Laminar flow heat transfer enhancement in multy-start spirally corrugated tubes by Zaid Sattar Kareem

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Animal models of human disease 2.0 by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…Submissions were invited on topics related to chronic pathologies, including autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, acute injury, inflammatory and infectious diseases, and regenerative medicine. The five participating MDPI journals were Biomedicines, Cells, Current Issues in Molecular Biology, Genes, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences. …”
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What helps children learn difficult tasks: a teacher's presence may be worth more than a screen by Kostyrka-Allchorne, Katarzyna, Holland, Amanda, Cooper, Nicholas R., Ahamed, Woakil, Marrow, Rachel K., Simpson, Andrew

“…Addressing this question, we manipulated a teacher’s presence (on-screen vs. present) and activity (observing vs. doing) while teaching children about the properties of geometric shapes. Five-year-olds (n=215) completed two shape-sorting tasks in which they distinguished between typical, atypical and non-valid shapes. …”
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Teaching person-centered practice to pre-registration physiotherapy students: a qualitative study by Killingback, Clare, Tomlinson, Amy, Thompson, Mark, Whitfield, Clare, Stern, Julian

“…Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Five themes were identified: 1) understanding the person and their direction of travel; 2) contextual factors that impact on the delivery of person-centered practice; 3) awareness of personality traits; 4) doing the small things; and 5) the person-centered learning curve. …”
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Topical and transdermal botanical formulations of the Chinese pharmacopoeia—a review by Gu, Jingyi, Lane, Majella E., Sil dos Santos, Bruno, Heinrich, Michael

“…The use of botanical materials in TCM formulations is guided by the “Jun‐Chen‐Zuo‐Shi” principle rooted in Yin‐Yang and the five elements' theories. In the ChP 2020, 155 botanical drugs, along with 40 excipients (from the “procedure” section, focusing on processing and technical parameters), were identified from 34 botanical formulations intended for topical/transdermal application. …”
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The mechanisms of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia disorder by Maurer, LF

“…</p> <p>Finally, chapter five synthesises and critically reflects on results from the preceding chapters. …”

Effect of vitamin A on adult lung function: a triangulation of evidence approach by Mongey, R, van der Plaat, DA, Shaheen, SO, Portas, L, Potts, J, Hind, MD, Minelli, C

“…Nine of the vitamin A-related genes were associated with adult lung function, six of which have not been previously identified in genome-wide studies and three (NCOA2, RDH10, RXRB) in any type of genetic study of lung function. Five genes showed possible gene-vitamin A intake interactions. …”

Evaluation of the precision of the Plasmodium knowlesi growth inhibition assay for Plasmodium vivax Duffy-binding protein-based malaria vaccine development by Mertens, JE, Rigby, CA, Bardelli, M, Quinkert, D, Hou, MM, Diouf, A, Silk, SE, Chitnis, CE, Minassian, AM, Moon, RW, Long, CA, Draper, SJ, Miura, K

“…Moreover, the ninety-five percent confidence interval (95 %CI) for %GIA or GIA&lt;sub&gt;50&lt;/sub&gt; in repeat assays was calculated in this investigation. …”

Models for predicting risk of endometrial cancer: a systematic review by Forder, BH, Ardasheva, A, Atha, K, Nentwich, H, Abhari, R, Kartsonaki, C

“…Calibration was assessed for five models. Two of these, the Hippisley-Cox and Coupland QCancer models, had high predictive ability and were well calibrated; these models also received a low risk of bias rating. …”

The influence of L1 Tibetan and L2 Chinese on Tibetan university students' L3 English listening and speaking: an exploratory analysis by Weber, J

“…The study is guided by three research questions that are addressed through the lens of the five most currently prominent L3A models: L2 Status Factor hypothesis (L2SF), Cumulative Enhancement Model (CEM), Typological Primacy Model (TPM), Scalpel Model, and Linguistic Proximity Model (LPM), in addition to the lens of privileged L1 transfer. …”

The space-times of post-capitalist transformation: More-than-human affects in French and Catalan eco-communities by Schramm, E

“…I have worked to address five gaps in the literature on eco-communities, namely, a lack of attention to embodiment and affect and to everyday material practices, their more-than-human constitution, their contribution to economic transformations, and finally, their endurance over time. …”

Nuptial journeys: A cultural history of wedding travel in selected Habsburg unions ca 1450–1550 by Pastrnak, P

“…Drawing upon the empowering effect of liminality, Chapters Five and Six argue that the princesses engaged in preparation for their future role, participated in decision-making on the way, and used the journey to build relationships via gift-giving. …”

Examining patient choice and provider competition under the National Health Insurance Fund outpatient cover in Kenya: does it enhance access and quality of care? by Kazungu, J, Barasa, E, Quaife, M, Nonvignon, J

“…We examined these across five areas summarised as either local market conditions or patient feedback following the Vengberg framework. …”

Multisensory processing in the ferret auditory cortex by Hammond-Kenny, A

“…</p> <p>In total, 509 single units were identified in the auditory cortex of five animals, of which 16% were influenced by visual stimulation. …”

Computational fluid dynamics and shape analysis enhance aneurysm rupture risk stratification by Benemerito, I, Ewbank, F, Narracott, A, Villa-Uriol, M, Narata, AP, Patel, U, Bulters, D, Marzo, A

“…These derived features were combined with PHASES variables to develop five ridge constrained logistic regression models for classifying the aneurysm rupture status. …”

Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula by Teillet, T, Bois, P, Homewood, P, Mettraux, M, Samimi-Namin, K, Vahrenkamp, V

“…This study examines the morphodynamic evolution of the shoreline and coral reef coverage along the Arabian Sea coast of Oman over the past five decades (1972–2022). The Peninsula of Bar Al Hikman, the largest low-lying coastal area in Oman (550 km2; elevations &lt; 10 m), hosts unique, monospecific coral reefs developing under a monsoon climate. …”

Endogenous institutionalism and the puzzle of gender quotas: insights from Latin America by Gatto, MLAC

“…</p> <p>To evaluate the plausibility of my theory, I employ a series of multi-method and multi-level analyses presented across five substantive chapters, each of which is respectively based on: 1) a cross-sectional analysis of Latin America countries; 2) an elite survey experiment with Brazilian state legislators; and, in-depth process tracing of the cases of gender quota adoption in 3) Costa Rica; 4) Brazil; and, 5) Chile.…”

The Athenian dramatic chorus in the fourth century BC by Jackson, LCM

“…The third section is a survey of how the chorus is used in a wide range of fourth-century texts (chapter five), and gives special attention to Plato’s somewhat idiosyncratic presentation of the chorus in his works (chapter six). …”

Visitation returns and nineteenth-century Anglicanism in Oxford and its surrounding parishes by Lancaster, S

“…At Oxford dissent and Roman Catholicism struggled during this time. Chapter five measures seating capacity, communicants, and service attendees. …”

Islam in Late Antiquity: state-making, the Bedouin, and the end of empires by Wakeley, JM

“…Chapter Four greatly expands the argument’s perspective, making a maximal case for the transformation of the bedouin world in Late Antiquity. Finally, Chapter Five shows how fragile was the product of this development, suggesting how the drift of Arabia away from the centre of world history was all but a forgone conclusion.…”