Testing and Modelling of Building Envelope Retrofit System for Rapid Seismic Strengthening of Important RC Buildings by Can Balkaya

“…The results of the tests, finite element modelling, and simulation were compared to verify the proposed system. …”
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Predictive Utility of the Functional Movement Screen and Y-Balance Test: Current Evidence and Future Directions by Adam C. Eckart, Pragya Sharma Ghimire, James Stavitz, Stephen Barry

“…Musculoskeletal injury (MSI) risk screening has gained significant attention in rehabilitation, sports, and fitness due to its ability to predict injuries and guide preventive interventions. …”
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A versatile low-cost data acquisition system for small rocket engine test bench by Nathan Andreani Netzel, Daniel Strufaldi Batista, Francisco Granziera Jr., Marcelo Carvalho Tosin

“…It also balances affordability and functionality compared to commercial DAQs by leveraging cost-effective hardware and software. Experimental testing has demonstrated the system’s ability to deliver accurate and reliable measurements, with noise levels comparable to those of commercial counterparts. …”
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Association between hypo-osmotic swelling test-induced tail swelling patterns and sperm quality by Salima Daoud, Olfa Abdelkefi, Afifa Sellami, Azza Bensalem, Nozha Chakroun, Tarek Rebai

“…Aim: The current sperm selection procedure for intracytoplasmic sperm injection has limited ability to detect structural and functional abnormalities of the spermatozoa. …”
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Design and Experimental Testing of Extended-Range Power Supply System for 15 Horsepower Electric Tractor by Baochao Wang, Yanshi Lv, Xianggang Chu, Dongwei Wang, Shuqi Shang

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Study on head configurations increasing aerodynamic rolling stability of ground-based hypersonic testing system by JING Jianbin, LYU Shuiyan, PANG Chao, HAO Fenfen

“…Rocket sled testing is a typical high speed, high dynamic and high credibility ground-based high-speed testing technique, which has the ability to simulate the actual operating conditions. …”
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Cultural diversity beyond the binary – testing a disparity-weighted indicator of cultural classroom composition by Merle-Sophie Thielmann, Benedict C.O.F. Fehringer, Karina Karst

“…This study adapts and tests the cultural fractionalization index CF from sociology, which accounts for similarities of cultural values between cultural groups. …”
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Survey of Italian Pediatricians on awareness, experiences and beliefs regarding direct-to-consumer genetic testing in minors by Anna Baroncini, Francesca Torricelli, Guido Cocchi, Giovanni Corsello

“…Background: Our study wanted to assess Italian pediatricians’ awareness, experience and beliefs regarding directto-consumer (DTC) genetic tests (GT) in minors, with a focus on those for predisposition to complex disease, lyfestyle, athletic ability and other inborn talents. …”
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Learning Slope and Position Effects in Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test: Diagnostic Value in Schizophrenia by M. Alfimova, V.V. Plakunova, V.E. Golimbet

“… <p>Impairments of verbal episodic memory are a central component of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia, and their investigation is important for solving diagnostic, expert and rehabilitation tasks. The study aimed to test the ability of learning slope and serial position effects to differentiate schizophrenia patients from non-psychiatric controls. …”
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Errors on the Trail Making Test Are Associated with Right Hemispheric Frontal Lobe Damage in Stroke Patients by Bruno Kopp, Nina Rösser, Sandra Tabeling, Hans Jörg Stürenburg, Bianca de Haan, Hans-Otto Karnath, Karl Wessel

“…Measures of performance on the Trail Making Test (TMT) are among the most popular neuropsychological assessment techniques. …”
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Use of a novel chagas urine nanoparticle test (chunap) for diagnosis of congenital chagas disease. by Yagahira E Castro-Sesquen, Robert H Gilman, Gerson Galdos-Cardenas, Lisbeth Ferrufino, Gerardo Sánchez, Edward Valencia Ayala, Lance Liotta, Caryn Bern, Alessandra Luchini, Working Group on Chagas Disease in Bolivia and Peru

“…We developed a Chagas urine nanoparticle test (Chunap) to concentrate, preserve and detect T. cruzi antigens in urine for early, non-invasive diagnosis of congenital Chagas disease.…”
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The adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties of the Lithuanian versions of the Faux Pas Recognition and Strange Stories tests by A. Jasionis, G. Jasionytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…To translate and perform a linguistic and cultural adaptation of two ToM tests – the Faux Pas Recognition test and Happé Strange Stories test – to the Lithuanian-speaking population and to evaluate their psychometric properties. …”
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Experimental Testing of the Efficiency, Stability, and Compatibility of Fillers in the Conservation and Restoration of Water-Gilded Wooden Heritage by María-Ángeles Carabal-Montagud, Laura Osete-Cortina, Ángel Vicente-Escuder, Celia Laguarda-Gómez

“…., requires the use of fillers that guarantee structural stability, physicochemical and mechanical compatibility with the original support, and the ability to adapt to dimensional movements induced by thermo-hygrometric variations. …”
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Toward Generating Quality Test Questions and Answers Using Quantized Low-Rank Adapters in LLMs by Jebum Choi, Seongjun Hong, Seoyoon Hong, Jiyeon Park, Eun-Sung Jung

“…As a case study, we focused on the Korea College Scholastic Ability Test (KCSAT), introducing the KCSAT-ENG dataset, which comprises questions and answers from real and mock tests. …”
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Functional Tests\' Sensitivity and Specificity for Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: A Scoping Review by Parisa Sedaghati, Mohammad Ghafoori, Ali Parvaneh Sarand

“…Methods: This scoping review conducted an extensive survey of functional tests to assess the ability to RTS after ACL injuries. …”
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Zodia (Evodia suaveolens) Leaves as Natural Mosquito Repellent Material: Effectiveness Test of Distillation Methods by Aisyah Sumalyani, Sholeh Ma'mun, Riyanto Riyanto

“…Furthermore, the water-free essential oil was tested for its physical properties consisting of density, optical rotation, refractive index, and color tests, and then its chemical composition was analyzed using GC-MS. …”
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Performance of formal smell testing and symptom screening for identifying SARS-CoV-2 infection. by James W Keck, Matthew Bush, Robert Razick, Setareh Mohammadie, Joshua Musalia, Joel Hamm

“…We measured the ability of formal smell testing to identify SARS-CoV-2 infection and compared its performance with symptom screening.…”
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Feasibility of decentralised deployment of Xpert MTB/RIF test at lower level of health system in India. by Neeraj Raizada, K S Sachdeva, Achuthan Sreenivas, Bhavin Vadera, R S Gupta, Malik Parmar, Shubhangi Kulsange, Ameet Babre, Rahul Thakur, Christen Gray, Ranjani Ramachandran, Umesh Alavadi, Mayank Ghedia, Balasangameshwara Vollepore, Puneet Dewan, Catharina Boehme, C N Paramsivan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>As part of programme-based demonstration of Xpert MTB/RIF implementation, we recorded and analysed association between key implementation factors and the ability of test to produce valid results. Factors contributing to test failures were analysed from GeneXpert software data which provides 'failure codes' and causes for test failures.…”
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The influence of the experimental composition of disinfection preparations based on polyhexamethyleneguanidine and nanoaquachelates of metals on test cultures of microorganisms by I. V. Romazan, I. B. Turko

“…When developing a new and effective disinfectant, the existing microbial composition and the ability of microorganisms to form biofilms should be considered. …”
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Testing the reliability of global surface temperature reconstructions of the Last Glacial Cycle with pseudo-proxy experiments by J.-P. Baudouin, N. Weitzel, M. May, L. Jonkers, A. M. Dolman, K. Rehfeld, K. Rehfeld

“…Our framework relies on pseudo-proxy experiments (PPEs). That is, we test the ability of an algorithm to reconstruct a simulated GMST, using artificially generated proxy data created from the same simulation. …”
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