Microplastics in beach sediments, seawater, and common fish in tourist destinations by M. Go, A. Ybanez, A. Ilano, F. Cababat, L. De La Calzada

“…Samples of gastrointestinal tract and muscle tissues were meticulously processed, treated with chemicals, and digested in order to aid in the isolation of microplastics. The quantification of microplastics was conducted under a stereomicroscope.FINDINGS Moalboal exhibited higher average microplastic counts in sediments (0.12 items per gram) and seawater (0.06 items per gram) than Badian, which had 0.08 items per gram in sediments and 0.04 items per gram in seawater. …”
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Mixed method study of feasibility and acceptability of electronic screening for measurement-based symptom monitoring of veterans accessing mental health treatment in VA community c... by Erin Almklov, Michael W. Lee, John D. Gault, Brian H. Blanco, Brian Huynh, Abigail Angkaw, Neal Doran, Niloofar Afari, James O. E. Pittman

“…Veterans received an eScreening link to complete an initial web-based assessment and three follow-up assessments spaced 4–6 weeks apart over the course of their treatment. Quantitative assessment data was largely characterized using descriptive statistics and included patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures (PTSD and depression), health-related quality of life/functioning, community care information (e.g., number of sessions attended), and satisfaction with the eScreening technology. …”
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Danggui-Shaoyao-San Can Ameliorate Alzheimer’s Disease by Inhibiting Hippocampal Neuron Apoptosis: Findings from Serum Pharmacology by Zhang KX, Zhang JW, Jiang YH, Wang YR, Liu ZL, Ding PL, Wang XY, Cui WQ, Xu XQ, Wang YH

“…Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa), quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR), Morris water maze,Western blot (WB), Immunohistochemical and Immunofluorescence were used to study the effect of DSS on AD. …”
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FBR2 modulates ferroptosis via the SIRT3/p53 pathway to ameliorate pulmonary fibrosis by Yu Cheng, Yang Jiao, Wan Wei, Mengjia Kou, Yaodong Cai, Yang Li, Hao Li, Tonghua Liu

“…Assessments encompassed histopathology, ELISA for cytokine detection, IHC and Western blot for protein expression analysis, and qRT-PCR for gene expression quantification. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to observe mitochondrial morphology. …”
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Effect of technology application in enhancing the weaknesses of market access, financial resources, and supplier resources on the aluminum industry by M.S. Mohamad Salleh, H. Vasudevan

“…The growth and profitability of Bumiputera businesses can be inhibited by several obstacles, including restricted supplier networks, insufficient financial resources, and difficulty accessing markets.METHODS: The quantitative research approaches and methods can help provide a comprehensive understanding of the mediating effect of technology in enhancing market, finance, and supplier resource weaknesses for the success of Bumiputera entrepreneurs in the aluminum industry. …”
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Analisis Pengaruh Kualitas Layanan Terhadap Kepuasan Pelanggan dan Loyalitas Pengguna Aplikasi Jenius Menggunakan Model E-S- Qual dan E- Recs- QUal (Studi Kasus: Pengguna Aplikasi... by Alfansya Achmad Mulyadi, Satrio Hadi Wijoyo, Hanifah Muslimah Az-Zahra

“…The reason for conducting this research is to determine aspects of service quality that affect satisfaction with the loyalty of Jenius application users, especially in Malang City, which is currently developing in digital finance. This study uses quantitative methods using Electronic Service Quality and Electronic Recovery Service Quality models. …”
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Affecting of Glyphosate Tolerance and Metabolite Content in Transgenic <i>Arabidopsis thaliana</i> Overexpressing <i>EPSPS</i> Gene from <i>Eleusine indica</i> by Jingchao Chen, Zhiling Li, Haiyan Yu, Hailan Cui, Xiangju Li

“…The EPSPS protein ranged from 148.5 to 286.2 μg g⁻¹, which was substantially higher than that in the WT line (9.1 μg g⁻¹). 103 metabolites associated with flavone and flavonol biosynthesis, the metabolism of aromatic amino acids, energy metabolism, and auxin synthesis were significantly higher in the transgenic glyphosate-resistant individuals (R) than in the WT individuals. The results of quantitative analysis show that pyruvate, sedoheptulose 7-phosphate, and gluconic acid amounts in R plants were 1.1-, 1.6- and 1.3-fold higher than those in WT plants, respectively. …”
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NKp46 enhances type 1 innate lymphoid cell proliferation and function and anti-acute myeloid leukemia activity by Rui Ma, Zhenlong Li, Hejun Tang, Xiaojin Wu, Lei Tian, Zahir Shah, Ningyuan Liu, Tasha Barr, Jianying Zhang, Sean Wang, Srividya Swaminathan, Guido Marcucci, Yong Peng, Michael A. Caligiuri, Jianhua Yu

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Unveiling Hidden Aspects of Intermediary Organizations in Innovation: A Systematic Review through the Lens of Industry Taxonomy by Mostafa Mohseni kiasari, ‌Javad Soltanzadeh, Amirhossein Azizi Hasanabadi, Hamed Talebi

“…Methods In this study, using the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method, all related qualitative and quantitative studies, including articles published in journals and conferences until 2022, were examined, and finally 77 articles were found and analyzed in the field of innovative intermediary institutions. …”
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Determination of distance away and depth of transmitters relative to a vertical acoustic telemetry array in the open ocean by Eric V. C. Schneider, Brendan S. Talwar, David M. Bailey, Shaun S. Killen, Dale M. Webber, Courtney E. MacSween, Travis E. Van Leeuwen, Frank I. Smith

“…This array can also be used to quantitatively assess associations of epipelagic species beyond presence/absence using a single receiver, advancing the potential to improve understanding of the interactions between pelagic fauna and anthropogenic structures such as wind turbines, oil rigs, and fish aggregation devices.…”
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An approach to boost adherence to self-data reporting in mHealth applications for users without specific health conditions by Maria Aguiar, Ander Cejudo, Gorka Epelde, Deisy Chaves, Maria Trujillo, Garazi Artola, Unai Ayala, Roberto Bilbao, Itziar Tueros

“…In addition, the results provide quantitative results on the effect of the most common categories of behavior change techniques for the self-report of lifestyle data. …”
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Human Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Bing Li, Yu Cheng, Songyan Yu, Li Zang, Yaqi Yin, Jiejie Liu, Lin Zhang, Yiming Mu

“…One week after the sixth infusion, intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests and insulin tolerance tests were performed and the blood and liver were harvested for biochemical and histopathological examinations. Quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), immunofluorescence staining, and western blot were performed to monitor the expression of the lipid metabolism- and regulatory pathway-related genes. …”
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Vitamin D binding protein genetic isoforms, serum vitamin D, and cancer risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial. by Stephanie J Weinstein, Dominick Parisi, Alison M Mondul, Tracy M Layne, Jiaqi Huang, Rachael Z Stolzenberg-Solomon, Regina G Ziegler, Mark P Purdue, Wen-Yi Huang, Christian C Abnet, Neal D Freedman, Kai Yu, Demetrius Albanes

“…Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression models estimated odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of cancer risk according to 25(OH)D quantiles, stratified by Gc isoform. Separately, the GC-cancer risk association was examined using proportional hazards regression among 109,746 individuals with genetic data and 26,713 diagnosed with cancer. …”
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A fast monocular 6D pose estimation method for textureless objects based on perceptual hashing and template matching by Jose Moises Araya-Martinez, Jose Moises Araya-Martinez, Vinicius Soares Matthiesen, Vinicius Soares Matthiesen, Simon Bøgh, Jens Lambrecht, Rui Pimentel de Figueiredo

“…For instance, with a rotation step of 10° in the template database, we achieve an average rotation error of 10°, matching the template quantization level, and an average translation error of 14% of the object’s size, with an average processing time of 0.3s per image on a small form-factor NVIDIA AGX Orin device. …”
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Pengaruh Media Pembelajaran Animasi Powtoon Terhadap Hasil Belajar Ditinjau dari Minat Belajar Peserta Didik by Deiby Tiwow, Veronica Wongkar, Navel Oktaviandy Mangelep, Edino Ayub Lomban

“…The study was conducted with quantitative approach and Quasi Experimental utilizing treatment by level design. …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Eugenol Acetate Against Ischemic Stroke by Chen L, Zhang R, Xiao J, Liang Y, Lan Z, Fan Y, Yu X, Xia S, Yang H, Bao X, Meng H, Xu Y, Yu L, Zhu X

“…Liqiu Chen,1,2,&ast; Ran Zhang,1,2,&ast; Jing Xiao,1,2,&ast; Ying Liang,1,2 Zhen Lan,3 Yingao Fan,2 Xi Yu,2 Shengnan Xia,2– 5 Haiyan Yang,2– 5 Xinyu Bao,2– 5 Hailan Meng,1– 6 Yun Xu,1– 6 Linjie Yu,1– 6 Xiaolei Zhu1– 6 1Department of Neurology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China; 4State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Institute of Translational Medicine for Brain Critical Diseases, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China; 5Jiangsu Provincial Key Discipline of Neurology, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China; 6Nanjing Neurology Medical Center, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Linjie Yu; Xiaolei Zhu, Department of Neurology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China, Email yulinjie126@126.com; zhuquelee@126.comObjective: To explore the neuroprotective effect of Eugenol Acetate (EA) on post-stroke neuroinflammation and investigate the underlying mechanisms.Methods: For in vitro experiments, primary microglia were pre-incubated with EA for 2 hours, followed by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation for 24 hours or Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation (OGD) treatment for 4 hours. Real-time quantitative PCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot were performed to examine the expression levels of inflammatory cytokines in primary microglia. …”
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Pediatric reference values for total psoas muscle area in Korean children and adolescents by Jisoo Kim, Mi-Jung Lee, Hyun Ji Lim, Yonghan Kwon, Kyunghwa Han, Haesung Yoon

“…Graphs for weight and height were drawn and compared using data from the Korean national growth chart. tPMA distributions according to sex and age were obtained using quantile regression with smoothed polynomials. We analyzed correlations of tPMA with weight and height.ResultsA total of 740 pediatric patients were included [M:F = 340:400, 12 years (interquartile range 9–16)]. …”
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The Effect of using the Smartphone in the Workplace on Job Engagement and Job Burnout: Investigation of Mediational Role of Stress by Somayeh Naghdi Zarrin, Neda Mohammad Esmaeili

“…It is a descriptive, survey-type study using a unique quantitative method. The research examines the status of variables and their interrelationships, utilizing an online questionnaire for data collection. …”
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Using peer narrative support to promote return to work for cancer survivors: a protocol study of action research by Wenqian Que, Xiaoyun Hu, Tingting Wu, Haiyin Zhang, Yue Shi, Jingyi Zhao, Xiaoqin Su, Benxin Kuai, Yujie Guo

“…(iii) Evaluation: A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods will be used to assess the feasibility and scientific validity of the peer narrative support model and to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention. …”
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Deciphering Immunometabolic Landscape in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Integrative Multiomics, Explainable Machine Learning and Experimental Validation by Dong Q, Wu J, Zhang H, Chen X, Xu X, Chen J, Shi C, Luo L, Zhang D

“…Machine learning models identified hub genes, which were validated via quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Then, potential small-molecule drugs were screened using the Connectivity Map (CMAP) and molecular docking. …”
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