THE EFFECT OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ON REDUCING SYSTOLE BLOOD PRESSURE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH HYPERTENSION by Wardah Fauziah, Novian Mahayu Adiutama, Teja Krisna

“…Methods: The method used is quantitative research with a pre-post test quasi-experimental research design with a control group. Sampling using a simple random sampling technique with a total of 60 respondents divided into 2 groups, namely, 30 intervention groups and 30 control groups. …”
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Development of a Korean clinical decision-making ability scale for hospital nurses by Sunyoung Oh, Minkyung Gu, Sohyune Sok

“…Methods A methodological design that develops a scale was used. A total of 71 Preliminary items on clinical decision-making of hospital nurses were selected using concept validity analysis of and expert opinion on 51 candidate items derived through literature review and qualitative interviews. …”
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Characteristics of Analog Jerky from Moringa Leaves (Moringa Oleifera L.) with the Addition of White Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus Ostreatus) Powder by Rici Elvinas, Kesuma Sayuti, Fauzan Azima

“…This research used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 4 treatments (the addition of white oyster mushroom 0%, 40%, 50%, and 60%) with 5 replications. …”
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Conflict-induced displacement in Pakistan: a sociological study of lived experiences of involuntary migration among Afghan immigrants by Kashif Iqbal, Sheng Hongcheng, Hu Liang

“…By adopting a mixed research design using both survey and semi-structured interviews, and integrating legal, economic, and social perspectives, our investigation unveils the sociological dimensions shaping livelihood challenges and social impacts. …”
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Integral Roles of Specific Proteoglycans in Hair Growth and Hair Loss: Mechanisms behind the Bioactivity of Proteoglycan Replacement Therapy with Nourkrin® with Marilex® in Pattern... by Jan Wadstein, Erling Thom, Aida Gadzhigoroeva

“…To facilitate scientific communication, we propose designating this pathology “follicular hypoglycania (FHG),” which results from an impaired ability of follicular cells to replenish and maintain a minimum relative concentration of key proteoglycans during anagen. …”
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Impacts of Filtration on Contrast-Detail Detectability of an X-ray Imaging System

“…A digital X-ray imaging system specifically designed for small animal studies was used. This system is equipped with a micro X-ray source with a tungsten target and a beryllium window filtration and a CCD-based digital detector. …”
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS: AXIOLOGICAL BASES OF MEGALOPOLIS YOUTH’S READINESS by Olga V. Kruzhkova, Irina V. Vorobyeva

“…Socio-control innovations are designed to achieve transparency of management education for society. …”
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Optimizing Road Networks for Automated Vehicles with Dedicated Links, Dedicated Lanes, and Mixed-Traffic Subnetworks by Bahman Madadi, Rob Van Nes, Maaike Snelder, Bart Van Arem

“…We model the problem as a bilevel network design problem where the upper level represents road infrastructure adjustment decisions to deploy these concepts and the lower level includes a network equilibrium model representing the flows as a result of the travelers’ response to new network topologies. …”
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L’urbanisme balnéaire : processus de colonisation ou aménagement durable du littoral ? by Roland Vidal

“…The almost systematic repetition of this urban design harks back to the colonial cities and the rare relationships they have with the territory on which they were built. …”
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Study on the dynamic load sharing characteristics of nutation face gear transmission by Wang Li, Yufeng Gao, Jingzi Zhang

“…These findings provide an important basis for the structural and stiffness parameter design of nutating face gear transmissions.…”
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Serum Cytokines in Young Pediatric Patients with Congenital Cardiac Shunts and Altered Pulmonary Hemodynamics by Leína Zorzanelli, Nair Yukie Maeda, Mariana Meira Clavé, Vera Demarchi Aiello, Marlene Rabinovitch, Antonio Augusto Lopes

“…We investigated how serum cytokines correlate with clinical features, hemodynamics, and lung histology in young patients with pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital cardiac shunts. Design. Prospective, observational study. Methods and Results. …”
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Determination of Very Low Level of Free Formaldehyde in Liquid Detergents and Cosmetic Products Using Photoluminescence Method by Ali Gholami, Atefeh Mohsenikia, Saeed Masoum

“…Also, the Box-Behnken design was applied for optimization of Hantzsch reaction for formaldehyde derivatization. …”
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Qualitative exploration of self-assessment in natural science: Grade 6 learners' experiences in rural Kwa-Zulu Natal classrooms by Preya Pillay

“…Employing a qualitative multiple case study design, the research utilised semi-structured interviews and classroom observations with twelve purposively selected Grade 6 learners. …”
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Study on the Aging Time Variation Law of Mechanical Properties of the Laminated Rubber Bearing in Coastal Bridges considering Frictional Slip by Yue Li, Chongming Gao, Chong Li, Qian Li

“…Given that the marine environment accelerates rubber aging and changes the mechanical properties, the effects of the frictional slip and rubber aging properties of the laminated rubber bearings on the seismic dynamic response of bridges should be considered in the seismic design of coastal bridges.…”
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Solar Wind Speed Prediction via Graph Attention Network by Yanru Sun, Zongxia Xie, Haocheng Wang, Xin Huang, Qinghua Hu

“…This paper elaborately designs an end‐to‐end model: Graph‐Temporal‐AR model (GTA) for solar wind speed prediction. …”
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Deciphering regulatory architectures of bacterial promoters from synthetic expression patterns. by Rosalind Wenshan Pan, Tom Röschinger, Kian Faizi, Hernan G Garcia, Rob Phillips

“…Our simulations reveal important effects of the parameters on MPRA data and we demonstrate our ability to optimize MPRA experimental designs with the goal of generating thermodynamic models of the transcriptome with base-pair specificity. …”
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Spatial analysis of speculation in the US housing market by Salaheddin Manochehri, Ramin Amani, Jamal Mamkhezri

“…This approach involves measures such as accelerating production, streamlining supply chains, and facilitating affordable land access and tax incentives for low-income households, all designed to stimulate investment in construction and housing. …”
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Family as a health promotion setting: A scoping review of conceptual models of the health-promoting family. by Valerie Michaelson, Kelly A Pilato, Colleen M Davison

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>The objective of this scoping review is to provide details as to how conceptual and theoretical models of the health promoting potential of the family are being used in health promotion contexts.<h4>Design</h4>Guided by PRISMA ScR guidelines, we used a three-step search strategy to find relevant papers. …”
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Ultra-compact quintuple-band terahertz metamaterial biosensor for enhanced blood cancer diagnostics. by Musa N Hamza, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Sunil Lavadiya, Iftikhar Ud Din, Bruno Sanches, Slawomir Koziel, Syeda Iffat Naqvi, Ali Farmani, Md Shabiul Islam

“…It is constructed using a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) dielectric layer and two aluminum (Al) layers, with the top layer serving as a base for the THz-range resonator. Careful design, architectural arrangement, and optimization of the geometry parameters allow for achieving nearly perfect absorption rates (>95%) across all operating bands. …”
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Janus flame-retardant polyester fabric with one-way water transfer for fog collection: Influence of plasma duration, aluminum phosphate, and TiO2 nanoparticles by Najmeh Izadi, Majid Montazer, Aminoddin Haji

“…Significant efforts have been made to create Janus fabrics including designing their structure, employing electrospraying and electrospinning, and applying chemical and physical surface treatments to enhance the effective and directed transport of water. …”
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