Negative perceptions toward older adults and life satisfaction among community-dwelling older citizens in Japan [version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 3 approved with reservations] by Yuho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tomoki Furuya, Ai Iizuka, Keigo Hinakura, Tomoya Takahashi, Yan Li, Daichi Yamashiro, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Daisuke Cho, Susumu Ogawa, Kenichiro Sato

“…This study hypothesized that participants with more negative perceptions of older adults would have lower life satisfaction. …”
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Exploring Purchase Intention using Delivery Services Apps during Covid-19 Pandemic among Malaysian Households by Rozita Naina Mohamed, Anusara Sawangchai, Mohd Saifullah Rusli, Rohani Mohd, Hiran Prasamkam, Nura Lina Md Elias, Ainun Nadzirah Mahmood

“… Online services of product delivery apps are more critical than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably altered internet purchasing habits. …”
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Understanding how users of home-based aged care services with cognitive impairment rate their social care related quality of life by Lyn Phillipson, James Caiels, Louisa Smith, Ann-Marie Towers

“…Qualitative comments suggest many experienced more significant limitations than some of their ratings may imply. …”
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Greater psychological distance, better creative-idea selection: the mediating role of construal level by Yiwen Zhang, Xiaowen Wang, An Zhang, Jiameng Zhou, Xiaobo Xu, Weiguo Pang

“…Increasing psychological distance can enhance individuals’ ability to select more creative ideas by fostering higher-level construals. …”
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Comparison of the inactivation of seven foodborne pathogens and spoilage bacteria under 405 nm blue light treatment in liquid media and on solid surfaces by Minji Hur, Francisco Diez-Gonzalez

“…In TSB, more than 5 Log CFU/mL were inactivated in all genera. …”
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DETERMINE THE POLICY TARGET TO INCREASE INSTITUTIONAL DELIVERY AMONG INDONESIAN FEMALE WORKERS by Isyatun Mardhiyah Syahri, Agung Dwi Laksono, Maya Fitria, Nikmatur Rohmah, Dina Bisara Lolong, Abdulah Saleh Alruwaili

“…In addition to institutional delivery as the dependent variable, we examined eight independent variables: residence, age, education, marital status, wealth, insurance, antenatal care (ANC), and parity. …”
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Deletion, insertion and stop codon mutations in vif genes of HIV-1 infecting slow progressor patients by Héctor Rafael Rangel, Domingo Garzaro, Anny Karely Rodríguez, Alvaro Hernán Ramírez, Gladys Ameli, Cristina del Rosario Gutiérrez, Flor Helene Pujol

“…Background: Variable progression towards AIDS has been described and has been related to viral and host factors. …”
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Negative perceptions toward older adults and life satisfaction among community-dwelling older citizens in Japan [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 4 approved with reservations] by Yuho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tomoki Furuya, Ai Iizuka, Keigo Hinakura, Tomoya Takahashi, Yan Li, Daichi Yamashiro, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Daisuke Cho, Susumu Ogawa, Kenichiro Sato

“…This study hypothesized that participants with more negative perceptions of older adults would have lower life satisfaction. …”
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Comparison of torch with electric arc casting in the lost wax technique for the cast dental stud protocol. by Víctor Hugo Gonzalo Quispe Mamani, César Alberto Luna Castillo, Dina Miryan Alanoca Sejje, Luis Alexander Orrego-Ferreyros

“…The Mann-Whitney U test confirmed significant differences in cost distributions (p < 0.001), indicating that EAC has higher and more variable costs. In conclusion, the study demonstrates that EAC produces dental models with significantly higher compressive strength and a more refined microstructure compared to TC, enhancing restoration durability. …”
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La2O3 promotional effect to Co3O4/γ-Al2O3 catalyst in the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene with CO2 as soft oxidant by Venkata Rao Madduluri, Peddinti Nagaiah, Challa Prathap, Paleti Gidyonu, Burri David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao

“…Co3O4/γ-Al2O3 catalysts with variable Co3O4 loadings (5–20 wt%) and deposition of 15% Co3O4 on La2O3/γ-Al2O3 were prepared by wet impregnation method. …”
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The effects of household water, sanitation, and hygiene on early childhood education enrollment: evidence from the 2022 Bangladesh demographic and health survey by Ashraful Alam, Md. Emon Prodhan, Faizul Islam, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Jamal Uddin

“…Methods Data were extracted from the 2022 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), on which 2494 children’s information and socioeconomic characteristics were analyzed. The outcome variable was ECE enrollment, and the exposure variable was WASH facilities—defined as having an improved water source, an improved nonshared toilet, and a basic handwashing facility—at the household level. …”
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CD117 (KIT) in canine soft tissue sarcoma: an immunohistochemical and c-kit gene mutation assessment by Silvia Dell’Aere, Valentina Balbi, Damiano Stefanello, Giancarlo Avallone, Gabriele Ghisleni, Stefano Perfetto, Roberta Ferrari, Luigi Auletta, Elisa Maria Gariboldi, Alessandra Ubiali, Caterina Romanello, Alessandra Verdi, Paola Roccabianca

“…IntroductionCanine soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are locally aggressive mesenchymal tumors with variable recurrence rates, and often, their therapy is limited to surgical excision. …”
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Police officer occupational health: a model of organizational constraints, trauma exposure, perceived resources, and agency by Royce Anders, Angélique Frapsauce, Celine Sauvezon, Daniel Gilibert

“…Methods A total of 1312 officers from various police bureaus fully responded to a questionnaire composed of validated instruments for assessing factors related to psychological and occupational health, consisting of more than 25 variables. Statistical analyses were performed in progressing complexity, namely t-tests, correlations, multiple regression, factor analysis, and path analysis with latent factors. …”
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On the division of things into immovable and movable by Nikolić Dušan Ž.

“…By using them, it is possible to determine in advance the future positions of land and buildings on landslides, as well as the spatial coordinates of (variable) plots of land.…”
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Augmenting Naïve Bayes Classifiers with <i>k</i>-Tree Topology by Fereshteh R. Dastjerdi, Liming Cai

“…The Bayesian network is a directed, acyclic graphical model that can offer a structured description for probabilistic dependencies among random variables. As powerful tools for classification tasks, Bayesian classifiers often require computing joint probability distributions, which can be computationally intractable due to potential full dependencies among feature variables. …”
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Dietary sodium intake and all-cause mortality in kidney stone patients: a retrospective cohort study by Shuangning Liu, Yu Dai, Baolei Shi, YanHu Meng, Xiaoke Sun, Yatao Jia

“…When DSI was treated as a categorical variable, individuals with a DSI ≥ 2.2 g/day exhibited a reduced risk of all-cause mortality compared to the lowest sodium intake group (DSI &lt; 2.2 g/d). …”
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Bienestar Psicológico, Fortaleza Mental y Vitalidad Subjetiva en Deportistas con Discapacidad (Wellbeing, Mental Toughness and Subjective Vitality in Athletes with Disabilities) by Tomas Trujillo Santana, Miryam Maestre Baidez, Karla Yadiera Preciado Gutierrez, Francisco Javier Ortin Montero, Adriana Daniela López Fajardo, José Luis López Morales

“…Los resultados nos indican que la variable "tener o no capacidad diferente " no tiene influencia en los constructos estudiados en esta muestra. …”
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The dialogue dilemma: the role of patient-clinician communication for low-income people who smoke and manage multiple conditions by Monique T. Cano, Monique T. Cano, Monique T. Cano, Michael R. Lindstrom, Ricardo F. Muñoz, Ricardo F. Muñoz

“…These individuals are more likely to endure multiple mental and physical (MP) health conditions, which can negatively influence their self-rated health (SRH). …”
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Peran Interaktivitas dalam Penggunaan E-learning: Perluasan Model UTAUT by Yuni Marlina Saragih, Erwin Setiawan Panjaitan, Roni Yunis

“…It is intended that by adopting Microsoft Teams, interactions between instructors and students would be more frequent, on time, supportive, and productive. …”
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The effectiveness of internet-based acceptance and commitment therapy on acceptance of illness, emotion regulation, symptom severity reduction, and symptoms interference with funct... by Sara Mirzaei, Reza Bagherian-Sararoudi, Mohammad Hasan Davazdah Emami, Razieh Izadi, Mohammad Reza Sharbafchi

“…However, the effectiveness of the internet based ACT on this variable was not statistically significant. Conclusions This study contributes to the growing body of literature on the potential benefits of internet-based ACT for breast cancer patients. …”
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