Hemoglobin-Derived Antioxidant Peptides from Beef Cattle in Ningxia: Identification Based on Computerized Screening and Molecular Docking by XU Feiran, WANG Yu, WANG Xiaojing, CUI Wei, WANG Yongkun, ZHOU Hui, WANG Zhaoming, CAI Kezhou, ZHANG Bao, XU Baocai

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A successful case study of using HCl and viscoelastic diverting acid systems for carbonate matrix acidizing in an oil well with optimized predictive model by Javad Mahdavi Kalatehno, Ehsan Khamehchi, Mostafa Keihanikamal, Fatemeh Yousefmarzi, Matin Dargi, Peyman Daneshfar

“…However, the absence of standardized formulations for VDA requires a careful evaluation of commercial additives to ensure their reliability and effectiveness in diverse reservoir conditions. …”
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Behavior of Mortality in Cienfuegos Province in the Period 2013-2022 by Jorge Enrique Portell del Sol, Dania Lázara Pedraza Alejo, Yusimí Alejo Padrón, Leticia Castro Morejón, Ling Denisse Santeiro Pérez, Yaniela Sarmiento Albelo

“…Arithmetic mean and standard deviation were used. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> there was an increase in the provincial general mortality rate by 27.9 % and premature mortality by 20.3 % in the last 5 years; the 8 municipalities showed an increase, with the highest rates: Cumanayagua, Rodas and Abreus. …”
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Retrospective database analysis on the demographics and resource utilization of patients with Parkinson’s disease in Quebec, Canada by Véronique Baribeau, Shawn Mohammed, Amnah Awan, Diana Parison, Jean Lachaine

“…This study underscores the need for enhanced therapeutic strategies, particularly for patients inadequately controlled with standard therapies.…”
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Utility of a New Artificial Dermis as a Successful Tool in Face and Scalp Reconstruction for Skin Cancer: Analysis of the Efficacy, Safety, and Aesthetic Outcomes by Fedele Lembo, Liberato Roberto Cecchino, Domenico Parisi, Aurelio Portincasa

“…Radical ablative surgery is the gold standard treatment of head skin cancer. The authors expose their experience with a new artificial dermis (Pelnac®), analyzing retrospectively the overall morbidity and aesthetic outcomes. 16 consecutive patients underwent two surgical procedures under local anesthesia. …”
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Comparison of Statistical, Graphical, and Wavelet Transform Analyses for Rainfall Trends and Patterns in Badulu Oya Catchment, Sri Lanka by Ashika M. Ruwangika, Anushka Perera, Upaka Rathnayake

“…Four rain gauges (namely, Badulla, Kandekatiya, Lower Spring Valley, and Ledgerwatte Estate) were used to analyze the rainfalls in the resolutions of monthly, seasonally, and annually. 30-year monthly cumulative rainfall data for the above four gauging stations are analyzed using various standard tests. Nonparametric tests including Mann–Kendall test and sequential Mann–Kendall test and innovative trend analysis methods are used to identify the potential rainfall trends in Badulu Oya catchment. …”
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On the Energy Efficiency of Indoor Air Conditioning by S. N. Osipov, A. V. Zakharenko, E. M. Shirokova

“…., living rooms (bedroom) in which standard temperature conditions are created by means of simple air supplying and air intake devices. …”
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Predicting pregnancy loss and its determinants among reproductive-aged women using supervised machine learning algorithms in Sub-Saharan Africa by Tirualem Zeleke Yehuala, Sara Beyene Mengesha, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn

“…The performance of the predictive models was evaluated using several standard metrics, including the ROC curve, accuracy score, precision, recall, and F-measure.ResultThe final experimental results indicated that the Random Forest model performed the best in predicting pregnancy loss, achieving an accuracy of 98%, precision of 98%, F-measure of 83%, ROC curve of 94%, and recall of 77%. …”
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Forecast Customization System (FOCUS): A Multimodel Ensemble-Based Seasonal Climate Forecasting Tool for the Homogeneous Climate Zones of Myanmar by Itesh Dash, Masahiko Nagai, Indrajit Pal

“…The predictability of raw GCMs, bias-corrected GCMs, and the MMEs was evaluated using RMSE, correlation coefficients, and standard deviations. The probabilistic forecasts for the terciles were also evaluated using the relative operating characteristics (ROC) scores, to quantify the uncertainty in the GCMs. …”
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Home intravenous diuretic administration for heart failure management: A scoping review. by Morgan B Krauter, Katherine S McGilton, Stuti S Patel, Karen Harkness, Tracey J F Colella

“…However, this scoping review suggests that commonalities across studies could form the basis for developing standard protocols in outpatient settings. Despite the lack of formal evidence-based guidelines, the findings also suggest that tailored, community-specific approaches and safe infusion guidance documents could enhance the efficacy and scalability of home IV diuretic therapy. …”
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Hepatoprotective potential of Chrysin in a rat model of isoniazid- and rifampicin-induced hepatic injury: suppression of matrix metalloproteinase and transforming growth factor β by Deepa Mandlik, Akhilesh Tokey, Rohit Lokhande, Yash Dagadu, Heena Choudhary, Satish Mandlik

“…In this study, Group VI Silymarin (100 mg/kg, p.o.) functioned as the standard drug. The blood was drawn as the study was done, and tests for oxidative stress indicators, haematological parameters, biochemical parameters, and pro-inflammatory cytokines were performed. …”
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Women’s mental health in the doctoral context: Protective function of the psychological capital and academic motivation by Angel Deroncele-Acosta, Roger Pedro Norabuena-Figueroa, Emerson Damian Norabuena-Figueroa

“…Methods: In the quantitative phase, three standardized scales were administered to assess academic motivation, psychological capital, and university academic performance (UAP). …”
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Efficacy of Acupuncture Combined with Patient-Controlled Analgesia in the Treatment of Acute Pain after Back Surgery: A Meta-Analysis by Daling Deng, Feng Xu, Yafeng Wang, Lulin Ma, Tianhao Zhang, Wenjing Zhao, Xiangdong Chen

“…Compared with the control group (standard mean difference (SMD) = ‒0.42, 95% CI = ‒0.60 to ‒0.25, P<0.01) or sham acupuncture + PCA (SMD = ‒0.7, 95% CI = ‒0.94 to ‒0.46, P<0.01), acupuncture + PCA treatment reduced the VAS score in patients after back surgery. …”
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Inline Mapping of Amorphous Silicon Layer Thickness of Heterojunction Precursors Using Multispectral Imaging by Saravana Kumar, Christian Diestel, Saed Al-Hajjawi, Jurriaan Schmitz, Marc Hemsendorf, Jonas Haunschild, Stefan J. Rupitsch, Stefan Rein

“…The study demonstrates that quantitative inspection of ultra-thin amorphous silicon (a-Si) layers on textured silicon substrates requires an extension of the standard RGB illumination by two additional LED wavelengths in the near-UV. …”
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A Cost-Effective and Robust Cell-Based Bioassay Method for Evaluating the Bioactivity of Trastuzumab-like Antibodies by Pooja Bharali, Subhash Chand, Harish Chander

“…The biological activity of different trastuzumab biosimilars was found to be comparable to the WHO primary reference standard of trastuzumab in terms of its relative potency using the IOP assay and binding assay by flow cytometry. …”
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Antimicrobial Usage by Small-Scale Commercial Poultry Farmers in Mid-Western District of Masindi Uganda: Patterns, Public Health Implications, and Antimicrobial Resistance of E. co... by Majalija Samuel, Tony Fredrick Wabwire, Gabriel Tumwine, Peter Waiswa

“…Fecal swabs from chickens were inoculated onto a MacConkey agar, and E. coli was confirmed by standard biochemical tests. Antimicrobial susceptibility was determined by the disk diffusion method for 7 antibiotics. …”
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Short-Term Trends in Economic Burden and Catastrophic Costs of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Rural Southwest China by Hui-fang Li, Le Cai, Allison Rabkin Golden

“…Information about the participants’ demographic characteristics and economic consequences of diabetes was obtained using a standard questionnaire. Fasting blood sugar levels were recorded for each study participant. …”
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Active Compounds of Red Ginger as Antioxidant Activity in the Supplementation and Treatment of Depression by Ira Aini Dania, Rusdiana Rusdiana, Aldy S. Rambe, Urip Harahap, Elmeida Effendy, Nanda Novziransyah

“…Red ginger provided gold potential and demonstrated prominent natural phenomena and coexistence, abundant benefits. Standard herbal medicine and phytopharmaceuticals as one effort in dealing with depression disorder. …”
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Rate estimation and trend analysis of new HIV infections among the international migrant population in Chile from 2013 to 2022 by Rodrigo Puentes, María Alejandra Dünner, Natalia T. Santis-Alay, Mario E. Soto-Marchant, Cecilia Canales, Janepsy Díaz

“…Methods: A longitudinal study was conducted. Crude and standardized rates of new HIV infections reported by the Institute of Public Health of Chile (ISP) were calculated for the period 2013 to 2022, using data from public and private health facilities nationwide. …”
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A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Biomedical Mg Alloy and Surface Coatings in Orthopedic Application by XinYue Lu, HongXin Cai, Yu Ru Li, Xinru Zheng, Jiahao Yun, Wenhui Li, XiaoYu Geng, Jae-Sung Kwon, Heng Bo Jiang

“…Four databases were used. The standard and weight mean differences with 95% confidence intervals were used to analyze new bone formation and degradation rate. …”
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