Analysis on the Susceptibility Genes in Two Chinese Pedigrees with Familial Parkinson's Disease by Changshui Xu, Jun Xu, Yanmin Zhang, Jianjun Ma, Hideshi Kawakami, Hirofumi Maruyama, Masaki Kamada

“…Fifty-one genomic DNA samples extracted from two Chinese pedigrees with FPD, the alpha-synuclein genes (SNCA), the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2(LRRK2), PINK1(PTEN-induced putative kinase 1), PARK7(Protein DJ1), PARK2(Parkinson juvenile disease protein 2), the glucocerebrosidase (GBA), and ATP(Ezrin-binding protein PACE-1), were sequenced by the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. …”
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Lymph Drainage in Pregnant Women by Sylvia Cataldo Oportus, Lilian de Paiva Rodrigues, José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro Godoy

“…The paired t-test was used for statistical analysis with an alpha error of 5% being considered significant. Results. …”
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Detection and classification of single-circuit and intra-circuit faults based on analysis of current signals of near-end terminal in double-circuit transmission lines by Mahyar Abasi, Pirooz Gorjian

“…In the first step, by investigating the alpha component of the modal transform, it can be recognized that the fault is single-circuit or double-circuit. …”
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Consumer’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Self-medication: Questionnaire Development and Validation by Nahid Ansari, Abhishek Dadhich

“…Results: Test–retest reliability was assessed using Karl Pearson’s correlation co-efficient yielding values of 0.841 (P = 0.002), 0.827 (P = 0.003), and 0.792 (P = 0.006) for the three domains of knowledge, attitude, and frequency of performing SM, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha statistics were used to determine internal consistency, yielding values of 0.775 and 0.839 for knowledge and attitude domains, respectively. …”
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Age and sex-related variations in murine laryngeal microbiota. by Ran An, Anumitha Venkatraman, John Binns, Callie Saric, Federico E Rey, Susan L Thibeault

“…We compared laryngeal microbial profiles of mice across the lifespan (adolescents, young adults, older adults and elderly) to determine age and sex-related microbial variation on 16s rRNA gene sequencing. Measures of alpha diversity and beta diversity were obtained, along with differentially abundant taxa across age groups and biological sexes. …”
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF SELECTED FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY FIRMS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Ayodeji Gbenga Bamidele, Edafe Bawa Dogo

“…The validity and reliability of the research instrument was established using Average Variance Extracted, Composite Reliability, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, thus ensuring its accuracy and consistency. …”
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Oscillatory Corticospinal Activity during Static Contraction of Ankle Muscles Is Reduced in Healthy Old versus Young Adults by Meaghan Elizabeth Spedden, Jens Bo Nielsen, Svend Sparre Geertsen

“…Additionally, our data indicate a potential effect of alpha coherence and tremor on performance. These results may be instrumental in developing new interventions to strengthen sensorimotor control in elderly subjects.…”
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Lipid Metabolism Alterations in Hyperlipidemic Dogs with Biliary Tract or Endocrine Diseases by Tae-Woo Kim, Min-Hee Kang, Hee-Myung Park

“…The Schnauzer group showed lower alpha fractions and higher triglyceride and cholesterol levels than the NHL group. …”
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ITGAX promotes gastric cancer progression via epithelial-mesenchymal transition pathway by Jiali Hu, Jing Cao, Shanshan Huang, Yang Chen, Yang Chen

“…Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for nearly 800,000 fatalities annually. ITGAX (Integrin alpha X) is closely associated with immune cells, such as macrophages and dendritic cells. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF INSTAGRAM LIKES ON CONSUMER ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION OF E-COMMERCE USERS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Erna Grcić-Rešidović, Ensar Mekić

“…Upon the collection of data, factor analysis was conducted in SPSS to ensure the validity and reliability through items’ loadings and Cronbach’s Alpha values. Furthermore, the empirical hypothesis testing was conducted in SmartPLS 3 in order to investigate direct effects of variables in the model. …”
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Distress Tolerance Scale: A Study of Reliability and Validity by Ahmet Emre SARGIN, Kadir ÖZDEL, Çisem UTKU, Erkan KURU, Özden YALÇINKAYA ALKAR5, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…While there were factors in the original study, our factor analysis resulted in three factors. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the entire scale and tolerance, regulation, self-efficacy subscales were .89, .90, .80 and .64 respectively. …”
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Developing an assessment instrument for strengthening the Pancasila student profile in web-based middle school mathematics teaching by Syukrul Hamdi, Nila Mareta Murdiyani, Muhammad Fauzan, Hasan Djidu, Endar Chrisdiyanto, Zafrullah Zafrullah

“…The research results show that Aiken's V value is 0.89, which exceeds the v-table of 0.630, indicating good validity. The Cronbach Alpha reliability analysis results indicate a strong outcome, with a value of 0.751. …”
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Mathematical insights on psoriasis regulation: Role of Th1 and Th2 cells by Amit Kumar Roy, Priti Kumar Roy, Ellina Grigorieva

“…Interferon gamma ( $\mbox{IFN}-{γ}$ ), Transforming growth factor beta ( $\mbox{TGF}-β$ ) and Tumor necrosis factor alpha ( $\mbox{TNF}-α$ ) etc. Deregulation of epidermal happens due to signaling of anti-inflammatory cytokines like Interleukin 10 ( $\mbox{IL}-{10}$ ), Interleukin 4 ( $\mbox{IL}-{4}$ ) etc., released by Th2-Cells. …”
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Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia in Outpatients after COVID-19 Infection by M. S. Turchina, Yu. M. Morozov, T. I. Obolenskaya

“…All patients were divided in 2 groups by randomization: Group 1 received omeprazole at a dose of 80 mg/day, Group 2 received a combination of omeprazole and Kolofort® (a combined action drug product containing technologically processed antibodies to S100, TNF-alpha, and histamine) at a dose of 80 mg/day. At baseline and after treatment, a 10-point VAS was used to measure symptoms and an SF-36 questionnaire to evaluate the quality of life.Results. …”
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Skala adiksi media sosial: analisis validitas dan reliabilitas menggunakan rasch model by Rikza Fadhilah, Setiawati Setiawati, Ahman Ahman

“…Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa instrumen adiksi media sosial valid karena setiap item mampu menggambarkan perilaku adiksi media sosial secara relevan dan memiliki nilai raw variance explained measure 47,2% yang berarti instrumen ini “bagus”, dan reliabel karena secara konsisten mampu mengukur konstruk adiksi media sosial, dengan nilai cronbach alpha 0,88 yang masuk kedalam kategori “sangat baik”. …”
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Hirschsprung’s Associated Enterocolitis (HAEC) Personalized Treatment with Probiotics Based on Gene Sequencing Analysis of the Fecal Microbiome by Georg Singer, Karl Kashofer, Christoph Castellani, Holger Till

“…Probiotic treatment led to a significant increase of alpha diversity and a significant increase of Bifidobacterium and Streptococcus as well as decreases of Rikenellaceae, Pseudobutyrivibrio, Blautia, and Lachnospiraceae. …”
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Death of a 29-Year-Old Male from Undifferentiated Sepsis by Kathryn A. Trebuss, Samantha Buttemer, Jeffrey S. Wilkinson, Josie Xu, John P. Rossiter, Kieran M. Moore

“…Tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, such as infliximab, and other biologic agents are associated with increased risk of opportunistic infection, including tuberculosis. …”
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The effect of a physical activity program on chronic psychiatric patients' positive and negative symptoms and depression levels: A randomized controlled trial by Neslihan Lok, Kerime Bademlı, Sefa Lok

“…The Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests were used, and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated. It was found that there was a significant difference between the mean scores on the Scale for the Assessment of Positive Symptoms and the Scale for the Assessment of Negative Symptoms (p lt;0.05.) …”
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Uji Reliabilitas Barriers to Seeking Psychological Help Scale (BSPHS) versi Bahasa Indonesia by Gusti Ayu Ardhia Candra Trikusuma, Nurul Hartini

“…Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa BSPHS versi Bahasa Indonesia valid dan reliabel dalam mengukur hambatan untuk mencari bantuan psikologis pada individu dewasa awal, dengan angka korelasi Pearson yang berkisar pada angka 0,409 – 0,719 dan koefisien Cronbach's Alpha sebesar 0,894. Faktor-faktor hambatan yang memiliki skor reliabilitas tinggi hingga sangat tinggi yaitu ketakutan akan stigma sosial, kepercayaan pada profesional, kesulitan pengungkapan diri, penurunan penilaian diri, serta kurangnya pengetahuan.…”
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The Development and Psychometric Validation of an Arabic-Language Version of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale by Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, Souha Fares, Douglas J. French

“…Confirmatory factor analysis comparing the 2-factor model, Sullivan’s original 3-factor model, and a 1-factor model based on the total score all provided adequate fit to the data. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients across all models met or exceeded accepted standards of reliability. …”
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