Notes from the Packaging Laboratory: Hot Tack Measurements of Thin Sealant Films by Kenneth R. Berger, Matthew Knoelke, Bruce Welt

“… Sample preparation can greatly influence the results of laboratory testing of packaging sealant strength. Factors such as test strip width, edge uniformity, sealing die temperature and die load are recognizable variables to control. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer in Adults (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and the Russian Endosc... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, P. V. Tsar’kov, M. P. Korolev, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, S. G. Burkov, A. A. Derinov, S. K. Efetov, T. L. Lapina, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, A. V. Tkachev, A. S. Trukhmanov, E. D. Fedorov, A. A. Sheptulin

“…In order to determine indications for eradication therapy, all ulcer patients should be tested for the presence of H. pylori using a 13C-breath test or a stool antigen test. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF MOBILE LEARNING IN NARRATIVE WRITING AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS by Raganeswari Ramasamy, Mariam Mohamad, Mageswaran Sanmugam, Chee Mei Hooi

“…Methodology – The mixed-method research design was used to analyse the effectiveness of integrating mobile learning for Form 4 students in Malaysia when they are learning narrative writing skills. A pre-test and a post-test were used to gather quantitative data, while participant observation and focus group interviews were used to collective qualitative data. …”
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Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills of Junior High School Student: Development of Interactive Worksheet Based on Discovery Learning Model by Khumaeroh Dwi Nur'aini, Abdul Rachman Taufik

“…The instruments used in this study consisted of a validation sheet to test the validity of interactive worksheet, an observation sheet to test the practicality of interactive worksheet, a student response questionnaire and a test to test the effectiveness of interactive worksheet. …”
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CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji, Adebiyi Julius Abosede, Benneth Uchenna Eze

“…The questionnaire was validated by eight assessors (four academics and four management staff of service firms), in order to ensure that the instrument measures what it is designed to measure. The test re-test method was employed to test the reliability of the instrument, by conducting a pilot study, whereby, the questionnaire was administered twice within an interval of two weeks to 20 management staff of service firms, and the result of the two tests was correlated. …”
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CORPORATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SERVICE FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA by Moruff Sanjo Oladimeji, Adebiyi Julius Abosede, Benneth Uchenna Eze

“…The questionnaire was validated by eight assessors (four academics and four management staff of service firms), in order to ensure that the instrument measures what it is designed to measure. The test re-test method was employed to test the reliability of the instrument, by conducting a pilot study, whereby, the questionnaire was administered twice within an interval of two weeks to 20 management staff of service firms, and the result of the two tests was correlated. …”
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Occurrence of macrolides resistance in Legionella pneumophila ST188: Results of the Belgian epidemiology and resistome investigation of clinical isolates by Charlotte Michel, Fedoua Echahidi, Geraldine De Muylder, Max Sewell, Ian Boostrom, Olivier Denis, Owen B. Spiller, Denis Pierard

“…Results: The number of Legionnaires’ disease cases has increased in Belgium. Urinary antigen testing remains the main used test, but polymerase chain reaction and serology allow the diagnostic in 14.8% and 2.4% of cases, respectively. cgMLST showed a good discrimination between sequence typing (ST) and minimal variation for ST47 isolates, whereas ST1s were more diverse. …”
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Laboratory diagnostics of alcohol intoxication in patients with alcohol-induced liver disease by A. I. Pavlov, A. I. Khazanov

“…To evaluate expediency of testing for carbohydrate-deficient transferrin for diagnostics of alcohol intoxication.Material and methods. …”
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Self-assessment of Readiness and Equipment of Dental Clinics for Managing Medical Emergencies in the Republic of Croatia by Bruno Špiljak, Maja Firić, Miroslav Sikora, Vlaho Brailo

“…A t-test and χ2 test were used to analyze group differences. …”
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The Role of Education in Preventing E-Smoking Behavior is to Increase Student Knowledge and Attitudes by Sri Sunarti, Tukimin bin Sansuwito, Purwo Setiyo Nugroho, Nida Amalia, Rusni Masnina, Linda Suwarni

“…Methods: The experimental design of this study consisted of a two-group experimental design with a pre-test and a post-test plus a control, with the purpose of determining the impact of educational intervention through the use of web-based preventive education for mesuare diffrences knowled and attitude Results: The Different Tests Within Experiment Group Of Knowledge, Attitudes From One Month After Intervention, knowledge P-Value 0.000, Attitudes P-Value 0,00. …”
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The effect of different fabrication techniques on porosity of cobalt-chromium cast removable partial denture farm works. by Fryad Mustafa Rasheed, Rizgar Mohammed Ameen Hasan

“…After finishing and polishing of the prosthesis, the porosity test was performed for each group and then compared to each other. …”
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Búsqueda de palabras del grupo de los granos by Isabel Valentin-Oquendo, Claudia Peñuela

“…Busque en la sopa de letras alimentos del grupo de los granos. Algunos de estos granos pueden ser nuevos para usted, búsquelos en su próxima visita al supermercado y prepare nuevas recetas. …”
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Sturgeon Aquaculture - Specialized Techniques Determining the Stage of Sexual Maturity in Female Sturgeon for Artificial Spawning The Egg Maturation Assay by Frank A. Chapman, Joel P. Van Eenennaam

“…Van Eenennaam, describes a biological test to determine if sturgeon eggs are in the stage of final maturation — the principle behind the test, materials needed, and protocol. …”
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Principles of effective out-patient diagnostics of diffuse liver diseases by Komova A. G., M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To study prevalence of diffuse liver diseases in the Russian Federation by the example of large industrial city with application of screening tests. Material and methods. Overall 5000 Moscow inhabitants age 18 to 75 years, chosen randomly within the «the liver check up» project, have been included in prospective population study. …”
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Size-controllable synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanorods via fluorine modulation: applications in dental adhesives for enhanced enamel remineralization by Linzhi Meng, Mengmeng Shu, Peng Mei, Yakun Liang, Lunguo Xia

“…Statistical analyses were performed using the Shapiro-Wilk test, Levene test, one-way ANOVA, Tukey HSD method, Welch test, Tamhane test, Fisher’s exact test and Kruskal-Wallis test (α = 0.05). …”
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Sistem Identifikasi Pembicara Berbahasa Indonesia Menggunakan X-Vector Embedding by Alim Misbullah, Muhammad Saifullah Sani, Husaini, Laina Farsiah, Zahnur, Kikye Martiwi Sukiakhy

“…Nilai EER dari model yang terbaik untuk dataset VoxCeleb1 bagian test sebesar 3,51%, inf19_test_td sebesar 1,3%, dan inf19_test_tid sebesar 1,4%. …”
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Pengembangan Media Pembelajaran berbasis Website Berdasarkan Gaya Belajar dan Prinsip Universal Design of Learning (UDL) untuk Mata Pelajaran Desain Grafis Percetakan di SMK Negeri... by Yafie Arbian Cipto, Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Faizatul Amalia

“…Website-based learning media testing uses the black-box testing method with the results of the features being usable and 100% valid. …”
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Partial Replacement of Cement with Ceramic Waste Powder in the Stabilization of Laterite Soils for Interlocking Earth Blocks. by Iteba, Maurice Victor

“…Other tests include, a compressive strength test according to British standards as well as a water absorption test on the various mix blends of the bricks. …”
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Performance of Sisal Fabre as Natural Geotextile to Reinforce Soil Layers on Unpaved Road. by Kyomugasho, Lilian

“…The study was limited to some soil tests on subgrade materials, to achieve the objectives, the study undertook the following methodology, particle size distribution, atterberg’s limit, maximum dry density test and testing CBR in the laboratory. …”
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Guy Rozat Dupeyron, Preliminares de la Conquista by Enrique Atilano Gutiérrez

“…Preliminares de la Conquista es un texto que desde su título remite a una estructura capitular de cinco conferencias extendidas en forma de capítulos de libro que versan sobre diversos tópicos de la Conquista de México. …”
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