A PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SUCCESS FACTORS IN CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Taiwo Adegbembo, Oluwaseyi Awodele, Ayodeji Oke

“…The reliability of each construct was tested using Cronbach Alpha coefficient, and the values arrived at are; 0.87, 0.885, 0.882, 0.903 and 0.749 respectively. …”
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ABA enhances the apoptotic effect of docetaxel in the multidrug-resistant DU145 prostate cancer cell line by Şumnulu Deniz, Doğanlar Zeynep Banu

“…RT-PCR analysis showed that treatment of resistant cells with 50.07 nM docetaxel and 500 μM ABA (ABA) resulted in the following changes in gene expression: heat shock protein (HSP) 70 (0.63-fold), glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94) 0.33-fold, inositol-requiring transmembrane kinase endoribonuclease-1α (IRE1α) 1.62-fold, ER degradation- enhancing alpha-mannosidase-like 1 (EDEM1) 1.77-fold, X-box binding protein 1 (XBP1) 1.53-fold, p21 (2.53-fold), cellular tumor antigen p53 (p53) 2.49-fold, bcl-2-like protein 4 (Bax) 2.7-fold, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) 6.35-fold. …”
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Protection of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells using different preservation solutions by Julia H E Houtzager, Anne-Marieke van Stalborch, Charlotte Hofstee, Thomas M van Gulik, Jaap D van Buul

“…Cellular response to inflammatory stimuli with tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) was tested by studying trans-endothelial migration (TEM) under flow conditions. …”
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Skin Temperature in Parkinson’s Disease Measured by Infrared Thermography by Mathias Møller Purup, Karoline Knudsen, Pall Karlsson, Astrid Juhl Terkelsen, Per Borghammer

“…Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often show peripheral autonomic dysfunction and depositions of pathological alpha-synuclein aggregates in the skin. However, functional consequences of this skin involvement have received little attention. …”
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The Development and Psychometric Properties of the Visuospatial Working Memory Assessment (VWMA) for Children by Thitiya Wangkawan, Cynthia Lai, Peeraya Munkhetvit, Trevor Yung, Supaporn Chinchai

“…The results revealed that the score of item-objective congruence index (IOC) was 1.0 in overall items of assessment. The Cronbach alpha test confirmed that the internal consistency of VWMA showed good reliability in both types of the assessment, with the total score of computerized tests being .88 and the tabletop tests being .81. …”
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Understanding the vaginal microbiome among women with different genotypes of human papillomavirus infection in remote Andaman islands by Rehnuma Parvez, Santhiya Vijayakumar, Alwin Vins, Sudha Ramaiah, Anand Anbarasu, Lipika Biswas, Nisha Beniwal, Harpreet Kaur, Nagarajan Muruganandam

“…To assess diversity, samples were rarefied to 49,000 sequence reads per sample, and alpha and beta diversity metrics were calculated.ResultsThe study analyzed the presence of 21 assigned phyla, with Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteriodetes, and Proteobacteria emerging as the predominant taxa. …”
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mRNA vaccines with RBD mutations have broad-spectrum activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants in mice by Xiaoming Liang, Yuxia Yuan, Junbin Wang, Cong Tang, Yun Yang, Yanan Zhou, Hao Yang, Qing Huang, Wenhai Yu, Haixuan Wang, Yuhuan Yan, Dongdong Lin, Yanwen Li, Xuena Du, Longhai Yuan, Wenqi Quan, Daoju Wu, Shuaiyao Lu

“…Moreover, all three vaccines induced neutralizing antibodies against the prototype viral strain and relevant variants, including the Alpha and Beta strains and the Omicron variants BA.1, BA.2, BA.5, XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16, EG.5.1, and EG.5.1.1, with BSCoV06 demonstrating broader neutralizing antibody activity. …”
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Spontaneous blinking and brain health in aging: Large-scale evaluation of blink-related oscillations across the lifespan by Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Jed A. Meltzer, Prerana Keerthi, Chloe Pappas, Allison B. Sekuler, Cam-CAN Group, Careesa Chang Liu

“…The results showed that BRO responses were present in all age groups, and the associated effects exhibited significant age-related modulations comprising an increase in sensor-level global field power (GFP) and source-level theta and alpha spectral power within the bilateral precuneus. …”
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Rasch Model Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the Positive Mental Health Scale in Students by Noorellah Yousefi, Alireza Pirkhaefi

“…The person-item reliability coefficient was 0.88, Cronbach's alpha was 0.86, and McDonald's omega coefficient was 0.84.Discussion and conclusion: The results of the study indicated that the Positive Mental Health Scale is a unidimensional instrument with favorable psychometric properties for assessing positive mental health in students. …”
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Investigation of the microorganism combinations on aroma in fermented sucuk by Yağmur Nil Demirel, Zeki Gürler

“…There have been detected alpha phellandrene, camphene, 2-methylpropanoic acid, 2-methylfuran in sucuk groups but not presence in control group.…”
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Güzel Sanatlar Ve Spor Liselerinde Kullanılan Bireysel Ses Eğitimi Ders Kitabının İşlevselliğine İlişkin Öğretmen Görüşleri - Teachers' Views About The Functionality Of The Vocal E... by Ebru Temiz, Gülşah Tanrıöver

“…Veri toplama aracının güvenirlik katsayısı ön uygulama sonucunda (Cronbach Alpha), 80 olarak bulunmuştur. Veri toplama aracı araştırmacı tarafından uygulanarak verilere ulaşılmış, değerlendirilme aşamasından sonra bulgular yorumlanarak raporlaştırılmıştır. …”
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Is the Family Health Center Professionals’ Knowledge Level About Child Abuse and Neglect Sufficent? A Comprehensive Field Study by Serdar Deniz, Muhammet Bayraktar, Tufan Nayir, Elçin Balcı, Feyza İnceoğlu

“…Materials and methods: In this study, a 67-item scale with a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.92 was used. A score of more than 3 on the scale meant that the score was at a sufficient level. …”
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Effective Strategies for Teaching Arabic Prosody in Oral Communication Skills by Nur Syukriyah Mohd Suib, Harun Baharudin

“…The questionnaire was evaluated by four reviewers, and the results indicated a high level of reliability, as evidenced by Cronbach Alpha values of 0.91 for prosody teaching strategies and 0.90 for prosody knowledge. …”
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Alterations in whole muscle quality and physiological cross-sectional area measured with quantitative MRI following ACL injury by Meredith K. Owen, Lauren Richardson, Darren L. Johnson, Moriel H. Vandsburger, Thorsten Feiweier, Katherine L. Thompson, Christopher S. Fry, Peter A. Hardy, Brian Noehren

“…Outcomes were compared between limbs for each muscle of interest with paired t-tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests with the alpha level set to 0.05. Results T1ρ relaxation times were significantly longer for the vastus lateralis (7.0%), rectus femoris (15.4%), and vastus intermedius (9.4%) of ACL-deficient limb; whereas, relaxation times were similar between limbs for all hamstring muscles. …”
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Study of the Feasibility of Regeneration of Central Worn-Out Textures of Ilam City Based on Urban Smart Growth Approach by pakzad azadkhani, mohammad Salavarzizadeh, Fatemeh Farogh Doost

“…The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire that has been confirmed by face validity and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, turning out to be 0.701. Data analysis is done using single-sample t-test, fuzzy multi-criteria analytical hierarchy process (fuzzy AHP), and its integration with GIS layers. …”
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Pengembangan instrumen skala kecerdasan emosional pada masa remaja siswa SMA dan SMK by Desi Ika Riyanti Sihaloho, Nyoman Dantes

“…Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan sampel random sampling atau sampel acak sederhana dengan jumlah 300 subyek atau peserta didik di kelas X. Pengumpulan data yang digunakan berupa kuesioner diukur dengan skala likert dengan 5 pilihan jawaban yang terdiri dari SS(sangat sesuai), S (sesuai),KS (kurang sesuai) TS (tidak sesuai) dan STS (sangat tidak sesuai). …”
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Joint Group and Multi Institutional Position Opinion: Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy—From Fundamentals to Applied Tactics by Ivan Rankovic, Ivana Babic, Jelena Martinov Nestorov, Jelena Bogdanovic, Maja Stojanovic, Jovanka Trifunovic, Nikola Panic, Mihailo Bezmarevic, Jelena Jevtovic, Dusan Micic, Vladimir Dedovic, Nemanja Djuricic, Filip Pilipovic, Elena Curakova Ristovska, Tijana Glisic, Sanja Kostic, Nemanja Stojkovic, Nata Joksimovic, Mileva Bascarevic, Aleksandra Bozovic, Lewis Elvin, Ajibola Onifade, Keith Siau, Elizaveta Koriakovskaia, Vladimir Milivojevic

“…Autocrine and endocrine proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-6), as well as systemic endotoxemia stemming from impaired intestinal permeability, contribute to myocardial remodeling and fibrosis, which further compromise the contractility and relaxation of the heart. …”
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Association of Major Histocompatibility Complex Polymorphism With Acute Phase Response in Broiler Chicken by Afra Vatankhah, Gholamreza Nikbakht Brujeni, Atefeh Esmailnejad

“…In addition, acute phase proteins (APPs), including serum amyloid A (SAA) and alpha‐1‐acid glycoprotein (AGP), were analysed as markers of the APR. …”
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Comparative Metabolic Analysis of Different <i>Indica</i> Rice Varieties Associated with Seed Storability by Fangxi Wu, Yidong Wei, Yongsheng Zhu, Xi Luo, Wei He, Yingheng Wang, Qiuhua Cai, Huaan Xie, Guosheng Xie, Jianfu Zhang

“…The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis indicated that several biosynthesis pathways were involved in the observed metabolite differences, including alpha-linolenic acid metabolism, butanoate metabolism, and propanoate metabolism. …”
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Antropogeneza i jej związek z ewolucją wszechświata w teilhardyzmie by Grzegorz Baczewski

“…Eschatologically, the whole universe along with the human race will be united with God as the mover and final cause of the cosmic evolution (its point Alpha and Omega).The end of the history of all created reality will be the transformation into spiritual reality of the Cosmic Christ, thus anthropogenesis will be fulfilled in cosmogenesis and finally in Christogenesis.…”
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