Simultaneous Determination of Zn(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), and Cu(II) Using Differential Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry at a Bismuth Film-Modified Electrode by Nguyen Mau Thanh, Nguyen Van Hop, Nguyen Dinh Luyen, Nguyen Hai Phong, Tran Thanh Tam Toan

“…The optimal operational parameters, namely, accumulation potential (–1.6 V), accumulation time (110 s), pulsed amplitude (0.07 V), and scan rate (0.021 V·s−1), were found using a Box–Behnken design. …”
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Breast Cancer Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female University Students, Gaza by Samira S. Abo Al-Shiekh, Mohamed Awadelkarim Ibrahim, Yasser S. Alajerami

“…Roughly all the students (96.5%) have heard about BSE, and 69.8% knew the time to do BSE; however, only 31.4% practice it regularly. …”
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A retrospective study of 5S behaviours of Physical Activity (PA) among suburban Mumbai population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) by Kosha Parikh, Shikha Thosani, Ameya Joshi, Apoorva Hajirnis, Chandani Seth

“…Conclusion: The findings of the present study emphasize the importance of reducing sedentary time, promoting strength training and enhancing sleep quality in T2DM management. …”
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Formation of the "Self-Made-Man" Idea in the Context of the Christian Middle Ages by V. Y. Antonova, O. M. Korkh

“…Despite to general theocentrism, providentialism and fatalism of Christian medieval philosophy and culture in general, at its epicenter there is a man of a special type, focused on preserving spiritual autonomy and identity in the social dimensions of their existence, and at the same time, on personal responsibility for their own destiny. …”
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Inferring sediment deposition trend in data scared wetland impacted by degraded urban catchment by Bhaswatee Baishya, Arup Kumar Sarma

“…However, this apparent increase in water volume is actually due to the displacement of water by the sediment that has been deposited on the bed over time. This approach has identified a reduction in the water holding capacity of the wetland to 9.19 million m3 in 18 years by utilizing geospatially derived water spread and elevation data from two years (2003 and 2021) with comparable rainfall. …”
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Defect Detection in Concrete Structures Based on Characteristics of Hammer Reaction Force and Apparent Stiffness of Concrete by Koki Shoda, Jun Younes Louhi Kasahara, Qi An, Atsushi Yamashita

“…Our method employs wavelet transformation to convert short-duration force signals into high-resolution time-frequency features, capturing their non-stationary behavior in detail. …”
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Comparison of Adequacy of Anaesthesia (AoA) monitors with CONOX® monitor regarding sevoflurane consumption during routine general anaesthesia: A randomised clinical trial by Rajendran. Arulkumaran, Anusha Cherian, Aswini Kuberan, Prasanna Udupi Bidkar

“…Fentanyl usage was higher in the AoA group compared to the CONOX group [146.2 (SD: 34.28) (95% CI: 134.13, 158.26) versus 128.2 (SD: 26.7) (95% CI: 118.12, 138.27) μg] (P = 0.031). The emergence time and haemodynamic instability events were similar between AoA and CONOX. …”
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Problematic screen media use in children and adolescents attending child and adolescent psychiatric services in a tertiary care center in North India by Venkatesh Raju, Akhilesh Sharma, Ruchita Shah, Ravikanth Tangella, Sana Devi Yumnam, Jyoti Singh, Jaivinder Yadav, Sandeep Grover

“…The most common screen media used was television (n = 121; 57.1%) followed by the mobile phone (n = 81; 38.2%). The average screen time was 3.14 hours, with a range of 0.5–7 hours, and more than two-third of children and adolescents used screen gadgets for more than the recommended duration. …”
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Sea buckthorn cultivars promising for mechanized harvesting by cutting fruit-bearing branches by Yu. A. Zubarev, A. V. Gunin, E. I. Panteleeva, A. V. Vorobyeva

“…A promising way is the cutting of fruit-bearing branches. At the same time, the development of cultivars suitable for such harvesting technique is very important.Materials and methods. …”
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Improving Quality Evaluation for Control Systems of Machining Line Product Processing With Smart Algorithmic Techniques in Intuitionistic Fuzzy Multiple-Attribute Group Decision-Ma... by Chunjiang He, Jian Jiang

“…It involves analyzing the system’s ability to detect defects, monitor key process parameters, and provide real-time feedback for corrective actions. Key evaluation criteria include accuracy, reliability, response speed, and integration with other production systems. …”
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Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland by Theresa Henke, Hlynur Bárðarson, Magnús Thorlacius, Guðbjörg Asta Ólafsdóttir

“…Our study furthermore indicates that interest in voluntarily reporting European flounder sightings decreased over time, but reemerged when stakeholders and/or the public were presented with an easily accessible opportunity to share information in the form of an online survey. …”
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Propofol Ameliorates Microglia Activation by Targeting MicroRNA-221/222-IRF2 Axis by Xi Xiao, Yuanyuan Hou, Wei Yu, Sihua Qi

“…However, the underlying molecular mechanism remains largely unknown. Methods. Real-time qPCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and Western blotting were used to identify the expression pattern of miR-221/222, inflammatory genes, cytokines, and IRF2. …”
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A Network Meta-Analysis to Compare Effectiveness of Baricitinib and Other Treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Inadequate Response to Methotrexate by Walid Fakhouri, Xiaofei Wang, Inmaculada de La Torre, Claudia Nicolay

“…Key limitations include the time span in which trials were conducted (1999–2017), during which patient characteristics and treatment approaches might have changed. …”
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Evaluation of home based insulin therapy among pediatric patients with type I diabetes mellitus - A prospective analytical study by Soundararajan N, Thangavel A, Vidjeadevan D, Annamalai Vijayaraghavan

“…It was observed among the study subjects that there was a regular improvement in their knowledge and practice over a period of time, during each visit the number of care givers with correct knowledge and practice were increasing starting from base level assessment to third follow-up visit and it was found to be statistically significant (p<.001). …”
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Ad Reinhardt: Les Cartoons avant 1946 by David RYBAK

“…These drawings, whose reproductions were for a long time difficult to find, reveal many facets of Reinhardt's life and commitments. …”
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Prevalence of anabolic steroid users seeking support from physicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Andreas Kimergård, Paolo Deluca, Julio Mario Xerfan Amaral

“…Secondary objectives are to compare this prevalence in different locations and among subpopulations of AAS users, and to discuss some of the factors that could have influenced the engagement of AAS users with physicians.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science and SciELO were searched in January 2022.Eligibility criteria Quantitative and qualitative studies reporting the number of AAS users who sought support from physicians, with no restrictions of language or time of publication.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed the quality of studies, including publication bias. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori isolates in Smolensk in 2015-2016 by N. N. Dekhnich, N. V. Ivanchik, R. S. Kozlov, A. V. Alimov, A. V. Lukyanova, O. A. Nagaeva, A. S. Steshits, P. G. Bruk

“…Overall 248 adult patients with positive rapid urease test at the time of gastroscopy were included in the study. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of H. pylori isolates to clarithromycin, amoxicillin, metronidazole, levofloxacin, rifampicin, tetracycline was performed by the agar dilution method. …”
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Exposure to tobacco advertisements or promotions and smoking susceptibility among adolescents in China from 2013–14 to 2021: findings from the China National Youth Tobacco Survey by Xinying Zeng, Lin Xiao, Shiwei Liu

“…Non-smokers had low smoking susceptibility, and this decreased over time. Exposure to TAPs was positively associated with smoking susceptibility, especially in younger students. …”
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Voluntary Disclosures and their Drivers: A Study of MDA Reports in India by Himani Singla, Vijay Singh

“…Additionally, this study provides a roadmap for future research on MD&A reporting quality and corporate attributes in other emerging countries that have similar regulatory frameworks. This paper makes a timely and pertinent contribution to the scholarly discourse by shedding light on the relationship between MD&A disclosures and firm attributes. …”
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Anticancer effects of 7,8-dihydromethysticin in human leukemia cells are mediated via cell-cycle dysregulation, inhibition of cell migration and invasion and targeting JAK/STAT pat... by Xiao Yi, Deng Taoran, Jiang Lijun, Wang Di

“…Results depicted that 7,8-dihydromethysticin induced concentration- as well as time-dependent inhibition of cell proliferation in leukemia HL-60 cells. …”
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