Optimal conditions for the biological removal of ammonia from wastewater of a petrochemical plant using the response surface methodology by M. Samimi, M. Shahriari Moghadam

“…Lemna gibba was collected from the ponds around Kermanshah and maintained in a nutrient medium. Effect of the main operational variables such as ammonia concentration, residence time and Lemna gibba to surface ratio on optimal conditions of ammonia removal from wastewater has been analyzed using  the Box-Behnken model design of experiments. …”
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Effects of the Shape and Size of Irregular Particles on Specific Breakage Energy under Drop Weight Impact by Deqing Gan, Feng Gao, Yunpeng Zhang, Jinxia Zhang, Fusheng Niu, Ze Gan

“…Particle shape and size are main factors influencing particle breakage. Single-particle breakage tests were conducted on irregular magnetite ore using modified drop weight impact equipment to analyze the effect of shape and size on specific breakage energy. …”
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Awareness and Attitude of Surgeons regarding Dental Erosion on Patients Who Underwent Bariatric Surgery by Omir Aldowah

“…The obesity epidemic is considered one of the main challenges for modern medicine. It has been proven that bariatric surgery is more effective than nonsurgical interventions to manage weight-related comorbidities. …”
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Converting Organic Municipal Solid Waste Into Volatile Fatty Acids and Biogas: Experimental Pilot and Batch Studies With Statistical Analysis by Hojjat Borhany

“…A t ResultsBoth HRTs were identical concerning the ratio of VFA/soluble chemical oxygen demand (0.88 kg/kg) and VFA weight ratio distribution: mainly, acetic acid (40%), butyric acid (24%), and caproic acid (17%). …”
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Просторовий аналіз та моделювання індивідуального сільського житла 60–70-их рр. ХХ ст. в експозиції НМНАП України... by Тамара Василенко

“…The article deals with the main compositional techniques, typical for all of Ukraine in the organization of a rural housing in the 60s and 70s of the 20th century, its planning and decorative and artistic decoration, where folk creativity was clearly manifested: plastic design of facades and interiors, artificial texture, through carving, etc.…”
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Effective and safe surgery for keratinocyte skin cancer in the elderly over 80 years of age: a single-institution retrospective study of 345 patients over one year by Luca D. Fontana, Clara Richter, Ramon Lang, Christian Greis, Jürg Hafner

“…Data were collected from operative and postoperative notes within six months after surgery.Results A total of 565 tumors were removed from 345 patients, consisting mainly of basal cell carcinoma (46.5%) and squamous cell carcinoma (45.8%), including 24.2% clinically large tumors (>2 cm in diameter). …”
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Advances in antiviral strategies targeting mosquito-borne viruses: cellular, viral, and immune-related approaches by Ayyaz Khan, Zakirullah, Shahid Wahab, Seong-Tshool Hong

“…Despite extensive research, effective antiviral treatments for MBVs remain scarce, and current therapies mainly provide symptomatic relief and supportive care. …”
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Flavocytochrome b2-Based Enzymatic Method of L-Lactate Assay in Food Products by Oleh Smutok, Maria Karkovska, Halyna Smutok, Mykhailo Gonchar

“…The maximal absorption peak of the colored product is near λ=525 nm and the linear range is observed in the interval 0.005–0.14 mM of L-lactate. The main advantages of the proposed method when compared to the LDH-based routine approaches are a higher sensitivity (2.0 μM of L-lactate), simple procedure of analysis, usage of inexpensive, nontoxic reagents, and small amount of the enzyme. …”
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LSTM+MA: A Time-Series Model for Predicting Pavement IRI by Tianjie Zhang, Alex Smith, Huachun Zhai, Yang Lu

“…However, the existing research on IRI prediction mainly focuses on using linear regression or traditional machine learning, which cannot take into account the historical effects of IRI caused by climate, traffic, pavement construction and intermittent maintenance. …”
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Evaluation of human-centered pedaling in the city of Galogah by sadegh seidbeigi, omeid samandari, ali hossein shahein, mosttafa behshad

“…So this chapter consists of three main sections. In the first part of the criteria, in the form of a questionnaire and 348 questionnaires, pedestrians and residents were evaluated on the status of the streets in view of these criteria and indicators to determine the best option for walking. …”
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Criminological examination of law acts and their drafts in the system of measures to combat corruption crime in the security and defense sector of Ukraine by I. S. Polyakov

“…The position is substantiated, according to which regulatory legal acts and their drafts, which regulate social relations both directly in the sphere of activity of entities of the security and defense sector of Ukraine, and of entities related to it (for example, medical and social expert commissions, which are built into the mechanism for implementing mobilization measures and affect the personnel potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) should be subjected to both anti-corruption and criminological examination. The main tasks of criminological examination of regulatory legal acts and their drafts as a means of combating corruption crime in the security and defense sector of Ukraine are identified, which include: identifying defects in the legal regulation of control mechanisms for the implementation of the powers of security and defense sector entities; identifying regulatory prerequisites for committing corruption criminal offenses using discretionary powers; identifying shortcomings (poorly defined concepts, contradictions, duplication of powers, discretionary provisions) in regulating the implementation of control and supervisory procedures, receipt, registration, circulation, write-off of property in the field of activity of security and defense sector entities of Ukraine; identifying discrepancies between the real needs of legal entities and the existing legal mechanisms for their satisfaction and implementation, which determines the request for the existence of compensatory corruption practices; identification and neutralization of legal corruption factors in the mechanisms of defense procurement, in particular through non-tender procedures, as well as at the stages of placement, execution and acceptance of the results of the defense order for repair and restoration work on military equipment and weapons systems.…”
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Średniowieczne źródła antropocentryzmu by Anita Ganowicz-Bączyk

“…The anthropocentric attitude is sometimes meant to be the main cause of the ecological crisis. One can distinguish at least several stages of the process, which led to this crisis, namely: stage of Magic and Myth, Ancient Times, Middle Ages, and Modern Times. …”
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Discrete Train Speed Profile Optimization for Urban Rail Transit: A Data-Driven Model and Integrated Algorithms Based on Machine Learning by Kang Huang, Jianjun Wu, Xin Yang, Ziyou Gao, Feng Liu, Yuting Zhu

“…Traditional methods on this problem mainly focused on formulating kinematical equations to derive the speed profile and calculate the energy consumption, which caused the possible errors due to some assumptions used in the empirical equations. …”
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The amygdala and the pursuit of future rewards by S. Tobias Johnson, Fabian Grabenhorst

“…., 2015;Zangemeister et al., 2016). The main findings are that, in behavioral tasks in which future rewards can be pursued through planning and stepwise decision-making, amygdala neurons prospectively encode the value of anticipated rewards and related behavioral plans. …”
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PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY FEMALE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN TURKEY by İhsan Topcu, Oksana Manolova Yalçin, Orhan Cingöz, Sare Akkaya

“…Those others have experienced regret and disappointment due to the challenging conditions and inequality of opportunities for themselves. Main problems are listed as male principals' gender discrimination, underestimation of women, lack of recognition of women's success and injustice in work distribution. …”
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Sustainability of One WASH Facilities in the Rural Settings of North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region, North East Ethiopia, 2020 by Muluken Tessama Aemiro, Yohannes Getachew

“…The Government of Ethiopia launched the programme to improve the way water, and sanitation is provided to the people improving the WASH financing effectively, decreasing school children drop-out rates and improving the health status. The main aim of this study is to assess factors related to the sustainability of one WASH facilities in the rural settings of North Shoa zone, North East Ethipia. …”
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The influence of modification on the structure and mechanical properties of aluminum alloys by Tetiana Nosova, Stella Mamchur

“…Requirements for objects are determined by the conditions of their operation. Two main groups of influences can be distinguished: mechanical and climatic.Mechanical impacts associated with the operation and transportation of products include overloads, vibrations, shocks, and acoustic loads. …”
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Assessing the Biochemical Hazard of Hot Wave Events in Tehran by Shahram Emamgholi, Gholam Reza Janbaz Ghobadi, Parviz Rezaei, Sadr aldin Motevali

“…At all stations, there was an increasing trend both in the number of hot days in Tehran and in the frequency of warm-wave events at 5 stations in Tehran. The main objective of this study is to investigate the population exposed hyperthermia in Tehran during hot waves and based on the frequency analysis of the recorded hot waves, the wave was selected from July 20 to July 28, 2013. …”
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Analysis of Environmental Vibrations in Suburban Railways Affected by Adjacent Bidirectional Tunnels by Dong Li, Zhimin Li, Hongkai Wang, Jili Yin, Zhoujian You, Futong Wang

“…Existing research has mainly focused on the impact of single tunnel structures on ground vibrations, with limited understanding of the vibration propagation characteristics of adjacent bidirectional tunnels. …”
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Comparable results for the Femoral Neck System and three-screw fixation in femoral neck fracture treatment by Jukka Honkanen, MD, Nora Forsbacka, MD, Ida Strengell, MD, Inari Laaksonen, MD, PhD, Keijo Mäkelä, MD, PhD, Mari Koivisto, MSc, Ville Huovinen, MD, Elina Ekman, MD, PhD

“…Patients with FNFs underwent osteosynthesis with FNS. Main Outcome Measurements:. Patients' preoperative and postoperative radiographs were analyzed and measured to determine preoperative displacement, preoperative posterior tilt, and quality of reduction. …”
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