Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of vestibular rehabilitation benefit questionnaire by Ebtessam Hamed Nada, Dalia Helal Galhom, Asmaa AbdElaziz Elsayed, Nahla Hassan Gad

“…Results The convergent validity was determined revealing a positive moderate to strong correlation of the Arabic VRBQ total score with the scores of both validation scales using Spearman’s correlation coefficient (r: 0.432 to 0.612, p < 0.001). …”
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Predictors of angina pain relapse after coronary stenting for acute coronary syndrome in Buryats by E. M. Zelenskaya, O. S. Donirova, E. N. Voronina, A. Ya. Kovaleva, K. V. Protasov, K. Yu. Nikolaev, G. I. Lifshits

“…The CYP2C19*2 and CYP2C19*3 alleles were determined. Efficacy endpoints were assessed according to the Academic Research Consortium-2 criteria. …”
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The location of the centre of the proximal quadriceps tendon in kinematically aligned total knee arthroplasty is not associated with poor outcome scores or symptomatic patellar ins... by Daniel Razick, Muzammil Akhtar, Stephen M. Howell, Alexander J. Nedopil, Maury L. Hull

“…A Spearman's rank correlation coefficient analysis determined whether there was an association between the location of the PQT and the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) and Oxford Knee Score (OKS) at 2 years. …”
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Predicting groundwater withdrawals using machine learning with limited metering data: Assessment of training data requirements by Dawit Asfaw, Ryan G. Smith, Sayantan Majumdar, Katherine Grote, Bin Fang, B.B. Wilson, V. Lakshmi, J.J. Butler, Jr.

“…At the 2 km scale, we observed that a model trained on 10 % of the total available data had coefficient of determination (R2) values of 0.98 and 0.75 for training and testing, respectively. …”
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Sex estimation based on tooth measurements using panoramic radiographs with classical and machine-learning classifiers by Samaneh Talebi, Hossien Fallahzadeh, Sara Jambarsang, Fatemeh Ezoddini Ardakani

“…The intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to assess reliability. …”
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Hysteretic Energy Demand under Superposition of Bidirectional Ground Motions by Feng Wang, Jialin Shi, Pengyan Chen

“…According to the analytical results, correction coefficient αs (the simplified value of α) is obtained so that the hysteretic energy demand under bidirectional ground motions can be determined.…”
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An Assessment of the Satisfaction of Students-Teachers with the Quality of Cultural Programs at Farhangian University in the Province of Kordestan by Bakhshali Aeini

“…The sample size based on Krejcie and Morgan table was determined to be 289 members. For the narrative estimation of the instrument, the reference group method, and for the calculation of the final coefficients of the questionnaire, Cronbach’s alpha test were applied. …”
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Nonequilibrium steady-state dynamics of Markov processes on graphs by Stefano Crotti, Thomas Barthel, Alfredo Braunstein

“…The $d^2r^2$ parameters are determined by solving a fixed point equation, for which we provide an efficient belief-propagation procedure. …”
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How are the characteristics of national educational systems related to social inequality? by M. L. Agranovich, A. A. Dreneva

“…In particular, the authors observed a relationship between the social inequality index and such groups of educational indicators as the level of education (the Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient varies from -0,68 for the level of upper-secondary vocational education to 0,51 for the level of upper-secondary general education), participation of the population in education (the correlation coefficient with the integral indicator of participation in education, the average number of years of learning, was -0,64), the quality of education (a positive relationship with the proportion of students, who have not reached the second level of reading literacy in the Programme for International Student Assessment – PISA, reflected in the correlation coefficient equal to 0,56), the organisation of the educational process (positive correlation coefficient with class size equal to 0,61) and the indicators of education financing (negative correlation coefficients for primary and secondary education – -0.48, as well as for tertiary education – -0.57). …”
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Evaluating the reliability and validity of the geriatric assessment of disability scale in older adults undergoing hemodialysis by Jia Wanning, He Wenwen, Yang Liu, Lu Haitao, Wang Haifeng, Dong Wan

“…Split-half reliability, as measured by the Spearman–Brown coefficient, was 0.940 for the overall scale, with corresponding coefficients of 0.943, 0.891, and 0.947 for personal life, family life, and social activity functions, respectively. …”
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Development and Characterisation of Novel Fluid–Solid Coupled Similar Materials Under Dry–Wet Cycling Conditions by Chunpeng Song, Xiaoliang Xu, Lehua Wang

“…Using an orthogonal experimental method, materials were prepared with quartz sand and barite as aggregates, cement and gypsum as binders, and water as the regulator. …”
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Magnetic properties and magnetic reversal processes of the Sm-Gd-Zr-Co-Cu-Fe alloys by P.A. Rakunov, M.B. Lyakhova, E.M. Semenova, A.Yu.. Karpenkov

“…According to the magnetic measurements data obtained by the method of a vibrating magnetometer, the hysteresis loops are constructed, the dependence of the saturation magnetization, and the coercive force on chemical composition, and the values of the temperature coefficient of magnetization change depending on the relative content of Sm and Gd are determined. …”
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Human Activity Detection Events Through Human Eye Reflection using Bystander Analyzer by P. Nagalakshmi

“…Using the pixel-based Kruskal methodology and this method, the input data set’s minimal weight is precisely determined. …”
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Analysis and Design of the Accessory Structure under the Large Deformation of a Flexible Roof by Shi-chang Zhang, Xiao-ming Xu, Feng Gao, Peng Huang, Bin Luo, Wei-zhou Shi, Qing Fang

“…To thoroughly unveil the analysis and design method of an accessory structure, this paper first carried out the wind tunnel test to determine the wind load of the structure. …”
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Construction of Three-Dimensional Road Surface and Application on Interaction between Vehicle and Road by Lu Yongjie, Huai Wenqing, Zhang Junning

“…The quantitative description is given to three-dimensional micro and macro self-similar characteristics of road surface from the perspective of fractal geometry using FBM stochastic midpoint displacement and diamond-square algorithm in conjunction with fractal characteristics and statistical characteristics of standard pavement determined by estimation method of box-counting dimension. …”
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Effect of Surface Error Distribution and Aberration on Electromagnetic Performance of a Reflector Antenna by Binbin Xiang, Congsi Wang, Peiyuan Lian

“…On the basis of the Seidel aberration, the relationships between typical EMP and the aberration coefficient are presented. Based on these, the error profile of the primary influence and the approximate feature of EMP can be determined, and the antenna performance can be predicted in a simple manner.…”
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Torque improvement investigation of a double rotor permanent magnet motor based on effective utilization of magnetic field coupling by Zixuan Xiang, Yuxi Xie, Xiaoyong Zhu, Yuting Zhou

“…Abstract In this paper, a torque improvement method is presented for a double rotor (DR) permanent magnet motor, where the key is to conduct the study based on effective utilization of magnetic field coupling. …”
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Impact of digital literacy and interpersonal communication on prospective teacher readiness of automotive engineering education by Nunik Widia Utami, Ranu Iskandar, Rizqi Fitri Naryanto

“…A quantitative approach was used in this study, the data collection process used the help of an online questionnaire with a population of 2019 and 2020 PTO students with a sample determined by the Slovin method of 62 students. The results showed an R2 value of 0.389, which means 38.9% of the variance in teacher readiness can be explained by digital literacy. …”
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Media Communications of Executive Power: Assessing Effectiveness by E. A. Bazhenova, M. A. Shirinkina

“…One such measure is the engagement coefficient of users, determined through the online service Popsters.ru. …”
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Electromagnetic scattering from random rough surface using higher-order GTD-RT numerical technique for optical wireless communications by Asmaa E. Farahat, Khalid F. A. Hussein

“…Given its low average error (< 2.5%) and significantly lower computational cost, the first-order GTD-RT method offers a more practical and efficient solution for optical scattering analysis in rough surface scenarios. …”
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