Biochemical Assessment of Insulin and Dopamine 2 Receptors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Khitam Abed Sahil, Nazar Shiyaa Mohammed, Yousr Majd Jmeel, Anil K Sharma

“…The fasting blood glucose and HbA1c were measured to diagnose all patients with T2DM and controls to confirm the subjects with T2DM. …”
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Valorization of Coffee Cherry By-Products Through Fermentation by Human Intestinal Lactobacilli in Functional Fermented Milk Beverages by Antonia Picon, Yolanda Campanero, Carmen Sánchez, Inmaculada Álvarez, Eva Rodríguez-Mínguez

“…Upon CPE supplementation, some strains significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.01) increased biofilm formation, while all strains increased antioxidant capacity and antimicrobial activity. …”
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The Characteristics of Thunderstorms and Their Lightning Activity on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau by Lei Hui, Yunjun Zhou, Zhitao Yan

“…The distribution of CG lightning in all seasons has obvious differences in peak time and the proportion of positive CG (+CG) lightning, with the ratio of +CG lightning to total CG lightning flashes in spring and autumn exceeding 50%. (2) The ratio of +CG lightning to total CG lightning flashes over the QTP is influenced by a combination of thermodynamic and microphysical factors. …”
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Enhanced IoT-Based Face Mask Detection Framework Using Optimized Deep Learning Models: A Hybrid Approach With Adaptive Algorithms by Parul Dubey, Pushkar Dubey, Celestine Iwendi, Cresantus N. Biamba, Deepak Dasaratha Rao

“…It outperformed the previous leader in all cases. The results prove that this framework is reliable and easily applicable for identifying people wearing masks under different conditions. …”
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DNA markers in oat breeding for crown rust resistance (a review) by A. V. Bakulina, N. V. Novoselova, L. S. Savintseva, G. A. Batalova

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USE OF GEOINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN DISTANCE LEARNING OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS IN GEOGRAPHY by Vasyl V. Leta, Mykola M. Karabiniuk, Mykhailo M. Mykyta, Mykhailo M. Kachailo

“…The most problematic issue for all participants of the educational process is the technical and software support at home. …”
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A Two-Step Damage Diagnostic Approach Based on Static Strain Energy and Model-Updating via the Equilibrium Optimizer by Behrouz Safa, Asghar Rasouli, Yahya Nasira

“…Moreover, information from even a limited number of first modes has been enough to solve the problem, which means that the approach does not require all vibration modes. Finally, an experimental verification study is also carried out to demonstrate the capability of the method in detecting damaged elements in real structures. …”
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Comparison of Intraocular Pressure before and after Laser In Situ Keratomileusis Refractive Surgery Measured with Perkins Tonometry, Noncontact Tonometry, and Transpalpebral Tonome... by Isabel Cacho, Juan Sanchez-Naves, Laura Batres, Jesús Pintor, Gonzalo Carracedo

“…Correlations between pre- and postsurgery were found for all tonometers used, with p=0.001 and r=0.434 for the air pulse tonometer, p=0.008 and r=0.355 for Perkins, and p<0.001 and r=0.637 for Diaton. …”
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Fetal Deaths in SARS-CoV-2-Infected Pregnant Women: A Portuguese Case Series by Ana Rita Mira, João Pedro Pereira, Catrine Dahlstedt-Ferreira, Margarida Enes, Hélder Oliveira Coelho, Ana Beatriz Godinho

“…Most women (3/4) were asymptomatic for COVID-19, a surprising outcome, given the current literature. All cases had histologic exams showing placental signs of vascular malperfusion, although we acknowledge that 3/5 had obstetric conditions related to placental vascular impairment such as preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. …”
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Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Triterpenoids and Cyclic 1,7-Diarylheptanoids from the Stem Bark of Myrica salicifolia: A Combined Experimental and Computational Study by Abraham Dilnesa Gashaw, Kibrom Gebreheiwot Bedane, Taye B. Demissie, Japheth O. Ombito, Estifanos Ele Yaya, Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

“…In silico ADMET predictions revealed that compounds 3 and 8 met all the requirements for pharmacokinetic properties.…”
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Identification of a metabolic brain network characterizing essential tremor by Solange Volnov, Hamzah Baagil, Oliver Winz, Hans-Juergen Kaiser, Sanne Katherina Meles, Joerg Bernhard Schulz, Kathrin Reetz, Felix Manuel Mottaghy, Florian Holtbernd

“…There were no significant DBS effects on ETRP expression at the group level, but all but one subject showed higher scores in the ON state. …”
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Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Electrochemical Studies of New Oxovanadium(V) Complexes Derived from 2-Furanoylhydrazon Derivatives by Rahman Bikas, Hassan Hosseini-Monfared, Erwann Jeanneau, Behrouz Shaabani

“…Five monooxovanadium(V) complexes [VO(L1)(OCH3)(OHCH3)] (1), [VO(L2)(OCH3)(OHCH3)] (2), [VO(L3)(OCH3)(OHCH3)] (3), [VO(L4)(OCH3)(OHCH3)] (4), and [VO(L5)(OCH3)(OHCH3)] (5) were synthesized and characterized by IR, NMR UV-Vis, and single-crystal structure analysis [H2L1=(E)-N′-((2-hydroxynaphthalen-1-yl)methylene)furan-2-carbohydrazide, H2L2=(E)-N′-(2-hydroxybenzylidene)furan-2-carbohydrazide, H2L3(E)-N′-(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene)furan-2-carbohydrazide, H2L4=(E)-N′-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzylidene)furan-2-carbohydrazide, H2L5=(E)-N′-(2-hydroxy-5-iodobenzylidene)furan-2-carbohydrazide]. In all 1–3 structures the vanadium atom has a distorted octahedral coordination with the three meridional donor atoms from the Schiff base dianion (L1–3)2− and one methoxylato group occupying the sites of the equatorial plane. …”
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Using the Knowledge Acquired During Studies in Shaping Attitudes Towards Sustainable Development by Małgorzata Jagodzińska, Anna Strumińska-Doktór

“… Thanks to active education for sustainable development at universities, it is possible to prepare teachers ready to educate future generations of Polish learners on the one hand, and conscious economists, as well as political and social decision-makers able to introduce the principles of sustainable development in all spheres of human life, on the other. The aim of the research was to find out about the opinions of Polish students on how the knowledge acquired by them during their studies may shape their attitudes towards sustainable development. …”
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Simultaneous Evolutionary Fits for Jupiter and Saturn Incorporating Fuzzy Cores by Ankan Sur, Roberto Tejada Arevalo, Yubo Su, Adam Burrows

“…With the recent realization that there likely are stably stratified regions in the interiors of both Jupiter and Saturn, we construct new nonadiabatic, inhomogeneous evolutionary models with the same microphysics for each that result at the present time in respectable fits for all major bulk observables for both planets. These include the effective temperature, radius, atmospheric heavy-element and helium abundances (including helium rain), and the lower-order gravity moments J _2 and J _4 . …”
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British Policy and Strategy in the Middle East in 1941: Three Wars ‘East of Suez’ by A. M. Fomin

“…The author concludes that all these military operations led to the creation of a ‘temporary regime’ of the British domination in the Middle East. …”
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Correlation of Oncotype DX Recurrence Score with Histomorphology and Immunohistochemistry in over 500 Patients by Matthew G. Hanna, Ira J. Bleiweiss, Anupma Nayak, Shabnam Jaffer

“…Tumor size ranged from 0.2 cm to 6.5 cm (mean = 1.3 cm) and was uniform in all 3 categories. The carcinomas were as follows: ductal = 63.2%, lobular = 11.1%, and mixed = 35.7%. …”
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Postharvest Treatments with Methyl Jasmonate and Salicylic Acid for Maintaining Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Sensory Quality Properties of Apricot Fruit during Cold Storage... by Ezzat Ahmed, Ammar Amin, Szabó Zoltán, Nyéki József, Holb Imre J.

“…Among sensory properties, all parameters were generally increased by methyl jasmonate and salicylic acid treatments compared to water-treated control and the water-treated fruits showed the lowest scores below the acceptability limit except for skin colour. …”
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Changes of Immunological Profiles in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the Course of Treatment by Zuzana Humlová, Hana Klamová, Ivana Janatková, Karin Malícková, Petra Králíková, Ivan Šterzl, Zdeněk Roth, Eva Hamšíková, Vladimír Vonka

“…After treatment with hydroxyurea, interferon alpha, imatinib mesylate and dasatinib, or various combinations thereof, hematological remission was achieved in all patients and complete cytogenetic remission in nine of them. …”
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Strain Monitoring of Combustible Gas Implosion Test Based on Fiber Bragg Grating by Lei Gao, Qinghua Zhang, Erbing Li, Yangyang Sun, Zhenglin Zhang, Shikun Pu, Xiejun Cheng, Fengjuan Rong

“…The test results showed that FBG sensors could obtain stable and reliable strain data in all four tests. The strain variation reflects the development of overpressure and combustion in the whole process from ignition. …”
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PERSPECTIVES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION IN THE GHANAIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by J Ayarkwa, K Agyekum, E. Adinyira, D. Osei-Asibey

“…The study should have covered all categories of contractors but due to lack of reliable information on small scale construction organizations, only large firms in the highest financial classes were covered. …”
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