Nanoparticle-Incorporated PDMS Film as an Improved Performance SPME Fiber for Analysis of Volatile Components of Eucalyptus Leaf by Parviz Aberoomand Azar, Sirwan Mohammadiazar, Mohammad Saber Tehrani, Javad Norooz Haghi

“…Extracted compounds were analyzed by GC-MS instrument. The results obtained indicated that prepared fibers have some advantages relative to previously prepared SPME fibers, such as higher thermal stability and improved performance of the fiber. …”
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Bilingualism and Musicianship Enhance Cognitive Control by Scott R. Schroeder, Viorica Marian, Anthony Shook, James Bartolotti

“…., becoming a bilingual) and learning how to play a musical instrument (i.e., becoming a musician) are both thought to increase executive control through experience-dependent plasticity. …”
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Exploring the relationship between dissociative experiences and recovery in psychosis: cross-sectional study by Claudia Calciu, Rob Macpherson, Kerry J. Rees, Sui Yung Chen, Sarah Ruxton, Rhiannon White, Mazen Almaskati, Francesca Hill, Anca Vasilis-Peter, Sebastian Desando, Oliver Pennell, Carolyn Nasubuga, Jackie Webb, Mark Walker, Camelia Soponaru

“…Five questionnaires were used – the Dissociative Experiences Scale – II (DES), Detachment and Compartmentalisation Inventory (DCI), Questionnaire about the Process of Recovery, Stages of Recovery Instrument (STORI), and Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale – and a proforma was used to collect demographic data. …”
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Possible connections between health equity and primary health care: a scoping review by Ana Júlia Nociti Lopes Fernandes, Luciana Cisoto Ribeiro, Janise Braga Barros Ferreira

“…It was concluded that there is a need for the development of specific instruments to measure the concept and for greater clarity in publications on the topic.…”
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Examining the effect of phonological awareness instruction on EFL learners’ pronunciation and motivation by I Ketut Wardana, Putu Tri Astuti, Ni Luh Sukanadi

“…The experimental group which consisted of 36 participants was given a phonological awareness intervention and the control group which consisted of 36 participants was given without any intervention. The instruments of the study were a text reading-aloud task and a questionnaire. …”
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Social media and students' learning by Marković Marija, Stanisavljević-Petrović Zorica

“…The research utilized a descriptive research method and a scaling technique, with a custom-constructed Likert scale instrument used for data collection. The research sample was purposive, comprising 314 students from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Niš, from various study programs. …”
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Channel modeling and testing of wireless transmission for underground in-pipe leak and material loss detection by S Mekid, D Wu, R Hussain, K Youcef-Toumi

“…The wireless communication system is used to analyze the system performance based on the received power by monopole antenna deployed at the receiving side. Instrumentation designed for underground measurement and control such as leak and materials loss detection needs wireless communications to aboveground in both ways and in real-time mode. …”
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Evaluation of the Biomechanical Properties of Endodontic Files with Different Taper Angles Using Finite Element Analysis by Mehmet Eskibağlar, Serkan Erdem

“…The geometry of the instrument affects the mechanical behavior (bending and torsional) of rotary files. …”
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Developing RME-based module in statistics to improve problem-solving skills for higher education students by Edi Susanto, Agus Susanta, Nur Aliyyah Irsal, Pratiwi Disha Stanggo

“…The test subjects in this research were students from the mathematics education study program at three universities in Bengkulu. The research instruments were questionnaire sheets and problem-solving tests on basic statistical material. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Technique of Synthesis and Characterizations for Measurement of Optical Particles in Medical Devices by Walid Theib Mohammad, Sherin Hassan Mabrouk, Rania Mohammed Abd Elgawad Mostafa, Mohammad Bani Younis, Ahmad Maher Al Sayeh, Mona Abdelmoneim Abdelmabood Ebrahim, Samar Zuhair Alshawwa, Heba Abdelazezm Hassan Ismail, Manal Mahrous Abdalhamed Mohamed, Sara Wans Alshmmry, Malik Bader Alazzam, Md Kawser Ahmed

“…We used a number of instrumentation methods to investigate the naked CdS nanoparticles, including XRD, SEM-EDX, UV-Vis spectroscopy, TEM, XPS, and PL spectroscopy, among others. …”
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Occipitocervical Dislocation in Low-Energy Trauma by Celeste Tavolaro, Richard Bransford, Aditya Yerrapragada, Carlo Bellabarba, Haitao Zhou

“…Emergent surgical instrumentation and fusion of occiput-C2 was performed. …”
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Critical discourse analysis on gender relations: women's images in Sasak song by Khirjan Nahdi, Usuludin Usuludin, Herman Wijaya, Muh. Taufiq

“…Sasak song as one form of artistic discourse is used as an instrument of male domination of women in gender relations through various forms of imaging that do not benefit women. …”
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A Study on the Effect of the Boron Potential on the Mechanical Properties of the Borided Layers Obtained by Boron Diffusion at the Surface of AISI 316L Steel by E. Hernández-Sánchez, Y. M. Domínguez-Galicia, C. Orozco-Álvarez, R. Carrera-Espinoza, H. Herrera-Hernández, J. C. Velázquez

“…The mechanical properties were evaluated using the Berkovich instrumented indentation technique. The results showed a clear influence of the boron potential on the mechanical properties of the layers. …”
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Pengembangan perangkat layanan bimbingan klasikal untuk meningkatkan tanggung jawab belajar siswa sekolah menengah pertama by Ni Kadek Dewi Setiani, I Ketut Gading, Luh Putu Sri Lestari

“…Examples of classical guide service instruments include evaluation tools, service materials, media, and RPL. …”
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Investigating the Structural Model of Predicting Sleep Disorders Through Symptoms of Rumination with the Mediating Role of Social Support in Dialysis Patients by Farhad Ghorbani, Amin Rafiepoor, Niloufar Tahmouresi, Reza, Hosseinpour

“…The study sample comprised 250 dialysis patients from hospitals in Tehran during the years 2022-2023, selected using a convenience sampling method. The research instruments included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, as well as the social support and rumination scales developed by Zammit et al. …”
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Experimental Study on Bending Moment of Double-Row Steel Pipe Piles in Foundation Excavation by Ming-yi Zhang, Jia-xiao Ma, Shu-juan Yang, Yong-hong Wang, Xiao-yu Bai, Shao-xia Sun

“…Two steel pipe piles were instrumented with strain gauges and then installed into the drilling holes. …”
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Evaluation of the Medical Assistance to Patients with Arterial Hypertension in Four Urban Áreas by Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Susana Balcindes Acosta, René García Roche, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa

“…The variables studied were related to the coverage and quality of human resources, the availability of material resources, the compliance of the main activities set for the process of assistance. Various instruments approved by experts were applied to hypertensive population. …”
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The Role of Education in Achieving the Right for Decent Human Life by A. G. Kislov, Y. M. Kropaneva

“…Education leads to demy- thologizing and rejecting the ideological aspect of the above human right idea, the latter being the necessary complex universal multifunctional instrument for social self- development, rather then a judicial phenomenon. …”
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Investigation of the functions of the name of Rustam in Shahnameh, based on semiotic systems by Tahereh Khajehgiri, Reza Shajari, Siroos Shamisa, S.Mohammad Rastgofar

“…The root of the name of Rustam, his relationship with other characters in Shahnameh, the color of his flag and his marquee, his warfare, his horse, his war instruments, and etc. are among the most important cases that are placed in the structure of Rostam signs. the purpose of this research is to explain that What is related to the character of Rustam in Shahnameh, is in the form of a structure of signs, Which is through the study of the relationships between the Syntagmatic and Paradigmatic of this text, it is possible to understand the coincidence of functions of Rustam with everything that is related to him.…”
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US foreign policy in the 21st century and the question of morality in international relations in theory and practice by Nikolić Danijela, Rašković-Talović Violeta

“…The method of content analysis, the analysis of contemporary methods, and case studies are used as instruments to prove the hypotheses put forward. The author's intention is to prove that energy and economic wars, which imply economic and political sanctions, are set in motion with the aim of destroying the economic potential of opposing economies and states that oppose certain geopolitical interests of the great powers. …”
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