Disease-Associated Dopamine Receptor D2 Variants Exhibit Functional Consequences Depending on Different Heterotrimeric G-Protein Subunit Combinations by Nele Niebrügge, Olga Trovato, Roman Praschberger, Andreas Lieb

“…Recently, mutations in DRD2 (WT), p.Ile212Phe (I212F), and p.Met345Arg (M345R) have been associated with hyperkinetic movement disorders and shown to alter heterotrimeric G-protein complex signaling and β-arrestin recruitment. <b>Methods</b>: To conduct a detailed investigation of the I212F and M345R functional phenotypes, we used the TRansdUcer PATHway (TRUPATH) assay to study heterotrimeric G-protein recruitment and the Parallel Receptorome Expression and Screening via Transcriptional Output (PRESTO-Tango) assay to evaluate transcriptional activation following arrestin translocation for β-arrestin recruitment. …”
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Examination of Secondary School Students' Brand Awareness, Brand Loyalty, Brand Functions, and Factors Affecting Brand Loyalty According to Levels of Playing Team and Individual Sp... by Ramazan Topuz, Hakan Salim Çağlayan, Yunus Altınbeyaz, Tuncay Sarıipek

“…As data collection tools in the research, Brand Awareness Scale, Brand Loyalty Scale, Brand Functions Scale, Factors Affecting Brand Loyalty Scale, and Preference Criteria in Product Purchase Scale were used, which were translated into Turkish by Erdoğdu (2012) by making use of many studies in the literature and whose validity and reliability studies were conducted after language validity was ensured. As a result of the research, it was determined that the mean score of the students, who play team sports, from the related scales is higher than the students, who play individual sports. …”
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An Exploration of Students’ Misconceptions about the Concept ‘Classification of Animals’ at Secondary Level and Effectiveness of Inquiry Method for Conceptual Change by Anjum NAZ, Abida NASREEN

“…Afterwards, the same instance cards were shown to both groups A &amp; B. IAIs were conducted, recorded, transcribed and coded. The responses of students were divided into major and minor categories. …”
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Improving the Generalizability and Robustness of Large-Scale Traffic Signal Control by Tianyu Shi, Francois-Xavier Devailly, Denis Larocque, Laurent Charlin

“…., Luxembourg, Manhattan). We conduct extensive experiments to compare our approach to multi-agent reinforcement learning and traditional transportation approaches. …”
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Association between body esteem and sugar-sweetened beverage intake among Chinese undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study by Jiawen Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhu, Zihe Zhao, Qianling Huang, Changju Liu, Zhi Zeng

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between three dimensions of body esteem (body esteem-appearance, body esteem-attribution, and body esteem-weight) and the likelihood of high sugar-sweetened beverage intake.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan Ibu dan Tingkat Ekonomi Keluarga Nelayan dengan Status Gizi Balita di Kelurahan Air Tawar Barat Kota Padang by Pipit Amelia Burhani, Fadil Oenzil, Gusti Revilla

“…The objective of this study was to determine the relationship level of mother’s knowledge and fishermen’s family economic with nutritional status of toddler. This research was conducted between July 2014 and January 2015 to 21 mothers with toddler. …”
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Exploring Score-Level and Decision-Level Fusion of Inertial and Video Data for Intake Gesture Detection by Hamid Heydarian, Marc T. P. Adam, Tracy L. Burrows, Megan E. Rollo

“…The assessment shows that fusing the outputs of individual models is more promising on the OREBA-DIS dataset. Subsequently, we conduct experiments using different score-level and decision-level fusion approaches. …”
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Psychological distress and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Berhanie Getnet, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Zewudu Andualem, Habtamu Kerebih, Asmamaw Atnafu, Bizuneh Tesfaye, Demeke Demilew

“…Objectives The objective of the study was to assess psychological distress (depression, anxiety and stress) and associated factors among healthcare professionals working at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.Design Institution-based cross-sectional study.Setting This study was conducted at the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.Participants Study participants were healthcare professionals from University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital. …”
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An exploration of governance in teaching hospitals in the Netherlands focused on educational objectives by L. M. van der Baaren, R. E. Gifford, N. A. van der Baan, M. N. Sosef, J. H. Blaauw, R. J. Bennink, I. C. Heyligers

“…This study aims to answer the following exploratory question: Who are the primary stakeholders involved in educational governance, and what are their roles in safeguarding educational quality in teaching hospitals? Methods We conducted an exploratory qualitative study of educational governance structures in all teaching hospitals in the Netherlands with at least three training programs. …”
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An innovative approach to hospital-wide interprofessional capacity building: Côte d’Ivoire National Cancer Center project by Jiyoung Han, Innocent Adoubi, Mee Joo Kang, Sarang Lee, So-Youn Jung, Chong Woo Yoo

“…A quantitative analysis of the training outcomes for the trainees and a qualitative assessment of the enablers of the training, involving trainees, trainers, and the coordinating team, were conducted. Results The average score at pre- and post-training evaluation of capabilities of the trainees increased from 2.3 to 4.0 (out of 5.0). …”
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From awareness to action: investigating the impact of big-five teamwork model awareness on rationing of nursing care and patient-centered care by Heba Mohamed Al-Anwer Ali Ashour, Ebtsam Aly Omer Abou Hashish, Nadia Hassan Ali Awad

“…Methods A quasi-experimental pre-post-test design was conducted in critical care units at an Egyptian university hospital. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19: Evidence from a northern tanzanian cohort. by Norman Jonas Kyala, Innocent Mboya, Elichilia Shao, Francis Sakita, Kajiru Gadiel Kilonzo, Laura Shirima, Abid Sadiq, Elifuraha Mkwizu, Nyasatu Chamba, Annette Marandu, Sophia Muhali, Faryal Raza, Eliasa Ndale, Damas Bayo, Daniel Mujuni, Furaha Lyamuya

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>A hospital-based retrospective cohort study was conducted at KCMC Hospital among COVID-19 patients followed from admission to discharge between 1st March 2020 and 31st March 2022. …”
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Enhancing maize yield, water use efficiency, and Zn content under drought stress by applying Zn-solubilizing bacteria by Fahimeh Khaledi, Hamidreza Balouchi, Mohsen Movahhedi Dehnavi, Amin Salehi

“…A field experiment was conducted with sufficient irrigation, moderate stress, and the application of different combinations of ZnSO4 and Zn-solubilizing bacteria. …”
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The association between estimated pulse wave velocity and cardio-cerebrovascular disease risk: a cohort study by Guangyan Liu, Wenyue Sha, Yueying Wu, Jinhua Luo, Yuying Cai, Tuming Zhang, Yu Yang

“…Methods A total of 17,708 participants aged 45 years and older enrolled in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), conducted between 2011 and 2012, and participants with a 7-year follow-up were included. …”
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Cerebral blood flow change with fluid resuscitation in acute ischemic stroke by Joseph Miller, John Aidan Moloney, Noah Elagamy, Jacob Tuttle, Sam Tirgari, Sean Calo, Richard Thompson, Bashar Nahab, Christopher Lewandowski, Phillip Levy

“…OBJECTIVE: We investigated the hypothesis that early fluid resuscitation with normal saline bolus would improve CBF velocity in the initial resuscitation of patients with AIS. METHODS: We conducted a prospective, quasi-experimental study on 30 patients in the early stages of AIS management. …”
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Functional Analysis and Experimental Validation of the Prognostic and Immune Effects of the Oncogenic Protein CDC45 in Breast Cancer by Zhang JN, Li LW, Cao MQ, Liu X, Yi ZL, Liu SS, Liu H

“…This study investigates its role in breast cancer (BC) and its impact on tumor progression.Methods: We utilized the GEO database to screen differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and conducted enrichment analysis on these genes. We established a Nomogram model based on CDC45 and other clinical indicators. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Water Sorption and Surface Roughness in Acrylic Denture Bases Fabricated by Conventional and CAD/CAM Techniques by Mina Mohaghegh, Elham Ansarifard, Fateme Erfanizade, Masume Taghva, Zahra Pouladi

“…Surface roughness values (Ra) were measured using a contact profilometer before and after polishing. Measurements were conducted at three points and an average value was calculated for each sample. …”
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Multi-Omics Insights into Rumen Microbiota and Metabolite Interactions Regulating Milk Fat Synthesis in Buffaloes by Ye Yu, Runqi Fu, Chunjia Jin, Lin Han, Huan Gao, Binlong Fu, Min Qi, Qian Li, Jing Leng

“…The present study was conducted to analyze the correlation between the milk fat content of Binglangjiang buffaloes and their microbial and host metabolites. …”
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Potential for circular economy in the construction sector. An explorative study about single-use masks and sustainable building material based on a customer and construction compan... by Daniela Ludin, Erika Mueller, Asli Ercengiz, Jannick Lumpp, Wanja Wellbrock

“…Then in 2023 an explorative online survey of German customers was conducted; the sample consists of 118 people. In addition to consumers, three constructions companies were also examined. …”
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Biomechanical and clinically controlled study of different fenestration positions in vascularized iliac bone flaps for treating femoral head necrosis by Zeyu Wei, Zeping Lin, Jiale He, Yuxian Chen, You Peng, Zhiyong Li, Yunxiang Lu

“…Abstract Background No appropriate studies have been conducted that compare the biomechanical properties of different fenestration positions in deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA)-vascularized iliac bone grafts for femoral head necrosis (ONFH) treatment. …”
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