Dysplastic L5-S1 Spondyloptosis in a 3-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Vikas Tandon, Rahul Kaul, Harvinder Singh Chhabra, Ankur Nanda

“…Subsequently after about symptom-free three-year follow up, she presented with recurrence of symptoms and underwent revision surgery as per initial plan discussed with her parents. …”
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Studies on the preparation of a sufficient carrier from egg protein and carrageenan for cellulase with optimization and application by Marwa I. Wahba, Shireen A. A. Saleh, Walaa A. Abdel Wahab, Faten A. Mostafa

“…Free and im-cellulase were determined to have Km and Vmax of 2.22 mg.ml-1 and 1.76 µmol.ml-1.min-1, and 4.55 mg.ml-1 and 3.33 µmol.ml-1.min-1, respectively. …”
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Study on the Dynamic Evolution of Transverse Collusive Bidding Behavior and Regulation Countermeasures Under the “Machine-Managed Bidding” System by Zongyuan Zhang, Jincan Liu, Zhitian Zhang, Bin Chen

“…To this end, this study develops an evolutionary game model among collusion initiators, free bidders, and regulators, explores possible scenarios for evolutionarily stable strategies, and performs sensitivity analysis of critical parameters utilizing MATLAB software (Version R2024a) based on empirical data. …”
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A scoping review of the residual barriers to skilled birth attendance in Ghana: A conceptual framework and a fish bone analysis. by Juliet Abredu, Catherine K Dwumfour, Boo Alipitio, Mawusi Alordey, Veronica Millicent Dzomeku, Sophie Witter

“…Also, indirect costs are associated with the utilization of skilled delivery care even with the existence of 'free' delivery care policy under the national health insurance (policy factor). …”
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Maximum Closeness Centrality k-Clubs: A Study of Dock-Less Bike Sharing by Ali Rahim Taleqani, Chrysafis Vogiatzis, Jill Hough

“…Recently, it has become essential to accommodate connected and free-floating bicycles in modern bike-sharing operations. …”
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Nature deficit and technology overuse in childhood. A correlational study by gender of its influence on sustainable identity construction in childhood by Sara Serrate González, Judit Alonso del Casar, Carmen Patino Alonso, José Manuel Muñoz Rodríguez

“…The main aim is to identify their preferences and, based on their perceptions, analyse whether there are differences by gender in how they approach free time: whether they use technology or not, whether they prioritise the street and natural spaces, and whether effects are observed in their identity construction. …”
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Response to induction chemotherapy as a prognostic indicator in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Francesca Huwyler, Roland Giger, Ruben Bill, Daniel Rauch, Simon Haefliger

“…Tumor reduction of 30% or more was observed in 23 patients (69.7%), the tumor control rate was 97%. The 2-year event-free survival (EFS) in the IC evaluable population was 53.1%, overall survival (OS) was 63.6%, and recurrence-free survival (RFS) was 62.5%. …”
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Altered Thyroid Function Tests Observed in Hypophosphatasia Patients Treated with Asfotase Alfa by Hajime Kato, Naoko Hidaka, Minae Koga, Yuka Kinoshita, Masaomi Nangaku, Noriko Makita, Nobuaki Ito

“…After the initiation of asfotase alfa, three HPP patients showed low free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) measured with AIA-2000 (Tosoh, Tokyo, Japan), an enzyme immunoassay system that uses ALP as a labeling enzyme, but their thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels were within the normal range. …”
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Pengembangan produk yoghurt dari santan kelapa dan susu sapi (kajian dari suhu dan lama inkubasi) by Moh Su'i, Mustika Paramitha Cendia, Frida Dwi Anggraeni

“…The values that resulted in each analysis were pH values 4.26 to 6.36, free fatty acids (FFA) 1.16% to 2.92%, lactic acid 0.35% to 1.21%, N - Amino 0.015% to 0.048% and the total lactic acid bacteria was 3.0 x 106 CFU/ml. …”
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The first complete hand-rearing of two neonatal finless porpoises. by Masahiko Kasamatsu, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Ikuo Wakabayashi, Masami Furuta, Hiroki Inoue, Hidetomo Iwano

“…The plasma concentrations of 24 free amino acids in the neonatal porpoises were significantly higher compared with adult porpoises. …”
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Streptomyces sp. strain MUSC 5 from mangrove forest in Malaysia: Identification, antioxidant potential and chemical profiling of its methanolic extract by Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Bey Hing Goh

“…The antioxidant potential of methanolic extract from Streptomyces sp. strain MUSC 5 was assessed using a number of antioxidants assays which included free radical scavenging assays, metal chelation and ferric reduction antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. …”
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Knowledge of pregnant women regarding prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa: A qualitative study by V Manyawu, A Musekiwa, M Moyo-Chilufya, C Yah

“…Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV helps in closing the gaps for new HIV infections, thereby contributing to achieving the global targets of an AIDS-free generation. Objective. To explore knowledge regarding PMTCT among pregnant women in Gert Sibande District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (SA). …”
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Gene Polymorphisms of the antioxidant enzymes NOX, GSTP, and GPX and diabetic nephropathy risk in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes by Samar Sultan, Meshari Alharbi, Nuha Alrayes, Nehad Makki, Amani Alhozali, Reham Abdulnoor, Aloof Alsawat, Haitham Khalil, Noha Jawi, Ahmed Makeen

“…Hyperglycaemia-mediated increases in free radicals have a deleterious effect on cellular compartments and nucleic acids, leading to imbalances between free radicals and antioxidant enzymes. …”
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Chemical, Microbiological, and Functional Characterization of Kefir Produced from Cow’s Milk and Soy Milk by Raúl Ricardo Gamba, Shihori Yamamoto, Mahmoud Abdel-Hamid, Tetsuya Sasaki, Toshihide Michihata, Takashi Koyanagi, Toshiki Enomoto

“…This work’s aim was to study the chemical, microbial, and functional characteristics of kefir produced from cow’s milk and soy milk. After fermentation, free amino acids were 20.92 mg 100 mL−1 and 36.20 mg 100 mL−1 for cow’s milk and soy milk kefir, respectively. …”
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Antioxidant Activity and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Scavenging Mechanism of Eriodictyon californium, an Edible Herb of North America by Allie Richards, Savita Chaurasia

“…The ethanolic leaf extract of E. californicum was studied for its phytochemical constituents, antioxidant potential, and free radical scavenging activity. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of flavonoids, saponins, phenols, tannins, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, and steroids. …”
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The upper Neretva River discontinuum: gradients of taxonomic and functional diversity of benthic invertebrates in a wild Balkan river by Edurne Estévez, Davina Dietrich, Simone Sahler, Fabian Vassanelli, Sara Widera, Jan Martini, Wolfgang Wanek, Gabriel Singer

“… Free-flowing rivers are highly valuable to understand the taxonomic and functional community structure of organisms that inhabit fluvial ecosystems. …”
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Mechanism of Surfactant Enhancement of CO2 Displacement Recovery in Interlayer Shale Oil Reservoirs by Lanlan Yao, Qihong Lei, Zhengming Yang, Youan He, Haibo Li, Guoxi Zhao, Zigang Zheng, Haitao Hou, Meng Du

“…And the relative displacement content (RDC) ratio of free oil of tight shale oil reservoir can be increased by 7.10~20.54%. …”
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Immobilization of Laccase in Alginate-Gelatin Mixed Gel and Decolorization of Synthetic Dyes by Mehdi Mogharabi, Nasser Nassiri-Koopaei, Maryam Bozorgi-Koushalshahi, Nastaran Nafissi-Varcheh, Ghodsieh Bagherzadeh, Mohammad Ali Faramarzi

“…The obtained data showed that both immobilized and free enzymes acted optimally at 50°C for removal of crystal violet, but the entrapped enzyme showed higher thermal stability compared to the free enzyme. …”
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On Vaccination Strategies for a SISV Epidemic Model Guaranteeing the Nonexistence of Endemic Solutions by S. Alonso-Quesada, M. De la Sen, R. Nistal

“…The vaccination strategy adds four free-design parameters, with three of them being the feedback gains of the vaccination control law. …”
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A Mechanistic Study on the Non-genotoxic Carcinogenicity of the Food Contaminant Semicarbazide by Daniel P. Fitzpatrick

“…A novel finding of the present study was where NRK cells were exposed to micromolar concentrations of semicarbazide, an inverse relationship between protein kinase C activity, and free radical concentration proportionally increases > 2-fold. …”
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