Popular English Songs as Motivational Resources and Instructional Aids for Grammar Education by John Arvin V. De Roxas, Daisy O. Casipit, Mercedita M. Reyes, Lyan Mae Micah V. Dela Cruz, Joan C. Ravago

“…The intervention enhanced student engagement and motivation across all seven key dimensions: energy, commitment, perseverance, skill, focus, enjoyment, and responsibility. …”
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Testing the Breakdown of the Asteroseismic Scaling Relations in Luminous Red Giants by Amanda L. Ash, Marc H. Pinsonneault, Mathieu Vrard, Joel C. Zinn

“…Nearly all cool, evolved stars are solar-like oscillators, and fundamental stellar properties can be inferred from these oscillations with asteroseismology. …”
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Effects of Whey Protein Concentrate on the Bioaccessibility and Microstructure of 5-Methyltetrahydrocalcium Folate in Simulated Digestive Environment in Vitro by Yusong ZHANG, Weiran CUI, Zhenyue TANG, Hongyu BAI, Meili SHAO

“…Additionally, during the digestive process, the bioaccessibility of WPC-5-MTHF tended to rise in all groups. In the meanwhile, several factors such as WPC concentration, WPC processing technique, gastrointestinal pH, and digestion duration had varied effects on the bioaccessibility of 5-MTHF as well as the particle size and potential of WPC-5-MTHF during the digestive process. …”
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Hubungan Karakteristik dan Tingkat Pengetahuan Petugas Imunisasi terhadap Praktik Penyimpanan dan Transportasi Vaksin Imunisasi di Tingkat Puskesmas Kota Padang Tahun 2014 by Nadia Rahmah, Putri Sri Lasmini, Rahmatini

“…The experiment was conducted in all health centers Padang in 2014 March, using a crosssectional design. …”
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Non-invasive imaging with ICOS-targeting monoclonal antibody for preclinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in a humanized mouse model by Shao Duan, Chao Li, Feng Yan, Yifei Xia, Shuaiming Shao, Weiyu Chen, Zunyu Xiao, Gongping Xu

“…The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve created based on NIRF imaging quantification could distinguish the huPBMC-AIA group from the control group at all time points imaged. Conclusion In this study, we first developed an optical imaging probe targeting human ICOS, Cy7-ICOS mAb. …”
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Acute Renal Replacement Therapy in Children with Diarrhea-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Single Center 16 Years of Experience by Silviu Grisaru, Melissa A. Morgunov, Susan M. Samuel, Julian P. Midgley, Andrew W. Wade, James B. Tee, Lorraine A. Hamiwka

“…We describe our single center's experience managing 134 pediatric patients with D+HUS out of whom 58 (43%) required ARRT over the past 16 years. In our cohort, all but one patient were started on peritoneal dialysis (PD). …”
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Application of Overlap Gastroduodenostomy in Billroth I Anastomosis after Totally Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer by Guojun Chen, Wenhuan Li, Weihua Yu, Dong Cen, Xianfa Wang, Peng Luo, Jiafei Yan, Guofu Chen, Yiping Zhu, Linhua Zhu

“…In a retrospective cohort study, we examined 92 gastric cancer patients who underwent TLDG performed by the same surgeon between January 2014 and June 2018. All patients underwent Billroth I reconstruction (OGD, n = 45; DSGD, n = 47) and D2 lymph node dissection. …”
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Assessment of genetic polymorphism in sea buckthorn (Hippophae L.) of different environmentally-geographical origin by ISSR-markers by A. Y. Zemtsova, Y. A. Zubarev, A. V. Gunin, M. S. Ivanova

“…As a result of cluster analyses all investigated varieties were divided into two big groups. …”
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Adverse birth outcome and associated factors among mothers with antepartum hemorrhage in public hospitals Tigray, northern Ethiopia, 2020 by Tomas Amare Abraha, Gebremedhin Kinfe Gebremariam, Berhane Teklay Asfaha, Tensay Kahsay Weldegebreal, Desta Hailu Aregawi

“…Antepartum hemorrhage complicates 3–5% of pregnancies and is a primary cause of perinatal and maternal mortality worldwide. One in five of all preterm babies are born in association with antepartum hemorrhage. …”
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Risk assessment when consuming drinking water treated with chlorine dioxide and risk management in EU countries and Ukraine to protect public health by O.V. Zorina, O.V. Surmasheva, O.O. Polka, Yе.О. Mavrykin

“…The regulatory documents of all EU countries take into account the requirements of Directive 2020/2184/EU regarding the content of chlorites and chlorates in drinking water when treating it with chlorine dioxide, while in Denmark, Slovakia, Hungary, Spain, and France, a risk-oriented approach to the safety of drinking water forced to introduce stricter standards for these indicators (as mandatory, recommended or those, which can be temporarily raised).The scientific analysis of the regulation of drinking water quality in the EU countries and Ukraine, as well as field studies on the safety and quality of drinking water at the Dnipro water station in the city of Kyiv, allowed to assess the risks of drinking water hazards and became the basis for raising the issue of revising or canceling the unscientific standard for chlorine dioxide in drinking water of the distribution network (≥0.1 mg/l), revising the strict standard for chlorites (≤0.2 mg/l), as well as control of drinking water quality by the content of chlorates following the requirements of European legislation. …”
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Physical, Microbial, and Chemical Quality of Hot-Air-Dried Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) Chips during Storage by Rebecca R. Milczarek, Ana M. Vilches, Carl W. Olsen, Andrew P. Breksa, Bruce E. Mackey, Maria T. Brandl

“…It was found that–with the exception of a marked decrease in ascorbic acid (vitamin C)—all 4 Preparation/Packaging combinations yielded products that maintained acceptable color, microbial, nutritional, and textural quality throughout the entire study. …”
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Ropinirole and Pramipexole Promote Structural Plasticity in Human iPSC-Derived Dopaminergic Neurons via BDNF and mTOR Signaling by Ginetta Collo, Laura Cavalleri, Federica Bono, Cristina Mora, Stefania Fedele, Roberto William Invernizzi, Massimo Gennarelli, Giovanna Piovani, Tilo Kunath, Mark J. Millan, Emilio Merlo Pich, PierFranco Spano

“…Ropinirole and pramipexole produced dose-dependent increases of dendritic arborization and soma size after 3 days of culture, effects antagonized by the selective D3R antagonists SB277011-A and S33084 and by the mTOR pathway kinase inhibitors LY294002 and rapamycin. All treatments were also effective in attenuating the D3R-dependent increase of p70S6-kinase phosphorylation. …”
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Density of wild boar population and spread of African swine fever in the Russian Federation by O. I. Zakharova, A. A. Blokhin, N. N. Toropova, O. A. Burova, I. V. Yashin, F. I. Korennoy

“…African swine fever (ASF) is a transboundary viral disease affecting all species of the Suidae family. It greatly undermines global pig industry and causes a significant damage to the ecology of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) which is a natural reservoir of the virus and is an intermediate  link in the epizootic process. …”
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Clone-Specific Response in Leaf Nitrate Reductase Activity among Unrelated Hybrid Poplars in relation to Soil Nitrate Availability by Julien Fortier, Benoit Truax, France Lambert, Daniel Gagnon, Normand Chevrier

“…This clone was also the only one to increase its leaf NRA with increasing NO3- soil availability, which resulted in a significant Site x Clone interaction and a positive relationship between soil NO3- concentration and NRA. All of the four other clones studied had one or both parental species from the Tacamahaca section. …”
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Stomatitis sub-prosthesis in patients with superior dental prosthesis by Antonia Martina Francisco Local, Yoel González Beriau, Ana Gloria Vázquez de León

“…</span><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Method</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>:</strong> Descriptive study including all the patients with superior dental prosthesis examined in the odontology consultation “Barrio Adentro” in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, from November, 2005 to March, 2006. …”
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Community perceptions and determinants of obstetric fistula across gender lines by Wagaye Fentahun Chanie, Aster Berhe, Ambaye Dejen Tilahun, Bikis Liyew, Chernet Baye, Tarekegn Asemaw Akalie, Destaye Shiferaw Alemu, Miteku Andualem Limenih

“…Enhancing attitudes requires a comprehensive, tailored program involving all relevant stakeholders.…”
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A Study of Functional and Radiological Outcome in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with Stabilization in Posttraumatic Acute Central Cord Syndrome by Sivakumar Raju, Sudeep K Velur Nagendra, Vinoth Thangamani, Bharat K Ramalingam Jeyashankaran, D Abinav Annamalai

“…Central cord syndrome (CCS) is the most common subtype of incomplete spinal cord and accounts for around 15–25% of all cases. The aim of this study is to assess the functional and radiological outcomes of posttraumatic acute CCS treated with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with stabilization. …”
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Graph Neural Network-Based Approach for Detecting False Data Injection Attacks on Voltage Stability by Shahriar Rahman Fahim, Rachad Atat, Cihat Kececi, Abdulrahman Takiddin, Muhammad Ismail, Katherine R. Davis, Erchin Serpedin

“…The proposed detector underwent rigorous training and testing across different kinds of attacks, demonstrating enhanced generalization performance in all situations. Simulations were performed on the Iberian power system topology, featuring 486 buses. …”
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Cross‐sectional association of irregular dietary habits with glycemic control and body mass index among people with diabetes by Mika Shimizu, Junko Oya, Yuichiro Kondo, Aki Katamine, Yukiko Hasegawa, Tomoko Nakagami

“…HbA1c was significantly higher for “LD,” and BMI was higher for almost all irregular dietary habits than those of “regular” in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). …”
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Novel quinolines carrying pyridine, thienopyridine, isoquinoline, thiazolidine, thiazole and thiophene moieties as potential anticancer agents by Ghorab Mostafa M., Alsaid Mansour S., Al-Dosari Mohammed S., Ragab Fatma A., Al-Mishari Abdullah A., Almoqbil Abdulaziz N.

“…The structure of newly synthesized compounds was confirmed on the basis of elemental analyses and spectral data. All the newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against the breast cancer cell line MCF7. 2,3-Dihydrothiazole-5-carboxamides 27, 25, 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide (34), 1,2-dihydroisoquinoline-7-carbonitrile (7), 5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-4H-cyclohepta[b]thiophene-3-carboxamide (35), 1,2-dihydroisoquinoline-7-carbonitrile (6), 2-cyano-3-(dimethylamino)-N-(quinolin-3-yl)acrylamide (21), 1,2-dihydroisoquinoline-7-carbonitriles (11) and (8) exhibited higher activity (IC50 values of 27–45 μmol L–1) compared to doxorubicin (IC50 47.9 μmol L–1). …”
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