Toxicity of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in elutriates prepared with estuarine and freshwater sediments by Paige M. Krupa, Guilherme R. Lotufo, Jonna Boyda, Nicolas L. Melby, Ashley N. Kimble

“…Though PFAS concentrations in the spiked sediment elutriates exceeded concentrations known to cause effects in the most sensitive aquatic species, PFAS levels in the more environmentally relevant field-collected sediment elutriates did not. …”
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Women’s understanding and experiences of menopause in low-income and middle-income countries in the Asia Pacific region: a scoping review protocol by Michelle Redman-MacLaren, Karen Cheer, Relmah Baritama Harrington, Dorothy Esau, Emmy Foroasi

“…Ethical approval has been granted from relevant ethics committees for community consultation. …”
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Nature deficit and technology overuse in childhood. A correlational study by gender of its influence on sustainable identity construction in childhood by Sara Serrate González, Judit Alonso del Casar, Carmen Patino Alonso, José Manuel Muñoz Rodríguez

“…The combination of factors to consider as a result of constant socio-environmental crises makes addressing two important points relevant: where children prefer spending their free time and the differences they perceive according to whether the options are more or less artificial/natural; and, on similar lines, whether these decisions and preferences shape other key pieces of their identity, such as their sense of freedom, autonomy, and responsibility. …”
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Understanding the impact of triazoles on female fertility and embryo development: Mechanisms and implications by Sonal Sharma, Geeta Pandey

“…Various search engines such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Elsevier, IEEE were used to search the relevant articles published between 2006 and 2024 using the following keywords: ''azoles,'' ''female infertility,'' ''reproductive toxicity,'' ''teratogenicity,'' ''triazoles,'' and ''embryo toxicity.'' …”
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Geometric quantum machine learning with horizontal quantum gates by Roeland Wiersema, Alexander F. Kemper, Bojko N. Bakalov, Nathan Killoran

“…We propose an alternative paradigm for the symmetry-informed construction of variational quantum circuits, based on homogeneous spaces, relaxing the overly stringent requirement of equivariance. …”
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Righting response and electrocardiographic evaluation of juvenile tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) (Cuvier, 1818) exposed to immersion baths with different concentrations of bushy l... by Thaysa de Sousa Reis, Clarissa Araújo da Paz, Daniella Bastos de Araújo, Luciana Eiró Quirino, Yris da Silva Deiga, Tays Mata Câmara, Moisés Hamoy

“…The findings showed that all concentrations were effective in inducing the loss of posture reflex and its subsequent reversible return. However, electrocardiographic recordings at concentrations of 120 and 140 μL.L-1 revealed alterations in the graph elements, indicating more intense bradycardia and atrioventricular block during anesthetic induction. …”
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GA-Attention-Fuzzy-Stock-Net: An optimized neuro-fuzzy system for stock market price prediction with genetic algorithm and attention mechanism by Burak Gülmez

“…Genetic algorithms optimize the hyperparameters, including learning rates and network architectures, while the attention mechanism enhances the model's ability to focus on relevant temporal patterns. The study utilizes data from major technology stocks. …”
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Relationship between Ce3+ 5d1 level, conduction-band bottom, and shallow electron trap level in Gd3Ga5O12:Ce and Gd3Al1Ga4O12:Ce crystals studied via pump-probe absorption spectros... by Mamoru Kitaura, Heishun Zen, Shinta Watanabe, Hirokazu Masai, Kei Kamada, Kyoung-Jin Kim, Akira Yoshikawa, Jumpei Ueda

“…The transient response of the IR-absorption change suggested different relaxation processes for excited electrons in Gd3Ga5O12:Ce and Gd3Al1Ga4O12:Ce. …”
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BEYOND ONE PARTY STATE DOMINANCE: A REVIEW OF RECURRENT ISSUES IN NIGERIA’S FOURTH REPUBLIC by IDREES MAHMUD GANA

“…The findings show that voters are more aware of the relevance of programmatic socioeconomic issues, implying that Nigeria's democratic norms are maturing. …”
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A quantitative analysis of Koopman operator methods for system identification and predictions by Zhang, Christophe, Zuazua, Enrique

“…These approximations are thus relevant objects to solve the system identification problem.We then analyze the convergence of a variant of the generator Extended Dynamic Mode Decomposition (gEDMD) algorithm, one of the main algorithms developed to compute approximations of the Koopman operator from data. …”
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Defining Nocturnal Polyuria in Adolescents by Tasmia Promi, Anthony Brooks, Gulzhan Tologonova, Marie-Claire Roberts, Sarita Dhuper, Meseret Tena, Oluwatoyin Bamgbola, Monique Hanono, Jeffrey P. Weiss, Karel Everaert, Tine DeBacker, Thomas F. Monaghan, Louis Salciccioli, Stephen Wadowski, Elka Jacobson-Dickman, Jason M. Lazar

“…A cut-off value of NUP >50 ml/h may be relevant to the clinical management of adolescents with nocturia.…”
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Love Addiction - Current Diagnostic and Therapeutic Paradigms in Clinical Psychology. by Marilena Giovanna Maglia, Ines Lanzafame, Maria C Quattropani, Pasquale Caponnetto

“… # Methods From 30 November 2021 to July 2022 a review was conducted aimed at identifying the current diagnostic paradigms associated with this new behavioral dependence, investigating in depth what has not yet emerged, searching for strong and weak correlations with related theoretical constructs, comorbidities, investigate which evaluation scales are currently used and outline a guiding design that allows you to move between current scientific discoveries, searching for relevant studies in the databases PubMed, National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), PsycINFO, MDPI, APA, ScienceDirect, and ReserchGate…”
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Perceptions of black employees regarding the psychological contract within an African context by Lutendo B. Mahadulula, Maggie Holtzhausen

“…Motivation for the study: Although the constructs of relevance are continually studied, not enough emphasis is placed on the given constructs from an AKS perspective. …”
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Understanding Sofia’s travel dynamics: Study of private traffic patterns and urban mobility by Lidia Lazarova Vitanova, Evgeny Shirinyan, Tereza Trendafilova, Dessislava Petrova-Antonova

“…The significant benefit of this research is its potential for scalability and relevance to other metropolitan areas, especially those encountering comparable issues related to rising urban density, traffic congestion, and environmental pressures. …”
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The Effects of Meditation, Breathing Exercises, and Cold Exposure using the Wim Hof Method on the Autonomic Nervous System: A Systematic Review by Abbas Ghadimi, Sajjad Ghadimi, AmirAli Jafarnezhadgero, Ebrahim Piri

“…The search, conducted in both Persian and English, covered the period from 2013 to 2024 and included databases such as WoS, Civilica, ISC, PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Ultimately, 5 relevant articles were reviewed and analyzed. Results One study revealed that exercises incorporating this method effectively reduced perceived stress levels in participants. …”
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¿Qué un otro otro? by Miguel Gutiérrez

“…Lévinas centra su pensamiento ético en la figura del otro, y es supremamente cuidadoso, y tal vez la totalidad (siempre abierta) de su obra no sea más que el intento por dar ese rodeo para sortear la imposibilidad con la que se topa, en afirmar el lugar de ese otro, no como lo otro de mí, sino lo otro en tanto otro. …”
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International initiatives for the study of the human brain: EBRAINS and its Spanish node by Teris Duran, David Ezpeleta, Gemma Aragonès, Javier Mínguez, Emma Muñoz-Moreno, Maria V. Sanchez-Vives, Guillermo Velasco

“…The present article provides an overview of the main global initiatives that have emerged around the human brain in the last century, the achievements made, the most relevant technological capabilities, in what aspects they differ from other projects and the strategic vision of Europe in this neurotechnological era. …”
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CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND COUNSELLING FOR VALUE RE-ORIENTATION IN POLITICAL LEADERSHIP by ADA ANYEBE

“…The study relies mainly on data obtained from secondary sources such as publications of relevant agencies, newspapers, unpublished works, and internet materials. …”
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Management aspect of tax planning in conditions of uncertainty by Natalia Tluchkevych, Oksana Nuzhna, Tetyana Pisarenko

“…Systematization of literature sources and approaches to solving the problem of tax planning indicates that scientists study tax planning as a component of management in general and tax management, managerial aspects of tax planning and tax calculations, managerial decisions in tax planning, tax risks. The relevance of solving this scientific problem lies in the fact that today, in conditions of uncertainty, the process of making managerial decisions in tax planning becomes more complicated, so tax planning issues require constant study. …”
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Non-linear effects of self-compassion and negative psychological states on nurses’ work engagement by Hongjuan Chang, Rui Zeng, Qianqian Gao, Yu Zhang

“…Abstract The state has formulated relevant policies to improve nurses’ work engagement, but the research on work engagement among clinical nurses and related factors is limited and mostly linear. …”
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