Assessing SPECT/CT for the identification of cartilage lesions in the knee joint: A systematic review by Larissa Rix, Samuel Tushingham, Karina Wright, Martyn Snow

“…Background: Single-photon emission computerised tomography with conventional computer tomography (SPECT/CT) is an emerging technology which may hold clinical value for the identification of cartilage lesions in the knee joint. …”
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Women in Adébáyọ̀ Fálétí’s Poetry by Abidemi Bolarinwa

“…Women are a non-homogenous group as their status and roles in the society are determined by a complexity of factors such as being a daughter, sister, and wife; a cultic member; and the economic and political positions they hold in the market place and in local governance (Ilesanmi, 2013). …”
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Drivers that motivate participation in mangrove forest management among the local people at Barangay Lasang, Davao City, Philippines by Jadloc Johanne Astrid, Legaspina Thecil, Gabrinao Wayne Pascual, Gorgonio Charlyn

“…Contrarily, nonmonetary-related benefits such as making friends, improving environmental quality, and strengthening relationships hold the weakest influence (r=0.14). The correlation between drivers that motivate participation and participation levels had a weak but positive relationship (r=0.29). …”
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Exploring sustainable construction: A case study on the potential of municipal solid waste incineration ashes as building materials in San Andres island by Julián David Carmona-Ramírez, Carlos Andrés Bedoya-Henao, Francisco Darío Cabrera-Poloche, Isabella Taborda-Llano, Gustavo Adolfo Viana-Casas, Óscar Jaime Restrepo-Baena, Jorge Iván Tobón

“…By 2024, San Andrés Island’s only sanitary landfill had reached full capacity, holding over 500,000 tons of waste. With limited storage options and an annual generation of 250,000 tons of municipal solid waste, incineration became a key waste management strategy. …”
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Process industry disrupted: AI and the need for human orchestration by M.W. Vegter, V. Blok, R. Wesselink

“…While engineers continuously alter the plant as being a technical system; operators hold a rather symbiotic relationship with the production process on site. …”
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Study on the regulation of tea polyphenols on the structure and gel properties of myofibrillar protein from Neosalanx taihuensis by Xiangxiang Ni, Mengting Li, Zhiwei Huang, Yinyin Wei, Chaoyi Duan, Ruixi Li, Yajie Fang, Xiu Wang, Mingfeng Xu, Rongrong Yu

“…Furthermore, TP treatment notably enhanced the functional properties of MP gels, including optimized gel strength, improved water holding capacity (WHC), and altered rheological properties. …”
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Integrated analysis of dermatomyositis reveals heterogeneous immune infiltration and interstitial lung disease-associated endotype by Xinzhi Xu, Tianwen Qiu, Kexin Sun, Xue Han, Junxia Huang, Xiuyuan Wang, Jianchao Ge, Ji Yang

“…The identified biomarkers hold promise for determining an ILD-associated endotype and predicting clinical outcomes, thereby paving the way for timely management of DM and prevention of complications.…”
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Reading comprehension beliefs of Mexican pre-service language teachers: a Likert scale study by Moisés Damián Perales-Escudero, Mizael Garduño Buenfil, Vilma Esperanza Portillo Campos

“…However, a large minority did not appear to hold any firm beliefs about reading, suggesting insufficient exposure to various complex reading tasks and genres. …”
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Social robots in adult psychiatry: a summary of utilisation and impact by Maja Kling, Alfred Haeussl, Nina Dalkner, Frederike T. Fellendorf, Melanie Lenger, Alexander Finner, Julia Ilic, Irina S. Smolak, Lena Stojec, Ina Zwigl, Eva Z. Reininghaus

“…Their assistance is believed to hold promise in mitigating the effects of staffing shortages and enhancing current mental health treatment. …”
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Investigating The Competence Of Spiritual Care Among Nurses Working In Teaching Hospitals Affiliated With Shahid Sadoughi University Of Medical Sciences In Yazd, 2023 by Roohollah Askari, Hassan Jafari, Arefeh Dehghani Tafti, Neda Futuhi Tafti

“…Background and purpose: Nurses, as the closest healthcare providers to patients, hold significant popularity and trust. Strengthening their competence in spiritual care is critical in ensuring holistic healthcare delivery. …”
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Londra’daki Göçmen Çocuklara Ekosistem Penceresinden Bakmak by Zehra Nur Keskin, Fatmanur Alsancak

“…Bu çalışmada Türkiye’den İngiltere’ye göç olgusu ile ilgili çalışmalar, raporlar, kitaplar, lisansüstü tezler, makaleler, örnek olay ve durumlar incelenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda İngiltere çocuk koruma sisteminde çocukların yeri Londra özelinde betimlenmiş ve incelenmiştir. …”
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Zakat-based urban farming: A tool for poverty alleviation, community empowerment, financial inclusion, and food security by Kinan Salim, Baharom Abdul Hamid, Ziyaad Mahomed, Wiaam Hassan

“…Methodology – This study reviews various models that have used Zakat funds for economic empowerment, conduct interviews, and hold focus group discussions. It proposes a zakat-based urban farming model for poverty alleviation and community empowerment using the theory of change. …”
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Leveraging LLMs and wearables to provide personalized recommendations for enhancing student well-being and academic performance through a proof of concept by Arfan Ahmed, Sarah Aziz, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Rawan AlSaad, Javaid Sheikh

“…Personalized recommendations based on individual data hold promise. This study explores the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate personalized recommendations for 12 high school students to enhance their well-being and academic performance. …”
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ADAM-multi: software to simulate complex breeding programs for animals and plants with different ploidy levels and generalized genotypic effect models to account for multiple allel... by Thinh Tuan Chu, Thinh Tuan Chu, Just Jensen

“…While the bi-allelic state of marker loci is due to the common choice of genotyping technology of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip, the assumption may not hold for the linked QTL. In the version of ADAM-Multi, we employ a novel simulation model capable of simulating additive, dominance, and epistatic genotypic effects for species with different levels of ploidy, providing with a more realistic assumption of multiple allelism for QTL variants. …”
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Junior high school's EFL teachers' reading habits and literacy practices by Ni Komang Arie Suwastini, Ni Kadek Citrawati, Ni Wayan Surya Mahayanti, Nice Maylani Asril, I Gusti Agung Sri Rwa Jayantini

“… As role models, teachers hold great potential to influence their student's literacy. …”
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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasika Belay, Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen

“…The econometric analysis revealed that variables such as total land holding size, annual income, and livelihood diversification had a positive influence on the probability of a household being categorized as food secure. …”
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Strategic enhancement of joint strength in dissimilar Al/Mg alloys: a workable approach for aerospace application by S. Suresh, Elango Natarajan, Kalaimani Markandan, S. Sudhagar, Gnanasambandam Anbuchezhiyan, R. Elayaraja

“…SiC nanoparticles were introduced through a pre-drilled 2 mm hole at the tool’s plunging point to refine the microstructure and mitigate the formation of brittle Al–Mg intermetallic compounds (IMCs). …”
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A collaborative parent-teacher model for religious moderation education in early childhood in Indonesia by M. Suyuti Yusuf, Hadi Pajarianto, Baso Sulaiman

“…Background: Effective collaboration between parents and teachers is a crucial component of early childhood education (ECE) institutions in Indonesia. Both parties hold a fundamental responsibility for imparting knowledge within the formal school setting and the informal home environment. …”
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Luminescence of bound excitons created near sodium impurity ions in KCl:Na single crystals by K. Shunkeyev, А. Kenzhebayeva, A. Krasnikov, V. Nagirnyi, Sh Sagimbayeva, D. Sergeyev, А. Tilep, Zh Ubaev, A. Lushchik

“…The study is focused on luminescence features of bound excitons (exciton-like formations, ELFs) in KCl:Na single crystals created in the field of sodium impurity ions either directly at photoexcitation or via the recombination of electron-hole pairs. The intensity of the X-ray luminescence (XRL) bands peaked at 2.8 and 3.1 eV (emission of recombinationally formed and relaxed ELFs) increases with both, the concentration of sodium impurity ions (10 → 1000 ppm) and the detection temperature (85 → 350 K). …”
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Knowledge of mothers regarding infant’s developmental milestones in four domains (gross motor, fine motor, language and personal and social) – A cross sectional study by Pooja Thakur, Nalina Gupta

“…Results: 73% mothers were aware regarding head holding in the gross motor domain, 61% mothers were aware regarding hand to mouth in the fine motor domain, 41% mothers were aware regarding bisyllables in the language domain, and 64% mothers were aware regarding when an infant starts waving bye-bye in the personal social domain. …”
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