Evaluation of DNA Extraction Methods for Microbial Community Profiling in Deadwood Decomposition by Yanmei Zhang, Zewei Song, Jonathan S. Schilling

“…The quality of DNA, in terms of purity and integrity, significantly impacted whether the samples could be amplified and sequenced. However, amplicon sequencing of bacterial and fungal communities revealed no significant extraction bias. …”
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Single aggressive interactions increase urinary glucocorticoid levels in wild male chimpanzees. by Roman M Wittig, Catherine Crockford, Anja Weltring, Tobias Deschner, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…We collected 169 urine samples from nine adult male chimpanzees following 14 aggressive interactions (test condition) and 10 resting events (control condition). …”
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Exploring the Effects of Teacher Education on Teacher Quality and Student Achievement in Pakistan by Mahrukh Zahid, Mehvish Saleem

“…The teacher with pre-service education used appropriate methodology and made well informed decisions which resulted in improvement of students’ learning. …”
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BAGAIMANA RENCANA MASA DEPANMU?: PENGARUH JENIS KELAMIN DAN KEPRIBADIAN TERHADAP MINAT SISWA DALAM MEMILIH JURUSAN PERGURUAN TINGGI by Rooswita Santia Dewi, Nadia Khairina, Dwi Nur Rachmah, Muhammad Syarif Hidayatullah

“…According to the study's findings, personality has an impact on a person's behavior, including their career decisions. Based on these conclusions, we want to identify the root cause by examining the impact of personality on interest in general election lectures based on gender and sex. 354 Senior High School students who were getting ready for university selection made up the study's sample. …”
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Public Listing and Corporate Social Responsibility from a Sustainability Risk Management Perspective by Ruitao Li, Fang Hu

“…By highlighting the prominent role that public listing plays in firms’ CSR decisions, this study draws the regulator’s attention to promoting sustainable economic development in other developing countries like China, which lack mature CSR culture and institutional environment.…”
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Inference in skew generalized t-link models for clustered binary outcome via a parameter-expanded EM algorithm. by Chénangnon Frédéric Tovissodé, Aliou Diop, Romain Glèlè Kakaï

“…The traditional approach to GLMMs causes substantial bias in estimates due to steady shape of logistic and normal distribution assumptions thereby resulting into wrong and misleading decisions. This study brings forward an approach governed by skew generalized t distributions that belong to a class of potentially skewed and heavy tailed distributions. …”
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Non-verbal cues in eyewitness testimonies do not predict accuracy or credibility assessments by Arman Raver, Torun Lindholm, Charlotte Alm

“…Using a sample of 36 video-recorded eyewitness testimonies about a violent crime (n = 680 statements), we examined whether non-verbal cues were associated with statement accuracy (correct vs. incorrect), witness credibility as rated by independent observers, and witnesses’ self-reported confidence. …”
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Influences on preschool teachers' willingness to persist in implementing STEM activities: An investigation in Vietnam by Nguyen Manh-Tuan, Nguyen Thi Thanh Tuyen, Nguyen Tien-Trung

“…To identify the factors affecting the intention of preschool teachers to sustain the practice of STEM / STEAM education, the study uses individual behaviour prediction models based on the factors with potential influence on teachers’ decisions. A qualitative study was conducted with a sample of 1278 in-service preschool teachers in Vietnam. …”
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DO PERSONAL VALUES INFLUENCE ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT? by Sarah Silva Aguilar, André Luiz Mendes Athayde

“…The sample consisted of 220 employees, including administrative staff and faculty. …”
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The role of leaders in shaping school culture by Anila Koli Plaku, Klodiana Leka

“…From this population, the study sample consists of 12 principals and 137 teachers. …”
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The nightlife spaces: the case of bush bars in Abuja by Nicoletta Varani, Enrico Bernardini

“…Present in the capital Abuja and not only, closed during the day, they come to life at dusk and are placed in the green areas of urban and peri-urban spaces; finally they enliven the African night and, under the glow of the moon and the stars, they are also the meeting place where meetings take place and important decisions are taken, they are not only a place for fun and entertainment. …”
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Adapting the CIERA framework to assess road infrastructure resilience to climate-related events by Zaheer Doomah

“…Semi-structured interviews were carried out with a purposive sample of 15 experts in the transportation field working in both the public and private sector. …”
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The role of HIV-related stigma in utilization of skilled childbirth services in rural Kenya: a prospective mixed-methods study. by Janet M Turan, Abigail H Hatcher, José Medema-Wijnveen, Maricianah Onono, Suellen Miller, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Bulent Turan, Craig R Cohen

“…After the visit, a sub-sample of women was selected for follow-up (all women who tested HIV-positive or were not tested for HIV, and a random sample of HIV-negative women, n = 598); 411 (69%) were located and completed another questionnaire postpartum. …”
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Crude Protein as an Indicator of Pasture Availability and Quality: A Validation of Two Complementary Sensors by João Serrano, Shakib Shahidian, Francisco J. Moral

“…These samples were subjected to laboratory reference analysis to determine DM and CP. …”
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Interrater reliability and agreement of the NEUMOBACT checklist about infection-prevention performance of intensive care nurses in simulation-based scenarios. by Marta Raurell-Torredà, Ignacio Zaragoza-García, Oscar Arrogante, Anna María Aliberch-Raurell, Francisco Javier Sánchez-Chillón, Martín Torralba-Melero, Andrés Rojo-Rojo, Alfonso Muriel-García, Ana Carolina Amaya Arias, Juan Roldán-Merino, Mariona Farrés-Tarafa

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The interrater reliability of the NEUMOBACT checklist shows substantial agreement between pairs of raters and is therefore validated in this large sample of ICU nurses.<h4>Relevance to clinical practice</h4>The NEUMOBACT checklist can be useful for assessing skills before and after training in VAP and CRB prevention measures and during debriefing (post-simulation feedback), to reinforce the scientific evidence behind actions and decisions for items that have been performed incorrectly, thus consolidating training already received.…”
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Radiomics Analysis of Breast MRI to Predict Oncotype Dx Recurrence Score: Systematic Review by Nathan Kim, Richard Adam, Takouhie Maldjian, Tim Q. Duong

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: The Oncotype DX recurrence score (ODXRS) has emerged as an important tool for predicting recurrence risk and guiding treatment decisions in estrogen receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative early-stage breast cancer. …”
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Title not available by Anima Karmakar, Md. Nur-Al-Ahad, Tanvir Hyder

“…This study has been conducted with limited sample size. Further research may be conducted about this study with large sample size and may compare with other countries.…”
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Development and validation of a cancer-associated fibroblast gene signature-based model for predicting immunotherapy response in colon cancer by Daoyang Zou, Xi Xin, Huangzhen Xu, Yunxian Xu, Tianwen Xu

“…Abstract The efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in colon cancer has been established, and there is an urgent need to identify new molecular markers for colon cancer immunotherapy to guide clinical decisions. Using the “EPIC” and “MCPcounter” R packages to conduct cancer-associated fibroblast (CAF) infiltration scoring on colon cancer samples from the TCGA database and the GEO database, the WGCNA analysis was performed on the two databases’ samples based on the CAF infiltration scores to screen for CAF-related genes. …”
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Determination and Comparison of the Pathogen Spectrum Evaluated by Microbial Culture and Multiplex PCR During Bronchoscopy with Regard to Clinical Utility of Routine Bronchial Wash... by Christopher Milacek, Christina Bal, Peter Starzengruber, Sonja Zehetmayer, Marco Idzko, Daniela Gompelmann

“…This study aimed to determine and compare the pathogen spectrum evaluated by culture and PCR in bronchial secretion samples with regard to the underlying lung pathology. …”
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Parents about School: from Factors Choice of Educational Institutions to the Real Information Children's School Life by K. Yu. Belousov

“…Correctional schools of various profiles were excluded from the sample.Results and discussion. The results of the study showed that the closeness of the school to home and a strong teaching staff are the most significant factors that play a decisive role in choosing a school, according to the parents’ opinion. …”
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