Physiological serum uric acid concentrations correlate with arterial stiffness in a sex-dependent manner by Oliver Thews, Thomas Schmid, Alexander Kluttig, Andreas Wienke, Melanie Zinkhan, Wolfgang Ahrens, Till Bärnighausen, Hermann Brenner, Stefanie Castell, Berit Lange, Wolfgang Lieb, Karin Halina Greiser, Marcus Dörr, Lilian Krist, Stefan N. Willich, Volker Harth, Nadia Obi, Michael Leitzmann, Annette Peters, Börge Schmidt, Matthias B. Schulze, Henry Völzke, Matthias Nauck, Stephanie Zylla, Anke Hannemann, Tobias Pischon, Ilais Moreno Velásquez, Matthias Girndt, Claudia Grossmann, Michael Gekle

“…In addition, the machine learning approach identified uric acid as a major factor associated with PWV. …”
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263 My Assistive Technology Guide web app: Supporting physicians in addressing disabilities in older adults by Elsa M Colon, Radamés Revilla-Orellano, Wency Bonilla-Díaz, Jesús Mejías-Castro

“…Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and thematic content analysis. …”
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Gen Z Teacher Transformation : Self-Development Strategy to Improve Social and Personality Competence by Widya Utami, Achadi Budi Santosa, Suyatno Suyatno

“…The data analysis technique uses the Miles and Huberman model which includes the stages of data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. …”
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Oral administration of butylated hydroxytoluene induces neuroprotection in a streptozotocin-induced rat Alzheimer’s disease model via inhibition of neuronal ferroptosis by Parisa Faraji, Elham Parandavar, Hartmut Kuhn, Mehran Habibi-Rezaei, Astrid Borchert, Elham Zahedi, Shahin Ahmadian

“…The streptozotocin-induced alterations were significantly reduced and sometimes even abolished by oral BHT treatment. Conclusion Our data indicate that oral BHT treatment attenuated the development of AD-related symptoms in an in vivo rat model, most probably via inhibiting neuronal ferroptosis. …”
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The 7-Methylguanosine (m7G) methylation METTL1 acts as a potential biomarker of clear cell renal cell carcinoma progression by Yi Liu, Yanji Zhan, Jiao Liu, Zhengze Shen, Yudong Hu, Ling Zhong, Yuan Yu, Bin Tang, Jing Guo

“…This study aimed to explore the correlation between regulators of m7G methylation and ccRCC progression using unsupervised machine learning methods.Methods: Transcriptome and clinical data of ccRCC were retrieved from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database to identify differentially expressed m7G-related genes associated with the overall survival of patients with ccRCC. …”
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Optimizing rural waste management: Leveraging high-resolution remote sensing and GIS for efficient collection and routing by Xi Cheng, Jieyu Yang, Zhiyong Han, Guozhong Shi, Deng Pan, Likang Meng, Zhuojun Zeng, Zhanfeng Shen

“…The Pointer Network, augmented with reinforcement learning, executed a traveling salesman analysis on these chosen WCSs, yielding the optimal collection trajectory. …”
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Derivative-Guided Dual-Attention Mechanisms in Patch Transformer for Efficient Automated Recognition of Auditory Brainstem Response Latency by Yin Liu, Huanghong Sun, Qiang Li, Kangkang Li, Xinxing Fu, Hao Zhu, Tiecheng Song, Yue Zhao, Tiantian Wang, Chenqiang Gao

“…Existing AI approaches face challenges in generalization, complexity, and semantic sparsity due to single sampling-point analysis. This study introduces the Derivative-Guided Patch Dual-Attention Transformer (Patch-DAT), a novel, lightweight, and generalizable deep learning (DL) model for the automated recognition of latencies for waves I, III, and V. …”
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The Motivations of Citizens to Attend an eHealth Course in the Public Library: Qualitative Interview Study by Lucille Standaar, Adriana Margje Israel, Rosalie van der Vaart, Brigitta Keij, Frank J van Lenthe, Roland Friele, Mariëlle A Beenackers, Lilian Huibertina Davida van Tuyl

“…Themes were identified via a comprehensive thematic data analysis. ResultsThe participants were 51 to 82 years of age (average 73.5, SD 6.6 y) and 14 (70%) participants were female. …”
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“People have options”: a qualitative study of experiences and influences of PrEP choice among women in South Africa by Siphokazi Dada, Faith Mary Musvipwa, Fatima Abegail Cholo, Melanie Pleaner, Alison Kutywayo, Vusile Butler, Catherine Elizabeth Martin, Saiqa Mullick

“…Participants valued learning about alternative PrEP methods and appreciated friendly healthcare providers who answered their questions. …”
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Traditional Architects’ Accounts of the Processes of Rural and Country Housing Design and Construction (Case Study of Garmsar & Surrounding Townships) by Akbar Zargar, Mohsen Sartipipour, Seyed Hassan Miri, Hamed Sheikhtaheri

“…Collecting qualitative data relied on in-depth and semi-structured interviews with traditional architects of Garmsar rural districts as well as field observations. …”
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An explainable Bi-LSTM model for winter wheat yield prediction by Abhasha Joshi, Biswajeet Pradhan, Subrata Chakraborty, Subrata Chakraborty, Renuganth Varatharajoo, Abdullah Alamri, Shilpa Gite, Chang-Wook Lee

“…The Bi-LSTM model outperformed other models in terms of predictive performance (R2 up to 0.88) and generalizability across locations and ranges of yield data. Explainability analysis reveals that enhanced vegetation index (EVI), temperature and precipitation at later stages of crop growth are most important in determining Winter wheat yield. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF MUSIC THERAPY IN THE CONTENT OF MODERN UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN UKRAINE by Dobrovolska Rufina

“…Therefore, there is a need for research and comparative analysis of foreign experience of introducing music therapy into modern university education. …”
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Assessing the impacts of sustainability teaching at higher education institutions by Walter Leal Filho, Laís Viera Trevisan, Subarna Sivapalan, Muhammad Mazhar, Aristea Kounani, Marcellus Forh Mbah, Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Newton R. Matandirotya, Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis, Bruno Borsari, Rikki Abzug

“…This paper reports on a study that assessed the current impact of ST at HEIs. The data collection used a multi-methods approach, which included a bibliometric analysis, the assessment of a set of case studies, and an international survey conducted with teaching staff from HEIs in 38 countries. …”
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Supporting mental health of medical students: Needs and demands concerning an e-mental health application within medical education by Grüneberg, Catharina, Bäuerle, Alexander, Karanukaran, Sophia, Darici, Dogus, Jansen, Christoph, Dörrie, Nora, Benson, Sven, Teufel, Martin, Robitzsch, Anita

“…N=229 students were incorporated in the final data evaluation. The survey comprised standardized and established self-generated inquiries. …”
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The implementation, use and sustainability of a clinical decision support system for medication optimisation in primary care: A qualitative evaluation. by Mark Jeffries, Nde-Eshimuni Salema, Libby Laing, Azwa Shamsuddin, Aziz Sheikh, Anthony Avery, Antony Chuter, Justin Waring, Richard N Keers

“…A selection of participants was interviewed longitudinally to explore the further sustainability 1-2 years after implementation of the CDS system. The analysis, informed by Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), was thematic, iterative and conducted alongside data collection.…”
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Gut-Microbiome Signatures Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review by Ielmina Domilescu, Bogdan Miutescu, Florin George Horhat, Alina Popescu, Camelia Nica, Ana Maria Ghiuchici, Eyad Gadour, Ioan Sîrbu, Delia Hutanu

“…Narrative synthesis and random-effects proportion meta-analysis were performed where data were homogeneous. …”
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Exploring cultural competence knowledge, skills, and comfort among male nursing students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Kholoud Alharbi, Safiya Salem Bakarman, Naji Alqahtani, Adel Bashatah, Wajid Syed

“…For bivariate analysis, Chi-square or Fisher’s Exact test was employed. …”
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Awareness and Attitude of Undergraduate Nursing Students at King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University Regarding Palliative Care by Mona H. Afifi, Reema H. Alharby, Haya A. T. Alanizy

“…A convenience sample of 273 nursing students from level five to level eight voluntarily participated in this study. Data were collected by using two tools. A self-reported questionnaire was designed to assess the students' awareness of palliative care. …”
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TATPat based explainable EEG model for neonatal seizure detection by Turker Tuncer, Sengul Dogan, Irem Tasci, Burak Tasci, Rena Hajiyeva

“…Abstract The most cost-effective data collection method is electroencephalography (EEG) to obtain meaningful information about the brain. …”
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Creencias sobre la enseñanza de la composición escrita y de la gramática de estudiantes de grado de Educación Primaria y de Educación infantil / Beliefs about the teaching of wri... by Marilisa Birello, Maria Rosa Gil Juan

“…Instead, from the exploratory analysis of the narratives a concept of competent writer emerges which is related to a generic communicative competence, understood as the ability to convey ideas.…”
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