On the Effects of Task Load Involvement on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners Word Learning: Reading and writing Tasks vs. Translation Tasks by Samaneh Yazdani

“…The present study intended to compare the effect of enhancing the quality of vocabulary acquisition by reading, writing, and translation tasks with different degrees of involvement load. To this end, 60 intermediate third grade junior high school students were randomly assigned to four groups. …”
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Technology-enhanced Language Learning: Impacts of Duolingo Application on Micro Skills of L2 Speaking in Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners by Maryam Aliabedi, Sajad Shafiee, Fariba Rahimi Esfahani

“…Both groups were pre-tested and post-tested using an IELTS speaking test, which assessed general speaking proficiency of the participants. …”
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A New Unified Solution for Circular Tunnel Based on a Four-Stage Constitutive Model considering the Intermediate Principal Stress by Liang Chen, Xianbiao Mao, Yanlong Chen, Ming Li, Yang Hao, Ding Liu

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Potential intermediate-term survival differences among heart transplant recipients from circulatory death vs brain death donors by Anh Nguyen, MD, PhD, Abbas Rana, MD, Alexis Shafii, MD, Gabriel Loor, MD, Andrew Civitello, MD, Jose Euberto Mendez Reyes, MD, MPH, O. Howard Frazier, MD, Todd Rosengart, MD, Kenneth Liao, MD, PhD

“…Background: This study builds upon previous analyses by examining heart transplant survival from donation after circulatory death (DCD) vs donation after brain death (DBD) using the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database, with follow-up extended to 3 years post-transplant. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 1,453 DCD and 16,561 DBD adult heart transplants from January 2019 to June 2024 using the UNOS database. …”
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Inflation Post COVID-19: Are the Concerns Justified? by ZG Überblick

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Using the Jigsaw Method to Improve Resident Confidence and Medical Knowledge About Osteoporosis in Men by Namita Bhardwaj, Wei-Chen Lee, Kendall M. Campbell

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Comparing C3, 4, and 5 nerve root block and interscalene with intermediate cervical plexus block in diaphragmatic motion for clavicle surgery by Qi Li, Xiaoxiao Chen, Junde Han, Yaming Xie, Chentao Gu

“…The primary outcome was the incidence of complete hemi-diaphragmatic paralysis, observed at 30 min post-blockade. Secondary outcomes included the rate of complete hemi-diaphragmatic paralysis at 15 min and the degree of diaphragmatic motion restoration at 2, 4, 6, and 8 h post-blockade, onset time of block, motor block score in upper extremity, and adverse events. …”
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Exploring the effect of using active learning strategies on Iranian intermediate female EFL learners reading comprehension: a mixed methods study by Zahra Majdi, Zahra Majdi, Masoud Khalili Sabet, Amir Mahdavi-Zafarghandi

“…Quantitative data (pre- and post-tests) assessed reading comprehension, engagement, motivation, and enjoyment. …”
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A Phase I/II Study of Ultra-Hypofractionated Carbon-ion Radiation therapy for Low- and Intermediate-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer by Noriyuki Okonogi, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Tsuji, MD, PhD, Kana Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Mio Nakajima, MD, PhD, Shuri Aoki, MD, PhD, Takanobu Utsumi, MD, PhD, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, MD, PhD, Koichiro Akakura, MD, PhD, Tomohiko Ichikawa, MD, PhD, Hitoshi Ishikawa, MD, PhD

“…Biochemical failure was observed in 3 cases by 3 years post CIRT. No clinical recurrence or death because of prostate cancer occurred. …”
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Docking investigation of Thevetia peruviana plant compounds for targeting molluscicidal activity against Biomphalaria alexandrina snails, the intermediate host of Schistosoma manso... by Samah I. Ghoname, Basma H. Amin, Asmaa T. Mohamed, Olfat A. Hammam, Hebat-Allah A. Dokmak

“…Histological analysis revealed significant damage to the digestive and hermaphrodite glands, indicating reproductive disturbances post-treatment. At the first cercarial shedding stage, nitric oxide levels increased at LC10 ppm and LC25 ppm compared to the control group (P < 0.001). …”
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Post Burn Flexion Contractures of the Hand Considerations in Management by C. P. Sawhney

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Implementing collaborative pre-task planning with intermediate Arab EFL learners in a blended, task-based environment: A mixed methods study by Osama Alzoubi

“…Following a mixed methods experimental design, intermediate L2 learners were distributed in planning and no-planning conditions and conducted a pre- and post-test. …”
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Efektivitas Seng (Zn) sebagai Imunostimulan dalam Produksi Reactive Oxygen Intermediate pada Mencit Balb/C yang Diinfeksi Salmonella typhimurium by Ari Yuniastuti, Nugrahaningsih W H, Zunikhah Zunikhah

“…<p>This study aims to prove the effectiveness of zinc as a micronutrient to increaseimmunostimulatory Reactive Oxygen Intermediate (ROI) production in balb/c miceinfected by Salmonella typhimurium. …”
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A new role for Holliday junction resolvase Yen1 in processing DNA replication intermediates exposes Dna2 as an accessory replicative helicase by Benoît Falquet, Ulrich Rass

“…In addition, HR-mediated strand exchange reactions restart stalled or collapsed RFs and mediate error-free post-replicative repair. DNA transactions at stalled RFs further involve various DNA editing factors, notably helicases and nucleases. …”
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Intervention for impending pathological fractures at proximal femur is associated with lower mortality rates in patients with intermediate-to-high risk according to the Katagiri-Ne... by Toshiyuki Nishimoto, Hirokazu Shimizu, Masatake Matsuoka, Daisuke Takahashi, Tomohiro Shimizu, Norimasa Iwasaki, Ken Kuwahara, Tamotsu Soma, Hiroaki Hiraga, Akira Iwata

“…Conclusion Patients with intermediate-to-high risk IF based on the Katagiri-New score had a lower mortality rate than those who underwent surgery for pathological fractures. …”
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Balloon-occluded versus conventional transarterial chemoembolization for the treatment of early to intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis and trial sequential... by Jiaxi Liu, Weiwei Wang, Huan Zhai, Yanan Ma, Qiwen You, Haibo Shao

“…In terms of AEs, only post-embolization syndrome was found to occur more frequently in patients treated with B-TACE than in those treated with cTACE (RR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.01–1.68, p = 0.04). …”
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Synthetic Modeling of Polarized Dust Emission in Intermediate-mass YSOs. I. Constraining the Role of Iron Inclusions and Inelastic Relaxation on Grain Alignment with ALMA Polarizat... by Nguyen Chau Giang, V. J. M. Le Gouellec, Thiem Hoang, A. J. Maury, P. Hennebelle

“…In this paper, we update the POLARIS code and use it to perform synthetic dust polarization modeling for MHD simulations of an intermediate-mass YSOs. Results will be post-processed with CASA to confront Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) polarimetric observations. …”
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Developing Iranian EFL Learners’ Grammatical Knowledge: Insights from Spaced versus Massed Instruction by Hossein Kargar Behbahani, Mansoor Ali Darazi, Lakshmi Kumari R

“…This experiment looked into the effects of spaced versus massed instruction on learning modal auxiliaries among Iranian EFL learners with a lower-intermediate command of English. To this end, through an Oxford Quick Placement Tests (OQPT), 78 lower-intermediate learners were selected and assigned in three conditions, with 26 subjects in each: Spaced condition, Massed condition, Control condition. …”
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Spatial Distribution of Cadmium in Avocado-Cultivated Soils of Peru: Influence of Parent Material, Exchangeable Cations, and Trace Elements by Richard Solórzano, Rigel Llerena, Sharon Mejía, Juancarlos Cruz, Kenyi Quispe

“…For data analysis, we applied (1) univariate statistics (skewness, kurtosis); (2) multivariate methods such as Spearman correlations and principal component analysis (PCA); (3) spatial modeling using the Geodetector tool; and (4) non-parametric testing (Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn’s post hoc test). Our results indicated (1) the presence of hotspots with Cd concentrations exceeding 3 mg·kg⁻¹, displaying a leptokurtic distribution (skewness = 7.3); (2) dominant accumulation mechanisms involving co-adsorption and cation competition (Na⁺, Ca²⁺), as well as geogenic co-accumulation with Zn and Pb; and (3) significantly higher Cd concentrations in Leptosols derived from Cretaceous intermediate igneous rocks (diorites/tonalites), averaging 1.33 mg kg⁻¹ compared to 0.20 mg·kg⁻¹ in alluvial soils (<i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”
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Method of diversity software protection based on fusion compilation by Xiaobing XIONG, Hui SHU, Fei KANG

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