Risk factors associated with conduct disorder traits among high school participants in Turkey by Parna Prajapati, Mariam Rahmani, Ali Unlu, Andres Pumariega

“… Objective: To identify the risk factors associated with conduct disorder traits in a sample of Turkish high school participants. Methods: The survey encompassed 31,604 high school students, from which a final sample of 31,272 was selected for data analysis. …”
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Correlations between Intellectual Abilities and Features of the Motivational-Emotional Sphere in College-Age Boys and Girls by I.Yu. Churikov, E.S. Kagan, I.S. Morozova

“…Young men, as a rule, have a higher subjective assessment of anxiety and a lower level of motivation to achieve success, which, however, does not significantly affect the results of their mental activity. In addition, the sample of young men has a higher level of mental stress, as focusing on the problem-solving process may require more cognitive resources.…”
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Evaluating a Procedural Content Orchestrator Gameplay Data and Classifying User Profiles by Leonardo Tórtoro Pereira, T. Yuji Teoi, Claudio Fabiano Motta Toledo

“…Our extended results suggest that we can predict player’s profiles through gameplay metrics and data augmentation, even for small samples. More studies are needed to validate our findings, with a larger and more diverse player-base. …”
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Microbial and Amino Acid Changes in Preand Post- Fermentation Shrimp Paste from Cirebon, West Java by Nadhira P. Dian, Radestya Triwibowo, Rusky I. Pratama, Novalia Rachmawati

“…Processor A’s shrimp paste showed a dominance of Bacilli, with Staphylococcus becoming more prevalent post-fermentation, while Processor B’s paste exhibited a more diverse microbial community, including Empedobacter and Acinetobacter. …”
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O-RADS US versus IOTA simple rules in the diagnosis of benign and malignant adnexal masses: a prospective study by Ya Yang, Hongyan Wang, Na Su, Luying Gao, Yang Gu, Siman Cai, Qing Dai, Jianchu Li, Yuxin Jiang

“…Methods We prospectively recruited 228 patients diagnosed with adnexal masses (AMs). …”
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A study on the discoloration of different dental porcelain systems by Mehmet Çağatay Ulucan, Melek Kılıç Avşar, Giray Bolayır

“…In vitro chewing simulation was conducted on all porcelain groups, and a spectrophotometer was used to compare the color changes between their initial states.Results:The ΔE values (discoloration) of all porcelain samples were statistically different (p<0.05), and the ΔE values of the glazed samples were higher than those of the mechanically polished samples.Conclusion:All the glazed samples are more likely to show more color change than the mechanically polished sample groups.…”
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The effect of cigarette smoking and heated tobacco products on different denture materials; an in vitro study by Sara F. El Shafei, Ayman H. Amin, Eman G. Abdelghaffar, Sara Moataz, Fatma Makkeyah, Mohamed Shamel, Mahmoud Al Ankily

“…Abstract Purpose This study compares the effect of conventional cigarette smoke versus heated tobacco on the discoloration, surface roughness, and bacterial colonization of different oral prosthesis materials. Materials and methods A total of one hundred and twenty disc-shaped samples made of four different denture base materials were prepared to represent different denture bases to assess the surface roughness and biofilm formation; group (CA): conventional heat-cured acrylic resin (Acrostone, Egypt), group (FA): flexible acrylic resin (Valplast International Corp, USA), group (TA): heat-cured acrylic resin reinforced with titanium nanoparticles (TA nanoparticles, Nanogate, Egypt), and group (PA): 3D printed acrylic resin (Nexdent, The Netherlands). …”
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Assessment of Urban Landscape Patterns to Measure the Effects of Urbanization on Landscape Structure (Case Study: Kermanshah City) by Gholam Reza Sabzghabaei, Soolmaz Dashti, Kaveh Jafarzadeh, Mojgan Bazmara Baleshti

“…Then the images were classified with maximum likelihood method by software ENVI 4/7 and land use map was prepared. …”
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Level of physical activity of students from the police force academy in Bratislava by Gabriel Bujdos, Štefan Adamčák, Michal Marko, Anna Kozaňáková

“…A healthy and active lifestyle is becoming one of the most talked topics amongst people from all over the world. Being more physically active has never been more important than today as both jobs and leisure activities are becoming increasingly sedentary. …”
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Characterizing the Venezuelan situation between 2014-2020 in a population-based study using seven key indicators by Ramfis Nieto-Martínez, Masih A. Babagoli, Juan Pablo Gonzalez-Rivas, Eunice Ugel, Maritza Duran, María Inés Marulanda, Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Goodarz Danaei

“…This study aims to characterize the crisis and identify the population’s most vulnerable subgroups. Methods Follow-up data (2018–2020) from 1,257 subjects (35% of the total) who participated in the nationally representative sample of the Venezuelan Study of Cardiometabolic Health (EVESCAM, 2014–2017) were analyzed. …”
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Sex-specific differences in preclinical models of advanced chronic liver disease and portal hypertension by Peio Aristu-Zabalza, María Andrés-Rozas, Zoe Boyer-Díaz, David P. Al-Adra, Douglas Maya-Miles, Sergi Guixé-Muntet, Anabel Fernández-Iglesias, Jordi Gracia-Sancho

“…This project aimed to explore sex differences in cirrhosis and portal hypertension (PH) in rats, and to find similarities in human samples for translational relevance. Methods Advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) was induced in male and female Sprague–Dawley rats using thioacetamide (TAA, 250 mg/kg; 12 weeks) or bile duct ligation (BDL; 28 days). …”
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Artificial Intelligence for Detecting COVID-19 With the Aid of Human Cough, Breathing and Speech Signals: Scoping Review by Mouzzam Husain, Andrew Simpkin, Claire Gibbons, Tanya Talkar, Daniel Low, Paolo Bonato, Satrajit S. Ghosh, Thomas Quatieri, Derek T. O'Keeffe

“…<italic>Conclusions:</italic> The included studies show that AI has the potential to help detect COVID-19 using cough, breathing and speech samples. The proposed methods (with some time and appropriate clinical testing) could prove to be an effective method in detecting various diseases related to respiratory and neurophysiological changes in the human body.…”
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Experimental study of microwave thawing on the LN2 frozen coals for enhancing coalbed methane extraction by Shuang Dang, Zairong Yang, Yu Zhao, Chaolin Wang, Jing Bi

“…The microwave thawing treatments generate cracks and reduce the wave velocity of the coal samples, and higher thawing power on the frozen is in more favor of forming macro-cracks under the same input energy. …”
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Improving Communication Signal Transmission in Multiple Low-e Windows Using Frequency Selective Surfaces by Rocio Chueca, Maria Munoz, Ana Cueva, Raul Alcain, Carlos D. Heras, Inigo Salinas

“…As a validation of our method, we show designs for windows with attenuation minima at 1, 1.8 and 5.8 GHz. …”
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“Voice of Student” in the Analysis of Components of Digital Educational Environment during Online Learning by Olga I. Popova, Galina S. Timokhina, Natalya B. Izakova, Larisa M. Kapustina

“…Comparison of the results of the empirical quantitative study “Student’s Voice”, conducted in 2020 and 2023, was carried out on the basis of representative non-probability quota samples of 400 units using descriptive statistics methods. …”
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UNDERSTANDING EDUCATORS’ EXPERIENCE AND ATTITUDE TO GAMIFIED LEARNING APPLICATIONS by Anastasiia V. Tokarieva, Inna V. Сhyzhykova

“…At the same time, 16,7% are satisfied with the traditional methods and 4,2% feel it risky to use new teaching methods; 5) among the main obstacles to wider application of GLAs in practice are the absence of knowledge about GLAs, the low level of digital skills and technical challenges. …”
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Effectiveness of Biochar Biofertilizer on Some Morphological, Physiological and Biochemical Traits of Marigold (Calendula officinalis L.) Under Cadmium Stress by Mahyar Gerami, Leila Dustdar Mahmoudabad, Akram Ghorbanpour, Mohadeseh Amiri

“…Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal that causes oxidative stress in plants and has many destructive effects on product quality. Nowadays, various methods are used to reduce the negative effects of high concentrations of heavy metals in the soil. …”
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Investigating the impact of armed conflict, cultural factors, and demographic characteristics on access to family planning services in Northwest Syria: a cross-sectional study by Okba Doghim, Abdulselam Daif, Abdulkarim Ekzayez, Kristen Meagher, Preeti Patel

“…Moreover, the number of children significantly impacted usage, with higher rates observed among women with more children (p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis further demonstrated that awareness of family planning methods significantly influenced usage (OR: 2.39, p < 0.001). …”
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Influence of heat treatment on the microstructural evolution of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy prepared by Selective Laser Melting by Chengshuyu Yang, Bo Huang, Yongjian Zheng, Jiehua Li, Hao Zhang, Yaoyao Ding, Liwen Liang, Zixiang Qiu, Haixuan Wang, Yang Yang, Miaocheng Tian, Qizhong Huang, Zhining Wu, Jan Bohacek

“…However, traditional manufacturing methods make manufacturing parts with complex structures difficult. …”
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Morphometric Assessment of Occipital Condyles and Foramen Magnum Reveals Enhanced Sexual Dimorphism Detection via 3D Imaging: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Utilizing Classi... by Christos Tsiouris, George Triantafyllou, Nektaria Karangeli, George G. Botis, Panagiotis Papadopoulos-Manolarakis, Theodosis Kalamatianos, George Tsakotos, Maria Piagkou

“…Sexual dimorphism was more pronounced in imaging studies but statistically insignificant in osteological samples. …”
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