Digital Learning Media in Interactive Multimedia Based on Inquiry Approach for Sociology Learning in High Schools by Yogi Pinilih, Triana Rejekiningsih, Akhmad Arif Musadad

“…The research method used in this study is research and development, adopting the Alessi & Trollip model. …”
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Wettability and Cell Viability in Uncoated Titanium Alloys by Renato Trevilato, Kelli Cristina Micocci, Débora Carneiro Moreira, Carlos Eiji Hirata Ventura, Armando Ítalo Sette Antonialli

“…Wettability tests were performed using the sessile drop method with varying droplet volumes and fitting methods using an optical tensiometer. …”
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Advancing psychological assessment: quantifying self-compassion through free-text responses and language model BERT by Hirohito Okano, Daisuke Kawahara, Michio Nomura

“…Thus, future studies are encouraged to apply this natural-language-based approach to more diverse samples and other psychological constructs.…”
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Relationship of organisational culture and leadership towards lecturer motivation in government vocational higher education by А. Pratama, I.G.P.A. Buditjahjanto, M. Samani

“…Methodology and research methods. This is explanatory research, with samples taken from lecturers of GVHEs and the information collected through the questionnaires. …”
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Acetylcholinesterase and association of ACHE 3’ UTR SNP rs17228602 with psychiatric disorders by Baseerat Rumman, Kifayatullah Khan, Khulah Sadia, Mbah Ntepe Leonel Javeres, Rabia Habib, Sliha Awan, Syed Muhammad Nurulain, Tekes Kornelia

“…AChE was determined by Elman’s method. SNP was studied by polymerase chain reaction-restricted fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and sanger sequencing on DNA samples. …”
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Determination of seven non-regulated disinfection byproducts in Tehran drinking water by Zahra Jafari, Amir Salemi

“…Results and discussion: The method was sensitive enough to detect traces of the target compounds, with LOD values of 0.4-20 ng L-1. …”
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Epidimiology of Aerobic Bacterial Infections Among IUD (Intrauterine Device) Users in the Northern West Bank by Samar Ghazal, Mohammed Musmar, Mariam AL-Tell

“…Intra uterine device (IUD) is the most popular method of contraception among Palestinian women. It is one of the very effective contraceptive methods with very small failure rate. …”
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DETECTION OF Β THALASSEMIA CARRIERS BY RED CELL PARAMETERS OBTAINED FROM AUTOMATIC COUNTERS USING MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS by Idit Lachover Roth, Boaz Lachover, Guy Koren, Carina Levin, Luci Zalman, Ariel Koren

“…The aim of the present study was to find a reliable formula for detecting β thalassemia carriers using a large database of more than 22,000 samples obtained from a homogeneous population of childbearing age women with 14% of β thalassemia carriers and to check previously published formulas. …”
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Data processing pipeline for scientific publications to identify priority research areas by Iskandar B. Soliev

“…Testing of the pipeline on a sample of more than 50 000 publications for 2014–2024 demonstrates high accuracy and efficiency of the proposed method. …”
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Eating Disorders in Young Adults and Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Andrea Tomás, Tatiana Fernandes, Helena Loureiro

“…Methods: Data collection was carried out using an online questionnaire, which was disseminated through the media of several Portuguese diabetes associations. …”
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An Overview of DHEA-S Levels in Chronic Stress and BMI - A Prospective Study by Tejashwini Huchannavar, Sunil Nayak, Shruthi H P, Rajesh Shenoy

“… Background Increased stress levels when chronic in nature may lead to diseases like hypertension cancer early ageing and fertility issues along with menstrual irregularities in females and lower sperm count in males as the age increases due to hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal HPA axis dysregulation.Aim The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of perceived chronic stress and body mass index BMI in a subset of healthy population of male volunteers aged 18 to 45 years and female volunteers aged 18 to 40 years.Methods The selected male and female population were stratified into age and stress matched groups and one time dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate DHEA-S levels were ascertained to evaluate any changes DHEA-S levels were measured using Chemiluminescence method within six hours of collection of the blood samples randomly collected at different time points in the day and were then statistically evaluated using Mini Tab statistical tool.Results The lower levels of DHEA-S were more pronounced in males than in females in age and stress matched stratified groups. …”
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Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistance in Culture-positive Hospitalized Patients in Selected Hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan by Nagwa M. El Amin, Einas A. Osman, Leena Al-Hassan, Ihab B Abdalrahman

“…Cultures in our study were mainly from urine (36.7%), blood samples (37.2%), and wound cultures (19%). More than 90% of the tested isolates were resistant to cefuroxime; 54% and 73.8% of Gram-positive and Gram-negative isolates, respectively, were resistant to ceftazidime. …”
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Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Postmastectomy Breast Reconstruction: Recognizing Ways to Improve Shared Decision Making by Jessica M. Hasak, MPH, Terence M. Myckatyn, MD, Victoria F. Lenihan, Sydney E. Philpott, BS, Rajiv P. Parikh, MD, MPHS, Mary C. Politi, PhD

“…Stakeholders’ perspectives on ways to support PMBR decision-making were explored. Methods:. Forty semi-structured interviews with stakeholders (20 postmastectomy patients, 10 PMBR surgeons, 10 PMBR nurses) were conducted. …”
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Exploring the health, education and social support needs of individuals diagnosed with SATB2 Associated Syndrome and their families living in Australia by Maryanne Abouharb, Dalal Dawood Baumgartner, Sarah Wilkes-Gillan, Dave Parsons, Lauren Parsons, Iva Strnadová, Elizabeth Emma Palmer, Ryan Chen, Natalie Munro

“…Aim: The study aimed to enhance understanding of support needs and challenges and access to and experience with health, education, family and community-based support services for individuals diagnosed with SATB2 Associated Syndrome and their families. Method: The study utilised a co-design approach with SATB2 Connect, a not-for-profit organisation supporting Australian families and individuals diagnosed with SATB2 Associated Syndrome. …”
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Review of polarization-based technology for biomedical applications by Caizhong Guan, Nan Zeng, Honghui He

“…Polarimetry is a powerful optical tool in the biomedical field, providing more comprehensive information on the sub-wavelength micro-physical structure of a sample than traditional light intensity measurement techniques. …”
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Responses to checkpoint inhibition in metastatic triple negative breast cancer driven by divergent myeloid phenotypes by Avia D. Wilkerson, Ivan Juric, Salendra Singh, Patricia A. Rayman, Paul G. Pavicic, Jennifer Powers, Prerana Bangalore Parthasarathy, Zahraa Al-Hilli, Jennifer S. Ko, Timothy Chan, Tyler Alban, Alberto J. Montero, C. Marcela Diaz-Montero

“…These baseline differences become more pronounced during the course of chemo-immunotherapy. …”
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Interfacial investigation of AISI 321 / Al in compound casting: Casting temperature and melt to solid ratio by Ali Bakhtiari, Zahra-Sadat Seyedraoufi, Yazdan Shajari

“…Compared to other methods, this approach is more cost-effective for producing the mentioned materials. …”
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A comparative study of accuracy between gene Xpert (cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test) and line probe assay in retreatment cases of sputum-positive pulmonary tubercul... by Upendra Kumar, D Dhanalakshmi, G. Sravan Kumar, V. Deepan

“…The patients who were receiving retreatment were identified by sputum for acid fast Bacilli by Ziehl–Neelsen staining method and were instructed to provide sputum samples for CBNAAT and LPA. …”
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Multi-Level Foreground Prompt for Incremental Object Detection by Jianwen Mo, Ronghua Zou, Hua Yuan

“…First, to obtain fewer but more representative replay samples, representative images with a high number of old class foregrounds are selected by maximizing sample structure distance, providing direct foreground information at the image level. …”
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Designing a Stock Recommender System Using the Collaborative Filtering Algorithm for the Tehran Stock Exchange by Marziyeh Nourahmadi, Ali Rahimi, Hojjatollah Sadeqi

“…Additionally, the value at risk (VaR) for the selected method during the study period stood at -12.8%, indicating the lower risk of this method. …”
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