Gamification in a Flipped Classroom Using Articulate Storyline for Junior High School Students’ Vocabulary Mastery by Agustin Putri Intan Permata, Yudhi Arifani, Slamet Asari

“…This study aims to design gamification-based- instructions using articulate storyline in a flipped classroom setting to improve vocabulary mastery of junior high school students and to examine how students’ perspective on this approach compared to traditional methods. …”
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Plasma sterols and vitamin D are correlates and predictors of ozone-induced inflammation in the lung: A pilot study. by Alexia N Perryman, Hye-Young H Kim, Alexis Payton, Julia E Rager, Erin E McNell, Meghan E Rebuli, Heather Wells, Martha Almond, Jamie Antinori, Neil E Alexis, Ned A Porter, Ilona Jaspers

“…In plasma, we saw a significant increase in the concentration of secosterol-B after O3 exposure. Machine learning algorithms showed that plasma cholesterol was a top predictor of O3 responder status based on decrease in FEV1 (>5%). …”
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Exploring the experiences of female undergraduate nursing students in providing home healthcare to older adults by Wafa Hamad Almegewly, Savvato Karavasileiadou, Taghreed Samel Alotaibi

“…Background In light of the growing ageing population in Saudi Arabia and Saudi nurses’ hesitation to work with the older population, it is important to understand the experiences of nursing students on their clinical placement in home healthcare. Methods This study is a descriptive qualitative study based on five focus groups of 3–5 students each. …”
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The Impact of Social Responsibility Activities on Gaining Values by Sümeyye Koç

“…In this context, teachers who attach importance to and model social skills will contribute positively to their students’ social skills. Students are considered to learn more through extracurricular educational experiences than through experiences in the traditional classroom. …”
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Taller de injusticias epistémicas: uso de métodos narrativos para el aprendizaje en bioética by Pamela Jofré, Pía Flores, Rodrigo Valenzuela, Rodrigo Vergara

“…In the surveys, they had a positive evaluation of the activity, highlighting the learning in small groups as very favorable, based on the reflection fostered in different narrative formats. …”
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Development and validation of the Immune Profile Score (IPS), a novel multiomic algorithmic assay for stratifying outcomes in a real-world cohort of patients with advanced solid ca... by Yan Liu, Matthew Zibelman, Timothy Chan, Justin Guinney, Douglas Adkins, Ezra E W Cohen, Michelle M Stein, Halla Nimeiri, Sandip P Patel, Alia D Zander, Rossin Erbe, Ailin Jin, Sayantoni Mukhopadhyay, Ben Terdich, Mario G Rosasco, Nirali Patel, Chithra Sangli, Timothy Taxter, Seung Won Hyun, Brett M Mahon, A Kate Sasser, Michelle A Ting-Lin, Kyle A Beauchamp

“…The IPS model was developed using a machine learning framework that includes tumor mutational burden (TMB) and 11 RNA-based biomarkers as features.Results IPS-High patients demonstrated significantly longer overall survival (OS) compared with IPS-Low patients (HR=0.45, 90% CI (0.40 to 0.52)). …”
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Decoding the m6A epitranscriptomic landscape for biotechnological applications using a direct RNA sequencing approach by Chuwei Liu, Heng Liang, Arabella H. Wan, Min Xiao, Lei Sun, Yiling Yu, Shijia Yan, Yuan Deng, Ruonian Liu, Juan Fang, Zhi Wang, Weiling He, Guohui Wan

“…Here, we introduce pum6a, an innovative attention-based framework that integrates positive and unlabeled multi-instance learning (MIL) to address the challenges of incomplete labeling and missing read-level annotations. …”
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Impact of Cognitive VR vs. Traditional Training on Emotional Self-Efficacy and Cognitive Function in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Retrospective Study Focusing on Gender Diff... by Maria Grazia Maggio, Alessandra Benenati, Federica Impellizzeri, Amelia Rizzo, Martina Barbera, Antonino Cannavò, Vera Gregoli, Giovanni Morone, Francesco Chirico, Angelo Quartarone, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Results: Findings indicate that the VR-G showed significant improvements in managing negative emotions, reduced depressive and anxiety symptoms, and enhanced cognitive performance, particularly in verbal learning and working memory. Gender-based analysis revealed a trend suggesting that females in the VR-G may exhibit greater improvements in positive emotional self-efficacy, although this difference did not reach statistical significance. …”
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Unsupervised monocular depth estimation with omnidirectional camera for 3D reconstruction of grape berries in the wild. by Yasuto Tamura, Yuzuko Utsumi, Yuka Miwa, Masakazu Iwamura, Koichi Kise

“…To satisfy the practical constraints of this task, we extend a deep learning-based unsupervised monocular depth estimation method to an omnidirectional camera and propose using it. …”
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Development of a Correlation Model of Adherence to Sports With the Mental Health of Students Participating in Sports Leisure Time by Ahmad Mahmoudi, Mohammad Ghasemi, Reza Amin Zadeh, Danesh Zamani Rad

“…Descriptive research includes a set of methods whose purpose is to describe the conditions of the investigated phenomena. …”
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Robust Corner Detection Using Local Extrema Differences by Reza Yazdi, Hassan Khotanlou, Hosna Khademfar

“…Corner detection, crucial for many computer vision tasks due to corner's distinct structural properties, often relies on traditional intensity-based detectors developed before 2000. This paper introduces a novel intensity-based corner detector that surpasses existing methods by solely analyzing pixel intensity within a 3×3 neighborhood. …”
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The Effect of Pictorial versus Linguistic Context on Iranian EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension by Mohammad Reza Khodadust, Sheida Ahmadi Navareh, Fatemeh Faramarzi Kohnehshahri

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to comparatively examine the effects of pictorial versus linguistic context on Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension. Methods: The study involved 60 female EFL learners from the Abidar Private Language Institute during the spring term of 2022 in Sanandaj, Iran; they were selected based on their scores from the Nelson Proficiency Test. …”
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Elevated few-shot network intrusion detection via self-attention mechanisms and iterative refinement. by Congyuan Xu, Yong Zhan, Guanghui Chen, Zhiqiang Wang, Siqing Liu, Weichen Hu

“…To overcome these challenges, this paper proposes a novel elevated few-shot network intrusion detection method based on self-attention mechanisms and iterative refinement. …”
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CAAF-ResUNet: Adaptive Attention Fusion with Boundary-Aware Loss for Lung Nodule Segmentation by Thang Quoc Pham, Thai Hoang Le, Khai Dinh Lai, Dat Quoc Ngo, Tan Van Pham, Quang Hong Hua, Khang Quang Le, Huyen Duy Mai Le, Tuyen Ngoc Lam Nguyen

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: Central to our approach is the Adaptive Attention Controller (AAC), which dynamically adjusts the contribution of channel and position attention based on contextual features in each input. …”
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A study on enhancing the role of clinical pharmacist in antimicrobial stewardship in Kerala vis a vis experiences from South Africa and United Kingdom by Dr Vrinda Nampoothiri, Dr Zubair Umer Mohamed, Dr Esmita Charani, Dr Sanjeev Singh

“…The current study aims to explore this variation and to develop context-specific interventions to enhance the role of clinical pharmacists in AMS in Kerala, India. Methods: A mixed method approach was adopted which included conducting a systematic review of literature on pharmacists-led or driven AMS interventions published between 01 January 2000 and 30 June 2020; semi-structured interviews of key AMS stakeholders (pharmacists and doctors) from India (Kerala), South Africa (Western Cape province) and the UK (England) to understand the reasons behind the variation in pharmacist roles in AMS in different income settings; a cross-sectional web-based survey among doctor of pharmacy students in Kerala to assess the level of training, education and the current practices in AMS; and semi-structured interviews among faculty and students to understand the potential impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) curriculum implemented in one of the pharmacy colleges in Kerala. …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Implementation of Archery Class Management at the Pre-Extracurricular Program Stage To Increase Elementary School Students' Int... by Khairul Hamsyah, Soni Nopembri, Amat Komari, Hendra Setyawan, Hedi Ardiyanto Hermawan, Özgür Eken, Sugiyanto Sugiyanto, Abdul Aziz Purnomo Shidiq, Ratko Pavlovic, Francesca Latino, Francesco Tafuri, Nuridin Widya Pranoto, Muhammad Imam Rahmatullah

“…The factors that influence archery performance include practice management, teaching methods, class management, and student interest. Meanwhile, teacher professionalism in classroom management also contributes significantly to the effectiveness of learning and increasing student interest. …”
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Linking Immunological Parameters and Recovery of Patient’s Motor and Cognitive Functions In The Acute Period of Ischemic Stroke by A. M. Tynterova, N. N. Shusharina, A. M. Golubev, E. M. Moiseeva, L. S. Litvinova

“…To evaluate the relationship between immunological parameters and functional outcome in patients with varying severity of ischemic stroke based on statistical methodology.Materials and methods. …”
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Social Media and eHealth Literacy Among Older Adults: Systematic Literature Review by Chenglin Zhang, Emma Mohamad, Arina Anis Azlan, Anqi Wu, Yilian Ma, Yihan Qi

“…Based on the findings, this review proposes key directions for efforts to achieve this goal: (1) leveraging postpandemic momentum to enhance eHealth literacy among older adults through social media, (2) reconsidering the dimensions of eHealth literacy among older adults in the context of Web 2.0, (3) actively developing age-friendly integrated social media health service platforms, (4) optimizing social media for engaging and reliable health information for older adults, and (5) integrating social support systems to foster lifelong eHealth learning for older adults.…”
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Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children: evidence for and against causal relationships with SARS-CoV-2, HAdv and AAV2 by Xin Chen, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Trisha Greenhalgh, Hisham Ziauddeen, Deepti Gurdasani, Julie McEniery, Aye Moa, Mallory Trent, Emmanuel Mnatzaganian, Stuart Turville, Mohana Priya Kunasekaran

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Investigating potential biomarkers associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis using Mendelian randomization and transcriptomic analysis by Yujia Wang, Zhimin Chen, Kaiqi Huang, Keng Ye, Shiwei He, Yanfang Xu, Hong Chen

“…This study aimed to explore novel biomarkers for AAV through transcriptomic data analysis and Mendelian randomization (MR). Methods AAV-related datasets (GSE104948 and GSE108109) were analyzed. …”
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