The Anisotropic Time-Dependent Properties and Constitutive Model Analysis of Carbonaceous Slate with Different Foliation Angles by Yuanguang Zhu, Xuanyao Wang, Bin Liu, Haoyuan Xue

“…In view of this, carbonaceous slate specimens with different angles, <i>β</i>, between the foliation plane and loading direction were studied using a graded loading method through uniaxial compression creep tests. The results show that the instantaneous axial strain, <i>ε_i</i>, the axial creep strain, <i>ε_c</i>, the duration time of decelerating creep stage, <i>t_d</i>, and the steady creep strain rate, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mover accent="true"><mrow><mi>ε</mi></mrow><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow><mrow><mi>s</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, increased with the rise in the loading ratio, <i>k</i>. …”
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Evaluation of Learners’ Satisfaction with Open Flexible and Distance Learning Services at the University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute by Adenike Oladipo, Esther O. Oladele, Oladipupo Ajeyalemi, Folashade Afolabi, Peter O. Olayiwola, Johnson A. Adewara, Andrew Akala, Uchenna Udeani

“…Data was collected using a structured questionnaire which was developed and validated for testing learner satisfaction in ODL at the University of Lagos. …”
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Compositional Design, Microstructure, and Thermal Processing of Aluminum-Based Complex Concentrated Alloys by Spyridon Chaskis, Constantinos Tiktopoulos, Evangelos Gavalas, Marianthi Bouzouni, Fotis Tsiolis, Spyros Papaefthymiou

“…In order to investigate and evaluate the mechanical properties of the as-cast and heat-treated alloys, hardness testing along with electrical conductivity measurements were conducted at room temperature. …”
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Prospective Single-Arm Study of Remifentanil-Propofol Anesthesia with Manual Right Hypochondrial Compression for Painless Gastroscopy in Obese Patients by Wang M, Tang J, Pan Z, Jiang H, Hu D, Zhu B, Liang Z, Zhao X, Li Y

“…With the increase of class of obesity, a significant rise in the incidence of hypoxemia was observed, from class I by 11.8%, to 15.1% in class II, and 41.7% in class III. Paired t test showed that the L-SpO2 was significantly higher than L-SpO2 in overnight polysomnography (Nadir SpO2) (92% vs 76%, P< 0.001). …”
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An exploratory study of INPP4B, a biomarker of gemcitabine chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer by REN Jiaqiang, WU Shuai, SU Tong, LI Jie, HAN Liang, WU Zheng

“…Clinical and prognostic information was collected, and the log-rank test was used to evaluate the relationship between target molecule expression and patient prognosis. …”
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Effect of Irrigation Interval and Corn (Zea mays L.)-Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) Intercropping on the Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Fodder by Saeed Sadeghzadeh Hemayati, Hamed Mansouri, Mohsen Shahsavarpour

“…Data were analyzed using SAS 9.1 software and the means were separated by the least significant difference test at 5% probability level.Results and DiscussionThe experimental results revealed that as the irrigation interval increased and drought stress intensified, there was a decrease in total fodder yield, total ash content, acid detergent fiber, dry matter digestibility, and the yield of protein and crude fiber in the fodder. …”
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Kazanç Yönetiminin Kar Dağıtım Politikaları Üzerindeki Etkisi: BİST Sınai Endeksinde Bir Uygulama by Bahadır Uysal, Evren Yanya

“…Model 1 sonuçlarına göre, Düzeltilmiş Jones modeli ile hesaplanan ihtiyari tahakkuklar ile kâr dağıtım politikası arasında %5 anlamlılık düzeyinde negatif bir ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bu sonucun test edildiği Model 2’de ise Kothari Modeli ile hesaplanan ihtiyari tahakkuklar ile kâr dağıtım politikası arasında negatif ve anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. …”
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Effect of Tiaoxin Recipe on Memory Learning and Synaptic Plasticity in APP/PS1 Double Transgenic Alzheimer's Disease Mice based on αCaMKⅡ-CREB-BDNF Signal Pathway by Xiaowen WANG, Hong QIAN, Chunjuan SHEN, Yanjun LI, Haixin YUAN, Jian WANG

“…According to the conversion standard of equivalent dose between animal and human in pharmacological test, the drug dose was converted according to human equivalent dose (body mass:60 kg) in Donepezil group and Tiaoxin recipe group. …”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps) by Dawit Asmamaw Ejigu, Abebaw Fekadu, Jeremy Whitty, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Pamela Nebeta, Almari Conradie, Brenda Okech, Alice Neequaye, Sinéad Whitty, Jennifer Lehrman, Renee Holt, Rahel Birhane, Mahnaz Vahedi, Helen Demarest, Eyasu Makonnen

“…We used Wilcoxon rank test to analyze pre- and post-survey scores and thematic analysis to analyze the qualitative data. …”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture at Baihui and Shenting Alleviating Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury via Regulating BNIP3L-Mediated Mitophagy by ZHONG Xiaoyong, LI Cheng, WANG Fang, CHEN Bin, LIANG Hui, RUAN Su

“…However, the intervention of electroacupuncture could activate the mitophagy of nerve cells in the infarct area, which was manifested by increased expression of red fluorescence and green fluorescence and enhanced colocalization (orange). 5) TUNEL test results indicated the apoptotic rate of rats in the model group rising, and there was a significant difference compared with the sham operation group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Impact of healthy lifestyle on diabetes incidence among adults of different socioeconomic status in Guizhou province: a prospective cohort study by Yiying WANG, Min CHEN, Lieqiang ZHANG, Xin WANG, Wei ZHAN, Yunxi PAN, Xiaodeng ZHAO, Tao LIU

“…Face-to-face interviews with a questionnaire developed by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention，physical examinations, and laboratory tests were conducted among the residents from November 2010 to December 2012 to collect baseline data, and follow-up surveys were conducted from December 2016 to June 2021. …”
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Enzymic Activity, Metabolites, and Hematological Responses Changes of Clinical Healthy High-Risk Beef Calves During Their First 56-Days from Arrival by Octavio Carrillo-Muro, Pedro Hernández-Briano, Paola Isaira Correa-Aguado, Alejandro Rivera-Villegas, Oliver Yaotzin Sánchez-Barbosa, Rosalba Lazalde-Cruz, Alberto Barreras, Alejandro Plascencia, Daniel Rodríguez-Cordero

“…The following parameters were determined: total white blood cells (WBC): lymphocytes (LYM), lymphocytes % (LYM%), monocytes (MON), monocytes % (MON%), granulocytes (GRA), granulocytes % (GRA%), platelets (PLT), and mean platelet volume (MPV); red blood cells (RBC): red blood cell distribution width test % (RDW%), hematocrit (HCT), and mean corpuscular volume (MCV); hemoglobin (HGB): mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Electroacupuncture at the Affected Side of Quchi （LI 11） and Yanglingquan （GB 34） Acupoints in Rats with Limb Spasms after Cerebral Infarction by ZHAN Sheng, HUANG Linxing, YI Lizhen, CHEN Ruixue, HUANG Huiyuan, YUE Zenghui

“…Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect the contents of MDA, Glu and IL-6, TNF-α in the cerebral cortex after the behavioral tests were completed. Western blot was used to analyze the protein expression level of RFK and NOX2. …”
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Characteristics and drainage modes of coalbed methane resources in closed coal mines in Yangquan and Jincheng Mining Areas by Yang WANG, Jie XIANG, Yong QIN, Shangbin CHEN, Yanming ZHU, Manli HUANG, Ying SHI

“…Through data collation, experimental test, numerical simulation and other means, the characteristics of coalbed methane resources in closed coal mines are explored, the amount of coalbed methane resources is predicted, and the drainage modesare summarized. …”
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The mediating effect of self-esteem on sense of coherence and social support in patients with head and face burns (自尊在头面部烧伤患者心理一致感和社会支持的中介效应)... by LIN Yiqing (林依青), ZHANG Jianfang (张建芳), FENG Qi (冯绮), LI Liqin (李立勤)

“…General data questionnaire, Chinese version of Sense of Coherence 13-item scale (SOC-13), Self-Liking/Self-Competence Scale-Revised (SLCS-R) and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) were used to investigate them, and structural equation model was used to test the mediating effect. Results The total scores of SLCS-R, SOC-13 and SSRS were (39. 74 ± 7. 81), (56. 61 ± 8. 87) and (38. 79 ± 5. 27) respectively. …”
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Application effect of Zhulianhua Gargle in oral care of inpatients with hyperthermia syndrome (竹连花含漱液在实热证住院患者口腔护理中的应用效果) by HAO Tiantian (郝天天), WEI Jinrong (魏金荣), ZHANG Lingyan (张玲燕), QIU Shuang (邱爽), ZHAO Wei (赵伟), GENG Tong (耿桐)

“…The changes of oral pH value, oral bacterial quantitative test, oral function, halitosis value and oral comfort were compared after 2 weeks of intervention. …”
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Differentiation of Early Sacroiliitis Using Machine-Learning- Supported Texture Analysis by Qingqing Zhu, Qi Wang, Xi Hu, Xin Dang, Xiaojing Yu, Liye Chen, Hongjie Hu

“…The diagnostic efficacies of the two readers were judged and compared using an assigned Likert score, conducting a Kappa consistency test of the diagnostic results between two readers. …”
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Association of depression in multiple sclerosis with fatigue, sleep disturbances, disability, and health-related quality of life: Outcomes of a cross-sectional study by E. Aparicio-Castro, A. Candeliere-Merlicco, C.M. Santa, R. Villaverde-González

“…Patients with depressive symptoms exhibited higher disability scores, longer ambulation times, worse cognitive function in the Symbol Digit Modalities Test, and poorer sleep quality. They also had significantly higher fatigue and daytime somnolence scores, as well as lower scores on the MSQOL-54: physical (40.55 vs. 62.3; P<.001) and mental (44.49 vs. 71.89; P<.001) health composites. …”
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Features of expression of immunohistochemical markers in local and generalized clear cell kidney cancer by E. M. Frantsiyants, A. N. Shevchenko, E. A. Dzhenkova, N. S. Karnaukhov, T. A. Gudtskova, A. A. Breus, E. V. Filatova, D. A. Shvyrev

“…The reliability of the difference between the two averages was determined by the student's t‑test for unrelated populations.Results. In clear cell kidney cancer, a low level of proliferative activity was observed in General, but in generalized, compared with local, it was significantly higher (P&lt;0.05) (8±0.5% and 5±0.6%, respectively), and in generalized cancer, there was an overexpression of Cyclin D1–70±3.9%, compared to 14.4±2.3% in local stages, P&lt;0.05. …”
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Effect of Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) Hulls with Different Particle Sizes on Growth Performance and Physiological Responses of Broiler Chickens Fed Different Levels of Protein by Najibeh Beigzadeh, Smayyeh Salari, Faegheh Zaefarian, Shima Hosseinifar

“…Duncan's multiple range test was used for mean comparison at a 5% significance level.Results and Discussion: The results indicated that incorporating sunflower hulls (SFH) in the diet increased FI, except during the starter period, and improved FCR in both the starter and grower periods. …”
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