Effects of Subchronic Exposure to Cadmium and Diazinon on Testis and Epididymis in Rats by Maria Adamkovicova, Robert Toman, Michal Cabaj, Peter Massanyi, Monika Martiniakova, Radoslav Omelka, Vladimira Krajcovicova, Hana Duranova

“…At the end of 90-day experiment, the samples of the testes and epididymis were assayed by qualitative and quantitative histological methods. The testis and epididymis weights increased following exposure to cadmium and simultaneous exposure to cadmium and diazinon. …”
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A Partition Spatial Filtering Method for Acoustic Array Configuration by Zhihong Liu, Xilong Zhang, Zunmin Liu, Chuijie Yi, Ming Ma

“…Geometrical parameters and performance indicators are constructed to quantify the relationships between the array configuration and performance. Based on these quantitative relations, the spatial variation of the array beam pattern and the Doppler effect has got adaptive adjustment. …”
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PSI Methodologies for Nuclear Data Uncertainty Propagation with CASMO-5M and MCNPX: Results for OECD/NEA UAM Benchmark Phase I by W. Wieselquist, T. Zhu, A. Vasiliev, H. Ferroukhi

“…Capabilities for uncertainty quantification (UQ) with respect to nuclear data have been developed at PSI in the recent years and applied to the UAM benchmark. …”
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A Finite Element Analysis-Based Modeling and Evaluation Method for Sternum Support Brace by Linhua Lv, Junyi Hu, Wanquan Liu, Jianqing Peng

“…Subsequently, the factors affecting users’ experience with sternum support braces were analyzed. Three quantitative indicators were designed to scientifically assess brace performance. …”
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Laser Irradiation Alters the Expression Profile of Genes Involved in the Extracellular Matrix In Vitro by Sandra M. Ayuk, Nicolette N. Houreld, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Real-time reverse transcription (RT) quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to determine the expression of 84 genes in a PCR array. …”
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Determination of Selected Metals in Fruit Wines by Spectroscopic Techniques by Justyna Płotka-Wasylka, Małgorzata Rutkowska, Bartłomiej Cieślik, Alan Tyburcy, Jacek Namieśnik

“…The low values of the limit of detection (from 0.0031 μg/L to 0.47 mg/L) and the limit of quantification (from 0.009 μg/L to 1.41 mg/L) were obtained. …”
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Sleep Quality in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Faiha Nurul Aqilah, Iqbal Pramukti, Bambang Aditya Nugraha, Mamat Lukman, Hasniatisari Harun, Siriluk Sithichoksakulchai

“…This research method is descriptive and quantitative, with 74 HIV patients taken using consecutive sampling techniques. …”
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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Detection of Defects in Civil Aircraft Composites by Mian Zhong, Bingwei Liu, Chen Li, Zhiqi Wang, Dongshan Wei, Bin Zhou, Xin Dai, Yajun Xu

“…In general, the imaging results in time-domain imaging are better than those from the frequency-domain imaging, which not only is suitable for the qualitative detection of defects but also has great potential and application prospects in quantitative detection. This work shows an important guide for the application of THz technology to detect the composite material defects in civil aircraft.…”
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Evaluation of microbial activity, N-NH3 and CO2 losses in poultry litter treated with basalt rock powder by Janete Curtis, Augusto Luchese, Robson Missio

“…At the end of the process, the chemical quantification of the essential elements in all treatments was performed.Results In our study, we observed that adding 30% of BRP to the PL promoted less volatilization and a faster stabilization of the N-NH3 release, associated with a greater release of CO2 into the atmosphere. …”
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Analysis of the Influencing Factors on the Well Performance in Shale Gas Reservoir by Cheng Dai, Liang Xue, Weihong Wang, Xiang Li

“…In this paper, we build a numerical simulation model, which has the ability to take the unique shale gas flow mechanisms into account, to quantitatively describe the gas production characteristics in each region based on the field data collected from a shale gas reservoir in Sichuan Basin in China. …”
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Downregulation of S100 Calcium Binding Protein A9 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Harsh Pawar, Srinivas M. Srikanth, Manoj Kumar Kashyap, Gajanan Sathe, Sandip Chavan, Mukul Singal, H. C. Manju, Kariyanakatte Veeraiah Veerendra Kumar, M. Vijayakumar, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Akhilesh Pandey, T. S. Keshava Prasad, Harsha Gowda, Rekha V. Kumar

“…We had previously employed a quantitative proteomic approach to identify differentially expressed proteins in ESCC tumors. …”
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Temperature-Dependent Mechanical Properties of CoCrFeNi Medium-Entropy Alloy Produced by Laser-Directed Energy Deposition by Margarita Klimova, Igor Krasanov, Ilya Astakhov, Ekaterina Kovalenko, Elizaveta Kochura, Anastasia Semenyuk, Sergey Zherebtsov, Olga Klimova-Korsmik, Nikita Stepanov

“…Annealing resulted in a decrease in strength to YS = 180/350 MPa at 293/77 K. A quantitative analysis of various strengthening mechanisms showed that some strength increment of the as-deposited alloy was ensured by the high dislocation density formed during L-DED.…”
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Promoter Polymorphism of RGS2 Gene Is Associated with Change of Blood Pressure in Subjects with Antihypertensive Treatment: The Azelnidipine and Temocapril in Hypertensive Patients... by Ken Sugimoto, Tomohiro Katsuya, Kei Kamide, Tomomi Fujisawa, Izumi Shimaoka, Mitsuru Ohishi, Ryuichi Morishita, Toshio Ogihara, Hiromi Rakugi

“…RNA samples were extracted from peripheral blood, and quantitative real time PCR for all genes was performed using TaqMan method. …”
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Reconstruction of Axial Tomographic High Resolution Data from Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy: A Method for Improving 3D FISH Images by R. Heintzmann, G. Kreth, C. Cremer

“…Axial tomographic imaging in combination with simultaneous data reconstruction also opens the possibility for a more precise quantification of 3D data. The color images of this publication can be accessed from http://www.esacp.org/acp/2000/20‐1/heintzmann.htm. …”
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Therapeutic implications and comprehensive insights into cellular senescence and aging in the tumor microenvironment of sarcoma by Pengfei Zan, Yi Zhang, Yidong Zhu, Qingjing Chen, Zhengwei Duan, Yonghao Guan, Kaiyuan Liu, Anquan Shang, Zihua Li

“…Validation cohorts, immunohistochemistry, and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction confirmed that the predictor derived from these three genes possessed prognostic and pathological relevance. …”
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Determination of 19 polyphenolic compounds in tea by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography combined with quadrupole-time of flight mass spectrometry by Jian Li, Junmei Ma, Yan Zhang, Lei Zheng

“…It could be used for the rapid screening and quantitative analysis of 19 polyphenols in tea.…”
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The THE INFLUENCE OF BRAND IMAGE AND PRODUCT INNOVATION ON STARBUCKS COFFEE PURCHASE DECISIONS IN SURABAYA CITY by Agus - Baktiono

“…This research is a quantitative study. The number of samples in this study was 104 Starbucks Coffee consumers taken from 22 Starbucks coffee outlets in the city of Surabaya using accidental sampling techniques. …”
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Transcriptome Analysis of the Thymus in Short-Term Calorie-Restricted Mice Using RNA-seq by Zehra Omeroğlu Ulu, Salih Ulu, Soner Dogan, Bilge Guvenc Tuna, Nehir Ozdemir Ozgenturk

“…The expression pattern revealed by RNA-seq was validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) analysis of four important genes, which are leptin, ghrelin, Igf1, and adinopectin. …”
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An Analysis of Meteorological Anomalies in Kamchatka in Connection with the Seismic Process by Alexey Lyubushin, Galina Kopylova, Eugeny Rodionov, Yulia Serafimova

“…A comparison with the earthquake sequence is made using a parametric model of the intensity of two interacting point processes, which allows one to quantitatively estimate the “measure of the lead” of the time instants of the compared sequences. …”
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Peripheral Blood Derived Mononuclear Cells Enhance the Migration and Chondrogenic Differentiation of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Niina Hopper, John Wardale, Daniel Howard, Roger Brooks, Neil Rushton, Frances Henson

“…Gene expression was quantified with stem cell PCR arrays and validated using quantitative real-time PCR (rtPCR). In both migration assays PBMCs increased MSC migration by comparison to control. …”
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