Understanding personality pathology in a clinical sample of youth: study protocol for the longitudinal research project ‘APOLO’ by Nagila Koster, Igor Lusin, Paul T van der Heijden, Odilia M Laceulle, Marcel A G van Aken

“…Measurements are conducted half-yearly for a period of 3 years and consist of self-report and informant-report questionnaires and a semistructured interview. The included constructs fit the dimensional model of personality development: maladaptive personality traits (dispositional traits), social relations, stressful life events (characteristic adaptations), a turning point (narrative identity) and functioning (eg, achievement of youth specific milestones). …”
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ADVANCING UNDERSTANDING OF SERVICE-LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF A UNIVERSITY IN MALAYSIA by Fong Wei Diong, Phaik Kin Cheah, Poh Chua Siah

“…Findings – Three themes were constructed relating to the students’ perspectives towards service-learning and they comprised the following: (1) experiential learning activities; (2) academic course; and (3) serving the community. …”
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Using causal diagrams and superpopulation models to correct geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data by Robin J. Boyd, Marc Botham, Emily Dennis, Richard Fox, Collin Harrower, Ian Middlebrook, David B. Roy, Oliver L. Pescott

“…Estimating a time trend in the variable of interest is achieved by fitting models for multiple time‐periods and, if the drivers of bias are suspected to change over time, by constructing per period causal diagrams. We test the approach using simulated data then apply it to real data from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). …”
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Identifying impact factors on the communications and telecommunications sector using ensemble machine learning methods by Badykova Idelia, Biktimirova Kamilla

“…The analysis confirms the uneven development of the communications and telecommunications sector within the country's regions. Among the constructed models, the best result was achieved using GradientBoostingRegressor, and the analysis of SHAP indicators revealed the influence of various factors on revenues from communications services, such as an increase in the average monthly salary, an increase in the volume of information (traffic), tariff indices for communications services for legal entities, as well as the negative impact of the basic consumer price index and an insignificant impact of postal transfers. …”
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A Model of ESG-Transparency Index in Corporate Reporting by R. P. Bulyga, M. V. Melnik, I. V. Safonova, V. B. Gisin

“…By utilizing existing mathematical tools, a business value management model is constructed, incorporating a balanced system of "quantity," "quality," and "reliability" factors present in the ESG information disclosed in public company reports.The research methodology adopts a comprehensive approach, combining logical and structural analysis, mathematical modeling, and content analysis methods. …”
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Low SAR compact wideband/dual-band semicircular slot antenna structures for sub-6 GHz 5G wireless applications by Reham W. Abd-Elsalam, Hussein E. Seleem, Mostafa M. Abd-Elnaby, Amr H. Hussein

“…Furthermore, reducing and modifying the length of the T structure’s transverse part are equivalent to constructing a frequency tunable band-stop filter that controls the two operating frequency bands of the antenna. …”
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Cognitive trajectories and their relationships with education and diets among older adults: a network-based 10-year cohort study by Xuchun Wang, Yuchao Qiao, Yudong Zhang, Yu Cui, Hao Ren, Chongqi Hao, Lixia Qiu

“…Cross-lagged panel model was used to examine the longitudinal associations between education, FV, and plant-based diet patterns. Furthermore, we constructed a mediation model based on categorical variables for cognitive trajectories to investigate the mediating effect of FV and plant-based diet index on education and cognitive.ResultsA total of 2,115 older adults were included in this study, revealing three distinct cognitive function trajectories. …”
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Analysis of significantly associated regions and candidate genes for dwarf stem trait in Brassica napus based on BSA-sequencing by ZHAO Weiguo, TA Na, WANG Hao, YANG Zelin

“…Meanwhile, two mixed DNA pools, one from extremely tall and the other from dwarf stem lines, constructed from F2 segregated population of dwarf stem DW1 and tall stem WH20 hybrid combination, were sequenced and analyzed base on BSA-seq technology, and the significant association regions and candidate genes associated with dwarf trait were identified. …”
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Gene expression analysis reveals mir-29 as a linker regulatory molecule among rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and dementia: Insights from systems biology approach... by Devi Soorya Narayana S, Vino Sundararajan

“…We identified common differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and constructed a gene-gene interaction network. Subsequently, topology analysis for hub gene identification, cluster and functional enrichment, and regulatory network analysis were performed. …”
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MLHI-Net: multi-level hybrid lightweight water body segmentation network for urban shoreline detection by Jianhua Ye, Pan Li, Yunda Zhang, Ze Guo, Shoujin Zeng, Youji Zhan

“…To validate the proposed methodology, a dataset, CityWater, was constructed, with multiple fields and climatic conditions, and a substantial number of experiments were conducted on this and other public datasets. …”
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Differentiation of Isolated Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease from Other Small Bowel Ulcerative Diseases: Clinical Features and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Characteristics by Meng Niu, Zheng-Hao Chen, Meng Li, Xing Zhang, Chun-Xiao Chen

“…Longitudinal ulcers (OR 14.293, 95% CI 4.920-41.518, p<0.001) and large ulcer (OR 0.128, 95% CI 0.044-0.374, p<0.001) contributed to the differentiation of ISBCD from OSBUD. We constructed a diagnostic model, ISBCD index (AUROC=0.877, 95% CI: 0.830-0.925), using multifactorial binary logistic regression to help distinguish between these two groups of diseases. …”
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Mapping of Agate-like Soil Cover Structures Based on a Multitemporal Soil Line Using Neural Network Filtering of Remote Sensing Data by Dmitry I. Rukhovich, Polina V. Koroleva, Alexey D. Rukhovich, Mikhail A. Komissarov

“…ASCSs were identified over large areas and soil maps of ASCSs were constructed using multitemporal spectral characteristics of the BSS in the form of multitemporal soil line coefficients. …”
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A novel approach to multi-objective portfolio selection: modeling emerging financial markets using satisfaction functions and fuzzy values by Milad Saleki, Mohamad Saber Falah Nejad, Davood Shishebori, Mohammad Aref Dehghani Tafti

“…In other words, the proposed model outperformed the base model in all the objectives under study.Originality/Value: As distinguishing features of the proposed model of this research, one can mention: 1) constructing and using fuzzy distribution functions and calculating ideal values and expected ranges for all desired objectives considering the conditions of the examined market research using simple mathematical modeling, 2) utilizing the experience of financial market experts in planning model for selecting suitable investment portfolios in emerging financial markets, 3) presenting an approach to calculating portfolio risk in conditions of information scarcity in the problem environment using fuzzy theory, 4) development of the fuzzy benchmark-criterion method for weighting the objectives under study in the problem considering the expertise of financial market experts, and 5) simple modeling, considering interval fuzzy values in the model, and being usable for all individuals with different levels of investment knowledge.…”
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Estimating the safe mud weight window for drilling operations through pre-stack seismic inversion, a case study in one of the Southwestern Iran oil fields by Mohammad Sadegh Mahmoudian, Yousef Shiri, Ahmad Vaezian

“…The pre-stack seismic inversion is conducted by constructing a velocity model and utilizing angle gather aggregation, statistical wavelet extraction, and initial model creation. …”
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Validation of the Maslach burnout inventory-general survey 9-item short version (MBI-GS9) among care aides in Canadian nursing homes by Anni Wang, Yinfei Duan, Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…The MBI-GS9 was significantly correlated with various conceptually related constructs, such as health status, working environment, job satisfaction, psychological empowerment, work engagement, and organizational citizenship behaviors. …”
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Cost-Minimization Analysis for Subcutaneous Daratumumab in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma in Three Gulf Countries by Anas Hamad, Shereen Elazzazy, Ruba Y. Taha, Hani Osman, Sana Alblooshi, Islam Elkonaissi, Mustaqeem A. Siddiqui, Khalil Al-Farsi, Mohammed Al Lamki, Sali Emara, Gihan H. Elsisi

“…**Objective:** To assess the financial effects of the adoption of subcutaneous daratumumab (dara-SC) rather than intravenous daratumumab (dara-IV) for the treatment of NDMM in three Gulf countries (Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates; UAE), a cost-minimization model was constructed. **Methods:** We performed static cost minimization analyses from a societal perspective to evaluate the costs and possible reductions in resource utilization associated with a shift from dara-IV infusion to dara-SC injection for NDMM patients over a 5-year time horizon. …”
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Key wound healing genes as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma: an integrated in silico and in vitro study by Fuchuan Jiang, Sajjad Ahmad, Sadia kanwal, Yasir Hameed, Qian Tang

“…Results Seventy wound healing-associated genes were extracted from the Gene Ontology (GO) database, and a protein-protein interaction (PPI) network was constructed using the STRING database. CytoHubba analysis in Cytoscape identified six pivotal hub genes: CD44, FGF2, FGF10, KDM6A, FN1, and MMP2. …”
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Implementation of Solar Heat Energy and Adsorption Cooling Mechanism for Milk Pasteurization Application by G. Ramkumar, B. Arthi, S. D. Sundarsingh Jebaseelan, M. Gopila, P. Bhuvaneswari, R. Radhika, Geremew Geidare Kailo

“…A solar energy adsorbent refrigeration system has been constructed and described for keeping 200 liters of milk at 10-15°C for 9–11 hours. …”
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Caveolin-1 Knockdown Decreases SMMC7721 Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Invasiveness by Inhibiting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Induced Angiogenesis by Zhi-Bo Zhang, Zheng Shi, Lan-Fang Yang, Hong-Bin Gao

“…Lentiviral vectors were used to construct caveolin-1 small interfering RNA- (siRNA-) expressing cells. …”
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Patient’s Information Toward Some Modifiable Risk Factors of Ischemic Heart Disease by Bayan Omar Sharif, Aras Hamad Rasul, Osman Ibrahim Mahmud, Farman Nuri Abdulla

“…A non- probability purposive sample of (143) patients; the study instrument was constructed of total (42) items for the purpose of data collection. …”
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