More than PHB – the PHAmily of Copolymers: Justifications for Broader Use and Summary of Biodegradation Facts on Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) – A Review by M. Lackner, P. Costa, M. Koller, M. Zinn

“…Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a family of polyesters synthesized by various microorganisms, stand out in this regard. …”
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Coloring hot-dip galvanization of steel samples in industrial zinc-manganese baths by Godzsák M., Lévai G., Vad K., Csik A., Hakl J., Kulcsár T., Kaptay G.

“…Colored hot dip galvanization of various steel samples was realized in an industrial bath containing 738 kg of a Zn-Mn liquid alloy at 450°C. …”
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Strategies to Improve Inpatients’ Quality of Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Georgios Tziatzios, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou, Konstantinos Triantafyllou

“…Inpatients’ bowel preparation before colonoscopy is frequently inadequate, and various interventions have been investigated to improve it, so far. …”
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Optical sectioning methods in three-dimensional bioimaging by Jing Zhang, Wei Qiao, Rui Jin, Hongjin Li, Hui Gong, Shih-Chi Chen, Qingming Luo, Jing Yuan

“…This classification provides a unique perspective to compare the implementation and performances of various optical sectioning approaches. Lastly, we integrate selected optical sectioning methods on a custom-built off-axis imaging system and present a unique perspective for the future development of optical sectioning techniques.…”
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Using multivariate statistical analysis to study the ecological and geochemical properties of soils in Blagoveshchensk (Russia) by V.I. Radomskaya, D.V. Yusupov, L.M. Pavlova, A.G. Sergeeva, E.N. Voropaeva

“…In order to determine stable geochemical associations of pollutants in the soil cover, various geochemical methods and multivariate statistical analysis have been used. …”
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[¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT Radiomics in Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review by Judicael Hotton, Arnaud Beddok, Abdenasser Moubtakir, Dimitri Papathanassiou, David Morland

“…[¹⁸F]FDG PET/CT is now indicated at various stages of management, but its analysis is essentially based on SUVmax, a measure of [¹⁸F]FDG uptake. …”
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Genome-wide analysis of DnaJA proteins in Nicotiana tabacum reveals NtDnaJA3 responses to drought stress by Qiao Wang, Lijun Meng, Zechao Qu, Huan Su, Jiemeng Tao, Peng Lu, Chenfeng Hua, Jinbang Wang, Jianfeng Zhang, Peijian Cao, Jingjing Jin

“…Abstract Background DnaJA proteins, a prominent subfamily of the DnaJ family, function as molecular chaperones that respond to various external stresses. Extensive studies on the DnaJ family have been conducted in plants. …”
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Novel Study of Reaction Kinetics and Mass Transfer in Bioreactor Modelling: Prediction of Bioethanol Fermentation Performance by Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Continuous Fixed Bed Bi... by Christian Aslan, Hary Devianto, Vita Wonoputri, Ardiyan Harimawan

“…This modelling provides an overview of the influence of various independent variables, namely temperature, initial substrate concentration, cell concentration, superficial flow rate, reactor diameter, and solid particle diameter on various dependent variables, namely final product concentration, residence time, reactor length, reactor volume, product productivity, and pressure drop. …”
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Impact of Methods of Preparation on Mechanical Properties, Dissolution Behavior, and Tableting Characteristics of Ibuprofen-Loaded Amorphous Solid Dispersions by Ajam Uddin, Shimul Halder, Nandita Deb, Harinarayan Das, Madhabi Lata Shuma, Ikramul Hasan, Manik Chandra Shill, Syed Shabbir Haider

“…A suitable polymer to develop an ASD system was chosen by utilizing the apparent solubility of IBP in various polymer solutions. ASDs containing various ratios of IBP and selected polymer were prepared by the melt fusion (MF) method. …”
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KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG MOTHERS OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE IN ENUGU STATE; SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA by UCHENNA TERESA OKONKWO, HELEN NNADI, CHIOMA AKAEBE

“… Evidence from various studies shows that there is a high level of knowledge and awareness of contraceptive methods in Nigeria, yet the rate of use remains low. …”
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Analysis of reservoir rock permeability changes due to solid precipitation during waterflooding using artificial neural network by Azizollah Khormali, Soroush Ahmadi, Aleksandr Nikolaevich Aleksandrov

“…In order to create a high-performing MLP-ANN model, various transfer functions and training algorithms were evaluated. …”
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A Novel Hybrid Dynamic Harris Hawks Optimized Gated Recurrent Unit Approach for Breast Cancer Prediction by Rajesh Natarajan, Sujatha Krishna, H. L. Gururaj, Francesco Flammini, Badria Sulaiman Alfurhood, C. M. Naveen Kumar

“…The proposed method's effectiveness is compared and estimated with various existing techniques in terms of log-loss (0.06%), accuracy (98.05%), precision (98.09%), F1-score (98.28%), and recall (98.15%). …”
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Advancing the accuracy of tyrosinase inhibitory peptides prediction via a multiview feature fusion strategy by Watshara Shoombuatong, Nalini Schaduangrat, Nutta Homdee, Saeed Ahmed, Pramote Chumnanpuen

“…Tyrosinase inhibitory peptides (TIPs), mainly designed to regulate the activity of the enzyme tyrosinase, are of interest in various domains, including cosmetics, dermatology, and pharmaceuticals, due to their potential applications in controlling skin pigmentation. …”
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Early Detection of Seasonal Outbreaks from Twitter Data Using Machine Learning Approaches by Samina Amin, Muhammad Irfan Uddin, Duaa H. alSaeed, Atif Khan, Muhammad Adnan

“…Dengue and flu brought an impact on various countries in the years 2017–2019 and streaming Twitter data reveals the status of dengue and flu outbreaks in the most affected regions. …”
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Features of teacher’s reflection: Connection with personal and professional value orientations by A. К. Belolutskaya, I. S. Krishtofik, V. A. Mkrtchyan

“…The present research is based on the activity approach, theoretical provisions on the structure and functions of reflection of activity, the meaning of reflection in various models of education, the types of professional pedagogical reflection. …”
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The long-term effects of cardiometabolic risk factors on mortality and life expectancy: evidence from a health check-up cohort study by Ping-Chen Chung, Tsuey-Hwa Hu, Chih-Hua Chiao, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Ta-Chien Chan

“…Additionally, it assessed the compounded effects of comorbid conditions to estimate life expectancy (LE) and years of life lost (YLL) in individuals with various cardiometabolic risk factor combinations. …”
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Translation of oral health research priorities into research topics in an equity-based priority setting exercise by Sumanth Nagraj Kumbargere, Cath Quinn, Lynne Callaghan, Martha Paisi, Mona Nasser

“…Abstract Background In the context of research priority-setting, participants express their research priorities and ideas in various forms, ranging from narratives to explicit topics or questions. …”
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Astragaloside IV inhibits atherosclerosis caused by ferritin autophagy in a lipid deposition environment by activating Nrf2 by Dandan Liu, Hewei Qin, Guanghua Liu, Yang Gao, Yu Guo

“…Abstracts: The Chinese medicine Astragalus mongholicus Bunge has the effect of benefiting vital energy and activating blood circulation, and is commonly used clinically in the treatment of various cardiovascular diseases. Astragalus is not only a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, but is now also widely used in various kinds of health food. …”
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Error Assessment of Thermospheric Mass Density Retrieval With POD Products Using Different Strategies During Solar Minimum by Vishal Ray, Jeffrey Thayer, Eric K. Sutton, Zachary Waldron

“…The performance of the two methods and their sensitivities to these various error sources are compared for circular orbits in the altitude regime 300–800 km during solar minimum F10.7=72.5. …”
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Customers’ Preferences for Crape Myrtle (<i>Lagerstroemia</i> L.) Across Geographical Regions: Evidence from China by Siwen Hao, Donglin Zhang, Yafeng Wen

“…However, potential differences in residents’ preferences for observing crape myrtle in various regions have not been thoroughly investigated. …”
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