Factors affecting quality of life in women post mastectomy for breast cancer in Baheya Foundation (Egypt): ‘A retrospective cohort study’ by Salsabil Mohammed Abdelrahman, Maher Hassan Ibraheem, Hemat Allam, Vikash Sewram

“…FACT-B had a median score of 79.0 (IQR 63.0–95.0). Generalized linear regression indicated that higher cognitive functioning (22.45; p < 0.050) and BCS (6.026, p < 0.010) was positively correlated with women > 60 years old. …”
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Examining the Effects of Construction Project Delays on Costs from the Perspective of Stakeholders Using a System Dynamics Approach: Insights from a Commercial Complex Project in Q... by Amirhosein Saffarinia, Hamidreza Yazdani

“…Consequently, delays are generally a costly problem. In some cases, it has been observed that delays may not be costly for all parties involved and can create conflicts of interest. …”
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The bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: a longer-term follow-up by Thorstein Olsen Eide, Bjarne Hansen, Kay Morten Hjelle, Stian Solem, Michael G. Wheaton, Thröstur Björgvinsson, Gerd Kvale, Kristen Hagen

“…The secondary outcome measures were the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. …”
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The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Furthermore, the degree of LDH elevalion generally correlates wilh the severity of the PCP episode. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation and Error-Component Analysis of Four Satellite-Based Precipitation Estimates against Gauged Rainfall over Mainland China by Guanghua Wei, Haishen Lü, Wade T. Crow, Yonghua Zhu, Jianbin Su, Li Ren

“…Key results are as follows. (1) Except for V06UC’s relatively high underestimation over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and high overestimation over Xinjiang (XJ), Northeastern China (DB), and Northern China (HB) and CDR’s severe overestimation over TP, all four satellite-based precipitation products can generally capture the spatial pattern of precipitation over China. …”
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Comparing the difference in enhancement of kokumi-tasting γ-glutamyl peptides on basic taste via molecular modeling approaches and sensory evaluation by Juan Yang, Jing Guo, Ruijie Mai, Hao Dong, Chun Cui, Xiaofang Zeng, Weidong Bai

“…Sensory evaluation demonstrated the enhancement of γ-EA on umaminess was superior to that of sweetness. Generally, γ-glutamyl peptides could enhance basic taste sensation via activating taste receptor, and exhibited a highest umami-enhancing effect.…”
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Development of Simple Analytical Method for B-Group Vitamins in Nutritional Products: Enzymatic Digestion and UPLC-MS/MS Quantification by Quang Huy Nguyen, Anh Quoc Hoang, Thi My Hanh Truong, Thi Diu Dinh, Thi Thuy Le, Thi Huyen Trang Luu, Viet Chien Dinh, Thi Minh Thu Nguyen, Thi Trang Vu, Thi Anh Huong Nguyen

“…The measured concentrations of B-group vitamins in our samples were generally in good agreement with values of label claims.…”
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Updating the Earth remote sensing software for the detection of thermal anomalies by S. A. Zolotoy, I. B. Strashko, Dz. S. Kotau, I. M. Nestsiarovich, V. V. Rouba, Dz. V. Valakhovich

“…A retrospective analysis of the main stages of improving the software for natural fires detection and obtained during practical tests generalized results are provided. The description of the web service developed on the basis of the software for detecting natural fires is presented.Co n c l u s i o n. …”
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Interim Evaluation of the Tier 1 Program (Secondary 1 Curriculum) of the Project P.A.T.H.S.: First Year of the Full Implementation Phase by Daniel T. L. Shek, Hing Keung Ma, Rachel C. F. Sun

“…In sum, the respondents generally regarded the program as beneficial to the students and they were satisfied with the Tier 1 Program (Secondary 1 Curriculum) in the full implementation phase, although some implementation difficulties were also expressed.…”
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CFD Analysis on the Effect of Radial Gap on Impeller-Diffuser Flow Interaction as well as on the Flow Characteristics of a Centrifugal Fan by K. Vasudeva Karanth, N. Yagnesh Sharma

“…., in the radial gap is generally considered to be complex). With the development of PIV and CFD tools such as moving mesh techniques, it is now possible to arrive at a prudent solution compatible with the physical nature of flow. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Analysis for a Fluid-Loaded, Simply Supported Plate Covered by a Damping and Decoupling Composite Acoustic Coating by Baihua Yuan, Meng Chen, Yu Liu, Shexu Zhao, Heng Jiang

“…The trends of the numerical and experimental results are generally consistent, with some differences due to the influences of water pressure and the frequency dependence of the material parameters, which are not taken into account by the numerical analysis. …”
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The Bifurcation Curves of a Category of Dirichlet Boundary Value Problems by Huizeng Qin, Youmin Lu

“…We study the Dirichlet boundary value problem u″t+λfut=0,−1<t<1,u−1=u1=0, generally and develop a schema for determining the relationship between the values of its parameters and the number of positive solutions. …”
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An ultrasensitive angular interrogation metasurface sensor based on the TE mode surface lattice resonance by Liye Li, Wengang Wu

“…In the measurement, a broadband light source substitutes the single-wavelength laser generally used in traditional angular sensing, and the measured SLR wavelength of broadband illuminant at normal incidence is defined as the single wavelength, avoiding the sensitivity loss from the large angle. …”
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Nonlinear Elliptic Boundary Value Problems at Resonance with Nonlinear Wentzell Boundary Conditions by Ciprian G. Gal, Mahamadi Warma

“…Given a bounded domain Ω⊂RN with a Lipschitz boundary ∂Ω and p,q∈(1,+∞), we consider the quasilinear elliptic equation -Δpu+α1u=f in Ω complemented with the generalized Wentzell-Robin type boundary conditions of the form bx∇up-2∂nu-ρbxΔq,Γu+α2u=g on ∂Ω. …”
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Sign Prediction on Unlabeled Social Networks Using Branch and Bound Optimized Transfer Learning by Weiwei Yuan, Jiali Pang, Donghai Guan, Yuan Tian, Abdullah Al-Dhelaan, Mohammed Al-Dhelaan

“…First, they cannot work if there is no target label available. Second, their generalization performance is not guaranteed due to that fact that the solution of their objective functions is not global optimal solution. …”
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Measurement of Membrane Characteristics Using the Phenomenological Equation and the Overall Mass Transport Equation in Ion-Exchange Membrane Electrodialysis of Saline Water by Yoshinobu Tanaka

“…This is the aim of this investigation. 𝜎∗ is defined for describing the permselectivity between solutes and water molecules in the electrodialysis system just after an electric current interruption. 𝜎∗ is expressed by the function of 𝜇 and 𝜌. 𝜎∗ is generally larger than 1 and 𝜇 is positive, but occasionally 𝜎∗ becomes less than 1 and 𝜇 becomes negative. …”
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Effort de conservation et Aires marines protégées : quatre illusions et un changement de perspective by Jean-Eudes Beuret, Anne Cadoret

“…In political and sometimes scientific arguments, the effort made for the conservation of marine biodiversity via Marine Protected Areas (MPA) is evaluated on the basis of classified areas, which implies that their status offers protection on the scale of their perimeter. More generally, MPAs are based on four pillars: a status, a perimeter, rules and a manager. …”
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Evaluation of the Functionality of Mineral-Resin Pavement by Łukasz Bednarek, Nadzeya Fialkouskaya

“…Based on the results obtained, it can be generally concluded that, in the case of permeable surfaces, the type of aggregate is an important factor, as evidenced by the results of the strength tests. …”
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Evaluating a family of two-loop non-planar master integrals for Higgs + jet production with full heavy-quark mass dependence by R. Bonciani, V. Del Duca, H. Frellesvig, J.M. Henn, M. Hidding, L. Maestri, F. Moriello, G. Salvatori, V.A. Smirnov

“…There are two elliptic sectors in the family, which are computed by solving their associated set of differential equations in terms of generalized power series. The resulting series may be truncated to obtain numerical results with high precision. …”
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Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Diagnostic Challenge in the Oral Cavity by Mehmet Ali Altay, Alper Sindel, Öznur Özalp, Burak Kocabalkan, İrem Hicran Özbudak, Ramazan Erdem, Ozan Salim, Dale A. Baur

“…Intraoral and radiological examinations revealed generalized gingival hyperplasia and severe teeth mobility with widespread alveolar bone loss. …”
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