From pixels to perspectives: exploring perceptions of representation in character design by Nani Le Tang, Erin Eungyo Moon, Jose De Jesus Garrido Iniguez, Daniel Raul Mena Ramirez, Daniel L. Gardner

“…Method. We analysed 198 responses to a survey that asked participants questions about how they felt about short videos of character introductions and captured open-ended responses about the roles these characters occupied. …”
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The Effect of Improper Packaging on Moisture and Fatty Acid Composition in Frozen Bluefin Tuna (Thynnus Thynnus) by Abdullah Öksüz, Şenay Burçin Alkan, Elif Didem Örs

“…Moisture content of the frozen tuna slices dropped significantly on the surface compared to the inner part unaffected by freezer burn. Direct methylation method was successfully achieved on the sample without any lipid extraction. …”
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A fuzzy recurrent neural network for driver fatigue detection based on steering-wheel angle sensor data by Zuojin Li, Qing Yang, Shengfu Chen, Wei Zhou, Liukui Chen, Lei Song

“…The study of the robust fatigue feature learning method for the driver’s operational behavior is of great significance for improving the performance of the real-time detection system for driver’s fatigue state. …”
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The Effects of Perceptions of Illness on Anxiety Specific to Surgery Levels of Patients Who Are Planned for Open Heart Surgery: A Descriptive and Correlational Study from Turkey by Hazal Onbaşıoğlu, Sevcan Avcı Işık

“…It is important for nurses to evaluate patients’ perceptions of their preoperative illness and anxiety. More effective support can be provided by focusing on individual perceptions and anxiety levels of patients during presurgical counseling.…”
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Impacts of pre-pregnancy exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on menstrual characteristics among women undergoing assisted reproductive technology by Huyi TAO, Yujie CAO, Yitao PAN, Jiuru ZHAO, Zhiwei LIU, Yu GAO, Ying TIAN

“…ResultsIn the pre-pregnancy serum samples of the study population, 15 PFAS were detected in more than 60% of the samples, including perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnDA), perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoDA), perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS), perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (6:2 Cl-PFESA), 8:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (8:2 Cl-PFESA), perfluoro-2-propoxypropanoic acid (HFPO-DA), perfluoro-2-methoxyacetic acid (PFMOAA), and perfluoro-(3,5,7,9,11-pentaoxadodecanoic) acid (PFO5DoDA). …”
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Antioxidant Effects of Curcumin on the Motility and Structural and Biochemical Parameters of Epididymal Sperm in Shal Rams after the Freezing-Thawing Process by Ramin Farhadi, Abbas Farshad, Jalal Rostamzadeh, Abouzar Najafi

“…The use of this technique requires sperm freezing, a process during which superior genes are widely expanded and more progeny can be obtained from a male animal with high genetic characteristics. …”
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Has contract farming improved the green technology efficiency of vegetable growers? Empirical evidence from rural areas in Shandong Province, China by Qi Li, Zixuan Wang

“…This paper investigates the impact of contract farming participation on farmers' green technology efficiency using data from a sample of 627 vegetable growers in Shandong, China and employs the propensity score matching method. …”
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Assessing the Readability of Renewable Energy Education Material from Geothermal Resources in Vocational High School Textbooks: A Case Study in Indonesia by Nugroho Agung Pambudi, Windah Yuniar, Desita Kamila Ulfa, Iksan Riva Nanda, Indah Widiastuti

“…The sample size was 340 respondents. Data were collected from textbooks and questionnaire results. …”
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Creating National Weights for a Patient-level Longitudinal Database by Onur Baser, Li Wang, Jon Maguire

“…Relative to MEPS data, patients included in the private insurance data were more likely to be male, older, to have a chronic condition, and to be white (p=0.0000). …”
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Natural Resource Rent and Bank Stability in the MENA Region: Does Institutional Quality Matter? by Abdelaziz Hakimi, Hichem Saidi, Mohamed Ali Khemiri

“…To achieve these goals, we used a sample of 68 conventional banks located in the MENA region between 2005 and 2020 and performed the System Generalized Method of Moments (SGMM) as an econometric approach. …”
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Detecting SARS-CoV-2 cryptic lineages using publicly available whole genome wastewater sequencing data. by Reinier Suarez, Devon A Gregory, David A Baker, Clayton A Rushford, Torin L Hunter, Nicholas R Minor, Clayton M Russ, Emma E Copen, David H O'Connor, Marc C Johnson

“…Wastewater sequence datasets were screened for individual sequence reads that contained combinations of mutations frequently found in cryptic lineages but not contemporary circulating lineages. Using this method, we identified 18 cryptic lineages that appeared in multiple (2-81) samples from the same sewershed, including 12 that were not previously reported. …”
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The Effectiveness of SMART Technique Group Counseling in Reducing Peer Pressure Among Campus Organization Students by Mutia Fitri, Saiful Akhyar Lubis

“…This research has implications for developing counselling services in higher education, particularly in helping students make more independent social decisions that align with their personal goals …”
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ANALYZING THE IMPACT OF SOME FISCAL AND MONETARY POLICIES IN THE VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IN SELECTED ARAB COUNTRIES FOR THE PERIOD (1990-2010) COMPARATIVE STUDY by Ahmed Al-Mshhdani

“…It has become necessary to know the role of fiscal and monetary policies tools applied during the study period, and its objectives towards the agricultural sector in the countries of the research sample. So the research presumer to know a number of factors affecting the value of agricultural output, to present these factors are: (inflation , the size of agricultural loans, surplus or budget deficit, the exchange rate), was the search explore know the effect of these factors on the value of agricultural output in Iraq and Egypt during the period (1990-2010) and the comparison between the two, so the search method depends on two main aspects: first, the descriptive side which was based on previous studies , who studied the same subject, and secondly, the quantitative aspect, which is based on the multiple linear regression model, and then interpret the results of the quantitative aspect to assess the practical side of the study. …”
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Factors Influencing Electronic Brand Love and E-Loyalty by Reza Salehzadeh, Arash AdelPanah, seyed Mehdi Mirmehdi

“…In this study, a cross-sectional survey is conducted based on the questionnaire method to collect data from a sample of 300 customers of the Digikala Website in Isfahan, Iran. …”
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Treatment Adherence and Quality of Life of Adults Living With Hypertension in Rural Ghana by Ayisha Blessing Amadu, Kennedy Dodam Konlan, Jamilatu Barbara Amadu, Gladys Dzansi

“…Design A quantitative cross‐sectional survey was conducted. Method We randomly sampled 351 persons diagnosed with hypertension at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. …”
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ANTIMYCOTIC ACTIVITY OF ACTIVATED ZINC PYRITHIONE IN RELATION TO MALASSEZIA IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS by E.V. Golysheva, A.M. Glushakova, A.N. Pampura, M.A. Mokronosova

“…The significant dynamics was observed in the modification of species diversity which got more sparse in skin areas where activated zinc pyrithione cream was applied. …”
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Chronic kidney disease and progression factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Daniel Batista Téllez, José Carlos Estrada Hernández, Leobel Morell Pérez

“…Conclusions: kidney disease usually progresses more in women and in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Childhood adversity, recent life stressors and suicidal behavior in Chinese college students. by Zhiqi You, Mingxi Chen, Sen Yang, Zongkui Zhou, Ping Qin

“…<h4>Background</h4>Although the independent effects of childhood adversities and of recent negative events on suicidality have been well-documented, the combinative role of childhood and recent adversities on risk for suicidality is still underexplored, especially in the context of Chinese culture and in consideration of specific types of negative events.<h4>Method</h4>5989 students, randomly sampled from six universities in central China, completed the online survey for this study. …”
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Barriers to HIV Care and Treatment by Doctors: A review of the literature by P. Naidoo

“…All duplicate articles were removed and only studies that used doctors as the sample population were considered. Titles expressing comment, news items, opinion pieces or letters were rejected. …”
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Modulation of the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness through micro/macrostructure design for electronic packaging by Lizhi Guan, Jingbo Fan, Zhi Kai Ng, Edwin Hang Tong Teo, Hortense Le Ferrand

“…Our proof-of-concept samples demonstrate the potential of precise micro/macrostructure design for customizing and enhancing electronic packaging’s EMI SE while achieving good heat dissipation and mechanical protection using a versatile 3D printing method. …”
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