Enhanced CO2 Capture Performance Using Methyl Diethanolamine-functionalized Silica Gels: Assessing CO2 Capture Capacity by Petpitcha Boonmatoon, Pacharapol Nokpho, Pornpote Piumsomboon, Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan

“…The MDEAs grafted and impregnated on silica gel exhibited excellent CO2 efficiencies of 0.36 and 0.38 mg CO2 per gram sorbent, respectively, which are higher than the 15% efficiency of the unmodified adsorbent. …”
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On the time spent preparing grant proposals: an observational study of Australian researchers by Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett, Philip Clarke, Danielle L Herbert

“…Preparing a new proposal took an average of 38 working days of researcher time and a resubmitted proposal took 28 working days, an overall average of 34 days per proposal. An estimated 550 working years of researchers' time (95% CI 513 to 589) was spent preparing the 3727 proposals, which translates into annual salary costs of AU$66 million. …”
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Sago Starch Bagea Cookies with Moringa Leaf Powder Composite as a Fiber and Antioxidant Enhancer by Herlina Herlina, Rodame Bonalisa Sinaga

“…The nutritional content of bagea cookies per 100 g is protein, fat, ash, and carbohydrates of 9.32%, 9.40%, 0,13%, and 76.30% respectively.…”
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Assessing the Impact of Boer Goat x Indigenous Goat Crossbreeding on Reproductive Performance and Farmer Perceptions in Southern Ethiopia by Kebede Habtegiorgis, Debir Legesse, Mohamed Bikamo

“…The mean ± SD of goat flock size in the study area were 7.31 ± 5.89 heads per household (HH) with larger flock sizes observed in the Alaba zone (10.32 ± 6.56). …”
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Evaluation of irrigation management in different stages of growth on the yield and water productivity in cowpea plant in field and model conditions by Faranak Baradaran-Hezaveh, Hossein Babazadeh, Ebrahim Amiri, Hossein Ebrahimi

“…The average values of water productivity components based on irrigation, irrigation and rainfall, evapotranspiration, transpiration and evapotranspiration and deep percolation altogether (WPI, WPI + R, WPET, WPT and WPETQ) was obtained as 0.61, 0.41, 0.39, 0.67 and 0.32 kg per cubic meter, respectively. The outcomes of evaluating DSSAT model showed that the values of RMSE and RMSEn in calibration conditions were, respectively, 130 kg/ha and 5.91% for biomass yield and 92 kg/ha and 12.62% for seed yield. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards multiple myeloma among medical staff in Enshi Region by Luping Zou, Jinhua Li, Hang Xiang, Jun Tan, Yan Zeng

“…Several demographic factors independently associated with KAP scores were identified, including education level, age, occupation type, and frequency of academic conferences or medical education activities per year. SEM further indicated direct association between attitude and practice (β = 0.320, 95%CI: 0.189–0.452, P < 0.001). …”
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Exploring the Nutritional Potential of Spent Coffee Grounds as a Substitute for Rice Bran in Feeds for Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus: An Evaluation of Growth Performance and... by Wikit Phinrub, Sontaya Sookying, Phanit Srisuttha, Nantaporn Sutthi, Paiboon Panase

“…The fish were randomly allocated into four sets of three groups each and placed in net cages (1 m × 2 m × 0.5 m) at a density of 30 fish per cage. They were fed diets with four different replacement levels: 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15% of SCG over a period of 90 days. …”
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Suitability of jute fiber in the production of eco-friendly building block by Sumaya Sadia Toha, Md. Golam Mostofa, Md. Moinul Islam, Md. Saiful Islam

“…Results showed that blocks with 0.125% jute fiber in Mix-B achieved the highest compressive strength of 22.7 MPa, representing an improvement of 4% to 20% over other mixes and meeting Grade A standards as per BDS 208:2009. Additionally, the maximum split tensile strength was 2.55 MPa for Mix-B with 0.25% jute fiber, while Mix-A achieved 1.37 MPa with 0.125% jute content, marking a 50% to 75% increase in tensile strength compared to plain mixes. …”
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Experiences of internationally educated nurses working with older adults: A scoping review protocol. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Marianne Saragosa, Reham Abdelhalim, Eleni Philippopoulos, Ann Vo

“…A two-stage screening process will be conducted in duplicate (i.e., two reviewers per stage) to determine eligible articles. Data from eligible articles will be extracted using a piloted charting form. …”
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Characterizing Traffic-Related Ultrafine Particles in Roadside Microenvironments: Spatiotemporal Insights from Industrial Parks by Sultan F.I. Abdillah, Sheng-Jie You, Ya-Fen Wang

“…Additionally, peak average concentrations of UFPs PNC and BC were identified at IN and RS during morning rush-hour and weekdays periods, following the diurnal profiles of traffic flux compositions and total vehicle number per day. Intra-urban spatial variability of UFPs was identified between roadsides and urban background (IQR/M ratio ≥ 2, ρ ≤ 0.05), highlighting the heterogeneity characteristic of the pollutant. …”
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In Vitro and In Vivo Characterization of a Dual-Function Green Fluorescent Protein–HSV1-Thymidine Kinase Reporter Gene Driven by the Human Elongation Factor 1α Promoter by Gary D. Luker, Kathryn E. Luker, Vijay Sharma, Christina M. Pica, Julie L. Dahlheimer, Joe A. Ocheskey, Timothy J. Fahrner, Jeffrey Milbrandt, David Piwnica-Worms

“…Xenograft tumors of ETK cells in vivo accumulated 2.5-fold more 8-[ 3 H]GCV per gram of tissue and showed greater fluorescence from EGFP than control DU145 cells, demonstrating that the reporter gene functioned in vivo. …”
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Gallbladder Carcinomas: An Immunoprognostic Evaluation of P53; Bcl-2; CEA and Alpha-Fetoprotein by R Kanthan, JM Radhi, SC Kanthan

“…A similar trend was also observed with staining patterns to CEA. Eighty-nine per cent of the invasive and 84% of the in situ components of the tumour stained positive to CEA. …”
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Integrating human biomonitoring exposure data into a primary care morbidity database: a feasibility study by Pieter Jansen, Elly Den Hond, Katleen De Brouwere, Endale Alemayehu Ali, Hamid Yimam Hassen, Ilona Gabaret, Gijs Van Pottelbergh

“…Abstract Background The detection of a local per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) pollution hotspot in Zwijndrecht (Belgium) necessitated immediate action to address health concerns of the local community. …”
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Ecological insights on the feeding behaviour of waterbirds in an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area of South West Johor Coast, Malaysia by Nur Athirah Fauzi, Kaviarasu Munian, Nur Aina Amira Mahyudin, Nor Atiqah Norazlimi

“…A total of 576 hours of observation were recorded, averaging 2 hours and 19 minutes per focal observation. Of 17 waterbird species recorded, only 11 species were included in the analysis based on sufficient data. …”
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Fluctuations Driven by Multicomponent Pickup Ion Distributions in the Outer Heliosheath by Ameneh Mousavi, Vadim Roytershteyn, Federico Fraternale, Nikolai Pogorelov

“…Moreover, several 1D and 2D hybrid simulations with different numbers of particles per cell are performed to examine the impact of numerical noise on PUI scattering. …”
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Clinical efficacy studies of the vaccine against feline panleukopenia, calicivirus infection and viral rhinotracheitis Carnifel PCH in kittens by T. S. Galkina, A. A. Komarova, A. M. Kiselev

“…The purpose of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of the vaccine against feline panleukopenia, feline calicivirus infection and feline viral rhinotracheitis developed at the Federal Center for Animal Health (Vladimir) subordinate to the Rosselkhoznadzor, containing 2 heterologous FCV strains (Pers strain genotype I and Fauna strain genotype II), FPV Sheba strain and FHV Lavr strain. …”
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Skin Temperature in Parkinson’s Disease Measured by Infrared Thermography by Mathias Møller Purup, Karoline Knudsen, Pall Karlsson, Astrid Juhl Terkelsen, Per Borghammer

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Design and Analysis of Front Side Modular Multilevel Converter for Smart Transformer in 15 kV Arba Minch Distribution Network Using Diverse Controllers and Multicarrier Modulation... by Yalisho Girma Loaena, Ing. Getachew Biru, Chandra Sekha Reddy

“…Based on the MV DC voltage requirement, the number of submodules per phase leg is designed to be four (four in the upper arm and four in the lower arm). …”
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Systematic review on the effects of exercise with and without breakfast consumption on cognitive performance in healthy adults by Shu-Shih Hsieh, Yu Tian, Chun-Yuan Cheng, Yung-Chih Chen

“…Five studies, involving 70 participants (42 women, aged between 18 and 50 years) in total (sample size per study: 10–24), were eligible for inclusion in this review. …”
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Modelos de crecimiento, estacionariedad y rompimientos: comparación entre las tendencias de crecimiento de las economías de la OCDE y las de los países menos desarrollados by Zeus Salvador Hernández-Veleros

“…El objetivo de este artículo es definir si los productos internos brutos per cápita ( PIBPC ) de 145 economías tienen una raíz unitaria con rompimientos o si son es- tacionarios en tendencia con rompimientos durante el periodo 1950-2000, para, a partir de ello, establecer una relación con los modelos de crecimiento (endógenos y exógenos) y con los cambios, tanto en los fundamentos económicos como en el progreso tecnológico; situaciones que rompen las tendencias (intersecciones y pendientes) bajo la guía de Lau (1997). …”
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