Optimizing Talent Development for Goalkeepers: Psychological Characteristics, Stressors, and Sustainable Pathways in Elite Soccer by Camille Sabourin, Eric Terrien, Denis Ha

“…Results The results of the questionnaires revealed distinct findings: goalkeepers displayed lower extraversion scores compared to aspiring outfield players; gender differences were observed, with female goalkeepers exhibiting higher sensitivity, stress vulnerability and organizational tendencies than their male counterparts; dysfunctional personality tendencies were more prevalent among goalkeepers compared to other elite athletes’ populations; and age-related differences were observed regarding the perception of external support, with older participants reporting more nuanced experiences. …”
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Oura Ring as a Tool for Ovulation Detection: Validation Analysis by Nina Thigpen, Shyamal Patel, Xi Zhang

“…ResultsThe physiology method detected 1113 (96.4%) of 1155 ovulations with an average error of 1.26 days, which was significantly lower (U=904942.0, P<.001) than the calendar method’s average error of 3.44 days. …”
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Comparing corn silage with beet pulp silage fed separate or mixed with concentrate in buffalo calves by Abdur Rahman, Ali R. Khan, Muhammad I. Anjum, Zafar Hayat, Muhammad Arshad

“…Regarding serological examination, cholesterol levels showed significantly lower values in Group D, while blood glucose and urea nitrogen exhibited no differences. …”
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Examining the Effects of Construction Project Delays on Costs from the Perspective of Stakeholders Using a System Dynamics Approach: Insights from a Commercial Complex Project in Q... by Amirhosein Saffarinia, Hamidreza Yazdani

“…Moreover, the simulation of project financing during price fluctuations indicated that the purchase profit at a lower price could compensate for the cost of delays of up to two months. …”
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Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Insights Through Digital Phenotyping by Analyzing the Discrepancies Between Subjective Insomnia Severity and Activity-Based Objective... by Ji Won Yeom, Hyungju Kim, Seung Pil Pack, Heon-Jeong Lee, Taesu Cheong, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…Interestingly, the no insomnia group had longer total awake times and lower sleep quality compared with the insomnia groups. …”
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Etiology of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Tertiary-Care Hospitals in Thailand: A Multicenter, Retrospective Cohort Study by Rongrungruang Y, Plongla R, Pleumkanitkul S, Hantrakun V, Khawcharoenporn T

“…A high rate of carbapenem resistance (CR) in A. baumannii (92.5%) was observed. Lower rates of CR were observed in K. pneumoniae (20.6%) and P. aeruginosa isolates (16.9%). …”
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QCD predictions for simultaneously produced Higgs and vector bosons at $$\sqrt{s}$$ s = 13, 14, 27 and 100 TeV with a comprehensive study of systematic uncertainty and charge asymm... by Kamuran Dilsiz, Emrah Tiras, Meryem Yilmaz, Hasan Ogul

“…This indicates that high-order QCDs not only provide more accurate results by the addition of extra partonic diagrams but also provide lower uncertainties in the relevant production channels. …”
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of Landiolol and Esmolol in critically ill patients: a propensity score-matched study by Xiang Si, Hao Yuan, Rui Shi, Wenliang Song, Jiayan Guo, Jinlong Jiang, Tao Yang, Xiaoxun Ma, Huiming Wang, Minying Chen, Jianfeng Wu, Xiangdong Guan, Xavier Monnet

“…., while the Landiolol group exhibited notably higher minimal ScvO2 levels (72% [63%, 78%] vs 68% [55%, 73%], respectively, p = 0.006) and a lower maximal PCO2 gap compared to the Esmolol group (7.0 [6.0, 9.0] vs. 8.0 [6.0, 10.0] mmHg, respectively, p = 0.040). …”
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Folic acid alleviates the negative effects of dexamethasone induced stress on production performance in Hyline Brown laying hens by Xi Sun, Chaohui Wang, Sijing Li, Xiaoying Liu, Yun Li, Yumeng Wang, Yuxin Niu, Zhouzheng Ren, Xin Yang, Xiaojun Yang, Yanli Liu

“…Laying hens in the DXM group had lower laying rates and egg quality, including egg weight, eggshell thickness, eggshell strength, albumen height, and Haugh units (P < 0.05). …”
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Characterization of the colostrum proteome of primiparous Holstein cows and its association with colostrum immunoglobulin G concentrations by Ezequias Castillo-Lopez, Patrick Biber, Arife Sener-Aydemir, Karin Hummel, Ebrahim Razzazi-Fazeli, Nicole Reisinger, Qendrim Zebeli, Susanne Kreuzer-Redmer, Thomas Hartinger

“…However, colostrum of excellent quality had lower (P < 0.05) abundance of HGF activator (E1BCW0), alpha-S1-casein (P02662), and xanthine dehydrogenase/oxidase (P80457). …”
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Management strategies for the efficient energy production of brackish water desalination to ensure reliability, cost reduction, and sustainability by A. Bdour, A. Hejab, L. Almakhadmeh, M. Hawa

“…Many challenges were identified during the current work, including the low quality of raw water and minimal demand for freshwater, which resulted in lower operation hours outside of sun peak hours, while the direct utilization of photovoltaic energy is recommended.CONCLUSION: Renewable energy and energy recovery were recognized as potential sources for energy savings to achieve sustainable and long-term feasible operation and cost recovery at the Hashemite University photovoltaic brackish water reverse osmosis plant. …”
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Dissolution and Solubility of the Synthetic Natroalunite and the Arsenic-Incorporated Natroalunite at pH of 2.00–5.60 and 25–45°C by Yinian Zhu, Huiling Xuan, Yanpeng Liang, Qiming Yan, Zongqiang Zhu, Zhangnan Jiang, Lihao Zhang, Huili Liu, Shen Tang

“…The dissolution in H3O+ medium proved to be near-stoichiometric within the short beginning period, and the dissolved Na+, Al3+, SO42−, and AsO43− concentrations were stoichiometric according to the initial solids and then appeared to be nonstoichiometric with the Na/SO4 mole ratios higher and the Al/SO4 and AsO4/SO4 mole ratios lower than the stoichiometry until the experimental end, indicating that the components were released from solid to solution preferentially after the following order: Na+ (H3O+) > SO42− > AsO43− > Al3+. …”
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The Association between ER, PR, HER2, and ER−/PR+ Expression and Lung Cancer Subsequent in Breast Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Based on SEER Database by Hong Yu Shao, Bao Tan Hao, Feng Xiao Gao

“…Result of fully adjusted binary logistic regression showed PR+ and HER2+ were positively associated with lower risk BC-LuC after adjusting confounders (ORs = 0.84, 95% CI: 0.73–0.96, p = 0.011 and ORs = 0.83, 95% CI: 0.72–0.96, p = 0.012, respectively). …”
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Role of Computed Tomography in Predicting Programmed Death Ligand-1 Positivity in Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Yu ZH, Ma WQ, Ren JW, Zhang XT, Chu L

“…It was also compared with the model established by previous study.Results: Patients with PD-L1-positive gastric adenocarcinoma exhibited a higher prevalence of larger short diameters of lymph nodes (LNs) (≥ 1 cm), and lower CT attenuation values in the venous and delayed phases compared to those in the PD-L1-negative group. …”
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study by Foglia SD, Drapeau CC, Ramdeo KR, Adams FC, Soppitt DB, Rehsi RS, Shanthanna H, Nelson AJ

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using rTMS in CRPS patients, to improve pain intensity and quality of life.Patients and Methods: Six participants (5 lower limb, 1 upper limb, 42 ± 9 yr) took part in an open-label rTMS study comprised of a 9-week intervention and 6-month follow-up. …”
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Observation on the efficacy of TPO receptor agonists and platelet transfusion in chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia in malignant tumors by Huan Hu, Dongmei Lei, Yan Liang

“…However, group C had significantly lower APTT and higher FIB levels compared to groups A and B (P < 0.05). …”
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Splenic artery aneurysms – a systematic review of the literature by Marta Machado, Andreia Coelho, João Peixoto, Luís Fernandes, Roberto Boal, Francisco Basílio, Patrícia Carvalho, Beatriz Guimarães, Pedro Brandão, Alexandra Canedo

“…OS has good results in treating SAA with lower morbidity and reintervention than ET. However, ET should be a viable alternative in high-risk patients with favorable anatomy. …”
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Annexin A8 deficiency delays atherosclerosis progression by Carmen Gutiérrez‐Muñoz, Rafael Blázquez‐Serra, Irene San Sebastian‐Jaraba, Sandra Sanz‐Andrea, Maria J. Fernández‐Gómez, Gonzalo Nuñez‐Moreno, Pablo Mínguez, Joan Carles Escolá‐Gil, Paula Nogales, Veronique Ollivier, Jose L. Martín‐Ventura, Benoit Ho‐Tin Noe, Ursula Rescher, Nerea Méndez‐Barbero, Luis M. Blanco‐Colio

“…Plaques of ApoE−/−AnxA8−/− were characterized by lower lipid and inflammatory content, smaller necrotic core, thicker fibrous cap and less apoptosis compared with those in ApoE−/−AnxA8+/+. …”
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Implementasi Color Quantization pada Kompresi Citra Digital dengan Menggunakan Model Clustering Berdasarkan Nilai Max Variance pada Ruang Warna RGB by Tommy Tommy, Rosyidah Siregar, Andi Marwan Elhanafi, Imran Lubis

“…Abstract Image compression can be done by using color quantization where by reducing the number of colors contained in the image it can reduce the number of bits used to represent the colors. The lower the number of colors reduced in order to achieve the optimal compression ratio has an impact on the quality of the image. …”
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Efficacy and safety of PD-1 inhibitors as second-line treatment for advanced squamous esophageal cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis with a focus on PD-L1 express... by Fei Yang, Min Dan, Jindan Shi, Ling Fan, Haoluo Zhang, Tiantian Jian, Kelu Lei, Yue Wang, Juan Xin, Zhigang Yu, Wei Chen

“…Moreover, Nivolumab (OR = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.08-0.20) was associated with a markedly lower risk of Grade ≥ 3 AEs compared to chemotherapy. …”
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