Magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective heat transfer augmentation in a rectangular lid-driven enclosure with a circular hollow cylinder utilizing nanofluids by U.K. Suma, M. Masum Billah, Aminur Rahman Khan, K.E. Hoque

“…The computational investigations of the flow and thermal field inside the enclosure have been performed by varying the governing and physical parameters, namely: Richardson number (0.1  ≤ Ri ≤ 10), Hartman number (0 ≤ Ha ≤ 100), cylinder diameter (0.09 ≤ D ≤ 0.20), solid volume fraction (0.001 ≤ δ ≤ 0.05)), inclination of magnetic field (0° ≤ ϕ ≤ 90°), and non-dimensional time (0.1 ≤ τ ≤ 1). …”
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Do Human Papilloma Virus and Cytological Testing Results Before Colposcopy Alter the Pathological Grading of Colposcopy Acetic Acid Visual Examination?: A Retrospective Study by Gao S, Qian B, Wang T, Wang J

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Comparison of Learning Curves and Clinical Outcomes in Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Versus Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery: A Cumulative Sum Analysi... by Yuan S, Chen R, Mei Y, Fan N, Wang T, Wang A, Du P, Xi Y, Zang L

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Characterization of Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes Supported on Ceramic Tubes by K. Briceño, J. Silvestre-Albero, A. Silvestre-Albero, J.I. Calvo, D. Montane, R. García-Valls, A. Hernández, F. Rodríguez-Reinoso

“…Similarities were found between adsorption and calorimetric analysis. The pore volume of the samples analyzed ranged from 0.016 to 0.263 cm 3 /g. …”
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Serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor as markers of disease activity in patients with axial spondyloarthritis by Mahendran Bhuvanesh, Chilkuri Balaji, Chinnadurai Saranya, Ramamoorthy Ramesh, Trichangode Natesan Tamilselvam, Sankaralingam Rajeswari

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The Relationship of Body Composition and Sleep Quality with VO2max in Adolescent Athletes at Sidoarjo Sports High School and Sewon 1 High School by Fathirani Mutiara, Rahadyana Muslichah, Mirza Hapsari Sakti Titis Penggalih

“…Both components can affect the level of maximum oxygen volume (VO2max) and become factors in increasing physical performance in adolescent athletes. …”
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Determination of Levetiracetam in Human Plasma by Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Followed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry by Greyce Kelly Steinhorst Alcantara, Leandro Augusto Calixto, Luiz Alberto Beraldo de Moraes, Regina Helena Costa Queiroz, Anderson Rodrigo Moraes de Oliveira, Cristiane Masetto de Gaitani

“…DLLME optimized parameters were type and volume of extraction and dispersing solvents, salt addition, and vortex agitation time. …”
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Study on Fracture Morphological Characteristics of Refracturing for Longmaxi Shale Formation by Yintong Guo, Lei Wang, Xin Chang, Jun Zhou, Xiaoyu Zhang

“…In order to accurately evaluate and improve fracturing volume after refracturing, it is necessary to understand the mechanism of refracturing fracture in shale formation. …”
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Evaluation of the Content Validity of the COVID-19 Symptoms Daily Diary by Dine J, Guan Y, Milien M, Ervin C, Byrne DD, Brown ML, De Anda C, Norquist JM

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Dual metal NiMo dispersed on silica derived from rice husk ash as a catalyst for hydrocracking of used palm cooking oil into liquid biofuels by Karna Wijaya, Risandrika Dwijayanti Putri Setyono, Remi Ayu Pratika, Eddy Heraldy, Ahmad Suseno, Lukman Hakim, Iqmal Tahir, Won-Chun Oh, Aldino Javier Saviola

“…This catalyst also demonstrated the largest specific surface area and total pore volume, measured at 205.51 m²/g and 0.88 cm³/g, respectively. …”
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Recent Advances in Sharding Techniques for Scalable Blockchain Networks: A Review by Brandon Liew Yi Quan, Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Ahmad Alshammari, Ali Aqarni, Shukor Abd Razak, Koh Tieng Wei

“…This paper reviews the latest academic advancements in sharding techniques within the various types of sharded blockchain networks implemented in the past five years to identify their strengths and weaknesses. The increasing volume of transactions in blockchain networks has caused issues in terms of scalability, transaction efficiency, storage, and security, which obstruct the global adoption of blockchain technology. …”
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Alignment Parameters: Quantifying Dense Core Alignment in Star-forming Regions by Wei-An Chen, Ya-Wen Tang, S. D. Clarke, Patricio Sanhueza

“…To address the increasing volume of observational and simulation data, we introduce “alignment parameters” as a quantitative and reproducible method to automatically assess core alignment. …”
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Prevalence of Insomnia and Related Factors Among Cancer Outpatients in China by Zhao K, Yu Z, Wang Y, Feng W

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Predictive Factors of Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Subjects: A Monocenter Prospective Observational Study in Algeria by Nadia Fettal, Nadjet Siali, Mahammed Chaker, Abdelbassat Ketfi

“…The functional outcomes were as follows: the mean postbronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s was 58.25% ±15%, the mean distance covered in 6 min was 366 ± 107 m, and the mean Body Mass Index, Airflow Obstruction, Dyspnea, and Exercise Capacity (BODE) index was 2.7 ± 1. …”
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Evaluation of a new biomarker 14-3-3 Eta protein in diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis by Lakshmi Deepika Yarlagadda, Rachel Jacob, D Liza Rajasekhar, Krishna Mohan Iyyapu, Sai Baba S S. Kompella, Vijaya Bhaskar Madrol, N N Sreedevi, Siraj Ahmed Khan, Noorjahan Mohammed

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The association between recent stressful life events and brain structure: a UK Biobank longitudinal MRI study by Cheryl R.Z. See, Annabel X. Tan, Lucia R. Valmaggia, Matthew J. Kempton

“…Individuals with depression exhibited smaller GM volumes when exposed to recent SLEs. There was no effect of childhood adversity on the relationship between SLEs and brain structure. …”
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“…Neste primeiro número do terceiro volume da revista Ação Ergonômica intitulado A Ergonomia de Atividades Especiais apresentamos artigos que tratam de diferentes situações de trabalho com ênfase em atividades que exigem ao limite o desempenho humano, algumas do ponto de físico outras do cognitivo. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine misinformation in English-language news media: retrospective cohort study by Peter Lurie, Jordan Adams, Mark Lynas, Karen Stockert, Robyn Correll Carlyle, Amy Pisani, Sarah Davidson Evanega

“…Further analysis by misinformation themes and whether articles included primary misinformation, fact-checking or simply referred to misinformation.Results 41 718 (3.2% of all COVID-19 vaccine articles) contained at least one of the vaccine misinformation themes based on the Boolean string developed for this study. The volume of such articles increased beginning in November 2020, but their percentage of all articles remained essentially stable after October 2020. 56.2% contained at least one mention of a safety theme, followed by development, production, and distribution (26.6%), and conspiracies (15.1%). …”
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Optimization of alloying element types and contents in high strength and high toughness bainitic steels by Ranran Zhu, Xiaoyan Long, Fucheng Zhang, Zhinan Yang, Yanguo Li, Yan Yang, Yifei Wang

“…MnAl–1Si and MnSi–1Al steels have a very small volume fraction of retained austenite and are predominantly thin-film, which improves their impact toughness and reduces elongation. …”
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Explore Alteration of Lung and Gut Microbiota in a Murine Model of OVA-Induced Asthma Treated by CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides by Wang Q, Ji J, Xiao S, Wang J, Yan X, Fang L

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