Using Cognitive Interviewing to Test Youth Survey and Interview Items in Evaluation: A Case Example by Elisa LaPietra, Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R. Linver

“…Cognitive interviewing techniques are used to assess the cognitive processes utilized by participants to respond to items. …”
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A systematic review of ecosystem services modeling for environmental health assessment by Kalra Marali, Robert M Chiles, Jason P Kaye, Christine J Kirchhoff, Lisa Wainger, Raj Cibin

“…In our systematic review of these 49 ES/EH modeling research papers, we classified indicators systematically and collected quantitative data on the ES that appear frequently in EH research. …”
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Potential Assessment and Community Environment Support Strategies for Social Interaction, Based on the Spatiotemporal Behavior of Accompanying Elderly Migrants: A Case Study in Han... by Zhi Qiu, Bo Jin, Binwei Yun, Zhu Wang, Xincheng Pu

“…With the growing trend of population mobility and the aging process in China, a significant number of accompanying elderly migrants have moved to major cities. …”
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Krüppel-like factor 4 modulates the miR-101/COL10A1 axis to inhibit renal fibrosis after AKI by regulating epithelial–mesenchymal transition by Jingying Zhao, Xiuli Wang, Yubin Wu, Chengguang Zhao

“…These hypoxic effects were significantly mitigated or abrogated by KLF4 over-expression in the HK-2 cells. Our data indicate that KLF4 up-regulates miR-101 expression, leading to the downregulation of COL10A1 expression, inhibition of EMT and renal fibrosis during the pathogenic process of I/R-related renal fibrosis.…”
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Biophysical and biochemical signatures of pancreatic stellate cell activation: insights into mechano-metabolic signalling from atomic force microscopy and Raman spectroscopy by Jacek J. Litewka, Monika A. Jakubowska, Marta Targosz-Korecka, Ewelina Wiercigroch, Jakub Dybas, Natalia Cisak, Zbigniew Madeja, Pawel E. Ferdek

“…Quantitative statistical tests, including ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests with appropriate post hoc corrections, were applied. …”
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Behavioural intentions towards use of digital video consultations in primary care: a survey study on physicians’, nurses’ and psychologists’ perceptions in Swedish primary care... by Veronica Milos Nymberg, Karl Maack, Fredric Karlsson, Nanna Gillberg, Ewa Wikström, Miriam Pikkemaat

“…The questionnaire contained both closed and open-ended questions focusing on theory-based predictors of behavioural intentions, such as as attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control. Data were analysed with a mixed-methods approach using quantitative and qualitative analyses.Participants The questionnaire was distributed between June and October 2022 to 140 primary healthcare centres in western Sweden, of which 47 agreed to participate. …”
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270 WomenWise: Bridging translational science, empowerment, and capacity building for patient-centered research on alcohol misuse by Hannah Kolarik, Christopher Plapparampil, Benny, Brianna N. Tranby, MN Tommi Thompson, Kasey R. Boehmer, MN Alanna M. Chamberlain, MN Christi, A. Patten, MN Pravesh Sharma

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Investigating the Effect of an Educational Intervention Based on the Transtheoretical Model on Smoking Behavior Among Men Attending Comprehensive Health Service Centers in Qom by Taher Oroji, Ehsan Vesali-Monfared, Bahram Mohagheg, Mohammad Ebrahim Ghafari, Mohammad Aligol

“…The post-test phase was conducted two months after the educational intervention. For quantitative data analysis, descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential tests (chi-square test, independent t-test, and paired t-test) were used. …”
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Distinct gut microbiota profiles and network properties in older Korean individuals with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease by Sang Joon Son, Xuanga Wu, Hyun Woong Roh, Yong Hyuk Cho, Sunhwa Hong, You Jin Nam, Chang Hyung Hong, Sunmin Park

“…Human fecal bacterial FASTA/Q data (SCD, n = 24; MCI, n = 246; AD, n = 76) were processed using Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology 2 (QIIME2) tools. …”
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Factors limiting youths' practice of preventive measures toward the outbreak of COVID-19 in Oromia special zone surrounding Finfinnee, Ethiopia. by Zelalem Tadese Feyisa

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. The study used a quantitative approach for collecting data from 384 youths using a survey method. …”
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New trends in the housing market and supply in the urban area of Pécs, Hungary by Nagy Gábor

“…To point out the recent changes, we used a quantitative methodology, based on different data sources (CSO, self-built) and find some correlation between some basic indicators. …”
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The effect of different consumption rates of the herbicide Harmony 75, VG on the level of stress in soybean plants by I. Storchous, O. Ivaschenko

“…It was established that a one-time spraying of crops with the herbicide Harmony 75, VG with the maximum consumption rate from the recommended (8.0 g/ ha) could be one of the factors that induced stress in soybean plants, delaying the intensity of photosynthesis and partially inhibiting other physiological processes (chlorophyll content a and b 5 days after spraying decreased (0.8 g/ dm2) compared to the data obtained before spraying (0.9 g/ dm2)). …”
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Wound healing activity of the lipophilic extract of Tagetes erecta L. by O. O. Maliuhina, H. P. Smoilovska, I. F. Bielenichev, O. V. Mazulin, T. V. Khortetska

“…Nowadays, one of the most important problems of clinical care is assisting the healing process in acute and chronic wounds of various origins. …”
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Nexus of green human resource management and sustainable corporate performance: the mediating roles of green behavior and green commitment by Thanh Tiep Le, Duc Hieu Tham

“…Design/methodology/approach – The research design employs a quantitative approach to investigate the nexus of GHRM and SCP, with a focus on the manufacturing sector in Ho Chi Minh City. …”
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A Framework for Participatory Creation of Digital Futures: A Longitudinal Study on Enhancing Media Literacy and Inclusion in K-12 Through Virtual Reality by Chrysoula Lazou, Avgoustos Tsinakos

“…Mixed methods data collection included pre/post-course surveys, pre/post-tests, observation journals, and student-generated VR artifact evaluations. …”
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Segment Anything Model (SAM) and Medical SAM (MedSAM) for Lumbar Spine MRI by Christian Chang, Hudson Law, Connor Poon, Sydney Yen, Kaustubh Lall, Armin Jamshidi, Vadim Malis, Dosik Hwang, Won C. Bae

“…While performance falls short of recent models, these zero-shot models offer key advantages in not needing training data and faster adaptation to other anatomies and tasks. …”
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Decreased neuronal and increased endothelial fractalkine expression are associated with neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease and related disorders by Yaping Chu, Ashley S. Harms, Ashley Boehringer, Jeffrey H. Kordower

“…These data were compared with findings seen in age-matched controls as well as MMD-LB and PSP.ResultsIn PD, MMD-LB, and PSP postmortem brains, fractalkine expression in remaining nigral neurons was significantly reduced but markedly increased in blood vessel endothelial cells. …”
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Plasma proteomic biomarkers of physical frailty in heart failure: a propensity score matched discovery-based pilot study by Quin E. Denfeld, Noelle V. Pavlovic, Christopher S. Lee, Jon M. Jacobs, Mary Roberts Davis, Samantha M. Powell, Marina Gritsenko, Susan M. Joseph, Beth A. Habecker

“…Plasma samples were processed using a sensitive liquid chromatography mass spectrometry platform, utilizing a multiplexed tandem mass tag-labeled quantitative proteomics approach. …”
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‘Self-Image’ Features in Gifted Senior Preschoolers by Elena S. Belova

“…The analysis of the obtained data showed the relationship between the results of the Torrance Test performed by the senior preschoolers and the number of their self-characteristics. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Optimizer Based on Coati Optimization Algorithm and Differential Evolution for Global Optimization and Constrained Engineering Problems by Saptadeep Biswas, Binanda Maiti, Gyan Singh, Absalom E. Ezugwu, Kashif Saleem, Laith Abualigah, Aseel Smerat, Uttam Kumar Bera

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