Morphological features of rye grain with low pentosan content by V. D. Kobylyansky, O. V. Solodukhina, I. M. Nikonorova

“…In “transparent” grains the index increased by 5.2–19.7%, compared with “nontransparent” ones.…”
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Lab Study on the Effect of Cation Exchange Capacity on Slurry Performance in Slurry Shields by By Pinghe Sun, Binkui Zhao, Han Cao, Jingyuan Wang, Dingqiang Mo, Shaohe Zhang

“…When the cation exchange capacity increases, the continuity of polymer structure in the slurry decreases first and then increases, the flow index and consistency coefficient are located within a reasonable range, and the rheological properties of the slurry meet the design requirements of the standards.…”
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The Protective Effect of Low-Dose Ethanol on Myocardial Fibrosis through Downregulating the JNK Signaling Pathway in Diabetic Rats by Ying Yu, Xian-Jie Jia, Wei-ping Zhang, Ting-ting Fang, Jie Hu, Shan-Feng Ma, Qin Gao

“…Compared with DM8W group, the above indexes were improved in EtOH + DM8W group. Conclusion. …”
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Enhancing foster care relationships through attachment-based intervention: the safe families study protocol, a randomized controlled trial of the circle of security parenting progr... by Mathieu Pereira, Lauriane Sedes, Emilie Gadéa, Rebecca Shankland

“…Quantitative measures, including the Caregiving Composite Questionnaire, Parenting Stress Index, and the Marschak Interaction Method, will be administered at baseline and at follow-up). …”
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Mid-term outcomes of percutaneous pulmonary valve replacement with Edwards-Sapien bioprosthesis in native right ventricular outflow tract by Yassin Belahnech, Gerard Martí-Aguasca, Laura Dos-Subirà, Pedro Betrian-Blasco, Bruno García del Blanco, Maria Calvo-Barceló, Eduard Ródenas-Alesina, Antonia Pijuan-Domènech, Ferran Gran, Queralt Ferrer, Gemma Giralt-García, Berta Miranda, Blanca Gordon, Víctor González-Fernández, José A. Barrabés, Ferran Roses-Noguer, Ignacio Ferreira-González

“…The primary endpoint was a composite of endocarditis, reinterventions, and cardiovascular death and secondary outcomes included prosthetic valve dysfunction (PVD), tricuspid regurgitation (TR), right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF), and indexed ventricular volumes. The median patient age was 23.9 years. …”
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Encapsulation of anthocyanins from purple corn cob via antisolvent precipitation: Effect of pH and zein/gum arabic ratio on the antioxidant activity, particle size and thermal stab... by Johan Mendoza, Omar Peñuñuri-Miranda, María d.C. Valdez-Cárdenas, Carmen O. Melendez-Pizarro, Daniel Lardizabal-Gutiérrez, Francisco Paraguay-Delgado, Armando Quintero-Ramos

“…Parameters analyzed include encapsulation efficiencies for anthocyanins (%AEE) and polyphenols (%PEE), nanoparticle size, polydispersity index, ζ-potential, and thermal stability at 80 and 180 °C. …”
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Influence of Obesity Parameters on Different Regional Patterns of Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Wan-Xiao Wu, Jia-Wei Feng, Jing Ye, Gao-Feng Qi, Li-Zhao Hong, Jun Hu, Sheng-Yong Liu, Yong Jiang, Zhen Qu

“…We calculated obese parameters, such as body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), and body surface area (BSA). …”
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Quantitative Estimating Salt Content of Saline Soil Using Laboratory Hyperspectral Data Treated by Fractional Derivative by Dong Zhang, Tashpolat Tiyip, Jianli Ding, Fei Zhang, Ilyas Nurmemet, Ardak Kelimu, Jingzhe Wang

“…Combined with the soil salt content, partial least square regression method was applied for model calibrations and predictions and some indexes were used to evaluate the performance of models. …”
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Psychosocial Characteristics and Gestational Weight Change among Overweight, African American Pregnant Women by Kelly C. Allison, Brian H. Wrotniak, Emmanuelle Paré, David B. Sarwer

“…African American women (n=120) with a pregravid body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 completed measures of eating, sleep, and depressed mood between 14 and 24 weeks of gestation. …”
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Effect of Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Therapy versus Methotrexate on Serum Levels of Interleukin-17 and Interleukin-23 in Egyptian Patients with Severe Psoriasis by Tarek Mahmoud Elghandour, Sahar El Sayed Youssef, Dalia Gamal Aly, Mohamed Said Abd Elhameed, Mehrevan Mostafa Abdel Moneim

“…Before and after treatment, serum levels of IL-17 and IL-23 were investigated by ELISA technique and psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) was calculated. Results. After treatment, all patients showed a reduction in their PASI score, IL-17 and IL-23 serum levels with a nonsignificant difference between both therapeutic modalities (P value >0.05). …”
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Improving the Properties of Non G30 Soil for Use as Subbase Material with Tea Production Waste-Lime Blend. by Baluku, Bennet

“…Lime was combined with tea waste, an organic by-product of tea processing, to assess its effectiveness in modifying key soil characteristics such as the California Bearing Ratio (CBR), Maximum Dry Density (MDD), Optimum Moisture Content (OMC), Liquid Limit (LL), and Plasticity Index (PI). Various replacement ratios of lime and tea waste were analyzed: 3% (2% lime, 1% tea waste), 5% (3% lime, 2% tea waste), 7% (4% lime, 3% tea waste), 9% (5% lime, 4% tea waste), and 11% (6% lime, 5% tea waste). …”
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Probabilistic Power Flow Analysis of DERs Integrated Power System From a Bayesian Parameter Estimation Perspective by Wanjoli, Paul, Moustafa, Mohamed M.Zakaria, Abbasy, Nabil H.

“…For instance, under heavy loading, BPE achieved a congestion index of 0.0617 (compared to PEM’s 0.2228 and MCS’s 0.0611). …”
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The Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transforming Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): by Mugisha, Justin, Francis Adyanga, Akena, Ocan, Johnson

“…The review was performed using scientifically cited and indexed databases, namely Dimensions, Web Science, Elsevier Scopus, and Google Scholar. …”
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Modeling and analysis of taeniasis and cysticercosis transmission dynamics in humans, pigs and cattle by Joshua, A. Mwasunda, Jacob I, Irunde, Damian, Kajunguri, Dmitry, Kuznetsov

“…The normalized forward sensitivity index was used to determine sensitive parameters to the diseases. …”
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