Characterization of Phenotypic Variation in Indigenous Chicken Populations in Lower Northern Thailand to Improve Chicken Breeding by Suphawadee Yaemkong, Siriwadee Phromnoi, Chedsada Mingchai, Touchkanin Jongjitvimol

“…Moreover, a correlation between body size and sex-specific structures across breeds was discovered, with male chickens exhibiting significantly greater body weight, size, wing length, upper and lower shank length, and toe length than females p<0.0001. …”
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CASCADE: a community-engaged action model for generating rapid, patient-engaged decisions in clinical research by Bridgette L. Kelleher

“…Opportunities for further development will include exploring best-practice structural procedures, enhancing greater opportunities for pre-panel input by community interest-holders, and determining how to best standardize CASCADE outputs. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward oral health management among orthodontic patients: a cross-sectional study by Jianping Zhao, Ai Cao, Linjun Xie, Lei Shao

“…Methods A cross-sectional study on orthodontic patients was conducted at Suzhou Dushu Lake Hospital from December 20, 2023, to March 19, 2024. Demographic data and KAP scores were collected using self-designed questionnaires. …”
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Desenvolvimento rural do semiárido brasileiro: transformações recentes, desafios e perspectivas by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…In the recent period, the Northeast Region, the Semiarid included, has benefited from a wide range of initiatives of the federal government, which are generating numerous positive effects that have the potential to transform the structures of the Semiarid and insert it into a virtuous cycle accumulation. …”
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COVID-19 vaccination intention among people who use drugs in France in 2021: results from the international community-based research program EPIC by C. Lacoux, V. Villes, L. Riegel, S. Coulmain, N. Lorente, S. Eddine Derras, D. Rojas Castro, P. Roux, R. M. Delabre, D. Michels

“…However, people who use drugs (PWUD) face structural and individual barriers to vaccination, and little is known about vaccination intention and factors associated with that intention among PWUD. …”
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MRI machine learning model predicts nerve root sedimentation in lumbar stenosis: a prospective study by Qing Wang, Xianping Luo, Deng Li, Yi Zhai, Caiyun Ying

“…The RF model constructed using these features—designated as SedSign8—exhibited superior performance in predicting the risk of SedSign, with robust metrics across all evaluation dimensions: precision of 84.4%, recall of 73.6%, F1 score of 78.6%, accuracy of 83.6%, and an AUC of 0.901.ConclusionOlder patients, along with a greater degree of stenosis and changes in the dural sac and surrounding tissue structures, were identified as the main pathophysiological basis for the occurrence of the SedSign in LSS.…”
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Long-Term Annual Changes in Agricultural Carbon Footprints and Associated Driving Factors in China from 2000 to 2020 by Xingyuan Xiao, Xuanming Hu, Yaqun Liu, Changhe Lu

“…To this end, we used the life cycle assessment (LCA) method and statistical data to calculate long-term annual agricultural CFs in China. …”
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Mechanistic insights into the effects of Tris-2-butoxyethyl phosphate on multiple cancers using network toxicology and molecular docking by Hongting Lu, Pengyu Huang, Bingqi Huang, Dongming He, Xinhuai Ou, Zhanyu Xu, Shikang Li

“…Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were then performed to characterize the biological functions and pathways involved Three-dimensional structures of the core target proteins were retrieved from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), optimized using PyMOL (version 3.0.3), and subjected to molecular docking with AutoDock Vina to assess their binding affinities with TBEP. …”
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Intracurricular Factors Influencing Medical Students&rsquo; Specialty Choice: A Systematic Review by Schoon B, Kötter T

“…The studies were highly heterogeneous regarding research methods and the quality of reporting.Conclusion: Involving students in the planning and structuring of clinical phases, active feedback, voluntary offerings, seminars/simulations, and involvement in the clinical team can increase a specialty preference. …”
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Chromolaena odorata and male fertility: evidence from the testes and epididymis of Wistar rats by Eguono Raphael Uwejigho, Felix O Enemali, Victor Oghenekparobo Emojevwe, Jesuyomike Marvellous Oluremi, Israel Olorunsola Adeyomoye

“…GraphPad Prism version 10.2 was used to analyze the data. Results were described as the mean ± standard error of means (S.E.M.). …”
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Genome-wide identification of APX genes in flax (Linum usitatissimum) and functional characterization of LuAPX12 in osmotic and salinity stress responses by Yuan-Dong Li, Rong Ma, Yu-Xi Zheng, Li-Qiong Xie

“…Results This study identified 12 APX genes in flax and analyzed their evolutionary relationships, motif compositions, gene structures, and cis-acting elements, while also predicting potential protein-protein interactions with 226 members of the AP2 family. …”
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Organizational Identification as a Mediator of Organizational Support, Employee Engagement, and Commitment: The Case of Non-Teaching Employees in the Mindanao State University-Ilig... by Mark Ronie O. DUROG, Pamela F. RESURRECCION

“…The respondents comprised 81 contract-of-service and 91 regular non-teaching employees from different offices in MSU-IIT using an online survey form. The collected data was analyzed using SmartPLS4 and Partial Least Square of Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypotheses. …”
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Congenital heart disease: epidemiological profile of live births, geographical distribution and temporal trends in Brazil from 2012 to 2022 by Gustavo Henrique Bernardo Cabral, João Victor Nascimento Guerra, Kevin Uchoa Pedrosa, Paloma Luna Maranhão Conrado, Jorge Henrique de Aguiar Fonseca, Valda Lúcia Moreira Luna, Pauliana Valéria Machado Galvão, George Alessandro Maranhão Conrado

“…Abstract Background Congenital Heart Diseases (CHD) are cardiac and/or intrathoracic vessel structural malformations. Their etiology is predominantly multifactorial, arising from a complex interplay between genetics and environmental factors. …”
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Mediating roles of rumination and emotional intelligence in the relationship between resilience and professional efficacy in pharmacy practice by Shazia Rehman, Nadia Rehman, Ali Altalbe, Muhammad Nasir Khan, Ahsan Riaz Khan, Muhammad Akhlaq, Dan Liu, Mi Wang

“…Methods We employed a cross-sectional design and structural equation modeling to analyze data from a sample of 576 pharmacists conducted in the Punjab province between September 2023 and January 2024. …”
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Gelatin nanofibrous scaffolds containing rutin nanoparticles: physicochemical properties, antibacterial action, and anti-inflammatory effect on dental pulp stem cells by Asiyeh Dadgar, Solmaz Maleki Dizaj, Parnian Alizadeh Oskoee, Fatemeh Pournaghi Azar, Elmira Jafari Navimipour

“…Results The integration of rutin into the gelatin nanofibrous scaffolds was validated using FTIR and XRD studies, which was demonstrated effective crystallization and structural incorporation. The SEM results revealed the presence of consistent nanofiber networks that effectively incorporated rutin. …”
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AI Adoption for Collaboration: Factors Influencing Inclusive Learning Adoption in Higher Education by Ibrahim Youssef Alyoussef, Amr Mohammed Drwish, Fatimah Adel Albakheet, Rafdan Hassan Alhajhoj, Amal Ahmed Al-Mousa

“…The questionnaire, based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), was tailored to the educational AI context. &#x201C;Structural equation modeling (SEM)&#x201D; and hypothesis testing were applied to evaluate the relationships between constructs. …”
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The Development of a Kinetic Model for Biochar Gasification with CO₂: Comparison Between a Thermogravimetric Analyzer and a Fluidized Bed Reactor by Luis Reyes, Michael Jabbour, Lokmane Abdelouahed, Bechara Taouk

“…The kinetic experiments investigated the effects of the CO₂ partial pressure (0.33–1 atm), temperature (800–1000 °C), and CO₂/C ratio (3.5–10.5). Three structural models, the shrinking core model (SCM), volumetric model (VM), and power-law model (PLM), were evaluated for their ability to predict experimental results. …”
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Widespread neuronal activity related to bimanual coordination in non-human primates: evidence from Fos-like activation during bimanual versus unimanual motor task by Yu Liu, Eric M. Rouiller

“…Electrophysiological data support the notion that spatial and temporal coordination between the forelimbs in primates takes place in a wide network of cortical and subcortical brain structures. …”
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What are the expectations and experiences of a GMH research programme delivered in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Colombia and Uganda? A prospective longitudinal qualitative study by Stefan Priebe, Vian Rajabzadeh, Victoria Jane Bird, Francois van Loggerenberg, Michael McGrath

“…More resources and longer time scales may be required to address sustainable structural capacity and long-standing local leadership sufficiently.…”
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IMPACT OF AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED NEURONAVIGATION ON NEUROSURGICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING by Aydın Aydoseli, Sefa Öztürk, Eren Andıç, Mustafa Selim Şahin, Tahir Kaplan, Çağatay Ündeğer

“…The scans were segmented to isolate the brain, mass, and vascular structures. The 3D models were integrated with MRI and CT data and examined on the Illumetry XR screen with ArSurgeon software. …”
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