EEG synchronisation reveals the impact of group identity and membership duration on social cognitive bias by Motoyuki Sanada, Yasushi Naruse

“…Abstract Group identity induces social cognitive biases, and membership duration may amplify these effects. …”
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University students’ adoption of mobility as a service with respect to user preferences and group differences by Willy Kriswardhana, Domokos Esztergár-Kiss

“…The preferences are categorized into two groups based on the travel captivity and the usage of shared mobility services. …”
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Mapping Ecosystem Functional Groups in the Republic of Korea Based on the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology by Kyungil Lee, Haedam Baek, Chul-Hyun Choi, Sang-Hak Han, Seonyoung Park

“…Elevation and temperature were found to be the most influential predictors, effectively distinguishing ecological patterns across diverse landscapes. …”
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Success Rate of Primary Probing in Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Different Age Groups by Pratistha Chhipa, Anshu Sahai, Gopal Krishna Trivedi, Lokendra Tyagi, Mohammad Abid Shamshad, Shalini Gupta

“…Materials and Methods: One hundred twelve eyes of 97 children with CNLDO in the age group of 6 to 48 months with history of epiphora (fulfilling the inclusion criteria) were included. …”
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Modern understanding about the role of group A β -hemolytic streptococcus in acute tonsillitis by N. T. Mirzoev, S. N. Sidorchuk, Yu. I. Bulan’kov, K. V. Kas’janenko

“…The effectiveness of the rapid streptococcal antigen detection method in the oropharynx was determined by a prospective study involving 35 patients with acute tonsillitis.Results: in the study, we have found that bacterial culture results of a throat swab, the following were more common: Nesseria species (39 %), Streptococcus viridans (23 %), and Staphylococcus aureus (17 %). …”
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Removal of liquid scintillator exudates by the metal organic frameworks materials: The role of functional groups. by Jie Ren, Peng Wang, Aotian Gu, Chunhui Gong, Kaiwei Chen, Ping Mao, Yan Jiao, Kai Chen, Yi Yang

“…In this work, we use different functional groups to prepare the material of UIO-66(Zr). These materials were used to remove dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) from water, which is considered a typical liquid scintillator exudate. …”
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The Role of Recipients’ Inter-Group Relations and Routine Behaviors in the Development of Children’s Sharing Behavior by Hang Liu, Zhengmei Ma, Shiyin Chen, Lijie Zhang, Lu Wang

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that single characteristics (routine behaviors or inter-group relations) of the recipient impact children’s sharing behavior. …”
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Agroecological testing of new hybrids of different maturity groups of corn in the conditions of the Republic of Bashkortostan by Akhiyarov B.G., Islamgulov D.R., Abdulvaleev R.R., Akhiyarova L.M., Sotchenko D.Y.

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Measuring access to contraceptive methods by ethnic groups in Colombia using small areas estimation by Lina María Sánchez-Céspedes, Juan Sebastián Oviedo-Mozo, Juliana Guerrero, Carlos Arturo Ramirez-Hernandez

“…SAE yielded consistent estimates with mean square errors mostly below 1% of the estimated values at both state and ethnic group levels. Contraceptive prevalence rates among Indigenous, afro-descendant, and non-ethnic women (who do not self-identify with an ethnic group) were 70.6%, 76.6%, and 81.7%, respectively. …”
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Choosing One’s Words: Conversational Indirectness and Humor Style in Two Distinct Cultural Groups by Tanisha Y. Berrios, Dun-Ya Hu, Jyotsna Vaid

“…On the humor style measure, scores for affiliative and self-enhancing humor were significantly higher in the English L1 group compared to the Korean group; the English L1 group also showed a positive correlation between these two dimensions, and between self-enhancing and self-defeating humor. …”
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The effect of reality therapy group counseling on pregnant women’s sexual function: An interventional study by Fatemeh Bahadori, Mahtab Attarha, Fatemeh Mehrabi Rezveh

“…Methods & Materials: This interventional study was conducted with 80 pregnant women referred to health centers in Arak in 2019. Participants were selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group (40 participants in each group). …”
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Biophysical and RNA Interference Inhibitory Properties of Oligonucleotides Carrying Tetrathiafulvalene Groups at Terminal Positions by Sónia Pérez-Rentero, Alvaro Somoza, Santiago Grijalvo, Jiří Janoušek, Martin Bělohradský, Irena G. Stará, Ivo Starý, Ramon Eritja

“…Oligonucleotide conjugates carrying a single functionalized tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) unit linked through a threoninol molecule to the 3′ or 5′ ends were synthesized together with their complementary oligonucleotides carrying a TTF, pyrene, or pentafluorophenyl group. …”
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Grouping Behaviour and Anti-Predator Responses in the Helmeted Guineafowl <i>Numida meleagris</i> by Johann H. van Niekerk, Giovanni Forcina, Rodrigo Megía-Palma

“…Little is known about landbird group dynamics in response to predation. Here, we describe the interactions between the Helmeted Guineafowl (<i>Numida meleagris</i>) and its predators regarding the survival advantages grouping behaviour may provide. …”
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Stochastic <i>SO</i>(2) Lie Group Method for Approximating Correlation Matrices by Melike Bildirici, Yasemen Ucan, Ramazan Tekercioglu

“…Lo’s rescaled range (R/S) and the Mandelbrot–Wallis method were used to determine fractionality and long-term dependence. …”
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Physical and social health needs of postoperative bariatric surgery patients: a focus group by Angela C. Glauser, Robin L. Marcus, Larissa A. McGarrity, Anne Thackeray, Eric T. Volckmann, Alexandra L. Terrill

“…Methods A 90-min focus group was conducted using a semi-structured interview guide. …”
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FORMATION OF THE TRAIT-SPECIFIC GROUP IN VIR'S TABLE BEET COLLECTION: ENVIRONMENTAL PLASTICITY AND STABILITY by D. V. Sokolova

“…Included in the experiment were 21 table  beet collection accessions of five different variety types varying both  in morphological features and in their origin. …”
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Growing Up with Haemophilia: Quality of Life and School Functioning of a Group of Mexican Adolescents by Maricela Osorio-Guzmán, Carlos Prado-Romero, Santa Parrello

“…Two tools were employed, an ad hoc questionnaire to collect general data and the Paediatric Quality of Life Questionnaire (PedsQL). …”
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Improving the procedure for group expert assessment in the analysis of professional risks in fuel and energy companies by Ekaterina I. Karchina, Mariya V. Ivanova, Аlla T. Volokhina, Elena V. Glebova, Aleksei E. Vikhrov

“…Standards for free distribution of personal protective equipment (PPE) and wash-off agents to 7,234 company employees for implementation and trial use were developed. A fragment of the results obtained for a driller's workplace is presented. …”
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Effects of Rh-Negative Blood Group on Pure Tone Thresholds and Immittance Test Results by Kamalakannan Karupaiah, Sundaresan Ramachandran, Delna Saji, Jerlin Xavier, Ann Rose Chiyezhan, Nilesh Jeevandas Washnik, Prashanth Prabhu

“…This study was conducted with forty adult female participants with a pure tone threshold range of less than or equal to 15 dBHL and ages ranging from 18 to 25 years. In each blood group (A–, B–, O–, AB–), 10 participants were recruited. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors for the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in a Group of Romanian Patients by Agnesa Preda, Adela Gabriela Stefan, Ionela Mihaela Vladu, Mircea-Catalin Fortofoiu, Diana Clenciu, Maria Fortofoiu, Ioan Ovidiu Gheorghe, Alexandru Cristian Comanescu, Maria Mota

“…The favoring risk factors for the onset of GDM were analyzed, with statistically significant differences between the GDM group and the group without GDM related to the delivery age (32.39±4.66 years old vs. 28.61±4.71 years old), history of fetal macrosomia (13.7% vs. 0%), presence of GDM during previous pregnancies (7.8% vs. 0%), HBP before pregnancy (9.8% vs. 0%), gestational HBP (17.6% vs. 0%), glycemia value at first medical visit (79.37±9.34 mg/dl vs. 71.39±9.16 mg/dl), and weight gain during pregnancy (14.61±4.47 kg vs. 12.48±5.87 kg). …”
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