Evaluation of Hand-Scaling Skills of Dental Hygienist Students: Identification of Contact Between Hand-Scaler Blade Tip and Tooth Surface by Tomoko Yui, Sung-Gwi Cho, Yuki Sato, Yasuaki Orita, Ming Ding, Jun Takamatsu, Takahiro Wada, Tsukasa Ogasawara

“…The hand-scaling motion was measured in an experiment in which participants were instructed to use the tip or middle of the blade to contact the tooth. …”
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Exploring parents' perceptions of computational thinking and its role in children's television by Breniel Lemley, Fashina Aladé

“…Interviews were transcribed and coded using thematic analysis. Most participants had never heard of CT before. When asked to define it, many parents highlighted aspects of CT in their definitions; however, their examples illustrated limited understanding of how CT might be taught to young children. …”
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The association between organizational culture and teachers’ organizational commitment in Bahir Dar Polytechnic College, the State of Amhara by Berhan Kefyalew Taye, Melaku Mengistu Gebremeskel

“…The study employed the correlational design of the quantitative research approach in which 93 teachers were involved to fill in the questionnaire. These participants were recruited through a systematic random sampling technique. …”
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Changes in Cortical Activation Patterns in Language Areas following an Aerobic Exercise Intervention in Older Adults by Joe Nocera, Bruce Crosson, Kevin Mammino, Keith M. McGregor

“…Thirty-two community-dwelling, sedentary older adults were enrolled to a 12-week aerobic “Spin” exercise group or a 12-week nonaerobic exercise control condition (Balance). Thirty participants completed their assigned intervention (16 Spin; 14 Balance) with pre- and postintervention assessments of a semantic verbal fluency task during fMRI and estimated VO2max testing. …”
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40 años de democracia en Argentina. La democratización de los Institutos Superiores de Formación Docente by Josefina Ramos Gonzales

“…En primer lugar, revisa el encuadre normativo heredado por el autodenominado Proceso de Reorganización Nacional (PRN) en tanto resulta un punto de partida ineludible, pues será el que establezca condicionantes y oportunidades para las transformaciones propuestas por el Proyecto Educativo Democrático. …”
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The effect of acute sleep deprivation on cortisol level: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yifei Chen, Wenhui Xu, Yiru Chen, Jiayu Gong, Yanyan Wu, Shutong Chen, Yuan He, Haitao Yu, Lin Xie

“…There was no significant difference in cortisol levels between participants with acute sleep deprivation and normal sleep in 21 crossover-designed studies (SMD = 0.18; 95% CI: –0.11, 0.45; p = 0.208) or 3 RCTs (SMD = 0.26; 95% CI: –0.22, 0.73; p = 0.286). …”
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Ascertainment and Verification of End-Stage Renal Disease and End-Stage Liver Disease in the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design by Mari M. Kitahata, Daniel R. Drozd, Heidi M. Crane, Stephen E. Van Rompaey, Keri N. Althoff, Stephen J. Gange, Marina B. Klein, Gregory M. Lucas, Alison G. Abraham, Vincent Lo Re, Justin McReynolds, William B. Lober, Adell Mendes, Sharada P. Modur, Yuezhou Jing, Elizabeth J. Morton, Margaret A. Griffith, Aimee M. Freeman, Richard D. Moore

“…Individuals who screened positive among all participants in twelve cohorts enrolled between January 1996 and December 2009 underwent medical record review to verify incident ESRD or ESLD using standardized protocols. …”
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Environmental Sustainability Practices in Supply Chains and Manufacturing Firms’ Performance by Elinala Lutufyo Mwansasu, Leonada Raphael Mwagike

“…A total sample of 155 respondents was selected using simple random sampling for questionnaires, while 13 participants were purposively selected for in-depth interviews. …”
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Bone Turnover Markers in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chao Li, Yali Cui, Wenjie Zhou, Yiduo Zhang, Xiaocui Huang, Fan Yu

“…We aim to provide a comprehensive understanding on the associations between BTMs and NAFLD in adults with a meta-analysis. Methods. Articles published up to January 31, 2023, were systematically searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane database, Embase, and CNKI. …”
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Primary school children’s oral hygiene knowledge assessed with different educational methods: a cross-sectional study by Canan Bayraktar Nahir, Alem Coşgun, Necibe Damla şahin, Halenur Altan

“…Methods A total of 490 primary school students participated in this cross-sectional study. The students were assigned to one of three groups: a verbal explanation group, an animation group, or a peer-led reels group. …”
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Crowdfunding as a modern direction of business angel investing in Ukraine by H. M. Sitchenko

“…The article is devoted to the problem of regulating the accumulation of business angel investments for the implementation of innovative startup projects by small and medium enterprises and the issues of their legal regulation, namely the creation of affordable and effective legal means of venture capital. …”
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Significant reduction in Hepatitis B virus infections following 32 years of universal Hepatitis B vaccination as part of EPI, Thailand by Pornjarim Nilyanimit, Nasamon Wanlapakorn, Preeyaporn Vichaiwattana, Lakkhana Wongsrisang, Sirapa Klinfueng, Nungruthai Suntronwong, Wichan Bhunyakitikorn, Piyada Angsuwatcharakon, Chaninan Sonthichai, Narong Thawinwisan, Pichet Puedkuntod, Sunsanee Phattharasrivongchai, Parichaya Loprakhon, Watcharanan Tinnaitorn, Thawatchai Luankaew, Sasithorn Vinothai, Somjet Chaijaroen, Pornsawan Meechin, Chalermpol Pongpichit, Yong Poovorawan

“…A cross-sectional study involved 6,068 participants aged 6 months to 80 years from four regions in Thailand. …”
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer risk: a large case control study in the Moroccan population by Khaoula El Kinany, Zineb Hatime, Achraf El Asri, Abdelilah Benslimane, Meimouna Deoula, Btissame Zarrouq, Pagona Lagiou, Karima El Rhazi

“…Setting: The five major university hospitals in Morocco. Participants: A total of 3032 subjects (1516 CRC patients and 1516 controls) matched on age, sex and center, were recruited between September 2009 and February 2017 at five major hospitals in Morocco. …”
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Prevalence of stress amongst high school athletes (v2) by Tavish Ward, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, Latha Ganti

“…However, of all the participants who experienced some level of stress, only 18% believed that receiving help from a medical professional would not be beneficial for them…”
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Work-Domain Goal Orientation: A Theoretical Framework for the Construct and Turkish Adaptation of a Work-Domain Goal Orientation Instrument by Aysun Gurol, Dilek Ilhan Findikoglu, Mehmet Gurol, Fuat Findikoglu, Mehmet Yesilkaya

“…A sample of 729 undergraduate students from various academic disciplines participated in the study. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses confirmed a three-factor structure (learning, proving, avoiding), accounting for 68.4% of the variance. …”
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Produire le logement social. Hausse de la construction, changements institutionnels et mutations de l’intervention publique en faveur des HLM (2004-2014) by Matthieu Gimat

“…However, this system appears to depend on real estate markets and for-profit operators; it also participates in redefining the beneficiaries of public intervention in France.…”
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Conversations with Miss Jane by Geneviève Fabre

“…The variety of circumstances, the setting and staging, the interlocutors , and the complex intersection of time and place, of stories and History, will be examined; in these conversations with Miss Jane many actors participate, from  the interviewer-narrator, to most characters; even the reader becomes involved.Speaking, hearing, listening, keeping silent is an elaborate ritual that performs many functions; besides conveying news or rumors, it imparts information on the times and on the life of a “representative” woman whose existence - spanning a whole century- is both singular and emblematic. …”
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The relationship between social support and work engagement of rural teachers: a moderated mediation model by Shengwen Wu, Shengwen Wu, Qiangqiang Xu, Huidong Tian, Rongrong Li, Xiaopeng Wu

“…AimThis paper aims to investigate the relationship between social support and rural teachers’ work engagement while exploring the mediating effect of mindfulness in teaching and the moderating effect of psychological safety.MethodsA sample of 866 rural teachers was recruited, in order to complete the Mindfulness in Teaching Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, Psychological Safety Scale, and Utrecht Work Engagement Scale.ResultsThe study findings indicate that: (1) social support positively influenced the work engagement of rural teachers; (2) further, mindfulness in teaching partially mediated the effect of social support on rural teachers’ work engagement; (3) psychological safety moderated the second half of the pathway of “social support → mindfulness in teaching → work engagement” while the positive correlation between mindfulness in teaching and work engagement was stronger among rural teachers with high psychological safety.ConclusionSocial support documented a strong correlation with work engagement while mindfulness in teaching mediated the pathway between the aforementioned variables. …”
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Islamophobia and Values in Western Societies: An Analysis of the Impacts on Muslim Men of Islamophobic Attacks in the UK by Durali Karacan

“…The Muslim men in the study strongly criticised the bystanders in these incidents, expressing their disappointment in the lack of protection for the vulnerable and disabled victims, while emphasizing the link between “bystander apathy” and societal values. Additionally, participants underscored the importance of incorporating Islamic values into the education of their children.…”
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Research on Immersion Teaching Method Based on 5G +XR Technology and Reinforcement Learning Model by Xueqing Xie

“…The experiment showed that the immersive XR teaching method proposed in this paper was better than the traditional teaching mode, whether it was the students' learning effect of knowledge or their participation and experience in learning, which also verified that the method proposed in this paper had certain feasibility and superiority. …”
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