Green building development utilising modified fired clay bricks and eggshell waste by Wafaa Soliman, Yasser M. Z. Ahmed, Ahmed Ghitas, Abdel‑Hamid El‑Shater, M. Abdelhamid Shahat

“…In this regard, the brick containing 10% eggshell that was fired at 1100°C possessed the greatest drop in heat conductivity (i.e., 50%), thermal diffusivity (30%), and thermal effusivity (30%) as compared to the pure one. …”
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Quantitative Performance Analysis of Respiratory Facemasks Using Atmospheric and Laboratory Generated Aerosols Following with Gamma Sterilization by Amit Kumar, D. N. Sangeetha, Ramani Yuvaraj, M. Menaka, Venkatesan Subramanian, Balasubramanian Venkatraman

“…Sterilisation is carried out using a gamma irradiator containing Co-60 source for the two-dose exposures viz. 15 kGy and 25 kGy. …”
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A common mechanism of detoxification for lambda-cyhalothrin and abamectin in Cydia pomonella by Di Ju, Chao Hu, Peirong Li, Ping Gao, Yuting Li, Xueqing Yang

“…Materials and methods To determine whether target-site insensitivity to LCT and AM plays a role in resistance, the sequences of voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) and glutamate-gated chloride channel (GluCl) containing the mutation domains were detected. To validate whether similar mechanisms were involved in the detoxification process of lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT) and abamectin (AM) at sublethal doses (specifically LD10 and LD30), cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450), glutathione S-transferases (GST), and carboxylesterases (CarE) activities were evaluated after insecticides exposure; synergistic experiments were conducted using piperonyl butoxide (PBO), diethyl maleate (DEM), and triphenyl phosphate (TPP) as inhibitors of P450, GST, and CarE respectively. …”
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A novel cryopreservation solution for adipose tissue based on metformin by Yaping Deng, Xin Liu, Xichao Jian, Yan Zhang, Yinchi Hou, Suyun Hou, Fang Qi, Shune Xiao, Chengliang Deng

“…Conclusion The TGM cryopreservation solution, containing metformin, greatly preserves adipose tissue, reduces apoptosis, and improves tissue retention rates. …”
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Effects of dietary dihydroartemisinin on growth performance, meat quality, and antioxidant capacity in broiler chickens by Xiaoxiao Pu, Yuxuan Liang, Jiafang Lian, Miaoxuan Xu, Yalan Yong, Hao Zhang, Lili Zhang, Jingfei Zhang

“…All broilers were fed a basal diet containing 0, 5, 10, 20 or 40 mg/kg dihydroartemisinin. …”
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Enhancing Arabic text-to-speech synthesis for emotional expression in visually impaired individuals using the artificial hummingbird and hybrid deep learning model by Mahmoud M. Selim, Mohammed S. Assiri

“…The AMCDD-AHODL approach is examined using the Modern Standard Arabic dataset containing 1229 records. The performance validation of the AMCDD-AHODL approach portrayed a superior accuracy value of 95.80 % compared to the existing ML and DL models. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis and Functional Characteristics of Differential Expression of N6-Methyladenosine Methylation Modification in the Whole Transcriptome of Rheumatoid Arthritis by Lei Wan, Jian Liu, Chuanbing Huang, Ziheng Zhu, Kun Wang, Guanghan Sun, Lei Zhu, Zhongxiang Hu

“…RA markers are such as rheumatoid factor (RF) and peptide containing citrulline (CCP). Further animal experiments showed that the expression of synovial MAPK, PI3K, and Akt1 proteins in the RA model was increased, and the PTEN, p-PTEN protein expression was decreased. …”
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Att bevisa målbildsuppsåt vid penningtvättsbrott – möjligheter och svårigheter by Jussi Karkkulainen

“…The paper examines whether the Finnish lower court cases concerning money laundering contain facts that could work as evidence of target intent on the part of the offender. …”
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Growth Traits and Yield Performance of Japonica Hybrid Rice Bred by the New Strategy in the Yangtze River Region of China by Yutiao Chen, Jiayu Song, Xiaofu Hong, Huaijie Zhang, Tiejun Hu, Guanglong Zhu

“…Despite the successful breeding of hybrid japonica rice by the new strategy (the female parent with a restorer line containing an appropriate proportion of indica rice genes) in China, it remains unclear whether these cultivars exhibit a similar yield performance with the traditional high-yield hybrid cultivars in the Yangtze River region. …”
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Effects of E-Cigarette Liquid Ratios on the Gravimetric Filter Correction Factors and Real-Time Measurements by Austin Close, Jane Blackerby, Heather Tunnell, Jack Pender, Eric Soule, Sinan Sousan

“…Previous studies have quantified PM concentrations in ECIG aerosol generated from liquids containing different PG/VG ratios. However, the effects of these ratios on aerosol instrument filter correction factors needed to measure PM concentrations accurately have not been assessed. …”
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Clonal Spread and Genetic Mechanisms Underpinning Ciprofloxacin Resistance in <i>Salmonella enteritidis</i> by Zengfeng Zhang, Hang Zhao, Chunlei Shi

“…A 53,104 bp multidrug resistance region (MRR) was identified, containing two key antibiotic resistance determinants: IS<i>26</i>-<i>oqx</i>R-<i>oqx</i>AB-IS<i>26</i> and IS<i>26</i>-ΔIS<i>Ecp1</i>-<i>bla</i>_CTX-M-14-IS<i>903B</i>. …”
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Scientific virtual reality as a research tool in prehistoric archaeology: the case of Atxurra Cave (northern Spain) by Antonio Torres, Mª Ángeles Medina-Alcaide, Iñaki Intxaurbe, Olivia Rivero, Joseba Rios-Garaizar, Martin Arriolabengoa, Juan Francisco Ruiz-López, Diego Garate

“…This approach has been applied to the main decorated sector of the Atxurra Cave (Basque Country, Spain), a space containing dozens of engraved and painted representations, and surface archaeological material, subjected to a comprehensive multidisciplinary study.…”
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Adaptation of the five-factor BFI-10 personality screening questionnaire and testing of its diagnostic properties on the example of drug users by О. О. Serdiuk, В. О. Bazyma

“…It is described the process of adaptation, validation and diagnostic properties of the five-factor BFI-10 Express Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire, which contains only 10 questions and has shown high reliability in large comparative cross-cultural studies using a web methodology. …”
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Migration Crisis in West Africa: Limits and Prospects of Political Regulation by Ivan A. Zakharov, Maksim M. Agafoshin, Stanislav A. Gorokhov

“…At the same time, the ECOWAS migration policy does not contain a sufficient number of specific mechanisms for overcoming migration crises. …”
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Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use since the Introduction of Heated Tobacco Products in Japan: Wave 2 by Prasad Krishna, Shetty Mandara, Edward Lauren, Kanitscheider Claudia, Marczykowski Felix

“…Cigarettes were still the most frequent tobacco product used (13.4% in the pilot to 15.5% in Wave 1) within the general population, the usage prevalence for HTPs (5.3% to 5.4%) being considerable in comparison to other tobacco or nicotine-containing products like cigars, cigarillos, pipe, kiseru, and oral tobacco, where usage prevalence was close to zero. …”
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To Develop Biomarkers for Diabetic Nephropathy Based on Genes Related to Fibrosis and Propionate Metabolism and Their Functional Validation by Sha Li, Jingshan Chen, Wenjing Zhou, Yonglan Liu, Di Zhang, Qian Yang, Yuerong Feng, Chunli Cha, Li Li, Guoyong He, Jun Li

“…The drug–gene network contained UROKINASE–PLG, ATENOLOL–AGT, and other interaction relationship pairs. …”
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Determination of the breeding value of collection chickpea (<i>Cicer arietinum</i> L.) accessions by cluster analysis by N. A. Vus, L. N. Kobyzeva, O. N. Bezuglaya

“…The study showed that this sample consisted of 4 clusters. Cluster 1 contained mainly kabuli accessions with optimal combinations of valuable traits: drought tolerance, resistance to Ascochyta leaf and pod spot, large seeds, high yield capacity and performance, pod and seed numbers as well as protein content in seeds. …”
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Pharmacokinetic Characterisation and Comparison of Bioavailability of Intranasal Fentanyl, Transmucosal, and Intravenous Administration through a Three-Way Crossover Study in 24 He... by S. Nardi-Hiebl, J. W. Ndieyira, Y. Al Enzi, W. Al Akkad, T. Koch, G. Geldner, C. Reyher, L. H. J. Eberhart

“…A newly developed intranasal fentanyl formulation containing 47 μg fentanyl, intravenous fentanyl, and oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate were characterised, and bioavailability was compared to assess the suitability of the intranasal formulation for an intranasal PCA product. …”
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Pharmacy students’ opinion on mandatory summer internships carried out in community and hospital pharmacies by Lucyna Bułaś, Anna Gołda, Ewa Długosz, Artur Owczarek, Anna Zagaja, Mariola Drozd

“…Methods The research tool was a questionnaire addressed to fifth-year pharmacy students who had previously completed summer internships in both community and hospital pharmacy. The survey contained 17 questions that sought to gain insight into their perceptions of the internship’s supervision and guidance of work by tutors and pharmacy staff, involvement in different workplace routines and comparison between formal education and everyday practice. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of mRNA-1273.815 Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Adults Aged ≥ 18 Years in the United States by Amanda Wilson, Neloufar Rahai, Ekkehard Beck, Elisha Beebe, Brian Conroy, Daina Esposito, Priya Govil, Hagit Kopel, Tianyi Lu, James Mansi, Morgan A. Marks, Katherine E. Mues, Rohan Shah, Michelle Skornicki, Tianyu Sun, Astra Toyip, Mitra Yousefi, David Martin, Andre B. Araujo

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of mRNA-1273.815, a 2023–2024 Omicron XBB.1.5-containing mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in preventing COVID-19-related hospitalizations and medically attended COVID-19 in US adults aged ≥ 18 years. …”
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