Research on special gauge of mountain rack railway by WEN Yanfeng, WU Xiao, WANG Jian, YANG Yang, ZHAO Xuan

“…The mountain rack rail transit system is a new type of rail transit system with the ability to operate on large ramps, and has been studied and promoted in multiple cities in China. …”
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In search for the criteria of absolute pitch by Andrzej RAKOWSKI, Marietta MORAWSKA-BÜNGELER

“…Sixty one music students were given a test of passive absolute pitch (pitch-naming test); then a part of this group was subjected to another test in order to determine their ability to produce required musical pitch without being given any reference tone (active absolute pitch). …”
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USING RETROSPECTIVE DATA TO ASSESS THE UNCERTAINTY OF INDICATORS OF BIOLOGICAL SAFETY OF FOOD AND FEED RAW MATERIALS by B. Zhukоv, A. Makarynska, T. Strakhova, I. Semenyuk

“…By integrating additional "fitness limits" to a set of standardized control limits, this analysis acquires the ability to simultaneously establish not only stability, through the interpretation of geometric patterns, but also compliance with specific criteria. …”
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Characteristic of cellular immunity in children with recurrent respiratory diseases, depending on the level of immunoglobulin E production by Т. Ye. Shumna, S. M. Nedelska, S. V. Solovieva, V. I. Masur, O. Ya. Kolesnik

“…In children with recurrent respiratory diseases and normal IgE levels the relative amount of СD3+, CD4+, CD8+ lymphocytes phenotype was decreased and increased CD16+, CD19+ phenotypes in 38.89 %, and increase in the relative values of CD25+ lymphocytes phenotype in 11.1 %. Regardless of the ability to IgE production the cellular immunity parameters within the age standard were recorded in 53.09 % of the examined children and violation of the cellular immunity was observed in 46.91 % of cases. …”
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Effect of Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions on Biofilm Formation by Salmonella 1,4,[5],12:i:- by R. Seixas, M. Gabriel, J. Machado, L. Tavares, F. Bernardo, M. Oliveira

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Evaluation of Proficiency Validation Results for Air Change Rate Testing in Laboratory Animal Facilities by LIU Wei, ZHANG Xinyan, HOU Fengtian, XU Zhongkan, MA Liying

“…It provides technical support for regulatory authorities to standardize testing institutions and offers reliable references for the purchase of testing services. …”
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Are portable ankle brachial pressure index measurement devices suitable for hypertension screening? by Justyna Janus, Jennifer K Nicholls, Edward Pallett, Matthew Bown, Emma M L Chung

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Two portable PAD screening devices, the MESI ABPI MD and Huntleigh's Dopplex ABIlity, were evaluated following the European Society of Hypertension International Protocol (ESH-IP) Revision 2010 using a mercury-free sphygmomanometer as a reference device.…”
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Evolution of mobility, pain/discomfort, self-care, and mental health in patients with alpha-mannosidosis: an international caregiver and patient survey by Karolina M. Stepien, Sophie Thomas, Julia B. Hennermann, Christina Lampe, Nicole M. Muschol, Maria Juliana Ballesta-Martínez, Jordi Cruz, Mónica López-Rodríguez, Anneliese Barth, Martin Magner, Allan M. Lund, Vasilica Plaiasu, Andrea Ballabeni, Francesca Donà, Heather M. Morgan, Nathalie Guffon

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A qualitative research on the present situation of nurses’ skills in pre-hospital treatment of severe trauma in Yunnan Province (云南省护士严重创伤院前救治技能现状的质性研究)... by SHI Mei (史梅), WANG Chen (王晨), WANG Jun (王峻)

“…Nurses were found with low level of pre-hospital treatment skills and unclear responsibilities; Give the poor emergency response capability, it was urgent to standardize the treatment process. It was an urgent to establish scientific, objective and quantitative evaluation standard to improve nurses' pre-hospital treatment ability. …”
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Performance of current tools used for on-the-day assessment and diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury in sport: a systematic review by Phoebe Haste, Leonardo de Almeida e Bueno, Antoine Jérusalem, Jeroen Bergmann

“…The absence of a gold-standard measurement hampers our ability to diagnose or monitor SR-mTBI. …”
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The Effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) on Children’s Speech and Voice: A Scoping Review by Angelos Papadopoulos, Louiza Voniati, Nafsika Ziavra, Dionysios Tafiadis

“…Eleven articles were obtained from the search. The standards of PRISMA recommendations were used for scoping reviews and the PCC framework was used for the eligibility criteria. …”
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Does the perceived utility of rubrics boost speaker confidence? A study in business organization courses by Domingo Verano-Tacoronte, Alicia Bolívar-Cruz

“… In a real academic context, taking the classroom as a reference, this research analyzes the utility that students on two university degree programs give to a rubric for preparing oral presentations. …”
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Establishment of the Normative Value of Classical Bluestone’s Nine-Step Inflation/Deflation Tympanometric Eustachian Tube Function Test by Jing-Jie Wang, Rong-San Jiang, Chien-Hsiang Weng

“…The diagnostic accuracy of the maximal peak pressure difference (MPD) from the nine-step test was evaluated, using an ETDQ-7 score of ≥14 as the reference standard. Discriminative ability was analyzed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. …”
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Results of Automated Retinal Image Analysis for Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy from the Nakuru Study, Kenya. by Morten B Hansen, Michael D Abràmoff, James C Folk, Wanjiku Mathenge, Andrew Bastawrous, Tunde Peto

“…<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>The primary outcomes were sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive value of IDP versus the human grader as reference standard.<h4>Results</h4>Altogether 3,460 participants were included. 113 had DED, giving a prevalence of 3.3% (95% CI, 2.7-3.9%). …”
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Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing in Pneumonia: Applications in the Detection of Responsible Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence by Liu B, Bao Z, Chen W, Xi X, Ge X, Zhou J, Zheng X, Zhang P, Deng W, Ding R, Zhou M, Fang J

“…According to the composite reference standards, the accuracy of tNGS in the detection of responsible pathogens was 0.852 (95% confidence interval 0.786– 0.918), which resembled that of mNGS and remarkably exceeded that of CMTs. …”
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STRATEGIC COMPETENCE AS A DETERMINANT OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF A FUTURE SPECIALIST by Levitina Lina

“…The analysis of the scientific literature has shown that there is a difficulty in defining strategic competence, as it can refer to both the ability to perform tasks and the way people should behave to fulfil their role. …”
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Influence of Strand Size on the Bending Properties of Parallel Strand Bamboo by Wenli Zhu, Jiannan Zhou, Guo Chen, Zhenyu Qiu

“…Most bamboo composites are designed referring to the specifications of wood structures. …”
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Therapeutic Management of Chronic Gingivostomatitis in Cats. A Comprehensive Review by Hardi Marif, Amanj Ahmad, Othman Ali, Basim Ali

“…The disease commonly referred to as Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis Syndrome can be vexing and challenging to control, with an incidence ranging from 0.7% to 12.0%. …”
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Islam, Ethics and Psychological Self-control by Hamid Rafi’ee Honar

“…As a result of these sets of codes, people start making choices. The ability of making such choices is what is referred to as ‘self-control’. …”
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Evaluating eDNA metabarcoding for fish biodiversity assessment in Nigerian aquatic ecosystems: potential, limitations, and comparisons with traditional methods by Lotanna M. Nneji, Segun O. Oladipo, Ifeanyi C. Nneji, Olabisi T. Atofarati, Maame Kobe Asiamah, Kehinde M. Adelakun

“…Until a comprehensive regional DNA reference library is developed, suitable molecular markers are optimized, and standardized field protocols for eDNA sampling are established, we recommend using eDNA metabarcoding as a complementary survey tool rather than a replacement for conventional fish survey methods in Nigeria.…”
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