Beyond the Classroom Walls: Metacognitive awareness in traditional and online setting by Radka Miháliková

“…The study used a paired sample t-test to compare mean scores of metacognitive awareness between online and in-person classroom settings. Additionally, participants evaluated their experiences with online and in-person learning using a pairwise comparison as a scaling method. …”
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Clusters explaining the relation between menopause and self-reported periodontal disease: a cross-sectional study by Hani T. Fadel, Lujain A. Qarah, Manal O. Alharbi, Alla Al-Sharif, Doaa S. Al-Harkan, Saba Kassim, Osama Abu-Hammad, Najla Dar-Odeh

“…A two-step cluster analysis was used to categorize the participants based on menstrual period (MP) continuity, systemic diseases and age. …”
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Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Fluoride Using a Fermentation Product of Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) by Ruth Lorivi Moirana, Josephine Mkunda, Marcos Paradelo, Revocatus Machunda, Kelvin Mtei

“…The FSW contains organic acids which participate in ionic bonding with the multivalent cations in the soil. …”
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Effects of inulin-type fructans supplementation on cardiovascular disease risk factors: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Russell J de Souza, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, John L Sievenpiper, Dena Zeraatkar, Laura Banfield, Vanessa Ha, David J A Jenkins, Jhalok Ronjan Talukdar, Matthew Adam Cooper, Lyuba Lyutvyn, Rahim Ali, Rachel Bierbrier, Sabrina Janes, Pauline B Darling

“…We will exclude RCTs that (1) assessed the postprandial effects of ITF; (2) included pregnant or lactating participants; (3) enrolled participants undergoing treatment that might affect the response to ITF. …”
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Etiology and Medication of Hospitalized Children With Hypertension: A Retrospective Study by Chenhong Jia, Weijing Ding, Xiangyu Ding

“…Clinical symptoms of hypertension were observed in 132 participants (65.0%), and the conditions in all cases were classified as primary or secondary hypertension. …”
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Self-reported health profiles of trauma victims with and without psychiatric histories by Alan R. King, Sara K. Kuhn, Stephanie Brezinski, Michael Jowkar, Kourtney Smith

“…Physical and mental health diagnoses were examined among participants with and without histories of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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The influence of pandemics in neighborhoods’ public realms: Experts’ point of view in light of social capital by A. Asadpour, H. Nikounam Nezami

“…Adopting the approach of social capital and its components namely: social interaction, social participation, and spatial equity can improve the socio-physical characteristics of public realms during the outbreak of COVID-19. …”
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Modelling of business processes of engineering companies at the stages of the life cycle of an investment and construction project by V. I. Paskanny, A. A. Lapidus

“…The engineering company ensures the interaction of all participants of the investment and construction project throughout its life cycle and implements a variety of business processes. …”
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Neurocognitive dynamics and behavioral differences of symmetry and asymmetry processing in working memory: insights from fNIRS by Izabela Maria Sztuka, Simone Kühn

“…Neuroimaging data showed distinct brain activation patterns when participants processed symmetrical stimuli, particularly in the memory-straining condition. …”
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Association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and cardiovascular disease by Mawulorm K. I. Denu, Ritika Revoori, Cherita Eghan, Fredrick Larbi Kwapong, Andrew Hillman, Cornelius A. Normeshie, Kofi Poku Berko, Emily L. Aidoo, Maame Araba E. Buadu

“…Multivariable logistic regression model was used to determine the association between CFS/ME and CVD, adjusting for traditional CVD risk factors (age, sex, race, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, and body mass index (BMI). Median age of participants was 53 years, and majority of participants were female (53.9%). …”
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The lived experience of intensive care unit nurses caring for patients with COVID-19: A phenomenological study by Mehraban Shahmari, Alireza Nikbakht Nasrabadi, Akram Ghobadi, Elhameh Nasiri

“…The text of the interviews was recorded and analyzed using the hermeneutic approach and the Diekelmann method. Results: Ten participants were women and five were men. The mean age of the participants was 32 years and the mean work experience in the critical department was six years. …”
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Prioritization of Inside Urban Space Indicators Using Delphi Method (Case study: Gorgan City) by Fateme Hajizade, Seyed Hamed Mirkarimi, Abdorassuol Salman Mahini, Marjan Mohammadzade

“…Four expertize requirements should be taken into account: knowledge and experience of the field of study; ability and willingness to participate; adequate time to participate; and effective communication skills. …”
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A Phenomenological Studies of Special Education Teachers and Parents Lived Experiences In Upholding Learners With Disability (Lwd) In Transition Program During Pandemic by Sheila J Villareal, Francisco P Panopio Jr, Consortia S Tan, Marcial M Bandoy, Lerma P Buenvinida

“…The information and replies of the participants were gathered using a semi-structured interview guide. …”
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Bioelectrical Impedance and Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Assessments of Changes in Body Composition Following Exercise in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Masae Miyatani, Pearl Yang, Scott Thomas, B. Catharine Craven, Paul Oh

“…Forty-four adults with T2DM, age 53.2±9.1 years; BMI 30.8±5.9 kg/m2 participated in a 6-month exercise program with pre and post intervention assessments of body composition. …”
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Sleep Pattern, Lifestyle Pattern, and Risks of Overall and 20 Types of Cancers: Findings From the UK Biobank Cohort by Yue-Ze Zhao, Yue-Ze Zhao, Wen-Li Zhang, Kai-Wen Zhang, Yong-Qiao He, Wen-Qiong Xue, Da-Wei Yang, Da-Wei Yang, Hua Diao, Hua Diao, Ruo-Wen Xiao, Ying Liao, Qiao-Ling Wang, Qiao-Ling Wang, Wei-Hua Jia, Wei-Hua Jia, Tong-Min Wang

“…ObjectivesSleep health and other lifestyle behaviours are gaining increasing attention in public health, particularly for cancer prevention, but a comprehensive assessment is lacking.MethodsThe study included 380,042 UK Biobank participants. A healthy sleep score was constructed based on five sleep factors: chronotype, sleep duration, insomnia, snoring, and daytime dozing. …”
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Research on the incentive mechanism of trusted transactions based on blockchain by ZHANG Guiyu, LIU Bowen, LIANG Xiaochen, ZHANG Xiaoyan, LYU Chengjin, YU Sijia, LI Shuo

“…To meet the requirements of trusted transactions and efficient resource incentives in the scenario of multi-party participation in computing network resources, a blockchain-based trusted identity authentication and resource transaction incentive mechanism for computing network resources was designed. …”
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Issues of education management in modern conditions by I. I. Kokhanovskaya, E. E. Naumov, A. L. Fatykhova

“…The article is devoted to topical issues of management of modern educational institutions. …”
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Development and User Evaluation of a Food-recognition app (FoodRec): Experimental Data and Qualitative Analysis by Sebastiano Battiato, Pasquale Caponnetto, Roberto Leotta, Giovanni Marotta, Alessandro Midolo, Alessandro Ortis, Riccardo Polosa

“…For the qualitative test, a user evaluation test of the app has been performed with four assignments being carried out on a group of 50 participants. # Results the App was perceived as extremely user-friendly and lightweight. …”
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Patient, Family, and Health Professional Perspectives of How Families are Involved in Adult Inpatient Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation by Kaylee Eady, Katherine Moreau, Shawn Marshall, Mary Egan

“…<strong>Results</strong>: Six patients, four family members, and ten health professionals participated. Participants described how families are involved in supporting and encouraging the patient, seeking and exchanging information, making decisions, and care and therapy. …”
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Dispositional mindfulness profiles and psychological symptoms: a latent profile analysis by Fereshteh Mehrabi, Fereshteh Mehrabi, Shadi Beshai, Shadi Beshai

“…Participants in the Low Mindfulness group had the highest levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms, whereas individuals in the Non-Judgementally Describing group had the lowest levels of depression and anxiety.ConclusionIn the present study, we demonstrated three profiles of the FFMQ-SF, which had differential relationships with anxiety and depressive symptoms. …”
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