Effect of The Rs-10 Radioprotector on Protein-Steroid Interaction in Irradiated Animals with Biphasic Adrenocortical Response to Irradiation by Nadezhda Omelchuk

“…Control animals were administered an equal volume of saline. The total plasma content of 11-oxycorticosteroids (11-OKS) was determined by the fluorometric method of Guillemin et al. in the author's modification. …”
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Pragmatic and Permeable Egalitarianism: by Kristian Mjåland, Julie Laursen

“…Rather than pointing out differences in status and standing, the prisoners interviewed tended to insist that they were equal and the same. In order to make sense of this finding, which contrasts dominant accounts in the prison sociological literature, the article engages with scholarship on the role and roots of egalitarianism in Norwegian society. …”
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Acceptability, usability and utility of a personalised application in promoting behavioural change in patients with osteoarthritis: a feasibility study in Norway by Linn Nathalie Støme, Are Hugo Pripp, Jens S Kværner, Kari Jorunn Kvaerner

“…Utility and usability were assessed via 10 weekly questions and adherence by fulfilment of predetermined tasks.Results Mean goal achievement was 73 (95% CI 68 to 78), an increase of 22 (95% Cl 17 to 26, p<0.01), which equals 48% improvement (95% CI 32% to 59%). Mean user satisfaction was 81 (95% CI 76 to 85), and technical usability was 80 (95% CI 75 to 84), which both increased during the study period.Conclusion The high levels of acceptability, usability and utility support the feasibility of the personalised application Vett as a viable goal achievement tool.…”
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Profiling of small RNAs derived from tomato brown rugose fruit virus in infected Solanum lycopersicum plants by deep sequencing by Mangle Chen, Donghai Wang, Jiali Yang, Yuhao Cao, Xuemei Song, Yuwen Lu, Hongying Zheng, Jiejun Peng, Guanwei Wu, Jian Wu, Junmin Li, Jianping Chen, Fei Yan, Shaofei Rao

“…The presence of vsiRNAs was confirmed in tomato plants infected with ToBRFV through RT-PCR, and GO and KEGG enrichment analyses were performed on the predicted vsiRNA target genes (with an expectation value less than or equal to 2.5). Seven potential target genes were selected for qRT-PCR analysis, confirming that their transcript accumulation significantly decreased in the leaves of tomato plants infected with ToBRFV. …”
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Konsep Pendidikan Islam Dalam Penguatan Moderasi Beragama by Yesi Arikarani, Zainal Azman, Siti Aisyah, Fadillah Putri Ansyah, Tri Dinigrat Zakia Kirti

“…There are several concepts of Islamic education that describe an attitude of religious moderation: 1) Tawassuth (choosing the middle way); 2) Tawazun (balance); 3) I’tidal (straight and firm); 4) Tasamuh (tolerance); 5) Musawah (equality); and 6) Shura (consideration). Islamic education can also teach openness and religious diversity so that people understand differences in religion and belief. …”
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Effects of tanniferous oak leaves (quercus hartwissiana) on some haematological parameters in lambs by Metehan Uzun, Feyyaz Önder, Metin Çenesiz, Mehmet Kaya, Sedat Yıldız

“…All groups were given 272 g concentrate and varying amounts of hay, such that the amount of leaf plus to hay was equal to $45 g. The lambs were fed in individual metabolism cages twice daily at 08.00 and 16.00 h and had access to water at all times. …”
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Finite-Element Analysis of Oscillations in Damaged Pipeline Sections Reinforced With a Composite Material by Arman Moldagaliyev, Nurlan Zhangabay, Marco Bonopera, Talzhan Raimberdiyev, Shairbek Yeshimbetov, Seraliyev Galymzhan, Yermek Anarbayev

“…Therefore, for the fundamental frequency, this increment was equal to 13.9% for the operating pressure and almost four times for the critical one. …”
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Performance of Composite Filters Assembled from Multiple Layers of Basic Filtration Media by Peng Wang, Zhen Liu, Da-Ren Chen

“…It was also found that the measured collection efficiency of multiple-layered filter media was not equal to the calculated in the test particle size range. …”
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IMPASSIVE DICTATING: A Mnemonic Acronym for Systematically Generating Differential Diagnoses by Ho M, Coloma M, Ngo R, Santhakumar J

“…Maxwell Ho, Melissa Coloma,* Richard Ngo,* Jessica Santhakumar* School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Maxwell Ho, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 513 Parnassus Ave, Suite S221, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA, Tel +1 415 802 9984, Email maxwell.ho@ucsf.eduAbstract: Systematically generating differential diagnoses facilitates a clinician’s history, physical exam, and clinical evaluation. …”
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Educational “Looking Glass”, or “They” and “We” by Vladimir F. Zubarev, Gennadiy A. Bondarev

“…The formation of this type of social relations is a complicated process equally depending on both interested sides, but it is this process that eventually determines the efficiency of the educational process. …”
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Train-Bridge Dynamic Behaviour of Long-Span Asymmetrical-Stiffness Cable-Stayed Bridge by Yuexing Wu, Jianting Zhou, Jinquan Zhang, Qiang Wen, Xuan Li

“…Long-span cable-stayed bridge (LCB) with unequal-height towers is being designed and constructed in metro lines due to its better adaptability to environment and terrain conditions compared to traditional cable-stayed bridge with equal-height towers. However, the asymmetrical arrangement of towers leads to obvious nonuniformity of the structural stiffness along the longitudinal direction, which intensifies the wheel-rail coupled vibration behaviour, and affects the running safety of operating trains and ride comfort. …”
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Improvement of pregnancy ratios in the mating of bitches carried out with the aid of rapid progesterone assay by Aytekin Günay, Ülgen Günay

“…Twenty-four healihy bitches from different breeds were used as material, The bitches were separated into two equal groups. Twelve bitches in the first group were mated between days 12-14 after prooestrus bleeding and their pregnancy ratios were evaluated. …”
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Effects of maximum dose on local control after stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastatic tumors of colorectal cancer. by Su Jin Kang, Jongmoo Park, Gyu-Seog Choi, Jong Gwang Kim, Jun Seok Park, Hye Jin Kim, Jin Ho Baek, Byung Woog Kang, An Na Seo, Shin-Hyung Park, Bong Kyung Bae, Min Kyu Kang, Soo Yeun Park

“…. ≥ 159 Gy10) was the sole dosimetric parameter associated with LFFS. Tumors equal to or larger than the median size/volume yet receiving < 159 Gy10 of PTV D2 showed the lowest LFFS following stratification by median PTV D2 combined with tumor size or volume parameters. …”
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The Post-Discharge Growth of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants by Tuba Ozdemir, Abdullah Baris Akcan, Munevver Kaynak Turkmen

“…STUDY DESIGN: The demographic data, clinical features, and comorbidities of 77 preterm infants with birth weights of less than or equal to 1.500 g were examined, the infants’ growth statuses in the 40th gestational week (gw) and at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months the corrected age, including their weight, height and head circumference, were evaluated. …”
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Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function by Asima Rafique, Muhammad Shaheer, Ummara Rasheed

“…Those patients who were diagnosed with Blepharophimosis, Marcus Gun phenomenon, CN III palsy and other lid or facial deformities were excluded. Patients were equally divided into two groups A and B. Group A patients underwent fascia lata sling with tarsal fixation while Group B patients underwent simple fascia lata sling without tarsal fixation. …”
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Public Debt of Japan: Analysis of Features and Assessment of Prospects by R. B. Nozdreva

“…The behavior of investors is affected by the strengthening of the position of Neo-Keynesians in world economic sci ence, who consider domestic debt safe, assuming that budget expenditures can be equal to the sum of tax revenues and domestic debt. …”
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Assessment of soil and water resources in the Gando Protected Area by jalil Badamfirooz, leyla sharifi

“…Also, the minimum, maximum and average water budgets are all negative and are equal to -1492.76, -38.04 and -639.24 mm per year respectively, which indicates a lack of rainfall and intense evaporation and transpiration in this region. …”
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Monascus red pigment influence on hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-mediated renal toxicity in rats by Nasser N. Alqurashy, Mokhtar I. Yousef, Ahmed A. Hussein, Maher A. Kamel, Abeer El Wakil

“…To this aim, forty eight adult male rats were randomly divided into 8 equal groups: a control group receiving 4% dimethyl sulfoxide (the solvent for HANPs), three groups receiving extracted RP at different doses of 10, 20, and 40 mg/kg, a group receiving HANPs at a dose of 88.3 mg/kg, and three more groups receiving a double treatment of HANPs associated with RP. …”
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Gender-Inclusive Language in Public-Facing Labor and Delivery Web Pages in the New York Tristate Area: Cross-Sectional Study by Sarah Mohsen Isaac, Mark Dawes, Emily Ruth Howell, Antonia Francis Oladipo

“…The hospitals’ web pages were further stratified by Healthcare Equality Index scores and population classifications defined by the 2013 National Center for Health Statistics Urban-Rural classification given to the county that each hospital was located in. …”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward flood risk insurance amongst low-income households in South Africa by David Lefutso, Abiodun A. Ogundeji, Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Yong S. Nyam

“…Subsidised policies and micro-insurance are essential affordable insurance solutions. Equally important is building institutional trust via transparent public–private collaborations and consumer protection mechanisms. …”
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