The Toxic Influence of Excess Free Iron on Red Blood Cells in the Biophysical Experiment: An In Vitro Study by E. Kozlova, E. Sherstyukova, V. Sergunova, A. Kozlov, O. Gudkova, V. Inozemtsev, A. Chernysh

“…High Fe2+ concentrations made us possible to establish the pattern of the toxic effect of excess iron on pRBCs during a reduced incubation time in a biophysical experiment in vitro. It was found that excess free iron causes changes in pRBC morphology, the appearance of bridges between cells, and the formation of clots, increasing the membrane stiffness and methemoglobin concentration. …”
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Pectoralis Major Tear with Retracted Tendon: How to Fill the Gap? Reconstruction with Hamstring Autograft and Fixation with an Interference Screw by L. Baverel, K. Messedi, G. Piétu, V. Crenn, F. Gouin

“…At the last follow-up (12 months), the patient was pain-free, with a visual analogic scale at 0 all the time. He was very satisfied concerning the cosmetic and clinical results. …”
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Blink Detection Using 3D Convolutional Neural Architectures and Analysis of Accumulated Frame Predictions by George Nousias, Konstantinos K. Delibasis, Georgios Labiris

“…The cropped eye regions are organized as three-dimensional (3D) input with the third dimension spanning time of 300 ms. Two different 3D convolutional neural networks are utilized (a simple 3D CNN and 3D ResNet), as well as a 3D autoencoder combined with a classifier coupled to the latent space. …”
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Comparison of the Sorption of Trifluoromethane (R-23) on Zeolites and in an Ionic Liquid by Mark B. Shiflett, David R. Corbin, A. Yokozeki

“…The solubility capacity of R-23 in ionic liquid reaches about 3 mol kg −1 around 2.5 MPa at 298 K, while the adsorption capacity on zeolites becomes around 3 mol kg −1 at around 0.25 MPa (ten times smaller). The adsorption on zeolites took more time than the absorption in the ionic liquid to reach thermodynamic equilibrium.…”
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Analysis of the world experience on the approaches to the definition of disability: on the way to reforming the system of medical and social expertise by I.S. Borysova

“…The author identifies 3 main components that most developed countries assess when determining disability: economic, medical and social. At the same time, the main criterion is decreased performance. …”
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ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL REGIME OF THE NORTHERN DELIVERY AS A FACTOR OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTH AND THE ARCTIC ZONE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION by Galina V. Goncharuk

“…At different periods of time, different delivery schemes were used to supply such territories - with a greater or lesser degree of state participation. …”
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Study on Ventilation System Linkage Control Strategy in a Double-Hole Tunnel Fire by Yizhou Zhuang, Hao Ding, Guoping Zheng, Youkai Cui, Yan Huang

“…Finally, the location of fire accident, the time to develop stable opposite airflow, and the number of open cross channels were analyzed to confirm the applicability of the recommended scheme. …”
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Specyfika rozwoju osobniczego Homo sapiens na tle ssaków łożyskowych i Naczelnych by Sławomir Kozieł, Anna Siniarska

“…The adolescent growth spurt shortens the time needed to reach sexual maturity, which could have been much longer as the result of a slow growth that childhood. …”
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Gyroscope-Based Smartphone Model Identification via WaveNet and EfficientNetV2 Ensemble by Erkan Kiymik, Ali Emre Ozturk

“…A fine-tuned WaveNet model is employed to analyze the sequential nature of the gyroscope data, and an EfficientNetV2 model captures intricate time-frequency representations using Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) with the Morlet wavelet. …”
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Communicating to prospective students through appropriate sources of information by Melanie Wiese, Yolanda Jordaan, Cornelius van Heerden

“… A proper assessment of the usefulness of the sources of information considered by prospective students could enable higher education institutions (HEIs) to allocate funds, time and resources more efficiently and effectively. …”
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Diagnostic Role of Plasma MicroRNA-21 in Stable and Unstable Angina Patients and Association with Aging by Md Sayed Ali Sheikh

“…Plasma miR-21 expression levels were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. To evaluate the diagnosis accuracy, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used. …”
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Microbiota awareness levels of medical students: the case of Trakya university by İsmail Davarci, Pınar Zehra Davarci

“…Conclusions The study revealed that students’ awareness of the microbiota increased with advancing years of medical education, reaching a high level by the time of graduation. To enable future physicians to effectively communicate this knowledge to the public and incorporate it into clinical practice, it is crucial to provide comprehensive education on microbiota, probiotics, and prebiotics during medical training. …”
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Commémoration et écriture de l’histoire dans la grande presse allemande à l’époque de Guillaume II : 1789 – 1813 – 1848 by Philippe Alexandre

“…The great collective merit of the daily press of the time was to offer contemporaries, but also future generations, a differentiated historiography and thus to encourage them to shape a critical conception of the national narrative, in between the theses of professional historians and the fables of school history textbooks.…”
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Metacognitive strategies and critical thinking in elevating EFL argumentative writing proficiency: Practical insights by Noldy Pelenkahu, Muhammad Ilham Ali, Devilito Prasetyo Tatipang, Ceisy Nita Wuntu, Olga Anneke Rorintulus

“…They used different approaches to pinpoint a key topic for their writing and monitor their progress by effectively managing their available time. The investigation found that integrating metacognitive and crucial thinking processes into instructional methods improved students’ argumentative writing skills, starting with critical skill requirements. …”
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What is a recognized mechanism for transforming big data analytics into firm performance? A meta-analysis from cultural view by Zongyuan Liu, Harcharanjit Singh Mahinder Singh, Fatema Al Shibli

“…Regarding methodological moderators, the time dimension and analytical technique also moderate the BDA–FP relationship. …”
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Driving Risk Analysis Based on Driving Experience at Hook-Turn Intersection Using the Emerging Virtual Reality Technology by Taeho Oh, Yanping Xu, Zhibin Li, Inhi Kim

“…The trajectories of the driver type were statistically different (t = 6.03, p 0.01, in the case of time-to collision ≤1.5 between experienced and computerized drivers). …”
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Perinatal Outcome of Fetal Echogenic Bowel: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study by Hidayet Sal, Erhan Huseyin Comert, Yasin Semih Ekici, Turhan Aran

“…Infants were followed-up to June 2018 from time of diagnosis. Demographic questionnaire and face to face interview were used to obtain data including immune system diseases and respiratory system pathologies in infants. …”
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Does a biological invasion modify host immune responses to parasite infection? by Gregory P. Brown, Richard Shine, Lee A. Rollins

“…Biological invasions can disrupt the close and longstanding coevolved relationships between host and parasites. At the same time, the shifting selective forces acting on demography during invasion can result in rapid evolution of traits in both host and parasite. …”
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An optimized ensemble grey wolf-based pipeline for monkeypox diagnosis by Ahmed I. Saleh, Asmaa H. Rabie, Shimaa E. ElSayyad, Ali E. Takieldeen, Fahmi Khalifa

“…Namely, the system yielded an overall accuracy of 98.91% with testing run time of 5.5 seconds, while using machine classifiers with small number of hyper-parameters. …”
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Investigation of the Characteristic Properties of Glacial Acetic Acid-Catalyzed Carbon Xerogels and Their Electrochemical Performance for Use as Electrode Materials in Electrical D... by Nguyen Khanh Nguyen Quach, Wein-Duo Yang, Zen-Ja Chung, Hoai Lam Tran, Rui Liu

“…Glacial acetic acid was used as a catalyst in the preparation process of carbon xerogels from the condensation of resorcinol and formaldehyde for shortening significantly the gelation time. The effect of the resorcinol/catalyst ratio over a large range of 2 to 500, the solvent exchange manner with acetone, and the pyrolysis temperature of 700 to 1000°C on the characteristic properties of the carbon xerogels were investigated. …”
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