Performance analyses of hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) polymer as gelling agent in gravel-pack carrier fluid formulation for sand control of hydrocarbon production wells by Udochukwu Mathew Chidubem, Ohia Nnaemeka Princewill

“…The results showed that shear stress, plastic viscosity and yield point and consistency factor decreased with an increase in bottomhole temperature for both 40ppt and 60ppt HEC gels. …”
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Mapping genetic variants associated with beta-adrenergic responses in inbred mice. by Micha Hersch, Bastian Peter, Hyun Min Kang, Fanny Schüpfer, Hugues Abriel, Thierry Pedrazzini, Eleazar Eskin, Jacques S Beckmann, Sven Bergmann, Fabienne Maurer

“…Associations were mapped by Efficient Mixed Model Association (EMMA), a method that corrects for the population structure and genetic relatedness of the various strains. …”
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Study on the Influence of SAP on Properties of White Fair-Faced Concrete with Limestone Powder by Jun Shi, Fan Zhang, Jinping Zhuang, Zhangbao Wu, Rong Chen, Huixia Li

“…Adding limestone powder is beneficial to the improvement of the mechanical properties of SAP mixed with white fair-faced concrete. Adding 30% limestone powder can give full play to the optimal performance of SAP white fair-faced concrete. …”
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English As A Medium Of Instruction (emi): Non-english Major Scientific Teachers’ Expectancy & Requirement Vs. Language Learning Challenges by Fatima Zohra Malki, Amina Kimouche, Amina Ayadi

“…In this research, a mixed-methods approach was employed. Data were collected through diagnostic tests, unstructured classroom observations, and focus group discussions. …”
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From framework to functionality: A cross-country analysis of PISA 2018 reading assessment framework’s item features as determinants of item difficulty by Kseniia Marcq, Johan Braeken

“…Conclusions These findings suggest that the functionality of item features within the framework leaves much to be desired, pointing to considerable shortcomings that necessitate a re-evaluation of the framework and its more effective implementation. …”
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Examining the Implementation Experience of the Universal Health Coverage Pilot in Kenya by Lizah Nyawira, Yvonne Machira, Kenneth Munge, Jane Chuma, Edwine Barasa

“…The objective of this study was to examine the UHC pilot implementation experience using a mixed-methods cross-sectional study in the four UHC pilot counties (Isiolo, Kisumu, Machakos, and Nyeri). …”
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Tactile and interpersonal sound symbolic associations in patients with multiple somatic symptoms by Yi Li, Xiquan Ma, Xiaoming Jiang, Qiang Feng, Lu Wang

“…They rated sound stimuli on five-point scales for smooth-rough, light-heavy, polite-rude, and friendly-hostile. …”
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Fostering Place Attachment Through Activity: Insights from Qaisaria Buildings in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq –Koya and Kifri as Case Studies by Mohammad Ahmed Shehab, Asst. Prof. Dr. Raz Saeed Faraj

“…This study aims to investigate how daily activities—such as trade, social gatherings, and cultural exchanges—contribute to strengthening place attachment in two historical Qaisaria buildings located in Koya and Kifri. A mixed-method research design was employed, incorporating qualitative interviews alongside a structured questionnaire as a secondary data collection tool. …”
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In the field of gravity: the structure and elements of public power by A. A. Larichev, О. A. Kozhevnikov

“…In the USA, for example, this phenomenon becomes so large-scale that it sometimes referred to as "mixed administration" in academic literature. In Russia, the possible forms and limits of the involvement of private subjects in the implementation of public tasks continue to remain under question, both from a theoretical and a practical point of view.Conclusions. …”
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Aspects of design and calculation of a railway track intended for dedicated passenger lines by D. V. Ovchinnikov, K. A. Kul’gin

“…Based on the calculations performed, recommendations are given for the areas of application of the considered track confgurations from the point of view of permissible stresses in its elements.…”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Antibacterial Evaluation of Heteroleptic Oxytetracycline-Salicylaldehyde Complexes by Rohit Kumar Dev, Parashuram Mishra, Narendra Kumar Chaudhary, Ajaya Bhattarai

“…A new series of mixed ligand complexes of Cd(II) and Mo(V) were successfully synthesized by refluxing the mixture solution of oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC.HCl) with an aqueous and alcoholic solution of metal (M = Cd(II) and Mo(V)) salts and an alcoholic solution of salicylaldehyde (Sal). …”
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Middle-Aged Men’s Traumas and Elusive Freedom in Hanif Kureishi’s Short Stories by Vesna Ukić Košta

“…Kureishi’s stories almost always narrated from the point of view of a middle-aged man are here analysed in the light of Zygmunt Baumann’s theories of liquid modernity and liquid love. …”
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Children’s Drawing and Graphic Development: An Empirical Study of the Developmental Stages According to Lowenfeld by Paula Gil-Ruiz, Victoria Martinez-Verez, William Ospina Toro, Walter Castañeda Marulanda

“…This study analyzed the validity of Viktor Lowenfeld’s developmental model in children aged 3 to 5 years, assessing whether the stages proposed by the author correspond to the patterns of graphic representation currently observed. A mixed design with a descriptive–comparative approach was used. …”
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Relationship Between Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions of Gender and Female Student Leadership: An Evaluative Study by Mercy Olajumoke Kutu, Thokozile Valerie Mayekiso

“…It forms part of a study investigating gender in educational management and leadership. It employed mixed methods research to collect data from 328 respondents using a five-point Likert Scale. …”
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Spirituality and Health Summer Internship Program: Adapting Clinical Pastoral Education for Medical Student Instruction in Patient Spirituality by Nasser Douge, Rhoda Toperzer, Horace M. DeLisser

“…Results: On a 5-point Likert scale (1 = poor/strongly disagree, 5 = excellent/strongly agree) participants rated the educational value (4.7, standard deviation [SD] = 0.3) and overall quality (4.4, SD = 0.35) of the internship highly and strongly endorsed they would recommend the internship to peers (4.48, SD = 0.36). …”
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Providing a Local Model of Aligning the Development of University Technical-Advanced Educations with the Needs of the Labor Market by Parya Jafaryan, Yosef Mohamadifar, Bizhan Rezaee

“…Interviews were conducted with 17 individuals until reaching theoretical saturation, a point where no new insights emerged. The quantitative section involved a survey administered to 120 experts. …”
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Heart Rate Variability as a Marker of Disease Severity in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Prospective Cohort Study by Arun Jose, Alex D. Moseley, Manisha Das, Robert E. O'Donnell, Jean M. Elwing

“…Study subjects recorded HRV using wearable chest actigraphy devices for at least 1 h every 2 weeks. The primary end point was correlation between HRV and right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) on CMR. …”
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Relational Dialectics on Couples of Childbearing Age in Underprivileged Chinese Ethnicity Families in the Use of Contraception in Medan City by M. Akbar Hasyim Lbs, Dewi Kurniawati

“…The research approach uses a combined approach with a mixed methods model embedded design in data collection techniques and data analysis techniques. …”
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PRODUCTION OF SEMI-HARD CHEESES FROM A MIXTURE OF GOAT'S AND COW'S MILK by N. V. Romanova, E. V. Ivanova

“…At the same time, the researchers point out that skimmed cow's milk is used to normalize goat's milk. …”
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Pedestrian Dynamic Thermal Comfort Analysis to Optimize Using Trees in Various Urban Morphologies: A Case Study of Cairo City by Ahmed Yasser Abdelmejeed, Dietwald Gruehn

“…The results proved that the DPET had different values than the steady physiological equivalent temperature (SPET) at each point within the walking routes. However, the DPET was closely related to changes in the SPET. …”
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