The battle of question formats: a comparative study of retrieval practice using very short answer questions and multiple choice questions by Elise V. van Wijk, Mario de Jonge, Floris M. van Blankenstein, Roemer J. Janse, Alexandra M.J. Langers

“…Additionally, digital questionnaires were used to explore students’ test-taking experiences. Results The VSAQs were answered incorrectly more frequently on the practice tests and final test. …”
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The Relationship Between Insufficient Sleep and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A National Survey of Contributing Factors by Yan C, Zheng W, Du Y, Li Y, Wang M, Qu M

“…Data on depressive symptoms, maltreatment experiences, psychological resilience, demographic information, parent–child relationships, parental marital status, and sleep duration were collected.Results: A total of 22231 valid questionnaires were analyzed. …”
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Relieving Effect of <i>Artemisia ordosica Krasch</i> Extract on DSS-Induced Colitis by Regulating Immunity, Antioxidant Function, Gut Microbiota, and Bile Acid Metabolism in Mice by Min Jiang, Xuekai Zhang, Xiao Jin, Binlin Shi, Yuanqing Xu, Zheqi Wang

“…<i>Artemisia ordosica Krasch</i>, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, possesses antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this experiment was to investigate the therapeutic effect of <i>Artemisia ordosica Krasch</i> extraction (AOE) in treating colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) in mice. …”
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SpikeDroidDB: AN INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ANNOTATION OF MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF WHEAT SPIKE by M. A. Genaev, E. G. Komyshev, Fu Hao, V. S. Koval, N. P. Goncharov, D. A. Afonnikov

“…We used SpikeDroidDB for the digitization and annotation of a collection of ears of F2 hybrids from crosses between the Australian cultivar of common wheat Triple Dirk and accession KU506 of Chinese wheat Triticum yunnanense. This experiment includes analysis of 104 plants, 230 spike images. …”
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Study on characteristics, efficiency, and variations of water flooding in different stages for low permeability oil sandstone by Houjiang Fan, Xiaoqiang Liu, Gang Li, Xiang Li, Ahmed E. Radwan, Shuai Yin

“…Microscopic water‐drive oil experiments show that bound water is mainly distributed in the original low‐permeability sandstone as a membrane in the pore wall and as short rods in the throat. …”
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Spectral induced polarization survey for the estimation of hydrogeological parameters in an active rock glacier by C. Moser, U. Morra di Cella, C. Hauck, A. Flores Orozco

“…To evaluate our results, we conducted tracer experiments monitored with time-lapse electrical conductivity imaging, which confirms the hydraulic barrier associated with the frozen layer and allows the pore water velocity to be quantified (<span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 10<span class="inline-formula">⁻²</span> m s<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>). …”
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Autonomous Behavior Intelligence Control of Self-Evolution Mobile Robot for High-Voltage Transmission Line in Complex Smart Grid by Wei Jiang, Gan Zuo, De Hua Zou, Hongjun Li, Jiu Jiang Yan, Gao Cheng Ye

“…Finally, simulation experiments and field operation tests verify the effectiveness and engineering practicability of the proposed method. …”
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A Neurophysiological Study of Musical Pitch Identification in Mandarin-Speaking Cochlear Implant Users by Jieqing Cai, Yimeng Liu, Minyun Yao, Muqing Xu, Hongzheng Zhang

“…Moreover, neurophysiological results from CI users with good and bad pitch discrimination performance (according to the just-noticeable differences (JND) and pitch-direction discrimination (PDD) tasks) were compared to identify cortical responses associated with musical pitch perception differences. The MMN experiment was conducted using a passive oddball paradigm, with musical tone C4 (262 Hz) presented as the standard and tones D4 (294 Hz), E4 (330 Hz), G#4 (415 Hz), and C5 (523 Hz) presented as deviants. …”
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Evaluation of spring barley cultivars released in Belarus under the environmental conditions of the Northern Trans-Urals by M. N. Fomina, Yu. S. Ivanova, M. V. Bragina, O. N. Kovaleva

“…The results of an 8-year trial (2016–2023) of 11 spring barley accessions of Belarusian origin in the northern forest-steppe zone of Tyumen Province are presented. The experiments followed the protocols adopted for the state variety trials. …”
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Unveiling the link between NADPH oxidase 2 activation and mitochondrial superoxide formation in leukemic cell killing induced by arsenic trioxide by Andrea Spina, Andrea Guidarelli, Gloria Buffi, Mara Fiorani, Orazio Cantoni

“…Consistently, through rescue experiments, we demonstrate that pharmacological stimulation of NOX 2 overcomes resistance in these cells, thereby initiating the same cascade of downstream events observed in APL cells.As a final note, several lines of evidence, including measurement of glutathione, catalase and glutathione peroxidase levels, indicated that the antioxidant machinery was similar in APL and AML cells. …”
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Évaluer l’utilité, l’utilisabilité et l’acceptabilité d’un Learning Lab by Elsa Paukovics, Laura Molteni, Eric Sanchez

“…Les leçons que nous tirons de notre travail sont la nécessité de développer une méthode d’évaluation discrète (intégrée aux activités et en soutien à l’apprentissage), systématique (permettant un suivi longitudinal des participants) et évolutive (à la fois générique et spécifique en s'adaptant aux activités).A learning lab is a physical and digital space that offers teachers, students and educational researchers the opportunity to observe, exchange, experiment and evaluate learning and teaching methods at university. …”
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Role and contribution of the nurse in caring for patients with palliative care needs: A scoping review. by Sue Moran, Maria E Bailey, Owen Doody

“…In addition, research is recommended that will highlight the impact of this care on patient and family care outcomes and experiences.…”
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Antioxidative Reactivity of L-Ascorbic Acid and D-Isoascorbic Acid Species towards Reduction of Hexachloroiridate (IV) by Han Zhang, Yanqing Xia, Peng Zhang, Liqian Hou, Ying Sun, Zhaozhan Lu, Yunfeng Tang, Hongwu Tian, Tiesheng Shi

“…Spectrophotometric titration experiments revealed a well-defined 1 : 2 stoichiometry, namely Δ[AA] : Δ[Ir(IV)] or Δ[IAA] : Δ[Ir(IV)] = 1 : 2, indicating that L-dehydroascorbic acid (DHA) and D-dehydroisoascorbic acid (DHIA) were the oxidation products of AA and IAA, respectively. …”
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Amelioration of the growth and physiological responses of Capsicum annum L. via quantum dot-graphene oxide, cerium oxide, and titanium oxide nanoparticles foliar application under... by Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam, Lamia Vojodi Mehrabani, Leila Khoshmaram, Farzad Rasouli

“…Nanoparticles enhance plant tolerance to salinity stress by facilitating reactive oxygen species detoxification and by reducing the ionic and osmotic stress effects on plants. This experiment was conducted to study the effects of NaCl salinity stress (0, 100, and 200 mM), and foliar application of quantum dot-graphene oxide, nano-TiO2, and CeO2 (zero and 2 g/l) on the growth and physiological responses of Capsicum annum L. …”
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Lightning-induced vulnerability assessment in Bangladesh using machine learning and GIS-based approach by Tanmoy Mazumder, Md. Mustafa Saroar

“…Northern Bangladesh experiences more lightning strikes, whereas the northeast has higher casualty rates. …”
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Effects of long-term fertilizer practices on rhizosphere soil ammonia oxidizer community structure under the double-cropping rice field by Haiming Tang, Li Wen, Lihong Shi, Kaikai Cheng, Geng Sun, Mei Sun, Weiyan Li

“…Therefore, the effects of different long-term (37 years) fertilizer managements on rhizosphere soil potential nitrification activity (PNA), AOA and AOB community structure, and its relationship under the double-cropping rice system in southern of China were studied in the present paper. The field experiment included without fertilizer input as a control (CK), inorganic fertilizer (MF), rice straw and inorganic fertilizer (RF), 30% organic manure and 70% inorganic fertilizer (OM). …”
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In vivo anti-aging properties on fat diet-induced high fat Drosophila melanogaster of n-butanol extract from Paecilomyces hepiali by Akang Dan, Yushi Chen, Yongqi Tian, Shaoyun Wang

“…Its n-butanol extract (PHE) from rice cultures was selected for anti-aging experiment because of significant free radical scavenging activity in vitro. …”
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Effects of adipose allograft matrix on viability of humeral head cartilage and rotator cuff tendon by Andrea Karen Persons, Michael R. Baria, Ryan Rauck, Tyler Barker, Zarah Belacic, Sunjit Neginhal, Sushmitha Durgam

“…The results of these experiments provide the basis for the future use of AAM as a scaffolding for tissue engineering, preclinical animal models of rotator cuff tear and glenohumeral osteoarthritis, and clinical models. …”
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metaRange: A framework to build mechanistic range models by Stefan Fallert, Lea Li, Juliano Sarmento Cabral

“…Due to the population‐level, the package can execute such extensive simulation experiments on regular end‐user hardware in a short amount of time. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Anti-inflammatory Effects of E-MTA, Ketac-E, and Sealapex on Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells by Ayesha Imtiaz, Kiran Nayyar, Khadija Akhtar, Muhammad Yousuf Ali, Naresh kumar, Ehsan Ul Haq

“…Three Sealers as commercially available products were used on the cultured hPDLSCs via in-vitro experiments and treated with serial concentrations of 20ul, 40ul, and 60ul respectively to perform MTT [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide] cell viability assay. …”
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