Indoor air quality at the Arab governmental girls’ schools [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Abdulmalik Salman Alsaif, Mohammed Tawfiq Aljassim, Sana Abdullah Alsulaiman, Mahmoud Fathy Elsharkawy

“…The physical school environment includes the physical structures; presence of chemicals and biological agents; and the surrounding environment, including air, water, and materials. This study aimed to evaluate the indoor air quality (IAQ) in governmental girls’ schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Predictive Model for Radiation-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia in Patients with Radiation-Induced Dysphagia after Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Honghong Li, Yong He, Xiaohuang Zhuo, Zongwei Yue, Xiaoming Rong, Yike Li, Yi Li, Lei He, Jinping Cheng, Dong Pan, Ruiqi Xue, Jinhua Cai, Jingru Jiang, Yongteng Xu, Yamei Tang

“…Derived from multivariable analysis of the training cohort, four independent factors were introduced to predict RAP, including Kubota water drinking test grades, the maximum radiation dose of lymph node gross tumor volume (Dmax of the GTVnd), neutrophil count, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). …”
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Response of two temperate scleractinian corals to projected ocean warming and marine heatwaves by Chloe Carbonne, Steeve Comeau, Keyla Plichon, Sébastien Schaub, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Núria Teixidó

“…Corals were maintained in the laboratory for five months under four temperature conditions: Warming (3.2°C above the in situ mean from 2012 to 2020), Heatwave (temperatures of 2018 with two heatwaves), Ambient (in situ mean) and Cool (deeper water temperatures). Under the Warming treatment, some C. caespitosa colonies severely bleached and A. calycularis colonies presented necrosis. …”
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The Role of PM2.5 Chemical Composition and Meteorology during High Pollution Periods at a Suburban Background Station in Southern Poland by Barbara Błaszczak, Natalia Zioła, Barbara Mathews, Krzysztof Klejnowski, Krzysztof Słaby

“…Samples were collected daily and analyzed for their chemical composition, specifically, the carbonaceous (elemental and organic carbon) and water-soluble ionic (Cl−, NO3−, SO42–, Na+, NH4+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+) components. …”
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Modified Application of Nitrogen Fertilizer for Increasing Rice Variety Tolerance toward Submergence Stress by Gribaldi Gribaldi, Nurlaili Nurlaili, Nurmala Dewi, Ekawati Danial, Firnawati Sakalena, Rujito A. Suwignyo

“…The results showed that the management of nitrogen fertilizer application had effect on rice growth and production which experienced dirty water submergence stress; the application of 1/2 dose of N fertilizer given during planting had the best effect on rice growth and production; the longer the submergence period for rice variety, the higher the effect on rice growth and production.…”
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Rheological Properties of Cement Pastes with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Gintautas Skripkiunas, Ekaterina Karpova, Irmantas Barauskas, Joana Bendoraitiene, Grigory Yakovlev

“…The combined modification by PCE and MWCNT dispersion shows the decrease in plastic viscosity of cement pastes by 9.90% in dosage of MWCNT equal to 0.5% by weight of cement, reduction of water demand by 20% for the same workability, and decrease of yield stress till 0 Pa. …”
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Research on Multiobjective Optimization of Bulb Tubular Turbine Based on Orthogonal Test by Jie Sun, Ye Zhou, Xinfeng Ge, Jianguo Cai, Yang Han, Hui Zhang, Jinliang Wang, Lei Zhang, Dong Chen, Hongchang Hua, Li Li, Yuan Zheng

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Rapid adsorption of selenium removal using iron manganese-based micro adsorbent by Sundus Saeed Qureshi, Sheeraz Ahmed Memon, Rafi-ul-Zaman, Nanik Ram, Sumbul Saeed, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Rama Rao Karri

“…Abstract Selenium in wastewater is of particular concern due to its increasing concentration, high mobility in water, and toxicity to organisms; therefore, this study was carried out to determine the removal efficiency of selenium using iron and manganese-based bimetallic micro-composite adsorbents. …”
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A review on bioremediation by microbial immobilization-an effective alternative for wastewater treatment by Frank Abimbola Ogundolie, Olorunfemi Oyewole Babalola, Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Christiana Eleojo Aruwa, Jacqueline Njikam Manjia, Taoheed Kolawole Muftaudeen

“…The origin of wastewater determines whether it is considered natural or industrial waste, and the source(s) singly or collectively contribute to increase water pollution. Pollution is a threat to aquatic and humans; thus, before the discharge of treated waters back into the environment, wastewater is put through a number of treatment processes to ensure its safety for human use. …”
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Sierra Espuña (Librillos, 2023) by Miguel Ángel González Espinosa

“…Its turquoise waters embrace a landscape of badlands on soft material in a steppe ecosystem. …”
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Prediction of the toughness of date palm fruit by Ahmed M. Hassan, Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Mohamed Ghonimy, Maher Fathy

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The effect of liquid inorganic fertilizer on the growth of seven sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) clones for sugar factory in Indonesia by Wiharyanti Nur Lailiyah, Setyo Budi, Arofatuz Zumroh, Isnaini Maulidatu Nisa, Indah Nurjanah, Mochammad Jamaluddin Husain

“…Problems that cause low sugar production include seed quality, fertilizer availability, water availability, slash-and-carry management, and inadequate soil conditions. …”
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cAMP analogues downregulate the expression of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in human bone marrow stromal cells in vitro by G. Bug, J. Aman, C. Huber, C. Peschel, H. G. Derigs

“…The coincubation with 8-bromo-cAMP (8BrcAMP), a water soluble cAMP analogue, inhibited this GM-CSF stimulation at the protein and the m RNA level. …”
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Epidemiology of tularemia in the countries of the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO): A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Mohammad Sholeh, Safoura Moradkasani, Saber Esmaeili

“…The pooled prevalence of F. tularensis in environmental samples (water and soil) from the WHO-EMRO countries was 5.8% (9.4% by PCR and 0.5% by culture). …”
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Evaluation of Shear Bond Strength of Resin-Based Composites to Biodentine with Three Types of Seventh-Generation Bonding Agents: An In Vitro Study by Huda Abbas Abdullah, Zahraa Abdulaali Al-Ibraheemi, Zanbaq Azeez Hanoon, Julfikar Haider

“…The specimens were placed in distilled water for 24 hours and tested for the SBS in a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. …”
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The Feasibility of Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometrics for Untargeted Detection of Protein Adulteration in Yogurt: Removing Unwanted Variations in Pure Yogurt by Lu Xu, Si-Min Yan, Chen-Bo Cai, Zhen-Ji Wang, Xiao-Ping Yu

“…To improve the raw spectra, orthogonal projection (OP) of raw spectra onto the spectrum of pure water and standard normal variate (SNV) transformation were used to remove unwanted spectral variations. …”
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Selected fermented indigenous vegetables and fruits from Malaysia as potential sources of natural probiotics for improving gut health by Olaide Olawunmi Ajibola, Raymond Thomas, Babatunde Femi Bakare

“…In the Peninsular Malaysia and Northern Borneo island of Malaysia, various rich indigenous leafy vegetables and fruits grow and contribute to the nutritional and dietary values of the population. They have high water contents, thus, naturally vulnerable to rapid food spoilage. …”
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Approaches to the integration of information about resource and financial flows in the fuel and power complex under the digital transformation of control systems by E. P. Grabchak, E. L. Loginov, S. V. Mischeryakov, V. U. Chinaliev

“…It becomes the material and information base for the formation of regulatory relations not only in heat supply, but with the development of automated systems for monitoring and accounting of energy resources in the field of electricity and gas supply and hot water supply, that is, Unified Heat Supply Organizations become the basis of a single information space for energy supply.…”
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Photocatalytic activity of spectro-pure titanium dioxide: Effects of crystalline structure, specific surface area and sorption properties by Evgeny I. Kapinus, Tatyana A. Khalyavka, Valentina V. Shimanovskaya, Tatyana I. Viktorova, Vladimir V. Strelko

“…The photocatalytic reactions bring about the reduction of the inorganic anions to yield water insoluble substances and mineralization of the organic compounds. …”
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Analysis on Deformation and Stress Characteristics of a Multibraced Pit-in-Pit Excavation in a Subway Transfer Station by Xin Shi, Chuanxin Rong, Hua Cheng, Linzhao Cui, Bin Wang, Shicheng Sun

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