Examining isotonic and isometric exercises for post-activation performance enhancement in kickboxers upper limb strength and power by Liang Wang, AnQiang Hu

“…Each condition was repeated twice during this timeframe, resulting in six data collection sessions. …”
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Reasons for choosing Russia as the main direction of labor migration from Tajikistan in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and sanctions by A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…During the currency crisis in 2014–2015, Tajik migrants lost their income by twice due to the fall in the Russian ruble exchange rate. …”
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Improving the thermal performance of PVC windows with pultruded thermoplastic reinforcement by Kirill Minchenkov, Sergey Gusev, Ivan Sergeichev, Alexander Safonov

“…The mechanical tests results of the welded angle joint show that the window structure with composite reinforcement can be twice as strong as the steel reinforced one. This was achieved by welding the composite reinforcement simultaneously with welding of the PVC frame on a butt welding machine. …”
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Efficient constructions for large‐state block ciphers based on AES New Instructions by Rentaro Shiba, Kosei Sakamoto, Takanori Isobe

“…In Haraka‐v2 and Pholkos, the AES round function is executed twice in parallel at each step and its outputs are shuffled (called two‐round constructions). …”
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The effect of two commonly consumed energy drinks on the bond strength of conventional and APC® brackets by Saya Mustafa Azeez, Omar Fawzi Chawshli

“…The test subgroups were immersed in the energy drinks for 5 minutes, twice a day for 30 days. Universal Testing Machine was used to measure the shear bond strength. …”
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Anti-oxidative Effect of Complex Prescription Pien Tze Huang Gan Bao on Chemical Liver Injury by Jinming HUANG

“…The control group received olive oil (1 mL/kg) intraperitoneally, rest of the groups received CCl₄ (1 mL/kg) intraperitoneally, twice per week for 8 weeks. From the fourth to the eighth week, the model group and the control group of rats were orally administrated saline, while the silymarin group of rats were administrated silymarin (3.3 mg/kg), and GB-Low group, GB-middle group, and GB-high group of rats were administrated 150 mg/kg, 300 mg/kg, and 600 mg/kg of GB, respectively. …”
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Type a botulinum toxin in the management of spontaneous salivary otorrhea: a case report by Teffran J. Chan, Trevor A. Lewis, Doron D. Sommer

“…Abstract Background Spontaneous salivary otorrhea is a rare presentation only previously documented twice in literature where parotid salivary secretions are found in the external auditory canal. …”
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Ground Hemp Fibers as Filler/Reinforcement for Thermoplastic Biocomposites by Amir Etaati, Selvan Pather, Moloud Rahman, Hao Wang

“…The results revealed that addition of either noil hemp fibre or normal treated hemp fibre into the pure polypropylene matrix increased the tensile strength almost twice and stiffness of the composites more than three times. …”
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Apremilast generic for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis: A single-center real-life experience from India by Sanjiv Amin, Aneesa Kapadia, Dhiraj Dhoot, Hanmant Barkate

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis of electronic medical records was conducted at our clinic, to study the effectiveness and tolerability of apremilast 30 mg twice a day in the management of PsA. A total of 86 patients were included in this report. …”
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Body Mass Index’s Role in Determining Maximum Mouth Opening Using the Three-Finger Index in People of Aligarh city, Uttar Pradesh by Pradhuman Verma, Kanika Gupta Verma, Abhinaba Das, Mohammed Najmuddin, Naseebia Khan, Muzammil Moin Ahmed

“…To avoid bias, measurements were taken twice by same observer and mean was considered. Result: Maximum subjects were found in Group II and minimum in Group I. …”
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Influence of Preoperative Pain Duration on Microsurgical Varicocelectomy Outcomes by Mustafa Gökhan Köse, Kadir Önem, Mehmet Çetinkaya, Erkan Karadağ, Emre Arpali

“…Semen analysis was performed after 3 days of sexual abstinence twice a month. Total sperm concentration (TSC), rapidly progressive motility (SPa), and slow or sluggish motility (SPb) rates were noted. …”
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Application of Intelligent Label in Monitoring the Physical and Chemical Quality of Mango Manaliga (Mangifera Indica L) by Rina Ningtyas, Pazri Gunawan, Muryeti Muryeti, Saeful Imam

“…Each mango group was observed twice a day during storage at room temperature until the 10th day. …”
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Biomonitoring of Heavy Metal Air Pollution in Warsaw Using Two Moss Species Pleurozium schreberi and Sphagnum palustre by Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Paweł Dariusz Plichta, Maciej Sierakowski

“…The analysis of metals accumulated in mosses was performed twice in 2020, after two (August-September) and four months (August-November) of exposure. …”
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Endoscopic Management of Large Vesical Calculus by Osama Kalim Shaikh, Shakeel Haseeb Uddin Siddique, Muhammad Umar, Ahsan Rehman, Habibullah Muhammad Akbar

“…All had a history of open bladder surgery, such as cystolithotomy, with one female patient having undergone vesicovaginal fistula repair twice. Initial fragmentation of stones into 3–4 pieces was achieved using a holmium laser to create smaller, rougher surfaces, facilitating subsequent removal with a lapaxy punch. …”
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Intention and regular physical activity behavior and associated factors in individuals with coronary artery disease by Josi Oliveira, Marcelo Silva, Leonardo Alves, Marlos Domingues

“…The sample was composed by 150 men and women interviewed twice, first during hospital stay and, later, two months after hospital leave. …”
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Assessment of the yield and yield attributing characters of oat (Avena sativa L.) grown under different tillage methods and NPK fertilizer rates in semi-arid conditions by Marwan Noori Ramadhan

“…The main plots were tillage techniques of no-till (T1), tillage with a cultivator (T2), twice-disc harrow (T3), and moldboard plowing (T4). …”
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Carboxypeptidase B1 in dialyzed chronic kidney disease patients by Matej Stančík, Marián Grendár, Marián Mokáň

“…Exploration of the estimated marginal means of Carboxypeptidase B1 revealed that the Carboxypeptidase B1 concentration was significantly higher among patients on twice per week dialysis regimen than among those treated with three dialysis sessions per week.…”
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Analysis and Field Measurement on the Internal Force Variation Laws of Steel Pipe Columns in Subway Stations by Nan Liu, Yu-sheng Jiang, Hua Jiang, Long-fei Chang, Xing Yang, Xiao Tong

“…Also, the steel pipe columns in stations affected by groundwater bears about twice of the axial force compared with other stations are not affected by groundwater. …”
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The Effect of Season and Meteorological Conditions on Parasite Infection in Farm-Maintained Mouflons (Ovis aries Musimon) by B. Pilarczyk, A. Tomza-Marciniak, R. Pilarczyk, N. Sadowska, J. Udała, J. Kuba

“…The herd was dewormed twice per year with albendazole. Fecal samples were collected at monthly intervals over three years and tested. …”
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Properties of Poly(Lactic Acid) Filled with Hydrophobic Cellulose/SiO2 Composites by Kittithorn Lertphirun, Kawee Srikulkit

“…Results showed that poor mechanical properties found at low percent loadings were associated with a significant depolymerization of masterbatch composition due to twice thermal treatments. Note that 10 wt% masterbatch was subjected to injection molding straight away in a one-step process. …”
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