Comparison between Submucosal Tunneling Endoscopic Resection and Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Prepyloric Submucosal Tumors: A Case-Matched Controlled Study by Wengang Zhang, Jiafeng Wang, Ningli Chai, Enqiang Linghu

“…A sample size of 12 patients was collected for each group. …”
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Technology on social relationships among Young people: summer camps free of mobile telephony by Marcos García-Vidal, Mª del Carmen Ortega-Navas, María Jesús Oveja Álvarez

“…The sample of the study is composed of 38 young people, out of a total of 50, in the framework of a summer camp lasting fifteen days. …”
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Renal tissue thawed for 30 minutes is still suitable for gene expression analysis. by Yi Ma, Xiao-Nan Kang, Wen-Bin Ding, Hao-Zheng Yang, Ye Wang, Jin Zhang, Yi-Ran Huang, Hui-Li Dai

“…The results showed RNA degraded more after longer incubation at room temperature. …”
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Unlocking the potential of wearable technology: Fitbit-derived measures for predicting ADHD in adolescents by Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman, Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman

“…These findings suggest that wearable data may contribute to more objective and efficient methods for ADHD identification, potentially enhancing clinical practices for diagnosis and management.…”
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Investigating the Self‐Thinning Rule in Plantation Forests: Analyzing the Relationship Between the Basal Area and Height Growth in Southern China by Shisheng Long, Xuefeng He, Siqi Zeng, Huashun Xiao

“…These findings enabled the development of a novel sample selection method for constructing more accurate maximum density line models, outperforming traditional methods that rely on arbitrary thresholds. …”
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Enhancing higher education performance: Transformational, transactional and agile leadership by Mahir Samodien, Marieta Du Plessis, Carel J. Van Vuuren

“…Understanding their impact will help shape more effective leadership interventions. Research approach/design and method: A quantitative, correlational design was used. …”
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Application of gas chromatography-combustion-stable isotope mass spectrometry in the identification of exogenous alcohol in whisky by CHEN Bo, LUO Jie, HE Chundian, LIU Bin, YI Bingqing, TU Xiaoke, JIN Baohui

“…Using 129 whiskies from different regions such as Scotland, Ireland, America and Japan as research samples, the differences in carbon stable isotope ratios (δ¹³C) of isobutanol, n-propanol, amyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, acetaldehyde and ethanol among the volatile flavor components was detected, and a method for the identification of exogenous alcohol in whiskey was established by gas chromatography-combustion-stable isotope mass spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS). …”
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DESIGNING OF INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PATH AS A MEANS OF SUCCESSFUL VOCATIONAL TRAINING by Svetlana A. Lysuenko

“…Processing of the received data was conducted by means of the computer program «Package SPSS-17»; the parametrical method of comparison and the criterion Student-t were used for independent samples; the criterion Pearson’s chi-squared test (x2) and contingency tables were applied while analyzing the nominative data. …”
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Innovative Behavior as a Mediating Impact of Work Ethic in Improving the Performance of Business Actors in South Minahasa Regency in the Era of Global Economic Recession by Irvan Trang, Lucky Otto Herman Dotulong

“…This study aims to analyze and develop variables and instruments that can identify indicators influencing the performance improvement of business actors in the current global recession era. The research method includes observation, population identification, sample determination (business actor respondents), surveys, questionnaire distribution, and data collection through closed and open-ended questions to obtain accurate results. …”
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Counterfactual thinking within the first year after sexual assault: examining associations with posttraumatic stress reactions in the Norwegian TRUST-study by Ines Blix, Alf Børre Kanten, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Andrea Undset, Andrea Rustand, Siri Thoresen

“…While CFT can be adaptive, it is also linked to psychological distress, including posttraumatic stress reactions (PTSR).Objective: The present study aims to examine the relationship between the frequency and vividness of upward and downward counterfactual thoughts and PTSR, in the recent aftermath of sexual assault (SA).Method: The sample consisted of 327 women who had experienced SA within the last year. …”
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The Accumulation of Deficits with Age and Possible Invariants of Aging by Arnold B. Mitnitski, Alexander J. Mogilner, Chris MacKnight, Kenneth Rockwood

“…This paper extends a method of apprising health status to a broad range of ages from adolescence to old age. …”
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Improving employee performance through compensation in savings and loans cooperatives by Sonny Hersona, Yamarthin Partogi Tarihoran, Sari Sekarini, Vicky Alvin Nugraha, Hilmy Muhammad Iqbal

“…A total of 32 SLC staff were used as the research population, and the entire population was interviewed using the census method (Sample Sum). Observation, questionnaire, and documentation methods were used for data collection. …”
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The rates and measurement of adherence to acamprosate in randomised controlled clinical trials: A systematic review. by Kim Donoghue, Laura Hermann, Eileen Brobbin, Colin Drummond

“…A mean adherence rate of 84.9% (56.4-91.3%) was reported for trials that reported the percentage of participants taking more than 80% of medication prescribed. There is low confidence in the methods used to monitor adherence with all clinical trials having a low adherence-assurance rating. …”
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Willingness to pay for improvements in rural sanitation: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey of three rural counties in Kenya. by Diana Mutuku Mulatya, Vincent Were, Joseph Olewe, Japheth Mbuvi

“…Contingent valuation method (CVM) was used to determine the maximum WTP for sanitation in households. …”
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Community Participation in Native American and White Individuals After Traumatic Brain Injury: A 5‐Year Longitudinal Model Systems Study by Jack D. Watson, Paul B. Perrin, Bridget Xia, Juan Carlos Arango‐Lasprilla

“…Abstract Purpose/Objective This study examined (a) differences in demographic and injury‐related characteristics following traumatic brain injury (TBI) between Native American and White individuals; (b) differences in community participation between Native American and White individuals with TBI at 1, 2, and 5 years after TBI; and (c) whether demographic or injury‐related characteristics account for community participation disparities. Research Method/Design A sample of 63 Native American individuals demographically matched to 63 White individuals (n = 126) was enrolled while on acute rehabilitation for moderate or severe TBI. …”
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Does gender identity play a role in the development of tourism entrepreneurial capabilities? by Ikechukwu O. Ezeuduji, Anisah Deen, Nompumelelo Nzama

“…Research design, approach and method: The study sampled 206 tourism entrepreneurs and used Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Reliability test and Mann–Whitney test to group constructs and compare profile groups and their responses. …”
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Study of the functional product’s protein compounds digestion features by E. R. Vasilevskaya, A. G. Akhremko, E. K. Polishchuk, L. V. Fedulova

“…The product was sequentially subjected to hydrolysis, at the end of each phase, samples were taken to determine the protein concentration (biuret method) and visualize the protein fractions (one-dimensional electrophoresis). …”
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Self-perceived oral health of people with and without diabetes mellitus: results of the study GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS by Laura Krause, Stefanie Seeling, Christin Heidemann

“…Oral diseases interact with noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus. Method: Data basis is the study German Health Update (GEDA 2019/2020-EHIS). …”
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Mo-Doped Co₃O₄ Nanostructures for Enhanced N-Butanol Sensing Performance by Yanping Chen, Guangfeng Zhang, Jing Ren, Haoyang Xu, Yonghui Jia

“…In this work, Mo-doped Co₃O₄ nanostructures were synthesized through a simple solvothermal method. To characterize the structures of the pure Co₃O₄ and Mo-doped Co₃O₄ samples, a variety of analytical techniques, such as XRD, SAED, TEM, SEM and XPS, were utilized. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of Stanford health assessment questionnaire 8-item disability index (HAQ 8-item DI) in elderly people by Zahra Tagharrobi, Khadije Sharifi, Zahra Sooky

“…Objective: Survey the reliability and validity of the HAQ 8-item DI in older people residing in Kashan Golabchi nursing home. Methods: In this methodological study, samples were chosen by census method (n=100). …”
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