Strategies for inclusive digital education: problem/project-based learning, cooperative learning, and service learning for students with special educational needs by Paola D’Elia, Aleksandra Stalmach, Sergio Di Sano, Gino Casale

“…This study investigates the effectiveness of three pedagogical methods - problem/project-based learning (PBL), cooperative learning (CL), and service learning (SL) - in promoting inclusive digital education.MethodsWe adopted a quantitative approach, collecting data through a structured questionnaire administered to nine media education and pedagogy experts from Italy and Austria.ResultsResults showed that PBL, CL, and SL are generally effective but require differentiated implementation approaches to maximize inclusivity. …”
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Big Data-Based Boring Indexes and Their Application during TBM Tunneling by Shuangjing Wang, Yujie Wang, Xu Li, Lipeng Liu, Hai Xing, Yunpei Zhang

“…The results showed that the criterion of boring indexes for support measure suggestions could achieve a reasonable confirmation, potentially providing quantitative quotas for support measure suggestions in the subsequent construction process.…”
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Burden and challenges in managing TB infection among people with occupational exposure to silica in India by B. Kalottee, P. Mahajan, A. Nuken, D. Nair, P. Thekkur, A.M.V. Kumar, V. Rai, M. Parmar, H. Solanki, R. Rao, S.K. Mattoo, R. Kumar

“…METHODS: This was an explanatory mixed-methods study with a quantitative cohort design and qualitative descriptive in-depth interviews. …”
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Control of White Spot Lesion Adjacent to Orthodontic Bracket with Use of Fluoride Varnish or Chlorhexidine Gel by Manuel Restrepo, Diego G. Bussaneli, Fabiano Jeremias, Rita C. L. Cordeiro, Ana C. Magalhães, Denise M. Palomari Spolidorio, Lourdes Santos-Pinto

“…The aims of this study were to compare the effectiveness of fluoride varnish and chlorhexidine gel in controlling white spot lesions (WSLs) adjacent to orthodontic brackets and to compare the ability of Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence (QLF) to measure mineral uptake with that of transverse microradiography (TMR). …”
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A gene expression atlas of Nicotiana tabacum across various tissues at transcript resolution by Shizhou Yu, Jufen Wan, Jufen Wan, Tenghang Xu, Tenghang Xu, Jie Zhang, Linggai Cao, Jie Liu, Hongfeng Liu, Xueliang Ren, Zhixiao Yang

“…Moreover, we identified 21,763 splicing quantitative trait locus (sQTLs), which were enriched in genes involved in biological processes such as histone acetylation. …”
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HAVCR1 Affects the MEK/ERK Pathway in Gastric Adenocarcinomas and Influences Tumor Progression and Patient Outcome by Ji Xue, Ying Li, Jianfeng Yi, Hong Jiang

“…Then, we assessed the biological function of HAVCR1 in GAC cells using quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR (qRT-PCR), western blot, cell counting kit-8- (CCK-) 8, colony formation assay, wound healing assay, and transwell assay. …”
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Homogeneity Test and Correction of Daily Temperature and Precipitation Data (1978–2015) in North China by Lingling Shen, Li Lu, Tianjie Hu, Runsheng Lin, Ji Wang, Chong Xu

“…Homogeneity of climate data is the basis for quantitative assessment of climate change. By using the MASH method, this work examined and corrected the homogeneity of the daily data including average, minimum, and maximum temperature and precipitation during 1978–2015 from 404/397 national meteorological stations in North China. …”
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Inhibition Mechanism of Shell Gasifier Coal Fly Ash Additive on Inner/Outer Layer Ash Deposition in Biomass Fluidized Bed Gasification by XUE Haotian, QIN Yuhong, WANG Yuefeng, DU Yujia, WEI Yuexing, HE Chong, GUO Shugang, CAI Xingrui

“…Analytical methods of IC, ICP-MS, SEM, and XRD are employed to quantitatively analyze the inhibition properties of ash deposition. …”
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Detection and Phylogenetic Characterization of Influenza D in Swedish Cattle by Ignacio Alvarez, Fereshteh Banihashem, Annie Persson, Emma Hurri, Hyeyoung Kim, Mariette Ducatez, Erika Geijer, Jean-Francois Valarcher, Sara Hägglund, Siamak Zohari

“…The samples were screened for IDV and other respiratory pathogens using real-time reverse transcription quantitative PCR (rRT-qPCR). Fifty-one IDV-positive samples were identified, with a mean cycle threshold (Ct) value of 27 (range: 15–37). …”
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CUPRAC Voltammetric Determination of Antioxidant Capacity in Tea Samples by Using Screen-Printed Microelectrodes by Alina Elena Trofin, Lucia Carmen Trincă, Elena Ungureanu, Adina Mirela Ariton

“…Measurement of antioxidant capacity represents an analytical major challenge in terms of accuracy, efficiency, rapid response, or low cost of detection methods. Quantification of antioxidant capacity of food samples using disposable screen‐printed microelectrodes (SPMEs) was based on cyclic voltammetry versus open-circuit potential (CV vs OCP) and differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) as compared with spectrophotometric measurement of the CUPRAC reaction with 6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid (trolox). …”
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Identification of Iron Homeostasis Genes Dysregulation Potentially Involved in Retinopathy of Prematurity Pathogenicity by Microarray Analysis by Xian-qiong Luo, Chun-yi Zhang, Jia-wen Zhang, Jing-bo Jiang, Ai-hua Yin, Li Guo, Chuan Nie, Xu-zai Lu, Hua Deng, Liang Zhang

“…The one-class algorithm in significance analysis of microarray (SAM) software was used to screen the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) was conducted to validate the results. …”
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Establishment of a Breeding Approach Combined with Gamma Ray Irradiation and Tissue Regeneration for Highbush Blueberry by Xuan Yu, Haidi Yuan, Yihong Jin, Chuizheng Xia, Jiani Zhu, Jiali Che, Jiao Yang, Xiaofei Wang, Bingsong Zheng, Shufang Yang, Cristian Silvestri, Fuqiang Cui, Jianfang Zuo

“…The height of M1 plants quantitatively decreased with increasing irradiation doses. …”
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Assessment of the influence of gap wall mobility factor at calculation of leakage in working section of a scroll compressor. Part 1 by V. A. Pronin, A. V. Kovanov, V. A. Tsvetkov, E. N. Mikhailova, E. A. Kalashnikova

“…As the basic volumetric losses in the scroll compressor are leakages of working substance in its working part, and the process of flow of medium is unsteady, their quantitative component causes interest. The purpose of this work is to clarify the physical basis of the leakage process in the radial clearance and the degree of influence of various factors on it. …”
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In-depth proteomic profiling identifies potentiation of the LPS response by 7-ketocholesterol by Iain R. Phair, Magdalena Sovakova, Noor Alqurashi, Raid B. Nisr, Alison D. McNeilly, Douglas Lamont, Graham Rena

“…Previous studies demonstrated that 7-KC can elicit effects on macrophage function; however, effects of 7-KC on the macrophage proteome have not been studied systematically. Here we used quantitative mass spectrometry to establish the effect of 7-KC on the mouse macrophage proteome. 7-KC independently mediated dynamic changes, including on atherogenic/M1 markers, cholesterol metabolism, biosynthesis and transport, as well as nutrient transport more broadly. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Secretome for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment: An In Vitro Study by Nermeen El-Moataz Bellah Ahmed, Masashi Murakami, Yujiro Hirose, Misako Nakashima

“…We determined whether DPSCs can secrete the Aβ-degrading enzyme, neprilysin (NEP), and evaluated the effects of NEP expression in vitro by quantitating Aβ-degrading activity. The results showed that DPSC secretome contains higher concentrations of VEGF, Fractalkine, RANTES, MCP-1, and GM-CSF compared to those of bone marrow and adipose stem cells. …”
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Identification of the Key Genes and Pathways in Esophageal Carcinoma by Peng Su, Shiwang Wen, Yuefeng Zhang, Yong Li, Yanzhao Xu, Yonggang Zhu, Huilai Lv, Fan Zhang, Mingbo Wang, Ziqiang Tian

“…Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment, and protein-protein interaction (PPI) network construction were performed to obtain the biological roles of DEGs in EC. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was used to verify the expression level of DEGs in EC. …”
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Response Surface Optimization of a Rapid Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Method for Simultaneous Determination of Tetracycline Antibiotics in Manure by Lanqing Li, Mingxing Sun, Hui Zhou, Yun Zhou, Ping Chen, Hong Min, Guoqing Shen

“…The four antibiotics were successfully extracted from manure with recoveries ranging from 81.89 to 92.42% and good reproducibility (RSD, <4.06%) under optimal conditions, which include 50 mL of McIlvaine buffer extraction solution (pH 7.15) mixed with 1 g of manure sample, extraction temperature of 40°C, extraction time of 10 min, and three extraction cycles. Method quantification limits of 1.75–2.32 mg/kg were obtained for the studied compounds. …”
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Predictors of Medical Students&#x2019; Adoption of Emergency Medicine Virtual Simulation Platforms by Lingjiao Tang, Yu Ning, Hui Lv, Xuebin Li, Aihe Tang

“…Structural equation modeling is used to examine data from cross-sectional quantitative surveys. The results revealed that image, relevance, and result demonstrability significantly affected perceived usefulness, whereas computer self-efficacy, perceptions of external control, anxiety, perceived enjoyment, and playfulness shaped perceived ease of use. …”
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UPL-SLAM: Unconstrained RGB-D SLAM With Accurate Point-Line Features for Visual Perception by Xianshuai Sun, Yuming Zhao, Yabiao Wang, Zhigang Li, Zhen He, Xiaohui Wang

“…Finally, our algorithm is compared against state-of-the-art algorithms on the publicly available datasets TUM RGB-D and ICL-NUIM. Through quantitative trajectory error analysis and qualitative trajectory effect and mapping quality analysis, the final results indicate that the algorithm proposed in this paper achieves superior positioning accuracy and mapping quality, enabling robust 3D reconstruction of indoor scenes.…”
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Influence of Disc Size on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Cirrus Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma by Shino Sato, Kaori Ukegawa, Eri Nitta, Kazuyuki Hirooka

“…The high diagnostic accuracy of the rim area demonstrated by Cirrus HD-OCT for the quantitative assessment of the ONH was not significantly affected by disc size in this study.…”
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