Current Distribution of the Turkestan White Stork (Ciconia ciconia asiatica) in Kazakhstan by Vassiliy Fedorenko, Yuliya Zima

“…Nest surveys were conducted by visual observations using binoculars and a camera with a telephoto lens. …”
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Uneven Impact of Covid-19 on Sex Workers in Spain by Carmen Meneses-Falcón, Antonio Rúa-Vieites, Olaya García-Vázquez

“…In both cases, a sociological questionnaire was used. In S1, it was conducted in person with intentional sampling, while in S2, it was conducted online using social media. …”
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Usual prevention in unusual settings: A scoping review of place-based health interventions in public-facing businesses. by Jack Tsai, Nicholas A McCann

“…A literature search was conducted in PubMed, Google Scholar, and APA PsycNet for studies from 1990-2023. …”
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Phage therapy as an alternative strategy for oral bacterial infections: a systematic review by Mingqi Zhu, Chunxiu Hao, Ting Zou, Shan Jiang, Buling Wu

“…Among the 10 eligible reports, preliminary studies have been conducted on seven types of phages and reported their antibacterial effect. …”
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The Role of Surveillance Inspections in Reducing False-Positives of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variants during the COVID-19 Epidemic by Li-Li Liu, Yu-Hong Zheng, You-Quan Zhang, Jin-Piao Lin, Zhi-Lin Luo, Liu-Min Yu, Shi-Hua Gao, Falin Chen

“…Method. The team conducted on-site inspections of laboratories that participated in mass screening, recording any violations of rules. …”
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Electrochemical Properties of Ce0.5Sr0.5 (Co0.8Fe0.2)1−xZrxO3−δ Cathode Materials for Low Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (LIT-SOFCs) Synthesized by Sol-Gel Method... by Beyene Tesfaw Ayalew, P. Vijay Bhaskar Rao

“…The results of electronic conductivity analyzed by the four-probe dc technique show that the conductivity of synthesized materials increases with the increment of both dopant concentration and temperature by the decrement of area specific resistances. …”
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Assessing swallowing disorders in adults on high-flow nasal cannula in critical and non-critical care settings. A scoping review protocol. by Ruvistay Gutierrez-Arias, Gabriel Salgado-Maldonado, Paola Letelier Valdivia, Francisco Salinas-Barahona, Carmen Echeverría-Valdebenito, Pamela Seron, INTRehab Research Group

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A scoping review will be conducted. A systematic search in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), CENTRAL, CINAHL (EBSCOhost), and other resources will be conducted. …”
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Gorilla Troops Optimizer Combined with ANFIS for Wire Cut EDM of Aluminum Alloy by Elango Natarajan, V. Kaviarasan, Wei Hong Lim, S. Ramesh, K. Palanikumar, T. Sekar, V. H. Mok

“…To ensure the accuracy of the synthetic data-based model and optimality, verification and validation were conducted. Wilcoxon signed rank test was conducted for the pairwise comparison of GTO with each of its competing algorithms at the significance level of σ = 0.05. …”
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Auditory function in humans at high altitude. A scoping review. by Michela Masè, Andrea Viziano, Giacomo Strapazzon, Marco Alessandrini, Alessandro Micarelli

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The scoping review was conducted following the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews. …”
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Efficacy and tolerance of second-generation antipsychotics in anorexia nervosa: A systematic scoping review. by Solène Thorey, Corinne Blanchet, Sélim Benjamin Guessoum, Marie Rose Moro, Maude Ludot, Emilie Carretier

“…However, few clinical trials have been conducted so far and no pharmacological treatment has yet been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. …”
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Improving The Performance of Big Data Databases by Nzar Abdulqadir Ali, Dashne Raouf Arif

“…The SQL part of the paper is conducted on 50,000 records to 3,000,000 records, while the NoSQL part of the paper is conducted on 50,000 to 16,000,000 documents (2GB) for NoSQL. …”
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Assessment of residential exposures to agricultural pesticides: A scoping review. by Raphaëlle Teysseire, Guyguy Manangama, Isabelle Baldi, Camille Carles, Patrick Brochard, Carole Bedos, Fleur Delva

“…Twenty-six (17.2%) were observational measurement studies conducted to quantify levels of pesticide exposure and identify their possible determinants. …”
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How depression impacts on road traffic accidents among older adults and elderly Indians: Evidence from large scale nationally representative survey by Pritam Halder, Immanuel Joshua, Sayan Saha, Abhinav C. S. Kolachala, Risha Gupta, Anshul Mamgai, Sukhmeen Kaur, Ankita Chattopadhyay, Saumyarup Pal, Sayani Bisoi, Shivani Rathor

“…Bivariate analysis was conducted to estimate the prevalence of RTA and depression nationally and across aspirants, achievers, and front runner states. …”
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Microwave Synthesis, Spectral, Thermal and Electrical Properties of Some Metal Complexes Involving 5-Bromosalicylaldehyde by Rajendra K. Jain, A. P. Mishra, D. K. Mishra, S. K. Gupta

“…The solid state electrical conductivity of the metal complexes has also been measured. …”
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Meta-analysis of cryoablation versus radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of malignant liver tumors by Xiangzhong Huang, Xinjian Xu, Hongtao Du, Qiulian Sun, Minyu Wu

“…Objective A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of cryoablation (CRA) compared with radiofrequency ablation (RFA).Methods A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Wanfang, CNKI, and VIP databases was conducted to identify clinical controlled studies comparing CRA versus RFA for hepatic malignancies up to July 2022. …”
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Can Superabsorbent Polymers Improve Plants Production in Arid Regions? by Mohsen Jahan, Mehdi Nassiri Mahallati

“…Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of doing a meta-analysis of the results of studies conducted in Iran and answering a general question about whether the application of SAPs has been effective in enhancing the production or not, and if so, how much of SAP is recommended. …”
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Tailoring the grain boundary structure and chemistry of the dendrite-free garnet solid electrolyte Li6.1Ga0.3La3Zr2O12 by Rae-Hyun Lee, Chea-Yun Kang, Jong-Kyu Lee, Bong-Soo Jin, Kyong-Nam Kim, Hyun-Soo Kim, Jung-Rag Yoon, Seung-Hwan Lee

“…Abstract Garnet-type Li6.1Ga0.3La3Zr2O12 (LGLZO) exhibits high ionic conductivity and extremely low electronic conductivity. …”
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Transforming end-of-life SWRO desalination membranes into nanofiltration membranes for the treatment of brackish water and wastewater by Anissa Somrani, Zaineb Mohamed, Kholoud Abohelal, Sara Larhrib, Noreddine Ghaffour, Maxime Pontié

“…Prior to cleaning the end-of-life RO membranes, we conducted several autopsies in order to assess the extent of degradation. …”
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Stress-Driven Evolution on Mismatched Ca2Co2O5 Oxide Material: From Geometry to the Electronic States by F. P. Zhang, Y. Sun, G. L. Zhang, X. Y. Shi, G. Q. Qin

“…The transitions from p orbital electrons to d orbital electrons produce the conduction. The CdI2 like CoO2 layer has been enhanced in terms of participating in the conduction properties with external stress of 1 GPa, and the capability of Co is enhanced while the capability of O is decreased.…”
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Abortion and contraception within prison health care: a qualitative study by Martha J. Paynter, Clare Heggie, Anja Mcleod, Wendy V. Norman

“…Our study team included members with lived experience of incarceration. We conducted recruitment in partnership with community organizations. …”
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