Metaverse Effect: Exploring Students’ Vocabulary Achievement, Retention, and Perceptions in Virtual Environments by Elif Ay Kaya, Ceylan Yangın Ersanlı

“…Adopting a sequential explanatory mixed methods research design, this study collected both quantitative data and qualitative data. …”
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Validating a window view simulation engine based on open data and open source using semantic segmentation by A.-M. Bolte, T. Kistemann, T. Kistemann, T. Kötter, Y. Dehbi

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Prospective, Multicenter Evaluation of a Polyherbal Supplement alongside Standard-of-Care Treatment for Mild Knee Osteoarthritis by Zbigniew Żęgota, Joanna Goździk, Joanna Głogowska-Szeląg

“…This study aimed to provide clinical information on general and joint performance from individuals taking Tregocel® (containing curcuminoid and extracts of the herbs Harpagophytum procumbens, Boswellia serrata, Apium graveolens, and Zingiber officinale) alongside a standard therapy of symptomatic mild knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. This was a multicenter, open-label, prospective, single-arm study, in which Tregocel® was supplemented for 36 weeks. …”
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Morphological restructuring of smooth muscles elements of the wallgreat saphenous vein of a person on the lower leg during the development of varicose transformation by A. B. Sannikov, E. V. Shaydakov

“…Research of the morphological restructuring of smooth muscleselements of the human great saphenous vein wall on the calf in norm, ectasia and development of varicose transformation.Materials and methods. The study of morphological restructuring of the great saphenous vein wall on the calf was carried out in 3 comparison groups by light microscopy. …”
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Crosslinking vs. Observation in Fellow Eyes of Keratoconus Patients by Gavin Li, Laura Di Meglio, Jiangxia Wang, Fasika A. Woreta, Kraig S. Bower, Vishal Jhanji, Divya Srikumaran, Uri S. Soiberman

“…To evaluate whether unilateral crosslinking (CXL) and conservative follow-up of the fellow eye is an acceptable management strategy in patients with keratoconus (KC). Methods. Seventy-nine fellow eyes of KC subjects that initially underwent unilateral CXL were included. …”
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Research progress of breast cancer surgery during 2010–2024: a bibliometric analysis by Jiawei Kang, Nan Jiang, Munire Shataer, Tayier Tuersong

“…PurposeThis study seeks to systematically analyze the research literature pertaining to breast cancer surgery from 2010 to 2024, as indexed in the PubMed database, employing bibliometric methodologies.MethodsEmploying the “bibliometrix” package in the R programming language, alongside VOSviewer and CiteSpace software, this research conducted a comprehensive visual analysis of 1,195 publications. …”
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miRNA-22 as a Candidate Diagnostic Biomarker for Coronary Slow Flow by Tong Chen, Zhen-Yu Wang, Chuan-Chang Li

“…Additionally, all included patients either did not have visually estimated coronary artery stenosis or had <50% stenosis. …”
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The Directorial Treatment of Socially Forbidden Topics in Television series by Sadiq Kadhem Abd Ali, Nehad Hamid Majed

“… • The dramatic structure of the television series employed sub-narrative methods to support the narrative structure • Camera movements and shot sizes played into framing the directorial treatment of the television series 4.                 …”
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Postural instability and gait disturbance are associated with abnormal stereopsis in Parkinson's disease. by Jungyeun Lee, Sung Hoon Kang, Seong-Beom Koh

“…<h4>Background</h4>Visual dysfunction, including abnormal stereopsis, is a significant non-motor symptom in Parkinson's disease (PD) that can reduce quality of life and appears early in the disease. …”
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Impact of Melatonin as a Premedication Agent in Caesarean Section on Blood Loss and Postoperative Pain Level by Hussein Alkhfaji, Mohamed Kahloul, Talib Razaq M. Askar, Majid Fakhir Alhamaidah, Hussein Ali Hussein

“…The main objectives of this study are focused on the investigation of melatonin as a premedication agent to reduce blood loss and decrease pain score postoperatively in patients undergoing cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Methods. 80 patients were scheduled for spinal anesthesia-based cesarean sections and randomly assigned to two groups, melatonin group (M) 40 patients and placebo group (P) 40 patients to receive either 10 mg of sublingual melatonin or a placebo of 90 minutes preoperatively. …”
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Assessment of the effectiveness of low level laser in the treatment of alveolar osteitis by Jovanović Goran, Burić Nikola, Krunić Nebojša, Tijanić Miloš, Stojanović Simona

“…The aim of this study was to present results of clinical research that examined the effectiveness of low level laser in pain relief and healing of extraction wounds with alveolar osteitis in the lower jaw which was formed on the second day after tooth extraction. Methods. The study was conducted on 60 subjects divided into the study and the control group. …”
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Machine learning prediction model with shap interpretation for chronic bronchitis risk assessment based on heavy metal exposure: a nationally representative study by Tiansheng Xia, Kaiyu Han

“…The aim of this study was to construct the first heavy metal exposure-chronic bronchitis risk prediction model by integrating exposureomics data through machine learning (ML). Methods Weighted logistic regression was used to assess the association of 14 blood and urine heavy metals with CB based on nationally representative samples from the 2005–2015 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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The energy that drives human networked organizations: a model for leading schools to thrive in complex times by Karolyn J. Snyder, Kristen Michelle Snyder, Anna Mårtensson

“…Using Quantum physics as a theoretical lens, the authors introduce a model for leading schools as human-networked organizations, enabling them to become more responsive and adaptive to the evolving needs of students, businesses, and society.MethodsThe model is derived from an ethnography study of a private school in the United States, in which an existential-phenomenological approach, inspired by the work of Heidegger, was used to examine how educators describe the experience of working in a Human Networked Organization. …”
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Role and application of diffusion-weighted imaging in evaluation of prostate cancer by Amol Madanlal Lahoti, Ankita Ramprasad Lakhotiya, Sarang Manohar Ingole, Avinash Parshuram Dhok, Prashant N Mudaliar

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to identify the appropriate cutoff and mean ADC value to diagnose neoplastic prostatic lesions in central India. Materials and Methods: Sixty-six patients with suspected prostatic pathology were included in this study. …”
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Combination pulse therapy with methotrexate and dexamethasone in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and poor prognostic factors: an open-label randomized trial by Aleksey Leonidovich Maslyansky, E P Ilivanova, V I Rokomanyuk, O V Reshetnyak, A V Alekseyeva, S V Lapin, I L Dzhalalova, V I Mazurov

“…Objective: To study the efficiency and tolerance of two pulse therapy regimens: combination pulse therapy with highdose methotrexate (MT) and high-dose dexamethasone and pulse therapy with dexamethasone. Subjects and methods. The trial enrolled 100 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with two pulse therapy regimens and then followed up for 1 year during standard MT therapy. …”
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Sources, distribution, behavior, and detection techniques of microplastics in soil: A review by Yu-chen Yan, Zhong-fang Yang

“…This will result in composite pollution and harm to the ecosystem; (3) microplastics in soil not only can destroy the activity of key soil microorganisms, but also enter the body of crops and soil animals, affecting normal growth of crops and soil animals, and further threaten human health; (4) at present, there is no unified operating standard for the sampling, processing, and detection process of microplastics. Analysis methods such as visual inspection, spectroscopy, and thermal analysis have both advantages and disadvantages, and emerging detection technologies require urgent development. …”
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Mutagenic treatment induces high transposon variation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by Kornelia POLOK, Roman ZIELINSKI

“…With more than 2700 mutant-derived cultivars, mutation techniques belong to the most efficient breeding methods. Despite a relatively good understanding of mutagenesis there is no agreement about the range of genome changes in mutants. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors affecting the operational reliability of low-voltage asynchronous electric motors by V. V. Romanova, S. V. Khromov, K. V. Suslov

“…In this regard, it becomes obvious that the task of improving the operational reliability of low-voltage asynchronous electric motors depends on a qualitative study of the quantitative values of external influencing factors in various operating modes of electric motors. METHODS. The tool for implementing this task is a visual and effective simulation tool Simulink interactive programming environment Matlab. …”
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Identification of pyroptosis-associated miRNAs in the immunoscape and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma by Yuting Zheng, Xing Huang

“…Despite recent improvements in therapeutic approaches, treatment options for patients with advanced or recurrent HCC are still limited. Materials and methods Our study analyzed miRNA differential expression using data from hepatocellular carcinoma patients in the Cancer Genome Atlas. …”
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Macular Vascular Density Changes following Cataract Surgery in Diabetic Patients: An Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Study by Le Feng, Guliqiwaer Azhati, Tingting Li, Fang Liu

“…The aim of the present study was to quantify the effect of uncomplicated phacoemulsification on retinal microvasculature in diabetic patients by using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). Methods. A prospective observational study of diabetic and nondiabetic patients at baseline and 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months after cataract surgery was performed by using OCTA. …”
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