Dust Storm Attenuation Prediction Using a Hybrid Machine Learning Model Based on Measurements in Sudan by Elfatih A. A. Elsheikh, E. I. Eltahir, Abdulkadir Tasdelen, Mosab Hamdan, Md Rafiqul Islam, Mohamed Hadi Habaebi, Aisha H. Abdullah Hashim

“…The RMSE for the proposed model is 0.07, while all existing theoretical and empirical models are higher than 0.25. …”
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Impact of time-varying exposure on estimated effects in observational studies using routinely collected data: protocol for a cross-sectional study by Ling Li, Xin Sun, Jing Tan, Mei Liu, Wen Wang, Kevin Lu, Guowei Li, Jiayue Xu, Jeff Jianfei Guo

“…We will conduct a cross-sectional study to comprehensively address this question.Methods and analysis We have developed a comprehensive search strategy to identify all studies exploring drug treatment effects including both effectiveness and safety that used RCD and were published in core journals between 2018 and 2020. …”
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Enhanced Suppressive Activity of Regulatory T Cells in the Microenvironment of Malignant Pleural Effusions by Joanna Budna, Mariusz Kaczmarek, Agata Kolecka-Bednarczyk, Łukasz Spychalski, Piotr Zawierucha, Joanna Goździk-Spychalska, Michał Nowicki, Halina Batura-Gabryel, Jan Sikora

“…Relative mRNA expression of all the genes was higher in CD4+CD25+ compared to CD4+CD25− cells. …”
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Antimicrobial properties of selected microalgae exopolysaccharide-enriched extracts: influence of antimicrobial assays and targeted microorganisms by Marion Pointcheval, Marion Pointcheval, Marion Pointcheval, Anthony Massé, David Floc’hlay, Franck Chanonat, Jacques Estival, Marie-José Durand

“…Using absorbance measurements, growth rate inhibitions of at least 80% were observed on all targeted species for at least one microalgal EPS-enriched extract. …”
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Pelnac® artificial dermis assisted by vacuum sealing drainage for treatment of severe avulsion injuries of the fingers by Zhenmu Lv, Yujie Wang, Jingliang Chen, Qingfu Zhang, Haitao Zhao

“…Results Twelve patients were included in the analysis, consisting of 9 males and 3 females, with a mean age of 30.6 ± 11.0 years. All patients presented with severe damage to tendons and deep tissues, as well as varying degrees of bone exposure and injury, with average defect area of 36.9 cm² (range, 11 to 180 cm²). …”
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Joint trajectories of physical activity, health, and income before and after statutory retirement: A 22-year follow-up. by Tea Lallukka, Petteri Kolmonen, Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma, Jouni Lahti

“…The majority of those who had transitioned to statutory retirement had good general health perceptions but varying levels of physical activity and income. As not all those with a low income had a low level of physical activity or poor general health perceptions, public health interventions should target distinct groups with the most adverse risk factor profiles, to narrow health inequalities during aging.…”
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Chlamydia trachomatis Growth and Cytokine mRNA Response in a Prostate Cancer Cell Line by Ivan M. Petyaev, Naylia A. Zigangirova, Elena Y. Morgunova, Nigel H. Kyle, Elena D. Fedina, Yuriy K. Bashmakov

“…It was shown that the infectious cycle of chlamydial pathogen in CWR-R1 cells resembles the progression of C. trachomatis infection in McCoy cells but with a few important differences. First of all, the initial stage of C. trachomatis propagation in CWR-R1 cells (24 hpi) was characterized by larger inclusion bodies and more intense, specific immunofluorescent staining of infected cells as compared with McCoy cells. …”
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Study on Seismic Dynamic Response of Deep-Buried Tunnel Based on Tectonic Stress by Junjie He, Song Hu, Yonggang Guo

“…Compared to the initial tectonic stress, the dynamic stress increased significantly at all observation points along the tunnel axis, with the dynamic stress increasing at a larger rate in the areas at a greater buried depth. …”
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Multiple air pollutants exposure and leukaemia incidence in Tehran, Iran from 2010 to 2016: a retrospective cohort study by Narges Khanjani, Nino Künzli, Zahra Khorrami, Mohsen Pourkhosravani, Marzieh Eslahi, Maysam Rezapour, Mohammad Esmail Akbari, Heresh Amini, Seyed Mahmood Taghavi-Shahri, Koorosh Etemad

“…The association between air pollutants and leukaemia incidence was analysed by negative binomial regression.Setting Twenty-two districts of Tehran megacity.Participants Patients with leukaemia.Outcome measures The outcome variables were incidence rate ratios (IRR) of acute myeloid and lymphoid leukaemia across the districts of Tehran.Results The districts with higher concentrations for all pollutants were near the city centre. The IRR was positive but non-significant for most of the air pollutants. …”
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Impact of the unconventional extraction on antioxidants and antimicrobial characteristics of hibiscus and olive leaves extracts by Abdel-Aziz R.E. El-Hadary, Ayat M.A. Abulmakarm, A.M. Sulieman, Gehan A. El-Shorbagy, Alaa S. Mohamed

“…HPLC assay, scavenging radical activity by DPPH˙ (IC50), inhibition lipid peroxidation by both β-Carotene/Linoleic Acid Bleaching (βCB) and Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARs) assays, antibacterial and antifungal activities measured for different concentrations of ethanolic extracts by conventional extraction (CE) and difference in pressure extraction (DPE) methods, and the results shown a considerable in mean difference (P < 0.05) between the mean values of all extracts of same raw material and also extraction methods, a positive effect for the extracts by DPE method. …”
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The association between sarcopenia and clinical outcomes among Chinese patients with triple-negative breast cancer: a retrospective study by Huayan Gu, Teng Zhu, JiaLing Ding, Zhi Yang, Yiqiao Lu, Guilong Guo

“…The association of sarcopenia with DFS and OS was statistically analyzed.ResultsThe study included 130 women in all, with a median age of 55 years (median follow-up, 53 months). …”
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Nodulation, Growth, and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) as Affected by Bio-, Organic, and Inorganic NPSB Fertilizers, and Lime in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia by Abiyot Abeje, Getachew Alemayehu, Tesfaye Feyisa

“…Results of the experiment showed that effective nodules, leaf area index, grain yield, bulk density, pH, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, organic carbon, and cation exchange capacity were highly (P<0.01) affected by the interaction of bio-, organic, and inorganic fertilizers and lime at both locations and years. Across all treatments, the grain yield of soybean was increased in the second year, while it was lowest in the first year at both locations. …”
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Evaluation of the Frequency of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 Genes Among Patients with Celiac Disease and Those on a Gluten-Free Diet by Marek K. Kowalski, Danuta Domżał-Magrowska, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

“…The control group consisted of 31 healthy volunteers, 18 women and 13 men. All subjects underwent a genetic analysis assessing the presence of histocompatibility antigens HLA-DQ2.2, -DQ2.5, and -DQ8, along with the assessment of alleles encoding the α and β subunits of the antigens, according to European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) guidelines from 2020, using the EUROarray technique at EUROIMMUNE^®. …”
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Antiviral Activity of the Marine Haptophyta <i>Diacronema lutheri</i> by Eleonora Montuori, Annalisa Ambrosino, Gerardo Della Sala, Costanza Ragozzino, Gianluigi Franci, Carla Zannella, Anna De Filippis, Donatella de Pascale, Massimiliano Galdiero, Chiara Lauritano

“…Liquid chromatography coupled with untargeted high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS²) were employed to chart the metabolite distribution in all SPE fractions and pinpoint molecular families unique (or almost unique) to the bioactive fraction. …”
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An Obesity Paradox of Asian Body Mass Index after Cardiac Surgery: Arterial Oxygenations in Duration of Mechanic Ventilation by Chiu-Hsia Chang, Fan-Yen Lee, Chin-Chou Wang, Ying-Ni Chen, Hsin-Chu Chen, Huei-Ling Hung, Meng-Chih Lin, Shih-Feng Liu

“…Multivariable analysis and paired were used to compare all variables. Results. Overweight patients were significantly associated with the shortest DMV. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and DFU-related osteomyelitis amongst industrial workers wearing occupational safety footwear by Sunetra Mondal, Moushumi Lodh, Sambit Sahoo, Kaushik Paul, Debasis Biswas, Chaitanya Krishna, Ashok Parida, Arunangshu Ganguly, Riddhi DasGupta

“…Those with osteomyelitis in the OF group ( n = 53) were younger (53.3 vs. 57, p = 0.02), had higher prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (41.5% vs. 24.1%), past-amputation (28.3% vs. 11.1%), higher SINBAD scores, and were also less likely to change occupational-footwear at < = 6-month-interval (22.6% vs. 55.6%) than those without osteomyelitis (p < 0.05 for all). Increasing age, history of past amputation, CRP and reduced frequency of changing the OF were significant positive risk factors for osteomyelitis. …”
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‘I Feel Disempowered Because I Could Not Do Anything’: Clinical Facilitators' Perception of Violence Towards Nursing Students During Clinical Placement by Hila Ariela Dafny, Paul Cooper, Nasreena Waheed, Stephanie Champion, Christine Mccloud, Nicole Snaith, Leeanne Pront

“…Varying perceptions of what WPV is, what is acceptable, and the authority or influence of a clinical facilitator have all informed this issue and need to be considered in developing strategies to address WPV towards RNS. …”
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Perspectives of medicine, human biology, and nursing undergraduates on transversal skills learning: a mixed-methods study by Nathalia Silva Fontana-Rosa, Luis González-de Paz, Ana C. Codina-Rodríguez, María Pérez-Riart, María del Mar Carrió-Llach

“…The online survey targeted undergraduate students from all academic years to address inconclusive details. …”
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Prediction of Heavy Metals Values for South-East of Baghdad Study Area by Eman Abdul Rahman, Muthaina Abdullah Mustafa

“…The presence of old and modern factories that emit pollutant materials such as steam and smoke polluting the air and soil, as well as dumping solid and liquid wastes for these industries on the lands and in the adjacent water channels, and all these pollutants will negatively affect the environment surrounding the industrial sites. …”
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Nanoparticles for Biomedical Use Derived from Natural Biomolecules: Tannic Acid and Arginine by Mehtap Sahiner, Selin S. Suner, Nurettin Sahiner

“…Interestingly, p(TA-co-ARG) (1:3 ratio) possessed significant antibacterial effectiveness against <i>Escherichia coli</i> (ATCC 8739) and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (ATCC 6538) bacteria. Furthermore, all p(TA-co-ARG) particles at 1000 mg/mL concentration showed >80% toxicity on L929 fibroblast cells and increased as ARG content of p(TA-co-ARG) particles is increased. …”
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