Exclusive Breastfeeding and Associated Factors among Mothers with Twins in the Tamale Metropolis by Rafatu Tahiru, Faith Agbozo, Hmphrey Garti, Abdulai Abubakari

“…Data on EBF rates among twin infants in Ghana remain limited and for that matter hypothesized to be low. Aim. The study sought to measure the prevalence of EBF and identify associated factors among twins in the Tamale metropolis. …”
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Molecular mechanisms induced by phase modifiers used in hydrometallurgy: consequences on transfer efficiency and process safety by El Maangar, Asmae, Prévost, Sylvain, Dourdain, Sandrine, Zemb, Thomas

“…It is a matter of strategic independence for many countries to urgently find processes that take into account environmental and economic issues when recycling critical metals. …”
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The Impact of Fireworks on Selected Ambient Particulate Metal Concentrations Associated with the Independence Day Holiday by Danielle Rocco, Esther Morales, Tyler Deflin, Jason Truong, Jaebin Ju, Daniel B. Curtis

“…Greater concentrations of overall particulate matter and ambient metal concentrations were observed during 2020 when compared to 2021, consistent with studies in the literature that have shown increased firework use in the area, likely due to the COVID-19 restrictions in place in 2020. …”
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Transcranial brain atlas based on photon measurement density function in a triple-parameter standard channel space by Lijiang Wei, Yang Zhao, Farui Liu, Yuanyuan Chen, Yilong Xu, Zheng Li, Chaozhe Zhu

“…The PMDF-TBA contains group-averaged sensitivities of channels to gray matter and brain regions as defined in 3 atlases: Brodmann, AAL2, and LPBA40. …”
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Aquathermolysis of heavy oil catalyzed by transition metal salts and clay by Du, Yingna, Zhang, Liyuan, Jing, Rui, Li, Yongfei, Yang, Bo, Chen, Gang

“…Currently, researchers have indicated that inorganic minerals in reservoirs, such as clay minerals, carbonates and quartz, can catalyze the evolution of organic matter into oil and gas. Therefore it is reasonable to believe that the minerals in reservoirs may act as a catalyst support with the metal-containing catalyst added from outside during the thermal recovery of heavy oil. …”
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Topological graphs: a review of some of our achievements and perspectives in physical chemistry and homogeneous catalysis by Bougueroua, Sana, Aboulfath, Ylène, Cimas, Alvaro, Hashemi, Ali,  Pidko, Evgeny A., Barth, Dominique, Gaigeot, Marie-Pierre

“…H-bond networks in condensed matter molecular systems such as aqueous interfaces are shown to be easily captured through the topological graphs. …”
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Revisiting teacher educators' training in Ethiopia: Implications for a new approach to curriculum development by Haftu Hindeya Gebremeskel, Ahmed Yibrie Ahmed, Dawit Asrat Getahun, Meskerem Lechissa Debele, Dawit Tibebu, Dereje Taye Wondem

“…They reported they have sufficient subject matter knowledge but in pure disciplines that are not very much relevant for someone who pursues a career as a teacher educator. …”
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A framework to comprehensively assess lake health from a perspective of ecosystem integrity and services by Zhixuan Zhao, Fangfei Wei, Haotian Wu, Miao Yang, Xin Jin, Pengzhe Wang, Qing Wang

“…The index system consists of five dimensions: organism structural integrity, habitat structural integrity, matter process integrity, hydrological process integrity, and social services function. …”
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Valley charge-transfer insulator in twisted double bilayer WSe2 by LingNan Wei, Qingxin Li, Majeed Ur Rehman, Yangchen He, Dongdong An, Shiwei Li, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Martin Claassen, Kostya S. Novoselov, Dante M. Kennes, Angel Rubio, Daniel A. Rhodes, Lede Xian, Geliang Yu, Lei Wang

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Anatomical Covariance Analysis: Detection of Disrupted Correlation Network Related to Clinical Trait Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: A Pilot Study by Rosalia Dacosta-Aguayo, Glenn Wylie, John DeLuca, Helen Genova

“…In the VBM analysis, when considering the whole sample of PwMS, higher levels of trait fatigue were negatively associated with grey matter (GM) volume in the left dorsal anterior insula (dAI) (rho=−0.647; p=0.002; R2=0.369). …”
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Effects of digital and non-digital parental distraction on parent-child interaction and communication by Souhir Chamam, Souhir Chamam, Alexia Forcella, Alexia Forcella, Nadia Musio, Nadia Musio, Florence Quinodoz, Florence Quinodoz, Nevena Dimitrova

“…Importantly, the nature of the distraction did not matter: there were no significant differences between the paper-pen and the screen distraction conditions across Time 2 (ps ≥ .59). …”
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Analysis of Surface Level PM2.5 Measured by Low-Cost Sensor and Satellite-Based Column Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) over Kathmandu by Jeevan Regmi, Khem N. Poudyal, Amod Pokhrel, Nabin Malakar, Madhu Gyawali, Lekhendra Tripathee, Mukesh Rai, Srikanthan Ramachandran, Katrina Wilson, Rudra Aryal

“…Abstract A low-cost PurpleAir PA-II sensor was installed, in 2020 at the Institute of Engineering (IOE) Pulchowk Campus, TU located in Kathmandu valley, Nepal, to measure particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter equal to or smaller than 2.5 µm (PM2.5). …”
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Association between long-term exposure to air pollution and immune-mediated diseases: a population-based cohort study by Giovanni Adami, Angelo Fassio, Giovanni Orsolini, Davide Gatti, Maurizio Rossini, Ombretta Viapiana, Camilla Benini, Elena Fracassi, Giorgio Cattani, Marco Pontalti, Eugenia Bertoldo

“…Data on the monitoring of particulate matter (PM)10 and PM2.5 concentrations were retrieved from the Italian Institute of Environmental Protection and Research. …”
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Examining the associations between social support and postpartum depression symptoms among adolescent mothers in Nairobi, Kenya by Luwam T. Gebrekristos, Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Allison K. Groves, Caroline W. Kabiru

“…To fully examine the different ways that social support might matter for adolescent mothers, we examined several domains of social support: child’s father support during pregnancy, parental support during pregnancy, parental support of girl’s education, membership in a social club, having a good female friend and having a supportive female adult one can turn to for help. …”
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Impact of short-term soil disturbance on cadmium remobilization and associated risk in vulnerable regions by Zhong Zhuang, Hao Qi, Siyu Huang, Qiqi Wang, Yanan Wan, Huafen Li

“…Random Forest analysis identified elevated dissolved organic matter and pH changes as key drivers of Cd remobilization. …”
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A Study on the Line of Sight to Galaxies Detected at Gamma-Ray Energies by Amy Furniss, Josepf N. Amador, Olivier Hervet, Ollie Jackson, David A. Williams

“…The large-scale universal structure comprises strands of dark matter and galaxies with large underdense volumes known as voids. …”
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Assessment of Tuber Yield Stability and Adaptability of Some Elite Yam Genotypes in the Guinea Savannah Ecology of Northern Ghana by Joseph Adjebeng-Danquah, Kwabena Acheremu, Emmanuel Boachie Chamba, Freda Ansaah Agyapong, Alhassan Sayibu

“…Genotype 95/18544 was the most sensitive and for that matter responded positively in the favorable environments. …”
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The Impact of Weighting Factors on Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Image Quality in Non-Contrast Head Examinations: Phantom and Patient Study by Doris Šegota Ritoša, Doris Dodig, Slavica Kovačić, Nina Bartolović, Ivan Brumini, Petra Valković Zujić, Slaven Jurković, Damir Miletić

“…<b>Results</b>: Quantitative phantom image analysis revealed the best gray-to-white matter contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) at the highest WFs and minimal noise artifacts at the lowest WF values. …”
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Amplifying and Reversing the Chiral Bias in Asymmetric Photo‐Polymerization Reaction by Dingdong Liu, Xiangxiang Xu, Zeyu Feng, Chutian Zhang, Jialei Li, Yifan Xie, Jingguo Li, Hongli Zhang, Gang Zou

“…Coincidentally, chiral metal nanoparticles have great prospects in asymmetric photochemical reactions since they can enhance the chiral light‐matter interactions. Nonetheless, little is known about how the spin angular momentum of light competes with the chiral electromagnetic field in the vicinity of a chiral nanoparticle during the chiral induction and amplification process. …”
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Differentiated TB care matrix: Validating an assessment tool for healthcare workers providing differentiated TB care using Delphi technique by Riswana S. Ansari, Ankeeta Menona Jacob, Avinash K. Shetty, Shazia Anjum

“…We engaged a panel of Ten Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to refine and validate the assessment tool containing 146 items iteratively using 2 rounds of 5 SMEs each. …”
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