Patterns of Sponge Abundance Across a Gradient of Habitat Quality in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2011 Sponges are important components of reef communities worldwide, fulfilling a number of important functional roles. Habitat degradation caused by the loss of hard corals has the potential to cause increases in sponge abundance and percentage cover as they
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The properties of bitumen with different modifiers after a short-term aging process
Budownictwo i Architektura, 2014 The aim of the study was a comparative feasibility studies of the influence of modern modifiers (Trinidad , Gilsonit , synthetic wax , adhesive agent ) for incorporating them to the bituminous mixture at low temperatures production.
Marek Iwański +2 more
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Outcomes following laminoplasty or laminectomy and fusion in patients with myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: A systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Study Design Systematic review. Objective To compare laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion in patients with cervical myelopathy caused by OPLL. Methods A systematic review was conducted using PubMed/Medline, Cochrane database, and Google scholar of ...
Limthongkul, Worawat +4 more
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In-season training load quantification of one-, two- and three-game week schedules in a top European professional soccer team [PDF]
, 2019 Top European soccer teams that play in UEFA competitions often participate in one, two- or three-games per week. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure optimal match-day performance and full recovery.
Brito, João +7 more
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If There Is No Significant Difference, Why Should We Care?
Journal of Educators Online, 2005 In the early 1900’s, as correspondence courses came into vogue, there was a question that weighed on the minds of educators: could students learn as well at a distance as they could face to face?
Sharmila Basu Conger, Ph.D.,
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Insect (Arthropoda: Insecta) Composition in the Diet of Ornate Box Turtles (Terrapene ornata ornata) in Two Western Illinois Sand Prairies, with a New State Record for Cyclocephala (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) [PDF]
, 2018 A study of fecal samples collected over a two-year period from juvenile ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz) revealed diets consisting of six orders of insects representing 19 families. Turtles were reared in captivity from eggs harvested
Lago, P. K. +3 more
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A randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of polyglactin mesh, polydioxanone and polyglactin sutures for pelvic organ prolapse surgery [PDF]
, 2008 To compare the effectiveness of polyglactin mesh, and polydioxanone or polyglactin sutures in women having pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Randomised controlled trial with a factorial 2(2 design of polyglactin mesh or not, and polydioxanone or polyglactin
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基于程函面波成像的华北克拉通岩石圈三维高分辨率S波速度结构研究
Dizhen xuebao利用“中国地震科学台阵探测”项目Ⅱ期和Ⅲ期的流动地震台站以及中国区域地震台网中的部分固定台站的观测资料，采用程函面波成像方法获得了华北克拉通及周边区域10—120 s周期的瑞雷面波相速度分布和高分辨率的三维S波速度结构，并基于该速度模型估算了岩石圈厚度分布。结果显示，华北克拉通内部岩石圈厚度除了存在“西厚东薄”的一级分布特征外，还存在一些更小尺度的差异，包括鄂尔多斯地块内部岩石圈“南厚北薄”、鄂尔多斯地块周缘断陷带岩石圈显著的不均匀减薄以及燕山构造带与其南侧华北平原之间的显著差异等 ...
Shijun Zhong +4 more
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Measuring Learning Effectiveness: A New Look at No-Significant-Difference Findings
Online Learning, 2019 Researchers, instructional designers and consumers of ALNs must be cautious when interpreting results of media comparison studies. Much of the literature purports to have found no significant difference in learning effectiveness between technology-based
Ernest H. Joy, Federico E. Garcia
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Increasing prevalence of asthma diagnosis and symptoms in children is confined to mild symptoms [PDF]
, 2001 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of childhood asthma is increasing but few studies have investigated trends in asthma severity. We investigated trends in asthma diagnosis and symptom morbidity between an eight year time period in a paired prevalence study.
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