Layered Double Hydroxides as Effective Adsorbents for U(VI) and Toxic Heavy Metals Removal from Aqueous Media by G. N. Pshinko

“…[Zn4Al2(OH)12]·EDTA·nH2O is recommended for practical application as one of the most efficient and inexpensive synthetic adsorbents designed for recovery of both cationic and particularly important anionic forms of U(VI) and other heavy metals from aqueous media. …”
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Systematic comparison of Mendelian randomisation studies and randomised controlled trials using electronic databases by Jie Zheng, George Davey Smith, Tom R Gaunt, Maria K Sobczyk

“…A manual survey of the literature highlighted the potential for triangulation across a number of exposure/outcome pairs if these challenges can be addressed.Conclusions We conclude that careful triangulation of MR with RCT evidence should involve consideration of similarity of phenotypes across study designs, intervention intensity and duration, study population demography and health status, comparator group, intervention goal and quality of evidence.…”
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Adaptive Recognition of Motion Posture in Sports Video Based on Evolution Equation by Rui Yuan, Zhendong Zhang, Yanyan Le, Enqing Chen

“…Experiments show that the experimental method designed in this article for the posture in motion can obtain the motion information of the examinee in real time, realize the accurate extraction of individual motion data, and complete the recognition of the motion posture. …”
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Deforestation changes the effectiveness of bed nets for malaria control by Tafesse Kefyalew Estifanos, Brendan Fisher, Taylor H. Ricketts

“…Our findings suggest that the extent of deforestation can influence the efficacy of malaria control interventions, highlighting the need to integrate deforestation and malaria control considerations when designing environmental conservation and public health policies. …”
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Effectiveness of virtual laboratory in engineering education: A meta-analysis. by Jiaxing Li, Wenhong Liang

“…These studies were controlled experiments and pre-post designs with virtual labs as the intervention, reporting necessary descriptive summary statistics such as mean score comparisons and standard deviations of the two comparison groups. …”
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High-throughput multi-channel MAC protocol with multi-interface cooperation by Qing-yong DENG, Ting-rui PEI, Zhe-tao LI, An-feng LIU, Ya-feng DENG

“…Low uti1ization of the interface a1ways exists in mu1ti-interface mu1ti-channe1（MIMC）medium access protoco1.Therefore，the mu1ti-interface cooperating（MIC）mechanism was proposed.A virtua1 MAC 1ayer was designed in mu1ti-interface node and mu1ti-interface cooperative mechanism through one successfu1 handshake of sing1e interface to estab1ish the synchronous transmission re1ationship between source-destination nodes a11 interface and data channe1 groups，thus improving the throughput and efficiency of contro1 frame.Furthermore，nodes with successfu1 transmission choose the current channe1 set as decision-making channe1s of the next transmission，which can effective1y reduce the impact of hidden termina1.The simu1ation resu1ts of MIC-MAC protoco1 show that the throughput has increased by 100% to 200% compared with MIMC-SMAC protoco1 and IEEE 802.11 in sing1e hop network，the co11ision and hidden termina1 prob1em have a1so been great1y optimized in mu1ti hop network.…”
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DFT Calculation on 76 Polychlorophenazines: Their Thermodynamic Function and Implication of Cl Substituted Position by Hong-Xia Yu, Hui Liu, Zun-Yao Wang, Lian-Sheng Wang

“…Based on these data, the isodesmic reactions were designed to calculate the standard formation heat (ΔfHθ) and standard free energy of formation in water (ΔfGwθ). …”
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Task Grid-Based Urban Environmental Information Release Mechanism for Mobile Crowd Sensing by Zhenwei Chen, Yang Lu, Zusong Li, Xiancun Zhou

“…For the sensing data, through an efficient data fusion algorithm designed in this study, the sensing information is fused to obtain the fine-grained environmental information of different task grids in the area. …”
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Preventing and managing antimicrobial resistance in the African region: A scoping review protocol. by Chinwe Juliana Iwu-Jaja, Anelisa Jaca, Ishmael Festus Jaja, Portia Jordan, Phelele Bhengu, Chidozie Declan Iwu, Joseph Okeibunor, Humphrey Karamagi, Prosper Tumusiime, Walter Fuller, Ali Ahmed Yahaya, Charles Wiysonge, Laetitia Gahimbare

“…We will include all types of studies regardless of study designs conducted within the context of the WHO African region. …”
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Epidural Dexamethasone for Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Unilateral Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Comparative Study by M. R. Razavizadeh, MR. Fazel, N. Heydarian, F. Atoof

“…Background. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of adding dexamethasone to epidural bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia in unilateral inguinal herniorrhaphy. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL FACTORS ON STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN LEARNING ENGLISH by Suci Farianti

“…In conducting the data, the test and the questionnaire were designed. The twenty question items of the test were given to the students and an eighteen item of questionnaire were given to the parents’ to find out the require information on the social factors. …”
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Atatürk’ün Halkçılık Politikasında Köycülüğün Yeri ve Antalya Halkevi’nin Solak Köyü’nde Yaptığı Örnek Köy Çalışması by Nursel GÜLCÜ

“…The branch prepared a model village program for Solak village, among the sample villages, and carried out the designated activities in the village within this program. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…**Methods:** A system dynamics model was designed to project the prevalence and total costs of ESRD treatment for the United States through 2020. …”
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Students’ Perspective on Undergraduate Research Experiences in Indonesian Dental Schools by Erik Idrus, Nieka A. Wahono, Rezon Yanuar, Yuniardini S. Wimardhani, Ria Puspitawati, Lisa R. Amir

“…Recommendations for improvement included providing an adequate time to complete UG research and adequate supervision to guide students to understand the conceptual background information of the research topics, designs, and scientific communication of data interpretation. …”
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An Efficient Cluster-Based Mutual Authentication and Key Update Protocol for Secure Internet of Vehicles in 5G Sensor Networks by Xinzhong Su, Youyun Xu

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes the Efficient Cluster-based Mutual Authentication and Key Update Protocol (ECAUP) designed to secure IoV systems within 5G-enabled sensor networks. …”
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Construction of a Complex System Based on Big Data for the Intelligent Service System of Youth Physical Health by Xinwen Li, Chao Song, Christine A. Rochester, Chaobing Yan

“…To this end, this article has designed a smart health service system for young people. …”
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Simultaneous Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Extraction of Phenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Seeds Using Response Surface Methodolo... by Alexander Weremfo, Felix Adulley, Martin Adarkwah-Yiadom

“…This study was designed to optimize three microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) parameters (ethanol concentration, microwave power, and extraction time) of total phenolics, total flavonoids, and antioxidant activity of avocado seeds using response surface methodology (RSM). …”
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A Custom Backbone UNet Framework with DCGAN Augmentation for Efficient Segmentation of Leaf Spot Diseases in Jasmine Plant by Shwetha V., Arnav Bhagwat, Vijaya Laxmi, Sakshi Shrivastava

“…Leveraging the capabilities of DCGAN, we curate a dataset comprising 10,000 images with two distinct classes specifically designed for segmentation applications. To evaluate the effectiveness of DCGAN-based generation, we propose and assess a novel loss function. …”
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Exploiting Partial Reconfiguration through PCIe for a Microphone Array Network Emulator by Bruno da Silva, An Braeken, Federico Domínguez, Abdellah Touhafi

“…Data fusion techniques, combining the data collected by each node, are used in this platform. The platform is designed to exploit the FPGA’s partial reconfiguration feature to increase the flexibility of the network emulator as well as to increase performance thanks to the use of the PCI-express high-bandwidth interface. …”
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Groundnut Production and Marketing Constraint as Perceived by the Farmers of Wanaparthy District Telangana by Gottemukkula Bhavani, D. T. Koghare

“…To rank the various constraints, the study utilized Garrett’s ranking technique, a statistical tool designed to provide a clear hierarchy of constraints based on their perceived severity. …”
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