EVALUATION OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS IN SIX FAMILIES BY RESEQUENCING ARRAY by Guyem Kolbaşı Demircioğlu, Sezen Güntekin Ergün, Kıvılcım Gücüyener, Ferda Emriye Perçin, Mehmet Ali Ergün

“…Point mutations in tRNA, rRNA or protein coding genes and structural rearrangements such as partial deletions or duplications can cause mitochondrial disorders. …”
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Neonatal Microcephaly and Central Nervous System Abnormalities During the Zika Outbreak in Rio de Janeiro by Marlos Melo Martins, Roberto de Andrade Medronho, Carlos Eduardo Raymundo, Arnaldo Prata-Barbosa, Antonio José Ledo Alves da Cunha

“…This retrospective cohort study analyzed 7870 pregnant women, including 2269 with confirmed Zika virus (ZIKV) infection and 5601 without Zika infection, along with their fetuses and newborns. Data were sourced from multiple databases in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. …”
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A novel and efficient digital image steganography technique using least significant bit substitution by Shahid Rahman, Jamal uddin, Hameed Hussain, Sabir Shah, Abdu Salam, Farhan Amin, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Debora Libertad Ramírez Vargas, Julio César Martínez Espinosa

“…Abstract Steganography is used to hide sensitive types of data including images, audio, text, and videos in an invisible way so that no one can detect it. …”
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Determinants of effective hands-on STEM education in higher education institutions in Mogadishu, Somalia by Abdirahman Ibrahim Abdi, Mohamed Ali Osman, Abdikarim Osman Mahdi, Abukar Mukhtar Omar, Constance Asiimwe

“…Using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with a significance threshold of P < 0.05, 10 hypotheses were tested. …”
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It helps to talk: A guiding framework (TRUST) for peer support in delivering mental health care for adolescents living with HIV. by Carol Wogrin, Nicola Willis, Abigail Mutsinze, Silindweyinkosi Chinoda, Ruth Verhey, Dixon Chibanda, Sarah Bernays

“…There are potential risks for peer supporters, including being overwhelmed by engaging with and feeling responsible for resolving relationally and structurally complex problems, which warrant considerable supervision. …”
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SRP-CR: Semantic and Representational Priors for Diffusion-Based Cloud Removal by Zhentao Zou, Ze Zhang, Yue Zhou, Xue Jiang

“…As a result, these methods face substantial challenges in maintaining semantic fidelity and capturing fine-grained structural details, often leading to geographically unfaithful features. …”
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Understanding Informal Settlement Transformation through Google’s 2.5D Dataset and Street View based Validation by S. G. Veeravalli, S. G. Veeravalli, J. Haas, J. Friesen, S. Georganos

“…This study leverages Google’s Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset (2016-2023), which offers annual estimates of building presence, count, and height, to detect structural change in Nairobi, Kenya. By analysing differences in building count and average height across 100-meter grid cells, we developed a rule-based framework to identify four key transformation types: vertical densification, horizontal densification, combined densification (increase in both count and height), and decline. …”
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High-Speed Railway Planning for Sustainable Development: The Role of Length Between Conventional Line and Straight Length by Francesco Russo, Corrado Rindone, Giuseppe A. Maiolo

“…To address the problem posed, information and data are collected on European HSR lines, which constitute a sufficiently homogeneous set in terms of railway and structural standards. …”
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Prediction of causal genes at GWAS loci with pleiotropic gene regulatory effects using sets of correlated instrumental variables. by Mariyam Khan, Adriaan-Alexander Ludl, Sean Bankier, Johan L M Björkegren, Tom Michoel

“…This is a classical result by Brito and Pearl (2002) for structural equation models that guarantees the identifiability of individual causal effects in situations where multiple exposures collectively, but not individually, separate a set of instrumental variables from an outcome variable. …”
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Media Image of the Region and Features of its Formation (The Case of the Republic of Mordovia) by Ksenia V. Dementieva, Diana A. Bakeeva, Natalya M. Frolova

“…In the course of the study, systemic and structural-functional methods were used, as well as component and functional-semantic analysis, comparative and typological methods. …”
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Factors affecting performance excellence in Indonesian state-owned enterprises by Muhammad Iqbal, Yudi Azis, Sucherly, Umi Kaltum

“…The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) procedures were operated to evaluate the path coefficients and identify the pivotal factors of each construct using SmartPLS. …”
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Psychological and social factors associated with late pregnancy iron deficiency anaemia in rural Viet Nam: a population-based prospective study. by Thach Duc Tran, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Tuan Tran, Gerard J Casey, Sarah Hanieh, Julie Anne Simpson, Terence Dwyer, Jane Fisher

“…Hypothesis models were tested by Structural Equation Modeling analyses.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 378 women provided complete data at both W1 and W2. …”
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Impact of Daylight Saving Time on Energy Consumption in Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Portugal and Spain by Ivo Araújo, João Garcia, António Curado

“…This study investigates the impact of DST transitions on energy consumption across seven campuses of two higher education institutions (HEIs) in northern Portugal and Spain, located in different time zones, using measured data from 2023. The analysis accounted for the structural and operational characteristics of each campus to contextualize consumption patterns. …”
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Prevalence of Gun Carrying and Gun Violence Victimization and Perpetration Among a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Youth and Young Adults by Bruce G. Taylor, PhD, Kimberly J. Mitchell, PhD, Heather A. Turner, PhD, Jackie Sheridan-Johnson, MPH, Elizabeth A. Mumford, PhD

“…On the basis of these demographic disparities in gun involvement, more work is needed to address community and other risk and protective factors across different levels of the social ecology, such as structural inequities associated with gun violence.…”
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Effects of demographic characteristics on burnout, psychological resilience, and family functioning in parents of children with disabilities by Mehmet Salih Yildirim, Mustafa Özkan Firat, Mehmet Emin Atay, Dursun Alper Yilmaz, Gökhan Dege

“…Psychological resilience was moderate to high (136.86 ± 22.13), with the highest scores in social resources and the lowest in structural style. Family functionality was moderately impaired (M ± 3.91), with problem-solving abilities being the weakest. …”
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Does corporate governance spur bank intellectual capital in an emerging economy? A system GMM analysis from Ethiopia by Abdu Mohammed Assfaw, Dhiraj Sharma

“…Abstract Purpose The current study aims to explore the impact of corporate governance (CG) mechanisms, as measured by board size, board meeting frequency, board gender diversity, number of board subcommittees, board remuneration, size of audit committee, and audit committee meeting frequency, on bank intellectual capital (as calculated by the modified value-added intellectual coefficient (M-VAIC) and its components (human capital efficiency (HCE), structural capital efficiency (SCE), and relational capital efficiency (SCE)). …”
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Organic geochemical aspects of aliphatic hydrocarbon fractions for determining coal bed methane exploration strategies of Sawahlunto and Sangatta coals by Muhamad Nur Khozin, Yulfi Zetra, R.Y. Perry Burhan

“…Sawahlunto (SL-02) and Sangatta (KD-04) coals were analyzed for the presence of aliphatic hydrocarbon fraction biomarkers to assess their organic geochemistry and its implications for selecting exploration strategies for coal bed methane (CBM). Structural identification using the gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) method revealed the distribution of n-alkanes, isoprenoids, sesquiterpenoids, and triterpenoids. …”
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Innovative Approaches for PCB Image Reconstruction: Tailored Datasets, Metrics, and Models by Qianyue Wang

“…The dataset&#x2019;s realism is validated through Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) analysis and a CNN-based classification test, confirming its alignment with real-world PCB defects. 2) A new evaluation metric, Detail Reconstruction Quality (DRQ), designed to measure edge reconstruction precision, addressing the limitations of traditional metrics like PSNR and MSE. …”
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Case report: pomalidomide as maintenance after salvage autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient with relapsed multiple myeloma by S. V. Semochkin, V. V. Lunin, М. А. Vernyuk, А. А. Fedenko

“…Pomalidomide is a third-generation IMiD approved for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, which is efficient in patients with resistance to lenalidomide and proteasome inhibitors. Structurally, lenalidomide and pomalidomide are similar, and therefore the latter can also be considered as a drug for maintenance, however, there are no relevant phase 3 randomized trials. …”
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A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials Using mRNA Vaccines for Infectious Diseases other than COVID-19 by Athina Sofroniou, Anna Ridley

“…The clinical trials captured in this systematic review included combined vaccines, with two or more vaccines administered at the same time, and mRNA vaccines designed to encode pathogen structural components, in addition to pathogen-specific antibodies.ConclusionThis systematic review identified clinical trials investigating mRNA vaccine candidates against multiple infectious diseases, other than COVID-19, with the majority targeting viral infections. …”
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