This study aimed to investigate the neuropsycholinguistic functioning of children with Developmental Dyslexia (DD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder – inattentive subtype (ADHD-I) in a reading task. The psycholinguistic profile of both gro...
The central loop of G-quadruplex molecular beacons is a key element to sense target DNA or RNA sequences. In this study, circular dichroism spectroscopy (CD), thermal difference spectrum (TDS), non-denatured non-denaturing gel electrophoresis, and th...
Persistence length is a significant criterion to characterize the semi-flexibility of DNA molecules. The mechanical constraints applied on DNA chains in new single-molecule experiments play a complex role in measuring DNA persistence length; however,...
When a thermocouple is used to measure gas temperature, the measured temperature is the thermocouple bead temperature, which is not equal to the gas temperature. The bead temperature results from its energy balance. Through the wire convection and co...
Acid fracturing as an important stimulation technique, provides strong technical support for the exploration breakthrough and efficient development of carbonate oil and gas reservoirs. Accurately predicting the effective length of acid-fracturing fra...
Tensile strength of concrete is the basic property when estimating the cracking resistance of the structure and when analysing fracture processes in concrete. The most common way of testing tensile strength is the Brazilian method. It has been notice...
In this study, pullout tests were conducted on geosynthetic strips which can be applied to a block-type front wall. Based on the test results, the effective length is predicted, and the pullout design results are presented. In other words, the pullou...
In levee system reliability, the length effect is the term given to the phenomenon that the longer the levee, the higher the probability that it will have a weak spot and fail. Quantitatively, it is the ratio of the segment failure probability to the...
Molecular dynamics simulations of cracked nanocrystals of aluminum were performed in order to investigate the crack length and grain boundary effects. Atomistic models of single-crystals and bi-crystals were built considering 11 different crack lengt...
The notion of an effective longitudinal coherence length with its value much greater than λ2/(2Δλ) has been adopted in small-angle X-ray scattering communities for years, where λ and Δλ denote the incident wave...
The aim of this study was to examine the effective length factor of frame–core wall structures with cross-layer columns, which are relevant for current high-rise building construction. Using the finite element method, improved inflection point...
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The influence of day length on living creatures differs with the photosensitivity of the creature; however, the possible sunshine duration (N0) might be an inadequate index of the photoperiod for creatures with low light sensitivity. To address this...
Based on the insufficient data on bonding performance and effective anchorage length of sleeve grouting in assembled structure. Combining the existing studies, the sleeve grouting joint test for the static unidirectional tensile test was designed, an...
This paper introduces groundbreaking research on how to assess the Cable Length Limit (CLL) to ensure effective protection by Z-source Circuit Breakers (ZCBs) in DC power networks. It has been revealed that the line parameters of power cables have a...
The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) modeling system obtains the aerodynamic roughness length (z0) from a land use (LU) lookup table. The effective aerodynamic roughness length (z0eff) was estimated for the island of Taiwan by considering the i...
Optical fiber radiation sensing probes made using inorganic scintillator materials have notable advantages in achieving high spatial resolution and building sensing arrays due to their small size and excellent linearity, serving as a key tool for dos...
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sixty years of contrasting fertilization treatments on the roots of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at sites with different soil and climate conditions. The depth and length density distrib...
Two types of grounding systems are recommended for use in the international standard IEC 62305-3, Part 3: Physical damage to structures and life hazard. One of these is a radial-based grounding system (type-A), which is used in soil resistivities of...
Purpose: To predict the effective lens position (ELP) using conditional process analysis according to preoperative axial length. Setting: Yeouido St. Mary hospital. Design: A retrospective case series. Methods: This study included 621 eyes from 621 p...
A carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a common material utilized for the enhancement in reinforced concrete (RC) constructions. Previous research indicates that the bonding performance between a CFRP sheet and concrete determines whether the bo...
Information theory explains how systems encode and transmit information. This article examines the neuronal system, which processes information via neurons that react to stimuli and transmit electrical signals. Specifically, we focus on transfer entr...
In this paper, we examine the development of the estimation models of bond strength and effective bond length for a double strap joint between carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) plate and corroded steel plate. The experimental study on the bond b...
The vaccination campaign for the Veneto region (northeastern Italy) started on 27 December 2020. As of early December 2021, 75.1% of the whole Veneto population has been fully vaccinated. Vaccine efficacy has been demonstrated in many clinical trials...
With the recognition of the multiple advantages of sulfonated hydrocarbon-based polymers that possess high chemical and mechanical stability with significant low cost, we employed molecular dynamics simulation to explore the morphological effects of...
The effective length factor (ELF) of bridge piers, a critical design parameter, is determined by solving the transcendental equation governing stability. Efficient and accurate solutions to these equations under various constraints are essential for...
Flow maps are a common type of geographic information visualization in which lines that symbolize flow are typically varied in width to represent differences in the magnitude of the flow. An accurate perception of thickness is critical to numerical r...
There is no report on the effect of the length of Jizhen 2 interstock on the growth and fruit quality of Tianhong 2 apple trees, which are usually grown in Baoding, Hebei Province, China. We surveyed the tree size, branch types, fruit set, fruit qual...
The effects of steel fiber length (lf = 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm and 60 mm) and coarse aggregate maximum size (Dmax = 10 mm, 20 mm, 30 mm and 40 mm) on fractural properties of steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) was investigated. The results show that...
Vowel length is known to affect reaction times in single word reading. Eye movement studies involving silent sentence reading showed that phonological information of a word can be acquired even before it is fixated. However, it remained an open quest...
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Although the slippery boundary condition (BC) has been validated to enhance fracture permeability (k), the coupling effects of heterogeneous slippery BC and inertia on k remain less understood. We used computational fluid dynamics to investigate the...
This paper focuses on the extraction of an accurate small-signal equivalent circuit for metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). An analytical modeling approach was developed and successfully validated through the comparison betw...
Little is known about the associations of inflammation and depression with telomere length. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2002, the current study assessed the effects of inflammation and depr...
Background: Physical exercise is an effective measure for preventing the onset of cognitive decline and has a direct influence on the aging process. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a 6-month physical exercise program on cognitio...
In a previous study, the vertical glottal duct length was examined for its influence on intraglottal pressures and other aerodynamic parameters in the uniform glottis [J Voice 32, 8–22 (2018)]. This study extends that work for convergent glottal angl...
Aging is a fundamental biological process that progressively impairs the functionality of the bodily systems, leading to an increased risk of diseases. Telomere length is one of the most often used biomarkers of aging. Recent research has focused on...
Insertional Achilles tendinopathy (IAT) is caused by traction force of the tendon. The effectiveness of the suture bridge technique in correcting it is unknown. We examined the moment arm in patients with IAT before and after surgery using the suture...
Dermal drug delivery presents a significant challenge for poorly soluble active compounds like curcumin, which often struggle to penetrate the skin barrier effectively. In this study, the dermal penetration efficacy of curcumin nanocrystals and bulk...
The effects of modified sea-surface roughness length over shallow waters are examined in a regional climate simulation over East Asia centered on the Korean Peninsula, using the Advanced Research Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF-ARW). The...
Miniscrews have gained recent popularity as temporary anchorage devices in orthodontic treatments, where failure due to sinus perforations or damage to the neighboring roots have increased. Issues regarding miniscrews in insufficient interradicular s...
This paper focuses on a method to reduce the detrimental effects that occur due to the misalignment in journal bearings by approaching it with the more complete model of a finite length bearing. Such a drawback is quite common in industrial applicati...
The geosynthetic reinforced soil (GRS) bridge abutment with a staged-construction full height rigid (FHR) facing and an integral bridge (IB) system was developed in Japan in the 2000s. This technology offers several advantages, especially concerning...
Reduction in plant height is generally associated with an increase in lodging resistance, drought tolerance and grain yield of wheat worldwide. Historically, a significant increase in grain yield was observed through the introduction of semi-dwarf wh...
This paper presents the key mechanical properties of PVC fiber-reinforced concrete. Six concrete mixtures were produced using plastic fibers obtained from clear PVC sheets. Three concrete mixtures were made using 20 mm long PVC fibers, whereas the ot...
Multidrug-resistant bacteria are a global health problem. One of the last-resort antibiotics against Gram-negative bacteria is the cyclic lipopeptide colistin, displaying a flexible linker with a fatty acid moiety. The aim of the present project was...
Professional practitioners who are required to stand for long periods of time frequently complain about vein-related symptoms. Compression stocking are effective for vein-related symptoms, but there is not enough evidence on the effect of the length...
This paper presents an experimental investigation on the effects of the replacement length of concrete with engineered cementitious composites (ECC) on the cyclic behavior of a reinforced concrete (RC) column. A conventional RC column specimen and tw...
Levosimendan’s calcium sensitizing effects in heart muscle cells are well established; yet, its potential impact on skeletal muscle cells has not been evidently determined. Despite controversial results, levosimendan is still expected to intera...
Coherence properties of projectiles, found relevant in ion-atom collisions, are investigated by analyzing the influence of the degree of coherence of the atomic beam on interference patterns produced by grazing-incidence fast-atom diffraction (GIFAD...
The movement of the contact line in liquid-liquid-solid systems is a major phenomenon in natural and industrial processes. In particular, n-alkanes are widely occurring in the oil, soil pollution, and chemical industries, yet there is little knowledg...
The long-term storage of eggs before incubation is a common practice in some alternative poultry systems but needs to be performed under conditions that preserve egg viability. The effects of the long-term storage of game farmed quail (Coturnix cotur...
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