The student voice in quality assurance: what factors make for a great GP placement in the eyes of undergraduate medical students? by Simon Thornton, Trevor Thompson, Maria Gresham, Alice James

“…The transcripts underwent systematic coding using NVivo. The codes formed the basis for the thematic analysis. …”
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What should inpatient psychological therapies be for? Qualitative views of service users on outcomes by Ceri Morgan, Lucy Clarkson, Rebecca Hiscocks, India Hopkins, Katherine Berry, Natasha Tyler, Lisa Wood, Pamela Jacobsen

“…This included developing our research question and aims, protocol, participant documents (e.g., information and debrief forms), advertisement and recruitment strategy, interview topic guide, the codes, the final themes and quotes and reviewing the manuscript. …”
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Adolescent Emoji Use in Text-Based Messaging: Focus Group Study by Matt Minich, Bradley Kerr, Megan Moreno

“…Two trained coders analyzed transcripts using a constant comparative coding procedure to identify themes in the discussion. …”
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Generation and characterization of the LINC01405 knockout human embryonic stem cell line by Yaping Xu, Hongchun Wu, Jingxiu Jiang, Lingqun Ye, Kaili Hao, Kunjun Han, Shijun Hu, Wei Lei, Zhikun Guo

“…Long Intergenic Non-Protein Coding RNA 1405 (LINC01405), with known elevated expression in muscle, has been linked to a number of musculo-skeletal conditions. …”
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Exploration of the Interactions Between Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri–Agrobacterium–Citrus to Improve Agrobacterium-Mediated Transient Expression in Plants by Tirtha Lamichhane, Hang Su, Xiaoen Huang, Nian Wang

“…We demonstrate that Xcc improves AMTE via PthA, a transcription activator-like effector known to trigger cell division in citrus, and mutation of pthA4 abolished the promoting effect of Xcc. …”
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Biomimetic Strategies of Slip Sensing, Perception, and Protection in Prosthetic Hand Grasp by Anran Xie, Zhuozhi Zhang, Jie Zhang, Tie Li, Weidong Chen, James Patton, Ning Lan

“…Here, we show that biologically inspired sensorimotor pathways can be restored between the prosthetic hand and users. A Ruffini endings-like slip sensor is used to detect shear forces and identify slip events directly. …”
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A reflexive thematic analysis of existential losses in men with osteoporosis: “I’m not the person I was somehow … although I am” by Francine Toye, Karen Louise Barker, Sarah Drew, Tanzeela Y. Khalid, Emma M. Clark

“…Abstract Background Osteoporosis is a global health concern that is likely to increase with a rapidly ageing world population. …”
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The genome of a sea spider corroborates a shared Hox cluster motif in arthropods with a reduced posterior tagma by Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Siddharth S. Kulkarni, Christian Baranyi, Bastian Fromm, Emily V. W. Setton, Prashant P. Sharma, Andreas Wanninger, Georg Brenneis

“…Abstract Background Chelicerate evolution is contentiously debated, with recent studies challenging traditional phylogenetic hypotheses and scenarios of major evolutionary events, like terrestrialization. Sea spiders (Pycnogonida) represent the uncontested marine sister group of all other chelicerates, featuring a—likely plesiomorphic—indirect development. …”
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Inhibitory effect of Bacillus megaterium on aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway genes expression of Aspergillus flavus in peanuts by Kong Qing, Chi Chen, Shan Shihua, Li Qiyu

“…Peanuts unsuitable for the growth of B. megaterium was the main reason for B. megaterium unthoroughly inhibit the biosynthesis of aflatoxin like in minimal medium (MM) or potato dextrose broth (PDB). …”
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microRNA miR-142-3p Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Invasiveness by Synchronous Targeting of WASL, Integrin Alpha V, and Additional Cytoskeletal Elements. by Alexander Schwickert, Esther Weghake, Kathrin Brüggemann, Annika Engbers, Benjamin F Brinkmann, Björn Kemper, Jochen Seggewiß, Christian Stock, Klaus Ebnet, Ludwig Kiesel, Christoph Riethmüller, Martin Götte

“…These endogenous small non-coding RNAs play significant roles in tumorigenesis and tumor progression. miR-142-3p expression is dysregulated in several breast cancer subtypes. …”
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Genes linked to schistosome resistance identified in a genome-wide association study of African snail vectors by Tom Pennance, Jacob A. Tennessen, Johannie M. Spaan, Tammie J. McQuistan, George Ogara, Fredrick Rawago, Kennedy Andiego, Boaz Mulonga, Meredith Odhiambo, Martin W. Mutuku, Gerald M. Mkoji, Eric S. Loker, Maurice R. Odiere, Michelle L. Steinauer

“…Resistant and susceptible haplotypes show numerous coding differences including presence/absence of entire genes. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Medicago truncatula calli with MtWOX9-1 overexpression by V. E. Tvorogova, E. Y. Krasnoperova, A. A. Kudriashov, K. A. Kuznetsova, E. A. Potsenkovskaya, Y. A. Fedorova, L. A. Lutova

“…Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is the development of embryo-like structures from somatic plant tissues. This process rarely can be observed in nature, but for many plant species, in vitro protocols are developed, which allow to obtain somatic embryos formation directly from tissues of plant explant or from the embryogenic callus. …”
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Research progress on NAT10-mediated acetylation in normal development and disease by Da Qin, Qing Liu, Xiaochao Ma, Rui Wang, Tianyu Lu, Yue Yang, Ze Tang, Yanbo Zhu

“…Interactions between NAT10 and non-coding RNAs further amplify its oncogenic effects. …”
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Psychiatrists’ experiences with the implementation of safewards and other quality improvement work: an explorative, qualitative interview study by Martin Lindow, Mårten J. Tyrberg, Veikko Pelto-Piri, Anna Björkdahl

“…Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis, with coding and categorization conducted collaboratively to ensure consistency. …”
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varCADD: large sets of standing genetic variation enable genome-wide pathogenicity prediction by Lusiné Nazaretyan, Philipp Rentzsch, Martin Kircher

“…The proposed datasets have several advantages, like being substantially larger and potentially less biased. …”
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Impact of Nature Conservation Resources of Agroecology: Insights from Hungarian Farmers and Consumer Perspectives by Annamária Harkányi, Apolka Ujj

“…NVivo 12 software was employed for qualitative data analysis, assisting in coding and organizing responses to better understand recurring themes and patterns. …”
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In Praise of Diversity in Participatory Heritage Planning Empowered by Artificial Intelligence: Windcatchers in Yazd by Mahda Foroughi, Tong Wang, Ana Pereira Roders

“…Although automated methods have shown potential in fields like digital humanities, their application in heritage planning is still limited. …”
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SEMA3A, a gene involved in axonal pathfinding, is mutated in patients with Kallmann syndrome. by Naresh Kumar Hanchate, Paolo Giacobini, Pierre Lhuillier, Jyoti Parkash, Cécile Espy, Corinne Fouveaut, Chrystel Leroy, Stéphanie Baron, Céline Campagne, Charlotte Vanacker, Francis Collier, Corinne Cruaud, Vincent Meyer, Alfons García-Piñero, Didier Dewailly, Christine Cortet-Rudelli, Ksenija Gersak, Chantal Metz, Gérard Chabrier, Michel Pugeat, Jacques Young, Jean-Pierre Hardelin, Vincent Prevot, Catherine Dodé

“…Here, we report that Nrp1(sema/sema) mutant mice that lack a functional semaphorin-binding domain in neuropilin-1, an obligatory coreceptor of semaphorin-3A, have a KS-like phenotype. Pathohistological analysis of these mice indeed showed abnormal development of the peripheral olfactory system and defective embryonic migration of the neuroendocrine GnRH cells to the basal forebrain, which results in increased mortality of newborn mice and reduced fertility in adults. …”
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Distinct ARG profiles associated with class 1 integrons in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants by Yan Zhang, Zhiguo Su, Xuyang Qiu, He Liu, Donghui Wen, Lyujun Chen

“…Here we show distinct ARG profiles associated with class 1 integrons in municipal and industrial WWTPs using a novel approach combining nested-like high-throughput qPCR and PacBio sequencing. …”
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“Help Being Passed From One Person to the Next”: Factors Defining the Development, Challenges, and Successes of Faculty Peer Mentoring Relationships During Mentee Transitions to En... by Joseph Mirabelli, Jeanne Sanders, Allyson Barlow, Evan Ko, Kelly Cross, Karin Jensen

“…Awards from the National Science Foundation like the NSF Research Initiation in Engineering Formations scaffold this process by providing an opportunity for engineering faculty to conduct funded EER projects with the guidance of an experienced mentor. …”
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