Physical and Chemical Properties of Biodiesel Obtained from Amazon Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis) Biomass Oil by F. Anguebes-Franseschi, A. Bassam, M. Abatal, O. May Tzuc, C. Aguilar-Ucán, A. T. Wakida-Kusunoki, S. E. Diaz-Mendez, L. C. San Pedro

“…It represents an environmental option to mitigate a global problem of atmospheric pollution, and at the same time, it shows a commercial alternative to reduce the ecological impact caused by this fish in the diverse ecosystems to which it has spread. …”
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Unintended pregnancy among women living with HIV and its predictors in East Africa, 2024. A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Eyob Shitie Lake, Mulat Ayele, Abebaw Alamrew, Befikad Derese Tilahun, Besfat Berihun Erega, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Getinet Kumie, Gizachew Yilak

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>An unintended pregnancy refers to a situation where a pregnancy occurs either when there is no desire for a child (unwanted) or when it takes place at a time that was not anticipated (mistimed). Pregnant women infected with HIV face a two to tenfold increased risk of mortality during both pregnancy and the postpartum period compared to those who are not infected. …”
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Budget Impact of Rivaroxaban for the Prevention of Thromboembolic Events after Hip or Knee Replacement in Spain by Xavier Granero Xiberta, Antonio Murcia, José Ricardo Troncoso Durán, Claudio Gómez Zubeldia, Aleix Llorac Moix, Ruth Graefenhain De Codes, Maria Giovana Ferrario, Luis Lizán

“…**Methods:** A budget impact analysis was conducted in order to estimate the economic cost from an increase of rivaroxaban use versus enoxaparin by 10%, 20%, and 30% over the 3 years of the time horizon (2015, 2016, and 2017) for the THR and TKR populations. …”
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Evaluation of in-office tooth whitening treatment with violet LED: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Maria Fernanda Setúbal Destro Rodrigues, Ana Eliza Castanho Garrini dos Santos, Marcelo Mendes Pinto, Dácio Antonio Pantano Junior, Aldo Brugnera Jr, Fátima Antonia Aparecida Zanin

“…The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) will be evaluated before, as well as at established time point controls. The results will be expressed as mean and SD values. …”
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A dynamic knee function scoring system for anterior cruciate ligament injuries based on normative six-degree-of-freedom gait pattern by Junqiao Li, Yunhe Mao, Tian Lan, Liang Huangfu, Yan Xiong, Jian Li

“…Based on the large sample dataset, a novel 6-DOF scoring system was developed using the dynamic time warping algorithm. To further validate the scoring system, an additional 83 patients with ACL injuries were included, and their preoperative dynamic knee kinematics assessment and patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) were recorded. …”
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Bio-active composition, antibacterial activity and molecular docking studies of Salicia nitida (Benth.) root extracts by Wisdom U. Ike, Okereke C. Stanley, Nosiri Ijeoma, Okamgba C. Okezie, Nwokocha W. Osita, Aguwanba Chinedu, Aaron C. Friday

“…The highest retention time (RT) recorded for S. nitida was in 9-Octadecenoic acid (36.804) and the least in Butylated Hydroxytoluene (10.13). …”
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Sustainable reduction in sound levels on intensive care units through noise management - an implementation study by Sandra Witek, Claudia Schmoor, Fabian Montigel, Birgit Grotejohann, Sven Ziegler

“…Our primary endpoint was changes in sound level (equivalent continuous sound pressure (LAeq)) 12 weeks after the intervention, and the secondary endpoint was sound level (LAeq), peak sound pressure and maximum sound level at different time points, including changes at 24-week follow-up. …”
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Long-term results of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C with sustained virologic response by T. M. Ignatova, T. N. Lopatkina, V. P. Chulanov, Ye. V. Gaydasheva, S. N. Batskikh, G. V. Mikhaylovskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, S. Yu. Karpov, Ye. N. Nikulkina, O. A. Chernova

“…In 114 patients RNA HCV and DNA HBV in blood serum and peripheral mononuclear blood cells were studied by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with fluorescent hybridization detection in «real time» mode (sensitivity of 10 IU/ml for HCV and 5 IU/ml for HBV).Results. …”
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Polarization-independent high-sensitive metamaterial sensor for chemical sensing and EMI shielding application by Md Kutub Uddin, Shawon Hossen, Touhidul Alam, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Saleh Albadran, Haitham Alsaif, Ahmed S. Alshammari, Ahmed Alzamil, Mohammad Lutful Hakim

“…Furthermore, To validate the designed MTM, a 40 × 50 mm2 array prototype is fabricated, and the performance of the MTM is investigated in the laboratory, where the real-time investigation results strongly agree with the simulation result. …”
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Le port antique de l’agglomération des Mureaux (Yvelines) by Jean-Michel Morin

“…AD and definitely during the mid-2nd c. AD, at the same time as the dead arm was completely silted up. To date, no other port facilities have been identified for this town. …”
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Use of Texture Analysis on Noncontrast MRI in Classification of Early Stage of Liver Fibrosis by Ru Zhao, Xi-Jun Gong, Ya-Qiong Ge, Hong Zhao, Long-Sheng Wang, Hong-Zhen Yu, Bin Liu

“…Receiver operating curves (ROCs) and areas under the ROC (AUCs) were used to assess the diagnostic value of each final model and 100-time repeated cross-validation was applied to assess the stability of the logistic regression models. …”
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Assessing infection related to short-term central venous catheters in the perioperative setting by Ángel Becerra-Bolaños, Yurena Domínguez-Díaz, Héctor Trujillo-Morales, Sergio Cabrera-Doreste, Oto Padrón-Ruiz, Lucía Valencia-Sola, Nazario Ojeda-Betancor, Aurelio Rodríguez-Pérez

“…Although CVCs were in place for a short time and in a controlled setting, we observed high incidences of colonization and CLABSI. …”
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Adolescents with Persistent Symptoms Following Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection (Long-COVID): Symptom Profile, Clustering and Follow-Up Symptom Evaluation by Marco Floridia, Danilo Buonsenso, Laura Macculi, Liliana Elena Weimer, Marina Giuliano, Flavia Pricci, Leila Bianchi, Domenico Maurizio Toraldo, Graziano Onder, The ISS Long-COVID Study Group

“…Mean values were compared by Student’s <i>t</i> test and proportions by the chi-square test or Fisher test, with trends over time analysed using the chi-square test for trend. …”
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Clinical burden of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in France by Philippe Charron, Carla Zema, François-Emery Cotté, Eléonore Herquelot, Taryn Krause, Florent Daydé, Jean-Noël Trochu

“…Treatment patterns and clinical outcomes by NYHA class over time were examined.ResultsOverall, 6,823 patients with obstructive HCM were included (54.7% male, mean [standard deviation (SD)] age 66.2 [16.7] years). …”
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Enhancing aboveground biomass estimation in Moso bamboo forests: the role of on-year and off-year phenomena in remote sensing by Nan Li, Nan Li, Nan Li, Mengyi Hu, Jingyi Xie, Linjia Wei, Tianzhen Wu, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Shuangxi Gu, Shuangxi Gu, Shuangxi Gu, Longwei Li, Longwei Li, Longwei Li, Longwei Li

“…In this study, Sentinel-2 remote sensing imagery and plot survey data were selected, a novel change detection algorithm to assess plot level AGB dynamics between 2018 and 2019 was developed, a hierarchical classifier was proposed to map the spatial distributions of on-year and off-year MBFs, and a time series model was developed for estimating the AGB of MBFs to characterize AGB dynamics between November and December. …”
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Capital formation and production of carbon emissions in low-carbon development by E.S. Siregar, S.U. Sentosa, A. Satrianto

“…The study utilizes secondary data, specifically time series data spanning 31 years from 1991 to 2021, which were analyzed using regression study methods. …”
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Accelerated aging as a mediator of the association between co-exposure to multiple air pollutants and risk of chronic kidney disease by Shuo Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Jike Qi, Yu Yan, Tongyu Gao, Xin Zhang, Dong Sun, Ting Wang, Ping Zeng

“…Results: During the median follow-up time of 12.9 years, 11,117 participants developed CKD. …”
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Design, Content and Ecological Validity and Reliability of the Physical Activity and Sport Habits Questionnaire for Children Aged 8–12 Years in the Province of Gipuzkoa (Spain) by Aduna Badiola-Lekue, Irantzu Ibañez, Maite Fuentes, Javier Yanci, Oidui Usabiaga, Aitor Iturricastillo

“…For reliability testing, 276 schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 completed the questionnaire twice, with a time interval of two weeks to two months. Statistical analyses included the Wilcoxon test to compare expert ratings, effect size and percentage change calculations for magnitude assessment, and McNemar, McN-Bowker or Wilcoxon tests to compare differences between initial and repeat responses. …”
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Pengaruh Upright Position Terhadap Lama Kala I Fase Aktif pada Primigravida by Syaflindawati , Rahmatina B Herman, Jumiarni Ilyas

“…<br />Kata kunci: posisi berdiri, posisi berbaring, fase aktif, lama persalinan, primigravida<br /><br /><br />Abstract <br />Maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Indonesia is 5.2 times higher than that of Malaysia, and 2.4 times higher than Thailand. …”
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Upregulation of α3β1-Integrin in Podocytes in Early-Stage Diabetic Nephropathy by Kaichiro Sawada, Masao Toyoda, Noriko Kaneyama, Sawako Shiraiwa, Hitomi Moriya, Han Miyatake, Eitaro Tanaka, Naoyuki Yamamoto, Masaaki Miyauchi, Moritsugu Kimura, Takehiko Wada, Masafumi Fukagawa

“…Podocytes of early-stage DN showed upregulation of α3- and β1-integrin expression while those of advanced stage showed downregulation. Real-time PCR indicated a tendency for upregulation of α3- and β1-integrin in HSMP cultured with TGF-β1. …”
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