Exploring Vocational Evaluation Practices following Traumatic Brain Injury by Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Tammy Jorgensen Smith, Ardis Hanson, Sarah Ehlke, Mary Stergiou-Kita, Charlotte G. Dixon, Davina Quichocho

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Sorption isotherms and kinetics of Crystal Violet dye uptake from aqueous solution by using polyaniline nanocomposite as adsorbent by Piyush Gupta, Amrita Kaushik, Garima Nagpal, Markus Diantoro, Firdaus Mohamad Hamzah, Faisal Islam Chowdhury, Pramod K. Singh

“…Under optimal conditions (pH 9, 0.5 g of adsorbent in 50 ml of solution, and a 60-minute contact time), the ZnFe₂O₄-PANi nanocomposite exhibited endothermic and spontaneous adsorption characteristics. …”
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Leveraging airborne imaging spectroscopy and multispectral satellite imagery to map glacial sediment plumes in Kachemak Bay, Alaska by L. Hartl, C. Schmitt, M. Stuefer, J. Jenckes, B. Page, C. Crawford, G. Schmidt, R. Yang, R. Hock

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Immobilization of Lead and Nickel Ions from Polluted Yam Peels Biomass Using Cement-Based Solidification/Stabilization Technique by Ángel Villabona-Ortiz, Candelaria Tejada-Tovar, Ángel Gonzalez-Delgado, Adriana Herrera-Barros, Gina Cantillo-Arroyo

“…The suitable values for dosage, temperature, and initial solution concentration were 0.5 g/L, 40°C and 100 ppm, respectively. The kinetic model that best fitted experimental results was pseudo-second order indicating a dominant physicochemical interaction between the two phases. …”
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Eco‐friendly ultrasonic‐assisted appraisal of herbal‐based yellow natural colorant for silk dyeing by Noman Habib, Shahid Adeel, Muhammad Ibrahim, Fazal‐ur Rehman, Muhammad Naveed, Aamir Ali, Rony Mia, Rym Mansour

“…Results from 32 experimental runs reveal that optimal color depth (K/S = 19.399) was achieved with ultrasonic‐treated silk fabric (20 min exposure) using 65 mL of irradiated aqueous extract (20 min) with a pH of 5, supplemented with 1.5 g/100 mL salt of sodium chloride, maintained the temperature 75°C for the 45 min. …”
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Model-Order Reduction of Multistage Cascaded Models for Digital Predistortion by Raul Criado, Wantao Li, William Thompson, Gabriel Montoro, Kevin Chuang, Pere L. Gilabert

“…The PA operates at an RF frequency of 2 GHz and delivers a mean output power of 40 dBm with an approximately 50% power efficiency when driven by 5G new radio signals with up to 200 MHz bandwidth and an 8 dB peak-to-average power ratio.…”
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An Adaptive Finite Resolution Selection Scheme for RIS Assisted NOMA Networks by Shady M. Ibraheem, Mona Shokair, Mohamed E. Nasr, Nancy Alshaer

“…Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) and reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) have recently been recognized as innovative technologies for future beyond fifth generation (B5G) wireless networks due to their ability to improve the spectral efficiency and the wireless propagation properties, respectively. …”
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Efficacy and safety of telitacicept in IgA nephropathy: a real-world study by Lingqiu Dong, Dandan Yang, Aiya Qin, Siqing Wang, Yi Tang, Jiaxing Tan, Wei Qin

“…Telitacicept is a humanized fusion protein composed of a transmembrane activator and calcium-modulating cyclophilin ligand interactor receptor and human IgG.Aim To evaluate the efficacy and safety of telitacicept in adult patients with IgAN in a real-world study.Methods Biopsy-proven IgAN patients with 24-hour proteinuria greater than 0.5 g/d who received 240 mg telitacicept weekly were recruited for this study and 1:1:1 matched with patients who received supportive treatment only or immunosuppressive treatment by propensity score matching. …”
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Psychological testing in children with elevated blood lead level: the effect of spirulina by N.I. Hnida, N.H. Lotysh, D.V. Usenko, I.M. Hnidoi, V.N. Kukushkin

“…For this purpose, children of the main group received a course of spirulina according to the following scheme: 0.5 g twice a day for 10 days, then 1 g twice a day for 20 days. …”
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Finding Ways to Lift Barriers to Care for Chronic Pain Patients: Outcomes of Using Internet-Based Self-Management Activities to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life by Kevin Rod

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Interplay Role of Heat-Moisture Treatment and Lipid from Egg yolk and Margarine on Functional and Pasting Properties of Banana Flour by Yana Cahyana, Tomi Nugraha, Nabila Aprilira, Karina Ayuningtias, Giffary Pramafisi Soeherman, Herlina Marta, Tensiska Tensiska

“…Therefore, the effects of adding egg yolk (0.3, 1.0, and 1.7 g/100 g of flour) and margarine (1, 3, and 5 g/100 g of flour) to banana flour on the complex formation of gelatinized starch–lipid and on paste functional properties were investigated in this study. …”
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THE EFFECT OF USING ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE IN THE DIETS OF COMMON CARP FISH AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PRODUCTIVE TRAITS OF FISH. by A. S. Naser, E. A. A. Jaseem, S. H. ALwarshan

“…The results of the statistical analysis of the weight gain, daily weight gain rates showed the superiority of the fish fed on the study diets supplemented with fermented feed at the level of (p≤0.05) for treatment T8 29.5 g per day over the rest of the treatments for all productive traits. …”
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Phenotypic Profiling of Selected Cellulolytic Strains to Develop a Crop Residue-Decomposing Bacterial Consortium by Arman Shamshitov, Egidija Satkevičiūtė, Francesca Decorosi, Carlo Viti, Skaidrė Supronienė

“…Therefore, this study aimed to address these limitations by assessing the metabolic profiles of five previously identified cellulolytic bacterial strains, including <i>Bacillus pumilus</i> 1G17, <i>Micromonospora chalcea</i> 1G49, <i>Bacillus mobilis</i> 5G17, <i>Streptomyces canus</i> 1TG5, and <i>Streptomyces achromogenes</i> 3TG21 using Biolog Phenotype Microarray analysis. …”
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High-quality DNA extraction for Desmodium gangeticum: A medicinal shrub of Shivalik Himalayas by Shiwani Singh, Maneesh S. Bhandari, Neeraj Dwivedi

“…Results: With the standardised buffer conditions and protocol, high-quality DNA with purity indicated by a 260/280 nm absorbance ratio in a range of 1.8 to 2.0 with 250 ng/µL – 950 ng/µL concentration from 0.5 g of leaf sample and also validated by agarose gel electrophoresis showing reduced contaminations and intact DNA was isolated. …”
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Optimization of the catalytic ozonation process using copper oxide nanoparticles for the removal of benzene from aqueous solutions by L. Mohammadi, E. Bazrafshan, M. Noroozifar, A.R. Ansari-Moghaddama, A.R. Khazaei Feizabad, A.H. Mahvi

“…The highest efficiency was achieved at reaction time of 50 min, pH of 12, initial benzene concentration of 10 mg/L and catalyst dose of 0.5 g. Among the studied factors, the maximum and the minimum contributions were made by the dose of nanoparticles (83%) and the reaction time (~73%). …”
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Lower circulating mitochondrial DNA and increased mitokines suggest significant mitochondrial dysfunction in systemic lupus erythematosus with renal involvement by Camillo Ribi, Kristina Sundquist, Matthieu Halfon, Manuel Pascual, Ashfaque A Memon, Anna Hedelius

“…Biomarkers were compared in patients with and without renal involvement (defined by estimated glomerular filtration rate &lt;60 mL/min or proteinuria &gt;0.5 g/day) and in those with active and inactive SLE.Results Compared with HV, patients with SLE displayed lower mtDNA/nucDNA ratios, especially in the case of renal involvement. …”
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Transition from hypothyroidism to Graves’ disease, development of thyroid eye disease, progression to optic neuropathy after inpatient pulse therapy, and long-term administration o... by Koichiro Mizuochi, Yuji Hiromatsu, Yui Nakamura, Aya Sonezaki, Ayaka Adachi, Tamotsu Kato, Nobuhiko Wada, Tomohiro Kurose, Shiho Watanabe

“…The total cumulative dose of methylprednisolone was 59.5 g. Thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb) was positive from the time of hypothyroidism onset and became strongly positive with the onset of GD and the progress of TED. …”
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Dynamic Connectivity Hub: Multiple ISPs Smart Aggregation for Optimized IoT Connectivity by Hany Ali, Mohamed A. Abouelatta, Khaled Y. Youssef

“…., fiber optics, mobile 4G/5G), and satellite networks (e.g., LEO, GEO) - to dynamically distribute traffic to IoT devices. …”
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Analysis of Shaking Table Tests of Underground Structures considering the Influence of the Structure-Soil Interface by Feng Shuang Guo, Yun Sheng Wang, Chang Bao Wang, LiJuan Wang

“…With respect to the value and frequency composition, regardless of whether the input acceleration intensity was 0.2 g or 0.5 g, the peak acceleration of the organic structure was greater when the contact surface effect was considered than without the contact surface effect. …”
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G alleria mellonella in vitro model for chromoblastomycosis shows large differences in virulence between isolates by Dongmei Shi, Zhiya Yang, Wanqing Liao, Chen Liu, Liang Zhao, Huilin Su, Xiaodong Wang, Huan Mei, Min Chen, Yinggai Song, Sybren de Hoog, Shuwen Deng

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