The Use of Stone Resources in the Roman Architecture of Oderzo (Treviso, Italy) by Chiara Girotto, Simone Dilaria, Caterina Previato, Jacopo Bonetto, Claudio Mazzoli

“…Moreover, volcanic rock samples were analyzed via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and quantitative phase analysis via X-Ray powder diffraction (QPA-XRPD) to obtain more detailed mineralogical and geochemical characterizations. …”
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Working from home and well-being during the pandemic and beyond: a longitudinal analysis in five countries by Anna E. Kornadt, Catherine E. Bowen, Anthony Lepinteur, Conchita D’Ambrosio, Luca Ratti, Claus Vögele

“…So far, findings have been mixed and based predominantly on cross-sectional analyses. Methods We used multi-level regression models to describe the longitudinal relationship between WFH and well-being over 11 assessments from April 2020 to November 2023, based on a unique, population-based sample of N = 3403 employed participants from five European countries. …”
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Annotating the microbial dark matter with HiFi-NN by Gavin Ayres, Geraldene Munsamy, Michael Heinzinger, Noelia Ferruz, Kevin Yang, Bastiaan Bergman, Philipp Lorenz

“…Our findings pave the way for more accurate functional annotation in silico, especially for proteins from distant sequence space.…”
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Enhancing data collection for palaeoenvironmental approaches in anthracology: X-ray microCT and ecological anatomy by Cristina Marilin Calo, Cristina Marilin Calo, Bernarda Marconetto

“…Results indicate that 3D imaging yields comparable insights to 2D analysis while being more efficient. The study highlights the benefits of volumetric data in vulnerability index calculations and crystal quantification, providing greater accuracy than traditional 2D methods. …”
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Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Open Surgical and Endovascular Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection by Michael E. Brunt, Natalia N. Egorova, Alan J. Moskowitz

“…To identify national outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B aortic dissections (TBADs). Methods. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database was examined from 2005 to 2008 using ICD-9 codes to identify patients with TBAD who underwent TEVAR or open surgical repair. …”
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Interest rate sensitivity of traditional, green, and stable cryptocurrencies: A comparative study across market conditions by Francisco Jareño, María de la O González, José M. Almansa

“…It also decomposes nominal interest rates into real interest rates and inflation expectations. The sample period is divided into stable and rising interest rate sub-periods for robustness.ResultsThe results show that cryptocurrency returns are more sensitive to interest rate fluctuations in both bullish and bearish periods. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding the sexuality of older adults: a quasi-experimental study by Ana Carolina Macri Gaspar Vendramini, Rosemeiry Capriata de Souza Azevedo, Priscila Aguiar Mendes, Janderson Diego Pimenta da Silva, Annelita Almeida Oliveira Reiners, Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: to compare the knowledge and attitudes of nursing students regarding sexual behavior and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in older adults before and after an educational intervention. Methods: this quasi-experimental study involved a convenience sample of 45 nursing students from a public university, conducted in three stages: pre-intervention, intervention, and post-intervention. …”
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Workplace mistreatment of Swedish health care professionals: prevalence and perpetrators across profession, sex, and birth country by Britta E. Gynning, Elinor Forsheden Sidoli, Katrina J. Blindow, Emma Cedstrand, Erika L. Sabbath, Emma Brulin

“…We explore the distribution of incivility and identity-based harassment (ethnicity-, gender-based, and/or sexual harassment), combined with sex and birth country in these two professional groups. Methods This cross-sectional study draws on survey data, including an analytical sample of 141,237 Swedish nurses and physicians in 2022. …”
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The Relationship between Isometric Strength of the Lower Extremity Muscles and Incidence of Injuries in Lower Extremity in Young Football Players by parisa namazi, mostafa zarei, fariborz hovanloo

“…Other strength evaluation methods such as isokinetic and isotonic strengths may be more effective.…”
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The performance of GeneXpert® PCR assay in detecting group B streptococcus colonization at labor by Mohammed Rohi Khalil, Jens Kjølseth Møller, Stine Yde Nielsen

“…Background: The aim of this study was to assess the performance of GeneXpert® group B streptococcus (GBS) PCR assays in a Danish setting, using rectovaginal GBS culture at labor as the gold standard. Methods: Three hundred and sixty-six (366) women with one or more of the following risk factors for GBS carriage—GBS during current pregnancy, prior infant with EOGBS, temperature >38.0 ∘C during labor, preterm labor <37 weeks of gestation, rupture of membranes ≥18 hours—were included in the study. …”
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The Influence of Group Counseling with a Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) Approach on Enhancing Students' Learning Motivation by Dinayanti Dinayanti, Nurussakinah Daulay

“…A research team at SMP Negeri 17 Medan began observing the desire of ninth-grade students to learn using the Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) method. Students from classes IX-A and IX-B, representing a total population of 25, with 8 samples taken from each class, were selected as the sample for this quantitative research study, which employed a Nonequivalent Control Group Design. …”
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Readiness of health facilities to deliver family planning services and associated factors in urban east-central Uganda by Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Leif Eriksson, Peter Waiswa, Mats Målqvist, Joan Nakayaga Kalyango

“…Additionally, staff refresher training was inadequate, particularly in PFP facilities (50.4%), and health worker knowledge, confidence and willingness to provide some methods, particularly long-acting options and natural family planning counselling, were low. …”
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The Influence of Viewing Geometry on Hyperspectral-Based Soil Property Retrieval by Yucheng Gao, Lixia Ma, Zhongqi Zhang, Xianzhang Pan, Ziran Yuan, Changkun Wang, Dongsheng Yu

“…In this study, bidirectional reflectance factors (BRFs) were collected at 48 different viewing angles for 154 soil samples with varying SOM contents and PSDs. SOM and PSD were then retrieved using combinations of ten spectral preprocessing methods (raw reflectance, Savitzky–Golay filter (SG), first derivative (D1), second derivative (D2), standard normal variate (SNV), multiplicative scatter correction (MSC), SG + D1, SG + D2, SG + SNV, and SG + MSC), one sensitive wavelength selection method, and three retrieval algorithms (partial least squares regression (PLSR), support vector machine (SVM), and convolutional neural networks (CNNs)). …”
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Using a Co-Designed Implementation Enhancement Plan to Increase the Adoption of a Digital Fall Prevention Platform: A Non-Randomized Pre-Post Interventional Study by Delaforce A, Li J, Niven P, Maddock E, Grujovski M, Fahy MJ, Good NM, Jayasena R

“…The platform shows the potential to reduce falls among cognitively intact patients, but longer periods of observation and a larger sample are needed to confirm the effect. Aside from falls, a reduction in nurse response time is likely to improve patient care and experience.Plain language summary: This paper outlines methods to improve the implementation of falls prevention interventions using a co-designed implementation enhancement plan. …”
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Leveraging Real-Time Population-Scale GPS Data to Forecast and Identify Components of Epidemic Dynamics by Dr Alejandra Hidalgo, Dr Steven Schulz, Dr Ashish Thampi, Richard Pastor

“…The aim is to distinguish between contact-driven and variant-driven epidemics to facilitate more targeted interventions. Methods: We utilize a consistent population-scale panel of GPS location data donors from the German population. …”
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Bank’s Credit Portfolio Optimization Using Actuarial Approach and Artificial Neural Networks by Saeed Bajalan, Saeid Fallahpour, Sara Raeesi

“…However, these methods often fail to fully capture the complexities inherent in credit interactions. …”
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Relationships between depersonalization-derealization symptoms and separation anxiety in adult patients with mood and anxiety disorders by Stefano Pini, Benedetta Nardi, Barbara Carpita, Giada Lorenzi, Marco Mula, Barbara Milrod, Gabriele Massimetti, Ivan M. Cremone, Chiara Bonelli, Katharina Domschke, Miriam Schiele, Liliana Dell’Osso, David S. Baldwin, David S. Baldwin

“…We hypothesized that patients with high levels of separation anxiety had more frequent, severe, and clinically relevant DP symptoms than those with low levels of separation anxiety.MethodsA consecutive sample of 156 outpatients with mood and anxiety disorders was evaluated by the Structured Clinical Interview for Derealization/Depersonalization Spectrum (SCI-DER), the Cambridge Depersonalization Scale (CDS), the Body Sensation Questionnaire (BSQ), the Dissociative Experience Scale (DES), the Panic/Agoraphobic Questionnaire-self report (PAS-SR) for the evaluation of separation anxiety.ResultsThe sample was dichotomized into a group with high levels of separation anxiety (3 or more DSM-IV diagnostic items endorsed) vs. those with low levels of separation anxiety (less than 3 items endorsed) by PAS-SR ‘Separation Anxiety’ domain scoring. …”
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Choice of activation protocol impacts the yield and quality of CAR T cell product, particularly with older individuals by Palak H Mehta, Gemma S Trollope, Patrick Leung, Shivali Savita Chinni, Anna Iasinskaia, Aaron J Harrison, Hannah Hughes‐Parry, Misty R Jenkins, Michael H Kershaw, Anthony Jaworowski, Clare Y Slaney, Rachel M Koldej, David S Ritchie, Kylie M Quinn

“…T cells in PBMCs were assessed for CD28 expression and correlative analyses were performed. Results Older samples generated fewer, more differentiated CAR T cells than young samples, and the αCD3/CD28 mAb protocol exacerbated this, further reducing yield and quality. …”
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Evaluation of recombinant proteins <i>T. pallidum</i> Тр0163 and Тр0971 as antigens for the diagnosis of syphilis using enzyme immunoassay by Natalia V. Arbuzova, Marina V. Shpilevaya, Georgii L. Katunin, Oleg E. Kuznetsov, Nikita Yu. Nosov, Viсtoria S. Solomka

“…In practice, however, there are often significant difficulties in diagnosing asymptomatic forms of syphilis, especially late forms, when the sensitivity of serologic methods may vary considerably. Therefore, the search for more sensitive and specific antigens for the serological diagnosis of syphilis continues. …”
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance of Exosomes and Their Components in Patients With Cancers by Zinnat Ara Moni, Zahid Hasan, Md. Shaheen Alam, Nitai Roy, Farhadul Islam

“…Extracellular vesicles (EVs) from liquid biopsy samples are used in early cancer detection, characterization, and surveillance. …”
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