Group structure, communication and effectiveness among white and blue-collar employees by Christopher Orpen

“… The moderating effect of interpersonal communication on the relation between group structure and effectiveness was examined in 24 clerical groups and 36 assembly-line groups. Effectiveness was assessed in terms of output and member perceptions of the extent to which their group achieved its goals. …”
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Anti-Tumor Effect and Mechanism Study of Caloric Restriction, Achieved by Time-Restricted Feeding, in Mice by Weisheng Lu BSc, Jue Wang, Chengji Wang BSc, Haijie Wang BSc, Wenhao Gao, Shouchong Ye MS, Ruling Shen PhD

“…Methods C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice were divided into four cell line groups. Each group was further split into normal diet (ND) and a CR diet groups. …”
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PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, SOME HEMATOLOGICAL TRAITS AND GENETIC RELATIONSHIP IN DIFFERENT LOCAL QUAIL AFFECTED BY DIETING THE RAPESEED (CANOLA) SEEDS POWDER by Hurea Abdulrazaq, sheren mahmud, Jenan najdat, Sardar Sardare

“…There was a significant (P≤0.05) difference between line groups, as the brown line exhibited higher values for final body weight. …”
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Initial treatment efficacy and safety of durvalumab plus tremelimumab combination therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in clinical practice by Tetsu Tomonari, Joji Tani, Yasushi Sato, Hironori Tanaka, Akihiro Morishita, Koichi Okamoto, Yutaka Kawano, Masahiro Sogabe, Hiroshi Miyamoto, Tetsuji Takayama

“…Results The disease control rate (DCR) for the first‐line group was 80.9%, which was significantly higher than that for the later‐line group (50%). …”
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First-line vs Second-Line Catheter Ablation Therapy for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation—Data from a National Multicentre Registry by Ranin Hilu, MD, Mahmoud Suleiman, MD, Adi Elias, MD, MPH, Ibrahim Marai, MD, Roy Beinart, MD, Eyal Nof, MD, Yoav Michowitz, MD, Michael Glikson, MD, Yuval Konstantino, MD, Moti Haim, MD, David Luria, MD, David Pereg, MD, Avishag Laish-Farkash, MD, PhD, Alexander Omelchenko, MD

“…Median times from AF diagnosis to catheter ablation were 1.5 and 3 years in the first- and second-line groups, respectively. Patients in the first-line group were younger, had a shorter AF duration, and more frequently had a normal left atrial size prior to the procedure. …”
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Comparison of the Anterior Septal Line and Mitral Isthmus Line for Perimitral Atrial Flutter Ablation Using Robotic Magnetic Navigation by Shipeng Dang, Ru-Xing Wang, Christian Jons, Peter Karl Jacobsen, Steen Pehrson, Xu Chen

“…Fluoroscopy time was longer in the MI line group (8.0 ± 4.4 vs. 5.1 ± 2.7 min, P=0.024), and the acute success rate was higher in the AS line group versus the MI line group (96.2% vs. 70%, P=0.025). …”
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The efficacy and safety of FOLFOX therapy for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Kazuhiro Shiraishi, Mao Okada, Shun Yamamoto, Yuki Matsubara, Toshiki Masuishi, Keitaro Shimozaki, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Suguru Hirose, Keiji Sugiyama, Mitsuhiro Furuta, Nozomu Machida, Naoki Takahashi, Takako Yoshii, Yosuke Kito, Takao Tsuzuki, Shogen Boku, Kenji Tsuchihashi, Akinori Sugaya, Toshizo Takayama, Azusa Komori, Seiichiro Mitani, Toshihiko Matsumoto, Takashi Nishimura, Kenro Hirata

“…The most frequent grade 3 or 4 adverse events were neutropenia (23%) and anemia (12%) in the first-line group and neutropenia (18%), anorexia (13%), anemia (10%), and nausea (10%) in the later-line group. …”
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Short-Term Effectiveness of Ustekinumab in Crohn’s Disease: Results from a Real-World Retrospective Multicenter Study in China by Zhu X, Fang X, Wang Q, Li M, Zhang K, Xie L, Niu X, Wang S

“…The clinical response rates of the first line group were higher than those of the second line group at the 16th and 24th weeks, with statistically significant differences. …”
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Efficacy and safety of first-line or second-line selective laser trabeculoplasty for normal-tension glaucoma: a multicentre cohort study by Tomoko Naito, Kazuyuki Hirooka, Toru Nakazawa, Masaki Tanito, Shiro Mizoue, Katsuyoshi Suzuki, Keiji Yoshikawa, Itaru Kimura, Yasushi Ikuno, Takako Miki, Kazuhisa Sugiyama, Tairo Kimura, Akiko Narita, Tadashi Nakano, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Koji Nitta, Kae Sugihara, Maki Katai, Takuji Matsuda, Hiroaki Ozaki, Kaori Komatsu, Yoshiaki Saito, Takeshi Sagara, Aika Tsutsui, Akiko Ishida, Satoru Tsuda, Toyoaki Tsumura, Naoki Tojo, Naoto Tokuda, Kenji Nakamoto, Naka Shiratori, Mami Nanno, Naoya Nezu, Yoshitaka Tasaka, Shigeru Mori, Shigeki Yamabayashi, Kimihito Konno, Miyuki Domoto

“…The mean IOP of 16.3±2.1 mm Hg before SLT decreased by 17.1%±9.5% to 13.4±1.9 mm Hg at 12 months after SLT in the first-line group (p<0.001), and the mean IOP of 15.4±1.5 mm Hg before SLT decreased by 12.7%±9.7% to 13.2±2.0 mm Hg at 12 months after SLT (p=0.005) in the second-line group. …”
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Spermiogram, Kinetics, Flow Cytometric Characteristics and DNA Damage Degree in Boar Ejaculates: Summarization and Clustering by Raquel Ausejo-Marcos, María Teresa Tejedor, Sara Miguel-Jiménez, Belén Gómez-Giménez, Cristina Soriano-Úbeda, Noelia Mendoza, Alejandro Vicente-Carrillo, William Fernando Hurtado, Celia Ávila Holguín, Bernardino Moreno, María Victoria Falceto

“…Young Pietrain boars (23 ± 3.6 months) were investigated: ten boars from the Nucléus genetic line (group 1: 90 ejaculates weekly) and five boars from the Batallé genetic line (group 2: 30 ejaculates weekly). …”
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Chicory variability (Cichorium intybus L.) cv. ‘Goriški’ by Jože OSVALD

“…Production facilities and production on farms have also been assessed, more detailed analysis was done on 218 marketable lines, grouped into 65 types with specific characteristics. …”
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Tick-Born Relapsing Fever and Genespecies Diversity of Borrelia: Current Status by T. A. Chekanova, I. N. Manzeniuk

“…New types of Borrelia, including a candidate, of relapsing fever clade and related phylogenetic lines/groups, which are carried not only by argasid, but also by solid-body ixodids ticks, deserve further study. …”
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Research on Measures to Limit Short-Circuit Current by Renovating the Equipment of the Power Grid by Shuqin Sun, Guanghao Zhou, Zaihua Li, Xiaojun Tang, Yuguang Zhou, Zhenghai Yuan

“…Regarding the issue of controlling short-circuit current levels in large power grids, a detailed analysis is conducted of the operational principles, advantages, and disadvantages of five types of modified grid equipment for limiting short-circuit current: high-impedance generators, high-impedance transformers, current-limiting reactors, fault current limiters (FCLs), and a generator–transformer–line group unit. This study identifies the applicable conditions for each short-circuit current-limiting measure and presents specific engineering simulation cases to validate their effectiveness in limiting short-circuit currents, thus determining the control effects of each limiting measure. …”
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Change in Daily Steps and Self-efficacy of Online Interactive Exercise Classes for Community-dwelling Older Adults in Japan: A Preliminary Study by Mami Ishizuka-Inoue, Kanako Shimoura, Reika Yamashita, Miyu Onishi, Takanobu Saito, Momoko Nagai-Tanima, Tomoki Aoyama

“…The intervention program was conducted for 40 minutes each session, twice a week for four consecutive weeks, using the LINE group call (LINE Corporation, Japan). An online questionnaire was used to assess participant characteristics, modified Fall Efficacy Scale score, modified Gait Efficacy Scale (m-GES) score, self-rated health, and daily steps, which were compared pre- and post-intervention using the Wilcoxon signed-rank sum and chi-square tests. …”
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Impact of Hydroxyapatite Tooth Paste on Enamel Surface Roughness of Artificially Demineralized Permanent Teeth (An in vitro study). by Nada Hussam Alden Al-Nuaimi, Saher Sami Gasgoos

“…Materials and Methods: Fifty sound premolars had been split into five groups at random, and artificial caries lesion was made by soaking the samples in the demineralizing solutions, and demineralized surface was cured with: G1 (base line group n=10) without any thing, G2 (control negative group n=10) immersed in demineralizing solution only, G3 (HA paste group n=10) treated with HA paste, G4: (Naf n=10) treated with sodium fluoride paste as control positive, G5: (combination group n=10) treated with HA paste and Naf paste alternatively. …”
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The Antihyperglycemic Effect of Crude Liang (Gnetum gnemon var. tenerum) Leaves Powder on Wistar Rats by Anunya Suksanga, Sunisa Siripongvutikorn, Rattana Leelawattana, Chutha T. Yupanqui

“…Twelve Wistar male rats were separated into 4 groups (3 rats/group); the first was a normal one (based line group), the second were the diabetic rats treated with CHL, while the third and the fourth were the diabetic rats treated with 0.97 g/kg of CCL and CLL, respectively. …”
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A study of maternal and perinatal outcomes in primigravida and multigravida by comparing their partogram in labor by Umadevi Vavaldas, K. S. Midhuna, Sarada Kandhichetty

“…Graphs were analyzed and placed in three categories: Group A – patients who delivered before partogram touched alert line, Group B – patients who delivered when partogram lies between alert and action lines, and Group C – patients who delivered after action line was crossed. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of central venous catheters usage in newborns intensive care unit by І. А. Anikin

“…The number of catheter occlusion, against the background of infusion therapy was not significantly different in the groups, and the obstruction of the catheter by thrombus was the most frequent complication in the PICC-line group. CVCSIs revealed fairly large number of system thrombosis of the superior vena cava, and a great number of infectious complications. …”
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Apoptosis Induction Through Increased TRPV1 Activation by Synergic Effect of Melatonin and Doxorubicin in Human Osteosarcoma and Chondrosarcoma Cell Lines by Anıl Gülcü, İshak Suat Övey, Ahmet Koçak

“…Results: Increased apoptotic activity was detected in doxorubicin given cell lines (Group II) when compared with the controls (p˂0.001). …”
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The cruise shipping industry in the corporate mergers and overpanamax eras. A comparison with the container shipping industry by Jacques Charlier

“…The most important difference is that same hull can be used to build similar ships for brands of the same qualitative level, or even quite different ships of different qualitative levels within the same cruise lines’ group. Another major difference is that the cruise industry is still dominated, by far, by American or European-based groups or lines, and that most cruise ships have been and are being built at European yards.…”
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