Investigating the effect of learning and motivational strategies on the self-efficacy of physical education and sports science students with the mediating role of academic progress... by Ahmad Sabihabdollah Alharishavi, Hasan ghalavandi, Mohammad hassani

“…The reliability of the tool was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient in a preliminary study for the learning strategies questionnaire 0.88, motivational strategies 0.91, academic achievement goals 0.87, academic enthusiasm 0.91, and academic self-efficacy 0.86. …”
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Developing and validation of religious education curriculum in preschool by Zeinab Ashrafi Soltan-Ahmadi, Sadegh Maleki Avarsin, Javad Keyhan, jahangir yari

“…To ensure the validity of the instrument, expert consensus was used using Delphi method and Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine reliability (α = 0.83). …”
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Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“…This study aimed to address these issues by comparing three current AFT models with similar resilience but varying compliance: Nike AlphaFly 2 (NAF), Nike VaporFly 3 (NVF), and On Cloudboom Echo 3 (CBE), with the NAF being the most compliant shoe, and thus the one with the highest level of energy return (11.1J) compared with both the NVF (6.5 J) CBE (6.0 J). …”
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On Channel Transforms to Enhance Reciprocity and Quantization in Physical-Layer Secret Key Generation by Ghalib Hussain, Syed Junaid Nawaz, Shurjeel Wyne, Mohammad N. Patwary

“…Notably, when the correlation of the reciprocal channel is set to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\rho =0.8$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, the samples excursion qualification threshold is set to <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$L=3$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, and GG fading conditions set as defined by <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha =2$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\xi =1$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\upsilon =1$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, the proposed algorithm, which employs sample biasing and transformation, offers an average improvement of 0.02% in KGR and 0.15% in KDR performance compared to the conventional UQ scheme. …”
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D-mannose alleviates chronic periodontitis in rats by regulating the functions of neutrophils by Xue Li, Xueting Chen, Qingyu Zhu, Pengye Zhang, Shunxue Nan, Lei Lv, Shengcai Qi

“…Then, immunofluorescence (IF), Western Blot, and RT-PCR were applied to assess the expression levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-17), anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-10), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), ten-eleven translocation 2 (TET2), and key glycolytic enzymes (HK1, HK2, PFKFB3), and to examine D-mannose’s impact on the recruitment and activation of neutrophils in the gingiva. …”
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Application of Computer Simulation in Exploring the Effects of <italic>Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix</italic> on Simultaneously Treating Wei Syndrome and Bi Syndrome of Osteoarthrit... by Chunsong ZHENG, Hongzhi YE, Jinxia YE, Changlong FU

“…Based on the platforms of quantitative structure-activity relationship and principal component analysis, the distributions of the above datasets were analyzed in the chemical space.②Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1) were chosen as the targets of treating Wei Syndrome of OA, while interleukine-1 beta (IL-1β), interleukine-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were chosen as the targets of treating Bi syndrome of OA. …”
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Reliability of non-invasive imaging methods in the evaluation of pancreatic parenchyma changes in tumors of the pancreaticoduodenal zone by M.M. Veligotskyy, S.E. Arutyunov, I.I. Yakovtsova, I.V. Ivakhno, O.M. Veligotskyi

“…Ki-67, a marker of proliferative activity, was used to conduct immunohistochemical study. The reaction of alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) was evaluated by a semiquantitative method depen­ding on the intensity of staining. …”
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Adoption and implementation of extended producer responsibility for sustainable management of end-of-life solar photovoltaic panels by S.E. Kabir, M.N.I. Mondal, M.K. Islam, I.A. Alnaser, M.R. Karim, M.A. Ibrahim, K. Sopian, M. Akhtaruzzaman

“…The inter-item correlation matrix analysis for enabling and challenging factors also demonstrated high significance. Moreover, Cronbach's alpha for enabling and challenging factors were 0.885 and 0.749, respectively. …”
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Lipoleiomyoma of the uterus in a woman of reproductive age (clinical case) by V.V. Talash, Ya.V. Palyokha, A.M. Gromova, V.V. Talash, V.B. Martynenko, N.O. Prylutska, N.I. Mityunina

“…Im­munohistochemically, a positive reaction for caldesmon, desmin, smooth muscle actin alpha of tumor cells and for S.100 (DAKO, polyclonal) fatty cells was detected, which confirmed the hypothesis of direct transformation of smooth muscle cells existing in the leiomyoma of the uterus into fatty cells. …”
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Imbalance of Microbacterial Diversity Is Associated with Functional Prognosis of Stroke by Xintong Zhang, Xiangyu Wang, Hong Zhao, Risheng Cao, Yini Dang, Binbin Yu

“…Microbial diversity and richness were examined using the diversity indices alpha and beta, and taxonomic analysis was utilized to determine group differences. …”
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Reliability generalization meta-analysis of the internal consistency of the Big Five Inventory (BFI) by comparing BFI (44 items) and BFI-2 (60 items) versions controlling for age,... by Waqar Husain, Areen Jamal Haddad, Muhammad Ahmad Husain, Hadeel Ghazzawi, Khaled Trabelsi, Achraf Ammar, Zahra Saif, Amir Pakpour, Haitham Jahrami

“…The studies that we intended to include in our meta-analysis required to have utilized the BFI (44 items) and the BFI-2 (60 items) and have reported Cronbach's alpha or McDonald's omega reliability estimates. …”
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Consumer Anthropomorphism and Happiness: Analysis of the Brand Authenticity Effect by Mehdi Khademi Gerashi, Setare Mohammadian

“…To gather data on the anthropomorphism of the LG brand, standardized questionnaires, consistent with quantitative research methods, were distributed to participants online. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability were used to evaluate the reliability of the research measurement model. …”
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Comparing the Institution-based Supervision and Tele-based Supervision for Task-oriented Exercises on Upper Limb Motor Performance and Functional Ability among Stroke Patients: A R... by Neha, Subhasish Chatterjee

“…The level of statistical significance will be set at alpha=0.05.…”
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Designing a model for fostering organizational resilience based on organizational agility components by Heidar kadivar zinkanloo, gholamabbas shekari, saeed emamgholizadeh

“…The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts in educational sciences and confirmatory factor analysis, and the reliability of the instrument was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient in a preliminary study. SPSS and Lisrel statistical software were used for data analysis. …”
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The relationship between cognitive dissonance, scientific reasoning and systemic thinking with the academic progress of Babol University physics students with the mediating role of... by Akram Kamel Zaherolmahni, Mohammad hassani, Hasan ghalavandi

“…The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by experts in educational sciences and confirmatory factor analysis, and the reliability of the instrument was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient in a preliminary study. SPSS and Lisrel statistical software were used for data analysis. …”
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General existence principles for nonlocal boundary value problems with <mml:math alttext="$PHI$"> <mml:mi>&#x03C6;</mml:mi> </mml:math>-laplacian and their appl...

“…<p>The paper presents general existence principles which can be used for a large class of nonlocal boundary value problems of the form <mml:math alttext="$(phi(x'))'=f_1(t,x,x')+f_2(t,x,x')F_1x+f_3(t,x,x')F_2x$,$alpha(x)=0$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>&#x03C6;</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>F</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>+</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>t</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>&#x2032;</mml:mo> </mml:msup> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>F</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msub> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>, <mml:math alttext="$eta(x)=0$"> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mi>x</mml:mi> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:math>, where <mml:math alttext="$f_j$"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mi>j</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> satisfy local Carathéodory conditions on some <mml:math alttext="$[0,T]imesmathcal{D}_jsubset R^2$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>[</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>]</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>&#x00D7;</mml:mo> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>&#x1D49F;</mml:mi> <mml:mi>j</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>&#x2282;</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>&#x211D;</mml:mi> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:msup> </mml:math>, <mml:math alttext="$f_j$"> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>f</mml:mi> <mml:mi>j</mml:mi> </mml:msub> </mml:math> are either regular or have singularities in their phase variables <mml:math alttext="$(j=1,2,3)$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>j</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mn>3</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>, <mml:math alttext="$F_i: C^1[0,T] ightarrow C^0[0,T]$ $(i=1,2)$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mi>F</mml:mi> <mml:mi>i</mml:mi> </mml:msub> <mml:mo>:</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>C</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>[</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>]</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>&#x2192;</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>C</mml:mi> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>[</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>]</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>(</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>i</mml:mi> <mml:mo>=</mml:mo> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mn>2</mml:mn> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>)</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> </mml:mrow> </mml:math>, and <mml:math alttext="$alpha,eta:C^1[0,T] ightarrowR$"> <mml:mrow> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>&#x03B2;</mml:mi> <mml:mo>:</mml:mo> <mml:msup> <mml:mi>C</mml:mi> <mml:mn>1</mml:mn> </mml:msup> <mml:mrow> <mml:mo>[</mml:mo> <mml:mrow> <mml:mn>0</mml:mn> <mml:mo>,</mml:mo> <mml:mi>T</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>]</mml:mo> </mml:mrow> <mml:mo>&#x2192;</mml:mo> <mml:mi>&#x211D;</mml:mi> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> are continuous. …”
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Presenting the professional thinking model of employees based on the dimensions of ambivalence and psychological empowermen by Abdolmajid Kord, Mansur Garkaz, Alireza Maetoofi, Ali khuzin, Alireza Hasan Maleki

“…In order to determine the reliability of the questionnaires, Cronbach's alpha method was used using SPSS software, and composite reliability was determined by using SMART PLS software. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurship development model in the national oil refining industry with the approach of environmental damage prevention by Jalal Abdi, Reza Yousefi Saeedabadi, Maryam Taghvaee Yazdi

“…The reliability of the research was checked and confirmed using Cronbach's alpha criterion in SPSS software. AMOS software was used to fit the conceptual model of the research. …”
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Protective effects and possible mechanisms of mesenchymal stem cells and mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles against kidney fibrosis in animal models: a systematic... by Yuanchen Lv, Zibo Hua, Xiaomei Lu

“…P &lt; 0.05 is deemed to indicate a statistically significant difference. Alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) is a specific protein that is normally expressed in myofibroblasts. …”
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Traitement d’un lymphome agressif chez un babouin naturellement infecté par STLV-1 by Jocelyn Turpin, Sandrine Alais, Ambroise Marçais, Julie Bruneau, Anat Melamed, Nicolas Gadot, Olivier Hermine, Charles Bangham, Romain Lacoste, Renaud Mahieux

“…Comme chez les patients souffrant d’ATLL, l’animal a reçu une combinaison d’AZT (Combivir) et d’interféron alpha (viraféron, 50 μg/semaine) pendant quatre mois. …”
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