Impact of distress and anxiety due to COVID-19 on digital addictions in university students in the third wave period  [version 2; peer review: 3 approved] by Yovana Pardavé-Livia, Armando Martínez-Portillo, Evelyn Barboza-Navarro, Luz Elizabeth Mayorga-Falcón, Walter Capa-Luque, Catalina Bello-Vidal, Aldo Bazán-Ramírez, Edmundo Hervias-Guerra

“…The second model shows that the exogenous latent variables (stress and anxiety) have direct effects of different magnitudes on each digital technology, so the variance explained on smartphone addiction was higher (R2 = 25%) with respect to internet (R2 = 19%) and video game addiction (R2 = 6%). …”
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تهیه دیود های نورتاب آلی به روش انحلالی، بخش اول: لایه های فعال by آتشه سلیمانی گرگانی, ملیحه پیشوایی, سعیده گرجی کندی, فرهود نجفی, وحیده یکه فلاح

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Synthetic Data Generation and Evaluation Techniques for Classifiers in Data Starved Medical Applications by Wan D. Bae, Shayma Alkobaisi, Matthew Horak, Siddheshwari Bankar, Sartaj Bhuvaji, Sungroul Kim, Choon-Sik Park

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High quality genome assembly of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with chromosome-level scaffolding by Michell, Craig, Collins, Joanna, Laine, Pia K., Fekete, Zsófia, Tapanainen, Riikka, Wood, Jonathan M. D., Goffart, Steffi, Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L. O.

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T-Cell Subpopulations and Differentiation Bias in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Ana Cecilia Granda Alacote, Gabriela Goyoneche Linares, María Gracia Castañeda Torrico, Daysi Zulema Diaz-Obregón, Michael Bryant Castro Núñez, Alexis Germán Murillo Carrasco, Cesar Liendo Liendo, Katherine Susan Rufasto Goche, Víctor Arrunátegui Correa, Joel de León Delgado

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Evaluation of Rapeseed Leave Segmentation Accuracy Using Binocular Stereo Vision 3D Point Clouds by Lili Zhang, Shuangyue Shi, Muhammad Zain, Binqian Sun, Dongwei Han, Chengming Sun

“…The current study proposes the use of binocular stereo-vision technology to obtain three-dimensional (3D) point clouds of rapeseed leaves at the seedling and bolting stages. …”
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Isotropy of an Upper Limb Exoskeleton and the Kinematics and Dynamics of the Human Arm by Joel C. Perry, Janet M. Powell, Jacob Rosen

“…The collected database along with kinematic and dynamic analyses may provide a fundamental basis towards the development of assistive technologies for the human arm.…”
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Ejtm3 experiences after ChatGPT and other AI approaches: values, risks, countermeasures by Giorgio Fanò-Illic, Daniele Coraci, Maria Chiara Maccarone, Stefano Masiero, Marco Quadrelli, Aldo Morra, Barbara Ravara, Amber Pond, Riccardo Forni, Paolo Gargiulo

“…We invariably hear that Artificial Intelligence (AI), a rapidly evolving technology, does not just creatively assemble known knowledge. …”
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A prospective study to evaluate the clinical specificity of the cobas® MPX test kit for screening for HIV RNA, HCV RNA, and HBV DNA in blood donation samples using the cobas® 6800... by Lei Zhou, Lin Wang, Xiaofang Gong, Xiaochun Liu, Yaxuan Zou, Yingying Wang, Jinfeng Zeng, Liang Zang

“…Roche's advanced cobas® MPX assay detects human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV) using the cobas® 6800/5800 Systems, based on real-time PCR technology, providing improved sensitivity. This study aims to evaluate the clinical sensitivity and specificity of the cobas® MPX assay and its effectiveness in identifying infected donors in HBV endemic areas, particularly those with occult HBV infection (OBI). …”
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Successful establishment of CRISPR-based genome-edited clonal cell populations from primary cells of buffalo, goats, and sheep by Priyanka Singh, Bosco Jose, Devika Gautam, Aseem Tara, Shreya Malhotra, Sacchinandan De, Manoj K. Singh, Naresh L. Selokar

“… Genome editing technology has great potential for precise DNA modification in mammalian cells. …”
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Predicting the Degree of Coronary Artery Stenosis Through Retinal Vascular Characteristics and Minimal Clinical Information by Zhang G, Ding Y, Ma T, Zhou S, Wang B, Chang X, Zeng Y

“…Gong Zhang,1,2 Yaodong Ding,1 Tong Ma,3 Sijin Zhou,3 Bin Wang,3 Xiangang Chang,3 Yong Zeng1 1Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Capital Medical University Daxing Teaching Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Beijing Airdoc Technology Co., Ltd, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong Zeng, Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 135 0137 3114, Email yzeng_anzhen@163.comPurpose: To describe the correlative relationship between fundus vascular characteristics and the severity of coronary artery stenosis.Patients and Methods: A total of 1447 patients scheduled for hospitalization at Beijing Anzhen Hospital Union Hospital for coronary angiography to assess coronary artery conditions between February 2022 and December 2022 were selected. …”
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Ultralight aircraft and conventional digital cameras as an alternative for urban mapping by Román Edén Parra-Galaviz, Manuel de Jesús Pérez-Valdez, Omar Llanes-Cárdenas, Lennin Enrique Amador-Castro, Rafael Macías-Segura, Ciro de la Concepción Díaz-Hernández, Alberto Gaxiola

“…ULACs equipped with CDCs showed quality results and precision comparable to those obtained in surveys with photogrammetric cameras and UAV technology. This was validated as a low-cost, valuable tool for municipal authorities in small to medium-sized cities, where resources are often more limited than in larger cities.…”
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The expression profile of genes associated with behavior, stress, and adult neurogenesis along the hippocampal dorsoventral axis in tame and aggressive foxes by Yu. V. Alexandrovich, E. V. Antonov, S. G. Shikhevich, A. V. Kharlamova, L. V. Meister, Y. V. Makovka, D. V. Shepeleva, R. G. Gulevich, Yu. E. Herbeck

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Effect of Acupuncture on Neuroplasticity of Stroke Patients with Motor Dysfunction: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI Studies by Qiuyi Lv, Guixing Xu, Yuxin Pan, Tongtong Liu, Xiaodong Liu, Linqing Miao, Xing Chen, Lan Jiang, Jie Chen, Yingjia He, Rong Zhang, Yihuai Zou

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Impact of dietary Spirulina on performance, antioxidant status, carcass traits and pathological alteration in broilers exposed to ochratoxin A stress by Ayman S. Salah, Mahmoud S. El-Tarabany, Marwa Mostafa, Rania Samir Zaki, Mahmoud M. Azzam, Omnia I. El Euony, Mahmoud Alagawany, Antonia Lestingi, Ahmed A. Elolimy, Mahmoud Madkour, Ahmed Fotouh

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Challenges and barriers to physician decision-making for prescribing and deprescribing among patients with multimorbidity in eastern China’s primary care settings: a qualitative st... by Ming Yan, Zhijie Xu, Andrew Farmer, Yu Xia, Mi Yao, Lingyan Wu, Xinmei Zhou, Liyan Han

“…The challenges were further compounded by multiple barriers, including clinical inertia among physicians, patient resistance to medication changes, inadequate decision support and training, and time constraints in clinical consultation.Conclusions The complexity of prescribing and deprescribing decisions faced by PCPs in treating patients with multimorbidity in China is influenced by interconnected factors related to physicians, patients, technology and working environment. Future research could develop and evaluate implementation strategies to address specific challenges and barriers to allow PCPs to make effective medication decisions for patients with multimorbidity.…”
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Aroma Analysis of Table Grape Berries Based on Electronic Nose Detection by Shengyang Niu, Xuewei Liu, Meiling Lin, Xiucai Fan, Ying Zhang, Lei Sun, Chonghuai Liu, Jianfu Jiang

“…This study confirmed that electronic nose technology can effectively distinguish different varieties of table grapes. …”
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Effect of total intravenous-based immediate extubation on patient outcomes in adult liver transplantation: A retrospective cohort study by Yan-Jun Chu, Hui Zhang, Bing-Xin Jin, Yu-Fan Liu, Yong-Xing Yao

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Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients Attending Hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda by Martin Odoki, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Julius Tibyangye, Josephat Nyabayo Maniga, Eddie Wampande, Charles Drago Kato, Ezera Agwu, Joel Bazira

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Development and Validation of the Self-Stigma Scale for Secondary Vocational Students (SSS-SVS) by Leng J, Cai H, Liu F, Shi X, Fan Z

“…Jiaqi Leng,1 Huilin Cai,1 Fei Liu,2 Xiaoli Shi,3 Zhiguang Fan4 1School of English, Jilin International Studies University, Changchun, 130117, People’s Republic of China; 2Section of Student Affair, ChangChun Vocational School of Technology, Changchun, 130117, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4 QG, UK; 4Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhiguang Fan, Department of Psychology, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-0431-84924101, Fax +86 1 594-831-4623, Email fanyqm@126.comBackground: Stigma can not only threaten the self-identity of secondary vocational students, but also have negative effects on their mental health and behavior.Objective: This study aimed to develop the Self-Stigma Scale for Secondary Vocational Students (SSS-SVS) and test its reliability and validity.Patients and Methods: This study formed a scale based on the stigma conceptualization model and open questionnaire. …”
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