Insecticidal effect of volatile compounds from fresh plant materials of Tephrosia vogelii against Solenopsis invicta workers by Wei-Sheng Li, You Zhou, Hong Li, Kun Wang, Dong-Mei Cheng, Zhi-Xiang Zhang

“…The volatile compounds were also found to exert a behavioral effect against S. invicta in an A4 paper test. Walking and grasping abilities decreased at exposure times ranging from 40 min to 280 min. …”
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Teacher-students interactions and Students’ attitude at international science faculty classes: in the context of biology and chemistry departments by Ratmanida Ratmanida, Honesty Yonanda Ayudhia, Fuad Nabil Adzanil, Meutia Herza Putri

“…The analysis technique uses descriptive and independent sample t-tests. These findings indicate that there are significant differences in the level of interaction between students majoring in biology and chemistry in international classes. …”
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Development of Project-Based Learning-Based Learner Activity Sheet to Improve Creative Thinking Skills on Chemical Bonding by Nuril Auliyah Syahidah, Rusmini Rusmini

“…This study aims to design and produce a Project-Based Learning (PjBL) oriented Learner Activity Sheet (LAS) to foster creative thinking abilities among learners in the context of chemical bonding. …”
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Impact assessment of integrated-pathy on anthropometric, physiological, biochemical, and psychological parameters on type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A single-arm, observational... by Akshay Vashisht, Medha Bhatt, Vedpriya Arya

“…The normality of data (p > 0.05) was checked using the Shapiro–Wilk test in SPSS version 24.0. Psychological variables (quality of life, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Quality of Diabetes Self-Care) measured at three-time points (day 0, day 7, and day 45), were analyzed with the analysis of variance followed by Bonferroni-adjusted post hoc tests to control type 1 error. …”
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Correlation of neuropsychological indicators of child development with speech: Empirical research underpinning the National Children’s Health Prevention Programme by Otašević Jadranka, Vukašinović-Radojičić Zorica, Otašević Božidar

“…The instruments used were the Manipulative Manual Dexterity Test (Lafayette), Oral Praxis Test, and part of the Test for assessing lateralization (auditory, visual, and functional). …”
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‘Self-Image’ Features in Gifted Senior Preschoolers by Elena S. Belova

“…The child’s ‘self-image’ features were revealed during a conversation based on the Twenty Statements Test - TST (M. Kuhn and Th. McPartland, modified by T.V. …”
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The role of physical activity in preventing cognitive decline among U.S. older adults with diabetes and prediabetes: a cross-sectional study by Yifei Wang, Dezheng Liu, Hongli Wang, Mengzhao Wang, Weiqi Ruan, Yanbai Han, Yiming Han

“…The participants’ cognitive abilities were assessed using the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s disease (CERAD) Word Learning Test, Animal Fluency Test (AFT), and Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST). …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Syrian dentists towards minimal invasive dentistry and chemomechanical caries removal: a cross-sectional study by Dana Alakkad, Mohammed N. Al-Shiekh, Mawia Karkoutly, Mohannad Laflouf

“…Furthermore, the chi-square test showed that years of experience did not significantly affect knowledge of the technique. …”
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Effects of dam fear and stress on metrics of puppy welfare in commercial breeding kennels by Aynsley C. Romaniuk, Shanis Barnard, Traci Shreyer, Candace Croney

“…Abstract It is well established that maternal factors can affect the abilities of offspring to cope with stressors and can influence their overall welfare states. …”
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Locomotive Syndrome Digital Therapeutics Provided via a Smartphone App: Protocol for a Single-Group Trial by Tatsuru Sonobe, Yoshihiro Matsumoto

“…We evaluated the participants’ objective motor function using the timed up and go (TUG) test, and we compare the results using a 3-way ANOVA with the TUG test at the 3 evaluation time points as the dependent variable. …”
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Leader’s management decision-making style and emotional intelligence of higher education students studying in the speciality “Law Enforcement” by S. V. Kharchenko, O. V. Koldashov

“…It is relevant to study how the leader's style of decision-making and emotional intelligence abilities are related to future law enforcement officers. …”
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Educational board game for training dental and dental hygiene students in patient safety issues by Ju-Hui Wu, Pei-Hung Su, Hsiu-Yueh Wu, Yu-Mei Hsin, Chia-Hua Lin, Chen-Yi Lee

“…Moreover, the students reported that the most improved abilities were in “create a patient-safety culture and implementincident management” and “prevent patient falls and injuries”. …”
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How does student creativity depend on teaching methods at the institute? Modern information technologies for education and creativity as manifestations of the specifics of the psyc... by Ainash Davletova, Aidana Nazarova, Ainash Alzhanova, Yuliya Lazareva

“…The study assessed students’ creative abilities and motivational orientations using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT), personality tests and the Work Preference Inventory (WPI). …”
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Effectiveness of time-varying echo information for target geometry identification in bat-inspired human echolocation. by Miwa Sumiya, Kaoru Ashihara, Hiroki Watanabe, Tsutomu Terada, Shizuko Hiryu, Hiroshi Ando

“…Mimicking the sensing strategies of bats for echolocation, this study examined how humans acquire new acoustic-sensing abilities, and proposes effective strategies for humans. …”
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Assessment of social cognition in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: protocol for a cross-sectional comparative study at Angers University Hospital by Julien Cassereau, Philippe Allain, Juliette Faure-de Baets, Jérémy Besnard, Etienne Emmelin

“…The primary outcome measure will be performance on the Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition, an ecologically valid test evaluating theory of mind. Secondary outcomes will include emotion recognition (static and dynamic tasks: Ekman Faces and French Emotion Evaluation Test), mood assessments (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and clinical variables such as disease severity (ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised), cognitive function (Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Screen, Mini–Mental State Examination) and disease staging (King’s ALS Clinical Staging System). …”
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The effectiveness of vitamin D 2000 IU as add-on therapy for painful diabetic neuropathy patients: randomized controlled trial by Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon, Angela

“…Data analysis was performed univariate and bivariate with the Mann–Whitney test. The outcome of the study was the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). …”
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Prognostic role and tumor-suppressive effects of CADM family members and the potential molecular mechanisms of CADM1 in neuroblastoma by Yu Wang, Lingling Zheng, Jun Liu, Mingyu Zhang, Ying Kan, Wei Wang, Jigang Yang

“…Through functional enrichment analysis and interaction network construction, hub genes were screened to explore the molecular mechanism of CADMs in neuroblastoma. We tested the abilities of cell growth and migration in neuroblastoma cells when CADM1 was silenced and overexpressed respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of adjunctive screening tools for potentially malignant oral disorders and oral cancer: A systematic review by Khalid Zabin Alotaibi, Shaul Hameed Kolarkodi

“…Background and objectives: To enhance the abilities of healthcare professionals to make informed treatment decisions and establish accurate diagnoses, it is essential to assess the diagnostic reliability of different adjunctive aids. …”
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Hyperthermia-Induced Febrile Seizures Have Moderate and Transient Effects on Spatial Learning in Immature Rats by Nawel Yagoubi, Yosra Jomni, Mohsen Sakly

“…Similar results were obtained in probe test where rats, subjected to hyperthermia for one or two episodes, spent less time in the target quadrant compared to corresponding controls. …”
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Adapting to emergent paradigm shifts: A calibration study among graduating dental students using the new classification of periodontal diseases by Mohamed Roshdy Abdelrasoul, Dina Abdel Hamid Derbala, Ahmed Fouad Hassan

“…Results: The total examination score was 12.69 ± 2.74 and 15.12 ± 2.99 (p = 0.001) for the pre- and post-tests, respectively. Furthermore, the difficulty factor and discrimination index increased by 12 % (p = 0.007) and 7 % (p = 0.244), respectively. …”
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