Overlap or breakthrough? exploration of the academic buoyancy structure in Chinese EFL learners. by Tao Zeng, Ke Zhong, Wanting Wang

“…The study comprises two phases, with a total of 632 EFL participants. In the initial phase, a 32-item scale was tailored to the present study, drawing on scales from previous buoyancy-related research. …”
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Text leads, images and videos follow: the impact of processing paths and input modalities on metaphorical competence in Chinese foreign language learners by Siyun Li, Yang Zhao

“…This study explored how these variables relate to influence Chinese foreign language (CFL) learners' metaphorical competence.MethodsAdvanced CFL participants (N = 60) were divided into four groups using combinations of various processing paths (rational processing and contextual guessing) and input modalities (unimodal and multimodal), and subsequently completed three posttests. …”
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The personal safety burden for women taking public transport in Australia and implications for provision of equitable public transport by Julie A. King, Dominique A. Greer, Rae S.M. Danvers, Byron W. Keating

“…However, it was evident that the features of public transport travel that participants felt were safer, such as the presence of trained staff, are diminishing with the move to greater use of technology and automation. …”
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Diálogos sobre história oral: limites e possibilidades by Francisco Marcos Mendes Nogueira

“…Assim, nosso o ponto de partida se dá, a priori, com a compreensão de que a HO é um procedimento metodológico e, ao mesmo tempo, um meio em que o (a) pesquisador (a) lança mão a fim de (re) constituir testemunhos, versões e/ou interpretações da ação dos sujeitos históricos, bem como para produzir conhecimentos históricos. …”
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Political determinants of centre-state transfers: An empirical analysis across Indian states by Deepti Kohli

“…The regression estimations include various political controls such as, electoral competition between political parties, voter participation rate, government’s ideological leaning, centre-state partisan affiliation, government incumbency and a control for political lobbying. …”
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Shared perceptions of flavored cigarette pack design among young adults who smoke in Mexico and the Philippines by Graziele Grilo⁺, Jennifer L. Brown⁺, Joanna E. Cohen, Katherine Clegg Smith

“…Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of five focus groups held in Mexico and four in the Philippines with young adults who smoke (aged 18–24 years), separated by gender, in which participants interacted with cigarette packs purchased locally. …”
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An Exploratory Study of the Effectiveness of Unconditional EducationalAssistance Program as a Programmatic Electoral Strategy in the Philippines: The Case of Makati City’s Project... by Miguel Enrico Gutierrez Ayson, Esther Marylerma Calvo

“…We employed a purposive sampling technique to obtain our participants – the project’s parent beneficiaries. Through in-depth interviews, we investigated the attitudes and perceptions of Project FREE’s parent beneficiaries towards the mayor’s programmatic commitment to them. …”
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Laboratory information systems for research management in biology by A. M. Mukhin, F. V. Kazantsev, S. A. Lashin

“…The article describes methods for organizing data flows within a team, principles for organizing metadata and ontologies. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using STEAM Projects in Teaching Physics: Student Interest in the Field of Solar Energy by Amin Pattayev, Naci Genc, Sherzod Ramankulov, Serik Polatuly, Meirbek Tuiyebayev, Indira Usembayeva, Gulnara Rizakhojayeva

“…In this feature, pre- and post-participation calculations, especially surveys, and progress calculations are used to create a student score. …”
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Sedative Effect of Nasal Midazolam-Ketamine at Different Doses on 3-6-year-old Uncooperative Dental Patients by Masoud Fallahinejad Ghajari, Ghassem Ansari, Mostafa Mohaveri, Ahmad Eghbali Zarch, Sajjad Razavi

“…Methods: This double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted on 20 uncooperative children aged 3-6 years with a definitely negative Frankel scale. The participants were divided into two groups. Group A received 0.4 mg/kg midazolam and 4 mg/kg ketamine nasally 20 min before initiating dental treatment in the first session while receiving 0.5 mg/kg midazolam/ 3 mg/kg ketamine in the second session. …”
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Quality of Life and Metabolic Indicators of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran by Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Keramat Noori, Mahin Nazari, Khadijeh Khademi

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted on 135 participants selected through consecutive sampling. The study data were collected using International Physical Activity Questionnaire and Short-Form Health Survey Questionnaire. …”
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Limitation period and negatory action: review of case law, reflections and problems by O. R. Shyshka

“…As a result, this leads to probable cases when the goals of civil (Part 1 of Article 2 of the Civil Procedural Code of Ukraine) and commercial (Part 1 of Article 2 of the Commercial and Procedural Code of Ukraine) judicial proceedings will not be achieved. …”
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Misuse of prescription medicines is as prevalent as the use of recreational drugs and novel psychoactive substances in Singapore: an unrecognised public health issue? by Wui Ling Chan, Paul Ivor Dargan, Colleen Michelle Haynes, Jody Lynn Green, Joshua Curtis Black, Richard Charles Dart, David Michael Wood

“…The survey collected information on participant demographics, and their awareness, self-reported lifetime and past-year misuse of commonly available prescription medicines in Singapore as well as the use of a range of recreational drugs and novel psychoactive substances (NPS). …”
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An environmental isolate of Pseudomonas, 20EI1, reduces Aspergillus flavus growth in an iron-dependent manner and alters secondary metabolism by Elizabeth M. Wyman, W. Scott Grayburn, Matthew K. Gilbert, Matthew D. Lebar, Jessica M. Lohmar, Jeffrey W. Cary, Thomas J. C. Sauters, Antonis Rokas, Ana M. Calvo

“…Iron supplementation partially reestablished their expression. Expression of other secondary metabolite (SM) genes was also reduced by the bacteria, including genes of clusters involved in cyclopiazonic acid, kojic acid and imizoquin biosynthesis, while genes of the cluster corresponding to aspergillicin, a siderophore, were upregulated. …”
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A co-registration method to validate in vivo optical coherence tomography in the breast surgical cavity by Rowan W. Sanderson, Renate Zilkens, Peijun Gong, Imogen Boman, Ken Y. Foo, Skandha Shanthakumar, James Stephenson, Wei Ling Ooi, José Cid Fernandez, Synn Lynn Chin, Lee Jackson, Mireille Hardie, Benjamin F. Dessauvagie, Anmol Rijhumal, Saud Hamza, Christobel M. Saunders, Brendan F. Kennedy

“…In this approach, we use ex vivo OCT scans as an intermediary, surgical sutures as fiducial markers, and extend the in vivo field-of-view to 15 × 15 mm2 by acquiring partially overlapping scans. We achieved successful co-registration of 78 % of 139 in vivo OCT scans from 16 patients. …”
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Relationship between green space near schools with physical activity and body mass index in portuguese adolescents by Juliana Melo, Ana Isabel Ribeiro, Andreia Isabel Pizarro, Maria Paula Santos

“… Our aim was to determine the relationship between urban green spaces (UGS) number and greenness amount close to school with physical activity (PA) and body mass index (BMI) of adolescents. Participants (n = 194, aged 13–18 years) were recruited in 75 public secondary schools in the Porto Metropolitan Area. …”
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Experimental Philosophy and Cognitive Science in the Context of Comprehending Hybrid Intelligence: Philosophical and Anthropological Aspect by German E. Bokov, Helen V. Chapny

“…It retains its autonomy not being fully integrated into science but actively participates in scientific development, as well as acts as an ethical regulator of scientific and technological progress. …”
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Assessment of cardio-oncology knowledge and practice among healthcare providers in Saudi Arabia: a comprehensive nationwide survey by Hisham A. Badreldin, Nada Alsuhebany, Lama Alfehaid, Mohammed Alzahrani, Maha Aldoughaim, Abdullah M. Alrajhi, Jumanah Alsufyani, Dania Elsherif, Kanan Alshammari

“…Results The survey received responses from 116 HCPs, including cardiologists (63.79%), oncologists (23.28%), and clinical pharmacists (12.93%). Most participants had over six years of experience, and only one had formal cardio-oncology training. …”
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Deciphering the concurrent phenomenon of childhood malnutrition by using the extended composite index of anthropometric failure (ECIAF): facts from the BESLEN project by Gözde Dumlu Bilgin, İrem Kaya Cebioğlu, Hasan Kaan Kavsara, Aybüke Sarioğlu, Melis Keküllüoğlu Tan, Sema Aydin, Pınar Usta, Binnur Okan Bakir

“…Design: A multicentre cross-sectional study as part of the BESLEN project Setting: Mother-Child Education Centre in the Pendik district of Istanbul, Türkiye Participants: 1283 children (preschool children, n 822, school-aged children, n 462) and 1044 mothers Results: Almost 1/3 of the children included in the study had an anthropometric failure as determined by ECIAF. …”
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The Multifaceted Roles of MicroRNA-181 in Stem Cell Differentiation and Cancer Stem Cell Plasticity by Chun Yang, Rui Wang, Pierre Hardy

“…Stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells with an extraordinary ability to self-renew and differentiate into various cell types during growth and development. …”
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