Reading Strategies of isiXhosa Home Language in the Foundation Phase in Chris Hani East District, South Africa by Xolelwa Marongo, Pretty Thandiswa Mpiti, Kufakunesu Zano

“…The study concluded that there is low interest in reading among FP learners in isiXhosa HL, and the study’s contribution is that this low intake of isiXhosa HL can be enhanced by a strong collaboration between FP teachers, the Department of Education, and parents or guardians. …”
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Analysis of Large Geomagnetically Induced Currents During the 7–8 September 2017 Storm: Geoelectric Field Mapping by Anna Wawrzaszek, Agnieszka Gil, Renata Modzelewska, Bruce T. Tsurutani, Roman Wawrzaszek

“…The GEDMap results show very rapid and strong variability of geoelectric field and the extremely localized peak enhancements. …”
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Exploring the impact of social influence on parents’ intention to use institutional childcare: a cross-sectional study by Bo Yu, Difan Zhang, Yin Sun, Yuna Yao, Yingji Li, Huiling Hu

“…Abstract Background China is actively responding to low birth rates by developing childcare institutions to alleviate the parenting pressures on families. However, despite strong childcare demand, the enrollment rate remains low. …”
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Detection of Apoptotic Cells in a Rabbit Model with Atherosclerosis-Like Lesions Using the Positron Emission Tomography Radiotracer [F]ML-10 by Fabien Hyafil, Alexy Tran-Dinh, Samuel Burg, Sébastien Leygnac, Liliane Louedec, Milan Milliner, Rana Ben Azzouna, Ayelet Reshef, Miri Ben Ami, Olivier Meilhac, Dominique Le Guludec

“…Differences in [ 18 F]ML-10 uptake between atherosclerotic and control aortas were confirmed ex vivo by PET and gamma counting (23.9 ± 11.2 vs 1.1 ± 2.4 counts/pixel; p <.05; 3.6 ± 2.0 vs 0.05 ± 0.05 % of injected activity/g; p < .05, respectively). Strong correlation was observed between the accumulation of [ 18 F]ML-10 in aortic segments as detected by autoradiography and the number of apoptotic cells on corresponding histologic sections ( r 2 = .75; p < .05). …”
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Evaluation of utilization of amplified blastocoel fluid DNA gel electrophoresis band intensity as an additional minimally invasive approach in embryo selection: A cross-sectional s... by Fattaneh Khajehoseini, Zahra Noormohammadi, Poopak Eftekhari-Yazdi, Hamid Gourabi, Reza Pazhoomand, Shirzad Hosseinishenatal, Masood Bazrgar

“…Notably, electrophoresis band of all embryos with chromosomal loss was strong. No correlation was observed between embryo morphology and chromosomal ploidy (p = 0.8).  …”
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A Reading Range- and Frequency-Reconfigurable Antenna for Near-Field and Far-Field UHF RFID Applications by Chenyang Song, Zhipeng Wu

“…By deploying the CRLH-TL operating at zeroth-order resonance, a loop antenna with in-phase radiating current is obtained, which contributes to a strong and uniform H-field and a horizontally polarized omnidirectional radiation pattern. …”
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Modifiable Risk Factors for Early Mortality on Hemodialysis by Rory McQuillan, Lilyanna Trpeski, Stanley Fenton, Charmaine E. Lok

“…Of potentially modifiable risk factors, low body mass index (<18.5), a surrogate for malnutrition, was a strong predictor of early mortality [adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 4.22 (CI: 3.12–5.17)]. …”
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Systematic Approach to Teaching Academic Writing: Practical Experience by I. E. Abramova, A. V. Ananyina

“…Theory and methodology analysis, as well as empirical observations show that the problems faced by Russian-speaking authors of academic texts can be divided into two categories: strong Russian accent that creates the language barrier and hinders understanding, and flawed academic style that leads to the cross-cultural academic barrier. …”
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Social normative beliefs and older adults’ volunteering – A daily diary study by Maria Wirth, M. Clara de Paula Couto, Paula Molina Sander, Klaus Rothermund

“…This finding indicates that strongly endorsing social activation may be a prerequisite for societal appeals regarding older adults’ volunteering to become effective. …”
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Pierre Monbeig e o vacilo de uma tradição nos trópicos by César Simoni Santos

“…The intuitive and barely analytical character of some of his strong conclusions regarding the propriety of old concepts and methods of the traditional French Geography already contains the germ and the power of a criticism which became usual only 15 or 20 years later, and this is how they have been considered here. …”
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TOPSIS prefabricated building construction evaluation based on interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy numbers based on prospect theory by Lixin Chang, Norhaiza Nordin, Shiwei Zhao, Xinhua Gu, Ye Zhao

“…Abstract Prefabricated buildings have a series of advantages such as high efficiency, energy savings, and environmental protection, and are being strongly promoted by the Chinese government. However, due to the late start of prefabricated buildings in China, the installation process of prefabricated components is relatively complex, leading to difficulties in quality and safety control. …”
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Data mining and analysis of adverse events of Vedolizumab based on the FAERS database by Qinyun Xu, Jing Zhang, Weihong Tang, Minhong Zhou, Xiaoling Zhang, Pu Yuan

“…Although less frequent, strong signals were noted for Incisional hernia, Intestinal fistula infection, Anastomotic complication, Drug metabolising enzyme increased, Gingival graft, Intestinal anastomosis complication, Anorectal infection, Perineal rash, and Abdominal hernia obstructive. …”
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A comparison of force adaptation in toddlers and adults during a drawer opening task by Laura Faßbender, Johannes Falck, Francisco M. López, Yee Lee Shing, Jochen Triesch, Gudrun Schwarzer

“…Results revealed no age differences in adapting peak speed and movement units, but 1.5- and 3-year-olds exhibited higher trial-to-trial variability and were slower in adapting their movement time, although they also adapted their movement time more strongly. Upon removal of perturbation, we found significant aftereffects across all age groups, indicating effective internal model adaptation. …”
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Design, theoretical approaches and new framework of pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine as potent anticancer agents: Efficient synthesis, ADME-T and molecular docking by Peduri Suresh Reddy, Thuraka Sekhar, Pinnu Thriveni, Gandla Mahesh Kumar, Allaka Tejeswara Rao, Mohammad Raish, Tota Giridhar, Gudipati Srinivasulu

“…They showed especially strong activity (IC50 range 1.56–44 μM). With IC50 values of 2.49 ± 1.9, 1.56 ± 1.3, and 2.97 ± 2.6 μM against Caco-2, HCT116, and A549 cell lines, respectively, compound 7f demonstrated the strongest anticancer properties among all synthesised compounds when compared to the conventional medication doxorubicin (IC50 = 3.10 to 3.32 μM). …”
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Carbon nanotube manipulates crystallization kinetics and viscoelastic behavior of PP/EBC blends by Nariman Rajabifar, Payam Yazdandoost, Parnian Gholami Dastnaei, Amir Rostami

“…An upturn in complex viscosity, along with a frequency‐independent storage modulus, indicates strong interactions between MWCNTs and polymer chains. …”
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Value of aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase Ratio in predicting coronary thrombus burden in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutan... by Mohamed Aboelhassan, Mohamed A.-K.F. Abdelmegid, Sawsan M. Moeen, Salma M. Hassan, Ishraq H. AbdEl-Hameed, Khaled M.A. Shehata

“…Conclusion Patients with AST/ALT ratio greater than 2 are strongly associated with high thrombus burden (thrombus burden of 5) on TIMI thrombus grade before primary PCI.…”
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Metagenomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Crosstalk Between Intratumor Mycobiome and Hosts in Early‐Stage Nonsmoking Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients by Yaohui Sun, Zhiming Gan, Shijiancong Liu, Sheng Zhang, Wei Zhong, Jian Liu, Xiuting Huang, Wei He, Hongcheng Zhong, Qingdong Cao

“…We observed correlations between Yarrowia lipolytica, Saccharomyces paradoxus, and tumor‐infiltrating immune cells (TIICs), and identified a strong association (|rho| > 0.7) between S. paradoxus and 14 transcription factors. …”
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Komunikacja banków centralnych z rynkiem jako determinanta wiarygodności i skuteczności realizacji celu inflacyjnego na przykładzie banków centralnych wybranych krajów Europy Środk... by Piotr Misztal

“… Przejrzystość działań banku centralnego i odpowiednia komunikacja z otoczeniem ze strony banku centralnego przyczyniają się do spadku zmienności na rynkach finansowych, zwiększają przewidywalność nadchodzących decyzji dotyczących stóp procentowych i pomagają osiągnąć cele polityki pieniężnej. …”
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Ultra-broadband all-optical nonlinear activation function enabled by MoTe2/optical waveguide integrated devices by Chenduan Chen, Zhan Yang, Tao Wang, Yalun Wang, Kai Gao, Jiajia Wu, Jun Wang, Jianrong Qiu, Dezhi Tan

“…The present nonlinear activator promises a general platform for three-dimensional (3D) ultra-broadband ONNs with dense integration and low activation thresholds by integrating a variety of strong nonlinear optical (NLO) materials (e.g., 2D materials) and OWGs in glass.…”
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A minimal mathematical model for the initial molecular interactions of death receptor signalling by Christian Winkel, Simon Neumann, Christina Surulescu, Peter Scheurich

“…Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is the name giving member of a large cytokine family mirrored by a respective cell membrane receptor super family. TNF itself is a strong proinflammatory regulator of the innate immune system, but has been also recognized as a major factor in progression of autoimmune diseases. …”
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