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Climate change impact on the degradation of historically significant wooden furniture in a cultural heritage building in Vestfold, Norway

Petros Choidis, Akriti Sharma, Giulia Grottesi et al. · 2022 · E3S Web of Conferences

Climate change is expected to significantly affect the interior climate of old, leaky buildings without HVAC systems. As a result, the items of cultural significance that are hosted indoors will experience new ambient conditions, which…

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The Identification of Significant Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms for Shoot Sulfur Accumulation and Sulfur Concentration Using a Genome-Wide Association Analysis in Wild Soybean Seedlings

Hui Wang, Yu’e Zhang, Yudan Chen et al. · 2024 · Agronomy

To understand the genetic basis of soybean sulfur utilization, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and transcriptome analysis were used to discover new sulfur utilization genes in 121 wild soybeans. The shoot sulfur accumulation (SA)…

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Addition of an online, validated family history questionnaire to the Dutch FIT-based screening programme did not improve its diagnostic yield

Victorine H. Roos, Frank G. J. Kallenberg, Manon van der Vlugt et al. · 2020 · British Journal of Cancer

Abstract Background Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is suboptimal in detecting advanced neoplasia (AN). To increase the sensitivity and yield of a FIT-based screening programme, FIT could be combined with risk factors for AN. We…

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Significant association of hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance with the epigenetic alterations in PPARG1 gene in granulosa cells of PCOS females

Zahra Dashti, Vahid Razban, Jafar Fallahi et al. · 2025 · Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics

Abstract Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most prevalent endocrine and metabolic disorders, affecting approximately 15% of females. This syndrome is characterized by its remarkable heterogeneity, and epigenetic…

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Man vs. machine: can AI outperform ESL student translations?

Anas Alkhofi · 2025 · Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence

This study compares the quality of English-to-Arabic translations produced by Google Translate (GT) with those generated by student translators. Despite advancements in neural machine translation technology, educators often remain…

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Evaluating a peer-led wellbeing programme for doctors-in-training during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, using the Most Significant Change technique

Karen Crinall, Madeleine Ward, Rebecca McDonald et al. · 2022 · Evaluation Journal of Australasia

This article discusses the use of the Most Significant Change (MSC) technique in a mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot wellbeing programme for obstetrics and gynaecology doctors-in-training introduced at a large public hospital during…

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Investigation of association between clinically significant prostate cancer, obesity and platelet to-lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil -to-lymphocyte ratio

Johanna Dahan, Jehonathan Pinthus, Guila Delouya et al. · 2024 · BMC Urology

Abstract Introduction Several blood markers of inflammation are elevated in prostate cancer (PCa) and have prognostic value. Little is known about the relationship between these markers, PCa, and other factors associated with chronic…

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Do Fractals Confirm the General Theory of Relativity?

Irina Rozgacheva · 2019 · Symmetry

The relatively high abundance of fractal properties of complex systems on Earth and in space is considered an argument in support of the general relativity of the geometric theory of gravity. The fractality may be called the fractal…

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Deriving significant factors for managing change in UN

James Wan, Raafat Saade, Ling Wang · 2019 · Journal of Organizational Change Management

Purpose A consequence of the UN general assembly resolution calling for increased efficiency and better utilization of resources in all its agencies, is a mandate for change. As a response to this resolution, the purpose of this paper is…

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Preoperative walking intervention did not appear to improve patient-reported postoperative recovery in older adults with frailty traits: Randomized trial

Hammad Sadiq, Sanjeev Rampam, Jay Patel et al. · 2022 · Medicine

Objectives: To assess the impact of a preoperative walking intervention on improving postoperative recovery in at-risk frail older adult patients. Study Type: Unblinded, randomized controlled trial which assigned patients to intervention…

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Virtual Reality-Assisted, Single-Session Exposure for Public Speaking Anxiety: Improved Self-Reports and Heart Rate but No Significant Change in Heart Rate Variability

Tonia-Flery Artemi, Thekla Konstantinou, Stephany Naziri et al. · 2025 · Virtual Worlds

Introduction: This study examines the combined use of objective physiological measures (heart rate [HR], heart rate variability [HRV]) and subjective self-reports to gain a comprehensive understanding of anxiety reduction…

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