A structured review and analysis of the researches conducted in the field of productivity changes in units with undesirable output using the Malmquist Luenberger productivity index by Mohammad Alimoradi, Seyed Mohammad Ali Khatami Firouzabadi, Maghsoud Amiri, Iman Raeesi Vanani

“…Purpose: Evaluation of performance and productivity and the process of its changes over time is considered essential in the process of improvement in organizations, production, industrial and service units. …”
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Geochemical signatures and nanomechanical properties of echinoid tests from nearshore habitats of Florida: environmental and physiological controls on echinoid biomineralization by Przemysław Gorzelak, Luis Torres Jr., Dorota Kołbuk, Tobias B. Grun, Michał Kowalewski

“…The mechanisms that regulate minor and trace element biomineralization in the echinoid skeleton can be primarily controlled biologically (i.e., by the organism and its vital effects) or by extrinsic environmental factors. …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…We plan to enrich the work through conducting in-depth assessments on the determinants of cardiovascular, liver and kidney end-organ disease outcomes yearly. Additionally, we seek to pilot NCD interventions using novel methodologies like the trials within cohorts. …”
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Assessment of in vitro skin permeation and accumulation of phenolic acids from honey and honey-based pharmaceutical formulations by Anna Nowak, Anna Muzykiewicz-Szymańska, Magdalena Perużyńska, Edyta Kucharska, Łukasz Kucharski, Karolina Jakubczyk, Paulina Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk, Marek Droździk, Juraj Majtan

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PET Study of Sphingosine-1-phosphate Receptor 1 Expression in Response to S. aureus Infection by Hao Jiang, Jiwei Gu, Haiyang Zhao, Sumit Joshi, Joel S. Perlmutter, Robert J. Gropler, Robyn S. Klein, Tammie L. S. Benzinger, Zhude Tu

“…Our PET/CT study data also confirmed that infected mice have increased [18F]TZ4877 uptake in several organs comparing to that in normal control mice. Particularly, compared to control mice, a 39% increase of [18F]TZ4877 uptake was observed in the infected muscle of S. aureus mice, indicating that S1PR1 expression was directly involved in the inflammatory response to infection. …”
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Designing and modeling an intelligent system for managing the distribution and scheduling of farmed fish feed using the Arduino Uno microcontroller by Shayesteh Tabatabaei

“…Funding: This study has received no funding from any organizations.…”
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Response surface methodology for the design of malachite green dye removal by γ-Fe2O3 dispersed on reduced graphene oxide sheets by Liu Zhu, Anam Sana, Muhammad Tariq Qamar, Ali Bahadur, Guocong Liu, Mohammad Aslam, Ammar Zidan, İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Saad, Khalid M. Alotaibi

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Antioxidant Effect of Beer Polyphenols and Their Bioavailability in Dental-Derived Stem Cells (D-dSCs) and Human Intestinal Epithelial Lines (Caco-2) Cells by Marina Di Domenico, Antonia Feola, Pasqualina Ambrosio, Federica Pinto, Giovanni Galasso, Armando Zarrelli, Giovanni Di Fabio, Marina Porcelli, Salvatore Scacco, Francesco Inchingolo, Lucio Quagliuolo, Andrea Ballini, Mariarosaria Boccellino

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Immanuel Wallerstein's Theory of the Capitalist World-System by Darius Žiemelis

“…CWS is an economic world based on capitalist production and division of labor, politically organized in the form of a union between sovereign and competing states. …”
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Antibiotic and Disinfectant Susceptibility Patterns of Bacteria Isolated from Farmed Fish in Kirinyaga County, Kenya by Daniel W. Wanja, Paul G. Mbuthia, Robert M. Waruiru, Lilly C. Bebora, Helena A. Ngowi, Philip N. Nyaga

“…The multiple antibiotic resistance index ranged from 0.1 to 0.8, with Streptococcus spp. having the highest score value. All the organisms were sensitive to gentamicin, while co-trimoxazole and ampicillin showed the highest resistance at 73% (n = 34) and 62% (n = 31), respectively. …”
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Reactivity in cell culture medium and in vitro anticancer activity of 3,5-di-tert-butylcatechol: link to metal-catechol interactions by Aviva Levina, Debbie C. Crans, Peter A. Lay

“…These results were explained by speciation studies (UV/Vis spectroscopy and mass spectrometry) of dtbH2 and dtbQ in cell culture medium, aqueous buffers, or organic solvents in the presence or absence of GSH. …”
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TNF-α Enhances the Therapeutic Effects of MenSC-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles on Inflammatory Bowel Disease through Macrophage Polarization by miR-24-3p by Huikang Xu, Jiamin Fu, Lijun Chen, Sining Zhou, Yangxin Fang, Qi Zhang, Xin Chen, Li Yuan, Yifei Li, Zhenyu Xu, Charlie Xiang

“…Human menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MenSCs) and their secreted small extracellular vesicles (EVs) had been proven to relieve inflammation, tissue damage, and fibrosis in various organs. The microenvironment induced by inflammatory cytokines can promote mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to secrete more substances (including EVs) that could regulate inflammation. …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Consequences of Digital Customer Experience: A Phenomenological Study by Fatemeh Eslahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirahmadi, Mojtaba Aghajani

“…Along with the emergence of new technologies, communication methods between organizations and customers have changed. The digitalization process allows customers to access a great deal of information around the world without any time or place boundaries and make multiple transactions and purchases at once. …”
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Photochemical oxidation and landfarming as remediation techniques for oil-contaminated soil by M. Mambwe, K.K. Kalebaila, T. Johnson

“…Natural attenuation takes too long to produce positive results, whereas landfarming can produce toxic intermediates due to the organisms’ inability to degrade other oil components. …”
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Microbial-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Strengthening Soft Clay by J. Z. Xiao, Y. Q. Wei, H. Cai, Z. W. Wang, T. Yang, Q. H. Wang, S. F. Wu

“…The water content in MICP-treated specimens was significantly reduced by the MICP reactions and in one case decreased from 40% to 30.73%. (3) The strength enhancement of microbially solidified soft clay is the result of two processes: urea hydration catalyzed by enzymes consumes water in the clay and the bacterially precipitated calcite forms in the sediment’s pores. (4) The micro-organism-produced calcite in the soft clay increases the calcite abundance from 0% to as much as 3.5%. (5) The MICP-treated strength of soft clay varies with the concentration of the nutrients provided. …”
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The criteria for choice of myocardial revascularization method in patients with stable coronary artery disease in routine clinical practice by O.A. Yepanchintseva, O.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, A.V. Khokhlov, B.M. Todurov

“…The baseline pharmacological therapy in CABG group, as opposed to PCI, was characterized by the higher prescription rate of beta-blockers (78.0 % vs. 55.9 %, respectively, p < 0.001), organic nitrates (48.4 % vs. 11.8 %, respectively, p < 0.001), as well as oral antihyperglycemic agents (22.0 % vs. 4.4 %, respectively, p = 0.001). …”
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Rola słupów i faktycznych organizatorów przestępstw karuzelowych oraz skala współpracy z biegłymi sądowymi w przestępczości gospodarczej by Sonia Kozub-Skalska

“…Zdaniem autora za taki stan rzeczy odpowiada między innymi organ podatkowy wydający decyzje podatkowe na słupów nie korzystając przy tym z możliwości wynikających wprost z art. 55 kodeksu karnego skarbowego (firmanctwo). …”
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Delivery determinants of an Acinetobacter baumannii type VI secretion system bifunctional peptidoglycan hydrolase by Valeriya Bezkorovayna, Brooke K. Hayes, Francesca N. Gillett, Amy Wright, David I. Roper, Marina Harper, Sheena McGowan, John D. Boyce

“…The increasing development of antibiotic resistance in this organism is a global health concern. The A. baumannii clinical isolate AB307-0294 produces a type VI secretion system (T6SS) that delivers three antibacterial effector proteins that give this strain a competitive advantage against other bacteria in polymicrobial environments. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of gastrointestinal disorders, medication use, and diagnostic interventions in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: a nested case–control analysi... by Carolena Trocchia, Carolena Trocchia, Maua Mosha, Bailey Hamner, Neil Goldenberg, Racha Khalaf

“…Those with a history of solid organ transplants were excluded.ResultsThe cohort was comprised of 7,649 patients with a diagnosis of CF (cases) and 22,516,240 patients without CF (controls). …”
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Cx43 Inhibition Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Intestinal Injury via Downregulating ROS Transfer and the Activation of the JNK1/Sirt1/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway by Zhaowei Zou, Bin Liu, Lisi Zeng, Xianzi Yang, Renli Huang, Cheng Wu, Huijuan Zhu, Yi Gao, Dongdong Yuan, Jinlong Yu

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