Support needs assessment tool for people with disability wanting to participate in sport and exercise (SNAT-SE): Usability and acceptability testingKey points: by Jessica Hill, Kelly Clanchy, Stewart Trost, Jennifer Fleming, Emma Beckman, Sean Tweedy, Iain Dutia, Sjaan Gomersall

“…The present study explored the usability and acceptability of the tool from the perspectives of the end-users. Method: An online survey was used to gather data on the usability and acceptability of the tool from the perspectives of people with disability, health professionals, community-based fitness professionals, and relevant researchers. …”
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The role of endocrine factors in diagnostics of thyroid cancer by sonoelastography by D. A. Vasilyev, E. V. Kostromina, Z. A. Radzhabova, L. A. Krasilnikova, D. A. Rakitina, A. V. Gurin, R. A. Nazhmudinov, I. V. Dunaevskiy, L. M. Berstein

“…Parameters of the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were equal 90.7 %, 54.8 % and 82.0 % for sonoelastography, and 95.9 %, 45.2 % and 83.6 % for fine-needle aspiration biopsy, respectively. …”
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Antibacterial In Vitro Properties of Silver Sulfadiazine in Combination with Tris-EDTA and N-Acetylcysteine Against <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> Isolates from Dogs with Suppurativ... by Ioanna Papadogiannaki, Rosario Cerundolo, Jennifer Plant, Elizabeth Villiers, Jenny Littler, Anika Wisniewska, Panagiotis Sgardelis

“…Forty-eight <i>P. aeruginosa</i> strains from dogs with suppurative otitis were analysed using the agar well diffusion method. A volume of 70 μL of Tris-NAC, a water solution of 10% SSD and their combination in equal amount was pipetted into the designated wells. …”
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Assessment and enhancement of transfer capability for large-scale renewable generation base transmitted by voltage source converter based high voltage direct current system by Shiyuan Chen, Shunjiang Lin, Yuerong Yang, Kaiyun Jiang, Mingbo Liu

“…Voltage source converter based high voltage direct current transmission is a key method for transmitting large-scale renewable energy generation. …”
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Dynamic Characteristics on Single-Tooth Rock Cutting Considering the Change of Extrusion Zone Height by Yanbo Hu, Guofeng Li, Ning Li

“…To analyze the dynamic characteristics of single-tooth rock-cutting behavior, this paper proposes that the height of the extrusion zone (<i>h</i>_c) is not constant and does not equal the cutting depth in real rock-cutting behavior, and introduces a new dynamic cutting model (NDCM). …”
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Biomethane Production from Untreated and Treated Brewery’s Spent Grain: Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion After Pretreatments According to Biogas Yield and Energy Efficiency by Jessica Di Mario, Alberto Maria Gambelli, Giovanni Gigliotti

“…For the scope, the energy consumption was calculated by considering a PEIO index equal to 33% of the energy produced during the day, showing the highest biogas production. …”
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HUBUNGAN ECOLITERACY DENGAN PERILAKU PRO-LINGKUNGAN PESERTA DIDIK SMP by Novita Nurfajriani, Eka Putri Azrai, Diana Vivanti Sigit

“…This research was conducted at 45 Jakarta junior high school on May 2017-2018. The method used is descriptive method with correlational study. …”
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On the sensing performance improvement in SPR biosensor using ZnO and TMDCs architecture for cancer detection by Elham Jalili Tazekande Janze, Sholeh Alaei, Bahar Meshginqalam

“…Applying finite element method (FEM) simulations, the distribution of electric field across the interfaces of the SPR sensor configurations are analyzed. …”
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FALAH-BASED SHARIA VALUE-ADDED: AN ANTITHESIS TO THE CONCEPT OF NET PROFIT by Aji Dedi Mulawarman, Aaiman Siddiqui

“…Abstract - Falah-Based Sharia Value-Added: An Antithesis to the Concept of Net Profit Main Purpose - This research aims to put Falah-based Shariah Value Added into practice as an antithesis to net profit. Method - The "Rukun Sentral" method was used. The informants were several people's economy business actors. …”
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Array Design for Angle of Arrival Estimation Using the Worst-Case Two-Target Cram&#x00E9;r-Rao Bound by Costas A. Kokke, Mario Coutino, Richard Heusdens, Geert Leus

“…We show that our method selects a combination of edge and center elements, which contrasts with solutions obtained by minimizing the single-target Cram&#x00E9;r-Rao bound. …”
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Integrating Solar Photovoltaic Power Source and Biogas Energy-Based System for Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural Areas of Tanzania by Isaka J. Mwakitalima, Mohammad Rizwan, Narendra Kumar

“…The residential load profile equals 30 kW representing 50% of the daily demand. …”
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Modeling of a low-temperature gas treatment system by M. P. Kuznetsov

“…The results of the work show the suitability of the proposed method for practical purposes.…”
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THE RESULTS OF COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF MECHANIZED TECHNOLOGIES FOR GRAIN CROP CULTIVATION by V. I. Pakhomov, V. B. Rykov, S. I. Kambulov

“…The use of non-tillage method for winter wheat production provides 1,000 hectares of arable land with the labor costs equal to 7213.6 people which is less on 11-21% compared with other technologies of winter wheat cultivation. …”
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A 3D lightweight network with Roberts edge enhancement model (LR-Net) for brain tumor segmentation by Qingxu Meng, Weijiang Wang, Hang Qi, Hua Dang, Minli Jia, Xiaohua Wang

“…Abstract In clinical medicine, a reliable and resource-friendly computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) method for brain tumor segmentation is essential to enhance diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic outcomes, particularly in regions with uneven healthcare resource distribution. …”
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Urban Dendroflora of Dry Subtropics of the Northwestern Part of The Greater Caucasus on the Example of the City of Gelendzhik by Postarnak Yulia, Zhavoronkov V. V.

“…The research covered 20 hectares of tree plantations. The route method and the transect method were used. In total, 30 transects were laid with a width of 5-20 m and the total length was 22 km. …”
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Quantifying LAGA mutated mouse IgG2a monoclonal antibody with a rapid pepsin digestion enabled immunoaffinity LC/MS/MS assay by Linlin Dong, Susan Chen, Konstantin Piatkov, Dong Wei, Mark G. Qian

“…Equally problematic is that no sensitive unique tryptic peptides suitable for quantitative mass spectrometric analysis could be identified in the mIgG2a complementarity-determining regions. …”
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Application and evaluation of PCA-CA composite model for technical effectiveness in table tennis matches by Huagen Yin, Yanxiang Zhou, Xia Chen, Linbao Zhang, Jingshan Zhang, Cong Yao

“…Following the principle that eigenvalues greater than or equal to 1 should be retained in principal component analysis, four principal components were extracted, reflecting 75.343% of the original variable information. …”
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A Quench Index for 90Y and Its New Applications in 90Sr Analysis by Xiao-gui FENG, Jian-hua YUAN, Qian-ge HE, Xiao-jun JIN, Xue-yan KONG, Jian-chen WANG, Jing CHEN

“…The results indicate that the count rate of 90Sr obtained by this method is accurate and reliable. This method only requires linear fitting of the high-energy part of the LSC spectra. …”
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Genetic and biochemical characterization of staphylococci occurring in Novosibirsk, Russia by Y. N. Kozlova, N. V. Fomenko, V. V. Morozova, I. V. Saranina, A. Yu. Tikunov, D. A. Ganichev, A. G. Samokhin, V. V. Pavlov, O. M. Rozhnova, I. A. Bondar’, E. V. Zenkova, V. V. Nimaev, V. V.  Klimontov, N. V. Tikunova

“…However, S. aureus and S. epi dermidis strains were isolated in an approximately equal proportion from community­associated samples. …”
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Identification and Antibacterial Characterization of Endophytic Fungi from Artemisia sieberi by Ibtisam Mohammed Ababutain, Sahar Khamees Aldosary, Amal Abdulaziz Aljuraifani, Azzah Ibrahim Alghamdi, Amira Hassan Alabdalall, Eida Marshid Al-Khaldi, Sumayh A. Aldakeel, Noor B. Almandil, Sayed AbdulAzeez, J. Francis Borgio

“…Endophytic fungi were identified by morphological characteristics, as well as by molecular identification using 18S rRNA gene sequencing method. All the six isolates were subjected to the preliminary screening for their antibacterial activity against nine important pathogenic bacteria using the disk-diffusion method. …”
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