Whatsapp Addiction Affecting Students at Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin by Noor Rulhanim Binti Mohamad Ariffin, Norhafiza Binti Idris

“…Highlights from this, this paper work was done to assess the influence of the excessive use of WhatsApp on the attitude of students of PSMZA. A total of 250 students were randomly selected which consists of male and female students.  …”
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Lower Circulating miR-122 Level in Patients with HNF1A Variant-Induced Diabetes Compared with Type 2 Diabetes by Xiuting Huang, Siqian Gong, Yumin Ma, Xiaoling Cai, Lingli Zhou, Yingying Luo, Meng Li, Wei Liu, Simin Zhang, Xiuying Zhang, Qian Ren, Yu Zhu, Xianghai Zhou, Rui Zhang, Ling Chen, Xueying Gao, Fang Zhang, Yanai Wang, Xueyao Han, Linong Ji

“…This study aimed to investigate differences in serum miR-122 levels in Chinese patients with different forms of diabetes, including T2DM, type 1 diabetes (T1DM), HNF1A variant-induced diabetes (HNF1A-DM), glucokinase variant-induced diabetes (GCK-DM), and mitochondrial A3243G mutation-induced diabetes (MDM). In total, 12 HNF1A-DM patients, 24 gender-, age-, and body mass index-matched (1 : 2) T2DM patients and 24 healthy subjects were included in this study. …”
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Not getting better but not getting worse: A cluster randomized controlled pilot trial of a leadership implementation strategy by Jill Locke, Catherine M. Corbin, Roger Goosey, Vaughan K. Collins, Mark G. Ehrhart, Kurt Hatch, Christine Espeland, Aaron R. Lyon

“…Results HELM significantly slowed the average decline of implementation leadership (perseverant leadership and communication), three dimensions of implementation climate (recognition, rewards, and existing supports) and total implementation climate, and one dimension of implementation citizenship (keeping informed). …”
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Aggregation Scheme with Secure Hierarchical Clustering for Wireless Sensor Networks by Tung-Shih Su, Mei-Wen Huang, Wei-Shou Li, Wen-Shyong Hsieh

“…In a large-scale wireless sensor network, a topology is needed to gather state-based data from sensor network and efficiently aggregate the data given the requirements of balanced load, minimal energy consumption, and prolonged network lifetime. …”
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Strengthening Responsible Journalism Through Self-Efficacious Learning-Oriented Media Literacy Interventions by Auksė Balčytienė

“…The article builds its argument on theories of transmediality and hybridization in digital media ecosystems and the socio-psychological development toward accountable communication and responsible professionalism. …”
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Effects of different processing methods on the lipid composition of hazelnut oil: A lipidomics analysis by Jiayang Sun, Xiaonuo Feng, Chunmao Lyu, Shuang Zhou, Zixuan Liu

“…The total lipid and GL content were the highest in CPO, GP content was the highest in UHO and the ceramide content in SPs was most abundant in EAO. …”
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The Role of Lifestyle in the Prevention and Treatment of Insulin Resistance: A Review of Clinical and Intervention Studies by Daria Rybak, Olga Krupa, Kinga Furtak, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Bartosz Omasta, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Magdalena Agata Czerska

“…The analysis included studies evaluating the impact of specific lifestyle interventions on markers of insulin resistance (IR), such as fasting insulin levels, HOMA-IR indices and glucose tolerance. Particular attention was paid to randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses published between 2020 and 2024.  …”
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Application of Minimally Invasive Oral Swab Samples for qPCR-Based Sexing in Neognathae Birds by Maria-Carmen Turcu, Anamaria Ioana Paștiu, Lucia-Victoria Bel, Anca-Alexandra Doboși, Dana Liana Pusta

“…This qPCR method assesses variations in gene copy numbers within conserved Z-specific genes such as <i>CHRNA6</i>, <i>DDX4</i>, <i>VPS13A</i>, <i>LPAR1</i>, and <i>TMEM161B</i>, which are absent from the W chromosome. A total of 34 samples were included in this study from the following 17 bird species: domestic pigeon (<i>Columba livia domestica</i>), domestic chicken (<i>Gallus gallus domesticus</i>), domestic goose (<i>Anser anser f domesticus</i>), domestic duck (<i>Anas platyrhynchos domesticus</i>), Mute swan (<i>Cygnus olor</i>), Budgerigar (<i>Melopsittacus undulatus</i>), Lovebird (<i>Agapornis roseicollis</i>), Cockatiel (<i>Nymphicus hollandicus</i>), Red-rumped parrot (<i>Psephotus haematonotus</i>), Rose-ringed parakeet (<i>Psittacula krameri</i>), African grey parrot (<i>Psittacus erithacus</i>), domestic Canary (<i>Serinus canaria forma domestica</i>), Goldfinch (<i>Carduelis carduelis major</i>), Gouldian Finch (<i>Chloebia gouldiae</i>), Red Siskin (<i>Carduelis cucullata</i>), Australian Zebra Finch (<i>Taeniopygia castanotis</i>), and Common buzzard (<i>Buteo buteo</i>). …”
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Desarrollo regional: motivo de participación en proyectos de turismo gastronómico. El caso de San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Oaxaca by Nelly Angélica Flores-Pacheco

“…Los informantes afirmaron que una mayor gama de atractivos turísticos incrementaría los días de estancia en el municipio y, por ende, existirían mayores beneficios sociales y económicos para toda la comunidad.…”
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Looks can be deceiving: the deceptive milkcaps (Lactifluus, Russulaceae) exhibit low morphological variance but harbour high genetic diversity by Lynn Delgat, Glen Dierickx, Serge De Wilde, Claudio Angelini, Eske De Crop, Ruben De Lange, Roy Halling, Cathrin Manz, Jorinde Nuytinck, Annemieke Verbeken

“…These species are morphologically very similar and are characterized by a tomentose pileus with thin-walled hyphae and a velvety stipe with thick-walled hyphae. …”
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Characteristics of Lung Microbiota in Children’s Refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia Coinfected with Human Adenovirus B by Wenxiang Zhou, Jinglong Chen, Zhimin Xi, Yanyan Shi, Libo Wang, Aizhen Lu

“…At the microbial level, the top phylum of the MP BALF microbiota was Tenericutes; in contrast, it was Preplasmiviricota in the MP&ADV BALF. …”
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Argentina-Brasil: primeras acciones coordinadas en política exterior by Daniel Amicci

“…El presente artículo describe los resultados alcanzados luego de las negociaciones de la cumbre de Uruguayana de 1961, que dieron lugar a acciones recíprocas tendientes a lograr, por un lado, la implementación de los créditos norteamericanos hacia las áreas productivas y, por el otro, a la continuación de una política exterior independiente, que debió lidiar con las presiones del gobierno del Norte para excluir a Cuba del sistema de naciones americanas.En ese sentido dialogamos, sobre todo, acerca de las medidas tomadas por ambas diplomacias en Punta del Este (1962), cuyas derivaciones alimentaron los movimientos golpistas que condujeron a una nueva involución en el proceso de convergencia entre ambos vecinos del Cono Sur.…”
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Anxiety as a mediator between symptom distress and quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients: insights from mediation analysis and nonlinear models by Sixia Chen, Yun Wang, Sheng Feng, Mingli Shen, Fan Zhang, Kai Song, Wenwen Li, Yun- Wang

“…Anxiety mediated these relationships significantly, explaining 38.9% (95%CI: 18%–62%) and 33.3% (95%CI: 19%–49%) of the total effects for symptom number and distress, respectively. …”
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Caracterización reológica avanzada de betunes tradicionales y modificados utilizados actualmente en Chile Advanced rheological characterization of traditional and modified bitumens... by Felipe Araya, Álvaro González, Rodrigo Delgadillo, Carlos Wahr, Gabriel García, Rogelio Zúñiga

“…Se realizó además una completa batería de ensayos tradicionales al total de los betunes asfálticos, para los tres niveles de envejecimiento mencionados. …”
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Canine Mammary Tumors as a Potential Model for Human Breast Cancer in Comparative Oncology by Amirhossein Razavirad, Sanaz Rismanchi, Pejman Mortazavi, Ahad Muhammadnejad

“…Clinical and molecular similarities between canine mammary tumors (CMTs) and human breast cancer (HBC) propel scientists to further study their application in comparative oncology as a model for human breast cancer. In total, 64 canine mammary tumors were selected to study the most common markers, which are applicable for human breast cancer treatment, including estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER and PR), human epidermal growth factor (HER2/neu), Ki67, and cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox2). …”
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Weekly external load distribution in football teams of different competitive levels by Diogo Coutinho, Diogo Oliveira, Pedro Lisboa, Fábio Campos, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Jorge Baptista, Eduardo Abade

“…On match day (MD) +1&+2, the 1 st DIV team covered more total (per min, p < 0.001) and high-speed running distance (HSR per min, p < 0.001 and p = 0.042, respectively) than both the 2 nd and 3 rd DIV teams. …”
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Fatigue property evaluation of 7075/6061 aluminum alloy TIG welded overlap joints by LIAO Xiangyun, WANG Ruijie, LIU Guoshou, ZHAO Pinglin, CHANG Yaguang, WANG Zhongde

“…Testing revealed that specimens primarily fractured at the weld toes on the 7075 side. The maximum stress-strain concentration points in the finite element model were located at the weld toe on the 7075 side, aligning closely with the actual fracture locations. …”
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EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS OF THE LEADING RUSSIAN UNIVERSITIES by Alexander I. Chuchalin

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STRUCTURAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA by Fatima Bisola MAHMOUD, Mubaraq Sanni, Ismaila Daudu ALIU

“…This study employed cross-sectional survey research design with a total population of eight thousand, five hundred and eighty-nine (8,589). …”
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Plasma Procalcitonin Is Useful for Predicting the Severity of Acute Cholecystitis by Saben Sakalar, Engin Ozakın, Arif Alper Cevik, Nurdan Acar, Serkan Dogan, Filiz Baloglu Kaya, Taylan Kara

“…Patients were allocated into three severity grades according to the Tokyo Guidelines 2013. PCT level was measured after the clinical and radiological diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in the ED. …”
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