Mental Strain and Chronic Stress among University Students with Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Marco D. Gulewitsch, Paul Enck, Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke, Katja Weimer, Angelika A. Schlarb

“…Following an internet-based survey about stress, this study recruited 176 German university students (23.45±2.48 years; 48.3% males) with IBS-like symptoms according to Rome III and 181 students without IBS (23.55±2.82 years; 50.3% males) and compared them regarding current mental strain (SCL-90-R) and the extend of chronic stress. Beyond this, IBS subtypes, IBS severity, and health care utilization were assessed. …”
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ChatGPT in Computer Science Education: A Case Study on a Database Administration Course by Daniel López-Fernández, Ricardo Vergaz

“…However, the usage is uneven among students, and those who end up getting better grades use ChatGPT more. Beyond prompting skills, one of the elements that is key to the students’ productive use of this tool is their prior knowledge about database administration. …”
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1+(no)1=3, and more by Carmen García

“…Nonetheless, systemic ethics consists of attending to multiple possibilities beyond binary choices, advocating for relational location of responsibility, coherently with an epistemology that conceives the minimal unit of observation as including not only the constituent parts of a system, but also how these interrelate and their contexts of occurrence. …”
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Combined impact of fear and Allee effect in predator-prey interaction models on their growth by Kawkab Al Amri, Qamar J. A Khan, David Greenhalgh

“…As fear intensity increased, the population of uninfected prey decreased, and beyond a certain level of fear, habituation prevented the uninfected prey from changing. …”
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CTSK and PLAU as Prognostic Biomarker and Related to Immune Infiltration in Pancreatic Cancer: Evidence from Bioinformatics Analysis and qPCR by Yuntao Ding, Zhangzuo Li, Huizhi Wang, Qi Wang, Han Jiang, Zhengyue Yu, Min Xu

“…There is a pressing need for novel biomarkers that can facilitate early detection and serve as targets for therapeutic interventions beyond the commonly utilized CA199 marker. This study utilized microarray datasets (GSE15471, GSE62165, and GSE28735) from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and construct a protein-protein interaction network using STRING and Cytoscape. …”
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V's Virtual Afterlife by Jasmyn Connell, Christopher Moore, Reneé Middlemost

“…This article examines the NHOP of V, the customisable protagonist from the video game Cyberpunk 2077, to consider how such characters attain a virtual afterlife beyond the original text through collective fan engagement. …”
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From boundary data to bound states by Gregor Kälin, Rafael A. Porto

“…We show that it also captures a subset of higher order terms beyond the test-particle limit. While a (rather lengthy) Hamiltonian may be derived as an intermediate step, our map applies directly between gauge invariant quantities. …”
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New Frontiers for Article 19(1) TEU: A Comment on Joined Cases C-554/21, C-622/21 and C-727/21 Hann-Invest by Nika Bačić Selanec, Davor Petrić

“…Moreover, with Hann-Invest, the Court has set the trajectory of its future jurisprudence on Article 19(1) TEU beyond the scenarios of rule-of-law ‘backsliding’, potentially signalling the beginning of intense involvement with standard modes of operation of national judiciaries, which were until recently considered outside the EU’s reach.…”
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Statistical Risk Characteristics and Risk Scoring of Hospital-Acquired Malnutrition for Pediatric Patients by Khreshna Syuhada, Dessie Wanda, Risti Nur’aini, Chairun Ardiantari, Ayu Susilo

“…The early warning system to pediatric patients is conducted by calculating malnutrition-at-risk in which a value beyond 100.5 is considered as having high potential risk for HaM. …”
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The effects of the combination of resistance exercise and heat stress on cell production and plasma levels of cytokines by Maryam Zilaei Bouri, Hamid Agha-Alinejad, Shirin Zilaei Bouri, Saeed Daneshmandi

“…The findings of this research suggest that other factors beyond cortisol regulated cytokines during heat-exposed exercise. …”
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On the Differential Diagnosis of Anxious from Nonanxious Major Depression by means of the Hamilton Scales by George Konstantakopoulos, Vasilios G. Masdrakis, Manolis Markianos, Panagiotis Oulis

“…Additional HAM-D items, beyond those of ASF, discriminate A-MDD from NA-MDD. …”
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Bridging the communication gap in agrometeorological services: Enhancing the uptake and effectiveness for users in developing countries by Vieri Tarchiani, Sebastian Grey

“…However, challenges in communication and dissemination limit their effectiveness, particularly for smallholder farmers in remote areas. The problem extends beyond media type and format to issues of accessibility, comprehensibility, and users’ trust. …”
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Gradually Then Suddenly? Decline in Vision-Related Quality of Life as Glaucoma Worsens by Lee Jones, Susan R. Bryan, David P. Crabb

“…NEI VFQ-25 deterioration then appears to slow before a more rapid phase of change (4–5 units per 1 dB loss) after BEMD worsens beyond −15 dB. Conclusions. Relationship between decline in VRQL and VF worsening in glaucoma is unlikely to be linear; it more likely has different phases, and these should be further explored in longitudinal studies.…”
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Psychosocial health stigma related to COVID-19 disease among COVID-19 patients in Jordan: a comparative study by Lina Jalal Daoud, Mamdouh El-hneiti, Mahmoud Ogla Al-Hussami

“…Objective Beyond its effects on physical health, COVID-19 psychosocial stigma has emerged as a result of this global crisis, making people feel ashamed, alone and discriminated against. …”
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The current status of neglected tropical diseases in Japan: A scoping review. by Yuriko Harada, Hanako Iwashita, Taeko Moriyasu, Sachiyo Nagi, Nobuo Saito, Mariko Sugawara-Mikami, Kota Yoshioka, Rie Yotsu, Japan NTD Study Group

“…The implications of our findings extend beyond Japan, emphasizing the need to study, recognize, and address NTDs even in high-income countries.…”
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Noi cercetări arheologice la cetatea Saschiz I. Incinta exterioară by Marcu Istrate, D., Dobrotă, S., Rezi, B., Gál, S.

“…In 2018, the fortress entered restoration, and in 2023 a large‑scale archaeology research project was initiated, involving excavations both inside the area of the preserved fortified structure – formerly the main ward of the fortress – and beyond it, in the area where the outer ward once stood. …”

Combined Combustion of Various Industrial Waste Flows in Boiler Furnaces. Part 1 by Yu. Р. Yarmolchick, R. Schröger, H. Haberfelner, M. Pichler, D. Kostić, G. V. Moroz

“…The maximum value of the coefficient φ was determined beyond which solid carbon should be formed in a homogeneous mixture.…”
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Examining adherence to oral anticancer medications through a human factors engineering framework: Protocol for a scoping review. by Irene D Lin, Matthew B Shotts, Ahmad Al-Hader, Kellie Jones Weddle, Richard J Holden, Emily L Mueller, Monica R Macik, Mirian Ramirez, Ephrem Abebe

“…Poor adherence levels may indicate gaps in current strategies and interventions aimed at enhancing medication adherence and the extent to which they address the complex and multi-faceted medication management needs of patients and their caregivers. Beyond commonly understood barriers (e.g., forgetting to take medications), adherence interventions must address systemic barriers that may not be fully appreciated by members of the healthcare system. …”
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An Analysis of Linguistic Resources for Sports Tourism Media Discourse: A Case Study of the Women’s World Cup Final in Sydney by María Luisa Blanco-Gómez, María-José Gómez-Ortiz

“…However, there exists an under-representation of coverage concerning sportswomen, with minimal linguistic patterns used to promote their visibility beyond the event’s title. Conversely, the host city receives extensive promotion. …”
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Anticipating climate change-related mobility in Karachi and Ho Chi Minh City: lessons from a hybrid foresight approach by Aaron Martin, Boukje Kistemaker, Beth Allen, Bryan Jones

“…The innovative approach employed within this project offers valuable insights on foresight exercise design choices and their implications for effective stakeholder engagement, as well as the applicability and transferability of insights in support of policymaking. Beyond substantive findings, this paper offers a critical reflection on the methodological alignment of data-driven and participatory foresight with the aim of anticipatory policy ideation, seeking to contribute to the enhanced effectiveness of foresight practices.…”
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