Tanatophobia in the patients on dialysis by Novaković Milan, Tiosavljević-Marić Danijela, Gajić Milan

“…Since the study was a comparative, cross-sectional one, the patients were tested by the appropriate questionnaires for anxiety, depression and general mental functioning. Statistical analysis was done by the standard descriptive and analytic statistic methods. …”
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Application of Kansei Engineering in Various Train Compartment Designs to Determine the User's Affective Response by Dinda Karina Yohanny, Lu'Lu' Purwaningrum, Ambar Mulyono

“…This research consists of 5 steps: (1) Determining product semantics (Kansei Words assignment); (2) Define product properties (items and categories), as many as eight design samples; (3) Distributing questionnaires to 150 respondents (75 men and 75 women); (4) Data analysis with multivariate statistics, KMO, Barlett's Test, Principal Component Analysis, and clustering of respondents; (5) Evaluate the results of the most optimal design specifications. …”
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Feasibility and cross-cultural validation of an adapted social skills group training programme (KONTAKTTM CHILD) for Chinese autistic children: a waitlist RCT protocol by Sven Bölte, Peipei Yin, Uchong Lao, Huilin Zhu, Fengjing Liang, Wuxia Bai, Xiaoqian Huang, Sonya Girdler, Xiaobing Zou

“…Other outcomes include parents and teachers’ reports of participants’ autistic traits and adaptive functioning, participants’ self-report and projective tests for self-assertiveness and psychosocial functioning, and parent reports on parental reflective functioning and perceived school support. …”
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Factors that influence the provision of enteral feeding for critically ill children: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Elisabeth Søiland, Claire Glenton, Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Lena Victoria Nordheim, Suzgika Lakudzala, Idriss Ibrahim Kallon, Celeste Naude, Amanda Brand, Simon Lewin, Nyanyiwe Masingi Mbeye

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ENSURING THE INTERNAL INDEPENDENCE OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURT JUDGES: SECURITY AND EDUCATION by Natalya V. Savytska

“…These proposals are based on a thorough analysis of systematized and summarized empirical data from annual reports on the state of adherence to the principle of judicial independence from 2017 to 2023, documentation from Transparency International Ukraine, and a critical examination of other analytical materials, judicial decisions of the High Qualification Commission of Judges, and normative acts of the High Council of Justice. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Roblox Video Game (Super U Story) in Improving Body Image Among Children and Adolescents in the United States: Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Paraskeva, Sharon Haywood, Jason Anquandah, Paul White, Mahira Budhraja, Phillippa C Diedrichs, Heidi Williamson

“…Data were evaluated using repeated-measure analysis of covariance controlling for baseline. …”
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GIS based monitoring and warning system for residual pollution of soil inputs in irrigation areas by MA Haixia, GUO Quanen, ZHAN Zongbing, LIU Qiangde, BAI Yulong, YANG Cheng

“…The system combined a VOC-PF1 sensor, an STM32 master chip, and a GSM communication module to achieve efficient data collection and communication functions. The spatial analysis was carried out by the in-verse distance weighted (IDW) interpolation method, and the early warning threshold was established to realize the real-time monitoring and early warning of soil input residual pollution in the irrigation area. …”
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Aging assessment of silicone rubber materials under corona discharge accompanied by humidity and UV radiation by Mahmood Atif, Muneeb Ahmed, Saeed Usman, Alam Shahid, Al-Ammar Essam A., Kang Jee-Hyun, Zoubi Wail Al, Choi Dongwhi

“…However, the data of elemental composition exhibited the loss of filler contents as well as that of carbon from the base matrix. …”
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Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Ecosystem Service Value and Its Linkages with Landscape Pattern Changes in Xiong’an New Area, China (2014–2022) by Xinyang Ji, Dong Chen, Guangwei Li, Jingkai Guo, Jiafeng Liu, Jing Tong, Xiyong Sun, Xiaomin Du, Wenkai Zhang

“…This study investigates the spatiotemporal evolution of ecosystem service value (ESV) and landscape patterns in Xiong’an before (2014–2016) and after (2017–2022) its establishment, assessing the policy-driven impacts of green development initiatives. Using remote sensing data, random forest classification, and landscape pattern analysis, we quantified land use dynamics, landscape index, and ESV variations. …”
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Production of <i>Aloe vera</i> Phytoplacenta Extract and Potential Applications in Skincare by Seung Min Jung, Hye-In Kim, Soo-Yun Kim, Sung Joo Jang, Hyo Hyun Seo, Jeong Hun Lee, Ju-Duck Kim, Won Kyong Cho, Sang Hyun Moh

“…In addition, gene expression data indicated subtle changes in epidermal differentiation genes, modulation of inflammatory markers, and alterations in genes related to cell signaling and skin-specific functions. …”
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Two novel phages infecting Erythrobacter isolated from the epipelagic ocean by Longfei Lu, Longfei Lu, Xingyu Huang, Pengfei Zheng, Shuzhen Wei, Nianzhi Jiao, Rui Zhang, Xuejing Li, Yunlan Yang

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Development and Experimental Study of a Seamless Morphing Trailing Edge Flap Equipped with an Elephant Trunk Actuation Mechanism by Mir Hossein Negahban, Tarek Saci, Ruxandra Mihaela Botez

“…The completed model was further tested in a subsonic wind tunnel to validate the numerical aerodynamic results, as well as the functionality of the elephant trunk mechanism in real conditions. …”
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Portable devices for periodic monitoring of bioelectrical impedance along meridian pathways in healthy individuals by Yu-Chen Xu, Xiu-Yan Cao, Shuai Liu, Bo Liu, Hao Chen, Min Cheng, Wei-Hua Ye

“…BEI measurements were consistently recorded along the 24 meridian pathways over the study period. The collected BEI data were subjected to statistical analysis, and line charts were constructed to depict the temporal variation patterns. …”
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Highly expressed of SERPINA3 indicated poor prognosis and involved in immune suppression in glioma by Qing Yuan, Song‐Quan Wang, Guang‐Tao Zhang, Jie He, Zhi‐Dan Liu, Ming‐Rong Wang, Hong‐Qing Cai, Jing‐Hai Wan

“…Methods We analyzed the biological functions of SERPINA3 through data from the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas databases. …”
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Normative values of the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in a Brazilian population sample: discrete and regression–based norms by Alfredo Damasceno, Juliana Machado Santiago dos Santos Amaral, Amilton Antunes Barreira, Jefferson Becker, Dagoberto Callegaro, Kenia Repiso Campanholo, Luciana Azevedo Damasceno, Denise Sisterolli Diniz, Yara Dadalti Fragoso, Paula S Franco, Alessandro Finkelsztejn, Frederico M H Jorge, Marco Aurélio Lana–Peixoto, Andre Palma da Cunha Matta, Andréia Costa Rabelo Mendonça, Janaína Noal, Renata Alves Paes, Regina Maria Papais–Alvarenga, Adriana Gutterres Pereira, Carina Tellaroli Spedo, Benito Pereira Damasceno

“…The Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests (BRB–N) was developed to assess cognitive functions most–frequently impaired in multiple sclerosis. …”
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Tricin selectively combats KRAS-mutant non-small cell lung cancer by inhibiting the PDGF-BB-induced SRC/MAPK/AP-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway and potentiating the antitumor effect of a... by Jia-Xin Li, Jia-Xin Li, Shi-Yu Tan, Li-Qi Li, Yu-Hong Zheng, Lin Zhao, Hui-Rong Zhu, Hai-Lang He, Yan-Yu Zhang, Run-Ze Li, Tian-Yu Bao, Yi-Zhong Zhang, Xiao-Man Yang, Hao Zhang, Hui-Hui Chen, Bo-Wen Wu, Xin Lin, Xiao-Sheng Lin, Xiao-Sheng Lin, Yin Cheng Lin, Xin-Bing Sui, Ying Xie, Xian-Mei Zhou, Pei-Yu Yan

“…In terms of immune regulation, tricin increased the numbers of CD8+ T lymphocytes and the levels of the functional cytokines TNFα, IFNγ, and Granzyme B. Tricin also increased the numbers of B lymphocytes and disrupted the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway. …”
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PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC INDICATORS IN NEWBORNS WITH EXTREME LOW BODY WEIGHT AND PATENT DUCTUUS ARTERIUS by Мария Вячеславовна Пересторонина, Станислав Владимирович Москавчук, Ольга Валентиновна Корпачева, Андрей Петрович Торопов

“…It can be assumed that there is a prognostic significance of EchoCG indicators for the long-term functioning and hemodynamic significance PDA. The aim of the research – to study the prognostic value of EchoCG parameters in newborns with extremely low body weight (ELBW) in the assessment of long-term persistent haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hsPDA). …”
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Genome-wide identification and expression profiling of MYB transcription factors in Artemisia argyi by Sainan Peng, Qianwen Zhang, Yun Yang, Yukun Li, Wunian Feng, Dan Zhao, Bisheng Huang, Dahui Liu, Yuhuan Miao

“…Together, our research will offer useful information for future investigations into the functions of MYB genes in A. argyi, especially in regulating the process of flavonoid biosynthesis in leaves and in response to MeJA treatment.…”
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National Development Banks in Europe – A Contribution to Sustainable Finance by Györgyi Nyikos, Zsuzsanna Kondor

“…The second phase concentrated on drawing a comparison between the new regulatory requirements, in particular the European Green Deal, the EU Taxonomy Regulation and the functioning of the National Development Banks. The methodology has included a detailed literature review, desk research, data collection and re-assessment of earlier surveys, which has been used for prescriptive comparative analysis and cluster analysis. …”
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Association of multiple dietary metal intake with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2003–2018 by Sihan Hu, Baojian Wei, Aihua Zhang

“…Dietary metal intake plays a crucial role in maintaining normal physiological functions. This study aims to examine the relationship between dietary intake of multiple metals and CKM syndrome.MethodsWe analyzed data from 15,233 participants aged 20–79 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003–2018. …”
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