Efficacy of vibrotactile device DentalVibe in reducing injection pain and anxiety during local anaesthesia in paediatric dental patients: a study protocol for a randomised controll... by Elitsa Veneva, Radka Cholakova, Ralitsa Raycheva, Ani Belcheva

“…Outcome measures will be self-reported pain felt during LA on Visual Analogue Scale; self-reported anxiety on Facial Image Scale; pain-related behaviour according to Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Scale; heart rate; patient preference to LA technique.Data will be analysed with intention-to-treat concept by Student’s t-test for paired samples, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, p<0.05. …”
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Attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health and rights and their associations with reproductive agency: a population-based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zimbabw... by Karin Båge, Anna Kågesten, Olalekan Uthman, Mariano Salazar, Bi Puranen, Signe Svallfors, Anna Mia Ekström, Helena Litorp

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Gemstone Spectral CT Virtual Noncontrast Images and Iodine Maps for the Characterization of Thyroid Lesions and Distinguishing Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma from Nodular Goiter by Chun Yao, Xiaofeng Chen, Zhiqi Yang, Ruibin Huang, Sheng Zhang, Yuting Liao, Xiangguang Chen, Zhuozhi Dai

“…TNC attenuation, VNC attenuation, absolute attenuation between TNC and VNC, and iodine density were compared between thyroid papillary carcinoma and nodular goiter by using Student’s t-test. The diagnostic performance for distinguishing papillary carcinoma from nodular goiter was evaluated by using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) value, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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Developing a Toolkit to Evaluate Listening Comprehension and Speech Use Abilities of Children Aged 12 to 36 Months by Thuy Bich Thi Nguyen, Linh Khanh Thi Vo, Chi Van Nguyen

“…This study has practical implications for pedagogical lecturers and students majoring in Early Childhood Education for teaching, learning and scientific purposes; for preschool teachers in assessing children’s language development, allowing them to choose appropriate content, methods, and educational forms to effectively support the children’s language development as well as for parents in evaluating their children’s language proficiency in order to proactively seek professional assistance if necessary. …”
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Investigation of the allelopathic potential of Zygophyllum eurypterum L. plant on seed germination and seedling growth indices of Triticum aestivum L. plant and Acroptilon repen... by Sakineh Esfandiari, Alireza Dadkhah, Reza Rezvani

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Psychological well-being and healthy personality in sports practice by Vanesa García-Peñas, Olivia López Martínez, Enrique Garcés de Los Fayos Ruiz, Javier Corbalán Berná

“…Data analysis consisted of Student's t-tests and multiple linear regression models. …”
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School-Based Intervention to Enhance Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication: A Literature Review by Annisa Rachmawati, Widyatuti, Indah Permata Sari, Henny Permatasari

“…Interventions targeted students from sixth to 11th grade and involved parents. …”
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Medical education in Poland: a descriptive analysis of legislative changes broadening the range of institutions eligible to conduct medical degree programmes by Robert Kupis, Ian Perera, Alicja Domagała, Magdalena Szopa

“…The index was comparable, regardless of the teaching language. The number of students positively correlated with the number of physicians working in each voivodship. …”
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Empowering Pre-Service Teachers to Produce Ubiquitous Flipped Classes by Soraya García-Sánchez, Jose Miguel Santos-Espino

“…The classroom becomes, therefore, a more participatory learner-centred scenario with a variety of interactive and collaborative activities performed by foreign language students.…”
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Management challenges in renal arteriovenous malformation mimicking AVF/pseudoaneurysm without trauma or pathological cause by Farzad Allameh, Niki Tadayon, Mohammad Amin Tofighi Zavareh, Seyed Mohammad SadrAmeli, Alvand Naserghandi

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Virtual tour e didattica immersiva: creazione di un museo virtuale-interattivo nella scuola primaria by Manlio Piva

“… Il caso di studio che si propone vede due classi di scuola primaria (8–9 anni) cimentarsi nella creazione di una mostra, on-site e virtuale, di opere composte dagli stessi allievi e ispirate all’arte del pittore Wassily Kandinsky. Gli studenti, alternando attività a distanza ad altre in presenza, hanno potuto visualizzare alcune opere di Kandinsky, “visitandole” nei musei in cui sono esposte, grazie ai tour virtuali disponibili online, e analizzarle a partire da domande stimolo volte a evidenziare le caratteristiche principali dell’arte del pittore russo, esercitandosi poi nella realizzazione di disegni a esse ispirati, allestendo poi a scuola la mostra dei loro lavori e, al contempo, utilizzando Artsteps per creare un museo virtuale con le loro opere digitalizzate, inserendo didascalie esplicative, collegamenti esterni e un’audioguida da loro stessi scritta e registrata. …”
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Optimization procedures in the problem of marketing educational services at the stage of forming a policy for recruiting applicants to universities by V. A. Rogova, R. V. Shamin

“…An increase in this parameter contributes to the fact that the average USE score of enrolled students increases, but at the same time the number of students enrolled in places with full cost recovery decreases. …”
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The significance of humanistic approach and moral development in English language classrooms by Mansour Amini, Wang Qiufen, Davoud Amini, Latha Ravindran, Debbita Tan Ai Lin, Malini Ganapathy, Manjet Kaur Mehar Singh

“…By focusing on the emotional and psychological needs of students, the humanistic approach not only enhances academic performance but also promotes personal growth and intercultural sensitivity. …”
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Effects of Hydroxycitric Acid Supplementation on Body Composition, Obesity Indices, Appetite, Leptin, and Adiponectin of Women with NAFLD on a Calorie-Restricted Diet by Helda Tutunchi, Sara Arefhosseini, Solmaz Nomi-Golzar, Mehrangiz Ebrahimi-Mameghani

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Historiography of the Peruvian Left Movement in the 1920s-1940s by Vinokurov Vasiliy

“…Both Russian and foreign historiography are rich in studies on the history of the anarchist, trade union, indigenous and indigenismo, peasant, student, communist and aprista movements. However, there remain gaps in biographical research, and there is a lack of comprehensive works devoted to the analysis of the interac-tion of the Communist International and its institutions with the Peruvian Communist Party and APRA in the 1930s. …”
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Quantifying seed germination response of plantago ovata under temperature and drouth sterss regimes by A. Hashemi, R. Tavakkol Afshari, L. Tabrizi, Sh. Barooti

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Evaluation of endometrial vascular flow index and echogenicity following experimental induction of subclinical endometritis in dairy cows by Hamid Ghasemzadeh-nava, Majid Masoudifard, Marzieh Shafiee-tabar, Maziar Kaveh Baghbadorani

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Et jevnere utdanningsløp: Reduserte forskjeller eller selvforsterkende marginalisering? by Ann-Cathrin Faldet, Jonas Yassin Iversen, Thor-André Skrefsrud

“…We argue that the expert group adopts a partly deterministic view of students, as well as an individualistic and cognitive view of learning. …”
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Pressing Pause: Critical Reflections from the History of Media Studies by Brian Dolber, Andrew O'Baoill

“…We argue that a historical, political economic orientation demonstrates that media studies faculty and students are subject to many of the same institutional pressures, providing fertile ground for new pedagogical approaches. …”
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A tutorial on the physics of light and image shading by James T. Todd

“…The primary goal of this discussion is to provide the necessary background information to help students and young researchers more easily understand the scientific literature on the perception of 3D shape and material properties from patterns of image shading.…”
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