Creatine and creatinine quantification in Olympic athletes: dried blood spot analysis pilot study by Flavio I Bachini, Danilo Pereira, Ruan Santos, Matheus Hausen, Glauber Pereira, Camila Vieira, Lee Taylor, Marcelle Pegurier

“…CrS (mean ± SD: 691.8 ± 165.2 µmol/L) was significantly different to CrDBS (2911 ± 571.4 µmol/L) with unacceptable variance [SEM 171.6; CV 27%; ICC 0.002 (CI 95% -0.02 – 0.07)] and ‘weak’ agreement [Spearman: r = 0.21, p = 0.47 and Pearson: r = 0.06, p = 0.84; Bland Altman lower (-3367) and upper (-1072) limits of agreement]. …”
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Correlation of ISO 16840-2:2007 impact damping and hysteresis measures for a sample of wheelchair seating cushions by Susan J. Hillman, James Hollington, Neil Crossan, Carmen Torres

“…Correlation between the hysteresis measures (h250 and h500) and the mean number of rebounds greater in amplitude than 10% of the peak acceleration amplitude (R10%) were weak, as were the correlations between the hysteresis measures and the mean peak first rebound acceleration (aa). …”
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Citation counts and the Research Assessment Exercise V: Archaeology and the 2001 RAE by Michael Norris, Charles Oppenheim

“…Unlike earlier studies, which were obliged to make assumptions on who and what had been submitted for assessment, these were, for the first time available from the RAE Web site. …”
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The utility of Google Trends as a tool for evaluating flooding in data‐scarce places by Josh Thompson, Robert Wilby, Tom Matthews, Conor Murphy

“…We triangulate counts of flood searches from GT with available rainfall records and media reports to build an inventory of extreme events. The Spearman rank correlation (rho) between monthly mean search interest for flooding and monthly Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station (CHIRPS) rainfall totals was rho = +0.38 (p < 0.005) for Kenya and rho = +0.64 (p < 0.001) for Uganda. …”
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GHG Inventory on energy sector using mobile application in Surabaya City: Some challenges and opportunities by KDME Handayeni, UF Kurniawati, Irmasari Hafidz

“…Indonesia's commitment to protecting the global climate has been a concern since the 1990s. Through Presidential Regulation No.61 of 2011 concerning the National Action Plan (RAN) for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emission, each region needs to develop climate change mitigation actions through reducing emission or increasing the absorption of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) from various emission sources. …”
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Critical investigation of joint ventures by UK contractors with other European partners by Mohd Y. Izzudin Mohd Ali

“…The general study of joint ventures has been concerned with the macro-inter-firms relationships. …”
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Differences in plantarflexor function during a stretch-shortening cycle task due to limb preference by Laura-Anne Furlong, Andrew J. Harrison

“…Between-limb differences and relationships were determined using paired t-tests/Wilcoxon-Signed rank test, Cohen’s dz, absolute symmetry index and Pearson’s r/Spearman’s rho. Significant differences with moderate effect size (ES) were observed in peak force (ES: 0.66), rate of peak force development (ES: 0.78), rate of force development in the first 50 ms (ES: 0.76), flight time (ES: 0.64) and stretch-shortening cycle function (0.68), with no difference in contact time or duration of eccentric loading. …”
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Supplementary Information Files for The utility of Google Trends as a tool for evaluating flooding in data‐scarce places by Josh Thompson, Robert Wilby, Tom Matthews, Conor Murphy

“…We triangulate counts of flood searches from GT with available rainfall records and media reports to build an inventory of extreme events. The Spearman rank correlation (rho) between monthly mean search interest for flooding and monthly Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station (CHIRPS) rainfall totals was rho = +0.38 (p < 0.005) for Kenya and rho = +0.64 (p < 0.001) for Uganda. …”
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CT-based airway flow model to assess ventilation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a pilot study by Minsuok Kim, Ozkan Doganay, Tahreema N Matin, Thomas Povey, Fergus V Gleeson

“…Results For this study, nine participants (seven men [mean age, 65 years ± 5 {standard deviation}] and two women [mean age, 63 years ± 7]) with COPD that was Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stage II-IV were enrolled. …”
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If at first you don’t succeed: assessing influences associated with mothers’ reoffering of vegetables to preschool age children by Clare Holley, Claire V. Farrow, Emma Haycraft

“…Repeatedly offering vegetables has been shown to be one of the most effective methods for increasing acceptance and subsequent intake in young children. …”
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Determinants for intention to change travel mode choice behaviour of NHS hospital staff by Fahmida Khandokar

“…In this context, every healthcare authority was required to produce a travel plan by December 2010, including an emphasis on promoting walking and cycling as a means of accessing hospitals. …”
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Reliability and validity of the transport and physical activity questionnaire (TPAQ) for assessing physical activity behaviour by Emma Adams, Mary Goad, Shannon Sahlqvist, Fiona C. Bull, Ashley R. Cooper, David Ogilvie

“…Bland-Altman analysis showed a mean overestimation of MVPA of 87.6 min/week (p = 0.02) (95% limits of agreement 2447.1 to +622.3 min/week). …”
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How well do large-scale models reproduce regional hydrological extremes in Europe? by Christel Prudhomme, Simon Parry, Jamie Hannaford, Douglas B. Clark, Stefan Hagemann, Frank Voss

“…Observed and simulated RDI and RFI time series were compared using three performance measures: the relative mean error, the ratio between the standard deviation of simulated over observed series, and the Spearman correlation coefficient. …”
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The potential of implementing renewable energy in power distribution and agriculture on achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A baseline study of Northern Nigeria by Muhammad Yadudu, Paul Rowley, Richard Blanchard

“…With the data collected having a Cronbach’s Alpha score of 0.72, a bivariate analysis was conducted using Spearman’s rho correlation analysis to understand the impact of energy via renewable means on the average income of households, level of education, average savings, and carbon emissions. …”
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Peer assessment or promotion by numbers? A comparative study of different measures of researcher performance within the UK Library and Information Science research community by David Edward Bennett

“…Hirsch’s h-index, Egghe’s g-index, total citation and publication counts, and five proposed new metrics were correlated with one another using Spearman’s Rank Correlation for one hundred randomly selected academics and researchers working in UK Library and Information Science departments. …”
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The measurement, levels, and correlates of physical activity in a bi-ethnic population of young children by Daniel D. Bingham

“…Aim 3) this study was undertaken by 196 parents completing a proxy report questionnaire on their child s PA and sedentary behaviour after seven days of their young child (mean age 3.2 ,SD: 0.8 years) wearing an accelerometer. …”
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