Isolation, characterization and control of Botrytis spp. pathogenic on strawberry in Iran by Fatemeh Maghsoodi, Parissa Taheri, Saeed Tarighi

“…Also, the EO at all concentrations tested strongly inhibited spore germination of B. cinerea and B. pelargonii. …”
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The Application of Artificial Digital Models in X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT) of the Core in Solving the Problem of Binarization of the Void Space of Reservoir Rocks by O. A. Melkishev, Y. V. Savitsky, S. V. Galkin

“…The X-ray tomography method has several advantages, including its non-destructiveness and the ability to visualize the rock skeleton and pore space in three dimensions. …”
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Effect of Selective Substrates on Germination of Pomegranate (<i>Punica granatum</i>) and Trifoliate Orange (<i>Poncirus trifoliata</i>) Seeds with and Without the Presence of Plan... by Helen Kalorizou, Dimitra Stefanopoulou, Paschalis Giannoulis, Stefanos Leontopoulos

“…The silkworm cocoons provided better germination rates for <i>P. trifoliata</i> seeds (83.33%) among the tested media without any microbial supplementation. …”
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Perceptions and decision making regarding circumcision amongst parents and medical personnel by Y. Doruk Bilgili, Duygu Tatli Uçarci, B. Haluk Güvenç

“…Methods: A total of 146 test subjects (48 parents, 48 local pediatricians, and 50 general practitioners (GP)) were requested to fill out a questionnaire concerning the mentioned topics. …”
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The relationship of thinking styles and academic performance of students by O. A. Khalifaeva, N. Yu. Kolenkova, I. Yu. Tyurina, A. G. Fadina

“…To process the data, mathematical-statistical methods were employed: the One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test, the Independent Samples t Test (Student Test), the Mann-Whitney U Test, the Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient, the Spearman’s Rank Correlation Coefficient. …”
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Impact of socio-economic, demographic and cultural factors on the development of children’s mental health: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh by Sarmin Akhter, Mohammad Omar Faruk, Riyadh Hossain, Susmita Begum

“…The data were collected using two-phase sampling through a questionnaire filled out by trained interviewers. To test the normality of the dependent variable, Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Shapiro–Wilk tests were applied, and the tests confirmed the non-normality assumption (P < 0.05) of the study variables. …”
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Validity of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as biomarkers in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a referral hospital, Kenya by Florence Chepyegon Tum, Joseph J.N. Ngeranwa, Geoffrey K. Maiyoh, Frank G. Onyambu

“…The gold standard diagnostic method, the blood culture test, has numerous limitations including lengthy turnaround time, which delays appropriate management of NS. …”
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Effect of Education Using the Virtual Social Networks on Promoting Women's Self-Efficacy in Preventing Osteoporosis by Zohreh KarimianKakolaki, Ahmad Ali Eslami, Sakineh Gerayllo, Fatemeh Heidari, Sedigheh Safari Hajataghaie, Sanaz Behzadi Goughari

“…Materials & Methods: The present study is a semi-experimental research with pre-test post-test with randomized control group design, which was conducted in 2017 among 60 women referring to the health centers of Yazd surrounding. …”
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Integrated zonal rotary-stirring and diameter-expansion efficiency-enhancement anchoring method and its application for large-diameter cable bolts by Ping ZHAN, Housheng JIA

“…Through a comprehensive research approach combining laboratory tests and field tests, the effectiveness of this enhancement method in improving the quality of the anchoring system was systematically validated. …”
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Disentangling the effects of geographical location and local climate on masting in Fagus crenata using a comprehensive population model by Takashi Masaki, Kazuhiko Hoshizaki, Chinatsu Homma

“…First, we developed a new comprehensive population-level process model of seed production and tested its ability to reproduce interannual variation in Fagus crenata seed production at a test site for which detailed quantitative flower and seed production data were available. …”
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Heat Shield Properties of Lightweight Ablator Series for Transfer Vehicle Systems with Different Laminated Structures Under High Enthalpy Flow Environments by Masayuki Ohkage, Kei-ichi Okuyama, Soichiro Hori, Tsumugi Ishida

“…PEEK has excellent properties such as a short production time and its ability to be produced using 3D printer technology. …”
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Detection of mild cognitive impairment using a virtual reality-based stroop task: a cross-sectional study of embodied behavioral markers by Jin-Hyuck Park

“…Traditional tools like the Stroop test are widely used to evaluate this domain but lack ecological validity. …”
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Effects of Exercise on Mental Health of Elderly by Nafiseh Hekmati Pour, Hamid Hojjati

“…Method: In this Quasi experimental study with Salamon design, 48 elderly referring to daily centers in Golestan province in 2011 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided to control and test groups. Then each group were divided to 12-member in two intervention and control groups one and two; the intervention and control groups 1 took pre-test while the intervention and control groups 2 did not take any tests. …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors The effect of variability knee tuck jump training and box jump training on the explosive capabilities of legs muscles by Riand Resmana, Mardepi Saputra, Ardo Okilanda, Yogi Arnaldo, Iit Selviani, M.Fakrur Rozi, Mottakin Ahmed, Singha Tulyakul

“… The problem in this research is the low jumping ability of male volleyball athletes which effect on the decreased performance. …”
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Safety, Adherence, Enzymatic Activities, and Application Effects of Oral Probiotic Candidates for Shortfin Eel (Anguilla bicolor bicolor) by Andita Ratih Dewanti, Anggi Octari Putri, Indah Istiqomah Istiqomah, Alim Isnansetyo

“…Highlight Research • The shortfin eel elver bicolor bicolor was tested for the safety of Enterobacter sp. JC05, Lactococcus sp. …”
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Anaerobic Soccer Training Model: Enhancing Soccer Players’ Performance through a Combination of Repeated Sprints and 4 vs 4 Games by I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Nining Widyah Kusnanik, Bayu Agung Pramono, Adi Pranoto, Yanyong Phanpheng, Indra Himawan Susanto, Dewa Ayu Praba Amustikarani, Waristra Tyo Nirwansyah, Muhammad Bagus Firzam Bharlaman

“…The normality test was conducted using the Shapiro-Wilk test, while the mean difference was analyzed using the paired sample t-test. …”
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Does a New Modification of the Two-Step Injection Technique for Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block Reduce Pain Compared to the Conventional Technique? A Randomized Clinical Trial by Amirhossein Moaddabi, Alessandra Valletta, Mohammad Koochek Dezfuli, Parisa Soltani, Saeedeh Ebrahimikiyasari, Abolfazl Hosseinnataj, Kioumars Tavakoli Tafti, Gianrico Spagnuolo

“…Moreover, vital signs were monitored immediately before and after the injection. Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, Mann–Whitney U test, independent T-test, and Fisher’s exact χ2 test were performed for statistical analysis (α = 0.05). …”
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Unsupervised clustering based coronary artery segmentation by Belén Serrano-Antón, Manuel Insúa Villa, Santiago Pendón-Minguillón, Santiago Paramés-Estévez, Alberto Otero-Cacho, Diego López-Otero, Brais Díaz-Fernández, María Bastos-Fernández, José R. González-Juanatey, Alberto P. Muñuzuri

“…The 3Axis method achieved a Dice score of 0.88 in the test set and 0.83 in the lesion set, while the Perp method obtained Dice scores of 0.81 in the test set and 0.82 in the lesion set, decreasing to 0.79 and 0.80 in the lesion region, respectively. …”
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Psychological recreation of overcoming failures and achieving success by young rhythmic gymnasts aged 6-8 by Julia Golenkova, Tatyana Kravchuk, Nina Sanzharova, Vladimir Potop, Karina Filon

“…The research utilized two sets of tests: 1) psychological tests to assess the motivational sphere of gymnasts, including the Sports Motivation Scale and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children; 2) technical training tests, specifically exercises with a hoop. …”
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Application of the BOPPPS-CBL model in emergency chest pain management teaching for resident physicians: a randomized comparison by Fan Jia, Min Wang, Qingbo Lv, Duanbin Li, Hangpan Jiang, Guosheng Fu, Wenbin Zhang

“…They were randomized in two groups: traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) group and BOPPPS-CBL group. Pre-class test (30 points), post-class test (30 points), Mini clinical evaluation exercise (Mini-CEX), and direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) were analyzed. …”
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