Elaboration and Characterization of Raw Clay Matrix Composites Reinforced by Vegetable Fibers with a View to Their Industrial Uses by Sébastien Didime Mvogo Neme, Zogo Tsala Simon Armand, Marcel Anicet Noah Pierre, Merlin Zacharie Ayissi, Severin Nguiya, Ateba Atangana

“…To achieve this objective, we first opted for the implementation of this composite by contact molding, at different fiber percentages (2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10%), and we then subjected our specimens to mechanical tests (three-point bending and compression). …”
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An innovative approach for lid design for rehabilitation of maxillary oncological defect using hollow bulb obturator by Shweta Kumari, Peter John, Ahila Singaravel Chidambaranathan, Muthukumar Balasubramanium

“…Conclusion: Local drug delivery techniques at the surgical site and the fabricated prosthesis has an impact on the targeted tissue.The ability of the drug to reach the appropriate anatomic region will always be important, and has been the subject of much research in the past 5 years. Modified hollow bulb of the obturator in this research can aid in local drug delivery in surgical and interim obturators avoiding the removal of the obturator as the whole.…”
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Axial Compression Performance of Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns with Different D/t Ratios by Preetha Achuthan, Ganapathy Ganesh Prabhu, George Gabriel Vimal Arokiaraj, Panneerselvam Arul Sivanantham, Subramanian Suthagar

“…The proposed design models in different international codes and literature were evaluated for their effectiveness in predicting the strength capacities of CFST columns subjected to axial compression load. Using regression analysis, a simple design model was suggested to predict the axial strength capacities of CFST short columns, taking into account material strength and column shape. …”
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Bovine leukosis incidence in Republic of Dagestan in 2021 by A. R. Mustafayev

“…Among the infected animals, 527 ones were subjected to haematologic testing. Persistent leukocytosis was reported in 153 (29.03%) blood samples of haematologically tested BL diseased cattle. …”
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Through-Focus Vision Performance and Light Disturbances of 3 New Intraocular Lenses for Presbyopia Correction by Santiago Escandón-García, Filomena J. Ribeiro, Colm McAlinden, António Queirós, José M. González-Méijome

“…Contrast sensitivity function with glare and dysphotopsia was similar between the three IOLs and subjective response to questionnaire showed a significantly higher score (worse performance) for the extended depth of focus IOL compared to both trifocal IOLs in the bothersome subscale (p<0.05). …”
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Ripening-dependent changes in antioxidant activities and un-targeted phytochemical fingerprinting of mango (Mangifera Indica L.) cultivar Safaid Chonsa by Aniqa, Abdul Mannan, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi

“…The ripening time period was divided into five stages (RSI-RSV) and the pulp was subjected to proximate analysis, antioxidant potential, and UHPLC/MS-based non-targeted metabolite fingerprinting. …”
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Mode of Presentation and Associated Autoimmune Diseases in Children with Autoimmune Hepatitis by Nelgin Gerenli, Coşkun Çeltik

“…There was an associated autoimmune or auto-inflammatory disease in 35% of the patients, 12% had vitiligo, 6% had celiac disease, 6% had juvenile idiopathic arthritis, 6% had Familial Mediterranean Fever, and one patient had both type-1diabetes mellitus and Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT). The subjects with CAIDs were females (6 patients) with insidious type of presentation. …”
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The Impact of Campus Soundscape on Enhancing Student Emotional Well-Being: A Case Study of Fuzhou University by Qing Liang, Shucan Lin, Linwei Wang, Fanghuan Yang, Yanqun Yang

“…The results showed that natural sounds, such as the sound of wind-blown leaves and flowing water, significantly improved students’ emotions and restorative effects, while artificial noises like construction sounds and traffic noise had negative impacts. Additionally, subjective perceptions of soundscape restoration were positively correlated with arousal, valence, and acoustic comfort, and negatively correlated with gaze frequency and pupil size. …”
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Quality Assessment of Soaps Produced from Palm Bunch Ash-Derived Alkali and Coconut Oil by HO Ogunsuyi, CA Akinnawo

“…The remedial process involved subjecting the dried palm bunch matter to total combustion, soaking, filtering and recrystallizing the ash-residue to obtain a colourless filtrate and pure extract of the alkali. …”
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A comparative study of the formation and development of the establishment of government centers in the cities on the edge of the desert from the beginning until now and the feasibi... by Mohammad Ali Jamalizadeh, Abbas Masoudi

“…The comparative method of induction is employed to discuss the subject matter in line with the research assumptions. …”
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Safety of electromagnetic factors for the workplace equipped with personal computers in residential premises by Yu. G. Ryabov, N. M. Legkiy, G. V. Lomaev

“…Residential buildings are not subject to the requirements of the Energy Supervision services; therefore, any unprofessional modification of electrical networks in residential premises, including the use of unapproved extension cords, may result in sparking, high-frequency harmonics, and, in turn, conditions which impact human health, as well as electric injures, fires, and gas explosions.Conclusions. …”
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Association of Bone Loss with the Upregulation of Survival-Related Genes and Concomitant Downregulation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin and Osteoblast Differentiation-Related Gene... by Elena V. Tchetina, Karina A. Maslova, Mikhail Y. Krylov, Valery A. Myakotkin

“…Whole blood from 22 late postmenopausal OP patients and 26 healthy subjects was examined. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by DXA. …”
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Mechanical response of elevated bridge piles to adjacent deep excavation by Ping Zhao, Youqiang Qiu, Zhanqi Wang, Panpan Guo

“…The objective of this paper is to investigate the displacement and internal force behavior of elevated bridge piles (BP) subject to influence of deep excavation. A three-dimensional finite element model is established by taking the project of a deep excavation near elevated bridge as an example. …”
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Analysis of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Discharge Planning by Nurses in the Inpatient Ward: A Literature Review by I Made Yudi Wahyu, Ni Luh Putu Dina Susanti, I Gusti Ngurah Made Kusuma Negara, Ni Made Sri Rahyanti

“…Keywords were adjusted to align with the Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) terms, including “influencing factors,” “discharge planning,” “discharge planning implementation by nurses,” and “hospitalization room.” …”
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Electrode Afterload: A Valuable Technique in a Case of Short Electrode Insertion by C. Riemann, S. Scholz, H. Sudhoff, I. Todt

“…Related to a poor aided speech understanding, a CI-surgery was performed. 5 months after the surgery, the subject returned with poor speech understanding. A revision surgery was performed, where the first white marker of the electrode was seen in the round window (20 mm). …”
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Development of a mathematical model of dependence of specific volumetric electrical resistance of SIW-4 insulation on factors affecting its reliability by Denisov I. V.

“…Insulation of self-supporting insulated wire (SIW-4) is the object of the study, and the subject of the study is a mathematical model of the dependence of the specific volume electrical resistance of the SIW-4 insulation on the factors affecting its reliability. …”
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Effects of Rising Rural Labor Prices on Land Use Pattern: Evidence from Grain Production in China by Tianyu Gu, Xinyi Liu, Ziqi Cao, Wencong Lu

“…As rural labor prices have risen constantly over the last two decades, Chinese grain production that relies heavily on manual labor has been subjected to considerable challenges and has experienced profound changes in land use patterns. …”
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Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Thrombomodulin Concentration and Early Markers of Atherosclerosis by Hasan Elkan, Mehmet Memduh Baş, Berna Kaya

“…Methods. Forty-four subjects undergoing LSG were prospectively examined. …”
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Reading comprehension beliefs of Mexican pre-service language teachers: a Likert scale study by Moisés Damián Perales-Escudero, Mizael Garduño Buenfil, Vilma Esperanza Portillo Campos

“…The ETICOLEC Likert scale was originally designed to measure the reading comprehension beliefs of middle school teachers of several subjects. Hence, it was necessary to adapt it to identify the beliefs of pre-service language teachers. …”
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Overexpression of microRNA-211 in Functional Dyspepsia via Downregulation of the Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) by Increasing Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK Pathwa... by Jue Wang, Sai Gu, Bo Qin

“…MiR-211 expression was significantly upregulated in the duodenal tissue of patients with FD compared to healthy subjects, whereas GDNF expression was significantly downregulated (both p<0.05). …”
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