Environmental Estimation of Radiation Equivalent Dose Rates in Soils and Waters of Northern Calabria (Italy) by Ilaria Guagliardi, Tommaso Caloiero, Ernesto Infusino, Giovanni Callegari, Nicola Ricca

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Test-Retest Reliability of Homeostatic Plasticity in the Human Primary Motor Cortex by Tribikram Thapa, Siobhan M. Schabrun

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Application of the Box-Behnken Design for Optimizing Biodiesel Output from Castor Oil: Analysis and Characterization by Sheyda Rezaei, Seyed Saeid Mohtasebi, Barat Ghobadian, Behzad Nouri, Majid Namdari

“…This study focused on three key variables affecting the transesterification process: ultrasonic duty cycle (using a 24 kHz ultrasonic method varying the duty cycle from 20% to 100%), ultrasonic amplitude (varying from 20% to 100%), and reaction time (spanning from 10 to 15 minutes). …”
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A rare case of recurrent polychondritis with aortic valve involvement by N.V. Bortniak, O.A. Yepanchintseva, G.I. Kovtun, S.I. Dorofeieva, O.S. Chumak, G.M. Prus, O.J. Zharinov, B.M. Todurov

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Extraction of Zinc and Manganese from Alkaline and Zinc-Carbon Spent Batteries by Citric-Sulphuric Acid Solution by Francesco Ferella, Ida De Michelis, Francesca Beolchini, Valentina Innocenzi, Francesco Vegliò

“…Leaching tests are carried out according to a 24 full factorial design, and empirical equations for Mn and Zn extraction yields are determined from experimental data as a function of pulp density, sulphuric acid concentration, temperature, and citric acid concentration. …”
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Accesibilidad aérea interinsular y cohesión territorial en Canarias by José Ángel Hernández Luis

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Autosplenectomy in a Patient with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) by Ethan Burns, Kartik Anand, Gonzalo Acosta, Malcolm Irani, Betty Chung, Abhishek Maiti, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Lawrence Rice

“…We report the first known case of AS due to paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). A 24-year-old Caucasian male had evidence of hemolytic anemia at the age of 14 and was diagnosed with PNH at the age of 16. …”
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The Diagnostic Performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT in Recurrent Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Gu A, Yuezhan Shan, Huasong Huo, Chao Ding, Caixia Sun

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Non-viral systems for intracellular delivery of genome editing tools by I. H. Shaikhutdinov, P. V. Ilyasov, O. V. Gribkova, L.  V. Limareva

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Cryo-EM structure and evolutionary history of the conjugation surface exclusion protein TraT by Chloe Seddon, Sophia David, Joshua L. C. Wong, Naito Ishimoto, Shan He, Jonathan Bradshaw, Wen Wen Low, Gad Frankel, Konstantinos Beis

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Breakfast Protein Source Does Not Influence Postprandial Appetite Response and Food Intake in Normal Weight and Overweight Young Women by Christina M. Crowder, Brianna L. Neumann, Jamie I. Baum

“…Blood glucose and appetite were assessed at baseline, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 120 minutes postprandial. Participants kept a 24-hour dietary record for the duration of each test day. …”
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Spray Deposition and Drift as Influenced by Wind Speed and Spray Nozzles from a Remotely Piloted Aerial Application System by Daniel E. Martin, Jeffrey W. Perine, Shanique Grant, Farah Abi-Akar, Jerri Lynn Henry, Mohamed A. Latheef

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Compilation of 10 Years of MIRU-VNTR Data: Canadian National Tuberculosis Laboratory’s Experience by Meenu K. Sharma, Debra Janella, Alisa McGurran, Cindi Corbett, Heather Adam, Pierre-Marie Akochy, David Haldane, Hope MacKenzie, Jessica Minion, Robert Needle, Caroline Newberry, Michael Patterson, Inna Sekirov, Gregory Tyrrell, Hafid Soualhine

“…MIRU-VNTR is a universal tuberculosis genotyping method that utilizes a 24-loci pattern and it has shown promise in identifying inter and intrajurisdictional clusters within Canada. …”
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دور النظام التعليمي في الحد من ظاهرة الهجرة من المؤسسات التربوية بمحافظة جنوب الباطنة بسلطنة عُمان... by سليمان بن سالم بن خلفان الشهومي, أسمو ليادي لويس, فضيله بنت منصور

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Details on the transport of European eel larvae through the Strait of Gibraltar into the Mediterranean Sea by Marko Freese, Lasse Marohn, Luis Ferrer, Jan-Dag Pohlmann, Klaus Wysujack, Tina Blancke, Reinhold Hanel

“…Here, we present oceanographic and leptocephalus catch data from a 24-h station on board of the German Research Vessel Meteor, covering one event cycle of the tide-derived change of hydrographic conditions in the central part of the Strait of Gibraltar. …”
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Active restoration of post-mining forest benefits the activity density, but not the diversity of spider communities across the seasons in Ghana by Harriet Kinga, Frederick Gyasi Damptey, Danilo Harms, Rudy Jocqué, Arnaud Henrard, Klaus Birkhofer

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Controlled Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithms for Multi-Objective Optimal Design of Standalone and Grid-Connected Renewable Energy Systems in Integrated Energy Sectors by Hamza El Hafdaoui, Ahmed Khallaayoun, Salah Al-Majeed

“…Compared to the conventional non-dominated sorting genetic algorithms, the controlled version shows superior performance, achieving a 2.4% error reduction, a 117% lower task violation rate, and a 157% faster processing time at high energy demands. …”
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Effect of Instituting Upper Limits for Chest Compression Depth for Laypersons at Six-months After Chest Compression-Only Training: A Randomized Controlled Simulation Study

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Comparable results for the Femoral Neck System and three-screw fixation in femoral neck fracture treatment by Jukka Honkanen, MD, Nora Forsbacka, MD, Ida Strengell, MD, Inari Laaksonen, MD, PhD, Keijo Mäkelä, MD, PhD, Mari Koivisto, MSc, Ville Huovinen, MD, Elina Ekman, MD, PhD

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Federated Learning Based on Kernel Local Differential Privacy and Low Gradient Sampling by Yi Chen, Dan Chen, Niansheng Tang

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