Focus on One Swimming Stroke or Compete in Multiple: How Much Specialization Is Needed to Become a World-Class Female Swimmer? by Dennis-Peter Born, Jenny Lorentzen, Jesús J. Ruiz-Navarro, Thomas Stöggl, Michael Romann, Glenn Björklund

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Impact of Social Media Messages on Nigerians’ Perception of Candidate’s Ideology, Competence and Policy Direction During America’s 2024 Presidential Election by Ikechukwu Peter Ugbor, Daniel Ezegwu, Otemdam (Jombo) Okey, Owa Egbara Owa, Reuben Adejoh, Godwin Ayodeji Nwogu, Jude Daniel Amakaino Utoware, Blessing Ngozichika Chinweobo-Onuoha

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine the influence of social media messages on Nigerians' perceptions of political ideology, competence, and policy direction during the 2024 American presidential election. …”
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Optimization of bovine oocyte cryopreservation: membrane fusion competence and cell death of linoleic acid-in vitro matured oocytes subjected to vitrification by Glenda L. Ríos, María Florencia Suqueli García, María Florencia Suqueli García, Rodrigo J. Manrique, Jorgelina Buschiazzo

“…We also identified two distinct localization patterns of the transcription factor OCT4 in matured oocytes, with vitrification promoting the diffuse pattern. …”
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Laboratory evidence on the vector competence of European field-captured Culex theileri for circulating West Nile virus lineages 1 and 2 by Albert Burgas-Pau, Jaume Gardela, Carles Aranda, Marta Verdún, Raquel Rivas, Núria Pujol, Jordi Figuerola, Núria Busquets

“…Conclusions In the present study, the high transmission efficiency supports that Cx. theileri is competent to transmit WNV. However, vector density and feeding patterns of Cx. theileri mosquitoes must be considered when estimating their vectorial capacity for WNV in the field. …”
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Talent Management Pattern Finding with a Succession Approach Using the Met-asynthesis Method by Ali tavakoli, maryam majidi, Alireza Afsharnejad, gholamreza amjadi

“…AbstractThe aim of this research is to find talent management patterns with a succession approach in Sepah Bank using the meta-synthesis method. …”
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Pattern formation, ruptures, and repairs in treatments of personality disorders: an idiographic case series study by Stine S. Høgenhaug, Stine S. Høgenhaug, Mickey T. Kongerslev, Franco Orsucci, Franco Orsucci, Giovanna Zimatore, Sune V. Steffensen, Sune V. Steffensen, Sune V. Steffensen, Andreas Ekberg, Andreas Ekberg, Matteo Campanella, Guenter Schiepek, Gry Kjaersdam Telléus, Gry Kjaersdam Telléus

“…BackgroundAny human communication is based on verbal, emotional, and movement patterns that weave within and between conversation partners. …”
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Interactive eAssessment of writing competency in French as a foreign language: Development and implementation of an AI-enhanced progress monitoring system by Abdelghani Es-sarghini, Abdelaziz Boumahdi

“… Abstract The assessment of writing competency in French as a Foreign Language presents significant challenges due to the multidimensional nature of writing and heterogeneous evaluation practices. …”
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Development of web-based resource usage patterns among English-to-Chinese trainee translators by Yuxing Cai, Vanessa Enríquez Raído

“…Abstract The aim of this article was to examine changes in trainee translators’ web-based resource use patterns during a four-month English-to-Chinese translation practice course. …”
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Short distances dominate connectivity patterns of coral communities in the North-West Arabian Sea by Michel R. Claereboudt, Gerd Bruss

“…The model used surface currents from two independent global circulation models, and we simulated 120 scenarios, covering four years and three larval competency models. Additionally we determine mean flow fields and LCS structures based on 20 years of reanalysis data from a third model. …”
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Evaluating the utilisation patterns of pharmacological therapy in COVID-19 patients: an ecological study in Italy by Graziano Onder, Francesco Trotta, Maria Lucia Marino, Aurora Di Filippo, Davide Eleuteri

“…Finally, the adoption in clinical practice of the recommendations issued by the competent authorities was assessed: at hospital level, the use of drugs with a negative recommendation (such as hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin) was promptly stopped.Conclusions Study findings show a positive correlation between the use of specific drug categories used during the pandemic and the number of COVID-19-positive and hospitalised patients, suggesting the relevant role of evaluating drug utilisation patterns in tracking the evolution of pandemics and guideline adherence in clinical practice.…”
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Interactive Generation of Oral History by a Child with Participation of an Adult by N. M. Yurieva

“…The article deals with the interactive narrative patterns that arise in the course of telling stories by children with the participation of an adult. …”
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Abstract visual reasoning based on algebraic methods by Mingyang Zheng, Weibing Wan, Zhijun Fang

“…Abstract visual reasoning involves identifying abstract patterns embedded within composite images, considered a core competency of machine intelligence. …”
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Patterns of sperm swimming behaviour depend on male mating tactic and spawning environment in chinook salmon by Patrice C. Rosengrave, Rowan A. Lymbery, Jonathan P. Evans

“…Abstract Many species exhibit alternative mating tactics (ARTs), with larger socially dominant males competing for females and smaller males adopting “sneaker” strategies to exploit fertilisation opportunities without competition or courtship. …”
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Selective inhibition in CA3: A mechanism for stable pattern completion through heterosynaptic plasticity. by Gyeongtae Kim, Pilwon Kim

“…Engrams corresponding to distinct memories compete for retrieval in the CA3 region of the hippocampus, yet the detailed mechanisms underlying their formation remain elusive. …”
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Representational models: A common framework for understanding encoding, pattern-component, and representational-similarity analysis. by Jörn Diedrichsen, Nikolaus Kriegeskorte

“…Representational models specify how activity patterns in populations of neurons (or, more generally, in multivariate brain-activity measurements) relate to sensory stimuli, motor responses, or cognitive processes. …”
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Integrating AI in Education: An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Acceptance, Concerns, Attitudes, Competencies and Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Among Polish Teacher... by Łukasz Tomczyk, Aleksandra Majkut

“…Based on the EETAM, the relationships between perceived usefulness, ease of use, digital competence, AI-related concerns, attitudes, intention to use and actual use of AI are analysed. …”
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The Effect of Developmental Characteristics of Adolescents’ Perceived Social Support on Social–Emotional Competence from a Cumulative Ecological Resources Theory Perspective by Chao Ma, Chanjuan Zhang, Wenyin Zhao, Haibo Yu

“…A six-month longitudinal study tracked 995 adolescents using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Delaware Social and Emotional Competency Scale. Based on the results, (1) the adolescents’ perceived social support could be categorized into four types: Poor, Moderate, Rich, and Separated; (2) the Poor type exhibited greater category mobility, whereas the Moderate and Rich types demonstrated higher stability; some adolescents in the Poor, Moderate, and Rich types transitioned to the Separated type; and adolescents in the Separated type were more likely to transition to the Moderate type; (3) gender, age, and boarding status influenced the transition in perceived social support categories; (4) the transition pattern of transitioning to or remaining within the Rich type positively predicted social–emotional competence at T2. …”
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Driving Factors in the Development of Eye Movement Patterns in Chinese Reading: The Roles of Linguistic Ability and Oculomotor Maturation by Meihua Guo, Nina Liu, Jingen Wu, Chengchieh Li, Guoli Yan

“…The mechanisms driving the development of eye movement patterns is an unresolved debate in children during reading, with three competing hypotheses: the oculomotor-tuning hypothesis, the linguistic-proficiency hypothesis, and the combined hypothesis that incorporates both. …”
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The degree of polymerization and sulfation patterns in heparan sulfate are critical determinants of cytomegalovirus entry into host cells. by Dipanwita Mitra, Mohammad H Hasan, John T Bates, Michael A Bierdeman, Dallas R Ederer, Rinkuben C Parmar, Lauren A Fassero, Quntao Liang, Hong Qiu, Vaibhav Tiwari, Fuming Zhang, Robert J Linhardt, Joshua S Sharp, Lianchun Wang, Ritesh Tandon

“…Finally, purified glycoprotein B shows strong binding to heparin, and desulfated heparin analogs compete poorly with heparin for gB binding. Taken together, these results highlight the significance of HS chain length and sulfation patterns in CMV attachment and infectivity.…”
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How to choose an organization pattern in the innovation of the complex product systems: findings from fsQCA by Jie Hou, Meili Zhang, Kaodui Li, Zeyu Xing

“…There are four equivalent ways to achieve IPF, containing three organization patterns. Namely, the modular-oriented organization pattern, the integration-oriented organization pattern, and the relationship-oriented organization pattern. …”
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