The Effect of the Level of Goat Liver Addition to Goat Minced Meat on the Near-Infrared Spectra, Colour, and Shelf Life of Samples by Louwrens Christiaan Hoffman, Wencong Wu, Shuxin Zhang, Michel Beya, Daniel Cozzolino

“…The standard error in cross-validation (SECV) and the coefficient of determination in cross-validation (R²_cv) were 0.10 (SECV: 3.3), 0.63 (SECV: 1.5), and 0.60 (SECV: 0.90) for L*, a*, and b*, respectively. …”
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Development and Validation of the Questionnaire “Types of Role Self-Efficacy” by V.V. Enin

“…To date, there are no diagnostic methods that allow us to study the manifestation of role self-efficacy and its types. …”
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The association between the skeletal muscle state, lipid metabolism disorders and the development of insulin resistance in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus by H. O. Lezhenko, O. Ye. Pashkova, N. I. Chudova

“…Children were subjected to examinations of skeletal muscle mass and fat mass, followed by calculation of the skeletal muscle index and body fat percentage, sonomyography of the anterior group of thigh muscles with their thickness determination, measurements of the degree and coefficient of muscle hypotrophy, fasting blood glucose level, serum cholesterol, triglycerides and triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index. …”
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Objective Tools for Assessing the Probability of Acute Appendicitis in Domestic Practice by P. A. Kotkov, B. V. Sigua, S. V. Petrov, A. A. Kozobin, I. L. Esayan, A. A. Chekirov, V. P. Zemlyanoy

“…This tactical solution, which is still difficult to implement in domestic conditions, limits the use of diagnostic scales and serves as a reason to search for other ways of using them.AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the external validity of the AIRS, Ripasa, AAS and Alvarado scales on the available clinical material and upon obtaining satisfactory results, to determine the applicability of these classifiers in matters of making specific tactical decisions.MATERIAL AND METHODS The work is based on the analysis of medical records of 293 patients hospitalized with suspected acute appendicitis at the St. …”
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Effort During Ethanol Breath Testing Impacts Correlation with Serum Ethanol Concentration by Samuel J. Stellpflug, William H. Menton, Bjorn C. Westgard, Ryan D. Johnsen, Alexander M. Coomes, Robert C. LeFevere, Michael D. Zwank

“…Conclusion: The assessment of breath exhalation effort is meaningful in determining how well a patient’s breath ethanol level correlates with the serum ethanol concentration. …”
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Level of Family Support and Associated Factors Among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Eastern Uganda. A Baseline Cross-Sectional Study by Alinaitwe B, Shariff NJ, Madhavi Boddupalli B

“…This study’s aim was to determine the level of family support and associated factors among pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) patients.Methods: This was a cross-sectional baseline survey conducted at 5 TB treatment centers in Jinja, Eastern Uganda. …”
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Comparison of Parametric Indices of Anthropometric and Biomechanical Characteristics of Female Basketball Players, Volleyball Players and Handball Players by Ali Fatahi, Behshad Panjehzadeh, Zahrah Koreli‌

“…The Mean±SD and percentage rank to describe the information, multiple correlation coefficient to reduce the overlapping data, and analysis of the main components of the data to determine the leading indicators of anthropometric and biomechanical characteristics of female handball, volleyball, and basketball players and ANOVA was used to compare the corresponding leading indices in different age groups. …”
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Physical activity and sedentary behavior in peritoneal dialysis patients: a comparative analysis of ActiGraph GT3X data collected via wrist and waist with placement-specific cut-po... by Mingzi Chu, Chun Hu, Lin Zhu, Jiajia Lyu, Feng Wang, Xingjuan Tao

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional study. Thirty-one participants wore two ActiGraph GT3X accelerometers, positioned on the right waist and nondominant wrist, and monitored over a seven-day period in a naturalistic setting. …”
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دور العقد النفسي في بناء الهوية الاجتماعية للعاملين 1 دراسة تحليلية لأراء عينة من تدريسي الكليات الاهلية في محافظات الفرات الاوسط... by احسان دهش جلاب, شروق عبد الرضا سعيد, زينب هادي معيوف الشريفي

“…In order to achieve the goal of the study,two main hypotheses have been devised and verified through a number of statistical methods as the weighted mean, standard deviation, coefficient of correlation and regression equation. …”
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Validity and test–retest reliability of the Persian version of the Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale by Ahmadpanah M, Sheikhbabaei M, Haghighi M, Roham F, Jahangard L, Akhondi A, Sadeghi Bahmani D, Bajoghli H, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Brand S

“…Methods: In study 1, the translated MADRS and the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) were applied to 210 patients diagnosed with MDD and 100 healthy adults. …”
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A Psychometric Analysis of the Polish Online Version of the Aging Semantic Differential Scale (ASD) by Puto G, Wadelska-Kaczmarek A, Muszalik M

“…Reliability of the scale was assessed by determining the internal consistency using Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient.Results: A four-factor model was extracted from the analysis. …”
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BIOFILM-FORMING MECHANISMS IN DIABETIC FOOT SYNDROME PATHOGENS: ADHESIVE PROPERTIES AND INTERACTION IN ASSOCIATIONS by Yuliia V. Ivanova, Svitlana M. Gramatiuk, Igor A. Kryvoruchko, Mykola M. Goloborodko, Kyrylo V. Miasoiedov, Mykhailo V. Knyhin, Vitalii S. Strakhovetskyi

“…The adhesive properties of the isolated pathogens were evaluated calculating the average adhesion index, erythrocyte participation coefficient and microbial adhesion index. The biofilm-forming abilities were assessed after biofilm formation in vitro by determining the optical density. …”
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Use of RUSH protocol to diagnose the type of shock in children by K. Yu. Ermolenko, K. V. Pshenisnov, Yu. S. Aleksandrovich, A. I. Konev, T. M. Kalinichenko, D. D. Lopareva, D. R. Rybakova, I. E. Gorbunov, L. O. Kiseleva

“…Comparison of diagnoses was carried out between the initial physical examination data, the RUSH protocol results and the final diagnosis. Comparability in determining the type of shock by one observer was assessed using the kappa coefficient. …”
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THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE, ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE, MOTIVATION ON THE PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL by Virgana Natawidjaja

“…This study used survey methods with quantitative approaches and path analysis (path analysis) as a research design. …”
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Relationships between Running Biomechanics, Hip Muscle Strength, and Running-Related Injury in Female Collegiate Cross-country Runners by Elena N. Venable, Lily A. Seynaeve, Scott T. Beale, Albert Gamez Jr., Antoinette Domingo, Michael D. Rosenthal, Mitchell J. Rauh

“… # Study Design Prospective observational cohort. # Methods Participants included twenty female NCAA collegiate XC runners from Southern California universities who competed in the 2019-20 intercollegiate season. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Classic Mechanical and Digital Goldmann Applanation Tonometers by Assaf Kratz, Ronit Yagev, Avner Belkin, Mordechai Goldberg, Alon Zahavi, Ivan Goldberg, Ahed Imtirat

“…Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to determine correlation between paired IOP measurements. …”
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Normative values of optic nerve sheath diameter in Southwestern Nigeria using magnetic resonance imaging by Ikechukwu Emmanuel Onwunta, Aminu Muzammil, Ikenna Caleb Onyemauwa, Stephen Chukwuebuka Ugwuobu, Abdullahi Alfa, Benjamin Ikemefuna Ude, Ignatius Ajogu Nwigboji, Ifeanyi Daniel Obatu, Ebube Lilian Agbo

“…Methods This retrospective study assessed brain MRI images reported to be normal from a Multisystem Hospital in Southwestern Nigeria, acquired between October 2024 and January 2025. …”
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The Correlation of Work‐Related Stress, Sleep Quality, and Physical Activity Among Academic Staff in a Nigerian Medical School: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Uzoamaka Nwakaego Akobundu, Sochima Johnmark Obiekwe, Jennifer Ezeigwe, Amaechi Ifeoma Adaigwe, Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo, Ada Jovita Daniel, Christopher Olusanjo Akosile

“…Methods This cross‐sectional study consecutively recruited 92 adult lecturers at the study site. …”
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Study of the diagnostic and prognostic value of parameters of cytokine profile, oxidative stress and cytogenetic abnormalities in patients with tick-borne infections by E. N. Ilyinskikh, O. V. Voronkova, K. V. Samoylov, A. V. Semenova, R. R. Hasanova, Yu. I. Bulankov, V. N. Nekrasov, E. I. Petrova, G. N. Kolganova

“…Objective: is to assess parameters of cytokine profile, and some biomarkers of hemogram, cytogenetic damage, and oxidative stress to determine their associations with clinical symptoms and identify early prognostic factors for tick-borne encephalitis febrile form compared with Lyme borreliosis non-erythemal form at the onset of the disease.Materials and methods. …”
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Social Competence and Its Related Factors in High School Students: A Cross-sectional Study by Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh Siboni, Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroudi, Moluk Pouralizadeh, Saman Maroufizadeh

“…Materials and Methods: In the cross-sectional analytical study, 491 high school students in Rasht were selected by multi-stage random cluster sampling. …”
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