Effects of kinesio taping on Hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio on non-injured female amateur competitive team sports athletes by Tan, Priscilla Hui Yee

“…It also helps with recovery after eccentric workload, reducing the effects of delayed onset muscle soreness. KT seems to be able stimulate the muscles and increase activity, resulting in slight increase in performance. …”
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The physics of oil outflow from crude oil tankers during ship-ship collisions by Qu, Guan Lin

“…Ship sizes do not have significant effect on the percentage of oil outflow. However, VLCC seems to leak the largest amount due to its largest capacity.…”
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The prevention and management of chronic kidney disease among patients with metabolic syndrome by Zhu, D, Judge, PK, Wanner, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, WG

“…As we predict complementary and different mechanisms of nephroprotection and cardioprotection for these different interventions, it seems logical that they should be deployed together to maximise benefits. …”

Will a crude oil price band stabilise the market by Fattouh, B

“…The proposal for a crude oil price band, revived by the Indian delegation during the Jeddah Meeting in July 2008, seems to be gathering support. The French president Nicolas Sarkozy and the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged ‘oil producers to agree a target price range, based on a clearer understanding of the long-term fundamentals’. …”

The global prevalence of sexual disorder in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Salari, Nader, Hesampour, Arian, Abdolmaleki, Amir, Heidarian, Pegah, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Mohammadi, Masoud

“…Based on the findings, the prevalence of SD among RA individuals was found relatively high; thus, the application of measures seems necessary to prevent sexual disorders in RA cases. …”

Responses of herbaceous mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa), a new reclamation species, to soil pH by Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Chang, Mingteh

“…The plant can survive and grow at soil pH as low as 4.7, but the optimum growth seems to be on soils with pH ranging from 6.2 to 7.1. …”
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Co-synthesis of CuO-ZnO nanoflowers by low voltage liquid plasma discharge with brass electrode by Li, Chaojiang, Cao, Xun, Li, W. H., Zhang, Bowei, Xiao, Longqiang

“…Transition metal oxides CuO-ZnO nano-flowers have been simultaneously synthesized by the low voltage liquid plasma discharge method using brass cathode. …”
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Sunlight and Culture by Fredriksson, Per G., Mohanty, Aatishya

“…The effects of the individualism vs. collectivism cultural dichotomy on economic outcomes have been widely recognized in the literature. We propose and test the hypothesis that individuals and populations located in areas exposed long-term to more ultraviolet radiation (UV-R; sunlight) exhibit a greater degree of collectivism. …”
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Long-term mindfulness meditation increases occurrence of sensory and attention brain states by Panitz, DY, Mendelsohn, A, Cabral, J, Berkovich-Ohana, A

“…Interest has been growing in the use of mindfulness meditation (MM) as a therapeutic practice, as accumulating evidence highlights its potential to effectively address a range of mental conditions. …”

Information gathering: dissociable effects of autistic and alexithymic traits in youths aged 6–25 years by Lee, KS, Long, EL, Catmur, C, Hauser, TU, Bird, G

“…Autistic youths tend to react negatively to uncertain events. Little is known about the cognitive processes associated with this intolerance of uncertainty, most notably the tendency to actively gather information to minimize uncertainty. …”

Cytoophidium complexes resonate with cell fates by Li, Y, Liu, J

“…Including CTPS, an increasing number of metabolic enzymes have been found to form cytoophidia in cells. However, the distribution and relationship among cytoophidia formed by different metabolic enzymes remain elusive. …”

Alleviating the Danger Of A Single Story Through Liberatory Computing Education by Walker, Raechel, Dias, Olivia, Taylor, Matthew, Breazeal, Cynthia

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A Machine Learning Based Approach to Reaction Rate Estimation by Johnson, Matthew S., Green, William H.

“…Current techniques for fast automatic rate estimation tend to be poorly optimized and tedious to maintain and extend. …”
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Droplet condensation on the patterned surface: molecular dynamics simuation by Goh, Jun Kang

“…Enhanced surface wettability is expected to accelerate the process of liquid film formation and improve the overall heat transfer process, whereas lower cooling temperatures and higher pressures tend to result in greater condensation through increased supersaturation and molecular collisions. …”
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Dynamical analysis of physiologic signals by Noraznita Ramli.

“…Analyses of physiologic signals tend to focus on average quantities, with comparisons of means and variances which are also known as time domain statistics. …”
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Dynamics of housing markets by Tay, Darrell Jiajie

“…While reviewing previous works on housing bubbles, we find that housing bubbles are often poorly defined. Also, these studies tend to each focus on a single factor. However, since housing markets consist of large number of heterogeneous agents with non-linear interactions, many have recognized the importance of studying them as complex systems. …”
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Is it who you know or what you know? Evidence from ipo allocations and mutual fund performance by Hwang, Chuan-Yang, Titman, Sheridan, Wang, Yuxi

“…Mutual fund managers with degrees from elite universities tend to outperform their counterparts from less elite universities. …”
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Analysing transformative local leadership in Indonesia by Arifianto, Alexander Raymond

“…These new local leaders tend to promote novel styles of political leadership that are can transform how public policy and services are delivered at the local level. …”
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China in the Mekong River basin : the regional security implications of resource development on the Lancang Jiang by Goh, Evelyn

“…It shows that the economic imperative prevails among all riparian states, and that China and other countries tend to confine their cooperation to infrastructural development rather to consultation or management of potential adverse transboundary impacts of upstream development. …”
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新加坡华人对中国的贡献 ：新加坡城市规划之父刘太格个案研究 = Contributions of Singaporean Chinese to China : a case study on Singapore’s father of city planning Liu Thai Ker... by 冯时辉 Phang, Shi Hwee

“…However, in the fields of urban planning and development which bears the origins to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries was left unexplored by the academic circles. …”
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