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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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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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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Role of Community Infrastructure in Improving Nutri- tion in Under-five Children by Jaimini Sarkar, Chiradeep Sarkar

“…This study is designed to understand the role of Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) (community day-care centres) and women’s access to internet in reducing the undernutrition in children.  Methods: It was a retrospective cross-sectional study which was conducted during 2023-2024. …”
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Axillary staging with 18F-FDG PET/CT in early breast cancer: impact of tumor subtypes by Abdullah Gunes, Nuray Colapkulu-Akgul, Caner Akgul, Ibrahim Unlu, Saffet Cinar

“…Interrater reliability testing in determining the agreement between 18F-FDG PET/CT and SLNB was the secondary outcome. …”
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Spatial-Spectral Linear Extrapolation for Cross-Scene Hyperspectral Image Classification by Lianlei Lin, Hanqing Zhao, Sheng Gao, Junkai Wang, Zongwei Zhang

“…In particular, on the Houston18/Shanghai datasets, its overall accuracy was 0.51%/0.83% higher than the best results of the other methods, and its Kappa coefficient was 0.78%/2.07% higher, respectively.…”
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The role of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and serum amyloid A proteins in the early diagnosis of neonatal sepsis by P.A. Orujova, N.H. Sultanova

“…Statistical analysis involved Mann-Whitney and independent samples t-tests, as well as receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis to determine diagnostic cutoff levels. The nonparametric Spearman rank correlation test (r - the Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient) was used. …”
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The Influence of Quercus robur L. and Juglans rupestris Engelm. Plantations on the Properties of Steppe Soils by Olga E. Klimenko, Nikolay I. Klimenko

“…The aim of the study has been to determine the condition of Quercus robur L. and Juglans rupestris Engelm. and their influence on the properties of segregated chernozems. …”
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Effect of breed, sex, and age on the body and internal organ weight of chickens for food security in resource-poor communities of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Thando Tenza, Thando Tenza, Lindokuhle Christopher Mhlongo, Cyprial Ndumiso Ncobela, Zikhona Rani

“…Breed had a negative coefficient with body weight, while sex and age had positive coefficients. …”
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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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Characterization and Comparison of Athletic Performance and Change of Direction Deficit Across Youth Futsal Age Groups by João P. Oliveira, Daniel A. Marinho, Tatiana Sampaio, Sílvio Carvalho, Hugo Martins, Jorge E. Morais

“…The body mass and the posteromedial relative difference predicted the COD deficit, with the coefficient of determination (R²) explaining 39% of the COD variance. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the ActivForce Digital Dynamometer in Assessing Shoulder Muscle Force across Different User Experience Levels by Christos Karagiannopoulos, Sean Griech, Brian Leggin

“… # Design Descriptive observational study. # Methods A convenience sample of 29 healthy adults were assessed twice by each of three testers (two experienced clinicians and a novice PT student) on shoulder external rotation (ER), internal rotation (IR), and forward elevation (FE) using both the AF and MF2 devices. …”
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Prediction of particulate matter PM2.5 level in the air of Islamabad, Pakistan by using machine learning and deep learning approaches by Muhammad Waqas, Shahid Noor Jan, Basir Ullah, Afed Ullah Khan, Ateeq Ur Rauf, Bakht Niaz Khan

“…Each model's performance was assessed by using statistical indicators including coefficient of determination (R2), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), and Relative Root Mean Square Error (RRMSE). …”
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Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Ocular Dryness Severity in Sjögren’s Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study by Celine Chaaya, Elie Raad, Francesca Kahale, Elias Chelala, Nelly Ziade, Georges Maalouly

“…The data were collected through a telephone questionnaire, including demographic and disease data, the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score to evaluate the OD severity, and the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) score to determine adherence to the MD. The primary outcome of the study, the correlation between OSDI and MEDAS scores, was evaluated using Spearman’s correlation coefficient. …”
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Chitinase‐3‐Like 1 Protein (CHI3L1) Levels in Patients With Cognitive Deficits and Movement Disorders: Comparison With Other Biomarkers by R. Novobilský, P. Bártová, D. Stejskal, A. Kondé, M. Bar, P. Kušnierová

“…The study aimed to validate the reference interval (RI) of serum (S) CHI3L1 in a control group, to correlate S CHI3L1 values with other biomarkers of neurodegenerative damage, and to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of S CHI3L1. Methods Samples from 108 healthy volunteers were used to estimate the S CHI3L1 RI. …”
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