Emission of Carbon Dioxide Influenced by Different Water Levels from Soil Incubated Organic Residues by M. B. Hossain, A. B. Puteh

“…An experiment was laid out as a complete randomized design at 25°C for 120 days. Higher CO2-C (265.45 mg) emission was observed in moistened condition than in flooding condition from 7 to 120 days. …”
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التشتت النوعی لمحرکات البحث ومدى الوعی بها والإفادة منها by د. عزة فاروق الجوهرى

“…Thus, learn how to usespecialized search tools that are designed to help get information is the vehiclethat enables us to effectively deal with this huge source of information, and thespecifications that characterize one of the search tools is that distinguish themfrom others and determine their effectiveness and efficiency of use. …”
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On Vaccination Strategies for a SISV Epidemic Model Guaranteeing the Nonexistence of Endemic Solutions by S. Alonso-Quesada, M. De la Sen, R. Nistal

“…The vaccination strategy adds four free-design parameters, with three of them being the feedback gains of the vaccination control law. …”
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A Correlation Analysis-Based Structural Load Estimation Method for RC Beams Using Machine Vision and Numerical Simulation by Chun Zhang, Yinjie Zhao, Guangyu Wu, Han Wu, Hongli Ding, Jian Yu, Ruoqing Wan

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Single Leg Bridge Test is Not a Valid Clinical Tool to Assess Maximum Hamstring Strength by Gabriela Bissani Gasparin, João Breno Araujo Ribeiro-Alvares, Bruno Manfredini Baroni

“…Secondarily, this study aimed examine the association of between-limb asymmetries provided by SLBT and isokinetic tests. # Study design Cross-sectional study. # Methods One hundred male soccer players (20±3 years) performed the SLBT and the knee flexion-extension isokinetic dynamometry evaluation (60°/s) billaterally during a single visit. …”
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Medical cannabis in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review of clinical trials by Przemysław Płatek, Laura Piejko

“…Larger and more rigorously designed randomized controlled trials are needed to further clarify the role of medical cannabis therapy in musculoskeletal pain management…”
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A New Predictive Method for CO2-Oil Minimum Miscibility Pressure by Dangke Ge, Haiying Cheng, Mingjun Cai, Yang Zhang, Peng Dong

“…Miscible and/or near miscible gas injection processes are among the most widely used enhanced oil recovery techniques. The successful design and implementation of a miscible gas injection project are dependent upon the accurate determination of minimum miscibility pressure (MMP), the pressure above which the displacement process becomes multiple-contact miscible. …”
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An External Archive-Based Constrained State Transition Algorithm for Optimal Power Dispatch by Xiaojun Zhou, Jianpeng Long, Chongchong Xu, Guanbo Jia

“…Moreover, a preference trade-off strategy is designed to improve the global search performance of EA-CSTA, and the translation transformation in state transition algorithm is modified to improve the local search ability of EA-CSTA. …”
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Assessing and comparing compassionate communities benefits across cities in diverse cultural contexts: a step toward the identification of the most important ones by Valentina González-Jaramillo, Alicia Krikorian, Vilma Tripodoro, Margarita Jorge, Sebastián Orellana, Francy López, Maria Clara Vélez, Tatiana Noguera, Silvina Montilla, Sibylle Felber, Sofía C. Zambrano, Steffen Eychmüller

“…Objectives: To assess the feasibility of creating a general strategy, based on the results of a series of focus groups conducted across three diverse CCs, to guide the evaluation of already existing programs and the development of new ones. Design: Focus groups in three cities, including different types of stakeholders, were conducted to identify potential outcomes (benefits) from CCs, as the base of a general strategy to assess CCs. …”
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A case of immune checkpoint inhibitor-related conjunctivitis controlled by tacrolimus eye drops by Ayaka Kawaguchi, Hayato Tanaka, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Kei Nakai, Atsuki Fukushima

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Aquatic cycling-What do we know? A scoping review on head-out aquatic cycling. by Stefanie Rewald, Ilse Mesters, Antoine F Lenssen, Jens Bansi, Johan Lambeck, Rob A de Bie, Benjamin Waller

“…This study specifically focused on study designs, populations and outcomes. A comprehensive search of seven databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Cinahl, Embase, PEDro,Web of Science, WorldCat) was conducted up to 30th September 2016. …”
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Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of recycled aluminium matrix reinforced with rice husk ash by Olatunji P Abolusoro, Moshibudi Caroline Khoathane, Washington Washington

“…The improvement in the mechanical properties and the lower density of the composites attained in this study are vital factors considered in material selection and design for lightweight engineering applications.…”
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Bettered strength and fracture behavior of plain weave carbon fiber reinforced epoxy laminate with open hole under the influence of hole shape/size and strain rate by Rzgar Mhammed Abdalrahman, Sarkawt Rostam, Hameed Dwech Lafta

“…Nine test trials were designed based on Taguchi's orthogonal array L9 to experimentally investigate the influence of hole shape/ size, and strain rate, on the HTS and damage behavior of the proposed composite. …”
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Can Clinician-Stabilization with Hand-Held Dynamometry Yield a Reliable Measure of Knee Flexion Torque? by Daniel Larson, Daniel Lorenz, Brittany Melton

“…The hypothesis was that each method would yield good to excellent reliability. # Study Design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Twenty healthy individuals were assessed by two clinicians on two separate days. …”
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Assessment Of Fetal Maturity At Various Gestational Ages Using Modified Dubowitz Scoring System by Afreen, Lubna Ejaz, Shagufta Saeed Sial, Humera Noreen, Humaira Bilqis, Saman Akhtar

“…Data was entered on pre-designed proforma. Results: SPSS version 25 was used to enter and evaluate the data. …”
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Changes in Cross-Sectional Area of the Median Nerve and Body Composition Parameters after Treatment of Acromegaly: 1 year Follow-Up by Ivana Ságová, Daniela Kantárová, Marián Mokáň, Peter Vaňuga

“…We aimed to assess changes in the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the median nerve and body composition in newly diagnosed acromegalic patients 1 year after treatment and to determine their mutual relationships. Design. This prospective study included 30 patients with newly diagnosed acromegaly and 30 healthy controls matched for age, gender, and body mass index. …”
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Long-term stable laser injection locking for quasi-CW applications by Florian Kiesel, Kirill Karpov, Alexandre De Martino, Jonas Auch, Christian Gross

“…For this reason, efficient and scalable amplification of narrow line laser light is still a major driving point in modern laser system designs. Commonly, injection locking of high-power semiconductor laser diodes are used for this purpose. …”
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Effect of Boron Carbide Particles Addition on the Mechanical and Wear Behavior of Aluminium Alloy Composites by null Ravindra, M. Rajesh, K. Dilip Kumar, Mamunuri Sailender, G. Pathalinga Prasad, N. Nagaraj, Perumalla Janaki Ramulu

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Reliability of Spatiotemporal Characteristics During Single-Legged Hop and Bilateral Drop Jump Tasks Using an Instrumented Pressure Walkway by Matthew McManigal, Austin Post, Michael Allen, Alyx Jorgensen, MIke Rosenthal, Michael Wellsandt, Matthew Tao, Elizabeth Wellsandt

“…This study aimed to determine if the Zeno walkway can reliably measure spatiotemporal (ST) characteristics of hop tests. # Study Design Cross-Sectional Study # Methods Individuals (n=38) in this cross-sectional study performed single, triple, and 6m hop tests on a pressure-sensitive Zeno walkway. …”
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Open science 2.0: revolutionizing spatiotemporal data sharing and collaboration by Siqin Wang, Xiao Huang, Mengxi Zhang, Shuming Bao, Lingbo Liu, Xiaokang Fu, Ting Zhang, Yongze Song, Peter Kedron, John Wilson, Xinyue Ye, Chaowei Yang, Wendy Guan

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