The role of integrated management in the realization of intelligent transportation (Case study: Zahedan city) by Amir Kaveh, Maryam Karimian Bostani, Gholam reza Miri

“…The validity of the instrument and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha greater than 0.70. The statistical population of the study is urban experts in Zahedan. …”
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Evolving trends in the prevalence and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea from 2010 to 2023: a population-based study by Yu-Seon Jung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Se Rim Choi, Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor prescriptions rose from 29.7 to 41.6%, while the use of conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs declined. …”
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Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Diabetic Patients in Tanzania by Karpal Singh Sohal, Ramadhani Kambole, Sira Stanslaus Owibingire

“…Multivariate regression analysis was utilized for response analysis. An alpha of less than 0.05 was considered to indicate statistical significance. …”
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Hepatoprotective effect anti-inflammatory and antioxidant Ganoderma lucidum ethanol extract on rats exposed to Plumbum acetate by Hernayanti, Laksana Agung, Saryono, Jehloh Latifah

“…Ganoderma lucidum is anti-hepatotoxic in terms of GST levels, anti-inflammatory in terms of TNF alpha levels, and antioxidant in terms of SOD and GPx levels. …”
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Platelet-Rich Gel Supernatants Stimulate the Release of Anti-Inflammatory Proteins on Culture Media of Normal Equine Synovial Membrane Explants by Diana L. Ríos, Catalina López, Jorge U. Carmona

“…The aims were as follows: (1) to evaluate the effects at 48 and 96 h of two concentrations (25 and 50%) of leukocyte and platelet-rich gel (L-PRG) and pure PRG (P-PRG) supernatants on the production/degradation in normal equine synovial membrane explants (SME) of platelet derived growth factor isoform BB, transforming growth factor beta-1, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin (IL-) 4 (IL-4), IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), and hyaluronan (HA) synthesis and (2) to correlate these molecules with their respective PRG supernatant treatments. …”
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Cross-validation of the Persian Version of the Revised Scale of Prolonged Grief Disorder by Rahim Yousefi, Armin Haghnazari Esfahlam

“…The item homogeneity coefficient was 0.89 when calculated using Cronbach's alpha and 0.88 when determined through the split-half method. …”
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Awareness and Perception of Plant-Based Diets for the Treatment and Management of Type 2 Diabetes in a Community Education Clinic: A Pilot Study by Vincent Lee, Taylor McKay, Chris I. Ardern

“…Mean values, frequency counts, and logistic regression (alpha = 0.05). Results. Few respondents (9%) currently followed a plant-based diet, but 66% indicated willingness to follow one for 3 weeks. …”
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ÖRGÜT KÜLTÜRÜ ALGISININ ÖRGÜTSEL ÇEVİKLİK ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ by Suzan Basrı, Kürşad Zorlu

“…Geçerlilik testi için doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, güvenilirlik için Cronbach’s alpha değerlerine bakılmıştır. Sonuç olarak dağılımın normal olduğu görülmüştür. …”
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Deciphering Platelet Kinetics in Diagnostic and Prognostic Evaluation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Bibek Aryal, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Toshiaki Shimizu, Jun Kadono, Akira Furoi, Kentaro Gejima, Teruo Komokata, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yutaka Imoto

“…Platelet contribution to the liver pathophysiology is typically facilitated by the platelet-derived growth factors that are sequestered in different subsets of alpha and dense granules, and the release of these growth factors is synchronized according to the stage and type of liver disease or injury. …”
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Differences in Biogeographic Patterns and Mechanisms of Assembly in Estuarine Bacterial and Protist Communities by Weiyue Zhang, Yunlei Zhang, Zhizhuo Shao, Yi Sun, Hongjun Li

“…The results revealed a higher alpha diversity for the bacteria than for protists, and the beta diversity pattern was dominated by species turnover in both communities. …”
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Exploration of the metabolomic mechanisms of postmenopausal hypertension induced by low estrogen state by Yao Li, Hui Xin, Zhexun Lian, Wei Zhang

“…Specifically, metabolites that were differentially expressed, particularly L-alpha-aminobutyric acid (L-AABA), showed potential as a biomarker for postmenopausal hypertension, potentially exerting a protective function through macrophage activation and vascular remodeling. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Greek QLQ-C30 and QLQ-MY20 for Measuring Quality of Life in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Nick Kontodimopoulos, Alexandros Samartzis, Angelos A. Papadopoulos, Dimitris Niakas

“…Hypothesized scale structure, internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha) and various forms of construct validity (convergent, discriminative, concurrent and known-groups) were assessed. …”
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Discomfort Intolerance Scale: A Study of Reliability and Validity by Kadir ÖZDEL, Özden YALÇINKAYA ALKAR, İbrahim TAYMUR, M. Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, Erkut ZAMKI, A. Emre SARGIN

“…The factor analysis resulted in two factors named “discomfort (in) tolerance” and “discomfort avoidance”. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the entire scale, discomfort-(in)tolerance subscale, discomfortavoidance subscale were, .592, .670, .600 respectively. …”
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Glycogen Storage Disease Type IX due to a Novel Mutation in PHKA2 Gene by Hamza Hassan Khan, Lauren Parr, Allison Jay, Saleem Raza, Hernando Lyons, Sanjay Kumar

“…PKHA2 gene encodes the alpha subunit of hepatic phosphorylase kinase. This change in the PHKA2 gene was in a highly conserved region and had been reported in another patient with decreased enzymatic activity of the phosphorylase kinase and who had symptoms of GSD IX. …”
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Forward-backward translation, content validity, face validity, construct validity, criterion validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency of a questionnaire on patie... by Zhi Kuan Saw, Jonathan Jun Xian Yuen, Asma Ashari, Fatima Ibrahim Bahemia, Yun Xuan Low, Nik Mukhriz Nik Mustapha, May Nak Lau

“…Intraclass Correlation Coefficient ranged from 0.687 to 0.913, indicating moderate to excellent test-retest reliability. Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.687 to 0.913 indicating that none of the questionnaire items showed unacceptable or poor internal consistency. …”
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Diversity and composition changes of intestinal fungi in patients with chronic kidney disease by XIE Huichao, XIAO Weidong, HAN Ben

“…Results‍　‍There were no statistical differences between the 2 groups in terms of age， gender composition， BMI， and so forth. The results of Alpha diversity assessment showed statistical differences were observed in Simpson index and Shannon index in the intestinal fungi between the 2 groups （P<0.01）. …”
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The IL-10/STAT3 Axis Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cancer stem cell and radio resistance by Li-jun Wang, Ying Zhao, Yan-sheng Wang, Lei Xing, Yun-jing Duan, Huan-huan Zang

“…We also showed some evidence of a link between hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1 A) and serum IL-10 levels in NPC. Meanwhile, we find that IL-10 is up-regulated in CSC. …”
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Computer Simulation on Analgesic Functional Chemome Characteristics of <italic>Radix Saposhnikoviae</italic> by Chunsong ZHENG, Xiaojie XU, Hongzhi YE, Jinxia YE, Guangwen WU, Xianxiang LIU

“…Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), p38, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and phosphodiesterase 4A (PDE-4A) were considered as analgesic targets. …”
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Orientia, Rickettsia, and the microbiome in rodent attached chiggers in North Carolina, USA. by Elise A Richardson, Reuben Garshong, Kaiying Chen, Dac Crossley, Bryan S Mclean, Gideon Wasserberg, Charles S Apperson, R Michael Roe, Loganathan Ponnusamy

“…DNA was extracted from the chiggers, and the V3-V4 regions of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene were sequenced using next-generation sequencing (NGS). Alpha diversity metrics revealed significant differences in bacterial diversity among different collection counties. …”
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The Study and Pathology of Strategic Alignment and Its Effective Factors in the Field of Employment and Self-Sufficiency of Imam Khomeini Relief Committee by Ali Akbar Khademi, Hanieh Farazandeh

“…The validity of the questionnaire was approved by experts in the area of employment of the central office, and so the reliability questionnaire was confirmed with Cronbach Alpha, 0/946. To measure the alignment gap and investigate pathology hypotheses with one sample T-test, each dimension was used to compare the mean in the two current and ideal situations and rank the effectiveness of the Friedman test. …”
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