TerraSAR-X SAR data for classification of ice-free areas and glacier facies on Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica by ANDRÉ M. DE ANDRADE, ROBERTO F.M. MICHEL, KÁTIA K. DA ROSA, ULISSES F. BREMER, CARLOS ERNESTO G.R. SCHAEFER, JEFFERSON C. SIMÕES

“…This study characterized three surface zones of Collins Glacier and three other zones in ice-free areas on the Fildes Peninsula, which has an area of 29.6 km². …”
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Fabrication and evaluation of a portable and reproducible quartz crystal microbalance immunochip for label-free detection of β-lactoglobulin allergen in milk products by Mingfei Pan, Liping Hong, Jingying Yang, Xiaoqian Xie, Kaixin Liu, Shuo Wang

“…In this study, a label-free, portable and reproducible immunochip based on quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) was developed for the qualitative detection of β-lactoglobulin (β-LG), an allergen, in milk products. …”
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Machine learning analysis of pathological images to predict 1-year progression-free survival of immunotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer by Hirotaka Matsumoto, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Yuki Sato, Daichi Fujimoto, Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Motohiro Tamiya, Yasuhiro Koh, Junya Fukuoka, Hisashi Tanaka, Naoki Furuya, Ryota Shibaki, Tsukasa Nozawa, Akira Sano, Yuka Kitamura, Takashi Kijima, Toshihide Yokoyama, Satoru Miura, Akito Hata, Jun Sugisaka

“…We trained a model to predict 1-year progression-free survival (PFS) using pathological images (H&E, programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and double immunohistochemical assay (cluster of differentiation 8 (CD8) and forkhead box P3 (FoxP3)) and patient information. …”
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In vitro Evaluation of Repair Bond Strength to Bulk-fill Composites Using Two Silane-Free Universal Adhesives, with and without Silane Application by Alara AKSOY, Nazmiye DÖNMEZ

“…Objective: To evaluate the effect of silane-free universal adhesives systems on the repair shear bond strength (SBS) of sonic-activated bulk-fill [SonicFill (SF) Kerr, USA] composite applying additional silane in the repair of bulk-fill composite. …”
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Tell me y: anticipation of sex discrepancies in cell-free DNA testing due to maternal genetic abnormalities: a case report by Nuria Balaguer, Emilia Mateu-Brull, Jose Antonio Martínez-Conejero, Ana Cervero, Roser Navarro, Jorge Jiménez-Almazán, Miguel Milán

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Serum-Free Thyroxine Levels Were Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Euthyroid Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Bingjie Wu, Jingjing Jiang, Minghui Gui, Lin Liu, Qiqige Aleteng, Shanshan Wang, Xiaojing Liu, Yan Ling, Xin Gao

“…PASP was measured by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography. 86 patients were diagnosed as PH and had significantly higher free thyroxine (FT4) levels than those without PH. …”
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Clinical Comparison of MEBO and Hyaluronic Acid Gel in the Management of Pain after Free Gingival Graft Harvesting: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Ahmed Hassan, Enji Ahmed, Dalia Ghalwash, Azza Ezz Elarab

“…This study aimed to compare the effect of MEBO versus 0.2% hyaluronic acid gel (Gengigel®) applied to the palatal donor site on postoperative pain reduction and wound healing after free gingival graft harvesting. Methodology. Thirty-nine patients with different mucogingival defects were included in this study for harvesting a free gingival graft (FGG) for soft tissue augmentation. …”
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Development of New Gluten-Free Maize-Field Bean Bread Dough: Relationships Between Rheological Properties and Structure of Non-Gluten Proteins by Awatif Fetouhi, Agnieszka Sujak, Leila Bentallah, Agnieszka Nawrocka, Monika Szymańska-Chargot, Marta Tomczyńska-Mleko, Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Mohammed Nasreddine Zidoune

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Cytokine Storm in COVID-19 Patients, Its Impact on Organs and Potential Treatment by QTY Code-Designed Detergent-Free Chemokine Receptors by Mujahed I. Mustafa, Abdelrahman H. Abdelmoneim, Eiman M. Mahmoud, Abdelrafie M. Makhawi

“…In this review, we will focus on cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients, their impact on the body organs, and the potential treatment by QTY code-designed detergent-free chemokine receptors.…”
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Passive exposure and perceptions of smoke-free policies in hospital and university campuses among nursing students: A cross-sectional multicenter study by Marcela Fu, Yolanda Castellano, Kenza Laroussy, Antoni Baena, Mercè Margalef, Ariadna Feliu, Jordi Galimany-Masclans, Montse Puig-Llobet, Carmen Moreno-Arroyo, Raül Sancho, Albert Bueno, Antonio López, Joseph Guydish, Esteve Fernández, Cristina Martínez

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The Effect of Aggregate-Forming Minerals on Thermodynamic Parameters Using Surface Free Energy Concept and Its Relationship with the Moisture Susceptibility of Asphalt Mixtures by Gholam Hossein Hamedi, Mohammad Reza Esmaeeli, Vahid Najafi Moghaddam Gilani, Seyed Mohsen Hosseinian

“…Therefore, the surface free energy (SFE) method, as one of the thermodynamic methods, and indirect tensile strength test (ITST) have been used to determine the failure mechanism and the rate of change of adhesion properties of asphalt mixtures under the influence of mineralogical characteristics. …”
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Characterisation of environmentally persistent free radicals and their contributions to oxidative potential and reactive oxygen species in sea spray and size-resolved ambient particles by Xinji Zhang, Fanyi Wei, Haiyan Fu, Huibin Guo

“…The interaction between sea spray and water mainly generated hydroxyl free radicals (54 ± 3%), whereas the size-resolved PM mainly generated organic free radicals (64 ± 5%). …”
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Degradation of Toxic Dye Using Phytomediated Copper Nanoparticles and Its Free-Radical Scavenging Potential and Antimicrobial Activity against Environmental Pathogens by S. Rajeshkumar, M. Vanaja, Arunachalam Kalirajan

“…The antioxidant activity showed the excellent reduction of DPPH free radicals by nanoparticles. These results confirmed that copper nanoparticles serve as an alternative therapeutic agent over conventional drugs. …”
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Development and Characterization of Multigrain Pan Bread Prepared Using Quinoa, Lupin, and Fenugreek Seeds with Yellow Maize as a Gluten-Free Diet by Garsa Alshehry, Eman Algarni, Huda Aljumayi, Reham M. Algheshairy, Hend F. Alharbi

“…Therefore, the consumption of gluten-free diets (GFDs) is the only therapy to prevent patients from developing the disease. …”
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Conceiving an unfenced urban ecosanctuary at Mātai Moana through environmental stewardship: opportunities from Predator Free 2050 in Aotearoa New Zealand by Carles Martinez-Almoyna, Shanika Tuinder

“…This is the case of the Predator Free 2050 (PF2050) plan, which aims to eradicate the most harmful invasive predators in Aotearoa New Zealand. …”
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A novel placement method of a calibration‐free pH capsule for continuous wireless measurement of intragastric pH in horses by Evelyn Hodgson, Marthe Thirouin, Pranav Narayanan, Tallia‐Rume Romano, Jessica Wise, Stephanie Bond

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Fast and Sensitive Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleic Acid Using a Rapid Detection System Free of RNA Extraction by Liang Ma, Yanyan Fan, Xiaomu Kong, Yongwei Jiang, Hong Huang, Meimei Zhao, Yi Liu, Peng Gao, Yong Cui, Yongtong Cao

“…The nucleic acid rapid detection system provides sensitive and accurate detection of SARS-CoV-2 free of RNA extraction. The high sensitivity and short time to results of approximately 35 minutes may impact earlier infection control and disease management.…”
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Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance the Differentiation of Human Switched Memory B Lymphocytes into Plasma Cells in Serum-Free Medium by Guillaume Bonnaure, Catherine Gervais-St-Amour, Sonia Néron

“…This study shows for the first time that expanded switched memory B lymphocytes can be differentiated into plasma cells using exclusively a serum-free medium.…”
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Parameter uniform finite difference formulation with oscillation free for solving singularly perturbed delay parabolic differential equation via exponential spline by Zerihun Ibrahim Hassen, Gemechis File Duressa

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Exploring Anti-Breast Cancer Effects of Live Pediococcus acidilactici and Its Cell-Free Supernatant Isolated from Human Breast Milk by Naa N. Adumuah, Jude T. Quarshie, Harry Danwonno, Anastasia R. Aikins, Elmer N. Ametefe

“…Exposure of MDA-MB 231 breast cancer cells to live P. acidilactici and its cell-free supernatant (CFS) for 24 h resulted in a reduction in cancer cell viability. …”
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