Toxicological Assessments of a Proprietary Blend of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts: Acute, Subchronic, and Genetic Toxicity Studies by Ravi Kumar Madireddy, Krishnaraju Venkata Alluri, Venkateswarlu Somepalli, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Krishanu Sengupta

“…In a ninety-day subchronic repeated oral dose toxicity study, the LN18178-treated Wistar rats did not show dose-related signs of toxicity on their body weight, food consumption, organ weights, hematology, and clinical chemistry parameters. The estimated no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of LN18178 in male and female rats was 2500 mg/kg body weight. …”
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DREDGING IMPACT ON THE LAKE MANZHEROK (REPUBLIC OF ALTAY) HYDRO/ BIOLOGICAL AND SANITARY/MICRO/BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS by Dmitry M. Bezmaternykh, Vladimir V. Kirillov, Nadezhda I. Yermolaeva, Laura M. Kipryanova, Lyubov V. Yanygina, Elena Y. Mitrofanova, Olga N. Vdovina, Anton V. Kotovschikov, Evgeniya Y. Zarubina

“…The article assesses ecological status of the Lake Manzherok (Republic of Altay Mayminsk Rayon) by its hydro/biological and sanitary/micro/biological characteristics after completion of dredging works. To estimate the bio/ceonosis dynamics we used the archive data of 2007–2015 and references. …”

Petroleum Hydrocarbons Contamination Profile of Ochani Stream in Ejamah Ebubu, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria by Akuro Adoki

“…Depth of contamination was very shallow. At an estimated average depth of 150mm over an area of 6.05 Ha the total volume of contaminated soil/sediment was 9075m3. …”
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Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Correlates in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Quantitative Insights from Final-Year Nursing and Medical Students in a Mixed-Methods Study by Germanus Natuhwera, Eve Namisango, Peter Ellis

“…Introduction: About a decade after the introduction of palliative care teaching for undergraduate nurses and medical students in Uganda, no research has examined students’ knowledge and self-efficacy to provide palliative and end-of-life care and their correlates. Aims: To: (1) estimate final-year undergraduate nursing and medical students’ knowledge of and self-efficacy to provide palliative and end-of-life care, (2) identify correlates of knowledge and self-efficacy to provide palliative and end-of-life care. …”
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Surgical and Oncological Outcomes in Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excision for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer after Neoadjuvant 5-Fluorouracil-Based C... by Yanwu Sun, Pan Chi

“…There was no significant difference regarding estimated blood loss, conversion, postoperative recovery, and morbidities. …”
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Dynamic Spatiotemporal Causality Analysis for Network Traffic Flow Based on Transfer Entropy and Sliding Window Approach by Senyan Yang, Lianju Ning, Xilong Cai, Mingyu Liu

“…A combination of Gaussian kernel density estimation and sliding window approach is proposed to calculate the transfer entropy and construct dynamic spatiotemporal causality graphs based on the causality significance test. …”
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An arbitrary segmentation method for loss allocation in power grids with distributed generation by Wenqiang Tao, Hongkun Chen, Lei Chen, Shengbin Chen

“…On this basis, an anomaly correction process is then applied using a segmentation region estimation model. Finally, the power grid is divided into simpler regions using the arbitrary segmentation method and graph theory, and network losses are allocated to users and distributed generations via a power flow tracing method, coupled with enhancements to the average network loss coefficient method. …”
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Levels and associated factors for early cessation of EBF among under six month children in Ethiopia by Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Tsehay Kebede Bizuneh

“…The average age of women with paired infants was 27.4 (±6.25) years, while the mean age of infants was 4.79 (±2.34) months. The estimated national rate of early termination of exclusive breastfeeding was 15.8% (95% CI: 14.11–17.66). …”
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Could the Inflation Reduction Act Maximum Fair Price Hurt Patients? by Anne M. Sydor, Esteban Rivera, Robert Popovian

“…Known rates of morbidity and mortality due to abandoning anticoagulants were used to estimate resulting increases in morbidity and mortality. …”
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Predictive modelling of hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets yield through machine and deep learning: An ultrasonic exfoliation parametric evaluation by Jerrin Joy Varughese, Sreekanth M․S․

“…A suite of machine learning regression models including Adaptive Boosting (AdaBoost) Regressor, Random Forest (RF) Regressor, Linear Regressor (LR), and Classification and Regression Tree (CART) Regressor, was employed alongside a deep neural network (DNN) architecture optimized using various algorithms such as Adaptive Moment Estimation (Adam), Root Mean Square Propagation (RMS Prop), Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD), and Limited-memory Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (L-BFGS). …”
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Mechanisms of corporate digital transformation on asymmetric capital structure adjustment—the mediating role of information asymmetry and financial stability by Jin Li, Zijian Li

“…The findings reveal that digital transformation significantly accelerates the speed of capital structure adjustment, with the interaction coefficient between the digital transformation index and the lagged capital structure term estimated at −0.0197 (p < 0.01). Among various digital technologies, big data exhibits the most pronounced effect on increasing adjustment speed, with an interaction coefficient of −0.0250 (p < 0.01). …”
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Design and Development of Polymer-Based Optical Fiber Sensor for GAIT Analysis by Mamidipaka Hema, Jami Venkata Suman, Boddepalli Kiran Kumar, Adisu Haile

“…Results of walking experiments performed on the smart carpet suggested that certain parameters, including step length, stride length, cadence, and stance time, might be used to estimate the GRF and STGP. The results enable the detection of gait, including the swing phase, stance, stance length, and double supporting periods. …”
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Evaluation of Some Aspects of the Growth Parameters and Exploitation Rates of Deep-Water Rose Shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) from the Sea of Marmara by Habib Bal, Ömerhan Dürrani

“…The overall growth parameters, based on total length, were L∞ = 225.69 mm, 𝑘 = 0.14 year⁻¹, t0 = -0.17 year, and φ = 3.88. The estimated mortality rates were: total mortality = 0.83 year⁻¹, fishing mortality = 0.65 year⁻¹, natural mortality = 0.18 year⁻¹, and exploitation rate = 0.78. …”
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Validation of an Individualized Measure of Quality of Life, Patient Generated Index, for Use with People with Parkinson’s Disease by Ayse Kuspinar, Kedar K. V. Mate, Anne-Louise Lafontaine, Nancy Mayo

“…The purpose of this study is to estimate how well areas of QOL that patients with PD nominate on the PGI agree with ratings obtained from standard outcome measures. …”
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Improving 1-year liver allograft survival hazard ratios by Resham­ Ramkissoon, Ashley Rosier, Savitha Iyengar, Timucin Taner, William Sanchez

“…Poor performance can result in temporary suspension or termination of a transplant programme. The estimated 1-year survival hazard ratio (EHR) is an important metric publicly reported by the SRTR.Problem The EHR at our institution was 1.13, indicating a graft loss rate that was 13% higher than the national average.Methods/INTERVENTION We defined an improvement in this metric as achieving an EHR of &lt;1.0. …”
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Investigation of the dielectric characteristics of materials manufactured using additive technologies by S. V. Kharalgin, M. I. Voytovich

“…For a sample printed using the technology of fused filament fabrication, the influence of the filling parameters on the dielectric characteristics of the printed model in the X-band of wavelengths was estimated. The description of the model implemented in the computer-aided design system is given. …”
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No significant relationship found between spontaneous motor tempo, heartbeat, and individual alpha frequency: an analysis of internal tempos by Tamaka Harada, Giovanna Mioni, Nicola Cellini, Yuko Yotsumoto

“…Changes in heart rate are also linked to time estimation, while Individual Alpha Frequency (IAF), the peak in the alpha range (8–13 Hz) observed in EEG, is reported to reflect the brain’s temporal processing. …”
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The Mental Health of Older People Living in Nursing Homes in Northern Portugal: A Cross-Sectional Study Protocol by Cláudia Rodrigues, Sandra Carreira, Rui Novais, Fátima Braga, Silvana Martins, Odete Araújo

“…<b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional study will be conducted. We estimate that 567 participants will be recruited through convenience sampling. …”
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Quantification of external disturbance forces in sliding microwire by Fazlar Rahman, M.A. Salam Akanda

“…The sum of surface and external disturbance forces in the microwire is estimated to be 0.295 μN, including external disturbances of 0.177 μN. …”
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Machine Learning- and Feature Selection-Enabled Framework for Accurate Crop Yield Prediction by Sandeep Gupta, Angelina Geetha, K. Sakthidasan Sankaran, Abu Sarwar Zamani, Mahyudin Ritonga, Roop Raj, Samrat Ray, Hussien Sobahi Mohammed

“…It is advantageous for policymakers and farmers alike to be able to precisely estimate crop yields throughout the growing season since it allows them to anticipate market prices, plan import and export operations, and limit the social cost of crop losses. …”
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