Viscoelastic, Spectroscopic, and Microscopic Characterization of Novel Bio-Based Plasticized Poly(vinyl chloride) Compound by Mei Chan Sin, Irene Kit Ping Tan, Mohd Suffian Mohd Annuar, Seng Neon Gan

“…Increased height and sharpness of tan δmax⁡ peak for all binary blends reveal an increase in chain mobility in the PVC matrix and high miscibility within the system. …”
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Evaluating Company’s Readiness for Adopting Product Line Engineering: a Second Evaluation Round by Luisa Rincón, Raúl Mazo, Camille Salinesi

“…Nevertheless, a product line solution is not appropriate in all cases and also requires some conditions to be implemented successfully. …”
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The Burden of Cost in Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome: Predictions for the Next Decade by Christopher A. Jones, David G. Chapman, Peter Weimersheimer, Luca Fernandez, Oscar Alejandro Mesa, Christian Peters, Bart M. Vanaudenaerde, Mitchell C. Norotsky, Robin Vos

“…BOS is currently diagnosed as a 20% decline in the forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) from the best (baseline) post-transplantation value, and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality amongst lung and stem cell transplant patients. BOS affects half of all lung transplant patients within the first 5 years post-transplant, rising to the majority of patients (~80%) within the first decade following transplant. …”
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Superabsorbent derived from cassava waste pulp by Zainal Alim Masâud, Mohammad Khotib, Muhamad Farid, Anwar Nur, Muhamad Amroni

“…The formation of a superabsorbent was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy, as the spectra exhibited all characteristic bands of both cassava waste pulp and acrylamide. …”
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Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Soluble Fractions of Industrial Solid Wastes on Daphnia magna and Vibrio fischeri by Letícia Flohr, Armando Borges de Castilhos Júnior, William Gerson Matias

“…A textile waste induced the highest toxicity level to Vibrio fischeri (sample TX2, CE50,30 min=12.08%). All samples of pulp and paper wastes, and a textile waste (sample TX2) induced chronic effects on reproduction, length, and longevity of Daphnia magna. …”
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Exploring resistance factors on the usage of hospital information systems from the perspective of the Markus’s Model and the Technology Acceptance Model by Çiğdem Sıcakyüz, Oya Hacire Yüregir

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Difficult to Treat Focal, Stiff Person Syndrome of the Left Upper Extremity by Nathan E. Esplin, John W. Stelzer, Timothy B. Legare, Sayed K. Ali

“…This case represents a case of a rare disease that was refractory to all known therapies. It outlines the need for further understanding of this disorder in order to provide better symptomatic treatment or potentially more definitive care.…”
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Effect of Abrasive Concentration on Impact Performance of Abrasive Water Jet Crushing Concrete by Xiaohui Liu, Ping Tang, Qi Geng, Xuebin Wang

“…The crushing depth and damage efficiencies are all maximum at a concentration of 20% under different compressive strengths and abrasive densities. …”
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Association of Toll-Like Receptor 2 (TLR2) Expression in Placenta and Intrauterine Exposure to Hepatitis B Virus by Dian Utami, Maisuri T. Chalid, Rina Masadah, Rizalinda Sjahril, Andi Dwi Bahagia Febriani

“…Intrauterine exposure to the hepatitis B virus occurred in 69.5% of all pregnant women who were HbsAg positive. TLR2 expression was predominantly identified in syncytiotrophoblast and cytotrophoblast cells with the highest score in mothers aged 20–35 years (75%), multigravida (58.3%), and mothers with term pregnancies (70.8%). …”
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COGENERATION OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF MICRO HEAT POWER PLANTS BASED ON AIR COOLED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES by P. A. Shchinnikov, D. S. Sinelnikov

“…The facility operation ensures the measurement of all temperatures and expenses of operating environments for determining heat flow in accordance with the proposed methodology. …”
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Management Policy Analysis Of Siberut Biosphere Reserve Mentawai Archepelago Distric West Sumatera Province by Sahadi Didi Ismanto, Ardinis Arbain, Helmi Helmi, Daimon Syukri

“…Republic of Indonesia Government doesn't support expansion of Siberut Biosphere Reserve for all island. There is understanding difference and exploiting of Biosphere Reserve according to the Government with MAB-UNESCO so do with perception there are difference between publics Siberut with the Government. …”
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Experimental implementation of the peripheral nerve block clinical registry: an observational study by Ali Dabbagh, Firoozeh Madadi, Moein Ebrahimi, Shideh Dabir, Maryam Vosoughian, Mastaneh Dahi, Mohammadreza Moshari, Soudeh Tabashi, Mohsen Ariannik, Zahra Azizi

“…Herein, we reveal how a hospital might use information gathered in a hospital registry of PNB outcomes to guide future quality enhancement efforts.MethodThis was an observational, prospective, and unicenter study of all peripheral nerve blocks done in the operating room since December 22, 2022. …”
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Sensory Overresponsivity, Loneliness, and Anxiety in Taiwanese Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder by Ya-Cing Syu, Ling-Yi Lin

“…Seventy adults (age, 20–39 years) completed three self-reported measures. All participants had a documented diagnosis of ASD and had normal IQ. …”
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Catheter-associated urinary tract infection and biofilms: Dreaded duo in health settings by Ragani Chellaiyah Murugesan, Gowri Subbiah, Gracia Paul Lansingh, Poongodi Santhanakumarasamy

“…Various methods such as Congo red agar, tube adherence, and microtiter plate methods were used to identify biofilm formation for all the isolates. Results: Out of 307 catheterized urine samples, a direct Gram stain was positive in 137 (44.62%) samples and culture positive in 148 (48.2%) samples. …”
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Outcomes of Geriatric Hip Fractures Treated with AFFIXUS Hip Fracture Nail by Ahmed Mabrouk, Mysore Madhusudan, Mohammed Waseem, Steven Kershaw, Jochen Fischer

“…Mechanical failures and periprosthetic fractures were not observed in our series. Fractures united in all patients. Preinjury activity level was recovered in 78% of the patients. …”
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Application of Nano-drug Delivery Technology in Overcoming Drug Resistance 
in Lung Cancer by Yingchun LU, Chunyu WANG, Bin LIU

“…In China, its mortality rate is the highest among all malignant tumors. The occurrence of drug resistance has resulted in unfavourable prognosis for patients with lung cancer, and overcoming drug resistance is a significant challenge that needs to be addressed. …”
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Petroleum Hydrocarbon Fingerprints of Water and Sediment Samples of Buffalo River Estuary in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by A. O. Adeniji, O. O. Okoh, A. I. Okoh

“…TPH and OC levels were slightly lower in summer than in autumn in the two environmental matrices, and the average amount of TPH in the water samples collected from all the sampling stations was generally lower than the EU standard limit of 300 μg/L. …”
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Anodic Stripping Voltammetry of Se4+ on Gold-Modified Boron-Doped Diamond Electrodes by Stéphane Fierro, Takeshi Watanabe, Kazumi Akai, Mikito Yamanuki, Yasuaki Einaga

“…The influence of Se deposition time and other metals dissolved in solution (Cu, Cd, Pb, Cr, and B) has been investigated as well, and it was found that the Se4+ calibration curves remained unaltered. For all the experiments performed, a detection limit around 10 μg/L was achieved. …”
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Prevalence of helminths in horses raised in konya province by Uğur Uslu, Osman Güngör

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> The overall prevalences of egg excretion were 49% for Cyatostomins, 12% for Parascaris equorum and 2% for Oxyuris equi. On all five farms, at least one horse shed strongylid eggs, while P. equorum and O. equi eggs were excreted by horses from four and two farms, respectively. …”
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Pair combinations of human monoclonal antibodies fully protected mice against bunyavirus SFTSV lethal challenge. by Bang Li, Xiang-Rong Qin, Jia-Chen Qu, Guan-du Wu, Wen-Kang Zhang, Ze-Zheng Jiang, Pan-Pan Liu, Ze-Min Li, Tian-Mei Yu, Chuan-Min Zhou, Yong-Jun Jiao, Xue-Jie Yu

“…The neutralization test showed that all 4 hmAbs exhibited strong neutralizing activity against SFTSV infection in vitro. …”
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