Promoting Physical Activity in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: A Feasibility Study to Develop Intervention Tools for Delivery of Diabetes‐Specific Education by Daniel Crabtree, Sara Bradley, Jenni Connelly, Lynn Bauermeister, Trish Gorely, Sandra MacRury

“…Post‐intervention semi‐structured interviews were undertaken with both groups of participants to gauge perspectives of the initiative. …”
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不锈钢槽式预埋组件受剪性能研究 by 郑勇, 张浩, 袁森, 蔡远征, 苏明周, 孙艳文

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Muslim Bank as a Historical Category: Creating Credit Institutions for Muslims In the First Half of the 20 ^th Century by R. I. Bekkin

“…The article emphasizes that Muslim banks in their activities relied on the theological and legal conclusions (fatwas) of Islamic scholars who considered such activities legitimate and not falling under the Quranic concept of usury.The author adheres to the point of view that the creation of an independent state or nationalterritorial / national-cultural autonomy of Muslims was a natural result of the struggle of the Muslim bourgeoisie with competitors for the markets for goods and services in a number of countries and regions, considering both Muslim and Islamic banks only as a certain stage in the development of banking in a number of countries in Asia, Africa and Europe.The article disputes the idea that both Islamic banks and the Islamic economic model as a whole are monolithic structures that cannot be modified. According to the author, the very creation of Islamic banks, as well as their convergence with conventional (non-Islamic) credit institutions, which we observe today, is a natural result of a change in the economic interests of the ruling class both in the countries of the spread of Islam and in the Western world.The article examines the history of the creation of Muslim banks in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in British India. …”
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Experimental assessment of the pyramidal energy on water. by Pedro Díaz Rebollido, Luis Carlos Silva Ayçaguer, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez

“…The electric conductivity and the pH were determined by means of the potenciometric method The pyramid employed was built with solid bars of aluminum, of skeletal structure; their dimensions were those established by specialists. …”
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钢管超高性能混凝土柱耐火性能数值模拟与理论分析 by 张旭, 余敏, 胡煊, 叶庆阳, 徐礼华

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香港2005钢结构规范—钢结构材料的应用 by 彭达材, 陈伟泰

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Public Sector Contracting Model for Management of Construction Tender Price Volatility by moffat tembo, Charles Kahanji, Erastus Misheng’u Mwanaumo

“…The study achieved this through a comprehensive literature review followed by semi-structured interviews with 14 purposively and snowball-sampled industry experts. …”
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Occurrences and characteristics of forced marriages among girls married before the age of 16 in a Northern Nigerian State by Felix O. Sanni, Olumide F. Ajani, Elizabeth A. Sanni, Zachary T. Gwa, Michael O. Dada, Yemisi B. Alabi, Donald C. Udah, Jubril A. Kareem

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study took place in three local government areas (LGAs) situated in Borno, Nigeria, namely Konduga, Jere, and Maiduguri Metropolitan City LGAs. Structured questionnaires were distributed to 210 female participants aged between 15 and 49, who were married before reaching 16, from 1989 to 2019, to gather data. …”
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A gendered analysis of adaptive capacity and food security in Makueni County, Kenya by Phyllis Mumia Machio, Susannah M. Sallu, Betty Waized, Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri, Kwaku Gyebi Duodu

“…Data was collected using structured questionnaires from 521 households and 1,049 adults from Makueni County, Kenya. …”
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Social and psychological features of the mental component of the modern hybrid war against Ukraine by N. V. Bobro

“…The concept of “hybrid war” and its structural elements, to which we added a mental component, have been considered. …”
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Ameliorative Effect of Hovenia dulcis Fruit Pedicel Polysaccharides on Alcohol-Induced Intestinal Injury in Mice Investigated Using 16S rRNA Sequencing and Metabolomics by ZHANG Yuchao, ZHU Sijie, LIU Liangyu, WANG Jianyun, ZHANG Jiaxin, SU Zexiong, CHEN Jiangyan, LIU Xudong

“…The results indicated that HDPs significantly reduced the levels of pro-inflammatory factors such as interleukin-4 (IL-4), interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in mice with intestinal injury induced by alcohol, decreased the levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP), increased the level of α-amylase (AMS), and upregulated the tight junction protein Claudin 1, thereby improving intestinal barrier function. 16S rRNA sequencing revealed that compared to mice gavaged with alcohol at 114 µL/20 g mb, HDPs increased the abundance of the Lactobacillus genus and reduced alcohol exposure-induced disorders in gut microbiota diversity and structure. Metabolomics analysis found that HDPs could regulate bile acid metabolism and reduce the levels of bile acids (especially taurocholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid) in the intestine of alcohol-exposed mice. …”
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人胚胎干细胞神经分化的方法探讨

“…【目的】 利用新建系的人胚胎干细胞株SYSU-7,运用胚体形成的方法,探讨不同的分化条件对胚胎干细胞神经分化的影响【方法】 首先检测人胚胎干细胞株SYSU-7的Oct4SSEA4(stage-specific embryonic antigen-4)TRA-1-60和AKP(Alkaline phosphatase)等胚胎干细胞特异性标志物的表达及体内外三胚层分化的能力;之后,应用含20% Knockout Serum Replacement (KSR)的培养液和神经干细胞培养液(neural progenitor medium, NPM)分别诱导细胞形成悬浮的拟胚体(悬浮时间为4 d或7 d),然后将拟胚体贴壁于多聚鸟氨酸(Polyornithine, PO)和纤维粘连蛋白(Fibronectin, FN)包被的培养皿中继续培养4 ~ 10 d在分化的不同时间点利用免疫荧光染色的方法检测胚胎干细胞和神经细胞相关的标志性抗原【结果】 SYSU-7胚胎干细胞表达未分化细胞特异性标志Oct4SSEA4,TRA-1-60,AKP染色呈强阳性,在体内外具有向三胚层分化的潜能;在体外诱导其向神经分化,结果发现KSR培养液比神经干细胞培养液更有利于胚胎干细胞的神经分化,悬浮生长7 d的拟胚体贴壁后出现特征性的玫瑰花环样结构(rosette structure)的时间更早数量更多【结论】 SYSU-7细胞系具有自我更新及多向分化潜能等胚胎干细胞特性本实验为研究人胚胎干细胞的神经分化提供了新的细胞模型和研究思路…”
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Simultaneous Determination of B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, and B12 Vitamins in Premix and Fortified Flour Using HPLC/DAD: Effect of Detection Wavelength by Y. Albawarshi, A. Amr, K. Al-Ismail, M. Shahein, M. Majdalawi, M. Saleh, A. Khamaiseh, B. El-Eswed

“…Simultaneous determination of water-soluble B vitamins is a troublesome analytical procedure since they have greatly variable structures and acid-base properties which imposed difficulties on eluting them in short time and selecting wavelength of detection. …”
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A proposal to measure the resilience of the Andalusian Commnunity Social Services by Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla, Ana Vallejo-Andrada, Aleix Morilla-Luchena, Rocío Muñoz Moreno

“…Critical indicators to assess social service resilience were put forward, in line with the research conducted by Kruk et al. who propose a resilience index for healthcare. Structural indicators, such as budget allocation and personnel, play pivotal roles, though data availability challenges persist, particularly in municipalities with over 20,000 inhabitants. …”
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Prevalence, Infectivity, and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women in Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: Implication of Screening to Control Mother-to-Child T... by Anteneh Amsalu, Getachew Ferede, Setegn Eshetie, Agete Tadewos, Demissie Assegu

“…A total of 475 pregnant women were recruited, and data on sociodemography and potential risk factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. In addition, blood samples were tested for HBsAg, and HBsAg positive samples were retested for HBeAg using commercially available strip test. …”
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预制星形螺箍SRC柱的轴压与反复荷载抗震性能 by 翁正强, 尹衍梁, 王瑞祯, 施祖涵, 吕承儒

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Analysis of the Multilevel Impact of Social Network Quality on Personality Dimensions in Purchasing by Maryam Akhavan Kharazian, Sona Shafieirad

“…Data analysis was performed using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with SmartPLS software.   …”
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Boards' strategic involvement models: Past, present, and future by Bozhinovska Tihona, Eftimov Ljupcho

“…Study design/methodology/approach: Having in mind that boards' strategic involvement is a multi-disciplinary area, we first conducted an integrative literature review, to detect the competing groups of models, and afterwards we conducted a semi-structured literature review in order to identify the most important topics in this area and to draft the future research agenda. …”
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Marker-assisted breeding of hybrid lines of <i>Triticum dicoccon</i> (Schrank) Schuebl. × <i>Triticum aethiopicum</i> Jakubz. with purple grain by P. I. Stepochkin, E. I. Gordeeva, Е. K. Khlestkina

“…The content of anthocyanins in whole-grain flour was measured in 12 lines, a structural analysis of plants was carried out, and their quantitative characteristics were assessed.   …”
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Effect of Mining Thickness on Overburden Movement and Underground Pressure Characteristics for Extrathick Coal Seam by Sublevel Caving with High Bottom Cutting Height by Yongkang Yang, Yanrong Ma, Chunxu Ji, Tianhe Kang, Xingyun Guo

“…Some conclusions can be drawn as follows: (i) under the “beam-hinged cantilever beam rocks” structure theory, the rock pillar thickness which needs to be controlled increases linearly as a function of mining thickness is achieved, and the reason of increased of support resistance in full-mechanized caving mining in extremely thick seams is explained in the theory; (ii) based on the results of the theoretical analysis and the lab simulation tests, the law of the abutment pressure peak is inverse to the full-seam mining thickness, and the distance between abutment peak and working face is proportional to the full-seam mining thickness, that is to say that the damage range of overlying strata increased; (iii) there are three working states of loading support in extrathick coal seams, such as normal circumstance, lower main roof pressure, and higher main roof pressure, meanwhile these states keep changing; (iv) under the guarantee of stope safety conditions, due to lower support strength, it will benefit the special thick seam top-coal caving under normal circumstance; (v) increasing the supporting strength can balance the impact loading under the lower main roof pressure, guaranteeing valid support for roof strata; (vi) by releasing high pressure, due to lower production, lower recovery rate of coal and other measures guarantee the stability of the stope support in the case of the higher main roof pressure.…”
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