The Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ)’s Reliability and Validity and Relationship with Body Mass Index and Emotional Schemas by Baþak Demirel, K. Fatih Yavuz, M. Emrah Karadere, Yasir Þafak, M. Hakan Türkçapar

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Gut microbiota and quantitative traits divergence at different altitude of long-tailed dwarf hamsters, Cricetulus longicaudatus by Yue Ren, Mengfan Tao, Xiaoliang Wang, Xinsheng Pu, Guangtong Guo, Kuiyou Chen, Bingyu Zhao, Yu Hou, Xin'gen Yang, Yumei Xu

“…We examined the diversity, abundance, and community structure of the gut microbiota of long-tailed dwarf hamsters from eight regions in Shanxi province during summer using 16S rDNA sequencing technology and analyzed the relationships between these microbiota and environmental variables as well as morphological indicators. …”
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Influence of age, sex, and presence of cleft lip and palate on the quantity and quality of saliva-derived DNA by Lina M. Escobar, Zita Bendahan, Deisy Abril, David Díaz-Baez, Adolfo Paternina, Farith González-Martinez, Ma Clara González-Carrera

“…Our results showed a direct correlation between age and DNA concentration in individuals with CL/P under 18 years old (R = 0.328).…”
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Analyzing Land Use/Land Cover Changes Using Google Earth Engine and Random Forest Algorithm and Their Implications to the Management of Land Degradation in the Upper Tekeze Basin,... by Alemu Eshetu Fentaw, Assefa Abegaz

“…LULC was classified using the Random Forest (RF) classification algorithm in the Google Earth Engine (GEE). The OpenLand R package was used to map the LULC transition and intensity of changes across the study period. …”
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Silver Ecotoxicity Estimation by the Soil State Biological Indicators by S. I. Kolesnikov, N. I. Tsepina, L.V. Sudina, T. V. Minnikova, K. Sh. Kazeev, Yu. V. Akimenko

“…The regional maximum permissible concentration (rMPC) of silver in ordinary chernozem (Haplic Chernozems, Loamic) is 4.4 mg/kg, in sierosands (Haplic Arenosols, Eutric) 0.9 mg/kg, and in brown forest soils (Haplic Cambisols, Eutric) 0.8 mg/kg.…”
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Psychometric properties of the Dental Fear Schedule Subscale in a Portuguese pediatric population: exploratory study by Inês Esteves, Andreia Costa, Ana Coelho Canta, Sónia Mendes

“…A significant inverse correlation was observed between DFSS-SF and FBRS scores (r=-0.346; p=0.008). Younger children exhibited higher anxiety levels (p=0.03). …”
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Field Development Optimization for Low-Productivity Gas Wells under Intermittent Production by Wei Tian, Yi Liu, Xuri Li, Youliang Jia, Yixuan Wang, Li Li, Zhengyan Zhao, Weihong Ding, Wenxin Zhou, Wenyue Sun

“…The test results show that the trained model accurately predicted all selected key cycle parameters, with R2 values ranging from 0.91 to 0.99. Finally, the optimization method was applied to 100 wells in the gas field for real-time validation. …”
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Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by Beatrice J. Birgen, Lucy G. Njue, Dasel M. Kaindi, Fredrick O. Ogutu, Joshua O. Owade

“…The predictors of E. coli contamination were the presence of pests and flies, unclean vending place, vending environment littered with waste, washing of hands by the vendor, and lack of appropriate clothing among the vendors at R2 of 0.33. The vendor practices and environmental hygiene of the vending place would not significantly (p>0.05) predict contamination with Campylobacter and Staphylococcus. …”
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Psychometric properties of self-reported financial toxicity measures in cancer survivors: a systematic review by Yan Hu, Zheng Zhu, Weijie Xing, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Jian Peng, Huan Wen, Yanling Sun, Winnie K W So

“…The findings highlighted that the Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST) had an adequate development process and showed better psychometric properties than other PROMs, especially in internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=0.92), reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.80) and hypothesis testing (r=0.42–0.20).Conclusions From a psychometric property perspective, the COST could be recommended as the most suitable worldwide available measure for use in research and clinical practice across different contexts. …”
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The Ubiquitin-Specific Protease 18 Promotes Hepatitis C Virus Production by Increasing Viral Infectivity by Yujia Li, Max Xuezhong Ma, Bo Qin, Liang-Tzung Lin, Christopher D. Richardson, Jordan Feld, Ian D. McGilvray, Limin Chen

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Effect of auriculotherapy on anxiety-fatigue and sleep disturbances in cancer patients: A scoping review by Silmara de Oliveira Silva, Vinicius dos Santos Lemos Pereira, Mariane Elivânia Silva, Jucielly Ferreira da Fonseca, Maria Carolina Batista da Silva, Roberta Paolli de Paiva Oliveira Arruda Camara, Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas, Daniele Vieira Dantas

“…Method: A scoping review was conducted following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines and the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. …”
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Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Exosomes Suppress Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth in a Rat Model: Apparent Diffusion Coefficient, Natural Killer T-Cell Responses, and Histopa... by Sheung-Fat Ko, Hon-Kan Yip, Yen-Yi Zhen, Chen-Chang Lee, Chia-Chang Lee, Chung-Cheng Huang, Shu-Hang Ng, Jui-Wei Lin

“…The ADC and volume ratios exhibited significant inverse correlations (P<0.001, R2=0.679). ADMSC-derived exosomes promoted NKT-cell antitumor responses in rats, thereby facilitating HCC suppression, early ADC increase, and low-grade tumor differentiation. …”
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Looking for the origins of the human brain: The role of South Africa in the history of palaeoneurology by Amélie Beaudet, Edwin de Jager, Mirriam Tawane, Brendon Billings

“…Significance: We review and synthesise methodological innovations and critical conceptual shifts triggered by the discovery and description of the brain endocast of the ‘Taung Child’ by R.A. Dart in 1925. In particular, we detail the impact of the study of the well-preserved southern African hominin crania and natural endocasts on our understanding of brain evolution and the integration of newly developed analytical tools into palaeoneurology. …”
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Interpretation of COVID-19 Epidemiological Trends in Mexico Through Wastewater Surveillance Using Simple Machine Learning Algorithms for Rapid Decision-Making by Arnoldo Armenta-Castro, Orlando de la Rosa, Alberto Aguayo-Acosta, Mariel Araceli Oyervides-Muñoz, Antonio Flores-Tlacuahuac, Roberto Parra-Saldívar, Juan Eduardo Sosa-Hernández

“…However, the prediction of the weekly average of new daily cases was limited (R² = 0.80, MAPE = 72.6%), likely because of insufficient dimensionality in the database. …”
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Variation in the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents by world region and country income group: A scoping review. by Apoorva Gomber, Zachary J Ward, Carlo Ross, Maira Owais, Carol Mita, Jennifer M Yeh, Ché L Reddy, Rifat Atun

“…Data was analyzed using R programming.<h4>Results</h4>The scoping review identified 237 studies which included T1D incidence estimates from 92 countries, revealing substantial variability in the annual incidence of T1D by age, geographic region, and country-income classification. …”
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Investigation of malaria vectors Anopheles in non-endemic areas of Thailand: in proximity to workplaces housing foreign migrant workers by Nurhadi Eko Firmansyah, Thaksaporn Thongseesuksai, Thidarut Boonmars, Porntip Laummaunwai

“…Subsequently, the collected female mosquitoes underwent morphological identification using Standard Thailand keys and polymerase chain reaction analysis with rDNA ITS2 primers. Results Morphological identification revealed that 201 (29.6%) belonged to the Barbirostris complex. …”
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Long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptives utilization and its associated factors among married women who desire no more children in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis. by Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Wondimnew Mersha Biset, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Saron Abeje Abiy, Tilahun Nega Godana, Abera Dessie Dagnaw, Gashaw Awoke Haile, Daniel Gashaneh Belay, Berihun Agegn Mengistie

“…In the multivariable multilevel analysis; being female household heads [AOR = 0.60; 95%CI: 0.40, 0.92], husband primary level of education [AOR = 1.57; 95%CI: 1.18, 2.07], employed women [AO R = 1.34; 95%CI: 1.04, 1.74], women from middle wealth index [AOR = 1.45; 95%CI: 1.02, 2.07], women who visited health facility in the last 12 months [AOR = 0.69; 95%CI: 0.54, 0.88], women residing in small peripherals [AOR = 0.20, 95%CI: 0.05, 0.82], and women from communities with low poverty [AOR = 2.25, 95%CI: 1.26, 3.99] were significantly associated with LARPCs utilization.…”
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First Detection and Genomic Characterization of Linezolid-Resistant <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> Clinical Isolates in Bulgaria by Tanya V. Strateva, Preslava Hristova, Temenuga J. Stoeva, Hristina Hitkova, Slavil Peykov

“…Efs2503-bg was high-level resistant to linezolid (MIC > 256 mg/L) and displayed the G2576T mutation affecting three of the four 23S rDNA loci. Efs966-bg (MIC = 8 mg/L) carried a plasmid-located <i>optrA</i> determinant surrounded by <i>fexA</i> and <i>ermA</i>. …”
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F-box protein Fbx23 acts as a transcriptional coactivator to recognize and activate transcription factor Ace1. by Zhongjiao Liu, Kexuan Ma, Panpan Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Xin Song, Yuqi Qin

“…Penicillium oxalicum contains many transcription factors, such as BrlA, CreA, XlnR, and Ace1, conserved in filamentous fungi that regulate the fungal development and transcription of (hemi)cellulase genes. …”
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Navigating next-gen nutrition care using artificial intelligence-assisted dietary assessment tools—a scoping review of potential applications by Anuja Phalle, Devaki Gokhale

“…In the final phase of screening, 66 articles were reviewed that matched our inclusion criteria and the review followed PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines.ResultsWe observed that existing AI-assisted dietary assessment tools are integrated with mobile/web-based applications to provide a user-friendly interface. …”
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