Some Convergence and Stability Results for the Kirk Multistep and Kirk-SP Fixed Point Iterative Algorithms by Faik Gürsoy, Vatan Karakaya, B. E. Rhoades

“…We also prove some theorems related to the stability results for the Kirk multistep and Kirk-SP iterative processes by employing certain contractive-like operators. Our results generalize and unify some other results in the literature.…”
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Blood Feeding Insect Series: American Trypanosomiasis - Chagas Disease by Kevin Kobylinski, Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly

“…It discusses the low risk of contracting the disease in Florida or from contaminated blood, and information on control measures. …”
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Existence of Solutions for Fractional q-Integrodifference Equations with Nonlocal Fractional q-Integral Conditions by Suphawat Asawasamrit, Jessada Tariboon, Sotiris K. Ntouyas

“…By applying the Banach contraction principle, Krasnoselskii’s fixed point theorem, and Leray-Schauder nonlinear alternative, the existence and uniqueness of solutions are obtained. …”
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Selected Issues of Arbitrability of Disputes Related to the Purchase of Goods for State and Municipal Needs by A. Yu. Piddubrivnaya

“…The author comes to the conclusion that the law enforcement practice and the positions of the highest courts of the Russian Federation confirm the possibility of considering disputes arising from contracts related to supplies for state and municipal needs in the framework of arbitration proceedings.…”
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Global Well-Posedness for Coupled System of mKdV Equations in Analytic Spaces by Khaled Zennir, Aissa Boukarou, Rehab Nasser Alkhudhayr

“…The main result in this paper is to prove, in Bourgain type spaces, the existence of unique local solution to system of initial value problem described by integrable equations of modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) by using linear and trilinear estimates, together with contraction mapping principle. Moreover, owing to the approximate conservation law, we prove the existence of global solution.…”
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Almost Periodic Solutions for Wilson-Cowan Type Model with Time-Varying Delays by Shasha Xie, Zhenkun Huang

“…The approaches are based on constructing Lyapunov functionals and the well-known Banach contraction mapping principle. The results are new, easily checkable, and complement existing periodic ones.…”
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An Inquiry into Inferior and Superior Role Portrayals in Multi-racial Television Advertisements by De la Rey Van der Waldt

“… This study is an analysis of black and white respondents' reactions to inferior and superior role portrayals In South African multi-racial television advertisements. The study was contracted with 116 white students from the UOFS and 116 black students from the UFH. …”
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Existence Results for an Implicit Coupled System Involving $\xi$-Caputo and $p$-Laplacian Operators by Walid Benhadda, Abderrazak Kassidi, Ali El Mfadel, Elomari M'hamed

“…The results of the existence derived  using the tools of topological degree theory for condensing maps and the Banach contraction principle. An illustrative example is given at the end to demonstrate the practical application of the theoretical results.…”
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On common fixed and periodic points of commuting functions by Aliasghar Alikhani-Koopaei

“…We then define a new contractive condition, under which two continuous functions must have a unique common fixed point.…”
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Gregus-Type Common Fixed Point Theorems for Tangential Multivalued Mappings of Integral Type in Metric Spaces by W. Sintunavarat, P. Kumam

“…The concept of tangential for single-valued mappings is extended to multivalued mappings and used to prove the existence of a common fixed point theorem of Gregus type for four mappings satisfying a strict general contractive condition of integral type. Consequently, several known fixed point results generalized and improved the corresponding recent result of Pathak and Shahzad (2009) and many authors.…”
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Existence and Uniqueness for a System of Caputo-Hadamard Fractional Differential Equations with Multipoint Boundary Conditions by S. Nageswara Rao, Ahmed Hussein Msmali, Manoj Singh, Abdullah Ali H. Ahmadini

“…Our results are based on some classical fixed point theorems such as Banach contraction mapping principle, Leray-Schauder fixed point theorems. …”
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Effect of Eight-Week Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation Combined with Lat Pull-Down Resistance Training on Improving Pull-Up Performance for Male College Students by Qian Li, Jiaqi Yan, Hanya Dai, Minjie Qiao, Mingxin Gong, Wenxin Niu, Ye Yang, Lejun Wang

“…These findings suggest that eight weeks of tDCS combined with lat pull-down training and lat pull-down training alone can both significantly improve pull-up performance, which may be attributed to enhanced muscle contraction capacity. Although no significant training gains were found between the two training groups, the RT + tDCS group showed a significant decrease in TB coactivation and the enhancement of elbow flexion muscle contraction efficiency after training.…”
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The effects of the urotensin-II receptor antagonist palosuran treatment on the corpora cavernosa of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by Murat Olukman, Cenk Can, Sibel Ülker, Yiğit Uyanikgil, Türker Çavuşoğlu, Neslihan Düzenli, Deniz Coşkunsever, Fatma G. Kozcu

“…Direct contraction or relaxation induced by palosuran and urotensin-II (U-II) were also evaluated. …”
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Contractile Protein Expression and Phosphorylation and Contractility of Gastric Smooth Muscles from Obese Patients and Patients with Obesity and Diabetes by Wen Li, Kent C. Sasse, Yulia Bayguinov, Sean M. Ward, Brian A. Perrino

“…We also compared the spontaneous phasic contractions and the contractile responses evoked by electrical field stimulation of cholinergic motor neurons. …”
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Novel approach for noninvasive pelvic floor muscle strength measurement using extracorporeal surface perineal pressure measurement and machine learning modeling by Ui-jae Hwang, Sun-hee Ahn, Hyeon-ju Lee, Yurin Jeon, Myung Jae Jeon

“…ESPP measurements were obtained using a 10 × 10 pressure array sensor during maximal voluntary PFM contractions in a seated position. Simultaneously, transabdominal ultrasound was used to measure bladder base displacement (mm) as a reference for PFM contraction strength. …”
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The Critique of International and National Barriers to Domestic Production and Its Legal Solutions by Jafar Nory Yoshanloey, Seyedeh Nazanin Akhavan Tabatabaei

“…The growth of production is the foreground of economic development, and the support of domestic production and the improvement of business environment are nowadays the priority of study programs in commercial and economic law, through which there are now broad fields available for its realization, and the evident conformation of which includes anatomy of manufacturing contracts, legal management of foreign investment contracts, prevention of imported dumping, the adoption of supportive laws governing special economic zones, modification of tax laws, combating contraband of goods and foreign exchange, reviewing banking laws, and facilitating the participation of foreign trade and industrial activists in the country. …”
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Low-Dose Fluvastatin Prevents the Functional Alterations of Endothelium Induced by Short-Term Cholesterol Feeding in Rabbit Carotid Artery by Gulnur Sevin, Yasemin Delen Akcay, Gonen Ozsarlak-Sozer, Mukadder Yasa

“…Phenylephrine contractions and nitroglycerine vasodilatations did not change in all groups. …”
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The Effect of Variations in Knee and Hip Angles on Electromyographic Activity of the Hamstrings and Related Muscles During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise by Taspol Keerasomboon, Toshiaki Soga, Norikazu Hirose

“… # Study design Crossover study # Methods Thirteen male volunteers performed isometric contractions during the NHE with the knee (30°, 50°, 60°) and the hip (0°, 30°, and 45°) in various angles of flexion on a leg support platform which was inclined at 30°. …”
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Effect of prepubertal caffeine consumption and recovery on adult erectile tissue functions in Wistar rats by Shakiru Salami, Bashua Kassim, Michael Allen, Hussein Salahdeen, Babatunde Murtala

“…K+-induced increase in contraction in the caffeine-treated group was similar to that in the recovery group. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Fear of Monkeypox Scale among Men Who Have Sex with Men by Chung-Ying Lin, Amir H. Pakpour, Mark D. Griffiths, Chien-Wen Lin, Cheng-Fang Yen

“…Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at a high risk of contracting Mpox compared to other cohorts. In the present study, we intended to examine the psychometric properties of a newly developed scale among MSM: the Fear of Mpox Scale (FMS) assessing the fear of Mpox. …”
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