Battling time restrictions with collective discourse: collaborative quizzes in a condensed human anatomy course by Zi Guo, Natascha Heise

“…It was hypothesized that the implementation of collaborative quizzes facilitates group learning while ultimately helping students to be better prepared for the NBME (National Board of Medical Examiners) unit examinations used as summative assessment within the course. During the four collaborative quizzes, medical and medical masters student groups rotated through twenty dissected donor stations, each containing a short clinical or anatomy-related multiple-choice question formatted in NBME style. …”
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Combined effects of alginate based active edible coatings and irradiation treatment on the quality characteristics of Beef Meat at 2°C by Samir Smeti, Souha Tibaoui, Hayet Ben Haj Koubaier, Atef Lakoud, Naziha Atti

“…The addition of myrtle extract and the use of irradiation treatment have significantly delayed (P<0.001) the lipid oxidation of meat by lowering TBARS values to 0.39, 0.58, and 0.52 mg MDA/kg for MYRT, IRR and IRAC groups, respectively, whereas it reaches 1.14 mg of MDA/kg for CON group. …”
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qPRF: A system to accelerate population receptive field modeling by Sebastian Waz, Yalin Wang, Zhong-Lin Lu

“…In general, the qPRF yielded a slightly better fitting solution, achieving a greater R2 on 70.2% of vertices. We also assess the qPRF method’s model-recovery ability using a simulated dataset. …”
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MODERN TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MELANOMA: FROM STANDARDS TO AN INDIVIDUALIZED APPROACH IN REAL CLINICAL PRACTICE by N. V. Zhukova, R. V. Orlova, N. Yu. Antimonik, S. I. Kutukova, N. P. Belyak, N. V. Popova, S. P. Erdniev

“…That is why the possibility of using modern drugs in real clinical practice for the treatment of this cohort of patients is an urgent issue of modern clinical oncology. …”
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Dihydroquercetin attenuated Prevotella copri-caused intestinal injury by modulating gut microbiota and bile acids in weaned piglets by Long Wang, Ruizhi Hu, Siqi Ma, Xizi Yang, Jiatai Gong, Hongkun Xiang, Mingkun Shi, Xupeng Yuan, Liang Chen, Hongfu Zhang, Bie Tan, Xi He, Jianhua He, Shusong Wu

“…Gut microbiota disruption during the weaning process is a significant factor of intestinal injury. …”
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Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) implementations to control cholera outbreak in Oromia region, Ethiopia by Dabesa Gobena, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Getahun Fetensa, Tizta Tilahun Degfie, Tessema Debela, Afework Tamiru, Zenebu Begna Bayissa, Dereje Diriba, Tarekegn Sarbessa, Daniel Bekele, Natinel Teferi, Achalu Layesa, Abate Zewdie, Dawit Worku Ayele, Meron Debebe Mersha, Chala Bafikadu, Senahara Korsa Wake, Lemi Abebe, Tesfaye Kebebew, Tefera Goshu, Birhanu Kenate, Yadeta Dessie, Zeleke Mekonnen

“…The quantitative data were analyzed using Stata, version 14.0, and ATLAS.ti9 software was used for qualitative data analysis. …”
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The role of financial technology and entrepreneurial finance practices in funding small and medium-sized enterprises by Piotr Łasak

“…During the last decade, a significant contribution in this area has been financial technology. …”
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Normative Parameters of Gastrocnemius Muscle Stiffness and Associations with Patient Characteristics and Function by Larisa R Hoffman, Shane L Koppenhaver, Cameron W MacDonald, Johnny M Herrera, Joshua Streuli, Zachary L Visco, Nicole Wildermuth, Stephanie R Albin

“…Differences based on muscle state (resting vs contracted) and sex (female vs male) were assessed using a 2 X 2 analysis of variance (ANOVA). Associations between muscle stiffness and sex, age, BMI, race, exercise frequency, exercise duration, force production, and step length were assessed using correlation analysis…”
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Intestinal barrier function, caecal microbiota and growth performance of thermoneutral or heat stressed broiler chickens fed reduced crude protein diets supplemented with guanidino... by Reza Barekatain, Vivienne Inhuber, Nishchal Sharma, Tanya Nowland, Thi Thu Hao Van, Robert J. Moore, David Cadogan

“…GAA50 followed by GAAtop significantly decreased the feed intake during the finisher phase (P<0.01) and from d 10 to 35 (P<0.001), compared with SP diet. …”
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Application of a novel sliding ⁃ traction head holder in craniovertebral junction abnormalities surgery by WU Kun, ZHANG Fan, FAN Tao

“…The stability of the head and the precise adjustment of traction force during the operation can reduce the risk of complications. …”
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Temporal relationship between symptom cluster and quality of life in rectal cancer patients after laparoscopic anus-preserving surgery by Chaoxiang You, Guiqiong Xie, Shun Lin, Shuang Li, Mengying Jia, Xiufei Wu, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Yi Zhou, Hongyan Kou

“…The present study aimed to investigate longitudinal causal relationships between symptom clusters and quality of life. 128 patients with rectal cancer from Nanchong City, Sichuan Province who underwent laparoscopic anus-preserving surgery completed 4 follow-up visits, and the survey time point are 2 weeks after surgery (T1), 1 month after surgery (T2), 3 months after surgery (T3), and 6 months after surgery (T4). We used the Anderson Gastrointestinal Cancer Symptom Assessment Scale and the Colorectal Cancer Quality of Life Measurement Scale to evaluate the patient’s symptom incidence, symptom severity, and quality of life at four time points respectively. …”
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Feeding for larvae of catfish Pangasionodon sp. larvae in different ages by Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Ricky Ramadhan, Dedi Jusadi

“…ABSTRACT   Sludge worm (Tubifex sp.) as natural feed on catfish (Pangasionodon sp.) larvae rearing is available in limited amount especially during rainy season. It becomes a constraint factor for larvae rearing sector. …”
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Agreement between 2D Visual- and 3D Motion Capture-based Assessment of Foot Strike Pattern by Haruhiko Goto, Toshinao Kamikubo, Ryota Yamamoto, Toshiharu Tsutsui, Suguru Torii

“…The visual, SI, and SA methods were used, and the kappa values for each method were calculated…”
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Technological Adjuncts to Streamline Patient Recruitment, Informed Consent, and Data Management Processes in Clinical Research: Observational Study by Jodie Koh, Stacey Caron, Amber N Watters, Mahesh Vaidyanathan, David Melnick, Alyssa Santi, Kenneth Hudson, Catherine Arguelles, Priyanka Mathur, Mozziyar Etemadi

“…ObjectiveThis paper aims to demonstrate how technological adjuncts can enhance clinical research processes via automation and digital integration. MethodsUsing one clinical research study as an example, we highlighted the use of technological adjuncts to automate and streamline research processes across various digital platforms, including a centralized database of electronic medical records (enterprise data warehouse [EDW]); a clinical research data management tool (REDCap [Research Electronic Data Capture]); and a locally managed, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act–compliant server. …”
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Artificial neural network with incompressible smoothed particle hydrodynamics for exothermic chemical reaction on heat and mass transfer in a rectangular annulus by Alaa Allakany, Noura Alsedias, Abdelraheem M. Aly

“…The complex proposals of closed domains during heat/mass transfer of NEPCM can be used in energy savings, cooling electronic devices, and heat exchangers. …”
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Meta-analyses of the effects of high-intensity interval training in elite athletes—part I: mean effects on various performance measures by Hans-Peter Wiesinger, Hans-Peter Wiesinger, Hans-Peter Wiesinger, Thomas Leonard Stöggl, Thomas Leonard Stöggl, Nils Haller, Nils Haller, Julia Blumkaitis, Tilmann Strepp, Francesca Kilzer, Anna Schmuttermair, Will G. Hopkins

“…The assessment of the moderators indicated good evidence of greater effects as follows: with more aerobic types of HIIT for V˙O2max (+2.6%); with HIIT added to conventional training for most measures (+1.1–2.3%); during the competition phase for V˙O2max (+4.3%); and with tests of longer duration for sprint (+5.5%) and time trial (+4.9%). …”
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CONSTRUCTIVE GEOMETRY IN IMPLEMENTATIONS OF MODERN 3D GRAPHICS by Ivan G. Lenchuk, Oleksandr O. Mosiiuk

“…The materials presented can be used to prepare lessons in either mathematics or computer science and can be used to conduct integrated classes that draw on both subjects. …”
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Reconfigurable mmWave Planar Phased Array Featuring Wide Elevation and Full Azimuth Spatial Coverage for 5G Vehicular Application by Saiful Islam, Hanvit Kim, Tuyen Dinh Nguyen, Sunwoo Kim, Hyoungsuk Yoo

“…The overall circular antenna array, incorporating director and reflector elements alongside the antenna on an additive substrate, measures <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$74.2 \, \text {mm} \times 74.2 \, \text {mm} \times 2.2 \, \text {mm}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, highlighting its compact design. During simulation, the array demonstrates isolation levels surpassing 20 dB and exhibits a broad <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-10 \, \text {dB}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> impedance bandwidth spanning <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$6570 \, \text {MHz}~(24.36$ </tex-math></inline-formula>&#x2013;<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$30.93 \, \text {GHz}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). …”
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Discovering broad-spectrum inhibitors for SARS-CoV-2 variants: a cheminformatics and biophysical approach targeting the main protease by Safar M. Alqahtani

“…Furthermore, the binding energies were revalidated using the water swap method that considers the role of the water molecules in bridging the ligands to the enzyme active site residues. …”
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Factors Influencing the Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Tertiary Students in Ho, Ghana by Rosemary Ami Amegbedzi, Joyce Komesuor, Hubert Amu, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang

“…This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that recruited 506 female students from four tertiary institutions in the Ho Municipality in Ghana using questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics comprising frequency, percentage, Chi-square, and binary logistic regression were used in analyzing the data. …”
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