Diagnostic Accuracy of the Triglyceride and Glucose Index for Insulin Resistance: A Systematic Review by Adriana Sánchez-García, René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Leonardo Mancillas-Adame, Victoria González-Nava, Alejandro Díaz González-Colmenero, Ricardo Cesar Solis, Neri Alejandro Álvarez-Villalobos, José Gerardo González-González

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Circulating tumor DNA for surveillance in high-risk melanoma patients: a study protocol by Magnús P.B. Obinah, Sarah A. Al-Halafi, Karin Dreisig, Tim S. Poulsen, Christoffer Johansen, Thomas Litman, Stig E. Bojesen, Estrid Høgdall, Annette H. Chakera, Lisbet R. Hölmich

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The effectiveness and risks of Treating people with Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis with the Addition of Lansoprazole (TIPAL): study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled mult... by Toby M Maher, A John Simpson, Anthony Cahn, David Thickett, Luke Vale, Allan B Clark, Nazia Chaudhuri, Ian Forrest, Lisa G Spencer, Christopher Ward, Stephen Jones, Ganesh Raghu, Andrew M Wilson, Helen Parfrey, Megan Jones, Matthew Hammond, Jaclyn Ann Smith, Shajahan Wahed

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Impact of incorporating wheat straw together with basal nitrogen ratio on panicle formation and grain yield in rice by Li Qin, Chenyu Wang, Hong Zhao, Shenqi Zhou, Kun Liu, Lijun Liu

“…The 2-year (2020–2021) results in field trials showed that: (1) under NR, compared with FP, although the panicles per unit area were increased, the spikelet number per panicle, filled grains, and grain weight decreased to varying degrees, and finally the grain yield decreased significantly in IP. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of rapeseed production using the LCA method: Part two: Life cycle impact assessment by Kiš Ferenc, Đurišić-Mladenović Nataša, Marjanović-Jeromela Ana

“…The paper presents the results of the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) phase of the LCA. The functional unit (FU) is one hectare of agricultural land used for winter rapeseed cultivation, with a reference flow of 3,000 kg of seeds, representing the average yield per hectare. …”
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Bubbling insights: unveiling the true sophorolipid biosynthetic pathway by Starmerella bombicola by Sophie L. K. W. Roelants, Stijn Bovijn, Elvira Bytyqi, Nicolas de Fooz, Goedele Luyten, Martijn Castelein, Thibo Van de Craen, Zhoujian Diao, Karolien Maes, Tom Delmulle, Maarten De Mol, Sofie L. De Maeseneire, Bart Devreese, Wim K. Soetaert

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Ten practical guidelines for microclimate research in terrestrial ecosystems by Pieter De Frenne, Rémy Beugnon, David Klinges, Jonathan Lenoir, Pekka Niittynen, Sylvain Pincebourde, Rebecca A. Senior, Juha Aalto, Kryštof Chytrý, Phillipa K. Gillingham, Caroline Greiser, Eva Gril, Stef Haesen, Michael Kearney, Martin Kopecký, Peter C. le Roux, Miska Luoto, Ilya Maclean, Matěj Man, Rachel Penczykowski, Liesbeth van denBrink, Stijn Van de Vondel, Karen De Pauw, Jonas J. Lembrechts, Julia Kemppinen, Koenraad Van Meerbeek

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Identification of Potential Biomarkers and Metabolic Changes in the Serum of Breast Lump Patients Among Kelantanese Based on 1H NMR Metabolomics by Ahmad Zulkefly, Wan Norlina Wan Azman, Julia Omar, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Desy Fitrya Syamsumir, M Maulidiani, Faridah Abas, Maya Mazuwin Yahya, Muhamad Syahmi Yamin, Wan Faiziah Wan Abdul Rahman, Tengku Ahmad Damitri Al-Astani Tengku Din

“… This case-control study, conducted at the Hospital USM BestARi unit, aimed to identify the serum metabolic fingerprint among individuals with breast lumps and healthy controls, and to discover potential biomarkers. …”
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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Secondary to Leptospirosis by Shannon M. Fernando, Pierre Cardinal, Peter G. Brindley

“…Treatment is largely supportive, consisting of lung protective ventilation and thereby necessitating Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission. The most common precipitant is community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, but other putative pathogens include viruses and fungi. …”
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Evaluation of Noninvasive Tools for Predicting Esophageal Varices in Patients With Cirrhosis at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town by Lawrence Kwape, Shiraaz Gabriel, Ahmad Abdelsalem, Penelope Rose, Lefika Bathobakae, Dale Peterson, Desiree Moodley, Mohammed Parker, Saadiq Moolla, Arifa Parker, Keatlaretse Siamisang, Christoffel Van Rensburg, Ernst Fredericks

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Effects of Monoculture, Crop Rotation, and Soil Moisture Content on Selected Soil Physicochemical and Microbial Parameters in Wheat Fields by A. Marais, M. Hardy, M. Booyse, A. Botha

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Heat Stroke: A Medical Emergency Appearing in New Regions by Sofie Søndergaard Mørch, Johnny Dohn Holmgren Andersen, Morten Heiberg Bestle

“…Both patients were admitted to the intensive care unit, where they were treated with an external cooling device and received treatment for complications. …”
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Adaptive Reduced Dimension Fuzzy Decoupling Control Method with Its Application to a Deployable Antenna Panel by Zhi-yong Liu, Jing-li Du, Hong Bao, Qian Xu

“…Moreover, the MIMO system can be decomposed into a number of single-input single-output (SISO) systems using the unit diagonal matrix decoupling theory. Based on Lyapunov stability theory, it was shown that the error of fuzzy interference observer and the error between the fuzzy rule post parameter matrix and optimal post parameter matrix converge to a small region. …”
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Dorsal Onlay Oral Mucosa Graft Urethroplasty: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Kwaku Addai Arhin Appiah, Christian Kofi Gyasi-Sarpong, Edwin M. T. Yenli, Patrick Opoku Manu Maison, Charles Kwame Adofo, George Amoah, Roland Azorliade, Dominic Annor Mintah, Augustina Badu-Peprah

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Differences in Energy Consumption in Electric Vehicles: An Exploratory Real-World Study in Beijing by Kezhen Hu, Jianping Wu, Tim Schwanen

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Computational Fluid Dynamics for Cavity Natural Heat Convection: Numerical Analysis and Optimization in Greenhouse Application by Yin Zhang, Menglong Zhang, Jianwu Xiong, Gang Mao, Yicong Qi

“…Main natural convection impact factors, such as system configuration parameters (tilting angle and PV panel unit number) and fluid thermal–physical properties, are investigated with indoor temperature distribution and streamline comparison by finite-volume method (FVD). …”
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Design and Control of Nonlinear Mechanical Systems for Minimum Time by J.B. Cardoso, P.P. Moita, A.J. Valido

“…For treating minimum time problems, a unit time interval is mapped onto the original time interval, then treating equally time variant and time invariant problems. …”
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An Experimental Study of Fracture Parameters of Concrete Produced With Basalt Aggregate by Peak-Load Method by Senem Yilmaz Cetin, Tahir Azad Celik

“…In order to determine the physical and mechanical properties of the produced basalt aggregate concretes, unit weight, compressive strength, and splitting tensile strength experiments were carried out on hardened concretes. …”
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Essential Attributes of Clear Aligner Therapy in terms of Appliance Configuration, Hygiene, and Pain Levels during the Pandemic: A Brief Review by Anand Marya, Adith Venugopal, Nikhilesh Vaid, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari

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Structural Characterization and Infrared and Electrical Properties of the New Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Compound by A. Oueslati, I. Chaabane, K. Adil, F. Hlel

“…The latter crystallizes in the monoclinic system (space group C 2/c, ) with the following unit cell dimensions: (1) Å, (6) Å, (2) Å, and (2). …”
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