Performance and Stability Comparison of Low-Cost Mixed Halide Perovskite Solar Cells: CH3NH3PbI3-xClx and CH3NH3PbI3-xSCNx by Nji Raden Poespawati, Junivan Sulistianto, Tomy Abuzairi, Retno Wigajatri Purnamaningsih

“…Mixed halide perovskite is one of the subjects that have been proposed to improve perovskite solar cell stability. …”
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Benefits of Hip Hop Dance for obese children and adolescents: A systematic review by Taise Tomio, Janaina Niehues, Ana Souza, Wanessa Zanotto, Camila Adam, Samuel Fragnani, Tatyana Nery, Ana Gonzales, Robson Lemos, Patrícia Haas

“…Methods: The search for relevant articles was conducted in the electronic databases Medline (Pubmed), Cochrane, LILACS, SciELO from January through June 2014, being structured as [(hip hop /) and (obesity /) and (children/ adolescent), controlled and randomized trials were included regarding the systematic practice of hip hop dance as exercise and its benefits for obese children and adolescents, subjects aged 2-19, considered obese and/or overweight. …”
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Cytokine/Chemokine/Growth Factor Profiles Contribute to Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Salivary Gland Dysfunction in Euthyroid Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Patients by K. Morawska, M. Maciejczyk, S. Zięba, Ł. Popławski, A. Kita-Popławska, J. Krętowski, A. Zalewska

“…In conclusion, secretory dysfunction of the salivary glands is closely related to autoimmunity-related inflammation in the course of HT, which leads to objective and subjective symptoms of dry mouth.…”
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Membrana preformativa: Unveiling the unexplored facets of dental development by Sakshi Sikaria, Suganya Panneer Selvam, Ramya Ramadoss, Sandhya Sundar

“…Subsequently, the tissues were processed and subjected to Hematoxylin and Eosin staining to facilitate enhanced visualization of the overall tissue architecture and organization & immunohistochemical staining of Ki-67 and Cyclin D1 was performed. …”
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The impact of systematized physical activity on parameters of health-related physical fitness in schoolchildren aged 8 to 11 years by Marcelo José Resende Gonçalves, Camila Ramos Santos, Carla Cristiane Silva

“…The sample was selected by convenience and composed of 73 children and adolescents aged 8-11 years. The subjects were subdivided into 2 groups; one group of children exclusively attending Physical Education classes (PEC); and another group that performed Systematized Physical Activity (SPA). …”
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Examining the effect of salbutamol use in ozone air pollution by people with exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction by Bennett T. Stothers, Andy Hung, Patric E. O. Gonçalves, Lulu X. Pei, Tessa van deKerkhof, Jem I. Arnold, Owen D. Harris, Nadine Borduas‐Dedekind, Andrew W. Sheel, Michael S. Koehle

“…We conducted a double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled crossover study including 18 subjects diagnosed with EIB by a eucapnic voluntary hyperpnea (EVH) test. …”
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Restoration of the Ellipsoid Zone and Visual Prognosis at 1 Year after Surgical Macular Hole Closure by Hiruma Hasebe, Naoki Matsuoka, Hiroko Terashima, Ryo Sasaki, Eriko Ueda, Takeo Fukuchi

“…To evaluate the restoration of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) and its influence on visual prognosis 1 year after surgical macular hole (MH) closure. Method. Subjects were patients with stage 2, 3, or 4 idiopathic MH who underwent primary vitrectomy that resulted in successful hole closure. …”
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Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in the Highlands of Cameroon: Seroprevalence Estimates and Rates of Tuberculin Skin Test Reactors at Modified Cut-Offs by J. Awah-Ndukum, A. C. Kudi, G. S. Bah, G. Bradley, S. F. Tebug, P. L. Dickmu, H. N. Njakoi, W. N. Agharih

“…The agreement between TST and lateral flow was generally higher in TST positive than in TST negative subjects. The K coefficients were 0.119, 0.234, 0.251 and 0.254 for comparative TST at ≥4 mm, ≥3 mm and ≥2 mm cut-off points and the single TST groups, respectively. …”
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Bearing Behavior of H-Shaped Honeycombed Steel Web Composite Columns with Rectangular Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Flanges under Eccentrical Compression Load by Jing Ji, Chenyu Yu, Liangqin Jiang, Jiedong Zhan, Hongguo Ren, Sixue Hao, Shaojie Fan, Li Jiang, Yubo Lin, Lingjie He

“…In order to investigate the bearing capacity of H-shaped honeycombed steel web composite columns with rectangular concrete-filled steel tube flanges (STHCCs) subjected to eccentrical compression load, 33 full-scale STHCCs were designed with the eccentricity(e), the slenderness ratio (λ), the cubic compressive strength of concrete(fcuk), the thickness of the steel tube flange (t1), the thickness of honeycombed steel web (t2), diameter-depth ratio (d/hw), space-depth (s/hw), and the yield strength of the steel tube (fy) as the main parameters. …”
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Lower serum magnesium concentration and higher 24-h urinary magnesium excretion despite higher dietary magnesium intake in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Haixin Zhang, Ruwen Wang, Shanshan Guo, Qianqian Tian, Shuang Zhang, Liang Guo, Tiemin Liu, Ru Wang

“…Fourteen studies were included in the systematic review, involving 855 athletes and 521 control subjects. Serum magnesium concentration was significantly lower in athletes (mean difference (MD): −0.04 mmol/L; 95 % confidence interval (CI): −0.06 to −0.01; P = 0.02) in spite of significantly higher dietary magnesium intake (MD: 51.72 mg/day; 95 % CI: 14.62 to 88.83; P = 0.006). …”
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Anatomical Facial Characteristics of Teeth and Tooth Analysis by Sybrand Gerhard de Bruin, Sundika Ishwarkumar-Govender, Pamela Pillay

“…<b>Results</b>: Significant differences in crown widths between male and female subjects were observed for several teeth in the maxillary and mandibular arches: males exhibited larger mean widths and larger crown dimensions than females. …”
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Factors that influence the choice of long-acting reversible contraceptive use among adolescents post-abortion in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study by Fengzhen Jin, Yuanpei Yang, Junjie Sun, Ruiyue Li, Fei Yao, Xiaoli Liu

“…This study aimed to analyse the factors affecting the choice of LARC among adolescents in Chongqing of China.Methods A total of 555 adolescents who underwent induced abortions for unplanned pregnancies between January 2019 and October 2021 were selected as study subjects. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors affecting adolescent LARC choices following induced abortions.Results The factors that affected adolescent LARC choices included an average monthly income ≥ ¥3000 (OR = 3.432, 95% CI: 1.429∼8.244), history of previous abortions (OR = 3.141, 95% CI: 1.632∼6.045), worrying about unplanned pregnancy (OR = 0.365, 95% CI: 0.180∼0.740), parental support for using LARC (OR = 3.549, 95% CI: 1.607∼7.839), sexual partners’ support for using LARC (OR = 2.349, 95% CI: 1.068∼5.167), concerns about using LARC (OR = 0.362, 95% CI: 0.176∼0.745), and willingness to use free IUDs (OR = 13.582, 95% CI: 7.173∼25.717).Conclusion Cost is one of the factors affecting LARC choices. …”
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RIPK3-Mediated Necroptosis and Neutrophil Infiltration Are Associated with Poor Prognosis in Patients with Alcoholic Cirrhosis by Zhenzhen Zhang, Guomin Xie, Li Liang, Hui Liu, Jing Pan, Hao Cheng, Hua Wang, Aijuan Qu, Yan Wang

“…A total of 20 alcoholic cirrhotic patients subjected to liver transplantation and 5 normal liver samples from control patients were retrospectively enrolled in this study. …”
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Neuromodulation of Attentional Control in Major Depression: A Pilot DeepTMS Study by Jodie Naim-Feil, John L. Bradshaw, Dianne M. Sheppard, Oded Rosenberg, Yechiel Levkovitz, Pinhas Dannon, Paul B. Fitzgerald, Moshe Isserles, Abraham Zangen

“…Twenty-one MDD patients and 26 matched control subjects (CS) were administered the Beck Depression Inventory and the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) at baseline. …”
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Therapeutic strategies for tongue musculature: a systematic literature review by Andressa Colares da Costa Otavio, Arthur Cherem Netto Fernandes, Maria Eduarda Pollachinni Andrade, Brenda Barros Dias, Erissandra Gomes, Marco Aurélio Vaz

“…The samples varied between 16 and 148 subjects, aged between 4 and 95 years. Only seven studies clearly described the exercises execution, and the number of sets, repetitions, and contraction duration. …”
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Comparison of Test Your Memory and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Measures in Parkinson’s Disease by Emily J. Henderson, Howard Chu, Daisy M. Gaunt, Alan L. Whone, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Veronica Lyell

“…Results. Of the 135 subjects that completed both tests, 55% had cognitive impairment according to MoCA. …”
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Autoimmune and Neoplastic Thyroid Diseases Associated with Hepatitis C Chronic Infection by Poupak Fallahi, Silvia Martina Ferrari, Ugo Politti, Dilia Giuggioli, Clodoveo Ferri, Alessandro Antonelli

“…These cytokines might induce a further CXCL10 secretion by thyrocytes, thus perpetuating the immune cascade, which may lead to the appearance of autoimmune thyroid disorders in genetically predisposed subjects. A careful monitoring of thyroid function, particularly where nodules occur, is recommended in HCV patients.…”
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THE IMPACT OF QUALITY IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN ROMANIA. A COMPARATIVE STUDY by Sorin Romulus BERINDE, Paula Ramona RĂCHIȘAN, Adrian GROȘANU, Alina Beattrice VLADU, Dan Dacian CUZDRIOREAN

“…University environment research can be regarded as the most effective as it yields a subsequent constant increase of the effects on the entrepreneurial environment over the following three years subjected to analysis, while the measured intensity of its impact is clearly superior to that of the other research environments: private and governmental.…”
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Blood Pressure Variability Is Associated with Hearing and Hearing Loss: A Population-Based Study in Males by Minghui Bao, Yongjian Song, Jun Cai, Shouling Wu, Xinchun Yang

“…We included 8646 male subjects from a population-based study (the Kailuan study). …”
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The Impacts of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program on Echocardiographic Parameters in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction by Masoumeh Sadeghi, Mohammad Garakyaraghi, Mohsen Khosravi, Mahboobeh Taghavi, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Hamidreza Roohafza

“…Patients with CAD who had ventricular dysfunction were included into an exercise-based rehabilitation program and received rehabilitation for eight weeks. All subjects underwent echocardiography before and at the end of the rehabilitation program. …”
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