Safety of Occlutech Septal Occluder ACCELL Flex II for Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defects in Children: A Long-Term Follow-Up by Amal M. El-Sisi, Sonia A. El-Saiedi, Rasha Ammar, Asmaa Abdelhameed, Ziyad M. Hijazi, Mohammed M. Soliman

“…A newer modification of this device (Occlutech® ACCELL® Flex II) has been designed to eliminate/reduce thrombus formation and to enhance faster sealing. …”
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Peer-review Blinded Assay Test (P-BAT): a framework for trustless laboratory quality assurance for state-regulated cannabis markets by Stuart Procter, Grayson L. Baird, Jason Iannuccilli

“…This system of blinded self-review and peer-review is designed to be cost-efficient, transparent, nearly self-funded, can be implemented in any state with two or more laboratories, and most importantly, it is trustless—there is no need to trust the behavior of any one actor or laboratory to serve as a “gold standard”. …”
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Field Test on the Application of Industrial Solid Waste in the Grouting Process of Pre-Bored Grouted Planted Pile by Junjie Ma, Xiaonan Gong, Xunjian Hu, Gang Lei, Rihong Zhang

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Crane Lifting Optimization and Construction Monitoring in Steel Bridge Construction Project Based on BIM and UAV by Jiahao Tian, Sang Luo, Xinming Wang, Jing Hu, Jun Yin

“…Furthermore, BIM and UAV have the potential to optimize the design and construction as well as the monitoring of bridge projects.…”
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Numerical study on the influence of the initiation point position on the fragmentation effect of a high-explosive rocket warhead by Jovica Đ. Bogdanov, Mihailo M. Marinković, Branislav M. Jovanović, Zoran J. Bajić

“…They are used for a wide range of combat tasks. Besides other design characteristics, the effect on the target depends on the position where detonation is initiated in their explosive charge. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MOBILE LEARNING IN NARRATIVE WRITING AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS by Raganeswari Ramasamy, Mariam Mohamad, Mageswaran Sanmugam, Chee Mei Hooi

“…Methodology – The mixed-method research design was used to analyse the effectiveness of integrating mobile learning for Form 4 students in Malaysia when they are learning narrative writing skills. …”
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Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance of Physical Examination Combined with Transvaginal Ultrasonography in Patients with Endometriosis by Talha Tiryaki, Tolga Karacan, Seyma Yesiralioglu, Eser Ozyurek, Huseyin Kiyak, Engin Oral

“…Therefore, we hypothesized that transvaginal ultrasonography combined with physical examinations performed by physicians could predict endometriosis better in patients with symptoms suggestive of endometriosis compared with asymptomatic patients at presentation. Study Design: In this retrospective cohort study, the first subjective impression obtained from the history, physical examination, and transvaginal ultrasonography performed by the physician during the first visit in the outpatient clinic was taken into consideration. …”
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Laboratory Model Tests on Consolidation Performance of Soil Column with Drained-Timber Rod by X. J. Chai, K. Deng, C. F. He, Y. F. Xiong

“…The reduced scale soil-column consolidation model was designed to perform the consolidation tests for the soil column with a drained-timber rod. …”
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Interaction of Musicianship and Aging: A Comparison of Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials by Jennifer L. O’Brien, Dee A. Nikjeh, Jennifer J. Lister

“…The goal of this study was to begin to explore whether the beneficial auditory neural effects of early music training persist throughout life and influence age-related changes in neurophysiological processing of sound. Design. Cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) elicited by harmonic tone complexes were examined, including P1-N1-P2, mismatch negativity (MMN), and P3a. …”
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Esterification of Oleic Acid for Biodiesel Production Using a Semibatch Atomization Apparatus by Marcell S. Deus, Katherine C. O. Deus, Daniel S. Lira, Jackson A. Oliveira, Carlos E. A. Padilha, Domingos F. S. Souza

“…The effects of the oleic acid flow rate (1.3, 2.6, and 3.9 g/min), atomization pressure (50, 100, and 150 kPa), and temperature (323, 333, and 343 K) were evaluated by a complete factorial experimental design. The size of droplets was determined by computational image processing. …”
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Effect of Word-of-Mouth on Customer Patronage Intentions of Financial services: the moderation role of Corporate Image by Francis Osei, Collins Kankam-Kwarteng, Beverley Wilson-Wünsch

“…Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships between word of mouth, corporate image and customer patronage intentions of financial services.Design/methodology/approach – The research analyses whether word of mouth and corporate image are predictors of patronage intentions. …”
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Modified MobileNetV2 transfer learning model to detect road potholes by Neha Tanwar, Anil V. Turukmane

“…The study introduces a modified MobileNetV2 (MMNV2) model designed for fast and efficient feature extraction. …”
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Prevalence of Risk Factors of the Female Athlete Triad among Young Elite Athletes of Pakistan by Jaweria Syed, Anam Jamil, Nazma Namroz, Madiha Shakeel, Ayesha Malik, Sumaira Kanwal, Huma Riaz

“… # Purpose The purpose was to determine the prevalence of risk factors that may lead to the Female Athlete Triad among young elite athletes in Pakistan. # Study Design & Methods A cross sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted in 2018 at Pakistan Sports Board to investigate the risk factors of The Female Athlete Triad among young elite athletes based in national training camps of major metropolitan cities. …”
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A Comprehensive Propagation Prediction Model Comprising Microfacet Based Scattering and Probability Based Coverage Optimization Algorithm by A. S. M. Zahid Kausar, Ahmed Wasif Reza, Lau Chun Wo, Harikrishnan Ramiah

“…Although ray tracing based propagation prediction models are popular for indoor radio wave propagation characterization, most of them do not provide an integrated approach for achieving the goal of optimum coverage, which is a key part in designing wireless network. In this paper, an accelerated technique of three-dimensional ray tracing is presented, where rough surface scattering is included for making a more accurate ray tracing technique. …”
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UNDERSTANDING COMPLEXITY WITHIN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: ADOPTING A VIABLE SYSTEMS APPROACH by B.O. Awuzie, P. McDermott

“…It is hoped that this study, which forms part of an on-going PhD study, would elicit further discourse in the application of the viable systems model in diagnosing and re-designing infrastructure delivery systems within the energy sector of developing economies. …”
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Peer Social Support and Career Decision-Making in Adolescents from Broken Homes: A Career Counseling Perspective by Maria Jessica Gultom, Doddy Hendro Wibowo

“…The study used a quantitative correlational design with 176 participants aged 15-18 years, who experienced parental divorce during adolescence and are in their final year of high school in Indonesia. …”
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PENGARUH MODEL LEARNING CYCLE 5E DENGAN PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK TERHADAP MOTIVASI BELAJAR DAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP FISIKA DI SMAN 09 KOTA BENGKULU by Deby Putri Perwita, Nyoman Rohadi, Indra Sakti

“…Jenis penelitian adalah eksperimen kuasi dengan desain non-equivalent control group design. Populasi penelitian ini seluruh siswa kelas XI MIPA SMAN 09 Kota Bengkulu. …”
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Investigation of personality characteristics of hearing impaired athletes participating in 2nd European youth hearing impaired athletics championships by Erdal Demır, Kursad Sertbas, Mustafa Vural, Ugur Senturk

“…For this purpose, this research has been designed on screening model. The research was performed with Athletes Participating in 2nd European Youth Hearing Impaired Athletics Championships, held on 21-23 August 2014 inTrabzon. …”
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Impact of an adaptive environment based on learning analytics on pre-service science teacher behavior and self-regulation by Yousri Attia Mohamed Abouelenein, Shaimaa Abdul Salam Selim, Tahani Ibrahim Aldosemani

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A Phage‐Based Approach to Identify Antivirulence Inhibitors of Bacterial Type IV Pili by Tori M. Shimozono, Nancy J. Vogelaar, Megan T. O'Hara, Zhaomin Yang

“…Antivirulants are small molecules designed to target virulence factors, thereby attenuating the virulence of infectious microbes. …”
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