Personal Constructions of Biological Concepts – The Repertory Grid Approach by Thomas J. J. McCloughlin

“…The concept of natural kinds has a particular resonance with biology since biological kinds hold the distinction of being almost all natural kinds, such as when the same ‘stuff or thing’ takes many different forms. We have conducted a range of studies using a diversity of biological natural kinds, but in this paper, we wish to explore some of the theoretical underpinnings in more detail. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Anatomical and Pathological Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit Among Volleyball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nimrah Afzal, Ishaq Ahmed, Saania K Khanzada, Faryal Zaidi, Shagufta Arif, Syeda R Naqvi

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Exploring Information Behaviour: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Educational Video Consumption among LIS Students in Three Countries by Juan-José Boté-Vericad, Julià Minguillón, Emina Adilović

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CERAMIC: Case-Control Association Testing in Samples with Related Individuals, Based on Retrospective Mixed Model Analysis with Adjustment for Covariates. by Sheng Zhong, Duo Jiang, Mary Sara McPeek

“…In simulations, we show that CERAMIC outperforms existing LMM and generalized LMM approaches, maintaining high power and correct type 1 error across a wider range of scenarios. CERAMIC results in a particularly large power increase over existing methods when the sample includes related individuals with some missing data (e.g., when some individuals with phenotype and covariate information have missing genotype), because CERAMIC is able to make use of the relationship information to incorporate partially missing data in the analysis while correcting for dependence. …”
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Determination of Caffeine Content in Commercial Energy Beverages Available in Saudi Arabian Market by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometric Analysis by Mohammed Al-Bratty, Hassan A. Alhazmi, Zia ur Rehman, Sadique A. Javed, Waquar Ahsan, Asim Najmi, Gulrana Khuwaja, Hafiz A. Makeen, Asaad Khalid

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Isolation and preliminary analysis of a lytic bacteriophage infecting Agrobacterium tumefaciens to control bacterial overgrowth during plant transformation by Anandito Dharmawan, Muhammad Alhas Finaldin, Yuzer Alfiko, Naswandi Nur, Sigit Purwantomo, Antonius Suwanto, Anja Meryandini

“…This study focused on isolating and preliminary analysis of a bacteriophage targeting A. tumefaciens. …”
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Managing understandings of palliative care as more than care immediately before death: Evidence from observational analysis of consultations by Dr Holly Sansone, Dr Stuart Ekberg, Dr Sarah Lord, Dr James Stevenson, Dr Katherine Martinez, Dr Patsy Yates

“…Abstract Background Evidence suggests that public, and some professional, understandings of palliative care are limited to care provided immediately before death, which contrasts palliative care's scope as care provided across a range of illness stages. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for poor wound healing after Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum and establishment of a predictive model by Haipeng Sun, Feng Lin

“…This study not only identified the high-risk factors for poor wound healing after Nuss surgery and defined the optimal range of some factors for the first time, but also provided a clinical prediction model and a tool for assessing poor wound healing risk. …”
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Identifying bilingual reference profiles: a cluster-analysis approach to reference production among Greek–Italian bilingual children by Margreet Vogelzang, Jacopo Torregrossa

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Efficacy of nutrient supplements in managing malnutrition and sarcopenia in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysi... by Hong-yan Zheng, Hao-yu Zhang, Kuang-hao Wu, Wen-jie Cai, Zhou-zhou Li, Xin-yu Song

“…Strengths and limitations of this study This systematic review and meta-analysis provides a thorough assessment of the efficacy of nutrient supplements in COPD patients, covering a wide range of studies. …”
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Observation as a Tool for Historian: A Critical Analysis of James Elkins’ Theories in the book How to Use Your Eyes by Jamal Arabzadeh

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Mendelian randomization study of lipid species reveals causal relationship with syphilis by Weifeng Shen, Hui Zhou, Wei Wang, Wei Li

“…Abstract Although some studies have reported a possible association between lipid and the development and progression of syphilis, the overall causal relationship between lipid and syphilis remains unclear. …”
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Association between various dosage forms of semaglutide and ocular adverse events in a real-world setting by Tao Zhao, Liting Zheng, Yiyun Feng, Min Lao, Yongmei Huang, Guosong Wu

“…This investigation encompasses a descriptive analysis focused on the administration of semaglutide through various routes, encompassing a broad range of demographics including gender (male and female), age groups, along with other demographic data and the timing of disease onset. …”
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Understanding the Spatial Scale of Genetic Connectivity at Sea: Unique Insights from a Land Fish and a Meta-Analysis. by Georgina M Cooke, Timothy E Schlub, William B Sherwin, Terry J Ord

“…We estimated that ~5000 km (with broad confidence intervals ranging from 810-11,692 km) was the spatial scale at which evolutionarily meaningful barriers to gene flow start to occur at sea, although substantially shorter distances are also possible for some taxa. …”
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Magnetic Nanomaterials in Chinese Medicine Chemical Composition Analysis and Drug Metabolism and Its Industry Prospect and Development Path Research by Tengfei Ma, Peng Liu

“…Firstly, the advantages of magnetic nanomaterials and the shortcomings of chemical composition analysis technology of traditional Chinese medicine are analyzed theoretically. …”
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The best approaches and doses of exercise for improving sleep quality: a network meta-analysis and dose-response relationship study by Hai Wang, Xianyang Xin, Yingxu Pan

“…A reasonable exercise regimen can improve sleep quality to some extent, but there is a lack of comparative studies on the effects of different types of exercise, especially varying exercise doses, on sleep quality. …”
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Diagnostic value of urodynamic bladder outlet obstruction to select patients for transurethral surgery of the prostate: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Myong Kim, Chang Wook Jeong, Seung-June Oh

“…However, there was no clear evidence of publication bias in this meta-analysis.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our meta-analysis results showed a significant association between urodynamic BOO and better improvements in all treatment outcome parameters. …”
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High-Throughput Analysis of Lidocaine in Pharmaceutical Formulation by Capillary Zone Electrophoresis Using Multiple Injections in a Single Run by Andressa C. Valese, Daniel A. Spudeit, Maressa D. Dolzan, Lizandra C. Bretanha, Luciano Vitali, Gustavo A. Micke

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Clinical Prediction Models Incorporating Blood Test Trend for Cancer Detection: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Critical Appraisal by Pradeep S Virdee, Kiana K Collins, Claire Friedemann Smith, Xin Yang, Sufen Zhu, Nia Roberts, Jason L Oke, Clare Bankhead, Rafael Perera, FD Richard Hobbs, Brian D Nicholson

“… Abstract BackgroundBlood tests used to identify patients at increased risk of undiagnosed cancer are commonly used in isolation, primarily by monitoring whether results fall outside the normal range. Some prediction models incorporate changes over repeated blood tests (or trends) to improve individualized cancer risk identification, as relevant trends may be confined within the normal range. …”
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Shear wave velocity profiling of Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia, utilizing the multi-channel analysis of surface waves method by Abdelrahman Kamal, Hazaea Saddam A., Almadani Sattam A.

“…Sinkholes of circular, elongated, and/or conical shapes were observed within this depth range. Moreover, some sinkholes were detected at depths greater than 12 m in specific locations (sites 1, 6, 9, 11, and 17). …”
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