Ensuring the Reliability and Efficiency of the Power Industry in the Agricultural Sector of the Republic of Belarus in Modern Conditions by I. V. Protosovitskii, E. P. Zabello, M. A. Prishchepov, V. A. Daineko

“…It is noted that if the power system in outage of the generating source of the high power supply is provided by inputting the emergency reserve, then at emergency switching-off phase of the section of the mains, power supply of the consumers powered by the schemes for both radial and looped distribution network may be absent for a long period of time (several hours). The ways and methods of improving the power supply system, such as integration of a single power system with distributed generation sources, ensuring their parallel operation, load management using complex tariffs for electric energy that take into account the form of load schedules, modernization of technological processes taking into account their automation and improvement of technical and economic indicators, are considered. …”
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Grade IV oral mucositis treatment with Brazilian green propolis mucoadherent gel by Diogo Alvarenga Silva, Patrícia Carlos Caldeira, Silvia Ferreira de Sousa, Vagner Rodrigues Santos

“…After completing the clinical forms, anamnesis, and proper oral hygiene of each patient, a mucoadherent gel containing 5% propolis was prescribed for daily use, with a 3 time-a-day application every 8 h. After 7 days of use, there was an 80% lesion reduction, with total remission after 15 days of its application. …”
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For Carlos Castillo-Chavez by Dean Evasius

“…Carlos had established a tremendous reputation by that time, and as a young program officer I was extremely pleased to have the opportunity to make small talk with him. …”
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Study on the behavior of impurity removal from lithium-iron-phosphate slag using the ultrasonic-assisted sulphuric acid leaching by Zhao Y., Wang Y.-H., Wu J.-J., Ma W.-H.

“…Optimization of leaching conditions involved a sulfuric acid concentration of 0.2 mol·L-1, acid-leaching time of 30 min, power of 50 W, and reaction temperature of 80℃. …”
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Congestive heart failure adherence redesign trial: a pilot study by Ashvarya Mangla, Rami Doukky, Lynda H Powell, Elizabeth Avery, DeJuran Richardson, James E Calvin

“…All physicians received timely intervention.Conclusions This pilot study demonstrated that the protocol was feasible. …”
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Mycobiota in Mycobiota in the grain of the oat breeding lines produced in 2019 in competitive variety trials on the fields of Nemchinovka Federal Research Center, Moscow Provincepe... by O. P. Gavrilova, T. Yu. Gagkaeva, A. S. Orina, A. S. Markova, A. D. Kabashov, I. G. Loskutov

“…The DNA amount of toxin-producing species from genus Fusarium Link in the grain was detected using the real-time PCR, and the amount of mycotoxins was measured by the enzyme immunoassay.Results. …”
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Automatic three-dimensional reconstruction of the oesophagus in achalasia patients undergoing POEM: an innovative approach for evaluating treatment outcomes by Alanna Ebigbo, Helmut Messmann, Vivian Grünherz, Miriam Elia, Alessandra Brunner, Tamara Krafft, Leo Pöller, Pia Schneider, Fabian Stieler, Bernhard Bauer, Anna Muzalyova, Sandra Nagl

“…We present an innovative approach for treatment response prediction based on an automatic three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of the tubular oesophagus (TE) and the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) in patients undergoing POEM for achalasia.Methods A software was developed, integrating data from high-resolution manometry, timed barium oesophagogram and endoscopic images to automatically generate 3-D reconstructions of the TE and LES. …”
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Introduction of Powder Fluxes in Rotary Degassing System Towards Intensifying Refining Process of Aluminium Alloys by M. Piękoś, Z. Smorawiński

“…The innovation of the design of the stand and the treatment of the liquid metal with powdered additives consists of dosing the refiner fluid deep into the metal bath through a channel that was made in the rotor axis and the head; this differs from conventional methods in the small amounts of introduced salts and, at the same time, in the very good metal-inert gas-salt homogeneity of the treated metal bath. …”
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Effects of Dietary Resveratrol, Bile Acids, Allicin, Betaine, and Inositol on Recovering the Lipid Metabolism Disorder in the Liver of Rare Minnow Gobiocypris rarus Caused by Bisph... by Yingying Zhang, Yinan Jiang, Ziying Wang, Jiayu Wang, Mingzhen Zhu, Hui Yang

“…In the present study, Gobiocypris rarus was used as a research model, and 0.01% resveratrol, 0.05% bile acid, 0.01% allicin, 0.1% betaine, and 0.01% inositol were added to the feed of the G. rarus that exposed to 15 μg/L BPA. At the same time, a BPA exposure group without feed additives (BPA group) and a blank group with neither BPA exposure nor feed additives (Con group) were setted. …”
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Objectively-measured physical activity and stress levels in workers: a systematic review by Marcelo Frio Marins, Barbara Sutil da Silva, Natan Feter, Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva

“…Increased mental workload was not associated with time spent on physical activities in most studies (10 [83.3%)]). …”
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Osteoperiosteal versus osteochondral for autologous transplantation in the treatment of large cystic osteochondral lesions of the talus by Lequan Liu, Jiangtao Jin, Jinping Pan, Huikang Guo, Sen Li, Jisheng Li, Zheng Zhang

“…The Ankle Activity Score (AAS), time to return to sports activity (RTA), rate of return to sports level, complications, and results of a subjective evaluation were also collected. …”
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Scientific basis for design low-speed synchronous permanent magnet generators for wind power plants by A. A. Tatevosyan

“…However, engineering approaches to the design of individual components of the WPP indicate the difficulties of developing a scientifically based methodology for optimizing the parameters of the WPP as a whole taking into account the mutual influence of individual components on each other. At the same time, the methodology for optimizing the parameters of WPP is understood as a tool for the scientific basis of design, which takes into account quality indicators and optimality criteria, energy and technical characteristics, as well as design stages with the results of preliminary and verification calculations. …”
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68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT for the assessment of therapeutic outcomes following superselective adrenal arterial embolization in patients with primary aldosteronism by MengDan Li, Lili Guan, Lu Yang, WenBo Li, Zhu Xia, Min Mao, Hua Pang

“…Conclusions 68Ga-Pentixafor PET/CT enables timely assessment of therapeutic outcomes in patients with PA following SAAE, thereby improving clinical decision-making and patient management.…”
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Protocol and clinical characteristics of patients under ‘at-home care’ for COVID-19 in South Korea: a retrospective cohort study by Jin Ju Park, Yu Bin Seo, Jacob Lee, Sun Hee Na, Young Kyun Choi

“…Objective As the number of patients with COVID-19 increased, at-home care was introduced for the first time in South Korea. This study aimed to analyse the characteristics and outcomes of patients who were treated under at-home care.Design, setting and participants This retrospective cohort study targeted patients under at-home care for COVID-19 in Yeongdeungpo-gu in Seoul, Korea, from 18 October 2021 to 12 December 2021. …”
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The utility of Glaucoma Information Cards for grasping glaucoma subtypes: a single-center pilot study by Yukinori Yamada, Tetsuya Murase, Emiko Mashida, Yuki Kakeda, Yuuka Shibata, Hiroaki Matsuo

“…Methods Pharmacists distributed Glaucoma Information Cards to patients whose glaucoma subtype was unclear at the time of the preadmission pharmacist interview and asked them to have the treating ophthalmologist fill out the glaucoma subtype data. …”
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Quantitative Analysis and Band Gap Determination for CIGS Absorber Layers Using Surface Techniques by Yun Jung Jang, Jihye Lee, Kang-Bong Lee, Donghwan Kim, Yeonhee Lee

“…Comparative analysis results of different CIGS absorber layers using SIMS, AES, and fs-LA-ICP-MS provide us with the appropriate technique for the information of accurate composition in a rapid analysis time. Thanks to a simple approach using the Ga/(In + Ga) ratio, the optical band gap energy of the Cu(InXGa(1−X))Se2 quaternary layer was monitored in the entire CIGS layer. …”
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Modeling COVID-19 dynamics in the Basque Country: characterizing population immunity profile from 2020 to 2022 by Bechir Naffeti, Zeineb Ounissi, Akhil Kumar Srivastav, Nico Stollenwerk, Joseba Bidaurrazaga Van-Dierdonck, Maíra Aguiar

“…The model tracks shifts in immunity status and their effects on disease dynamics over time. Results The COVID-19 epidemic in the Basque Country progressed through three distinct phases, each shaped by dynamic interactions between virus transmission, public health interventions, and vaccination efforts. …”
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Urinary Uromodulin Levels and UMOD Variants in Black South Africans with Hypertension-Attributed Chronic Kidney Disease by Nolubabalo Unati Nqebelele, Caroline Dickens, Therese Dix-Peek, Raquel Duarte, Saraladevi Naicker

“…After DNA extraction from blood using the Maxwell® automated platform, genotyping of rs13333226 was performed using real-time PCR using TaqMan® genotyping assays. Urinary uromodulin levels were significantly lower in CKD cases compared to both controls and first-degree relatives and correlated negatively with age, serum uric acid, serum creatinine, and systolic BP and positively with CKD-EPI eGFR. …”
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Ensemble machine learning-based extrapolation of Penman-Monteith-Leuning evapotranspiration data by Vahid Nourani, Ramin Ahmadi, Yongqiang Zhang, Dominika Dąbrowska

“…In the Ahar Chay basin, actual ET (AET) was estimated using the water balance equation, as direct observations were unavailable, and was evaluated via dynamic time warping from 2002 to 2016. Notably, neural ensemble ET and PML-V2 improved ET estimates by 55 % and 41 %, respectively, over the PM model, particularly during the growing season (April–September). …”
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Case report: Surgical closure of a facial defect in an African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) utilizing a transpositional skin flap by Armen M. Brus, Armen M. Brus, Maureen Spinner, Tess Rooney, Tess Rooney, Tess Rooney, Kimberly A. Thompson, Kimberly A. Thompson

“…The surgery reduced the number of anesthetic events and time that would have been required for second intention healing of the defect, which enabled a more rapid and ultimately successful reintegration of this individual into the pack without any perceived changes to the hierarchical structure.…”
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