Psychometric assessment of the Beck anxiety inventory and key anxiety determinants among Ukrainian female refugees in the Czech Republic by Iryna Mazhak, Iryna Mazhak, Danylo Sudyn

“…Linear regressions were run to understand associations between social, physical and mental health determinants and anxiety, adjusted by socio-demographics.ResultsThe BAI had a high level of internal consistency. External consistency was confirmed through: structural validity via CFA, indicating that a four-factor model, including cognitive, autonomic, neuromotor, and panic factors, were the most appropriate for the Ukrainian version of BAI; and convergent validity, shown by significant correlations between the total scores of the BAI and coping strategies, perceived stress, depression as well as self-reported physical and mental health. …”
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RETRACTED: Analysis of Scalable Resonant DC–DC Converter Using GaN Switches for xEV Charging Stations by Rajanand Patnaik Narasipuram, Subbarao Mopidevi, Anton Dianov, Amit Singh Tandon

“…This configuration not only amplifies the resonant tank internal currents and losses generated by the switches but also improves current sharing. …”
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Negative perceptions toward older adults and life satisfaction among community-dwelling older citizens in Japan [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Yuho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tomoki Furuya, Ai Iizuka, Keigo Hinakura, Tomoya Takahashi, Yan Li, Daichi Yamashiro, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Daisuke Cho, Susumu Ogawa, Kenichiro Sato

“…Negative perceptions of older adults are internalized, leading to poor mental health. This study hypothesized that participants with more negative perceptions of older adults would have lower life satisfaction. …”
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Teaching a neural network modeling socio-economic development of the region by S. V. Romanchukov, O. G. Berestneva, L. A. Petrova

“…The paper was reported to the section “Sociology of Digital Society: Structures, Processes, Governance” of the International Conference Session “Public Administration and Development of Russia: National Goals and Institutions”.…”
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Resting-state BOLD temporal variability of the default mode network predicts spontaneous mind wandering, which is negatively associated with mindfulness skills by Sara Sorella, Cristiano Crescentini, Alessio Matiz, Alessio Matiz, Minah Chang, Alessandro Grecucci, Alessandro Grecucci

“…Mind wandering (MW) encompasses both a deliberate and a spontaneous disengagement of attention from the immediate external environment to unrelated internal thoughts. Importantly, MW has been suggested to have an inverse relationship with mindfulness, a state of nonjudgmental awareness of present-moment experience. …”
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Dé-finir le langage dans The Names de Don DeLillo by Karim Daanoune

“…Haunted by terror, Don DeLillo’s 1982 international novel The Names is teleologically drawn towards death. …”
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Cerium(III)-Selective Membrane Electrode Based on Dibenzo-24-crown-8 as a Neutral Carrier by Susheel K. Mittal, S. K. Ashok Kumar, Harish K. Sharma

“…It has a fast response time of 20 seconds and has an average lifetime of four months. The internal solution concentration does not have a significant effect on the response of the electrode except for a change in intercept of the calibration curves. …”
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Model Test Study on Overburden Failure and Fracture Evolution Characteristics of Deep Stope with Variable Length by Xinfeng Wang, Youyu Wei, Heyong Yuan, Yiying Zhang, Qiao Zhang, Wengang Liu

“…The three-dimensional perspective technology of parallel network electrical method is used to study the spatial distribution range and fracture development characteristics of overburden internal failure. The research shows that the overburden fracture of stope with variable length has the “time-pace-scale” evolution effect of short-time sudden change, zoning load transfer, and continuous extension. …”
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Pour une histoire du droit de guerre au début de l’âge moderne. Bodin, Gentili, Grotius by Diego Quaglioni

“…Dans l’historiographie consacrée à la guerre et à la pensée politique de la guerre, un lieu commun a la vie dure : la science moderne du droit international ne se développerait qu’à travers une émancipation de la théologie d’abord, de la « philosophie du droit » ensuite. …”
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Examining Trait Anger and Anger Expression Styles of Pro-Licensed Football Coaches by Alparslan Ünveren, Cemal Polat

“…Coaches dealing with football sport encounter multidimensional stimulates in an intense competition environment that will cause anger both in and out of the field.These stimuli affect the emotional worlds and selfies of the coaches positively or negatively.Trait anger and unconrollable external and internal expression style ,as well as legal exposures ,harm the coach’s personality, Professional career and corporate identity.It is thought that the data obtained by this study will shed light on the effects of trait anger ,anger control,anger inward and anger outward situations of football coaches who have the highest degree (pro licence)in our country ;help to develop strategies in anger control and contribute to more research in this field.…”
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Use of real-world data to study health services utilisation and comorbidities in long-term breast cancer survivors (the SURBCAN study): study protocol for a longitudinal population... by Xavier Castells, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Alexandra Prados-Torres, Maria Sala, Javier Gorricho, Anna Jansana, Isabel Del Cura, Teresa Sanz Cuesta, A Gimeno Miguel, Manuela Lanzuela, Berta Ibañez, Ibai Tamayo, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, María Padilla-Ruiz, Maximino Redondo, Mercè Comas, Laia Domingo, Antonio Díaz-Holgado, Francisco Javier Salamanca, Mercè Abizanda, Talita Duarte, Javier Louro, María del Carmen Martínez, Cristóbal Molina, Guillermo Pérez, Ana María Muñoz, Óscar Toldos, Javier Baquedano, Rossana Burgui

“…The results of the study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and will be presented at national and international scientific conferences and at patient associations.Trial registration number This protocol is registered in Clinical Trials.gov (identifier: NCT03846999).…”
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Perfectionnisme du leader et créativité des employés by Anass YACHOULTI

“…Nos résultats indiquent que les internes peuvent bénéficier du perfectionnisme des dirigeants (avec des rendements décroissants) grâce à un engagement accru sans subir les inconvénients du perfectionnisme tels que l'épuisement émotionnel. …”
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Plant diversity and transcriptional variability assessed by retrotransposon-based molecular markers by R. N. Kalendar, K. S. Aizharkyn, O. N. Khapilina, A. A. Amenov, D. S. Tagimanova

“…The utility of LTR-retrotransposon-based markers, not only for genetic analysis and map construction, in addition also for the isolation and characterization of LTR retrotransposons, such as the long terminal repeats or the internal genes they contain. This review encompasses description of the range of retrotransposon-based marker systems established for plants and evaluation of the role of retrotransposon markers in genetic diversity analysis of plant species.…”
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Hybrid Repair Combined with Fresh Arterial Allograft Extra-Anatomical Reconstruction: The Treatment of Infrarenal Abdominal Aneurysm above an Aortobifemoral Bypass Complicated by a... by Robert Novotny, Tomas Marada, Jiri Novotny, Jakub Kristek, Jaroslav Chlupac, Michal Kudla, Kvetoslav Lipar, Jiri Mendl, Jiri Fronek, Libor Janousek

“…The distal landing zone was in the common iliac artery maintaining patent right internal iliac artery. Afterwards, a femoro-femoral crossover bypass from right to left was performed using a fresh arterial allograft. …”
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Tracking the Ghosts of the Himalayas: Snow Leopard Conservation Insights From Satellite Collar Data by Pratistha Shrestha, Dayaram Pandey, Pemba Sherpa, Prakash Shah, Dipesh Kumar Sharma

“…Home ranges, estimated over a 5–21 month tracking period, were larger than those observed in previously studied snow leopards and included crossings of international boundaries from Nepal into China and India. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Stilbenes, Flavones, Coumestans, Anthraquinones, and Chalcones in Ethanolic Extract of Pet-Sang-Kard Mixed Herbal Remedy Using HPLC-PDA Analysis by Weerasak Samee, Wanna Eiamart, Sarin Tadtong, Chuda Chittasupho

“…Method validation was conducted in accordance with Association of Official Analytical Collaboration (AOAC) international guidelines, evaluating parameters such as the specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, and limit of detection. …”
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Artificial intelligence-derived gut microbiome as a predictive biomarker for therapeutic response to immunotherapy in lung cancer: protocol for a multicentre, prospective, observat... by Ryo Toyozawa, Fumihiro Shoji, Takanori Yamashita, Fumihiko Kinoshita, Shinkichi Takamori, Takatoshi Fujishita, Kensaku Ito, Koji Yamazaki, Naoki Nakashima, Tatsuro Okamoto

“…Study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed journals and national and international conferences.Trial registration number UMIN000046428.…”
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The Board President’s Role in Controlling the Decision-making Process in Voluntary Sports Organizations by Jorge Alexandre Pereira Soares

“…The main power sources of the board president, and the skills he uses in order to mark the decision’s direction are internal alliances with the closest sports director (volunteer and professional), anticipation through a previous expressed opinion, the use of information, sports expertise, and also the knowledge regarding the existent problems among the clubs and the affiliated coaches. …”
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Psychometric properties of an arabic translation of the short boredom proneness scale (SBPS) in adults by Tia Khadra, Rabih Hallit, Diana Malaeb, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid

“…The SBPS showed high internal reliability (ω = 0.81; α = 0.81). No significant differences were found in SBPS scores between males and females. …”
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Researches on the development of grading system and the determination of quality factors for fish by Nazif Anıl, Mustafa Nizamlıoğlu, Yusuf Doğruer

“…<p> On various sea fish the content of head, scales, fins, internal organs and fishbones ; the waste percentage ; the yield offish meat and the sensorial quality factors were determined. …”
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