Isolation and Characterization of Nanofibrillar Cellulose from Agave tequilana Weber Bagasse by Hasbleidy Palacios Hinestroza, Javier A. Hernández Diaz, Marianelly Esquivel Alfaro, Guillermo Toriz, Orlando J. Rojas, Belkis C. Sulbarán-Rangel

“…However, at the present time, there is no technical use for this waste, and its high availability makes it an environmental problem. …”
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Gestation complications in women with metabolic syndrome: pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention (literature review) by L.P. Shelestova, L.F. Ushullu

“…It has been shown that pregnant women with metabolic syndrome are at high risk for the occurrence of «the great obstetrical syndromes» and require timely appointment of preventive measures to reduce them. …”
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Evaluating the Effects of Ozone Nanobubble Treatments on Postharvest Quality of Fresh Peaches by Orestis Giannopoulos, Ramsey Corn, Dario Chavez, Francisco Loayza, Angelos Deltsidis

“…Our team evaluated the effects of HOW by assessing postharvest fruit quality changes and decay incidence over time. The results indicated that while HOW treatments showed potential in maintaining postharvest quality, high concentrations of O3 were detrimental to fruit quality, causing increased decay incidence compared with the NaOCl treatment.…”
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The Role of Kinesiotherapy in Enhancing Physical Performance and Self-Esteem: A Prospective Observational Study in Obese Adolescents by Cristina Popescu, Daniela Matei, Rodica Trăistaru

“…Results indicated significant improvements in the SG, including enhancements in the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), Timed Up-and-Go test (TUG), and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (all p < 0.001). …”
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Protocol for a qualitative study to explore acceptability, barriers and facilitators of the implementation of new teleophthalmology technologies between community optometry practic... by Ann Blandford, Konstantinos Balaskas, Rima Hussain, Sarah Abdi, Angela Aristidou, Josie Carmichael, Giulia Cappellaro

“…Introduction Novel teleophthalmology technologies have the potential to reduce unnecessary and inaccurate referrals between community optometry practices and hospital eye services and as a result improve patients’ access to appropriate and timely eye care. However, little is known about the acceptability and facilitators and barriers to the implementations of these technologies in real life.Methods and analysis A theoretically informed, qualitative study will explore patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives on teleophthalmology and Artificial Intelligence Decision Support System models of care. …”
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Russian University Cities: Expectations vs. Reality by I. D. Turgel, K. D. Bugrov, A. D. Oykher

“…The analysis of the leading scientific and educational centers in Russia stated above indicates that in no city the share of the university sector in the overall number of the city’s employees, or its population, reaches 20%–the key threshold for establishing the predominance of universities in the functional the structure of a city. At the same time, the economic dominance of Tomsk universities in their city (the total income of Tomsk universities exceeds the city’s budget, which is unique for Russia) became the basis for positioning the city as the “student capital city” of the country. …”
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Preventive interventions for diabetic foot ulcer adopted in different healthcare settings: A scoping review protocol. by Açucena Leal de Araújo, Francisca Diana da Silva Negreiros, Raquel Sampaio Florêncio, Thiago Dos Santos Garces, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Samuel Miranda Mattos, Samara Jesus Sena Marques, Francisca Eridan Fonteles Albuquerque, Wánderson Cássio Oliveira Araújo, Vanessa de Brito Poveda, Thereza Maria Magalhães Moreira

“…The search strategy was developed in collaboration with a research librarian using the PRESS checklist and no time or language limitations were applied. Data will be analyzed and summarized descriptively, including characteristics of studies, participants, and interventions.…”
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Modeling and Simulation of Nonmotorized Vehicles’ Dispersion at Mixed Flow Intersections by Qiyuan Liu, Jian Sun, Ye Tian, Ying Ni, Shinan Yu

“…The results show that the PDM performs better than the SFM with regard to depicting the dispersion characteristic indices of the nonmotorized vehicles, such as the travel time, the dispersion intensity of heterogeneous nonmotorized vehicles, the sectional dispersion degree, and other dispersion characteristics.…”
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Investigating the sigma formation in homogenization treatment of the 309L stainless cast billet by Hung-Yang Chu, Min-Chang Wu, Ren-Kae Shiue, Sheng-Yuan Cheng

“…Further increasing the homogenization time to 6 h demonstrates the best spheroid effect of the δ ferrite and sigma in the cast 309L specimen. …”
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Boosting biogas production through innovative data-driven modeling and optimization methods at NJWTP by Jingsong Duan, Guohua Cao, Guoqing Ma, Bayram Yazdani

“…Consequently, the DBN-BOOA model offers a practical and user-friendly solution for MWTP operators, enabling real-time adjustments to operational parameters for increased biogas yields and reduced sludge production.…”
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BERT-BiGRU-Senti-GCN: An Advanced NLP Framework for Analyzing Customer Sentiments in E-Commerce by Muhammad Rizwan Rashid Rana, Asif Nawaz, Saif Ur Rehman, Muhammad Ali Abid, Mubariz Garayevi, Jana Kajanová

“…These NLP-driven deep learning models offer valuable tools for E-Commerce HR and sales departments, enabling monitoring employee and users’ sentiment trends over time and assisting in implementing targeted interventions. …”
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Hepatectomy using a bipolar vessel-sealing scalpel with Takasaki’s Glissonean pedicle transection method in hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-centre short-term outcome by Ham Hoi Nguyen, Thanh Khiem Nguyen, Van Duy Le, Van Minh Do, Tuan Hiep Luong, Hoan My Pham, Kim Khue Dang, Cong Long Nguyen, Ngoc Hung Nguyen

“…The mean blood loss during pedicle control was 21.88±14.02 ml; there were no complications during pedicle transection. The average time of parenchymal resection was 33.96±12.32 minutes, the average intraoperative blood loss was 211.79±125.41 ml, and there was one patient requiring intraoperative blood transfusion. …”
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The effect of acute slow resistance exercise on post-exercise blood pressure in active normotensive male recreational athlete by Ali Ramezanı, Naser Heıdarı

“…Our results showed that Significant time effect for SBP, DBP, MAP and HR (P lt;0.05). …”
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Diabetic Gait Is Not Just Slow Gait: Gait Compensations in Diabetic Neuropathy by Adrienne D. Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson, Sarah T. Ridge, Jonathan S. Egbert, Kevin P. Curtis, Levi J. Berry, Dustin A. Bruening

“…A full-body model with a multisegment foot was used to calculate inverse dynamics and analyze sagittal plane metrics and time series waveforms across stance phase. Results. …”
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Expression of CD24 in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Is Regulated by TGFβ3 and Induces a Myofibroblast-Like Genotype by Luisa Marilena Schäck, Manuela Buettner, Alexander Wirth, Claudia Neunaber, Christian Krettek, Andrea Hoffmann, Sandra Noack

“…To our knowledge, we demonstrate for the first time that the expression of CD24 is an inherent property of hBMSCs. …”
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Challenges in the transition between medical and vocational rehabilitation: a qualitative focus group study with service providers in Germany by Eileen Wengemuth, Lara Kleist, Lukas Kühn, Kyung-Eun Anna Choi

“…Facilitating and hindering factors include the labour market situation, the Covid-19-pandemic, feedback for employees, an interdisciplinary assessment, different time-related aspects as well as individual factors such as the rehabilitants’ diagnoses. …”
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Assessment Design And Practices Toward Holistic Learning Of Higher Education Students: Empirical Evidence Via Path Analysis Modelling Approach by Ebenezer Afrifa-Yamoah, Esther Adama, Amanda Graf, Kwadwo Adusei-Asante

“…Compared to invigilated exams, students perceived alternative assessments to have significant positive direct effects on stress levels, research skills, learning process and time management (). In relation to academic misconduct, students generally perceived invigilated exams to restrain such practices; however, the perceived effect was not statistically significant when compared with alternative assessments (. …”
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Submarine Disposal Method of Mine Tailings (Slurry Sludge) by Naim Sezgin

“…The mining industry is one of the most important industrial activities that are playing a role to development of the modern society and at same time, this industry is the world's largest waste-producing industry. …”
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A Multicenter Study on Clinical Outcomes of Simultaneous Implantable Collamer Lens Removal and Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens Implantation in Eyes Developing Cataract by Kazutaka Kamiya, Kimiya Shimizu, Yoshihiro Kitazawa, Takashi Kojima, Tomoaki Nakamura, Kazuo Ichikawa, Kahoko Fujimoto, the Japan ICL Study Group

“…Results The patients’ age at the time of cataract surgery was 49.8 ± 6.8 years, and the axial length was 28.49 ± 1.97 mm. …”
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Increase in assisted suicide in Switzerland: did the socioeconomic predictors change? Results from the Swiss National Cohort by Marcel Zwahlen, Nicole Steck, Christoph Junker

“…We calculated crude rates and used Cox proportional hazard and logistic regression models to examine associations of assisted dying with gender, marital status, education, religion, neighbourhood socioeconomic status and other variables, and investigated trends over time.Results We identified 3941 assisted suicides among 6 237 997 Swiss residents, 80% of which occurred in the older age group. …”
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