Sensitivity Analysis with the Monte Carlo Method and Prediction of Atenolol Removal Using Modified Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Based on the Response Surface Method: Isotherm and K... by Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Nasrin Bagheri, Farzaneh Mohammadi, Bahare Dehdashti

“…Equilibrium isotherms for this system were analyzed by the ISOFIT software. As per our result, optimum conditions in the adsorption experiments were pH 7, 60 min of contact time, 0.5 mg/L ATN initial concentration, and 150 mg/L adsorbent dose. …”
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How effective is circuit training on physical fitness? A high-intensity study in the sport of futsal by John Paul C. Suniga, Joselito M. Custodio, Patrick John B. Roldan, Hatem A. Shlool, Mohammad Fayiz Abumoh'D

“…Exercises were performed in 3 sets per session with maximum repetitions (1 RM) and rest between sets for 4-5 minutes. …”
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Effects of Periodontal Endoscopy-Assisted Nonsurgical Treatment of Periodontitis: Four-Month Results of a Randomized Controlled Split-Mouth Pilot Study by Christian Graetz, Johanna Sentker, Miriam Cyris, Susanne Schorr, Claudia Springer, Karim M. Fawzy El-Sayed

“…Therefore, this randomized controlled split-mouth pilot study evaluated the effect of NSPT using PE versus NSPT without nPE on bleeding on probing (BOP) in sites with probing depth (PD)≥4 mm (primary outcome), PD, clinical attachment level (CAL), number of hard deposits (HDs), and treatment time per tooth (TrT). Methods. Two calibrated operators performed NSPT in twenty periodontitis patients, randomized into two quadrants for PE or nPE treatment. …”
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KLAIPĖDOS REGIONE DIRBANČIŲ BURNOS HIGIENISTŲ NAUDOJAMŲ PRIEMONIŲ, PADEDANČIŲ SUMAŽINTI DARBO APLINKOS VEIKSNIŲ DAROMĄ ŽALĄ SVEIKATAI, EFEKTYVUMAS by Šarūnė Barsevičienė, Viktorija Paulauskienė, Viktorija Venevičienė

“…Balninė kėdė, optika su didinamaisiais lęšiais ir treniruotės 2 kartus per savaitę yra efektyvios prevencinės priemonės, naudojamos burnos higienistų, nes tie, kurie jas taiko, patiria mažiau sveikatos sutrikimų už tuos, kurie jų netaiko.…”
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IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE GROWTH, YIELD, AND SUNFLOWER CULTIVAR PERFORMANCE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF PLANT DENSITY. by Sinan A. Abas, Zeyad A. Abdulhamed, Nihad M. Abood

“…Moreover, the same cultivar outperformed in terms of seed number per disc and seed yield, with 1186 and 1164 seeds, and 5.665 and 5.409 grams disc-1 for the spring and autumn seasons, respectively. …”
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Access to weight reduction interventions for overweight and obese patients in UK primary care: population-based cohort study by Martin C Gulliford, A Toby Prevost, Helen P Booth

“…In morbid obesity, rates of intervention per 1000 patient years were: advice, 60.2 (95% CI 51.8 to 70.4); referral, 75.7 (95% CI 69.5 to 82.6) and antiobesity drugs 89.9 (95% CI 85.0 to 95.2). …”
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The effectiveness of alluvial gully remediation in Great Barrier Reef catchments by Andrew P. Brooks, John Spencer, Nicholas J.C. Doriean, Robin Thwaites, James Daley, Tim Pietsch, Jorg Hacker, Justin Stout

“…Prior to remediation, the four large alluvial gully complexes (active area of ∼17ha) were conservatively estimated to be delivering 5800 ± 1500 t of fine sediment (<20 μm) per year (20 year average). The experiment demonstrated that the average remediation effectiveness across 10 different treatments was a 96%–99% reduction in fine sediment yield (or an annualised reduction of ∼5500t). …”
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Control mechanisms on the reactive silicate fluxes by using on board resuspension experiments in the eutrophicated coastal environment by Özkan Ebru Y., Buyukisik Hasan B.

“…Smaller diatoms have more surface area per unit volume, meaning an increased silica flux. …”
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Induction training programme of resident doctors: The need of the hour by Md Sameer, Jawahar S. K. Pillai, Biswajeevan Sahoo

“…Background: An induction training program is a structured process to acclimatize and orient the newly inducted staff or employees to an organization. As per the literature, there is no structured induction training program for resident doctors available in tertiary care teaching hospitals in India. …”
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Incidence and Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease in Medicare Beneficiaries by Haixin Zhang, Amir Abbas Tahami Monfared, Quanwu Zhang, Lawrence S. Honig

“…Incidence/prevalence estimates were reported per 10,000 person-years. Results In FFS, AD incidence (2008–2018) decreased (138 to 104); MCI incidence increased (8 to 47), but the sum (MCI + AD) was relatively stable (146 to 151). …”
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Impact of ELKa, the Electronic Device for Prandial Insulin Dose Calculation, on Metabolic Control in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled... by Agnieszka Kowalska, Katarzyna Piechowiak, Anna Ramotowska, Agnieszka Szypowska

“…After the 26-week follow-up, the intention-to-treat analysis showed no differences to all endpoints. In per protocol analysis, 22/53 (41.5%) patients reporting ELKa usage for >50% of meals achieved lower HbA1C levels (P=0.002), lower basal insulin amounts (P=0.049), and lower intrasubject standard deviation of blood glucose levels (P=0.023) in comparison with the control. …”
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Soil fertility differences due to tillage methods modulate maize yield formation at different planting densities by Li-Qing Wang, Da-Ling Ma, Hong-yue Liu, Shu-Ping Hu, Xiao-Fang Yu, Ju-Lin Gao

“…The improvement of soil fertility significantly enhances the harvested number of panicles, the number of grains per panicle, and the 100-grain weight of maize, consequently increasing the maize yield. …”
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Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening in Women with HIV in Guangxi, China: A Model Simulation Study by Ran Zhao, Shalini Kulasingam

“…Strategies with a 3- or 5-y screening interval had lower numbers of colposcopies per cancer and cancer deaths prevented. Conclusion. …”
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One-pot fabrication of highly porous morphology of ferric oxide-ferric oxychloride/poly-O-chloroaniline nanocomposite seeded on poly-1H pyrrole: Photocathode for green hydrogen gen... by Rabia Mohamed, Alnuwaiser Maha Abdallah

“…The photocathode’s performance in natural seawater is impressive, with an estimated hydrogen production rate of 20 µmol/h per 10 cm2. Electrochemical measurements indicate a current density of −0.015 mA/cm2 under these conditions. …”
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Mania secondary to cotrimoxazole antibiotherapy: a case report and review of literature by Marine Jouart, Tahiana Ramaholimihaso, Jed Hadjoudj, Messaline Bermejo, Arthur Kaladjian

“…This examination identified manic symptoms, and so psychotropic treatment combining 5 mg of haloperidol and 75 mg of loxapine per day was initiated. Subsequently, there was a gradual improvement in symptoms within a week. …”
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Associations between asthma and Life’s Essential 8: a cross-sectional study by Jiao Xu, Jianlei Tang

“…With all confounders controlled for, LE8 scores were negatively correlated with asthma prevalence (odds ratio (OR) per 10-point increment, 0.85 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.82–0.88]). …”
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GagCM9-specific CD8+ T cells expressing limited public TCR clonotypes do not suppress SIV replication in vivo. by Lara Vojnov, Mauricio A Martins, Jorge R Almeida, Zachary Ende, Eva G Rakasz, Matthew R Reynolds, Enrique J Leon, Kim L Weisgrau, Benjamin J Burwitz, Joy M Folkvord, Marlon G Veloso de Santana, Patrícia C Costa Neves, Elizabeth Connick, Pamela J Skinner, Emma Gostick, David H O'Connor, Nancy A Wilson, Myrna C Bonaldo, Ricardo Galler, David A Price, Danny C Douek, David I Watkins

“…Additionally, GagCM9-specific CD8(+) T cells accessed B cell follicles, the primary residence of SIV-infected cells in lymph nodes, with effector to target ratios between 20-250 GagCM9-specific CD8(+) T cells per SIV-producing cell. Interestingly, vaccinated animals had few public TCR clonotypes within the GagCM9-specific CD8(+) T cell population pre- and post-infection. …”
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The Case for Brutalist Honesty in Medical Education by Markle DT

“…Compared to the past, students now have access to a wealth of outside data to evaluate their curricular progress and career prospects against, and yet institutions are lagging behind in openly disclosing information related to metrics of student success (course passing rates, number of repeat students per class, Step 1 pass rate, etc.) that would engender trust and afford students greater agency in their academic decisions.Approach: In developing a new academic counseling office, the author deployed a method of using brutalist honesty as a means of student support, both in terms of answering all curriculum questions truthfully no matter the topic and with individualized data analytics to provide objective evidence as to student performance progress. …”
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Pengaruh Lama Pemaparan Obat Antinyamuk Elektrik-mat Berbahan Aktif Allethrin Terhadap Aktivitas Katalase Tikus by Karolin Trisnawelda, Eti Yerizel, Lili Irawati

“…Dua belas ekor tikus wistar jantan (usia 2-3 bulan) dengan berat 180-200 gr dibagi dalam 3 kelompok, dengan jumlah 4 ekor per kelompok. Obat antinyamuk elektrik mat berbahan aktif allethrin (7.42 MV/mat) dipaparkan pada 3 kelompok tikus yaitu kontrol, P1 selama 8 jam/hari (10pm- 6am) dan P2 selama 12 jam/hari (6 p.m-6 a.m) selama 30 hari. …”
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Effects of temperature and live prey concentration on Colossoma macropomum larviculture by Fabio Aremil Costa dos Santos, Gustavo Soares da Costa Julio, André de Sena Souza, Pedro Paulo Cortezzi Pedras, Ronald Kennedy-Luz

“…Two temperatures (28 and 32ºC) (T) and two initial daily concentrations (500 and 1,000 Artemia nauplii per larva) (CP) of prey were used. These concentrations were increased every 5 days during the first 15 days of cultivation. …”
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