Color Removal from Aqueous Solution with Pyrolysis-Treated Rice Straw by Gül Kaykıoğlu, İbrahim Savaş Dalmış

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Temozolomide as Second or Third Line Treatment of Patients with Neuroendocrine Carcinomas by Ingrid H. Olsen, Jens B. Sørensen, Birgitte Federspiel, Andreas Kjaer, Carsten P. Hansen, Ulrich Knigge, Seppo W. Langer

“…Patients in PS 0-1 (n=22) had a median survival of 4.5 months versus 1.1 months in patients in PS 2 (n=6). …”
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C-28 linker length modulates the activity of second-generation HIV-1 maturation inhibitors by K. C. Yuvraj, Aradhana Singh, Sayantani Datta, Ritika Das, Pranjal Raj Saxena, Subash Chapagain, T. J. Nitz, Carl Wild, Ritu Gaur

“…Abstract Maturation inhibitors (MIs) block HIV-1 maturation by preventing the cleavage of the capsid protein and spacer peptide 1 (CA-SP1). Bevirimat (BVM), a first-in-class MI, displayed sub-optimal efficacy in clinical trials due to presence of SP1:V7A polymorphism in the Gag protein.This polymorphism is inherently present in HIV-1 subtype C and conferred resistance to BVM. …”
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Conocimiento y uso de anticonceptivos entre los jóvenes mexicanos. El papel del género by Irene Casique

“…Con base en datos provenientes de la Encuesta Nacional sobre Violencia en el Noviazgo, levantada en 2007 entre jóvenes mexicanos de 15 a 24 años de edad, se exPlora el.nivel de conocimiento y uso de anticonceptivos en el contexto de las relaciones de noviazgo. …”
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Impairments in Activities of Daily Living in Older Japanese Men in Hawaii and Japan by Robert D. Abbott, Aya Kadota, Katsuyuki Miura, Takehito Hayakawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Tomonori Okamura, Akira Okayama, Kamal H. Masaki, Hirotsugu Ueshima

“…In both cohorts, past alcohol use was associated with a greater likelihood of ADL impairment. Conclusion. …”
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Scientific Publication Ethics by Osman İnci

“…Science based on consciousness of responsibility and principles of trust puts academics under an obligation to act according to the values and principles, ethical attitudes and standards of behaviour. A quest for perfectness, to observe truth and show respect for the dignity and value of each individual should be a fundamental principle. …”
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The Potential of Virtual Reality for Inducing Neuroplasticity in Children with Amblyopia by María B. Coco-Martin, David P. Piñero, Luis Leal-Vega, Carlos J. Hernández-Rodríguez, Joaquin Adiego, Ainhoa Molina-Martín, Dolores de Fez, Juan F. Arenillas

“…In recent years, virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a new safe and effective tool for neurorehabilitation of different childhood and adulthood conditions. …”
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Effects of <i>Serendipita indica</i> on the Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of <i>Agrostis stolonifera</i> L. Under Drought Stress by Chuhong Lin, Wenxu Hu, Xin Qin, Yongjun Fei, Die Hu

“…The results showed that inoculation with <i>S. indica</i> significantly enhanced the growth potential of <i>A. stolonifera</i> compared to uninoculated controls, and then under drought stress conditions, inoculation with <i>S. indica</i> significantly alleviated the inhibition of the growth and development of <i>A. stolonifera</i>, especially under mild and moderate drought stresses. …”
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Flexible assessment of biosecurity in small- and medium scale poultry farms in low and middle income countries by Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Naomi P. Kemunto, Dishon M. Muloi, Anders Miki Bojesen, Theodore Knight-Jones, Dreck Ayebare, Michel Dione, Eugine L. Ibayi, Louise Ladefoged Poulsen, Arshnee Moodley

“…The aim of our study was to develop a flexible risk assessment tool for evaluating biosecurity practices on small and medium-scale poultry farms in LMICs. …”
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Automatic Multi-Temporal Land Cover Mapping with Medium Spatial Resolution Using the Model Migration Method by Ruijun Chen, Xidong Chen, Yu Ren

“…Accurate land cover mapping plays a critical role in enhancing our understanding of Earth’s energy balance, carbon cycle, and ecosystem dynamics. …”
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Solvent extraction of uranium from an acidic medium for the front-end of nuclear fuel cycle: from mechanisms understanding to innovative process design by Giusti, Fabrice, Guerinoni, Elise, Lemire, David, Thimotée, Marine, Arrachart, Guilhem, Dourdain, Sandrine, Pellet-Rostaing, Stéphane

“…To address this challenge, researchers have developed a wide range of new extracting molecular agents that allow efficient and selective liquid–liquid extraction of the target metal. …”
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Antibacterial Properties of Dental Luting Agents: Potential to Hinder the Development of Secondary Caries by Erik Unosson, Yanling Cai, Xiyuan Jiang, Jesper Lööf, Ken Welch, Håkan Engqvist

“…A modified direct contact test was used to evaluate the antibacterial properties of four commercially available dental luting agents (RelyX Unicem, Ketac Cem, Ceramir Crown & Bridge and Harvard Cement) and two reference materials (glass-ionomer cement and calcium aluminate cement) compared to a negative-control material (PMMA). …”
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Application of principles of cognitive psychology in teaching: Perspectives from undergraduate medical and dental students. by Ambreen Surti, Shaur Sarfaraz, Rabiya Ali, Mukhtiar Baig, Rehana Rehman

“…<h4>Results</h4>The study population comprised 555 undergraduate medical and dental students, with a mean age of 20.55 ± 1.86 years. Of these, 63.4% were pursuing MBBS, and 36.6% were BDS students. …”
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Features of distribution and ecology of the brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the Carpathian National Park (Ukraine) by Oleksandr Kyseliuk, Bohdanna Kalynchuk, Yurii Motruk

“…The maximum altitude at which a bear was recorded was 1696 m, and the minimum was 745 m. …”
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Freshwater fungi in the karst plateau wetlands from Guizhou Province, China: taxonomic novelties in Melanommataceae (Pleosporales) by Ling-Ling Liu, Yong-Xiang Liu, Ya-Ya Chen, Jiu-Lan Gou, Feng Chi, Yi Liu, Xiao-Feng Gu, Quan-Quan Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuo-Yi Liu, Si Zhou

“…Byssosphaeria chishuiensis is sister to B. villosa and forms a basal branch of Byssosphaeria within Melanommataceae. …”
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Improved estimation of carbon dioxide and methane using machine learning with satellite observations over the Arabian Peninsula by Mariam Alcibahy, Fahim Abdul Gafoor, Farhan Mustafa, Mutasem El Fadel, Hamed Al Hashemi, Ali Al Hammadi, Maryam R. Al Shehhi

“…This study aims to develop an advanced technique to produce high-fidelity (1 km) maps of CO2 and CH4 over the Arabian Peninsula, a highly vulnerable region to climate change. Using XGBoost, columnar carbon dioxide (XCO2) and methane (XCH4) concentrations using satellite data from OCO-2 and Sentinel-5P (the target variables) were downscaled, with ancillary data from CarbonTracker, MODIS Terra, and ERA-5 (the input variables). …”
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Urban landscape pattern affects plant diversity in green spaces: Evidence from street view imagery by Yang Ye, Hongfei Qiu, Xingcan Zhou, Xiong Li

“…Second, we calculated twelve landscape metrics based on land use and land cover data to describe urban landscape pattern in Wuhan, and found that the geographically weighted regression model had a greater ability to explain the influence of urban landscape on plant diversity. …”
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Detection of the I172N Mutation in Cuban Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia due to 21 Hydroxylase Insufficiency by Taimí Barrueta Ordóñez, Teresa Collazo Mesa, Paulina Lantigua Cruz, Adrián de Jesús González Navarro, Tania Espinosa Reyes

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted during the 2014-2016 period for Cuban patients diagnosed with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-OH insufficiency treated at the Institute of Endocrinology of Havana. …”
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Exogenous dsRNA-Mediated RNAi: Mechanisms, Applications, Delivery Methods and Challenges in the Induction of Viral Disease Resistance in Plants by Emmadi Venu, Akurathi Ramya, Pedapudi Lokesh Babu, Bhukya Srinivas, Sathiyaseelan Kumar, Namburi Karunakar Reddy, Yeluru Mohan Babu, Anik Majumdar, Suryakant Manik

“…Exogenous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) represents a transformative approach to combat plant viral pathogens without the need for genetic transformation. …”
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Analysis of Visual Field Defects Obtained with Semiautomated Kinetic Perimetry in Patients with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy by Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Agnieszka Kiszka, Edyta Koman-Wierdak, Katarzyna Tonska, Ryszard Maciejewski, Anselm G. Jünemann, Robert Rejdak

“…Twenty-two eyes of eleven consecutive LHON male patients with confirmed mitochondrial 11778G>A DNA mutation were prospectively examined with the V4e stimulus of SKP in both eyes. …”
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