Ranking the Return on Assets of Tehran Stock Exchange by a New Method Based on Z-Numbers Data by Maryam Farzam, Mozhdeh Afshar Kermani, Tofigh Allahviranloo, Azim Aminataei

“…Since real-world data are often inaccurate and working with fuzzy data and Z-numbers are very important and necessary, and in the real world, we need to rank and compare data, in this article, we introduce a new method for ranking Z-numbers. This ranking algorithm is based on centroid point. …”
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Public sector corruption in South Asia: focusing on institutional factors with a two-step fsQCA by Jinwon Han, Chanwahn Kim

“…Abstract While the influence of institutions on public sector corruption is widely recognised, empirical exploration of their specific effects remains limited. Using a two-step fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), this paper identifies several causal combinations of political and economic institutions that contribute to higher levels of public sector corruption in South Asia. …”
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Enhancing resilience in sexual harassment victims using narrative exposure therapy: a single case research by Saifa Hunafa, Gian Sugiana Sugara, Muhammad Muhajirin

“…This research was designed using a single-case study approach with an A-B-A model. …”
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A New Method-Discrete Numerical Method for Computing Radius of Curvature based on the Cam Profile Equation by Fan Wu, Chang Yong

“…It plays an important role in the analysis and design of the cam mechanism. A simple and effective method is proposed to solve the value of radius of curvature by taking the idea of "discrete-limit". …”
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Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study by Jiaxin Yang, Chongmei Huang, Shuiyuan Xiao, Xuting Li, Meng Ning, Zengyu Chen, Yusheng Tian, Qiang Yu, Yamin Chen, Ya-Min Li

“…Accounting for more than one-fifth of global nurses, Chinese nurses have a demanding healthcare workload, especially in tertiary hospitals, yet there is no national cohort concerning their mental health and associated factors. …”
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Impact of tiered restrictions in December 2020 on COVID-19 hospitalisations in England: a synthetic control study by Daniel Hungerford, Benjamin Barr, Mark Green, Marta García-Fiñana, Iain Buchan, Xingna Zhang

“…Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of localised Tier 3 restrictions, implemented in England in December 2020, on reducing COVID-19 hospitalisations compared with less stringent Tier 2 measures and the variations by neighbourhood deprivation and the prevalence of Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant, the primary variant of concern then, to measure hospital services’ burden and inequalities across different communities.Design Observational study using a synthetic control method, comparing weekly hospitalisation rates in Tier 3 areas to a synthetic control from Tier 2 areas.Setting England between 4 October 2020 and 21 February 2021.Participants 23 million people under Tier 3 restrictions, compared with a synthetic control group derived from 29 million people under Tier 2 restrictions.Interventions Tier 3 restrictions in designated areas were implemented from 7 December 2020, imposing stricter limits on gatherings and hospitality than Tier 2, followed by a national lockdown on 6 January 2021.Primary and secondary outcome measures Weekly COVID-19-related hospitalisations for neighbourhoods in England over 11 weeks following the interventions.Results Implementing Tier 3 restrictions were associated with a 17% average reduction in hospitalisations compared with Tier 2 areas (95% CI 13% to 21%; 8158 (6286 to 9981) in total). …”
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Fatal Hypogammaglobulinemia 3 Years after Rituximab in a Patient with Immune Thrombocytopenia: An Underlying Genetic Predisposition? by Jean-François Viallard, Marie Parrens, Frédéric Rieux-Laucat

“…We report the case of a young woman who developed, 3 years after stopping Rituximab (RTX) prescribed for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a severe immunodeficiency leading to fatal pulmonary Epstein–Barr virus-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. …”
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Hybrid Percutaneous Brachiofemoral Shunt and Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair in a Kidney Transplant Recipient by Javad Salimi, Sayed Alimohammad Sadat, Mohammad Javad Yavari Barhaghtalab, Hormat Rahimzadeh

“…We successfully treated a 56-year-old man, a case of kidney transplantation with AAA, using a temporary hybrid percutaneous brachiofemoral shunt using vascular prosthesis with a long 7-French (Fr) catheter sheath introducer (CSI) in the aortic arch via the right brachial artery and 8 Fr CSI in the right femoral artery that were connected together with a 7 Fr guiding catheter, before aortic cross-clamping and repair of AAA using a Dacron tube graft. …”
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Reconstructing rhetorical strategies from the text of Galatians - syntax-based discourse analysis as a monitoring device by G. J. Swart

“…Using Galatians as sample text, the author compares three different approaches: analysis presupposing a rhetorical scheme (as proposed by Hans Dieter Betz), the reconstruction of a rhetorical strategy from the text itself (as advocated by Francois  Tolmie), and the so-called semantic (though ultimately syntactic) discourse analysis of Galatians published by a group of South African New Testament scholars. …”
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Risques de gel accru liés à la présence d’ouvrages linéaires en remblai by Hervé Quenol, Gérard Beltrando, Sébastien Bridier

“…Weather measurements on fine scales and embankment simulation (with a plastic cover or in a GIS) permit to evaluate the temperature difference after the embankment implantation. …”
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A deep learning based smartphone application for early detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma using endoscopic images by Yubiao Yue, Xinyu Zeng, Huanjie Lin, Jialong Xu, Fan Zhang, KeLin Zhou, Li Li, Zhenzhang Li

“…Nose-Keeper can assist primary healthcare providers in diagnosing NPC and common nasal diseases efficiently, offering a valuable resource for people in high-incidence NPC regions to manage nasal cavity health effectively.…”
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Eddy Heat Conduction and Nonlinear Stability of a Darcy Lapwood System Analysed by the Finite Spectral Method by Jónas Elíasson

“…A finite Fourier transform is used to perform both linear and nonlinear stability analyses of a Darcy-Lapwood system of convective rolls. …”
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Mapping the Landscape of AI-Driven Human Resource Management: A Social Network Analysis of Research Collaboration by Mehrdad Maghsoudi, Motahareh Kamrani Shahri, Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani, Rahim Khanizad

“…While existing studies examine isolated aspects of AI in HRM, a comprehensive analysis of collaboration patterns and emerging themes remains lacking. …”
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Primary Infertility and Azoospermia Due to Congenital Bilateral Absent Vas Deferens in the Presence of a Solitary Kidney by Amer Karim

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Breves reflexões sobre a intervenção do estado em negócios jurídicos processuais no século XXI by Murilo Teixeira Rainho, Natalia Maria Ventura da Silva Alfaya

“…O tema do presente trabalho foi escolhido em virtude da vigência do Código de Processo civil de 2015, trata-se da possibilidade de uma negociação entre as partes dentro do processo, alterando suas regras processuais. Buscando a solução dos conflitos o código fomentou a composição da lide, voltando os olhos a autonomia da vontade das partes. …”
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Eficiencia del combate a la violencia patrimonial en la Región Noroeste de México by Martin Flegl, Eva Selene Hernández Gress

“…Sin embargo, los recursos destinados a la seguridad pública en México están limitados. …”
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A meta-analysis of the relationship between anxiety and non-suicidal self-injury based on knowledge graphs by Jieyao Shi, Pan Gao, Bingqian Zhou, Zhisheng Huang

“…The results showed that the proportion of anxiety in the NSSI group was significantly higher than that in the non-NSSI group, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (OR=3.60, 95% Cl=2.08-6.22, p<0.01).ConclusionThere is a significant correlation between anxiety and NSSI, which is a possible risk factor for NSSI. …”
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Erratum to “Impact of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analogues on Glucose Metabolism in Acromegaly: A Hospital-Based Study” by Ming Shen, Meng Wang, Wenqiang He, Min He, Nidan Qiao, Zengyi Ma, Zhao Ye, Qilin Zhang, Yichao Zhang, Yeping Yang, Yanjiao Cai, Yakupujiang ABuDuoReYiMu, Yun Lu, Bin Lu, Xuefei Shou, Yongfei Wang, Hongying Ye, Yiming Li, Shiqi Li, Yao Zhao, Xiaoyun Cao, Zhaoyun Zhang

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GamTox: A Low-Cost Multimetric Ecotoxicity Test with Gammarus spp. for In and Ex Situ Application by Almut Gerhardt

“…However, in ecotoxicological water quality assessment, this taxon has been used much less than Daphnia spp. A new user-friendly and low-cost test protocol for Gammarus spp. has been developed, constituting the “ecotoxicological module ”of an integrated multimetric triad-based concept for water quality assessment. …”
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Relationships between perceived physical literacy and mental health in tertiary education students: a scoping review by Wilson Kin Chung Leung, Raymond Kim Wai Sum, Simon Ching Lam

“…Recent evidence has shown that PL was associated with mental wellbeing in different populations, yet a comprehensive review examining the association between PL and mental health among tertiary education students was lacking. …”
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