A Study of Learner Profiles in Spanish as a Second Language in a Swedish Instructional Setting: Writing versus Speaking by Berit Aronsson

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Awareness, burden and treatment of uterine fibroids: a web-based Italian survey by Felice Petraglia, Stefano Angioni, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Michele Vignali

“…Most UF-diagnosed women had symptom(s) before diagnosis (79.0%), and more than a half of UF-diagnosed participants were symptomatic post-diagnosis (55.8%). The most common symptoms after diagnosis were heavy menstrual bleeding (73.1%), dysmenorrhea (50.4%) and pelvic pain (36.8%). …”
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Progress in the study of bioactivity, chemical composition and pharmacological mechanism of action in Wolfiporia cocos (F.A. Wolf) Ryvarden & Gilb by Qi Xiong, Zhuoran Li, Defeng Yang, Xinze Liu, Wanxu Pu, Xitao Yue, Kaikai Jia, Xilin Wan, Xilin Wan, Yuanjun Zou

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Case report: Favorable efficacy of combined afatinib and anlotinib treatment in a lung adenocarcinoma patient harboring uncommon EGFR L858M/L861R mutations by Yueming He, Yitao Wu, Rongqi He, Meng Xu, Heshan Chen, Yiran Meng, Liuqing Zheng, Li Wang

“…Here, we report a 65-year-old female diagnosed with stage IIIC lung adenocarcinoma located in the right inferior lobe, harboring uncommon EGFR L858M/L861R mutations. Remarkably, 24 days post-treatment of afatinib and anlotinib, chest CT scans demonstrated significant shrinkage of primary lesion, indicating a partial response. …”
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Debunking the myth: Can the university develop resilience in graduates? by Gloria Castrillon, Kirti Menon

“…One example is resilience, frequently cited as desirable, especially during and post the COVID-19 pandemic. Resilience gained momentum across a number of fields, such as development studies, ecology and education, examining the ability of people, institutions, environments, and societies to ‘bounce back’ from crisis or adversity. …”
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Validation of the diabetes screening tools proposed by the American Diabetes Association in an aging Chinese population. by Yu Cho Woo, Chi Ho Lee, Carol H Y Fong, Annette W K Tso, Bernard M Y Cheung, Karen S L Lam

“…Diabetes was defined by fasting glucose ≥ 7 mmol/L or 2-hour post oral glucose tolerance test glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L.…”
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Transmission Dynamics of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Indian Subcontinent - A Systematic Literature Review. by Siddhivinayak Hirve, Marleen Boelaert, Greg Matlashewski, Dinesh Mondal, Byron Arana, Axel Kroeger, Piero Olliaro

“…<h4>Background</h4>As Bangladesh, India and Nepal progress towards visceral leishmaniasis (VL) elimination, it is important to understand the role of asymptomatic Leishmania infection (ALI), VL treatment relapse and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) in transmission.…”
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PERMA-based PBL teaching model: a case study of mechanical drawing in vocational education by Yiming Lu, Yonghuan Guo, Xiwen Wang

“…Each group underwent pre-test, mid-test, and post-test assessments, with quantitative analysis conducted via t-tests to evaluate the advantages of the new teaching model compared to traditional teaching methods. …”
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Linkage Between Critical Indicators and Performance Outcomes of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Construction Industry: A Review of the Past Two Decades (2004–2024) by Hongtao Mao, Weihao Sun, Xiaopeng Deng, Mahsa Sadeghi, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari

“…To enhance the robustness of the findings, a post-survey interview method is employed to validate and compare the systematic discussion results, revealing several cognitive gaps between academic perspectives and industry practices. …”
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Impact of pneumoperitoneum pressure on cardiac output in laparoscopic surgery by Fuwei Qi, Bing Wang, Fan Fei, Qiang Guo, Zhong Zheng, Guangyu Yang, Ke Li

“…However, CO in all groups was lower than normal reference values after anesthesia induction (P < 0.05) and further declined following pneumoperitoneum establishment (P < 0.05). …”
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Feasibility study of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) in people with an at-risk mental state (ARMS) for psychosis: study protocol by Katrina M Turner, Stan Zammit, Daniela Strelchuk, Catherine Derrick

“…Eligible participants are those who meet criteria for ARMS; have experienced a traumatic event before the onset of ARMS symptomatology; and have at least one symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Participants will be followed up at 4, 8 and 12 months after the baseline assessment. …”
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Mathematical modeling of microwave channels of a semi-active radar homing head by N. М. Legkiy, I. V. Unchenko

“…The advantages of a semi-active radar homing head (SARH) include the ability to have a powerful irradiator at the command post and, as a result, a powerful reflected signal from the target. …”
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Prevalence of PTSD in Survivors of Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Meta-Analytic Review. by Donald Edmondson, Safiya Richardson, Jennifer K Fausett, Louise Falzon, Virginia J Howard, Ian M Kronish

“…Observational cohort studies that assessed PTSD with specific reference to a stroke or TIA that occurred at least 1 month prior to the PTSD assessment were included. …”
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KyberSlash: Exploiting secret-dependent division timings in Kyber implementations by Daniel J. Bernstein, Karthikeyan Bhargavan, Shivam Bhasin, Anupam Chattopadhyay, Tee Kiah Chia, Matthias J. Kannwischer, Franziskus Kiefer, Thales B. Paiva, Prasanna Ravi, Goutam Tamvada

“… This paper presents KyberSlash1 and KyberSlash2 – two timing vulnerabilities in several implementations (including the official reference code) of the Kyber Post-Quantum Key Encapsulation Mechanism, recently standardized as ML-KEM. …”
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On the Deactivation Analysis of IM-5 Zeolite in Pseudocumene Methylation with Methanol by Shumin Hao, Yongrui Wang, Enhui Xing, Xuhong Mu

“…Moreover, graphitized carbon existed on both the internal and external surfaces, which made the conventional coke-burning regeneration method unable to restore the activity of the post-reaction IM-5 zeolite. This work had certain reference significance for modulating the acidity and pore channels of zeolite catalysts, thus improving the activity and stability of the catalysts and extending their service life.…”
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Triage of road injury casualties - the role of bystanders: a scoping review by George Stephen Russam, Jake Gluyas-Harris, Nicholas Aveyard, Tim Nutbeam

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Developing an Effective System for Engineering Management Education: A Teaching Practice and Evaluation Perspective by Tengfei Zhao, Jianlin Zhu, Zhiyu Jian, Xian Zhou, Siling Yang, Puwei Zhang

“…The teaching effectiveness was verified through post-class student feedback, and a student assessment method was established. …”
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A Comparative Study of Different Properties of Commercial Dental Composite Resins in the Market by Golnaz Tayebi, Sajjad Omidian, Sara Abtahi, Alireza Ranjbar Hassani, Yasaman Sherafatmand

“…Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey's post-hoc test (alpha=0.05). Results: No significant difference was found in flexural strength among the four groups (P>0.05). …”
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Improving recombinant protein secretion in Aspergillus nidulans by targeting the N-glycosylation machinery by Jaqueline Aline Gerhardt, Marcelo Ventura Rubio, Cesar Rafael Fanchini Terrasan, Natalia Sayuri Wassano, Aryadne Rodrigues, Fernanda Lopes de Figueiredo, Everton Paschoal Antoniel, Fabiano Jares Contesini, Artur Hermano Sampaio Dias, Uffe Hasbro Mortensen, Munir Salomão Skaf, André Damasio

“…Genes involved in the fungal secretory pathway have been modified to address productivity barriers, including post-translational modifications such as N-glycosylation of proteins. …”
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Performance evaluation of the high-throughput quantitative Alinity m Epstein-Barr virus assay by D. Yitzchak Goldstein, Mark M. Sasaki, Momka Narlieva, Nhi Nhan, Tianxi Liu, April Kegl, Tanjina Akter, Tanisha Dickerson, Eriel Thornton, Patricia Jim, Stephen Young, Danijela Lucic, Julie W. Hirschhorn

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