Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Aquagenic Pruritus among Medical and Pharmacy Students in Lomé (Togo) by Julienne Noude Teclessou, Koussake Kombate, Abla Sefako Akakpo, Abas Mouhari-Toure, Julie Zoua, Panawe Kassang, Bayaki Saka, Palokinam Pitche

“…Bathing with warm or lukewarm water (29.5%) or applying menthol ointment (27.1%) were the main precautions taken to reduce AP. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Medium onto Perlite-Based Geopolymer by Hamid Saufi, Marouane El Alouani, Saliha Alehyen, Mohammed El Achouri, Jilali Aride, M’hamed Taibi

“…The overall experimental results suggested that the new elaborated material with synergetic adsorption and photocatalytic activities has a great potential for the treatment of water contaminated by hazardous substances.…”
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Investigating the inflammatory effect of microplastics in cigarette butts on peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Monire Soltani, Abbas Shahsavani, Philip K. Hopke, Nadali Alavi Bakhtiarvand, Mehrnoosh Abtahi, Masoumeh Rahmatinia, Majid Kermani

“…These microplastics are readily dispersed and can be found abundantly in water, soil, and air. These fibers possess high absorption capabilities, allowing them to collect and retain pollutants such as toxic elements. …”
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Ecological and genetic assessment of the consequences of radiation influence on contaminated areas by A. B. Bigaliev, K. Z. Shalabaeva, B. E. Shimshikov, S. S. Kobegenova, L. M. Adilova, A. N. Kozhakhmetova, S. Sharakhmetov, M. N. Burkhanova

“…Indicators of the gamma-survey of the levels of radiation background of the surveyed territories as wellas data on pollution of soil, surface and ground waters, dominant forms of plants, biosubstrates (hair of domestic animals: camel, horse, cow) are given. …”
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Sustainable human resource management practices in organizational performance: The mediating impacts of knowledge management and work engagement by Shatha Abu-Mahfouz, Mutia Sobihah Abd Halim, Ayu Suriawaty Bahkia, Noryati Alias, Ph.D. in Management, Abdul Malek Tambi

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Multi-component screening coupled with ultrasound-assisted green extraction based on HPLC-HRMS for bio-actives analysis in saffron (Crocus sativus L.) by Shouying Wang, Yiqing Song, Miaomiao Chen, Bing Bai, Lin Zhou, Changyan Zhou, Yongchun Zhang, Zhiying Huang, Wenshuai Si

“…An ultrasound-assisted preparation method at 50 °C for 50 min with a 1:60 solid-liquid ratio, water as the solvent was proposed for the screening of unknown components and the antioxidant analysis in saffron. …”
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Protective Role of Picralima nitida Seed Extract in High-Fat High-Fructose-Fed Rats by Opeyemi Christianah De Campos, Daniel Ikpomwosa Osaigbovo, Titilayo Ifeoluwa Bisi-Adeniyi, Franklyn Nonso Iheagwam, Solomon Oladapo Rotimi, Shalom Nwodo Chinedu

“…Experimental rats (2 months old) were fed a control diet or a high-fat diet with 25% fructose (HFHF diet) in their drinking water for nine weeks. APN was administered orally during the last four weeks. …”
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Seasonal investigation of ultrafine-particle organic composition in an eastern Amazonian rainforest by A. E. Thomas, H. S. Glicker, A. B. Guenther, R. Seco, O. Vega Bustillos, J. Tota, R. A. F. Souza, J. N. Smith

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Flexible, tough and high-performing ionogels for supercapacitor application by Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, Amrita Jain, Kamil Bochenek, Monika Michalska, Michał Basista, Tamas Szabo, Peter B. Nagy, Anna Wolska, Marcin Klepka

“…In this work, ionogel films with high flexibility, excellent ionic conductivity, and exceptional stability were prepared using polyvinyl alcohol as the host polymer matrix and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate as the ionic liquid using water as the solvent for energy storage application. …”
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Effect of High-Fat Diet on Spatial Learning and Memory and Regulatory Role of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors in the Dentate Gyrus by LIU Huaying, DONG Wei, ZHANG Zihan, LI Yingshun, JIN Qinghua

“…Newly weaned rats were fed with high-fat diet (HFD) (containing 45% fat) for 12 weeks, and body mass, serum lipid and glucose levels were observed. The Morris water maze (MWM) test was used to evaluate the spatial learning and memory capacity of the rats; Western blot was used to detect the expression of phosphorylated Ca2+/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II (p-CaMKII) and cAMP-response element binding protein (p-CREB), pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-1β in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG); the expression of ionized calcium binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba1) in the DG were observed by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. …”
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Compressive strength prediction models for concrete containing nano materials and exposed to elevated temperatures by Hany A. Dahish, Ahmed D. Almutairi

“…The performance of the created models was compared to experimental data and earlier developed models: fuzzy logic models, artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, and water cycle algorithms, using several evaluation metrics. …”
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Performance and quality of eggs of laying hens fed with Moringa Oleifera leaf flour. by Rogério Ventura da Silva Junior, Carlos Bôa-Viagem Rabello, Maria do Carmo Mohaupt Marques Ludke, Cláudia da Costa Lopes, Waleska Rocha Leite de Medeiros Ventura, Elayne de Souza Rocha Soares, Patricia Maria Guedes Paiva, Thiago Henrique Napoleão, Apolonio Gomes Ribeiro, Júlio Cézar Dos Santos Nascimento, Lilian Francisco Arantes de Souza, Helia Sharlane de Holanda Oliveira

“…The treatments consisted of a reference diet, without moringa inclusion, and four test diets with levels of 1.5%, 3.0%, 4.5% and 6% inclusion of moringa leaf meal. Water was provided ad libitum, and 120 g of feed per bird per day. …”
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Climate-smart livestock nutrition in semi-arid Southern African agricultural systems by Felix Fushai, Teedzai Chitura, Oyegunle Emmanuel Oke

“…The review presents a conceptual framework for climate-smart feeding strategies that enhance system resilience across the livestock-energy-water-food nexus, to inform broader, in-depth research, promote climate-smart farm practices and support governmental policies which are tailored to the agroecology of the region.…”
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Germination and establishment of Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Spreng plants are affected by scarification treatment used by Yanier Acosta, Sershen, Jorge A. Sánchez, Inaudis Cejas, Dayamí Fontes, Marcos E. Martínez-Montero

“…Methods: Four scarification treatments (sanding, sulfuric acid, hot water, and liquid nitrogen (LN)) were evaluated under controlled laboratory and field conditions. …”
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Physicochemical and antioxidant properties of Citrus macroptera peel pectin extracted by different methods and its impact on nutritional quality of strawberry jam during long-term... by Robin Sarkar, Mukta Roy, Mahabub Alam, Animesh Sarkar, Abdullah A. Alarfaj, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohammad Javed Ansari

“…Functional properties, including water holding capacity (WHC), oil holding capacity (OHC), and swelling capacity (SC), varied across methods, with MAE-600 W showing superior performance. …”
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The role of climate change in the movement of climatic seasons in Iran by mahnaz Aziz Ebrahim, Mohammad Saligheh, Mohammad hossein Nassrzadeh, Bohlol Alijani

“…To do this, temperature, relative humidity, water vapor, wind and cloud data for 36 stations were received from the Meteorological Agency over 40 years. …”
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Impact of Foliar Application of Zinc and Magnesium Aminochelate on Bean Physiology and Productivity in Ghana by Stephen Yeboah, James Asibuo, Patricia Oteng-Darko, Emmanuel Asamoah Adjei, Maxwell Lamptey, Eric Owusu Danquah, Boaz Waswa, Louis Butare

“…The treatments were arranged in split-plot design with the two improved common bean varieties as the main plot, and foliar fertilizer options (zinc, 200 g/ha; magnesium, 224 g/ha; combined zinc and magnesium, 100 g/ha Zn and 112 g/ha Mg) and water spray (control) as the subplot treatments. …”
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Pretreatment of Palm Kernel Cake by Enzyme-Bacteria and Its Effects on Growth Performance in Broilers by Yue Liu, Ying Liu, Yunhe Cao, Chunlin Wang

“…Optimal conditions for enzymatic hydrolysis of palm kernel cake are 55 °C, pH 3.0, and a 1:2.5 feed-to-water ratio. Adding 0.1 g xylanase and 1.0 g mannanase to 10 g palm kernel cake for 12 h increased reduced sugar content to 139.33 mg/g and reduced neutral detergent fiber to 43.92%. …”
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Effects of Ficus umbellata (Moraceae) Aqueous Extract and 7-Methoxycoumarin on Scopolamine-Induced Spatial Memory Impairment in Ovariectomized Wistar Rats by Stéphane Zingue, Harquin Simplice Foyet, Sefirin Djiogue, Yannick Ezo’o Ezo’o, Hervé Hervé Ngatanko Abaïssou, Pafroumi Fachagbo, Dieudonné Njamen

“…For this to be done, 10 sham-operated and 30 postmenopausal-like rats were randomly distributed in eight groups (n=5) and treated with distilled water (2 mL/250 g), estradiol valerate (1 mg/kg BW), piracetam (1.5 mg/kg BW), F. umbellata aqueous extract (50 and 200 mg/kg BW), or MC (1 mg/kg BW) for 21 consecutive days. …”
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Two chromatographic methods for analyzing paracetamol in spiked human plasma with its toxic metabolite, N-acetyl parabenzoquinone imine and its antidote, N-acetyl-l-cysteine by Omar M El-Abassy, Michael Gamal Fawzy, Ebraam B. Kamel

“…The HPLC method was developed using a mobile phase consisting of water, methanol, and formic acid in a proportion of (70:30:0.15, v/v/v). …”
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