A human acellular dermal matrix coated with zinc oxide nanoparticles accelerates tendon repair in patients with hand flexor tendon injuries in zone 5 of the hand by Seyedeh-Sara Hashemi, Mohsen Pirmoradi, Alireza Rafati, Mehdi Kian, Ali Akbar Mohammadi, Mohamad Ali Hoghoughi

“…Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) is a natural graft used to repair tissues, though infections represent the primary cause of its therapeutic failure. …”
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Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Childhood Specific Phobias by Abdurrahman Cahid Orengul, Yavuz Meral, Vahdet Gormez

“…The most common specific phobia subtype was animal phobia (n=48; 48%), which was followed by natural environment (n=27; 27%), blood-injection (n=25; 25%), situational (n=17; 17%) and other phobia (n=2; 2%). …”
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Plant genome modification: from induced mutagenesis to genome editing by A. B. Shcherban

“…The review also considers the de novo domestication approach, which allows for faster obtaining of new cultivars from natural varieties. In the conclusion, the future ways of GE development are discussed.…”
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The In Vitro Antioxidant and Antiadipogenic Properties of Pigmented Flower Extracts of Geraniaceae and Lamiaceae Plant Families by Anton Venter, Hennie Fisher, Gary I. Stafford, June C. Serem, Megan J. Bester, Kwaku G. Duodu

“…This study investigated the potential health-promoting properties of new sources of natural food colorants, namely pigmented flower extracts from Geraniaceae (Pelargonium grandiflorum, Pelargonium × hortorum, Pelargonium zonale hybrid) and Lamiaceae (Salvia aurea × dolomitica, Salvia dolomitica and Plectranthus zuluensis). …”
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Optimization, characterization and biosafety of oregano, rosemary and mint oil mixture against Penicillium digitatum in citrus using L-optimal mixture design by Rahaf Khaled, Sara Mohamed, Amira Mohamed, Aya Khairy, Hesham Elhariry, Ashraf Bakry, Neima K. Elsenosy, Naglaa Ebeed, Salem S. Salem, Thanaa ElNoby, Samah H. Abu-Hussien

“…Abstract The increasing demand for natural alternatives to synthetic fungicides has prompted research into natural products like essential oils for postharvest disease management. …”
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Bébédjia (sud du Tchad), un espace sous pression by Lieugomg Médard, Sama Ozias

“…Bebedjia, situated in the southernmost part of Chad, has a favourable climate conduisive to agro-pastoral activities. This natural environment attracts nomadic rearers from the sahelian/Saharan zones of the North which are being threatened by bad climatic conditions (recurrent droughts such as those of 1973-1975 and 1983-1985) as well as political and military instability. …”
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Online Determination of Sm, Eu and Yb in Environmental Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectrometry by J. Dilip Kumar, P. Reddy Prasad, B. Krishna Priya, P. Subrahmanyam S. Ramanaiah, P. Chiranjeevi

“…This method was also applied for the analysis of spiked and natural water samples. The results provide strong evidence to support the hypothesis of an adsorption mechanism.…”
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Cyclic Behavior of Confined Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth Walls by Xinlei Yang, Hailiang Wang, Ziliang Zhao

“…Rammed earth is widely utilized in both developed and developing countries due to its low embodied energy and good natural moisture buffering of indoor environments. …”
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Intelligent Control Using Metaheuristic Optimization for Buck-Boost Converter by P. Chanjira, S. Tunyasrirut

“…This research aims to introduce an intelligent controlling system of windmill-generated voltage connected to a load of 12 V. As natural wind speed lacks consistency, the resultant irregular voltage can lead to system damage. …”
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Peuples et évolution climatique en Afrique nord-tropicale, de la fin du Néolithique à l’aube de l’époque moderne by Jean Maley, Robert Vernet

“…Climate-related events have always had heavy consequences on the peopling of this vast region, often subject to extreme natural conditions. The relative synchronism between the principal cultural trends from west to east across the Sahel seems to have often been subject to swings in the climate and the resulting environmental changes.…”
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“One Ring to Bind Them All”—Part I: The Efficiency of the Macrocyclic Scaffold for G-Quadruplex DNA Recognition by David Monchaud, Anton Granzhan, Nicolas Saettel, Aurore Guédin, Jean-Louis Mergny, Marie-Paule Teulade-Fichou

“…Stimulated by the pioneering studies on the cationic porphyrin TMPyP4 and the natural product telomestatin, follow-up studies have developed, rapidly leading to a large diversity of macrocyclic structures with remarkable-quadruplex binding properties and biological activities. …”
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Mechanical properties and statistical analysis of the Charpy impact test using the Weibull distribution in jute-polyester and glass-polyester composites by Tioua Tahar, Djamel Djeghader, Bachir Redjel

“…In recent years, the use of natural fiber composites to provide a possible replacement for synthetic fiber composites for practical applications has been the subject of several studies. …”
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Reuse of Clay Brick Waste in Mortar and Concrete by Lihua Zhu, Zengmei Zhu

“…Recycled clay brick aggregate (RBA) can be used to substitute natural coarse aggregate. Recycled clay brick aggregate concrete (RBAC) can attain suitable strength and be used in the production of medium- and low-strength concrete. …”
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FPCB STIFFENER ADHESIVE MACHINE DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION AND ACCURACY ANALYSIS by MEI LingLiang, LIN XiaoXia, MEI XueSong

“…After improvement design,the stiffness and each natural frequency of this machine have improved a lot. …”
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Financing Infrastructure for New Economies in the Context of Dislocated Markets by Zeph Nhleko

“…This view is influenced by the established understanding that irrespective of the type of crisis – natural, financial, economic or otherwise – all crises have some similarities (Reinhart and Rogoff, 2011). …”
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State-of-the-Art Review on Relevance of Genetic Algorithm to Internet Web Search by Kehinde Agbele, Ademola Adesina, Daniel Ekong, Oluwafemi Ayangbekun

“…Genetic algorithms (GAs) are robust, efficient, and optimizated methods in a wide area of search problems motivated by Darwin’s principles of natural selection and survival of the fittest. This paper describes information retrieval systems (IRS) components. …”
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The Performance of LBP and NSVC Combination Applied to Face Classification by Mohammed Ngadi, Aouatif Amine, Bouchra Nassih, Hanaa Hachimi, Adnane El-Attar

“…The experimental results on different natural images show that the proposed method can get very good results at a very short detection time. …”
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Evolution of Water Quality Regulations in the United States and Florida by Kati W. Migliaccio, Yuncong Li, Thomas A. Obreza

“…Water quality protection in the United States evolved from initially ensuring navigability of waterways to protecting our natural ecosystems. This 5-page fact sheet provides a background for understanding water quality and how it is evaluated and regulated in the U.S. with particular focus on the state of Florida. …”
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Protocole de kyoto : Le cas du secteur résidentiel au Canada? by Gaétan Lafrance, Julien Genois, Martin Lemay

“…The study is based on several surveys conducted by Hydro-Québec and Natural Resource Canada. The approach used to estimate USHEC is the conditional demand analysis (CDA). …”
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Order reduction for an RNA virus evolution model by Andrei Korobeinikov, Aleksei Archibasov, Vladimir Sobolev

“…A mathematical or computational model in evolutionary biologyshould necessary combine several comparatively fast processes,which actually drive natural selection and evolution, with a veryslow process of evolution. …”
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