Physicochemical Characteristics of Edible Film Sodium Caseinate with Sappan Wood Extract Addition by Govinda Anggita Fortin, Yohana Sutiknyawati Kusuma Dewi, Lucky Hartanti

“…<p>Packaging will protect food from physical and chemical deterioration and maintains the economic value during storage. …”
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Border Pushbacks in Greece: Human Rights Violations and Psychological Impacts by Simona Nikolaeva

“…Refugees and asylum seekers subjected to border pushbacks endure numerous forms of abuse, including physical, emotional, and verbal violence, which exacerbate the trauma from their perilous journeys in search of safety on European shores. …”
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Contribution of Fuel Wood Income from Natural Forests to Household Economy in Delanta District, Northeastern Ethiopia by Sintayehu Eshetu, Yemiru Tesfaye

“…Both socioeconomic and physical characteristics close to the users influenced how dependent a household was on fuelwood income from the forest. …”
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A review of photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) technology applied in building environment control by Xuhui Cao, Niansi Li, Yulin Li, Lei Che, Bendong Yu, Huifang Liu

“…PV/T systems can be easily integrated to buildings and the electricity and heat generated by PV/T can drive a variety of physical and chemical processes such as heat collection process, solid/liquid dehumidification process and photo/thermal catalytic purification process. …”
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Evaluation of Vaso-occlusive Crises in United States Sickle Cell Disease Patients: A Retrospective Claims-based Study by Nirmish Shah, Menaka Bhor, Lin Xie, Steve Arcona, Rashid Halloway, Jincy Paulose, Huseyin Yuce

“…Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life-threatening vascular disease that burdens affected persons physically. SCD related vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs) are one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Evaluation of Environmental and Neighborhood Satisfaction Across the Socio-demographic Gradients Using and Geospatial Data by Ntombifuthi Nzimande, Lwando Royimani, Thabo Lephoto

“…This has resulted in urban planning strategies neglecting environmental structures to improve residents’ overall wellbeing as geospatial data allows for objective characterization of these physical, environmental characteristics rather than relying on subjective estimates of the residential determinants. …”
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The relationship between nasal fracture patients and weather conditions by Yeşim Yüksel, Cihan Bedel, Fatih Selvi, Okkes Zortuk, Mustafa Korkut, Yusuf Karanci

“…Diagnosis was primarily based on physical examinations and direct radiography. Upon admission, we documented various climatic factors, including daily average air temperature, dew point, humidity, weather conditions (fair, cloudy, windy, or rainy), wind speed, atmospheric pressure, and precipitation.Results: Among the patients assessed, 103 were diagnosed with nasal fractures, yielding a prevalence rate of 0.027%. …”
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Effects of Li2O on Structure and Viscosity of CaO-Al2O3-Based Mold Fluxes by Lifeng Chen, Kun Liu, Peng Han, Bin Yang, Lianghua Feng

“…The tetrahedra [AlO4] and [SiO4] have similar structures, but they exhibit different thermodynamic and physical properties. Viscosity test shows that CaO/Al2O3 = 0.88–2 continuously increased, when the cosolvent content Li2O = 1%–4%, CaO-Al2O3-based mold flux viscosity decreased, the degree of network structure polymerization decreased, and the complex structure depolymerized. …”
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A multiple technology-based and individually-tailored Sit Less program for people with cardiovascular disease: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Chorong Park, Britta Larsen, Mulubrhan Mogos, James Muchira, Mary Dietrich, Marianna LaNoue, Jason Jean, John Norfleet, Abigail Doyle, Soojung Ahn, Shelagh Mulvaney

“…Secondary outcomes include physical activity levels, cardiometabolic biomarkers, and patient-centered outcomes (i.e. sedentary behavior self-efficacy, habit strength, and fear of movement). …”
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RETRACTED: The role and molecular mechanism of Trop2 induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition through mediated β‐catenin in gastric cancer by Wei Zhao, Lizhou Jia, Xingwang kuai, Qi Tang, Xiaochen Huang, Tingting Yang, Zhenning Qiu, Jin Zhu, Jianfei Huang, Wenbin Huang, Zhenqing Feng

“…Importantly, Trop2 physically bound and activated β‐catenin to promote EMT; moreover, Trop2 increased the accumulation of β‐catenin in the nucleus to accelerate metastasis in GC cells. …”
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A Model for Vehicle Routing Problem under Returns and Emission Consideration in B2C E-Commerce Logistics by Sedat Belbağ

“…Purpose: With the widespread use of the Internet, electronic commerce allows customers to purchase products from the virtual stores of businesses instead of physical stores. This study addressed a mixed-integer linear programming model for a vehicle routing problem under returns and emission considerations in B2C e-commerce logistics.Methodology: This study proposes a mathematical model to solve a variant of the vehicle routing problem. …”
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Effect of Oral and Vaginal Hormonal Contraceptives on Inflammatory Blood Biomarkers by Afshin A. Divani, Xianghua Luo, Yvonne H. Datta, James D. Flaherty, Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari

“…Information on medical history, physical activities, and dietary and sleeping habits were collected. …”
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The sayings and conditions of the dying Sufi, in the mirror of the stories of Tazkīrat al-Awlīyā Attar and Nafaḥāt ul-Uns Jami by Sajedeh Nikkhah, Seyed Hasan Tabatabaei

“…Based on this belief, they claim to experience voluntary death prior to physical death, reaching a state of voluntary departure before the natural death that occurs to all human beings. …”
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Hydrodynamics and Aquatic Vegetation Drive Spatial Patterns of Environmental DNA in Ponds by Sandra R. Mayne, Jeffrey A. Manning, Stephen M. Henderson, Meghan B. Parsley, Katherine M. Strickler, Jeffrey R. Nielson, Caren S. Goldberg

“…We conducted cage experiments with salamanders and simultaneous detailed hydrologic and wind measurements to investigate the influence of the physical environment on detection patterns of eDNA in ponds. …”
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Synoptic and Mesoscale Atmospheric Patterns That Triggered the Natural Disasters in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, in January 2020 by Thaís Aparecida Cortez Pinto, Enrique Vieira Mattos, Michelle Simões Reboita, Diego Oliveira de Souza, Paula S. S. Oda, Fabrina Bolzan Martins, Thiago Souza Biscaro, Glauber Willian de Souza Ferreira

“…This study aims to describe the synoptic and mesoscale conditions that triggered these natural disasters in the MRBH and the physical properties of the associated clouds and precipitation. …”
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THE EFFECTS OF THE PRESENCE OF UiTM NEGERI SEMBILAN BRANCH CAMPUSES ON BUSINESSES IN KUALA PILAH, SEREMBAN AND REMBAU by A. N. Jannah, A. Shanthi

“…The impact of the establishment of UiTM Negeri Sembilan Branch can be seen not only through the growth it has brought to the human resources, academic and physical sectors, but can also be seen via the impact it has brought to the economic, political, social as well as the environment sectors on the communities of Kuala Pilah, Seremban, and Rembau. …”
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The Terraced Walls Significantly Influence the Spatial Distribution of Soil Water in Terraced Areas on the Loess Plateau by BAI Chenyun, YU Xiaoling, MA Chenchen, HAN Xiaoyang, QIAO Jiangbo, ZHU Yuanjun

“…[Methods] Soil samples were collected from different locations on typical artificial high-slope terraces (terraced wall height of 5 meters) on the Loess Plateau to measure soil water content and soil physical and chemical properties. The spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of soil water were analyzed. …”
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Dysregulated tryptophan metabolism contributes to metabolic syndrome in Chinese community-dwelling older adults by Shujing Sun, Fangting Hu, Yanru Sang, Sheng Wang, Xuechun Liu, Jiafeng Shi, Hongjuan Cao, Fangbiao Tao, Kaiyong Liu

“…Methods Ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry was used to detect TRP and its seven metabolites in a study involving 986 participants. Physical examination included the following indicators: blood pressure, body mass index, triglyceride levels, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels. …”
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Direct-supply chilled-water radiant-floor cooling system coupled with an earth‒air heat exchanger system: A case study in a building by Jiaming Yang, Huiqing Cao, Zhenwei Wang, Yue Liu, Wei Song, Jiankai Dong

“…To date, the use of shallow geothermal energy to directly cool and dehumidify a building in summer via a direct-supply chilled-water radiant-floor cooling (DS-RFC) system coupled with an earth‒air heat exchanger (EAHE) system has not been investigated. In this study, a physical test was performed in a real-world application room, where the cooling and dehumidification characteristics of DS-RFC and EAHE systems were individually studied to evaluate their application potential. …”
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Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of Stomach by Ahmed Abu-Zaid, Ayman Azzam, Asma AlNajjar, Hussa Al-Hussaini, Tarek Amin

“…Herein, we report a 26-year-old otherwise healthy female patient who presented with a 1-month history of epigastric pain. On physical examination, a palpable, slightly mobile, and tender epigastric mass was detected. …”
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