Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels Based on Polyglycerol Crosslinked with Citric and Fatty Acids by Leidy C. Solano-Delgado, César A. Bravo-Sanabria, Carolina Ardila-Suárez, Gustavo E. Ramírez-Caballero

“…The hydrogel with the highest swelling capacity absorbed more than 7 times its own weight at room temperature and pH 5. …”
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Biomass and Yield of Peanut Grown on Tropical Soil Amended with Sewage Sludge Contaminated with Lead by Fábio Camilotti, Alysson Roberto Baizi e Silva, Marcos Omir Marques

“…Treatments were arranged in 3 × 2 + 2 factorial scheme, replicated three times, distributed in randomized block design, and consisted of: three Pb rates applied to soil with sewage sludge (3, 21, and 42 mg kg−1) × two times of sewage sludge application (30 days before peanut sowing and at the day of the sowing) + mineral fertilization + control (without sewage sludge and mineral fertilization). …”
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Determination of the Percentage of Iron in River Rwabakazi From Source of Tributaries Around Kyase Iron Factory in Kabale Town. by Twesigomwe, Vicent

“…The results showed that iron concentration in river Rwabakazi was higher about 500 times near the factory and 70 times near Kabale town compared to (0.1-10 mg/l) iron concentration in river water according to WHO. …”
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Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillanc... by Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry

“…People from middle household wealth quintile were three times more likely to die from TB than those in the richest quintile (AOR: 3.0 (95% CI 1.3 to 7.4)).Young adults also had the highest proportion of deaths to HIV/AIDS (18%) and were nearly seven times more likely to die from this disease compared with those aged 75+years (AOR: 6.7 (95% CI 1.7 to 25.4)). …”
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Study on the interaction between β-carotene and gut microflora using an in vitro fermentation model by Zhixian Li, Zhuqing Dai, Enjuan Shi, Peng Wan, Guijie Chen, Zhongyuan Zhang, Yayuan Xu, Ruichang Gao, Xiaoxiong Zeng, Dajing Li

“…After 24 h fermentation, the degradation rate of β-carotene was (64.28 ± 6.23)%, which was 1.46 times that of the group without gut microflora. Meanwhile, the production of VA was nearly 2 times that of the group without gut microflora, indicating that the gut microflora can metabolize β-carotene into VA. β-Carotene also influences the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), the production of total SCFAs in 0.5 mg/mL β-carotene (BCM) group was (44.00 ± 1.16) mmol/L, which was 2.26 times that of the blank control (BLK) group. …”
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First-in-human phase 1 study of the arginase inhibitor INCB001158 alone or combined with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumours by Michael Smith, Aung Naing, Todd Bauer, Kyriakos P Papadopoulos, Osama Rahma, Elena Garralda, Glenn J Hanna, Michael J Pishvaian, Xuejun Chen, Sven Gogov, Omar Saavedra, Howard Kallender, LuLu Cheng, Emil Kuriakose

“…Dose expansion was conducted in tumour-type cohorts (with or without prior anti−PD-1/PD-L1 (programmed death protein 1/programmed death ligand 1) therapy).Results A total of 107 patients received INCB001158 50–150 mg two times per day as monotherapy, and 153 patients, including 6 with moderate renal impairment, received INCB001158 50–100 mg two times per day combined with pembrolizumab. …”
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Pediatric endoscopic retrograde pancreatography expertise in chronic pancreatitis: a single-center analysis by Hongxi Guo, Juan Luo, Hu Yang, Jun Yang, Hongqiang Bian, Xufei Duan, Xin Wang

“…The annual frequency of pancreatitis episodes showed a significant reduction, decreasing from 2.4 times pre-treatment to 0.6 times post-treatment (P < 0.05). …”
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Study on the Effect of Isotropic Initial Stress on the Anchoring Performance of Self-Expanding Bolts by Jie Liu, Hongya Li, Yunzhou Li, Yunan Yang, Tao Sun, Rui Song, Rongqi Sun

“…It is concluded that the ultimate pull-out resistance of the anchorage with ω = 30 is increased by 3.38 times compared with the ordinary anchorage under the initial confining stress condition of 0.7 MPa, the prepeak displacement of the bolt is increased by 2.08 times, and the prepeak energy consumption of the anchoring system is increased by 7.34 times. …”
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Prospects for the use of a <i>Bacillus subtilis</i> metabolites-based feed additive in dairy farming by S. V. Malkov, A. S. Krasnoperov, A. P. Poryvaeva, O. Yu. Oparina, A. I. Belousov, A. N. Brilliant

“…Neutrophil absorbency increased by 2.5 times, 3.2 times and 2.1 times in the animals of test group 1, test group 2 and control group, respectively. …”
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Autistic and transgender/gender diverse people’s experiences of health and healthcare by Kate Green, Elizabeth Weir, Lily Wright, Carrie Allison, Simon Baron-Cohen

“…Transgender/gender diverse autistic adults were 2.3 times more likely to report a physical health condition, 10.9 times more likely to report a mental health condition, and 5.8 times more likely to report self-harm than cisgender non-autistic adults. …”
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Changes of Lacrimal Puncta by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Topical Combined Antibiotic and Steroid Treatment in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Stenosis by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A. Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…They were divided into two groups, the epiphora group one (EG1) received eye drops containing combination of antibiotics and steroids (orchadexoline eye drops, each ml contains 5 mg chloramphenicol, 1 mg dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 0.25 mg tetryzoline hydrochloride, 2 mg hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose, 10 mg α-tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), and 8 mg macrogol 400), 5 times daily for the first week, three times daily for the next two weeks, and one time daily for another one week. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep duration and mental health among middle school students: a 3-year cross-sectional survey by Kai-yun Dou, Ru-bao Dong, Chun-long Gan

“…The SD compliance rates were 34.1%, 23.9%, and 33.2%, and the MH problem detection rates were 27.9%, 36.4%, and 33.4%, respectively; there is a significant correlation between SD and MH scores among middle school students (P &lt; 0.001); the protective effects of SD compliance on MH were 1.859 times, 2.156 times, and 1.516 times higher than those of SD non-compliance (all p &lt; 0.001).ConclusionMeeting the SD standard is a protective factor for adolescent MH. …”
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High-Fiber Crackers Supplemented with Asparagus Hard-Stem: Impacts of Supplementation Ratios and Water Amounts in Cracker Recipe on the Product Quality by Thi Thu Tra Tran, Le Hong Ngoc Ngo, Nu Minh Nguyet Ton, Thi Hong Nhung Le, Thi Thuy Le, Van Viet Man Le

“…As the AHP ratio increased from 0 to 20%, the dietary fiber and total phenolic contents of the fortified crackers were improved by 5.0 times and 3.2 times, respectively, while their ferric reducing antioxidant power and DPPH scavenging capacity were enhanced by 6.1 and 1.4 times, respectively. …”
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Peran Asupan Zat Gizi Makronutrien Ibu Hamil terhadap Berat Badan Lahir Bayi di Kota Padang by Mila Syari, Joserizal Serudji, Ulvi Mariati

“…Intake of low energy consumption has 76 times risk for low birth weight (p=0.02), intake of low fat consumption has 7 times risk for low birth weight (0.01) and intake of low carbohydrate hasa 12 times risk for low birth weight (p=0.01). …”
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On the shoulders of giants (part two): an inspirational woman by Keith White

“…This paper will focus on the life of Pandita Ramabai, an extraordinary woman who lived an extraordinary life in extraordinary times.…”

The Role of Cultural Heritage in Modern World Politics by T. M. Balmatova

“…International Relations and Heritage. Patchwork in Times of Plurality. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. 468 p. …”
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Healthy Living: Tips for Staying Regular by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Constipation means having a bowel movement fewer than three times a week. Stools are usually hard and can be painful to pass. …”
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Consumer Credit as a Provision of General Interest? by Irina Domurath

“…Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has shown once again that it is often the poor who suffer from economic downturn in times of crisis. As was the case in the financial crisis of 2008, we now have an opportunity to rethink the role of consumer credit in society and design and create a legal framework that adequately reflects that role. …”
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When Should Naloxone Be Administered to the Undifferentiated Unresponsive Person?

“…Despite deaths from opioid overdose having increased significantly in recent years, the ARC SAC advise that administering Naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an overdose, should not be prioritized in undifferentiated patients experiencing cardiac arrest over currently accepted resuscitation techniques, as coronary artery disease is nearly ten times more likely than opioid overdose to be the cause.…”
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Artes de cordel: linguagem, poética e estética no contemporâneo by Rosilene Alves de Melo

“…This article puts into question some issues related to cordel poetics in Brazil,trying to determine how the social insertion of cordel in contemporary times forces on researchers a remodeling of a series of concepts. …”
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