Heavy metal concentrations in fishes from Zakrzówek Reservoir and the Vistula River near Kraków: Human risk assessment by Łuszczek-Trojnar Ewa, Drąg-Kozak Ewa, Szczerbik Paweł, Klaczak Artur, Lelonek Anna, Duda Kinga, Adamska Patrycja

“…Metal pollution index (MPI), estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), and hazard index (HI) analyses showed no significant non-carcinogenic risk to human health from the consumption of the muscle meat of the fishes analyzed. …”
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Uroprotective and Hepatoprotective Potential of Anagallis arvensis against the Experimental Animal Model by Ushna Shabbir, Irfan Anjum, Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq, Muhammad Nasir Hayat Malik, Sana Ismail, Joham Javed, Saeeda Noreen, Ayesha Pervaiz, Anika Tariq, Misbah Wazir, Zeenat Islam, Muhammad Majid, Sehrish Mansha, Zaka Ur Rehman

“…Nociception, bladder weight, vesical vascular permeability, Gray’s criteria for edema and hemorrhage, and levels of nitric oxide, catalase, and glutathione were estimated and studied in the cystitis model. Liver function test, lipid profile, and histopathological evaluation were carried out in the hepatoprotective activity. …”
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Effect of Structural Condition of Milk Processing Facilities and Food Safety Systems on Escherichia coli and Coliforms Presence in Cultured Buttermilk by Annah S. Paraffin, Titus J. Zindove, Michael Chimonyo

“…Binomial logistic regression was used to estimate the likelihood of E. coli or coliforms being present in cultured buttermilk as a function of the hygiene level and structural adequacy of the processors. …”
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Aortic Blunt Trauma Analysis during a Frontal Impact by Mario Alberto Grave-Capistrán, Arturo Yishai Prieto-Vázquez, Christopher René Torres-SanMiguel

“…Based on the abbreviated injury scale (AIS), the degree of injury to the aorta in this collision event is estimated, an AIS 2 with a moderate severity index and required medical attention.…”
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Physical experimental simulation of unconventional reservoir formation process for carboniferous in Hudson Oilfield, Tarim Basin by Rujun Wang, Yongliang Tang, Wei Zhou, Daiyu Zhou, Zangyuan Wu, Guangqiang Shao

“…Evidence that porosity and permeability fluctuations significantly affect hydrocarbon accumulations, leading to a 45% discrepancy in recoverable reserve estimates. And the application of advanced simulations, enhancing unconventional reservoir prediction accuracy by 25% compared to standard geological techniques. …”
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Overcoming beta-lactam resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by targeting metallo-beta-lactamase VIM-1: a one-microsecond molecular dynamics simulation study by Mohammed Salleh M. Ardawi, Samar A. Badreddine, Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Yasir, Aiah M. Khateb, Aiah M. Khateb, Safaa A. Turkistani, Ahmed Afandi, Samah O. Noor, Adhari Alselmi, Adhari Alselmi, Vivek Dhar Dwivedi, Vivek Dhar Dwivedi, Esam I. Azhar, Esam I. Azhar

“…Finally, post-MD simulation calculations were employed to estimate the interaction strengths and compare the efficacy of these compounds against the reference inhibitor. …”
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Modeling of investment attractiveness of countries using entropy analysis of regional stock markets by H. Danylchuk, N. Chebanova, N. Reznik, Y. Vitkovskyi

“…The method of using the permutation entropy as a model of investment attractiveness estimation is suggested. We have calculated the permutation entropy for the time series of stock markets of countries for the period from 2005 to 2018. …”
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The radial spreading of volcanic umbrella clouds deduced from satellite measurements by Fred Prata, Andrew T. Prata, Rebecca Tanner, Roy G. Grainger, Michael Borgas, Thomas J. Aubry

“…The data and the model estimates of the volumetric flow rate for the 15 January 2022 Hunga eruption are found to be 3.6–5 × 1011 m3s−1, the largest ever measured.…”
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Public health implications of Bovine Cysticercosis from Cattle slaughtered at Dilla Municipal abattoir, Southern Ethiopia by Fikadu Tesfaye, Jemere Bekele, Mesele Abera, Nebyou Moje Hawas

“… A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2013 to June 2014 to estimate the prevalence of Cysticercosis from abattoir survey and Taeniasis within the society found in and surrounding Dilla town. …”
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Association between hyperuricemia and dietary retinol intake in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study based on CHNS database by Yi Liang, Tian Qiao, Xiaorong Ni, Lihui Yang, Tianhua Yao, Yiya Liu

“…Logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, with analyses stratified by gender. …”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Patients with Diabetes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Comorbidity by Malgorzata Gorska-Ciebiada, Malgorzata Saryusz-Wolska, Maciej Ciebiada, Jerzy Loba

“…The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), depressive syndrome cases, and its comorbidity, and to identify predictors of these conditions. …”
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Quantitative Determination of 18-β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid in HepG2 Cell Line by High Performance Liquid Chromatography Method by Giuseppina Nocca, Cinzia Callà, Stefano Angelo Santini, Adriana Amalfitano, Luca Marigo, Diana Valeria Rossetti, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Massimo Cordaro

“…A reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method was developed for identification and estimation of 18-β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) in HepG2 cell line. …”
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Unveiling the diversity of macrobenthic crustaceans on sandy beaches of the eastern Mexican coast: new records and an updated checklist by María R. Muciño-Reyes, María R. Muciño-Reyes, Edlin Guerra-Castro, Edlin Guerra-Castro, Raúl E. Castillo-Cupul, Carlos E. Paz-Ríos, Nuno Simões, Nuno Simões, Nuno Simões

“…As the first large-scale sampling effort along the eastern Mexican coast, this study aimed to estimate macrocrustacean diversity and evaluate sampling methodologies, while providing historical context for macrocrustacean research in the region. …”
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Pancreaticobiliary Maljunction Is Associated with Common Bile Duct Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis by Yang Li, Jun Wei, Zhongxin Zhao, Tiangeng You, Mingan Zhong

“…The pooled odds ratio (OR) and standard mean differences (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were used to estimate the effects. Results. A total of eight case-control studies and two cohort studies were identified. …”
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Chemical Immobilization of Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) with Ketamine Hydrochloride and Xylazine Hydrochloride: Hematology and Serum Biochemical Values by M. Veeraselvam, R. Sridhar, P. Perumal, M. G. Jayathangaraj

“…Health related parameters comprising hematological values like packed cell volume (PCV), hemoglobin (Hb), red blood cell count (RBC), erythrocyte indices, and so forth and biochemical values like total protein, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, alkaline amino-transferase (ALT), aspartate amino-transferase (AST), and so forth were estimated in 11 (5 males and 6 females) apparently healthy bears. …”
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Lateral Response Comparison of Unbonded Elastomeric Bearings Reinforced with Carbon Fiber Mesh and Steel by Ali Karimzadeh Naghshineh, Ugurhan Akyuz, Alp Caner

“…At the meantime, applicability of the theoretical approach developed to estimate vertical stiffness of the fiber-reinforced bearings has been verified in different academic studies. …”
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Severe malocclusion and oral health-related quality of life in adolescents aged 12-15 years by Cibele da Cruz Prates OLIVEIRA, Marijara Vieira de Sousa OLIVEIRA, Carlos Antônio Amaro LIRA, Niely Enetice de Sousa CATÃO, Luana de Carvalho LOURENÇO, Rebecca Durand Garrido RAMALHO, Alessandro Leite CAVALCANTI, Alidianne Fábia Cabral CAVALCANTI

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of severe malocclusion and its impact on oral health-related quality of life in schoolchildren aged 12-15 years. …”
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Concurrent Heat Extremes in Relation to Global Warming, High Atmospheric Pressure and Low Soil Moisture in the Northern Hemisphere by Dalai Nasong, Sha Zhou, Kai Kornhuber, Bofu Yu

“…We used a statistical framework to estimate the spatial concurrence strength of heat extremes in the Northern Hemisphere and identified their relationships to global warming, atmospheric circulation, and land‐atmosphere feedbacks. …”
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Spatial-domain combination of GRACE monthly time-variable gravity models based on multiple weighting strategies and comparison of models’ performance in the Caspian Sea by Wei You, Ke Qian, Xiangyu Wan, Biao Yu, Jiahui Zhang, Lun Pu, Jianwei Shu, Chong Liu

“…Our results reveal an improvement of the SHC combination using variance component estimation (VCE) weighting compared to any single SHC solution. …”
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Comparison of forest canopy gap fraction measurements from drone-based video frames, below-canopy hemispherical photography, and airborne laser scanning by Mait Lang, Mikk Antsov, Andres Mumma, Indrek Suitso, Andres Kuusk, Kaarel Piip

“…Visibility of ground targets was estimated from video image frames taken during drone (UAV) overpass at low altitude (40 m). …”
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