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How Vitality Tracker estimates your energy expenditure: method note, version 1.0 (TDEE Engine v2)

Method note describing how Vitality Tracker estimates a person's total daily energy expenditure (TDEE Engine v2, the version in production). The estimate is the precision-weighted combination of two quantities. The first is an energy-balance measurement: the confounder-weighted m...

Vitality Tracker Sleep Scoring Methodology, Open Specification v2.0.1, public edition

Open specification of the Sleep Health Index, the sleep score used by Vitality Tracker. The index is a rolling 28-night composite of five components weighted by evidence grade and effect size: sleep regularity (35%), duration (30%), continuity (15%), circadian alignment (10%) and...

Exogenous application of salicylic acid enhances seed germination in Apocynum venetum under salinity conditions

Abstract Salinity stress significantly impairs seed germination and seedling establishment in many economically valuable plant species. Salicylic acid (SA) is a key signaling molecule implicated in plant stress responses. However, a significant knowledge gap remains regarding its...

Overtourism Beyond Numbers: Infrastructural Miscalibration and Spatial Justice in Bali

Overtourism is commonly framed as a crisis of excessive tourist numbers. Drawing on multi-platform netnography (1,877 comments; 618 retained; 875 coded references), this study examines how the phenomenon is formulated by participants themselves. Across all four Indonesian-languag...

From depth to dynamics: sukuk market development and capital buffer adjustment in Islamic banking systems

Purpose This study aims to examine how sukuk market development is associated with the dynamic adjustment of Islamic banks’ capital adequacy. Design/methodology/approach The analysis uses quarterly, system-level data for Islamic banks across ten countries over Q4-2013 to Q3-2024....

Inequalities in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes and Service Utilisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review Protocol

<ns5:p>Introduction Adolescents and young people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face a disproportionate burden of poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes, including high rates of unintended adolescent pregnancy, HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and unmet ne...