Theoretical Accounts of Gulf War Syndrome: From Environmental Toxins to Psychoneuroimmunology and Neurodegeneration by Eamonn Ferguson, Helen J. Cassaday

“…Non-specific illness includes a wide variety of symptoms: behavioural (e.g., reduced food and water intake), cognitive (e.g., memory and concentration problems) and physiological (e.g., fever). …”
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Safety assessment of the process NGR LSP used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials by EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM), Claude Lambré, Riccardo Crebelli, Maria deSilva, Koni Grob, Maria Rosaria Milana, Marja Pronk, Gilles Rivière, Mario Ščetar, Georgios Theodoridis, Els Van Hoeck, Nadia Waegeneers, Vincent Dudler, Constantine Papaspyrides, Maria deFátima Tavares Poças, Daniele Comandella, Alexandros Lioupis, Evgenia Lampi

“…Therefore, the Panel concluded that the recycled PET obtained from this process is not of safety concern, when used at up to 100% for the manufacture of materials and articles for contact with all types of foodstuffs, including drinking water, for long‐term storage at room temperature or below, with or without hot‐fill. …”
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Sex Reversal of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) by Larval Immersion using Aromatase Inhibitor by M. Agus Sudrajat, I.D. Astutik, H. Arfah

“…Nine-day-old of Nile tilapia larva was immersed in aromatase inhibitor at the dose of 0, 10, 20 and 30 mg/L water for 10 hours.  Number of larva immersed was 100 fish per treatment.  …”
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Descriptive ecology of abyssal decapods from Chapopote Knoll (southwestern Gulf of Mexico) by Adriana Gaytán-Caballero, Florence Schubotz, Ian R. MacDonald, Elva G. Escobar-Briones

“…The carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) values of A. muricola show a nutritional preference of bacteria from mats and water column detritus retained among the Sibolindiae, whereas the two Munidopsis species have wider spectrum diets. …”
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Evaluation of wound healing activity of the crude extract and solvent fractions of Vahl (Polygonaceae) leaves in mice by Abel Andualem, Kefyalew Ayalew Getahun, Bahiru Tenaw Goshu, Yaschilal Muche Belayneh

“…Methods R. nervosus Vahl leaves were extracted with 80% methanol, and then the crude extract was fractionated using ethyl acetate, chloroform, and water. Ointments at 5% and 10% strengths were formulated from the crude extract and its fractions. …”
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Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Mortar with Naturally Occurring Volcanic Ash and Its Blend with Electric Arc Furnace Slag by Nauman Khurram, Kaffayatullah Khan, Muhammad Umair Saleem, Muhammad Nasir Amin, Usman Akmal

“…Samples were cured and cooled by using air- and water-cooling techniques. Test results were established by examining the sample weights and compressive strength before and after the exposure of each temperature level. …”
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Development and Validation of a Specific Stability Indicating High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Methods for Related Compounds and Assay of Solifenacin Succinate by B. V. Rami Reddy, B. Srinivasa Reddy, N. V. V. S. S. Raman, K. Subhash Reddy, C. Rambabu

“…The mobile phase-A contains a 0.01 M phosphate buffer pH: 3.5±0.05 with orthophosphoric acid (88%) and mobile phase-B contains a mixture of acetonitrile and water in the ratio of 90 : 10(v/v). The flow rate was 1.0 mL/minute, column temperature was kept at 35°C, and detection was monitored at 220 nm. …”
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Model OLD0: A Physical Parameterization for Clear-Sky Downward Longwave Radiation by Juan Carlos Ceballos, Diego Pereira Enoré, Jaidete Monteiro de Souza, Francisco Luiz Leitão de Mesquita

“…R1 and R3 are closely described by blackbody radiation at screen temperature (Tscr), while R2 exhibits a mean emissivity that primarily depends on total precipitable water (w). It is presented a simple yet consistent physically-based model (hereafter denoted by OLD0), suitable for estimation of DLF0 at ground level. …”
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<i>Quercus cerris</i> Leaf Functional Traits to Assess Urban Forest Health Status for Expeditious Analysis in a Mediterranean European Context by Luca Quaranta, Piera Di Marzio, Paola Fortini

“…The results demonstrated that <i>Q. cerris</i> experiences significant water stress in urban forests due to the combined effects of drought and high temperatures. …”
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Patient Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Clients Admitted to Obstetrics and Gynecology Wards of Public Hospitals in Mekelle Town, Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sect... by Taklu Marama, Hinsermu Bayu, Mulualem Merga, Wakgari Binu

“…Clients were dissatisfied towards well-describing side effects of medication, informing what the medication is used for before prescribing and administering, cleanness of toilet and washroom, and access to drinking water, latrine, and hand-washing facility. Respondents live in rural area, stayed < 4 days, admitted for the first time, admitted in Mekelle General Hospital, and who reported their feeling on ways privacy was assured were more likely satisfied than their counterparts. …”
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Effect of laboratory aging on the performance of asphalt mixture containing high RAP content with the rejuvenator-loaded fiber by Yuxuan Sun, Fan Zhang, Augusto Cannone Falchetto, Di Wang

“…The evaluation included water sensitivity tests, studded tire abrasion tests, dynamic modulus tests, and indirect tensile fatigue tests. …”
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Tracking rapid and slow ice-dammed lake changes through optical satellites and local knowledge: a case study of Tystigbreen in Norway by Jogscha Miriam Abderhalden, Kristine Katherine Bly, Ronja Lappe, Liss Marie Andreassen, Irina Rogozhina

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Physical and functional characterization of whey protein-lignin biocomposite films for food packaging applications by Yihong Deng, Sierra Kolodjski, Grace Lewis, Gary Onan, Youngmi Kim

“…Films produced at 90 °C, with 88.65 % protein denaturation, exhibited superior mechanical properties and lower water solubility compared to WPI films treated at lower temperatures. …”
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Modeled sustainability impacts of increasing pork consumption among adults in the United States by Zach Conrad, Zach Conrad, Vincent Repoulis, Catherine Zavela

“…To address this gap, this study modeled the sustainability impacts of replacing different protein foods with pork in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States (US).MethodsData on dietary intake, greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), cumulative energy demand, water scarcity footprint, land, pesticides, fertilizer nutrients, food prices, and diet quality were obtained from publicly available repositories. …”
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A regional augmented PPP algorithm for offshore considering NWP by Ying Xu, Xiangdan Meng, Jianhui Cui, Lin Ma

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INVESTIGATION OF THE POSSIBILITY OF USING A VORTEX HEAT GENERATOR IN HEAT SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR RESIDENTIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS by I. L. Iokova, E. N. Tarasevich

“…Vortex heat generators are based on the principle of cavitation in a turbulent water flow. For many devices cavitation is not desirable, but in a vortex heat generator it is used as a favorable phenomenon. …”
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Effects of common prebiotics on iron status and production of colonic short-chain fatty acids in anemic rats by Fan Zhang, Ken K.L. Yung, Chi KongYeung

“…Anemic Sprague-Dawley rats receiving a low-iron diet (12 μg Fe/g diet) were supplemented with or without prebiotics (5% m/V in drinking water) for 5 weeks. Hemoglobin concentration in rats supplemented with GOS after 3 weeks (4.3 g/dL) was significantly higher than rats without supplementation (3.7 g/dL), while FOS also significantly increased hemoglobin concentration after 4 weeks (4.1 g/dL vs. 3.7 g/dL). …”
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THE ROLE OF CITY AUTHORITIES IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN SLUMS IN GHANA by R.S King, O. Amponsah

“…Electricity Company of Ghana, the Ghana Water Company Limited and the Town and Country Planning Department has not been working closely with slum dwellers that also form part of the urban milieu. …”
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On Entropy Measures and Eccentricity-Based Descriptors of Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) Dendrimers by Zhi-Hao Hui, Asfand Fahad, Muhammad Imran Qureshi, Rida Irfan, Aneesa Shireen, Zahid Iqbal, Rahma Alyusufi

“…This structure design prepares for various unique properties of dendrimers, including monodispersity, multivalency, uniform size, globular shape, water solubility with hydrophobic internal cavities, and a high degree of branching. …”
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Effects of infield rainwater harvesting methods and organic manure in improving soil chemical properties and maize production in low rainfall area of Zimbabwe by Andrew Tapiwa Kugedera, Letticia Kudzai Kokerai

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