Medicine Students’ Opinions on the English Discipline. University Polyclinic "Fabio Di Celmo" by Maira Pérez Pérez, Geisi Fernández Gómez, Isabel del Rosario Bagattín Martínez, Ditza Viera Álvarez, Maicel Eugenio Monzón Pérez

“…<strong>Objective</strong>: To assess the views of medicine students on the study of English as a subject in their course. <strong>Methods</strong>: A cross-sectional descriptive study, conducted during the 2009-2010 academic year that included a sample of 26 medicine students of the University Polyclinic "Fabio Di Celmo". …”
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Evaluation of the Cerebral State Index in Cats under Isoflurane Anaesthesia: Dose-Effect Relationship and Prediction of Clinical Signs by Joana R. Sousa, Lénio Ribeiro, Aura Silva, David A. Ferreira

“…The performance of the cerebral state index (CSI) in reflecting different levels of isoflurane anaesthesia was evaluated in ten cats subjected to four end-tidal isoflurane concentrations (EtIso), each maintained for 15 minutes (0.8%, 1.2%, 1.6%, or 2.0% EtIso). …”
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Novel Optimized Support Vector Regression Networks for Estimating Fresh and Hardened Characteristics of SCC by Babak Naeim, Ali Javadzade Khiavi, Parisa Dolatimehr, Behnam Sadaghat

“…Fly ash-containing concrete has only been the subject of a small amount of research focused on forecasting the hardened concrete qualities. …”
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Increased aPKC Expression Correlates with Prostatic Adenocarcinoma Gleason Score and Tumor Stage in the Japanese Population by Anthony S. Perry, Bungo Furusato, Raymond B. Nagle, Sourav Ghosh

“…Tissue microarrays consisting of 142 malignant prostate cancer cases and 21 benign prostate tissues were subject to immunohistological staining for aPKC. aPKC staining intensity was scored by three independent pathologists and categorized as absent (0), dim (1+), intermediate (2+), and bright (3+). aPKC staining intensities were correlated with Gleason score and tumor stage. …”
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Adaptation and validation of a Self-Efficacy Scale for Physical Activity Practice – SESBC Scale by Walan Robert da Silva, Cinara Sacomori, Thiago Emannuel Medeiros, Tailine Lisboa, Kamyla Thais Dias de Freitas, Fernando Luiz Cardoso

“…In the exploratory factor analysis, the 19 items loaded onto one single factor, and factor loadings varied from 0.41 to 0.88, explaining 52.7% of the total variance of the subjects’ responses. e SESBC showed good reliability in terms of internal consistency (alpha of 0.94) and good reproducibility in terms of test and re-test (ICC < 0.40-0.80) after two weeks. …”
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Sensory Precipitation Forecast Using Artificial Neural Networks and Decision Trees by Ünal Kızıl, Hakkı Fırat Altınbilek, Sefa Aksu, Hakan Nar

“…Sensor data were scaled between 0-1 with min-max normalization before being subjected to deep learning and machine learning training. …”
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Development of learning video comparison using Palembang jumputan context to determine students' mathematical reasoning by Siti Nabila, Ratu Ilma Indra Putri, Zulkardi Zulkardi

“…This type of research is a design research type of development study. The subjects of this study were 37 seventh-grade students at Srijaya Negara Junior High School, Palembang. …”
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Yield and Physicochemical Properties of Soluble Dietary Fiber Extracted from Untreated and Steam Explosion-Treated Black Soybean Hull by Meng Shen, Yunfei Ge, Ziyue Kang, Zhigang Quan, Juan Wang, Jinling Xiao, Weihao Wang, Longkui Cao

“…Black soybean hull was subjected to steam explosion (SE) treatment under different conditions to improve the yield and properties of soluble dietary fiber (SDF) extract. …”
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La peinture de paysage traditionnelle chinoise Séjour dans les monts Fuchun et son influence sur la conception de projets paysagers contemporains dans la vallée du fleuve Qiantang... by Xuewu Dou, Aude Nuscia Taïbi, Mustapha El Hannani

“…This very rich cultural and historical landscape heritage which has been recognised for centuries is currently subjected to major transformations (urbanisation, agricultural development and the installation of dykes). …”
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Revealing connectivity patterns of deep brain stimulation efficacy in Parkinson’s disease by Eva Výtvarová, Martin Lamoš, Jaroslav Hlinka, Sabina Goldemundová, Ivan Rektor, Martina Bočková

“…The high-density source space EEG was acquired and analyzed in 43 PD subjects in DBS on and DBS off stimulation states (off medication) during a cognitive-motor task. …”
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Dialectics and Implications of Natural Neurotropic Autoantibodies in Neurological Disease and Rehabilitation by A. B. Poletaev, A. A. Abrosimova, M. A. Sokolov, A. B. Gekht, V. V. Alferova, E. I. Gusev, T. Ya. Nikolaeva, C. Selmi

“…Results showed variable and detectable Id-Abs and AId-Abs in different proportions of all three populations of subjects. Among patients with different functional recovery after ischemic stroke, a difference in time-related trends of Id-Abs and AId-Abs was encountered. …”
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Sports Augmented Cognitive Benefits: An fMRI Study of Executive Function with Go/NoGo Task by Qingguo Ding, Lina Huang, Jie Chen, Farzaneh Dehghani, Juan Du, Yingli Li, Qin Li, Hongqiang Zhang, Zhen Qian, Wenbin Shen, Xiaowei Yin, Pei Liang

“…Nineteen regular joggers and twenty-one subjects as a control group performed the task, and their brain imaging data were analyzed. …”
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Combined effects of pollution and bacterial infection in Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1971) by M. Dara, F. Bertini, C. La Corte, L. Bisanti, M. Staropoli, J. Vizioli, D. Parrinello, M. Cammarata, M. G. Parisi

“…Here, the enzymatic and immune responses of Sabella spallanzanii have been investigated after exposure to methylmercury, along with the combined impacts of E. coli infection. Fan worms were subjected to four different treatments: control conditions (buffer injection); E. coli injection; CH3HgCl exposure combined, or not, with E. coli injection. …”
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Systemic Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increases Neuron Survival after Global Cerebral Ischemia In Vivo (2VO) by Luisa Perasso, Carla Emilia Cogo, Debora Giunti, Carlo Gandolfo, Piero Ruggeri, Antonio Uccelli, Maurizio Balestrino

“…However, in MSC-treated rats the number of viable CA1 pyramidal neurons was significally higher than in rats that had been subjected to ischemia but not treated with MSC. We conclude that intravenous administration of MSC after transient global ischemia reduces hippocampal damage.…”
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Qualitative Analysis of Microbial Dynamics during Anaerobic Digestion of Microalgal Biomass in a UASB Reactor by Anna Doloman, Yousef Soboh, Andrew J. Walters, Ronald C. Sims, Charles D. Miller

“…Samples of the sludge were collected throughout AD and extracted DNA was subjected to next-generation sequencing using methanogen mcrA gene specific and universal bacterial primers. …”
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Work Roles in Human–Robot Collaborative Systems: Effects on Cognitive Ergonomics for the Manufacturing Industry by Pablo Segura, Odette Lobato-Calleros, Isidro Soria-Arguello, Eduardo Gamaliel Hernández-Martínez

“…Variations in the state of cognitive ergonomics were estimated with subjective and objective techniques via workload tests and physiological responses respectively. …”
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Balance Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Posturography in Developing a Rehabilitation Program by Davide Ferrazzoli, Alfonso Fasano, Roberto Maestri, Rossana Bera, Grazia Palamara, Maria Felice Ghilardi, Gianni Pezzoli, Giuseppe Frazzitta

“…Parkinsonian patients not complaining of a subjective BD and controls were tested using a posturographic platform (PP) with open eyes (OE) and performing a simple cognitive task [counting (OEC)]. …”
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Case report: Local anesthesia with lidocaine infiltration for extended-release buprenorphine therapy by Pouya Azar, Pouya Azar, Jane J. Kim, Jane J. Kim, Ella Rohani, Dayyon Newman-Azar, Matin Narimani, Jessica Machado, Victor W. Li, Victor W. Li

“…Notwithstanding the advantages of BUP-XR, subjective pain and anxiety associated with injections can compromise patients’ willingness to receive treatment. …”
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Feeding and growth variations affect δ13C and δ15N budgets during ontogeny in a lepidopteran larva by Charberet, Samuel M., Maria, Annick, Siaussat, David, Gounand, Isabelle, Mathieu, Jérôme

“…The fractionation observed between trophic levels in nitrogen and carbon isotopes, explained by isotopic biochemical selectivity, is subject to important within-trophic level variations, leading to imprecision in trophic level estimation. …”
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Teacher-student relationships as a pathway to sustainable learning: Psychological insights on motivation and self-efficacy by Jurong Liu, Juan Gao, Muhammad Hassan Arshad

“…Furthermore, instrumental value for the subject moderates these relationships, highlighting the importance of perceived practical value in motivating students. …”
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