Synthesis of Cationic Waterborne Polyurethanes from Waste Frying Oil as Antibacterial Film Coatings by Sivaphol Phunphoem, Onusa Saravari, Pitt Supaphol

“…Bactericidal activity of the obtained polyurethanes toward Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) was investigated using the time kill assay. CWPUs were successfully synthesized as confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). …”
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Assessing the Risk Factors for Refractory Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children and Adults by Erminia Ridolo, Irene Martignago, Irene Pellicelli, Cristoforo Incorvaia

“…Our study highlighted female sex and a higher VAS score at the time of follow-up visits as risk factors for refractory EoE in children, while the risk factors in adults were identified as fewer years of follow-up, greater diagnostic delay, use of antibiotics during infancy, and food allergy.…”
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Assessment of the Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Adolescent Girls in Preparatory Schools at Al-Kut City by Ammar Abbas Okab, Ahmed Kadhim Jawad

“…Nutritional needs of adolescents at this phase of life are higher for the majority of nutrients than at any other time due to their fast growth. Objective: To assess the nutritional status domains of adolescent girls and identify the factors associated with their nutritional status among adolescent girls in preparatory schools in Al-Kut City. …”
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APPLICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE VIDEO GAME LOCALIZATION PROCESS by Rea Tot, Ivan Dunđer

“…But this means that the video game needs to be adapted to a large number of languages, cultural diff erences, ways of speaking and thinking, and at the same time to remove everything that is not suitable for the target market. …”
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In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Calcium Silicate-Based Endodontic Cement as Root-End Filling Materials by Selen Küçükkaya, Mehmet Ömer Görduysus, Naciye Dilara Zeybek, Sevda Fatma Müftüoğlu

“…Despite the significant changes in cell viability over time, materials presented similar cytotoxicity profile. …”
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Higher Education and the Politics of the Radical Imagination by Henry A Giroux

“…Such an understanding is imperative at a time when democracy is under siege all over the globe. …”
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Low-Bit Rate Feedback Strategies for Iterative IA-Precoded MIMO-OFDM-Based Systems by Sara Teodoro, Adão Silva, Rui Dinis, Atílio Gameiro

“…With the proposed strategies, we only need to send part of the CSI information, and this can even be sent only once for a set of data blocks transmitted over time-varying channels. These strategies are applied to iterative MMSE-based IA techniques for the downlink of broadband wireless OFDM systems with limited feedback. …”
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Fast Attitude Maneuver of a Flexible Spacecraft with Passive Vibration Control Using Shunted Piezoelectric Transducers by Bassam A. Albassam

“…The control design is based on only the rigid body mode making it very simple to design and at the same time achieve the quickest maneuver possible. The induced vibrations are suppressed using piezoelectric transducers bonded to the appendages and connected to an electric circuit with the objective of converting the vibrational energy to electrical energy and then dissipating it using passive electric elements, such as a resistance and an inductor. …”
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Suspected Primary Spontaneous Asymptomatic Pneumothorax in a Cat by Michael Sliman, Adam J. Rudinsky, Sarah Lumbrezer, Jenessa A. Winston, Valerie J. Parker, Sarah Lorbach, James Howard

“…The cat was free of clinical signs of respiratory disease after a follow-up time of nine months. This is the first reported case of a cat diagnosed with a nonclinical suspected primary spontaneous pneumothorax with no concurrent predisposing pulmonary pathology.…”
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RISK OF INTRODUCING HIGHLY DANGEROUS ANIMAL VESICULAR DISEASES INTO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by V. P. Semakina, T. P. Akimova, I. Yu. Solomatina, A. K. Karaulov

“…There is a possibility of the introduction of vesicular agents with animal feed imports into the country since some viruses can potentially survive for a long time in some ingredients. Taking into account the fact that some neighboring countries are infected with vesicular diseases, the threat of infection introduction into Russia through migration of wild animals along the North Caucasian, Central Asian and Far Eastern routes still remains.…”
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Posttraumatic stress disorder and associated factors in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Prayash Paudel, Asutosh Sah, Anil Khanal

“…The subgroup analyses revealed that the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder after an earthquake varied significantly across studies in terms of the time of assessment, sex, age, marital status, ethnicity, educational level, disease history, bereavement, injury to the body, witnessing death, social support, loss of property and damage to one's house. …”
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Multiscale characterization of medical devices and pharmaceutical formulations with 3D X-ray microscopy and computed tomography by Herminso Villarraga-Gómez, Ria L. Mitchell

“…It also requires improving the medicinal properties of drug formulations for maintaining effective drug concentration at target body sites over time. Public acceptance of drugs and medical products depends on approval from regulatory agencies, ensuring quality and performance. …”
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Science Under Political Change: The Experience of Russian Genetics in the 1960s by S. V. Shalimov

“…The paper underlines that Leningrad and Novosibirsk Universities made a great contribution to the revival of human resources in the Soviet genetics. At the same time many other biological departments and institutes were going through the reorganization of the Soviet biology with lots of difficulties. …”
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What factors affect teacher professional learning: a qualitative meta-analysis based on the Onion model by Hanqiang Li

“…Purpose – Current academic research on teacher learning is increasing in number and deepening in quality, but at the same time, the heterogeneity is growing significantly. …”
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Micropropagation of Bioencapsulation and Ultrastructural Features of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) Grown In Vivo and In Vitro by Sadegh Mohajer, Rosna Mat Taha, Minoo Mohajer, Arash Khorasani Esmaeili

“…Onobrychis sativa L.) were evaluated. For the first time, an encapsulation protocol was established from somatic embryogenic callus in torpedo and cotyledonary stages to create artificial seeds. …”
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using the DynamX Sirolimus-Eluting Bioadaptor: 12-Month Clinical and Imaging Outcomes by Mark Webster, Douglas Scott, Madhav Menon, Dougal McClean, Seif El-Jack, Gerard Wilkins, Scott A. Harding

“…We evaluated the safety and efficacy of this novel implant with imaging follow-up at 6-months, the time point when the bioadaptor starts to uncage. …”
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Improvement of the conceptual principles of activity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine as a subject of the formation and development of the internal security environme... by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…It has been emphasized that the activity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the direction of the formation and development of the security environment is limited only to the definition and description of the indicators of this environment. At the same time, it has been concluded that such an assessment should lead to the adoption of appropriate regulatory and organizational measures, which, taking into account the challenges caused by the aggression of the occupying country, should be implemented in all bodies and units of the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. …”
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Investigation on Prevalence of Canine Trypanosomiasis in the Conservation Areas of Bwindi-Mgahinga and Queen Elizabeth in Western Uganda by James Robert Ochieng, Marta Planellas Bachs, Anthony Nsubuga, Innocent B. Rwego, John Joseph M. Kisakye, Laura Muro Riba, Jesus Muro Figueres

“…This study reports what we believe is the first time detection of T. congolense and T. vivax in the indigenous dogs found in the Bwindi-Mgahinga and Queen Elizabeth conservation areas in western Uganda. …”
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Validation of a Portable Wireless Force Platform System To Measure Ground Reaction Forces During Various Tasks by Vasileios Mylonas, Christos Chalitsios, Thomas Nikodelis

“… # Purpose To validate the kinetic data obtained from a pair of portable K-Deltas force platforms compared to gold standard platforms fixed in the lab and to examine the measurement reliability between this pair of portable force platforms. # Methods Force-time curves from known masses, countermovement vertical jumps, and balance tests were used to assess validity of K-Deltas using a pair of Bertec force plates as a gold standard and between the K-Deltas pair of plates. …”
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Antitrypanosomal and Anthelminthic Properties of Ethanol Extracts of Carica papaya Linn. and Ceiba pentandra (L) Gaertn. by Ahmed Wahab Obeng, Yaw Duah Boakye, Theresa Appiah Agana, Vivian Etsiapa Boamah, James Oppong-Kyekyeku, Abena Amponsaa Brobbey, Francis Adu, Stephen Yao Gbedema, Christian Agyare

“…When the extracts were screened against P. posthuma worms, only PPSe and CPSe were able to kill the worms after the exposure time at concentrations of 2.5, 5, and 10 mg/mL. PPSe was again the only extract that potentiated the anthelminthic activity of albendazole against P. posthuma worms. …”
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