The relationship between professional autonomy and job performance among Iranian ICU nurses: the mediating effect of job satisfaction and organizational commitment by Aysan Judi, Naser Parizad, Yousef Mohammadpour, Vahid Alinejad

“…Eligible participants were selected non-randomly from predetermined numbers at four hospitals, and recruitment continued until the required sample size was achieved. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, the Varjus Professional Autonomy Scale, the Porter Organizational Commitment Questionnaire, the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire, and the Paterson Job Performance Questionnaire. …”
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Immunosuppression for adult steroid-dependent or frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Zhi Yong Wong, Chiu Yee Teo, Yan Qi Fiona Wong, Ka Ting Ng, Soo Kun Lim

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Among the commonly used immunosuppressive agents, only rituximab has a statistically significant effect in achieving complete remission among patients with SDNS/FRNS and has a relatively good safety profile, but this is limited by low quality of evidence with high degree of heterogeneity causing a lack of statistical power.…”
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Continuity in Teaching the Course Algebra and the Beginning of Analysis: Adaptation of Students to New Conditions by Azizkhan Umiralkhanov, Alma Abylkassymova, Yessenkeldy Tuyakov, Larissa Zhadrayeva, Almagul Ardabayeva

“… Without continuity in education, it is impossible to ensure a high level of academic achievement of students and prepare students for learning at the next stage of education. …”
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Echo- and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide-Guided Follow-Up versus Symptom-Guided Follow-Up: Comparison of the Outcome in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients by Gani Bajraktari, Nicola Riccardo Pugliese, Andreina D’Agostino, Gian Marco Rosa, Pranvera Ibrahimi, Luan Perçuku, Mario Miccoli, Gian Giacomo Galeotti, Iacopo Fabiani, Roberto Pedrinelli, Michael Henein, Frank L. Dini

“…In Group I (n=224), follow-up was guided by echo and BNP with the goal of achieving E-wave deceleration time (EDT) ≥ 150 ms, tissue Doppler index E/e′ < 13, B-line numbers < 15, and BNP ≤ 125 pg/ml or decrease >30%; in Group II (n=293), follow-up was clinically guided, while the remaining 277 patients (Group III) did not receive any dedicated follow-up. …”
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METHAPHYSICS OF DEATH PENALTY by V. E. Gromov

“…The purpose of the author is to demonstrate that aim of the punishment is to achieve justice which becomes spiritual challenge and moral recompense not only for the criminal but for the whole society. …”
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Comparison of Clinico-pathologic features and outcomes of ANCA negative and ANCA positive pauci immune crescentic glomerulonephritis: A single centre study by Pallav Gupta, Vinant Bhargava, Manish Malik, Anurag Gupta, Anil K. Bhalla, Ashwini Gupta, Vaibhav Tiwari, Devinder S. Rana, Ramesh L. Sapra

“…Thirteen per cent of ANCA negative patients achieved complete remission on treatment compared to 33% in ANCA positive patients. …”
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Dynamic changes in the gastrointestinal microbial communities of Gangba sheep and analysis of their functions in plant biomass degradation at high altitude by Xiaozhen Liu, He Ding, Xiaoxue Zhang, Na Ta, Jinmei Zhao, Qian Zhang, Huiyun Liu, Mengjiao Sun, Xiaoqing Zhang

“…Moreover, a Gangba sheep gastrointestinal microbial genomic catalogue was constructed for the first time, including 1146 metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) with completeness > 50% and contamination < 10%, among which, 504 bacterial and 15 archaeal MAGs were of high quality with completeness > 80% and contamination < 10%. …”
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Smart blockchain-powered natural resource asset management and ecological governance countermeasures by Wende Huang, Yuan Han, Qiang Gu, Xiaolong Han, Tiansheng Gao

“…By introducing core blockchain functionalities such as smart contracts and distributed ledgers, the automation and transparency of ecological enforcement are achieved. Meanwhile, the ecological compensation mechanism is optimized to ensure fair resource distribution and sustainable ecological development. …”
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Disentangling self-management goal setting and action planning: A scoping review. by Stephanie Anna Lenzen, Ramon Daniëls, Marloes Amantia van Bokhoven, Trudy van der Weijden, Anna Beurskens

“…However, it remains unclear how goal setting and action planning in the context of self-management are defined in the scientific literature. This study aimed to achieve a better understanding of the various definitions used.…”
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The state of scientific research on the problems of investigating criminal offenses related to domestic violence by V. P. Gontarenko

“…Emphasis is placed on highlighting the achievements of Ukrainian scientists in works devoted to the problems of pre-trial investigation of criminal offenses related to domestic violence. …”
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Clinical implications of the newly defined concept of ventilator-associated events in trauma patients by Tae Yeon Lee, Jeong Woo Oh, Min Koo Lee, Joong Suck Kim, Jeong Eun Sohn, Jeong Hwan Wi

“…VAEs should be closely monitored to identify infections early and to achieve desirable results. We should also actively consider modalities to shorten mechanical ventilation in patients with chest AIS ≥3 to reduce VAE occurrence.…”
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Intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics for forecasting microsatellite status in gastric cancer: a multicenter study by Yunzhou Xiao, Jianping Zhu, Huanhuan Xie, Zhongchu Wang, Zhaohai Huang, Miaoguang Su

“…Results The LinearSVC model using the IPR achieved the highest AUC of 0.802 in the external validation set. …”
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DNA barcoding of terrestrial invasive plant species in Southwest Michigan by Sneha Nath, Joshua T. VanSlambrouck, Janelle W. Yao, Ashika Gullapalli, Fayyaz Razi, Yan Lu

“…Fast and accurate detection of TIPS is essential to achieving these goals. Conventionally, invasive species monitoring has relied on morphological attributes. …”
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Enhancing climate resilience: A data-driven north rift weather prediction system for real-time forecasting and agricultural decision support by John W. Makokha, Peter W. Barasa, Geoffrey W. Khamala

“…Trained on a comprehensive dataset spanning 1995 to 2020, which includes precipitation (from the Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS)), temperature (TerraClimate), historical NDVI (Landsat 4–5 Thematic Mapper (from 1995 to 2013) and Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper plus (ETM+) (from 2014 to 2020)), and BSI (SoilGrids) data, the models effectively capture the complex relationships between environmental factors and vegetation health. The BSI model achieved an MSE of 0.029, an MAE of 0.019, and an R-squared score of 0.93, while the NDVI model yielded an MSE of 0.002, an MAE of 0.024, and an R-squared score of 0.945. …”
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mHealth knowledge and usage in maternal healthcare delivery: perspectives and experiences of healthcare practitioners in Ghana by Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Padmore Adusei Amoah, Pascal Agbadi, Aikins Amoako Asiama

“…Thus, it is imperative that the Government of Ghana prioritise incorporation of mHealth into the existing and future maternal healthcare model to enhance care delivery and increase the prospects of achieving the first and second targets of the third Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Development of an optimized protocol for protoplast-to-plant regeneration of selected varieties of Brassica oleracea L. by Katarzyna Stelmach-Wityk, Kamil Szymonik, Ewa Grzebelus, Agnieszka Kiełkowska

“…An efficient transformation or protoplast fusion can only be achieved with a robust and reproducible protocol for protoplast-to-plant regeneration. …”
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Improving the Quality of Meteorological Data and Services by Designing the Management Model of Information Systems and Information Technology by Seyyed Mohammad Aarabi, Tahmours Hasangholi Pourya Souri, AboAli Vedadhir, Pouria Pour Gharaei

“…This process was carried out with the participation of 20 data and information experts of the country's meteorological organization, who were selected purposefully and with the help of the content analysis method, with the aim of achieving various aspects of information systems and information technology function. …”
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Tending to the Facial Surfaces of a Mathematical Biology Head-Scratcher: Why Does the Head of the Sea Turtle <i>Natator depressus</i> Resemble a Convex Zygomorphic Dodecahedron? by David A. Becker

“…Successful testing of the model has been achieved by converting this array of fifteen oblate spheroids constructed with putty to the cephaloid dodecahedron in a process involving ventral elongation induced by stretching in the anterior direction along the anteroposterior axis (convergent extension). …”
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Functional Movement Screen Detected Asymmetry & Normative Values Among College-Aged Students by Craig R Triplett, Bryan S Dorrel, Matthew L Symonds, Corey A Selland, Daniel D Jensen, Christopher N Poole

“…An asymmetry within the FMS™ was defined as achieving an unequal score on any of the screens that assessed right versus left movements of the body…”
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A retrospective analysis of migraine prophylaxis with anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies at the hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics by V. Karpavičiūtė, K. Statkevičienė, G. Žemgulytė

“…A slightly better response was achieved with fremanezumab than erenumab (83.3% vs. 73.1% at 3 months; 83.3% vs. 65.7% at 6 months), but the difference was not significant (p=0.541; p=0.149). …”
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