Anomalous origin of a right pulmonary artery identified with echocardiography combined with CT: a case in a juvenile patient by Yan-ling Li, Ping Xie, Jia Wei, Zhao-xia Guo

“…Here, we present a rare survival case of an 11-year-old child with the disease, who was hospitalized due to intermittent abdominal pain, but without any apparent signs of chest tightness or shortness of breath. The low oxygen saturation as discovered during the physical examination. …”
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Change of liver enzymes level during follow-up of patients exposed to vinylchloride by I. V. Kudayeva, L. A. Budarina, O. A. Dyakovich

“…The highest count of interrelations between determinants of studied biochemical scores, work experience and-or exposition load was revealed at patients under 30 years of age.Conclusions. …”
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Exploring antecedents of passengers’ behavioral intentions toward autonomous buses: A decomposed planning behavior approach by Kai-Chieh Hu, Li-Hao Yang

“…The increasing prominence of autonomous buses in metropolitan transportation has sparked considerable interest. However, the absence of a comprehensive theoretical framework hinders the systematic exploration of factors influencing passengers’ behavioral intentions regarding autonomous buses. …”
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Psychometrics of an Elo-based large-scale online learning system by Hanke Vermeiren, Joost Kruis, Maria Bolsinova, Han L.J. van der Maas, Abe D. Hofman

“…More specifically, we focus on three main aspects; 1) the development of a new scoring rule balancing response time and accuracy, 2) a way to fix the item scale to deal with item drift, and 3) an improved adaptive K-factor algorithm to speed up convergence in estimation. …”
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Treatment of rectal fistulas with application of unreconstructed collagen by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, Sh. T. Minbayev, V. Yu. Korolik, L. P. Orlova, O. Yu. Fomenko, N. A. Polyakova, I. S. Bogormistrov

“…No decrease of obturative rectum device scores was revealed.Conclusion. Application of bioplastic material can be technique of choice at treatment of extrasphincter and transsphincteric fistulas with involevement of deep portion of sphincter.…”
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Reinforcement Learning for Reconfigurable Robotic Soccer by M. Shameer Ahamed, J. J. J. Pey, S. M. Bhagya P. Samarakoon, M. A. Viraj J. Muthugala, Mohan Rajesh Elara

“…RL was used with the Proximal Policy Optimisation (PPO) algorithm to train and optimise goal scoring. The environment was developed and trained in Unity. …”
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Approaching the general quantification of functional information by Robert Kudelić

“…Such a general method can potentially have significance far beyond the shores of information quantification, especially considering the importance of information in computer and information science, quantum physics, and chemistry. …”
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Effects of hydrogen water and psychological treatment in a sample of women with panic disorder: a randomized and controlled clinical trial by Ana Belén Fernández-Serrano, Francisco José Moya-Faz, Cesar Augusto Giner Alegría, Juan Carlos Fernández Rodríguez, Jose Francisco Soriano Guilabert, Martín del Toro Mellado

“…But there was a further reduction in measured pro-inflammatory cytokine scores, improving body pain and physical health. When between-group treatment effects were removed, psychological treatment significantly decreased measured variables, including cytokines and cortisol. …”
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Prioritizing information over grammar: a behavioral investigation of information density and rhetorical discourse effects on EFL listening comprehension by Mohamed A. Mekheimer, A. I. Fageeh

“…Behavioral measures, including listening comprehension scores and response times, revealed that participants demonstrated significantly higher comprehension accuracy (96% vs 44.3% accuracy) and faster processing times (37 min versus 41 min) when listening to the information-rich audio compared to the rhetorical audio (p < .005). …”
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COVID-19 pandemic and its psychological impact among healthy Portuguese and Spanish nursing students by Carlos Laranjeira, Ana Querido, Goreti Marques, Mafalda Silva, Daniela Simões, Luísa Gonçalves, Rita Figueiredo

“…High perceived stress scores were found in 558 participants (51.9%). Students with high perceived stress most likely had a COVID-19 diagnosis in their household; their household income had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; experienced difficulty falling asleep or sleeping all night; consumed junk food in excess; neglected their appearance; felt headaches, stomach aches, and back pain; and lacked the patience or desire to exercise. …”
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Improving Programming Skills: The Impact of Interactive E-Learning Tools on Student Success by Mohammed Alghamdi

“…Results revealed a significant enhancement in the Experimental Group's perceptions of e-learning, with a 20-point increase in programming test scores compared to an 8-point increase in the Non-experimental Group (p < 0.05). …”
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Comparison Of Outcome And Side Effects Profile Of Treatment Of Overactive Bladder With Different Classes Of Drugs by Nazish Sarfraz, Humera Akram, Afroza Abbas, Sadaf Shaheen, Zoobia Ashiq Awan, Eesha Yaqoob

“…Results: The results showed that both treatments were effective in reducing the symptoms of OAB as measured by the IPSS, OABSS, and VAS scores for emergency and distention. The side effects of dry mouth and constipation were relatively mild. …”
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IoT-based approach to multimodal music emotion recognition by Hanbing Zhao, Ling Jin

“…Extensive experiments were conducted on two public datasets, DEAM and DEAP, and the results demonstrate that CGF-Net performs exceptionally well in various emotion recognition tasks, particularly achieving high accuracy and F1 scores in recognizing positive emotions such as ”Happy” and ”Relax.” …”
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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL PROGRESS AND EDUCATION ON CORRUPTION: A CONTINGENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE by Hatidža Jahić, Merima Činjarević

“…The data set for this study was obtained from secondary sources and it included the following measures: (1) the corruption perception index by Transparency International; (2) the social progress index provided by the non-profit organization the Social Progress Imperative; (3) the education index by United Nations Development Programme, and (4) the scores of Hofstede’s national culture dimensions. …”
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Risk communication in cataract surgery by Diana Lucia Martinez, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Matthew B. Schlenker

“…Risk framing was the only factor that was significant in risk perception, with no differences found by other patient clinical or demographic characteristics.Conclusion Patients who received positive framing reported lower risk scores for cataract surgery than patients who received negative framing. …”
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Compassion and the perceived rarity of plants can increase plant appreciation by Pavol Prokop, Kristína Belzárová, Ivana Tomanová Čergeťová

“…Results showed that withered and water‐stressed plants elicited compassion responses comparable to those for abused animals, whereas non‐living objects (dilapidated buildings before reconstruction) received significantly lower compassion scores. Participants expressed a lower WTP for plants compared to animals or minerals. …”
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Saúde mental e intersetorialidade: Reflexões a partir de demandas aos Assistentes Sociais by Sofia Laurentino Barbosa Pereira

“…Constatou-se que as pessoas com transtornos mentais apresentam demandas concretas aos assistentes sociais, que envolvem a articulação entre diferentes setores, sobretudo relacionadas às suas precárias condições de vida, que afetam o processo saúde-doença. …”
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Participação orçamentária e assimetria informacional: um estudo em uma empresa multinacional by Carlos Eduardo Facin Lavarda, Dalci Mendes Almeida

“…Os resultados da pesquisa apontaram que a empresa poss ui um orçamento participativo, pois todos os setores e os gestores estão envolvidos dir etamente na sua elaboração, além disso, são realizadas várias reuniões para a discussão e defin ição das metas orçamentárias. …”
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Prevalence of PsychoSocial Problems and their Risk Factors among School-Going Middle Adolescents: An Exploratory Study by Basheerahamed J. Sikandar, K. Kavitha

“…Pediatric symptom checklist scores and academic performance showed a moderately positive correlation. …”
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The Impact of Wheel Flat on Traction Drive System of Electric Locomotives by Like Pan, Bing Lu, Caizhi Yang, Liming Chen, Yang Song, Tao Zhang

“…Wheel flats can excite the 1st bending mode of the wheelset, resulting in vibration shocks at 90 Hz.…”
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