Oxidative Stress, Lipid Peroxidation, and Loss of Hyaluronic Acid in the Human Vitreous Affected by Synchysis Scintillans by Loredana Bergandi, Oleksii A Skorokhod, Rosalba La Grotta, Evelin Schwarzer, Raffaele Nuzzi

“…The redox parameters thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), a measurement of lipid peroxidation, nitrite concentration, an estimate of nitric oxide (NO) production, 4-hydroxynonenal (4-HNE)-protein conjugates, a structural protein modification by lipid peroxidation product 4-HNE, and the antioxidative activities of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase were measured in aqueous and vitreous humors and compared between synchysis scintillans affected and not-affected patients. …”
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Lower grass stomatal conductance under elevated CO2 can decrease transpiration and evapotranspiration rates despite carbon fertilization by Sate Ahmad, Charilaos Yiotis, Weimu Xu, Jan Knappe, Laurence Gill, Jennifer McElwain

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Learning practices of experienced healthcare teams and dyads in acute care settings: a scoping review by Jenny Rudolph, Michael Meguerdichian, Katie Walker, Tricia Yusaf, Maryam Asoodar, Kimberly Campbell-Taylor, Jeroen van Merriënboer

“…The most frequent learning practices were structured observation and case scenarios (21%) followed by audio/video analysis and surveys (17%). …”
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Concept of indicative strategic program management of the umbrella industrial EICSG-ecosystem of Industry 5.0 by Babkin Aleksandr, Batukova Louisa, Shkarupeta Elena

“…In particular, the characteristic of the umbrella industrial EICSG-ecosystem's own basis is given: in a real (institutional) modality; in a structural and architectural modality; in an information modality. …”
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Comparative analysis of acids and temperatures in gelatin extraction from the skin of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) by Vicky Prajaputra, Sri Agustina, Nadia Isnaini, Agillia Nabila, Hikma Kasih Margolang, Sahra Apriani, Siti Maqfirah

“…SEM images showed a denser and more uniform structure in acetic acid-extracted gelatin, while gelatin extracted with citric acid had a more porous and irregular surface. …”
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What are the lived healthcare experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis? A community-based qualitative interview study by Sheila Greenfield, Gideon Hirschfield, Jayne Parry, Katherine Arndtz, Madeline Cameron

“…This study aimed to explore the experiences of patients with PSC regarding their disease and healthcare.Design A series of semi-structured interviews was completed with patients with PSC, including questioning their experiences of living with PSC and its related healthcare.Setting Participants were recruited from communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with advertisement via PSC Support (UK disease-specific charity support group).Participants 18 patients aged between 21 and 72 years were interviewed; 10 were male (56%), and all were of Caucasian ethnicity. …”
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Adequately Iodized Salt Utilization and Associated Factors among Households in Tach Armachio District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Worku Mamo, Terefe Derso, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu

“…An iodometric titration method was performed. A structured, pretested, and face-to-face interview questionnaire was used to collect data; then, it was entered in Epi Info 7 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. …”
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Behavioural factors associated with cigarette quitting behaviour: an analysis of cross-sectional survey data collected in three low-income South African communities by Laura Rossouw, Samantha Filby

“…Objective To study the behavioural factors associated with sustained cigarette smoking cessation, and those associated with a current smoker attempting to quit, among current and former cigarette smokers living in low-income South African communities.Setting Three low-income areas in South Africa.Design In-person surveys with structured questions that asked respondents about their cigarette smoking and quitting behaviour, sociodemographic information and behavioural attributes.Participants Current smokers were eligible to participate if they had smoked at least one cigarette in the week prior to the interview (n=569). …”
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Brucine Entrapped Titanium Oxide Nanoparticle for Anticancer Treatment: An In Vitro Study by Rashed M. Almuqbil

“…The physiochemical, structural, and morphological aspects of Brucine-entrapped TiO2 NPs were evaluated by UV-visible spectrophotometer, Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDAX). …”
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Understanding Local Perspectives on Climate Change and Its Impacts on Small-Scale Fishing Communities in Honda Bay, Palawan, Philippines by Jesusito Vicente, Niño Jess Mar Mecha, Jean Beth Jontila

“…The data were obtained using a face-to-face survey with the aid of a structured questionnaire. They were interpreted and analyzed using the  Likert point scale, descriptive statistics, and chi-square. …”
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Tools used to measure quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis– a systematic review by Dorota Snop-Perkowska, Jakub Świtalski, Katarzyna Wnuk, Paweł Olszewski, Anna Augustynowicz

“…In many cases, however, significant limitations were observed related to the lack of comprehensive analysis of the factor structure and other aspects related to validation and responsiveness. …”
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Methodology for Determining the Effective Thickness of the Cemented Layer of Steel by S. G. Sandomirski, A. L. Val’ko, S. P. Rudenko

“…The technique provides a significant reduction in the influence of the structural banding of the metal and the inevitable error in measuring hardness on the result of determining the hef . …”
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Model systems of human immunodef iciency virus (HIV-1) for in vitro eff icacy assessment of candidate vaccines and drugs against HIV-1 by N. B. Rudometova, D. N. Shcherbakov, A. P. Rudometov, A. A. Ilyichev, L. I. Karpenko

“…The classical method of virology, which makes it possible to evaluate the neutralizing activity of the sera of animals immunized with experimental vaccines and the eff icacy of chemotherapy agents is the method of neutralization using viral isolates and infectious molecular clones, i. e. infectious viral particles obtained via cell transfection with a plasmid vector including the full-length HIV-1 genome coding structural, regulatory, and accessory proteins of the virus required for the cultivation of replication-competent viral particles in cell culture. …”
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Complex immunotoxic effects of T-2 Toxin on the murine spleen and thymus: Oxidative damage, inflammasomes, apoptosis, and immunosuppression by Mingyan Chen, Yanfang Zhang, Yangbo Zhao, Kewei Cao, Ruiyan Niu, Dongguang Guo, Zilong Sun

“…We observed mitochondrial swelling, chromatin condensation, and nuclear structure disruptions in these organs. Even at low doses (0.5 mg/kg), T-2 administration resulted in significant immunosuppression, as evidenced by disturbed blood parameters and altered CD4 + /CD8 + ratios. …”
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Generalized linear modeling of HCV infection among medical waste handlers in Sidama region, Ethiopia by Birhanu Betela Warssamo

“…Socio-demographic and risk factor information of waste handlers was gathered by pretested and well-structured questionnaires The generalized linear model (GLM) was conducted using R software, and P-value <0.05 was declared statistically significant.ResultsFrom a total of 282 participating waste handlers, 16 (5.7%) (95% CI = 4.2–8.7) were infected with hepatitis C virus. …”
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Problems of improving the national legislation on labor protection by K. Yu. Melnyk

“…The analysis of the structure and content of the norms of draft laws shows that the work on the selection and placement of normative material has been properly carried out. …”
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Optimizing fully-efficient two-stage models for genomic selection using open-source software by Javier Fernández-González, Julio Isidro y Sánchez

“…Single-stage models predict GEBVs from phenotypic observations in one step, fully accounting for the entire variance-covariance structure among genotypes, but face computational challenges. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards COVID-19 among Mothers in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia, 2020 by Debrnesh Goshiye, Zinet Abegaz, Sisay Gedamu

“…An interviewer-administered pretested structured questionnaire was used. Data were entered into EpiData, version 3.1, and analyzed by using SPSS, version 23. …”
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Consumer attitudes and behavior towards organic products: Evidence from the Lithuanian market by Lina Pilelienė, Vilma Tamulienė

“…Findings: The results indicate the structural differences between theory and its application for the Lithuanian market; therefore, the factors are reestablished. …”
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Picosecond Laser Etching of Glass Spiral Microfluidic Channel for Microparticles Dispersion and Sorting by Rong Chen, Shanshan He, Xiansong He, Jin Xie, Xicong Zhu

“…Moreover, the spiral-structured channel, with an aspect ratio of 0.51, significantly influenced the velocity gradient distribution, particle focusing, and stratification. …”
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