Intensive Treatment of Cellulite Based on Physiopathological Principles by José Maria Pereira de Godoy, Mayra Yara Groggia, Lucilene Ferro Laks, Maria de Fátima Guerreiro de Godoy

“…The paired t-test was utilized for statistical analysis with an alpha error of 5% (P value < 0.05). A reduction was identified at all of the measurement points (paired t-test; P value < 0.0001). …”
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Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi'nde Uzaktan Eğitimde Sunulan Derslere Yönelik Tutum Ölçeğinin Geliştirilmesi by Rahim Arslan, Hüdaverdi Bircan

“…Ölçeğingüvenirliğine ilişkin Cronbach Alpha değeri 0.906, maddelerin ayırt edicilikgücünü saptamak için yapılan alt üst gruplara dayalı madde analizi anlamlı(P&lt;0,000) olarak hesaplanmıştır. …”
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Cultural Aspects of Type-2 Diabetes-related Social Stigma: A Cultural Epidemiological Study among General Community Members in Urban Pune, India by Abhay Machindra Kudale, Mayuri Dnyandeo Ghawat, Akshada Vikram Gopale, Mugdha Sharad Phutane, Saju Joseph

“…The resultant stigma index was 7.22 (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.75). The milder stigma for type-2 diabetes was revealed through the preference to hide, problems in arranging marriages, difficulties in ongoing marriages, and discrimination instances at the workplace. …”
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Malay Translation of Attitudes Toward Career Counselling Scale for University Students in Malaysia by Ansarul Haq Tahrir Adli, Mohd Izwan Mahmud, Salleh Amat, Sheerad Sahid

“…These two factors have an internal consistency value (Cronbach's alpha) of value α =.95, stigma α =.88, total ATCCS α =.85, and these values are within an acceptable range. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GADGET ADDICTION AND INTEREST IN STUDYING AND SLEEP QUALITY IN SCHOOL CHILDREN by Aries Chandra Ananditha, Diah Priyantini, Ranty Dwi Novelia

“…Gadget addiction was measured with a modified questionnaire consisting of 30 favorable items, which were then altered and tried out into 21 questions, consisting of 14 favorable items and 7 unfavorable items with a Cronbach's alpha reliability test result of 0.880. Interest in learning is measured with a questionnaire consisting of 4 answer items and sleep quality is measured with a sleep quality questionnaire (SQQ). …”
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A novel approach to Lyapunov stability of Caputo fractional dynamic equations on time scale using a new generalized derivative by Michael Precious Ineh, Edet Peter Akpan, Hossam A. Nabwey

“…In this work, we introduced a generalized concept of Caputo fractional derivatives, specifically the Caputo fractional delta derivative (Fr$ \Delta $D) and Caputo fractional delta Dini derivative (Fr$ \Delta $DiD) of order $ \alpha \in (0, 1) $, on an arbitrary time domain $ \mathbb{T} $, which was a closed subset of $ \mathbb{R} $. …”
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Lecturers' teaching competencies towards improving teaching and learning process in universities in Tanzania: Students’ perspectives by Asia Mbwebwe Rubeba

“…The study's reliability was assessed using Cronbach Alpha in which content competency = 0.889, pedagogical competency = 0.809, assessment and evaluation skills = 0.701, and technological competency = 0.777 show acceptance of theoretical constructs. …”
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Translation and cross-cultural validation of the Lithuanian version of the sleep-related breathing disorder scale of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire by Gintare Oboleviciene, Valdone Miseviciene

“…All patients underwent overnight polysomnography.ResultsThe Lithuanian PSQ showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.816). Lithuanian PSQ responses administered 14–30 days apart were strongly correlated (r = 0.924, p &lt; 0.001, 95% CI 0.830–0.967). …”
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Investigating the role of urban furniture in improving the quality of urban environment (Case study: Bandar Abbas city) by Sepideh Raeisi Qanavati, Marzieh Moghli, Mohammad Ebrahim Afifi

“…And its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. In order to achieve the objectives of the research, single-sample T-test and simple linear regression were used in SPSS25 software environment. …”
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Validation of the Persian Translation of the Swallowing Disturbance Questionnaire in Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Ali Rajaei, S. Abolfazl Azargoon, Mohammad Hussein Nilforoush, Ebrahim Barzegar Bafrooei, Fereshteh Ashtari, Ahmad Chitsaz

“…Aspiration during VFSS was compared with questionnaire results for each individual. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the questionnaire was 0.86 and based on SDQ-P 15 patients (25.4%) were dysphagic, while 10 patients (16.9%) showed aspiration during VFSS. …”
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Environmental enrichment with nylon gnaw sticks introduces variation in Sprague Dawley rat immune and lower gastrointestinal parameters with differences between sexes by Mark Wulczynski, Stephen P. J. Brooks, Judy Green, Fernando Matias, Martin Kalmokoff, Julia M. Green-Johnson, Sandra T. Clarke

“…Cecal short-chain fatty acid and branched-chain fatty acid profiles significantly differed between sexes in rats with access to GS, and alpha diversity of the microbiome decreased in females provided GS. …”
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Matrine Ameliorates Colorectal Cancer in Rats via Inhibition of HMGB1 Signaling and Downregulation of IL-6, TNF-α, and HMGB1 by Huizhen Fan, Chunyan Jiang, Baoyuan Zhong, Jianwen Sheng, Ting Chen, Qingqing Chen, Jingtao Li, Hongchuan Zhao

“…Five targets, including interleukin 6 (IL-6), the 26S proteasome, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) and p53, and corresponding high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) signaling and T helper cell differentiation were thought to be associated with matrine’s mechanism. …”
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Enhancing dissolving pulp quality of mixed raw materials through pre-hydrolysis kraft-cooking: A study on Acacia crassicarpa and Terminalia catappa by Yusnimar Sahan, Sri Wahdini Rahmi, Evelyn, Syamsu Herman, Chairul, Khairat, Hiroshi Ohi, Amun Amri

“…The DP produced had ISO brightness > 88%, alpha-cellulose content > 94%, viscosity > 6.2 cP, and pentosan content of 2.54%. …”
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Association between Maternal Pelvis Height and Intrapartum Foetal Head Moulding in Ugandan Mothers with Spontaneous Vertex Deliveries by Ian G. Munabi, Samuel Abilemech Luboga, Livingstone Luboobi, Florence Mirembe

“…A summary of the details of the pregnancy and delivery records were reviewed and analysed using multilevel logistic regression respect to foetal head moulding. The alpha level was set at P<0.05. Results. 412 records were obtained, of which 108/385 (28%) observed foetal head moulding. …”
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Government crisis communication tools in the light of the extreme drought of 2022 by Ágnes Kovács, Edina Kriskó, Tamás Pálvölgyi, László Balatonyi

“…As water is a vital element, the alpha and omega of survival, the authors should expect the emergence of existential anxieties during related crises that may result in messages being ignored. …”
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Uncertainty Response Scale: The Assessment Tool for Adolescent Interaction with Multidimensional Stress by M.A. Odintsova, N.P. Radchikova, M.G. Sorokova

“…The questionnaire has good internal consistency (Cronbach&rsquo;s alpha for scales 0.85-0.93; CFI=0.93; TLI=0.92; RMSEA=0.060 [0.057; 0.062]; SRMR=0.06) in a sample of adolescents from different regions of the Russian Federation (N=1718; age from 12 to 18 years; average age 14&plusmn;1 years; 53.8% female). …”
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Sporcu Sosyal Medya Kullanım Davranışları Ölçeği: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması by Cemal Gündoğdu, İsmail İlbak, Mehmet Akarsu

“…Analizler, ölçeğin Cronbach Alpha iç tutarlılık katsayısının tüm alt boyutlarda 0,70 üzerinde değere sahip olduğunu göstermiştir. …”
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Are Onconeural Antibodies a Clinical Phenomenology in Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis? by Hongliang Zhang, Chunkui Zhou, Limin Wu, Fengming Ni, Jie Zhu, Tao Jin

“…The field of PNS has expanded rapidly in the past few years with the discovery of limbic encephalitis associated with glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) 65, the voltage (VGKC-gated potassium channel) complex, the methyl (N-NMDA-D-aspartate), alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA), and gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) (B) receptors, and so forth. …”
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Sestrin2 Signaling Pathway Regulates Podocyte Biology and Protects against Diabetic Nephropathy by Moein Ala

“…Sestrin2 also improves mitochondrial biogenesis via AMPK/Sirt1/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1 alpha (PGC-1α) signaling pathway. Blockade of ribosomal protein synthesis and augmentation of autophagy by Sestrin2 can prevent misfolded protein accumulation and attenuate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. …”
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Colonization of a Central Venous Catheter by the Hyaline Fungus Fusarium solani Species Complex: A Case Report and SEM Imaging by Alberto Colombo, Giuseppe Maccari, Terenzio Congiu, Petra Basso, Andreina Baj, Antonio Toniolo

“…Gene amplification and direct sequencing of the fungal ITS1 rRNA region and the EF-1alpha gene confirmed the isolate as belonging to the Fusarium solani species complex. …”
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