Exploring the Impact of Homophily Attitude, Physical, and Social Attractiveness on Purchase Intentions by Honya Ghasemi, Ramin Bashir Khodaparasti, Hooshmand Bagheri Garbollagh

“…The data was analyzed using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). FindingsThe findings indicate that trustworthiness acts as a mediator in the relationship between Homophily attitude, physical and social attractiveness, and purchase intention. …”
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Using the WHO building blocks to examine cross-border public health surveillance in MENA by Laura Buback, Shayanne Martin, Esbeydy Pardo, Farah Massoud, Jesus Formigo, Atousa Bonyani, Noha H. Farag, Zayid K. Almayahi, Kenta Ishii, Susie Welty, Dana Schneider

“…A mixed-methods approach was utilized, combining a systematic literature review with semi-structured in-depth interviews (IDIs) involving 28 stakeholders from seven MENA countries. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Distance Traveled and Birth Volumes of Hospital Maternity Units on Newborn Outcomes: Population-Based Cohort Study by Anna Cantarutti, Riccardo Boracchini, Roberto Bellù, Raffaella Ronco, Federico Rea, Anna Locatelli, Rinaldo Zanini, Giovanni Corrao

“…Given the hierarchical structure of our data (births nested within hospitals), we employed log-binomial regression models with random intercepts to estimate relative risks and 95% CIs for evaluating the association between HMU volumes (≥1500 births/year) and RTD (<5 km) with the risk of being transferred and/or death after birth (primary outcome). …”
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ESTRATÉGIAS DE MARKETING NA SERRA DO CAPARAÓ by Rafael Neves Machado, Ivonete Faria Castelani, Paulo Roberto Cunha Junior, Elisângela Freitas da Silva

“…The methodology applied was defined as descriptive as to means, qualitative, with bibliographic research and interviews with structured script, with the Secretaries of Tourism of the three municipalities. …”
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Assessing sustainable practices and managerial approaches in the hotel industry: A comparative case study by Jitka Vávrová, Lenka Červová, Blanka Brandová, Jorge Pacheco

“…To collect data, the authors conducted two separate semi-structured, in-depth interviews with the CEOs of both hotels, as well as observations in both establishments and additional interviews with staff. …”
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Evaluating the impact of faculty development programs at the workplace by using reflective critique writing technique by Sarah Amin, Shabana Ali Muhammad, Rahila Yasmeen

“…At the end of the study, participants experience of Reflective Critique writing was explored in depth by semi-structured interviews of 10 faculty members. Results Results included the grading of reflective capacity of participants on REFLECT rubric & comparison of pre & posttest results. …”
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Histopathology of liver, kidney, intestine, spleen, and bile of catfish with Jaundice by Farhan Asrido, Sri Nuryati, Widanarni Widanarni

“…This study aims to compare the histopathological structure of the liver, kidney, intestine, spleen, and bile of naturally jaundiced catfish and those injected with bacteria associated with jaundice. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios and systemic immune-inflammation index in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder by Gözde Yontar, Elif Aktan Mutlu

“…All patients were evaluated with Structured clinical study form for DSM-V Axis 1 disorders. …”
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Feasibility study of an experimental social space-oriented rehabilitation concept for people with intellectual and/or multiple disabilities: a study protocol by Kathrin Förster, Judith Gartmann, Andrea Boekel, Thilo Busche, Christoph Egen

“…Guided interviews with participants and their relatives and/or carers will be analysed using the content-structuring analysis according to Kuckartz. Quantitative analysis will include a cost-benefit analysis to provide information on the economic feasibility of the rehabilitation concept. …”
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Development of an implementation intervention to promote adoption of the COMFORT clinical practice guideline for peripartum pain management: a qualitative study by Limi Sharif, Shelytia Cocroft, Shawna N. Smith, Christopher Benincasa, Alex F. Peahl, Lisa Kane Low, Jennifer Waljee, Carrie Miller, Carey Simpson, Michelle H. Moniz

“…Results From May–September 2023, we completed 57 semi-structured individual interviews (31 patients, 26 clinicians) and six focus groups (44 QI champions). …”
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Uji Daya Hambat Sabun Cair Cuci Tangan pada Restoran Waralaba di Kota Padang Terhadap Pertumbuhan Bakteri Escherichia coli dan Staphylococcus aureus Secara In Vitro by Anisha Fazlisia, Elizabeth Bahar, Yulistini .

“…It could be influenced by soap antiseptic and antibacterial composition and concentration, pH, dilution, and structure of bacterial cell wall. In conclusion, the liquid hand soaps has greater ability to inhibit S. aureus than E. coli.…”
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EVOLUTION OF THE PHENOMENON OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN EUROPE by L. Y. Maximova

“…The arriving population is again structured within the framework of binary oppositions: “resident - stranger”, “an European - a non-European”, “white - black (black, yellow-skinned)”, “educated - uneducated”, “ChristianMuslim” and so on. …”
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Assessing the effects of drought stress on photosynthetic performance and physiological resistance in camphor seedling leaves. by Renjie Wang, Xingxing Qin, Huibiao Pan, Dianyun Li, Xiao Xiao, Yuke Jin, Yong Wang, Huizi Liang

“…Overall, drought severity had varying impacts on Cinnamomum camphora growth and photosynthetic structure, with D1 treatment maintaining normal growth and metabolic activities, while D2 and D3 treatments resulted in severe membrane damage, rendering seedlings essentially unable to survive. …”
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Impact of pandemic service changes on ethnic inequalities in maternal and perinatal outcomes in England: a population-based study by Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, Tim Draycott, Stamatina Iliodromiti, Asma Khalil, Buthaina Ibrahim, Jennifer Elizabeth Jardine

“…We aim to assess the impact of the unprecedented change in care provision during the COVID-19 pandemic on inequalities in adverse maternity outcomes.Design Retrospective cohort study using structured electronic health record data.Setting English hospital trusts providing maternity care.Participants Women giving birth and babies born in the National Health Service (NHS) in England between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2021, in three time groups: prepandemic, the first pandemic wave (26 March 2020 to 30 June 2020) and second pandemic wave (1 July 2020 to 31 March 2021). …”
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Role of Psychological Distress in the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care and Self-Management Behaviors of Elderly Patients with T2DM Chronic Complications by Sun X, Wang X, Zhou R, Deng W, Jiang J, Shi Y

“…Student’s t-test, one-way ANOVA or the nonparametric analysis (Mann–Whitney U-test), Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation model (SEM) were used to analyse the data.Results: A total of 264 participants (157 males [59.47%], with an average age of 71.07± 6.47 years) were included in the study; their duration of T2DM ranged from 5 to 30 years, with a mean duration of 11.19± 6.96 years. …”
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Factors Affecting Nonadherence to WHO’s Recommended Antenatal Care Visits among Women in Pastoral Community, Northeastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kusse Urmale Mare, Abel Gebre Wuneh, Mubarek Shemsu Awol, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, Molla Kahsay Hiluf, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Osman Ahmed Mohammed, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

“…Data were collected using a pretested structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.2 and finally exported to Stata version 16 for further analysis. …”
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Anti-thermal-quenching and colour-tuneable Tb3+/Ce3+-doped phosphor from natural wollastonite by Yu Xinhong, Chen Feng, Yang Ming, Ruan Min, Feng Wei

“…The powders mainly consisted of low temperature α-CaSiO3 phase corresponding to the triclinic crystal structure, and according to ionic radii differences it was proposed that Tb3+ and Ce3+ had tendency to be incorporated at the Ca2+ position. …”
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Tradition and Development of Lithuanian Terminology by Antanas Smetona

“…Due to Lithuania’s socio-cultural circumstances—such as the prevalence of science in international languages, the absence of a standardised public Lithuanian language, occupation, and its peripheral status within the empire—terminology primarily relied on the spoken folk language, lacking a structured scientific foundation. The second stage aligns with Lithuania’s industrial revolution in the middle of the 19th century. …”
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Identification of core genes related to exosomes and screening of potential targets in periodontitis using transcriptome profiling at the single-cell level by Wufanbieke Baheti, Diwen Dong, Congcong Li, Xiaotao Chen

“…GSEA revealed that ribosome was co-enriched by 5 core genes, manifesting the expression of these genes might be critical for protein structure or function. Immunoinfiltration analysis found that CKAP2, IGLL5, MZB1, and CXCL6 exhibited positive correlations with most discrepant immune cells/discrepant stromal cells, which were highly infiltrated in PD. …”
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Identification of Anoikis-Related Genes in Chronic Kidney Disease Based on Bioinformatics Analysis Combined with Experimental Validation by Liu H, Mei M, Zhong H, Lin S, Luo J, Huang S, Zhou J

“…Hong Liu,1,&ast; Manxue Mei,1,&ast; Hua Zhong,2 Shuyin Lin,1 Jiahui Luo,1 Sirong Huang,1 Jiuyao Zhou1 1Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gerontology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Jinan, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jiuyao Zhou, Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email yaoli@gzucm.edu.cn, zhoujiuyao@vip.tom.comBackground: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that arises from diverse etiological factors, resulting in structural alterations and functional impairment of the kidneys. …”
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