Dogs Barking and Babies Crying: The Effect of Environmental Noise on Physiological State and Cognitive Performance by Ana Arruda, Carolina Mesquita, Rodrigo Couto, Vanessa Sousa, Catarina Mendonça

“…Materials and methods: Twenty participants were exposed, in separate sessions, to white noise, a baby crying, a small dog barking, and a large dog barking. …”
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Examining Students’ Perceptions of Equity in Informal STEM Education: A Community-Engaged, Visual Method by Karie Jo Peralta, Sloan Eberly Mann

“…A total of fifteen middle school-aged program participants from two cohorts that were hosted at two different after-school program sites engaged in participant-employed photography to document their views of the implementation of six design principles for equitable learning. …”
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Foreign Language and Individualization of Student Training: Realities, Trends, Options by Irina V. Leushina, Igor O. Leushin

“…The article discusses the features of the modern system of Russian higher education, reveals its advantages and disadvantages. …”
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The effect of rust layer damage on the corrosion resistance of Q420 bridge steels by Zexian Wang, Weichen Xu, Binbin Zhang, Junyi Gao, Canming Li, Guobao Li, Rongling Zhang, Baorong Hou

“…The corrosion resistance of both steels exhibited a declining trend as the level of rust layer damage progressed from PM (partially mildly damaged) to PS (partially severely damaged), OM (overall mildly damaged), and OS (overall severely damaged). …”
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Teachers’ Challenges in Research Engagement: Basis for a Proposed Technical Assistance Plan by Lea Vergara, Evelyn Sublay

“…Forty-five (45) teachers participated in the survey, while the other fifteen (15) participated in the in-depth interview. …”
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Impact of Brand and Testing Method on Coffee Taste Perception between Genders: A Comparative Study of Two Leading Coffee Brands in Taiwan by Yi-Lang Chen, Ya-Chien Chen

“…These findings suggest that the perceived taste of the female participants was influenced by the assimilation effect of coffee brands; however, this phenomenon was not observed in the male participants. …”
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Pilot study on the effects of assertion video viewing and physical activity on depressive symptoms in workers witnessing workplace bullying by Atsuo Hattori, Yasumasa Otsuka

“…Methods Forty-five Japanese adults participated in this study. After viewing the workplace bullying video, the participants were randomly divided into three groups: assertion video viewing, physical activity, and control. …”
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KNOWLEDGE REGARDING ORAL HEALTH STATUS AMONG OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT (OPD) OF PRIVATE DENTAL COLLEGE

“…Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.  Study participants were engaged  through (non-probability) convenience sampling method. …”
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Using Inertial Measurement Units and Machine Learning to Classify Body Positions of Adults in a Hospital Bed by Eliza Becker, Siavash Khaksar, Harry Booker, Kylie Hill, Yifei Ren, Tele Tan, Carol Watson, Ethan Wordsworth, Meg Harrold

“…This study explores the use of IMUs with machine learning to continuously capture, classify and visualise patient positions in hospital beds. The participants attended a data collection session in a simulated hospital bedspace and were asked to adopt nine positions. …”
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COMPARISON OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE IN MANAGERS AND NON-MANAGERS EMPLOYED AT MEAT INDUSTRY ‘OVAKO’ VISOKO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Goran Riđić, Minela Ahmić, Ognjen Riđić, Senad Bušatlić

“…Survey questions were distributed to 200 participants. From the sampling frame, 130 participants formed sample and the rest of 70 questionnaires were not completely filled out. …”
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Health literacy in Iranian adults: A population-based survey in southeast Iran in 2022 by Mohammadreza Rajabalipour, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Abedin Iranpour, Behzad Mohammadi

“…Conclusion: The level of HL among more than 55% of the participants is adequate. However, programs should focus on improving "reading ability" to better health information comprehension. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical practice in endocrine and metabolic diseases in Japan: a nationwide surveillance study conducted by the Japan Endocrine Society by Katsunori Manaka, Sayaka Kato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hajime Yamakage, Tsugumi Uema, Shiori Kawai, Megumi Shibata, Izumi Hiratsuka, Sawako Nakachi, Takeshi Onoue, Takefumi Tsuchiya, Michiaki Fukui, Koshi Hashimoto, Atsushi Suzuki, Noriko Makita, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Arima, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…Out of approximately 2,700 specialists, 528 (19.5%) opted to participate, suggesting a high level of interest in COVID-19 management among endocrinologists. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prevalence of Comorbidities according to Metformin Use in Korean Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Sang Ouk Chin, In Gyoon Ha, Sang Youl Rhee, Su Jin Jeong, Suk Chon, Sung Hoon Kim, Kyu Jeung Ahn, Sei Hyun Baik, Yongsoo Park, Moon Suk Nam, Kwan Woo Lee, Jeong Taek Woo

“…This cross-sectional study based on the Korean National Diabetes Program 2 registry used its baseline clinical data collected from seven participating university hospitals in Korea. Patients with no significant changes in their oral hypoglycemic agents and no diabetes-related complications within the year prior to participation were enrolled. …”
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Adaptive Real-Time Translation Assistance Through Eye-Tracking by Dimosthenis Minas, Eleanna Theodosiou, Konstantinos Roumpas, Michalis Xenos

“…A study involving 53 participants assessed ETS’s impact on reading speed, fixation duration, and user experience, with findings indicating improved comprehension and reading efficiency. …”
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Risk factors for all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic period in an adult population of Arkhangelsk, Russia by Ekaterina Krieger, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Ekaterina Sharashova, Olga Samodova, Vitaly A. Postoev

“…A prospective cohort study enrolled 2,324 participants aged 35 to 69 years between 2015 and 2017. …”
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Team internal social capital and entrepreneurial learning: a dual-path exploration in new venture teams by Tingting Song, Liuqi Sun, Jiaxin Wang, Chengyan Li

“…Study 1 collected data from 284 participants from 111 NVTs in Eastern China. The hypotheses were tested using a multilevel structural equation modelling technique. …”
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Banking Crises: Identification Problems and Resolution by O. I. Larina

“…This article examines crisis developments in the banking system and contains a classification of banking crises. …”
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Implementation of Case-Based Learning in 1st-Year MBBS Students -Future of Medical Professionals Learning Methods in Indian Medical Colleges? by Mandar Vilas Ambike, Jayshree Sachin Kharche, Shraddha Shripad Kulkarni, T Vijaya Sagar, K Vijayakumar, Suresh Babu Kondaveeti

“…The students who consented to participate were divided into 23 groups each containing 5-6 participants. …”
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Model Updating Method Based on Kriging Model for Structural Dynamics by Hong Yin, Jingjing Ma, Kangli Dong, Zhenrui Peng, Pan Cui, Chenghao Yang

“…The optimal excitation point is selected by using modal participation criterion. Initial sample points are chosen via design of experiment (DOE), and Kriging model is built using the corresponding acceleration frequency response functions. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice toward Skin Cancer Prevention and Detection among Jordanian Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Khaled Seetan, Almu’atasim Khamees, Afnan Migdadi, Mosab Abu Shqeer, Maram Jameel Hasan, Leen Ahmad Shatnawi, Tala Abu Bakr, Nada Zayed

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted using a validated structured questionnaire covering the areas of knowledge, attitude, and practice of the study participants. Results. The study involved 1530 students; 55.3% were females. …”
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