Noodlottige kindermishandeling: 'n literatuuroorsig en die profiel in die Suid-Vrystaat (1995–2003) by Geon Kotze, Ingeborg Jäger, Lucille van Schalkwyk, Gina J Joubert

“…No patterns regarding annual or monthly distribution were found. …”
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Protocol for a Qualitative Study on Household Economic Discourses: From Everyday Talk About Money to Economic Abuse and the Financial Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence by Pernilla Liedgren, Marie Eriksson, Helena Blomberg

“…In the second part of sub-study two, a re-analysis of the collected empirical material will be conducted to discern patterns in the interviewees’ narratives about experiences of power and control in relation to economics. …”
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English learners with dyslexia benefit from English dyslexia intervention: an observational study of routine intervention practices by Anna E. Middleton, Marcela Davila, Sheryl L. Frierson

“…One-hundred eighty-six students with dyslexia were followed over the course of two academic years. Assessments measured code and meaning-based reading skills. …”
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Revealing the nuances of 'Grey Digital Divide' in Hong Kong: A latent profile analysis. by Bobo Hi-Po Lau, Eric Ngai-Yin Shum, Alex Pak-Ki Kwok, Ben Chi-Pun Liu, Alex Chi-Keung Chan, Rick Yiu-Cho Kwan, Steve Fu-Fai Fong, Gigi Lam, Chung-Kin Tsang, Daniel Dick-Man Leung, Johnson Chun-Sing Cheung, Jason Tak-Sang Chow, Paulina Pui-Yun Wong, Stuart Gietel-Basten

“…Utilizing a person-centered approach, this study elaborated the intergenerational differences in digital engagement with a random sample of 870 younger (aged 18-54 years) and older (aged 55 years or above) adults (52.1% female) via phone interviews. …”
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Larval surveys reveal breeding site preferences of malaria vector Anopheles spp. in Zanzibar City. by Kaeden K Hill, Dickson Kobe, Narriman S Jiddawi, Jonathan R Walz, Katharina Kreppel

“…However, larvicidal strategies rely on knowledge of the breeding patterns of malaria vector mosquitoes. In Zanzibar City, no larval surveys have been done in the last few years. …”
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The association between smartphone use and myopia progression in children: a prospective cohort study by Jing Li

“…This study aims to identify possible predictors for myopic progression in children with smartphones over a period of two years. Methods This prospective cohort study recruited 523 children aged 6 to 14 years. …”
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Educational outcomes: Pathways and performance in South African high schools by Vijay Reddy, Servaas van der Berg, Dean Janse van Rensburg, Stephen Taylor

“…Firstly, mathematics achievement scores in South Africa are low and different performance patterns were shown between the two subsystems. Secondly, students who started with similar Grade 8 mathematics scores had different educational outcomes 4 years later. …”
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La violenza: tra mente e cervello by 1 Massimo Lattanzi, 2 Tiziana Calzone, 3 Carmen Pellino

“…The present study has been aimed at verifying the hypothesis according to which the painless and unprocessed losses together with the narcissistic illusion of family perfection were the main matrix of dysfunctional, violent relationship patterns and dependent personalities.In the specific the study conducted on a total sample of 140 subjects (the test sample of 70 subjects, 14 to 72 years old - 58% females and 42% males, living or having experienced dysfunctional relationships and who subsequently acted and/or suffered violence and 70 subjects for the control sample, between 16 and 70 years - 60% females and 40% males, who live or have experienced dysfunctional relationships but who have not acted or suffered violence), who committed or suffered violence, has the goal to examine the incidence of a traumatic event non elaborated can have on the personality, on the relationships and on generational transmissions of the violence. …”
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Changes in topological organization of functional PET brain network with normal aging. by Zhiliang Liu, Lining Ke, Huafeng Liu, Wenhua Huang, Zhenghui Hu

“…Recent studies about brain network have suggested that normal aging is associated with alterations in coordinated patterns of the large-scale brain functional and structural systems. …”
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Thrombotic complications in patients with hematological malignancies based on autopsy data by I. Ye. Dzis, O. Ya. Tomashevska, Ye. I. Dzis

“…The autopsy records of 60 patients with hematological malignancies and thrombotic complications died during the period of 25 years (1987–2011) in Lviv were reviewed. The following data were obtained: age, sex, postmortem pathological patterns, locations of thrombi, and associated underlying diseases. …”
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Melodic Contour Training and Its Effect on Speech in Noise, Consonant Discrimination, and Prosody Perception for Cochlear Implant Recipients by Chi Yhun Lo, Catherine M. McMahon, Valerie Looi, William F. Thompson

“…Sixteen adult CI recipients (aged 26–86 years) and twelve normal hearing (NH) adult listeners (aged 21–42 years) were tested on a speech perception battery at baseline and then after 6 weeks of melodic contour training. …”
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Analysis of more than 200 Nobel Lectures in Physiology or Medicine across a century reveals a surprising lack of mentor recognition by awardees by Stefano Sandrone

“…The lack of overt recognition is surprising, especially considering the crucial role of mentorship in science, its broad societal value and the non-random patterns of Nobel mentoring relationships, where winners tend to have more Laureate ancestors, descendants and mentees. …”
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Poverty and Family Relationships: A Case Study of Bukimbiri County Kisoro District. by Kamusiime, Daniel

“…The generational perspectives of individuals in the mid-age range (36-50 years) and the 26-35 years age group play pivotal roles in shaping family life in their respective households. …”
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The Role of Landscape Metrics and Spatial Processes in Performance Evaluation of GEOMOD (Case Study: Neka River Basin) by Shrif Joorabian Shooshtari, Kamran Shayesteh, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Mahmood Azari, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno

“…The main objective of this study is performance evaluation of GEOMOD using landscape metrics and spatial processes in landscape transformation for modeling change patterns of forest cover in Neka River Basin, north of Iran. …”
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Pulmonary effects of exposure to indium and its compounds: cross-sectional survey of exposed workers and experimental findings in rodents by Nan Liu, Yi Guan, Yan Yu, Gai Li, Ling Xue, Weikang Li, Xiaoyu Qu, Ning Li, Sanqiao Yao

“…Methods This is a study of 57 exposed (at least 6 h per day for one year) workers from an indium ingot production plant, and 63 controls. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Environmental-Physical Factors on the Livability and Quality of Urban Streets (Case Study: Nader and Enghelab Streets in Sari City) by Armin Akhavan, Esmail Salehi, Shirin Toghyani

“…The studied streets were visited at different times, during the night, day, weekends, raining times and special events of the year to make sure that the quality of all attributes are examined and all problems are identified. …”
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Studying the Stability of the Proximity and Interaction Effect between Geomorphic Systems of Alluvial and Aeolian Landforms in Petergan Playa by Maryam Rabiei

“…According to the results, in 10 years about 11.3% of the territory of alluvial landforms has been converted to aeolian ones. …”
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A Retrospective Study of Pediatric Allergic Contact Dermatitis from 2017–2022 by Jessica N. Pixley, Christina Kontzias, Rachel E. Tao, Lauren Massey, Kimberly Mcpeeks, Katherine Neighbors, Radhika Srivastava, Steven R. Feldman, Craig Burkhart

“…Results Children in the age group 0–5 years had the highest number of positive reactions, and propolis was the most frequent allergen among females and in children in the age groups 6–11 years and 12–18 years. …”
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Spatiotemporal changes of cultivated land utilization in black soil region, China based on geo-information Tupu by Dan Li, Guizhen Chen, Zhilong Xi, Pengkai He, Xiuwen Xin, Jiayuan Chen, Hongyu Yu, Guangqing Kang

“…Abstract In recent years, quantity and quality of cultivated land in black soil region in Northeast China have changed with the continuous strengthening of the breadth and depth of land development, directly affecting food security in China. …”
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Spatiotemporal characterization of meteorological drought and rainfall variation during El Niño/La Niña event over Bundelkhand region of India by V. S. Yadav, R. V. Galkate, V. K. Chandola, Anoop Kumar Shukla, Samikshya Panda, Satyavati Shukla

“…Results indicate that El Niño years correspond to a decline in rainfall, with weak and moderate El Niño events leading to deficits of − 38.62 mm and − 21.44 mm, respectively, while strong El Niño years experienced a significant reduction of − 128.8 mm. …”
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