Enhancing the Strength and Durability Behaviour of Concrete Produced with Brown-Loamy Kaolin Clay Polymer by Patrick Zievie, Peter Paa-Kofi Yalley, Humphrey Danso, Kwaku Antwi

“…It use would be advantageous for concrete production in situations where high to medium workability and delays in setting times are required.  …”
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Determination and Analysis of 12 Saccharides and 20 Amino Acids in Five Types of Honey from Yunnan Province by SUN Xiaojie, HUANG Xuezhe, ZHAO Yuqiang, JIA Guangqun, SUN Yihan, XU Xiangdong, CUI Zongyan

“…Significant differences in amino acid composition and content were found among honey types, and Coffea honey contained more than 10 times as much tyrosine as all other types, from which it was inferred that tyrosine could be a potential marker of Coffea honey. …”
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Posthumous coins of the Legnica-Brzeg Piasts by Robert Pieńkovski

“…The remnants of the non-economic role of posthumous coins, but also of the fashion that was widespread in modern times, through the use of posthumous coins to decorate costumes or chains are ears, intricate bindings and holes. …”
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Spatial analysis and associated risk factors of HIV prevalence in Botswana: insights from the 2021 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS V) by Sethunya R. Simela, Matlhogonolo Kelepile, Thabo I. Sebobi

“…Results Findings revealed that 18% (ARR 95% CI: 0.15–0.23) of the surveyed population were people living with HIV (PLWH), with females disproportionately affected (66.8%). Females were 1.63 times more likely to be living with HIV compared to males (ARR 1.63, 95% CI: 1.52–1.76), and individuals aged 35–44 years (ARR 10.59 95% CI 8.96–12.52) were at the highest risk compared to the 15–24 year group. …”
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Characterization and ameliorative effects of Chenopodium murale hydroethanolic extract against diethylnitrosamine-induced hepato-renal damage and malfunction by Howida S. Abou- Seif, Osama M. Ahmed, Samah A. El-Newary, Marwa E. Shabana, Mahitab I. EL-Kassaby, Ghada M. Elqattan, Hussein G. Sawie

“…Group 2, animals were injected double times per week by intraperitoneal route with DEN at 150 mg/kg body weight for 2 weeks. …”
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Integrated analysis of dermatomyositis reveals heterogeneous immune infiltration and interstitial lung disease-associated endotype by Xinzhi Xu, Tianwen Qiu, Kexin Sun, Xue Han, Junxia Huang, Xiuyuan Wang, Jianchao Ge, Ji Yang

“…The identified biomarkers hold promise for determining an ILD-associated endotype and predicting clinical outcomes, thereby paving the way for timely management of DM and prevention of complications.…”
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The Effects of Cryogenic Process on the AISI M2 Punch Materials and on the Hole Edge Geometry of the DIN EN 10111-98 Sheet Metal Control Arm Parts by Yusuf Arslan

“…The edge geometry values in the circular holes were at least two times higher than those in the slot holes of untreated samples. …”
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Course of Hyperkalemia in Patients on Hemodialysis by Bruce Spinowitz, Steven Fishbane, Masafumi Fukagawa, Martin Ford, Nicolas Guzman, Anjay Rastogi

“…In DIALIZE, 196 patients receiving hemodialysis three times weekly were randomized to placebo or sodium zirconium cyclosilicate 5 g starting dose once daily on nondialysis days for 8 weeks. …”
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Tuzūkāt-i Tīmūrī as a Source on Chagatai Military Tactics, Late Fourteenth to Early Fifteenth Centuries by Leonid A. Bobrov, Aibolat K. Kushkumbayev, Zhaksylyk М. Sabitov, Myltykbayuly

“…The sections about tactics of Amir Timur’s Chagatai army are very likely a combination of messages borrowed by the compilers from fifteenth-century Timurid written sources — and their own interpretations of Safavid (and possibly Mughal) combat practices of later times. Descriptions of combat formations and tactical techniques contained in Tuzūkāt-i Tīmūrī cannot be merely extrapolated to military realities of Amir Timur’ era. …”
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Activity trypsin-like proteinases and intestinal mucosa collagen degradation at gastro-intestinal diseases by О. E. Akbasheva, V. A. Burkovskaya, A. E. Dehand, E. I. Beloborodova, L. A. Akimova, E. L. Naumova, E. A. Kvach

“…By logistical regression method it was calculated, that deficiency of a2-MG increases the risk of Crohn’s disease development 3,85 times.Conclusion. At ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in mucosa of intestine activation of trypsin-, elastase- and collagenase-like proteinases on a background of decrease of activity of a1-PI and a2-MG that results in degradation of connective tissue proteins is observed. …”
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Open-Label Fosmetpantotenate, a Phosphopantothenate Replacement Therapy in a Single Patient with Atypical PKAN by Yiolanda-Panayiota Christou, George A. Tanteles, Elena Kkolou, Annita Ormiston, Kostas Konstantopoulos, Maria Beconi, Randall D. Marshall, Horacio Plotkin, Kleopas A. Kleopa

“…The patient showed improvement in all clinical parameters including the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), Barry-Albright Dystonia Scale, the EuroQol five-dimensional three-level (EQ-5D-3L) scale, timed 25-foot walk test, and electroglottographic speech analysis. …”
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Study on the Full‐Cycle Stress Evolution Law and Reasonable Size of Isolated Coal Pillar by Xiao‐Xiang Wei, Qing‐Long Yun, Jing Wu, Xiao‐He Wang, Yin‐Wei Wang

“…ABSTRACT To study the stress distribution law under different mining times and spaces of the protected coal pillar in the isolated working face, this paper takes a coal mine in Shanxi as the engineering background and adopts numerical simulation and theoretical analysis to obtain the stress distribution law of protecting coal pillar in the isolated working face during the tunneling period and the mining period of the working face, and proves the reasonable size of protecting coal pillar. …”
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Inhalation of multiple pen caps causing bronchial foreign bodies: a rare case in an older child by Jia Zhai, Yongsheng Guo, Chunlei Chen, Xuelin Wang, Yifan Wang, Ying-Xue Zou

“…Previous treatments with oral Cefdinir (0.1 g, three times daily) and inhaled Budesonide Suspension had not improved his condition. …”
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From staple food to market-oriented crop: commercialization level of smallholder teff (Eragrostis teff) growers in Jamma District, Ethiopia by Getachew Eshetu Gidelew, Tesfaye Lemma Tefera, Chanyalew Seyoum Aweke

“…Conclusions The finding of this study showed that there is a direct relationship between agricultural inputs utilization for teff and farmers’ decision to commercialize it and the level of its commercialization. Therefore, the timely provision of agricultural inputs and possible subsidization of these inputs will increase the productivity of teff since farmland expansion is unthinkable due to scarcity of land. …”
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Outcome of Pediatric Cataract Surgeries in a Tertiary Center in Switzerland by Sarah Claudia Ambroz, Marc Töteberg-Harms, James V. M. Hanson, Jens Funk, Daniel Barthelmes, Christina Gerth-Kahlert

“…Conclusion. Laterality and timing of surgery influence the outcome of pediatric cataract surgery. …”
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Optimizing heat transfer in a finned rectangular latent heat storage system using response surface methodology by Mohammadreza Ebrahimnataj Tiji, Sina Rezaei, Khashayar Hosseinzadeh, Sami Kaplan, Pouyan Talebizadehsardari, Amir Keshmiri

“…The findings show that, in comparison to other designs, a symmetric fin structure with greater fin surface areas at the bottom of the chamber greatly increases melting rates, heat transfer efficiency, and shortens melting times by up to 57 %. Using RSM, the optimal fin arrangement is determined, resulting in a heat exchanger height-to-width ratio of 1.15, a fin angle of 4.31°, and a fin distance of 15.56 mm from the chamber floor. …”
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Evaluation of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression Using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale: A Cross-Sectional Analytic Study by Gaye Kahveci, Bekir Kahveci, Hamza Aslanhan, Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe

“…EPDS) for early diagnosis and timely treatment of symptoms. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse perinatal outcomes in Chinese women with preeclampsia: a large retrospective cohort study by Lin Chai, Shuai Li, Binbin Yin, Xiaojun Zhu, Bo Zhu, Kaiqi Wu

“…Results Multivariate logistic regression models showed that maternal age > 35 years, pp-BMI overweight/obesity, excessive gestational weight gain, multiparity, twin pregnancy, IVF, cesarean section history, times of abortion history ≥ 2, GDM, and ICP were significantly associated with the risk of PE (all P < 0.05). …”
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A Case of Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor Misdiagnosed as Chronic Tuberculous Meningitis without Brain Biopsy by Jung-goo Lee, Hak-cheol Ko, Jin-gyu Choi, Youn Soo Lee, Byung-chul Son

“…DLGLT should be considered in differential diagnosis of medical conditions presenting as communicating hydrocephalus with prominent leptomeningeal enhancement. A timely histologic diagnosis through a leptomeningeal biopsy of the brain and spinal cord in case of unusual leptomeningeal enhancement with uncertain laboratory findings is essential because cytologic examination of the cerebrospinal fluid in DLGNT is known to be negative.…”
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Prognostic Value of Serum Albumin at Admission for Neurologic Outcome with Targeted Temperature Management after Cardiac Arrest by Soo Hyun Kim, Chun Song Youn, Hyo Joon Kim, Seung Pill Choi

“…After adjusting the crude model, patients in the hypoalbuminemia group were 3.5 times more likely to have poor neurologic outcome than were those in the normal albumin group (OR 3.526, 95% CI 1.388–8.956, p=0.008). …”
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