Implementing a Responsible Conduct of Research Curriculum for an Undergraduate Summer Clinical Research Program in Quantitative Sciences by Kay See Tan, Mengmeng Du, Jaya Satagopan, Elena Elkin

“…CONCLUSION Intentional instruction is vital to help trainees discern between good and bad science in research. The presented RCR curriculum can be adapted by other programs designed for trainees engaged in medical research and education.…”
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Research note: Establishment of a multiplex PCR detection system for different infectious bronchitis virus strain genotypes in laying hens by Changjing Zhao, Cheng Yuan, Qingsen Zhao, Aihong Xia, Yaqing Dong, Shuying Xu, Shihan Chen, Yue Yuan, Yongjuan Wang

“…To sum up, the multiple PCR detection method created in this work has good clinical application effects and provides a new technical way of quickly identifying and detecting five IBV strain genotypes.…”
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Ion bridging enables high-voltage polyether electrolytes for quasi-solid-state batteries by Tianyi Hou, Donghai Wang, Bowen Jiang, Yi Liu, Jia Kong, Yanbing He, Yunhui Huang, Henghui Xu

“…To demonstrate the feasibility of the ion-bridging strategy, a Zn2+ ion-bridged polyether electrolyte (Zn-IBPE) with an extending electrochemical stability window of over 5 V is prepared, which enables good cyclability in 4.5 V Li||LiCoO2 batteries. Ampere-hour-level quasi-solid-state batteries of SiO-graphite||LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (10 Ah, N/P ratio of 1.12, 303 Wh kg−1 at 0.1 C based on the total weight of the pouch cells) and 60 μm-Li||LiNi0.9Mn0.05Co0.05O2 (18 Ah, N/P ratio of 2.5, 452 Wh kg−1 at 0.33 C based on the total weight of the pouch cells) pouch cells with Zn-IBPE present elevated electrochemical performance, benefiting from adequate interfacial stability. …”
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Development of a Model Mutagenesis System for Snapdragon by Zhaoyuan Lian, Heqiang Huo, Sandra B. Wilson, Jianjun Chen

“…For example, snapdragon pigmentation mutants produced by transposon (a type of mobile DNAs) mutagenesis have provided researchers a good way to study anthocyanin biosynthesis and subsequently aid plant breeders in developing new varieties with novel flower colors (Jackson et al. 1992). …”
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Teaching in the Digital Age—Developing a Support Program for Nursing Education Providers: Design-Based Research by Stefan Walzer, Carolin Barthel, Ronja Pazouki, Helga Marx, Sven Ziegler, Peter Koenig, Christiane Kugler, Stefan Jobst

“…Preliminary testing showed good overall satisfaction with the support program, although participants suggested improvements in content relevance and digital platform usability. …”
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Application of Clustering and Stepwise Discriminant Analysis Based on Hydrochemical Characteristics in Determining the Source of Mine Water Inrush by Weitao Liu, Jie Yu, Jianjun Shen, Qiushuang Zheng, Mengke Han, Yingying Hu, Xiangxi Meng

“…The results showed that the fluidity of groundwater developing to the deep became weaker, the value of total dissolved solids (TDS) became larger. So, the roof and floor of coal seam were more similar in water quality types due to the conduction of faults. …”
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STRATEGY AND CHALLENGES OF`ECOWAS PROTOCOL ON TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA by MRS. RUTH CALEB LUKA, MODIBO ABDULLAHI, JACHO DAVID SUNDAY, PRINCE OJOCHEGBE AKWU

“…Despite the challenges, the study contributed to existed literatures showing that trade liberalization is good for the Nigeria economic performance in the variables explained in the study; although it has to be handled carefully as it also has some negative effects. …”
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The surface tension and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activation of sea spray aerosol particles by J. Kleinheins, N. Shardt, U. Lohmann, C. Marcolli

“…For a quaternary model system of SSA particles, it is shown that high content of hydrophobic organic material (i.e. strong surfactants) in Aitken mode particles does not necessarily prevent good CCN activation but rather facilitates effective activation via surface tension lowering. …”
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An investigation of birth preparedness and complication readiness and its implication in reducing childbirth mortality in Nigeria by Peter Theresa Aniekan, Samson Olusegun Aturaka, Yila Eric, Olaniyi Felix Sanni, Adeforiti Ebiyemi Christiana, Ozor Nneka Augusta, Abiola Agatha Modupe, Popoola Temitope Olubukola, Modupe Ireti Saidi

“…Results: The findings indicated that most respondents (86.8%) demonstrated a strong understanding of BPCR, while 87.8% reported good BPCR practices. A significant relationship (P < 0.05) was also observed between respondents’ knowledge, parity, and BPCR practices. …”
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Effects of NK cell-related lncRNA on the immune microenvironment and molecular subtyping for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Jinze Li, Chuqi Xia, Yuxuan Li, Hanhan Liu, Cheng Gong, Daoming Liang

“…The forecasting accuracy of this model was appraised using the ROC curve and validated using a test set and the complete dataset.ResultsSuccessful construction of a prognostic model comprising three lncRNAs was achieved, demonstrating good predictive efficiency in the training set, validation dataset, and the entire dataset. …”
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Edible mushrooms as a potent therapeutics of subclinical thyroid dysfunction among adults, especially in obese individuals: a prospective cohort study by Juanjuan Zhang, Sabina Rayamajhi, Amrish Thapa, Ge Meng, Qing Zhang, Li Liu, Hongmei Wu, Yeqing Gu, Shunming Zhang, Tingjing Zhang, Xuena Wang, Zhixia Cao, Jun Dong, Xiaoxi Zheng, Xu Zhang, Xinrong Dong, Xing Wang, Shaomei Sun, Ming Zhou, Qiyu Jia, Kun Song, Kaijun Niu

“…Background: Mushrooms are a good source of many nutrients which are potentially beneficial for chronic diseases. …”
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Degradation of amyloid β-peptides catalyzed by nattokinase in vivo and in vitro by Aixin Ni, He Li, Ruya Wang, Rentong Sun, Yingjiu Zhang

“…Although most NK was likely lost during NK uptake and/or entry into the blood, a small fraction of NK showed good plasma Aβ42/Aβ40-degrading efficacy after entering the blood due to NK’s stability in the plasma of AD mice for at least 9 days. …”
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Analysis of Interarch Tooth Size Relationship in Nepalese Subjects with Normal Occlusion and Malocclusions by Rajeev Kumar Mishra, Dashrath Kafle, Rahul Gupta

“…A proportional relationship between the maxillary and mandibular teeth size is required for achieving good finish with proper overjet and overbite postorthodontic treatment. …”
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Nomogram model using serum Club cell secretory protein 16 to predict prognosis and acute exacerbation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Yaqiong Tian, Xuan Zhou, Mi Tian, Lijun Ren, Ruyi Zou, Hanyi Jiang, Miaomiao Xie, Mei Huang, Jingjing Ding, Yin Liu, Jingyu Chen, Min Cao, Hourong Cai

“…Conclusions The nomogram model based on CC16 performed good predictive ability for prognosis and acute exacerbation of IPF.…”
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Analyzing the rainfed wheat yield gap in Northwest Iran by Arash Mohammadzadeh, Yaser Azimzadeh, Ramin Lotfi, Esmail Zadhasan, Khoshnood Alizadeh, Hamid Hassaneian Khoshro

“…Regarding the large yield gap, there is a good opportunity to obtain higher yields by optimizing managerial practices/inputs.…”
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Dynamic Prediction Research of Silicon Content in Hot Metal Driven by Big Data in Blast Furnace Smelting Process under Hadoop Cloud Platform by Yang Han, Jie Li, Xiao-Lei Yang, Wei-Xing Liu, Yu-Zhu Zhang

“…In order to explore a dynamic prediction model with good generalization performance of the content of [Si] in molten iron, an improved SVM algorithm is proposed to enhance its practicability in the big data sample set of the smelting process. …”
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Concurrent and prospective relations between aberrant stress-induced frontal alpha asymmetry and cannabis use disorder by Brandon S. Schermitzler, Julia Y. Gorday, Michael Griffin, Richard J. Macatee

“…The stress-induced FAA response demonstrated good stability over three months. Conclusion: The stress-induced FAA response may represent a stable predictor of cannabis-related problems and may have implications for clinical practice.…”
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Enhanced Electrochemical Performance of γ-Fe2O3/Cr2O3/Graphene Oxide/Sodium Alginate Hybrid Nanocomposite Aerogels for High-Efficiency Ultracapacitors by Rasha Shakir Mahmood, Dhia Hadi Hussain

“…This hybrid nanocomposite achieved an excellent specific capacity of 1032 F.g−1 at a current density of 1 mA.g−1, along with a good energy density of 430 Wh.kg−1 and a power density of 9110 W.kg−1, and this means it achieved about a 2.5 times improvement more than traditional GO-based materials. …”
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Machine Learning Prediction of Peripheral Mononuclear Cells Based on Interactomic Hub Genes in Periodontitis and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Sri Shivasankari Thilagar, Pradeep Kumar Rathinavelu, Pradeep Kumar Yadalam

“…These findings imply that the AdaBoost model had a good diagnostic value and may aid in the early detection of PD in association with RS. …”
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Efficient Removal of 2,4-DCP by Nano Zero-Valent Iron-Reduced Graphene Oxide: Statistical Modeling and Process Optimization Using RSM-BBD Approach by Qi Jing, Shuo Qiao, Wenyu Xiao, Le Tong, Zhongyu Ren

“…The high F value (15.95), very low P value (<0.0001), nonsignificant lack of fit, and appropriate coefficient of determination (R2=0.941) demonstrate a good correlation between the experimental and predicted values of the proposed model. …”
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