Attitudes towards the Unified State Exam as a Tool for Combating Corruption in Admissions to National Universities by A. A. Maksimenko, L. N. Dukhanina, G. A. Porosenkov, D. V. Krylova, A. M. Bushueva

“…In this regard, it is of particular interest to study the opinions of those who faced this examination procedure (graduates who passed the unified state exam, as well as their parents).During the online survey conducted on March 04, 2024, 711 people (45.3% men, 54.7% women, M = 34.73 years) were interviewed who replied that they and/or their child participated in the exam procedure. Respondents expressed their degree of agreement with the statements of the questionnaires: condemning corruption and attitudes towards the USE.An analysis of the data obtained showed that respondents from the province significantly more often agreed that the USE significantly removes financial barriers to admission to Russian universities. …”
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Classifying Food Items During an Eating Occasion: A Machine Learning Approach with Slope Dynamics for Windowed Kinetic Data by Ileana Baldi, Corrado Lanera, Mohammad Junayed Bhuyan, Paola Berchialla, Luca Vedovelli, Dario Gregori

“…The performance of the classifiers was expressed in out-of-bag sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Flexor-Pronator Mass Training Exercises Selectively Activate Forearm Musculature by Takumi Fukunaga, Connor Fedge, Timothy Tyler, Michael Mullaney, Brandon Schmitt, Karl Orishimo, Malachy McHugh, Stephen Nicholas

“…Mean peak EMG activity in each muscle across repetitions during the eccentric phase of each exercise was calculated and expressed as a percentage of MVC. Moderate level of activity was defined as 21% of MVC or higher. …”
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Priorities in the Modern Organization of University Science in the Light of the Principal-Agent Theory by D. G. Sandler, V. A. Koksharov, V. V. Kruzhaev, A. Р. Bagirova

“…In this connection, an emphasis in the interpretation of the results was made not so much on the specific quantitative assessments of the agents as on the comparison of the priorities of the problems expressed by the agents and the solutions generated by the principal. …”
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Microbiological hazards associated with the use of water in the post‐harvest handling and processing operations of fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables and herbs (ffFVH). Part 2 – A... by EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Valeria Bortolaia, Sara Bover‐Cid, Alessandra De Cesare, Wietske Dohmen, Laurent Guillier, Lieve Herman, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Lapo Mughini‐Gras, Maarten Nauta, Jakob Ottoson, Luisa Peixe, Fernando Perez‐Rodriguez, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Jen Banach, Bin Zhou, Maria Teresa daSilva Felício, Laura Martino, Winy Messens, Angela Botteon

“…The protective effect of COD on microbial cells against FC is encompassed in the inactivation rate. HOCl is expressed as a function of temperature, pH and total chlorine. …”
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Digital health for early psychosis in Ghana: patient and caregiver needs and preferences by Anna Larsen, Joel Agorinya, Alexa Beaulieu, Emmanuel Quame Sottie, Benjamin Buck, Kwadwo Obeng, Bill Kyeremeh, Fredrick Kwame Dogbe, Muhammed Izudeen Iddrisu, Phil Emil Okwei Dowuona, Olivia Oteba Abbey Tetteh, Omari Boakye Emmanuel, Angela Ofori-Atta, Dror Ben-Zeev

“…The majority (80%) of early psychosis patients and their caregivers expressed interest in digital mental health for early psychosis and had access to a mobile phone (91%) and necessary mobile infrastructure. …”
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Circulating sCD138 and Some Angiogenesis-Involved Cytokines Help to Anticipate the Disease Progression of Early-Stage B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Dariusz Wołowiec, Jarosław Dybko, Tomasz Wróbel, Donata Urbaniak-Kujda, Bożena Jaźwiec, Beata Tomaszewska-Toporska, Katarzyna Kapelko-Słowik, Stanisław Potoczek, Kazimierz Kuliczkowski

“…Syndecan-1 (CD138) is a transmembrane heparin sulfate proteoglycan expressed on distinct stages of differentiation of B-lymphoid cells. …”
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Urinary Exosomal Long Noncoding RNA TERC as a Noninvasive Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma by Chen Chen, Anquan Shang, Zujun Sun, Yuting Gao, Jingjuan Huang, Yili Ping, Wenjing Chang, Chenzheng Gu, Junjun Sun, Ping Ji, Yi Yuan, Renquan Lu, Dong Li

“…In this study, we used RNA-sequencing of samples from four BLCA patients and three healthy controls to identify that TERC was differentially expressed in urinary exosomes. We then used quantitative PCR in different types of clinical samples to validate the biomarker and analyzed results using receiver operating characteristic curves. …”
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Medical students and ChatGPT: analyzing attitudes, practices, and academic perceptions by Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Maysa I. Farghly, Eman Anwar Sultan, Moaz Elsayed Abouelmagd, Youssef Ashmawy, Eman Hany Elsebaie

“…However, more than two-thirds expressed apprehension about its potential misuse in medical education, and around 60% were concerned about the accuracy of information ChatGPT might generate on complex medical topics. …”
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A novel tissue culture method to produce professional antigen-presenting cells from rainbow trout in vitro by Nguyen T. K. Vo, PhD, Lital Sever, PhD, Brian Dixon, PhD, Niels C. Bols, PhD

“…The RT-PCR result showed that the fin-LLCs expressed abundant transcript levels of four markers of pAPCs (Major Histocompatibility (MH) IIα, MH IIβ, S25–7, INXV), three transcript markers of DCs (CD83, CD205, CD209), one transcript marker for macrophages (CSF1R), and one transcript marker for pro-inflammatory responses (IL-1β). …”
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COVID-19 and Obesity: An Epidemiologic Analysis of the Brazilian Data by Diego Assis Gonçalves, Victória Ribeiro, Ana Gualberto, Fernanda Peres, Michaela Luconi, Jacy Gameiro

“…Continuous data were expressed as median and analyzed by the nonparametric tests Mann–Whitney or one-sample Wilcoxon. …”
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Comparative Transcriptional Profiling of Two Contrasting Barley Genotypes under Salinity Stress during the Seedling Stage by Runhong Gao, Ke Duan, Guimei Guo, Zhizhao Du, Zhiwei Chen, Liang Li, Ting He, Ruiju Lu, Jianhua Huang

“…In total, 557 and 247 salt-responsive genes were expressed exclusively in the shoot and root tissue of the salt-tolerant genotype, respectively. …”
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The evolution of primate vocal communication: a social route by Alban Lemasson, Camille Coye, Nancy Rebout, Florence Levréro

“…Lastly, because the core of communication is represented not only by what is expressed by an isolated caller, but also by the way vocal interactions are structured, we explored ‘conversational rules’ in apes. …”
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New Approaches to Developing the Integral Indicator Methodology for Estimating the Financial Efficiency of Agricultural Entities in Poland, the Republic of Moldova, and EU Countrie... by Mariusz Trojak, Barbara Kiełbasa, Daniela Popa, Aliona Sargo

“…Economic literature pays a great deal of attention to economic and financial efficiency, expressed in terms of competition, concentration, productivity and profitability. …”
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HRQoL Evaluation of Pediatric Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Zoledronic Acid Therapy by Tri Wahyu Martanto, Hamzah Rafly Rahman, Patricia Maria Kurniawati

“…A paired t-test was used to analyze changes in each domain of the PedsQL 4.0. The results were expressed as an adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval. …”
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Causal association between circulating α-Klotho levels and venous thromboembolism: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yanmin Song, Liping Cao, Hui Long

“…The effect size was expressed as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and the False Discovery Rate (FDR) test was used for correction. …”
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Development of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Detecting Diabetic Retinopathy at Early Stages Using Quantitative Proteomics by Jonghwa Jin, Hophil Min, Sang Jin Kim, Sohee Oh, Kyunggon Kim, Hyeong Gon Yu, Taesung Park, Youngsoo Kim

“…First, to identify biomarker candidates that are specifically expressed in human vitreous, we performed data-mining on both previously published DR-related studies and our experimental data; 96 proteins were then selected. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of respectful maternity care among mothers during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern province of Rwanda: An appreciative inquiry. by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Darius Gishoma, Olive Tengera, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

“…Participants described receiving compassionate, empathetic, and dignified care, with timely attention to their needs. They expressed satisfaction with the services provided, noting that healthcare providers were kind, polite, and dedicated, often going beyond their duties. …”
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Leptin Modifies the Rat Heart Performance Associated with Mitochondrial Dysfunction Independently of Its Prohypertrophic Effects by Edna Berzabá-Evoli, Cecilia Zazueta, Jarumi Hishel Cruz Hernández, Nancy Patricia Gómez-Crisóstomo, Isela Esther Juárez-Rojop, Erick Natividad De la Cruz-Hernández, Eduardo Martínez-Abundis

“…In addition, mitochondrial dysfunction expressed as a loss of membrane potential, decreased ability for calcium transport and retention, faster swelling, and less respiratory control was observed. …”
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Flow Cytometric Analysis of T, B, and NK Cells Antigens in Patients with Mycosis Fungoides by Serkan Yazıcı, Emel Bülbül Başkan, Ferah Budak, Barbaros Oral, Şaduman Balaban Adim, Zübeyde Ceylan Kalin, Güven Özkaya, Kenan Aydoğan, Hayriye Saricaoğlu, Şükran Tunali

“…We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological correlation and prognostic value of cell surface antigens expressed by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with mycosis fungoides (MF). 121 consecutive MF patients were included in this study. …”
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