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Irina Rozgacheva · 2019 · Symmetry
The relatively high abundance of fractal properties of complex systems on Earth and in space is considered an argument in support of the general relativity of the geometric theory of gravity. The fractality may be called the fractal…
View details →Adedeji Ajadi · 2024 · Business Performance Review
This study evaluates the risk-adjusted performance of equity mutual funds in Nigeria against the market benchmark and two alternative passive portfolios available to investors. Data on monthly net asset values (NAVs) of 30 actively…
View details →Kevin J. Murphy, Oded Izraeli · 2019 · Social Science Quarterly
Objective We compare academic achievement in charter schools versus two types of traditional public school in the State of Michigan over a 10‐year period. Charter schools serve as a reform measure for failing public schools, so the natural…
View details →Sunil Narayan, Adithan Chandrasekaran, Debdatta Basu et al. · 2020 · The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine
Abstract Background Prothrombotic factors have been correlated with vascular events in young patients, with recurrent strokes, and with venous thromboembolisms. However, their prevalence in adult strokes, in healthy populations, and in…
View details →Bonnie Amelia Dean, Kate Tubridy, Michelle J Eady et al. · 2024 · Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
Higher education plays a key role in cultivating graduate employability, which is essential to meeting multiple individual, community, social and labour market needs. Universities prioritise employability through strategic goals and…
View details →Hui Wang, Yu’e Zhang, Yudan Chen et al. · 2024 · Agronomy
To understand the genetic basis of soybean sulfur utilization, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and transcriptome analysis were used to discover new sulfur utilization genes in 121 wild soybeans. The shoot sulfur accumulation (SA)…
View details →Kenji Ikehara · 2022 · Life
One of the problems that make it difficult to solve the mystery of the origin of life is determining how life emerged in chemically complex messy environments on primitive Earth. In this article, the “chemically complex messy environments”…
View details →Victorine H. Roos, Frank G. J. Kallenberg, Manon van der Vlugt et al. · 2020 · British Journal of Cancer
Abstract Background Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) is suboptimal in detecting advanced neoplasia (AN). To increase the sensitivity and yield of a FIT-based screening programme, FIT could be combined with risk factors for AN. We…
View details →Paula Apascaritei, Marta M. Elvira, María Rodríguez-García · 2024 · International Journal of Manpower
Purpose Resource orchestration theory proposes that firms need resources, capabilities, and horizontal and vertical alignment to achieve high performance. Thus, we investigate which combinations of horizontal fit of resources…
View details →Margaret Glogowska, Melissa Stepney, Stephen Rocks et al. · 2022 · Journal of Health Organization and Management
Purpose As part of an evaluation of the nationally mandated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) “transformation” in one foundation NHS trust, the authors explored the experiences of mental health staff involved in the…
View details →Barbara Stypińska, Marzena Olesińska, Andrzej Pawlik et al. · 2018 · Rheumatology
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common systemic inflammatory disease and is of unknown etiology. The altered balance between immunosuppressive and inflammatory T cell subpopulations exerts a huge impact on RA pathogenesis.…
View details →Dusadee Sarangarm, Gregory Lamb, Steven Weiss et al. · 2018 · JAMIA Open
Abstract Objectives To compare physician productivity and billing before and after implementation of electronic charting in an academic emergency department (ED). Materials and methods This retrospective, blinded, observational study…
View details →Tonia-Flery Artemi, Thekla Konstantinou, Stephany Naziri et al. · 2025 · Virtual Worlds
Introduction: This study examines the combined use of objective physiological measures (heart rate [HR], heart rate variability [HRV]) and subjective self-reports to gain a comprehensive understanding of anxiety reduction…
View details →Saif Uddin, Aysun U. Gorgun, Scott W. Fowler et al. · 2023 · Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment
The concentration of 210Po and 210Pb in vegetation, and their transfer from soil to vegetation and via aerosol deposited on foliage are well established. The available data show significantly higher levels of these radionuclides in ash…
View details →Olivia Rann, Mike Sharland, Paul Long et al. · 2017 · BMJ Open
Objectives Inaccurate antibiotic dosing can lead to treatment failure, fuel antimicrobial resistance and increase side effects. The British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) guidance recommends oral antibiotic dosing according to age…
View details →Miki Okuno, Kentaro Matsuoka, Yuta Mochimaru et al. · 2025 · Molecular Biology and Evolution
Abstract The XX/XY sex chromosome system is highly conserved across mammals, with rare exceptions where males lack a Y chromosome. Among these is the genus Tokudaia, a group of spiny rats comprising three species with unique sex chromosome…
View details →Xiaoyi Shen, Albert K. Tsui, Zhaoyong Zhang · 2019 · Risks
The purpose of this study is to examine the volatility-timing performance of Singapore-based funds under the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Investment Scheme and non-CPF linked funds by taking into account the currency risk effect on…
View details →Frederick W. Woodley, Kent Williams, Carlo Di Lorenzo et al. · 2022 · JPGN Reports
We previously reported our ability to objectively assess the strength of temporal relationships between gastroesophageal reflux (GER) disease‐like symptoms with esophageal air events (EAEs) (air swallows, gastric belching, and supragastric…
View details →K. Garrett, E. Stubbs, E. Minnee et al. · 2025 · Animal Production Science
Context Feed additives containing methane-reducing compounds are effective where dairy cows are fed a total mixed ration. In pasture-based systems, there are challenges incorporating feed additives into the diet, although one potential…
View details →Xiaoyu Liu, Yueqin Cheng, Yang Liu et al. · 2020 · Scientific Reports
Abstract Pyrochar (PC) is always with high pH value, and improper application might increase rice paddy ammonia volatilization (PAV), which is the main nitrogen loss through air during rice production. Differently, hydrochar (HC) takes the…
View details →Hannes Keck, Katharina H. E. Meurer, Sabine Jordan et al. · 2024 · Frontiers in Environmental Science
In the process of their formation, northern peatlands were accumulating vast amounts of carbon (C). When drained for agricultural use, a large proportion of that C is oxidized and emitted as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), turning those peatlands…
View details →Nasser S. Alharbi, Yossef Alnasser, Ahmed S. Alenizi et al. · 2021 · Frontiers in Pediatrics
Objectives: This study aims to explore the effect of lockdown and early precautionary measures implemented in Saudi Arabia on number of pediatric hospitalizations due to lower respiratory illnesses (bronchiolitis, asthma, and pneumonia).…
View details →Jiajia Xu, Samantha Joan Noel, Charlotte Lauridsen et al. · 2023 · Frontiers in Veterinary Science
The effect of feeding fermented liquid feed (FLF) with added Pediococcus acidilactici to weaning piglets challenged with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) F4 on aspects of diarrhea, performance, immune responses, and intestinal…
View details →Pedro Macizo, Alejandro Álvarez · 2018 · British Journal of Psychology
In this study, we evaluated whether the naming of Arabic digits required access to semantic information. Participants named pictures and Arabic digits blocked by category or intermixed with exemplars of other categories while behavioural…
View details →Suade Ozlem Badak, Bozkurt Gulek, Esra Kayacan Erdogan et al. · 2021 · International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to detect macrovascular findings in systemic sclerosis (SSc) by means of color Doppler ultrasonography (CDUS) and to evaluate the relationship between the laboratory and clinical findings in the…
View details →Stuart Waiton · 2023 · The International Journal of Evidence & Proof
This paper examines the research by Fiona Leverick and demonstrates the methodological flaws in much of the ‘rape myth’ and mock jury research. Other ideas about rape myths and the ‘justice gap’ are explored and seen to be questionable.…
View details →Chris C. Martin · 2020 · Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Education exacerbates partisan gaps in scientific knowledge and attitudes. However, previous findings about the extent and symmetry of this moderation have been mixed. As a conceptual replication of previous research, this study examines…
View details →Alessandro Costa, Federico Merlo, Aline Pagni et al. · 2024 · Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care
Abstract Background Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is commonly used in clinical practice to reduce intubation times and enhance patient comfort. However, patient-ventilator interaction (PVI) during NIV, particularly with helmet interfaces,…
View details →Eric R Simon, Alysan Mallery, John Silva et al. · 2025 · Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
Background Acute pain after cardiac surgery via median sternotomy is commonly managed with multimodal analgesia, but optimal regional techniques remain uncertain. Superficial parasternal intercostal plane (SPIP) blocks have shown promise…
View details →Susan P Elias, Peter W Rand, Charles B Lubelczyk et al. · 2024 · Environmental Entomology
Abstract In a nature reserve in southern Maine, we removed invasive Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii de Candolle) along sections of forested recreational trails that ran through dense barberry infestations. Barberry thickets provide…
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