MoveMentor—examining the effectiveness of a machine learning and app-based digital assistant to increase physical activity in adults: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Corneel Vandelanotte, Stewart Trost, Danya Hodgetts, Tasadduq Imam, MD Mamunur Rashid, Quyen G. To, Carol Maher

“…By addressing the limitations of existing conversational agents, we aim to pave the way for more effective and adaptable interventions. Trial registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry ACTRN12624000255583p. …”
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GINSER: Geographic Information System Based Optimal Route Recommendation via Optimized Faster R-CNN by S. D. Anitha Selvasofia, B. SivaSankari, R. Dinesh, N. Muthukumaran

“…Abstract Traffic congestion and accident-prone zones present significant challenges to urban transportation by causing delays, pollution, and safety hazards. …”
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New Miocene litoptern remains from Colombia and ecological structure of American Neogene herbivore guilds by Andrew J. McGrath, Darin A. Croft, Juan D. Carrillo, M. Gabriela Suárez, Andres Vanegas, Siobhan B. Cooke, Andres Link

“…Pre-GABI South American faunas were more ecomorphologically diverse than their North American counterparts. …”
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Rationale and design of an exercise intervention for patients with cancer cachexia: protocol for a one-year follow-up prospective study (2CAPA) by Romane Peyrachon, Cindy Richard, Brigitte Gelein, Astrid Lièvre, Nathalie André, Karl Chaory, Amélie Rébillard

“…Abstract Background The prevalence of cancer with cachexia is rising sharply. More than 80% of digestive cancer patients are affected by cancer cachexia. …”
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Effect of thickness on irradiance loss and temperature rise in indirect restorative materials: an in vitro study by Aybike Bas, Nilay Ozturk Sheikholaemeh, Fatih Sengul, Fatma Sarac, Sera Simsek Derelioglu, Peris Celikel

“…The assessment of thickness and material groups regarding temperature increase revealed that temperature differential values diminished with more thickness, although no significant difference was seen between the groups (p > 0.05). …”
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Partial Substitution of Fish Meal with Soy Protein Concentrate on Growth, Liver Health, Intestinal Morphology, and Microbiota in Juvenile Large Yellow Croaker (Larimichthys crocea) by Xuexi Wang, Hongjie Luo, Dejuan Wang, Yunzong Zheng, Wenbo Zhu, Weini Zhang, Zhengbang Chen, Xinhua Chen, Jianchun Shao

“…Our results indicated that SPC replacing more than 30% FM could lead to lower quality diet, retard growth performance, ill health, disordered intestine structure, and microbiota communities. …”
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Effect of cutting parameters and tool coating on residual stress and cutting temperature in dry hard turning of AISI 52100 steel using finite element method by Sandip Mane, Rajkumar Bhimgonda Patil, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui, Choon Kit Chan, Yong Xu

“…The thermal performance of coated carbide tools; more specifically, the performance of titanium nitride (TiN), titanium carbonitride (TiCN), and aluminum oxide (Al2O3) coating layers were examined. …”
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Using Cognitive Interviewing to Test Youth Survey and Interview Items in Evaluation: A Case Example by Elisa LaPietra, Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R. Linver

“…This approach is particularly appropriate for testing items with children and adolescents who have more limited cognitive capacities than adults, vary in their cognitive development, and have a unique perspective on their life experiences and context. …”
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Stand-alone MRI tool for semiautomatic volumetry of abdominal adipose compartments in patients with obesity by A. Linder, T. Eggebrecht, N. Linder, R. Stange, A. Schaudinn, M. Blüher, T. Denecke, Harald Busse

“…In comparison with CT-based approaches, MRI segmentation tools are more complex and less common. This work aims to validate a novel MRI-based tissue volumetry against a reference method in patients with (pre-) obesity. …”
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Comparison of the economic efficiency and sustainability of two debonding processes for structurally bonded sills by Alex Jordan, Lucas Hermelingmeier, Julian Gilich, Gerson Meschut, Marco De Santis, Alexander Schlüter

“…In light of growing demands for resource efficiency and sustainability in vehicle engineering, the environmentally compatible separation of structural adhesive joints is gaining increasing relevance. This study presents a comparative analysis of two physically based debonding methods: the established hot-air process and a cryogenic cold process based on liquid nitrogen (LN2). …”
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Phosphorus-Calcium and Bone Metabolism in Children with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa: Cross-Sectional Study by Irina Yu. Pronina, Nikolay N. Murashkin, Svetlana G. Makarova, Marina G. Vershinina, Elena L. Semikina, Elena F. Mavrikidi

“…Disorders of phosphoruscalcium (mainly calcium) metabolism are present in large number of children with dystrophic EB. …”
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The social care bottleneck: a strategic analysis of A&E wait time reduction by Kieran Kejiou

“…Long-term, using indefinite growth modelling, both strategies are predicted to result in positive net present values (£16.4 trillion and £5,504,914 trillion, respectively), representing overall savings across the NHS. …”
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A Systematic Review of Biomarkers and Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes: An Overview of Epidemiological, Prediction and Aetiological Research Literature. by Ali Abbasi, Anna-Stina Sahlqvist, Luca Lotta, Julia M Brosnan, Peter Vollenweider, Philippe Giabbanelli, Derek J Nunez, Dawn Waterworth, Robert A Scott, Claudia Langenberg, Nicholas J Wareham

“…Only 35 biomarkers were reported in large scale studies with more than 1000 T2D cases, and thus the evidence for association was inconclusive for the majority of biomarkers. …”
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Profilometric and scanning electron microscopy analysis comparing hydroxyapatite and zinc oxide nanoparticles for erosion resistance by Mayar H. Hassaan, Nagah A. Rashad, Afaf A. El Sawa, Lubna M. Eldesouky, Aya S. Sedik

“…SEM analysis indicated that Group III displayed more occluded DTs compared to Group II. Group I showed the most unoccluded DTs. …”
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Association of stressful life events with acute myocardial infarction in population in the city of Niš within the period from 1998-2000. by Deljanin Zorana, Rančič Nataša, Tiodorović Branislav, Petrović Branislav, Veličković Zoran, Ilić Mirko

“…Stressful life events present a very important category of psychosocial stress. …”
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Habitat conversion intensifies human elephant conflicts in the Eastern Wildlife Corridor, Ghana by Joseph Kwasi Binlinla

“…These trends call for drastic and far-reaching elephant conservation efforts, including effective anti-poaching measures with more supportive legislation, and community-based land-use planning to foster harmonious human–elephant coexistence (HECx) in the country. …”
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A retrospective observational study on the prognostic role of inflammatory markers in futile recanalization after endovascular treatment for large-vessel stroke by Zubing Xu, Linghong Guo, Yunqing Chen, Dandan Chen, Hudie Zhang, Xilin Xiong, Yan Gong, Qiulong Yu, Chenying Zeng, Lanjiao Zhang, Qin Huang, Jinchong Zhang, Keji Zou, Pu Fang, Daojun Hong, Jing Lin, Xian Liu, Xiaobing Li

“…Objective Endovascular treatment has proven to be effective in improving the outcome of patients with large-vessel stroke. However, more than half of the patients experience poor outcomes despite successful recanalization, which was defined as futile recanalization. …”
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Cardiovascular effects of long‐duration space flight by Iqbal Hussain, Rehmat Ullah, Bharti F. N. U. Simran, Parvinder Kaur, Mahendra Kumar, Rohan Raj, Maria Faraz, Amin Mehmoodi, Jahanzeb Malik

“…However, the impact of long‐duration spaceflight, exceeding 6 months, presents more intricate challenges. Effects on the Cardiovascular (CV) System Extended exposure to microgravity and radiation profoundly affects the CV system. …”
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Policy interventions for improving hospital-to-home transitions of care for older adults and informal caregivers: a qualitative study by Opeyemi Rashidat Kolade, Joshua Porat-Dahlerbruch, Theo van Achterberg, Moriah Esther Ellen

“…Conclusion This paper presents a set of policy recommendations for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and stakeholders. …”
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Changes in the thermophysical and mechanical properties of blocked soils during compaction and the promotion by I. S. Kuznetsov, V. V. Sirotiuk, P. V. Orlov, V. N. Kuznetsova

“…Low-moisture soil with a high content of organic matter (peat) of more than 50% was used for research. It was compacted with loads, the magnitude of which is typical for sealing (crimping) operations of weak blocked bases on autosomes (0.01, 0.03 and 0.06 MPa), and frozen in a chamber to a temperature of -15 °C. …”
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