The effect of the strategy to nominate ideas on divided and selective attention and perform some volleyball skills by Fadya Abdul Hussein Kadhim, Alyaa Hussein Farhan, Tahseen Husnl Tahseen, Suhad Qassem Saeed Al-Mousawi, Haider Radhi Raheem

“…Discussion: The findings reveal that the experimental group exhibited significant improvements in both selective and divided attention, leading to enhanced volleyball skill performance compared to the control group. This suggests that implementing cognitive strategies such as the nomination of ideas can positively influence attentional focus, enabling athletes to process information more efficiently and execute complex skills with greater precision. …”
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The negative impacts of bisphenols on thyroid function in adults with bisphenol A exposure level exceeding the tolerable daily intake by Ziwei Pei, Lei Zhang, Yan Bao, Jingguang Li, Qin Zhuo

“…In 2023, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a re-evaluation of the safety of bisphenol A (BPA), establishing the new tolerable daily intake (TDI) as 0.2 ng/kg·bw/day with a 20,000-fold reduction compared to 2015, which regained public concern about the impact of bisphenols (BPs) on human health. …”
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The Effect of Six Weeks of Core Stability Training on Balance and Performance Improvement Among Male Taekwondo Athletes by Ebrahim Ebrahimi, Somayeh Mozafari

“…Results The findings indicated that completing six weeks of core stability training significantly improved dynamic balance in the medial-posterior direction (P=0.021) and overall performance (P=0.002) in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion Core stability exercises can help reduce injuries and enhance athletic performance. …”
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Optomechanical Backreaction of Quantum Field Processes in Dynamical Casimir Effect by Xie, Yu-Cun, Butera, Salvatore, Hu, Bei-Lok

“…For the rectangular box the expansion or contraction is slowed down compared to that due to the static Casimir effect. …”
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Microbial community variations in adult Hyalomma dromedarii ticks from single locations in Saudi Arabia and Tunisia by Myriam Kratou, Apolline Maitre, Apolline Maitre, Apolline Maitre, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Rachid Selmi, Hanène Belkahia, Abdullah D. Alanazi, Hattan Gattan, Hattan Gattan, Bassam M. Al-Ahmadi, Abdullah F. Shater, Lourdes Mateos-Hernández, Dasiel Obregón, Lilia Messadi, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Mourad Ben Said, Mourad Ben Said

“…Moreover, network robustness analyses demonstrated enhanced ecological stability in the Tunisian tick microbiota under perturbation, indicative of higher resilience to environmental fluctuations compared to Saudi Arabian ticks. Additionally, functional pathway predictions further revealed geographically distinct metabolic profiles between both groups (Tunisia vs. …”
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OPTIMIZING POWER SECTOR TRANSITION PATHWAYS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY-SCARCE REGIONS: AN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH APPROACH TO HUNAN PROVINCE UNDER CARBON PEAK GOALS by Caixia Yang, Yao Xiao, Buncha Wattana

“…The study highlights that through strategies such as industrial restructuring, widespread deployment of energy storage technologies, and the application of smart grid systems could help Hunan achieve its carbon peak target 3 to 5 years earlier compared to the BAS scenario. Key policy recommendations include: a) accelerating the transition from coal-fired power; b) supporting the moderate development of natural gas power; c) promoting energy storage technologies and distributed energy systems and d) enhancing carbon market mechanisms. …”
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From data on gross activity to the characterization of animal behaviour: which metrics for which purposes? by van Dixhoorn, Ingrid, Aubé, Lydiane, van Zyl, Coenraad, de Mol, Rudi, van der Werf, Joop, Lardy, Romain, Mialon, Marie-Madeleine, van Reenen, Kees, Veissier, Isabelle

“…Data processing and calculations, however, should be clarified and harmonised across studies for the results to be comparable. We present metrics describing activity patterns, we discuss their significance, relevance and limitations for behavioural and welfare studies, and we detail how they can be calculated. …”
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Analysis of Gender-Based Authorship Trends in Leading Pain-Medicine Journals Over 10 Years by Natalie Strand, Molly Kraus, Charlotte Pougnier, Audrey Keim, Anagha Deshpande, Jillian Maloney

“…In pain medicine, limited information is available for authorship trends for women as compared with men. The objective of this study was to describe trends of female authorship data in the 5 pain journals with the highest impact factors over a 10-year period. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Carotid Artery Stenting for Carotid Artery Stenosis in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Shuki OKUHARA, Tomoaki MURAKAMI, Shingo TOYOTA, Kosei OKOCHI, Koichi NAKASHIMA, Kazuhiro TOHARA, Shuhei YAMADA, Takamune ACHIHA, Maki KOBAYASHI, Haruhiko KISHIMA

“…Secondly, the outcomes of CAS in maintenance hemodialysis patients were compared with CAS in nondialysis patients during the same period. …”
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Prevalence and investigation of Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in blood donors from the main blood establishment in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil by Agildo da Silva Oliveira, Jéssica Gonçalves Pereira, Gabrielle Tantos Nunes, Ivanildo Pedro de Sousa Junior, Dmitry José de Santana Sarmento, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Luiz Amorim Filho, Vanessa Salete de Paula

“…Discussion: Given that there are approximately 100,000 blood donations per year, this prevalence rate is considerably high compared to that in developed countries. These findings underscore the critical need for ongoing surveillance and molecular testing to ensure the safety of blood supplies.…”
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Fusion of multi-scale attention for aerial images small-target detection model based on PARE-YOLO by Huiying Zhang, Pan Xiao, Feifan Yao, Qinghua Zhang, Yifei Gong

“…Evaluation on the VisDrone2019 dataset indicates that PARE-YOLO achieves a 5.9% improvement in mean Average Precision (mAP) at a threshold of 0.5, compared to the original YOLOv8 model. In addition, the PARE-YOLO model exhibits significant robustness, achieving a mean Average Precision (mAP) at a threshold of 0.5 values on the HIT-UAV dataset that are 0.8%, 0.5%, and 1.2% higher than those of YOLOv8, YOLOv10, and RT-DETR. …”
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Implementation of Moodle, an open-source solution for Team Based Learning by Reid Proctor, Renee Hayslett

“…Moodle supports an answer until correct function along with additional quiz question formats such as fill-in-the-blank and select all that apply, thus allowing greater flexibility compared to the paper-based system. In addition to supporting the team-quiz, this instance of Moodle has been used to effectively support other components of TBL. …”
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A post-hoc analysis of risk factors for poor quality of life after surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis by Krishnan Sircar, Dorothee Jochimsen, Charlotte Meyer-Schwickerath, Norma Jung, Nikolaus Kernich, Peer Eysel, Ayla Yagdiran

“…Abstract Patient-reported outcome measures for quality of life (QoL) like the Oswestry-Disability-Index (ODI) are useful for a quick, comprehensive and comparable evaluation of spondylodiscitis treatment. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MOBILE LEARNING IN NARRATIVE WRITING AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS by Raganeswari Ramasamy, Mariam Mohamad, Mageswaran Sanmugam, Chee Mei Hooi

“…Findings – The findings elucidated that the students were able to develop their narrative writing skills by using mobile learning as there was an improvement in the post-test when compared with the pre-test. Significance – This study has recommended that mobile learning should be included in teaching various types of writing skills in Malaysian national schools, and appropriate writing materials could be created via mobile learning. …”
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Nanofertilizers benefited maize to cope oxidative stress under saline environment by Abbas Shoukat, Zulfiqar Ahmad Saqib, Allah Nawaz, Kashif Zulfiqar Amir, Ilyas Ahmad, Ali Hamza, Karl Hermann Mühling

“…Nano-fertilizers with higher efficacy compared to conventional fertilizers, offer significant advantages for crop cultivation in both productive and marginal soils. …”
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Spatial Variations in PAHs and Nitro-PAHs Bound to Total Suspended Solids in Urban Locations in Taiwan by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Bo-Wun Huang, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…Diagnostic ratios indicate the dominance of combustion processes, especially from diesel engines, in the emission of PAHs and nitro-PAHs compared to petrogenic emissions. The improved understanding gained from this investigation provides a valuable springboard for probing the role of PAHs and nitro-PAHs in diseases of unclear etiology in urban areas.…”
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A Comparison Between the MEWMA and Mahalanobis Distance Control Chart by Kawa Rashid

“…The MEWMA and Mahalanobis distance control chart techniques are used when more than one variable is involved. This paper aims to compare the MEWMA and Mahalanobis distance chart for three compounds for water drinking production in the ALA -Factory in the Sulaimani-Iraq region. …”
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Exploring shape diversity and sexual dimorphism in two populations of Nigma conducens through geometric morphometrics by Safa M. El-masry, Tarek G. Ismail, Asmaa N. Mustafa

“…Principal Component Analysis (PCA) explored shape variation, while Canonical Variate Analysis (CVA) compared shape differences between populations and sexes. …”
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Emission Characteristics of PCDD/Fs, Heavy Metals, and Nuclides during Incineration of Waste Resins Containing Nuclides by Yuhan Feng, Yingzhe Du, Shiying Li, Lili Li, Shi Feng, Kunfeng Li, Mingxiu Zhan, Jinqing Wang, Xu Xu, Peng Lin

“…The treatment of nuclear power plant waste resins is more challenging compared to conventional resins. In this study, the migration and emission characteristics of heavy metals, PCDD/Fs, and nuclides were investigated in relation to the incineration temperature and addition ratio of waste liquid. …”
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Evaluation of marginal and internal adaptation of zirconia crowns constructed from traditional and digital impressions by Loura Shawqi Marqus Jumaah, Nabeel Seryoka Hanna Martani

“…Methodology: The mandibular right first molar of a dentoform model was prepared for a full ceramic crown with deep shoulder finish line. …”
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