Acute toxicological and behavioural effects of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) in the model nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans by Tanmoy Sana, Manjurul Islam Chowdhury, Panneerselvan Logeshwaran, Mallavarapu Megharaj

“…Notably, exposure to PFHxA at concentrations as low as 0.31 mg L−1 resulted in significant reductions in reproduction, lifespan, body size, and head thrashing behavior. At 3.14 mg L−1, PFHxA further impaired chemotaxis learning and reduced body-bending frequency. …”
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Harnessing Internet Search Data as a Potential Tool for Medical Diagnosis: Literature Review by Gregory J Downing, Lucas M Tramontozzi, Jackson Garcia, Emma Villanueva

“…Studies suggest that patterns in search behavior can reveal symptoms before clinical diagnosis, offering potential for innovative diagnostic tools. …”
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Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking by Dan Huang, Dan Huang, Huilin Wang, Yiwei Tang, Hanyue Lei, Denise Koh

“…Correct or improve the subjects’ inappropriate attribution of failure results, and enable them to learn to use appropriate and positive attribution, enhance motivation levels, and thus achieve the purpose of improving behavior and performance levels.MethodsThe snowball sampling technique was used to collect data through the combination of online electronic questionnaires and offline paper questionnaires, so as to explore the choking phenomenon of elite athletes by attributing the influence of training variables on self-efficacy. …”
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Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

“…Under the combined influence of policy support, financial guarantee and the subject behavior, diversified transformation paths have been formed, characterized by social inclusiveness and government-enterprise linkage, resource integration and organization leadership, industrial integration and public participation, as well as government support and collective spontaneous organization. …”
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The Effect of Continuity of Midwifery Care (CoMC) Based on EDUGARLIN Application and Booklet on Postpartum Fitness Quality by Junengsih Junengsih, Rosita Syarifah, Ani Kusumastuti, Herlyssa Herlyssa, Elly Dwi Wahyuni, Yulia Ulfah Fatimah, Lia Nurcahyani, Fahmi Hafid

“…Conclusions: The android-based EDUGARLIN application was effective in improving knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of postpartum mothers in terms of the quality of postpartum fitness.…”
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HPRS: hierarchical potential-based reward shaping from task specifications by Luigi Berducci, Edgar A. Aguilar, Dejan Ničković, Radu Grosu

“…Through ablation studies, we analyze the impact of individual requirement classes on emergent behavior. Our experiments show that HPRS benefits from comfort requirements when aligned with the target and safety and ignores them when in conflict with the safety or target requirements. …”
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Environmental Challenges Faced by a Kindergarten and a School in the Katima Mulilo Education Circuit by Давид Нкенгбеза, Мундія Кілібоні Еустінах, Євген Літаба Маемеко, Муквамбо Музва

“…A qualitative research approach was chosen as it is suitable for understanding human behavior, opinions, themes, or motivations. This method is appropriate for this study because participants were required to share their perspectives and express their thoughts about their school environment, allowing researchers to gather detailed experiences and feedback from the population. …”
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Surface reaction mechanism and characteristics of 2-dimensional TiO2 and 0-dimensional Ag nanocomposites specialized for H2S gas sensing at room temperature by Un Yup Lee, Min Young Kim, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Sol Han, Seung Yong Lee, Ali Mirzaei, Sun-Woo Choi, Myung Sik Choi, Changhyun Jin, Jeong Yun Hwang

“…Additionally, its response to H2S gas surpassed that of the TiO2 NSs gas sensor, highlighting the promising role of Ag decoration for H2S gas detection. Sensing behavior in humid atmosphere was also investigated. …”
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Beyond averages: dissecting urban-rural disparities in skilled antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh - a conway-maxwell-poisson regression analysis by Md. Muddasir Hossain Akib, Farzana Afroz, Bikash Pal

“…This study aims to shed light on the prevalence and potential factors associated with disparities in the SANC taking behavior of pregnant mothers in rural and urban Bangladesh. …”
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Optimizing Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Performance Using Advanced Meta-Heuristic Algorithms by Siva Ram Rajeyyagari, Srinivas Nowduri

“…Our results indicate that the AOA method outperforms other algorithms, showing the highest accuracy and robust behavior across various data sets. Specifically, AOA achieved the highest values for R and R² (0.966 and 0.932, respectively) and the lowest values for RMSE, MSE, MAE, RAE, SE, MAPE, and NMSE (0.074, 0.005, 0.054, 0.242, 22.542, 0.711, and 0.482, respectively). …”
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Simulation of Software Development Team Productivity Incorporating Social and Human Factors: A System Dynamics Model by Luz Marcela Restrepo-Tamayo, Gloria Piedad Gasca-Hurtado, Johnny Valencia-Calvo

“…The generated burndown charts are used to demonstrate that the model constitutes a basal structure oriented to understand the productivity behavior of work teams. By taking a systemic approach, the model introduces new ways to identify dynamic behaviors and facilitates the prediction of possible scenarios in the evolution of tasks, which helps work teams manage their risks. …”
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Advances in the carbon-ceramic composites oxidation and ablation resistance: A review by Anna Didenko, Alexey Astapov

“…The focus of this study is on the behavior of Cf/UHTC, Cf/C–UHTC, Cf/SiC–UHTC, and Cf/C–SiC–UHTC composites under thermochemical interaction with oxidizing gas flows. …”
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Comparative in-vitro degradation of hyaluronic acids exposed to different hyaluronidase enzymes by Marcelo Germani, Márcia V.G.B. de Queiroz, Mariana Yuri de França Shimizu, Thiago Gomes Teixeira, Victor Rogerio, Gabriela Giro, Victor R.M. Munoz-Lora

“…Objectives: This study aimed to compare the in-vitro behavior of four Hyaluronic acid (HA) gels when exposed to two different hyaluronidase (HSE) formulations. …”
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Validation of the death reflection scale among older people by Lukas Richter, Lukas Richter

“…The present study seeks to validate the Death Reflection Scale (DRS) among older individuals, which measures growth-oriented cognitions and prosocial behavior following confrontation with death awareness.Materials and methodsDRS was validated using a cross-sectional online survey of older adults (50+). …”
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Optimizing therapeutic outcomes: preconditioning strategies for MSC-derived extracellular vesicles by Yuqi Song, Fengrui Liang, Weikun Tian, Erin Rayhill, Liping Ye, Xinghan Tian

“…Additionally, miRNA variability in MSC-EVs presents challenges due to the diverse roles of miRNAs play in regulating gene expression and cell behavior. The miRNA content of MSC-EVs can be influenced by preconditioning strategies and differences in isolation and purification methods, which may alter the expression profiles of specific miRNAs, contributing to differences in their therapeutic effects.…”
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Magnetic field influence on heat transfer of NEPCM in a porous triangular cavity with a cold fin and partial heat sources: AI analysis combined with ISPH method by Munirah Aali Alotaibi, Weaam Alhejaili, Abdelraheem M. Aly, Samiyah Almalki

“…This study employs the Incompressible Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (ISPH) method and an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model to examine the thermal and fluid dynamics behavior of nano-enhanced phase change material (NEPCM) within a triangular cavity containing a fin. …”
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Investigation Report and Analysis Knowledge, attitudes and vaccination status regarding HPV vaccines among female healthcare workers at vaccination clinics in Beijing city: a surve... by Haikun QIAN, Wenyan JI, Luodan SUO

“…ObjectiveTo understand the knowledge level, attitudes, and vaccination behaviors regarding Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines among female healthcare workers providing HPV vaccination services in Beijing′s immunization clinics, and to provide references for improving HPV vaccination rates in Beijing. …”
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Changes in the nutrient composition of top-selling packaged foods and beverages in Colombia between 2016 to 2021 by Luis Carlos Forero, Luis F. Gómez, Mercedes Mora-Plazas, María Parra-Murillo, María Parra-Murillo, Sara Toquica, Lindsey Smith Taillie

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THE IMPACT OF FIRM CHARACTERISTICS ON ACCRUALS AND REAL EARNINGS MANGEMENT OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Aisha Chado Muhammad

“…Return on assets (ROA), have negative relationship with both AEM and REM which indicates Manager’s aggressive behavior to meet the benchmark has a significant positive association with both AEM and REM. …”
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The influence of macroscopic pedestrian structures on train boarding efficiency by Rabia I. Kodapanakkal, Caspar A.S. Pouw, Antal Haans, Jaap Ham, Gunter Bombaerts, Alessandro Corbetta, Andrej Dameski, Andreas Spahn, Federico Toschi

“…However, current research on train boarding behavior is limited in scope and mainly focuses on how group level variables such as number of boarders/deboarders influence train boarding efficiency. …”
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