Exploring helium retention from technical materials: Development and investigation by Andrew K. Gillespie, Cuikun Lin, Django Jones, Sandeep Puri, R.V. Duncan

“…We also present studies of helium retention in materials subjected to various heating profiles and atmospheric concentrations. …”
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Vectors and Spatial Patterns of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Selected Rice-Farming Villages of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines by Ma. Angelica A. Tujan, Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla, Vachel Gay V. Paller

“…Heart and lungs of rats and snail tissues were examined and subjected to artificial digestion for parasite collection. …”
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Improving Cognitive Function after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Trial on the Potential Use of the Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality by Rosaria De Luca, Maria Grazia Maggio, Giuseppa Maresca, Desiree Latella, Antonino Cannavò, Francesca Sciarrone, Emanuele Lo Voi, Maria Accorinti, Placido Bramanti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Our purpose is to evaluate the effects of a virtual reality training with BTs-Nirvana (BTs-N) on the recovery of cognitive functions in TBI subjects, using the interactive semi-immersive program. …”
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Analysis of the corrosion rate of SS 316l metal in a tsunami detection tool in seawater media by Gusti Ayu Arwati I, Alfattah Muhammad, Maryani Yeyen, Suprihatiningsih Wiwit, Yuliarty Popy

“…Due to its underwater position, it is subject to corrosion from seawater with a pH of 7 to 8.5. …”
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A data-driven cluster analysis to explore cognitive reserve and modifiable risk factors in early phases of cognitive decline by Sara Bernini, Alice Valcarenghi, Elena Ballante, Federico Fassio, Marta Picascia, Elena Cavallini, Matteo Cotta Ramusino, Alfredo Costa, Tomaso Vecchi, Cristina Tassorelli, Sara Bottiroli

“…Abstract The present study was aimed to cluster sub-groups of patients with varying degrees of cognitive impairment (Subjective Cognitive Decline, mild or Major Neurocognitive Disorder) based on their modifiable risk factors and cognitive reserve with k-means analysis. …”
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Association between hypertension and hearing loss: a systemic review and meta-analysis by Xiaohua Jin, Xiaohua Jin, Xianpeng Xu, Xianpeng Xu, Jingjing Wang, Jingjing Wang, Xinghong Liu, Xinghong Liu, Xinxing Deng, Xinxing Deng, Hui Xie, Hui Xie

“…ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the association between hypertension and hearing loss.MethodsA standardized search for studies on hypertension and hearing loss in PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science was performed using subject terms, free terms, and keyword combinations for the period of library construction to March 2024. …”
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Predicting Damage in Notched Functionally Graded Materials Plates through extended Finite Element Method based on computational simulations by Hakim Siguerdjidjene, Amin Houari, Kouider Madani, Salah Amroune, Mohamed Mokhtari, Barhm Mohamad, Chellil Ahmed, Abdelkrim Merah, Raul Campilho

“…In the present study, the extended Finite Element Method (XFEM) technique is used to analyse the damage in a Metal/Ceramic plate (FGM-Al/SiC) with a circular central notch. The plate is subjected to a uniaxial tensile force. The maximum stress criterion was employed for fracture initiation and the energy criterion for its propagation and evolution. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH EDUCATION USING AUDIO-VISUAL MEDIA ON PERINEAL WOUND CARE IN POSTPARTUM MOTHERS WITH KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT PROBLEMS IN THE ROSE ROOM RSI JEMURSARI SURABAYA by Reni Dwi Novita Wati, Nurul Kamariyah, R. Khairiyatul Afiyah, Nur Ainiyah

“…Methods: The research design uses a case study; the subject of this research is Mrs. R with knowledge deficit nursing problems. …”
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Adaptability of Napiergrass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.) for Weed Control in Site of Animals Buried after Foot-and-Mouth Disease Infection by Yasuyuki Ishii, Yusuke Iki, Kouhei Inoue, Shuhei Nagata, Sachiko Idota, Masato Yokota, Aya Nishiwaki

“…Even though several weed control methods were subjected to lands, MZ and SR failed to be established stably at only 1/3–1/2 due to the suppression of growth by indigenous weeds, while WK and DL successfully established as high as 82–91% and 73–85%, respectively, in 2011. …”
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The Profile Improvement of Vocational School Teachers’ Competencies by B. M. Triyono, N. Mohib, G. K. Kassymova, G. N. I. P. Pratama, D. Adinda, M. R. Arpentieva

“…Fifteen productive teachers of the three vocational high schools with expertise in Building Engineering Drawing (BED) were purposively selected to be the research subjects. The obtained data in the form of interview tapescripts, photos, and documents were triangulated to ensure data validity. …”
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Phenotypic Resistance of (MRSA) Clinical Isolates to Some Macrolide Antibiotic Groups by Ali Yaseen, Jaleel Samanje, Qahtan Adnan Rasheed, Rafah Sabah Barrak, Afraa Brahim

“…All these samples were subjected to classical microbiological testing, which included culturing directly on mannitol salt agar and antibiotic susceptibility test (A.S.T). …”
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Efficacy of PDD-guided tumor excision combined with photodynamic therapy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Nan Yang, Yunchuan Yang, Wanqi Zhang, Xinying Li, Hao Jiang, Huiling Kou, Junbo Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Liuchang Tan, Yuangang Lu

“…Patients in the PDD group underwent tumor excision guided by PDD, while those in the non-PDD group received wide local excision (WLE). Both groups were subjected to frozen section analysis, and PDT was applied during and post-surgery. …”
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Antibiotic resistance gene occurrence in poultry farms in northeast Brazil by Henrique Francisco de Almeida, Paulo Ricardo Conceição Marques Trindade, César Roberto Viana Teixeira, Claudson Oliveira Brito, Silvio Santana Dolabella, Sona Jain, Maíra Pompeu Martins, Ana Andréa Barbosa

“…A total of 14 chicken litter samples were collected from twelve farms and subjected to total DNA extraction. The presence of ARGs in the obtained material was tested by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using primers for selected ARGs. …”
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Does the Somatosensory Temporal Discrimination Threshold Change over Time in Focal Dystonia? by Antonella Conte, Gina Ferrazzano, Daniele Belvisi, Nicoletta Manzo, Antonio Suppa, Giovanni Fabbrini, Alfredo Berardelli

“…STDT values from dystonic patients at the baseline were also compared with those from a group of 30 age-matched healthy subjects. Results. Our findings show that the abnormally high STDT values observed in patients with focal dystonia remained unchanged at the 8-year follow-up assessment whereas disease severity worsened. …”
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Dental Status and Associated Factors in a Dentate Adult Population in Bulgaria: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Nikola D. Damyanov, Dick J. Witter, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, Nico H. J. Creugers

“…Quota sampling was used to draw 2531 subjects aged 20 years and over. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire and an oral examination. …”
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Normal Hearing Ability but Impaired Auditory Selective Attention Associated with Prediction of Response to Donepezil in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Yoshitaka Ouchi, Kenichi Meguro, Kyoko Akanuma, Yuriko Kato, Satoshi Yamaguchi

“…We investigated whether auditory selective attention is associated with response to donepezil. Methods. The subjects were40 AD patients, 20 elderly healthy controls (HCs), and 15 young HCs. …”
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Behavior of Axially Loaded Stirrup Confinement Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Stub Columns by Jing Liu, Wen-jun Wang, Fa-xing Ding, Xin-fa Zeng, Zhe Tan, Yan Huang, Bao-quan Wang

“…Abaqus was used to establish a 3D FE model and analyze the properties of CFT stub columns subjected to axial compression. The effect of the concrete core and rectangular steel tube under loop stirrup confinement was discussed. …”
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Relation of Language and Power in the First Modern Persian Poetry (Critical Discourse Analysis of “Vafâ-ye be ʔahd” (Adherence to the Pledge)) by Mohammadmehdi Zamani, Koorosh Safavi, Nematollah Iranzade

“…The Study of relationship between language use in literary works and power links literary studies to social sciences and linguistics, Because of its high frequency of presentation of political and social subjects in Constitution literature, it has the potentiality to be studied with regard to the ideological language use and the relation of language and power, specially Persian modern poetry which has come to existence with political and social modernism. …”
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Perspectives of older people toward Thai high-speed rail promotion using the theory of planned behavior and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology by Fareeda Watcharamaisakul, Thanakorn Phojaem, Sonita Sum, Thanapong Champahom, Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao, Panuwat Wisutwattanasak, Adisorn Dangbut, Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha

“…The factor with the largest influence was the attitude toward technology use, followed by subjective norms and facilitating conditions. Moreover, performance and effort expectancies play statistically significant roles in the attitude toward technology use.…”
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An interface-based microscopic model for the failure analysis of masonry structures reinforced with timber retrofit solutions by Fabrizio Greco, Lorenzo Leonetti, Paolo Lonetti, Paolo Nevone Blasi, Arturo Pascuzzo, Giacinto Porco

“…The results indicate that the proposed retrofitting strategy is an effective and eco-friendly retrofit solution to enhance the in-plane bearing capacity of masonry structures subjected to horizontal forces. …”
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