The Creation of the Arabic Version of the Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL©) with Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Almuhaideb QA, AbuDujain NM, Alghamdi KM

“…The correlation between the test–retest results of the HidroQoL© revealed a significant strong positive correlation (r=0.9, P˂0.001).Conclusion: Our findings revealed excellent psychometric properties of the Arabic HidroQoL© in terms of structural and construct validity, internal consistency, and reproducibility. …”
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Sustainable and smart multi-analyte HPTLC determination of tolperisone HCl together with three pain killers using smartphone camera as a detector: Comparative study with benchtop d... by Mohamed Rizk, Emad Ramzy, Safaa Toubar, Amr M. Mahmoud, Marwa I. Helmy

“…To evaluate the environmental impact and sustainability of the constructed methods and compare them with other published methods reported in the literature, the whiteness of the developed methods utilizing the RGB 12 algorithm combined with the two highly cited greenness assessment metrics, the analytical Eco-scale (AES) and the Analytical GREEnness (AGREE), were employed.…”
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DEKARTIŠKASIS DIEVO ĮRODYMAS: PRIELAIDOS IR INTENCIJOS by Skirmantas Jankauskas

“…It is maintained that this principle is directly implied by the structure of constructive thinking in natural science, while the hyperbolic doubting is just a tool used by Descartes to expose the principle. …”
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Comparative analysis of deep learning models for crack detection in buildings by S. Siva Rama Krishnan, M. K. Nalla Karuppan, Adil O. Khadidos, Alaa O. Khadidos, Shitharth Selvarajan, Saarthak Tandon, Balamurugan Balusamy

“…In-spite of the fact that the constructions provide minimum guarantee on quality and durability, certain mismatch in the composition of the materials, stress on the building, and chemical or physical imbalance of the materials, lead to surface crack. …”
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A patient-centered interactive voice response system for supporting self-management in kidney transplantation: design and field testing by Raheleh Ganjali, Raheleh Ganjali, Mahin Ghorban Sabbagh, Mahin Ghorban Sabbagh, Saeid Eslami, Saeid Eslami

“…IntroductionSelf-management is the ability to control one's own responses to treatments, physical and psychological side effects, and lifestyle choices related to a chronic condition.PurposeTo describe the development of a standard and practical user-centered design process for an interactive voice response system (IVRS) to improve self-management in kidney transplant (KT) recipients.MethodsThe IVRS was constructed utilizing the four phases of the Center for eHealth and Wellbeing Research (CeHRes) roadmap: the contextual inquiry, the value specification, the design phase, and evaluation. …”
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The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Theory of Planned Behavior Approach on Complementary Feeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Qonita Rachmah, Junaida Astina, Dominikus Raditya Atmaka, Leli Khairani

“…Ten educational sessions were developed to improve one or more TPB constructs. Media used for education are PowerPoint, text description, posters, and video tutorials; it is implemented by sending materials through the WhatsApp application. …”
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Designing a Digital Transformation Model in the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry in Iran by Saeid Noadoust, Mostafa Safdari Ranjbar

“…The data gathered from interviews with industry experts and documentation and reports concerning digital transformation, especially in the oil and gas industry, helped the researchers construct a comprehensive model. Through the grounded theory approach, the study could design a model of digital transformation in the offshore oil and gas industry of Iran, including six main elements: phenomenon-centered, consequences, causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, and strategies.   …”
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Identification and functional analysis of energy metabolism and pyroptosis-related genes in diabetic nephropathy by Shan He, Jian Ye, Yu Wang, Lu yang Xie, Si Yi Liu, Qin kai Chen

“…Additionally, mRNA-miRNA, mRNA-drug, and mRNA-transcription factor (TF) interaction networks were constructed. Differential expression and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed to evaluate the diagnostic potential of EMAPRDEGs. …”
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Preparation and In Vivo Expression of CS-PEI/pCGRP Complex for Promoting Fracture Healing by Chun-Liang Li, Feng Qin, Rong-rong Li, Jia Zhuan, Hai-Yong Zhu, Yu Wang, Kai Wang

“…In this paper, PEI was covalently linked to chitosan, and the rat CGRP plasmid was encapsulated in a CS-PEI complex to construct CS-PEI/pCGRP nanoparticles. The characterization and biological effects of CS-PEI/pCGRP nanoparticles were investigated in vivo. …”
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Lentinan Attenuates Damage of the Small Intestinal Mucosa, Liver, and Lung in Mice with Gut-Origin Sepsis by Zhongshen Kuang, Tingting Jin, ChangYi Wu, Yanan Zong, Panpan Yin, WangYu Dong, Xue Lin, WeiYan You, Chenlong Zhang, Lijie Wang, Yongying Liu, Shan Ren, Jiangwen Yin, Hang Xu

“…Cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) were used to construct a mouse model of gut-origin sepsis. The mice were randomly divided into six groups: sham operation group (sham), gut-origin sepsis model group (CLP), ulinastatin-positive drug control group (UTI), lentinan low concentration group (LTN-L, 5 mg/kg), lentinan medium concentration group (LTN-M, 10 mg/kg), and lentinan high concentration group (LTN-H, 20 mg/kg). …”
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Understanding of Long-Term CO2-Brine-Rock Geochemical Reactions Using Numerical Modeling and Natural Analogue Study by Huixing Zhu, Tianfu Xu, Hailong Tian, Guanhong Feng, Zhijie Yang, Bing Zhou

“…To further understand the interactions of CO2-brine-rock at geological time scales, in this study, a 1D reactive transport model of CO2 intrusion into sandstone of the Longtan Formation (P2l) in the Huangqiao area, China, was constructed based on site-specific data. The simulation time is consistent with the retention time of CO2 in the Longtan sandstone Formation and is set to 20 Ma. …”
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Formation of the Educational Trajectory: Educational Motives and Choices in the Narratives of Students from Moscow Leading Universities by A. V. Noskova, D. V. Goloukhova, E. I. Kuzmina

“…The research question was formulated around differences in goal setting and motivational and value bases of choice when constructing different types of university trajectories  – linear and nonlinear.The  collection  of  empirical  information  was  carried  out  through  interviews  with  40  students achieved the higher GPA from Moscow top-rated universities (MSU, MGIMO, HSE, MVTU, etc.).  …”
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TO THE BASICS OF MODERN POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: FREEDOM AND JUSTICE IN THE SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY OF T. HOBBES by L. A. Sytnichenko, D. V. Usov

“…Political anthropology of T. Hobbes constructed in the context of a modern social project, justified the issue of interaction between freedom and justice, which is fundamentally important to nowadays, through the search for such a way of social relations, in which an individual, being in the realm of social existence, would seek to limit his own selfishness and freedom for the sake of the common will of the majority. …”
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Integrated analysis of the transcriptome and hormone metabolome elucidates the regulatory mechanisms governing walnut bud germination by Kai Zhao, Xiaofan Wu, Bo Liang, Shuang Gao, Jieyan Yang, Yan Bai, Yaru Wang, Xin Tian, Fang Wang, Xiuqing Yang

“…Furthermore, through weighted correlation network analysis, we constructed a co-expression network, identifying gene modules specifically expressed during dormancy, germination, budding, and leafing phases. …”
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New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to assess killer whale (Orcinus orca) estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) transactivation potencies by DDTs and their risks by Dave Arthur R. Robledo, Takahito Kumagawa, Mari Ochiai, Hisato Iwata

“…This study aimed to assess kwERα transactivation potencies in response to various DDTs (p,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDT, p,p′-DDD, o,p′-DDD, p,p′-DDE, o,p′-DDE, and p,p′-DDOH) by New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). We constructed an in vitro kwERα-expressed reporter gene assay and measured transactivation potencies of DDTs as the 10 % effective concentration (REC10) relative to the maximum response to 17β-estradiol exposure. …”
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A Machine Learning Approach Using Topic Modeling to Identify and Assess Experiences of Patients With Colorectal Cancer: Explorative Study by Kelly Voigt, Yingtao Sun, Ayush Patandin, Johanna Hendriks, Richard Hendrik Goossens, Cornelis Verhoef, Olga Husson, Dirk Grünhagen, Jiwon Jung

“…The patient community journey map was constructed based on these findings. ConclusionsOur study highlighted the diverse concerns and experiences of patients with CRC. …”
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AcfA Regulates the Virulence and Cell Envelope Stress Response of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> by Huan Liu, Huayu Lei, Juanjuan Cao, Zhaobang Xie, Yile Shi, Yanni Zhao

“…In this work, Δ<i>acfA</i>, an in-frame deletion mutant strain lacking the 4th to the 645th nucleotides of the open reading frame (ORF) of the <i>acfA</i> gene, and the complementary strain <i>acfA</i>⁺ were constructed to decipher the function of AcfA in <i>V. parahaemolyticus</i>. …”
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Characterization of demethylating DNA glycosylase ROS1 from Nicotiana tabacum L. by D. V. Petrova, N. V. Permyakova, I. R. Grin, D. O. Zharkov

“…Using homologous modeling, we have constructed a structural model of NtROS1, which revealed folding characteristic of DNA glycosylases of the helix– hairpin–helix structural superfamily. …”
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The systematic analysis of genes related to butyrate metabolism suggests that CDKN3 could serve as a promising therapeutic target for lung adenocarcinoma treatment by Yanchao Luan, Chao Liang, Qingsong Han, Xueqin Zhou, Na Yang, li Zhao

“…This was followed by the implementation of the univariate Cox and LASSO analyses in order to construct a LUAD gene signature. We performed a comprehensive analysis of gene function enrichment between the two populations at risk, thoroughly examined their immune microenvironment characteristics, and assessed the effectiveness of immunotherapy. …”
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OVERCOMING THE ANTINOMIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: ONTOLOGY OF TRICKSTER by T. V. Danylova

“…A trickster is free to move from one pole to another, he constructs reality and plays with it metaphorically overcoming the antinomy of life and death.…”
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