Dust Deposition and Associated Heavy Metal Contamination in the Neighborhood of a Cement Production Plant at Konongo, Ghana by Prince Baffour Awuah, Albert Amatey Adjaottor, Emmanuel Gikunoo, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Douglas Siaw Baah

“…According to the conclusions of this research, this paper suggests an approach to investigate the areas contaminated with heavy metals to call out the attention of local authorities to take action.…”
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Domestic Ruminants in East Hararghe Zone of Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Berhanu Tilahun, Yacob Hailu Tolossa, Getachew Tilahun, Hagos Ashenafi, Shihun Shimelis

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out from July 2011 to September 2013 to assess the seroprevalence and identify risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic ruminants of East Hararghe zone of Oromia region, Ethiopia. …”
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The trend of suicide and self-harm in the Chinese population from 2018 to 2022 based on ambulance medical emergency cases: a retrospective study by Ruizhe Yang, Jinsu Zhou, Francis Manyori Bigambo, Wu Yan, Xu Wang, Haibo Yang

“…ObjectiveThis study investigates the trends of suicide and self-harm in Nanjing, China, through 4 years of data collection, aiming to provide valuable information for developing effective suicide prevention strategies.MethodsThis descriptive study analyzed Nanjing Emergency Medical Center (NEMC) ambulance records from Nanjing (2018–2022) to investigate suicide and self-harm events. Out of 689,305 records, 4,261 cases were included after exclusions. …”
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Diversity of <i>mariner</i>-like elements in Orthoptera by K. Ustyantsev, M. Biryukov, I. Sukhikh, N. V. Shatskaya, V. Fet, A. Blinov, I. Konopatskaia

“…The majority of the lineages (36 out of 75) belong to cluster I; 20 belong to cluster VI; and seven, six, four, one and one lineages belong to clusters II, IV, VII, III, and V, respectively. …”
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Handgrip strength measurement protocols in individuals with Down syndrome: a systematic review and meta-regression<subtitle>Handgrip strength measurement protocols and Down syndrom... by Geiziane L. R. Melo, Rafaela C. Espírito Santo, Viney P. Dubey, Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho

“…Meta-regression was utilized to assess bias associated with HGS values concerning different measurement protocols.Results Out of 29 studies involving 1816 participants, most controlled for body position (65%), arm position (82%), elbow position (82%), wrist position (62%), handgrip duration (55%), hand adjustment to dynamometer (62%), verbal encouragement (75%), and familiarization (44.8%). …”
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HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR INSTALLATION ESTIMATION FOR THE WATER SOURCE WELL SAND-PACK CLEANING UP by V. V. Ivashechkin

“…After that, calculating dimensions of the jet pump – hydraulic elevator and the supply pipe line, and performing analysis of efficiency and work out characteristics of the installation.…”
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Effect of Locally Delivered Melatonin as an Adjunct to Nonsurgical Therapy on GCF Antioxidant Capacity and MMP-9 in Stage II Periodontitis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinica... by Enji Ahmed, Olfat G. Shaker, Nermin Yussif, Dalia M. Ghalwash

“…The current study was carried out to evaluate the effect of topical melatonin gel as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy. …”
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Mannitol and the blood-labyrinth barrier by Trung N. Le, Brian W. Blakley

“…Potential clinical benefits may accrue from selected timing of administration of osmotic agents such as mannitol augmenting the rate of entry and egress of compounds such as gentamicin into and out of perilymph.…”
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Analysis of quality of life and periodontal health with an eight-unit maxillary fixed retainer through a prospective clinical trial by Mohamed H. Abbas, Essam M. Abdalla, Nadia M. El Harouni, Eiman S. Marzouk

“…The periodontal assessment and quality of life were carried out through clinical examination and valid questionnaires and the patients were followed up for 12 months. …”
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Sociodemografic and Clinical Characteristics of Suicidal Cases who Attempted to Emergency Services in Ankara by Selma ERCAN, Mustafa AKSOY, Abdussamed YALCIN, A. Cigdem SIMSEK, S. Rahmi ACAR, Tulay ERCIN SAHIN

“…Methods: Data were obtained by examining the suicide attempted registration forms that were filled out in the emergency services of hospitals working for the Ministry of Health retrospectively. …”
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Turning SKD 11 Hardened Steel: An Experimental Study of Surface Roughness and Material Removal Rate Using Taguchi Method by Shah Ashiquzzaman Nipu, Rezaul Karim, Aquib Rahman, Mahjabin Moon, I. A. Choudhury, Junayed Bin Omar, Marsia Sultana Khushbu

“…In this investigation, turning operations with a carbide insert (CNMA 120408-KR3215) were carried out on SKD 11 (53 HRC) hardened steel. A total of nine machining tests were completed using the L9 orthogonal array. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on Dental Match residency applicant statistics in the United States of America: a cross sectional analysis by Vinayak M. Joshi, Eswar Kandaswamy, Sivaraman Prakasam, Veerasathpurush Allareddy, Andrew G. Chapple

“…The ratio of graduates who were not fresh out of dental school to total graduates has seen a small steady increase since 2021 (p > 0.06). …”
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Horizontal Detection Range Estimation of Deep-Sea Acoustic Shadow Area Based on Vertical Phased Emission Array by Naibin Chen, Dayong Peng, Li Ma, Tao Hu, Haijun Liu, Haifeng Li

“…Finally, the deep-sea phased emission active target detection experiments were carried out, and the echo signal generated by the phased focused sound beam and received by the vertical receiving array was recorded. …”
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Electrophysiological properties of vestibular hair cells isolated from human crista by Nesrien Mohamed, Mohammad Al-Amin, Frances L. Meredith, Olivia Kalmanson, Anna Dondzillo, Stephen Cass, Samuel Gubbels, Katherine J. Rennie

“…IntroductionThe vast majority of cellular studies on mammalian vestibular hair cells have been carried out in rodent models due in part to the inaccessibility of human inner ear organs and reports describing electrophysiological recordings from human inner ear sensory hair cells are scarce. …”
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Effect of Zinc and Magnesium Fertilizers on the Yield and Some Characteristics of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seeds in Two Years by Farhad Sadeghi, Abbas Rezeizad, Mehdi Rahimi

“…Sivand) yield and other characteristics, a factorial experiment was carried out based on a randomized complete block design (RCDB) using four replications. …”
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Association between Genetic Variants and Diabetes Mellitus in Iranian Populations: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies by Mehrnoosh Khodaeian, Samaneh Enayati, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Mahsa M. Amoli

“…Animal studies, letters to editor, and in vitro studies were excluded. Results. Out of overall 3029 eligible articles, 88 articles were included. …”
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Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania by Misheck A. Mulilo, Joyce Siwila, Philbert B. Madoshi, Richard S. Silayo

“…A total of two hundred (200) live cattle were examined; out of these, 27 cattle had live leeches. There were, on average, 3–8 leeches per animal. …”
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Study of Simulation Test in Inclusion Rockburst by Zhidong Wang, Liyun Li, Bingquan Liu, Chuang Han, Tianxiang Lan

“…The model specimens with inclusion rock are designed and produced, and the indoor test of inclusion rockburst with or without cementation, different inclusion angles, and prefabricated cracks of different lengths is carried out. The failure process and displacement variation of rock specimens are recorded and measured by the high-speed camera system and digital image correlation method, and based on this, the characteristics and laws of rockburst are analyzed. …”
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Efficiency of the Use of Humidified Gas Fuel and Oxidizing Mixture by B. S. Soroka, N. V. Vorobyov

“…The calculation of the required heat flow of natural gas combustion depending on the content of wet blast furnace gas in NG + BFG mixtures for the cases of NG substitution by process gases has been carried out. It is established that the presence of moisture in the fuel-oxidation mixture always reduces the efficiency of the combustion chamber or the energy process and the unit. …”
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Comparative analysis of intestinal microbiome of local cattle and Aberdeen Angus cattle imported to Kazakhstan by A. T. Daugaliyeva, S. T. Daugaliyeva, M. A. Kineev, B. S. Aryngaziyev, A. I. Sembaeva, T. A. Lavrentieva

“…The tests of fecal samples allowed for determination of the complete microbial composition of animal intestinal contents, while leaving out the preliminary stage of microbiological cultivation using nutrient media. …”
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