Preparation of TPM–NCs–gel and its effect on subcutaneous abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus by Quanwei Xie, Feirong Zhou, Runan He, Lianbao Ye, Zonghao Lin, Xiangyu Nie, Yuanzheng Wei, Chuqin Yu

“…The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of TPM–NCs–gel were determined with the microdilution method. The susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to mupirocin ointment, TPM–NCs–gel, and TPM–gel was evaluated by the disk diffusion method. …”
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What is the near-natural catchment? An application of hydrological signatures assessment by Huan Xu, Hao Wang, Pan Liu, Xiaojing Zhang, Weibo Liu, Chutian Zhou, Hao Ye, Hongxuan Lei, Yang Liu

“…The sensitivity of the eight signatures to HA are calculated using a causal inference method instead of directly calculating linear correlation coefficients to avoid spurious relationships. …”
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Prognostic Significance of Pulse Pressure Variability During Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients by Benjamin Maïer, Guillaume Turc, Guillaume Taylor, Raphaël Blanc, Michael Obadia, Stanislas Smajda, Jean‐Philippe Desilles, Hocine Redjem, Gabriele Ciccio, William Boisseau, Candice Sabben, Malek Ben Machaa, Mylene Hamdani, Morgan Leguen, Etienne Gayat, Jacques Blacher, Bertrand Lapergue, Michel Piotin, Mikael Mazighi

“…Logistic regression models were used to assess the association between PP coefficients of variation and functional outcome at 3 months (modified Rankin Scale). …”
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Adaptation of the ‘’Food Allergy Self-Efficacy Scale for Parents’’(FASE-P) to Turkish: a validity and reliability study by Nilay Çalışkan, Şeyma Genç, Güler Yıldırım, Hamit Bologur, Hilal Güngör, Merve Karaca Şahin, Muhammed Fatih Erbay, Şefika İlknur Kökcü Karadağ, Özlem Terzi, Deniz Özçeker

“…The intra-class correlation coefficient between the test and re-test was found to be 0.972. …”
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External validation of the smartphone-based 6-minute walking test in patients with degenerative lumbar disorders undergoing epidural steroid injection by Michal Ziga, MD, Martin N. Stienen, MD/FEBNS, Anna Maria Zeitlberger, MD, Stefanos Voglis, MD, Luca Regli, MD, Oliver Bozinov, MD, Nicolai Maldaner, MD

“…Reliability of the 6WT was determined by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Analysis of Algorithms for Detecting Users’ Behavioral Models based on Sessions Data by Vitaly Zabiniako, Toms Rožkalns, Erika Nazaruka, Jurijs Kornienko

“…Thus, these algorithms are suitable for the further development of the detecting method. …”
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Layered energy equalization structure for series battery pack based on multiple optimal matching by Jianfang Jiao, Hongwei Wang, Feng Gao, Serdar Coskun, Guang Wang, Jiale Xie, Fei Feng

“…The experimental results indicate that, under the same static state, the newly proposed control strategy improves efficiency by 6.08% and enhances equalization speed by 42.03% compared to the maximum value equalization method. …”
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Real-Time Release Testing of Herbal Extract Powder by Near-Infrared Spectroscopy considering the Uncertainty around Specification Limits by Guolin Shi, Bing Xu, Xin Wang, Zhong Xue, Xinyuan Shi, Yanjiang Qiao

“…Process analytical technology (PAT) is an attractive and efficient way for realizing RTRT. In this paper, near-infrared (NIR) determination of cryptotanshinone and tanshinoneIIA content in tanshinone extract powders was taken as the research object. …”
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Impact of the volume and the profile of volatile fatty acids in the rumen fermentation on cow productivity and milk composition by Katarzyna Mikołajczyk, Ewa Pecka-Kiełb, Andrzej Zachwieja

“…The herd’s milk production was assessed using the A4 method and the milk analyses were obtained from the milk recordings. …”
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Konsistensi Model Regresi Empat Variabel Pada Populasi dan Sampel untuk Prediksi Temperatur by Nurjannah Syakrani, Naufal Athaya S. R

“… The ability to predict future events or trends has become very important today. One method that can be used to predict the future is to use linear regression. …”
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Nonlinear Diffusion-Based Multifield Coupling Model for Thermally Enhanced CBM Recovery by Rui Yang, Weiqun Liu, Jiakun Lv

“…However, previous studies either neglected the nonlinear diffusion process of gas or only assumed that the diffusion coefficient varies with production time. However, considerable experimental results indicate that the gas diffusion coefficient is not only determined by time but also by temperature, which strongly impacts multifield interaction during gas recovery. …”
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Presenting and evaluating a new empirical relationship for estimating the rate of infiltration in trenches by Mojtaba Hassanpour, Hossein Khozeymehnezhad, Abalfazl Akbarpour

“…In addition, the Pearson correlation coefficient was determined to be 0.981 and the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) was 0.381, demonstrating the strong predictive performance of the equation. …”
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THE VARIATION OF A WHEAT QUALITY INDEX IN RELATION TO MINERAL FERTILIZATION; CASE STUDY ON STARCH by Alina Laura AGAPIE, Florin SALA

“…The starch content (ST, %) was determined by the non-destructive method (NIR), PERTEN INFRAMATIC 9200 device. …”
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Adaptation of Application-Based Smartphone Addiction Scale to Turkish Cultures by Alperen Yandı, Ali Ünal, Yunus Altundağ

“…The aim of this study is to adapt the Application Based SmartphoneAddiction Scale, which has been developed to determine the smart phoneaddiction, which is becoming a common problem every day. …”
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SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND WOMEN IN PSTO; STRATEGY TO AMELIORATE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS UPGRADE CHALLENGES by Ijeoma Madonna Onwusuru, Mohammed Adamu Auta, Nnaemeka Martin Agbo

“…The reliability was established using the split half method and the coefficient of 0.9 was determined using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. …”
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Can Waste Heat of a Thermal Power Plant Be a Key For Absorption Cooling Systems? by Erdal Kacan, Erkan Kacan

“…LiBr-H2O ACS is designed and optimum working parameters of system elements are determined by both considering single effect of the parameter and interacted effect of the temperature and concentration ratio parameters on Coefficient of Performance (COP) and Exergetic Coefficient of Performance (EPC) of the system. …”
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Lipid Profile, PCSK9, ANGPTL3 and Lipoprotein (a) Levels in Men Diagnosed With Localized High‐Grade Prostate Cancer and Men At‐Risk of Prostate Cancer by Ann‐Charlotte Bergeron, Emilie Wong‐Chong, France‐Hélène Joncas, Chloé Castonguay, Frédéric Calon, Nabil G. Seidah, Jonatan Blais, Karine Robitaille, Alain Bergeron, Vincent Fradet, Anne Gangloff

“…PCSK9 and ANGPTL3 levels were determined by ELISA. Results No significant change in lipids and related factors levels was observed between men with localized PCa Gleason 8 or 9 and matched controls. …”
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Retrospective cohort analysis on predicting pulmonary fibrosis in elderly SARS-CoV-2-infected patients by Fuguo Gao, Fuguo Gao, Guangdong Hou, Yan Hou, Jian Chen, Yifeng Wang, Baoyin Zhao, Yan Li, Yan Li, Xinxin Wang, Yiying Hua, Faguang Jin, Yongheng Gao

“…Furthermore, based on the principle of optimizing the balance between sensitivity and specificity, 131.026 was determined as the optimal cutoff value for the nomogram. …”
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Removal of Copper ions from aqueous solutions using polymer derivations of poly (styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) by Naser Samadi, Reza Ansari, Bakhtiar Khodavirdilo

“…Furthermore, these modified resins were reacted with 1,2-diaminoethane in the presence of ultrasonic irradiation for the preparation of a tridimensional chelating resin on the Nano scale for the recovery of Copper (II) ions from aqueous solutions. This method which is used for removing and determining Copper (II) ions using copolymers derived resins of poly (styrene-alternative-maleic anhydride) (SMA) and atomic absorption spectroscopy. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Similar Materials Simulating Weak Surrounding Rocks with Different Ratios of Fine-to-Coarse Aggregate by Lan Cui, Qian Sheng, Chenxi Miao, Si Luo

“…The purpose of the study is to provide an optimum RFCA for similar materials simulating weak surrounding rock and to present a convenient and efficient numerical method to determine the optimum ratio of fine-to-coarse aggregate (RFCA) in geo-mechanical model tests. …”
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