Impact of Soil and Water Conservation Measures and Slope Position on Selected Soil Attributes at a Watershed Scale by Melaku Alene Retta, Hailu Kendie Addis, Tesfaye Feyisa Beyene

“…Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the effects of SWC and slope gradient on selected soil physicochemical properties in Dawnt watershed, northwestern Ethiopia. The treatments were a combination of four different SWC measures on three slope gradients replicated at three sites. …”
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Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Sympathetic Neurons: A Potential Model for Understanding Neuroblastoma Pathogenesis by Jane Carr-Wilkinson, Nilendran Prathalingam, Deepali Pal, Mohammad Moad, Natalie Lee, Aishwarya Sundaresh, Helen Forgham, Peter James, Mary Herbert, Majlinda Lako, Deborah A. Tweddle

“…Previous studies modelling human neural crest differentiation from stem cells have resulted in a low yield of sympathetic neurons. Our aim was to optimise a method for the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) to sympathetic neuron-like cells (SN) to model normal human SNS development. …”
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Knowledge management and the power of communication: INDESGUA as a social technology enabling equitable access to scholarships in Guatemala by Kleinsy Bonilla, Natalia Ortiz Barrientos, Miguel Alejandro Saquimux Contreras

“…This community case study examines the actors, conditions and context in which scholarships offered by international cooperation programs to access higher education are managed in Guatemala. It documents a communication-based social technology initiative led by organized local civil society: the Institute for the Development of Higher Education in Guatemala—INDESGUA, a nonprofit organization founded in 2007. …”
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The Prevalence of Glaucoma and Its Related Factors in Rural Residents: A Cross-Sectional Study in Jiangxi, China by Xiaojun Zhou, Qin Zhu, Jinglin Yi, Jiajunni Li, Qi Li, Jie Kuang, Yuanan Lu, Rui Zhou, Jiayan Chen

“…Similarly, eight villages were randomly selected from each sample township. A total of 5385 rural residents from 48 villages were collected for a questionnaire survey. …”
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Floods’ Impact on Cities’ Critical Infrastructure: A Case Study on Dubai by Diaa Addeen Abuhani, Raghad Aldamani, Imran Zualkernan, Reem Alali, Himanshu Grover

“…We showcase our methodology on the city of Dubai which was hit by a thunderstorm earlier this year causing nation-wide floods. …”
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Role of HLA alleles polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus: A prospective study from North India by Ranjan S. Rana, Bitan Naik, Mahima Yadav, Usha Singh, Anup Singh, Shailja Singh

“…Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder and has complex etiopathogenesis. …”
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The synergism of occlusal splints along with therapeutic exercise on individuals with temporomandibular joint disorders – A pilot study by Tanuj Bachani, Fathima Banu Raza, Anand Kumar Vaidyanathan

“…Results: Fonseca questionnaire revealed a significant difference between the two groups at 48 h (P < 0.05). …”
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Extraction approaches for the isolation of some POPs from lipid-based environmental and food matrices: A review by Carriera Fabiana, Di Fiore Cristina, Iannone Alessia, Maio Monica, Avino Pasquale

“…Further, the recent application of eutectic solvents was discussed as a promising approach towards a green chemistry procedure.…”
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Preoperative risk assessment and optimization integrating surgical and anesthetic principles and practices: a national survey for internists by Marc-Antoine Lepage, Annie Lecavalier, Gabriele Baldini, Ning-Zi Sun, Amal Bessissow

“…Finally, we investigated how internists optimize some of the preoperative risks. Results A total of 173 Canadian internists opened the survey link, and 121 completed it (completion rate 70%). …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Inpatients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Admitted with Non-Ulcer Complaints: A Retrospective Study by Li L, Li Y, Qin S, Zeng J, Ma W, Wei D

“…Before admission, only 11.3% of the patients with non-ulcer complaints had ever been treated by a DF specialist and/or in a clinical setting with DF specialists. …”
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Development of an expectation management intervention for patients with Long COVID: A focus group study with affected patients. by Manuel Funk, Max Reinke, Bernd Löwe, Petra Engelmann

“…<h4>Background</h4>A significant number of individuals who have contracted SARS-CoV-2 report persistent somatic symptoms after the infection has resolved. …”
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Alpha-Fetoprotein as a Predictive Marker for Patients with Hepatitis B-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure by Xiaoping Wang, Caifei Shen, Jianjiang Yang, Xianjun Yang, Sen Qin, Haijun Zeng, Xiaoling Wu, Shanhong Tang, Weizheng Zeng

“…Methods. We investigated a cohort of patients with HBACLF admitted from January 2013 to May 2017. …”
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Adjectives and Modal Verbs Used in Horoscopes in Dawn Newspapers and their Impact on Readers: A Corpus-Assisted Study by Saqlain Hassan, Jamshaid Anjum, Zafar Ullah Shaheen

“…The data for the second part of the study are gathered with the help of a questionnaire from a purposive sample size of 20 males and females in equal proportion. …”
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Prevalence of Missed Canals and Their Association with Apical Periodontitis in Posterior Endodontically Treated Teeth: A CBCT Study by Mohammed Mashyakhy, Fatimah Ali Hadi, Hashimah Alhassan Alhazmi, Rawan Ali Alfaifi, Fatimah Saleem Alabsi, Hashim Bajawi, Mazen Alkahtany, Abdulaziz AbuMelha

“…A total of 208 CBCT radiographs were investigated. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to conducting human subjects research at a safety net institution from the perspective of researchers. by Sarah J Barnes, Yewon Na, Mari-Lynn Drainoni, Benjamin A Linas, Nicholas A Bosch, Autumn L Tamlyn

“…<h4>Results</h4>We completed 28 interviews and identified five themes: (1) compared to non-safety net systems, safety-net systems were perceived to require additional resources and funding to achieve comparable research recruitment and retention; (2) language barriers and translational processes are burdensome for researchers; (3) interactions between research staff and patients impact trust; (4) social determinants of health specific to safety-net populations are a barrier to participation; (5) competing priorities between clinical staff and researchers exist.…”
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Influences of Dual Air-Swirler Angles on Swirling Injection and Combustion of Kerosene-Air at a Supercritical Pressure by Danyang Wang, Danyang Wang, Dongxin Huang, Jianguo Xu, Hua Meng, Hua Meng

“…Large eddy simulations are conducted to analyze turbulent flow and combustion of kerosene-air in a dual-air-swirler gas turbine model combustor at a supercritical pressure of 4 MPa, above the critical pressure of kerosene. …”
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Functional Tests and Surveys Used to Assess Nervous System Dysfunction in Patients with Fabry Disease – A Review by Stanislaw Jesionek, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Partycja Kałuziak, Marta Jajczak, Maciej Mossakowski, Aleksandra Witek, Mateusz Litwin, Justyna Jankowska

“… Introduction and Purpose: Fabry disease (FD) is a rare, X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the enzyme alpha-galactosidase A, leading to progressive multi-organ damage. …”
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Impact of clear aligners on gingivitis incidence and prevention strategies in adolescents and adults: a prospective observational study by Haiying Zhang, Shuangyan Bi, Xiaojun Zhang

“…Participants were divided into an adolescent group (66 cases) and an adult group (54 cases), each further split into a study group and a control group. The control group patients maintained their daily lifestyle throughout the study period. …”
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Investigation of Energy-Efficient Solutions for a Single-Family House Based on the 4E Idea in Poland by Piotr Ciuman, Jan Kaczmarczyk, Dorota Winnicka-Jasłowska

“…The paper analyses multi-variant energy simulations carried out in IDA ICE 4.8 software for a newly designed single-family building within the framework of the 4E Idea. …”
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An extended discontinuous deformation analysis for simulation of grouting reinforcement in a water-rich fractured rock tunnel by Jingyao Gao, Siyu Peng, Guangqi Chen, Hongyun Fan

“…An engineering-scale model based on a real water inrush case of the Yonglian tunnel in a water-rich fractured zone has been established. …”
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