Development of mountain domestic tourism close to the major urban areas of Nepal: South side of the Annapurna Massif and Helambu by Pierre Dérioz, Pranil Upadhayaya, Philippe Bachimon, Maud Loireau

“…The tourist system which started to grow up around trekking in the Himalayan region of Nepal in the 1970s and 1980s is now changing due to growing demand, and a greater diversity of customers and practices. …”
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Maximum Likelihood Inference for Univariate Delay Differential Equation Models with Multiple Delays by Ahmed A. Mahmoud, Sarat C. Dass, Mohana S. Muthuvalu, Vijanth S. Asirvadam

“…This article presents statistical inference methodology based on maximum likelihoods for delay differential equation models in the univariate setting. …”
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Capital Structure, Internationalization and Countries of Destination of Brazilian Companies: An Analysis of the Upstream-Downstream Hypothesis by Rafael Borges Ribeiro, Vinícius Silva Pereira, Karem Cristina de Sousa Ribeiro

“…To deepen the discussion of stability suggested by the theory, this paper inserted institutional variables of the target countries of internationalization in econometric models used by previous studies, testing whether the hypothesis Upstream-Downstream remains valid. Starting from a sample involving Brazilian publicly traded multinational and domestic companies between the years 2007 to 2011 and as a statistical method, we performed a regression with panel data. …”
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Exploratory Field and Laboratory Investigation on the Use of Noncontact Digital Ski Sensor in the South Korea Expressway Network by In Bae Kim, Ki Hoon Moon, Augusto Cannone Falchetto

“…In South Korea, the next-generation asphalt pavement-smoothing technology, known as the noncontact digital ski (NCDS), started to be used in expressway construction in 2018, making this system an essential tool in the paving industry. …”
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Mixed Botryoid and Spindle Cell Bladder Rhabdomyosarcoma: An Outstanding Pediatric Case by Tommaso Alterio, Roberto Chimenz, Salvatore Arena, Giovanni Conti, Sabrina Cardile, Carmelo Romeo, Carmelo Salpietro, Carmelo Fede

“…This mixed histology has not been described before and no statistical data are reported in literature so far. …”
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The Use of Big Data to Improve Human Health: How Experience From other Industries Will Shape the Future by Timothy E Hewett, Greg Olsen, Mark Atkinson

“…This commentary discusses what those differences are (Project vs Product Focus, Independent vs Integrated Efforts, Causality vs Prediction Driven, Statistical vs Machine Learning Centricity) why they exist, and the future convergence that we believe is on the horizon. …”
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Effects of Ketamine 0.5 mg/kgBW administration as preemptive analgesia on analgesia duration and the need for Fentanyl following hysterectomy surgery: a randomized controlled trial by I. Fuadi, A. Zulfariansyah, Jacklin Edward Mokoginta

“…Categorical data statistical analysis was done using the Exact Fisher test. …”
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The Efficacy of Functional and Traditional Exercise on the Body Composition and Determinants of Physical Fitness of Older Women: A Randomized Crossover Trial by Antônio Gomes de Resende-Neto, José Carlos Aragão-Santos, Bruna Caroline Oliveira-Andrade, Alan Bruno Silva Vasconcelos, Clodoaldo Antônio De Sá, Felipe José Aidar, Josimari Melo DeSantana, Eduardo Lusa Cadore, Marzo Edir Da Silva-Grigoletto

“…Forty-eight physically active older women (≥60 years of age) completed the intervention in three groups: (i) program that started with FT and ended with TT (FT ⟶ TT: n = 19), (ii) program that started with TT and ended with FT (TT ⟶ FT: n = 13), and (iii) stretching group (SG: n = 16). …”
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Balanced Suspension versus Pillow on Preoperative Pain for Proximal Femur Fractures: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Varah Yuenyongviwat, Chonthawat Jiarasrisatien, Khanin Iamthanaporn, Theerawit Hongnaparak, Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich

“…The mean VNRS for pain was not statistically different between the groups, from the start of the study up to 48 hours. …”
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CAG Expansion in Androgen Receptor Gene of Infertile Men in Erbil Governorate by Dashne Abdulla Salih, Karim Jalal Karim

“…Polyglutamine effect on increasing sperm abnormal morphology and immotility which is the reason for infertility but statistically not significant and it will not affect hormonal assay in infertile men. …”
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Effects of Omalizumab on Serum Levels of Substance P, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Neuropeptide Y, and Interleukin-31 in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria by Cagdas Boyvadoglu, Hasan Ulusal, Seyithan Taysı, Goknur Ozaydin-Yavuz, Ibrahim Halil Yavuz, Pınar Korkmaz, Huseyin Serhat Inaloz

“…SP, CGRP, NPY, and IL-31 values were all statistically significantly lower in the CSU patient group compared to the control group. …”
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Effect of yoga exercises on lung volumes, vital capacity, and attention span in school going students by Reema Joshi, Manisha Rathi, Komal Preet Kaur

“…At the end of the 4 weeks, post-assessment of both the groups was assessed, documented, and statistically analysed using Wilcoxon signed rank and Mann–Whitney U -tests. …”
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Coopération internationale locale et politique éducative en Guyane by Isabelle Hidair, Pierre-Yves Chicot

“…The relative facility which there exists to imbricate the territories in continental Europe does not go from oneself for the Guianese environment.Indeed, Guiana is subjected to a logic of double integration: integration in Europe and integration in its geographical area.Thus, in spite of the historical heritage and the presence of France and Europe, Guiana must think its development starting from its geographical area of establishment. …”
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BOLD Noise Assumptions in fMRI by Alle Meije Wink, Jos B. T. M. Roerdink

“…In principle, magnitudes in MRI images follow a Rice distribution. We start by reviewing differences between Rician and Gaussian noise. …”
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Automated Particle Shape Identification and Quantification for DEM Simulation of Rockfill Materials in Subgrade Construction by Hao Bai, Xiangyu Hu, Ruidong Li, Fei Chen, Zhiyong Liao

“…With the increase of rolling passes, the porosity of packing decreases, whereas the settlement increases gradually. The change rate starts fast and ends slowly.…”
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Torsional four-fermion interaction and the Raychaudhuri equation by Shibendu Gupta Choudhury, Sagar Kumar Maity, Amitabha Lahiri

“…We investigate the role of this interaction in a gravitationally collapsing fermionic distribution, by considering a statistical average of the interaction term which incorporates the effect of mixed vector and axial currents. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Distance and Faceto- face Breastfeeding Education on Female Nursing Students’ Knowledge: A Quasiexperimental Study by Marjan Kevenjan, Fatemeh Vizeshfar, Ladan Zarshenas

“…The data were entered into SPSS 22 software and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Results: There was a statistically significant difference in the two interventional groups compared to the control group regarding the mean score of breastfeeding knowledge immediately (P=0.049) and one month (P<0.001) after the intervention.Conclusion: Distance breastfeeding education led to more increase in nursing students’ knowledge one month after the intervention, compared to the face-to-face training. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of herbal (neem) and chemical (chlorhexidine) chips as local drug delivery agents in the treatment of chronic periodontitis: A clinical and microbiologic... by Jammula Surya Prasanna, Jilkapally SaiPriya

“…A qualitative multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay aided in detecting red complex organisms. Statistical Analysis Used: Evaluated at baseline, 10th day, and 1 month. …”
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Serum Leptin Is not a Diagnostic Marker for Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks by Bülent Toy, Orhan Tarçın, Sait Bağcı, Yücel Üstündağ, Ali Inal, Arzu Tiftikçi

“…However, there were statistical differences in the serum levels of IL-6, ESR, CRP, fibrinogen, and leukocyte counts before and during the attack periods (P<.05). …”
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Exploring mothers’ knowledge and practices of colostrum feeding in the Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia by Mai Mustafa, Mohammad A. Jareebi, Hanin Adeeb Hakami, Abdulmajeed Ali Jadah, Bashayer Naji Alkorbi, Ramah Mohammad Kuriri, Hamed Yahya Madkhali, Sarah Hadi Shok, Norah Mohammed Ayyashi, Reham Aljudayba, Leena Abdalla

“…They completed an online self-administered questionnaire providing demographic information and information about their knowledge and practices regarding colostrum collection. Statistical Analysis Used: The data were analyzed using SPSS, utilizing Chi-square tests and descriptive statistics. …”
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