Factors Influencing the Choice Between Multi-Target Stool DNA and Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native Peoples by Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood

“…Recognizing and addressing these multifaceted influences can help CRC screening programs better meet community member needs and preferences, ultimately improving screening rates and colorectal health outcomes.…”
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Patient satisfaction with services of private dental clinics in Riyadh city: A cross-sectional study by Hadi Rajeh Alfahadi, Nouf Sahal Alharbi, Fawaz Hamad Alkazman, Mohsen S. Alabbas

“…Conclusion: The study showed that patient satisfaction with dental care is a valid measure of the quality of care and that having a service that meets the patients expected level of satisfaction should go a long way in helping to improve service delivery. …”
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The Influence of Consumer Knowledge of Halal Supply Chain Practices on Purchase Intention in Halal Personal Care & Beauty Products by Yayang Adiningtyas, Erlinda Yunus

“…Background: As a country with the largest Moslem population in the world, halal products are in demand in Indonesia, and manufacturers need to start implementing halal supply chain practices to ensure that their products meet the halal standards of Moslem communities. Consumer knowledge about the Halal Supply Chain is now more essential, ensuring product compliance with halal standards and religious integrity. …”
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Multi-step Prediction of Monthly Sediment Concentration Based on WPT-ARO-DBN/WPT-EPO-DBN Model by GAO Xuemei, CUI Dongwen

“…Accurate multi-step sediment concentration prediction is of significance for regional soil erosion control,flood control and disaster reduction.To improve the multi-step prediction accuracy of sediment concentration and the prediction performance of the deep belief network (DBN),this paper proposes a multi-step prediction model of monthly sediment concentration by combining the artificial rabbit optimization (ARO) algorithm,eagle habitat optimization (EPO) algorithm,and DBN based on wavelet packet transform (WPT).The model is validated using time series data of monthly sediment concentration from Longtan Station in Yunnan Province.Firstly,WPT is employed to decompose the time series data of the monthly sediment concentration of the case in three layers,and eight more regular subsequence components are obtained.Secondly,the principles of ARO and EPO algorithms are introduced,and hyperparameters such as the neuron number in the hidden layer of DBN are optimized by ARO and EPO.Meanwhile,WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN prediction models are built,and WPT-PSO (particle swarm optimization)-DBN and WPT-DBN are constructed for comparative analysis.Finally,four models are adopted to predict each subsequence component,and the predicted values are superimposed to obtain the multi-step prediction results of the final monthly sediment concentration.The results are as follows.① WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN models have satisfactory prediction effects on the monthly sediment concentration of the case from one step ahead to four steps ahead.This yields sound prediction results for five steps ahead.The prediction effect for six steps ahead and seven steps ahead is average,and the prediction accuracy for eight steps ahead is poor and cannot meet the prediction accuracy requirements.② The multi-step prediction performance of WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN models is superior to WPT-PSO-DBN models and far superior to WPT-DBN models,with higher prediction accuracy,better generalization ability,and larger prediction step size.③ ARO and EPO can effectively optimize DBN hyperparameters,improve DBN prediction performance,and have better optimization effects than PSO.Additionally,WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN models can give full play to the advantages of WPT,new swarm intelligence algorithms and the DBN network and improve the multi-step prediction accuracy of monthly sediment concentration,and the prediction accuracy decreases with the increasing prediction steps.…”
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Hybrid stochastic and robust optimization of a hybrid system with fuel cell for building electrification using an improved arithmetic optimization algorithm by Fude Duan, Mahdiyeh Eslami, Mustafa Okati, Dheyaa J. Jasim, Arsalan Khadim Mahmood

“…Abstract This paper proposes a hybrid stochastic-robust optimization framework for sizing a photovoltaic/tidal/fuel cell (PV/TDL/FC) system to meet an annual educational building demand based on hydrogen storage via unscented transformation (UT), and information gap decision theory-based risk-averse strategy (IGDT-RA). …”
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Damage Identification in Large-Scale Structures Using Time Series Analysis and Improved Sparse Regularization by Huihui Chen, Xiaojing Yuan

“…Compared to the moth-flame optimization (MFO) algorithm and traditional regularization methods, for both noise-free and noise polluted data, the iteration curves illustrate that the proposed method can achieve convergence within about 200 iterations, while the MFO algorithm is always trapped into local optima; meanwhile, the traditional regularization method needs more iterations or even cannot meet the preset tolerance. Furthermore, regarding the numerical example, the damage identification results show that the max identification errors of the proposed method are 6% among the three cases under noise-free and noise-polluted data, while the max identification errors for MFO and the regularization method are 15% and 10%, respectively. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE TAX AGGRESSIVENESS IN NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by Bilikisu Roseline Yusuf, Samson Adewale Adediran

“… The profit mɑking motives of business enterprise ɑnd the quest to meet up with shɑreholder expectɑtion especially in banking industry hɑs resulted in ɑmong other ɑctivities in the firm to tɑx ɑvoidɑnce meɑsures. …”
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Longitudinal Changes of Axial Length and Associated Factors in Congenital Ectopia Lentis Patients by Jingxin He, Zhangkai Lian, Qianzhong Cao, Zhenzhen Liu, Charlotte Aimee Young, Xinyu Zhang, Danying Zheng, Guangming Jin

“…Intervention strategies such as surgery should be performed earlier for CEL that meets the surgical criteria. Worse baseline BCVA and longer baseline AL are associated factors that would affect the growth rate of AL in the surgery and nonsurgery group, respectively.…”
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Exploring novel solitary wave phenomena in Klein–Gordon equation using $$\phi ^{6}$$ ϕ 6 model expansion method by Yasir A. Madani, Khidir Shaib Mohamed, Sadia Yasin, Sehrish Ramzan, Khaled Aldwoah, Mohammed Hassan

“…Despite its versatility, the technique may not be applicable to all nonlinear PDEs, especially those that do not meet the specified requirements or structures manageable by this technique. …”
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Management of Uncertainty by Statistical Process Control and a Genetic Tuned Fuzzy System by Stephan Birle, Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, Thomas Becker

“…This approach follows the hypothesis that if the control performance criteria stay within predefined statistical boundaries, the final process state meets the required quality definition. In order to keep the process on its optimal growth trajectory (model based reference trajectory) a fuzzy logic controller is used that alternates the process temperature. …”
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Local self-government powers: on content and correlation with related concepts by M. A. Sambor

“…Competence is considered as an integral system that includes subsystems of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform a certain function and implement a relevant task, which by its purpose meets the requirements for holding a position in local self-government bodies, as well as the rights and obligations resulting from the implementation of the functions and tasks of local self-government. …”
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Role of the Arab League in Structuring the Arab Regional Space by E. S. Melkumyan

“…The focus of this organization was to protect pan-Arab interests and support all Arab states in achieving political independence.The aggravation of the situation in Palestine after the Second World War became a central item on the agenda of all the Arab League meetings. This organization indicated its position on the Palestinian issue in the preparatory period for its official proclamation. …”
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Paper Bags vis-à-vis LDPE Bags: Gleanings from Peer-reviewed E-LCA Publications by Isabell Lidbrand, Govindarajan Venkatesh, Magnus Lestelius

“…Much-desired change happens when the top-down meets the bottom-up somewhere midway. …”
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Routine Multimodal Antiemesis Including Low-Dose Perphenazine in an Ambulatory Surgery Unit of a University Hospital: A 10-Year History by Brian A. Williams, Michael L. Kentor, Susan J. Skledar, Steven L. Orebaugh, Manuel C. Vallejo

“…As a single-dose component of multimodal antiemetic prophylaxis therapy, we believe that this track record of anecdotal safety in adults who meet certain criteria (age 14–70, no less than 45 kg, no history of extrapyramidal reactions or of Parkinson disease, and no Class III antidysrhythmic coadministered for coexisting disease) constitutes a sufficient patient safety basis for formal prospective study. …”
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The effect of court surfaces on physiological responses and game activities of recreational senior tennis players by Bulent Kilit, Ersan Arslan, Yusuf Soylu

“…This study contributes to the understanding of how the court surface impacts middle-aged recreational players, indicating that training and preparation should be adapted to meet the unique demands of different court surfaces.…”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of low back pain in women of childbearing age from 1990 to 2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 by Shiwen Zhang, Xuan Ma, Yao Yao, Huashan Pan, Lijuan Zou

“…Age- and region-specific prevention and healthcare strategies should be optimized to meet the needs of WCBA and reduce the burden of disease.…”
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Eficacia de un programa grupal, online sincrónico de salud y bienestar para personas que trabajan con jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual by Flavia Arrigoni, Mara Abraham, Ivana Polo

“…El programa de intervención desarrollado, “Bienestar y salud”, constó de 8 sesiones grupales, online, sincrónicas (por Google meet), de frecuencia semanal, con una duración de 120 minutos. …”
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L’autre scène dans The Three Birds de Joanna Laurens (2000) : enjeux dramatiques de la réécriture d’un mythe by Solange Ayache

“…As the act and language of love are turned into linguistic abuse and physical rape, Laurens’ formal experimentations, where language and the Other of language meet at the crossroad of their own contradictions, allow for a renewal in the meaning of the Greek myth as well as in the dramatic language on the British stage at the start of the twenty-first century.…”
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Obstacle avoidance and formation control of multiple unmanned vehicles in complex environments based on artificial potential field method by Yilin MEI, Likun CUI, Xueyan HU, Guangqi HU, Hao WANG

“…Addressing the increasing complexity of tasks, single unmanned vehicles have become unable to meet actual operational requirements, prompting a shift toward multivehicle formation systems. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators in Accessing HIV Prevention Services for Men Having Sex with Men (MSM): A Comprehensive Analysis by Felix Sanni, Roger Abang, Godwin Emmanuel, Abiye Kalaiwo, Olugbemi Motilewa, Paul Amechi, Paul Umoh, Bartholomew Boniface Ochonye

“…Over 80% of MSM used condoms, attended HIV meetings, visited STI clinics, and used lubricant. …”
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