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Blind HDR image quality assessment based on aggregating perception and inference features
Non-invasive and continuous intra-abdominal pressure assessment using MC sensors
Robustness evaluation of bus-subway composite network considering accessibility
Novel mechanisms of alkyldimethylbenzalkonium chloride in virucidal activity
Productivity, soil fertility and enzyme activity of mixed forage grasslands improved by alfalfa and nitrogen addition in Horqin Sandy Land, China
Traffic safety evaluation of emerging mixed traffic flow at freeway merging area considering driving behavior
Phytochemical and metabolic changes associated with ripening of Lycopersicon esculentum
Development and validation of the Individual Potentials Questionnaire (IP-Q)
Abstract Individual potential has recently been acknowledged by the holistic health model as being essential to successfully addressing life’s demands, both now and in the future. The study employed a cross-sectional survey among Nigerian university undergraduate students, using a convenience sampling method, to assess their subjective individual potential. The study investigated the psychometric properties of the newly developed Individual Potentials Questionnaire (IP-Q). The study involved a total of 730 participants (EFA = 300 and CFA = 430). The I-CVIs and S-CVIs fall within the range of 0.83 to 1, and the I-FVIs and S-FVIs are 1. Two factors (biologically given potential and personally acquired potential) emerged in the EFA analysis, with all 14 items retained due to satisfactory factor loadings (above 0.50) and KMO = 0.905 ( p -value < 0.001). The final CFA model fit indices were: CFI = 0.984, TLI = 0.980, SRMR = 0.034, RMSEA = 0.041, and RMSEA p -value = 0.880. Furthermore, the ICCs for the test–retest are 0.976 (biologically given potential) and 0.953 (personally acquired potential). The results show that the newly developed IP-Q has adequate construct validity and able to assess subjective individual potential.
Risk factors of costal pain of thoracic osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a multicenter retrospective analysis
Augmented reality-based radial and lateral motion stimuli alter aiming performance in dart throwing
Factor H-related 2 levels dictate FHR dimer composition
In vitro and in silico pharmacological effects of Rosmarinus officinalis leaf methanolic extracts and essential oils
An optimized deep learning based hybrid model for prediction of daily average global solar irradiance using CNN SLSTM architecture
γδ T cell distribution in the adventitial layer of non-fertile cystic echinococcosis cysts from cattle livers
Mediating role of self-efficacy and moral identity in volunteer service and public service motivation among Chinese college students
Bioinformatics analysis to identify key invasion related genes and construct a prognostic model for glioblastoma
Ecotoxic effect of mycogenic silver nanoparticles in water and soil environment
Abstract Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are one of the most widely used nanomaterials due to their antimicrobial properties. Among the AgNPs synthesis methods, the biological route has become preferable because of its efficiency and eco-friendly character. Filamentous fungi can be successfully used in biosynthesis of AgNPs. The extensive application of AgNPs and their ever increasing production raise concerns about their environmental safety. AgNPs can be released during manufacturing processes or by leaching from AgNPs-supplemented products, and then enter the natural environment. Water and soil ecosystems are most exposed to the AgNPs presence. The present study aimed at evaluating the ecotoxicological potential of AgNPs derived from Gloeophyllum striatum fungus. The assessment was performed using organisms from water and soil ecosystems. Our results suggest that the presence of AgNPs can threaten the organisms inhabiting exposed ecosystems and the adverse effects of AgNPs differ depending on the organism species. Freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna was found to be the most sensitive among the tested species with EC50 values ranging 0.026–0.027 µg/mL after 48 h exposure. Crop plants were the least affected by the presence of AgNPs with EC50 values above tested AgNPs concentration range. Moreover, it was noted that ecotoxicological potential varied depending on the AgNPs synthesis scheme and these differences were the most visible in the case of S. polyrhiza.