The efficiency of tracking gold exchange-traded funds in the Tehran Stock Exchange: analysis of tracking error and double beta model by Meysam Kaviani, Seyed Fakhreddin Fakhrehosseini, Sama Najafpoor

“…The results also show that the alpha coefficients of ETFs in some funds in the down market are negative and not significant, which indicates the low performance of this fund under the down market conditions, while the alpha in the funds in the up market regime indicates that the proper performance of this fund in the market is bullish. …”
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Effects of Mental Workload Manipulation on Electroencephalography Spectrum Oscillation and Microstates in Multitasking Environments by Wenbin Li, Shan Cheng, Jing Dai, Yaoming Chang

“…Results The theta‐, alpha‐, and beta‐band powers were higher under the high than under the low mental workload condition. …”
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The Most Important Measures in Reducing Infection Control in the Anesthesia Work Environment: An Evidence-Based Study by Younes Barazesh, Parisa Moradimajd, Azam Saei, Jamileh Abolghasemi, Mohammad-Mahdi Azizi-Darbandi

“…To assess the validity of the approach used in calculating the content validity coefficient (CVR) and the content validity index (CVI), Finally, the Test-Retest method, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient were used to determine reliability. …”
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PEDF Overexpression Ameliorates Cardiac Lipotoxicity in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy via Regulation of Energy Metabolism by Mao T, Wang Y

“…In both db/db mice and HG+PA-treated H9c2 cells, PEDF overexpression modulated cardiac energy metabolism, mitigated lipotoxicity, and promoted the expression of adipose triglyceride lipase(ATGL) and glucose transporter type 4(Glut4) while inhibiting the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα), carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 alpha (CPT1α), and scavenger receptor B2 (CD36). …”
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Development and validation of a patient experience assessment questionnaire for evaluating hospital care in Iran by Faezeh Nezamdoost, Ali Vafaei Najar, Marziye Zarqi, Jamshid Jamali, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaei, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…Reliability was determined using internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and stability (intra-cluster correlation coefficient) measures. …”
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Translation and Initial Validation of the Chinese (Cantonese) Version of Cognitive Flexibility Inventory Using People with Mental Illness by Sui Lung Wong, Tai Wa Liu, Chi Chiu Lee, Pui Wong

“…Internal consistency was excellent (Cronbach’s alpha=0.91, mean=64.07, SD=12.36). Test-retest reliability over 4 weeks was excellent (ICC3,1=0.905, 95% CI=0.839-0.945). …”
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Dietary Patterns and Fitness Level in Mexican Teenagers by César Estrada-Reyes, Patricia Tlatempa-Sotelo, Roxana Valdés-Ramos, María Cabañas-Armesilla, Rafael Manjarrez-Montes-de-Oca

“…Dietary patterns were obtained by factorial analysis. The ALPHA-FIT battery was used to measure the fitness level. …”
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Association of inflammatory markers and endothelial dysfunction with depression in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease by Julcileia Imara D De Carvalho Muenho, Marisol Peña Sanchez, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Danay Martínez Puentes, Sergio González García, Marianela Arteche Prior, Asdrubal Arias Morales

“…In the acute phase, C4, and in the non-acute phase, C3, C-reactive protein and alpha-1-antitrypsin were directly correlated with the Beck inventory score. …”
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Associations of Plasma Phospholipid Omega-6 and Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Levels and MRI Measures of Cardiovascular Structure and Function: The Multiethnic Study of Athero... by Jennifer S. Anderson, Jennifer A. Nettleton, W. Gregory Hundley, Michael Y. Tsai, Lyn M. Steffen, Rozenn N. Lemaitre, David Siscovick, João Lima, Martin R. Prince, David Herrington

“…The association between plasma omega-6 fatty acids and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is unclear, and discrepancy remains concerning the cardiovascular benefit of the omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid. Methods. Associations of plasma phospholipid fatty acid levels (arachidonic acid, linoleic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and alpha-linolenic acid) with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging measures of left ventricular (LV) mass, LV volume, ejection fraction, stroke volume, and aortic distensibility were investigated in 1,274 adults. …”
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Impact of tiered restrictions in December 2020 on COVID-19 hospitalisations in England: a synthetic control study by Daniel Hungerford, Benjamin Barr, Mark Green, Marta García-Fiñana, Iain Buchan, Xingna Zhang

“…The effects were similar across different levels of neighbourhood deprivation and prevalence of the Alpha variant.Conclusions Regionally targeted Tier 3 restrictions in England had a moderate but significant effect on reducing hospitalisations. …”
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Actinidia deliciosa as a complemental therapy against nephropathy and oxidative stress in diabetic rats by Ali Y. Naoom, Wenyi Kang, Nora F. Ghanem, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Fatma M. El-Demerdash

“…Furthermore, histological, immunohistochemical alpha-smooth muscle actin immunoreactivity (α-SMA-ir) and histochemical (collagen, total protein, DNA, and RNA) alterations were observed in rat kidneys. …”
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Functional connectivity in burnout syndrome: a resting-state EEG study by Natalia Afek, Dmytro Harmatiuk, Magda Gawłowska, João Miguel Alves Ferreira, Krystyna Golonka, Sergii Tukaiev, Sergii Tukaiev, Anton Popov, Anton Popov, Tadeusz Marek

“…The resting-state network of the burnout group is characterized by decreased functional connectivity in frontal and midline areas in the alpha3 sub-band (11–13 Hz) in an eyes-open condition. …”
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The TikTok Addiction Scale: Development and validation by Petros Galanis, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Ioannis Moisoglou, Olympia Konstantakopoulou

“…The concurrent validity of the TTAS was excellent since we found significant correlations between TTAS and BSMAS, PHQ-4, and BFI-10. Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's Omega for the TTAS were 0.911 and 0.914, respectively.ConclusionThe TTAS appears to be a short, easy-to-use, and valid scale to measure TikTok addiction. …”
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Lactococcus lactis D4 Restores Gut Microbiota Balance in Azoxymethane and Dextran Sulfate Sodium-induced Colorectal Cancer Rat Model by Rini Suswita, Muhammad Iqbal Rivai, Muhammad Iqbal, Irwan Irwan, Avit Suchitra

“…Alpha diversity was reduced in the LLD group, suggesting a decreased bacterial diversity post-treatment, but more closely aligned with the CO group than the CA group. …”
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The structure–activity relationship and computational studies of 1,3-thiazole derivatives as cholinesterase inhibitors with anti-inflammatory activity by Modrić, Marina, Božičević, Marin, Odak, Ilijana, Talić, Stanislava, Barić, Danijela, Mlakić, Milena, Raspudić, Anamarija, Škorić, Irena

“…In our previous research, some screened 1,3-thiazole fragments were found to be potent by inhibiting LPS-induced TNF$\alpha $ and IL-8 release with IC50 values in the $\mu $M range without cytotoxic activity. …”
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Validity and reliability International Classification of Diseases-10 codes for all forms of injury: A systematic review. by Sarah Paleczny, Nosakhare Osagie, Jai Sethi, Michael Cusimano

“…Reliability was defined by inter-rater reliability (IRR), measured by Krippendorff's alpha, Cohen's Kappa, and/or Fleiss' kappa.<h4>Results</h4>Twenty-seven published studies from 2006 to 2023 were included. …”
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Analysis of Users’ Neural Responses to Native Advertisements Using Cognitive Indicators and Electroencephalography by Mina Montakhab Madani, Yalda Rahmati Ghofrani, Shahrokh Yousefzadeh Chabok, Rahmat Ali Saberi Haghayegh

“…A correlation coefficient of 0.447 was observed between native advertising components and the average beta PSD, and correlation coefficients between attitude and the average theta PSD (F7=0.244), alpha (F3=0.13) and beta (F3=0.457) were positive and significant. …”
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Brain Oscillations Elicited by the Cold Pressor Test: A Putative Index of Untreated Essential Hypertension by Christos Papageorgiou, Efstathios Manios, Eleftheria Tsaltas, Eleni Koroboki, Maria Alevizaki, Elias Angelopoulos, Meletios-Athanasios Dimopoulos, Charalabos Papageorgiou, Nikolaos Zakopoulos

“…Positive correlations were noted between ABPM variables and Delta (1–4 Hz) oscillations during the tolerance phase; in high-alpha (10–12 Hz) oscillations during the stress unit and posttest phase; and in low-alpha (8–10 Hz) oscillations during CPT phases overall. …”
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Central Giant Cell Tumour-A Case Series by Balaji V M, Pankaja Gupta, Nini George, Smile Singla, Swathy Sridhar

“…Conservative treatment modalities such as interferon alpha therapy calcitonin therapy and intralesional corticosteroid injections can significantly reduce postoperative morbidity however it is important to follow up on these cases for an extended period in order to study the effects and potential recurrence of these cases. …”
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REALITY AND FAITH by Arvydas Šliogeris

“…That is why the two places of the reality are ultimately discovered - the alpha-reality and omega-reality, the senseless sensual thing ard the senseless transsensual word. …”
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