Problem-based learning in developing students’ communicative skills and creativity in teaching English for specific purposes by Jolita Šliogerienė, Irena Darginavičienė, Jelena Suchanova, Dalia Gulbinskienė, Viktorija Jakučionytė

“… Tertiary education uses a variety of teaching methods to cater for different learning styles, encourage critical thinking, and prepare students for real-world challenges. Common methods include lectures, seminars, independent study, and collaborative learning. …”
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Ground-based Reconnaissance Observations of 21 Exoplanet Atmospheres with the Exoplanet Transmission Spectroscopy Imager by Ryan J. Oelkers, Luke M. Schmidt, Erika Cook, Mary Anne Limbach, D. L. DePoy, J. L. Marshall, Jimmy Ardoin, Mitchell Barry, Evan Batteas, Alexandra Boone, Brant Conway, Silvana Delgado Adrande, John D. Dixon, Enrique Gonzalez-Vega, Alexandra Guajardo, Landon Holcomb, Christian Lambert, Shravan Menon, Divya Mishra, Jacob Purcell, Zachary Reed, Nathan Sala, Noah Siebersma, Nhu Ngoc Ton, Raenessa M. L. Walker, Z. Franklin Wang, Kaitlin Webber

“…ETSI measurements are mostly free of systematics through the use of a novel observing technique called common-path multiband imaging (CMI), which has been shown to achieve photometric color precision on par with space-based observations (300 ppm or 0.03%). …”
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Chronic Gastroesophageal Reflux Dysregulates Proteostasis in Esophageal Epithelial CellsSummary by Kodisundaram Paulrasu, Ravindran Caspa Gokulan, Wael El-Rifai, Zhibin Chen, Jianwen Que, Timothy C. Wang, Olivier G. Boutaud, Karoline Briegel, Sergey I. Dikalov, Monica T. Garcia-Buitrago, Alexander I. Zaika

“…Background & aims: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common digestive disorder that is characterized by esophageal tissue damage produced by exposure of the esophageal lining to the gastric refluxate. …”
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The Impact of Bacterial Leaf Blight Disease (<i>Pantoea agglomerans</i>) on Grain Yield and Nutritional Quality of Oat by Ruochen Zhang, Jianjun Wang, Longhai Xue, Malik Kamran, Yue Wang, Xuekai Wei, Guiqin Zhao, Chunjie Li

“…This study was designed to investigate the effects of LBD on grain yield and nutritional quality of two common oat varieties, i.e., <i>Avena nuda</i> “Baiyan 2” (B2) and <i>A. sativa</i> “Baiyan 7” (B7), in greenhouses. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of 0.01% Atropine Eye Drops Combined with Auricular Acupoint Stimulation on Myopia Progression by Xie-He Kong, Yue Zhao, Zhi Chen, Li Zeng, Rong Han, Xiao-Qing Dong, Xiao-Cong Guo, Zheng Shi, Guang Yang, Yan-Ting Yang, Dan Zhang, Xing-Tao Zhou, Xiao-Peng Ma

“…Use of 0.01% atropine eye drops (0.01% A) is one of the most common treatments for myopia control for children in Asia. …”
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Evaluation of the Influence of Sensor Geometry and Physical Parameters on Impedance-Based Structural Health Monitoring by L.V. Palomino, K.M. Tsuruta, J.R.V. Mour Jr, D.A. Radea, V. Steffen Jr., D.J. Inman

“…This method measures the variation of the electromechanical impedance of the structure as caused by the presence of damage by using piezoelectric transducers bonded on the surface of the structure (or embedded into it). The most commonly used smart material in the context of the present contribution is the lead zirconate titanate (PZT). …”
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Cardiac Myxoma: Typical Presentation but Unusual Histology by Hassan H. AlAhmadi, Noor Said Alsafwani, Mohamed A. Shawarby, Fayez Ahmed

“…Cardiac myxoma, a benign heart tumor, is the most common primary tumor of the heart. Glandular differentiation within these tumors is rare, occurring in approximately 3% of all cardiac myxomas. …”
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Intradermal DNA Electroporation Induces Cellular and Humoral Immune Response and Confers Protection against HER2/neu Tumor by Alessia Lamolinara, Lorenzo Stramucci, Albana Hysi, Manuela Iezzi, Cristina Marchini, Marianna Mariotti, Augusto Amici, Claudia Curcio

“…Nevertheless, intramuscular electroporation is the most common delivery method for ECTM vaccination. In this study we assessed whether intradermal administration could deliver the vaccine into different cell types and we analyzed the evolution of tissue infiltrate elicited by the vaccination protocol. …”
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The impact of regular physical activity on vertebral fractures: Korean nationwide population-based cohort study by Sangsoo Han, Sungwoo Choi, Hae-Dong Jang, Jiwon Park, Kyungdo Han, Sangun Nah, Dong Hun Suh, Dong Sub Im, Jae-Young Hong

“…Abstract Background Vertebral fractures are a common medical issue. Physical activity helps improve bone health and manage the risk of fractures. …”
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The impact of PD-L1 expression status on the prognosis of ALK-positive lung cancer patients by Li Wang, Yingjun Kong, Yao Zhang, Chuanyong Mu

“…Conclusion: PD-L1 positivity is common in ALK-positive lung cancer patients and correlates with poorer prognosis. …”
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Effects of Age and Sex on Estimated Diabetes Prevalence Using Different Diagnostic Criteria: The Tromsø OGTT Study by Moira Strand Hutchinson, Ragnar Martin Joakimsen, Inger Njølstad, Henrik Schirmer, Yngve Figenschau, Johan Svartberg, Rolf Jorde

“…Among subjects with diabetes detected by glucose criteria (regardless of HbA1c), isolated raised 2-hour plasma glucose was more common in subjects aged ≥ 60 years as compared to younger subjects and in elderly women as compared to elderly men. …”
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Complications during chest tube drainage for iatrogenic pneumothorax by Birgitte Siem Joensen, Uffe Bodtger, Christian B. Laursen, Rob J Hallifax, Beenish Iqbal, Søren Helbo Skaarup

“…Background Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a common complication of diagnostic and therapeutic pulmonary procedures. …”
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Benchmarking Vision-Based Object Tracking for USVs in Complex Maritime Environments by Muhayy Ud Din, Ahsan Baidar Bakht, Waseem Akram, Yihao Dong, Lakmal Seneviratne, Irfan Hussain

“…Typically, object detection methods combined with filtering techniques are commonly used for tracking, but they often lack robustness, particularly in the presence of camera motion and missed detections. …”
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Hypoxia Promotes Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell (VSMC) Differentiation of Adipose-Derived Stem Cell (ADSC) by Regulating Mettl3 and Paracrine Factors by Jiaying Lin, Qianqian Zhu, Jialyu Huang, Renfei Cai, Yanping Kuang

“…N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common chemical modification of mRNAs and has recently been revealed to play important roles in cell lineage differentiation and development. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of ESCRT transcriptome-associated signatures and identification of the regulatory role of LMO7-AS1 in osteosarcoma by Shibing Zhao, Dasheng Tian, Fei Huang, Lei Wang, Jinhao Cheng, Zhitao He, Qitian Shen, Shuai Liang, Deliang Gong, Jun Liu, Chengfeng Yi, Chun Zhang, Erbao Bian, Juehua Jing, Tao Wang

“…Abstract Osteosarcoma (OS) is a commonly observed malignant tumor in orthopedics that has a very poor prognosis. …”
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Multi-functional role of apolipoprotein E in neurodegenerative diseases by Sadequl Islam, Arshad Noorani, Yang Sun, Makoto Michikawa, Kun Zou

“…Specifically, the ApoEε4 allele is a significant risk factor for SAD, while ApoEε2 allele provides protection compared to the more common ApoEε3 allele. This review discusses the role of the ApoE in AD and other neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Effect of Organic Material Type and Proportion on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Vegetation-Concrete by Daxiang Liu, Baohua Zhang, Yueshu Yang, Wennian Xu, Yu Ding, Zhenyao Xia

“…In this paper, four types of common organic materials (rice husks, sawdust, and corn distillers’ and unhulled rice distillers’ grain) are chosen to research the effect of the organic material type and proportion on the porosity and mechanical properties of the substrate. …”
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Optimisation and validation of Plume Chasing for robust and automated NOx and particle vehicle emission measurements by Christina Schmidt, C. David Carslaw, J. Naomi Farren, N. René Gijlswijk, Markus Knoll, E. Norbert Ligterink, Jan Pieter Lollinga, Martin Pechout, Stefan Schmitt, Michal Vojtíšek, Quinn Vroom, Denis Pöhler

“…A range of vehicles, representative of a common vehicle fleet, were tested under different driving conditions on a test track. …”
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The world’s most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus) by Stephanie F. Loria, Svea-Celina Frank, Nadine Dupérré, Helen M. Smith, Braxton Jones, Bruno A. Buzatto, Danilo Harms

“…The most recent morphological revision of funnel-web spiders (Atracidae) lists this species as both widespread and common in the Sydney Basin bioregion and beyond, roughly 250 km from the Newcastle area south to the Illawarra, and extending inland across the Blue Mountains. …”
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Sociodemografic and Clinical Characteristics of Suicidal Cases who Attempted to Emergency Services in Ankara by Selma ERCAN, Mustafa AKSOY, Abdussamed YALCIN, A. Cigdem SIMSEK, S. Rahmi ACAR, Tulay ERCIN SAHIN

“…The rate of suicide attempts is high in patients who were single (57.9 %) and students who were in education level of secondary (44.6 %) and high school (40.2 %). The most common hospitals that were applied are Ankara Training and Researsch Hospital (29.8%) and Kecioren Training and Research Hospital (12.4%). …”
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