Razones de la renuencia a hablar en la clase de ELE en Asia oriental. Análisis cualitativo y comparación entre estudiantes taiwaneses y coreanos / Reasons for reticence in the SFL... by Jorge Daniel Mendoza Puertas

“…The research was based on semi-structured interviews, discussion groups and annotations made by the teacher in a daily work notebook. The data collected was analyzed and coded into a series of categories and subcategories. …”
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REGULARITIES OF FORMATION OF FLOW OF COOLANT BEHIND THE TVS-KVADRAT MIXING SPACING GRID OF THE PWR-TYPE REACTOR by S. M. Dmitriev, D. V. Doronkov, M. A. Legchanov, V. D. Sorokin, A. E. Khrobostov

“…The results of experimental studies are used to verify CFD-codes of both foreign and domestic origin, as well as the programs for detailed cell-by-cell calculation of active zones in order to reduce conservatism in the justification of thermal reliability.…”
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The relationship between conference presentations and in-hospital mortality in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction: A retrospective analysis using a Japanese adminis... by Daisuke Takada, Yuki Kataoka, Tetsuji Morishita, Noriko Sasaki, Susumu Kunisawa, Yuichi Imanaka

“…<h4>Results</h4>After excluding 3,544 patients with missing Killip classification or ambulance use, data for 56,923 patients in 384 acute care hospitals were analyzed. …”
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The Bolometric Light-curve Modeling of 98 Type I Superluminous Supernovae Using the Magnetar- and the Circumstellar Interaction Models Reveals Surprisingly High Ejecta Masses by Réka Könyves-Tóth

“…The quasi-bolometric luminosities of the objects were calculated from the Zwicky Transient Facility g - and r -band data using the methodology of Chen et al., and then they were modeled with the Minim code. …”
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Clinical Implications of ECG in Patients Presenting to ED with Drug-overdose and Organo-phosphorous Poisoning by Jagadesha Selvan, Darpanarayan Hazra, Gina M. Chandy, Priya Ganesan

“…Methodology: We conducted this retrospective study over one and a half years (October 2018 to April 2020). Demographical data, clinical presentations, and ECG findings were extracted from the hospital’s electronic database, coded, and analyzed. …”
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Towards an Energy Consumption Index for Deep Learning Models: A Comparative Analysis of Architectures, GPUs, and Measurement Tools by Sergio Aquino-Brítez, Pablo García-Sánchez, Andrés Ortiz, Diego Aquino-Brítez

“…Additionally, software-based tools such as CarbonTracker (v1.2.5) and CodeCarbon (v2.4.1) retrieve energy consumption data from computational component sensors. …”
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Global Health Education in UK Medical Schools (GHEMS) study protocol by Soham Bandyopadhyay, Thomas Shortland, Shavinthi W Wadanamby, Hannah S Thomas, Binay Gurung, Melika Akhbari, Isobel Trout, Rashida Patel, Karisma Sharma, J Edward Fitzgerald, Adrian D Smith

“…The quantitative and qualitative data will be analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis, respectively. …”
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Factors associated with delays in discharge for trauma patients at an urban county hospital by Tasce Bongiovanni, Christopher Cai, Karla Lindquist

“…The objective of this study was to determine prevalence of, and patient characteristics associated with, delays in discharge at an urban county trauma service.Methods We performed a retrospective cohort study with data from Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFGH), a level-1 trauma center and safety net hospital in San Francisco, California. …”
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P-GELU: A Novel Activation Function to Optimize Whisper for Darija Speech Translation by Maria Labied, Abdessamad Belangour, Mouad Banane

“…Furthermore, P-GELU reduces training loss, improves feature retention, and enhances linguistic adaptability, making it a more effective alternative for speech translation tasks involving phonetic variability, code-switching, and limited training data. The proposed P-GELU offers a promising balance between computational efficiency and performance gains, presenting a viable solution for enhancing Transformer-based speech models in low-resource language scenarios.…”
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The role of the components of PM2.5 in the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders by Haisu Zhang, Yifan Wang, Haomin Li, Qiao Zhu, Tszshan Ma, Yang Liu, Kyle Steenland

“…This dataset was linked with the predicted levels of 15 PM2.5 components, including 5 major mass contributors (EC, OC, NH4+, NO3–, SO42-) and 10 trace elements (Br, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Ni, Pb, Si, V, Zn) across contiguous U.S. territory. Data were aggregated by ZIP code, calendar year and individual level demographics. …”
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Association of Pregnancy Complications with Endometrial or Ovarian or Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study by Lin Cheng Han, Henry W. C. Leung, Heng-Jun Lin, John Hang Leung, Agnes L. F. Chan

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Economic impact of reduced postoperative visits after inflatable penile prosthesis implantation by Bradley Gill, Young Eun Shin, Kathryn Durand, Andrew Sun, Paurush Babbar, Sirikan Rojanasarot

“…Methods: Scenario analyses were used to model the effects of eliminating one 30-min IPP postoperative visit from the expected 2.5 visits accounted for by the American Medical Association resource-based relative value scale data. The reduction was attributed to simplified teaching with a modified device. …”

Trends in the Incidence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among the Medicaid Population before and During COVID-19 by Jessica Lin, Heidi Feng, Ronald Horswell, San Chu, Yun Shen, Gang Hu

“…Importance: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a group of high blood pressure disorders during pregnancy that are a leading cause of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Data on the trend in the incidence of HDP among the Medicaid population during coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) are lacking. …”
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Perceptions of interdisciplinary critical thinking among biology and physics undergraduates by Ashley B. Heim, Georgia Lawrence, Riya Agarwal, Michelle K. Smith, N. G. Holmes

“…Using thematic analysis to inductively code interview responses into emergent themes, we found that most students, regardless of major, described different approaches to evaluating biology and physics experiments. …”
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Characterizing adaptation responses to drought risk of livestock farmers in the Spanish dehesa agroforestry system by Nikoletta Ropero Szymañska, Nuria Hernández-Mora, Lucia De Stefano

“…We applied this methodology to the response of extensive dryland livestock farmers in a dehesa agroforestry system in southcentral Spain during a prolonged drought. Qualitative data was collected through interviews, focus groups and workshops, and coded and analyzed through deductive content analysis and complementary statistical correlation and multicriteria analysis. …”
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Modelling the future of cleaner energy: Explainable artificial intelligence model for green hydrogen production rate estimation by Okorie Ekwe Agwu, Saad Alatefi, Ahmad Alkouh

“…Overall, the model can be used in two modes: online, by integrating it into software programs, and offline, by simply entering parameter values into the explicit model without having to run long lines of code.…”
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Research on leading agricultural enterprises guiding farmers' participation in pre-production quality and safety control: evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Region of China by Chenying Liu, Wen Li, Yulan You, Qizhi Yang, Mingjuan Li

“…The re-search employs a grounded theory approach to conduct a multi-case study, following the general logic of “Motivations-Behaviors-Outcomes.” Relevant data from case companies were extracted, analyzed, and coded to construct a theoretical interpretation, revealing the intrinsic mechanisms of agricultural leading enterprises in pre-production quality and safety control and identifying key influencing factors. …”
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Content validation of the Angioedema Quality of Life Questionnaire (AE-QoL) in a population of adult and adolescent patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) by Lynne Broderick, April Foster, Laura Tesler Waldman, KD Jacobs, Laura Bordone, Aaron Yarlas

“…Methodology This study used one-on-one, audio-recorded, cognitive debriefing interviews employing think-aloud and verbal probing approaches to evaluate the relevance, comprehensibility, and comprehensiveness of the AE-QoL in this patient population. All data were quality checked then coded and analyzed using inductive and deductive approaches. …”
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Quality of Counselling, Exposure to Vaccination Messages, and Caregivers’ Knowledge on the Uptake of Pentavalent Vaccine in Six Northern Nigerian States by Matthew Alabi, Leanne Dougherty, Eno-Obong Etim, Adebola Adedimeji

“…Penta uptake was coded as binary; hence, binary logistic regression was performed using Stata 14. …”
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Evolution of Treatments for Hereditary Angioedema in Italy: Use of Lanadelumab in Clinical Practice by Marta Nugnes, Melania Dovizio, Melania Leogrande, Luca Degli Esposti

“…For these patients, the estimated annual cost—calculated using the weighted average of patients who switched treatments—was €114,362. Conclusions: The data from this analysis on therapeutic management of HEA patients in the Italian clinical practice showed that, despite the limited number of patients treated with lanadelumab, many received one administration every 4 weeks, suggesting a good disease control. …”
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