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Normative values of the vibration perception thresholds at finger pulps and metatarsal heads in healthy adults

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by Linnéa Ekman, Eero Lindholm, Elisabeth Brogren, Lars B. Dahlin

Aims

To establish normative values of vibration perception thresholds (VPTs), using multi-frequency vibrometry at finger pulps and at metatarsal heads of the foot in healthy adults. We also aimed to investigate factors that could potentially affect VPTs such as age, sex, height, weight, foot- or handedness and skin temperature.

Methods

VPTs were examined in 924 healthy and randomly selected subjects in the southern Sweden (mean 46 years; 628 women and 296 men). Читать дальше...

Effects of dietary chromium picolinate supplementation on broiler growth performance: A meta-analysis

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by Chao Feng, Qiqige Wuren, Xinyu Zhang, Xiaoying Sun, Qin Na

Objective

A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effects of dietary chromium picolinate (CrPic) supplementation on broiler growth performance and to determine whether such effects are regulated by broiler strains, sex, environmental stress, or contextual factors including study area and years.

Methods

Eligible studies were identified by searching the Web of Science, Springer, Elsevier, ScienceDirect, Taylor & Francis Online databases. Читать дальше...

Nutrient uptake and assimilation in fragrant rosewood (Dalbergia odorifera T.C. Chen) seedlings in growing media with un-composted spent mushroom residue

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by Xiaowen Li, Haitao Xia, Jinwang Wang, Qiuxia Chen

The purpose of this study was to detect nutrient uptake and assimilation in woody plants subjected to growing media with some peat replaced by spent mushroom residue (SMR). Fragrant rosewood (Dalbergia odorifera T.C. Chen) seedlings were cultured in five types of growing media with SMR and peat in volumetric proportions of 0% (control), 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. With the increase of SMR proportion, ammonium- and nitrate-nitrogen (N) concentrations... Читать дальше...

Sexual inhibition and sexual excitation in a sample of Polish women

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by Krzysztof Nowosielski, Jacek Kurpisz, Robert Kowalczyk

The contemporary concept of sexual counseling for women with sexual problems, distress, and female sexual dysfunction (FSD) includes tailored medical and/or psychological intervention. The dual control model and the Sexual Excitation/Sexual Inhibition Inventory for Women (SESII-W) are helpful for identifying risk factors and tailoring therapy for FSD. The current study aimed to (1) validate the Polish translation of the SESII-W in a sample of Polish women... Читать дальше...



Challenges during the execution, results, and monitoring phases of ecological restoration: Learning from a country-wide assessment

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by Moisés Méndez-Toribio, Cristina Martínez-Garza, Eliane Ceccon

Outcomes from restoration projects are often difficult for policymakers and stakeholders to assess, but this information is fundamental for scaling up ecological restoration actions. We evaluated technical aspects of the interventions, results (ecological and socio-economic) and monitoring practices in 75 restoration projects in Mexico using a digital survey composed of 137 questions. We found that restoration projects in terrestrial... Читать дальше...

Inference in skew generalized t-link models for clustered binary outcome via a parameter-expanded EM algorithm

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by Chénangnon Frédéric Tovissodé, Aliou Diop, Romain Glèlè Kakaï

Binary Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) is the most common method used by researchers to analyze clustered binary data in biological and social sciences. The traditional approach to GLMMs causes substantial bias in estimates due to steady shape of logistic and normal distribution assumptions thereby resulting into wrong and misleading decisions. This study brings forward an approach governed by skew generalized t distributions... Читать дальше...

Development and validation of a new Multidisciplinary Approach Competency Scale for Prevention of Child Abuse from Pregnancy (MUSCAT)

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by Chika Sakakida, Etsuko Tadaka, Azusa Arimoto

Child abuse remains a major global problem. A high-quality multidisciplinary approach involving different professionals for the early prevention of child abuse beginning from pregnancy is paramount because child abuse is associated with multiple potential risk factors at individual and societal levels. A multidisciplinary approach to preventing child abuse involves interprofessional coordination, and requires clear definitions of professional competency. Читать дальше...

Index tracking strategy based on mixed-frequency financial data

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by Xiangyu Cui, Xuan Zhang

To obtain market average return, investment managers need to construct index tracking portfolio to replicate target index. Currently, most literatures use financial data that has homogenous frequency when constructing the index tracking portfolio. To make up for this limitation, we propose a methodology based on mixed-frequency financial data, called FACTOR-MIDAS-POET model. The proposed model can utilize the intraday return data, daily risk factors data and monthly or quarterly macro economy data... Читать дальше...

Correction: A missense variant in Mitochondrial Amidoxime Reducing Component 1 gene and protection against liver disease

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by Connor A. Emdin, Mary E. Haas, Amit V. Khera, Krishna Aragam, Mark Chaffin, Derek Klarin, George Hindy, Lan Jiang, Wei-Qi Wei, Qiping Feng, Juha Karjalainen, Aki Havulinna, Tuomo Kiiskinen, Alexander Bick, Diego Ardissino, James G. Wilson, Heribert Schunkert, Ruth McPherson, Hugh Watkins, Roberto Elosua, Matthew J. Bown, Nilesh J. Samani, Usman Baber, Jeanette Erdmann, Namrata Gupta, John Danesh, Danish Saleheen, Kyong-Mi Chang, Marijana Vujkovic, Ben Voight, Scott Damrauer, Julie Lynch, David Kaplan... Читать дальше...





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