Experimental study on the engineering characteristics of expansive soil improved conjointly using enzyme induced carbonate precipitation and eggshell powder by Mudassir Mehmood, Yuancheng Guo, Yunlong Liu, Lei Wang, Wen Nie, Bantayehu Uba Uge, Sharafat Ali, Chen Xuanyu, Yingao Zhao

“…The findings demonstrated that combining EICP and ESP decreases the swelling pressure about 25 times, compared with the individual treatment that yielded 5 and 1.5 times reduction for EICP and ESP, respectively. …”
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Additive interaction of conjoint tobacco smoking and heavy drinking on hypertension prevalence in rural Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study by Paineto Masengere, Nynke Halbesma, Rawlance Ndejjo, Bonny Enock Balugaba, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Fred Nuwaha, Hilde Bastiaens, Geofrey Musinguzi

“…Compared with non-drinkers, moderate alcohol drinkers were 1.45 times more likely to have HBP (AOR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.18–1.79), and heavy drinkers were 2.53 times more likely to have HBP (AOR, 2.53; 95% CI, 1.92–3.32). …”
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THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF ECT TREATMENTS IN FINLAND – RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY by SAANA KARTTUNEN, LAURI VIRTANEN, ANU HOLM, NIKO SEPPÄLÄ, PETRI SUMIA, ERIKA JÄÄSKELÄINEN, KAIJA JÄRVENTAUSTA

“…Due to the increased demand, waiting times have grown and scheduling of ECT treatments has become more complicated. …”
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Study on Roof-Coal Caving Characteristics with Complicated Structure by Fully Mechanized Caving Mining by Yunpei Liang, Lei Li, Xuelong Li, Kequan Wang, Jinhua Chen, Zhongguang Sun, Xuelin Yang

“…Physical modeling results show that when an extraction-caving ratio is 1, the number of times the coal arch forms is 0.43 at every caving, up to a maximum of 3; the number of times coal arch forms with an extraction-caving ratio of 2 is 4.65 times larger than that with an extraction-caving ratio of 1. …”
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Dynamic guardianship of potato landraces by Andean communities and the genebank of the International Potato Center by Sophia Lüttringhaus, Willy Pradel, Víctor Suarez, Norma C. Manrique-Carpintero, Noelle L. Anglin, David Ellis, Guy Hareau, Nelissa Jamora, Melinda Smale, Rene Gómez

“…Households where the plot manager was over 60 years old were more likely to grow the repatriated landraces for longer periods of times. While male plot management decreased survival times compared to female plot management, higher levels of education, labor force, wealth, food insecurity, and geographic location in the southern part of Peru were associated with greater survival times. …”
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Strategies for Workplace EV Charging Management by Natascia Andrenacci, Antonino Genovese, Giancarlo Giuli

“…Low-power charging is effective for short-distance travel, especially when vehicles are parked for extended periods, like during daily commutes. These idle times present opportunities to improve coordination between EVs and service providers to meet charging needs. …”
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The Impact of Psychiatric Patient Boarding in Emergency Departments by B. A. Nicks, D. M. Manthey

“…Psychiatric patients awaiting inpatient placement remain in the ED 3.2 times longer than non-psychiatric patients, preventing 2.2 bed turnovers (additional patients) per psychiatric patient, and decreasing financial revenue.…”
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Toxicity of Metals to a Freshwater Snail, Melanoides tuberculata by M. Shuhaimi-Othman, R. Nur-Amalina, Y. Nadzifah

“…Mortality was assessed and median lethal times (LT50) and concentrations (LC50) were calculated. …”
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A Case Study of Combined Drainage Consolidation-Preloading Methods for a Highway Subgrade on Peat Soils by Yue Gui, Shengjun Liu, Xiaqiang Qin, Jianfei Wang

“…The results show that peat soils’ consolidation coefficient has been increased several times to tens of times due to ground improvement. …”
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Comparing Bolt Implementation Methods in Vibration Testing for Accurate Dynamic Behavior Analysis by Jong Hyuk Back, Jeong Bin Bae, Ji Hye Kang, Jung Jin Kim

“…Efficiency analyses highlighted bonded methods as the most computationally streamlined, offering preprocessing times as short as 30 s and shorter overall analysis times. …”
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Becoming a new parent during the pandemic: experiences of pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period by Emma Blakey, Daniel Kuria, Michelle McGillion, Fiona Scott

“…Abstract New parenthood in ordinary times can be a vulnerable and unpredictable time. …”
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Multiple endemic states in age-structured $SIR$ epidemic models by Andrea Franceschetti, Andrea Pugliese, Dimitri Breda

“…  &nbsp Here, we show anexample in the form of a $3 \times 3$ contact matrix in which multiplenon-trivial steady states exist. …”
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THERAPY FOR IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION WITH ACUPUNTURE AND HERBAL PEGAGAN (CENTELLA ASIATICA (L.)) by Evin Dwi Prayuni, Ario Imandiri, Myrna Adianti

“…Purpose : to knowing the effect of acupuncture therapy and point of Guanyuan (CV 4), Shenshu (BL 23), Sanyinjao (SP 6) and Shenmen (HT 7). Therapy was given 12 times, 3 times every week. Herbal therapy wich given was pegagan (Centella asiatica (L)) with dose 0,3 and consumed everyday after eat. …”
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Parameter Optimization of Constant Pressure Grouting Technology for Borehole Sealing with Inorganic Noncondensable Material in Tectonic Coalbed of South China by Zhao Pengtao, Wang Haiqiao, Wang Long, Wang Xinlei, Ma Hongyu

“…Adopting the constant pressure grouting technology with the slurry, the average drainage concentration of boreholes in Puxi coal mine is 51.5%, and the average gas flow rate is 0.005 m3/min, which are 1.35 times and 1.67 times than those with the cement grouting method.…”
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PENGARUH PARAMETER PEMESINAN TERHADAP KEKASARAN PERMUKAAN AI6061BE PADA PEMESINAN CNC MINI 500 WATT MENGGUNAKAN PAHAT KARBIDA STRAIGHT ENDMILL by Richard A. M. Napitupulu, Siwan E.A. Perangin angin

“…The experiment was carried out 4 times cutting in the positive x-axis direction and 4 times in the negative x-axis direction for each variation of machining parameters. …”
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Electronic Controlling on Nanotribological Properties of a Textured Surface by Laser Processing by Haifeng Yang, Kun Liu, Yanqing Wang, Hao Liu, Jiaxiang Man, Bo Sun

“…Its friction forces can be changed more than 2 times under the different external electric field. …”
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Exploring nurse-led cystoscopy: A systematic review of safety, efficacy, and applicability in urogynecology by Aditi Siddharth, Nadia Muspratt Tucker, Rufus Cartwright

“…Patients and staff showed high levels of acceptability, with patients reporting better experiences and timely appointments. Nurse-led clinics significantly reduced wait times and improved continuity of care for follow-up cystoscopies. …”
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The Effect of High Concentrations of Glufosinate Ammonium on the Yield Components of Transgenic Spring Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Constitutively Expressing the bar Gene by Zoltán Áy, Róbert Mihály, Mátyás Cserháti, Éva Kótai, János Pauk

“…Concerning the productivity, we observed that concentrations of glufosinate ammonium 64 times the lethal dose did not lead to yield depression. …”
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Thrombotic Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by A. V. Borota, A. A. Borota, E. V. Onishchenko

“…The risk of thrombotic complications is known to be 3 times higher in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than in healthy individuals, with the relative risk being 15 times higher during the periods of relapses. …”
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INFLUENCE OF THE CONSUMPTION OF CARBONATED BEVERAGES IN THE PREVALENCE OF DENTAL EROSION IN YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYERS by Vladimir Lara A, Maria José Jarrin, Olivia Toalombo, Alex Carrera, Dourado Logersio Alessandro, Ana del Carmen Armas

“…Materials and methods: a cross-sectional study is proposed in a population of 60 basketball players aged 8 to 18 years, who perform physical activity more than 3 times a week and who consume energy drinks more than 3 times a week, without syndromes or systemic disease neither physical or intellectual disability. …”
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