Exploring Gender Differences in Internet Addiction and Psychological Factors: A Study in a Spanish Sample by Manuel Varchetta, Ginevra Tagliaferri, Emanuela Mari, Alessandro Quaglieri, Clarissa Cricenti, Anna Maria Giannini, Manuel Martí-Vilar

“…Studies show gender differences, with males more likely to develop gaming-related addictions and females more prone to social media and phubbing behaviors. …”
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Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Based on Pre-classification Strategy for Quantitative Analysis of Rock Samples by Weiheng KONG, Lingwei ZENG, Yu RAO, Sha CHEN, Xu WANG, Yanting YANG, Yixiang DUAN, Qingwen FAN

“…By using finer spectral lines, higher sampling rate, and more precise laser pulse control, high resolution LIBS analysis at nanoscale has been achieved. …”
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Smoking Cessation Counseling: Practices, Determinants, and Barriers in a Sample of Iranian Primary Care Dentists by Mohammad Reza Khami, Parvin Bastani, Shabnam Varmazyari

“…Conclusion: Although the selected sample of Iranian primary care dentists performed “Ask” and “Advise” more frequently than their peers, their TSCC practice required further improvement through simplified guidelines, customized pathways, training, team work, and resource advocacy. …”
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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Dental Caries among a sample of Sudanese Children by Tyseer Elmekki Seid Ahmed, Amal Abuaffan

“…Objective: To determine the correlation between body mass index and dental caries of a sample of 6-11 year old Sudanese children. Materials and Methods: A Cross sectional school based study was conducted. …”
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Identification of the allelic state of the flood tolerance gene (Sub-1A) in rice breeding samples by N. N. Vozhzhova, O. S. Zhogaleva, A. Yu. Dubina, P. I. Kostylev

“…The trend towards the greening of agriculture throughout the world and in Russia is becoming more and more stable. In order to combat weeds using an environmentally friendly herbicide-free technology, it is necessary to increase the water layer on simultaneous surviving rice plants. …”
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Innovative Methodologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: A Review Categorized by Target Biological Samples by Antonella Grasso, Vittorio Altomare, Giulia Fiorini, Alessandro Zompanti, Giorgio Pennazza, Marco Santonico

“…Innovative methods using biosensors offer reduced infrastructure needs, lower costs, and patient-friendly sampling. …”
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Depression and health literacy among adolescents and adults in Germany: findings from two representative samples by Lars König, Lars König, Rebekka Schröder, Tim Hamer, Ralf Suhr, Ralf Suhr

“…Higher levels of education and lower social status were associated with higher depressive symptom severity and rates in adults, with a more heterogeneous picture in adolescents. In both samples, depressive symptom severity and rates were higher in individuals with poorer health literacy.DiscussionThe results point to a potential role for health literacy in preventing depressive disorders. …”
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Exploring Sample Storage Conditions for the Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Extracted Lipids from Latent Fingerprints by Aleesa E. Chua, Eden P. Go, Heather Desaire

“…In an alternative method, samples are stored directly on the deposition foil, and preparation is delayed until all can be processed in a single batch. …”
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Evaluation of Haller's Cells Prevalence in a Sample of Polish Population Assessed Using Panoramic Radiographs by Angelika Manaj, Aleksandra Osiak, Magdalena Piskórz, Karolina Futyma-Gąbka, Ingrid Różyło-Kalinowska

“…Based on the panoramic examination, we can state that they are located more often unilaterally with a slightly higher prevalence in females.…”
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Chatbot-delivered mental health support: Attitudes and utilization in a sample of U.S. college students by Gavin N. Rackoff, Zhenyu Z. Zhang, Michelle G. Newman

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Associations with food allergy‐related psychological distress in a global sample of adults, children and caregivers by S. E. M. Purser, C. J. Jones, J. L. P. Protudjer, L. J. Herbert, C. Screti, C. Roleston, E. Mattacola, H. A. Brough, C. Warren, L. Polloni, A. F. Santos, R. Gupta, M. J. Marchisotto, R. C. Knibb

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Parametric and nonparametric two-sample tests for feature screening in class comparison: a simulation study by Elena Landoni, Federico Ambrogi, Luigi Mariani, Rosalba Miceli

“…The tests for the general two-sample problem introduce a more general concept of 'differential expression', thus overcoming the limitations of the other tests restricted to specific moments of the feature distributions. …”
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Evaluation of the Role of Some microRNAs in Corona Virus-19 Infection in Sample of Iraqi Patients by Hussam AL-WAELY, Saife AL-AHMER

“…Objectives: The study involving 20 SARS CoV patients found that elevated microRNA levels, specifically miR-23a overexpression and miR-195-F1gene downregulation, could serve as potential diagnostic factors for COVID-19 infections, potentially aiding in early detection. Materials and Methods: 20 patients suffered from coronavirus (SARS CoV) (Patient group) and ten samples of healthy persons (control group). …”
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Differential Contributions of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Pathways to Thrombin Generation in Adult, Maternal and Cord Plasma Samples. by Nicklaus T Rice, Fania Szlam, Jeffrey D Varner, Peter S Bernstein, Arthur D Szlam, Kenichi A Tanaka

“…Maternal and cord blood samples were collected at the time of delivery. Platelet-poor plasma was isolated for the measurement of TG. …”
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Rasch Analysis of the Norwegian Version of the Occupational Balance Questionnaire in a Sample of Occupational Therapy Students by Tore Bonsaksen, Marte Ørud Lindstad, Carita Håkansson, Petra Wagman, Reinie Cordier

“…The OBQ11-N did not function as an adequate measure of occupational balance in a sample of students. Potentially, the detected measurement problems may be solved by adding more relevant items to a larger item pool, from which the best fitting items should be selected.…”
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Potential of introduced oat samples under the conditions of the southern part of the Forest-Steppe zone of Ukraine by С. М. Холод

“…Panicles in such oats samples as ‘Cwal’, ‘Borowiak’ (Poland), ‘Iakov’, ‘Mutika 1077’, ‘Mutika 990’, ‘Irtysh 22’, ‘Pokrovskyі 9’ (Russia), ‘Faks’ (Belarus), ‘Stendskaia Darta’, ‘Stendskaia Mara’ (Latvia) contained a large mass of grains (more than 2,5 g), panicle productivity in these samples was rather high both due to increased amount of grains in it and at the expense of thousand-kernel weight. …”
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Real-time temperature prediction of large-scale lithium battery module driven by data based on few measurement points by Jiajie HAN, Qingyang YUAN, Yu LI, Bo ZHANG, Ke XUE, Tian LAN

“…To maximize data efficiency and minimize computational costs, we employ the Latin hypercube sampling (LHS) method to design a small but representative temperature database. …”
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Influence of dental filling material type on the concentration of interleukin 9 in the samples of gingival crevicular fluid by Stefanović Vladimir, Taso Ervin, Petković-Ćurčin Aleksandra, Đukić Mirjana, Gardašević Milka, Rakić Mia, Xavier Struillou, Jović Milena, Miller Karolina, Stanojević Ivan, Vojvodić Danilo

“…The IL9 val-ues correlated with the degree of gingival index and depth of gingival sulcus, being higher with more advanced gingivitis and more pronounced anatomical changes in the tooth edge. …”
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Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Profile of Candida kefyr Isolated from Clinical Samples and Dairy Products by Zahra Zareshahrabadi, Samin Khaliji, Maryam Roudbari, Kamiar Zomorodian

“…All Candida kefyr isolates were previously identified using conventional and molecular methods. Susceptibility to antifungal drugs, including caspofungin, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, and amphotericin B, was determined using the microdilution method following CLSI-M27-A3 protocols, with results interpreted according to CLSI-M27-S4 guidelines. …”
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Optimized SVR with nature-inspired algorithms for environmental modelling of mycotoxins in food virtual-water samples by Abdullahi G. Usman, Sagiru Mati, Hanita Daud, Ahmad Abubakar Suleiman, Sani I. Abba, Hijaz Ahmad, Taha Radwan

“…Abstract The accurate determination of mycotoxins in food samples is crucial to guarantee food safety and minimize their toxic effects on human and animal health. …”
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