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

“…Accessory colonizing factor (ACF) is employed by <i>Vibrio</i> to assist in the colonization and invasion of host cells leading to subsequent illnesses. …”
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Exploring the Determinants of Long-Term Physical Activity Maintainenance from a Maintainers Perspective: What do they say? by Livia Kellerhals, Claudio R. Nigg

“…Methods A constructivist grounded theory approach was employed to explore the phenomenon through obtaining the information from the PA maintainers themselves (n=10; mean age=39 (SD=16) years old; 60% female; mean moderate-to vigorous PA=567 (SD=670) min/week; mean strength training 2.6 times per week at 57 min per time; PAM mean=16.5 (SD=10.6, range=5-35) years; 50% rural, 20% agglomeration, 30% urban). …”
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF MAGADAN: FROM A PLANNED ECONOMY TO A MARKET ECONOMY (1960–2020) by Natalya V. Galtseva, Oksana S. Favstritskaya, Olga A. Sharypova

“…A combination of historical, economic, statistical, and comparative analyses was employed, alongside visualization and elements of systems analysis. …”

Conceptual Principles of State Policy in the Field of Higher Education in Ukraine: Administrative and Legal Aspect by V. V. Abroskin

“…As a result of revealing the essence of the state education policy, the author has offered to understand the state policy in the field of higher education as a set of key ideas, priorities or goals enshrined in national legislation, when the authorized subjects implement managing impact with the assistance of certain legal tools in order to ensure the proper functioning of higher education area, acquisition of skills and professional competencies by applicants for higher education, development of their employment abilities. The purpose of the state policy in the field of higher education is to create an ideal model of higher education system and its integration into the national education system, strengthening relationship between higher education institutions and the labor market, ensuring further development of socio-economic, scientific and cultural potential of our country, strengthening the intellectual potential and the state’s competitiveness on the world stage, Ukraine’s entry into the European educational and scientific space. …”
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Social media-based Health Education plus Exercise Program (SHEEP) to improve muscle function among young-old adults with possible sarcopenia in the community: A feasibility study p... by Ya Shi, Emma Stanmore, Lisa McGarrigle, Chris Todd

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This protocol outlines the entire research procedure for a prospective single-arm pre-post feasibility study employing a mixed-method design, which will be conducted between May 2024 and September 2024. …”
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Development and comprehensive greenness assessment of HPLC method for quality control of β-sitosterol in pharmaceutical ointments with trio-color coded evaluation by Haya I. Aljohar, Abdullah M. Al-Hossaini, Seham A. Alzammay, Samiah Alhabardi, Hadir M. Maher, Aya R. Ahmed

“…The column temperature was maintained at 40 °C, the injection volume was 10 µL, and the detection wavelength was 203 nm. Employing these conditions, the retention time was found to be 2.10 min. …”
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Psychological distress in adolescence and later economic and health outcomes in the United States population: A retrospective and modeling study. by Nathaniel Z Counts, Noemi Kreif, Timothy B Creedon, David E Bloom

“…Outcomes covered domains of employment, income, total assets at age 30 years, education, and health approximately 10 years later. …”
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Augmented reality in patient education and health literacy: a scoping review protocol by Karthik Adapa, Lukasz Mazur, Jennifer Walker, Saumya Jain, Richa Kanwar, Tanzila Zaman, Trusha Taneja

“…Data variables will be extracted from the selected studies to characterise study design, type of AR technology employed and the relational factors affecting patient education. …”
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University Leadership: Transparency in Communication with External Stakeholders by Nadiia Artyukhova, Olena Churikanova, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko

“…The Elbow Method was employed to establish the ideal number of clusters, dividing universities into four main clusters, each demonstrating varying degrees of transparency. …”
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The Influences of Microwave Irradiation and Heat Treatment on the Dynamic Tensile Response of Granite by Shu Wang, Lei Bao, Pujing Yao, Jingxuan Xi, Ting Zhang, Yueqing Guo, Xinshuang Wu, Yitong Sun

“…Interpolation and fitting analyses were employed to investigate the effects of microwave radiation duration, heat treatment temperature, and loading rate on the dynamic tensile strength of FG samples. …”
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Ethnopharmocology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Orthosiphon: A review by Rui Wang, Ling Qiu, Qing-wen Zhang, Ligen Lin

“…Background: Plants of the genus Orthosiphon (Lamiaceae) have been widely employed in traditional and ethnic medicines for the treatment of various diseases, including diabetes, kidney stones, edema, rheumatism, hepatitis, hypertension, and urinary tract disorders. …”
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Parental knowledge, awareness, and attitudes towards children’s oral habits: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Sarah Almugairin, Alanoud Alwably, Nada Alayed, Alanoud Algazlan, Hadeel Alrowaily, Elzahraa Eldwakhly, Abdullazez Almudhi

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed, where 2,000 participants were enrolled, of whom 563 Saudi mothers residing in Riyadh met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Artificial Neural Network and Response Surface Methodology-Driven Optimization of Cu–Al₂O₃/Water Hybrid Nanofluid Flow in a Wavy Enclosure with Inclined Perio... by Tarikul Islam, Sílvio Gama, Marco Martins Afonso

“…At the same time, artificial neural networks (ANNs) and response surface methodology (RSM) are employed to optimize thermal performance by maximizing the average Nusselt number (<i>Nu</i>_av), the key indicator of thermal transport efficiency. …”
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FOSL1 transcriptionally dictates the Warburg effect and enhances chemoresistance in triple-negative breast cancer by Gang Zhao, Yutong Liu, Shiqi Yin, Runxiang Cao, Qian Zhao, Yifan Fu, Ye Du

“…Additionally, chromatin immunoprecipitation and luciferase reporter assays were employed to investigate the transcriptional regulation of glycolytic genes mediated by FOSL1. …”
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Green nanoparticles synthesized from damask rose petals: Evaluation of their antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-Alzheimer, and photocatalytic properties by Zeinab Alizadeh, Mohammad Fattahi, Alireza Farokhzad, Behvar Asghari, Soheil Yousefzadeh-Valendeh, Hadi Alipour, Javier Palazon

“…Green synthesis, an approach that has gained widespread recognition in recent years due to environmental and health concerns, was employed to synthesize green zinc oxide nanoparticles (G-ZnO NPs) using a hydro-alcoholic extract derived from dried damask rose petals. …”
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The association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and sperm quality parameters: a cross-sectional study by Mitra Soltani, Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Zainab Shateri, Zahra Maghsoudi, Milad Rajabzadeh-Dehkordi, Moein Askarpour, Amir Hossein Asadi, Mehran Nouri

“…Moreover, the NOVA system was employed to calculate the UPF index. The association between UPFs and sperm parameters was analyzed using logistic regression. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Multicriteria Decision-Making Methods for Bus Washing Process Selection: A Case Study by Paulo Ávila, Alzira Mota, Eliana Oliveira, Hélio Castro, Luís Pinto Ferreira, João Bastos, O. Fernandes Nuno, Joaquim Moreira

“…As a final remark of this work, it can be said that the methodology employed in this project can also be deemed applicable to other similar companies seeking technical solutions for bus or truck washing. …”
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Understanding the consumer purchase behaviour towards green electronic products: using insight from the theory of planned behaviour by Rukhsar, Mohd Yameen, Zeba Khanam

“…Moreover, to evaluate the theoretical foundation of the investigation, the researchers employed PLS-SEM (partial least square structural equation modelling) on 346 useable samples. …”
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Estimation the pH of CO2-saturated NaCl solutions using gene expression programming: Implications for CO2 sequestration by Mohammad Rasool Dehghani, Parirokh Ebrahimi, Moein Kafi, Hamed Nikravesh, Yousef Kazemzadeh

“…Addressing the research gap in previous studies that utilized limited data, this study employs a large, diverse dataset for more accurate pH prediction under various environmental conditions. …”
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Validation of the Arabic Version of Asthma Numeracy Questionnaire (ANQ) Among Parents of Asthmatic Children: Factor and Rasch Analyses Study by Al-Qerem W, Jarab A, Al Bawab AQ, Eberhardt J, Alasmari F, Hammad A, Al-Zayadneh E, Al-Iede M, Al-sa’di L, Obidat R

“…Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Rasch analysis were employed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the instrument.Results: CFA supported the unidimensional structure of the Ar-ANQ, with excellent model fit indices (χ²/df = 4.6, SRMR = 0.02, CFI = 0.99, GFI = 0.99, TLI = 0.96) and high internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = 0.82). …”
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