Metabolic Syndrome Among People Living With HIV on Dolutegravir and Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy in Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study by Mohammed Jemal MSc, Baye Ashenef MSc, Deresse Sinamaw MSc, Adane Adugna MSc, Mamaru Getinet MSc, Temesgen Baylie MSc, Nuredin Chura Waritu MSc

“…Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m 2 (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.04; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.13-8.14), CD4 count ≥ 500 cells/mm 3 (AOR = 3.01; 95% CI: 1.09-8.28), insufficient physical activity (AOR = 2.60; 95% CI: 1.00-6.72), and DTG-based regimen (AOR = 2.86; 95% CI: 1.14-7.20) were associated with metabolic syndrome. …”
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Nature-Inspired Metaheuristics for Two-Agent Scheduling with Due Date and Release Time by Hongwei Li, Yuvraj Gajpal, Chirag Surti, Dongliang Cai, Amit Kumar Bhardwaj

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Femtosecond System with Pulse Pumping of Seed Laser and Amplifier by Using a Single Power Unit by S. A. Tikhomirov

“…The required synchronization in time the pump pulse femtosecond amplifier formation and quasi-stationary region of generated pulses in the output radiation of a femtosecond Ti:sapphire is obtained.On this basis a compact, pulse pumped monoblock laser system has been developed that can generate femtosecond pulses with a duration of 50–150 fs with an energy up to 1 mJ and a high enough pulse repetition rate (up to 1 kHz which is determined by the type of laser head and pump unit used). …”
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Asporin Reduces Adult Aortic Valve Interstitial Cell Mineralization Induced by Osteogenic Media and Wnt Signaling Manipulation In Vitro by Anisha Polley, Riffat Khanam, Arunima Sengupta, Santanu Chakraborty

“…Upon induction of osteogenesis, reduced expression of Asporin mRNA and increased expression of bone and osteogenesis markers are detected compared to cells maintained without osteogenic induction. …”
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The Ordovician strata of the Ennedi Plateau, northeastern Chad (Erdi Basin) by Ghienne, Jean-François, Moussa, Abderamane, Saad, Abakar, Djatibeye, Barnabé, Youssouf, Hissein Mahamat

“…This study presents preliminary results related to the c. 200 m-thick Lower Sandstones and overlying Bedo Formation, which essentially record Early to Middle Ordovician flooding events and the end-Ordovician glaciation and subsequent deglaciation. …”
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Flow chemistry-enabled asymmetric synthesis of cyproterone acetate in a chemo-biocatalytic approach by Yajiao Zhang, Minjie Liu, Xianjing Zheng, Liang Gao, Li Wan, Dang Cheng, Fener Chen

“…This integrated one-flow synthesis features an engineered 3-ketosteroid-Δ1-dehydrogenase (ReM2)-catalyzed Δ1-dehydrogenation to form the C1, C2-double bond of A ring, a substrate-controlled Co-catalyzed Mukaiyama hydration of 9 to forge the crucial chiral C17α-OH group of D ring with excellent stereoselectivity, and a rapid flow Corey-Chaykovsky cyclopropanation of 7 to build the cyclopropyl core of A ring. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Truck Mounted Concrete Pump Boom by Virtual Prototyping by Wu Ren, Zhongwei Li, Yanping Bi, Shan Zhao, Bo Peng, Liming Zhou

“…First a 3D model has been established by using virtual prototyping technology of a 37 m long boom in Pro/Engineering software. Then the rigid body simulation model has been built. …”
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Leafcutter Ant Nests Inhibit Low-Intensity Fire Spread in the Understory of Transitional Forests at the Amazon's Forest-Savanna Boundary by Karine S. Carvalho, Ane Alencar, Jennifer Balch, Paulo Moutinho

“…Between 60 to 90 percent of the unburned area was within 30 m of ant nests, and burned area significantly increased with increasing distance to ant nests. …”
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Looking back to see forward: species diversity changes since 1980 on Bahamian reefs through diver photography by Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Katherine Black

“…Changes in reef biodiversity with a focus on cnidarians, sponges and annelids were evaluated with diversity indices and multivariate analyses using diver photos and more recently, one meter quadrat surveys, to evaluate community changes over time on deep (<−10 m) platform margin reefs.…”
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An effect of nano alumina and nano titanium di oxide with polypropylene fiber on the concrete: mechanical and durability study by Awadhesh Srivastava, Abhishek Mishra, Sachin Kumar Singh

“…The specimens were cast using cement blended nano Al2O3 and nano TiO2 percentages of 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4% by weight of cement. M55 grade concrete was employed for the casting process. …”
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A Case–Control Study of the Association of Novel Androgens (11-KT and DHT), Classical Androgens (Testosterone and DHEAS), Hormones (LH, FSH, 17-OHP, Insulin, and SHBG), Insulin Res... by Nirmal Kumar, Neera Sharma, Smita Roy, Indu Chawla, Lokesh Kumar Sharma

“…Results: Compared to the controls, cases had significantly higher 11-KT (20.81 ± 3.53 vs. 15.83 ± 2.67 nmol/L, P < 0.0001) and DHT (154.39 vs. 71.02 pg/mL, P < 0.0001). 11-KT showed a significant positive correlation with total testosterone (TT) (r = 0.555) and DHEAS (r = 0.501). …”
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Adsorption of Sinapine from Rapeseed Protein Production Effluent to Cation Exchange Resins by Fatima Zahra Kdah, Arnaud Aymes, Luna Beau, Armelle Ropars, Jean-Pol Frippiat, Romain Kapel

“…Acidified ethanol showed a better desorption rate (75.41%), while virtually no (3.32%) or low (31.14%) sinapine desorption was observed with 50% ethanol and 0.1 M HCl solution, respectively. This indicated that sinapine adsorption took place throughout both ionic and hydrophobic interactions. …”
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Relaksasi Benson terhadap Penurunan Intensitas Nyeri Pasien Benigna Prostat Hiperplasia (BPH) dengan Riwayat Post Transurethal Resection Of The Proste (TURP) by Liza Fitri Lina, Wira Jaya Kusuma, Nurhayati Nurhayati

“…Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh relaksasi Benson terhadap penurunan intensitas nyeri pada pasien prostat pasca reseksi transurethral RSUD Dr. M. Yunus Bengkulu untuk menentukan. Penelitian menggunakan desain penelitian pre-experimental post-test with intervention group dengan intervensi relaksasi benson, responden berjumlah 15 pasien. …”
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Monsters and Heroes: The Ironies of Black Subjectivity in Stephen Crane’s The Monster and Richard Wright’s The Man Who Lived Underground by Joseph L. Lewis

“…Le choix de sensibilités littéraires noire et blanche reflète également la diversité et le brassage culturels qui ont marqué et enrichi ce pays. Ce qui m'y intéresse, ce sont d'ailleurs les dichotomies raciales et la manière dont "L'Afrique" et le "peuple africain" vivant aux Etats-Unis sont associés à ces connotations raciales.…”
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Revealing the Impact of Understory Fires on Stem Survival in Palms (Arecaceae): An Experimental Approach Using Predictive Models by Marcus Vinicius de Athaydes Liesenfeld

“…Conducted at the edge of an Ombrophylous Forest in Alto Juruá Acre, Brazil (7°45′ S, 72°22′ W), the experiment subjected 85 individuals to controlled burning in a 1 m² area near the palm stem, with temperature sampling using K thermocouples. …”
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Effects of Salmonella Typhimurium infection on intestinal flora and intestinal tissue arachidonic acid metabolism in Wenchang chickens by Shenghong Chen, Yaochen Xie, Dingqian Guo, Tiansen Li, Zhen Tan, Xuhua Ran, Xiaobo Wen

“…Typhimurium infection. The relative mRNA levels of inflammatory factors were also increased after infection, including Interferon-γ (IFN-γ), Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), Interleukin-4 (IL-4), and Interleukin-6 (IL-6). …”
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The inoculum potential of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil amended with swine slurry by A. S. Nakatani, G. S. Machineski, A. S. Scaramal, A. Colozzi-Filho

“…Method: The spore density, the external mycelium, and the most probable number of infective propagules of mycorrhizal fungal abundance were assessed in soil samples from an Oxisol in a long-term field experiment in response to soil management (no-tillage and conventional tillage) and following successive application of swine slurry (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 m3·ha-1·year-1). Results: A greater amount of external mycelium was observed in soil under no-tillage, while mycorrhizal fungal abundance spore density was greater in soil under conventional tillage. …”
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A novel 8T SRAM cell using PFC and PPC VS-CNTFET transistor by Vipin Kumar Sharma, Abhishek Kumar

“…The static noise margin of 300 mV ensures better noise immunity and reliable retention of data. …”
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Quantifying agricultural drought in the Koshi River basin through soil moisture simulation by Prabhat Banjara, Pallav Kumar Shrestha, Vishnu Prasad Pandey, Manisha Sah, Prajjwal Panday

“…Study focus: The mesoscale hydrological model (mHM) is applied to assess the historical spatio-temporal hazard of agricultural drought using soil moisture index (SMI) in the KoRiB. …”
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FDM Rapid Prototyping Technology of Complex-Shaped Mould Based on Big Data Management of Cloud Manufacturing by Yan Cao, Liang Huang, Yu Bai, Qingming Fan

“…Through a rapid prototyping test, it is shown that the spur face gear master mould based on this technology can be quickly manufactured with a critical surface accuracy within a range of 0.036 mm–0.181 mm and a surface roughness within the range of 0.007–0.01 μm by only 1/3 the processing cycle of traditional subtractive material manufacturing. …”
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