Ethylene vinyl acetate as a multifunctional compatibilizer for natural rubber/cis-1,4-polybutadiene rubber blends with enhanced compatibility, filler dispersion and mechanical prop... by Jiyu Liang, Jianhui Wu, Chunhua Wang, Jun Sang, Keshuai Ren, To Ngai, Wei Lin

“…The presence of EVA-18 at concentrations up to 20 parts per hundred of rubber (phr) in NR/BR vulcanizates improves the mechanical properties by approximately 24% compared to un-compatibilized NR/BR vulcanizates, which is superior to the most present studies. …”
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SEROTYPING AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE OF ESCHERICHIA COLI ISOLATED FROM DIARRHEIC CALVES IN THE PROVINCE OF TIZI-OUZOU, ALGERIA by Madjid Akkou, Madjid Sadi, Lamia Bentayeb, Yacine Titouche

“…Overall, 128 isolates of E. coli (one isolate per sample) were obtained in MC, including three strains in MC+CTX. …”
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Comparison between a New Optical Biometry Device and an Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomographer for Measuring Central Corneal Thickness and Anterior Chamber Depth by Jinhai Huang, Weicong Lu, Giacomo Savini, Hao Chen, Chengfang Wang, Xinxin Yu, Fangjun Bao, Qinmei Wang

“…Sixty-three eyes of 63 normal subjects were examined with AL-Scan and Visante AS-OCT in this prospective study. One eye per subject was measured three times with both devices to record their CCT, ACD, and AD. …”
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Economic impact of cholera in households in rural southern Malawi: a prospective study by Florian Marks, Wilm Quentin, Vittal Mogasale, Amber Hsiao, Enusa Ramani, Hye-Jin Seo, GiDeok Pak, Dan Vuntade, Maurice M’bang’ombe, Bagrey Ngwira

“…Only two patients had any direct medical costs and five patients reported lost wages due to illness. The COI per patient was US$14.34 (in 2020), more than half of which was from direct non-medical costs from food, water, and transportation to the health centre.Conclusion For the majority of Malawians who struggle to subsist on less than US$2 a day, the COI of cholera represents a significant cost burden to families. …”
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Telomere Length in Neonatal Dairy Calves in Relation to Lifetime Parameters by Manon Dewulf, Luc Duchateau, Maya Meesters, Dries S. Martens, Tim S. Nawrot, Mieke Van Eetvelde, Geert Opsomer

“…Reproductive analyses showed cows in the long TL group required fewer inseminations per lactation (<i>p</i> = 0.02) and exhibited longer calving intervals (<i>p</i> = 0.05). …”
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Characterization of Residential Woodsmoke PM2.5 in the Adirondacks of New York by George Allen, Lisa Rector

“…Subsequent tests showed that fresh 2-cycle small engine exhaust produces a somewhat weaker response than woodsmoke in the DC in terms of the concentration per unit of PM.…”
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LOGINIŲ ŽINOJIMO PAGRINDŲ ANALIZĖ G. FREGE’S FILOSOFIJOJE by Nijolė Aukštuolytė

“…Frege’s tyrinėjimai remiasi prielaida, kad loginė minties analizė galima tik per loginę kalbos analizę. Straipsnyje norima pabrėžti, kad autoriaus dėmesys kalbai - netiesioginis. …”
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Characteristics and Management of Uncontrolled Gout Prior to Pegloticase Therapy: A 2-year Claims Analysis by Robert J. Morlock, Deepan Dalal, Victoria Divino, Mitchell DeKoven, Stephanie D. Taylor, Atsuko Powers, Naina Barretto, Robert J. Holt, Brian LaMoreaux

“…The percentage of patients with tophi increased from 15.4% to 61.5%, the percentage with ≥ 1 flare increased from 49% to 84%, and mean number of flares per patient increased from 1.0 to 2.1 (P < 0.0001 for all). …”
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Exploring surgeon behavioural factors impacting the quality of care: protocol for a scoping review by Megan Delisle, Nicole Askin, Bhavan Dhaliwal, Doris Goubran, Orest Fylyma, Ina Siwach, Maziar Fazel Darbandi

“…Searches were peer reviewed as per Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies 2015. …”
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Revolutionizing load harmony in edge computing networks with probabilistic cellular automata and Markov decision processes by Dinesh Sahu, Nidhi, Rajnish Chaturvedi, Shiv Prakash, Tiansheng Yang, Rajkumar Singh Rathore, Lu Wang, Sabeen Tahir, Sheikh Tahir Bakhsh

“…The MDP framework then determines each node’s decision-making with the focus on load offloading policies that are aligned with rewards that promote per node balance and penalties for offloading a larger load than it can handle.These models are then incorporated into our proposed PCA-MDP system to achieve dynamic load balancing with low variability in resource usage among nodes. …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

“…The dependent variable was co-occurrence of NCD risk factors per respondent with the following groups: No co-occurrence, at most two risk factors, 3–4 risk factors, and 5–6 risk factors. …”
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Ectopic Pregnancy: A Review of Prevalence, Clinical Presentation and Outcome in Gusau, Northwest, Nigeria by Shittu MA, Olaoye SO, Aremu-Kasumu YB, Fasanu OT

“…During this period, there were 20,836 deliveries, giving an incidence of 0.31% (3.1 per thousand deliveries). The Mean age of the patients was 27.4 ± 5.5 years. …”
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Pattern of Bacterial Pathogens and Their Susceptibility Isolated from Surgical Site Infections at Selected Referral Hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Walelign Dessie, Gebru Mulugeta, Surafael Fentaw, Amete Mihret, Mulu Hassen, Engida Abebe

“…Wound specimens were collected using sterile cotton swab and processed as per standard operative procedures in appropriate culture media; and susceptibility testing was done using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. …”
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Sustainability and livestock: a doable combination by Antonella Chiariotti

“…Food security could be granted to large populations by reducing food waste, which accounts for 1.3 billion tons per year, or implementing livestock farming and promoting a sustainable food demand. …”
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Effects of an 8-week pre-season targeted training on sprinting performance, agility and lower limb muscular asymmetries in elite soccer players by Artur Gołaś, Przemysław Pietraszewski, Robert Roczniok, Artur Terbalyan, Adam Maszczyk, Rafał Opaliński, Adam Zając

“…Athletes in the experimental group performed sport-specific targeted strength training based on movement patterns 4 times per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday). …”
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Which factors influence the transition towards a healthy and sustainable food environment in Dutch hospitals? A qualitative view from stakeholders by Joline J. Wierda, Femke van Nassau, Sanne K. Djojosoeparto, Maartje P. Poelman

“…Data were organized and interpreted per theme as well as stakeholder group. Results In three hospitals, 29 semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 stakeholders from a wide spectrum of stakeholder groups (i.e., facility professionals, healthcare professionals, project coordinators, and board of directors). …”
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Proportional mortality and years of potential life lost due to liver diseases among agricultural workers, Brazil, 2017 to 2022 by Jailma dos Santos Silva, Soraia Arruda, Thayane Silva Nunes, Wiler de Paula Dias, Adedayo Michael Awoniyi, Armando Meyer, Cleber Cremonese

“…The sum of YPLL totaled 382,869 years among agricultural workers, with YPLL rate of 4,527 years per 100,000 workers and a YPLL rate ratio 1.45 times higher than the national average. …”
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National and provincial prevalence of self-reported diabetes: results from the cross-sectional Demographic and Health Survey in Sri Lanka–2016 by Sobha Sivaprasad, Manjula D Nugawela, Harshana Munasinghe, Pansujee Dissanayaka, Mangalika Jayasundara

“…Provinces with higher gross domestic product (GDP) per capita showed a higher prevalence of diabetes. …”
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A Randomized, Double-Masked, Active-Controlled, Crossover Phase III Equivalence Study of Generic Dorzolamide 2% versus Innovator Trusopt® Eye Drop Solution in Subjects with Open-An... by Katharina Bell, Christina Korb, Christina Butsch, Bert Constantin Giers, Anna Beck, Alicja Strzalkowska, Christian Ruckes, Ulrike Klingberg, Norbert Pfeiffer, Katrin Lorenz

“…Results. 34 patients were randomized and analyzed in the safety population. The per-protocol population included 32 patients. According to the self-report, all patients were >80% compliant. …”
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Metformin versus insulin in glycemic control in pregnancy (MevIP): a randomized clinical trial protocol by Carolina Freitas Alves Amaral-Moreira, Daiane Sofia Morais Paulino, Belmiro G. Pereira, Patricia Moretti Rehder, Fernanda G. Surita

“…The sample will comprise 92 pregnant women, 46 per group. The inclusion criteria will be GDM or type II DM requiring medication for glycemic control, singleton pregnancy, and gestational age under 34 weeks. …”
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