Mycobiome analyses of critically ill COVID-19 patients by Danielle Weaver, Sara Gago, Matteo Bassetti, Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Juergen Prattes, Martin Hoenigl, Florian Reizine, Hélène Guegan, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Michael John Bromley, Paul Bowyer

“…Fungal communities were investigated using alpha diversity, beta diversity, taxa predominance, and taxa abundances. …”
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Tat-fimbriae (“tafi”): An unusual type of haloarchaeal surface structure depending on the twin-arginine translocation pathway by Anna V. Galeva, Dahe Zhao, Alexey S. Syutkin, Marina Yu Topilina, Sergei Yu Shchyogolev, Elena Yu Pavlova, Olga M. Selivanova, Igor I. Kireev, Alexey K. Surin, Gennady L. Burygin, Jingfang Liu, Hua Xiang, Mikhail G. Pyatibratov

“…Based on protein structure prediction (including AlphaFold 3), tafi exhibits a linear structure: TafC at the tip, TafE acting as an adapter, TafA forming the core filament, and they link the fourth subunit TafF, anchoring tafi to the cell wall. …”
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Ethyl Acetate Extract of <i>Cichorium glandulosum</i> Activates the P21/Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway to Alleviate Oxidative Stress in a Mouse Model of Alcoholic Liver Disease by Shuwen Qi, Chunzi Zhang, Junlin Yan, Xiaoyan Ma, Yewei Zhong, Wenhui Hou, Juan Zhang, Tuxia Pang, Xiaoli Ma

“…Inflammation was mitigated through reduced levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α), Interleukin-1 Beta (IL-1β), and C-X-C Motif Chemokine Ligand 10 (CXCL-10). …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Human Synovial Fluid-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Popliteal Cyst by Fang Li, Jianglin Chen, Mengjia Gong, Yang Bi, Chengchen Hu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Ming Li

“…Interstitial cell marker (vimentin) and myofibroblast-like cell marker alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) were positive. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis network analysis reveals the role of energy availability on egg production in layers by Jianling Peng, Yong Cui, Haiping Liang, Shenyijun Xu, Linjian Weng, Meng Ru, Ramlat Ali, Qing Wei, Jiming Ruan, Jianzhen Huang

“…These signals combined to inhibit gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion and subsequently downregulated the crucial genes responsible for synthesizing gonadotropins, gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR), and glycoprotein hormones alpha chain (CGA). Consequently, this suppression of the hypothalamus and pituitary affected ovarian function through ovarian steroidogenesis and the extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction. …”
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Antibiotic-mediated dysbiosis leads to activation of inflammatory pathways by Jemma J. Taitz, Jemma J. Taitz, Jian Tan, Jian Tan, Duan Ni, Duan Ni, Camille Potier-Villette, Camille Potier-Villette, Georges Grau, Georges Grau, Ralph Nanan, Ralph Nanan, Ralph Nanan, Laurence Macia, Laurence Macia, Laurence Macia

“…A generalised additive model approach was used to examine the relationship between global antibiotic consumption and IBD incidence.ResultsAntibiotics significantly altered gut microbiota composition, reducing alpha-diversity. Acetate and butyrate were significantly reduced in antibiotic groups, while propionate and succinate increased in Vancomycin and PmB-treated mice, respectively. …”
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Effects of weed management on soil metagenomic composition in cultivated chickpea fields by Hammami Imran, Ferchichi Nouha, Toukebri Wael, Wissal M’sehli, Ben Hammouda Thouraya, Ajengui Arwa, Guiga Cyrine, Trabelsi Darine

“…The dominant phylum was Pseudomonadota , whose relative abundance increased from 24.88% in non-weeded plots to 34.76% in weeded plots. Alpha diversity indices showed lower species richness and diversity in weeded soils, with 62000 OTUs in weeded plots compared to 43202 OTUs in non-weeded plots. …”
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Designing a model of institutionalization of organizational culture based on synergy in the tourism holding of Parsian Hotels Group by Behnam Rahemi, Majid Jahangirfard, Farshad Hajalian

“…The questionnaire tool was made by the researcher, and its validity was verified by face validity, and the reliability with Cronbach's alpha test, which was 0.88. Structural equation method with PLS Smart software was also used for data analysis. …”
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Designing supply chain scenarios and investigating how it affects relevant variables in the National Company of Southern Oil-bearing Regions by Amin Mirshekar, Ghanbar Amirnejad, Mohammad Hemati, Ali Kangarani Farahani

“…Delphi method and Kendall's correlation coefficient were used for the validity of the questionnaire, and Cronbach's alpha method was used to calculate the reliability of the research questionnaire. …”
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Impact of Financial Literacy on Saving Decisions: Insight from Aseman Project Operated by Barkat Foundation by VAhid Moghadam, Hadi Amiri, Sahar Baharipour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Parisa GHasemian

“…The first part measured financial knowledge using the core OECD financial literacy questionnaire (OECD, 2013).The reliability and validity of the variables (financial knowledge, saving attitude, and saving behavior) were assessed using Cronbach's alpha, Fornell and Larcker's method, and the SmartPLS2 software. …”
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Educational effectiveness of cognitive and metacognitive strategies on educational self-destructive behaviors and negative self-evaluation thinking in Arabic lessons by Ali Nourihamid Altome, Mohammad hassani, Masoumeh Talebi

“…The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.88 based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient of self-destructive educational behaviors and 0.86 negative self-evaluation thinking. …”
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Presenting the professional thinking model of employees based on the dimensions of ambivalence and psychological empowermen by Abdolmajid Kord, Mansur Garkaz, Alireza Maetoofi, Ali khuzin, Alireza Hasan Maleki

“…In order to determine the reliability of the questionnaires, Cronbach's alpha method was used using SPSS software, and composite reliability was determined by using SMART PLS software. …”
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Presenting the model of work and technology curriculum in secondary schools of Fars province by Hamzeh Rahpeyma, Seyedahmad Hashemi, Abbas Gholtash

“…The reliability of the research was checked and confirmed using Cronbach's alpha criterion in SPSS software. Lisrel software was used to fit the conceptual model of the research. …”
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Investigating the impact of variety of e-retail delivery service options on customer retention by Soheila Zarinjoy alvar, shahin raz, Ali Tavakolifar

“…The collection tool in this research included a questionnaire used to confirm its validity, face validity and Cronbach's alpha were used for its reliability. To analyze the obtained data, descriptive statistical methods and structural equations method were used in the inferential statistics section; and SPSS and PLS software were used to perform statistical operations. …”
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Investigating the mediating role of academic self-sufficiency and basic psychological needs in the relationship of social skills and social intelligence with academic achievement by Fatimeh Sabih Mahdi, Hasan ghalavandi

“…., 2014) was used to collect the research data; the validity of the questionnaire was confirmed, and the reliability of the tool was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient in a preliminary study for social skills questionnaire 0.86, social intelligence 0.91, psychological needs 0.88, self-sufficiency 0.83, and academic progress 0.90. …”
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Identifying and analyzing drivers of innovative behavior based on strategic management of human resources in knowledge-based organizations by Mitra Sadoughi

“…The validity and reliability of the tool in the qualitative sector were approved by the criteria of validity, transmission, and approval; and validity of the tool in the quantitative part was obtained with the opinion of experts and factor analysis, and its reliability with Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Qualitative data analysis was performed by the content analysis, and quantitative data through structural equation analysis. …”
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Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“…This study aimed to address these issues by comparing three current AFT models with similar resilience but varying compliance: Nike AlphaFly 2 (NAF), Nike VaporFly 3 (NVF), and On Cloudboom Echo 3 (CBE), with the NAF being the most compliant shoe, and thus the one with the highest level of energy return (11.1J) compared with both the NVF (6.5 J) CBE (6.0 J). …”
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Archaea methanogens are associated with cognitive performance through the shaping of gut microbiota, butyrate and histidine metabolism by Andrea Fumagalli, Anna Castells-Nobau, Dakshat Trivedi, Josep Garre-Olmo, Josep Puig, Rafel Ramos, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà, Vicente Pérez-Brocal, Andrés Moya, Jonathan Swann, Elena Martin-Garcia, Rafael Maldonado, José Manuel Fernández-Real, Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs

“…Global plasma metabolomics by CIL LC-MS in IRONMET identified an enrichment of methylhistidine, phenylacetate, alpha-linolenic and linoleic acid, and secondary bile acid metabolism associated with increased levels of 3-methylhistidine, phenylacetylgluamine, adrenic acid, and isolithocholic acid in the HMs group. …”
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Photometric Selection of Type 1 Quasars in the XMM-LSS Field with Machine Learning and the Disk–Corona Connection by Jian Huang, Bin Luo, W. N. Brandt, Ying Chen, Qingling Ni, Yongquan Xue, Zijian Zhang

“…The relation between the optical-to-X-ray power-law slope parameter ( α _OX ) and the 2500 Å monochromatic luminosity ( L _2500Å ) for this subsample is ${\alpha }_{{\rm{OX}}}=(-0.156\pm 0.007)\,{\rm{log}}\,{L}_{2500\,\mathring{\rm A} }+(3.175\pm 0.211)$ with a dispersion of 0.159. …”
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Ginseng exhibits adaptogenic-like activity in mice exposed to hypoxic-anoxic stress through activation of antioxidant/BDNF protective mechanisms and inhibition of pro-inflammatory... by James Olukayode Oni, Divine Oluwaferanmi Oyenekan, Yetunde Olamide Olayemi, Osarugue Christabel Irabor, Precious Ogbuji, McCarthy Oritseweyinmi Tova, Paul Ademola Adeleke, Gbemisayo Adetomiwa Abbas, Solomon Umukoro

“…Blood glucose and corticosterone levels alongside brain contents of malondialdehyde, nitrites, antioxidant profiles, pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor–alpha and interleukin-6), glutamate, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) were determined. …”
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