Translation and cross-cultural validation of the Lithuanian version of the sleep-related breathing disorder scale of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire by Gintare Oboleviciene, Valdone Miseviciene

“…All patients underwent overnight polysomnography.ResultsThe Lithuanian PSQ showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.816). Lithuanian PSQ responses administered 14–30 days apart were strongly correlated (r = 0.924, p < 0.001, 95% CI 0.830–0.967). …”
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Surgical site infections prevalence among caesarean section patients by Tasneem Alkout, Abdulhamid M. Alkout, Esraa Rasheed, Osama Etekbali, Fathi Abousnina, Alhadi Araibi

“…The main bacteria isolates were Staphylococcus aureus (37.8%), Staphylococcus epidermidis (23.6%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (11.4%), Klebsiella pneumonia (8.3%), Escherichia coli (5.3%) and Alpha hemolytic Streptococcus (3.8%) Conclusions: The SSI rate in this study was at the lower limit of the WHO predicted infection rate and the bacterial isolates were sensitive to many antibiotics. …”
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Evaluation of rest interval following a series of tuck jumps on anaerobic performance by Christopher J. Cleary, Summer B. Cook, Ashley A. Herda

“…Separate mixed-factorial repeated measures analyses of variance assessed changes across conditions and sex for the Wingate variables and conditions, sex, and time for CMJ height at an alpha of p ≤ 0.05. Results: RPP and RMP were significantly greater than CON for ER1 by 0.92 ± 0.23 W kg−1 and 0.41 ± 0.14 W kg−1, respectively, and ER5 by 0.77 ± 0.23 W kg−1 and 0.36 ± 0.10 W kg−1, respectively. …”
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Tear metabolomics reveals novel potential biomarkers in epithelial herpes simplex keratitis by Jinyu Zhang, Zhenning Wu, Yangqi Zhang, Kaili Wu, Xiaoyi Li, Shiyou Zhou

“…The changed metabolites were enriched in these pathways: arginine and proline metabolism, phospholipid biosynthesis, alpha linolenic acid and linoleic acid metabolism, retinol metabolism. …”
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Theoretical Study of the Quadruple Gamma Transitions of Radioactive Radon and Radium Isotopes Based on Half-Life by Duaa Abed Salim, Waleed Jabbar Mhana, Hadeel Ghali Ishnayin, Khalid Hadi Mahdi

“… Background: This study investigated multiple aspects of radon and radium’s nuclear properties since they are heavy, radioactive elements that may emit alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, which is connected to cancer and poses a risk to the environment. …”
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Activation of Adenosine A3 Receptor Alleviates TNF-α-Induced Inflammation through Inhibition of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Human Colonic Epithelial Cells by Tianhua Ren, Yumei Qiu, Weiyun Wu, Xiao Feng, Shicai Ye, Zhuang Wang, Ting Tian, Yanting He, Caiyuan Yu, Yu Zhou

“…To investigate the expression of adenosine A3 receptor (A3AR) in human colonic epithelial cells and the effects of A3AR activation on tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α-) induced inflammation in order to determine its mechanism of action in human colonic epithelial cells, human colonic epithelial cells (HT-29 cells) were treated with different concentrations of 2-Cl-IB-MECA prior to TNF-α stimulation, followed by analysis of NF-κB signaling pathway activation and downstream IL-8 and IL-1β production. …”
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The role of integrated management in the realization of intelligent transportation (Case study: Zahedan city) by Amir Kaveh, Maryam Karimian Bostani, Gholam reza Miri

“…The validity of the instrument and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.70. The statistical population of the study is urban experts in Zahedan. …”
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Evolving trends in the prevalence and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea from 2010 to 2023: a population-based study by Yu-Seon Jung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Se Rim Choi, Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor prescriptions rose from 29.7 to 41.6%, while the use of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs declined. …”
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Induction of translation-suppressive G3BP1+ stress granules and interferon-signaling cGAS condensates by transfected plasmid DNA by Vladimir Majerciak, Zhi-Ming Zheng

“…The elevated levels of phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 subunit alpha (eIF2α), interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF3), and signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) were induced in plasmid DNA-transfected cells. …”
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Designing a Model of Effective Factors on Creative Cultural Industries in Iran by Abbas Ghaedamini Harouni, Mehrdad Sadeghi Deh Cheshmeh, Sadegh Sadeghi Deh Cheshmeh, Narjes Mohsenifar

“…Both validity questionnaires were confirmed, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient measured its reliability above 0.70.Findings: The Delphi identification test was used to identify the influential factors and was screened in two stages. …”
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The extensive cultivation of Pyropia haitanensis along the coastal areas influences the ecological dynamics of nearby intertidal mudflat pond water by Peihao Liu, Qijun Luo, Shanshan Zhu, Juanjuan Chen, Rui Yang, Tingting Niu, Tiegan Wang, Peng Zhang, Haimin Chen

“…The dynamic diversity patterns and structure of microbial communities were determined by 16S and 18S rRNA sequencing, and the environmental factors were measured.ResultsIn the offshore aquaculture area, the cultivation of P. haitanensis increased the dissolved oxygen and pH, decreased inorganic nutrients, reduced the alpha diversity of bacteria, established the dominance of Proteobacteria, but did not influence the composition of microeukaryotes. …”
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Exploration of the metabolomic mechanisms of postmenopausal hypertension induced by low estrogen state by Yao Li, Hui Xin, Zhexun Lian, Wei Zhang

“…Specifically, metabolites that were differentially expressed, particularly L-alpha-aminobutyric acid (L-AABA), showed potential as a biomarker for postmenopausal hypertension, potentially exerting a protective function through macrophage activation and vascular remodeling. …”
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Forward-backward translation, content validity, face validity, construct validity, criterion validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency of a questionnaire on patie... by Zhi Kuan Saw, Jonathan Jun Xian Yuen, Asma Ashari, Fatima Ibrahim Bahemia, Yun Xuan Low, Nik Mukhriz Nik Mustapha, May Nak Lau

“…Intraclass Correlation Coefficient ranged from 0.687 to 0.913, indicating moderate to excellent test-retest reliability. Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.687 to 0.913 indicating that none of the questionnaire items showed unacceptable or poor internal consistency. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Pain and Sleep Questionnaire and in Relation to Pain-Specific Sleep-Related Cognition by Sajida Fawaz Hammoudi, Seockhoon Chung

“…Both the PSQ-5 and PSQ-3 exhibited high reliability of internal consistency, with Cronbach’s alphas of 0.904 (PSQ-5) and 0.903 (PSQ-3), respectively. …”
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Development and validation of the “Adjustment Disorder Scale for Medically Ill Patients - ETAM” by Juan Pablo Zapata-Ospina, Natalia Rodríguez, Ayda Margarita Rodríguez, Jenny García-Valencia, Mercedes Jiménez-Benítez, Nicolás Martínez-Ramos, Diana Restrepo Bernal, Ana Lucía Gallego, Carolina Gómez, Luis Fernando Tabares, Carlos Cardeño-Castro, Daniel Camilo Aguirre-Acevedo

“…Internal consistency was adequate, with McDonald’s omega of 0.95 and Cronbach’s alpha between 0.82 and 0.92 for its dimensions. ETAM had high test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.98). …”
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Orientia, Rickettsia, and the microbiome in rodent attached chiggers in North Carolina, USA. by Elise A Richardson, Reuben Garshong, Kaiying Chen, Dac Crossley, Bryan S Mclean, Gideon Wasserberg, Charles S Apperson, R Michael Roe, Loganathan Ponnusamy

“…DNA was extracted from the chiggers, and the V3-V4 regions of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene were sequenced using next-generation sequencing (NGS). Alpha diversity metrics revealed significant differences in bacterial diversity among different collection counties. …”
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Human reference microbiome profiles of different body habitats in healthy individuals by Sujin Oh, Kyoung Un Park, Kyoung Un Park

“…Reference intervals of alpha diversity indices were calculated. To reduce the effects of inherent limitations of microbiome data, the taxonomic profiles of the reference group were estimated as log-scaled fold change (logFC) in the abundance of microorganisms between two habitats within the subjects. …”
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Comparison of dexmedetomidine and clonidine as an adjuvant to lignocaine with adrenaline in infiltration anesthesia in tympanoplasty: A randomized controlled trial by Veena Mathur, Pradeep Kumar, Sonam Mittal, Deepika Meena, Maina Singh, Veena Patodi

“…Researchers are investigating alpha-2 agonists like clonidine and dexmedetomidine to enhance pain relief. …”
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Intestinal Microbiota Transplant Prior to Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant (MAST) trial: study protocol for a multicentre, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, phase IIa trial by Julian R Marchesi, Emma Nicholson, Benjamin H Mullish, Renuka Palanicawandar, Graham Wheeler, Francesca Kinsella, Andrew J Innes, Lauren A Roberts, Shian Anim-Burton, Lee Webber, Nicholas A Johnson, Rohma Ghani, Pakhshan Farshi, Anjum B Khan, Panagiotis Kottaridis, Pramila Krishnamurthy, Frances Davies, Jiří Pavlů

“…The primary outcome will be to assess the increase in alpha diversity between pre-IMT and that measured at ~42 days after IMT administration (day +28 of HCT), comparing the difference between patients receiving IMT compared with placebo. …”
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Study of Problems & Challenges of Rural House Improvement Project in Kermanshah County, Base of Attitude of Technical Supervisors by Aeizh Azmi, Akram Razlansari, Leila Mataei

“…Reliability calculated by alpha Cronbach method that equal 0.72 and validity calculated by K.M.O and Bartlet method that equal (K.M. …”
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