Kinetics of flocculation of kaolinite by chitosan-based flocculants and the floc structure by Ting XIAO, Wenjie ZOU, Kexin YU, Xuqin DUAN, Zhijun ZHANG, Ruijing XU

“…Additionally, the turbidity of the supernatant measures just 13 nephelometric turbidity units, indicating excellent flocculation performance. …”
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Users’ Perspectives of Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Services: Survey Study by Kate Churruca, Darran Foo, Andrew Turner, Emily Crameri, Maree Saba, Samantha Spanos, Matthew Vickers, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise A Ellis

“… Abstract BackgroundCommercially run direct-to-consumer (DTC) telemedicine services are on the rise in countries such as Australia and the United States. These include DTC services that are web-based, largely asynchronous, and offer targeted treatment pathways for specific health issues (eg, weight loss or sexual function). …”
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Ovarian development of female mud crab, Scylla serrata supplemented with cholesterol and injected with serotonin by Betsy J. Pattiasina, M. Zairin Junior, I. Mokoginta, R. Affandi, W. Manalu

“…Broodstocks were stocked in nine experimental units in three fiber tanks. The fiber tank was equipped with sands substrate and flow through seawater system. …”
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Prevalence and molecular characterization of human bocavirus-1 in children and adults with influenza-like illness from Kunming, Southwest China by Yanhong Sun, Lili Jiang, Yaoyao Chen, Zhaosheng Liu, Meiling Zhang, Xiaonan Zhao, Xiaoyu Han, Lifen Zhang, Xiaoqing Fu, Jienan Zhou

“…Monitoring data from China in 2023 indicate that there are approximately 17 million cases of ILI nationwide. In the United States, the annual incidence of ILI ranges from 9 to 49 million cases. …”
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Investigating the Efficacy of the Web-Based Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) Single-Session Interventions in Improving UK University Student Well-Being: Randomized Controlled Trial by Jeffrey Lambert, Maria Loades, Noah Marshall, Nina Higson-Sweeney, Stella Chan, Arif Mahmud, Victoria Pile, Ananya Maity, Helena Adam, Beatrice Sung, Melanie Luximon, Keren MacLennan, Clio Berry, Paul Chadwick

“…COMET has previously been evaluated in India, Kenya, and the United States with promising results. This study tests the acceptability, appropriateness, perceived utility, and efficacy of COMET among UK university students during the peripandemic period. …”
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The influence of exercise modality and intensity on ventricular arrhythmia burden and perception of effort in patients with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy with pla... by Fernando G. Beltrami, Kyle G. P. J. M. Boyle, Guan Fu, Corinna Brunckhorst, Firat Duru, Christina M. Spengler, Ardan M. Saguner

“…Average PVC burden during activities (including 5 min recovery) was lower for biceps curls compared with all other activities (p < 0.046), despite having the second highest level of perceived effort (13.8 ± 1.7 units). Biceps curls elicited ~20 mmHg (p < 0.001) lower peak systolic blood pressure and ~40 bpm peak lower HR (p < 0.001) compared with cycling at 120 bpm, despite similar perception of effort (12.9 ± 1.7, p = 0.818). …”
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Effects of Bedaquiline on Antimicrobial Activity and Cytokine Secretion of Macrophages Infected with Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Xia-Li Lyu, Ting-Ting Lin, Jing-Tao Gao, Hong-Yan Jia, Chuan-Zhi Zhu, Zi-Hui Li, Jing Dong, Qi Sun, Wei Shu, Sai-Sai Wang, Li-Ping Pan, Hai-Rong Huang, Zong-De Zhang, Qi Li

“…Intracellular colony-forming units (CFUs) and culture supernatant IL-12/23 p40, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 were determined using the Luminex® 200TM system. …”
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Magnetocaloric Effect for a <i>Q</i>-Clock-Type System by Michel Aguilera, Sergio Pino-Alarcón, Francisco J. Peña, Eugenio E. Vogel, Natalia Cortés, Patricio Vargas

“…We use lattices of different sizes with <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>N</mi><mo>=</mo><mi>L</mi><mo>×</mo><mi>L</mi><mo>=</mo><msup><mn>8</mn><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>,</mo><msup><mn>16</mn><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>,</mo><msup><mn>32</mn><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>,</mo><msup><mn>64</mn><mn>2</mn></msup><mo>,</mo><mi>and</mi><mspace width="4pt"></mspace><msup><mn>128</mn><mn>2</mn></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> sites, considering free boundary conditions and an external magnetic field varying between <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>B</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>B</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>1.0</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> in natural units of the system. By obtaining the entropy, it is possible to quantify the MCE through an isothermal process in which the external magnetic field on the spin system is varied. …”
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Rapid molecular assays versus blood culture for bloodstream infections: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Gabriella Anna Rapszky, Uyen Nguyen Do To, Veronika Eszter Kiss, Tamás Kói, Anna Walter, Dorottya Gergő, Fanni Adél Meznerics, Márton Rakovics, Szilárd Váncsa, Lajos Vince Kemény, Dezső Csupor, Péter Hegyi, Michael R. Filbin, Csaba Varga, Bánk G. Fenyves

“…Bivariate analysis was used to produce summary receiver operating characteristic plots and diagnostic metric measures stratified by different units of analysis (sample versus patient), RMA types, and patient populations. …”
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Call for Papers: Constitutions and Intergenerational Justice by IF and FRFG

“…Brown-Weiss, Edith (1989): In fairness to future generations. Tokyo/New York: United Nations University/Transnational Publishers. …”
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Designing a structural model to improve the productivity of higher education managers by Kiana Kaveh, Amineh ahmadi, mojtaba moazzami

“…And for this reason, the role of educational units in productivity has been highlighted (Haenisch, 2012). …”
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Identifying and analyzing drivers of innovative behavior based on strategic management of human resources in knowledge-based organizations by Mitra Sadoughi

“…Statistical population in the qualitative sector includes 11 faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran Province, and in a targeted sampling; and in quantitative section including 411 managers, consultants, and other faculty active in Islamic Azad University growth and technology centers units of Mazandaran province, selected by the random sampling method. …”
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Facilitators and Barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy among incarcerated people living with HIV in Iran: insights from a qualitative study by Azam Bazrafshan, Ali Ahmad Rafiei-Rad, Maliheh Sadat Bazrafshan, Nima Ghalekhani, Soheil Mehmandoost, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Fatemeh Mehrabi, Mehrdad Khezri, Gelareh Mostashari, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

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Deep analysis of the major histocompatibility complex genetic associations using covariate analysis and haploblocks unravels new mechanisms for the molecular etiology of Elite Cont... by Myriam Rahmouni, Sigrid Le Clerc, Jean-Louis Spadoni, Taoufik Labib, Maxime Tison, Raissa Medina-Santos, Armand Bensussan, Ryad Tamouza, Jean-François Deleuze, Jean-François Zagury

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Unveiling emerging polycyclic aromatic compounds in the urban atmospheric particulate matter by Jia-Yong Lao, Tingyu Li, Le Jing, Xian Qin, Wenyuan Su, Huiju Lin, Yuefei Ruan, Ting Ruan, Eddy Y. Zeng, Kenneth M.Y. Leung, Paul K.S. Lam

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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of surgical resection for brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma by Ming Li, Zhiying Li, Hang Zhang, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Linlin Sun, Tiantian Wang, Shengli Zhou, Liyun Zhou

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Corrigendum: Notoginsenoside R1 protects against diabetic cardiomyopathy through activating estrogen receptor α and its downstream signaling by Bin Zhang, Bin Zhang, Bin Zhang, Bin Zhang, Jingyi Zhang, Jingyi Zhang, Jingyi Zhang, Jingyi Zhang, Chenyang Zhang, Chenyang Zhang, Chenyang Zhang, Chenyang Zhang, Xuelian Zhang, Xuelian Zhang, Xuelian Zhang, Xuelian Zhang, Jingxue Ye, Shihuan Kuang, Guibo Sun, Guibo Sun, Guibo Sun, Guibo Sun, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun

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Associations of prognostic nutritional index with cardiovascular all-cause mortality among CVD patients with diabetes or prediabetes: evidence from the NHANES 2005–2018 by WenYi Xu, Li Zhang, Li Zhang, QianKun Yang, Ying Cao, Rui Rao, Li Lv, Qin Cen, Qiong Wei, LuLing Yang

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Stakeholder engagement for inclusive climate impact attribution studies by Albert Nkwasa, Inga Menke, Lisa Murken, Liliana Zaharia, Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Laura Müller, Melania Michetti, Muhammad Asaduzzaman, Gabriela-Adina Morosanu-Mitoșeriu, Maria Theresa Nakkazi, Vytautas Akstinas, Afnan Agramont Akiyama, Konstantin Gregor, Nermin Basaran, Amit Kumar, Vera Shiko, Hamdi Tekin, Elena Vaculovschi, Püren Veziroğlu Biçer, Christopher P O Reyer, Ann van Griensven

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DAILY – A personalized circadian Zeitgeber therapy as an adjunctive treatment for alcohol use disorder patients: results of a pilot trial by Naomi Springer, Naomi Springer, Lisa Echtler, Lisa Echtler, Paul Volkmann, Anisja Hühne-Landgraf, Anisja Hühne-Landgraf, Jasmin Hochenbleicher, Eva Hoch, Eva Hoch, Gabi Koller, Dominic Landgraf

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