Assessing the effect of arousal on performance in a virtual reality narrative scenario using biological signals by Daniel Archer, Chen Li, Guang Chen, Yixin Dai, Anthony Steed

“…When analysing a user’s experience of virtual reality (VR), factors such as their level of technical familiarity, proficiency with immersive technology and concomitant degree of physiological arousal inside a VR experience can have a significant impact on their performance, sense of presence and engagement. …”
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Evaluating the Utility of Mini-CEX as a Formative Assessment Tool for Paediatric Postgraduate Education: A Mixed-method Educational Interventional Study from Gujarat, India by Hemal Dave

“…Residents’ satisfaction with this tool increased from 5.44 to 8.50 and faculty satisfaction rose from 5.56 to 8.86 on a 9-point Likert scale. Each encounter averaged 17.64 minutes, with 4.76 minutes allocated for feedback. …”
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The effectiveness of integrating role play into case-based learning in dental education: enhancing critical thinking and teamwork skills by Nagla’a Abdel-Wahed, Arwa Badahdah, Akram F. Qutob, Lina Bahanan, Sahar M. N. Bukhary

“…Session scores, calculated as the averages of pre- and post-RP evaluations, showed a progressive increase from session 1 to session 4, indicating significant overall improvement (F = 16.8, P < 0.001). …”
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Correlating the Socio-Economic Burden of Influenza Infections and the Cost-Benefit of Vaccination in Paediatric Populations by Merrin Mathew, Narayanappa Doddaiah, Sakeer Hussain, Nandana Suresh Nambiar, Rovin Mathew Theempalangad, Sinchana Narayanappa, Rattehalli Ashwath Narayan Shrisagar

“…Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted from October 2023 to October 2024, analysed 3 years of data from a south Indian tertiary care hospital. …”
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Meta-analysis on inflammation and autonomic nervous system of coronary heart disease combined with depression by Lijun Zhang, Guo Li, Meiyan Liu

“…Sensitivity analysis and publication bias were analysed by STATA software. The quantitative synthesis outcomes were presented by mean difference (MD) or standard MD (SMD) with 95% CI.Results By searching the databases, we identified a total of 6750 articles. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Antibiotic Usage and Resistance among Dental Postgraduate Students and Interns: A Cross-sectional Questionnaire-based Study by Poonam Narang, Milind Wasnik, RK Chevvuri, Sopan Singh, Abhinav Parakh, Neha Rani

“…Ethical clearance was obtained. Data were analysed using Statistical Packages of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 for descriptive and inferential statistics, including p-values where applicable. …”
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Somatic acupressure for the management of the fatigue–sleep disturbance–depression symptom cluster in breast cancer survivors: a study protocol for a phase III randomised controlle... by Tao Wang, Xian-Liang Liu, Mengyuan Li, Li-Qun Yao, Jing-Yu (Benjamin) Tan, Ren-Li Deng, Wai Hang Kwok

“…The cluster symptom level will be measured by using an FSDSC composite score, an averaging score of three separated 0–10 numeric rating scales for fatigue, depression and sleep disturbance. …”
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Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Activation of Mirror Neuron Network in Healthy Adults during Motor Execution and Imitation: An fNIRS Study by Yao Cui, Fang Cong, Fu-Biao Huang, Ming Zeng, Jun Wang

“…Results: A total of 102 healthy adults were recruited and 72 participants’ data were analysed in the final report. The block averaged Hb data showed that HbO concentration increased and HbR concentration decreased in most MNN regions during ME and MI in both groups. …”
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VARIABILITY AND INTERRELATION OF THE BASIC CLIMATE INDICES FOR THE NORTH PACIFIC: TRENDS, CLIMATE SHIFTS, SPECTRA, CORRELATIONS by G. V. Khen, E. I. Ustinova, Yu. D. Sorokin

“…Long-term periodicity coincided with the 19-year cycle of lunar declination is revealed for PDO, ALPI, NPI and PNA; its spectral power amplifies considerably after removing of high-frequency variability by running 5-year averaging of the time series. Nino 3.4 showed a prominent 11-year cycle, possibly associated with the solar activity. …”
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Effect of Foliar Application of Calcium and Salicylic Acid on Fruit Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Sweet Pepper (<i>Capsicum annuum</i> L.) in Hydroponic Cultivation by Anna Sobczak-Samburska, Ewelina Pióro-Jabrucka, Jarosław L. Przybył, Leszek Sieczko, Stanisław Kalisz, Janina Gajc-Wolska, Katarzyna Kowalczyk

“…Fruit quality results were analysed using PCA (principal component analysis). …”
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Effect of Smartphone usage on Visual Fatigue Assessed by Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency among MBBS Students Aged 18-25 Years: A Pre-post Experimental Design by SL Bhavisha, K Prabhavathi, D Gunaseelan, A Saravanan, K Thamarai Selvi

“…The baseline CFFF values averaged 35.46±3.58 Hz, which declined to 25.91±3.50 Hz postexposure. …”
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Quantifying uncertainties in satellite NO₂ superobservations for data assimilation and model evaluation by P. Rijsdijk, P. Rijsdijk, P. Rijsdijk, H. Eskes, A. Dingemans, A. Dingemans, K. F. Boersma, K. F. Boersma, T. Sekiya, K. Miyazaki, S. Houweling, S. Houweling

“…Superobservations are averages of individual observations matching the model's resolution and are functional to reduce the data load on the assimilation system. …”
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Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution and black carbon in relation to natural and cause-specific mortality: a multicohort study in Sweden by Annika Rosengren, Bertil Forsberg, Niklas Andersson, Debora Rizzuto, Göran Pershagen, Lars Barregard, Patrik Wennberg, Johan Nilsson Sommar, Gerd Sallsten, Anton Lager, David Segersson, Tom Bellander, Karin Leander, Kristina Eneroth, Eva M Andersson, Leonard Stockfelt, Petter LS Ljungman, Lars Gidhagen, Peter Molnar, Patrik KE Magnusson, Christer Johansson

“…Objectives To estimate concentration–response relationships for particulate matter (PM) and black carbon (BC) in relation to mortality in cohorts from three Swedish cities with comparatively low pollutant levels.Setting Cohorts from Gothenburg, Stockholm and Umeå, Sweden.Design High-resolution dispersion models were used to estimate annual mean concentrations of PM with aerodynamic diameter ≤10 µm (PM10) and ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5), and BC, at individual addresses during each year of follow-up, 1990–2011. Moving averages were calculated for the time windows 1–5 years (lag1–5) and 6–10 years (lag6–10) preceding the outcome. …”
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Effect of drinking water salinity on lactating cows’ water and feed intake, milk yield, and rumen physiology by A. Iritz, D. Espinoza, M.G. Taye, F. Salhab, Y. Portnik, U. Moallem, Y.A. Ben Meir

“…Rumen pH and temperature were recorded continually by inserting loggers into the reticulorumen. We analysed the total tract apparent digestibility, rumen fluid volatile fatty acids and NH3, and mineral concentrations (Na, Cl, K, and N) in water, urine, faeces, and milk. …”
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Implementation of the OHS-interRAI for regular oral health assessments by non-dental caregivers: focus group study using a SWOT analysis by Patricia Ann Ivonne Vandenbulcke, Johanna de Almeida Mello, Florence Marleen Paulien Piccart, Jan De Lepeleire, Emilie Schoebrechts, Anja Declercq, Dominique Declerck, Joke Duyck

“…All intervention group caregivers visually inspected residents’ mouth, averaging 5 min 48 s (± 3 min) per assessment, including introductory and conclusive acts. …”
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El impacto inicial con antepié incrementa la actividad muscular del gastrocnemios durante la carrera. Un estudio cuantitativo de actividad electromiográfica (The initial impact wit... by Oscar Valencia, Iver Cristi, Dario Ahumada, Keiny Meza, Rodrigo Salas, Alejandro Weinstein, Rodrigo Guzmán-Venegas

“…The myoelectric activity of the rectus femoris (RE), biceps femoris (BF), tibialis anterior (TA), medial gastrocnemius (GM) and lateral (GL) were analysed. The EMG amplitudes of 10 running cycles were averaged and normalized to the maximum voluntary contraction. …”
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A Study on the Consistency and Efficiency of Student Performance Evaluation Methods: A Mathematical Framework and Comparative Simulation Results by Cecilia Leal-Ramírez, Héctor Alonso Echavarría-Heras, Enrique Villa-Diharce, Horacio Haro-Avalos

“…Notably, mathematical inconsistencies, such as improper weighting, flawed averaging, and unsound scaling, can undermine the accuracy and reliability of assigned grades. …”
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Ice-nucleating particle concentration impacts cloud properties over Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica, in COSMO-CLM² by F. Sauerland, N. Souverijns, A. Possner, H. Wex, P. Van Overmeiren, A. Mangold, K. Van Weverberg, K. Van Weverberg, N. van Lipzig

“…We tested two cases, one in austral summer and one in austral winter, and analysed the differences resulting from INP concentration changes for an area around the station and over the Southern Ocean within the selected domain. …”
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[Translated article] Do octogenarian patients undergoing total knee replacement return to physical activity? by J. Teves, F. Holc, A. García-Mansilla, S. Vildoza, R. Brandariz, L. Carbó, J. Costantini

“…Differences in these variables were analysed between two age groups: group A (between 65 and 79 years old) and group B (80 years or older). …”
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Development of a portable laser-flash photolysis Faraday rotation spectrometer for measuring atmospheric total OH reactivity by B. Fang, N. Wei, W. Zhao, N. Yang, H. Zhou, H. Zhang, H. Zhang, J. Li, W. Zhang, Y. Lu, Y. Lu, Z. Zhu, Z. Zhu, Y. Liu, Y. Liu

“…The <span class="inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" id="M11" display="inline" overflow="scroll" dspmath="mathml"><mrow><msubsup><mi>k</mi><mrow class="chem"><mi mathvariant="normal">OH</mi></mrow><mo>′</mo></msubsup></mrow></math><span><svg:svg xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20pt" height="15pt" class="svg-formula" dspmath="mathimg" md5hash="1e833a76ffad29bbe2689e71e449b546"><svg:image xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="amt-18-1243-2025-ie00003.svg" width="20pt" height="15pt" src="amt-18-1243-2025-ie00003.png"/></svg:svg></span></span> detection precisions of the LP-FRS instrument were 2.3 and 1.0 <span class="inline-formula">s⁻¹</span> with averaging times of 60 and 300 <span class="inline-formula">s</span>, respectively. …”
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