QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF VOLUMETRIC ICE CONTENT IN FROZEN GROUND BY DIPOLE ELECTROMAGNETIC PROFILING METHOD by L. G. Neradovskiy

“…It is shown that usually the relative error of computation of this characteristic of a frozen soil does not exceed 20% if the works are performed by the above procedure using the key-site methodology. This level of accuracy meets requirements of the design-and-survey works for quick, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly zoning of built-up remote and sparsely populated territories of the Russian permafrost zone according to a category of a degree of the ice content in frozen foundations of engineering constructions.…”
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Functional recovery through the plastic adaptation of organoid grafts in cortical tissue by Juraj Ondriš, Jens Christian Schwamborn, Umberto Olcese

“…Finally, some studies also investigated whether the engraftment procedure facilitated behavioural recovery in tasks requiring motor, memory, or reward-seeking functions. …”
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QFASA: A Comprehensive R Package for Diet Estimation via Fatty Acid Signature Analysis by Connie Stewart, Justin Kamerman, Jennifer McNichol, Holly Steeves, Tyler Rideout

“…Recent developments in QFASA include a maximum likelihood framework for diet estimation, statistically valid inference procedures such as confidence intervals for the diet and hypothesis tests for comparing fatty acid signatures and/or diets, a measure of repeatability in the diet estimates, a prey species selection algorithm, as well as novel ways to estimate calibration coefficients, which are used to improve accuracy in the estimates. …”
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Developing the Chinese version of the Index of Sojourner Social Support: the roles of socio-emotional and instrumental support in internal migrant university students by Hanzhi Fu

“…The ISSS was translated according to strict procedures. Item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability analysis, measurement equivalence test, criterion validity test, and incremental validity test of the Chinese version of the ISSS (ISSS-C) were carried out.ResultsThe ISSS-C generated by this study had two dimensions (socio-emotional support and instrumental support) of 18 items. …”
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Investigation of Water Resources-Related Legal Violations Following Constitutional Court Decision Number 85/PUU-XI/2013 by Martini, Dea Justicia Ardha, KA Noviansyah

“…From the results of the study, it can be concluded that PPNS SDA still have legal standing in conducting investigations related to water resources despite regulatory changes. The investigation procedures followed by PPNS SDA are in accordance with the established methodology, but still require ongoing collaboration with other agencies, such as the police and prosecutors. …”
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The Relation between Morphology of Maxillary Sinus after Augmentation in Three Classification Methods and Residual Bone Height: A Retrospective Study by Zhi Wang, Qi Jia, Heng Bo Jiang, Jianmin Han, Lidong Zou, Guangliang Niu

“…Maxillary sinus floor augmentation procedures were performed in 56 patients and 68 teeth using the sinus crest approach (SCA). …”
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Localization of Sound Sources in Normal Hearing and in Hearing Impaired People by Marek NIEWIAROWICZ, Tomasz KACZMAREK

“…The two-alternative-forced-choice method (2AFC), based on a new system of listeners’ responses (left – right instead of no difference – difference in location of sound sources) was the procedure used in the experiment. Investigations were carried out for two groups of subjects: normal hear- ing people (9 persons) and hearing impaired people (sensorineural hearing loss and tinnitus – 9 persons). …”
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Pengembangan panduan bimbingan kelompok dengan menggunakan teknik homeroom untuk meningkatkan self-control siswa di sekolah menengah pertama by Yogi Martogi Siboro, I Ketut Gading, Putu Ari Dharmayanti

“…This research aimed to develop a group guidance guidebook using self-control techniques aimed at increasing self-control in seventh grade junior high school students.This research belongs to the developmental research type with the 4D development procedure (Define, Design, Develop, and Disseminate). …”
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The incidence of peripheral nerve injuries related to patient positioning during roboticassisted surgery: An evidence summary by Tina Oblak, Brigid Gillespie

“…Application: This evidence summary supports the need for frequent routine checks and constant monitoring of the patient’s position through the operating procedure. …”
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Severity Differences across Proficiency Levels among Peer-assessors by Shahla Rasouli, Rajab Esfandiari

“…Over the past few years, peer-assessment, as an alternative assessment procedure, has drawn the attention of many researchers. …”
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Antibiotic Therapy in Dentistry by Hanie Ahmadi, Alireza Ebrahimi, Fatemeh Ahmadi

“…Antibiotics are generally used in dental procedures to treat odontogenic infections, nonodontogenic infections, local infection, focal infection, and prophylaxis. …”
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A new optimal control approach to uncertain Euler-Lagrange equations: $ H_\infty $ disturbance estimator and generalized $ H_2 $ tracking controller by Taewan Kim, Jung Hoon Kim

“…Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existences of these two optimal estimator and controller were characterized through the linear matrix inequality (LMI) approach, and their synthesis procedures can be operated in an independent fashion. …”
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Study of blood group and platelet counts in ER and ENT patients with epistaxis by Binita Pradhan, Raunak Bista, Bharat Kumar Bhattarai, Ashaya Luitel, Sujan Pandey, Sailesh Pradhan

“…Patients with Blood group O+ve need to be investigated further for coagulation profile before any kind of procedure.…”
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Analisis Sistem Pengendalian Internal Melalui Audit Berbasis Risiko (ABR) Oleh Aparat Pengawas Intern Pemerintah (APIP) Dalam Mencapai Target Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Da... by - - Mujennah, Budi - Artinah

“…These strategic issues include many findings and recommendations of the results of the investigation that have not been followed up, the lack of strict sanctions on the management of performance andinternal control is not good, the quality of public services should still be improved, supervision procedures have not run well, commitment and motivation APIP still needs to be improved. …”
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Evaluation of the land value-added benefit brought by urban rail transit: The case in Changsha, China by Wenbin Tang, Qingbin Cui, Feilian Zhang, Hongyan Yan

“…A case study of the Changsha Metro Line 2 in China is discussed to demonstrate the procedure, model, and analysis of spatial impact. The empirical analysis shows a dumbbell-shaped impact on the land value-added benefit along the transit line with a distance-dependent pattern at each station. …”
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Evaluation of 1.5mm Lead Shield for Radiological Protection and Comparison of Calculated and Measured Results of Equivalent Dose by M. Alhassan, B. Khan, J.T. Baraya

“…The evaluation was done in the x-ray energy (kVp) range between 52- 81 and by using calculative procedure and by direct measurement of the radiation dose rates. …”
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Exposure Levels of Adult Patients during Radiographic Examinations: Sinuses and Coastal Grill Cases at the Ngaoundere Regional Hospital, Cameroon by Guiswe Gnowe, Fouda H. P. Ekobena, Amvene J. Mbo, Guena M. Neossi

“…The dosimetric analysis remains very worrying because the various procedures show that an improvement of the practices especially with respect to the technical parameters and the protocols must be considered. …”
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Study on Stability of Stope Surrounding Rock under Repeated Mining in Close-Distance Coal Seams by Qiang Li, Guiyi Wu, Dezhong Kong

“…The working face 17101 roof is successfully controlled by the aforesaid procedures, which provides the foundation for the management of stope surrounding rock under repeated loading.…”
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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE TRAINING NEEDS OF FARMERS IN SHEEP AND GOAT PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA by Olabode Stephen ALABI, Victor Ogbonnaya OKORIE, Tiwalola Oyeyinka ALABI, Adedayo Olufemi AJAYI

“…A total of 183 respondents for the study were selected via a multi-stage sampling procedure. Data for the study was collected using interview schedule and analysed using appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical tools. …”
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VOIP for Telerehabilitation: A Risk Analysis for Privacy, Security, and HIPAA Compliance by Valerie J.M. Watzlaf, Sohrab Moeini, Patti Firouzan

“…This paper develops a privacy and security checklist that can be used within a VoIP system to determine if it meets privacy and security procedures and whether it is HIPAA compliant. Based on this analysis, specific HIPAA criteria that therapists and health care facilities should follow are outlined and discussed, and therapists must weigh the risks and benefits when deciding to use VoIP software for TR.…”
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