Variability of empathy among dental students. Implications not yet understood in Latin America by Víctor Patricio Díaz-Narváez, Fanny Miranda-Carreño, Sebastián Galaz-Guajardo, Wilmer Sepúlveda-Navarro, Mario Zúñiga-Mogollones, Aracelis Calzadilla-Núñez, Pilar Torres-Martínez, Alejandro Reyes-Reyes

“…Materials and methods: Exploratory cross-sectional study. The study population consisted of 1st-5th year dental students from the Universidad Santiago de Cali, Colombia (n=610; N=647) and the Universidad San Sebastián, Chile (n=535; N=800). …”
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Phenotypic variation of dairy cows’ hematic metabolites and feasibility of non-invasive monitoring of the metabolic status in the transition period by Silvia Magro, Angela Costa, Damiano Cavallini, Elena Chiarin, Massimo De Marchi

“…Regarding MIR, the most predictable traits were BHB, NEFA, and urea, with coefficients of determination equal to 0.57, 0.62, and 0.89, respectively. …”
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Development and validation of the gift reciprocation anxiety scale (GRAS) for youths and adults in intimate relationships by Mohd. Ashik Shahrier, Shakira Khatun

“…Firstly, items were generated, and the content validity coefficients were determined through appropriate procedure to finalize the 7-item GRAS for administering on a large sample (n = 763). …”
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Adaptation of Teachers' Perceptions of Grading Practices Scale to Turkish and Examination of Measurement Invariance by Meltem Acar Güvendir, Emre Guvendir, Yeşim Özer Özkan

“…This scale, which examines teachers' perceptions of grading methods, has six components: importance, usefulness, student effort, student ability, teacher's grading patterns, and perceived self-efficacy of the grading process. …”
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Planning and Evaluation of Bioequivalence Studies of Enalapril Products by D. P. Romodanovsk, A. L. Khokhlov, A. E. Miroshnikov

“…However, the analysis revealed many differences in the study designs: recruitment of a different number of healthy volunteers; determination of the concentration of either the original compound only, or in combination with the active metabolite; various analytical methods used for determination of analytes; different duration of blood sampling; and different sampling time points. …”
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Differentiation of Russian Regions: Economic Contrasts and Social Disparities by E. Y. Merkulova, A. S. Bogopolsky

“…Composite indexes were calculated using normalized values of initial indexes with weighting coefficients determined through principal component loadings. …”
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Validity of a smartphone application for self-monitoring psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia by Sung-Wan Kim, Jae-Kyeong Kim, Min Jhon, Ju-Wan Kim, Seunghyong Ryu, Ju-Yeon Lee, Jae-Min Kim

“…This study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of self-monitoring psychiatric symptoms using a smartphone application among patients with schizophrenia at Mindlink, a community-based early intervention center. Methods Fifty-three young patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders participated. …”
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Specific Features of Development of the Infectious Process Caused by Cultivable and Non Cultivable Bacteria in the Presence of Experimental Burn Injury by S. P. Sakharov, L. B. Kozlov

“…Objective: to study a trend in the development of the infectious process caused by cultivable and non cultivable bacteria in Chinchilla rabbits with burn disease. Materials and methods. The investigators examined 64 rabbits subcutaneously infected with cultivable and non cultivable Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus at a dose of 105 microbial cells in the presence of burn injury in experimental groups and in two similar control groups of animals without thermal injury. …”
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Efficacy and safety of aldose reductase inhibitor for the treatment of diabetic cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy: systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xin Hu, Shengbing Li, Gangyi Yang, Hua Liu, Guenther Boden, Ling Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus databases (inception to May 2012) were searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized controlled trials (non-RCTs) investigating ARIs for the treatment of DCAN with an English-language restriction. …”
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A Study of the Occurrence of Resonance under the Influence of Dynamic Forces on the Structural Elements of Electrical Installations by Y. V. Potachits

“…The article describes the methods of mathematical modeling and computational experiment for analyzing the parameters of the electro-dynamic stability of the main structural elements which are determined using coefficients that depend on the natural frequencies of oscillations and the nature of changes in dynamic forces over time. …”
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Anesthesia isn't sleep: The neuronal dynamics of immobility in isoflurane-anesthetized C. elegans differ from the activity patterns of previously established sleep-like quiescent s... by Andrew S Chang, Laura Mazuera, Christopher V Gabel, Christopher W Connor

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Neuronal activity in C. elegans, as measured by fluorescence intensity of the calcium-indicator GCaMP6s, was captured using light-sheet microscopy under exposure to increasing depths of isoflurane anesthesia (n = 20). …”
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Association of MMP9, HsCRP, and ESR with 5-ASA Treatment Duration and Disease Activity Based on Truelove and Witts Criteria in Patients with Diagnosed Ulcerative Colitis by Vasa Adi Wisnu Wardana, Titong Sugihartono, Muhammad Miftahussurur

“…The disease activity was determined based on the Truelove and Witts criteria. …”
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Performance of DiaRD-HPV Rt-PCR Kit for Detection of High-Risk Human Papilloma Virus Genotypes: A Preliminary Study by Bengül Durmaz, Hande Toptan, Mehmet Köroğlu, Ülker Çuhacı, Riza Durmaz

“…According to the cycle threshold (Ct) values determined in the reproducibility studies, the intra-assay and inter-assay coefficients of variations (CVs) were less than 1%.Conclusion: The high concordance between the results of the novel kit and comparator kit supports the use of the DiaRD HPV Rt-PCR kit in clinical samples.…”
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Youtube videos as a source of information on digital indirect bonding: a content analysis by Serpil Çokakoğlu, Ezgi Çakır

“…Statistical evaluation was conducted using Kruskal-Wallis, Chi-square, and Pearson correlation analysis, and intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the rating reliability.Results: The majority of the videos were classified as having poor content quality (41.9%), followed by moderate (38.7%) and good (19.4%) content quality. …”
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Thermodynamic Characterization of Solar Wind Interaction Regions Using PSP Observations: Evidence of Subadiabatic and Superadiabatic States by Mohit Shah, Anil Raghav, Kalpesh Ghag, Omkar Dhamane, Kishor Kumbhar, Georgios Nicolaou, Ankush Bhaskar, R. C. Allen, Zubair Shaikh

“…To improve the accuracy of the effective polytropic index estimation, we applied a multistep filtering method based on the Bernoulli integral to remove outliers caused by streamline mixing and correlation coefficients to improve the applicability of the polytropic model. …”
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Ultrasound assessment of the association between left atrial remodeling and fibrosis in patients with valvular atrial fibrillation: a clinical investigation by Tao Xu, Haotian Hu, Runyu Zhu, Wenshu Hu, Xinyi Li, Dian Shen, Aoyi Zhang, Chang Zhou

“…Noninvasive assessment of left atrial remodeling in various pathological conditions is instrumental in guiding clinical treatment decisions, evaluating efficacy, and predicting prognosis. Methods The study enrolled 63 patients diagnosed with mitral stenosis (MS), among whom 44 presented concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF) and 19 had sinus rhythm. …”
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Studies and prospectives of mechanically harvested ratooning rice in China by Ting Chen, Peiying Weng, Chaojie Lan, Fallah Nyumah, Chunlin Guo, Wenfang Lin, Zhixing Zhang, Hongfei Chen, Wenxiong Lin

“…Continuous improvement of rice breeding methods and consecutive innovation of cultivation technology in China has resulted in a significant increase in the proportion of ratooning rice planting mode. …”
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Proportion of Hypogonadism in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Patients and Its Contributing Factors by Dian Anindita Lubis, Imam Subekti, Em Yunir, Cosphiadi Irawan, Andon Hestiantoro, Silvia Werdhy Lestari, Aria Kekalih, Merci Monica Br Pasaribu, Santi Syafril

“…We performed a single-time physical examination and laboratory examinations to determine FSH, LH, and free testosterone levels. The correlation between Hb and sexual hormone levels was analyzed using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. …”
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ALGORITHMIC AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAGIARISM DEFINITION IN LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS by Y. B. Popova, A. V. Goloburda

“…To achieve this goal, it is necessary to solve a range of problems related to the choice of a method for determining plagiarism, its algorithmization and software implementation. …”
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Quantitative magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging analysis of the lipid content in the psoas major and its association with intervertebral disc degeneration: a cross-section... by Izaya Ogon, Hiroyuki Takashima, Tomonori Morita, Mitsunori Yoshimoto, Tsuneo Takebayashi, Atsushi Teramoto

“…Consequently, this study aimed to analyse the association between the psoas major extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) and intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) content and disc degeneration quantified using MRI T2 mapping in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Methods: In this study, 20 men and 23 women (mean age, 63.1 years ± 2.6 years) underwent magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). …”
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