Kinetic Studies of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisations of Styrene and Chloromethylstyrene with Poly(3-hexyl thiophene) Macroinitiator by Nattawoot Rattanathamwat, Jatuphorn Wootthikanokkhan, Nonsee Nimitsiriwat, Chanchana Thanachayanont, Udom Asawapirom

“…The result was discussed in light of the chain transfer reaction to the poly(chloromethylstyrene) repeating units. Morphology of the synthesized block copolymers, examined by an atomic force microscopy (AFM), were also compared and discussed.…”
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Occupational therapists’ experiences of using a new internet-based intervention - a focus group study by Ida-Maria Barchéus, Maria Ranner, Eva Månsson Lexell, Maria Larsson-Lund

“…Background Research is limited about how the introduction of new ways of delivering and conducting occupational therapy, in accordance with expected changes in health care, is experienced by occupational therapists (OTs).Aim To explore how OTs experienced use of a new internet-based intervention, ‘Strategies for Empowering activities in Everyday life’ (SEE), focusing on supporting client resources to manage an active everyday life after stroke.Material and methods A focus group study with periodical repeated discussion was designed. Four sessions during a period of 22 months were conducted with a total of four OTs.Result Overall, the results reflected that the OTs experienced that the use of SEE for persons with stroke was a valuable complement to existing rehabilitation. …”
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Pricing and Allotment in a Sea-Cargo Supply Chain with Reference Effect: A Dynamic Game Approach by Lei Xu, Govindan Kannan, Xiaoli Yang, Jian Li, Xiukun Zhao

“…The contract between the carrier and forwarder is a long-term issue, and the repeated contract business makes the forwarder develop a reference point based on the contract prices, and this reference effect, to a large extent, affects the forwarder’s contract purchasing decisions. …”
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Meanings attributed by a group of adult men to the experience of having type 2 diabetes mellitus by Gabriela Vanegas, Alejandro Barbosa, Angie Zamora

“…The above has the potential risk for risk behaviors to be repeated in later generations.…”
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The Effects of Substituting Glassware for Plasticware and the Use of an Ethanol Vector on Oocyte Maturation In Vitro by A. D. Macaulay, C. K. Hamilton, P. M. Bartlewski, W. A. King

“…Open-well experiments were repeated with ethanol in a quantity sufficient for delivery of nonmiscible compounds. …”
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The Efficacy of Amniotic Membrane Stem Cell (AMSC) Metabolite Product and Vitamin E for Wrinkles, Spots, and Pores in Photoaging by Rahmadewi Rahmadewi, Retha Retha, Dyah Ayu Pitasari, Vidyani Adiningtyas Kusumastanto, Agatha Anindita Ayu Ardhaninggar, Irmadita Citrashanty, Maylita Sari, Menul Ayu Umborowati, Cita Rosita Sigit Prakoeswa

“…The treatment group received a topical combination of AMSC-MP and vitamin E, and the control group received AMSC-MP alone after fractional CO2 laser. The treatment was repeated three times. Result. The Janus assessment results showed a significant difference in pores in the third observation, and the average pore improvements in the treatment group were better than the control group. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Steel-FRP Composite Bars under Tensile and Compressive Loading by Zeyang Sun, Yu Tang, Yunbiao Luo, Gang Wu, Xiaoyuan He

“…The calculated stress-strain curves of ordinary steel bar and SFCB under repeated tensile loading agree well with the corresponding experimental results. …”
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Research of partial discharge characteristics features in bushings by D. A. Polyakov, N. A. Tereshchenko, K. I. Nikitin

“…To check this assumption we grind them off and repeated the test. The second test does not show considerable PD characteristics change. …”
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NLRP3 Deficiency Attenuates Renal Fibrosis and Ameliorates Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Mouse Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction Model of Chronic Kidney Disease by Honglei Guo, Xiao Bi, Ping Zhou, Shijian Zhu, Wei Ding

“…The nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat containing PYD-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome has been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, its exact role in glomerular injury and tubulointerstitial fibrosis is still undefined. …”
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Indications for Dental Specialists for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Mandibular Advancement Devices: A Narrative Review by Antonino Lo Giudice, Salvatore La Rosa, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Gaetano Isola, Marco Cicciù, Giulio Alessandri-Bonetti, Rosalia Leonardi

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is characterized by repeated airway collapse during sleep. It determines cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurocognitive consequences and is associated with several daytime and nighttime symptoms that influence the patient’s quality of life. …”
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Monocytes Exhibit High Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Secretion, Augmenting Tumor Progression by Carolina Cubillos-Zapata, Enrique Hernández-Jiménez, José Avendaño-Ortiz, Victor Toledano, Anibal Varela-Serrano, Isabel Fernández-Navarro, Raquel Casitas, Carlos Carpio, Luis A. Aguirre, Francisco García-Río, Eduardo López-Collazo

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a syndrome characterized by repeated pauses in breathing induced by a partial or complete collapse of the upper airways during sleep. …”
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Fabrication of bendable and narrow bandgap Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 for tandem photovoltaics by Sarallah Hamtaei, Alice Debot, Romain Scaffidi, Guy Brammertz, Estelle Cariou, Sean M. Garner, Aranzazu Aguirre, Jef Poortmans, Phillip J. Dale, Bart Vermang

“…Here, we show the use of a two-step method to synthesize Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2, with a bandgap between 1.00 and 1.13 eV, on bendable ultra-thin glass, with minority carrier lifetimes approaching 100 ns, in a homogenous and repeatable fashion. We also report on conventional and alternative device fabrication methods with very low waste and toxicity footprints. …”
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DNA Typing of Mycobacterium bovis Isolates from Badgers (Meles meles) Culled from Areas in Ireland with Different Levels of Tuberculosis Prevalence by Claire Furphy, Eamon Costello, Denise Murphy, Leigh A. L. Corner, Eamonn Gormley

“…In this study we have carried out spoligotyping and variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) analysis of M. bovis isolates from two groups of badgers, representing a wide geographic area, with different tuberculosis prevalence levels. …”
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On the Measurement of Laser Lines in 3D Space with Uncertainty Estimation by Ivan De Boi, Nasser Ghaderi, Steve Vanlanduit, Rudi Penne

“…We also offer insights into the optimal number of board positions and the number of repeated laser dot measurements, which are both the main time-consuming factors in practice. …”
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Remote Detection of the Electric Field Change Induced at the Seismic Wave Front from the Start of Fault Rupturing by Yukio Fujinawa, Kozo Takahashi, Yoichi Noda, Hiroshi Iitaka, Shinobu Yazaki

“…We report the remote detection of the Earth's electric field variations almost simultaneously with the start of fault rupturing at about 100 km from the fault region using a special electric measurement. The rare but repeated detection indicates that the phenomenon is real. …”
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Bird flock effect-based dynamic community detection: Unravelling network patterns over time by Siti Haryanti Hairol Anuar, Zuraida Abal Abas, Iskandar Waini, Mohd Fariduddin Mukhtar, Zejun Sun, Eko Arip Winanto, Norhazwani Mohd Yunos

“…DCDBFE employs an incremental community detection approach to repeatedly detect communities in each network snapshot or time step. …”
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Chromosome-level genome assembly of the pine wood nematode carrier Arhopalus unicolor by Xiangying Zou, Liqiong Zeng, Xingzao You, Jinghui Zhong, Chensheng Tang, Zhaofei Zheng, Xiaochun Lin, Biaoqiang Zhang, Xinliang Zhang, Yu Fang, Yanli Sun, Shouping Cai, Jun Su

“…Furthermore, the genome contains 71.74% repeat elements and encompasses 16,450 predicted protein-coding genes. …”
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Evolutionary Game Theoretic Modeling and Repetition of Media Distributed Shared in P2P-Based VANET by Di Wu, He Liu, Yingrong Bi, Hongsong Zhu

“…Under such a presupposition, in this paper, we study the media provisions in P2P-based VANET and present a repeated game “More Pay for More Work (RGMPMW)” incentive mechanism based on service evaluation information. …”
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From Mild Ataxia to Huntington Disease Phenocopy: The Multiple Faces of Spinocerebellar Ataxia 17 by Georgios Koutsis, Marios Panas, George P. Paraskevas, Anastasia M. Bougea, Athina Kladi, Georgia Karadima, Elisabeth Kapaki

“…We presently report a Greek family with a pathological expansion of 54 repeats at the SCA 17 locus that displayed remarkable phenotypic variability. …”
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In-Trastuzumab Scintigraphy in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Remains Feasible during Trastuzumab Treatment by Sietske B.M. Gaykema, Johan R. de Jong, Patrick J. Perik, Adrienne H. Brouwers, Carolien P. Schröder, Thijs H. Oude Munnink, Alphons H.H. Bongaerts, Elisabeth G.E. de Vries, Marjolijn N. Lub-de Hooge

“…Tumor uptake and organ distribution between the first and repeated scan series were calculated via residence times. …”
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