Effect of Different Nucleating Agents on the Crystallization of Ziegler-Natta Isotactic Polypropylene by Felipe Avalos-Belmontes, Luis Francisco Ramos-deValle, Adriana Berenice Espinoza-Martínez, Juan Guillermo Martínez-Colunga, Eduardo Ramírez-Vargas, Saul Sánchez-Valdés, Jose Carlos Ortíz-Cisneros, Esperanza Elizabeth Martínez-Segovia, Flora Itzel Beltrán-Ramírez

“…It was found that the four different nucleating agents promote the alpha crystalline form. At 0.01 wt%, the carbon nanoparticles produced the higher crystallization temperature “Tc” (~119°C), whereas, at 0.10 wt%, LiBe and Millad produced a markedly higher Tc (~125°C). …”
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Investigation into the determinants of decision speed in product elimination decision (decision-reaching and implementation) processes in cosmetic industries by Homa Doroudi, Yasser Heidari

“…The questionnaire validity using validity and factorAnalysis and reliability was approved by reported of total Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0/834). The study population included the managers and administrators of Zarrin Cellulose Saveh Company in 2016. …”
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Dysregulation of Vascular Endothelial Progenitor Cells Lung-Homing in Subjects with COPD by Brittany M. Salter, Fizza Manzoor, Suzanne Beaudin, Melanie Kjarsgaard, Parameswaran Nair, Gail M. Gauvreau, Roma Sehmi

“…Functionally, there was a greater migrational responsiveness of progenitors from COPD subjects to stromal cell-derived factor-1alpha (SDF-1α) compared to normal controls. This was associated with greater numbers of CXCR4+ progenitors in sputum from COPD. …”
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TMEM147 Correlates with Immune Infiltration and Serve as a Potential Prognostic Biomarker in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Sheng Cheng, Jutang Li, Ming Xu, Qun Bao, Jiaoxiang Wu, Peng Sun, Bo Han

“…High TMEM147 expression was correlated with T stage, pathological stage, histological grade, race, alpha-fetoprotein level, and vascular invasion in HCC. …”
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts and their role in tumor progression by M. S. Ermakov, A. A. Nushtaeva, V. A. Richter, O. A. Koval

“…The molecular phenotype of activated CAFs is similar to fibroblasts activated during inflammation. In activated CAFs, alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) is synthetized de novo and various proteases and fibronectin are produced. …”
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Podocyte-related biomarkers' role in evaluating renal toxic effects of silver nanoparticles with the possible ameliorative role of resveratrol in adult male albino rats by Eman El-Sayed Khayal, Mona G. Elhadidy, Sulaiman Mohammed Alnasser, Manal Mohammad Morsy, Azza I. Farag, Samah A. El-Nagdy

“…Upregulation of interleukin 1 beta, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 gene expressions with downregulation of nephrin and podocin gene expressions in renal tissues were also observed. …”
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Delirium in geriatric patients with hip fracture by A. Konkayev, N. Bekmagambetova, M. Konkayeva, M. Šerpytis, D. Gineitytė-Ozolince, J. Šipylaitė, D. Jatužis

“…Dexmedetomidine, a selective alpha2-adrenergic agonist, is another promising agent for the treatment of ICU-associated delirium. …”
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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Brief Parenting Questionnaire by Kenneth E. Miller, Alexandra Chen, Ioannis Bakolis, Gabriela V. Koppenol-Gonzalez, Maguy Arnous, Fadila Tossyeh, Dalia Al-Ogaily, Mark J. D. Jordans

“…The reliability of the BPQ and its potential subscales was assessed by examining the internal consistency using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega. Multi-group CFA was conducted to identify if the same two constructs were being measured across mothers and fathers. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Version of the Pain Resilience Scale among Lebanese Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain by Melissa Makhoul, Samar Noureddine, Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Laila Farhood, Souha Fares, Imad Uthman, Douglas J. French, Christopher R. France

“…PRS-A subscale was also significantly related to all measures except pain intensity, which was correlated with cognitive/affective positivity (r = −0.33) but not behavioral perseverance (r = −0.09). Cronbach’s alpha for the PRS-A was 0.87. Conclusion. The PRS-A demonstrated validity and acceptable reliability among Arab-speaking individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain, suggesting its potential utility for assessing pain resilience within this population.…”
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High fatigue levels among psychiatric outpatients – the validity of the Danish Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Fatigue Short-Form (PROMISF-SF) by Ragnar Klein Olsen, Sidse M. Arnfred, Christina Madsen, Oliver Rumle Hovmand

“…The PROMIS-F-SF had a average fit to the previously reported single-factor structure. Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega showed good internal reliability (α = 0.96, ωtotal = 0.97). …”
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Vitamin C exerts anti-cadmium induced fracture functions/targets: bioinformatic and biostructural findings by Rong Li, Songzuo Yu, Xiao Liang, Yu Li, Keng Po Lai

“…Nine core targets were characterized, including tumor protein p53, epidermal growth factor receptor, proto-oncogene c, mitogen-activated protein kinase-1 (MAPK1), MAPK3, signal transducer and activator of transcription-3, MAPK14, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, and estrogen receptor alpha. Interestingly, findings of molecular docking analysis indicated that VC exerted effective binding capacity in cadmium-induced fracture. …”
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Exploring the Effects of a Neck Strengthening Program on Purposeful Soccer Heading Biomechanics and Neurocognition by Katelyn M. Waring, Edward R Smith, Gary P Austin, Thomas G Bowman

“…After six weeks, the participants completed the same heading protocol followed by measurement of the same outcome variables. The alpha value was set to p\<0.05 *a priori*. # Results The interaction between time and group was significant for visual memory (F~1,17~=5.16, p=0.04, η^2^=0.23). …”
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Intermediate MCAD Deficiency Associated with a Novel Mutation of the ACADM Gene: c.1052C>T by Holli M. Drendel, Jason E. Pike, Katherine Schumacher, Karen Ouyang, Jing Wang, Mary Stuy, Stephen Dlouhy, Shaochun Bai

“…The replacement is a nonconservative amino acid change that occurs in the C-terminal all-alpha domain of the MCAD protein. Here we report the finding of a novel missense mutation, c.1052C>T (p.Thr326Ile), in the ACADM gene. …”
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Comparative assessment of a virtual performance measure with self-report and performance-based outcomes in patients with hip osteoarthritis by Helen Razmjou, Suzanne Denis, Susan Robarts, Amy Wainwright, Patricia Dickson, Ania Roszkowski, John Murnaghan

“…Results Data of 100 patients, 64 (64%) females, mean age: 67 ±10 were examined. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient that examined internal consistency of the VPM total score was 0.88. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial on the use of intraoperative ultrasound-guided laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy (UGLOC) as a method of fertility preservation in the... by Srdjan Saso, Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, Jan Yvan Jos Verbakel, Benjamin P Jones, Joseph Yazbek, Mona El-Bahrawy, Lorraine S Kasaven

“…We aim to randomise 94 patients over 3 years to achieve power of 80% at an alpha level of 0.05.Ethics and dissemination Findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international conferences and scientific meetings. …”
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Hepatoprotective Role of 4-Octyl Itaconate in Concanavalin A-Induced Autoimmune Hepatitis by Wenchang Yang, Yaxin Wang, Peng Zhang, Tao Wang, Chengguo Li, Xin Tong, Xiangyu Zeng, Yuping Yin, Kaixiong Tao, Ruidong Li

“…Moreover, OI effectively inhibited the expression of proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), and IL-1β induced by Con A. …”
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Neuroprotective Role of Transchalcone in Parkinson‘s Disease through AMP-activated Protein Kinase-mediated Signaling Pathway by Yao Cheng, Shaik Althaf Hussain, Turki Mayudh Alrubie, Xiaomin Zhang

“…This study investigates the neuroprotective effects of transchalcone in a rat model of PD, focusing on its impact on the activation levels of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling pathway, sirtuin1 (SIRT1) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC1α) proteins, and mitochondrial-inflammatory responses. …”
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Translation and cultural adaption of MacLeod Clark professional identity scale among Chinese therapy students. by Xiaoyi Shu, Chun Feng, Chak-Lam Ip, Xin Zhang, Nan Yang, Shibo Li, Jia Han, Weibing Wu, Alec Knight

“…Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach's Alpha (Cα) and McDonald's Omega (ω).<h4>Results</h4>A total of 1054 students participated. …”
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WEB-BASED LEARNING AND STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT AT NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA by Taofeek Gbolahan Muibi

“…A questionnaire with 53 questions titled: Experts validated the Online Learning and Learners' Academic Achievement in National Open University of Nigeria Scale (OLLAAS), and Cronbach's alpha yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.76. …”
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Biochemical characteristics, genetic variants and treatment outcomes of 55 Chinese cases with neonatal intrahepatic cholestasis caused by citrin deficiency by Juan Li, Jintao Duan, Shuli He, Ying Li, Meifen Wang, Chengjun Deng

“…All NICCD patients were followed up until death or at least 1 year of age.ResultsCompared to INC group, significant increase was found in levels of total bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, total bile acid, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, prothrombin time, thrombin time, international normalized ratio, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Vitamin D, and Vitamin E of NICCD group, while alanine aminotransferase, albumin, fibrinogen, glucose, and Vitamin A levels showed significant decrease in the NICCD group (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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