[Artículo traducido] Análisis Rasch del índice de calidad de vida en dermatología by G. Sanclemente, C. Mora-Gaviria, D.C. Aguirre-Acevedo

“…Therefore, we aimed to assess the structural validity, internal consistency and item response analysis of the DLQI through the item response theory (IRT) or the Rasch model. …”
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Artificial intelligence and predictive marketing: an ethical framework from managers’ perspective by Hina Naz, Muhammad Kashif

“…Originality/value – The authors identify seven unique themes and benchmark them with Ashok’s model to provide a structured lens for interpreting the results. The framework presented by this research is unique and can be used to support ethical research spanning social, technological and economic aspects within the predictive marketing domain. …”
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Unlocking the motivations behind vintage luxury desire by Ian Phau, Olamide Oluwabusola Akintimehin, Anwar Sadat Shimul, Sean Lee

“…Design/methodology/approach – Primary data was gathered from 232 present customers of SHVL fashion products and analysed using the partial least square structural equation modelling. …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Dermatology Life Quality Index by G. Sanclemente, C. Mora-Gaviria, D.C. Aguirre-Acevedo

“…Therefore, we aimed to assess the structural validity, internal consistency and item response analysis of the DLQI through the item response theory (IRT) or the Rasch model. …”
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Exploring perceptions and preferences for PrEP choice and of an mHealth intervention: insights from the ImPrEP CAB‐Brasil study by Cristina Pimenta, Claudio G. Mann, Brenda Hoagland, Eduardo Carvalheira, Cristina Jalil, Marcos Benedetti, Nilo Fernandes, Carolina Coutinho, Emilia M. Jalil, Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Roberta Trefiglio, Alessandro Farias, Maria Paula G. Mourão, José Valdez Madruga, Josué N. deLima, Ronaldo Zonta, Gabrielle O'Malley, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Thiago S. Torres, for the ImPrEP CAB‐Brasil Study

“…A subset of participants from each site were invited to participate in the qualitative study (October 2023−July 2024). Semi‐structured interviews were conducted, recorded and transcribed. …”
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Bacteroides vesicles promote functional alterations in the gut microbiota composition by Olga Yu. Shagaleeva, Daria A. Kashatnikova, Dmitry A. Kardonsky, Boris A. Efimov, Viktor A. Ivanov, Svetlana V. Smirnova, Suleiman S. Evsiev, Eugene A. Zubkov, Olga V. Abramova, Yana A. Zorkina, Anna Y. Morozova, Elizaveta A. Vorobeva, Artemiy S. Silantiev, Irina V. Kolesnikova, Maria I. Markelova, Evgenii I. Olekhnovich, Maxim D. Morozov, Polina Y. Zoruk, Daria I. Boldyreva, Victoriia D. Kazakova, Anna A. Vanyushkina, Andrei V. Chaplin, Tatiana V. Grigoryeva, Natalya B. Zakharzhevskaya

“…According to the metabolome and sequencing data, the microbiota composition of the DSS-treated OMV group was intermediate between that of the control and DSS groups. …”
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Exploring the role of hyperreflective walls as a biomarker for the management of cystoid macular edema by Zhang-Rong Yang, Chang Li, Dong-Jun Xing, Gao-Xu Wei, Ce-Ce Zhao, Miao Zhou, Xiao-Han Ma, Yi Zhao, Shu Yang, Rong-Guo Yu, Zhi-Qing Li

“…CONCLUSION: HRW in foveal cystoid spaces is a common OCT finding in CME and is associated with more severe retinal structural damage and worse visual acuity. HRW may be utilized as a prognostic OCT biomarker for disease severity and treatment response in patients with CME. …”
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Partial volume effect correction impairs the diagnostic utility of [18F]-THK-5351 PET in nonfluent-agrammatic variant primary progressive aphasia by Patrick J. Sommer, Sebastian Schuster, Oliver Goldhardt, Nobuyuki Okamura, Felix Mueller-Sarnowski, Maximilian Scheifele, Florian Eckenweber, Annika Kreuzer, Maria Griessl, Peter Bartenstein, Thomas Wegehaupt, Lucas Wolski, Josef Priller, Axel Rominger, Leonie Beyer, Timo Grimmer, Matthias Brendel

“…Methods: Patients with nfv-PPA (n = 20) were imaged with [18F]-THK-5351 PET accompanied by structural magnetic resonance tomography imaging (MRI). …”
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Direct reactions with the AT-TPC by Yassid Ayyad, Daniel Bazin, Daniel Bazin, Francesca Bonaiti, Francesca Bonaiti, Jie Chen, Xiaobin Li, Adam Anthony, Melina Avila, Saul Beceiro-Novo, Khushi Bhatt, Cristina Cabo, Tatsuya Furuno, Valdir Guimarães, Alex Hall-Smith, Curtis Hunt, Heshani Jayatissa, Takahiro Kawabata, Harriet Kumi, Jose Manuel López-González, Juan Lois-Fuentes, Augusto Macchiavelli, Gordon McCann, Claus Müller-Gatermann, Alicia Muñoz-Ramos, Wolfgang Mittig, Wolfgang Mittig, Bruno Olaizola, Zarif Rahman, Daniel Regueira, Javier Rufino, Soki Sakajo, Clementine Santamaria, Michael Z. Serikow, Michael Z. Serikow, Tianxudong Tang, Tianxudong Tang, Ivan Tolstukhin, Nathan Turi, Nathan Turi, Nathan Watwood, Juan Zamora

“…The necessity of using inverse kinematics to reveal how these structural properties change with isospin imbalance renders direct reactions a challenging technique when using the missing mass method.MethodsIn this scenario, Active Target Time Projection Chambers (AT-TPC) have demonstrated an outstanding performance in enabling these types of reactions even under conditions of very low beam intensities. …”
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Evaluation of the adherence of municipalities and states to the Ministry of Health’s microplanning for high-quality vaccination activities and the increase in vaccination coverage... by Ana Catarina de Melo Araújo, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva, Gustavo Velasquez-Melendez, Luciana Maiara Diogo Nascimento, Carla Conceição Ferraz, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos, Eder Gatti Fernandes

“…To address this, Brazil’s Ministry of Health introduced the concept of operational microplanning (OM) for high-quality vaccination activities (HQVA) in 2023 to ensure excellence in routine service and campaigns. OM is defined by structured interventions using assertive techniques to enhance the likelihood of covering a broader population previously unprotected from vaccine-preventable diseases. …”
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Comparative genetic mapping and a consensus interspecific genetic map reveal strong synteny and collinearity within the Citrus genus by Patrick Ollitrault, Patrick Ollitrault, Barbara Hufnagel, Barbara Hufnagel, Franck Curk, Aude Perdereau, Pierre Mournet, Pierre Mournet, Maëva Miranda, Maëva Miranda, Gilles Costantino, Yann Froelicher, Yann Froelicher, Mônica Alves, Maria Angeles Forner Giner, Malcolm W. Smith, Pablo Aleza, François Luro, Nelson A. Wulff, Leandro Peña, Raphaël Morillon, Raphaël Morillon, Arnaud Lemainque

“…The consensus genetic map is a useful tool to check the accuracy of genome assemblies, identify large structural variation and focus on analyzing potential relationships with phenotypic variations. …”
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The impact of aripiprazole on neurocognitive function in individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis: A comparison with olanzapine and non-antipsychotic treatment by JiaHui Zeng, Andrea Raballo, JiaYi Ye, YuQing Gao, WenJun Su, YanYan Wei, XiaoChen Tang, LiHua Xu, YeGang Hu, Dan Zhang, HuiRu Cui, YingYing Tang, XiaoHua Liu, HaiChun Liu, Tao Chen, ChunBo Li, JiJun Wang, TianHong Zhang

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Optimal control strategies supported by system dynamics modelling: a study on hookworm disease in China by Huihui Zhu, Jinxin Zheng, Jilei Huang, Mizhen Zhang, Changhai Zhou, Tingjun Zhu, Hongchun Tian, Xiaohong Wu, Yang Liu, Bo Zhong, Hong Xie, Liping Zhang, Lei Tie, Jingwen Luo, Xiaoqin Mao, Bin Zhang, Xiu Deng, Suping Zhang, Menbao Qian, Shizhu Li, Xiaonong Zhou

“…This study aims to optimize intervention strategies for hookworm disease in China. Methods Structural analysis and parameter estimation were conducted using system dynamics theory. …”
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Assessing the Validity of Claims-Based Diagnostic Codes for Psychotic and Affective Disorders and the Influence of the Coding Transition from the ICD-9 to the ICD-10 in Taiwan&... by Wang YW, Liu CC, Chen HC, Wu CS, Chan JH, Chen CC, Huang WL, Liao SC, Hwang T, Chen WJ

“…The validity indices of claims-based diagnoses using the ICD-10-CM tended to be better than those using the ICD-9-CM.Conclusion: This first-ever study validating psychiatric diagnoses in Taiwan’s NHIRD using a structured chart review suggests that the diagnostic codes of narrow categories of schizophrenia or other broad categories are recommended for high-performing validity indices. …”
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CONCEPÇÕES DE PROFESSORES SOBRE A INCLUSÃO DE ALUNOS COM DEFICIÊNCIA VISUAL NA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR by Joice Fernanda Pinheiro, Silvana Maria Moura da Silva

“…Sixteen professors from visually impaired students, enrolled in the 2019 school year and attending courses at the Center of Social Sciences of the referred university at the Dom Delgado campus participated in this research. The data collection was based on a semi-structured interview, whose analysis was focused on the selection of each participant's speech, with a phenomenological analysis (eidetic reduction) in significant units. …”
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COOLFACADE by Alejandro Prieto Hoces

“…Introduction and conclusions aside, the research body is structured on three sequential parts, with 2-3 chapters each. …”
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Molecular and genetic evidence for the role of AMBRA1 in suppressing S-phase entry and tumorigenesis by Hisako Akatsuka, Tomohiro Kashikawa, Kaori Masuhara, Mizuki Tokusanai, Chenyang Li, Yumi Iida, Chisa Okada-Yamaguchi, Yoshinori Okada, Masayuki Tanaka, Takahiro Suzuki, Norio Yamamoto, Katsuto Hozumi, Tomoaki Tanaka, Hirofumi Nakaoka, Kazuyoshi Hosomichi, Yu Hamaguchi, Michiaki Hamada, Yoshiki Shiraishi, Akihide Kamiya, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Kaito Harada, Abd Aziz Ibrahim, Takashi Yahata, Masato Ohtsuka, Naoya Nakamura, Hiroyuki Hosokawa, Minoru Kimura, Ituro Inoue, Takehito Sato

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MODULATION AS A MULTIMODAL TRANSLATION STRATEGY OF GRAPHIC NOVEL PERSEPOLIS BY M. SATRAPI by Anna V. Khodorenko

“…The study then proceeds to evaluate the data obtained from the selected corpus, carefully comparing the translated versions with the original and drawing conclusions based on the findings of the descriptive analysis. …”
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Innovation and diversity in public health team engagement in local alcohol premises licensing: qualitative interview findings from the ExILEnS study by Richard Purves, Andrea Mohan, Rachel O’Donnell, Matt Egan, Nason Maani, Niamh Fitzgerald

“…Firstly, representatives of each public health team with experience of licensing activity took part in structured face-to-face or telephone interviews (n = 41) and provided documentation to identify how and when their team engaged with alcohol premises licensing. …”
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The microbiota metabolite, phloroglucinol, confers long-term protection against inflammation by Janire Castelo, Sarai Araujo-Aris, Diego Barriales, Samuel Tanner Pasco, Iratxe Seoane, Ainize Peña-Cearra, Ainhoa Palacios, Carolina Simó, Virginia Garcia-Cañas, Muthita Khamwong, Itziar Martín-Ruiz, Monika Gonzalez-Lopez, Laura Barcena, José Ezequiel Martín Rodríguez, José Luís Lavín, Naiara Gutiez, Raquel Marcos, Estibaliz Atondo, Arantza Cobela, Laura Plaza-Vinuesa, Adrián Plata, Eneko Santos-Fernandez, Alberto Fernandez-Tejada, Mari Carmen Villarán, José Miguel Mancheño, Juana Maria Flores, Ana María Aransay, Aize Pellón, Blanca de las Rivas, Rosario Muñoz, Abelardo Margolles, Patricia Ruas-Madiedo, Maria Victoria Selma, Mercedes Gomez de Agüero, Leticia Abecia, Juan Anguita, Héctor Rodríguez

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