Metrological studies of the characteristics of multilayer surface coatings using synchrotron radiation by A. S. Sigov, O. A. Minaeva, S. I. Anevsky, A. M. Lebedev, R. V. Minaev

“…The working wave-length of the reflecting mirror corresponds to the calculated one, which confirms the effectiveness of the adopted model.…”
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Achieving prediabetes reversal in China: a nationwide longitudinal study on the role of blood glucose and lipid management in middle-aged and elderly adults by Hongguang Yang, Yao Liu, Zhenhe Huang, Guifang Deng

“…Additionally, evaluated blood lipid profiles reduced the odds of regression to NGR.ConclusionThis study underscores the influence of age, gender, abdominal obesity, LDL-C levels, FPG, HbA1c, and blood lipid profiles on the likelihood of regressing from prediabetes to NGR. It suggests that adopting a healthy lifestyle and preemptively mitigating these risks may be more beneficial than addressing them after they have been identified in clinical settings.…”
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The Impact of Stock Liquidity on Returns under Asymmetric Information and Financial Constraints by Mehrzad Alijani, Fatemeh Nezhad Hossseinian

“…MethodsHypotheses were examined using the multiple regression and ordinary least squares (OLS) method. This study adopts an applied research classification, involving the exploration and analysis of various factors within the Tehran Stock Exchange to either confirm or reject hypotheses. …”
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Le statut de l'oralité dans l'enseignement-apprentissage des langues by Julio Murillo Puyal

“…Vu les relations traditionnellement ancillaires entre la Didactique des Langues et la Linguistique, il y aurait lieu de penser que ce même principe a été adopté dans l’enseignement-apprentissage des langues et que la didactique de l’oralité ne fait plus problème. …”
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Chemical composition of bird cherry fruits in the Northwestern region of Russia by S. Yu. Orlova, A. A. Yushev, T. V. Shelenga

“…Biochemical studies were performed using the methods adopted at VIR. Statistical processing of the data obtained was made using the Microsoft Excel software package.Results. …”
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Effectiveness of a Dyadic Technology–Enhanced Home-Based Horticultural Therapy on Psychosocial Well-Being Among People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: Multimethods Pilot... by Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Alex Pak Lik Tsang, Han Zhi Tan, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Humphrey Kwong Wai Leung, Frances Kam Yuet Wong

“…MethodsA single-group pre-post design was adopted. A total of 37 dyads of people with dementia and their caregivers participated in 3 weekly face-to-face sessions, followed by 8 weeks of home-based horticultural activities. …”
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The Potential of Digital Storytelling as an Ethnographic Research Technique in Social Sciences by Oğuz Hatice Şule

“…In my field study, which lasted for five months in Gaziantep, one of the provinces that is located on the south-eastern part of Turkey, I adopted and put to use the participant observation, informal interview and in-depth interview techniques. …”
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Assessment of ICT tool usage in teaching Chemistry among secondary school teachers by Nafisat Oyebola Oyeniyi, Tawa Abiola Ahmed, Habibat Bolanle Abdulkareem

“…Purposive sampling was adopted to choose twenty-one chemistry teachers from sixteen public senior secondary schools and five private senior secondary schools in Offa LGA for the study. …”
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Chemical Composition, Source Appointment and Health Risk of PM2.5 and PM2.5-10 during Forest and Peatland Fires in Riau, Indonesia by Sepridawati Siregar, Nora Idiawati, Puji Lestari, Abiyu Kerebo Berekute, Wen-Chi Pan, Kuo-Pin Yu

“…The positive matrix factorization (PMF) model was adopted to identify possible PM sources and their contributions to the ambient PM level. …”
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Implementing curriculum at Sekolah Rimba Indonesia by Imaanuddin Muhtar, Haliza Hanif, Winny Azwita Putri, Lisa Amelia

“…This article discusses implementing policies at Sekolah Rimba Indonesia, founded by Hanan Attaki. Sekolah Rimba adopts a nature-based educational approach and Islamic values, focusing on character development, life skills, and a deep understanding of religion. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of eimeriocidal products for treatment of broiler chickens in small scale production by A. B. Dagaeva, B. M. Makhieva

“…The treatment and prevention scheme adopted in the said poultry holding was used for the control group chickens. …”
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Chemical Profiling and Biological Activities on Nepalese Medicinal Plant Extracts and Isolation of Active Fraction of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis by Anita Khadka, Akash Budha Magar, Khaga Raj Sharma

“…The DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) free radical scavenging assay was adopted to evaluate the antioxidant activity. Antibacterial activity was evaluated using the agar well diffusion method. …”
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Spatiotemporal models with confounding effects: application on under-five mortality across four sub-Saharan African countries by Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Ding-Geng Chen, Ding-Geng Chen, Temesgen T. Zewotir, Najmeh Nakhaei Rad

“…Therefore, the main aim of this study is to adopt a spatiotemporal dynamic model that includes the confounding effects between time, space, and their interactions with fixed covariates, with a special emphasis on U5M across disconnected sSA countries.MethodWe used nationally publicly representative Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data for the period from 2000 to 2020. …”
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion characteristics measured or reported in randomised trials of intrapartum interventions: A Scoping Review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Aoife Smith, John Gilmore, Susan Hannon, Valerie Smith

“…There is a critical need for improvements in designing, conducting, and reporting RCTs to incorporate EDI. By adopting more extensive EDI practices a greater understanding of healthcare treatments and innovations leading to enhanced maternal health equity could be achieved.…”
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Application of geographical information system and remote sensing for investigating malaria’s footprint: a case study of Iwo Metropolis, Nigeria by Joseph Olajuwon Dada, Sodiq Babatunde Rajee, Wasiu Adelani Rasak, Ayodeji Olatunbosu Ajani, Ismail Abdulraheem, Olayemi Balikis Shodeinde, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga

“…This research work was designed to examine and analyze the incidence of malaria and clearer understanding of geographic distribution of malaria-infected people and locations of such inhabitants to the health facility being essential for monitoring the prevalence and for providing treatment, care and support services to the affected area. The study adopted the primary method of data collection using Global positioning system (GPS) to pick point locations of areas where malaria is prevalent and the locations of the different hospitals within Iwo metropolis. …”
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An Efficient Approach to Extract and Store Big Semantic Web Data Using Hadoop and Apache Spark GraphX by Wria Mohammed Salih Mohammed, Alaa Khalil Jumaa

“…Furthermore, the proposed techniques improve the data storage efficiency by reducing the amount of storage space by half when converting from Semantic Web Data to a GraphX file, meaning the RDF size is around 133.8 and GraphX is 75.3. Adopting parallel data processing provided by Apache Spark in the proposed technique reduces the required data processing and analysis time. …”
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Mechanisms and thresholds of land use affecting surface water quality in Hangzhou City’s residential areas by Qianhu Chen, Jinye Huang

“…However, we can successfully control this negative impact by increasing the degree of green space dominance and aggregation. (3) To meet the standards for Class III water quality, various types of residential areas must adopt distinct control indicator thresholds: Compared to multi-story residential areas’ dispersed green spaces, small high-rise residential areas feature highly interconnected and clustered green spaces, which increases surface runoff pooling and spillover. …”
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Family Perceptions of Palliative Care for Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients at Home by Mariam Dasat, Sigit Mulyono, Uswatul Khasanah, Stepanus Maman Hermawan

“…The purpose of this study was to explore family perceptions of palliative service provision to advanced cancer patients at home. The study adopted a qualitative research design with a phenomenological approach based on in-depth interviews with six participants. …”
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A New Way for Beta Cell Neogenesis: Transdifferentiation from Alpha Cells Induced by Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 by Zhen Zhang, Yinghui Hu, Ningning Xu, Wenjun Zhou, Lei Yang, Rongping Chen, Rui Yang, Jia Sun, Hong Chen

“…In the present study, we adopted single high-dose (60 mg/kg, i.p.) streptozotocin (STZ) to model diabetes mellitus (DM) and randomly assigned short-tail (SD) rats to a normal group, a diabetic group, GLP1 groups (50 μg/kg, 100 μg/kg, and 200 μg/kg), a GLP1 (200 μg/kg) with exendin (9-39) group, and a GLP1 with LY294002 group. …”
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Testing the Rule of the Earliest Due Date (EDD) in Achieving the Priority of Delivery: A Case Study in the Directorate of Printing Press for the Iraqi Media Network by Amer Abdul Latif Kazem, Bilal Ahmed Hasan

“…The case study approach was adopted, as a number of completed works were selected as a sample to implement the study in the Directorate of Presses of the Iraqi Media Network. …”
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