Knowledge and Attitudes of the Inhabitants of a Rural Canton about the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Carlos David Castañeda Guillot, Blanca Cristina Estrella López, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…The results obtained were processed with Microsoft Excel 2016 and statistically analyzed using SPSS 25 software. Non-parametric tests were performed for statistical significance between variables. …”
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Study on a Moisture Ratio Curve Model for Refractance Window Drying Based on a D-Optimal Mixture Design by Jingyu He, Weidong Song, Jianqiang Li, Tianhang Ding, Jian Guan, Jinji Wu, Jiaoling Wang

“…The fitting of the classical model of thin-layer drying was studied, and SAS and 1stOpt calculation software were used to analyze the test data. The result showed that the RW drying equipment could dry 8 mm of tomato pulp in 120 min, and the maximum drying speed could reach 0.40 g/(g·min). …”
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Analysis and Research of Asymmetric Helical Gear Oil Injection Lubrication Considering Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient by Shuai Mo, Xu Li, Zhenxing Zou, Zhiyou Feng, Guojian Cen

“…The simulation calculation of the injection lubrication of the asymmetric helical gear is carried out in the CFX fluid simulation software，and the influence rules of the injection parameters on the flow heat transfer coefficient of the tooth face under different injection methods are obtained. …”
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A Multi-Period Mathematical Model to Optimize Smart Home Energy Management with Scheduling of Appliances and Solar Cell Cost Calculation by Morteza Jafari Nikpey, Farid Momayezi

“…The proposed mathematical models are solved using the CPLEX solver embedded in the GAMS software.By comparing the prices obtained from the two models, the cost of solar cells with the desired production capacity is calculated. …”
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Analysis of the Complete Genomes of Enterovirus 71 Subtypes in China by Lei Wang, Yuzhu Dai, Jun Cheng, Changgui Sun, Yu Chen, Dawei Cui

“…The phylogenetic trees were developed by MEGA7.0 software, and the complete genetic epidemiological characteristics and amino acid mutations of EV-A71 from China were also analysed. …”
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Dose and time dependent cytotoxicity of Blepharis maderaspatensis (L) against various human cancer cell lines by Bhutkar Pratima Milind, V. Suganthi, Bhutkar Milind Vishnu

“…IC50 value was calculated for each duration from sigmoid dose-response curve by using GraphPad Prism8 software. Results: Ethanolic extract of B. maderaspatensis was effective cytotoxic agent against all the tested cancer cell lines in dose and time-dependent manner. …”
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Local relief approximation with deterministic methods for optimizing production facilities layout on rough terrain by V. G. Khomchenko, I. M. Zuga, A. N. Kuzhel, A. O. Stroyev

“…Via an example of a real territory relief the comparative assessment of the accepted local approximation with the results of the software product AutoCad Civil 3D is given.…”
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Research on surface charge accumulation characteristics of post-composite insulators in polluted environments by Ping Huang, Guoting Yang, Kequan Wei, Junlin Huang, Biao Zhang

“…Based on the results of natural contamination accumulation tests, an FZSMW-75/8-Z insulator model is developed using COMSOL multiphysics simulation software. The simulation results are basically consistent with the natural contamination accumulation test results, verifying the rationality of the simulation model. …”
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Whither Nordic Public Libraries? Towards a Cross-country Research Initiative on the Histo rical Heritage, Role, Self- perception, and Challenges of Public Libraries in Denmark, Fin... by Leif Kajberg

“…The nature of challenges confronting public libraries - including those emerging from the web, from the dispersion of social software and changes in users' habits, tastes, preferences, etc. - are exa- mined. …”
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Comparison of efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative therapies for essential hypertension with anxiety or depression disorder. by Xueyan Han, Xinxin Liu, Fengxing Zhong, Yiguo Wang, Qiming Zhang

“…Two researchers will independently screen the literature, extracting data, assessing bias risk and assessing heterogeneity. We will use software WinBUGS 1.4.3 and Stata 16.0 for pairwise meta-analysis and NMA to comprehensively evaluate various interventions. …”
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An Investigation on the Influences of Construction Schemes on Backfilling the River-Crossing Section of a Utility Tunnel by Jin-Kun Huang, Zhao-Xiang Lu, Wan-Yun Yin, Ren-Cai Jin, Yuan-Di Qian, Si-Dong Shen, Lei Wang

“…In this paper, with a practical comprehensive utility tunnel project as the background, a variety of different backfill construction schemes were designed, and the corresponding numerical simulations were performed with the finite element analysis software Midas. The influence of different backfill construction schemes on the side wall, roof, and floor of the utility tunnel was systematically studied and analyzed, and the displacement and stress variation curves in the process of utility tunnel backfill were obtained. …”
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Comparing the effects of smartphone-based and face-to-face education on the quality of life and coping skills among patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial by Elahe Baharian, Shahla Abolhassani, Arash Najimi, Fereshteh Ashtari

“…Independent-samples t-test, paired-samples t-test, and chi-square were employed to analyze data via Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20. RESULTS: The results indicated that both F2F and smartphone-based education groups had a significant impact on their mean scores of the QOL (P < 0.001) and coping skills (P < 0.001) pre- and post-intervention. …”
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Evaluation of the natural suitability of human settlements in the Western Sichuan Plateau region of China by Wang Feng, Haixia Lu, Mingshun Xiang

“…In order to conduct a thorough investigation into the natural suitability of human settlements in 32 counties in the Western Sichuan Plateau, ArcGIS and other software were utilized to analyze the spatial and features of tempo-spatial variations as well as establish the values and thresholds of natural suitability. …”
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Helicobacter pylori infection recurrence in developed versus developing countries – a systematic review and meta-analysis by M. Schechter, Y. Niv

“…Meta-analysis was performed with comprehensive meta-analysis software, version 4 (Biostat Inc., Englewood, NJ, USA). …”
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A Radar-Based System for Detection of Human Fall Utilizing Analog Hardware Architectures of Decision Tree Model by Vassilis Alimisis, Dimitrios G. Arnaoutoglou, Emmanouil Anastasios Serlis, Argyro Kamperi, Konstantinos Metaxas, George A. Kyriacou, Paul P. Sotiriadis

“…The architectures were trained using Python and were compared to software-based classifiers. The circuit designs were executed using TSMC&#x2019;s 90 nm CMOS process technology and the Cadence IC Suite was employed for tasks including design, schematic implementation, and post-layout simulations.…”
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Digital interventions for adolescents with type 1 diabetes to promote health literacy? A qualitative study on physicians’ perspective in Germany by Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Aurélia Naoko Naef, Nadine Fischbock, Volker Eric Amelung

“…The coding was conducted deductively and inductively using MAXQDA software. Subsequently, the interviews were analysed systematically through an iterative process of content analyses in line with Kuckartz et al.Results It was reported by the physicians that digital interventions are underused due to technical resources, lack of structural conditions, information and legal constraints. …”
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Continuous adductor canal block versus continuous femoral nerve block for postoperative pain in patients undergoing knee arthroplasty: An updated meta-analysis of randomized contro... by Jinyan Gong, Lu Tang, Yuyu Han, Pengcheng Liu, Xue Yu, Fei Wang

“…Two independent reviewers selected the studies, extracted data and evaluated risk of bias by quality assessment. Revman 5.4 software was used for meta-analysis and the summary effect measure were calculated by mean differences and 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Identification and dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP-IV) inhibitory activity verification of peptides from mouse lymphocytes by Juan Wang, Yujia Xie, Yuanyuan Luan, Tingting Guo, Shanshan Xiao, Xingxing Zeng, Shaohui Zhang

“…Totally 385 peptides were analyzed by nanoliter liquid phase-Q Exactive quadrupole ultra-high resolution orbitrap mass spectrometer (Nano LC-Q Exactive Plus) and identified by PEAKS X software. After compared with peptides reported, 131 novel peptides were discovered, which then were predicted bioactivity by Peptide Ranker and 6 peptides with high bioactivity were predicted function by BIOPEP-UMW database. …”
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Mortality Trends In Pre COVID And Pandemic Era In A Tertiary Care Setting by Hareema Saeed Khan, Savida Ilyas Dar, Tayyaba Faisal, Faridullah Shah, Rabbia Aslam, Maheen Asim

“…Descriptive statistics were measured with the SPSS software version. 23.  Association with age, gender and mortality was observed using a chi-square test taking p value ≤ 0.05 as significant. …”
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A Low Power CMOS UWB LNA with Sub-1V Supply Voltage and Noise Cancellation Technique by Mehdi Alinejad, Emad Ebrahimi

“…Then, the proposed amplifier has been implemented in TSMC 0.18µm RF-CMOS technology and simulated using Cadence-IC software. The simulations show that the noise figure of this structure has improved by about 2dB compared to the conventional structure, and its noise figure has reached 3.6dB to 4.5dB in the frequency range of 2GHz to 12GHz. …”
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