Perception of extreme musical dissonance in cochlear implant users using a novel listening task by Melanie L. Gilbert, Charles J. Limb, Eric K. Kim, Mickael L. D. Deroche, Rebecca M. Lewis

“…This study aimed to refine previous methods by emphasizing the variability and typically lower scores among CI users, aligning these findings more closely with their reported experiences and existing literature.MethodsA total of 34 participants (21 NH and 13 CI) completed the 30-min music task, which involved listening to music samples with various levels of harmonic consonance-dissonance ranging from complete consonance to extreme dissonance, and then rating the samples on a 5-point “pleasantness” scale. …”
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Challenges of the Tactical Leader in the Context of Multinational Military Operations Process by Robert-Marian Alixandrescu

“…Based on the aspects addressed in the literature review, the questionnaire survey method will be applied to a representative sample of military personnel who had participated in various multinational activities, as tactical leaders. …”
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Enhancing Arabic Vocabulary Mastery Through Communicative Strategies: Evidence from Malaysia by Nur Hanifansyah, Menik Mahmudah

“…In this study, the researcher employed a descriptive qualitative method. As a sample for this research, the researcher selected level 4, equivalent to the second grade of Madrasah Aliyah. …”
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Assessment of the Prevalence of Markers of Monoinfection with Hepatitis C Virus and Coinfection with Hepatitis C and B Viruses among the Personnel of Medical Institutions of an End... by M. P. Kostinov, N. A. Magomedova, I. A. Khrapunova, A. V. Linok, E. Yu. Malinnikova, G. I. Alatortseva, L. N. Pritvorova, L. N. Nesterenko, I. I. Amiantova, V. V. Dotsenko, V. Yu. Kabargina, V. B. Polishchuk, M. N. Loktionova, A. A. Besshaposhnikova

“…For the period under review (2023-2024) In the structure of HCV cases, 5 % of the study sample (1,643) were young people (up to 44 years old), while elderly and middle-aged people (45-60 years old) were more susceptible to combined forms of HCV and HBV (1.7 %). …”
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Contamination Level, Distribution, and Inventory of Dechlorane Plus (DP) in the Surface Soil of Shenyang City, China by Hui Wang, Siyi Yu, Tony R. Walker, Hao Wu, Xiaoxu Wang, Yueli Yang, Yinggang Wang

“…Based on the Tyson polygon method, the DP inventory was calculated at approximately 1.18 tons, with the unit area load exceeding previously reported values. …”
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Genetic diversity insights from population genomics and machine learning tools for Nordic Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) populations by Christos Palaiokostas, Khrystyna Kurta, Fotis Pappas, Henrik Jeuthe, Ørjan Hagen, José Beirão, Matti Janhunen, Antti Kause

“…Overall, our study affirmed the utility of the developed ddRAD-seq genotyping method and unveiled the genetic structure of the studied populations, both of which could contribute to their more efficient management by captive breeding.…”
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Prevalence of malocclusion in people with disabilities by Osmar Aparecido Cuoghi, Lorraine Perciliano Faria, Kelly Regina Micheletti, Yesselin Margot Miranda-Zamalloa, Marcos Rogério de Mendonça

“… Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of malocclusion in patients with disabilities. Material and Methods: The sample consisted in 98 patients of who had a previous diagnosis of disability. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on growth determinants in premature neonates: observational study in a secondary health service in Carapicuíba, São Paulo (2020–2023) by Vanessa Marques Leite Martha, Deborah Cristina Landi Masquio, Luiz Silva dos Santos, Julia Marques Leite Martha, Pedro Marques Leite Martha, Guido de Paula Colares Neto

“…Comparatively, the newborns in the group pre-vaccination against COVID-19 had more significant growth at six months and more prevalence of newborns born large for gestational age (LGA), while complications such as gastroesophageal reflux disease and viral bronchiolitis was more common in the post-vaccination group.ConclusionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, non-nutritional factors, especially EUGR, significantly influenced the anthropometry of premature babies. …”
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Application of LC-MS/MS for the Identification of Drugs of Abuse in Driver’s License Regranting Procedures by Roberta Tittarelli, Lucrezia Stefani, Leonardo Romani, Federico Mineo, Francesca Vernich, Giulio Mannocchi, Maria Rosaria Pellecchia, Carmelo Russo, Luigi Tonino Marsella

“…<b>Methods:</b> A rapid, sensitive, and selective method for the determination of ethyl glucuronide in hair by UPLC/MS-MS was developed and fully validated. …”
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Metabolic pathways mediating insulin resistance and gestational diabetes mellitus discovered by high-dimensional systematic Mendelian randomization by Wei Chen, Mingjuan Luo, Jingyi Guo, Suna Wang, Dandan Yan, Xiaohui Feng, Yunting Huang, Tao Zeng, Li Shen, Rong Zhang, Jing Yan, Cheng Hu, Weituo Zhang, Xiangtian Yu

“…Conclusions These results indicated that targeting specific metabolic pathways through dietary intervention is worth exploring as a possible GDM prevention approach, and hdsMR is more efficient in finding causal mediating metabolic pathways than traditional MR methods.…”
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Natural Language Processing–Based Technologies Along the Customer Journey—A Systematic Review and Co-Occurrence Analysis by Tom Ferber, Daryoush Vaziri, Alexander Boden

“…Employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method and co-occurrence analysis, we offer new and nuanced insights into the prevailing discourse. …”
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ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN FARMS BASED ON DEA - COST APPROACH by Elena TOMA, Ionela Mituko VLAD

“…The main results of our research showed that the average technical efficiencies for the farms sample over the analyzed period are relatively high (around or more than 0.90) and allocative and economic efficiencies are moderate (0.60-0.70) stressing that the farms have similar management practices and technologies but they are not fully cost efficient. …”
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Drop out v/s retention of female students: unfolding dynamics of the education system in Indian states by Namitarani Gochhayat, Rekha Ravindran

“…The study employs the Multinomial Logistic Regression (MLR) method to analyse the driving factors of educational enrolment status in male and female children. …”
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Confessional Component of Urbanonymy in Lexicographic Interpretation by T. G. Nikitina, E. I. Rogaleva

“…Historical-etymological analysis aids in uncovering the motivations behind nomination. The method of linguocultural interpretation is employed in developing the commentary section of the dictionary entry. …”
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Isolation of Pure Human Mucosal Epithelium for RNA Analysis by Tadashi Ohnishi, Kousaku Okubo

“…In conclusion, our method permits isolation of RNAs from a pure population of epithelial cells that can be used for mRNA-based gene expression analyses.…”
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Physical Health Problems of Internally Displaced Families in Rania City by Barzan Mohammed Ameen, Rebwar Arsalan Mohammed

“…The data are analyzed by application of descriptive statistical method. Results: The result of the study indicates that skin fungus (27.2%) and allergy (31.8%) are more common problems that happen after being displaced. …”
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Ricinus communis husk filter and charcoal for the treatment of hydrocarbon-contaminated water: design of a series system in stages by T.D. Marín Velásquez, V.I. Heredia-Jiménez, M. Alcarraz-Curi

“…Water contaminated with 5 and 10% Diesel was used and samples were taken at the each filter exit of to measure the TSS and Oil and Greases variables, using of ASTM D5907 and EPA Method 1664 A standards. …”
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Technology-mediated education: The lived experiences of nurse educators by A. Sunnasy, M.M. van der Heever

“…Aim: The aim of the article was to report the lived experiences of nurse educators on the use of technology-mediated education to facilitate teaching and learning in private nursing colleges in Gauteng, South Africa. Method: Descriptive phenomenology underpinned by the views of Edmund Husserl was used to explore the experiences of nurse educators regarding technology-mediated education. …”
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Impact of the DeepSeek-R1 Model Launch on the Value of Chinese AI Concept Companies by Li Dongjun

“…This study selects 152 A-share listed companies from the artificial intelligence industry chain as the observation sample, and employs an event study method to quantitatively analyze abnormal stock price movements before and after the technology announcement. …”
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Electrical Set-Reset Phenomenon in Thallium Doped Ge-Te Glasses Suitable for Phase Change Memory Applications by M.M. Rahman, K. Rukmani, S. Asokan

“…The entire series of glasses exhibited memory type of electrical switching but only the composition Ge17Te81Tl2 was able to withstand SET-RESET pulses for more than 10 cycles. The other samples show repeatability for only a few cycles with the degradation of threshold voltage.…”
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