Effects of the crystallinity of fluoropolymer binders components in polymer-bonded explosives on shock Hugoniots: A computational study by Wen-yu Zhou, Hua-rong Li, Yong Han, Liu Liu, Hong Yang, Yang Zhou

“…Physically, this phenomenon can be attributed to a reduction in the compressible free volume of the fluoropolymers due to a more orderly chain arrangement. …”
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DETECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PATTERNS OF FOODBORNE BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL PATHOGENS by Shakir Ullah, Hayat Khan, Usman Saeed, Ismail Shahid, Yasir Zubair, Maryam Bibi, Umair Islam, Basit Ali, Usman Shah, Muhammad Iqbal Khan Rahman

“…The frequency of fungal pathogens was relatively high in both raw and ready-to-eat foods, while packaged foods were free from fungal contamination. We recommend that appropriate safety when handling and cooking food. …”
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Long-Term Results of the Etiotropic Therapy of Subcompensed Liver Cirrhosis in the Outcome of Chronic Hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, A. O. Bueverov, V. E. Bakirova, E. O. Lyusina, E. A. Fedosyina, S. V. Koblov, O. V. Sumtsova

“…A retrospective analysis included the data from patients with subcompensated liver cirrhosis (LC) of HCV etiology (genotype 1b) (7–9 points of the Child-Pugh score) having received interferon-free antiviral therapy (AVT) with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir during 12 weeks from September to December 2015. …”
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Assessing swidden land use in Myanmar by decision tree-based detection method using landsat imagery by Nyein Chan, Khin Nilar Swe, Khin Thu Wint Kyaw, La Minn Ko Ko, Kyaw Win, Nway Nway Aung, Thet Oo, Zwe Maung Maung, Zar Zar Win Thein

“…Therefore, we attempted to detect swidden patches and estimate the swidden extent in Myanmar using free available Landsat images on Google Earth Engine in combination with a decision tree-based plot detection method. …”
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Physicochemical, rheological and antioxidant profiling of yogurt prepared from non-enzymatically and enzymatically hydrolyzed potato powder under refrigeration by Ishtiaq Ahmad, Zhouyi Xiong, Hanguo Xiong, Rana Muhammad Aadil, Nauman Khalid, Allah Bakash Jvaid Lakhoo, Zia-ud-din, Asad Nawaz, Noman Walayat, Rao Sanaullah Khan

“…Apart from this, sensory properties and antioxidant activities (2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP)) of EHPPY were also significantly improved during the storage period. …”
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Why do people walk their dog where the wild things are? A qualitative content analysis from an urban nature reserve by Jasmin Packer, Mark Kohler, Dolly Dawson, Nusrat Asad, Rosslyn von derBorch, Anna Chur‐Hansen

“…Policymakers can use our findings to better understand how community‐based social marketing can help understand dog walkers and explore the links between norms and behaviour as a powerful policy lever for people who want to walk their dog and protect wildlife in nature reserves. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.…”
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The Effects of Garlic and Red Chilli Pepper Powder on Physicochemical, Microbiological, and Sensory Properties of Cincalok by Risa Nofiani, Novi Maulidi Syahmurdiandi, Puji Ardiningsih

“…The crude protein, pH, and free fatty acid (FFA) of recipe C were significantly different (p<0.05) from recipes A and B. …”
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Radiographic Evaluation of The Bone Density Around Tooth-Anchored One-Piece Immediate-Loading Dental Implant by Bangen Mohammed Karam, Bahar Jaafar Selivany, Huda Jameel Qasim, Rafah Hussein Mohammed

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 68 patients (mean age: 56 ±8.2 years) received 89 distal implants in free-end partial edentulous sites. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) was used for treatment planning, and intra-oral digital radiographs were taken at baseline (T0), six months (T1), and one year (T2). …”
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Perspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibr... by Chitra Lalloo, Lauretta E Grau, Kaitlyn Larkin, Jennifer N Stinson, William T Zempsky, Samuel A Ball, Frank D Buono

“…Findings included recommendations to grant free access to the app and include a community support feature for individuals to relate and validate one another’s experience with pain from NF1. …”
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Trail without Catheter after Transurethral Resection of Prostate: Clamp It or Not? by Vikash Talreja, Aun Ali, Summaya Saeed, Kiran Rani, Sunil Sadruddin Samnani, Farah Naz Farid, Mumtazuddin Haider

“…Length of stay was significantly affected by early and free removal of Foley catheter (P<0.001). Conclusion. …”
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Development of Fermentation-induced Soymilk Gel: Effects of Different Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Physicochemical Characteristics by Fatemeh Rahmani, Ali Moayedi, Marteza Khomeiri, Mahboobeh Kashiri

“…To understand the effects of acidifying and proteolytic activity of starter culture, syneresis, cell counts, free amino acid content (O-phthalaldehyde method), evaluation of proteolysis using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and textural parameters of soymilk gels during fermentation were investigated. …”
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The Effect and Mechanism of TLR9/KLF4 in FFA-Induced Adipocyte Inflammation by Cuizhe Wang, Meixiu Zhang, Jinxiu Wu, Wei Li, Xiaodan Ha, Yajuan Gu, Bo Han, Jianxin Xie, Jun Zhang

“…Current research has reported that obesity is a chronic inflammatory state, which is closely related with excessive accumulation of free fatty acid, while the specific mechanism that high level of FFA causes inflammation is not very clear. …”
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Changes in primary healthcare workforce burnout during and after the termination of COVID-19 emergency response: A one-and-half-year observational study by Xueji Wu, Huihong Ruan, Xiaoying Feng, Chaojun Xie, Ronald R. O’Donnell, Zhoubin Zhang

“…The prevalence of burnout-free status was similar (9.9% vs 12.5%, P = 0.434) between the two periods. …”
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Discrete Fractional-Order Modeling of Recurrent Childhood Diseases Using the Caputo Difference Operator by Yasir A. Madani, Zeeshan Ali, Mohammed Rabih, Amer Alsulami, Nidal H. E. Eljaneid, Khaled Aldwoah, Blgys Muflh

“…The stability analysis indicates that the disease-free equilibrium point is stable when <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="script">R</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mo><</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, while the endemic equilibrium point is stable when <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi mathvariant="script">R</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mo>></mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and otherwise unstable. …”
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Burst plasma preparation of metallic nanoparticles on carbon fabrics for antibacterial and electrocatalytic applications by Guiyin Xu, Zheyi Meng, Yunteng Cao, Zixu Tao, Qing-Jie Li, Myles Stapelberg, Bing Han, Rui Gao, Qipeng Yu, Meng Gu, Benedetto Marelli, Hailiang Wang, Meifang Zhu, Ju Li

“…The results prove the effectiveness of this plasmashock method in creating free-standing functional composite films or membranes.…”
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The accuracy of ultrasensitive PSA in predicting disease progression after radical prostatectomy by Heikki Seikkula, Jaakko Hyysalo, Mikael Högerman, Peter J. Boström, Otto Ettala

“…Notably, EAU‐defined high‐risk patients with low uPSA nadir maintained substantial BCR‐free survival. Conclusion In conclusion, a low usPSA predicts minimal BCR risk over the next 2–3 years post‐measurement. …”
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Prognostic Value of Combination of Pretreatment Red Cell Distribution Width and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Gastric Cancer by Danyang Zhou, Ying Wu, Zhenyu Lin, Liangliang Shi, Lei Zhao, Tao Liu, Dandan Yu, Tao Zhang

“…Prognostic significances for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed. Results. Pretreatment RDW + NLR was a significantly independent prognostic factor for OS and PFS. …”
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Environmental behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and the potential role of biochar for its remediation: a review by Haiyan Wang, Haiyan Zhang, Lizhi He, Jie Wang, Shuo Wang, Xiaoyu Shi, Xiaokai Zhang, Hailong Wang, Feng He

“…A proposed mechanism by which biochar photodegrades PFASs through the generation of free radicals, in addition to conventional adsorption mechanisms (such as pore filling, hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, and electrostatic interactions), is explored. …”
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Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Antifungal Effects of Essential Oil from Laurus nobilis L. Flowers Growing in Morocco by Ibrahim Mssillou, Abdelkrim Agour, Asmae El Ghouizi, Noureddine Hamamouch, Badiaa Lyoussi, Elhoussine Derwich

“…The essential oil of L. nobilis also exhibited strong total antioxidant capacity (TAC) as indicated by its ability to scavenge free radical DPPH. Taken together, this study indicates that the essential oil from L. nobilis flowers possesses significant antifungal and antioxidant activities, possibly due to the high level of 1,8-cineole.…”
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Smad4 deficiency in hepatocytes attenuates NAFLD progression via inhibition of lipogenesis and macrophage polarization by Wei Yang, Xuanxuan Yan, Rui Chen, Xin Xin, Shuang Ge, Yongxiang Zhao, Xinlong Yan, Jinhua Zhang

“…The role of Smad4 in the occurrence and development of NAFLD was determined by monitoring the body weight of mice, detecting triglycerides and free fatty acids in serum and liver tissue homogenates, staining the tissue sections to observe the accumulation of liver fat, and RT-qPCR detecting the expression of genes related to lipogenesis, fatty acid intake, and fatty acid β oxidation. …”
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