Knowledge and Attitudes of Students About Water Pipe Smoking at Technical Institute / Alsuwayra in Middle Technical University by Ahmed K. Jawad, Jasim A. Khaleefah, Ammar A. Okab

“…Water pipe tobacco smoking is a type of tobacco consumption that involves smoking flavored or unflavored tobacco via a single or multi-stemmed instrument. The objective of the study knowledge and attitudes about water pipe (shisha) smoking. …”
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How does agricultural insurance influence grain production scale? An income-mediated perspective by Dainan Hou, Xin Wang, Xin Wang

“…IntroductionAgricultural insurance has become a vital instrument in risk diversification, loss compensation, and farmer support, with China emerging as the largest agricultural insurance market globally by premium volume. …”
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Clinical and Psychological Variables Present in Patients with Chronic Back Pain by Ahmed José Pomares Avalos, Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, José Antonio Pomares Alfonso

“…The information was obtained through a questionnaire and various psychological instruments. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> predominant psychological variables were pathological stress as negative emotional state, as well as trait anxiety and depression. …”
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Isolation of Bioactive Compound in Methanolic Extract of Putat Leaves (Planchonia valida) as Antioxidant by Faizar Farid, Vera Lorensya Br Sembiring, Nelson Nelson, Muhammad Furqon Novryan Saputra, Silvi Ayudiah Putri, Indra Lasmana Tarigan, Madyawati Latief

“…The isolates obtained were then characterized using UV-Vis and FT-IR spectrophotometer instruments. The isolate obtained was in the form of a wet solid, and if seen through characterization, it belonged to the class of steroid compounds; it was suspected to be an ergosterol compound. …”
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Factors associated with the quality of service in Peruvian public hospitals by Álvaro Danny Benites Bernabé, Ericson Felix Castillo Saavedra, Cinthia Rosales Márquez, Rosa María Salas Sánchez, Cecilia Elizabeth Reyes Alfaro

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: descriptive study, which included 210 patients treated in two hospitals in the province of Santa, Peru. A 22-item instrument based on the SERVQUAL model was used. Inferential analysis was performed based on the normality of the data, to establish a significant difference between the dimensions of the quality of service for the hospitals under study. …”
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Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Indicators of Safety Compromise following Colonoscopy in Clinical Practice by Mark R. Borgaonkar, David Pace, Muna Lougheed, Curtis Marcoux, Bradley Evans, Nikita Hickey, Meghan O’Leary, Jerry McGrath

“…Procedure-related immediate includes perforation 0.2%, immediate postpolypectomy bleeding 0.3%, need for hospital admission or transfer to the emergency department 0.1%, and severe persistent abdominal pain proven not to be perforation 0.4%. Instrument impaction was not seen. Procedure-related delayed includes death within 14 days 0.1%, unplanned health care visit within 14 days of the colonoscopy 1.8%, unplanned hospitalization within 14 days of the colonoscopy 0.6%, bleeding within 14 days of colonoscopy 0.2%, infection 0.03%, and metabolic complication 0.03%. …”
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Homogeneity Test and Correction of Daily Temperature and Precipitation Data (1978–2015) in North China by Lingling Shen, Li Lu, Tianjie Hu, Runsheng Lin, Ji Wang, Chong Xu

“…The reason for these breakpoints, called inhomogeneity, may be the large-scale replacement of meteorological instruments after 2000. After correction by the MASH method, the annual average temperature and minimum temperature decrease by 0.04°C and 0.06°C, respectively, while the maximum temperature increases by 0.01°C. …”
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Effect of Antihypertensive Therapy on SCORE-Estimated Total Cardiovascular Risk: Results from an Open-Label, Multinational Investigation—The POWER Survey by Guy De Backer, Robert J. Petrella, Assen R. Goudev, Ghazi Ahmad Radaideh, Andrzej Rynkiewicz, Atul Pathak

“…Experience in POWER affirms that (a) effective pharmacological control of blood pressure is feasible in the primary care setting and is accompanied by a reduction in total CVD risk and (b) the SCORE instrument is effective in this setting for the monitoring of total CVD risk.…”
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Discovery of Antimalarial Drugs from Streptomycetes Metabolites Using a Metabolomic Approach by Siti Junaidah Ahmad, Mohd Badrin Hanizam Abdul Rahim, Syarul Nataqain Baharum, Mohd Shukri Baba, Noraziah Mohamad Zin

“…The highly sensitive instruments, such as Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometry (LC-MS), Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometry (GC-MS), and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy, provide a wide range of information in the identification of potentially bioactive compounds. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Smart Hybrid Solar Water Heater Erection Model to Extract Maximum Energy by Bharathi M L, T. Sripriya, B. Muthuraj, D. Sateesh Kumar, V. Venkatesh, Badireddy Satya Sridevi, Munaga Masthan Siva Krishna, K. Rajan, Abdi Diriba

“…The device runs automatically in the morning facing east and in the evening facing west. In this instrument, the defective one-inch tube lamp and the three-quarter-inch tube lamp are put together and connected in series. …”
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A Spiritual Care Program for Patients With Cancer and Psychosomatic Disorders in Iran: A Protocol Study by Rahmatollah Marzband, Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi, Mahmood Moosazadeh, Mohammad Eslamijouybari, Tahereh Yaghoubi, Marzieh Azizi, Fereshteh Araghian Mojarad, Ehsan Abedini

“…Then, the opinions of a panel of experts will be used to finalize the content and assess the quality of the designed program using the appraisal of guidelines for research and evaluation instrument II (AGREE II) tool. The designed service package will then be implemented in the target population. …”
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Behavior of Hybrid CFRP Laminated Thin-Walled Beams: Experimental, Numerical, and Analytical Evaluations by A. M. Yosri, Gouda M. Ghanem, Mohamed A. E. Salama, Majed Alzara, Mohamed A. Farouk, MD Alhaz Uddin, Mohamed AbdelMongy, A. Ehab

“…Seven hybrid (CFRP) I-beams were fabricated, instrumented, then have been tested under monotonic four-point loading in order to evaluate their behavior up to failure. …”
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Pengembangan dan validasi instrumen body dysmorphic disorder mahasiswa by Nur Azizi Amrizon, Ifdil Ifdil, Yuda Syahputra, Rima Pratiwi Fadli, Nilma Zola, Yola Eka Putri

“…Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangakan instrument BDD yang valid dan reliabel pada mahasiswa. …”
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Development of a pressure acquisition system for detecting mandibular movements in ruminants by Geraldo Loyola Baiôco, Fábio Luiz Bertotti, André Luis Finkler da Silveira, João Ari Gualberto Hill

“…By transmitting the data to a smartphone via Bluetooth, it was possible to check the signal, adjust the gain of the instrumentation amplifier, and achieve the best positioning of the silicone tube in the mouthpiece. …”
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Autonomous Multiport Solar Power Plant with Lithium Ion Battery Storage Using a Voltage Source Inverter for Automotive Applications by P. Vijayashankarganth, S. Sathish Kumar, R. Meenakumari, T. Gobinath, K. Vinoth, G. G. Raja Sekhar, Martin Sankoh

“…The goal of lowering production prices, maintaining instrumentation, and its fuels, all play necessary roles within the method. …”
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Observations of Microlensed Images with Dual-field Interferometry: On-sky Demonstration and Prospects by Przemek Mróz, Subo Dong, Antoine Mérand, Jinyi Shangguan, Julien Woillez, Andrew Gould, Andrzej Udalski, Frank Eisenhauer, Yoon-Hyun Ryu, Zexuan Wu, Zhuokai Liu, Hongjing Yang, —, Guillaume Bourdarot, Denis Defrère, Antonia Drescher, Maximilian Fabricius, Paulo Garcia, Reinhard Genzel, Stefan Gillessen, Sebastian F. Hönig, Laura Kreidberg, Jean-Baptiste Le Bouquin, Dieter Lutz, Florentin Millour, Thomas Ott, Thibaut Paumard, Jonas Sauter, T. Taro Shimizu, Christian Straubmeier, Matthias Subroweit, Felix Widmann, (The GRAVITY+ Collaboration), Michał K. Szymański, Igor Soszyński, Paweł Pietrukowicz, Szymon Kozłowski, Radosław Poleski, Jan Skowron, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, Mariusz Gromadzki, Krzysztof Rybicki, Patryk Iwanek, Marcin Wrona, Mateusz J. Mróz, (The OGLE Collaboration), Michael D. Albrow, Sun-Ju Chung, Cheongho Han, Kyu-Ha Hwang, Youn Kil Jung, In-Gu Shin, Yossi Shvartzvald, Jennifer C. Yee, Weicheng Zang, Sang-Mok Cha, Dong-Jin Kim, Seung-Lee Kim, Chung-Uk Lee, Dong-Joo Lee, Yongseok Lee, Byeong-Gon Park, Richard W. Pogge, (KMTNet Collaboration)

“…This detection demonstrates the capabilities of the new instrument, and it opens up completely new possibilities for the follow-up of microlensing events and future routine discoveries of isolated neutron stars and black holes.…”
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Investigating the Relationship between Occupational Stress and Job Satisfaction among University Faculty Members (Case Study: A University in Tehran) by Adel Shokri, Tooraj Dana, Amirhooman Hemmasi, Solmaz Toutounchian

“…The sample consisted of 52 faculty members of a university in Tehran province whose names were not disclosed due to confidentiality. The research instruments include a personal-job information questionnaire, a job satisfaction questionnaire, and the Steinmetz Job Stress Survey. …”
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Long-Term Deformation Analysis of Recycled Construction Waste Subgrade Filler by Zhe Li, Shihao Yan, Lulu Liu, Baosen Dai, Wenjing Dong

“…The creep tests were carried out for about 500 days by a self-made consolidation creep instrument, the creep type of recycled construction waste filler under the test load is stable creep, as the load increases, not only the creep deformation increases but also the time to reach creep stability is longer, and the breakage and compaction of particles are the main reasons for long-term deformation. …”
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Innovation and Collaboration Model Based on Ecological Fiscal Transfer Approach: Case Study on Green Siak Regency Policy Development by Wicaksono Baskoro, Marta Auradian, Febrina Rury, Rafi Muhammad, Gusmansyah Gusmansyah, Hergianasari Putri

“…Substantively, the ecological fiscal transfer approach is an innovative and crucial policy instrument that needs to be adopted to maintain the sustainability of forest areas in Siak Regency while continuing to encourage increased stakeholder collaboration through fiscal transfers and intergovernmental revenue sharing schemes based on ecological indicators as awards given based on the quality-of-life index in sustainable conservation efforts in Siak Regency.…”
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COMPARISON OF OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE IN MANAGERS AND NON-MANAGERS EMPLOYED AT MEAT INDUSTRY ‘OVAKO’ VISOKO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Goran Riđić, Minela Ahmić, Ognjen Riđić, Senad Bušatlić

“…Quantitative survey instrument originally developed by Oregon Research Institute was adopted as a basis and was modified to meet statistical criteria for this research. …”
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