A Psychometric Analysis of the Polish Online Version of the Aging Semantic Differential Scale (ASD) by Puto G, Wadelska-Kaczmarek A, Muszalik M

“…Reliability of the scale was assessed by determining the internal consistency using Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient.Results: A four-factor model was extracted from the analysis. …”
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The impact of attitude towards an e-tax system on tax compliance of Vietnamese enterprises: Adoption of an e-tax system as a mediator by Ha Thi Hai Do, Yen Thi Hai Mac, Hoa Thi Van Tran, Thuy Thi Le Nguyen

“…The study applies Cronbach’s Alpha as a tool for assessing the reliability or internal consistency of scales. …”
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Long-Term Therapeutic Effects of ²²⁵Ac-DOTA-E[c(RGDfK)]₂ Induced by Radiosensitization via G2/M Arrest in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma by Mitsuyoshi Yoshimoto, Kohshin Washiyama, Kazunobu Ohnuki, Ayano Doi, Miki Inokuchi, Motohiro Kojima, Brian W. Miller, Yukie Yoshii, Anri Inaki, Hirofumi Fujii

“…<b>Background</b>: Alpha radionuclide therapy has emerged as a promising novel strategy for cancer treatment; however, the therapeutic potential of ²²⁵Ac-labeled peptides in pancreatic cancer remains uninvestigated. …”
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Mirvetuximab Soravtansine in solid tumors: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shamsnur Rehim, Shuang Yuan, Hongjing Wang

“…<h4>Background</h4>Mirvetuximab Soravtansine (MIRV) is a promising antibody‒drug conjugate (ADC) that targets folate receptor alpha (FRα), which is overexpressed in several types of solid tumors. …”
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4-1BB agonist targeted to fibroblast activation protein α synergizes with radiotherapy to treat murine breast tumor models by Ignacio Melero, Alvaro Teijeira, Christian Klein, Maria E Rodriguez-Ruiz, Christina Claus, Pablo Umana, Tamara Tanos, Carlos E De Andrea, Carlos Luri-Rey, Paloma Sanchez-Mateos, Leticia Fernández-Rubio, María Collantes, Irantzu Serrano-Mendioroz, Celia Barrio-Alonso, Antonio Rullan, Jon Ander Simon, Eneko Garate-Soraluze, Claudia del Pilar Herrero

“…Selective monoclonal antibody (mAb)-mediated depletions of immune cell populations, neutralizing interferon alpha/beta receptor 1 (IFNAR-I) IFNAR and interferon (IFN)-γ mAbs and gene-modified mice (4-1BB−/−) were used to delineate the immune cell subsets and mechanisms required for efficacy. 67Ga labeled muFAP-4-1BBL tracked by SPECT-CT was used to study biodistribution. …”
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Nomogram for predicting early cancer-related death due to recurrence after liver resection in hepatocellular carcinoma patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage B/C:... by Zhan-Cheng Qiu, Hao-Zheng Cai, You-Wei Wu, Jun-Long Dai, Wei-Li Qi, Chu-Wen Chen, Yue-Qing Xu, Chuan Li, Tian-Fu Wen

“…Results In our LASSO-logistic regression model, three variables were independently associated with the ECRD due to recurrence: the alpha-fetoprotein-tumor burden score (ATS score, Odd Ratio [OR]: 1.12, p = 0.001), BCLC stage (OR: 4.39, p < 0.001) and the aspartate transaminase (AST) to alanine transaminase (ALT) ratio (AAR, OR: 1.49, p = 0.027) and we established the nomogram model based on these three variables. …”
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Typologie et caractéristiques des pâturages de la commune urbaine de Téra dans l'ouest du Niger by Hamza Seydou Korombé, Idrissa Soumana, Abdoul Aziz Maman Lawal, Ibrahim Djibo, Sanoussi Atta

“…L’analyse de la diversité alpha a montré que ces pâturages sont relativement très diversifiés avec des richesses floristiques qui varient de 44 à 112 espèces, des indices de Shannon de 3,52 à 4,81 bits et des équitabilités de Piélou de 0,64 à 0,71. …”
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Effects of Microbial Fertilizer Application on Soil Ecology in Saline–Alkali Fields by Xingguo Tian, Xiu Zhang, Guoping Yang, Yu Wang, Qianru Liu, Jingjing Song

“…In contrast, the activity of catalase decreased by 2.79% (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Alpha diversity analysis demonstrated that the Ace, Chao1, and Sobs indices for both bacteria and fungi were significantly higher at NS3 than before sowing, indicating the highest species richness at this stage. …”
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Effects of replacing soybean meal with cottonseed meal on growth performance, carcass trait, intestinal development and intestinal microbiota of broiler chickens by Lei Yan, Sha An, Xiaoguo Lv, Zunzhou Lv, Beibei Zhang, Mingan Choct, Yuming Guo, Zhengguo Wang, Baozuo Yan, Yong Li

“…Cottonseed meal had no significant effect on the alpha diversity, beta diversity, and taxonomic composition at the phylum and genus levels of the ileal microbiota in broilers (P > 0.05). …”
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Clinical and radiographic outcomes using standard length of cannulated screws for traditional Latarjet procedure by Juan M. Lopez-Ovenza, MD, Amaury Tapia, MD, Juan I. Duca, MD

“…The coracoid healed the glenoid neck in 87.1% (54/62) of the shoulders on the postoperative computed tomography scan. Lower alpha angle for inferior and superior screws had more rate of unicortical fixation (P = .05 and P = .04, respectively). …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Manjula Nandakumar, Priya Das, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Alexandra E. Butler, Stephen L. Atkin

“…In addition, lymphotactin (XCL1) was upregulated and placenta growth factor (PIGF), alpha-L-iduronidase (IDUA), angiopoietin-1 receptor, and soluble (sTie-2) and macrophage metalloelastase (MMP12) were downregulated. …”
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Natural Product Identification and Molecular Docking Studies of Leishmania Major Pteridine Reductase Inhibitors by Moses N. Arthur, George Hanson, Emmanuel Broni, Patrick O. Sakyi, Henrietta Mensah-Brown, Whelton A. Miller, Samuel K. Kwofie

“…The five selected compounds ZINC000095486253, ZINC000095486221, ZINC000095486249, 8alpha-hydroxy-13-epi-pimar-16-en-6,18-olide, and pachycladin D were predicted to be antiprotozoal (<i>Leishmania</i>) with Pa values of 0.642, 0.297, 0.543, 0.431, and 0.350, respectively. …”
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Enhancing growing rabbit heat stress resilience through dietary supplementation with natural antioxidants by Ibrahim Talat El-Ratel, Aml Mekawy, Sara H.M. Hassab, Sameh Abdelnour

“…The serum Immunoglobulin G (IgG) was significantly increased, while tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-4 (IL-4), and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) were decreased by all feed additives (P < 0.05). …”
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In Vivo Functional Assessment of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporters (SGLTs) Using [18F]Me4FDG PET in Rats by Yohji Matsusaka, Xinyu Chen, Paula Arias-Loza, Rudolf A. Werner, Naoko Nose, Takanori Sasaki, Steven P. Rowe, Martin G. Pomper, Constantin Lapa, Takahiro Higuchi

“…Thus, we aimed to assess the potential of the SGLT-targeting PET radiotracer alpha-methyl-4-deoxy-4-[18F]fluoro-D-glucopyranoside ([18F]Me4FDG) as a noninvasive intestinal and renal biomarker of SGLT-mediated glucose transport. …”
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Synergistic impact of Salmonella typhimurium and Eimeria spp. coinfection on turkey poults: Growth performance, salmonella colonization, and ceca microbiota insights by Hamid Reza Rafieian-Naeini, Hanseo Ko, Doyun Goo, Venkata Sesha Reddy Choppa, Seshidhar Reddy Gudidoddi, Hemanth Reddy Katha, Woo Kyun Kim

“…The ST challenge significantly decreased alpha diversity, including pielou evenness and Shannon entropy (P < 0.05). …”
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Adaptation Studies of the Aggression and Victimization Scales for Elementary School Children by Arzu KURNAZ, Emine Gül KAPÇI

“…CSBS-SR’s and CSEQ-SR’s test-retest reliability were found to be .64 and.80 and internal consistency assessed by Cronbach Alpha were found to be .84 and .90 respectively. …”
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Rescue of common and rare exon 2 skipping variants of the GAA gene using modified U1 snRNA by Paolo Peruzzo, Natascha Bergamin, Martina Bon, Sara Cappelli, Alessandra Longo, Elisa Goina, Cristiana Stuani, Emanuele Buratti, Andrea Dardis

“…Abstract Background Pompe disease (PD) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by the deficient activity of acid alpha glucosidase (GAA) enzyme due to mutations in the GAA gene. …”
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Biofloc technology significantly reshapes water microbiome and improves survival rates in Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) by Jiho Yang, Hyunjun Choi, Jun Seong Park, Yehyeon Cha, Ju-Ae Hwang, Seung-Yoon Oh

“…Both treatments did not result in water quality conditions detrimental to the growth of eels. Alpha diversity was higher in BFT water microbiome than in FTS, but no differences were observed in the guts of eels between the two treatments. …”
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Phase II trial of nab-paclitaxel plus ramucirumab in combination with nivolumab for unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer after progression on first-line treatment incl... by Hidekazu Hirano, Naoki Takahashi, Yusuke Amanuma, Nobumi Suzuki, Daisuke Takahari, Takeshi Kawakami, Chie Kudo-Saito, Kengo Nagashima, Narikazu Boku, Ken Kato, Hirokazu Shoji

“…The target number of patients was set at 45 based on threshold and expected 6-month PFS rates of 35% and 60%, respectively, with a one-sided alpha error of 0.05 and power of 0.95. Secondary endpoints include objective response rate, disease control rate, PFS, overall survival, duration of response, time to response, and safety. …”
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USP22 inhibits microglial M1 polarization by regulating the PU.1/NLRP3 inflammasome pathway by Ming-chen Yu, Xiao-lin Li, Ming-liang Ning, Zhen-zhong Yan, Wan-tao Yu

“…Enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay was employed to determine the levels of inflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), IL-1 β, and IL-10 in the cells. Furthermore, immunofluorescence was utilized to analyze the levels of iNOS and Arg1-positive BV-2 cells in different treatment groups. …”
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