Analysis of Factors Affecting a Driver’s Driving Speed Selection in Low Illumination by Jing Liu, Jing Cai, Shanshan Lin, Jianyou Zhao

“…Pearson’s correlation test showed that there was no correlation among age, education, accidents in the past 3 years, and speed selection behaviour in low illumination, but gender, driving experience, number of night-driving days per week, and average annual mileage were significantly correlated with speed selection behaviour. …”
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Effects of rubber leaf litter vermicompost on earthworm population and yield of pineapple (Ananas comosus) in West Tripura, India by P. S. Chaudhuri, T. K. Paul, Animesh Dey, M. Datta, S. K. Dey

“…During the second year, average length and width of leaves, number of leaves per plant, plant girth, fruit weight, fruit yield and fruiting percentage were highest in the T3 plot compared to other treated plots and control. …”
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Rosiglitazone Attenuated Endothelin-1-Induced Vasoconstriction of Pulmonary Arteries in the Rat Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension via Differential Regulation of ET-1 Recepto... by Yahan Liu, Xiao Yu Tian, Yu Huang, Nanping Wang

“…Treatment with PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone (20 mg/kg per day) with oral gavage for 3 days attenuated the vasocontractive effect of ET-1. …”
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Bell’s Palsy: A Prospective Study by Ahmed Hassan Kamil Mustafa, Ahmed Mohammed Suleiman

“…It is the most common cause of lower motor neuron facial nerve paralysis with an annual incidence of 15–30 per 100,000 population. The objective of this work is to study the grade of the attack and the associated symptoms of Bell’s palsy in a group of Sudanese patients. …”
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Trends in spinal implant utilization and pricing by Gabrielle Lucia Dykhouse, Rachel A. Bratescu, Osama N. Kashlan, McGrath Lynn Jr., Roger Härtl, Galal A. Elsayed

“…Results: The U.S. spine procedure volume increased significantly from around 800,000 procedures per year in 2013 to over 1.1 million in 2022, with 73% comprising lumbar and cervical fusions. …”
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Genetic and neuro-epigenetic effects of divergent artificial selection for feather pecking behaviour in chickens by Elske N. de Haas, Fábio Pértille, Joergen B. Kjaer, Per Jensen, Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna

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Study of the vaccination effects against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, causing mastitis and endometritis in cows by E. V. Ivanov, A. V. Kapustin, N. N. Avduevskaya

“…Twenty adult pregnant black pied cows were used to form a test and a control groups (10 animals per group). The vaccine was administered twice subcutaneously in the middle third of the neck of the test animals: the first dose in a volume of 3 mL 55–70 days before calving, the second dose in the same volume 25–30 days before the expected calving. …”
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Rapid Point-of-Care Influenza Testing for Patients in German Emergency Rooms – A Cost-Benefit Analysis by Roland Diel, Albert Nienhaus

“…**Results:** In base-case analysis, taking the influenza prevalence of 25.9% in the season 2018/2019 and assuming a hospitalization rate among influenza suspects of 21.9%, rapid testing with the Sofia® followed by administering oseltamivir to patients testing positive reduced average costs of hospitalized ILI patients by €52.16 per tested patient. If oseltamivir was not offered, testing with the Sofia® reduced costs by €42.28 in favor of the hospital. …”
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Numerical investigation of performance and exergy analysis in parabolic trough solar collectors by Ramesh K. Donga, Suresh Kumar, Gurunadh Velidi

“…Fluid flow rates ranging from 200 to 600 L per minute and inlet fluid temperatures spanning from 400 to 650 K are evaluated for each configuration. …”
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The response of Petunia × atkinsiana 'Pegasus Special Burgundy Bicolor’ to mechanical stress encompassing morphological changes as well as physiological and molecular factors... by Natalia Kuźma, Magdalena Klimek-Chodacka, Robert Budzyński, Rafał Barański, Agata Jędrzejuk

“…Variable expression patterns were observed in the calmodulins: CAM53 and CAM81 expression positively correlated with IAA synthesis and plant height, whereas CAM72 expression was positively associated with GAs levels and IAA oxidase activity in plants touched 80× per day, but all of them were negatively related to IAA content and shoot increment, while positively related to GAs synthesis and IAA oxidase activity.…”
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Rise of netholicism: A comprehensive review of internet addiction among today’s youth by Yogesh Kumar, Om P. Dhakar

“…Out of the 50 articles, 16 were cited, meeting inclusion criteria, including publication within 2019–2024, rigorous peerreview, and reputable database indexing. As per the findings of the research, it has been observed that netholicism (or internet addiction) represents a complex and multifaceted phenomenon with the underlying factors contributing to internet addiction and its psychological, physical, social, and spiritual impacts. …”
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Gio Ponti y la transparencia del espacio doméstico by Noelia Cervero Sánchez

“…Define la transparencia del espacio doméstico unitario y dinámico, a partir de las experimentaciones gráficas realizadas para la representación del alloggio uniambientale presentado en la X Triennale de Milán de 1954, que muestra la prolongación visual de la planta a través de la fachada libre, la denominada “finestra arredata” y el alloggio uniambientale per quattro persone de 1956, que aporta la continuidad espacial de la planta libre. …”
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Impact of Misting Systems on Local Particulate Matter (PM) Levels by William L. Knight, Matthew P. Fraser, Pierre Herckes

“…Calculations suggest that misting systems could potentially emit PM quantities on the order of a gram per hour in the respirable particle size range.…”
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Short-Term Efficacy of High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Alleviating Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial by Punpetch Siriratna, Chompoonuch Ratanasutiranont, Thongsuk Manissorn, Nonthalee Santiniyom, Waree Chira-Adisai

“…The intervention group received HILT (energy density of 22.39 J/cm2, 562.5 joule/session), while the control group received a sham laser, which was done 2–3 sessions per week for a total of 10 sessions. Both the groups also received the same conservative treatment. …”
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Chemical Composition of Urtica simensis Grown in Different Regions of Ethiopia by Koju Bedekach Bayba, Amare Aregahegn Dubale, Bewketu Mehari, Minaleshewa Atlabachew

“…The determined total polyphenols, flavonoids, and antioxidant activities ranged 2.18–4.84 mg gallic acid, 1.35–4.46 mg catechin, and 1.58–3.36 mg ascorbic acid, respectively, equivalents per gram of dry sample. High variability was observed for polyphenol and flavonoid contents while only random variation was observed for crude fat and carbohydrate among samples from different locations. …”
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La Val Maira (Piemonte): laboratorio territoriale di un nuovo popolamento montano by Giacomo Pettenati

“…Questo contributo si propone di approfondire il ruolo dei nuovi abitanti nell’indirizzare le dinamiche sociali ed economiche della Val Maira, considerata per la consistenza e la rilevanza del fenomeno un “laboratorio territoriale” di particolare interesse, a partire dai risultati di una serie di ricerche condotte tra il 2008 ed il 2013. …”
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Prospective Randomized Study on the Influence of Myoinositol in PCOS Women Undergoing IVF in the Improvement of Oocyte Quality, Fertilization Rate, and Embryo Quality by Bernd Lesoine, Pedro-Antonio Regidor

“…Group A (placebo) with 15 patients and group B (4000 mg myoinositol + 400 μg folic acid per day) with 14 patients. The patients of group B used for two months myoinositol + folic acid before starting the IvF protocol and data were obtained concerning number of follicles, number of oocytes, quality of oocytes, fertilization rates, and embryo quality in both groups. …”
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Ekologiczne inspiracje modelu TALC cyklu życia obszaru turystycznego by Wojciech Szeligiewicz

“…W szczególności powołano się na wykres prawej strony równania logistycznego modelu TALC w funkcji N z naniesionymi fazami ewolucji obszaru turystycznego, który przypomina, że najbardziej atrakcyjny jest obszar pierwotny tzn. gdy N jest małe, gdyż cechuje się on największym wzrostem populacji turystów liczonym per capita. Według tego wykresu wraz ze wzrostem N zachodzi liniowy spadek atrakcyjności mimo wprowadzanych zgodnie ze scenariuszem modelu TALC inwestycji, tzn. nie odwracają one tego trendu. …”
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Comparative Microstructural Evaluation of Wood in Three Dominant Ziziphus Species of Desert Ecosystem (Cholistan), Pakistan by Muhammad Bilal, Zaheer-ud-din Khan, Sohaib Muhammad, Uzma Hanif, Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Tayyab, Andleeb Anwar Sardar, Hassan Nawaz, Muhammad Jawad Tariq Khan, null Mahrukh, Aneela Rasool, Summiya Faisal, Muhammad Zahid

“…Principal component analysis revealed correlations among studied anatomical parameters. The number of rays per mm was comparatively larger in Ziziphus nummularia, showing its greater susceptibility to wood-deteriorating agents than in other selected species. …”
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Effects of Harvesting Age and Barley Varieties on Morphological Characteristics, Biomass Yield, Chemical Composition, and Economic Benefits under Hydroponic Conditions in Fogera Di... by Yeshambel Alemnew, Yeshambel Mekuriaw

“…All morphological characteristics were significantly different (P<0.01) among harvesting ages, and the stem weight, leaf to stem ratio (LSR), and number of leaves per plant were not significantly influenced (P>0.05) by the different barley varieties. …”
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