Effects of early maternal care on anxiety and threat learning in adolescent nonhuman primates by Elyse L. Morin, Erin R. Siebert, Brittany R. Howell, Melinda Higgins, Tanja Jovanovic, Andrew M. Kazama, Mar M. Sanchez

“…The AX+/BX- paradigm measures baseline startle, fear-potentiated startle, threat/safety cue discrimination, startle attenuation by safety signals, and extinction. …”
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Validation of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II and IV Score in COVID-19 Patients by Jeroen Vandenbrande, Laurens Verbrugge, Liesbeth Bruckers, Laurien Geebelen, Ester Geerts, Ina Callebaut, Ine Gruyters, Liesbeth Heremans, Jasperina Dubois, Bjorn Stessel

“…Only in the subgroup analysis, discriminative abilities of APACHE IV were very good. …”
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Profiles and predictors of access to human and veterinary healthcare in multispecies households by Jennifer W. Applebaum, Courtney Dunn, Shelby E. McDonald, Kaylinn Escobar, Erin K. King, Rosalie Corona, Megan K. Mueller

“…These findings emphasize the need for policies addressing factors such as economic inequality and discrimination to improve healthcare and veterinary care access and utilization. …”
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Exploring parenthood intentions and perceptions of infertility and assisted reproductive technology among 2SLGBTQIA + young adults in Ontario, Canada: a mixed methods study by Caitlin I. T. Ennis, Nurasha G. Fernando, Karen P. Phillips

“…Participants across genders recognized systemic 2SLGBTQIA + discrimination, with transgender/trans respondents particularly concerned about barriers to reproductive healthcare. …”
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Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prediction of Outcomes in Contrast-Induced Nephropathy by Justor Banda, Raquel Duarte, Therese Dix-Peek, Caroline Dickens, Pravin Manga, Saraladevi Naicker

“…Baseline serum concentrations of IL18, β2M, and TNFα showed the best discrimination performance for mortality with AUROCs, all >0.80. …”
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Deep learning radiomics nomogram for preoperatively identifying moderate-to-severe chronic cholangitis in children with pancreaticobiliary maljunction: a multicenter study by Hui-min Mao, Kai-ge Chen, Bin Zhu, Wan-liang Guo, San-li Shi

“…The diagnostic performances were evaluated in terms of discrimination, calibration, and clinical usefulness. …”
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Experiences of Peer Mentoring Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults Who Are at Risk for Suicide: Mixed Methods Study by Jennifer T Tran, Jessica Webster, James R Wolfe, Jennifer Ben Nathan, Lindiwe Mayinja, Marin Kautz, Maria A Oquendo, Gregory K Brown, David Mandell, Danielle Mowery, José A Bauermeister, Lily A Brown

“… BackgroundSexual and Gender Diverse Youth (SGDY) are at increased risk for suicide due to unique experiences including discrimination, family or friend rejection, and low positive affect. …”
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Assessing HIV/AIDS patients’ access to antiretroviral drugs using the healthcare accessibility framework: a cross-sectional study from Shandong, China by Zhixin Fan, Songlin Zheng, Weiming Cui, Chao Zheng, Qiang Sun, Jia Yin

“…Policy should focus on the impact of social discrimination and drug toxicity on access to antiretroviral drugs.…”
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The South African Traditional Communities and Women for Rural Democracy and Land Rights by Wandile Brian Zondo

“…However, their contributions have often been marginalised due to systemic challenges stemming from historical injustices, gender discrimination, and entrenched patriarchal practices. …”
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Occurrence of macrolides resistance in Legionella pneumophila ST188: Results of the Belgian epidemiology and resistome investigation of clinical isolates by Charlotte Michel, Fedoua Echahidi, Geraldine De Muylder, Max Sewell, Ian Boostrom, Olivier Denis, Owen B. Spiller, Denis Pierard

“…Urinary antigen testing remains the main used test, but polymerase chain reaction and serology allow the diagnostic in 14.8% and 2.4% of cases, respectively. cgMLST showed a good discrimination between sequence typing (ST) and minimal variation for ST47 isolates, whereas ST1s were more diverse. …”
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SEXY CHINKIES IN INDIAN CITIES: CAN WE EMBRACE A SLANT-EYED MARY? by I. Aye

“…It asks how Mary, if she were slant-eyed, negotiated the humiliation and discrimination of race and gender, and how the figure of Mary can help challenge the public myth and offer a site of resistance for north-eastern women, many of whom are Christian. …”
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L’asile contre la santé ? Vie et mort des homosexuels sénégalais réfugiés en Mauritanie by Christophe Broqua, Gabrièle Laborde-Balen, Agathe Menetrier, Djamil Bangoura

“…In Senegal, where acts “against nature with an individual of the same sex” are punishable by prison, gay men live in fear of denunciation and are regularly victims of violence and discrimination. This situation, which has worsened year after year since the end of the 2000s, has led them to seek exile in neighboring countries. …”
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The propagation of seismic waves, misinformation, and disinformation from the 2024-10-05 M 4.5 Iran earthquake by Benjamin Fernando, Ross Maguire, Brianna Fernandez, Saman Karimi, Elizabeth Koenck, Göran Ekström, Tom Rivlin, Celeste Labedz

“… The 2024-10-05 Iran M 4.5 earthquake took place at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East. We perform a discrimination and moment tensor analysis and identify a shallow-dipping, reverse fault source commensurate with the compressional setting of the Iranian interior. …”
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The Gig Economy and Its Impact on Women in Iraq by Hawra Milani, Zahra Shah, Rikke Bjerg Jensen

“…These experiences reveal the dual nature of the gig economy: providing flexible work options while perpetuating vulnerabilities such as discrimination and economic insecurity. By situating our analysis within Iraq’s unique socio-economic conditions, including women’s low workforce engagement and infrastructural challenges, we contribute to a deeper understanding of the dynamics shaping women’s participation in this emerging labour market. …”
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VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF VIETNAMESE VERSION OF CYBERBULLYING COPING STYLES SCALE FOR STUDENTS by Thi Truc Quynh Ho, Chuanhua Gu

“…The sample is 162 students from Hue University. Item discrimination analysis, item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and internal consistency reliability analysis were performed to assess the reliability and validity of the scale. …”
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Biology and Management of Pusley (Richardia L.) in Tomato, Pepper, Cucurbit, and Strawberry Production by Shaun M. Sharpe, N. S. Boyd, Chris Marble, Shawn Steed

“…We refer to the native plant Richardia scabra L. as Florida pusley. This discrimination is necessary because these species are often referred to collectively as Florida pusley due to overlapping distributions, similar growth habits and leaf morphologies, and difficulty identifying without the presence of fruit. …”
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A Study of Developing an Environmental Attitude Scale for Primary School Students by Eyup Artvinli, Zulfiye Melis Demir

“…The study was completed in six stages: creating scale items, content validity study, item total and remaining item correlation study, determining item discrimination, determining construct validity study and examining the internal consistency reliability of Cronbach’s Alpha. …”
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Rethinking neglected tropical diseases: A shift towards more inclusive and equitable terminology. by Marlous L Grijsen, Yonah E Yangaza, Al Kadri, Fidel Strub, Esther E Freeman, Wendemagegn Enbiale

“…Each year, NTD account for more than 200,000 deaths, with millions left disabled and disfigured due to insufficient access to care and affordable treatment, often leading to social exclusion, stigmatization and discrimination. Although the term NTD has successfully directed funding and resources towards these conditions and encouraged global partnerships and high-level policy initiatives, the term may also have unintended negative consequences. …”
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Acts of Exposure: Reckoning with Representations of HIV and Sexual Identity in Morocco by Anne M. Montgomery, Abderrahim El Habachi

“…The story serves as a springboard for wide-ranging conversations between Anne and Abderrahim on the multiple valences of discrimination, shame, pride, positivity, and activism. …”
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Les Township tours au KwaZulu-Natal (Afrique du Sud) : d’une réappropriation historique et identitaire à l’avènement d’un socio-tourisme by Fabrice Folio

“…The attraction for township areas has to be linked to the wish of understanding the institutionalized racial discrimination in South Africa, as well as its pacific end. …”
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