Estimation of the Radiological Risk due to Radon-222 Exposure in Dwelling of Al-Hussainya District, Karbala Governorate by Sara Salih Nayif, Elham Jasim Mohammed, Ali Saeed Jassim, Ali Abid Abojassim

“…Also, the results of the radiological parameters due to radon gas for the study of the houses of the Al-Hussainya district of the Karbala Governorate, Iraq, were low and did not constitute a health hazard.…”
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Characterization of food waste in Grizzly Dining Hall at Georgia Gwinnett College: A critical step toward sustainable food waste management by Ramata Sissoko Cisse, Fatima Sarahi Aguilar, Sochi Bryan Ezenagu, Mahamane Saliou Cisse, Amadou Niang

“…Out of the food categories collected, grains constitute the largest source of food waste by weight. …”
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MicroRNA-101-3p Suppresses mTOR and Causes Mitochondrial Fragmentation and Cell Degeneration in COPD by Lei Fang, Xinggang Wang, Ming Zhang, Petra Khan, Michael Tamm, Michael Roth

“…MiR-101-3p inhibition reduced ASMC deterioration and mitochondrial fragmentation. Conclusion. Constitutive high miR-101-3p expression characterizes COPD-ASMC, causing increased mitochondrial fragmentation and ASMC deterioration. …”
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Fuzzy modeling using the similarity-based approximate reasoning system by Jalal Chachi, Mehdi Jalalvand

“…Finally,  using existing experimental data from Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS) testing,  the fuzzy inference system constitutive model is produced to describe the influence of joint geometry (joint location, trace length and orientation) on the UCS of rock. …”
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Peculiarities of Legal Regulation of Non-Discrimination on Gender Basis while Being Employed by A. V. Kuchko

“…The Constitution of Ukraine enshrines and guarantees the right to labor as an opportunity to earn a living by work that a person freely chooses or agrees to. …”
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Upper Digestive Endoscopic Findings in Patients with Chronic Renal Insufficiency in Phase of Dialysis by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, David Rodríguez Zamora, Juan Luís de Pasos Carrazana, Libán Álvarez Cáceres, Orelvis Martínez Martínez, Anagalys Ortega Alvelay

“…Morbidity due to gastric, esophageal and duodenal disturbances is significant and constitutes a considerable risk before, while and after a renal transplant. …”
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Continuous wave transscleral cyclophotocoagulation versus MicroPulse (MP-TLT) in patients with blind and painful eyes with absolute glaucoma by Yang Ling, Juan Carlos Medina Perdomo, Sun Li Hua, Zhu Xin Ping, Han Chao

“…Introduction: Diode laser cyclophotocoagulation constitutes a treatment alternative to increase the quality of life in patients with blind and painful eyes with absolute glaucoma. …”
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Layer-by-Layer Fabrication of PAH/PAMAM/Nano-CaCO3 Composite Films and Characterization for Enhanced Biocompatibility by Naemi Tonateni Shifeta, Shindume Lomboleni Hamukwaya, Qi An, Huiying Hao, Melvin Mununuri Mashingaidze

“…Polymer composites constituted of poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM), polyallylamine hydrochloride (PAH), and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) nanoparticles have good biocompatibility with physiological tissue and fluids, making them excellent candidates for biomedical applications. …”
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Information: on the question as for the meaningful evolution of the term by O. S. Bakumov, M. I. Marchuk, T. I. Gudz, О. О. Venglinskyi

“…At the same time, given the objectives of the study, it is considered as an object that requires proper legal understanding and appropriate regulatory (primarily constitutional and legal) regulation. The role of information as one of the main resources used by a person in the process of his activity is noted. …”
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Assessing mechanized, conservation, and small-scale tillage impacts on Alexander wander wheat performance in Bamenda, Cameroon by Engonwie Sharon Mbachan, Ngwa Martin Ngwabie

“…Tillage practices constitute the major initial applications of farm power and machinery during crop cultivation. …”
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Acute Myocardial Infarction and Predisposing Risk Factors by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara, Yalith Pavón Rodríguez, Zulema Castro Vega

“…The incidence of risk factors constitutes an overload of activity for the heart, which presupposes an increase in the occurrence of myocardial infarction. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine Potentiates Apoptosis Induced by PPARα Antagonist in 786-O Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells Associated with Inhibiting Autophagy by Ruizhe Mao, Jian Shi, Xuyi Ma, Haiyan Xu

“…Hence, our finding indicates that the combination of GW6471 and hydroxychloroquine may constitute a novel and potentially effective treatment for ccRCC. …”
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Influence of organism stimulation with bacterial lipopolysaccharide on nitric oxide production and metabolism in rat heart on the background of metabolic syndrome by O. Ye. Akimov, A. O. Mykytenko, V. O. Kostenko

“…In 10 % tissue homogenate of rat heart we studied: total activity of NO-synthases (NOS), activity of constitutive (cNOS) and inducible (iNOS) isoforms, activity of nitrate (NaR) and nitrite (NiR) reductases, concentration of peroxynitrites (ONOO-), nitrites, nitrosothiols and hydrogen sulfide. …”
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Nursing Stress and Thought Control in a Multiperspectival Interpretive Phenomenological Analyses from the United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland by Yumna Ali, Syeda Farhana Kazmi

“… Background. Nurses constitute a worldwide community of human resources committed to critical care. …”
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The effect of two different strength training programs applied to male athletes in the various branches on some physical and physiological parameters by Fırat Akcan, Mursel Bıcer

“…Three groups have been constituted from the volunteers among 18-30 ages who have participated in the study; Explosive Strength Group (ESG, n=12), Strength Endurance Group (SEG, n=12) and Control Group (CG, n=12). …”
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The Millenium of Lithuania: Two Eliminated Alternatives by Alfredas Bumblauskas

“…At the same time, attention is drawn to the fact that rejection of both the Constitution of Third May and Paul Hymans' second project had a tragic outcome - the historical alternatives that triumphed led to the destruction of both the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1795 and the Republic of Lithuania in 1940.   …”
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Advances in Transparency and Right to Access Information in The Czech Republic by Jana Janderová

“…Based on an analysis of the interpretation by the Czech Supreme Administrative Court and the Czech Constitutional Court of the most questionable issues – such as the determination of which public institutions are considered obliged entities, the exemptions from the duty to provide information, remedies, and payments for complicated data searches – the paper shows the developments over the past 23 years. …”
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Comparison of the neurological outcomes and infection rate in surgical and conservative management of compound depressed skull fractures by Shashank Nahar, Pavni Agrawal

“… Background: Depressed skull fractures (DSFs) constitute a significant chunk of head injuries. As per level 3 evidence of recent brain trauma foundation guidelines, depressed fracture segments greater than the thickness of the calvaria should undergo operative intervention to prevent infection and to improve neurological outcomes. …”
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Influence of thermal ageing on tensile-plastic flow and work hardening parameters of Indian reduced activated Ferritic Martensitic steel by Sahoo K.C., Laha K.

“…The fitting accuracy of these equations was determined using the goodness of fit, as indicated by the lowest χ2 values. The constitutive Voce equation successfully captured the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) with the initial stress and saturation stress acting as fitting parameters. …”
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Distributed public service broadcasting as an alternative model for public service broadcasting in South Africa by Pieter Jacobus Fourie

“…Finally, the article should be read against the background of what were, at the time of writing in 2010, a number of serious governmental threats to freedom of expression with government proposing, inter alia, the introduction of a controversial Bill on the Protection of Information and also of a Media Appeals Tribunal – both of these constituting further threats to the autonomy of the public broadcaster and which makes it even more urgent that a new broadcasting model be considered. …”
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