T2 Mapping as a Diagnostic Imaging Biomarker for Early Osteoarthritis Degeneration in Patellar Articular Cartilage: A Quantitative Comparison of Healthy Adults and Osteoarthritis P... by Manna Debnath, Viral Patel

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Comparative analysis of standard indices of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and quantitative indicators of myocardial dynamic single-photon emission computed tomography in patien... by A. N. Maltseva, A. V. Mochula, E. V. Grakova, K. V. Kopyeva, A. A. Tsygikalo, K. V. Zavadovsky

“…According to dynamic myocardial SPECT, 22 (38%) patients had a reduced MFR <2,0. Quantitative indicators were characterized by greater variability compared to the MPS data as follows: stress MBF 1,34 (1,03; 1,64) ml/min/g, rest MBF 0,58 (0,42; 0,73) ml/min/g, MFR 2,42 (1,48; 2,85), ΔMBF 0,68 (0,36; 1,09). …”
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Control Strategy of Multiple Battery Energy Storage Stations for Power Grid Peak Shaving by Peiyu Chen, Wenqing Cui, Jingan Shang, Bin Xu, Chao Li, Danyang Lun

“…Secondly, it establishes a quantitative evaluation system using metrics such as peak–valley difference and load standard deviation. …”
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A hybrid Structural Equation Modeling and Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis framework for using limited samples to relate cycling performance to behavioral traits by Mahsa Jafari, Bhagwant Persaud, Carmelo D'Agostino

“…To address these limitations and to estimate complex relationships between variables, SEM can be used to assess the individual effect of each variable on the response variable(s). …”
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Quantifying the Spatiotemporal Variations of Soil Nitrogen Fixation or Absorption from Soybean, Cotton, and Maize Planted Fields to Support Sustainable Agriculture Practices by José Bofana, Raul Domingos Mussane, Rosalina Armando Tamele, Ana Cristina Costa, Barreta Savanguane, Ivans Popinsky, António F. Matusse

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MORPHOLOGY AND GROWTH CONDITIONS PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA L. DIFFERENT HABITATS by T. S. Khasanov, R. S. Erzhapova, Z. N. Amalova

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The Confounding Influence of Older Age in Statistical Models of Telehealth Utilization by David Shilane, Heidi Ting’an Lu, Zhenyi Zheng

“… Older age is a potentially confounding variable in models of telehealth utilization. We compared unified and stratified logistic regression models using data from the 2021 National Health Interview Survey. …”
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Dissecting the phenotypic diversity of Ethiopian barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)  genotypes through variance components and multivariate analysis by Gizie Abeje BELAY, Alemayehu Zewodu KEBEDE

“…This study explored the phenotypic diversity and associations of 10 quantitative agro-morphological traits among 229 Ethiopian barley genotypes to identify desirable traits and promising accessions. …”
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Providing care to refugees through mainstream general practice in the southern health region of New Zealand: a qualitative study of primary healthcare professionals’ perspectives by Tim Stokes, Lauralie Richard, Chrystal Jaye, Georgia Richardson

“…Objective To explore the perspectives of primary healthcare (PHC) professionals providing care to refugees through mainstream general practice.Design Qualitative exploratory design with semistructured interviews subjected to inductive thematic analysis.Setting and participants Nine general practices enrolled in the Dunedin Refugee Resettlement Programme, in New Zealand (NZ)’s southern health region. …”
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Correlation between productivity traits and protein percentage in pea seeds in the conditions of Donbass by V. N. Gelyukh, A. R. Ashiev, A. V. Baranovsky, A. S. Sadovoy

“…In this regard, there has been given a special role to improving a number of quantitative traits that directly or indirectly affect the overall productivity of plants. …”
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What do parents, professionals and policy colleagues want from a universal assessment of child development in the early years? A qualitative study in England by Jenny Woodman, Pasco Fearon, Sally Kendall, Jennifer Kirman, Maria Raisa Jessica Aquino, Joanna L Lysons, Rocio Mendez Pineda, Hannah Cann

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The Utilization of a 3D Groundwater Flow and Transport Model for a Qualitative Investigation of Groundwater Salinization in the Ca Mau Peninsula (Mekong Delta, Vietnam) by Tran Viet Hoan, Karl-Gerd Richter, Felix Dörr, Jonas Bauer, Nicolas Börsig, Anke Steinel, Van Thi Mai Le, Van Cam Pham, Don Van Than, Stefan Norra

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The Value of Clinical Variables and the Potential of Longitudinal Ultrasound Carotid Plaque Assessment in Major Adverse Cardiovascular Event Prediction After Uncomplicated Acute Co... by Leonid L. Bershtein, Alexey N. Sumin, Anna V. Kutina, Marina D. Lunina, Dmitrii S. Evdokimov, Tatyana V. Nayden, Viktoriya E. Gumerova, Igor N. Kochanov, Arkadii A. Ivanov, Svetlana A. Boldueva, Ekaterina D. Evdokimova, Elizaveta V. Zbyshevskaya, Alina E. Evtushenko, Vartan K. Piltakyan, Sergey A. Sayganov

“…The exclusion criteria were as follows: death or significant bleeding at the time of index hospitalization; left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) <30%; and statin intolerance. The clinical variables potentially affecting cardiovascular prognosis after ACS as well as the quantitative and qualitative AP characteristics at baseline and 6 months after the index hospitalization were studied as potential MACE predictors. …”
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“Simpleness”: a qualitative description study exploring patient perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of using digital health tools to self-manage inflammatory bowel diseas... by Lekan Ajibulu, Kaitlyn Delaney Chappell, Cynthia H. Seow, Karen J. Goodman, Karen Wong

“…Design: This study employed a qualitative description approach to gather detailed insights into patient experiences. …”
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Exploring the feeding practices of mothers of under-five children and how household members influence exclusive breastfeeding in Jigawa State, Nigeria – A qualitative study by Funmilayo Shittu, Carina King, Susanne Rautiainen, Agnese Iuliano, Ayobami Adebayo Bakare, Tim Colbourn, Damola Bakare, Julius Salako, Hamish R. Graham, Adegoke G. Falade, Rochelle A. Burgess

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Le Non-Recours aux Ressources d’Hébergement à Montréal: Une Étude Qualitative Auprès de Personnes qui Habitent la Rue by Caroline Leblanc, Christine Loignon, Karine Bertrand

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The Effect of Flash Sale And Free Shipping on Impulsive Buying through Positive Emotions as Intervening Variables (Case Study of Shopee Application Users in Surabaya Area) by Savira Maslihatul Mamlu'ah, Sonja Andarini

“…This research uses quantitative research, with the research method used being a questionnaire distributed online using non-probability sampling. …”
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Analysis of Sasang constitutional types using facial features with compensation for photographic distance by Jun-Hyeong Do, Boncho Ku, Jun-Su Jang, Honggie Kim, Jong Yeol Kim

“…In this paper, we performed a facial feature analysis of SC types in an objective and quantitative manner. Here, site-to-site variability can be an obstacle to properly analyzing facial features when images are taken from various sites, which may have different experimental environments. …”
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The Influence of Freeze-Thaw Cycles on the Mechanical Properties of Loess Under Temperature Variations by Fang Zheng, Xinle Xue, Zhanping Song, Yuwei Zhang, Hongke Liu

“…The fitting results effectively quantify the influence of different variables on the strength characteristics of loess. …”
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Genomic insights into selection signatures and candidate genes for milk production traits in buffalo population by T.X. Deng, X.Y. Ma, A.Q. Duan, X.R. Lu, H. Abdel-Shafy

“…Genetic variability in livestock driven by selection leaves distinct signatures within the genome. …”
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