Influence of Cord Parameters on the Load Characteristics of Airbags by Yu-Ru Li, Shou-Ne Xiao, Jun-Ke Xie, Tao Zhu, Bing Yang, Guang-Wu Yang, Shi-De Xiao

“…Under the same compression and tension displacements (d = ±80 mm), the effective area of 1 cord layer is 2.56 times as much as the effective area of 6 cord layers and the vertical force of the airbag with a cord diameter of 0.25 mm is 7.28 times greater than that of the corresponding vertical force with a cord diameter of 1.0 mm. …”
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கொங்கு நாட்டின் இராசிபுர வட்டார சிறுதெய்வங்களும் வழிபாட்டு முறைகளும் / Deities and Worshipping Methods in the Rasipuram Region of Kongu Nadu... by செ. தனபால் / S. Dhanapal

“…Nature plays a major role in such risks. In the early times, nature seemed a mystery to man. The Sun, the Moon, darkness and deadly animals created fear in man. …”
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WEB-BASED LEARNING AND STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT AT NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA by Taofeek Gbolahan Muibi

“… The study examined the impact of Web based learning structures (Moodle, Blackboard, Online Library, Online Course Module/Study Guide, Internet Learning for coach student and Student - Student Connection and Times of Access of Internet Learning Applications) on students' scholarly accomplishment at the National Open University of Nigeria. …”
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Do dogs preferentially encode the identity of the target object or the location of others’ actions? by Lucrezia Lonardo, Christoph J. Völter, Robert Hepach, Claus Lamm, Ludwig Huber

“…However, dogs’ pupil dilation and latency to make an anticipatory fixation suggested that, if anything, dogs expected the agents to keep approaching the same location rather than the same object, and their looking times showed sensitivity to the animacy of the agents. …”
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Level of Knowledge and Risk Factors for Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Mining Area of Minas Gerais State, Brazil by Carina Margonari, Júlia Alves Menezes, Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Júlia Bahia Miranda, Fabrizio Furtado de Sousa, Felipe Dutra Rêgo, Aldenise Martins Campos, Carolina Cunha Monteiro, Ana Paula Madureira, José Dilermando Andrade Filho

“…The female population was found to have 1.68 times more chance of knowing about the disease than the male population, while highly educated individuals were found to have 2.92 times more chances of knowing about leishmaniasis compared to basic educated individuals. …”
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Systematic and Empirical Study of the Dependence of Polyphenol Recovery from Apricot Pomace on Temperature and Solvent Concentration Levels by Dina Cheaib, Nada El Darra, Hiba N. Rajha, Richard G. Maroun, Nicolas Louka

“…Results show that the mean augmentation of 1% ethanol in the range [0–12%] enhances by three times the extraction of polyphenols compared to the same augmentation in the range [0–50%]. …”
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Risk Factors of Hypertension among Diabetic Patients from Yaoundé Central Hospital and Etoug-Ebe Baptist Health Centre, Cameroon by Beryl Kemche, Brice Ulrich Saha Foudjo, Elie Fokou

“…Abnormal waist-to-hip ratio (crude OR=3.773; p=0.028) and feeding rate greater than 2 times a day (WHR-adjusted OR=3.417; p=0.046) were positively associated with hypertension (stages 1 and 2). …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Cichorium intybus L. on the Liver Enzymes in Burn Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi, Rahimeh Akrami, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Saeid Zareie, Tayyeb Ghadimi, Ali Najafi, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Azizallah Dehghan, Elham Zarenezhad

“…Patients in the intervention group received chicory seed syrup 10 cc three times a day and 1 placebo capsule, and those in the control group received placebo syrup (10 cc three times a day) and one Livergol (140 mg of silymarin in each capsule) capsule. …”
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The Ginkgo biloba Extract Reverses the Renal Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Adult Male Rats by Carlos Enrique Escárcega-González, Irma Guadalupe Reynoso-Andeola, Fernando Jaramillo-Juárez, Haydée Martínez-Ruvalcaba, Francisco A. Posadas del Rio

“…The GbE protected renal cells against the effects of TiO2-NPs because it reversed the increased activity of γ-glutamyltranspeptidase and the enzymatic activity of dipeptidylaminopeptidase IV at all times tested (0–5, 5–24, 24–48, and 48–72 h). Also it reversed the glucosuria, hypernatriuria, and urine osmolarity at three times tested (5–24, 24–48, and 48–72). …”
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Evaluation of physicians' screening practices and knowledge levels regarding atrial fibrillation in patients over 65 years of age: A prospective study by Emre Bulbul, Erhan Simsek, Muhammet Kizmaz

“…Logistic regression analysis indicated that specialists were 2.85 times more likely to screen for AF than general practitioners, and those with prior training in AF were 3.10 times more likely to conduct AF screening. …”
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Cerebellar Cathodal Transcranial Direct Stimulation and Performance on a Verb Generation Task: A Replication Study by K. Spielmann, R. van der Vliet, W. M. E. van de Sandt-Koenderman, M. A. Frens, G. M. Ribbers, R. W. Selles, S. van Vugt, J. N. van der Geest, P. Holland

“…Results showed that the improvement in participants’ verbal response times on a verb generation task was facilitated immediately after cathodal c-tDCS, compared to anodal or sham c-tDCS. …”
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Dynamic Prediction Research of Silicon Content in Hot Metal Driven by Big Data in Blast Furnace Smelting Process under Hadoop Cloud Platform by Yang Han, Jie Li, Xiao-Lei Yang, Wei-Xing Liu, Yu-Zhu Zhang

“…Two kinds of dynamic prediction algorithms based on structure and parallelization are 54 times and 5 times faster than traditional serial solving algorithms.…”
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Mucosal snare resection-endoscopic submucosal excavation for gastric submucosal tumors: a retrospective study (with video) by Wei Wei, Xiaolong Zheng, Yongli Ye, Hongxia Li, Yiping Hong, Jianting Cai

“…Factors such as operation time, intraoperative perforation, postoperative adverse events, postoperative fasting time, antibiotic use, hospitalization duration, costs, and pathological diagnosis were compared between the two procedures.ResultsA total of 180 patients with submucosal tumors were included in this study. …”
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Effects of Biogas Slurry Drip Irrigation on Growth Performance of Brassica chinensis L. and Soil Nutrient Dynamics by DongXue Yin, Jiajun Qin, Dongdong Chen, Baozhong Wang, Wei Liu, Yingxian Wang, Weijuan Lan, Zhihao Wang, Jiachen Wang

“…Each treatment was repeated three times and irrigated eight times. The radius of drip irrigation was 1.2 m, and the dripping speed was 2 L/h. …”
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Comparison study on rock breaking characteristics of disc cutters under coupled static–dynamic loads and static loads by Lin, Laikuang, Xia, Yimin, Zhang, Xuhui, Yi, Liang, Fu, Jie

“…The specific energy of disc cutter under the coupled static–dynamic load is approximately 1.5 times smaller than that under the static load, indicating the cutting method with the coupled static–dynamic load can significantly improve the cutting performance. …”
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Novel strut-based stochastic lattice biomimetically designed based on the structural and mechanical characteristics of cancellous bone by Satoshi Yamada, Hayato Suzuki, Kazuki Sawada, Shimpei Okada, Akihiko Nishimura, Masahiro Todoh

“…Structures were successfully constructed with volume fractions ranging from 21.9% to 74.1% and internal structures with strut diameters up to 1.4 times, mean beam lengths up to 1.9 times, and bifurcation patterns dominated by triple and quadruple bifurcations. …”
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Comparative analysis of visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectroscopy and prediction of moisture ratio using machine learning algorithms for jujube dried under different conditi... by Seda Günaydın, Necati Çetin, Cevdet Sağlam, Kamil Sacilik, Ahmad Jahanbakhshi

“…The drying times for jujube slices dried through the open sun closed shade, and microwave methods were 1680, 1140, and 24 min, respectively. …”
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Rural-Urban Determinants of Receiving Skilled Birth Attendants among Women in Bangladesh: Evidence from National Survey 2017-18 by Sohani Afroja, Abu Saleh Muhammad Nasim, Md. Salauddin Khan, Mohammad Alamgir Kabir

“…Higher educated husbands are 1.83 times (AOR = 1.83, CI: 1.04–3.25, p = 0.037) and 1.82 times (AOR = 1.82, CI: 1.29–2.59, p = 0.001) more likely to attend skilled births than uneducated husbands in both urban and rural areas. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and toxicity assessment of chlorantraniliprole nanoemulsion against Helicoverpa armigera by Geeta Devi, Lomash Kumar, Rahul Kumar Dhaka, Karuna Jain, Rahul Saini, Shubham Saini, Anil Jakhar, Sushil Ahlawat, Mehdi Rahimi

“…Chlorantraniliprole nanoemulsion formulation is 3.3 times more toxic than commercial formulation using topical application method (3rd instar larvae) and 2.2 times more toxic than commercial formulation using diet incorporation method (1st instar larvae). …”
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The Effect of Airflow-Assisted Parameters on Droplet Deposition on Soybean Leaves at the V7 Growth Stage by Yuefu Guo, Hao Wang, Wenfeng Sun, Yongli Sun, Rui Xing, Kaige Zhang, Xiaocheng Fang, Bin Sui, Jiehao Xu

“…Field experiments confirmed these results, showing that compared to the spraying without optimization, droplet deposition on the lower and middle canopy and the underside of the leaves increased by 2.1 times and 2.3 times, respectively.…”
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