Implications of the Improvement in Atmospheric Fine Particles: A Case Study of COVID-19 Pandemic in Northern Taiwan by Chuan-Hsiu Huang, Yi-Ru Ko, Tzu-Chi Lin, Yu-Hsiang Cheng, Yu-Cheng Chen, Yu-Chieh Ting

“…Assessments of both carcinogenic risk and non-carcinogenic risk induced by the trace elements in PM2.5 showed insignificant decrease, which can be attributed to the factories that did not shut down during Level 3 alert. …”
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Preparación para la jubilación: diseño de un programa de acompañamiento psicológico by María Emilia Guevara Estacio

“…Se utilizó un muestreo no probabilístico intencionado, quedando la muestra seleccionada por catorce personas entre personal administrativo y académico de la institución. se diseñó un instrumento que constó de veintidós ítems de preguntas cerradas y de selección múltiple, el cual fue posteriormente procesado y los resultados mostrados a través de gráficos de frecuencias. …”
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Effect of Pretreatments and Solar Tunnel Dryer Zone on Drying Characteristics and Stability of Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Slices by Hayat Hassen Mohammed, Yetenayet B. Tola, Addisalem Hailu Taye, Zeneba Kedir Abdisa

“…Three zones of drier and four pretreatments were employed in the two-factor factorial experiment. Seven thin layer kinetic models were evaluated. pH, TSS, TA, moisture content (MC), and water activity (aw) were determined for quality evaluation. …”
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Escala de medición del nivel de presencia del pensamiento estratégico by Neyda Teresa Cardozo Sánchez, Martha Graciela Ugueto Maldonado, Freddy Gonzalo Pérez Lobo, Cora Evelyn Infante Colmenares

“…a partir del análisis factorial, se derivó una nueva estructura para la aproximación teórica en uso, compuesta por 9 factores denominados: formación multidimensional, facilitador del autoaprendizaje, capacidad directiva, motivadores del aprendizaje, proactividad hacia el futuro y la innovación en la práctica gerencial, actitud favorable al cambio tecnológico, actitud favorable ante el riesgo calculado y capacidad asociativa, lo que constituye un avance de investigación para la construcción teórica.…”
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Molecular Phylogenetics and Estimation of Evolutionary Divergence and Biogeography of the Family Cordycipitaceae (Ascomycota, Hypocreales) by Huili Pu, Jiao Yang, Nemat O. Keyhani, Lixia Yang, Minhai Zheng, Chenghao Qiu, Yuchen Mao, Junya Shang, Yongsheng Lin, Chengjie Xiong, Longbing Lin, Pengyu Lai, Yanbin Huang, Xin Yuan, Huiling Liang, Longfei Fan, Xiaoli Ma, Chunjin Qiu, Junzhi Qiu

“…., (ii) a new record species isolated from infected Lepidopteran host, <i>Blackwellomyces lateris</i>, (iii) a new record species in the genus <i>Niveomyces</i>, with <i>sporothrix</i>-like asexual morphs, namely <i>N. multisynnematus</i>, isolated from dipteran insects (flies), and (iv) a known species of the (hyper-) mycoparasite, <i>Liangia sinensis</i>, isolated from the fungus <i>Ophiocordyceps globiceps</i> (Ophiocordycipitaceae) growing on a dipteran host. …”
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Innovative Solid Lipid Nanoparticle-Enriched Hydrogels for Enhanced Topical Delivery of L-Glutathione: A Novel Approach to Anti-Ageing by Mengyang Liu, Manisha Sharma, Guoliang Lu, Zhiwen Zhang, Wenting Song, Jingyuan Wen

“…<b>Methods:</b> GSH-loaded SLNs were prepared via a double-emulsion technique and optimized using factorial design. These SLNs were incorporated into 1–3% (<i>w</i>/<i>v</i>) Carbopol hydrogels to produce a semi-solid formulation. …”
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The Effects of Employee Relations, Workplace Well-Being, and Compensation on Turnover Intentions: The Mediation Role of Work Stress by Tine Yuliantini, Abdul Rahmat, Eri Marlapa, Fadhila Dhia Malihah, Endri

“…Design/methodology/approach: PT PICID MM Bogor was used as the research object, and as many as 135 factory employees were respondents. The analysis technique used for hypothesis testing is the Structural Equation Model (SEM)-Partial Least Square (PLS). …”
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A Line of Sight/Non Line of Sight Recognition Method Based on the Dynamic Multi-Level Optimization of Comprehensive Features by Ziyao Ma, Zhongliang Deng, Zidu Tian, Yingjian Zhang, Jizhou Wang, Jilong Guo

“…With the advent of the 5G era, high-precision localization based on mobile communication networks has become a research hotspot, playing an important role in indoor emergency rescue in shopping malls, smart factory management and tracking, as well as precision marketing. …”
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Influence of forage-to-concentrate ratio on the effects of a radiata pine bark extract on methane production and fermentation using the rumen simulation technique by N. Vera, S. Suescun-Ospina, C. Gutiérrez-Gómez, P. Williams, C. Fuentealba, R. Allende, J. Ávila-Stagno

“…The experimental design was a 22 factorial arrangement of two F:C ratios [70:30 (HF) vs 30:70 (HC)], without or with PBE (2% on a DM basis). …”
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Ibón de Bernatuara (Huesca) by Leire Aurrekoetxea Carrera Heredia

“…Huesca probintzian dago, Frantzia eta Espainiaren arteko mugan, Pirinioetan. 2275m-ko altitudean dagoen iboi bat da, hots, jatorri glaziarra duen aintzira bat. Argazkian sumendi bat dirudi, mendixkaren erdian kokaturik baitago. …”
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The Effect of Seed Priming to Improve Germination Parameters and Early Growth of Chickpea (Cicer arietnum L) by Reason R. Charachimwe, Misheck Chandiposha, Pepukai Manjeru

“…The experiment was laid out as a 4 × 5 factorial in completely randomised design (CRD) with 20 treatments replicated three times. …”
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Optimizing Microneutralization and IFN-γ ELISPOT Assays to Evaluate Mpox Immunity by Yinyi Yu, Krystal Meza, Chase Colbert, Daniel F. Hoft, Anna Jaunarajs, Azra Blazevic, Sharon E. Frey, Getahun Abate

“…Background: Available assays to measure pox virus neutralizing antibody titers are laborious and take up to 5 days. In addition, assays to measure T cell responses require the use of specific antigens, which may not be the same for all pox viruses. …”
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Growth, Yield-Related Traits and Yield of Lowland Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties as Influenced by Inorganic NPS and N Fertilizer Rates at Babile, Eastern Ethiopia by Mekuannet K. Belay

“…The experiment was comprised of two lowland maize varieties, three blended NPS (50, 100, and 150 kg), and three N levels (43.5, 87, and 130.5 kg) ha−1 using a factorial arrangement under a randomized complete block design with three replications. …”
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People with symptoms of depression and those at significant risk of suicide show differences in their personality profile and sense of meaning in life by Kacper Deska, Grzegorz Mirocha, Bartłomiej Bąk, Anna Mirgos-Wierzchowska, Marcin Kosmalski, Monika Różycka-Kosmalska, Tadeusz Pietras

“…Among the many factors that determine the possibility of a mental crisis, there is also a personality profile and a sense of meaning in life.Materials and methodsSets of anonymous surveys were distributed among medical students of different years studying at the Medical University of Lodz. …”
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Rapid Verbal Persuasion to increase influenza vaccine uptake: protocol for a randomized hybrid type 2 effectiveness -implementation trial by Siyuan Liu, Lan Gao, Yingying Jin, Jiangyun Chen, Dadong Wu, Yiyuan Cai, Tao Wang, Sanhao Huang, Ciling Yan, Run Wang, Dong Roman Xu

“…Subsequently, a cluster randomized factorial trial will be conducted, involving 16 clinics implementing RVP. …”
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Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…Wind direction played a crucial role, favouring the pollutant dispersal in canyons with parallel winds. The Factorial Analysis of Mixed Data method identified qualitative variables linked to the seasons, wind direction, and presence of trees. …”
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Green remediation of lead (pb) from Pb-toxic soil by combined use of silicon nanomaterials and leguminous Lens culinaris L. plants by Tayyaba Naz, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Bilal Raza, Muhammad Asad Mubeen, Muhammad Ather Nadeem, Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed S Elshikh, Muhammad Rizwan, Rashid Iqbal

“…A completely randomized design with factorial arrangements was applied along with three replications each. …”
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Urea Split Application to Maize (Zea mays L.) Growth Stages of Medium Maturities, Influenced on Grain Yield and Parameter for Yield at Bako, East Wollega, Ethiopia by Megersa Debele, Belay Taressa

“…Six levels of urea split application time (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6) were arranged in factorial combinations with two levels of maize varieties. …”
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Effect of melatonin on the contents of fatty acids and antioxidants of saffron by Mohammad Mehdi Samim, Ali Sorooshzadeh, Ali Mokhtassi-Bidgoli, Mohammad Sadegh Sabet

“…Both experiments were designed as factorial trials within a completely randomized block design with three replicates. …”
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Growth and Performance of Baby Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) Grown under Different Organic Fertilizers by C. Parwada, V. Chigiya, W. Ngezimana, J. Chipomho

“…The research evaluated the response of baby spinach to different types of organic manure sources, days after fertilizer application (DAS), and growing season. A 3 × 2 factorial in a completely randomized block design (CRBD) with three replicates was used. …”
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