Exploring Active Learning Strategies in Science among Senior High School STEM Learners and Teachers by Ananias Jr Yunzal, Aubrey Ginelle Rallos, May Noren Nanud, Ma. Lina Ondoy, Jhun Matthew Ares, Marchee Picardal

“…This qualitative study explored the perceptions of STEM learners on different ways of learning science concepts and how teachers developed the habits and attitudes of learning science among their students to develop conceptual understanding. Using a descriptive phenomenological approach, a semi-structured interview guide was conducted among 15 teachers with their corresponding students (n = 60) to explore their strategies and purposeful ways of learning and understanding concepts in science. …”
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Clinical, laboratory, imaging features and prognosis in pediatric patients with Congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract (CAKUT): a referral center experience by Masoumeh Mohkam, Soodeh Ghadimi, Mohammadreza Shafiei, Leily Mohajerzadeh, Mitra Khalili, Arefeh Zahmatkesh, Monireh Sadat Motaharifard, Raziyeh Alipour Aftabi, Mohammadreza Jafari, Farnaz Kamali, Amir Hossein Hajialigol, Kawthar Jasim Mohammad Rida Al-Hussieni, Amirreza Paksaz, Seyed Yasin Tabatabaeimehr, Fatemeh Nazarpack, Fatemeh Taheri Moghaddam, Narges Bazgir, Mehrdad Tamiji, Atena Seifi, Seyed Mohammad Taghi Hosseini Tabatabaei, Reza Dalirani, Nasrin Esfandiar, Zahra Pournasiri, Mahbubeh Mirzaee, Paniz Pourpashang, Mahnaz Jamee

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Co-regulation and synteny of GFM2 and NSA2 links ribosomal function in mitochondria and the cytosol with chronic kidney disease by Minjie Zhang, Christer Hogstrand, Paola Pontrelli, Afshan N Malik

“…Data were analysed using one-way ANOVA, Students’ t-test and Pearson correlation. Results The NSA2 gene, on human chromosome 5q13 was next to GFM2. …”
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Pronunciation proficiency and musical aptitude in Spanish as a foreign language: results of an experimental research project by Lieve Vangehuchten, Veronique Verhoeven, Peter Thys

“…<p>This paper examines the correlation between musical aptitude and pronunciation proficiency in an experiment with 29 university students of Spanish as a foreign language. The 29 participants took a test in Spanish pronunciation and prosody as well as in musicality. …”
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Influence of Healthy Physical Fitness on the Teaching of Aerobics Course Based on Big Data Mining Technology by Laipeng Xiao

“…Healthy physical fitness is one of the hot topics discussed by scholars at home and abroad in recent years, and it is a key indicator for evaluating students’ physical function and body shape. Aerobics, also known as bodybuilding, means that the body and health of students should have a better promotion effect, but in reality, many students found that after elective aerobics, body shape and health level basically did not improve, which is related to the setting of aerobics courses, especially the lack of physical training. …”
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Digging and building: How transformative mixed-methods research contributes to explaining and responding to educational exclusion and school dropout by Tabata Contreras-Villalobos, Enrique Baleriola Escudero, Verónica López Leiva

“…Findings show that through digging (QUAN-QUAL), educational exclusion is rooted in systemic inequalities, with marginalized students facing persistent barriers that the education system fails to adequately address. …”
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Axing the Rainbow by Irina Turner

“…The South African Fallism movements – the student-driven protests against neocolonial structures in academic institutions – spearheaded public criticism with the current state of ongoing social disparity in South Africa and revived the critique of so-called rainbowism, i.e., the belief that a colour-blind society can be created. …”
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The impact of sports and nutrition interventions on the bodyfat and BMI of primary school children (compared to the effects of a lockdown period while Covid19-pandemic) by Paula Moliterno, Magdalena Heindl, Hanna Rosenauer, Emma Malina-Altzinger, Tamara Konrad, Kurt Widhalm

“…Changes in body fat percentage and BMI after the intervention were compared between groups using Wilcoxon or Student T-Test. Additionally, comparisons were performed with the control group exposed to the first COVID-19 lockdown, where no intervention occurred. …”
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The relationship between hysterectomy, menopause, and tubal ligation, with coronary heart diseases in North of Iran: a population-based case–control study by Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Kiarash Shakeriastani, Mohammadmehdi Pejman, Mobina Gheibi, Maliheh Ghasemi Tirtashi, Erfan Ghadirzadeh

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High Expression of Myosin ⅩⅥ Predicts Poor Prognosis in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Keerti Pranith Suryadevara, Balachander Kannan, Chandra Pandi, Anitha Pandi, Abilasha Ramasubramanian, Vijayashree Jayaseelan, Paramasivam Arumugam

“…Statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism, and the significance was determined with student's t-test.Results: Comprehensive analyses across diverse databases consistently reveal a significant upregulation of MYO16 expression in HNSCC. …”
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E-book Usage among Chemists, Biochemists and Biologists: Findings of a Survey and Interviews. by Yuening Zhang, Roger Beckman

“…Several faculty members, scientists and graduates students from the Chemistry Department and Biology Department were also contacted for interviews about their e-books usage experience. …”
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Open educational resources for distributed hands-on teaching in molecular biology. by Ariel Cerda, Alejandro Aravena, Valentina Zapata, Anibal Arce, Wladimir Araya, Domingo Gallardo, Javiera Aviles, Francisco Quero, Isaac Nuñez, Tamara Matute, Felipe Navarro, Valentina Ferrando, Marta Blanco, Sebastian Velozo, Sebastian Rodriguez, Sebastian Aguilera, Francisco Chateau, Ruby Olivares-Donoso, Jennifer C Molloy, Guy Aidelberg, Ariel B Lindner, Fernando Castro, Pablo Cremades, Cesar Ramirez-Sarmiento, Fernan Federici

“…During the pandemic lockdowns, these tools were distributed nationwide to students' homes as a lab-in-a-box for remote teaching of molecular biology. …”
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Why and when should be lipoprotein(a) level measured? by Miłosz Broncel, Marlena Broncel

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A Comparative Study of the Extent of Semantic Implications of Cosmological Arguments and the Proof of Ontological Argument (Burhān-i Ṣiddiqīn) by ʿAlī ʾIftikhārī, Muḥammad Rasūl Malikī, Muḥammad Keywānfar

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The importance of mediation in the development of entrepreneurial minds by Evelyn Veronica Almeida, Guido Vinicio Duque

“…To fill this gap, we are proposing a pedagogical model that merges students’ entrepreneurial traits and curiosities with guidance and experience from teachers and entrepreneurs to develop business projects, taking advantage of business opportunities to facilitate employability in the local area. …”
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The Effect of the Virtual Reality–Based Biofeedback Intervention DEEP on Stress, Emotional Tension, and Anger in Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients: Mixed Methods Single-Case Experime... by Lisa Klein Haneveld, Tessa Dekkers, Yvonne H A Bouman, Hanneke Scholten, Joanneke Weerdmeester, Saskia M Kelders, Hanneke Kip

“…Although DEEP has shown promising results in reducing stress and anxiety in students and adolescents in special education, it has not been examined in forensic psychiatric populations. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotic regimens in preventing infection in open fractures: a prospective cohort study by Mohammad Sheibani, Amirreza Sadeghifar, Shahriyar Shafa, Salman Azarsina, Mohammad Sajjad Mirhoseini, Mahdi Mohammaditabar, Elham al-Sadat Seyyed Ghasemi, Nima Rafati

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The Business of Science: Cross-Disciplinary Information Literacy in the Applied Sciences and Business by Mary Feeney, Jim Martin

“…The information needs of students in these programs present a unique opportunity for science librarians and business librarians to collaborate in the development of information literacy course components. …”
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Sexual and reproductive health awareness and practices among adolescents and adults in a rural farming community in Baja California, Mexico: a quantitative and qualitative cross-se... by Cristina Espinosa da Silva, Margarita Santibanez, Adrienne RS Lee, Lorena S Pacheco, Stephanie Brodine, Miguel A Fraga, Taylor B Desmarais, Noe C Crespo, Javier Martínez Hernandez, Marianne McKennett, Richard S Garfein

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Analysis of physical and leisure practices carried out by scholars during lockdown (Actividad física y entretenimiento realizado por escolares durante el confinamiento) by Pablo José Borges Hernández, Judith Hernández Sánchez, Gabriela Iglesias López, Adelto Hernández Álvarez

“…The Minnesota Lesuire Time Physical Activity Questionnaire was used telematically on 4070 Canarian high school students (M=15.01; SD=3.53 years) during lockdown. 83.13% of the sample did not follow the WHO recommendations regarding physical activity, 63.64% did not keep ACSM recommendations to passive leisure, and 37% did not respect those regarding sleeping time. …”
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