Dating Anxiety in Adolescents with and Without Acne Vulgaris: A Causal-Comparative Study by Javad Rahmani, Ghodratollah Abbasi

“…All participants completed the Dating Anxiety Scale for Adolescents (DAS-A). Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 26).Results: The results of the present study indicated significantly higher dating anxiety scores in the acne group than in the controls (P<0.05). …”
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Combined Effect of Metals, PFAS, Phthalates, and Plasticizers on Cardiovascular Disease Risk by Doreen Jehu-Appiah, Emmanuel Obeng-Gyasi

“…This study assessed the relationship between environmental chemical mixtures—including metals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), phthalates, and plasticizers—and key cardiovascular health markers using data from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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Social media integration: An opportunity for SMEs sustainability by Emmanuel Bruce, Solomon Keelson, John Amoah, Sulemana Bankuoru Egala

“…Drawing on relevant literature and the social media engagement theory, we employed a questionnaire survey to collect data from 417 managers/staff of SME manufacturing firms in Ghana, using PLS-SEM techniques for the analysis. …”
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Exacerbated sonic hedgehog signalling promotes a transition from chemical pre-patterning of chicken reticulate scales to mechanical skin folding by Rory L. Cooper, Ebrahim Jahanbakhsh, Gabriel N. Santos Durán, Michel C. Milinkovitch

“…Many examples of self-organized embryonic patterning can be attributed to chemically mediated systems comprising interacting morphogens. However, mechanical patterning also contributes to the emergence of biological forms. …”
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Literature Study: Building Adolescent Mental Health by Tackling Toxic Culture Among Teens on Social Media by Ulfah Ulfah, Surawan Surawan

“…Data analysis in this research uses the content analysis method of the literature that has been collected. …”
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The influence of sugar concentration and fermentation time of green tea kombucha (Camellia sinensis) on its halal and safety aspects by Ratu Falasifah, Beauty Suestining Diyah Dewanti, Elok Zubaidah, Sucipto Sucipto

“…A Randomized Block Design (RBD) was employed, with sugar concentrations of 5%, 7.5%, 10%, and 12.5% (w/v) and fermentation durations of 8, 10, and 12 days, resulting in 36 experimental samples. Data were analyzed using Two-Way ANOVA (α = 0.05) in IBM SPSS Statistics 26, followed by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) when interactions were significant. …”
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Effects of low pH on the coral reef cryptic invertebrate communities near CO2 vents in Papua New Guinea. by Laetitia Plaisance, Kenan Matterson, Katharina Fabricius, Sergei Drovetski, Chris Meyer, Nancy Knowlton

“…We addressed these challenges by using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) for sampling reef-dwelling invertebrates >2 mm in size and by using DNA barcoding for taxonomic identifications. …”
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Navigating care and communication: a qualitative study on nurses’ perspectives in response centres by Camilla Anker-Hansen, Elsie Kristin Johansen

“…Method This study employed a qualitative research design involving semi-structured interviews with five nurses at two different response centres in Norway. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. …”
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Structure of the EphB6 receptor ectodomain. by Emilia O Mason, Yehuda Goldgur, Dorothea Robev, Andrew Freywald, Dimitar B Nikolov, Juha P Himanen

“…Our structural data reveals the overall EphB6-ECD architecture and shows EphB6-LBD/FN3 interactions similar to those observed for the unliganded A class receptors, suggesting that these unusual interactions are of general importance to the Eph group. …”
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Habitat preferences and feeding behavior of speckled mousebird (Colius striatus) in urban Cameroon by Dorvald Nice Domeni, Taku Awa, Solange Mekuate Kamga, José Innoncent Tamdjo Tache, Jan Riegert

“… Forests and other intact areas within the tropics are nowadays in the primary focus of researchers, while little or no attention is paid to urban sub-Saharan environments, justifying the need to gather baseline data. It is important to understand urban bird species ecology and uncover its interactions with city people. …”
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Medical students' exposure to and attitudes about the pharmaceutical industry: a systematic review. by Kirsten E Austad, Jerry Avorn, Aaron S Kesselheim

“…We sought original studies that reported quantitative or qualitative data about medical students' exposure to pharmaceutical marketing, their attitudes about marketing practices, relationships with industry, and related pharmaceutical policy issues. …”
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Examining Muscle Activity Differences During Single and Dual Vector Elastic Resistance Exercises by Ryan WG Bench, Sydney E Thompson, Alan C Cudlip, Michael WR Holmes

“… # Results All independent variables differentially influenced activation. Interactions between single/dual vectors and exercise type affected mean activation in 11/16 muscles, while interactions in peak activation existed in 7/16 muscles. …”
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Does digital learning stimulate creativity? by Marcel Pikhart, Liqaa Habeb Al-Obaydi, Blanka Klimova

“…The study employed the PRISMA methodology to gather data from Scopus and Web of Science databases. Inclusion criteria included English-language experimental studies from indexed journals. …”
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On the Local Structure of Water Surrounding Inorganic Anions Within Layered Double Hydroxides by Abderrahmane Semmeq, Kanika Anand, Antoine Carof, Adolfo Bastida, Francesca Ingrosso

“…In this work, we present a comprehensive computational study of LDHs intercalating small inorganic anions at varying hydration levels, using atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. Our findings show good agreement with existing experimental and simulation data. …”
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DYNAMICS OF CYTOKINES IN ORAL FLUID OF COMPLETELY EDENTULOUS PATIENTS AFTER PROSTHETIC REHABILITATION WITH IMPLANTS by V.A. Ponomarenko, Y.I. Sylenko, M.V. Khrebor

“…Particularly, current studies have prowed the importance of cytokines and intercellular interactions in the pathogenesis of chronic generalized periodontitis. …”
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People Detection Based on Spatial Mapping of Friendliness and Floor Boundary Points for a Mobile Navigation Robot by Tsuyoshi Tasaki, Fumio Ozaki, Nobuto Matsuhira, Tetsuya Ogata, Hiroshi G. Okuno

“…We classify obstacles as moving people by comparing movement of each point with robot movement using odometry data, dynamically changing thresholds to detect. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Liquidity Risk, Credit Risk, and Solvency Risk in Banks Listed on the Iranian Capital Market: A Panel Vector Error Correction Model by Pejman Peykani, Mostafa Sargolzaei, Cristina Tanasescu, Seyed Ehsan Shojaie, Hamidreza Kamyabfar

“…This study addresses a critical gap in the literature by examining the dynamic interrelationships among these three types of risk in the context of emerging markets. Using data from 21 banks listed on the Iranian capital market from 2011 to 2023, we employ a Panel Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) alongside panel impulse response analysis to assess both short- and long-term dynamics. …”
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Differential Modulation of Brassinosteroid and Ethylene Signalling Systems by Native and Constitutively Active Forms of the <i>AtCPK1</i> Gene in Transgenic Tobacco Plants Under He... by Olga A. Tikhonova, Valeria P. Grigorchuk, Evgenia V. Brodovskaya, Galina N. Veremeichik

“…Modified CPK1 activates BR signalling, which has a positive effect on the tolerance of transgenic plants to increased temperature. The obtained data shed light on heat-associated molecular processes and can draw attention to the possibility of using intradomain modifications of CDPK both for a comprehensive study of its functional features and as a bioengineering tool.…”
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Deciphering distinct pathogenic mechanisms of ankylosing spondylitis and systemic sclerosis via shared biomarkers ZSWIM6 and CCL3L3: Insights from an integrative bioinformatics app... by Liangyu Huang, Jiarui Chen, Renbang Yang, Jianjun Shi, Chenxing Zhou, Tianyou Chen, Sitan Feng, Chengqian Huang, Jieping Huang, Jiang Xue, Zhongxian Zhou, Jichong Zhu, Shaofeng Wu, Xinli Zhan, Chong Liu

“…Single-cell RNA sequencing data from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the GSE194315 dataset were included to support differential expression analysis and biomarker identification. …”
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Caring About Me: a pilot framework to understand patient-centered care experience in integrated care - a qualitative study by David Wiljer, Maria Mylopoulos, Sanjeev Sockalingam, Alaa Youssef, Robert Maunder

“…Seven participants (58%) were female and five (42%) were male.Methods Twelve indepth semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of patients (n=12) with comorbid mental and physical conditions at two IC sites in Toronto between 2017 and 2018. Data were collected and analysed using grounded theory approach.Results Four themes emerged in our analysis reflecting patients perspectives on patient-centred care experience in IC: (1) caring about me; (2) collaborating with me; (3) helping me understand and self-manage my care; and (4) personalising care to address my needs. …”
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