Traducción y adaptación de pruebas: Lecciones aprendidas y recomendaciones para países participantes en TIMSS, PISA y otras comparaciones internacionales by Guillermo Solano-Flores, Luis Ángel Contreras Niño, Eduardo Backhoff Escudero

Subjects: “…Pruebas de aprovechamiento…”
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Essential Oil Content of the Rhizome of Curcuma purpurascens Bl. (Temu Tis) and Its Antiproliferative Effect on Selected Human Carcinoma Cell Lines by Sok-Lai Hong, Guan-Serm Lee, Syarifah Nur Syed Abdul Rahman, Omer Abdalla Ahmed Hamdi, Khalijah Awang, Nurfina Aznam Nugroho, Sri Nurestri Abd Malek

“…The rhizome oil of temu tis exhibited strong cytotoxicity against HT29 cells (IC50 value of 4.9 ± 0.4 μg/mL), weak cytotoxicity against A549, Ca Ski, and HCT116 cells (with IC50 values of 46.3 ± 0.7, 32.5 ± 1.1, and 35.0 ± 0.3 μg/mL, resp.), and no inhibitory effect against MCF7 cells. …”
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Toxicological complexity of microplastics in terrestrial ecosystems by Fazal Ullah, Peng-Yang Wang, Saddam Saqib, Ling Zhao, Muhammad Ashraf, Aziz Khan, Wasim Khan, Adnan Khan, Yinglong Chen, You-Cai Xiong

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An Estimation Model on Electricity Consumption of New Metro Stations by Zhao Yu, Yun Bai, Qian Fu, Yao Chen, Baohua Mao

“…The model considers some major factors influencing the electricity consumption of metro station in terms of both the interior design scheme of a station (e.g., layout of the station and allocation of facilities) and external factors (e.g., passenger volume, air temperature and relative humidity). …”
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An Improved Model to Calculate Pullback Force of Trenchless Horizontal Directional Drilling Pipeline by Xiao-qiang Liang, Da Hu, Yong-suo Li, Xian Yang, Lei Jiang, Yun-yi Zhang

“…Each pullback force maze greatly simplifies the wellbore trajectory and fails to make a detailed analysis of the pipeline stress and external resistance when the pipeline is pulled back in each characteristic trajectory area. …”
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José Medina Echavarría y la sociología del desarrollo by Juan Jesús Morales Martín

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Fueling the development of elderly care services in China with digital technology: A provincial panel data analysis by Jiaxin He, Dangchen Sui, Lingpeng Li, Xinyan Lv

“…Results: The findings reveal that the integration of digital technology significantly enhances elderly care cervices, improving resource allocation and personalizing care, which in turn boosts the quality of life for the elderly. Specifically, a one-percentage point increase in the development and adoption of digital technology within elderly care cervices is associated with a 21.5 percentage point increase in care quality. …”
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Europe: Migration and Development by Nigel Harris

“…Al cabo de ciertas reticencias, los gobiernos ahora han venido aceptando la migración por trabajo, con el fin de facilitar y reforzar sus efectos sobre la paliación de la pobreza. …”
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A realist evaluation to explain and understand the role of paramedics in primary care by Georgette Eaton, Geoff Wong, Stephanie Tierney, Veronika Williams, Kamal R. Mahtani

“…Methods A realist evaluation was undertaken, consisting of three independent but inter-related research studies: In WP1, a mixed-methods cross-sectional survey of paramedics in primary care in the UK was conducted to comprehend the existing practices of paramedics within the NHS. …”
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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer: structural properties of negative relationships on Twitter by Jack Tacchi, Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Passarella, Marco Conti

“…Traditionally, the interaction frequency has been used as a proxy but this misses the qualitative aspects of connections, such as signs (i.e. polarity), which have been shown to provide extremely useful information. …”
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Effect of Statins on Serum level of hs-CRP and CRP in Patients with Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Tahmineh Kandelouei, Mitra Abbasifard, Danyal Imani, Saeed Aslani, Bahman Razi, Mahdieh Fasihi, Sajad Shafiekhani, Keyhan Mohammadi, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Željko Reiner, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Statins reduced the serum levels of hs-CRP (WMD=−0.97 mg/L; 95% CI: -1.26 to -0.68 mg/L; P<0.001) and CRP (WMD=−3.05 mg/L; 95% CI: -4.86 to -1.25 mg/L; P<0.001) in patients with CVDs. …”
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Plurilinguisme, diglossie et minorités : le cas de la Suisse by Claudine Brohy

“…Switzerland has an atypical language history. Its institutional and official multilingualism reaches as far back as the 19th century. …”
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Model Analyses of Changes in Spring Surface Ozone Concentrations over Shandong Province in the Period of 2014–2017 by Jialin Li, Juzhen Cai, Houfeng Liu, Xiao Han, Yongfu Xu, Xiaofang Cai, Meigen Zhang

“…Measurements at 14 stations in Shandong Province showed that the monthly mean O3 concentrations in the late spring (May) increased by 22.2 µg m−3 from 2014 to 2017. …”
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Alloying working surface during electroslag surfacing by V. G. Komkov, S. A. Gubar, G. G. Voskresensky

“…The use of ready-made alloying powders in surfacing increases the cost of the finished part, which necessitates the search for cheaper materials for alloying the parts being welded. The study of the efficiency of alloying the deposited metal through the melted insert, as well as by direct introduction of alloying powders into the slag bath has been carried out. …”
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Taxation of exports and imports of services: Automation of accounting and audit of transactions by Іryna Zhurakovska, Roman Sydorenko

“…The use of such a directory in information systems will simplify the accounting of transactions and their control. …”
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Identificación de guanacos y llamas en el registro arqueológico de los Andes centro-sur con técnicas de morfometría geométrica by Anahí Hernández, Pablo Mercolli

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Intrinsically Noncombustible Thermosets from Sulfur-Containing Epoxy Resin and Benzoxazines: Evaluation of Thermal and Mechanical Properties by Ya Lyu, Haibo Fan, Liliang Qiu

“…A TBP-fa/EPS copolymer with an epoxy content of 70% had nearly the same storage modulus (2,206 MPa) at 50°C as poly(BA-a) and thus similar mechanical properties. …”
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EFFECT OF QUADRICEPS ISOMETRIC EXERCISE ON REDUCING PAIN IN ELDERLY COMMUNITIES WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS by Rochman Basuki, Novita Sari Dewi, Dzaky Azmi Rizqulloh, Satriya Pranata

“…Result: The paired sample statistics obtained the average pain result in the pre-intervention category with a scale of 6.2, while after the intervention, it was 5.2with a p-value < 0.05. …”
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Porphyromonas gingivalis: Major Periodontopathic Pathogen Overview by Jaroslav Mysak, Stepan Podzimek, Pavla Sommerova, Yelena Lyuya-Mi, Jirina Bartova, Tatjana Janatova, Jarmila Prochazkova, Jana Duskova

“…This anaerobic bacterium is a natural member of the oral microbiome, yet it can become highly destructive (termed pathobiont) and proliferate to high cell numbers in periodontal lesions: this is attributed to its arsenal of specialized virulence factors. …”
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Biomonitoring with Micronuclei Test in Buccal Cells of Female Farmers and Children Exposed to Pesticides of Maneadero Agricultural Valley, Baja California, Mexico by Idalia Jazmin Castañeda-Yslas, María Evarista Arellano-García, Marco Antonio García-Zarate, Balam Ruíz-Ruíz, María Guadalupe Zavala-Cerna, Olivia Torres-Bugarín

“…Frequencies of micronucleated cells (MNc) and nuclear abnormalities (NA) in 2000 cells were obtained from the buccal mucosa of the study population (n=144), divided in four groups: (1) farmers (n=37), (2) unexposed (n=35), (3) farmers’ children (n=34), and (4) unexposed children (n=38). …”
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