Impact of maternal nutritional literacy and feeding practices on the growth outcomes of children (6–23 months) in Gujranwala: a cross-sectional study by Aaiza Tahreem, Allah Rakha, Rimsha Anwar, Roshina Rabail, Cristina Maria Maerescu, Claudia Terezia Socol, Florin Leontin Criste, Gholamreza Abdi, Rana Muhammad Aadil

“…Therefore, this cross-sectional study of 100 mother–child pairs in district Gujranwala aimed to assess maternal nutritional literacy (MNL) and maternal feeding practices (MFP) and their ultimate impacts on child growth.MethodsA researcher administered questionnaire that was the combination of WHO model questionnaires and FAO Nutrition-related KAP model questionnaires was used to collect the data from mothers while and anthropometric measurements of children were taken by following the standard methods.ResultsResults showed that 57% of mothers had average nutritional knowledge and feeding practices were not satisfactory. …”
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L’entrepreneuriat touristique local : une opportunité d’inversion du processus de marginalisation d’un centre historique ? Une analyse dans la médina de Fès au Maroc by Merryl Joly

“…It encourages home-stay accommodation through a label. These local measures have helped disadvantaged families to become involved in the safeguarding and development of the tangible and intangible heritage of the medina. …”
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To what extent are digital health interventions targeting HIV care cascade among mobile populations feasible, acceptable, and effective? A mixed methods systematic review protocol by Thulile Mathenjwa, Bessie Malila, Lucia Knight, Frank Tanser, Patricia Makwambeni, Tamsin K. Phillips

“…If sufficient quantitative studies with comparable outcome measures are available, a meta-analysis will be performed. …”
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Human–nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: A comparative cross‐sectional study in France and Colombia by Gladys Barragan‐Jason, Maxime Cauchoix, Paula A. Diaz‐Valencia, Arielle Syssau‐Vaccarella, Solène Hemet, Camilo Cardozo, Suzanne M. Skevington, Philipp Heeb, Camille Parmesan

“…Future studies are warranted combining qualitative and quantitative measures related to human–nature connectedness, nature experiences, values and practices in relation to nature, in multiple countries from the global South. …”
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Persistent effect of salt reduction in schoolchildren and their families: 1-year follow-up after an application-based cluster randomized controlled trial by Yuan Li, Puhong Zhang, Feng J. He, Rong Luo, Jing Song, Changqiong Wang, Fengge Chen, Wei Zhao, Yuhong Zhao, Hang Chen, Tianyong Wu, Xiaoyan Wang, Hui Zhou, Zhi Han, Jie Zhang

“…The primary outcome was the difference in salt intake change between the intervention and control groups at 24 months versus baseline and 12 months, measured by the mean two consecutive 24-h urinary sodium excretions. …”
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Gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a prospective cohort study by Jun Zhang, Yuelin Wu, Sheng Wan, Shengyi Gu, Zhengqian Mou, Lingling Dong, Zhongcheng Luo, Xiaolin Hua

“…Interaction effects between GWG and some other adjustment factors were tested, further stratified analyses were performed separately where interaction terms were significant.Outcome measures Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.Results Independent from GWG in late pregnancy, higher GWG in early pregnancy was associated with higher risks of gestational diabetes mellitus (aRR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.11 to 2.48), caesarean section (aRR: 1.21; 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.39) and prolonged hospitalisation (aRR: 1.56; 95% CI: 1.03 to 2.38). …”
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Influence of fruit stages on chemical compositions, phytochemicals, and antioxidant activity of wood apple (Feronia limonia (L.) Swingle) by Rashmi Srivastava, Neha Mishra, Arshi, Shraddha Tripathi, Smriti, Neha Taslim Fatima, Neetu Mishra

“…The antioxidant properties of DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazylradical scavenging), FRAP (ferric reducing antioxidant power), MCA (metal chelating activity), and RC (reducing capacity) were measured. Pearson's correlation coefficients and multiple linear regressions were used to investigate the link between phytochemical components and antioxidant activity. …”
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Farmers’ perceptions of climate change, long-term variability and trends in rainfall in Apac district, northern Uganda by Francis Atube, Geoffrey M. Malinga, Martine Nyeko, Daniel M. Okello, Basil Mugonola, George William Omony, Ipolto Okello-Uma

“…Understanding long-term rainfall trends of variability and extremes at local scales and perceptions regarding long-term changes in climate variables is important in planning appropriate adaptation measures to climate change. This paper examines the perception of farmers in Apac district regarding long-term changes in climate variables and analyzes the trend of occurrence in seasonal and annual rainfall in Apac district, northern Uganda. …”
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Penerapan Metode Simple Additive Weighting dalam Pemeringkatan Kinerja Keuangan Perusahaan Sektor Teknologi yang Terdaftar di Bei by I Made Satya Sundara, I Gst. Agung Pramesti Dwi Putri, I Nyoman Yudi Anggara Wijaya

“…The criteria used to measure the financial performance of technology companies include four financial ratios: current ratio, cash ratio, debt-to-equity ratio, and gross profit margin. …”
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Association of C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 (CTRP9) Level with Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Zexuan Li, Yunhui Du, Lixin Jia, Jingyao Fan, Ruifeng Guo, Xinliang Ma, Xiao Wang, Shaoping Nie, Yongxiang Wei

“…Plasma CTRP9 concentrations were measured by ELISA method. Results. Moderate/severe OSA was present in 89 patients (57.8%). …”
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Are the acute phase proteins related to anestrus in primiparous water buffaloes? Preliminary results by Frank Díaz-Huerta, Anthony Meléndez-Becerra, Justin Dijak, Héctor Nava-Trujillo

“…More- over, the body condition score was evaluated using a 1 to 5 scale with 0.25 increments (1 = thin, 5 = fat), and blood sam- ples were collected to measure the levels of C-reactive protein (by ELISA), fibrinogen (by Clauss assay), and cholesterol (by Colorimetric method). …”
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Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome following Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus by Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia, Sarang Gotecha

“…The PMMA bone flap was made intraoperatively after measuring the defect size accurately after exposure of defect. 3D printing option was not availed by any patient considering the high cost and patients’ poor socioeconomic status. …”
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Breast Cancer Conditioned Media Modulate the Expression of Immune Checkpoints and Adhesion Molecules in Endothelial Cells by İpek Türkdönmez, Emel Şahin, Mehmet Şahin

“…Materials and Methods: In this study, the expression levels of some immune checkpoints, including lymphocyte-activation-protein 3 (LAG-3), V-domain Ig suppressor of T-cell activation (VISTA), Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), IDO-2, programmed cell death 1 ligand (PD-L1), PD-L2, Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated protein 4, (CTLA-4), and some adhesion molecules, including E-cadherin, VE-cadherin, E-selectin, platelet EC adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), were measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction in HUVEC ECs preincubated with the conditioned media (CM) collected from normal (CRL-4010) and carcinoma cells (CRL-2329 and MDA-MB-231). …”
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The impact of teacher emotional support on learning engagement among college students mediated by academic self-efficacy and academic resilience by Wenjing Guo, Juan Wang, Na Li, Luxin Wang

“…Standardized scales were employed to measure teacher emotional support, learning engagement, academic self-efficacy, and academic resilience. …”
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CHANNELING: SEARCH OF THE METAANTHROPOLOGIC MEAS-UREMENTS OF MIND BEING IN THE UNIVERSE (based on the World Wide Web) by Anatoly T. Tshedrin

“…In the socio-cultural environment of the postmodern channeling reflects the problem of finding extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI; «ETC-problem»; SETІ problem) and to establish contacts with them, this problem has a different projection, important philosophical and anthropological measurements in culture. Investigation of mechanisms of constructing virtual superhuman personalities in the world web is not only of interest for further analysis of the problem of extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI), but also to extend subject field of anthropology of the Internet as an important area of philosophical and anthropological studies. …”
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Use of mHealth Technology for Improving Exercise Adherence in Patients With Heart Failure: Systematic Review by Pallav Deka, Erin Salahshurian, Teresa Ng, Susan W Buchholz, Leonie Klompstra, Windy Alonso

“…ObjectiveThis systematic review builds on prior research to (1) describe study characteristics of mHealth interventions for exercise adherence in HF including details of sample demographics, sample sizes, exercise programs, and theoretical frameworks; (2) summarize types of mHealth technology used to improve exercise adherence in patients with HF; (3) highlight how the term “adherence” was defined and how it was measured across mHealth studies and adherence achieved; and (4) highlight the effect of age, sex, race, New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification, and HF etiology (systolic vs diastolic) on exercise adherence. …”
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The plasma metabolome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis varies according to subtype and underlying inflammatory status by Jooa Kwon, Melanie R. Neeland, Justine A. Ellis, Jane Munro, Richard Saffery, Boris Novakovic, Toby Mansell

“…These findings suggest a potential utility for classifying and monitoring JIA through metabolomic profiling, with chronic inflammation, measured by GlycA, potentially playing a role in at least some of these metabolomic differences.…”
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REVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE OF AIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE MODERNISATION OF THIS PROCESS by Іnna Honcharuk, Dina Tokarchuk

“…The growth of agricultural production along with a decrease in CO2 emissions indicates the application of environmental measures, however, the share of the industry in the total European emissions is growing, which confirms the need for its modernisation on a green basis. …”
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Study of the Influence Hormone LHRH-a and 17a-MT of Hemocytology on Orange Spot Grouper Broodstock, Epinephelus coioides by F. Johnny, A. Priyono, D. Roza

“…Hemocytology parameters measured were hematocrit, hemoglobin, total erythrocyte, and total leucocyte.  …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Manjula Nandakumar, Priya Das, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Alexandra E. Butler, Stephen L. Atkin

“…Methods: In this exploratory cross-sectional study, plasma levels of 54 CVRPs were analyzed in women with PCOS (n = 147) and controls (n = 97). CVRPs were measured using the SOMAscan proteomic platform (version 3.1), with significant proteins identified through linear models, regression analysis, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. …”
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