Investigating the psychometric properties of the Iranian version of the Post- Secondary Student Stressors Index by Majid Yousefi Afrashteh, Seyedeh Mohadeseh Sadidi Shal

“…In general, it can be concluded that the student stress scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring student stress.…”
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Prospective of climate change impact on water resources and sugar beet yield in the Urmia Lake basin by Somayeh Naderi, Bohloul Alijani, Zahra Hedjazizadeh, Hasan Heidari, Karim Abbaspour

“…This research investigated the impact of climate change on hydrology and sugar beet yield as one of the main crops in the Urmia lake basin using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). To address this, a baseline SWAT model was setup for 1986-2014. …”
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The Efficacy and Treatment Fidelity of Kinesiology Taping in Conjunction With Conservative Treatment Interventions Among Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review with M... by Paul A Salamh, Christopher S Cory, William J Hanney, Haley E Condon, Xinliang Liu, Morey J Kolber

“…Treatment fidelity was evaluated using a modified fidelity tool. Random effects meta-analyses were performed when an outcome (disability, pain, range of motion (ROM)) was reported by two or more studies. …”
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Investigation of the Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Using an Ad Hoc OpenFOAM CFD Solver by Francesco Duronio, Paola Marchetti

“…The analysis of the data confirmed the importance of CFD as a supportive tool in understanding, diagnosing, and monitoring the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases, proving to be a powerful means for personalizing surgical treatments.…”
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COVID-19 World Vaccine Adverse Reactions Based on Machine Learning Clustering Algorithm by Lozan M. Abdulrahman, Adnan Mohsin Abdulazeez, Dathar A. Hasan

“…This study compared four clustering algorithms using the WEKA tool. Furthermore, it details the datasets in terms of different variables of precision, cluster case, number of iterations, time, and present the findings of these papers, and which clustering algorithms used and the accuracy of these algorithms. …”
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Olfactory Stimulation with Japanese Soy Sauce Improves Upper Limb Performance by Yutaka Yano, Yoshihiro Murata, Mutsuo Taniguchi, Fumino Okutani, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Hideto Kaba

“…Cooking interventions are aimed at improving tool-handling skills such as using knives and chopsticks. …”
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Effect of negotiation skills training program on head nurses’ knowledge and behavior by Hanaa M. Moustafa, Rabab M. Hassan, Fawzia M. Badran

“…The ability of the head nurse to effectively negotiate is a crucial management tool for work management in healthcare facilities. …”
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Educational Interventions for Haemodialysis Patients in the Transplant Process: A Systematic Review by Ester Oriol‐Vila, Laura Rota‐Musoll, Esmeralda Molina‐Robles, Carme Roure‐Pujol, Emilia Chiverches‐Pérez

“…For the critical assessment of the scientific quality of the studies, the CASPe checklist and the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool were applied. Results Eleven studies were obtained in which nursing educational interventions focused on posttransplantations and one that considered care from the person's admission to hospital were evaluated. …”
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Adapting a style based generative adversarial network to create images depicting cleft lip deformity by Abdullah Hayajneh, Erchin Serpedin, Mohammad Shaqfeh, Graeme Glass, Mitchell A. Stotland

“…CleftGAN is a novel instrument that generates an almost boundless number of realistic facial images depicting cleft lip. This tool promises to become a valuable resource for the development of machine learning models to objectively evaluate facial form and the outcomes of surgical reconstruction.…”
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The logic of the nation: Nationalism, formal logic, and interwar Poland by David E. Dunning

“…One of the School’s leaders, Jan Łukasiewicz, developed a system of notation that he promoted as a universal tool for logical research and communication. A number of his compatriots embraced it, but few logicians outside Poland did; Łukasiewicz’s notation thus inadvertently served as a distinctively national vehicle for his and his colleagues’ output. …”
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Chemotherapy and radiotherapy’s toxicity prediction in the surgical cancer patient by Juan Carlos Arranz Pozo, Zaily Fuentes Díaz, Migdolis Savigne Daudinot, Orlando Rodríguez Salazar, Tania Victoria Puerto Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Conclusion</strong>: a logistic regression function was obtained that allowed the estimation of the toxicity probability elective surgical cancer patients, which provided a tool for its prediction from the preoperative period.…”
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Dynamic evolution characteristics of meso-structural mechanics performance of coal measure mudstone by Yun Xu, Minmin Li, Guofu Li, Liangliang Liu, Gaowei Yue

“…For the structural properties of hydrous mudstone on the yield characteristics during isotropic loading, a multifunctional triaxial apparatus was used as a research tool to conduct isotropic loading tests on four types of hydrous mudstone samples. …”
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Renewal of the Concept of Diverse Education: Possibility of Further Education Based on a Novel AI-Based RF–ISSA Model by Enhui Li, Zixi Wang, Jin Liu, Jiandong Huang

“…Overall, this study shows that combining the integrated strategy sparrow search algorithm (ISSA) with hyperparameter optimization and focusing on the most influential features can significantly improve the predictive performance and applicability of graduate admissions models, providing a more scientific decision support tool for school admissions professionals.…”
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Identification of G-quadruplex-forming Sequences in Nucleocapsid Gene of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern: An In Silico Analysis by Saeedeh Ghazaey Zidanloo

“…Here, we have analyzed putative G-quadruplex sequences (PQSs) in the Nucleocapsid gene of SARS-CoV2 and its variants of concern using a bioinformatics tool. The results showed that the number, position, and G-scores of PQSs were similar in Wuhan-hu-1 and Alpha, Beta, and Gamma variants. …”
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Identification and validation of reference genes for quantitative gene expression analysis under 409 and 415 nm antimicrobial blue light treatment by Beata Kruszewska-Naczk, Mariusz Grinholc, Aleksandra Rapacka-Zdonczyk

“…IntroductionReverse transcription quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction Q7 (RT‒qPCR) is a commonly used tool for gene expression quantification. Because the qPCR method depends on several variables that can influence the analysis process, stably expressed genes should be selected for relative gene expression studies. …”
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ARTISTIC CREATIONS. ORIGINALITY, INSPIRATION, IMITATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE by Carmen-Oana MIHĂILĂ

“…In these last few years, with the exponential development of artificial intelligence, Pandora's box of copyright issues has been opened. From a simple tool that helped the artist, it has led to original works created without human involvement. …”
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System Review of Effect of Shadowboxing Exercise on Sleep Quality of the Elderly by Maomao HUANG, Weiqiang MU, Guohua ZHENG

“…According to bias risk assessment tool of Cochrane, the quality of the studies was evaluated and the related information was extracted, ReMan 5.2 software was used for meta-analysis and statistical appraisal of effect size.Results:six RCTs and one NRCT with a total of 673 participants were brought into the investigation. …”
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Outcome-based simulation training for ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement: clinical impact on preventing mechanical complications by Joho Tokumine, Tomoko Yorozu, Kiyoshi Moriyama, Teruko Suzuki, Chikako Okada

“…Skills were evaluated using the skill assessment tool developed by the Japanese Society for Medical Simulation. …”
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Diagnostic value and safety of contact laser-assisted endobronchial ultrasound-guided tunnel drilling biopsy in mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy: a retrospective study by Wenyu Zhan, Tian Wang, Changqing Yang, Yubao Wang, Nansheng Wan, Jing Feng

“…Contact laser-assisted endobronchial ultrasound-guided tunnel drilling biopsy (EBUS-TDB), which uses a laser as a tunneling and incision tool, may yield more satisfactory specimens than conventional endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), thereby improving the diagnostic yield. …”
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Effectiveness of vaccines produced by the Federal State-Financed Institution “ARRIAH” against topical genotype VII Newcastle disease viruses by S. V. Frolov, N. V. Moroz, I. A. Chvala, V. N. Irza

“…Thus, the use of domestically produced live and inactivated vaccines, primarily the ones containing the La Sota strain, with the following control of the immunity level and booster vaccination, if required, is the main tool for the disease control.…”
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