The benefits of applying business re-engineering in Sudanese banks from the point of view of bank workers: A case study of banks operating in locality East of AL GEZIRA by Bashier Hassan Mohammed Hassan, Mohamed Osman Gasmelsied Mohamed Omer

“…The research followed the descriptive approach in covering the theoretical framework, presenting previous studies and the field analytical method, by means of a questionnaire consisting of 38 items, which were distributed to a sample of banks operating in the East Al-Gezira locality by a random sample. …”
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Parenthood stressfulness and intensity in the students’ views by I. V. Tikhonova, Yu. V. Misiyuk, U. Yu. Sevastyanova

“…There is an increase in young people’s reproductive decisions in the form of conscious childlessness, deferred parenthood, and small families. …”
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Insights on Late-Stage COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery From a 21-Country Online Survey by Louisa Ewald, John Bellettiere, Tamer H. Farag, Kristina M. Lee, Sidhartha Palani, Emma Castro, Amanda Deen, Catherine W. Gillespie, Bethany M. Huntley, Alison Tracy, Ana-Carolina Haensch, Frauke Kreuter, Frauke Kreuter, Wiebke Weber, Stefan Zins, Stefan Zins, Wichada La Motte-Kerr, Wichada La Motte-Kerr, Yao Li, Kathleen Stewart, Emmanuela Gakidou, Emmanuela Gakidou, Ali H. Mokdad, Ali H. Mokdad

“…The findings underscore the importance of targeted interventions and policy decisions to address the multifaceted challenges of pandemic recovery. …”
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Identifying and Prioritizing Creative Tourism Attractions in the Life of the Nomads from the Guest-Host Perspective (Case study: Bakhtiari Tribe, Khuzestan Province) by Mehrnoosh bastenega, Anahita Azarbod

“…The study data was collected based on the decision matrix pattern, which includes options and indicators, based on the subjective judgments of a 15-person sample of the statistical population selected by the snowball method. …”
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Biopsy with Stylet and Suction Versus No Stylet No Suction for the Diagnosis of Pancreatic and Non-Pancreatic Lesions by Ahmed MA, Ahmed MY, Shaaban HE, Abou Elenin SEA, El-Habashi AA, Belabbes F, Tag-Adeen M, Abdellatef A, Okasha HH

“…Each lesion was sampled twice using an EUS-FNB 22-gauge Franseen-tip needle (Acquire; Boston Scientific, USA); one sample was collected with stylet and suction, while the other with no stylet no suction technique. …”
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Optimization of Tissue Handling and Processing in the Era of Precision Medicine: A Practical Recommendation from a Multidisciplinary Panel of Indian Experts by Rajiv Kumar Kaushal, Santosh Menon, Omshree Shetty, Tanuja Shet, Sangeeta Desai, Anurag Mehta, Anuradha Choughule, Bivas Biswas, Divya Midha, Gurudutt Gupta, Jaya Ghosh, Jay Mehta, Kumar Prabhash, Sayed Mahmood Nadeem, S P. Somashekhar, Ujwala Joshi, Veena Ramaswamy, Veeraiah Koppula, Sudeep Gupta

“…Molecular analysis of biospecimens is the key to diagnostic and therapeutic decisions in clinical practice. However, there is a lack of consolidated guidelines for biospecimen collection, tissue handling, and storage in India. …”
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Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling determines neuroblastoma cell fate and sensitivity to retinoic acid by Min Pan, Yinwen Zhang, William C. Wright, Xueying Liu, Barbara Passaia, Duane Currier, Jonathan Low, Richard H. Chapple, Jacob A. Steele, Jon P. Connelly, Bensheng Ju, Emily Plyler, Meifen Lu, Allister J. Loughran, Lei Yang, Brian J. Abraham, Shondra M. Pruett-Miller, Burgess Freeman, George E. Campbell, Michael A. Dyer, Taosheng Chen, Elizabeth Stewart, Selene Koo, Heather Sheppard, John Easton, Paul Geeleher

“…We conduct genome-wide CRISPR knockout screens under RA treatment, which identify bone morphogenic protein (BMP) signaling as controlling the apoptosis/senescence vs differentiation cell fate decision and determining RA’s overall potency. We then discover that BMP signaling activity is markedly higher in neuroblastoma patient samples at bone marrow metastatic sites, providing a plausible explanation for RA’s ability to clear neuroblastoma cells specifically from the bone marrow, by seemingly mimicking interactions between BMP and RA during normal development.…”
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Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum populations following treatment policy revisions in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Varanya Wasakul, Tess D. Verschuuren, Nguyen Thuy-Nhien, Ethan Booth, Huynh Hong Quang, Ngo Duc Thang, Keobouphaphone Chindavongsa, Siv Sovannaroth, Virasak Banouvong, Viengphone Sengsavath, Mayfong Mayxay, Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen, Vo Ngoc Lam Phuong, Pham Duc Trung, Sónia Gonçalves, Soun Chen, Sonexay Phalivong, Saiamphone Xayvanghang, Supaporn Mahaphontrakoon, Richard D. Pearson, Paul N. Newton, Richard J. Maude, Elizabeth A. Ashley, Cristina V. Ariani, Victoria J. Simpson, Nicholas P. Day, Arjen M. Dondorp, Olivo Miotto

“…Abstract Genetic surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) can track antimalarial-resistant strains, to inform decision-making by National Malaria Control Programmes (NMCPs). …”
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Intelligent Song Recognition via a Hollow‐Microstructure‐Based, Ultrasensitive Artificial Eardrum by Shaopeng Li, Jiangtao Tian, Ke Li, Kemeng Xu, Jiaqi Zhang, Tingting Chen, Yang Li, Hongbo Wang, Qiye Wu, Jinchun Xie, Yongjun Men, Weiping Liu, Xiaodan Zhang, Wenhan Cao, Zhongjie Huang

“…Abstract Artificial ears with intelligence, which can sensitively detect sound—a variant of pressure—and generate consciousness and logical decision‐making abilities, hold great promise to transform life. …”
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Immune signaling mediates stromal changes to support epithelial reprogramming in celiac duodenum by Dylan Richards, Klebea Sohn, Shrikanth Chomanahalli Basavarajappa, Daniel Horowitz, Joshua Rusbuldt, Lynn Tomsho, Kate Paget, Ivan Chavez, Koen Van den Berge, Brad McRae, Heather Loughnane, Seamus Hussey, Patrick Walsh, Darren Ruane

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Experiences of care home staff in the delivery of heart failure care: a grounded theory by Gary Mitchell, James McMahon, Lana Cook, Oonagh McCloy, Paul Tierney, David R Thompson, Laura Creighton, Stephanie Craig, Elizabeth Henderson, Loreena Hill, Jan Cameron, Doris Yu, Debra K. Moser, Karen Spilsbury, Nittaya Srisuk, Jos M G A Schols, Mariëlle van der Velden-Daamen, Christine Brown Wilson

“…Data collection and analysis occurred concurrently, following theoretical sampling principles, between February 2023 and March 2024. …”
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Localised estimates and spatial mapping of poverty incidence in the state of Bihar in India-An application of small area estimation techniques. by Hukum Chandra, Kaustav Aditya, U C Sud

“…Then, for areas with small sample sizes, direct survey estimation of population characteristics based only on the data available from the particular area tends to be unreliable. …”
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ANALYTICAL VALIDATION OF A 10-COLOR FLOW CYTOMETRY PANEL FOR ASSESSMENT OF MEASURABLE RESIDUAL DISEASE OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA by AR Severino, CM Bertolucci, JFDS Tosi, MRV Ikoma-Colturato

“…The analytical sensitivity was determined by the limit of blanc (LOB) calculated using normal BM samples not stained with CD34 and CD117, limit of detection (LOD) with LOB+1.645SD; and lower limit of quantification LLOQ, using sequential dilutions of AML samples. …”
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Identification and Evaluation of Indicators of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Policymaking from the Perspective of Experts by Esmaeil Shirali

“…The statistical population for this research consisted of experts in the field of Scientology, from which 15 individuals were selected using snowball sampling. A one-sample t-test was employed to analyze the data.Findings: The findings reveal the extraction and identification of 115 indicators across 10 categories. …”
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Structural Model of Factors Affecting the Use of Organic Fertilizers by Rice Farmers during Rice (Oryza sativa) Cultivation in Dezful County by Zahra Eskanadari, Moslem Saavri, Masoud Yazdanpanah

“…IntroductionAgriculture is an essential part of every country’s economy and plays a decisive role in income, employment, and food security globally. …”
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Wastewater surveillance as a predictive tool for COVID-19: A case study in Chengdu. by Dan Kuang, Xufang Gao, Nan Du, Jiaqi Huang, Yingxu Dai, Zhenhua Chen, Yao Wang, Cheng Wang, Rong Lu

“…The samples were collected between January 18, 2023, and June 15, 2023, and were tested for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. …”
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Incorporating social determinants of health into agent-based models of HIV transmission: methodological challenges and future directions by Anna L. Hotton, Pedro Nascimento de Lima, Arindam Fadikar, Nicholson T. Collier, Aditya S. Khanna, Darnell N. Motley, Eric Tatara, Sara Rimer, Ellen Almirol, Harold A. Pollack, John A. Schneider, John A. Schneider, John A. Schneider, Robert J. Lempert, Robert J. Lempert, Jonathan Ozik

“…Using examples from our ongoing work, we will discuss Uncertainty Quantification and Robust Decision Making methods to address some of the above-mentioned challenges and suggest directions for future methodological work in this area.…”
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Longitudinal circulating tumor DNA analysis during treatment of locally advanced resectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: the PLAGAST prospective biomarker s... by Aziz Zaanan, Audrey Didelot, Chloé Broudin, George Laliotis, Erik Spickard, Punashi Dutta, Aurélien Saltel-Fulero, Francesco Giulio Sullo, Margot Pizzamiglio, Antoine Mariani, Widad Lahlou, Meenakshi Malhotra, Shruti Sharma, Himanshu Sethi, Adham Jurdi, Minetta C. Liu, Pierre Laurent-Puig

“…Our data suggests that longitudinal ctDNA monitoring is prognostic of patient outcomes and may guide therapeutic decision-making in patients with LAR G/GEJ adenocarcinoma.…”
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What Rankings, Ratings, and Utilities Do Breast Cancer Patients Place on Tissue- and Implant-based Breast Reconstruction? by Haoqi Wang, MS, Nsikak M. Jackson, PhD, Danmeng Huang, PhD, Rachel E. Alexander, MS, Mary Catherine Bordes, BS, Jun Liu, PhD, Tzuan A. Chen, PhD, Fatima Merchant, PhD, Summer E. Hanson, MD, PhD, Mark Schaverien, MD, Mia K. Markey, PhD, Gregory P. Reece, MD, Scott B. Cantor, PhD, Aubri S. Hoffman, PhD

“…For time-limited clinical care, the visual analog scale is brief, understandable, and clearly illustrates preferences to support shared decision-making.…”
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for in-hospital major cardiovascular events in patients hospitalised for acute myocardial infarction by Xiqian Huo, Lihua Zhang, Xueke Bai, Shuang Hu, Xi Li, Xin Zheng, Haibo Zhang, Jiapeng Lu, Jiamin Liu, Chaoqun Wu

“…The model performed well on both discrimination and calibration capability, with areas under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (ROC) curve of 0.85, 0.74 and 0.80, and calibration slopes of 0.98, 0.84 and 0.97 in the development sample and two external validation samples, respectively. …”
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