Simulation of cold storage process via Galerkin approach implementing nanoparticles by Wajdi Rajhi, Ali Basem, Ziyad Jamil Talabany, Hussein A.Z. AL-bonsrulah, Moaz Al-lehaibi, Ibrahim Ali Alsayer, Awatif M.A. Elsiddieg, Lioua Kolsi

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José Medina Echavarría y la sociología del desarrollo by Juan Jesús Morales Martín

“…Medina Echavarría’s contribution can be summarized in three essential points: the understanding of a concrete sociology of the culturalist and historicist type; the encounter and understanding among Latin American sociology and other academic disciplines, especially the science of economics; sociology and science as instruments at the service of human beings.…”
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Lieu-de-mémoiriser hydro-québec comme symbole des représentations de la nature et de la technologie : esquisses de réponse et pistes de réflexion by Stéphane Savard

“…Toutefois, vers le milieu des années 1990 et à la suite des catastrophes naturelles du déluge du Saguenay et de la Crise du verglas, l’entreprise publique devient l’instrument pour promouvoir des représentations centrées sur le respect de l’environnement et du développement durable. …”
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Teachers’ Growth Mindset, Perceived School Climate, and Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Moderate the Relationship Between Students’ Growth Mindset and Academic Achievement by Kai Zhang, Wu-Jing He

“…A sample of 358 middle school students (53.8% female; Mage = 13.38 years, SD = 2.20) from public schools in Shanghai City, mainland China, was assessed via three validated instruments: (1) the Growth Mindset Inventory, which is used to measure students’ and teachers’ beliefs about intelligence; (2) the Delaware School Climate Survey for Students, which is used to assess students’ perceptions of the school climate; and (3) the Perceived Parental Autonomy Support Scale, which is used to evaluate students’ perceived parental autonomy support. …”
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Missing The Forest For The Trees: A Lack Of Upper Extremity Physical Performance Testing In Sports Physical Therapy by Matthew L Gauthier, Casey A Unverzagt, Luciana De Michelis Mendonça, Amee L Seitz

“… # Methods A survey instrument was created to assess the frequency of use of physical performance tests by physical therapists treating athletes with upper extremity injuries, as well as the barriers limiting the use of these tests. …”
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Associations of maternal emotional intelligence and coping strategies with diabetes management in adolescents with type 1 diabetes by Dovilė Zaleckytė, Jolanta Žilinskienė

“…Design and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with mothers of adolescents (aged 12–17 years) with type 1 diabetes (n = 75). Data collection instruments included the Trait Emotional Intelligence Question[1]naire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF) and the Brief COPE, alongside a structured questionnaire covering diabetes man[1]agement and sociodemographic factors. …”
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Pengaruh Ketersediaan Sumber Belajar dan Dukungan Dosen terhadap Motivasi Belajar Bahasa Arab Mahasiswa Pascasarjana UIN Malang by Nurul Aini, Munirul Abidin

“…Uji validitas dan reliabilitas digunakan untuk menganalisis instrument. Lalu, pada pengelolaan data dari hasil uji normalitas menunjukkan nilai signifikansi 0,200, yang berarti distribusi residual normal. …”
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Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour: study protocol for the GebStart Study by Mechthild M Gross, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Antonia N Mueller, Jessica Pehlke-Milde

“…However, primiparous women often contact the hospital before labour progresses because they encounter difficulties coping with symptoms of onset of labour on their own. An evidence-based instrument for assessing the individual needs to advise primiparous women during early labour is currently missing. …”
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Effect of tannic acid irrigation on microhardness of root canal dentin and bond strength of epoxy resin based sealer by Sevinc Askerbeyli Örs, Hacer Aksel, Selen Küçükkaya Eren, Dilara Zeybek

“…For push-out bond strength test the root canals of 75 single-rooted mandibular premolars were instrumented and the final irrigation protocols were applied as described above (n = 15). …”
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The Effectiveness of Motivational Psychotherapy on Social-Emotional Competencies of Students with Type 1 Diabetes by Hossein Sahebdel, Hossein Kareshki, Hossein Mehrabi

“…Fifty male students were randomly selected and divided into two groups of 25 (experimental and control groups). The research instrument used was the Social-Emotional Competence questionnaire by Zuo and Ji (2012). …”
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THE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE IN DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN BUSINESS ENGLISH COURSES by Cristina-Laura ABRUDAN, Ioana-Claudia HOREA

“…The present paper is based on our research, undergone through semi-structured interview, in the qualitative phase, as an instrument for data collection. The sample of the study consists of 25 students at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Oradea, first and second year of study. …”
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Wear Inducing Phase Transformation of Plasma Transfer Arc Coated Tools during Friction Stir Welding with Al Alloy by Kuan-Jen Chen, Fei-Yi Hung, Truan-Sheng Lui, Yong-Ren Shih

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Outcomes After Salter–Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures in Children by Robert Pearce, Alexander Markes, Toshali Katyal, Jeremy Siu, Ishaan Swarup

“…Patients were also contacted for patient-reported outcome scores (PROs), which included the visual analog scale foot and ankle (VAS-FA) and the PROMIS pediatric mobility instrument obtained at a minimum of 2 years post-injury. …”
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Rasch Model Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale in Students by Noorellah Yousefi, Alireza Pirkhaefi

“…The person-item reliability coefficient was 0.88, Cronbach's alpha was 0.86, and McDonald's omega coefficient was 0.84.Discussion and conclusion: The results of the study indicated that the Positive Mental Health Scale is a unidimensional instrument with favorable psychometric properties for assessing positive mental health in students. …”
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Regulation of static and dynamic balance in healthy young adults: interactions between stance width and visual conditions by Wei Luo, Zhirui Huang, Hao Li, Tao Zhong, Peishun Chen, Yu Min

“…ObjectivesThis study investigates the impact of five distinct stance widths on static balance and limits of stability in healthy adults under varying visual conditions, specifically with eyes open and closed.MethodsThe Prokin Balance Instrument was used to evaluate static balance with both eyes open and closed, as well as limits of stability with eyes open, in 20 healthy adults (male, age = 21.55 ± 1.39). …”
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Ecocultural Perspectives On Mental Well-being and Self-harmony Among Sports Science Students by Peng Song, Shaojie Wang, Bo Jiang, Lunan Zhao

“…Participants completed two validated instruments: the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) for assessing mental health symptoms, and the Self-Harmony Scale (SCL-HA) to measure congruence between self-concept and experiences. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture at Acupoints of Yangming Meridian on Denervated Muscle Atrophy of Rats by Xuan CHEN, Xiaoran YE, Yiyi ZHUANG, Xiaoqing HUANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Yangming meridian acupoints on denervated muscular atrophy.Methods:A total of 60 SD rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group, with 12 cases in each group.Except for the control group, the left sciatic nerve were cut off in the other four groups.The control group and model group did not receive electro-acupuncture treatment; non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group was treated by electro-acupuncture instrument (dense wave, frequency 2/33 Hz, intensity 1.5-2 mA).The non-acupoint group selected Zusanli acupoint and Shangjuxu acupoint 0.5 cm apart;other meridian group took Yinlingquan acupoint and Diji acupoint; Yangming meridian group took Zusanli and Shangjuxu acupoint, Once a day, 30 minutes a time, five days a course of treatment, continuous treatment for four courses.After treatment for four courses, the SFI, RWW, RCA, RFD, AI of affected/contralateral gastrocnemius muscle were observed, and the expression of PAX3/PAX7 was observed by double immunofluorescence staining.Results:Compared with the control group, SFI, RWW, RCA and RFD in the model group, non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group decreased significantly, AI and PAX7 increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with the model group, SFI, RCA, RFD and PAX7 in the other meridian group and Yangming meridian group increased significantly, AI decreased significantly, RWW and PAX3 in Yangming meridian group increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with other meridian group, RWW, RCA, RFD, PAX3 in Yangming meridian group increased significantly, AI decreased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Electroacupuncture at Yangming meridian acupoints can improve the function and histomorphology of denervated limbs, reduce the apoptotic level of muscle cells, promote the proliferation and differentiation of muscle cells, and effectively prevent and treat muscle atrophy of rats.…”
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Cross-Culturally Adapted Versions of Patient Reported Outcome Measures for the Lower Extremity by Yongni Zhang, Jiayi Ren, Yaning Zang, Wenhao Guo, Ashley Disantis, Robroy L Martin

“… # Conclusion Nineteen of the 20 recommended instruments were available in multiple languages. The PROM most frequently cross-culturally adapted and translated were the KOOS and WOMAC. …”
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The Association Between the Onset and Ending of Volunteering on Loneliness and Perceived Social Isolation Among Older Adults: Longitudinal Evidence From the German Ageing Survey by Avery Richardson, Hans‐Helmut König, André Hajek

“…Loneliness was assessed using the De Jong Gierveld tool, and perceived social isolation was measured using the Bude and Lantermann instrument. Asymmetric linear fixed effects (FE) regression analysis examined the associations. …”
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Effects of Upstream Component and Air Injection on Water Droplet Impingement Characteristics for Downstream Surfaces by Xiaobin Shen, Yundan Tan, Rendong Yu, Xiaochuan Liu, Guiping Lin, Zhiqiang Xu, Yuandong Guo

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