Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of Pressure Monitoring Systems by Silvia Caggiari, Liudi Jiang, Peter Worsley

“…This study evaluated the performance of six commercial pressure sensing arrays, which differed in sensor type, configuration, and spatial resolution. Each system was subjected to mechanical compression loading on a standard cushion using a dual hemispherical ‘buttock shaped’ standard indenter. …”
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“The state has a debt to us, it ended our dreams, our life projects”: Reconstructing life projects after torture by Anne Sønneland

“…The interviewees describe damage to their life project both regarding health and the impact of stigma, but place special emphasis on the ways in which the life projects of their children have been impacted: as a result of being imprisoned, they have been unable to take care of their children for longer periods of time, their children have been subjected to violence, and they have had less access to education. …”
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« L’appel de la forêt » : une forêt primaire entre projet associatif et politique en faveur de la libre évolution by Alexandra Locquet

“…This research, based on a research-action approach, examines how this sort of project promotes the emergence of new modes of action for protecting the environment, while at the same time politicising its subject. This paper explores the AFH project's position in the context of growing interest in free evolution strategies. …”
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Validation of the WHO Hemoglobin Color Scale Method by Leeniyagala Gamaralalage Thamal Darshana, Deepthi Inoka Uluwaduge

“…A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted by the Medical Laboratory Sciences Unit of University of Sri Jayewardenepura in collaboration with National Blood Transfusion Centre, Sri Lanka. A total of 100 subjects participated in this study. Hemoglobin value of each participant was analyzed by both WHO color scale method and cyanmethemoglobin method. …”
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An Artist within, brings out the Drawing in Class: A Creative Approach to Teaching and Learning Engineering Graphics and Design by Siphesihle Eugene Mthethwa

“…Validating learners to sing their hearts out during the lesson allows them to be willing to work on and complete their assigned EGD activities, love the subject, and long for the next lesson. This study therefore aimed to explore how an infusion of music in EGD lessons would impact teaching and learning of EGD. …”
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Apply Woods Model in the Predictions of Ambient Air Particles and Metallic Elements (Mn, Fe, Zn, Cr, and Cu) at Industrial, Suburban/Coastal, and Residential Sampling Sites by Guor-Cheng Fang, Ci-Song Huang

“…Additionally, as for He-mei sampling site, the main sources were subjected to traffic mobile emissions.…”
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Corneal epithelial thickness as a diagnostic tool in ophthalmology – a case series by Karolina Deja, Justyna Izdebska, Jerzy Szaflik

“…The patient was advised to continue the prescribed treatment and was subjected to ongoing monitoring. At the follow-up visit, the patient reported an improvement in her visual acuity. …”
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Espaço Movimento: Physical exercise program as prevention strategy in supplementary care by Valéria Cristina de Faria, Isabella Carolina Silva Pereira, Maysa Araujo Carvalho, Emanuel de Almeida Lima, Robson da Silva Miranda, Guilherme de Azambuja Pussieldi, Afonso Timão Simplício

“…Submitted to 12 months of intervention, GG was composed of 45 participants (25 male), with mean age 46.1 ± 15.7 years. The WRG was subjected to six months of intervention, and composed of 12 participants (10 females), with mean age 42.8 ± 13.8 years. …”
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Tuberculous Enteritis: A Rare Complication of Miliary Tuberculosis by Danisha Figueroa, Nilmarie Guzman, Carmen Isache

“…A 47-year-old homosexual male from Philippines with no significant medical history presented with productive cough, night sweats, subjective fevers, shortness of breath, watery diarrhea, and 25-pound weight loss in past one year. …”
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The Condition of Belonging the Mortgaged Property to the Mortgagee Providing Non-Fulfillment of the Debt on Time by Mahdi Hamze Howeyda, Jamshid Shiri

“…Considering the nature of the condition of the adjective, it is obvious that the inclusion of this condition is excluded from the subject of the discussion and the issue should be investigated regarding the condition of the result and the condition of the verb; This condition can be proposed in the mortgage contract in the form of a result condition as well as a verb condition, and each of them has its own status and effects, and at the same time, it can be a type of obligation that the parties have foreseen for breach of contract. …”
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Primary Headache Attributed to External Compression or Traction to the Head: A Narrative Review by Ole Hensel, Torsten Kraya

“…All English‐language articles were subjected to a relevance assessment. Results The prevalence of the two types of headache varies considerably, with a higher incidence observed in women or in the presence of predisposing factors (e.g., work with compulsory helmets or long hair). …”
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Institutionalizing the Culture of Critique in the Scientific Community with Which Paradigm or Scientific Foundation? Modernism, Postmodernism or Chaos-Complexity by Seyyed Mohammad Hossein, Sousan Keshavarz

“…The statistical population included all the books, articles, studies related to the subject, and the most possible sources were selected by purposive sampling method as samples. …”
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An Analysis and Critique of the Translation of Al-Sharia Al-Arabiya with a Contrastive Criticism Approach to the Translation by Aliasghar Shahbazi

“…The four chapters of the book include subjects on origins of Arabic poetry, identity of rhythm and music of poetry, analysis of aesthetic issues and their connection with Qur'anic research, and struggle between tradition and modernity. …”
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The Axiomatic Characterization of the Grey Shapley Value by Mehmet Gençtürk, Mahmut Sami Öztürk, Osman Palancı

“…This value is a fascinating one among the models and methods of operations research, and has been the subject of extensive study by other researchers. The objective of this study is to characterize and redefine this value in cooperative games where coalition values are grey numbers. …”
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Minimally Destructive Bamboo Property Estimation of Phyllostachys makinoi Using Drilling Resistance Method by Cheng-Jung Lin, Po-Heng Lin

“…The purpose of this study was to replace subjective visual estimation with a scientific method, using drilling resistance to estimate bamboo maturity, thereby providing a basis for selecting high-quality bamboo materials. …”
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The Impact of Parasitic Infestation on Nutritional Status and Micronutrients among Children by Usama M. Alkholy, Sherief M. El Gebaly, Walaa E. M. A. Morsi, Waleed E. Elawamy, Samia E. Etewa, Asmaa M. Yousef

“…To investigate the impact of parasitic infection on nutritional status and serum iron, zinc, and selenium in children attending Pediatrics Outpatient Clinic of Zagazig University Hospitals. Subjects and Methods. A case-control study included 140 parasitic infected children and one hundred age- and sex-matched controls. …”
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Factors Affecting the Adsorption of Zn and Cd Ions from Aqueous Solution onto Vermiculite by Wu Xiaofu, Zhao Fang, Chen Mingli, Zhang Yangli, Zhao Chong, Zhou Hailan

“…The ratio of the initial concentration of ions, C 0 , to the adsorbent concentration, W 0 , was shown to be the key factor determining the equilibrium ion adsorption density, q e . Subject to the magnitude of C 0 /W 0 , the value of q e could either attain its maximum level, q m (the maximum adsorption density), when the solid surface was fully saturated, or approach its critical limit, q c (the C 0 /W 0 ratio), when the ions in the bulk solution had been completely removed. …”
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Increased Mast Cell Counts and Degranulation in Microscopic Colitis by Zhikai Chi, Jing Xu, Romil Saxena

“…Extracellular tryptase was present in 10% of control subjects as compared to 41% of CC (P<0.05) and 60% of LC (P<0.001) patients. …”
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Evaluation of the increased load bearing capacity of steel beams strengthened with pre-stressed FRP laminates by S. Bennati, D. Colonna, P.S. Valvo

“…We analyse the problem of a simply supported steel beam subjected to uniformly distributed load, strengthened with a pre-stressed fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) laminate. …”
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RETRACTED Defamation Strategy Implementation in the German Political Discourse by A. P. Kryachkova

“…The article analyses political comments as an evaluative lexis subject. It also suggests analysis of such turns as intensification, comment's metaphoricity, comparative constractions, that promote better perlocutionary effect.…”
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