Rising congenital syphilis rates in Canada, 1993–2022 by Ashorkor Tetteh, Nadifa Abdi, Victoria Moore, Geneviève Gravel

“…Infectious syphilis data from the same time period for females of reproductive age were also analyzed.ResultsThe national rate of confirmed early congenital syphilis was 127-fold higher in 2022 than in 1993, increasing from 0.3 to 32.7 cases per 100,000 live births. …”
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The Palliative Management of Refractory Cirrhotic Ascites Using the PleurX© Catheter by Jason Reinglas, Kayvan Amjadi, Bill Petrcich, Franco Momoli, Thomas Shaw-Stiffel

“…Technical success was achieved in 100% of patients. The median duration the catheter remained in situ was 117.5 days, with 95% CI of 48–182 days. …”
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Next-generation diabetes diagnosis and personalized diet-activity management: A hybrid ensemble paradigm. by Muhammad Sajid, Kaleem Razzaq Malik, Ali Haider Khan, Sajid Iqbal, Abdullah A Alaulamie, Qazi Mudassar Ilyas

“…Inadequate dietary choices can contribute to various health complications, emphasising the importance of personalised nutrition interventions. However, real-time selection of diets tailored to individual nutritional needs is challenging because of the intricate nature of foods and the abundance of dietary sources. …”
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Fast Disinfection of Escherichia coli Bacteria Using Carbon Nanotubes Interaction with Microwave Radiation by Samer M. Al-Hakami, Amjad B. Khalil, Tahar Laoui, Muataz Ali Atieh

“…The removal of contaminants and reuse of the treated water would provide significant reductions in cost, time, liabilities, and labour to the industry and result in improved environmental stewardship. …”
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Hydrometallurgical processing of molybdenum middlings from Shatyrkul-Zhaysan cluster ore by Karimova L., Kairalapov Ye., Tussupbekova T., Oleinikova T., Makasheva G.

“…The optimum conditions obtained were: 300 g/L nitric acid, 100 g/L sulfuric acid, 90°C temperature and 2 hours leaching time in the single-stage leaching, which extracted 98.8% molybdenum. …”
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Rapid and Sensitive Method for Extraction of Plicosepalus acacia with Determination of Its Main Polyphenolic Compounds Using Validated HPLC by Mashail N. AlZain, Rashed N. Herqash, Abdulaziz N. Almoqbil, Omer Mohammed Almarfadi, Mansour N. Ibrahim, Riaz Ullah, Omar M. Noman

“…The technique retrievals were regulated to be “from 96.87 to 100.54%” and the RSDs from 1.24 to 4.45%. The product of extract obtained by MSPD method was larger than that of other methods, i.e., sonication extraction or traditional reflux with lessened necessities on time, sample, and solvent.…”
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Effects of Undernutrition and Predictors on the Survival Status of HIV-Positive Children after Started Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Northwest Ethiopia by Mulugeta Molla, Fassikaw Kebede, Tsehay Kebede, Assefa Haile

“…Then, the entered data was exported to STATA 14 software for further analysis, and the Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to estimate survival time after the initiation of ART. The Bivariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were conducted to identify predictors of mortality associated with undernutrition. …”
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Impact of Anterior Commissure Involvement and Frozen Guided Resections on Oncological Outcomes after Laser Cordectomy in Early Glottic Cancers – A 10-year Retrospective Analysis fr... by Elizabeth Mathew Iype, Ankit Vishwani, Bipin T Varghese, Shaji Thomas, Sahya S Lal

“…Among the study population, the laryngeal preservation rate was 96.6%, the cause-specific survival rate was 100%, and the overall survival rate was 97.7%. The 3-year disease-free survival rate was 84.4%. …”
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Preparation and characterization of nano composites from metal oxides and activated carbon from banana peel (MO@BPAC, MO=NiO, CuO and ZnO) for 2 nitrophenol removal from aqueous so... by Ahmah Rafat, Saeedeh Hashemian, Masoud Reza Shishabor

“…Removal of 2-nitrophenol by MO@BPAC nanocomposites was studied. The optimum contact time of 80 min for NiO@BPAC, 100 min and 120 min for ZnO@BPAC and CuO@BPAC was observed. …”
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A New RMF Stirrer Using AISI4140 Mild Steel: Energy Optimization Application by Citak Hakan, Bicakci Sabri, Coramik Mustafa, Gunes Huseyin, Ege Yavuz

“…In case the system is driven at a 100 % duty cycle, the force acting on the magnetic fish remains continuous and constant until the subsequent phase changes. …”
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Statistical monitoring of dust phenomenon in Khuzestan province with hourly approach by Parisa Ahadi, Shahriar Khaledi, Mahmoud Ahmadi

“…Dust is referred to sediments of less than 100 microns in size which are transmitted as suspended particles. …”
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Effect of aeration rate on elimination of coliforms during composting of vegetableâfruit wastes by E. IÅıl Arslan Topal, Ayhan Ãnlü, Murat Topal

“…Purpose In waters and wastes, direct pathogen detection is difficult and time consuming. Therefore, coliforms are used as indicators to measure the presence of pathogens. …”
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Effects of Predrying and Spontaneous Fermentation Treatments on Nib Acidification, Fermentation Quality, and Flavour Attributes of Ghanaian Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Beans by Lukeman Haruna, Ernest E. Abano, Ernest Teye, Isaac Tukwarlba, Wilson Yeboah, Kesse J. Agyei, Mary Lukeman

“…Principal component analysis clustered samples according to the predrying time, fermentation duration, and quality parameters measured. …”
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The Pre-Polarization and Concentration of Cells near Micro-Electrodes Using AC Electric Fields Enhances the Electrical Cell Lysis in a Sessile Drop by Kishor Kaphle, Dharmakeerthi Nawarathna

“…We used low-frequency AC electric fields (1 Vpp, 0–100 kHz) to drive the cells effectively towards electrodes and lysed using a short pulse of 10 V. …”
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Obtaining multi-component chrome plated coatings for press tooling equipment by Borys Sereda, Andrii Udod

“…The manufacturing process utilized a 100-400 2E hydraulic vulcanization press, equipped with plates measuring 400 x 400. …”
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In vitro Release of Eosinophil Proteins in Allergic and Atopic Dermatitis Patients by L. K. Poulsen, C. M. Reimert, C. Bindslev-Jensen

“…To investigate whether eosinophils are stimulated in vivo or have acquired an increased susceptibility to stimuli from the coagulation cascade, the release of eosinophil proteins was compared for three groups of donors with different levels of serum IgE. (1) with atopic dermatitis (s-IgE > 5000 IU/ml, n = 11); (2) with inhalant allergy (200 < s-IgE < 2 000 IU/ml, n = 10); and (3) non-allergic (s- IgE < 100 IU/ml, n = 10). The levels of eosinophil cationic protein and eosinophil protein X (ECP, EPX) were determined in serum (clotting time = 2.0 h) and plasma. …”
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Weight Gain Prevention for College Freshmen: Comparing Two Social Cognitive Theory-Based Interventions with and without Explicit Self-Regulation Training by Elizabeth A. Dennis, Kerry L. Potter, Paul A. Estabrooks, Brenda M. Davy

“…Percent body fat increased in SCTSR but not SCT (mean difference: SCTSR, +1.63 ± 0.52%; SCT, −0.25 ± 0.45%; P=0.01). Class attendance was 100% (SCTSR) and 98% (SCT); SCTSR students (>50%) remarked that the online tracking required “too much time.” …”
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Vaccines for cancer interception in familial adenomatous polyposis by David E. Johnson, Mary L. Disis

“…FAP is associated with the development of hundreds of adenomas in the small and large intestines of individuals starting in the teenage years with a near 100% risk of developing colorectal cancer by adulthood. …”
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Laccase-mimicking Cu@CDs-enabled bioinspired immunosensor using CuO nanoparticles for voltametric detection of serum thyroxine level in patients with hyperthyroidism or hypothyroid... by Mohammad Ali Farzin, Seyed Morteza Naghib

“…In this study, for the first time, a voltammetric bioinspired immunosensor was fabricated to determine free thyroxine (T4) based on the blocking nanozyme-dependent signaling pathway through masking the active sites of the laccase-mimicking Cu-doped CDs (Cu@CDs). …”
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Machine Learning in Acute Stroke Neuroimaging. A Systematic Literature Review by D. Matuliauskas, I. Stražnickaitė, A. Samuilis, D. Jatužis

“…This systematic review was performed using the PubMed search engine including articles published in the time frame of 2015 January 1 to 2021 July 23. A to- tal of 438 studies were found, out of which 60 were chosen for the review. …”
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