Spatial relationships between macrophyte assemblages, water and sediment features in deep lakes by Alice Dalla Vecchia, Rossano Bolpagni, Alex Laini, Daniele Nizzoli, Mariano Bresciani, Mattia Martin Azzella, Martin Wilkes

“…Conversely, no strong spatial structure was detected at the microscale (i.e., with metric resolution, comparing the different study plots with each other). The low species diversity and the constant presence of only one dominant species per vegetated band can explain this result. …”
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Quality assurance and validity of AI-generated single best answer questions by Ayla Ahmed, Ellen Kerr, Andrew O’Malley

“…A total of 50 AI-generated and 50 human-authored questions were used to create two 50-item formative SBA examinations for Year 1 and Year 2 ScotGEM students. Each exam, delivered via the Speedwell eSystem, comprised 25 AI-generated and 25 human-authored questions presented in random order. …”
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Association between dietary index for gut microbiota and diarrhea among US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2005–2010 by Xiaoqiang Liu, Xiaobo Liu, Yingxuan Huang, Chanchan Lin, Xinqi Chen, Yingyi Li, Yisen Huang, Yubin Wang

“…A recently proposed Dietary Index for Gut Microbiota (DI-GM) reflects the overall dietary quality as it pertains to gut microbiota diversity. …”
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Neurodevelopmental disorders among term infants exposed to antenatal corticosteroids during pregnancy: a population-based study by Nir Melamed, Elizabeth Asztalos, Kellie Murphy, Arthur Zaltz, Donald Redelmeier, Baiju R Shah, Jon Barrett

“…Similar findings were observed for each of the individual components of the primary outcome: 15.3% vs 12.7% for audiometry testing (p<0.001; NNH=39, 95% CI 29 to 63; aHR 1.18, 95% CI 1.11 to 1.25); 45.4% vs 43.5% for visual testing (p=0.006; NNH=54, 95% CI 31 to 200; aHR 1.08, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.12) and 25.8% vs 21.6% for suspected neurocognitive disorder (p<0.001; NNH=24, 95% CI 19 to 33; aHR 1.16, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.21).Conclusions We found an association among term infants between exposure to ACS during pregnancy and healthcare utilisation during childhood related to suspected neurocognitive and neurosensory disorders.…”
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Association of pre-pregnancy body mass index with offspring metabolic profile: Analyses of 3 European prospective birth cohorts. by Diana L Santos Ferreira, Dylan M Williams, Antti J Kangas, Pasi Soininen, Mika Ala-Korpela, George Davey Smith, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Debbie A Lawlor

“…Results were similar in each individual cohort, and in the 2-stage analysis. …”
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Plasma Protein Biomarkers and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Mortality Risk in Patients With Chronic Coronary Heart Disease by Ralph A. H. Stewart, Kristy P. Robledo, Andrew M. Tonkin, Anthony Keech, Leonard Kritharides, Ian Marschner, Edward Janus, Peter L. Thompson, Gerald F. Watts, Tanja Zeller, Harvey D. White, John Simes

“…Background Protein biomarkers that reflect different pathophysiological pathways have been associated with the risk of adverse cardiovascular events. …”
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Monitoring Stresses Caused by Gaseous Pollutants: How Can They Affect a Fruit-Feeding Butterfly Community (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Caatinga? by Gustavo dos Santos Silva, Maicon dos Santos da Silva, Eloito Caires de Mates, Wesley Gil Oliveira Silva, Daniela Ribeiro da Costa, Laura Braga, Raymundo José de Sá Neto, Avaldo de Oliveira Soares Filho, Mateus Pereira dos Santos, Suzany Aguiar Leite, Maria Aparecida Castellani

“…Bait traps were installed in each transect, and the butterfly communities were analyzed using faunistic indices, including species richness, Shannon diversity index, abundance, and dominance. …”
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Presentation of Financial Assets in Russian Macroeconomic Statistics by V. N. Salin, M. V. Vakhrameeva, O. Yu. Sitnikova

“…The analysis of the financial account data makes it possible to analyze in detail the change in the value of financial assets at the macro level, to assess the share of the impact of each sector of the economy and the type of asset. …”
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Investigating the relationship between human capital and innovation with the mediating role of knowledge sharing and social media networking in iranian creative companies by Hashem Atapour, Afshin Hamdipour, Sahar Safipour

“…In total, the questionnaire consisted of 18 questions, with the human capital and innovation factors each having 5 questions, and the knowledge sharing and social media networking factors each having 4 questions. …”
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Human Rights Against Human Rights: From Emancipation to Domination by Ali Saberi Tavallaei

“…These flaws feed into each other, creating a cycle where human rights, instead of protecting the powerless, are increasingly used to legitimize the actions of the powerful.     …”
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Cannabidiol as a treatment for patients who are clinically at high risk of developing psychosis: learnings from the CANTOP-RCT by Sagnik Bhattacharyya, Cathy Davies, Ben Carter, Philip McGuire, Michael Brammer, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Matthew Broome, Stuart Watson, Jesus Perez, Alison Yung

“…We also aimed to use brain scanning in a subgroup of people (50 from each treatment group) to understand how cannabidiol might work. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of sodium zirconium cyclosilicate for the treatment of hyperkalemia in patients with chronic kidney disease or heart failure in Spain by Roberto Alcázar-Arroyo, María G Crespo-Leiro, Jordi Bover, Juan Oliva, Miren Sequera-Mutiozabal, Simona Gradari, Anisia Martínez-López, Blanca López-Chicheri, Neus Vidal-Vilar, Susana Aceituno, Marta Cobo

“…Materials and methods: Two microsimulation models reflecting the natural history of CKD and HF were used. …”
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The neurobiological basis of emotions and their connection to facial expressions in non-human mammals: insights in nonverbal communication by Daniel Mota-Rojas, Alexandra L. Whittaker, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini, Jhon Buenhombre, Patricia Mora-Medina, Adriana Domínguez-Oliva, Julio Martínez-Burnes, Ismael Hernández-Avalos, Adriana Olmos-Hernández, Antonio Verduzco-Mendoza, Alejandro Casas-Alvarado, Karina Lezama-García, Temple Grandin

“…Thus, facial expression is suggested to reflect the internal emotional state and could serve as an essential mode of nonverbal communication in mammals. …”
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CUN-BAE adiposity index prediction of incident type 2 diabetes: the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra prospective cohort by Ligia J. Dominguez, Carmen Sayón-Orea, Alfredo Gea, Estefania Toledo-Atucha, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Mario Barbagallo, Miguel A. Martínez-González

“…Progressively ascending quartiles of CUN-BAE were significantly associated with incident diabetes in multivariable-adjusted models, even after adjusting for BMI > 30 kg/m2. For each 2-unit increment in the CUN-BAE index, diabetes risk relatively increased by 46% in men and women (95% CI: 33%–62%). …”
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Causality among landscape characteristics, seasonality and stream water quality in the Paraopeba river basin by Fernando Arão Bila Júnior, Fernando António Leal Pacheco, Renato Farias do Valle Junior, Maytê Maria Abreu Pires de Melo Silva, Teresa Cristina Tarlé Pissarra, Marília Carvalho de Melo, Carlos Alberto Valera, Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes, João Paulo Moura

“…First, spatial differences in water quality data collected at each sampling site were tested, and the significance of seasonal variations was assessed. …”
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Influencing factors and quantitative prediction of gas content of deep marine shale in Luzhou block by Xinyang He, Kun Zhang, Shu Jiang, Zhenxue Jiang, Xueying Wang, Wei Jiang, Jing Li, Yijia Wu, Zhi Gao, Tian Tang, Cheng Yang, Xuejiao Yuan, Fengli Han, Zeyun Wang, Laiting Ye

“…In this study, the deep marine shale of Longmaxi Formation in Luzhou area was taken as an example, vitrinite reflectance analysis, kerogen microscopy experiment, TOC content analysis, mineral composition analysis, gas content measurement, isothermal adsorption experiment, physical property analysis and argon ion polishing scanning electron microscopy experiment were carried out to find out factors affecting the gas content of deep marine shale, and a gas content prediction model has been worked out. …”
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The temporal window of visual processing throughout adulthood by Xianghang He, Xiaowei Ruan, Menglu Shen, Junli Yuan, Cheng Li, Yan Yang, Jinli Zhu, Rong Cui, Rong Cui, Zhong-Lin Lu, Zhong-Lin Lu, Zhong-Lin Lu, Jiang-Fan Chen, Fang Hou

“…We then extracted the peak and full width at half maximum (FWHH) of the processing window, reflecting the maximum efficiency and temporal extend of processing window, respectively, from the best-fit model for each participant. …”
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Assessing Gonipterus defoliation levels using multispectral unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data in Eucalyptus plantations by Phumlani Nzuza, Michelle L. Schröder, Rene J. Heim, Louis Daniels, Bernard Slippers, Brett P. Hurley, IIaria Germishuizen, Benice Sivparsad, Jolanda Roux, Wouter. H Maes

“…Reference damage levels were obtained through visual assessments of (n = 89–100) trees at each site. Across sites, a decrease in canopy reflectance in both the visual and the near-infrared domains with increasing damage levels was consistently observed. …”
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Designing a Business Model in the Tourism Industry of Iran by Amirhossein Samadian, Saeid Ehdaie, kamyar Raissifar

“…Teece (2010) believes that the business model of an industry should reflect its current state and vision for the future. …”
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Analysis of the Contextual Factors Influencing the Expansion of Construction Violations with an Emphasis on the Role and Position of Key Urban Stakeholders (Case Study: Isfahan Met... by Ahmad Shahivandi, Afsaneh Talebi Varnosfaderani

“…This test indicated a high correlation of over 0.7 for the variables in each dimension, reflecting a desirable level of reliability. …”
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