cellular hypertrophy, fibrotic overexpression, and microstructural disruptions. …”
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Integrating Hyperspectral, Thermal, and Ground Data with Machine Learning Algorithms Enhances the Prediction of Grapevine Yield and Berry Composition by Shaikh Yassir Yousouf Jewan, Deepak Gautam, Debbie Sparkes, Ajit Singh, Lawal Billa, Alessia Cogato, Erik Murchie, Vinay Pagay

“…Numerous studies have reported the complexity in modelling grapevine yield and quality due to variability in the canopy structure, challenges in incorporating soil and microclimatic factors, and management practices throughout the growing season. …”
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Simulation Analysis and Experimental Verification of the Transport Characteristics of a High-Volume CubeSat Storage Device by Yong Zhao, Yuhao Zhang, Zeming Zhao, Chenyuan Li, Lili Zhang, Xiaoze Yang, Honghao Yue, Caiting He, Jianlei Zhu, Ye erken Halishi, Youle Wu, Guicheng Xing, Milamujiang Kezierbieke

“…This paper comprehensively describes the structural composition and operational principles of this storage and transport system. …”
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