Development of End Plug Welding Technique for SFR Fuel Rod Fabrication by Jung Won Lee, Jong Hwan Kim, Ki Hwan Kim, Jeong Yong Park, Sung Ho Kim

“…As one fuel option for a prototype SFR, a metallic fuel, U-Zr alloy fuel, was selected and is currently being developed. …”
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Business Process Modeling Patterns for Blockchain Application Development by Fouzia Alzhrani, Kawther Saeedi, Liping Zhao

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Incidence of Tooth Loss in Adults: A 4-Year Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study by Manoelito Ferreira Silva-Junior, Marília Jesus Batista, Maria da Luz Rosário de Sousa

“…Participants were stratified into young (20–44 years old) and older (45–64 years old) adults. Mann–Whitney U test (p<0.05) was used to compare the means of incidence of tooth loss between age groups. …”
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Comparative study between biofeedback pelvic floor training with and without transabdominal electrucal nerve stimulation in consitpation in children with spina bifida by Mervat Sheta Elsawy, Hadir Hassouna, Ahmed Elrouby

“…Both groups were compared before and after the application of the two management planes by using the constipation score as a subjective assessment tool and by the mean of maximum anal pressure during straining as an objective tool.Results Patients who received biofeedback in combination with trans-abdominal electrical nerve stimulation showed significant improvement in the constipation scoreas well as in the mean of maximum anal pressure during straining in comparison to those who received biofeedback only (Mann Whitney test, U = 116.0, p = 0.023*).Conclusion The addition of trans-abdominal electrical nerve stimulation to biofeedback in case of constipation in pediatric patients with SB bifida is highly effective with better outcome as compared with the application of biofeedback alone.…”
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Mini-Mental Parkinson: First Validation Study of a New Bedside Test Constructed for Parkinson’s Disease by F. Mahieux, D. Michelet, M.-J. Manifacier, F. Boller, J. Fermanian, A. Guillard

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miR-203 Expression in Exfoliated Cells of Tongue Coating Represents a Sensitive and Specific Biomarker of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Xiuli Yan, Shengliang Zhu, Hui Zhang

“…Differences in miRNA expression levels were evaluated using the Mann-Whitney U test while the specificity and sensitivity were obtained using receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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Systemic lupus erythematosus organ manifestation and disease activity in children based on Mexican systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index score at East Java, Indonesia by Zahrah Hikmah, Anang Endaryanto, I Dewa Gede Ugrasena

“…We analyzed the patient's characteristics, laboratory results, and organ manifestations using paired sample t-test, Fischer's Exact Test, and Mann–Whitney U-Test. The correlation between organ manifestation and disease activity was analyzed using Spearman's rho correlation. …”
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Cerebellar re-irradiation after whole brain radiotherapy significant symptom relief with minimal toxicity in metastatic brain patients by Ory Haisraely, Marcia Jaffe, Yaacov Richard Lawerence, Alicia Talianksy, Alicia Taliansky

“…Statistical analyses included t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, and multivariable logistic regression. …”
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Alterations in Sensitivity to Estrogen, Dihydrotestosterone, and Xenogens in B-Lymphocytes from Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Unaffected Twins/Siblings by Martyn A. Sharpe, Taylor L. Gist, David S. Baskin

“…E2, DHT, and DDE all cause “U”-shaped growth curves, as measured by LDH levels. …”
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Effects of Environmental Temperature on the Dynamics of Ichthyophoniasis in Juvenile Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) by Jake L. Gregg, Johanna J. Vollenweider, Courtney A. Grady, Ron A. Heintz, Paul K. Hershberger

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Ammonia Diffusion through Nalophan Double Bags: Effect of Concentration Gradient Reduction by Selena Sironi, Lidia Eusebio, Laura Capelli, Emanuela Boiardi, Renato Del Rosso

“…Comparing the inner bag losses with those of the single bag stored in the same conditions (T, P, u) and with equal geometrical characteristics (S/V, z), it was observed that the inner bag of the double bag displays a 16% loss while the single bag displays a 37% loss. …”
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Effect of marination with broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) juice and soy sauce on physicochemical, structural and oxidative properties of beef steak by Ashkan Jebelli Javan, Fatemeh Mirhaj, Nasim Khorshidian, Mehrdad Mohammadi

“…Samples were marinated with broccoli crude juice (15 mL v/w, 16.9 U/g) and soy sauce (25 mL v/w) individually and in combination and refrigerated at two different ageing times (1 and 48 h). …”
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Retroperitoneal Extraovarian Fibrothecoma Mimicking a Malignant Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma by Patrick Roberts, Sharon Nofech-Mozes, Natalie Coburn, Paul Hamilton, Lilian T. Gien

“…CA-125 was elevated at 1291 U/mL. Paracenteses were negative for malignant cells and core biopsy showed spindle cell proliferation. …”
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NHERI education and community outreach: longitudinal, educational outcomes of a coordinated, distributed network by Robin Nelson, Karina I. Vielma, Karina I. Vielma, JoAnn Browning

“…The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Network Coordination Office (NCO) Education and Community Outreach (ECO) led coordinated efforts to promote educational activities along various pathways for students and educators targeted at broadening participation in and awareness of natural hazards engineering research through the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Program, the Graduate Student Council (GSC), and the Summer Institute for Early Career Researchers and K-12 Educators. …”
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Intrinsic judgment error in men’s championship world surf league: WSL 2021 by Tony Meireles Santos, Lucas Eduardo Rodrigues Santos, Ítalo Vinicius, Cayque Brietzke, Lucas Camilo Pereira, Paulo Henrique Melo, Thaiene Camila Beltrão Moura, Taddeo De Negri, Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy, Flávio Oliveira Pires

“…Results: We found an inverted ‘U’-shaped pattern for the judgment error score vs. control score, explained by a quadratic regression model (R = 0.52; SEE = 0.10). …”
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Qualidade percebida por alunos de instituições de ensino superior: efeitos do tamanho da turma, gênero e tempo de experiência do aluno by Marcus Rodrigues Peixoto, Jorge Brantes Ferreira

“…Resultados do teste Mann-Whitney U indicaram relações negativas significativas entre qualidade percebida e tamanho da turma. …”
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National‐Scale Flood Hazard Data Unfit for Urban Risk Management by Jochen E. Schubert, Katharine J. Mach, Brett F. Sanders

“…Here we assess the uncertainties of First Street Foundation (FSF) flood hazard data, available across the U.S., using a new model (PRIMo‐Drain) that resolves drainage infrastructure and fine resolution drainage dynamics. …”
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Estrategias de inserción internacional de la miel de abeja en el mercado de Estados Unidos by Evangelina Gabriela Dulce

“…Se estudiaron indicadores cuantitativos: precio unitario de exportación (U$S/Ton); la participación en el mercado de destino (TMS); el índice de calidad competitiva (QCI), el índice de Ventajas Comparativas Reveladas (IVCR), así como las tasas de crecimiento promedio en valor y volumen. …”
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A Sustained Reduction in Serum Cholinesterase Enzyme Activity Predicts Patient Outcome following Sepsis by Aleksandar R. Zivkovic, Sebastian O. Decker, Anne C. Zirnstein, Annette Sigl, Karsten Schmidt, Markus A. Weigand, Stefan Hofer, Thorsten Brenner

“…We estimated a critical BChE level of 1.661 kU/L (CI 0.5–0.8, 94% sensitivity, 48% specificity, AUC 0.7) to best predict patient outcome providing a benchmark criterion for early detection of potentially fatal sepsis measured at the admission. …”
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Low-Intensity Wildfire Alters Selected Soil Properties in the Tropical Shorea robusta Forest by Badri Prasad Dhungana, Vivek Thapa Chhetri, Chitra Bahadur Baniya, Sundar Prasad Sharma

“…Using the Mann–Whitney U test and the Pearson correlation coefficient, we analyzed the data. …”
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