Altered Expression of Thyroid- and Calcium Ion Channels-Related Genes in Rat Testes by Short-Term Exposure to Commercial Herbicides Paraquat or 2,4-D by Enoch Luis, Vanessa Conde-Maldonado, Edelmira García-Nieto, Libertad Juárez-Santacruz, Mayvi Alvarado, Arely Anaya-Hernández

“…The thyroid axis and Ca²⁺-permeable ion channels play a key role in these processes, and their disruption can lead to reproductive issues and even infertility. …”
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Indonesian Nursing Educators’ Experiences with Developing Student-Centered Learning Methods by Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl, Kirsti Lauvli Andersen, Ann Karin Helgesen, Asniar Asniar, Randi Martinsen, Riza Septiani, Dharina Baharuddin, Signe Rasch Woersaa, Anna Willman, Liv Berit Olsen

“…The current study used a qualitative, descriptive design with a questionnaire containing four open-ended questions focusing on the educators’ experiences with developing student-active methods and conditions affecting this process. Data were collected between January and November 2022 and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. …”
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A person-centred primary care pharmacist-led osteoporosis review for optimising medicines (PHORM): a protocol for the development and co-design of a model consultation intervention by Andrew Sturrock, Robert Horne, Emma Clark, Toby Helliwell, Tracy Finch, Ian Maidment, Zoe Paskins, Shona Haining, Laurna Bullock, Robin Hyde, Meaghan Grabrovaz, Claire Pryor, Louise Statham

“…Framework analysis will identify and prioritise salient themes, followed by mapping codes to the theoretical domains framework and normalisation process theory to understand integration and implementation issues.We will further develop the content and model of care for the new consultation intervention through co-design workshops with stakeholder and patient and public involvement and engagement group members. …”
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Fish keypoint detection for offshore aquaculture: a robust deep learning approach with PCA-based shape constraint by Gen Li, Gen Li, Anji Lian, Zidan Yao, Yu Hu, Yu Hu, Guoliang Pang, Guoliang Pang, Taiping Yuan, Taiping Yuan, Zhenhua Li, Xiaohua Huang, Xiaohua Huang, Gang Wang

“…Traditional keypoint detection networks typically employ coordinate regression methods, which do not impose any constraints on the output of the regression head or the training process of the neural network. As a result, output keypoints of such networks do not always conform to the shape of a fish and the training process can be affected by incorrect labels, leading to errors in subsequent tasks.MethodsTo address these issues, this paper proposes a robust deep learning approach characterized by three improvements. 1) A shape model of fish that includes the average shape of fish, principal components of fish keypoints, and corresponding eigenvalues is constructed using principal component analysis (PCA) and unscented transform. 2) A customized version of anchor boxes is introduced and referred to as “anchor fish”, which along with the shape model, can be used to encode and decode fish keypoints. 3) Shape variation loss, calculated based on the eigenvalues in the shape model, is added as part of the loss function to constrain the output of the regression head. …”
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One chance to get it right: improving clinical handovers for better symptom control at the end of life by Grace Ting, Katrin Sigurdardottir, Wojciech Leppert, Katarzyna Wolszczak, Vilma Tripodoro, Gabriel Goldraij, Martin Weber, Christina Gerlach, Lair Zambon, John Ellershaw, Catriona Mayland, Catriona Rachel Mayland, Dagny Faksvåg Haugen, Vilma Adriana Tripodoro, Melisa Aloisio, Sandra Analía Castro, Marit Irene Hansen, Eduardo Garcia Yanneo, Juliana Nalin Passarini, Ivete Bredda Saad

“…Poor communication contributes to morbidity and mortality, not only in general medical care but also at the end oflife. This leads to issues relating to symptom control and quality of care. …”
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Research progress on eco-product value realization and rural revitalization and its inspiration for karst desertification control: a systematic literature review between 1997 and 2... by Jiawang Yan, Jiawang Yan, Kangning Xiong, Kangning Xiong, Yue Fu, Yue Fu, Nana Yu, Nana Yu, Zefu Zhang, Zefu Zhang, Peng Zheng, Peng Zheng

“…The chain-driven mechanism of EPVR—ecological industry (EI)—RR in the karst desertification control (KDC) area has already become a key scientific issue that urgently needs to be solved during the process of promoting industrial green transformation and consolidating the results of poverty alleviation in the region, however, there is currently no clear synthesis of this issue. …”
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Analisis Perbandingan Model Bert Dan Xlnet Untuk Klasifikasi Tweet Bully Pada Twitter by Teuku Radillah, Okta Veza, Sarjon Defit

“…In order to address this issue, automatic detection of tweets containing bullying content is crucial. …”
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Experiences, perceptions and attitudes on providing advice on physical activity to patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease: a qualitative study in general practitioners in Ge... by Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Rik Crutzen, Sabrina Kastaun, Verena Leve, Stefan Wilm, Alicia Prinz, Sabrina Hoppe

“…Priority is given to other lifestyle issues, such as smoking cessation. PA advice is perceived as time-consuming and rather ineffective with regard to the target behaviour. …”
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The effect of canine lingual attachments during maxillary arch distalization with clear aligner: a 4D finite element analysis and in vitro simulator study by Bochun Mao, Yajing Tian, Hanzhang Zhou, Yan Gu

“…Abstract Objective During the maxillary premolar distalization process in clear aligner (CA) therapy, anterior aligner misfit and mesial displacement of the molars are two common challenges. …”
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Components of stakeholder participation to create value in the banking industry in East Azerbaijan Agricultural Bank by Alireza Tagavi, Alireza Bafandeh Zendeh, Samad Aali

“…According to the obtained results, the following suggestions were presented: - Organizations should try to adjust the output of processes as much as possible for the formation of other processes, and this will be the basis for integration between processes as much as possible. - Organizations should act towards the integration of goals by having missions, goals, plans and strategies aligned in all processes. - Regarding the time component, as a component that has a special effect on processes and their implementation, as well as their integration, especially in today's fast-paced world, paying attention to the time required to implement processes, the time required to change business processes and the implemented work, the time that the business process works without errors and the time required to communicate between the processes should be taken into consideration. - Based on the indicators of process automation level and the amount of attention to technology integration management, it is possible to help the integration of business processes to a great extent.…”
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Translation, cultural adaptation, and content validation of the Hong Kong Chinese version of Self-completion Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT-SCT4) for care service users by Siyue Yu, Judy Chu Dik Sze, Annie Wai Ling Cheung, Kailu Wang, Elizabeth Welch, Nick Smith, Richard Huan Xu, Eliza Lai Yi Wong

“…Results In the translation process, concern was raised about the literal translation of ‘Control over daily life’ item. …”
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Image dehazing algorithm based on deep transfer learning and local mean adaptation by Dongyang Shi, Sheng Huang

“…Residual noise remains in the processed images, leading to degraded visual quality. …”
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أثر عمليات الاندماج والاستحواذ على تدفقات الاستثمار المباشر بعد الازمة العالمية by عاطف لافي مرزوك, دعاء عبد الرضا باقر

“…Abstract The foreign direct investment of important issues in the atheist and the twentieth century, has received interest specialists largely because of its significant impact in the development process Ktoled exports and reduce unemployment rates, etc., which encouraged the increasing competitiveness between developed and developing countries alike to attract direct investment in an effort to get rid of the debt resulting from external financing activities that strain the local economy, and this competition coincided with the rise in investments, which in turn increased as a result of financial globalization size, which is no doubt that foreign investment is not without risk, which may be the most prominent achievement of companies foreign maximum use of local resources is the optimal use of profitability, as well as the magnitude of enabling the formation of monopoly power in the production areas which hinder the development process, which will reflect negatively on the economies of the host countries. …”
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Production of Bacterial β-Galactosidase Using Wastes of Dairy Industry by Safaa Salah El-Din Taha, Osama Abd El-Hamid Ibrahim, Einas Hamed El-Shatoury, Amany Mohamed El-Deeb, Hayam Abd El-Naby Sayed

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De nomade à entrepreneur by Mira Korkoi David

“…It gradually integrates tourism as a respectable activity, not only for men but increasingly for women as well.The article concludes with a discussion of identity issues in the context of tourism development. Rather than a simple shift from the status of nomad to that of entrepreneur, it is a process of hybridization of identities. …”
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3 Level Ventilation: the First Clinical Experience by P. Torok, M. Majek, J Salantay, P. Candik, E. Drbjakova, S. Saladiak, J. Goryova, J Popadyak, I. Lakatos

“…Considering the issues of artificial ventilation (AV) in non-homogenous pathological lung processes (acute lung injury (ALI), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, etc.), the authors applied the three-level lung ventilation to a group of 12 patients with non-homogenous lung injury. …”
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Legal co-creation and culture: current aspects of mutual influence by A. V. Malko, V. V. Trofimov, V. Yu. Samorodov

“…Moreover, it contributes to the formation of a special culture of legal co-creation, which in many ways acts as a special kind of culture of law-making in general, but also manifests itself noticeably in the processes of legal realization (where, among other things, it is required to involve active creative dialogical principles to solve issues related to the application of law), accordingly increasing the level of culture of legal realization. …”
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Scientific creativity of L.A. Paramonova and children’s construction by Olga A. Safonova

“…Paramonova’s creative heritage and consideration of its potential in solving topical issues of modern preschool education. Methods. …”
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Removing Excess Iron from Sewage and Natural Waters: Selecting Optimal Sorbent by Ludmila A. Ivanova, Irina V. Timoshchuk, Alena K. Gorelkina, Ekaterina S. Mikhaylova, Nadezhda S. Golubeva, Evgeny N. Neverov, Tamara A. Utrobina

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Improving the annual review of diabetic patients in primary care: an appreciative inquiry in the Cape Town District Health Services by Bob Mash, Naomi S. Levitt, Unita van Vuuren, Rob Martell

“…Finally, the inquiry process itself together with the annual audit supported organisational learning and change at the facility level. …”
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