HOW TO ASSESS THE COMPETENCE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS? WHAT TO ASSESS? by V.G. Marichereda, A.P. Rogachevsky, M.M. Kashtalian, T.Ya. Moskalenko, N.M. Kashtalian

“…Trends in higher education will require from lecturers to take a new look at the ways of assessing the competencies acquired by the student. International trends in education have shifted from the traditional method of assessment (that is, the approach with the lecturer in the spotlight) to the modern one (that is, the student-centered approach). …”
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Consistent individual positions within roosts in Spix’s disc-winged bats by Giacomini, Giada, Chaves-Ramírez, Silvia, Hernández-Pinsón, H. Andrés, Barrantes, José Pablo, Chaverri, Gloriana

“…We focus on the highly cohesive and mobile social groups found in Spix’s disc-winged bats (Thyroptera tricolor) given this species’ use of a tubular roosting structure that forces individuals to be arranged linearly within its internal space. We obtained high scores for linearity measures, particularly for the top and bottom positions, indicating that bats position themselves in a predictable way despite constant roost-switching. …”
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Investigating the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the Post- Secondary Student Stressors Index by Majid Yousefi Afrashteh, Seyedeh Mohadeseh Sadidi Shal

“…In order to determine the validity of the construct using the factor analysis method, Cronbach's alpha coefficients were used to determine the internal consistency. In order to analyze the data, reliability through Cronbach's alpha coefficient for five scales: education, learning environment, university environment culture, interpersonal and personal communication, respectively 0.80, 0.82, 0.80, 0.78 and 0.88. was obtained. …”
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Helicobacter pylori: From Infection to Cure by ABR Thomson

“…Over 380 abstracts, presentations and posters of recent advances were highlighted at the European and International Helicobacter pylori meeting held July 7 to 9, 1995 in Edinburgh, Scotland. …”
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Tribological manufacturing of ZDDP tribofilms functionalised by graphene nanoplatelets by S Duston, R A Oliver, K J Kubiak, Y Wang, C Wang, A Morina

“…Within the carbon-rich layer, the GNPs formed into scrolls which created an internal network through which current could flow, being limited by the insulating pure ZDDP layer at the film-substrate interface, and the presence of surface graphene sheets. …”
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Materiality in reporting integration in South Africa: A natural language processing analysis by Cornelis T. van der Lugt, Hans-Peter Bakker, Nadia Mans-Kemp

“…The NLP source dictionary was compiled with reference to international reporting standards. Results: Top reporters displayed a more complete and targeted coverage of key sustainability terms and themes. …”
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Development and validation of the Iranian Social Health Questionnaire (IrSHQ) by Hassan Rafiey, Mostafa Amini Rarani, Fardin Alipour, Esmaeil Khedmati Morasae

“…Results: We developed the Iranian Social Health Questionnaire (IrSHQ) consisting of a 29-item questionnaire organized in seven subscales – ‘Social interaction’, ‘social responsibility’, ‘conscientiousness’, ‘attitude to society’, ‘empathy’, ‘family relationship’, and ‘social participation’−. Internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.86. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences and suicidal ideation in patients with major depressive disorder: investigating the mediating role of emotional reactivity and probabilistic and reinf... by Somayeh Daneshvar, Jahangir Mohammadi Bytamar, Zahra Zeraatpisheh, Setareh Zand, Ali Sahraian, Laura Jobson

“…Data were collected through the Probabilistic Reward Task, the Emotional Reactivity Scale, the Beck Scale of Suicidal Ideation, and the Modified Adverse Childhood Experiences – International Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation test and structural equation modeling with SPSS and AMOS 26. …”
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VOCAL HANDICAP AND ASSOCIATION WITH PHYSICAL INACTIVITY AND JOB DISSATISFACTION AMONG TEACHERS by Lilian Souza Melo, Josiane Santos Brant Rocha, Viviana Maia Santos, Leonardo Rodrigues de Souza, Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva, Desirée Sant´Ana Haikal, Adriane Mesquita Medeiros, Luiza Augusta R. Rossi-Barbosa

“…In addition to sociodemographic and occupational aspects, physical activity was evaluated by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) in its short form. …”
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Study on the flow field and structural stress field of the primary retarder considering the throttling characteristics of the valve by Huanhui Zhou, Zilin Ran, Hu Dai, Weida Yang, Xianwei Chen

“…Then, this paper compares the differences between the three schemes from the perspective of flow field and structural field, and expounds the influence of retarder valve on the numerical calculation results of retarder from the internal mechanism. Finally, this paper discusses the influence of n, q fill and retarder valve opening on the calculation results of Scheme C. …”
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Transcriptomics analysis reveals potential mechanisms underlying mitochondrial dysfunction and T cell exhaustion in astronauts’ blood cells in space by Maria Moreno-Villanueva, Maria Moreno-Villanueva, Luis E. Jimenez-Chavez, Luis E. Jimenez-Chavez, Stephanie Krieger, Liang-Hao Ding, Ye Zhang, Adriana Babiak-Vazquez, Mark Berres, Sandra Splinter, Kristen E. Pauken, Brian C. Schaefer, Brian E. Crucian, Honglu Wu

“…However, the molecular mechanisms underlying spaceflight-induced immune dysregulations are still unclear.MethodsIn this study, blood from eleven crewmembers was collected before and during International Space Station (ISS) missions. Transcriptomic analysis was performed in isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) using RNA-sequencing. …”
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The Role of Phospholipase C Signaling in Macrophage-Mediated Inflammatory Response by Liqian Zhu, Clinton Jones, Gaiping Zhang

“…Phospholipase C (PLC) is a family of enzymes that hydrolyze phospholipids, the most significant of which is phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P2]. Cleavage at the internal phosphate ester generates two second messengers, inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and diacylglycerol (DAG), both of which mediate in diverse cellular functions including the inflammatory response. …”
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The Association Between Myasthenia Gravis and Higher Extrathymic Cancer Risk by Mohamed Khateb, Mai Abu Zant, Alaa Bsoul, Tomer Karny, David Yarnitsky, Shahar Shelly

“…Compared to controls, neurology (12.2%, 159/1308), internal medicine (24.4%, 319/1308), or rheumatology (12%, 157/1308), MG patients had significantly higher rates of extrathymic cancers (p < 0.001). …”
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Associations of Early-Age Children’s Motor Development With Their Mothers’ Physical Activity by Lina Budrienė, Tomas Aukštikalnis, Ieva Gedvilienė, Agneta Šemetaitė

“…The physical activity of the children’s mothers was assessed according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The child’s motor development and physical activity were assessed using a questionnaire for mothers. …”
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Analysis of the higher education system managerial and organizational potential in the United Republic of Tanzania with the aim of implementing a model of students’ eco-awareness f... by N. A. Nikitin

“…The information obtained in the course of the research is of interest for the ministries and departments of the Russian Federation in terms of planning international events and cooperation.…”
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Occupational health risk assessment and risk monetization based on xylene exposureMendeley Data by Fei Li, Boshen Wang, Baoli Zhu

“…Environmental Protection Agency, the Singapore Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessment Model (MOM), and the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Occupational Health Risk Assessment Model. …”
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Prediction of Survival Outcomes in Patients with Glioma Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mingfang Hu, Jinge Li, Zhangyu Li, Jian Shen

“…Methods: Review of the literature included the following databases: WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform; Google Scholar; Web of Science; PubMed; SIGLE; NYAM; Scopus; Randomized controlled trial (RCT); Virtual Health Library (VHL); Cochrane Collaboration; EMBASE; and Clinical Trials. …”
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Clinical advances in antibody-drug conjugates for hematological malignancies by TANG Sijie, MI Jianqing

“…Once administered, ADCs bind to tumor-specific antigens, forming ADC-antigen complexes, which are internalized through endocytosis. The linkers are then cleaved via endosomal-lysosome pathway and the cytotoxic drug is released, which induces apoptosis in the target cells. …”
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Application Research of New Cementitious Composite Materials in Saline Soil Subgrade Aseismic Strengthening by Shuai Huang, Yuejun Lyu, Yanju Peng

“…The research result showed that the saline soil solidified by our newly developed cementitious composite material showed compact internal structure and uniformly distributed soil particles; moreover, the new cementitious composite material exhibited a favourable solidifying effect on harmful ions in saline soil, and the Cl− trapping capacity of the new cementitious composite materials was stronger than that of cement. …”
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POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS AND DOCTORAL STUDIES IN MODERN CONDITIONS AND A DESTINY OF SKILLS RAISING SYSTEM: ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION by Editorial Article

“…Round table discussion of the journal “Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii” was heldon March 14 2014 within the framework of the Fourth International regional IGIP conferenceand a methodological seminar of the State Technical University - MADI. …”
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