The study of humor in primary schoolchildren: the development and testing of diagnostic tools "Sometimes it happens" by T.V. Artemyeva

“…</strong> The retest reliability of the developed methodology was determined by calculating the Spearman correlation coefficient: "identification of rules and norms in interaction situations" &ndash; r = 0,789; "compilation of comical scenarios" &ndash; r = 0,637; "selection of comical adaptive or maladaptive scenarios" &ndash; r = 0,702. …”
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Potential physical distance in the open urban grey space of city counties in Poland and COVID-19 cases and deaths throughout the pandemic by Roman Suligowski, Tadeusz Ciupa

“…Abstract Background This paper reports the structure of grey space and the number of cases and deaths throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (from March 2020 to June 2023) in 66 city counties in Poland. Methods Three main components of urban grey space (built-up areas, transport areas, and industrial areas) and the potential physical distance between residents in the open grey space – was determined. …”
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Swelling of rubbers of different chemical natures in supercritical carbon dioxide by S. T. Mikhaylova, S. V. Reznichenko, E. A. Krasnikov, P. Yu. Tsygankov, N. V. Menshutina, I. D.  Simonov-Emel’yanov

“…The influence of temperature and pressure on the rate and equilibrium degree of swelling was studied. The diffusion coefficients of SC-CO2 in rubbers of various chemical natures were also determined.Conclusions. …”
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Hydroacoustic communication channel capacity by V. E. Denisov

“…A model of a single-path channel was considered, which is characteristic of the deep sea with the receiver or transmitter placed at a sufficient depth.Methods. Concepts of applied hydroacoustics, the theory of random processes, and information theory were used. …”
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Optimization of technical productivity of a bulldozer unit in terms of traction and speed parameter by I. Р. Troyanovskaya, О. A. Grebenshchikova

“…The aim of the study is to determine the influence of specific traction-speed characteristics of a bulldozer unit on its technical productivity.Materials and methods. …”
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Bridging the pain gap after cancer surgery – Evaluating the feasibility of transitional pain service to prevent persistent postsurgical pain – A systematic review and meta-analysis... by Raghu S. Thota, S Ramkiran, Aveek Jayant, Koilada Shiv Kumar, Anjana Wajekar, Sadasivan Iyer, M Ashwini

“…Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility of TPS in pain practice among postsurgical cancer patients and its prevention of persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP), culminating in chronic pain catastrophising. Methods: The protocol for this meta-analysis was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (ID: CRD42023407190). …”
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Reliability of Functional Balance Tests and Their Correlation With Selected Anthropometric Parameters in Children Aged 7-10 Years by Mahboobeh Dehnavi, Heidar Sadeghi, Mehdi Taghva

“…Selected anthropometric factors were body height, upper body length, lower body length, Foot length and body mass. Reliability was determined using intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC), and Pearson correlation was used for examining the relationship between balance tests and selected anthropometric parameters at a significance level of P≥0.05. …”
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Development and validation of a scale for assessing nurses’ approaches to ethical issues by Ebru Çalişkan, Nazike Duruk

“…This study aims to develop the “Scale for Assessing Nurses’ Approaches to Ethical Issues (SANAEI)” to evaluate nurses’ approaches to ethical dilemmas in their practice. Methods This study was conducted in two phases using qualitative and descriptive approaches, focusing on nurses working in hospitals in a province of Türkiye. …”
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Evaluating the Relationship between Physiological Parameters and Performance of Female Swimmers in the 200 m Individual Medley by Rajarshi Gayen, Sandhya Tiwari, Sandeep Tiwari

“…The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the selected physiological parameters and performance of female swimmers in the 200 m individual medley, analysing the contribution of selected physiological variables and construction of predictive model. Materials and Methods. The study involved forty female swimmers, who were recruited from the state of West Bengal, India. …”
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Decision tree for severity assessment of neurodegenerative diseases using possibility approach and gait dynamics by Preeti Khera, Ashok Kumar, Rajat Kapila

“…The proposed framework achieved a high coefficient of determination (R2 ≈ 0.90) and low error rates with stratified 10-fold cross-validation. …”
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Pseudocholinesterase levels and atherogenic indices as indicators of invasive and non-invasive bladder cancer by Hasan N. Smeasm, Raid J. M. Al-Timimi, Saif Hameed Mohammed

“…Methods: The present case-control research involved 160 patients (80 with NMIBC and 80 with MIBC) from the Central Hospital of Tumor in Najaf Governorate, Iraq. …”
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Clinical study of real-time polymerase chain reaction test kit for SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleic acids detection by M. Yu. Dmitryukova, A. A. Golod, M. E. Senina, A. E. Gushchin

“…Objective: development and validation of a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kit for SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleic acids (RNA) qualitative detection adapted for using with automated station for RNA extraction.Material and methods. Assessment of clinical performance was carried out on biological samples (nasal and oropharyngeal swabs and sputum) obtained during the diagnostic procedure. …”
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Reliability of the Test of Visual Perceptual Skills-4th Edition for people with schizophrenia. by Shu-Chun Lee, En-Chi Chiu

“…This study aimed to examine the test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and practice effect of the TVPS-4 in people with schizophrenia receiving care in community psychiatric rehabilitation facilities.<h4>Methods</h4>A repeated assessment design was employed, involving 80 participants. …”
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Quality of Life for Caregivers` of Children with Congenital Heart Disease in Surgical Specialty Hospitals' Cardiac Center Kurdistan Region/Iraq by Nazar Ramadhan Authman, Kareema Ahmad Hussein

“…Determination of reliability of the total QOL Alpha correlation coefficient was computed and indicated was (0.912). …”
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The influence of substitution decisions made by national team coaches on final match outcomes at UEFA EURO 2024 by Tomasz Gabrys, Radoslaw Chruscinski, Radoslaw Chruscinski, Michal Garnys, Matej Suva, Karel Švátora

“…The point of analysis of the substitutions was the match outcomes at the time of the substitutions and the final result and impact of the substitution concerning the result.MethodsA total of 51 matches played during the UEFA EURO 2024 football tournament were analyzed, during which 466 player substitutions were made. …”
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Development of a Japanese version of the Fresno test for family physicians to measure evidence‐based medicine competence by Yoshihiro Kataoka, Takami Maeno, Noriyuki Kimura, Yuri Ono, Masatsune Suzuki, Tetsuhiro Maeno

“…This study aimed to develop a Japanese version of the Fresno test. Methods First, the original version of the Fresno test was translated into Japanese following the standard instrument translation procedure. …”
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Geoacoustic Digital Model for the Sea of Japan Shelf (Peter the Great Bay) by Aleksandr Samchenko, Grigory Dolgikh, Igor Yaroshchuk, Roman Korotchenko, Alexandra Kosheleva

“…In a limited area of the shelf (approximately 130 km²), high-frequency acoustic studies were carried out using echo sounders, and the longitudinal wave velocities of the top sedimentary layer were determined. Porosity, density, longitudinal, and transverse wave velocities in bottom sediments were calculated using empirical models with a normal coefficient of reflection from the seabed. …”
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Predicting calorific value through proximate analysis of municipal solid waste using soft computing system by Saptarshi Mondal, Islam M. Rafizul

“…Calorific value of MSW is a crucial factor that exhibits the energy content of MSW, however, determining calorific value from conventional laboratory methods is quite expensive and difficult. …”
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Investigating the threat of AI to undergraduate medical school admissions: a study of its potential impact on the rating of applicant essays by Joshua Choi, Jenny Zhao, Thuy-Anh Ngo, Lawrence Grierson

“…This study explores how AI influences the ratings of essays used for medical school admissions Methods: A within-subject experimental design was employed. …”
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Investigating the vertical and lateral heterogeneity in an Iranian carbonate reservoir using advanced petrophysical logs, petrographic data and image processing techniques by Saeed Yarmohammadi, Abdolrahim Javaherian, Mohammad Sharifi, Mohammad Reza Saberi, Hadi Mahdavi Basir

“…Statistical methods such as Lorenz curves, semivariance analysis, and the coefficient of variation were used to analyze porosity heterogeneity. …”
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