Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Military Suicide Attitude Questionnaire (MSAQ) among conscripts of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces deployed in Shir... by Sajjad Ghaedian, Hassan Shahmiri, Arsia Taghva, Haleh Shahed-Hagh Ghadam, Shayan Kashefinejad, Zahra Sadat Asadi, Naser Goudarzi, Vahid Donyavi, Melika Salmani, Amir Mohsen Rahnejat

“…Data were collected using a demographic information form, the MSAQ, Suicide Stigma Scale (SOSS), and Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSSI). Face validity was determined qualitatively, internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's alpha, and convergent, divergent, and retest validity were evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficient. …”
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Stability analysis of underground water-sealed oil storage caverns in China：A case study by Zhao Xingdong, Deng Lei, Zhang Shujing

“…The rock mass physical and mechanical parameters and the corresponding stability coefficients were obtained based on Q-system and stability graph method. …”
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Immobilization of Oat Bran Polyphenols in Complex Coacervates of Whey Protein and Malthodextrin by Zyaitdinov Damir R., Ewteew Alexandr V., Bannikova Anna V.

“…After that, the mixes were treated by ultrasonication and 10% w/w of guar gum solution as double wall material. The encapsulation efficiency (EE) was determined as a ratio of encapsulated phenolic content to total phenolic content. …”
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Correlation of spectroscopic and structural properties of indocyanine green j-aggregates by D. S. Farrakhova, I. D. Romanishkin, D. V. Yakovlev, Yu. S. Maklygina, V. A. Oleinikov, P. V. Fedotov, M. V. Kravchik, L. Bezdetnaya, V. B. Loschenov

“…In the work, the aggregation degree and the average size of nanoparticles depending on the concentration of a colloidal solution of indocyanine green (ICG NPs) in the form of J-aggregates were investigated by various methods based on light scattering. The size of nanoparticles is an important parameter from the point of view of clinical application, because the technique of intravenous administration of drugs, in order to avoid microvascular thrombosis and embolism, provides dosage forms with inclusions of individual molecules or their clusters, not exceeding 500 nm diameter. …”
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Dual-doped ZnO nanocomposites for superior photocatalytic hydrogen generation by Abu Summama Sadavi Bilal, Muhammad Umair Ahsan Khan, Nayan Banik, Abdulla Hayitov, Rekha MM, Subhashree Ray, Kapil Ghai, Udaybir Singh, Egambergan Khudoynazarov, Muhammad Aleem, Akbar Ali Qureshi

“…Abstract The development of efficient and stable photocatalysts for hydrogen (H2) generation is crucial for sustainable energy applications. …”
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An Assessment of a Proposed Hybrid Neural Network for Daily Flow Prediction in Arid Climate by Milad Jajarmizadeh, Sobri Harun, Mohsen Salarpour

“…Results showed that the FF-MNN could satisfactorily predict stream flow during testing period. The Nash-Sutcliff coefficient, coefficient of determination, and root mean square error obtained using MNN during training and test periods were 0.85, 0.85, and 39.4 and 0.57, 0.58, and 32.2, respectively. …”
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Building Consumer Loyalty: The Role of Product Quality and Price in Purchase Decisions of Brand Executive in South Tangerang by Tombang Daulat Ni Roha Harianja

“…Using a quantitative method, data were collected through questionnaires distributed to 140 respondents. …”
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Pengaruh Employer Branding dan E-Recruitment terhadap Intention to Apply (Studi pada Program MAP GROW Batch 6) by Kezia Safanya Khairunnisa, Rofi Rofaida, Yoga Perdana

“…The sampling technique used is purposive sampling, and data analysis was conducted using correlation coefficient analysis, multiple linear regression, and coefficient of determination, as well as hypothesis testing through the F-test and t-test. …”
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Prediction of Blast Vibration Velocity of Buried Steel Pipe Based on PSO-LSSVM Model by Hongyu Zhang, Shengwu Tu, Senlin Nie, Weihua Ming

“…Relying on the test results of the buried steel pipe blast model test, a sensitivity analysis of relevant influencing factors was carried out by using the gray correlation analysis method. A least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) model was established to predict the peak vibration velocity of the pipeline and determine the best parameter combination in the LS-SVM model through a local particle swarm optimization (PSO), and the results of the PSO-LSSVM model were predicted. …”
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PRODUCTIVITY OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITY OF AGROCENOSES IN THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE OF FOREST STRIPS by Olga V. Ruleva, Alexey A. Novikov, Zulfiya M. Kazieva

“…Materials and methods. The objects of the study were five ultra-early varieties (Jewel, Colombo, Riviera, Arizona, Carmen) potatoes growing in the adjacent territories with two and twelve row forest strips located in the Astrakhan and Volgograd regions. …”
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Relation between intra-abdominal pressure and early intestinal ischemia in rats by Kim Monkhorst, Steven G Strang, Ben van der Hoven, Samir Ali, Esther M M van Lieshout, Oscar J F van Waes, Michael H J Verhofstad

“…The study objective was to determine the relation between IAP and respiratory parameters, hemodynamic parameters, and early intestinal ischemia.Methods Twenty-five anesthetized and ventilated male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to five groups exposed to IAPs of 0, 5, 10, 15, or 20 mm Hg for 3 hours. …”
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Device Substantiation for Generating Artificial Rain Drops by Pneumohydraulic Liquid Spraying by V. P. Gorobey, V. Y. Moskalevich, Z. A. Godzhaev

“…(Materials and methods) The authors used an algorithm for calculating parameters in EXCEL or WPS spreadsheet processor and mathematical expressions. …”
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Diagnostic and prognostic value of serum hepcidin concentration in patients with acute spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage by O. А. Koziolkin, A. A. Kuznietsov

“…Hepcidin levels, serum iron concentrations and total iron-binding capacity were determined, followed by calculations of transferrin saturation coefficient. …”
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Multiparametric positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Correlations between magnetic resonance imaging functional parameters and18F-fl... by Sheng-Chieh Chan, Shu-Hang Ng, Chih-Hua Yeh, Kai-Ping Chang

“…The following variables were determined: (1) functional parameters from the MRI component, including perfusion values (Ktrans,kep,ve, and initial area under the enhancement curve) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values, and (2) PET parameters, including metabolic tumor volume (MTV). …”
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Evaluation of the bone tissue metabolism in patients with generalized periodontitis of various degrees exposed to work-related harmful factors by the oral fluid Klotho protein cont... by I. V. Vozna, A. V. Samoilenko, S. V. Pavlov, O. O. Kokar

“…The aim of the work is to study the Klotho protein concentration in the oral fluid of patients exposed to work-related harmful factors and to reveal correlations with the content of bone tissue and vitamin D metabolism markers. Materials and methods. The study group consisted of 126 patients with generalized periodontitis of initial (n = 8), I (n = 32), II (n = 68) and III (n = 18) degree of severity, chronic course, working in hazardous conditions of the “Dniprospetsstal” plant in Zaporizhzhia. …”
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Turkish validity and reliability study of the Auditory Localization Questionnaire and examination of its correlation with the Spatial Hearing Questionnaire by Arzu Kırbaç, Handan Turan Dizdar, Büşra Kaynakoğlu, Azize Arzu Köroğlu Koçyiğit

“…The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of ALQ was determined to be 0.88 for the HL group and 0.90 for the control group. …”
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Finite element analysis and experimental validation of polymer–metal contacts in block-on-ring configuration by K. Y. Eayal Awwad, Khosro Fallahnezhad, B. F. Yousif, Ahmad Mostafa, Omar Alajarmeh, A. Shalwan, Xuesen Zeng

“…However, most of the available methods did not take the stress distribution over the wear profile in consideration, which causes inaccurate analysis. …”
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A Pilot Study in Humans on the Urinary Tract Excretion of the FimH Inhibitor 1-Deoxymannose by Hiromi Hayashi, Naoto Miyazaki, Takuya Kawakami, Shusaku Izumi, Kazuhiro Yoshinaga

“…Consequently, multiple inhibitors—predominantly <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">D</span>-mannose derivatives—have been synthesized, and their binding affinities (determined by dissociation coefficient; K_D) to FimH have been examined in vitro. …”
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Cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Turkish MIND diet adherence scale for young adults by Özge Esgin, Nazlı Nur Aslan Çin, Özlem Nur Kaplan, Leeda Baratzada, Ayşe Özfer Özçelik

“…Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the construct validity, internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the Turkish version of the MIND diet assessment tool in the Turkish population. Methods A total of 310 individuals aged between 19 and 39 (mean age 25.0 ± 5.1) voluntarily participated in this study. …”
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Study on serum TL1A levels and their correlation with Th17 cells, IL-17 and IL-21 in children with Graves’ disease by Lijun Hao, Jiong Yang, Biyao Lian, Chunyan Yin, Yanfeng Xiao, Yuesheng Liu

“…The percentage of Th17 cells in peripheral blood was determined by flow cytometry. The correlation between serum TL1A levels and Th17 cells, IL-17, and IL-21 was analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient.ResultsSerum TL1A levels and the percentage of Th17 cells were significantly higher in children with GD compared to healthy controls (P&lt;0.05). …”
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