Parametric study and optimization of thermal performance and pressure drop in heat sinks with double-layer porous microchannels by Fahimeh Aliyari, Keivan Fallah, Hossein Zolfaghary Azizi, Farhad Hosseinnejad

“…Reducing the microchannel length and width by 3 times and 4.3 times, respectively, and reducing the microchannel height by up to 4.5 times enhanced thermal performance; however, these changes significantly increased the pressure drop. …”
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Prevalence of Obstetric Danger Signs during Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Mothers in Shashemene Rural District, South Ethiopia by Nega Terefe, Aderajew Nigussie, Afework Tadele

“…Women who have less than four times antenatal care visits were 6.7 times more likely to experience obstetric danger signs (AOR 6.7 (95% CI 3.05, 14.85)) compared to those who had antenatal care visit four times and above. …”
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Effects of Lysozyme, Proteinase K, and Cephalosporins on Biofilm Formation by Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Mohamed Eladawy, Mohammed El-Mowafy, Mohamed Mohamed Adel El-Sokkary, Rasha Barwa

“…The best antibiofilm effect (49.3%) was observed with the combination of lysozyme (30 μg/mL) and 50 times MIC of cefepime. The promising antibiofilm activity observed after treatment with 50 times MIC of ceftazidime or cefepime alone or in combination with lysozyme (30 μg/mL) is indicative of a novel strategy to eradicate pseudomonal biofilms in intravascular devices and contact lenses.…”
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Efficiency of Ranking Implementation in University Management System: Practical Experience by V. V. Lazarenko, V. A. Lipatov, T. A. Oleynikova, D. A. Severinov, N. B. Filinov

“…Results: In 2017, level of integral rate called «Scientific and research activities» showed 2.2 time increasing if compared to 2013. Meanwhile, next rates (per 100 university teaching staff workers) also increased: citation number in Web of Science and Scopus (in 31,6 times), citation number in Russian Science Citation Index (in 22,5 times), number of publications in Web of Science and Scopus (in 2,5 times) and number of research and development projects (in 2 times). …”
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Face super-resolution via iterative collaboration between multi-attention mechanism and landmark estimation by Chang-Teng Shi, Meng-Jun Li, Zhi Yong An

“…Through evaluation of the standard 4 $$\times $$ × , 8 $$\times $$ × , and 16 $$\times $$ × super-resolution tasks on the CelebA and Helen datasets, This method demonstrates strong performance and achieves competitive scores on SSIM, PSNR, and LPIPS metrics. …”
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Mechanical Mastication of Utah Juniper Encroaching Sagebrush Steppe Increases Inorganic Soil N by Kert R. Young, Bruce A. Roundy, Dennis L. Eggett

“…Within masticated areas, tree mounds of juniper leaf scales and twigs served as resource islands with 1.9 times higher inorganic N and total C, and 2.8 times higher total N than bare interspaces across seasons (P<0.01). …”
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Caesarean section rates and indications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The case of Mbandaka City by Patrick Bongbanga Mundembe, Roger Mwimba Mbungu, Félicien Kandolo Tshimungu, Jules Moti Kangite, Jean Claude Efoloko Likulu, Guillin Boboko Bikoko, Monizi Mawunu, Jean-Paul Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

“…Several factors significantly increased the likelihood of caesarean delivery, including macrosomia (16.4 times more likely), a scarred uterus (28.91 times), a shrunken pelvis (27.8 times), fetal distress (16.8 times), transverse presentation (32.1 times), and twin pregnancies (144.6 times). …”
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Activity of oxidative processes and the state of the redox regulating system in tumor tissue in skin cancer by I. A. Goroshinskaya, E. M. Frantsiyants, N. I. Larina, Yu. V. Przhedetskiy, I. V. Kaplieva, L. A. Nemashkalova, V. A. Bandovkina, V. V. Pozdnyakova, V. Yu. Przhedetskaya

“…In women, the level of MDA was increased in all tissues: with superficial growth of BCC by 2.1–2.5 times (p ≤ 0.05), with solid growth by 1.6–2.1 times (p &lt; 0.05) relative to the “norm”. …”
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Informal Caregivers Connecting on the Web: Content Analysis of Posts on Discussion Forums by Michelle L Foster, Chinenye Egwuonwu, Erin Vernon, Mohammad Alarifi, M Courtney Hughes

“…Posters inquired about accessing resources, with health care and health insurance included 51 times, while legal and financial concerns were addressed 124 times. …”
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Using autogenous training as a health-saving technology for students by Kurkina, Larisa V., Sidorova, Nadezhda A.

“…Analysis of the study showed that the indicator M₁ (medical group &ndash; 1) tends to increase by 0.98 times. The M₂ indicator is 0.89 times, and the M₃ indicator is 0.61 times. …”
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Comparative ecological testing of <i>Achillea millefolium</i> (L.) cultivars in Moscow Province by I. N. Korotkikh, N. V. Nevkrytaya, T. V. Platonova

“…Chamazulene content in the essential oil of the Crimean cultivars was 10–12 times higher, and the content of caryophyllene and germacrene D 2.5–3.1 times higher than in the essential oil of cv. …”
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The Effect of Free Weight Resistance Training on Cognitive Function Explored Through Eye Tracking: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Cristián Mateluna-Núñez, Romualdo Ibáñez-Orellana, César Campos-Rojas, Andrea Santana-Covarrubias, Rodrigo Fuentes Figueroa, Ricardo Martínez-Flores

“…We assessed cognitive function by using eye-tracking (ET) technology during text processing tasks. First-pass reading times (FPRTs) and total reading times (TRTs) were measured. …”
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Effect of Saturated Near Surface on Nitrate and Ammonia Nitrogen Losses in Surface Runoff at the Loess Soil Hillslope by Yu-bin Zhang, Fen-li Zheng, Ning Cao

“…Under the low fertilizer treatment, average NO3–N concentrations in runoff water of SA averaged 2.2 times greater than that of FD, 1.6 times greater for NH4–N. …”
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The Effects of Storage Conditions on Lycopene Content and Color of Tomato Hot Pot Sauce by He Li, Jian Zhang, Yong Wang, Jian Li, Yihe Yang, Xinqi Liu

“…The k value of HMF of P1 packaged THPS was 1.69 times of that of P2 packaged at 37°C, while it was 1.01 times at 25°C. …”
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Thyroid Nodules Located in the Lower Pole Have a Higher Risk of Malignancy than Located in the Isthmus: A Single-Center Experience by Gulhan Duman, Baris Sariakcali

“…Compared to nodules located in the isthmus; the malignancy risk increased 8.39 (OR: 8.39 (2.34–30.12), p = 0.001) times in the lower pole, 4.27 (OR: 4.27 (1.16–15.72), p = 0.029), times in the middle pole, 8.09 (OR: 8.09 (2.11–30.94), p = 0.002) times in the upper pole, and 7.63 (OR: 7.63 (1.95–29.81), p = 0.003) times in the nodules covering the whole of the lobe. …”
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Thromboelastography parameters in chronic viral liver disease and liver resection: a retrospective study by Ying Di, Jialu Li, Chunjuan Ye, Zheng Wang, Qianqian Zhu

“…R-times obtained before surgery were weakly correlated with perioperative blood loss (r < 0.2 and P < 0.05 for all). …”
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ALLERGIC RHINITICAL THERAPY WITH ACUPUNCTURE, LEGUNDI AND TEMULAWAK HERBS by Maya Septriana, Novita Purnamasari, Herra Studiawan

“…In handling allergic rhinitis, acupuncture therapy  given 12 times, once every two days. Herbal therapy  given for 14 times, taken every 2 days interval, 3 times a day with a dose of 5.2 grams of legundi and 4.2 grams of ginger. …”
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FREQUENCY AND MODALITY OF EXERCISE ON PAIN AND INDEPENDENCE IN ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Felipe Marrese Bersotti, Reniery Pereira Da Silva, Angelica Castilho Alonso, Guilherme Carlos Brech, Paula Regina Mendes da Silva Serrão, Ulysses Fernandes Ervilha

“…Results: For the pain variable, there was a statistical difference in favor of the intervention in the comparisons control versus strength 1 and 2 times a week and stretching 3 times a week already in the Lawton variable, only the comparison control versus aerobic 1 time a week did not prove to be statistically dignified. …”
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Research on Cumulative Damage Characteristics of Rock Anchor Beam Concrete Supporting Structure by Blasting Vibration of Underground Powerhouse by Sheng Wan, Junhong Huang, Yi Luo, Xinping Li, Qingsong Pu

“…The cumulative damage of rock anchor beam along and perpendicular to the axis of powerhouse conforms to the relationship of cubic polynomials with the blasting times, which also conform to the relationship of quartic polynomial and quadratic polynomial, respectively, with the blast center distance.…”
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