Identifying and Validating Indicators of Ritualism in the Iranian Higher Education System: A Mixed-Methods Study by Seyed Hedayat Davarpanah, Reza Hoveida, Mostafa Bagherian Far

“…Neglecting its indicators in the core functions of the university—teaching, research, and services—can lead to institutions that lack quality and fail to make a significant impact on society, both formally and functionally.  …”
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No significant links between somatognosia, stereognosia, and hypermobility: sensory processing unlikely to drive common complaints in hypermobile population by Ivana Hanzlíková, Aneta Ruská, Kristýna Jančíková, Kim Hébert-Losier

“…These sensory processing functions are unlikely to contribute to the common complaints reported by hypermobile individuals. …”
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The effect of water soluble pentosanes on baking properties of winter rye by E. N. Shabolkina, A. A. Bisharev, N. V. Anisimkina, M. V. Belyaeva

“…Estimation of the variation coefficients showed that non-starch polysaccharides influence by genotypic and environmental factors are characterized by low variability CVf = 8.2%. …”
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Reconstruction of U.S. Regional-Scale Soybean SIF Based on MODIS Data and BP Neural Network by YAO Jianen, LIU Haiqiu, YANG Man, FENG Jinying, CHEN Xiu, ZHANG Peipei

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient between the original OCO-2 SIF data and MODIS GPP stood were at a modest 0.53. …”
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Interaction of integral parameters of physical state and biological age of students aged 17-19 years old in the process of adaptation to standard and experimental physical educatio... by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Nataliya Mazurok

“…The degree of BA reduction under the influence of the studied factors is most pronounced in the EG of girls and boys. The variability of the group of PD and PF indices is accompanied by the variability of most of the BA parameters’ dispersion in all studied groups of students. …”
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Impact of Body Image Perception on Behavioral Outcomes in Chinese Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Sarcoma by Yihui Wei, Chung Tin Ma, Michael Can Heng Li, Keary Rui Zhou, Herbert Ho Fung Loong, Kwok Chuen Wong, Chi Kong Li, Yin Ting Cheung

“…The significant risk factors associated with body image dissatisfaction were being female (standardized coefficient estimate [Est] = 0.21, SE = 0.10; p = 0.047), surgery treatment (Est = 0.19, SE = 0.09; p = 0.046), and worse family functioning (Est = 0.27, SE = 0.10, p = 0.013). …”
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Animal welfare and biosecurity correlation in buffalo farm evaluated by ClassyFarm system by Domenico Vecchio

“…The two variables were positively correlated (Spearman’s Rho=0.501; p<0.001). …”
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Combined Surfactant and Enzyme-Assisted Extraction of Pectin from Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna Jacq.) Fruits by Anastasia E. Novikova, Liubov N. Skrypnik

“…The hawthorn pectin can be used to develop new functional products.…”
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Phenotypic yield-attributed traits and phytochemical composition of the flowers from Alcea species in Iran by Yasaman Mashhadi Tafreshi, Ghasem Eghlima, Samad Nejad Ebrahimi

“…The highest coefficient of variation was obtained for rutin, chlorogenic acid, antioxidant activity, flower dry weight. …”
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Handgrip Strength has Declined Among Adults, Particularly Males, from Shanghai Since 2000 by Dao Wang, Yang Liu, Justin J. Lang, Marilyn G. Klug, Ryan McGrath, Grant R. Tomkinson

“…A decline in adjusted HGS may represent a decline in the general/functional health of the population.…”
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Monitoring of Biodiversity in the Erbil Governorate -Iraq Using Remote Sensing Data by Shwan Othman Hussein, Daban Kadhim Omar, Karzan Ahmed Abdulwahid

“…Biologists don't even fully understand the basic organ-level functions of this system, so knowing how a system as complex as this one work and understanding its dynamics are crucial for effective conservation and management of its constituent ecosystems. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Key Mediterranean Agricultural Products at the Farm Level Using GHG Measurements by Georgios Bartzas, Maria Doula, Konstantinos Komnitsas

“…The uncertainty analysis indicates that among the LCI-based scenarios evaluated, the IS scenario exhibits the lowest variability, with coefficient of variation (CV) values ranging from 0.5% to 7.3%. …”
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Monthly Monitoring of Inundated Areas and Water Storage Dynamics in China's Large Reservoirs Using Multisource Remote Sensing by Yongzhe Chen, Yiming Wang, Luoqi Li, Yanhong Cui, Xingwu Duan, Di Long

“…Abstract High‐frequency monitoring of reservoir inundation and water storage changes is crucial for reservoir functionality assessment and hydrological model calibration. …”
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Agonist-Antagonist Coactivation Enhances Corticomotor Excitability of Ankle Muscles by Trisha M. Kesar, Andrew Tan, Steven Eicholtz, Kayilan Baker, Jiang Xu, Joanna T. Anderson, Steven L. Wolf, Michael R. Borich

“…Three pairwise comparisons were made for MEP amplitude and coefficient of variability (CV): rest versus coactivation, rest versus antagonist activation, and agonist activation versus coactivation. …”
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High expression of SOX10 is correlated with poor prognosis and immune infiltrates in skin cutaneous melanoma by Xu Sun, Yi-ming Cheng, Meng-wei Sun, Xu-dong Zhang, Xiao-yu Yu, Hai-bo Wang, Yi-fei Wang, Ning Li

“…Screening was performed by LASSO coefficients to select non-zero variables that satisfied the coefficients of lambda, and 8 genes were screened out. …”
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Mandibular reconstruction outcomes for in-house patient-specific solutions by Matthew D. Marquardt, Erin Cowen, Rachel Fenberg, Natalia von Windheim, Margaret Lashutka, Abigail E. Reid, Amit Agarwal, Enver K. Ozer, Ricardo L. Carrau, James W. Rocco, Catherine T. Haring, Stephen Y. Kang, Nolan B. Seim, Matthew O. Old, Kyle K. VanKoevering

“…Inter-rater reliability was assessed via intraclass correlation coefficient. Demographic, clinical, surgical, and radiographic variables were also collected to profile cohort characteristics and outcomes. …”
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Crisis Communication About the Maui Wildfires on TikTok: Content Analysis of Engagement With Maui Wildfire–Related Posts Over 1 Year by Jim P Stimpson, Aditi Srivastava, Ketan Tamirisa, Joseph Keaweʻaimoku Kaholokula, Alexander N Ortega

“…Using TikTok’s search functionality, we identified and reviewed public posts that contained relevant hashtags. …”
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The potential habitat of Phlomoides rotata in Tibet was based on an optimized MaxEnt model by Jun-Wei Wang, Jun-Wei Wang, Min Xu, Norbu Ngawang, Yonghao Chen, Ngawang Bonjor, Xiaoyan Jia, Zhefei Zeng, Zhefei Zeng, La Qiong, La Qiong

“…IntroductionPhlomoides rotata, an important Tibetan medicinal plant, has garnered significant attention due to its remarkable medicinal value and ecological functions. However, overharvesting and climate change have progressively reduced its distribution range, threatening its survival.MethodsThis study employed an optimized MaxEnt model, integrating field survey data and multiple environmental variables, to predict and analyze the potential suitable distribution of P. rotata in Tibet.ResultsThe model achieved high predictive accuracy, with Ture skill statistic (TSS) = 0.87 and Cohen’s Kappa Coefficient (Kappa) = 0.81. …”
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Concurrent Validity of Wearable Nanocomposite Strain Sensor With Two-Dimensional Goniometer and Its Reliability for Monitoring Knee Active Range of Motion in Multiple Participants by Han-Byeol Choi, Yongjun Kim, Ji Young Lim, Seonghee Kim, Sang Yul Yang, Kihyeon Kim, Hyouk Ryeol Choi, Seunghyun Baik, Ji Hye Hwang

“…The range of motion (ROM) of joints in the human body is essential for movement and functional performance. Real-time monitoring of joint angles is crucial for confirming pathologic biomechanics, providing feedback during rehabilitation, and evaluating the treatment efficacy. …”
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Monitoring and benchmarking Earth system model simulations with ESMValTool v2.12.0 by A. Lauer, L. Bock, B. Hassler, P. Jöckel, L. Ruhe, M. Schlund

“…While the examples shown here focus on atmospheric variables, the new functionality can be applied to any other ESM component such as land, ocean, sea ice, or land ice. …”
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