Application of Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Paralytic Shellfish Poison in Bivalve Shellfish and Its Influencing Factors by DENG Yuxiang, WU Haiyan, XU Xizhen, ZHAO Huihui, TAN Zhijun, ZHENG Guanchao

“…It then summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in the detection of PSP in bivalve shellfish from four aspects: pretreatment extraction and purification, instrumental conditions, matrix effects, and method validation. …”
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Chemical Composition, Functional Properties, and Effect of Inulin from Tunisian Agave americana L. Leaves on Textural Qualities of Pectin Gel by Mohamed Ali Bouaziz, Rabaa Rassaoui, Souhail Besbes

“…The textural properties of Agave inulin-pectin mixed gels were examined using instrumental Texture Profile Analysis (TPA). Firmness of the prepared Agave inulin-pectin mixed gels was lower than the pectin gel (0.3554 N against 5.7238 N, resp.). …”
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Can aid foster Africa's attainment of a just energy transition and external debt sustainability? by Kalimanshi Nsakaza, Talumba Ireen Chilipaine

“…In contrast to the instrumental variables technique, the paper employed a 2-step system GMM to analyze data from 39 African countries between 2012 and 2022. …”
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Towards Circular Economy through Waste to Biomass Energy in Madagascar by Ling Qin, Mengjun Wang, Jinfu Zhu, Yuhu Wei, Xintao Zhou, Zheng He

“…It identifies several areas where research is urgently required to adopt instrumental policies to ensure that both rural development objectives and renewable energy targets are met with financial support from the government and international assistance.…”
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Probabilistic seismic hazard mapping for Bangladesh using updated source models by Anika Samm-A, A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Md. Zillur Rahman

“…This study addresses these limitations by updating areal source models (nine areal sources), estimating seismicity parameters such as mean seismicity rates, Gutenberg–Richter b-values, and maximum earthquake magnitude (Mmax), and utilizing comprehensive earthquake catalogs of historical and instrumental records. In the absence of region-specific GMPEs, a combination of equations (four different combinations) from similar tectonic settings was employed. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Stress Coping Scale Brief-COPE 28 in a Peruvian population by Neicer Joel Delgado-Requejo, Julio Cesar Castillo Ramos, Lourdes Carolina Cerda Sánchez

“…Method: The design used was instrumental; 530 people participated, 60% men and 40% women, between 18 and 60 years old, from different regions of Peru, selected by non-probability convenience sampling. …”
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Spatial Dynamics of Specialized and Sophisticated Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises on New High-Quality Productive Forces from an Evolutionary Economic Geography Perspective by Huibo Zhong, Mingwei Chu, Yuhang Xia, Keyu Zhai, Xing Gao

“…The study assesses the impact of specialized and sophisticated SMEs on NHPFs using OLS and addresses potential endogeneity issues through the application of instrumental variables. The results show that the Specialized and Sophistication Index (SSI) positively impacts NHPFs, with its effect strengthening from the company to the municipal level (by about 25%) but weakening at the provincial and national levels (to half of the municipal level), highlighting a clear marginal effect on regional NHPFs. …”
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Neuroeducación y Autocontrol: cómo vincular lo que aprendemos con lo que hacemos. Un estudio de caso múltiple en un grupo de Educación Infantil by Elena BETEGÓN BLANCA, Jairo RODRÍGUEZ-MEDINA, María Jesús IRURTIA MUÑIZ

“…Esta investigación se enmarca dentro de los estudios cualitativos, según las directrices básicas de una investigación Pretest- Intervención Postest- y Retest a través de un estudio de caso múltiple e instrumental. Para ello se realizan diferentes tomas de datos a través de la observación no participante en códigos de conducta, tanto antes como después de la intervención. …”
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Roof-Breaking Characteristics and Ground Pressure Behavior in Deep Jurassic Coal Seams: A Thick-Plate Model and Field Measurements by Wei Zhang, Yandong Zhang, Weisheng Zhang, Liang Chen, Fanjia Li, Kaidi Xie

“…Roof-breaking characteristics and ground pressure behavior of the coalface are instrumental in guiding deep Jurassic coal seam mining, in particular in the Shaanxi and Inner Mongolia regions of China. …”
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Percepção de políticas de gestão de pessoas e comprometimento organizacional: o papel mediador da percepção de justiça organizacional by Renata Gomes de Jesus, Diva Ester Okazaki Rowe

“…Para tanto, foram utilizadas escalas previamente validadas no contexto brasileiro, a saber: Escala de Políticas de Recursos Humanos, Escala de Percepções de Justiça dos Professores do Ensino Superior, dimensões afetiva, normativa e instrumental da escala de Comprometimento Organizacional. …”
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Validación de constructo de la escala ESTE-R para medición de la soledad en la vejez en Bucaramanga, Colombia by Ara Mercedes Cerquera Córdoba, María Lucía Cala Rueda, Mayra Juliana Galvis Aparicio

“…Por esta razón se realizó un estudio instrumental, con una muestra de 383 personas mayores residentes en Bucaramanga, Colombia. …”
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The Quality Control of Tea by Near-Infrared Reflectance (NIR) Spectroscopy and Chemometrics by Ming-Zhi Zhu, Beibei Wen, Hao Wu, Juan Li, Haiyan Lin, Qin Li, Yinhua Li, Jianan Huang, Zhonghua Liu

“…As a rapid, noninvasive, and nondestructive instrumental technique with simplicity in sample preparation, near-infrared reflectance (NIR) spectroscopy has been proved to be one of the most advanced and efficient tools for the control quality of tea products in recent years. …”
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Rheological monitoring of tau protein polymerisation with acoustic waves sensor by P. Didier, F. Razan, E. Caplain, M. Michiel, C. Delamarche, C. Nogues, J.Y. Le Huerou, S. Serfaty, P. Larzabal

“…The development of an instrumental system for detecting the tau protein involved in Alzheimer's disease is proposed which will aid in understanding the mechanisms of this disease. …”
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A rare case of recurrent polychondritis with aortic valve involvement by N.V. Bortniak, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.I. Kovtun, S.I. Dorofeieva, O.S. Chumak, G.M. Prus, O.J. Zharinov, B.M. Todurov

“…The results of laboratory and instrumental studies, as well as the morphological study of remote aortic valve are provided. …”
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Factors determining quality of life of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy selected for revascularization procedures by N.B. Іvaniuk, О.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, О.А. Yepanchintseva, B.М. Тоdurov

“…The cross-sectional single-center study analyzed data obtained at clinical and instrumental examination of 148 consecutively admitted patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, including 130 men and 18 women, mean age 62 ± 9 years. …”
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HISTORY AND RESULTS OF THE INTRODUCTION OF PALMS (ARECACEAE C.H. SCHULTZ) ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE CRIMEA by A. P. Maksimov, Yu. V. Plugata, V. P. Koba, A. F. Khromov

“…Long-term  observations on the experimental plants with an assessment of their  prospects according to a frosting scale during severe winters and  biometric measurements of their habit by instrumental methods  have been conducted. The article describes the history and results of the palms' introduction beginning from 1814 up to the present  moment. …”
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Labour and Neonatal Outcome in Small for Gestational Age Babies Delivered Beyond 36+0 Weeks: A Retrospective Cohort Study by K. E. Boers, J. A. M. van der Post, Ben W. J. Mol, J. M. M. van Lith, S. A. Scherjon

“…Induction in pregnancies complicated by SGA at term is associated with a higher risk of instrumental deliveries without improvement of neonatal outcome. …”
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Insights into the Transmission, Host Range, Genomics, Vaccination, and Current Epidemiology of the Monkeypox Virus by Yusha Araf, Jannatul Ferdous Nipa, Sabekun Naher, Sumaiya Tasnim Maliha, Hasanur Rahman, Kazi Ifthi Arafat, Mohammad Raguib Munif, Md Jamal Uddin, Nurejunnati Jeba, Sukumar Saha, Jingbo Zhai, S. M. Nazmul Hasan, Mengzhou Xue, Md. Golzar Hossain, Chunfu Zheng

“…Vaccination, particularly using the smallpox vaccine, has proven instrumental in outbreak control, exhibiting an efficacy of at least 85% against mpox as evidenced by data from Africa. …”
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Validación de la escala Techo de Cristal en trabajadoras durante la pandemia by Erika Villavicencio-Ayub, Octavio Salvador-Ginez, Brenda Zúñiga Castillo

“…Se realizó un estudio empírico instrumental con una muestra no probabilística de 203 mujeres mexicanas, que trabajaban durante la pandemia por COVID-19. …”
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Jilin Province of China, 1949–1979: History of Regional and Demographic Development by Svetlana B. Makeeva

“…The synchronous and statistical historical methods have proven most instrumental. Results. The thirty years following the founding of the People’s Republic of China (1949) witnessed an economic strengthening of the strategically important border province. …”
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