Effects of Teenage Pregnancy on Girl Child Education in Buhunga Sub-County Uganda. by Twikirize, Edwig

“…This study was based on a mixed-method design with a descriptive survey approach incorporated. …”
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The role of endocrine factors in diagnostics of thyroid cancer by sonoelastography by D. A. Vasilyev, E. V. Kostromina, Z. A. Radzhabova, L. A. Krasilnikova, D. A. Rakitina, A. V. Gurin, R. A. Nazhmudinov, I. V. Dunaevskiy, L. M. Berstein

“…However, there are practically no publications which showed the influence of endocrine status in the process for improving of diagnostic value of this method; this issue was the aim of our study. 128 patients (31 – benign adenomas and 97 – thyroid cancer: 13 – follicular and 84 – papillary) were evaluated prospectively. …”
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Can Sustainable Schools Influence Environmental Consciousness and Behavior in Early Childhood? The Perspectives of Early Childhood Educators by Dafni Petkou, Aristea Kounani, Maria Tsiouni, Eleni Afedoulidou

“…Also, it was seen that a modern school should provide Educators with new training opportunities in teaching methods that are based on sustainability principles and promote sustainability skills. …”
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QUANTIFICATION OF HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SWELLING MATERIAL by Boris Kavur, Jasmin Jug, Biljana Kovačević Zelić, Ivan Vrkljan

“…The aim of this research was to establish reliable methods for the definition of the hydraulic properties of the swelling material and to verify a proposed swelling model. …”
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Interference Coordination for E-MBMS Transmissions in LTE-Advanced by Alberto A. Lopes, José Seguro, Paulo Gomes, Nuno Souto, Américo Correia

“…Interference coordination methods for Evolved-Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (E-MBMS) in Long-Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) are presented. …”
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A cost-benefit analysis of using wastewater monitoring to guide typhoid vaccine campaigns by Aparna Keshaviah, Agha Ali Akram, Dheeya Rizmie, Ian Raxter, Rezaul Hasan, Ziaur Rahman, Afroza Jannat Suchana, Farjana Jahan, Aninda Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Mahbubur Rahman, Megan B. Diamond, Anthony Louis D’Agostino

“…To motivate why countries should invest to improve wastewater testing methods, we conducted a cost-benefit analysis, quantifying the value this approach could yield. …”
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Intra and Inter-Test Reliability of Isometric Hip Adduction Strength Test with Force Plates in Professional Soccer Players by Jorge Pérez-Contreras, Juan Francisco Loro-Ferrer, Pablo Merino-Muñoz, Felipe Hermosilla-Palma, Brayan Miranda-Lorca, Alejandro Bustamante-Garrido, Felipe Inostroza-Ríos, Ciro José Brito, Esteban Aedo-Muñoz

“…<b>Purpose:</b> To evaluate the intra- and inter-test reliability of an isometric hip adduction strength and asymmetries test in professional soccer players. <b>Methods</b>: Twenty-three professional male soccer players were evaluated on two occasions, 1 week apart. …”
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中學生成長型思維與學習投入之關係： 以後設認知與羞愧感為中介變項 A Study on the Impact of Growth Mindset on Learning Engagement Among Junior and Senior High School Students: Exploring the Mediating Roles of Metac... by 王佳琪 Chia-Chi Wang, 孫國瑋 Guo-Wei Sun

“…DIF analysis was performed using the equal-mean-difficulty method (EMD). For model validation, the analysis was conducted using the open-source software R (R Core Team, 2022), employing structural equation modeling to test the hypothesized model. …”
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Assessing Farmers’ Prefrences in using Water Resources in Varamin Plain, Iran A Discrete Choice Experiment Technique by Hojatolah Shayeganfard, Mohsen Mehrara

“…On the other hand, the calculations related to the probability of choosing the levels of the variables showed: a) the probability of choosing the current price of water is equal to 55%. b) the probability of choosing higher quality water is 63%. c) the probability of choosing a centralized government supervision on the performance of waterworks is equal to 57%. d) The probability of trying to get enough water in the summer seasons (hot seasons) is equal to 81%. f) The probability of paying attention to the repair and expansion of the canals is equal to 60%. …”
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Potential for material valorization of composites (glass fiber in polyester resin) in concrete: performance evaluation on mortar by Agnès Zambon, Mylène Deleglise-Lagardere

“…The present study investigates the development of a concrete filled with glass/polyester composite shreds.MethodsTo this end, rheological (cone spread) and physico-mechanical (density and mechanical strength in flexion and compression) characterization tests were carried out. …”
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An in vitro Survey on the Effect of Six Commercial Brands of Phosphoric Acid on the Micro-shear Bond Strength of Composite Resin to Enamel by Faeze Jamali Zavare, Mahsa Sheikholeslamian, Saber Kazemi, Amir Ghasemi, Narges Panahandeh, Mina Yazdizadeh, Elham Zanguei

“…Different phosphoric acid products might affect the micro-shear bond strength of composite resin to enamel.Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the micro-shear bond strength of composite resin to sound enamel using six different brands of acid-etch agents.Materials and Method: The present in vitro study was carried out on 72 extracted sound human (mandibular and maxillary) first premolar teeth. …”
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Numerical Simulation of the Lubrication Performance of the Stator and Rotor Friction Pair Surface Rhombus-like Texture in Screw Pumps by Xiangzhi Shi, Xinfu Liu, Chunhua Liu, Zhongxian Hao, Shouzhi Huang, Yi Sun, Xinglong Niu

“…The model was based on the fluid dynamic pressure lubrication mechanism. The CFD method was used to calculate the bearing capacity, friction coefficient, flow field pressure distribution, and flow trace distribution of an oil film carrying surface. …”
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Enhancing Genomic Prediction Accuracy with a Single-Step Genomic Best Linear Unbiased Prediction Model Integrating Genome-Wide Association Study Results by Zhixu Pang, Wannian Wang, Pu Huang, Hongzhi Zhang, Siying Zhang, Pengkun Yang, Liying Qiao, Jianhua Liu, Yangyang Pan, Kaijie Yang, Wenzhong Liu

“…Genomic selection (GS) is a genetic breeding method that uses genome-wide marker information to improve the accuracy of the prediction of complex traits. …”
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Electrophysiological Markers of Chemotherapy-Induced Polyneuropathy by Olga A. Tikhonova, Evgeniia S. Druzhinina, Dmitry S. Druzhinin

“…The study was aimed at identifying electrophysiological CIPN markers and evaluting their sensitivity and specificity. Materials and methods. The study included patients (n = 71) over 18 years of age with solid tumor presenting with polyneuritic complaints following neurotoxic therapy with platinum-based agents and taxanes. …”
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SPADE: A spatial information assisted collision distance estimator for robotic arm by Jiakang Zhou, Yue Cao, Yu-Xuan Ren, Steve Feng Shu

“…However, current learning-based collision detection methods are either not accurate enough or prone to low efficiency. …”
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The effect of endurance training on serum hs-Creative protein as an inflammatory predictor of cardiovascular disease in untrained men by حشمت الله پارسیان, خسرو ابراهیم, حجت اله نیک بخت, فتانه خانعلی

“…The effect of endurance training on serum hs-Creative protein as aninflammatory predictor of cardiovascular disease in untrained menAbstractPurpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of endurance training on hscreativeprotein (hs-CRP) as a predictor of cardiovascular disease. Methods: For this purpose, 30healthy male students from Science and Research Azad University of Tehran branch were selectedand divided randomly into two equal groups (endurance training and control). …”
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The Effectiveness of the Sex Education Package on the Body-esteem in Elementary School Children by Hamideh Zahedi, AmirHoshang mehryar, Nadereh Sohrabi, Maryam Zarnaghash

“…Objective: The primary objective of this research endeavor was to examine the efficacy of a sex education program in enhancing the body-esteem of young students in elementary school. Methods: This study adopted an experimental approach, employing a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. …”
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An optimal control model with sensitivity analysis for COVID-19 transmission using logistic recruitment rate by Jonner Nainggolan, Moch. Fandi Ansori, Hengki Tasman

“…This implies that equilibrium is stable when R0 is less than or equal to 1, but it is unstable when the value is greater than 1. …”
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Analysis of HOT Content in the Integrated Thematic Students’ and Teachers’ Handbook of the 2013 Curriculum by Tiyas Arifin, Ali Mustadi, Heri Maria Zulfiati, Anang Fathoni

“…This research used a qualitative approach and content analysis methods. The object was HOT content. Data collection techniques used documentation by reading and taking notes carefully. …”
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Proton magnetic spectroscopy agreed better with magnetic resonance image to lateralization of epileptogenic zone than with surface electroencephalography by Ricardo Andre Amorim Leite, Maria Concepcion Garcia Otaduy, Gilson Edmar Goncalves e Silva, Maria Lucia Brito Ferreira, Maria de Fatima Vasco Aragao

“…Objective To analyze the agreement rate of proton magnetic spectroscopy with magnetic resonance image (MRI) and surface electroence-phalography (EEG) in extratemporal neocortical epilepsies. Methods A cross-sectional study, type series of cases included 33 patients, age range 13–59 years old, of both gender, presenting structural alteration identified by MRI (75.8%) or by neurophysiologic techniques (72.7%). …”
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