Funciones ejecutivas y rendimiento futbolístico. Diseño y evaluación de un programa de intervención (Executive functions and football performance. Design and evaluation of an inte... by Noelia Carbonell Bernal, María Ángeles Hernández-Prados, Beatriz R. Sarmiento, Esther María González Castellón, Maria Cinta Aguaded Gómez, Julio Alberto Álvarez Núñez

“…The executive functions measurement test was carried out through the BRIEF-2 questionnaire. …”
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Variability of new self-pollinated maize lines’ response to CMS depending on the sterility source and weather conditions of the year by G. Ya. Krivosheev, A. S. Ignatiev, N. A. Shevchenko

“…The objects of the study were 15 new constant (I6) self-pollinated maize lines and 60 test-cross hybrids obtained from analyzed crossings. …”
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Evaluation of the social-economic impacts of hyena attacks on humans and livestock in the Nyang’whale district of Tanzania by Noela Samwel Hello, Rosemary Peter Mramba, Doreen Jeremiah Mrimi

“…These conflicts are attributed to their scavenging foraging behaviour and their ability to occupy habitats close to human settlements. …”
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Construction and validation of nomogram model for prognosis of gastritis patients based on baseline data and inflammatory and infectious markers by Lanfang Zhang, Lu Yang, Lijun Meng, Haiyun Zhang, Yanli Zhu, Fang Yang, Yongmei Qin

“…The model’s accuracy, calibration, and discriminative ability were internally validated using the concordance index (C-index), calibration curve, and the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).ResultsAmong the 185 patients in the training set, 43 (23.24%) had poor treatment outcomes, while in the validation set of 79 patients, 18 (22.78%) exhibited poor treatment outcomes. …”
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Bone Cement Augmentation for Cervical Vertebrae‐Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Complex Contributes to Anterior Controllable Antedisplacement and Fusion in Pati... by Qilin Lu, Xugui Li, Bin Zhang, Jiangang Shi, Jingchuan Sun

“…Japanese Orthopedic Association (JOA) score, complications, and fusion conditions were documented. A paired t‐test was used to compare the changes before and after surgery. …”
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Mindful moms: acceptability and impact of co-designed and digitally delivered video meditations for pregnant and parenting women with opioid use disorder by Sarah E. Lord, Deepika Rao

“…Participants rated each video on usefulness, enjoyability, ability to lower anxiety, and intention to use in the future. …”
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Machine learning's model-agnostic interpretability on the prediction of students' academic performance in video-conference-assisted online learning during the covid-19 pandemic by Eka Miranda, Mediana Aryuni, Mia Ika Rahmawati, Siti Elda Hiererra, Albert Verasius Dian Sano

“…Result: The SMOTE improved the performance of three algorithms, with RF outperforming SVM and GNB in almost all tests, achieving an accuracy of 79.45%, precision of 75.71%, and recall of 79.45%. …”
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Delivering genome sequencing in clinical practice: an interview study with healthcare professionals involved in the 100 000 Genomes Project by Saskia C Sanderson, Melissa Hill, Christine Patch, Celine Lewis, Lyn S Chitty

“…Many stated genetics experts will play a vital role in training and supporting non-genetic clinicians in variant interpretation and results delivery, particularly for more complex cases.Conclusions Healthcare professionals responsible for delivering clinical genome sequencing have largely positive views about the potential for genome sequencing to improve diagnostic yield, but also significant concerns about practical aspects of offering these tests. Non-genetic clinicians delivering genome sequencing require guidance and support. …”
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IoT-Enabled Triglyceride Microstrip Electrochemical Sensor Using Enzymes Anchored to Gold by Polydopamine by Mrunali D. Wagh, Akhilesh Gowrishetty, K. Ramya, Subhendu Kumar Sahoo, Sanket Goel

“…Other common analytes in the serum did not interfere with the sensing. The ability to detect triglycerides using smartphones can lead to improved personalized health monitoring.…”
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Monkeypox: Prevention Strategies and Challenges: Updated Review by Abate Wondesen Tsige, Siraye Genzeb Ayele

“…Results The recommended laboratory test for mpox is polymerase chain reaction detection of viral DNA. …”
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Development of a midwifery regulatory environment index using data from the Global Midwives’ Associations map survey by Emma Virginia Clark, Marianna LaNoue, Kate Clouse, Alexandra Zuber, Jeremy Neal

“…However, quantifying ‘midwifery regulatory environments’ as a construct across countries has been difficult, limiting our ability to evaluate relationships between regulatory environments and key outcomes and hindering actionable steps toward improvement. …”
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Selecting score types for longitudinal evaluations: the responsiveness of the Comprehensive Developmental Inventory for Infants and Toddlers in children with developmental disabili... by Tsai Y, Tung L, Lee Y, Wang Y, Yen Y, Chen K

“…The responsiveness was analyzed using three methods: effect size, standardized response mean, and paired t-test.Results: The effect size results showed that at the 3-month and 6-month follow-ups, responsiveness was small or moderate in the raw scores and DAs of most of the subtest scores of the CDIIT, but the level of responsiveness varied in the PRs and DQs. …”
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An Investigation into the Current Landscape, Challenges, and Training Imperatives of Clinical Research Among Anesthesiologists in China by Du Y, Chen R, Wu L, Chen Q, Yu T, Li H, Wang G

“…The self-reported deficiencies included ability (73.01%), time (69.93%), and funding (60.71%). …”
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Assessment of ChatGPT-4 in Family Medicine Board Examinations Using Advanced AI Learning and Analytical Methods: Observational Study by Anthony James Goodings, Sten Kajitani, Allison Chhor, Ahmad Albakri, Mila Pastrak, Megha Kodancha, Rowan Ives, Yoo Bin Lee, Kari Kajitani

“…Emphasis was placed on assessing the AI’s ability to interpret and respond to these questions accurately, leveraging its advanced data processing and analysis capabilities within this controlled subenvironment. …”
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Neuroaxial anesthesia for lower limbs peripheral vascular disease reconstructive surgeries by A. V. Masoodi, D. O. Dziuba

“…This method is particularly beneficial for patients who have undergone lower extremity surgery and require additional anesthesia, with the ability to administer epidural anesthetics both during the surgery and in the early postoperative period. …”
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Using deep convolutional neural networks to forecast spatial patterns of Amazonian deforestation by James G. C. Ball, Katerina Petrova, David A. Coomes, Seth Flaxman

“…They were trained and tested on data from two ~80,000 km2 tropical forest regions in the Southern Peruvian Amazon. …”
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Artificial intelligence versus expert: a comparison of rapid visual inferior vena cava collapsibility assessment between POCUS experts and a deep learning algorithm by Michael Blaivas, Srikar Adhikari, Eric A. Savitsky, Laura N. Blaivas, Yiju T. Liu

“…The algorithm was trained on public domain IVC ultrasound videos to improve its ability to recognize changes in varied ultrasound video. …”
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Holocene reconstruction of the spruce budworm outbreak-fire interaction in the mixed boreal forest reveals a peculiar oscillation by Marc-Antoine Leclerc, Martin Simard, Hubert Morin

“…Regime shifts in disturbance event frequencies along with changes in tree composition were detected using Sequential T-test Analysis of Regime Shifts. Spearman’s correlation was used to determine the relationship between spruce budworm and fire event frequencies. …”
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Anxiety and Sleep Disturbances Among Nurses Working at COVID-19 Dedicated Hospitals in Bangladesh by Sujit Mondal, Mohammad Nurul Anowar, Mosammet Khaleda Akter, Shanzida Khatun

“…Pearson product-moment correlation (r), t-tests, and ANOVA were used for inferential analyses. …”
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Psychometric validation of the severity of chronic cough diary, leicester cough questionnaire, and a cough severity visual analogue scale in patients with refractory chronic cough by Andrew Trigg, Nathan Clarke, Christoph Gerlinger, Ulrike Krahn, Adam Gater, Claudia Haberland

“…SCCD Cough Frequency and Cough Severity, LCQ Total and Physical domain, and Cough Severity VAS scores demonstrated strong test-retest reliability (Intraclass correlation coefficient ≥ 0.848) among participants defined as stable between Week 3 and Week 4 according to Patient Global Impression of Severity (PGI-S) ratings and Awake Cough Count readings. …”
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