Griffiths Scales of Child Development 3rd Edition: normalization for the Brazilian population by Amanda Tragueta Ferreira-Vasques, Eduardo Pimentel da Rocha, Elizabeth Green, Dionísia Aparecida Cusin Lamônica

“…IntroductionChild development must be carefully evaluated, requiring assessment instruments to assess different areas of development. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion in the Treatment of Adult Degenerative Scoliosis by Adam M. Caputo, Keith W. Michael, Todd M. Chapman, Gene M. Massey, Cameron R. Howes, Robert E. Isaacs, Christopher R. Brown

“…Interbody fusion was completed using the XLIF technique with supplemental posterior instrumentation. Validated clinical outcome scores were obtained on patients preoperatively and at most recent follow-up. …”
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Validation of a Spanish Version of the Lille Apathy Rating Scale for Parkinson’s Disease by Rocio García-Ramos, Clara Villanueva Iza, María José Catalán, Abilio Reig-Ferrer, Jorge Matías-Guíu

“…The satisfactory reliability and validity of the scale make it an appropriate instrument for screening and diagnosing apathy in clinical practice or for research purposes.…”
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Atmospheric Ionizations by Solar X‐Rays, Solar Protons, and Radiation Belt Electrons in September 2017 Space Weather Event by Kiyoka Murase, Ryuho Kataoka, Takanori Nishiyama, Kaoru Sato, Masaki Tsutsumi, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Yasunobu Ogawa, Tatsuhiko Sato

“…We conclude that the PHITS simulation results reasonably reproduce (within the error of a factor of two) those ionizations measured by ground‐based instruments with inputs of observed ionization sources by satellites.…”
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Parallel Chart Writing and Resilience Impact the Narrative Competence of Medical Staff in China: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Yun Xu, Hongkai Guo, Guomei Ge, Jing Shu, Li Liu, Qi Jin, Junjun Jia

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Narrative competence is essential for good communication between medical staff and patients. It is a powerful instrument for the delivery of holistic healthcare. …”
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Does Maturity Affect Cephalic Perfusion and T/QRS Ratio during Prolonged Umbilical Cord Occlusion in Fetal Sheep? by Guido Wassink, Robert Galinsky, Paul P. Drury, Eleanor R. Gunn, Laura Bennet, Alistair J. Gunn

“…However, immature animals have greater capacity to maintain blood pressure during severe asphyxia, raising the possibility that they may show an attenuated T/QRS increase during asphyxia. Chronically instrumented fetal sheep at 0.6 of gestation (0.6 GA; n = 12), 0.7 GA (n = 12), and 0.8 GA (n = 8) underwent complete umbilical cord occlusion for 30 min, 25 min, or 15 min, respectively. …”
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Addressing ADL ability in people with poststroke cognitive impairments: A Danish survey of clinical practice by E. Ghaziani, S. S. Christensen, C. H. Arens, E. E. Wæhrens

“…Still, the results invite critical reflections on correct use of assessment instruments, content and intensity of interventions, and how therapists keep themselves updated.Significance The results document the need for practice improvements and may inform the definition of standard care in future trials.…”
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FathomDEM: an improved global terrain map using a hybrid vision transformer model by Peter Uhe, Chris Lucas, Laurence Hawker, Malcolm Brine, Hamish Wilkinson, Anthony Cooper, Alex A Saoulis, James Savage, Christopher Sampson

“…Existing global digital elevation models (DEMs) are widely used, however often suffer from systematic biases caused by trees, buildings and instrumentation error, ultimately limiting their effectiveness. …”
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Assessing the language availability, readability, suitability and comprehensibility of heat-health messaging content on health authority webpages and online resources in Canada by Emily J. Tetzlaff, Kristina-Marie T. Janetos, Katie E. Wagar, Farah Mourad, Melissa Gorman, Victor Gallant, Glen P. Kenny

“…Six validated readability scales and a comprehensibility instrument were used. Results: Most content was presented in English (90 %); however, only 7 % of the online resources were available in more than one language. …”
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Faculty acceptance and use of generative artificial intelligence in their practice by Julián Nevárez Montes, Julián Nevárez Montes, Josemaria Elizondo-Garcia, Josemaria Elizondo-Garcia

“…This study consisted of a survey to measure the acceptance and use of GenAI in the educational practice of 208 faculty members at a private university in Mexico. The survey instrument used integrates elements of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA). …”
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Project Based Learning Model: Can It Improve Dribbling Skills In Soccer Games? by Riyan Hardinata, Ghana Firsta Yosika, Youssouf Haïdara, Rahmat Putra Perdana, Uray Gustian, Didi Suryadi, Makan Sacko, Muhamad Zainal Abidin

“…The data collection instrument is a test using periodical notes. The subjects in this study were all class XI students of State Senior High School 1, Merau District, Ketapang Regency, totaling 39 students Results. …”
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Novel ecofriendly spectrophotometric methods for the determination of six dihydropyridines calcium channel blockers through derivatization with sulfophtalein dye: application to ta... by Mariana Horyn, Liubomyr Kryskiw, Tetyana Kucher, Nadiya Zarivna, Olha Poliak, Liliya Logoyda

“…The developed methods are colorimetric and therefore does not require a UV instrument to quantify these drugs. The proposed approach was more efficient in terms of time reliability, sensitivity and «greenness» than other recorded spectrophotometric methods and can be easily implemented for routine pharmaceutical analysis.…”
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Concept understanding and mathematical representation ability: DMR model with a reciprocal teaching approach by Indah Resti Ayuni Suri, Nanang Supriadi, Irma Yuliana, Suherman Suherman

“…The population of this study were MTs students in Central Lampung Regency with samples taken using Cluster Random sampling techniques totaling 60 students (experimental class n = 30 and control class n = 30). The instruments used to collect data were essay tests for understanding concepts and mathematical representations. …”
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The Ghent Hybrid model in NuWro: a new neutrino single-pion production model in the GeV regime by Qiyu Yan, Kajetan Niewczas, Alexis Nikolakopoulos, Raúl González-Jiménez, Natalie Jachowicz, Xianguo Lu, Jan Sobczyk, Yangheng Zheng

“…The interaction dynamics includes coherently-added contributions from nucleon resonances and a non-resonant background, merged into the pythia branching predictions in the deep-inelastic regime, as instrumented by NuWro. This neutrino-nucleon interaction model is fully incorporated into the nuclear framework of the generator, allowing it to account for the influence of both initial- and final-state nuclear medium effects. …”
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Teachers' Performance in Integrating Technology in The Digital Era Through Professional Competence and Self-Efficacy by Ika Ratih Sulistiani, Mutiara Sari Dewi

“…A questionnaire with a measurement scale ranging from 1 to 5 was the instrument utilized. Descriptive statistical analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used as data analysis methodologies. …”
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Validating GIC Modeling in the Spanish Power Grid by Differential Magnetometry by S. Marsal, J. M. Torta, J. J. Curto, V. Canillas‐Pérez, O. Cid, M. Ibañez, A. Marcuello

“…In contrast, the selection of suitable sites devoid of human interferences, the need for power to supply the magnetometer, the data acquisition and transmission system, along with the choice of the appropriate instrumentation are difficulties that make not just any site suitable for installation and often require costly solutions. …”
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National interest of the Republic of Serbia for participation of Serbian Armed Forces in peacekeeping operations by Radojević Slobodan, Blagojević Srđan

“…Peacekeeping operations are one of the instruments for resolving crises in the world and preventing armed conflicts that threaten global peace and security. …”
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What Factors Influence the Survival of Subsidised Start-ups for the Unemployed in Slovakia? by Peter Pisár, Alexandra Mertinková, Miroslav Šipikal

“…Practical implications: The results allow for a better definition of the conditions for providing subsidies to the unemployed to start a business in the future, while also showing that this instrument leads to employment retention rather than to the promotion of entrepreneurial activities. …”
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Fostering an enabling environment for Learners with Special Needs in rural primary schools in Lesotho by Mathabo Lebona, Mohapi Augustinus Monyane, Kananga Robert Mukuna

“…Focus group discussions and one-on-one semi-structured interviews were used as instruments for data collection. Thematic results showed that teachers’ inflexibility hindered the creation of an enabling environment in terms of infrastructure and poor allocation of resources, which were critical challenges to support LSEN in their daily teaching and learning activities. …”
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Applications of pulleys and inclined plane in transport engineering by Gheorghe Neamțu, Marinela Ință

“…Other experiments and applications of the laboratory mock-up are specified in the paper, in which the results, their usefulness, real-life applicability, how certain measuring instruments are used, the units of measurement and their conversions, as well as how to calculate the voltages occurring in lifting/pulling cables with pulleys are presented. …”
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