As características dos gestores do alto escalão e a qualidade da governança nas universidades federais do Brasil by Thamara Marcos dos Santos, Manuel Salgueiro Rodrigues Júnior

“… A gestão das universidades públicas brasileiras passa por desafios diários, demandando a adoção de boas práticas de governança para subsidiar adequadamente as decisões. …”
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Association of Fibrinogen Aα Thr312Ala (rs6050) Polymorphism with Venous Thrombosis and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis by Han Cheng MM, Haozhe Yang BM, Yantong Zhang BM, Zhanxu Wei MM, Lei Xia BM, Jing Yang PhD

“…Results A total of 11 studies, including 9 reported results on VTE (3856 individuals [1545 cases]) and 3 on CTEPH (761 participants [350 cases]), revealed a significant association between the rs6050 polymorphism and susceptibility to both VTE and CTEPH. …”
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Peripheral Regulatory Cells Immunophenotyping in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Different Clinical Profiles: A Cross-Sectional Study by Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda, Guadalupe Lima, Perla Simancas, Dolores Ramos-Bello, Margaret Simancas, Ian C. Bostock, Mario Vilatobá, Bernardo Gabilondo, Julio Granados, Luis Morales-Buenrostro, Josefina Alberú, Luis Llorente

“…These subpopulations also might participate in maintaining allograft immunological quiescence in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with an excellent long-term graft function under immunosuppression (ELTGF). …”
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Personality associations with online vs. offline social capital and life satisfaction by Miao Chao, Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Jon D. Elhai, Haibo Yang, Christian Montag

“…The questionnaires were filled in by n = 289 German speaking participants (73 males and 216 females). The results revealed that offline social capital in the form of bridging and bonding played a significant role in mediating the relationship between both agreeableness and extraversion with life satisfaction. …”
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The Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Scale—Bilingual Cultural Adaptation: Validity and Reliability Pilot Study in Nursing Students by Maria José Nogueira, Síria Sas, Lucía Rodríguez, Andrea Carbonero, Uxía Bello, Leandro Nascimento, Susana Mendonça, Delfina Teixeira

“…Design This is a methodological study designed in a convenience sample of 271 Portuguese and Spanish nursing students who volunteered to participate in the research. Methods The Mental Health Literacy and Stigma Scale‐Bilingual version (Spanish and Portuguese) was used for data collection. …”
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Management practices in maritime affairs: insights from STIP Jakarta graduates by Larsen Barasa, Marudut Bernadtua Simanjuntak

“…The data collection process involved semi-structured interviews, allowing for a comprehensive exploration of participants' experiences and insights. Thematic analysis was employed to identify patterns and themes within the data, providing a rich and detailed understanding of the key issues at hand. …”
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Bidirectional association between breast cancer and dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Fuxing Bao, Liang Yu, Xiaolei Zhang, Qier Mu

“…Results This meta-analysis included 13 studies with a total of 346,051 participants, up to June 20, 2024. Of these, seven studies investigated the risk of dementia among patients with breast cancer, revealing a lower risk [OR = 0.56, 95% CI [0.27–1.18], I2 = 99.1%, P = 0.128]. …”
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Examination of optimal performance mood status in sedentary women according to certain variables by Orhan Ahmet Şener, Osman İmamoğlu

“…This study investigates the Optimal Performance Mood State in sedentary women according to their behavioral change stages, perception of their health and appearance, and menstrual status. 774 sedentary women participated in the study. One-way analysis of variance was performed in statistical procedures. …”
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Using drawing to learn about figurative language among tertiary EFL English literature students by Clara Boon Ing Ling, Che Aleha Ladin, Jia Wei Lim

“…It allows educators to adapt their approaches, stimulating increased reflection and participation. The findings delineate two primary strategies employed in elucidating the efficacy of incorporating drawing as a pedagogical tool for English Literature students, i.e., mining to trigger thoughts and engaging with senses to assist EFL students in learning about figurative language. …”
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Navigating Industrial Action: The Guidance for Medical Students During Resident Doctor Strikes in England [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Hannah Okechukwu, Shonnelly Novintan

“…Design, setting and participants This cross-sectional study collected online survey data between 7 March 2023 and 7 April 2023 from medical students across England. …”
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"[T]he rising silhouette of the city" : une poétique des choses urbaines dans "Coming, Aphrodite !" et "The Diamond Mine" de Willa Cather by Céline Manresa

“…Elaborating an analogy between the partially veiled and yet carnal silhouettes of the heroines and the hazy yet concrete contours of the city, Cather’s writing moves from a pictorial to a sculptural dimension. …”
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Looking at Abortion Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights as an Equality Issue by Kaisla Yli-Juuti

“…A finding of a violation of Article 14 ECHR by the Court would provide additional benefits for those seeking justice under the ECHR framework for being denied legal abortions in their home States and would have a substantial impact as it would lead to acknowledging the disadvantages of belonging to certain groups, elimination of harmful gender stereotypes and to possible changes in domestic laws of the Contracting Parties due to the Court’s influence.…”
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Sarcoid of the Upper Humerus Found Incidentally on MR Images Obtained for Work-Up of Rotator Cuff Tear Where Compromised Tissue Quality Was a Concern for Surgical Success by Tanner R. Henrie, John G. Skedros

“…During surgery, the supraspinatus tendon was found to be partially torn and was treated with arthroscopic debridement and acromioplasty. …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and hypertension of the United States population from 2017 to 2020: a cross-sectional study by Yan Luo, Qingyuan Li, Qingyuan Li, Tong Feng, Shasha Meng, Shasha Meng, Ran Duan, Ran Duan

“…We assessed the association between WCS (defined as the difference in sleep duration between weekend and weekday) and the presence of hypertension. Participants were classified into two groups based on their WCS duration: none (below 1 hours), yes (over 1 hours). …”
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Pursuit on the plane by objects moving away from the trajectory of defending object, with simulation of detection area by A. А. Dubanov, T. V. Ausheev

“…This article describes the model of pursuit of a single target by the method of chasing a group of objects. …”
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Psychometric Indicators of the “Proactive Attitudes” Scale in Adolescence: Testing the Factor Structure and Internal Consistency by A.A. Bekhter, E.N. Tkach

“…A total sample of 237 participants (117 girls and 120 boys) aged 11–15 years old (M=13.2; SD=1.41), was used. …”
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Ultrasound May Suppress Tumor Growth, Inhibit Inflammation, and Establish Tolerogenesis by Remodeling Innatome via Pathways of ROS, Immune Checkpoints, Cytokines, and Trained Immun... by Qian Yang, Ruijing Zhang, Peng Tang, Yu Sun, Candice Johnson, Jason Saredy, Susu Wu, Jiwei Wang, Yifan Lu, Fatma Saaoud, Ying Shao, Charles Drummer, Keman Xu, Daohai Yu, Rongshan Li, Shuping Ge, Xiaohua Jiang, Hong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang

“…We made the following findings: (1) LIUS upregulates proinflammatory IGs and downregulates metastasis genes in cancer cells, and LIUS upregulates adaptive immunity pathways but inhibits danger-sensing and inflammation pathways and promote tolerogenic differentiation in bone marrow (BM) cells. (2) LIUS upregulates IGs encoded for proteins localized in the cytoplasm, extracellular space, and others, but downregulates IG proteins localized in nuclear and plasma membranes, and LIUS downregulates phosphatases. (3) LIUS-modulated IGs act partially via several important pathways of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reverse signaling of immune checkpoint receptors B7-H4 and BTNL2, inflammatory cytokines, and static or oscillatory shear stress and heat generation, among which ROS is a dominant mechanism. (4) LIUS upregulates trained immunity enzymes in lymphoma cells and downregulates trained immunity enzymes and presumably establishes trained tolerance in BM cells. (5) LIUS modulates chromatin long-range interactions to differentially regulate IGs expression in cancer cells and noncancer cells. …”
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Impairment in personality functioning predicts young adult suicidal ideation and suicide attempt above and beyond depressive symptoms by Kiran Boone, Kennedy M. Balzen, Carla Sharp

“…To evaluate this, we examined associations between personality functioning and suicidal ideation and suicide attempt in young adults. Participants (N=153; Mage=20.93) were recruited from a college sample (N=90) and a clinical sample with borderline personality disorder (N=63). …”
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THE LAKES OF THE ROMANIAN BLACK SEA COAST. MAN-INDUCED CHANGES, WATER REGIME, PRESENT STATE by PETRE GÂŞTESCU, PETRE BREŢCAN, DACIAN CONSTANTIN TEODORESCU

“…The lakes on the Romanian coast line are grouped into two types of genetic depressions, a fact partially reflected in their hydrological and physical-chemical properties – fluvial-marine limans and marine lagoons. …”
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Nonclassical Axis of the Renin-Angiotensin System and Neprilysin: Key Mediators That Underlie the Cardioprotective Effect of PPAR-Alpha Activation during Myocardial Ischemia in a M... by María Sánchez-Aguilar, Luz Ibarra-Lara, Leonardo del Valle-Mondragón, Elizabeth Soria-Castro, Juan Carlos Torres-Narváez, Elizabeth Carreón-Torres, Alicia Sánchez-Mendoza, María Esther Rubio-Ruíz

“…The activation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) participates in the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and in heart failure. …”
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