Coding Readiness Assessment: A Measure of Computational Thinking for Preschoolers by Emily Relkin, Christopher Doss, Victoria L. Jones, John F. Pane

“…The assessment took an average of 9.8 min to administer. CRA scores were normally distributed and increased on average as a function of age. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Cerebrovascular Diseases in Patients at the Tulcán Sur Health Center by María Verónica Aveiga Hidalgo, Dennis Mateo Lomas Males, Jordán Alexis Ruano Paspuel, Kevin Joel Salazar Estrada

“…The sociodemographic variables were analyzed: age and sex; clinical: presence or absence of high blood pressure, smoking, alcoholism, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation and sedentary lifestyle. The normality of the data distribution was analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. …”
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Modulation of Zn Ion Toxicity in <i>Pisum sativum</i> L. by Phycoremediation by Zornitsa Karcheva, Zhaneta Georgieva, Svetoslav Anev, Detelina Petrova, Momchil Paunov, Miroslava Zhiponova, Ganka Chaneva

“…The effects of increasing Zn²⁺ concentrations were evaluated through solution parameters, microalgal dry weight, pea growth (height, biomass), and physiological parameters, including leaf gas exchange, chlorophyll content, and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Zinc accumulation in microalgal and plant biomass was also analyzed. …”
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Bayesian Regularized Neural Network Model Development for Predicting Daily Rainfall from Sea Level Pressure Data: Investigation on Solving Complex Hydrology Problem by Lu Ye, Saadya Fahad Jabbar, Musaddak M. Abdul Zahra, Mou Leong Tan

“…The relative performance of the models revealed the higher performance of BRNN with normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) of 0.678 compared with HNFIS (NRMSE = 0.708), BART (NRMSE = 0.784), xgBoost (NRMSE = 0.803), and ELM (NRMSE = 0.915). …”
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Transient Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block in a Dog with Addisonian Crisis by Paula Maria Pașca, Gheorghe Solcan, Andrei Blageanu, Caroline Maria Lăcătuș, Petru Cosmin Peștean, Constantin Adrian Stancu, Andrei Radu Baisan

“…Treatment for hyperkalemia was initiated immediately after admission, followed by dexamethasone sodium phosphate administration, which led to an improvement in the patient’s general condition, and the normalization of the ECG readings, after 24 h of therapy. …”
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Whole of Government: An Effective Strategy for Ensuring Child Support Post-Religious Court Rulings by Istiqomah Sinaga, Asmuni Asmuni, Dhiauddin Tanjung

“…This research aims to evaluate how well the 'Whole of Government Response' strategy works in securing post-divorce child support, using a qualitative, normative juridical approach based on secondary data. …”
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Infusion therapy for chronic liver diseases by I. A. Kurkina, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. N. Zozulya, V. I. Leschenko

“…Application of basic group infusion solutions along with complex anti-hypoxia agents helps to correct water and electrolyte imbalance as well as disorders of acid-base state, carry out body detoxication, normalize blood pressure, treat edema and ascites syndrome, protein-energy malnutrition, prevent renal value and other complications in liver cirrhosis patients. …”
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Genetic and biochemical characterization of a radical SAM enzyme required for post-translational glutamine methylation of methyl-coenzyme M reductase by Roy J. Rodriguez Carrero, Cody T. Lloyd, Janhavi Borkar, Shounak Nath, Liviu M. Mirica, Satish Nair, Squire J. Booker, William Metcalf

“…Here, we show that two different MgmA homologs are able to methylate MCR in vivo when expressed in Methanosarcina acetivorans, an organism that does not normally possess this PTM. M. acetivorans strains expressing MgmA showed small, but significant, reductions in growth rates and yields on methylotrophic substrates. …”
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Total Psoas Area Predicts Complications following Radical Cystectomy by Timothy D. Lyon, Nicholas J. Farber, Leo C. Chen, Thomas W. Fuller, Benjamin J. Davies, Jeffrey R. Gingrich, Ronald L. Hrebinko, Jodi K. Maranchie, Jennifer M. Taylor, Tatum V. Tarin

“…Total psoas area was measured on preoperative CT scans and normalized for patient height. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine whether TPA was a predictor of 90-day postoperative complications. …”
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Persistent Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treated with Three-Stage Revision Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report by Nurul Ramadian, Jifaldi Afrian Maharaja Dinda Sedar

“…After reimplantation, the pain subsides, and the patient can walk normally again. Discussion: Previous studies have found various risk factors that might contribute to the failure of two-stage revision arthroplasty. …”
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A Step towards Integrating CMORPH Precipitation Estimation with Rain Gauge Measurements by Augusto José Pereira Filho, Felipe Vemado, Guilherme Vemado, Fábio Augusto Gomes Vieira Reis, Lucilia do Carmo Giordano, Rodrigo Irineu Cerri, Cláudia Cristina dos Santos, Eymar Silva Sampaio Lopes, Marcelo Fischer Gramani, Agostinho Tadashi Ogura, José Eduardo Zaine, Leandro Eugenio da Silva Cerri, Oswaldo Augusto Filho, Fernando Mazzo D’Affonseca, Cláudio dos Santos Amaral

“…Current results show CMORPH systematically underestimates daily rainfall accumulation along the coastal areas. The normalized error variance (NEXERVA) is higher in sparsely gauged areas at Brazilian North and Central-West regions. …”
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Mentoring in education: an analysis of international practices and their implementation in Russia by N. V. Tikhonova, F. L. Ratner, I. Y. Vergasova

“…The research employed the following methods: an analysis of pedagogical literature and normative documents in the field of education in France, and a questionnaire survey of novice teachers working as trainee teachers in primary schools in Paris. …”
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Prioritization of employee performance evaluation indicators in the strategic process of human resource management using the MCDM approach: a case study of the fire department of A... by Seyed Fakhreddin Fakhrhosseini, Meysam Kaviani

“…Data analysis used the network process analysis approach, DEMATEL, and COPRAS.Findings: Based on the results of the research, the implementation criterion with a normalized weight of 0.436 is the priority among the criteria, the sub-criteria of ethical compliance with a final weight of 0.1276 is the first among the sub-criteria and the implementation of the evaluation system to increase performance. …”
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Analysis of Circulating MicroRNAs In Vivo following Administration of Dexamethasone and Adrenocorticotropin by Ivan Igaz, Gábor Nyírő, Zoltán Nagy, Henriett Butz, Zsolt Nagy, Pál Perge, Peter Sahin, Miklós Tóth, Károly Rácz, Peter Igaz, Attila Patócs

“…Total RNA was isolated and microRNA expression was analyzed by real-time reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction normalized to cel-miR-39 as reference. Results. Only circulating hsa-miR-27a proved to be significantly modulated in vivo by hormonal treatments: its expression was upregulated by dexamethasone whereas it was suppressed by adrenocorticotropin. …”
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Immune Thrombocytopenia in a worker exposed to toluene: a case report by Eric Slawka, Margarida Lourenço Castelló, Gabriel Machado Romão da Silva, Angelica dos Santos Vianna

“…The treatment included definitive removal from exposure and changes in activities, with gradual improvement in the clinical condition and platelet count, although without normalization.Discussion: We addressed the role of benzene as a toluene contaminant and an aggravating agent of primary ITP, a multifactorial disease that arises from different mechanisms. …”
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Evaluation of Digital PCR as a Technique for Monitoring Acute Rejection in Kidney Transplantation by Hyeseon Lee, Young-Mi Park, Yu-Mee We, Duck Jong Han, Jung-Woo Seo, Haena Moon, Yu-Ho Lee, Yang-Gyun Kim, Ju-Young Moon, Sang-Ho Lee, Jong-Keuk Lee

“…Early detection and proper management of kidney rejection are crucial for the long-term health of a transplant recipient. Recipients are normally monitored by serum creatinine measurement and sometimes with graft biopsies. …”
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Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Health Personnel of the Comprehensive Area of COVID-19 by Melba Esperanza Narváez Jaramillo, Cinthya Lizeth Pantoja Narváez, Julio Rodrigo Morillo Cano, Olga Mireya Alonzo Pico

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> 86 % said they almost never felt discomfort when doing their work, 57 % reported having discomfort that has prevented them from carrying out their work normally and the same percentage reported almost always feeling pain in the neck, shoulder, back, arms and hands. 43 % recognized that the discomfort felt is a consequence of their workday. …”
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INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND PUBLIC ASPECTS OF CO-OPERATION BETWEEN STATE BODIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE SPHERE OF CURRENCY CONTROL UNDER PUBLIC RES... by Denis A. Chistyakov

“…The main emphasis is on the analysis of legal literature, texts of international conventions, and normative legal acts. Results. The results of the analysis involve forming vectors for the development of interstate cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation in the context of countering sanctions and the application of Russian counter-sanctions. …”
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Development of a comprehensive sustainability index for extractive and mining companies: Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals by Marta Fernández-Hernández, Pedro Mora, Marcelo F. Ortega, Juan Pous Cabello

“…The proposed methodology provides a process of normalization of indices that avoids this natural weighting, allowing the comparison of results.This study advances a comprehensive methodology for evaluating extractive companies' contributions to the SDGs, incorporating multiple dimensions and expert opinions, and its adaptability allows for continuous improvement by incorporating new parameters. …”
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Combined therapy of human amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells and scalp acupuncture alleviates brain damage in a rat model of cerebral palsy by Yu Zhou, Xu-Huan Li, Lu-Na He, Li-Na Wang, Jing Zang, Dong-Ming Wang, Jing Gao, Xue-feng Yu

“…The combination therapy further decreased apoptosis levels, normalized mRNA expression of Bax, Caspase 9, and Caspase 3, and alleviated histological damage. …”
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