Statistical learning re-shapes the center-surround inhibition of the visuo-spatial attentional focus by Andrea Massironi, Carlotta Lega, Luca Ronconi, Emanuela Bricolo

“…Additionally, going beyond the physical dimension, our data provide interesting implications about how visual information is coded within working memory representations, especially under scenarios of heightened uncertainty.…”
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EFFECT OF OXIDATIVE STRESS ON HISTOARCHITECTONICS AND ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION OF BONE TISSUE OF THE VERTEBRAL BODY RATS by S. N. Lukanina, A. V. Sakharov, A. Ye. Prosenko, A. V. Yefremov, K. A. Romanova

“…The elemental composition of bone tissue was defined by atom-emission analysis method with inductive coupled plasma (spectrometer OPTIMA, code of methodics KHA: MUK.4.1.1482-03).Results. …”
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Lessons Learned from Hospital Outsourcing: A Case Study of Outsourcing a Government Hospital in Isfahan City by Maryam Eshaghian, Behrooz Madahian, Saied Karimi, Masoud Ferdosi

“…Methods: This applied research employed a qualitative methodology with a content analysis approach. Data were collected through interviews and a review of hospital documents. …”
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Intimate partner violence, reproductive health outcomes, and responsiveness among women living with disabilities in Southern Ethiopia: a qualitative study by Lielt Gebreselassie Gebrekirstos

“…Participants were selected using purposive sampling with a snowball approach and included women aged 16 years and older. Data were collected through twelve in-depth interviews from women with disabilities who had experienced IPV, as well as five key informant interviews with professionals who had direct engagement with issues related to IPV and disability. …”
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Integration and completion: life wisdom and happiness of Chinese older adults from a life course perspective by Sheng-Li Cheng, Xin Zhang, Shushan Liu, Chenxu Zhao, Sizhen Bi

“…A theoretical framework was constructed through the effects of temporary breakdown on the life course and “vital involvement in the necessary disinvolvements of old age (VINDOA).” Data were coded using the Nvivo-12 software.ResultsThe themes of well-being and life wisdom among Chinese older adults centered on (1) valuing education, strong family ties, and active social participation, which were associated with personal experiences of well-being. (2) Satisfaction and gratitude for social welfare, being happy and worried about current social situation in the same time, which are related to older adults’ values of society. (3) Expectations, encouragement, and transmission of wisdom to youth are related to their views of young people and youthfulness.Conclusion and discussionA key finding is that how older adults perceive life strongly influences their present experiences and sense of well-being. …”
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Development of a generic decision guide for patients in oncology: a qualitative interview study by Lia Schilling, Jana Kaden, Isabel Bán, Birte Berger-Höger, on behalf of the TARGET group

“…The decision guide was pre-tested for feasibility, usability, completeness and acceptance with the target groups through guided individual interviews. Sociodemographic data were collected anonymously. An expert review was conducted. …”
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Effectiveness of medicines authentication technology to detect counterfeit, recalled and expired medicines: a two-stage quantitative secondary care study by David Brindley, Stephen Chapman, Lindsey Roberts, Bernard Naughton, Sue Dopson

“…Medicines were authenticated using secure external database cross-checking, triggered by the scanning of a two-dimensional data matrix with a unit specific 12-digit serial code. 4% of medicines included were preprogrammed with a message to identify the product as either expired, pack recalled, product recalled or counterfeit.Setting A site within a large UK National Health Service teaching hospital trust.Participants Accredited checking staff, pharmacists and dispensers in a pharmacy department.Primary outcome measures Authentication and detection rate of counterfeit expired and recalled medicines.Results The operational detection rate of counterfeit, recalled and expired medicines scanned as a combined group was 81.4% (stage 1 (S1)) and 87% (stage 2 (S2)). …”
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Multidimensional human wellbeing in periodic octopus closures in Zanzibar by Elizabeth Drury O'Neill, Tim Daw, Lorna Slade, Fatma Khamis, Salim Nassor Mbarouk, Jineth Berrío-Martínez, Andrew Wamukota, Rosemarie N. Mwaipopo, Emilie Lindkvist

“…We iteratively, qualitatively coded data using a three-dimensional (material, relational and subjective) social wellbeing approach. …”
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Impact of substance use disorders on critical care management and health outcomes in septic adolescents by Havell Markus, Gary D. Ceneviva, Neal J. Thomas, Conrad Krawiec

“…Critically ill adolescents with sepsis aged 12–21 years were divided into two groups (SUD history and no-SUD history). Data related to demographics, diagnostic, procedural, and medication codes were analyzed. …”
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Knowledge towards Strabismus and Associated Factors among Adults in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Aragaw kegne Assaye, Melkamu Temeselew Tegegn, Natnael Lakachew Assefa, Betelhem Temesgen Yibekal

“…Using multistage random sampling, 553 participants were included. Data from the entire questionnaire were coded, entered into Epi info version 7, and exported to SPSS version 20 for processing and analysis. …”
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GATOR1 gene variants in focal epilepsy by Kovačević Maša, Vojvodić Nikola, Novaković Ivana

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Mediation as an alternative form of pre-trial settlement of a tax dispute: doctrinal approaches and law enforcement practice by L. L. Arzumanova

“…The author analyzes the official data published by the tax authority, regarding the number of disputes considered over the period of the past three years.The main scientific results, scope of application. …”
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Effectiveness of CO-OP group intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder: single-case experimental design study protocol by Amaria Baghdadli, Emmanuel Madieu, Pierre-Yves Therriault, Noémi Cantin

“…Three secondary measures will be collected: perceived activity performance using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, quality of life using the Kidscreen-27 and spontaneous motor rhythm using a computerised typing task. Graphed data will be analysed visually at the individual level with the Visual Aid Implying an Objective Rule (VAIOR) protocol which provides a colour code based on the level and trend of two consecutive phases, facilitating an objective visual analysis. …”
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Finite element analysis and experimental validation of polymer–metal contacts in block-on-ring configuration by K. Y. Eayal Awwad, Khosro Fallahnezhad, B. F. Yousif, Ahmad Mostafa, Omar Alajarmeh, A. Shalwan, Xuesen Zeng

“…However, the literature data presented and considered the wear features the same at any point of the wear profile. …”
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Analysis of adverse reactions of antihypertensive drugs registered in the Republic of Crimea for the period 2011-2016 by A. V. Matveev, A. E. Krasheninnikov, E. A. Egorova, A. G. Dormidor

“…The obtained results confirm our previously published data that in the structure of AR on antihypertensive drugs, bulk of the reports associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. …”
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Fields2Benchmark: An open-source benchmark for coverage path planning methods in agriculture by Gonzalo Mier, Ana María Casado Faulí, João Valente, Sytze de Bruin

“…Outputs are recorded as structured numerical data and visual representations to facilitate detailed analysis. …”
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Cultural and ethical barriers to implementing end-of-life advance care planning among oncology nursing professionals: a content analysis of open-ended questions by Yi-An Shih, Cheng Wang, Jiahui Ding, Yuhong Zhou, Qian Lu

“…Methods A qualitative thematic analysis was conducted on open-ended responses from oncology hospitals across 22 provinces, 4 municipal cities, and 5 autonomous regions in China. Data were collected via a cross-sectional online survey and analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s framework to identify patterns in cultural, ethical, and communicative challenges. …”
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Effect of gum chewing and cold therapy on postoperative cesarean women’s self-assessed pain levels and narcotics use: a comparative study by Reda Mhmoud Mohamed Hables, Nor El-Hoda Mohamed El-Sayed ElShabory, Esraa Mostafa Abd El-Aty Ibrahim

“…Two tools were used for collecting data in the study as A self-Administered questionnaire and the visual analog scale (VAS) were used. …”
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Multifaceted characterization of antibacterial resin composites: A scoping review on efficacy, properties, and in vivo performance by Reinaldo Adelino de Sales-Junior, Mariana Silva de Bessa, Francisca Jennifer Duarte de Oliveira, Bárbara Faria de Sá Barbosa, Kaiza de Sousa Santos, Michael Owen, Victor Pinheiro Feitosa, Boniek Castillo Dutra Borges

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Long-term outcomes in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor induced pneumonitis by Douglas B Johnson, Andrea Davis, Julie A Bastarache

“…We manually reviewed these charts and identified 78 subjects who met criteria for probable pneumonitis which included patients presenting with symptoms (dyspnoea, hypoxia, cough) and/or CT imaging consistent with this diagnosis. We collected data on demographics, ICI regimen, hospital admissions and long-term survival.Results Of the 78 patients (48 males; median age 64 (range 28–81)), 52 patients required at least 1 hospital admission related to pneumonitis. …”
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