Long-term research in Bosque Fray Jorge National Park: Twenty years studying the role of biotic and abiotic factors in a Chilean semiarid scrubland Investigación de largo plazo en... by JULIO R GUTIÉRREZ, PETER L MESERVE, DOUGLAS A KELT, ANDREW ENGILIS JR, M. ANDREA PREVITALI, W. BRYAN MILSTEAD, FABIAN M JAKSIC

“…Although we detected small transitory effects of predator exclusions on degu survival and numbers, other species failed to show responses. Similarly, interspecific competition (i.e., degus with other small mammals) had no detectable numerical effects (although some behavioral responses occurred), and degu-exclusions had relatively small effects on various plant components. …”
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Prevalência de diabetes e hipertensão no Brasil baseada em inquérito de morbidade auto-referida, Brasil, 2006 Prevalencia de diabetes e hipertensión en Brasil basado en pesquisa de... by Maria Ines Schmidt, Bruce B Duncan, Juliana Feliciati Hoffmann, Lenildo de Moura, Deborah Carvalho Malta, Rosa Maria Sampaio Vilanova de Carvalho

“…<br>OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of self-reported diabetes and hypertension and their absolute numbers in Brazil. METHODS: Data from 54,369 individuals aged >18 years, interviewed by the Vigilância de Fatores de Risco e Proteção para Doenças Crônicas por Inquérito Telefônico (VIGITEL - Telephone-based Surveillance of Risk and Protective Factors for Chronic Diseases), conducted in 27 Brazilian state capitals in 2006, and who responded positively to questions about high blood pressure and diabetes, were analyzed. …”
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A Formalism for the Consistent Description of Non-Linear Elasticity of Anisotropic Media Formalisme pour une description cohérente de l'élasticité non linéaire des milieux anisotro... by Helbig K.

“…This paper is concerned with the last aspect, i. e. , with the meaning of the numbers beyond the fact that they are the results of measurements. …”
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Turán and Ramsey problems for alternating multilinear maps by Youming Qiao

“…A simple example of this is the statement that every sequence of real numbers has a subsequence that is either increasing or decreasing (though that can be proved directly with a simpler argument). …”
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Plant Species of Ponds and Springheads in Lorestan (Iran) by Mohammad Mehrnia, Adel Jalili

“…During different seasons from 2014 to 2018, plant specimens were collected, identified, pressed, and numbered which are deposited in the herbarium of Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center. …”
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The effect of vitamin D and magnesium supplementation on clinical symptoms and serum inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in patients with COVID-19: a structured summary of a... by Nahid Ramezani-Jolfaie, Ebrahim Eftekhar, Mohadese Dadinasab, Zahra Ghaeini Hesarooeyeh, Pooria Pakdaman, Farkhondeh Razmpour, Gholamali Javedan, Mahmood Khayatian, Mehdi Hassani Azad, Parivash Davoodian, Elham Brahimi, Shideh Rafati, Sara Nikoofal-Sahlabadi, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…A double-blind design is achieved using matched placebos. Numbers to be randomized (sample size) A total of 104 eligible patients are randomized into four groups of 26 subjects (1:1:1:1 allocation ratio). …”
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A pilot feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of screening and brief alcohol intervention to prevent hazardous drinking in young people aged 14–15 years in a high school... by Dorothy Newbury-Birch, Stephanie Scott, Amy O’Donnell, Simon Coulton, Denise Howel, Elaine McColl, Elaine Stamp, Erin Graybill, Eilish Gilvarry, Kirsty Laing, Ruth McGovern, Paolo Deluca, Colin Drummond, Christine Harle, Paul McArdle, Les Tate, Eileen Kaner

“…Randomisation achieved balance on two school-level variables (numbers of pupils in school year and proportion receiving free school meals). …”
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Atmospheric ammonia variability and link with particulate matter formation: a case study over the Paris area by C. Viatte, T. Wang, M. Van Damme, E. Dammers, F. Meleux, L. Clarisse, M. W. Shephard, S. Whitburn, P. F. Coheur, K. E. Cady-Pereira, C. Clerbaux, C. Clerbaux

“…At this time of the year, large numbers of the particles consist of ammonium sulfate and nitrate which are formed from ammonia (<span class="inline-formula">NH₃</span>) released during fertilizer spreading practices and transported from the surrounding areas to Paris. …”
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ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЙ РАСЧЕТ ЗНАЧЕНИЯ ПАРАМЕТРА Т. КАРМАНА by Alexey Yu. Vinogradov, Mariya M. Kadatskaya

“…Turbulent boundary layers and channels at moderate Reynolds numbers // Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2010. V. 657. …”
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Rehabilitation Exercise and psycholoGical support After covid-19 InfectioN’ (REGAIN): a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Gordon McGregor, Harbinder Sandhu, Julie Bruce, Bartholomew Sheehan, David McWilliams, Joyce Yeung, Christina Jones, Beatriz Lara, Jessica Smith, Chen Ji, Elaine Fairbrother, Stuart Ennis, Peter Heine, Sharisse Alleyne, Jonathan Guck, Emma Padfield, Rachel Potter, James Mason, Ranjit Lall, Kate Seers, Martin Underwood

“…Follow-up outcome assessments will be completed by participants online at home. Numbers to be randomised (sample size) A total of 535 participants will be randomised: 263 to the best-practice usual care arm, and 272 participants to the REGAIN programme arm. …”
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Flow Control around the UAS-S45 Pitching Airfoil Using a Dynamically Morphing Leading Edge (DMLE): A Numerical Study by Musavir Bashir, Nicola Zonzini, Ruxandra Mihaela Botez, Alessandro Ceruti, Tony Wong

“…While the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>γ</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>R</mi><msub><mi>e</mi><mrow><mi>θ</mi><mo> </mo></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> turbulence model adequately captured the flow structures of dynamic airfoils associated with leading-edge vortex formations for a wide range of Reynolds numbers, two broader studies are here considered. …”
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Subcutaneous Injection of Adalimumab Trial compared with Control (SCIATiC): a randomised controlled trial of adalimumab injection compared with placebo for patients receiving physi... by Nefyn H Williams, Alison Jenkins, Nia Goulden, Zoe Hoare, Dyfrig A Hughes, Eifiona Wood, Nadine E Foster, David A Walsh, Dawn Carnes, Valerie Sparkes, Elaine M Hay, John Isaacs, Kika Konstantinou, Dylan Morrissey, Jaro Karppinen, Stephane Genevay, Clare Wilkinson

“…Limitations: Although large numbers of invitations were sent to potential participants, identified by retrospective searches of general practitioner (GP) records, there was a low rate of uptake. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Marketing Innovation Capability and Communication Network with Brand-specific Role with the Mediating Role of Cooperation Value and Customer... by Hossein Keikha, Aleme Keikha, Mohim Tash

“…The statistical population of the research consists of all the employees of single-branch private banks in Zahedan city, including Aindeh, Pasargard, Parsian, Saman banks, numbering 130 people. Then, 95 people were selected as the sample size using the Morgan table and the available sampling method. …”
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The distribution of littoral caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidea) along the Pacific coast of continental Chile La distribución de caprélidos litorales (Crustacea: Amphipo... by MARTIN THIEL, JOSÉ M. GUERRA-GARCÍA, DOMINGO A. LANCELLOTTI, NELSON VÁSQUEZ

“…On the regional scale we found very high numbers of caprellids in the fouling community of the northern region (n of 30°S), and decreasing abundances and species richness in the central region (30-37° S). …”
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Smoking cessation medicines and e-cigarettes: a systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis by Kyla H Thomas, Michael N Dalili, José A López-López, Edna Keeney, David Phillippo, Marcus R Munafò, Matt Stevenson, Deborah M Caldwell, Nicky J Welton

“…Findings were imprecise because of the small numbers of adverse events identified. Conclusions: Combined therapies of medicines are among the most clinically effective, safe and cost-effective treatment options for smokers. …”
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Keragaan Usaha dan Nilai tambah Pada Agroindustri Keripik Tike (Studi Kasus di Desa Jumbleng Kecamatan Losarang Indramayu) by Endah Djuwendah

“…Working tillers are from local villages and numbered of 2-6 people per business unit with daily wage system. …”
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Identifying and managing psoriasis-associated comorbidities: the IMPACT research programme by Lis Cordingley, Pauline A Nelson, Linda Davies, Darren Ashcroft, Christine Bundy, Carolyn Chew-Graham, Anna Chisholm, Jamie Elvidge, Matthew Hamilton, Rachel Hilton, Karen Kane, Christopher Keyworth, Alison Littlewood, Karina Lovell, Mark Lunt, Helen McAteer, Dionysios Ntais, Rosa Parisi, Christina Pearce, Martin Rutter, Deborah Symmons, Helen Young, Christopher EM Griffiths

“…Traditional risk factors were high in patients with psoriasis. Large numbers of patients with suboptimal management of known risk factors were found by screening patients in primary care. …”
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Oral morphine analgesia for preventing pain during invasive procedures in non-ventilated premature infants in hospital: the Poppi RCT by Vaneesha Monk, Fiona Moultrie, Caroline Hartley, Amy Hoskin, Gabrielle Green, Jennifer L Bell, Caz Stokes, Ed Juszczak, Jane Norman, Richard Rogers, Chetan Patel, Eleri Adams, Rebeccah Slater

“…Funding was also received for the trial from the Wellcome Trust (reference numbers 095802 and 102076). The report will be published in full in Efficacy and Mechanism; Vol. 6, No. 9. …”
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Composição e estrutura da vegetação ripária na sub-bacia do córrego do Cintra (Botucatu–SP). Composition and structure of the riparian forest in the sub-watershed of Cintra stream... by Ivalde BELLUTA, José Pedro Serra VALENTE, Lídia Raquel de CARVALHO, Assunta Maria Marques da SILVA

“…The analyzed indexes were relative dominance − (DoR), relative density − (DR), and covering index − (IVC), obtained by means of an electronic spreadsheet; the successional stage was determined by the relative proportion among the numbers of individuals of different synusiae species identified; and the diversity of species was studied based on the diversity indexes of Shannon-Wiener (H’), Pielou (J) and Simpson, connotation 1-D, using the software Past. …”
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Learning to image and compute with multimode optical fibers by Rahmani Babak, Oguz Ilker, Tegin Ugur, Hsieh Jih-liang, Psaltis Demetri, Moser Christophe

“…The latter technique, which is the current gold standard, measures both the amplitude and phase of the output patterns corresponding to multiple input patterns to construct a matrix of complex numbers relaying the input to the output [Y. Choi, et al., “Scanner-free and wide-field endoscopic imaging by using a single multimode optical fiber,” Phys. …”
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