ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH INOPERABLE LUNG CANCER DURING RADIOTHERAPY AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY by Yu. A. Ragulin, G. V. Afonin, E. E. Beketov, V. S. Usachev, V. N. Kapinus, E. I. Smolenov, A. A. Prigorodov, M. A. Kaplan, I. A. Gulidov, S. V. Gamayunov, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…Aim: to analyze the quality of life of patients with locally advanced inoperable lung cancer during radiation and photodynamic therapy. material and methods. the study included 59 patients with stage II–III lung cancer. the first group (Rt) included 28 patients, who received radical radiation therapy. they completed questionnaires before starting radiotherapy and 2–3 days before the completion of radiotherapy. the second group (PDt + Rt) included 31 patients, who underwent endoscopic photodynamic therapy followed by radical radiation therapy. they were interviewed three times: before PDt, 10 days after PDt (before radiation therapy), and 2–3 days before the completion of radiation therapy. two types of questionnaires were used: patient lung cancer symptom scale (Lcss) and EuroQol questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). Results. the student’s t test and Mann-Whitney u test showed no statistically significant differences in symptoms (except for the symptom «blood in the sputum») between two groups. …”
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De-speckling of medical ultrasound image using metric-optimized knowledge distillation by Mostafa Khalifa, Hanaa M. Hamza, Khalid M. Hosny

“…Our method transfers knowledge from a high-performing teacher network to a smaller student network designed for this task. By leveraging KD, the model removes speckle noise while preserving key anatomical details needed for accurate diagnosis. …”
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Robótica educacional nos anos iniciais: o processo de implementação e avaliação em uma escola pública / Educational robotics in elementary school: the process of implementation and... by Márcia Regina Kaminski, Clodis Boscarioli

“…The conclusions indicate positive results in student learning and that the pedagogical practices developed can contribute, in a relevant way, to different aspects of development in an integral perspective. …”

Exploring the relationship between cyberbullying and self-concept among school children in Physical Education by Abdimukhan Tolep, Moldir Kyzdarbek

“…Conclusions: it is concluded that promoting strong peer relationships and fostering a supportive environment in physical education classes is essential for mitigating the adverse effects of cyberbullying on students’ self-concept. …”
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The Effect of Counselling Training on Differentiation of Self, Religious Quest and Epistemological Development by John Meteyard, Kirsty Andersen

“…This study used three developmentally-orientated psychological constructs – Differentiation of Self [DoS], Religious Quest [Quest] and Epistemological Development [ED] – to evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs of one faith-based higher education institution in facilitating the interpersonal, intrapersonal, spiritual and epistemological maturation of counselling students. Seventy-four postgraduate and undergraduate counselling students participated in a quantitative research study in which the number of semesters they had been studying counselling and the number of subjects they had completed within their course of study were used as predictors of their levels of DoS, Quest and ED. …”
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Conditions for the Development of the State System of Primary Education in Eastern Siberia in the 19^th - Early 20^th Centuries by I. N. Mamkina

“…Information is provided on the number of students and the number of schools in Eastern Siberia. …”
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Change in address in electronic health records as an early marker of homelessness. by Janet Song, Yu Deng, Yuyang Yang, Lacey Gleason, Abel Kho

“…We compare demographic and clinical characteristics of individuals with varying address churn with the student T-test to look at distribution of address churn for patients with and without record of homelessness, ANOVA to evaluate the distribution of ages for different levels of churn, and the chi-square test to evaluate for association between churn and clinical diagnoses. …”
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Perbedaan Pengetahuan dan Kesadaran Multikultural Mahasiswa Calon Konselor dua LPTK Indonesia by Irene Maya Simon, Rian Rokhmad Hidayat

“…Efforts that can be made to improve students' multicultural competence start with self-awareness, knowledge, and multicultural skills so that students can later internalize these multicultural competencies.…”
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Pengembangan Panduan Solution Focused Group Therapy untuk Meningkatkan Kontrol Diri Terhadap Alkohol by Veronica Shania Christy Wuisang, Rian Rokhmad Hidayat, Ulya Makhmudah

“…The results of this study are in the form of guides and student worksheets that have been tested valid by guidance and counseling experts. …”
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A VIVÊNCIA DE TRABALHO NA MODALIDADE HOME OFFICE EM UMA INDÚSTRIA CIMENTEIRA by Maria Ana Paula De Oliveira Queiroz, Agostinha Mafalda Barra de Oliveira, Aline Francilurdes Nery Do Vale

“…Os dados coletados foram analisados estatisticamente com o software SPSS (versão 27), incluindo cálculos de frequência, percentagem, média e desvio padrão e os testes t-Student para comparações entre grupos. Os resultados revelaram que os trabalhadores estavam ou estão satisfeitos com o home office; porém, identificaram um aumento dos custos domésticos ao exercerem suas atividades nessa modalidade. …”
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Persian gum and its composites as potential materials for food packaging: A comprehensive review by Maedeh Jabarzadeh Marand, Hossein Ahangari, Maede Sadat Hosseini, Mohadeseh Mohammadian, Mohammad Rezaei, Ehsan Moghaddas Kia, Zahra Ghasempour

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Examining the features of Mohibullah Allahabadi's commentary of Fusus al-Hikm and its place among other commentaries (compared Qeisari's commentary and based on the manuscript) by Motahareh Shokouei pour Ali Nam, Reza Elahimanesh, Mohammad Keivanfar

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Dynamic Characteristic Analysis and Clutch Engagement Test of HMCVT in the High-Power Tractor by Yuan Chen, Yu Qian, Zhixiong Lu, Shuang Zhou, Maohua Xiao, Petr Bartos, Yeping Xiong, Guanghu Jin, Wei Zhang

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Internal Validity and Reliability of the GAD-7 Test in Latin America by Norman López, Breiner Morales-Asencio, Daniela Ripoll-Córdoba, Juancarlos Coronado-López, Nicole Caldichoury, César Quispe-Ayala, David Salazar, Yuliana Florez, Irina Flores-Poma, Cesar Castellanos, Jorge Herrera Pino, Indalecio Quispe-Rodríguez, Juan Cárdenas-Valverde, Karen Alcos-Flores, Elsa Muñoz-Romero, Kattia Cantillo-Pacheco, Paola Martínez-Sande, Loida Camargo, Ninoska Ocampo-Barba, Boris Zurita-Cueva, Juan Martínez, Cristian Araya, Cristian Romo, Regulo Antezana, Raúl Quincho-Apumayta, Pascual A. Gargiulo

“…The sample included healthcare professionals, hospital populations, community members from various occupations, and university students from six countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, and Peru). …”
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Teacher Need, Supply, and Distribution in Public Secondary Schools: Assessing the Gaps and Policy Intervention in Bayelsa State, Nigeria by Stella Peremoboere Ugolo, James Nwabianke Onukwu

“…First, a researcher-designed checklist was used to assess student enrolment patterns and teacher availability based on data from the Post-Primary Education Board for the 2022/2023 school year. …”
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Moral Values on Teachers’ Directive Speech Acts Through Arabic Teaching l al-Qiyam al Akhlaqiyyah fi al-Af’al al-Taujihiyyah Atsna’a Ta’lim Lughah al-Arabiyyah by Lailatul Qomariyah, Akhmad Sauqi Ahya', Faishol Mahmud Adam Ibrahim

“…The results of this study contribute to the teacher's media in using appropriate speech acts as an effort to create students who have character and become more interactive and communicative learning because of the understanding between teachers and students. …”
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Assessing the relationship between climate change anxiety, ecological coping, and pro-environmental behavior: Evidence from Gen Z Bangladeshis by Fariea Bakul, Eamin Zahan Heanoy, Antara Das Antu, Faria Khandakar, Shahin Ahmed

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Community use of school grounds outside of school hours by En-Yi Lin, Karen Witten, Penelope Carroll, Karl Parker

“…This study examines the relationship between school demographics (school size, school decile, ethnicity of students and population density) and whether school grounds are open or closed for community use outside school hours. …”
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Boss of Our Story by Janinka Greenwood, Liz Brown

“…These courses would provide staff and students with the basic knowledge they need about the Treaty and its relevance to teaching and prepare them to apply this knowledge to their own practice. …”
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Pediatric Radiation Oncology in the Era of COVID‐19: A Single Institution Analysis by Melisa Pasli, Michael C. Larkins, George Edwards, Megan Goins, Dayana Gonzalez, Cathleen Cook, Andrew W. Ju, Aidan Burke

“…Patients were categorized as pre‐COVID onset (diagnosed between 2018 and January 31, 2020) or post‐COVID onset (diagnosed on or after January 31, 2020, to December 1st, 2022). Chi‐Square and Student's t‐tests were used to elucidate associations between patient demographics and treatment modalities in the pre‐ and post‐COVID onset groups. …”
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