Immunoglobulin Concentrations in Plasma and Saliva During the Neonatal Period by Sandra Pineda-Martínez, José Luis Hernández-Islas, Mónica Patricia Escobedo-Torres, Iris Evelin Paredes-Alonzo, Carlos López-Candiani, Dolores Correa, Marcela Vela-Amieva

“…Methods: We enrolled 53 apparently healthy newborns, paired samples of plasma and saliva were collected, and total IgA, IgM, and IgE concentrations determined by capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Static strengths of circular hollow section stub column strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer. by Chen Wei, Yang Yang

“…The cost-effective number of CFRP laminates bonded on the steel tube surface can be determined using the CFRP confinement coefficient λ, where λ balances the construction cost and the strengthening efficiency. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Strain Rate Dependent Flow and Fracture Behavior of 6181A-T4 Alloy Using the Johnson–Cook Model by Ecenur Öztürk, Onur Cavusoglu, Ahmet Güral

“…For a 3 mm thick 6181A-T4 aluminum alloy sheet, Johnson–Cook plasticity parameters were determined by the curve fitting method, and damage parameters were optimized using LS-OPT 7.0 software. …”
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Optimization of Ultrahigh Pressure-Hot Air Drying of Chinese Yam Based on CRITIC Combined with Response Surface Methodology by Cong FU, Baoguo LI, Jun LI, Xiao WANG, Heng LU

“…Objective: The ultra-high pressure (UHP) pretreatment combined with hot air drying (HAD) process of Chinese yam (CY) was established and optimized in this study, in order to shorten the drying time of CY and improve its quality. Methods: The drying time, rehydration ratio (RR), color difference value, polysaccharide and total phenol content (TPC) were used as indicators to investigate the effects of different UHP pressure, holding time and drying temperature conditions on CY processing by single factor experiment, the weight coefficient of five indicators and the comprehensive score under different conditions were calculated by the CRITIC method, using the comprehensive score as the response value to optimize the processing technology of UHP pretreatment combined with HAD by response surface methodology. …”
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Optimizing trickling filter Systems: Comparative analysis of integrated municipal wastewater treatment configurations within a biorefinery framework by Behnam Askari Lasaki, Peter Maurer, Harald Schönberger

“…Organic micropollutants (MPs) removal was also assessed under different scenarios, with results indicating that a maximum removal efficiency of 40 % is achievable under S3 (low-loaded scenario), as determined using SAK254 (adsorption coefficient at a wavelength of 254 nm). …”
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The prevalence of temporomandibular disorders among a group of libyan dental students by I Bugaighis, R Elgehani, M Orafi, A Elatrash

“…The prevalence and severity of TMD was determined using a self-reported anamnestic questionnaire and clinical examination. …”
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The Effect of National Television Programs on Social Vitality (Case Study of Universities in Bushehr Province) by Mohammad Mahdi lavari monfared, Gholamreza Jafarinia, Mohammad Reza Shahbazi

“…Results: For the purpose of analyzing the data collected, the Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were employed, revealing a significant correlation between national television programs and the enhancement of emotional, cognitive, and behavioral dimensions of social vitality among students at Bushehr province universities (p < 0.05). …”
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THE MECHANISMS OF THE DISORDERS OF MOTOR-EVACUATION FUNCTION OF GALL BLADDER AND THEIR IMPORTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHOLELITHIASIS by Ya. M. Vakhrushev, N. A. Khokhlacheva, P. S. Mikheevа, E. V. Suchkova

“…The aim of the study was to study the role of gastrin in disturbing the motor-evacuator function of the gallbladder and the biochemical properties of bile in cholelithiasis.Material and methods. 230 patients with pathology of the biliary system were examined. …”
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MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION DISTRACTION OBSERVATION SHEET CHECKLIST: CULTURAL ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION INTO SPANISH by Olga Lucia Gaitan Gómez, Luz Stella Bueno-Robles, Theresa Pape

“…Inter-observer reliability was determined through the kappa coefficient, and internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha coefficient in the statistical package SPSS v22. …”
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Experimental Studies of Surface Tensions for Binary and Ternary Systems of Benzyl Alcohol, N-Hexanol and Water. Modeling with Neural Networks by Iuliana Bîrgăuanu, Cătălin Lisa, Alexandra Bargan, Silvia Curteanu, Gabriela Lisa

“…The statistical processing of the experimental data with the multiple linear regression method allowed the development of a model for which, in the validation stage, the correlation coefficient was 0.9086 and the standard deviation was 4.36. …”
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Insulin Resistance as a Predictor of Sensory Neuropathy in Prediabetes by Amrinder Singh, Ajay Chauhan, Parul Goyal, Jasmeet Kaur, Priyamvadha Ramesh

“…VPTs were found to have statistically significant positive correlation with fasting serum insulin levels (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.317 [R], 0.296 [L];P = 0.013 [R], 0.022 [L]) and HOMA-IR (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.299 [R], 0.281 [L];P = 0.02 [R], 0.03 [L]). …”
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF ACCELEROGRAMS OF REAL STRONG EARTHQUAKES by Khayrulla M. Muselemov, Osman M. Ustarhanov, Abusupyan K. Yusupov

“…A constructed algorithm that allows the statistical parameters of an earthquake to be calculated, including the dominant frequency, the standard deviation, the correlation coefficient and a coefficient that takes into account the non-stationary nature of the earthquake process, is discussed. …”
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Assessment of liver fibrosis stage influence on clinical course of periodontal diseases in patients with chronic hepatitis C by О. М. Slaba, L. Yu. Minko, Kh. A. Sichkoriz, І. О. Kiselyk

“…Direct (R = 0.70; p < 0.001) strong correlation between the clinical state of periodontal tissues and the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C (using the Spearman rank correlation coefficient) has been determined…”
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Comparison of Nonlinear Models for Describing the Growth Curve of Pekin Ducks by Navid Ghavi Hossein‐Zadeh

“…The overall goodness‐of‐fit for each model to a variety of data profiles was determined through the application of the adjusted coefficient of determination, root mean square error, Akaike's information criterion and Bayesian information criterion. …”
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Linguistic Ratification and Validation of Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 3.0 Cardiac Module by V. V. Chernikov, I. V. Vinyarskaya, K. A. Soboleva, Ye. N. Basargina, O. P. Zharova

“…Objective: On the basis of international requirements to create a Russian version of the international instrument Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 3.0 Cardiac Module, used for assessment of the quality of life in children with cardiovascular diseases.Methods: In a prospective study it was assessed the reliability of the questionnaire (calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient), its validity — by comparing the responses of patients who had a different ejection fraction (construct validity), and comparing the responses on the scales of PedsQL Cardiac Module questionnaire with the scales of the common PedsQL Generic Core Scale questionnaire (convergent validity). …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE TERRESTRIAL FAUNA AND FLORA OF THE TETHYS DESERT-STEPPE REGION OF PALEARARTICS, BIOGEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE CAUCASUS. MESSAGE 2.... by G. M. Abdurakhmanov, A. A. Teymurov, A. G. Abdurakhmanov, M. V. Nabozhenko, A. G. Gasangadzhieva, A. A. Gadzhiev, M. G. Daudova, M. Z. Magomedova, Yu. Yu. Ivanushenko, S. M. Klycheva

“…In making the dendrograms, the Jaccard similarity coefficient was used; the Sorensen-Chekanovskii coefficient was used for the dendrites.Results. …”
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Modern epidemiological features of viral acute intestinal infections in children and adolescents of Sakhalin region by E. Yu. Sapega, L. V. Butakova, O. E. Trotsenko

“…Index of seasonality, coefficient of seasonality, and index of seasonal growth were determined.Results and discussion. …”
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VALIDATION OF THE RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE RAPID-3 QUESTIONNAIRE by A S Starkova, V N Amirdzhanova

“…The reproducibility was assessed by the test-retest method; the internal consistency was estimated calculating the Cronbach-alpha coefficient; the sensitivity was determined comparing the RAPID-3 values with a response to treatment according to the ACR-50 criteria. …”
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Design and Evaluation of Bisoprolol Fumarate Transdermal Film: A Promising Approach for Cardiovascular Therapy by H. N. Shivakumar, Anilkumar Reddy, Dhruti Avlani, Prajila Alayadan, Avichal Kumar

“…Background: The study aimed to prepare and evaluate the transdermal film of bisoprolol fumarate (BF) for chronic management of hypertension as an alternative to conventional oral dosage form. Materials and Methods: The partition coefficient of BF was determined in n-octanol buffer systems. …”
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An eigenvalue-driven framework for the ranking and selection of optimal geological CO2 storage sites by Soha Iranfar, Farshad Sadeghpour, Abbas Khaksar Manshad, Meysam Naderi, Mahmood Shakiba

“…To accomplish this, 10 parameters related to reservoir characteristics, petrophysical properties, and geomechanical features of 60 sites worldwide were analyzed. The influence coefficients for each of the 10 parameters were determined using the eigenvalue matrix. …”
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