Does adjuvant chemotherapy result in poorer health-related quality of life among colorectal cancer patients? A longitudinal multisite observational study in Singapore by Jerrald Lau, Cherie Hui Peh, Alyssa Ng, Wei-Ling Koh, The Singapore Colorectal Cancer Research Group, Nan Luo, Ker-Kan Tan

“…However, non-elderly AC patients may experience more severe impacts to role and social functioning.…”
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Integrated analysis of O/K-antigen biosynthesis diversity and molecular serotyping scheme development of Vibrio alginolyticus by Keyi Yu, Zhenzhou Huang, Yanjun Li, Lizhi Ma, Xuemei Bai, Xiuping Fu, Biao Kan, He Gao

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Make sport-related self-control better: Ritualized behavior in Chinese athletes by Dongting Yun, Liwei Zhang, Yue Qiu, Jia Zheng, Chenggeng Li

“…A pilot study indicates that skill-dominated athletes are more likely to engage in ritualized behavior that is generally less connected with religious and superstitious elements. …”
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Study of pertrographical and electrical properties of some Jurassic carbonate rocks, north Sinai, Egypt by Mohamed M. Gomaa, Mohamed A. Kassab, Nahla A. El-Sayed

“…The main goal of this paper is to shed more light on interrelations between electrical properties (conductivity, dielectric constant and impedance as a function of frequency), petrography and mineral composition (carbonates that contain clays and quartz grains).…”
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The Right to Avoid Self-incrimination: Yet Another Elephant in the Automated Competition law Enforcement Room? by Pieter Van Cleynenbreugel

“…Thanks to this right, undertakings cannot be forced to produce guilt-admitting answers to the European Commission or national competition authorities applying arts 101 and 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Despite its general recognition, open questions relating to its scope and importance throughout enforcement procedures constrain its practical use. …”
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Cardiovascular risk and the possibility of its correction in women with premature ovarian insufficiency by A. A. Pozdnyakova, L. A. Marchenko, N. K. Runikhina

“…In the POI group, there were 3.8 times more women with a moderate CV risk (per the SCORE scale), whereas in the POI-free group, women with a low CV risk dominated. …”
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THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSURANCE MARKET by Maksym Dubyna, Olha Popelo, Maksym Shvets

“…The study of the modern model of the insurance services market was conducted, which was based on substantiating the essence of this model and identifying specific features of the functioning of the specified market. In the future, this allowed to more clearly substantiate the directions of its digitalisation, the prerequisites for the digital transformation of insurance companies, the main digital technologies that they use in their own activities, and the consequences of their application for this market. …”
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The structure and predictive value of intrinsic capacity in a longitudinal study of ageing by John R Beard, A T Jotheeswaran, Matteo Cesari, Islene Araujo de Carvalho

“…Multimorbidity had an independent direct relationship with incident loss of ADLs but not IADLs, and also operated through intrinsic capacity. More of the indirect effect of personal characteristics on incident loss of ADLs and IADLs was mediated by intrinsic capacity than multimorbidity.Conclusions The WHO construct of intrinsic capacity appears to provide valuable predictive information on an individual’s subsequent functioning, even after accounting for the number of multimorbidities. …”
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Enfoque pedagógico en la propuesta de un diccionario electrónico de Comercio internacional español-inglés Enfoque pedagógico en la propuesta de un diccionario electrónico de Comerc... by Begoña Inmaculada García Llamas

“…The present article represents a part of a more comprehensive project which entails the proposal for the elaboration of an International Trade Dictionary inside the theoretical framework of the Functional Theory of Lexicography. …”
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National and Alternative Reports on the Implementation of the European Social Charter (Revised) as a Principle of Human Rights Compliance by Yu. F. Ivanov, M. V. Ivanova

“…Complaints must raise general issues regarding the incompatibility of a law or practice with one or more provisions of the Charters and cannot be submitted in relation to individual situations. …”
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Anticipatory reaching motor behavior characterizes patients within the Alzheimer’s disease continuum in a virtual reality environment by Alessia de Nobile, Ilaria Borghi, Paolo De Pasquale, Denise Jennifer Berger, Antonella Maselli, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Elena Savastano, Martina Assogna, Andrea Casarotto, Daniele Bibbo, Silvia Conforto, Francesco Lacquaniti, Giacomo Koch, Andrea d’Avella, Marta Russo

“…Results Both AD and MCI patients showed more anticipatory responses than healthy controls (HC), inversely related to success rates and cognitive function. …”
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FADA-SMOTE-Ms: Fuzzy Adaptative Smote-Based Methods by Roudani Mohammed, El Moutaouakil Karim

“…In this regard, the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-SMOTE is chosen in such a way that the synthetic data is as far as possible from the two closest majority data. More precisely, this method processes into six steps: (a) clustering minority class into <italic>k</italic> groups (b) selecting a safe region (c) selecting random two minority data, (d) finding the M closest majority data to these minority data using original membership functions based on Fuzzy mean and flirting results, (e) finding the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-SMOTE producing a synthetic data as close as possible to the minority class and as far as possible from the M majority data by solving a very simple multi-objective mathematical optimization model, and (f) using SMOTE to generate synthetic samples using optimal <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula>-SMOTE. …”
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Exact block encoding of imaginary time evolution with universal quantum neural networks by Ermal Rrapaj, Evan Rule

“…We prove that this wave-function Ansatz is closed under the action of the imaginary time propagator and, more generally, can represent the action of a universal set of quantum gate operations. …”
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Comunicare la Malattia Renale Cronica by Rosa Maria De Santo

“…In the last sixty years chronic kidney disease has emerged as a life-threatening problem with a mortality comparable to that of cancer in spite of the fact that dialysis and transplantation represent effective strategies to grant decades of life to persons who have lost their kidney function. Receiving a diagnosis of chronic kidney disease is immediately perceived as a long lasting disease with many losses and dependencies and generally associated with a poor quality of life. …”
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The role of microbiomes in animal invasions: a scoping review by Claudia Romeo, Elsa Brenner, Lucas A. Wauters, Antton Alberdi

“…While observational studies remain valuable at this early stage, we advocate for a wider use of novel technologies and experimental approaches to generate robust functional and mechanistic information that will strengthen their inferential value. …”
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Measuring the Capacity of Organizations Innovation ‒ Major Process of Innovation Management by Dorin Maier, Livia Anastasiu, Roxana Sârbu, Thorsten Eidenmüller

“…The article approaches the problem of companies’ success in today’s economic context, characterized by a generalized market with increasing competitive and client requirements. …”
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Biochar-based cement pastes and mortars with enhanced mechanical properties by Alice Sirico, Patrizia Bernardi, Beatrice Belletti, Alessio Malcevschi, Luciana Restuccia, Giuseppe Andrea Ferro, Daniel Suarez-Riera

“…Nowadays, the environmental impact of cementitious material industry and more generally of building activities is matter of concern, especially in terms of their effects on climate change and consumption of natural resources. …”
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Study protocol: The efficacy of mushroom to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk middle-aged adults and young-olds living in the community by Jiatong Shan, Jiatong Shan, Jiatong Shan, Luwen Cao, Jiuyu Guo, Jiuyu Guo, Jiuyu Guo, Kai Xuan Lim, Kai Xuan Lim, Kai Xuan Lim, Na Li, Na Li, Na Li, Na Li, Yinxia Chao, Yinxia Chao, Yizhen Xie, Jian Chen, Wei Ma, Su Lin Lim, Irwin Kee-Mun Cheah, Mihir Gandhi, Mihir Gandhi, Tih-Shih Lee, Lei Feng, Lei Feng, Lei Feng, Kaisy Xinhong Ye, Kaisy Xinhong Ye, Kaisy Xinhong Ye

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Psychometric evaluation of an Indonesian version of the Brief Self-Control Scale: Item calibration using polytomous Rasch models by Diana Mutiah, Bobby Suwandi, Muhammad Dwirifqi Kharisma Putra

“…It used the polytomous Rasch model, which enables more detailed analysis, including differential item functioning (DIF) analysis. …”
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Reverse mutational scanning of SARS-CoV-2 spike BA.2.86 identifies epitopes contributing to immune escape from polyclonal sera by Najat Bdeir, Tatjana Lüddecke, Henrike Maaß, Stefan Schmelz, Ulfert Rand, Henning Jacobsen, Kristin Metzdorf, Upasana Kulkarni, Anne Cossmann, Metodi V. Stankov, Markus Hoffmann, Stefan Pöhlmann, Wulf Blankenfeldt, Alexandra Dopfer-Jablonka, Georg M. N. Behrens, Luka Čičin-Šain

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