Public School Food Supply Chain during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of the City of Vitória (Brazil) by Taniellen Miranda Coelho, Julianna Zambon Moscon, Irineu de Brito Junior, Angélica Alebrant Mendes, Hugo Tsugunobu Yoshida Yoshizaki

“…This lockdown stopped the provision of school meals to public school students, most of whom belonged to low-income families facing food insecurity. …”
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Ocean Surface Retracking in Tropical Cyclones With the KaIA Airborne Radar Altimeter by Clayton M. Bjorland, Zorana Jelenak, Joseph W. Sapp, Casey G. Shoup, Bradley M. Isom, Paul S. Chang, James R. Carswell

“…This article details recent retracker algorithm innovations that address specific difficulties with airborne altimetry in extreme weather. Our two most significant contributions to retracker algorithm development are: 1) a higher-order expansion of the classic Brown (1977) altimetry waveform to accommodate off-nadir pointing angles up to 3.25<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${}^{\circ }$</tex-math></inline-formula>; 2) a GPS stabilization algorithm to enable along-track averaging while aircraft altitude is changing unpredictably. …”
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Pollination deficits increase with urbanization in Chicago by Alexandra Zink, Paul J. CaraDonna, Kelly Larsen, Amy M. Iler

“…For C. pepo, there was only evidence of pollen limitation at the most urban site, and a weak trend of pollen limitation of fruit set (but not seed set) increasing with impervious surface. …”
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Heart rate variability analysis in comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA) by Adrián Martín-Montero, Fernando Vaquerizo-Villar, Clara García-Vicente, Gonzalo C. Gutiérrez-Tobal, Thomas Penzel, Roberto Hornero

“…Abstract Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and insomnia are the two most prevalent sleep disorders, often co-occurring in a condition termed comorbid insomnia and sleep apnea (COMISA). …”
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Knowledge and Experiences of Health Professionals in the Peripheral Management of Leishmaniasis in Morocco (ELHajeb) by K. El-Mouhdi, M. Fekhaoui, F. Elhamdaoui, H. Guessioui, A. Chahlaoui

“…Results. We found that most of the health professionals had good knowledge about the clinical signs of each form of leishmaniasis, but they had erroneous information about the true vector of the disease, the reservoirs, and the mode of transmission. 76% recognized the national leishmaniases control program and only 17% received continuing education. 85% of these professionals focused on the curative aspects of the program. 47% stated that patients do not adhere to the antileishmaniasis treatment, and 25% stated that the population uses the concept of “Hboub of Chniwla” to refer to cutaneous leishmaniasis. …”
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Aquatic Oligochaetes of Iraq's Southern Marshes by Baghdad Science Journal

“…Tubificid worms formed about 73% of the total count while Naididae formed 15%, Lumbriculidae 8% and Lumbricidae 4%.Among Tubificidae, Limnodrilus was the most abundant genus composed about 35% of L. hoffmeisteri; 11.5% L. claparedianus; 8% L. profundicola and 4.7% L. maumeensis, followed by Tubifex tubifex 23%. …”
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146 LA cervix care: Improving cervical cancer prevention in Louisiana – Identification of barriers to care for those women at increased risk for cervical dysplasia by Deborah Smith, Deborah G. Smith, Donna Williams, Bilikisu “Reni” Elewonibi, Jennifer E Cameron, Jerry McLarty, Shreveport Michael E Hagensee

“…Participants expressed high satisfaction and acceptance of the self-administered vaginal swab, with most samples demonstrating high quality. Surveys have been collected, and hrHPV-positive women have been referred for gynecological follow-up. …”
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Innovative agricultural materials by L. S. Shibryaeva, M. V. Podzorova, Yu. V. Tertyshnaya

“…Temperature of melting of PLA decreases from 165 to 152 degrees Celsius (in some compositions to 137 degrees) and crystallinity degrees lower on average by 20 percent. Thus the most considerable decrease in crystallinity (about 30 percent) is noted in composition with a ratio of components of 50:50 mass percent. …”
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Efficiency Evaluation in Indonesia's Quarrying Industry Using Variable Combinations DEA by Erni Puspanantasari Putri, Ivan A. Parinov, Chuleeporn Wongloucha

“…DEA and variable selection are important in performance evaluation because DEA aids in determining relative efficiency, whereas variable selection guarantees that the evaluation is based on the most relevant and significant aspects. The purpose of this study is to suggest the variable combination method for subtracting the number of variables that will be utilized in implementing the DEA. …”
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From prevention to management: Exploring the impact of diet on multiple sclerosis by Koukach Dalya, Aljumaily Maryam, Al-Attiyah Noora, Al-Amer Rawdhah, Attia Yasmine, Tayyem Reema

“…Among these, Mediterranean and plant-based diets have shown the most consistent benefits, including reductions in fatigue, improved quality of life, and modulation of inflammatory markers. …”
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Clinicopathological features and renal dysfunction risk factors of IgA nephropathy patients presenting with mild proteinuria by LIU Jie, YANG Ding-ping

“…Patients with CKD 1 stage and Lee’s Ⅰ-Ⅱ grades made up the most part of the mild proteinuria group,with the difference being statistically significant（ P < 0. 0 5）. …”
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Design Challenges in the Development of a Hydrogen-Fueled Micro Gas Turbine Unit for Energy Generation by Uma Nataraj Gottipati, Angelo Minotti, Vincenzo La Battaglia, Alessandro Giorgetti

“…This paper analyzes the main design challenges to face in the development of such complex generators, focusing on the hot gas path components, which are the most critical part of gas turbines. The contribution of additive manufacturing techniques, the adoption of special materials, and coatings have been evaluated for system improvement.…”
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The behavioural and cognitive impacts of digital educational interventions in the emergency department: A systematic review. by Sophie Cleff, Shubhang Sreeranga, Ibtisam Mahmoud, Abdullatif Hassan, Laury Gueyie Noutiamo, Elie Fadel, Jennifer Turnbull, Esli Osmanlliu

“…Video was used in 22 studies (63%), making it the most common modality. Seventy-three percent (16/22) of these studies reported statistically significant improvements in their primary outcomes. …”
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The development of models of an analytical data processing system for monitoring information security of an informatization object using cloud infrastructure by V. A. Sizov, A. D. Kirov

“…Based on the analysis of modern information technologies related to ensuring information security of cloud infrastructure and the most popular products for ensuring information security of cloud infrastructures, as well as existing scientific approaches, a formalized approach to the synthesis of an analytical data processing system for monitoring the information security of an informatization object using cloud infrastructure is proposed. …”
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Analysis of coastal management strategies in responding to shoreline changes in Karimunjawa and Kemujan Islands of Central Java, Indonesia by Suryanti Suryanti, Max Rudolf Muskananfola, Sigit Febrianto, Churun A'in

“…The SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis model was used to identify coastal management strategies through the most effective priority scale. The research results showed that in 2008-2023, the average erosion on Karimunjawa Island was -11.41 m or -0.75 m/year, and accretion was 13.30 m or 0.87 m/year, while the average erosion on the island rainfall was -13.74 m or -0.90 m/year and accretion is 13.30 m or 1.07 m/year. …”
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Predictive Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Ultrasonography in The Diagnosis of Cervical Lymphadenopathy by Abdulkadir Şahin, Merve Zeynep Koday, Bülent Aktan, Muhammed Sedat Sakat, Korhan Kılıç

“…Objective: Cervical lymphadenopathy (LAP) is one of the most common pathologies in adults and children. While ultrasonography (USG) and fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) are the two methods used as diagnostic tests, excisional biopsy is the gold standard method for diagnosis. …”
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Antibodies to recombinant human alpha-L-iduronidase prevent disease correction in cortical bone in MPS I mice by Sarah C. Hurt, Steven Q. Le, Shih-hsin Kan, Quang D. Bui, Michael D. Brodt, Patricia I. Dickson

“…Mice treated with ERT+IRIG showed lower IDUA activity and higher disease burden than mice treated with ERT alone in most tissues. Femora were harvested at 20 weeks for ex vivo microcomputed tomography (μCT). …”
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CpG dinucleotide methylation of the SPDEF gene as a blood-based epigenetic biomarker for prostate cancer diagnosis by Mohammad Vahid Ahmadianpour, Seyed Ahmad Aleyasin

“…Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most commonly diagnosed malignancy in men and is projected to cause approximately 35,250 deaths in 2024. …”
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Efficacy of virtual reality hypnosis versus conscious sedation with nitrous oxide in the management of dental anxiety in pediatric dentistry: protocol for a prospective randomized... by Nhat Minh Do, Marie-Cécile Manière, François Lefebvre, François Clauss

“…For patients over the age of 7, nitrous oxide-oxygen inhaled sedation (NOIS) represents one of the most effective and well-established pharmacological approaches to reducing anxiety and pain during dental treatment. …”
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The effect of resistance training on Rheb and mTOR proteins of Extensor digitorum longus muscle in elderly rats by Reza Khajouei Nezhad, saeedeh shadmehri

“…Background and Aim: Aging is characterized by gradual decrease in volume and mass of muscle skeletal, resulting in impaired physical and physiological function. Exercise is the most effective way to the improvement of muscle function and is one of the stimulants of changing homeostasis in skeletal muscle. …”
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