Epigenetic timing effects on child developmental outcomes: a longitudinal meta-regression of findings from the Pregnancy And Childhood Epigenetics Consortium by Alexander Neumann, Sara Sammallahti, Marta Cosin-Tomas, Sarah E. Reese, Matthew Suderman, Silvia Alemany, Catarina Almqvist, Sandra Andrusaityte, Syed H. Arshad, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Lawrence Beilin, Carrie Breton, Mariona Bustamante, Darina Czamara, Dana Dabelea, Celeste Eng, Brenda Eskenazi, Bernard F. Fuemmeler, Frank D. Gilliland, Regina Grazuleviciene, Siri E. Håberg, Gunda Herberth, Nina Holland, Amy Hough, Donglei Hu, Karen Huen, Anke Hüls, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Jianping Jin, Jordi Julvez, Berthold V. Koletzko, Gerard H. Koppelman, Inger Kull, Xueling Lu, Léa Maitre, Dan Mason, Erik Melén, Simon K. Merid, Peter L. Molloy, Trevor A. Mori, Rosa H. Mulder, Christian M. Page, Rebecca C. Richmond, Stefan Röder, Jason P. Ross, Laura Schellhas, Sylvain Sebert, Dean Sheppard, Harold Snieder, Anne P. Starling, Dan J. Stein, Gwen Tindula, Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Judith Vonk, Esther Walton, Jonathan Witonsky, Cheng-Jian Xu, Ivana V. Yang, Paul D. Yousefi, Heather J. Zar, Ana C. Zenclussen, Hongmei Zhang, Henning Tiemeier, Stephanie J. London, Janine F. Felix, Charlotte Cecil

“…Thus, it is unclear whether DNAm alterations during certain developmental periods are more informative than others for health outcomes, how persistent epigenetic signals are across time, and whether epigenetic timing effects differ by outcome. …”
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Multilingual Word Embedding and Linguistic Linked Open Data for Tracing Semantic Change by Florentina Armaselu, Barbara McGillivray, Chaya Liebeskind, Paola Marongiu, Giedrė Valūnaitė Oleškevičienė, Elena-Simona Apostol, Ciprian-Octavian Truică

“…The change in meaning over time of words, phrases, or concepts encompasses complex phenomena that cannot be fully explained by distributional methods alone. We argue that by joining corpus-based and lexicographical evidence and modelling the results in an interoperable format can provide more solid ground for drawing conclusions and possibilities of re-use by other applications. …”
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The Perception of Trustworthiness and Emotional Identification in Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence: A Behavioral Pilot Study by Valentina Silvestri, Silvia Gobbo, Erica Pugliese, Francesco Mancini, Federica Visco-Comandini

“…They rated the trustworthiness of male and female faces, chose the more trustworthy face in a pairwise task, and identified emotions displayed by faces. …”
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Alaninaminotransferase and specific viral hepatitis markers in the blood of donors by Zh. K. Burkitbayev, G. A. Yesenbayeva, S. A. Abdrakhmanova, Zh. Zh. Bibekov, Ye. B. Zhiburt

“…ALT activity elevation is associated by twofold increase in the rate of lacteous serum and more frequent detection of hepatitis serological markers. …”
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Impact of swabbing solutions on the recovery of biological material from non-porous surfaces by Agnieszka Kuffel, Niamh Nic Daeid, Alexander Gray

“…The difference in the performance of the swab-wetting solutions was heavily influenced by the type of biological fluid, with the chelating agents, EGTA and EDTA, being the most suitable for recovering DNA from saliva and blood samples. Conversely, water and detergent-based solutions were more appropriate for cell-free and cellular DNA material likely to be found in trace DNA deposits.…”
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Aromatic Serenity: How Lavender Eases Stress and Anxiety - A Literature Review by Karolina Karoń, Łukasz Karoń, Anna Zygmunt, Wojciech Grabowski, Emilia Pedrycz, Grzegorz Drapała, Daria Pedrycz

“…Despite promising results, limitations like small sample sizes and variability in application methods highlight the need for more rigorous research to establish lavender's efficacy and optimize its therapeutic use in stress management and mental health care. …”
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Explainable machine learning to predict the cost of capital by Niklas Bussmann, Paolo Giudici, Paolo Giudici, Alessandra Tanda, Alessandra Tanda, Ellen Pei-Yi Yu

“…Departing from previous literature, we apply the XGBoost algorithm and two explainable Artificial Intelligence methods, namely the Shapley value approach and Lorenz Model Selection to a sample of more than 1,400 listed companies worldwide. …”
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Immunohistochemical analysis of PD-L1, CD4, CD8, CD20, and PU.1 expression in a dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma: the clinical and prognostic value by Olga V. Kovaleva, Irena V. Boulytcheva, Dmitrii V. Rogozhin, Alexei N. Gratchev, Polina L. Prishchep, Nikolay E. Kushlinskii

“…Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the results of the immunohistochemical (IHC) studies of the tumor samples obtained from 42 patients with DDCS (18 men and 24 women aged 24 to 94 years; median age 65 years). …”
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Colorectal Cancer and the Human Gut Microbiome: Reproducibility with Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequencing. by Emily Vogtmann, Xing Hua, Georg Zeller, Shinichi Sunagawa, Anita Y Voigt, Rajna Hercog, James J Goedert, Jianxin Shi, Peer Bork, Rashmi Sinha

“…This demonstrated that within the same sample set, most, but not all taxonomic associations were seen with both methods. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis: Taurine and Its Association With Colorectal Carcinoma by Akshat Sinha, Liam Griffith, Animesh Acharjee

“…Various options are available for treatment, but prognosis is still poor in the more advanced stages. Current screening methods are not as accurate for distinguishing between benign and malignant growths, resulting in unnecessary invasive procedures. …”
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Women Undergoing Donor IVF Treatment: The Moderating Role of Economic Independence in Isfahan by Heydar Zafari, Aliasghar Mohajerani, Sayed Naser Hejazi

“…The sample size was estimated using SPSS Sample Power software, resulting in a minimum of 140 sample units based on specific criteria. …”
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Learning Strategies Used by ESL Students in Learning English at Capiz National High School, Philippines by Asep Hardiyanto, Ovalia Nastika MN, Marica Nilda A. Eslabon, Irawan Suprapto

“…Additionally, future studies are recommended to utilize larger and more diverse samples to further explore the relationships between learning strategies and other variables in greater depth.…”
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Introducing the carbon footprint reduction index (CaFRI) as a software-supported tool for greener laboratories in chemical analysis by Fotouh R. Mansour, Paweł Mateusz Nowak

“…Case studies using techniques such as spectrophotometry for polidocanol in ampoules, dispersive solid phase microextraction with HPLC/UV for ritonavir in human plasma, carbon quantum dots for molnupiravir in capsules, and homogenous liquid-liquid microextraction with HPLC/UV for favipiravir in human plasma demonstrated CaFRI’s applicability in evaluating the carbon footprint across diverse analytical methods and matrices. These case studies illustrated that energy consumption and CO2 emissions are key criteria for CaFRI scores, with higher scores indicating more sustainable methods.…”
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Bacteriological Profile and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Gram-negative Bacilli Isolated from Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Divya Atray, S. Sheethal

“…Following conventional culture, the isolated organisms were identified by various preliminary identification methods and biochemical tests. Antimicrobial sensitivity testing of Gram-negative isolates was performed by standard methods as recommended by CLSI 2019. …”
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POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OF DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS IN COMPLETE REMOVABLE DENTURE PROSTHETICS by O.V. Shemetov

“…The fabrication of complete dentures for edentulous jaws is a cornerstone of prosthetic dentistry, and retention is a critical factor for clinical success. Traditional methods, including border molding and the creation of a sealing valve, have proven effective, but digital intraoral scanning offers a faster and more convenient alternative for patients. …”
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Gender and education and awareness of the risks associated with Internet use – the perspective of interpersonal relationships by Dorota Siemieniecka, Joanna Katarzyna Grubicka

“…The research paradigm included quantitative and qualitative approaches aimed at examining Internet user behavior in the context of potential threats related to Internet addiction. Material and methods: The research sample consisted of 550 people selected randomly. …”
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The machine learning algorithm based on decision tree optimization for pattern recognition in track and field sports. by Guomei Cui, Chuanjun Wang

“…This study aims to solve the problems of insufficient accuracy and low efficiency of the existing methods in sprint pattern recognition to optimize the training and competition strategies of athletes. …”
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Graph neural network-based water contamination detection from community housing information by Raphael Anaadumba, Yigit Bozkurt, Connor Sullivan, Madhavi Pagare, Pradeep Kurup, Benyuan Liu, Mohammad Arif Ul Alam

“…Early detection enables timely action to prevent waterborne diseases and ensures equitable access to safe drinking water. Traditional methods recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rely on collecting water samples and conducting lab tests, which can be both time-consuming and costly.Methods: To address these limitations, this study introduces a Graph Attention Network (GAT) to predict lead contamination in drinking water. …”
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Snapshot of knowledge and stigma toward mental health disorders and treatment in Spain by Andrea Varaona, Rosa M. Molina-Ruiz, Rosa M. Molina-Ruiz, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Luis Gutiérrez-Rojas, Maria Perez-Páramo, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Guillermo Lahera, Carolina Donat-Vargas, Carolina Donat-Vargas, Carolina Donat-Vargas, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon, Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon

“…Psychological and pharmacological treatment are considered to be effective and helpful by more than 70% of the sample. More than 60% of the participants highlighted that suicide needs to be addressed appropriately in the media.ConclusionThese findings suggest a significant shift in how Spanish society views mental disorders, marking progress over decades of discrimination. …”
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Culturable Human Microorganisms and the Impact of Transportation Conditions on Cultivability by Xibei Fan, Ning Lv, Zhexue Quan

“…Recently, the resurgence of culturomics, combined with high-throughput sequencing technology, has reduced the high labor demand of pure culture methods, facilitating a more efficient and comprehensive acquisition of culturable microbial strains. …”
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