The 8-Factor reasoning styles scale: development, validation, and psychometric evaluation by Volkan Duran, Ferdi Çelık

“…The instrument operationalises eight theoretically predicted styles that arise from the orthogonal intersections Empirical ↔ Hypothetical, Metaphorical ↔ Analogical, and Inductive ↔ Deductive. Methods Items (5 per style; 40 total) were generated from the Reasoning Style Model, vetted by five measurement experts, and refined through a pilot face-validity study (n = 50). …”
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Critical endpoints in dynamic follow-up of anemia patients with percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome by Margarita A. Simonyan, Olga M. Posnenkova, Natalia A. Zheleznyakova, Nikita F. Puchiniyan, Tatyana Yu. Kalyuta, Vladimir I. Gridnev

“…Objective — To investigate the risks of developing adverse cardiovascular complications in patients with anemia who underwent revascularization for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and to assess the most significant factors affecting outcomes. Material and Methods — The study included 298 patients with CAD who had undergone PCI at least two years before enrollment. …”
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Exploration of blockage and release blockage mechanism of porous media under the influence of SC-CO2-high pour point oil permeation fluid system by Peng Yu

“…Traditionally, most experimental methods have relied on an independent set of medium injection sequence, which cannot isolate the effects of wax-solid deposition alone. …”
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Combining Super-Resolution Imaging and Shear Wave Elastography for Enhanced Risk Assessment of Moderate-to-Severe Renal Fibrosis in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Huang X, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Pan J, Huang X, Zhang J, Pu H, Chen Y, Deng Q, Zhou Q

“…The integrated model, utilizing a logistic algorithm, demonstrated superior diagnostic performance with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.83 (P < 0.001), sensitivity of 80.4%, and specificity of 75.8%, outperforming all other models. …”
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A multicenter study on the diagnostic value of ankle brachial index combined with pulse volume wave parameters for peripheral arterial disease by Xiaowei Pan, Na Wang, Yue Huang

“…Subgroup analyses identified augmented diagnostic value in patients over 75 years and with diffuse arterial disease. Composite model achieved optimal diagnostic metrics of 88.6% sensitivity and 85.4% specificity.ConclusionsIntegration of ABI with pulse volume wave parameter improved PAD diagnostic accuracy significantly. …”
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The effect of foreign language enjoyment on willingness to communicate among Chinese EFL students: conscientiousness as a mediator by Jin Zhao, Kaining Guan, Yu Feng, Ziqing Liu

“…Therefore, drawing on positive psychology, this study aims to bridge this gap by examining these roles in a mediation model of WTC incorporating FLE and conscientiousness.MethodsTo this end, 244 Chinese EFL undergraduates from two distinct universities participated in an online survey, completing a composite questionnaire of the three constructs. …”
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新編中學生考試焦慮因應量表：以潛在類別分析取向探究學生因應組型及預測因子 Coping Scale With Test Anxiety (COSTA) for Adolescent Students: Exploring Coping Profiles and Predictors Through a Latent Class Analysis Approa... by 趙子揚 Tzu-Yang Chao

“…Although CESS aimed to address the context-specific nature of coping, recent studies have increasingly moved beyond the three-dimensional framework to identify specific coping methods for specific situations, aligning with the person-environment interaction model. …”
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Genome editing of TXNIP in human pluripotent stem cells for the generation of hepatocyte-like cells and insulin-producing islet-like aggregates by Leonardo Traini, Javier Negueruela, Bernat Elvira, Wadsen St-Pierre-Wijckmans, Valerie Vandenbempt, Carlos E. Buss, Ao Li, Israel Pérez-Chávez, Francisco Ribeiro-Costa, Mariana Nunes, Joris Messens, Daria Ezeriņa, David C. Hay, Mayank Bansal, Esteban N. Gurzov

“…However, the impact of TXNIP deficiency on the differentiation and functionality of human stem cell-derived somatic metabolic cells remains unclear. Methods We used CRISPR-Cas12a genome editing to generate TXNIP-deficient (TXNIP −/− ) H1 human embryonic stem cells (H1-hESCs). …”
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Dietary exposure to nitrites and nitrates in association with type 2 diabetes risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study. by Bernard Srour, Eloi Chazelas, Nathalie Druesne-Pecollo, Younes Esseddik, Fabien Szabo de Edelenyi, Cédric Agaësse, Alexandre De Sa, Rebecca Lutchia, Charlotte Debras, Laury Sellem, Inge Huybrechts, Chantal Julia, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Benjamin Allès, Pilar Galan, Serge Hercberg, Fabrice Pierre, Mélanie Deschasaux-Tanguy, Mathilde Touvier

“…Associations between self-reported exposure to nitrites and nitrates (evaluated using repeated 24-h dietary records, linked to a comprehensive food composition database and accounting for commercial names/brands details of industrial products) and risk of T2D were assessed using cause-specific multivariable Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for known risk factors (sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle, medical history, and nutritional factors). …”
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Passive dehydration alters raw bioimpedance parameters: generic vs. individualized phase angle and estimated characteristic frequency by David H. Fukuda, Modesto A. Lebron, Kworweinski Lafontant, Gavin N. Van Staden, Adam J. Wells, Jeffrey R. Stout

“…Background Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is commonly used to determine body composition, including estimates of total body water (TBW), intracellular water (ICW), and extracellular water (ECW). …”
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Distinct Airway Microbiome and Metabolite Profiles in Eosinophilic and Neutrophilic Asthma by Liu S, Lin Z, Zhou J, Yang X, You L, Yang Q, Li T, Hu Z, Zhan X, Jiang Y, Sun B

“…While allergen triggers are well-known, the role of the airway microbiome and metabolites in asthma exacerbations remains poorly understood.Methods: We recruited 64 participants (24 EA, 20 NEA, 20 healthy controls [HC]) for the discovery cohort, with validation in an external cohort (10 EA, 8 NEA, 8 HC). …”
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Blood-based epigenome-wide analyses of 19 common disease states: A longitudinal, population-based linked cohort study of 18,413 Scottish individuals. by Robert F Hillary, Daniel L McCartney, Hannah M Smith, Elena Bernabeu, Danni A Gadd, Aleksandra D Chybowska, Yipeng Cheng, Lee Murphy, Nicola Wrobel, Archie Campbell, Rosie M Walker, Caroline Hayward, Kathryn L Evans, Andrew M McIntosh, Riccardo E Marioni

“…The 19 disease states considered in this study were selected if they were present on the World Health Organisation's 10 leading causes of death and disease burden or included in baseline self-report questionnaires. EWAS models were adjusted for age at methylation typing, sex, estimated white blood cell composition, population structure, and 5 common lifestyle risk factors. …”
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Synthesis of magnetic borosilicate zeolite/graphene quantum dots nanocomposites for removal of nitrate and organic pollutants from water by Robab Shahi, Maasoumeh Khatamian

“…In this work, borosilicate zeolite (BZ) with ZSM-5 structure, graphene quantum dots (GQDs)/BZ and Fe3O4/BZ as two component, and Fe3O4-GQDs/BZ as three component nanocomposites were prepared using hydrothermal, solid state dispersion, and ultrasound-assisted co-precipitation methods. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy (EDX), N2 adsorption-desorption, and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) techniques. …”
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Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Evidence-Based Practice Mentoring Scale into Turkish by Elanur Uludağ, Fadime Ulupınar, Yasemin Erden

“…Objective: This study aimed to adapt the Evidence-Based Practice Mentorship Scale (EBP-Mentorship Scale) into Turkish and to evaluate its psychometric properties among Turkish nurses.Methods: This methodological study was conducted with 152 nurses between October 2022 and May 2023. …”
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Construction and validation of an overconfidence scale in investment decisions by Daniel Fonseca Costa, Cláudia Cardoso Soares, Bruno César de Melo Moreira, Adriano Olímpio Tonelli

“…The research involved 380 Brazilian participants and employed confirmatory factor analysis and standard multivariate validation methods. The scale, based on a theoretical framework of the three types of overconfidence, consisted of 30 questions (10 for each type) designed to measure the degree of overconfidence in investment decision-making. …”
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Plasma Exchange for the Recurrence of Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in Adult Renal Transplant Recipients: A Meta-Analysis by Georgios Vlachopanos, Argyrios Georgalis, Harikleia Gakiopoulou

“…We detected 6 nonrandomized studies with 117 cases enrolled. In a random effects model, the pooled risk ratio for the composite endpoint of partial or complete PR was 0,38 in favour of PLEX (95% CI: 0,23–0,61). …”
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Power and predictive accuracy of polygenic risk scores. by Frank Dudbridge

“…Here, the power and predictive accuracy of a polygenic score are derived from a quantitative genetics model as a function of the sizes of the two samples, explained genetic variance, selection thresholds for including a marker in the score, and methods for weighting effect sizes in the score. …”
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Research on strata movement control in deep areas of super-thick and weak-cemented overlying strata during local backfill mining—A case study based on Yingpanhao Coal Mine by Leixiang Peng, Guojian Zhang, Huaiwen Wang, Shuo Sun, Yan Zhang, Zhiyong Liu, Zhi-yang Wang

“…Therefore, this paper studies the secondary compression deformation characteristics of the composite lithology gangue filling body under the coupling effect of high in-situ stress and water environment and establishes a PFC-FLAC coupling model for local filling mining in Yingpanhao Coal Mine to study the influence law of the local filling mining method and the secondary compression deformation of the composite lithology gangue filling body on the control of rock layer movement. …”
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Enhanced Rolling Bearing Fault Diagnosis Using Multimodal Deep Learning and Singular Spectrum Analysis by Yunhang Wang, Hongwei Wang, Ruoyang Bai, Yuxin Shi, Xicong Chen, Qingang Xu

“…Compared to traditional single-modality deep learning models, the proposed method shows significant improvements in fault diagnosis accuracy and generalization capability.…”
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Gut-related molecules as potential biomarkers in patients with decompensated cirrhosis by Camila Marques de Alcântara Barreto, Eliane Almeida do Valle, Jessica Pronestino de Lima Moreira, Katia Farias e Silva, Siane Lopes Bittencourt Rosas, Patrícia Teixeira Santana, Ana Maria Pittella, Gustavo Pereira, Flavia Ferreira Fernandes, Renata de Mello Perez, Heitor Siffert Pereira de Souza

“…Child-Pugh, 1,3 beta-glucan, and model for end-stage liver disease were positively correlated; zonulin was associated with complications during hospitalization (acute kidney injury) and composite outcomes, and calprotectin was associated with all outcomes except 12-month mortality. …”
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