Proteome Analysis for Understanding Abiotic Stress (Salinity and Drought) Tolerance in Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) by Haddad A. El Rabey, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki, Khalid O. Abulnaja, Wolfgang Rohde

“…For this purpose, three-month-old seedlings of date palm cultivar “Sagie” were subjected to drought (27.5 g/L polyethylene glycol 6000) and salinity stress conditions (16 g/L NaCl) for one month. …”
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Real Life Cancer Comorbidity in Greek Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Followed Up at a Single Diabetes Center: An Unappreciated New Diabetes Complication by Anastasia Thanopoulou, Demetrios Pectasides

“…Patient characteristics, diabetes age of onset, duration, treatment, control, and complication rates were compared between subjects with and without cancer. Moreover, a retrospective collection of data from similar patients examined for the first time during the last 25 years, but lost to follow-up, after at least one-year’s regular visits, was performed. …”
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Prevalence of Physical and Psychological Violence among Heterosexual Couples by Laura López Angulo, Yenisley Fundora Quintero, Anais Valladares González, Yamila Ramos Rangel, Yanet Blanco Fleites

“…An equal probability sample of 1873 subjects was selected. The variables included psychological and physical violence, sex, age, skin color, marital status, educational level and history of living in troubled homes. …”
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TYPOLOGYCAL VARIETIES OF STRATEGIES IN SOCIAL MEDIA by Victoria Ivashchenko, Mykhailo Hryshyn

“…This paper partially examines concepts such as "manipulative technologies", "manipulative strategies", "manipulation subject", "manipulation object", and "manipulation tools". …”
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Analyzing the Variances in Perspectives on BIM Implementation among Korea AEC Participants by Min Ho Shin, Seong-Ah Kim

“…The survey revealed that strategic variations are essential for the implementation of space for meetings in a technical setting, the formulation of data standards and BIM team for a cooperative environment, and the assessment of subjects based on the type of facility. Specifically, client-specified common data environments exhibited variations in the responsibilities of participants, while the assignment of BIM coordinators also displayed differences in participant roles, depending on the type of facilities involved. …”
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Diaporthaceae associated with root and crown rot of maize by S.C. Lamprecht, P.W. Crous, J.Z. Groenewald, Y.T. Tewoldemedhin, W.F.O. Marasas

“…Furthermore, to clarify the higher-level phylogeny of these fungal genera, isolates were subjected to DNA sequencing of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS & LSU). …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Chronic Urticaria: A Meta-Analysis by Huiyuan Gu, Lin Li, Min Gu, Guoxin Zhang

“…Observational studies comparing the prevalence of H. pylori infection in patients with chronic urticaria and control subjects were identified through a systematic search in MEDLINE and EMBASE up to July 2014. …”
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Strength and Poisson’s ratio of fused filament fabrication parts made from carbon filler enhanced PEEK compounds at elevated temperatures by Leo Nyman, Pauli Lehto, Kirsi Kukko, Antti Kestilä, Esa Kallio

“…Tensile test specimens, conforming to the ISO 527 type-1b standard and printed in the XY-plane, were subjected to elevated temperatures (110 °C, 130 °C). …”
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THE ROLE AND PLACE OF GERMAN SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATION IN GERMANY’S SCIENCE POLICY by E. A. Vodyanitskaya

“…The author pays particular attention to the cooperation of the organization with the state and subjects (lands), including financial issues and participation of DFG in the federal state program «Exzellenzinitiative». …”
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Functional MRI Assessment of Task-Induced Deactivation of the Default Mode Network in Alzheimer’s Disease and At-Risk Older Individuals by Maija Pihlajamäki, Reisa A. Sperling

“…That is, the relative decreases in fMRI signal normally observed in the default mode regions in healthy subjects performing a cognitive task are not seen in AD patients, or may even be reversed to a paradoxical activation response. …”
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Structural Characterization and Immunomodulatory Activity of Polysaccharides from Polygonatum sibiricum Prepared with Deep Eutectic Solvents by Jikun Meng, Chunbo Guan, Qiufeng Chen, Xiao Pang, Heqin Wang, Xinwen Cui, Ran Ye, Xiuqing Zhang

“…Subsequently, DPSP was subjected to DEAE-Sepharose Fast Flow and Sephadex G-100 column for further purification (DPSP-3). …”
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Sous vide processing: effect of time and temperature on the tenderness of knuckle bovine cuts by Suelen Cristina dos Santos Carvalho, Vanessa Cristina Francisco, Kalisa Fernanda Silva, Stanislau Bogusz Junior, Renata Tieko Nassu

“…This study evaluated the effect of combining different times and temperatures on the tenderness and quality parameters of beef knuckle cut (composed of the Vastus intermedius, Vastus lateralis, Vastus medialis and Rectus femoris muscles) subjected to sous vide processing. Combinations of three temperatures (65 ºC, 75 ºC and 85 ºC) and three cooking times (60, 90 and 120 minutes) were tested for the extreme and central points of a central composite design (CCD). …”
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE STUDIES ON THE GOD IMAGE IN THE SAMPLE OF TÜRKİYE by Özlem Güler Aydın

“…Studies suggest that individuals raised in environments characterized by oppressive, authoritarian, or neglectful parenting are prone to form fear-oriented God images, while those with democratic parenting tend toward love-oriented God images. Subjective religiosity and positive religious coping are also proposed to have a positive correlation with the perception of God. …”
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Stress Distribution in 5-Unit Fixed Partial Dentures with a Pier Abutment and Rigid and Nonrigid Connectors with Two Different Occlusal Schemes: A Three-Dimensional Finite Element... by Behnaz Ebadian, Amirhossein Fathi, Shivasadat Tabatabaei

“…The first and second molars (180 N), premolars (120 N), and canine (80 N) teeth were subjected to progressive vertical and oblique (12-degree) loads, and maximum von Mises stress and strain in teeth and connectors were calculated for each model. …”
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Impact of educational interventions on mothers’ awareness and communication with their attention–deficit hyperactivity disorder children by Wafaa Hassan Hassnan Alseraty, Sahar Mohamed Abdullhameed, Atallah Alenezi

“…Intervention prepared according to subjects’ needs and current scientific base and demonstrated in 10 sessions in schools. …”
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Molecular Detection of Pap II, OmpA, and LuxR Genes Responsible for Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter baumannii Isolated from Hospitalized Patients by Estabraq Ali Maklef, Amal A. Kareem, Susan F. K. Al-Sudani

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 250 samples were subjected to bacterial identification using the VITEK-2 compact system, which showed 42 A. baumannii isolates. …”
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Effect of Gingival Hemostatic Agents on the Surface Detail Reproduction and Dimension Stability of Three Elastomeric Impression Materials by Sirichan Chiaraputt, Nattida Chokwattanapornchai, Katanyoo Limchaikul, Vibul Paisarnkobrit, Tool Sriamporn

“…The mold was preliminarily contaminated with three hemostatic agents racestyptine, Dryz, and Expasyl™—and 80 specimens from each impression material—polyvinylsiloxane (PVS), polyether, and polyvinylsiloxane ether (PVSE), were fabricated and subjected to each astringent. The surface detail reproduction was examined using a stereomicroscope at 4x magnification, and the dimensional stability was analyzed at 24 hr with a measuring microscope. …”
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Inclusive early childhood education: exploring co-creation and the process of empowerment within participatory research and practice by Kate Carr-Fanning, Tanya Rihtman

“…The qualitative data was subject to Thematic Analysis and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks tests was used to analyse the results from the pre-post teacher training questionnaire.ResultsFindings support the use of participatory practices within inclusive education, especially teacher training, and the need for culturally and contextually relevant responses to including children with ADHD-type behaviours in early childhood education. …”
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Selfitis: An Analysis on Prevalence and Attitude among College Students by MG Sreejamol, R Radhika, Rajalakshmi Reghuvaran

“…Eighty-five percentage (340) of the study subjects had smartphone and only a few, 60 (15%) were not using it. …”
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Identifying clinical phenotypes for hospitalized patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease acute exacerbation by Mayar Mamdoh, Mohamed A.H. El Nady, Hebatallah H. Assal, Gihan Saad, Amira I.A. Eldin, May S. Soliman, Amani A. Elkholy, Sara E.E. Haddad, Noha S. Soliman, Gehan Hamdy

“…Patients and methods This is a prospective cross-sectional study which included thirty- nine patients from the Chest diseases department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. Each patient was subjected to full history taking, clinical examination, plain chest radiography, bacterial culture, viral polymerase chain reaction, modified medical research council dyspnea scale, and COPD assessment test. …”
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