Understanding the factors associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi: experiences from the Muyinga and Ngozi provinces by Willy Désiré Emera, Marijke D’Haese, Wannes Slosse, Carl Lachat

“…It remains unclear which factors are associated with child malnutrition in rural Burundi, in particular in a context of subsistence farming as found in rural Burundi.Aim: This study investigates child undernutrition in rural Burundi and identifies household-level risk factors in subsistence farm households.Method: A sample of 242 children participated in a cross-sectional survey conducted in Muyinga and Ngozi provinces. …”
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Effect of grain refinement by ECAP on the corrosion resistance of anodic coating of AA6063 prepared by pulse constant voltage anodizing process by Maryam Mehdizade, Ali Reza Eivani, Mansour Soltanieh

“…The processed substrates were anodized using a two-step anodizing method under constant pulse voltage and identical electrochemical conditions. …”
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Personalized Clustering for Emotion Recognition Improvement by Laura Gutiérrez-Martín, Celia López-Ongil, Jose M. Lanza-Gutiérrez, Jose A. Miranda Calero

“…An initial approach for clustering labeled data compiled (physiological data, together with emotional labels) is presented in this work, as well as the method to ensure the enrollment of new users with unlabeled data once the AI models are generated. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Telemedicine for Musculoskeletal Conditions in a Medicare Advantage Population by Mary I. O’Connor, Megan Dorak Ribaudo, Kaitlyn Cooney Peters, Jim Fiechtl, Tessy Oommen, Carrie McCulloch, Rusti Quarles, Krista Schonrock, Ryan A. Grant

“…Results: The average age of our patients was 72 years with sex equally divided. Fifty-two percent of our patients presented with symptoms in their lower back. …”
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Degree-Constrained k-Minimum Spanning Tree Problem by Pablo Adasme, Ali Dehghan Firoozabadi

“…Each proposed ACO and VNS method is also compared with another variant of it which is obtained while embedding a Q-learning strategy. …”
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Inhibitory effects of propolis and essential oils on oral bacteria by Zoran Tambur, Biljana Miljković-Selimović, Dolores Opačić, Branislava Vuković, Adam Malešević, Luka Ivančajić, Ema Aleksić

“…Results: Propolis solutions dissolved in benzene, diethyl ether and methyl chloride, demonstrated equal effectiveness against all investigated oral bacteria (MIC=12.5 µg/mL). …”
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Theoretical background for the bionic substantiation of parameters of the stubble cultivator working bodies by L. F. Babitsky, I. V. Sobolevsky, V. A. Kuklin

“…The main parameters of the toothed cutting surface were determined by the method of bionic comparisons, with a scarab beetle as a bionic prototype. …”
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Network pharmacology and experimental validation to investigate the mechanism of action of Zhilong Huoxue Tongyu capsule in the prevention and treatment of diabetic cardiomyopathy. by Fang Yang, Gang Luo, Meng-Nan Liu, Ping Liu, Dan Wu, Hao-Ling Chen, Shan Li, Si-Jin Yang, Li Dong

“…Thus, this study aimed to comprehensively explore the mechanism of action of ZL on DCM.<h4>Method</h4>Network pharmacology approaches were applied to predict the potential pathways and targets of ZL on DCM. …”
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Scale-up of CHO cell cultures: from 96-well-microtiter plates to stirred tank reactors across three orders of magnitude by Anne Neuss, Thomas Steimann, Jacinta Sofia Tomas Borges, Robert Dinger, Jørgen Barsett Magnus

“…It offers the opportunity to adapt the method to other, more sensitive mammalian cells and to perform cost- and time-effective experiments in high-throughput.…”
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AUTHOR’S INTUITION AND INTROSPECTION IN THE PROCESS OF FORMATION AND REALISATION OF SYNONYMIC STRUCTURES (BASED ON MODERN FRENCH FICTION) by Anastasiia V. Lepetiukha.

“…This led to the use of the introspection method, the procedure of inverse reconstruction (discourse → language) of virtual (linguistic) transformational processes and the “alternative” linguistic experiment consisting in the artificial substitution of some utterance by a synonymic one. …”
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Application of the Weibull Model to Statins for Triglyceride Management in Patients With Hyperlipidaemia by Natsuki Nakayama, Kuniharu Imai, Shiori Niwa, Yoshimi Moriwaki, Chika Oshima, Nozomi Furukawa, Makoto Hirai

“…However, above 170 mg/dL, the hazard function for STG was equal to or slightly greater than that for No‐STG. …”
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Enhancing Oxidative Stability and Nutritional Quality of Flaxseed Oil Using Apricot, Sesame, and Black Cumin Oil Blends by Dino Muhović, Gorica Cvijanović, Marija Bajagić, Lato Pezo, Lazar Pejić, Biljana Rabrenović

“…GC, HPLC, DPPH, the Folin−Ciocalteu method, and OXITEST were applied to the four cold-pressed oils and their binary blends with flaxseed oil. …”
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Feeling of existential anxiety among displaced middle school students in the light of some variables by Oday Namat Ajaj  , Dhafar Hatim Fadeel                                                    

“…The sample included 480 male and female students who were chosen in the random and equal class method from the fifth intermediate class students, for the academic year (2019-2020) distributed on (16) secondary and high schools, eight of which are for males and eight for females, at the rate of (240) males and (240) females. …”
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Effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilisation in patients with chronic mechanical low back pain----A randomized control trial by Sameera Gul, Sana Bashir, Nida Mushtaq Kayani, Zoha Sabir, Hafiza Qurat-Ul-Ain

“…Conclusion: Manual myofascial release and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilisation were equally effective in the treatment of chronic mechanical low back pain. …”
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Investigation of Machine Tool Developed Settings Influence on Productivity and Quality of Simultaneous Double-Sided Lens Processing by A. S. Kozeruk, Y. L. Malpica, A. A. Sukhotzkiy, M. I. Filonova, V. O. Kuznechik

“…The paper presents methodology for determining rational modes of abrasive processing for high-precision lenses while using a method of free lapping at finishing operations. Analytical expressions have been obtained to determine coordinates of reference points on a spherical surface which are necessary for mathematical modeling of its processing at pivotal machines. …”
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Exploring the equity of distribution of general medical services funding allocations in Wales: a time-series analysis by Jonny Currie, Kathrin Thomas, Anne M Cunningham, Kerry Bailey, Haroon Ahmed, Daniel Farewell, Sally Lewis

“…Access to primary care is, however, often not equal among socioeconomic groups; our analysis sought to explore whether funding, a determinant of service supply, is equitably distributed among GP practices in Wales. …”
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Comparison between the levels of anti mullerian hormone after treatment with clomid versus letrozole in polycystic women: an experimental study by Manal Madany Abdel Qader, Shatha Sami Hussein, Huda Fadhil Jadi

“… Objective: To compare the effect of two ovulation induction drugs on anti-Mullerian hormone level in polycystic women. Method: The experimental cohort study was done at the infertility outpatient clinics of Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, from May 2020 to April 2021, and comprised infertile women aged 18-35 years with confirmed diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome. …”
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Investigation of the occurrence of flutter in isotropic and orthotropic plates with different boundary conditions and skew angles by N. S. Azikov, A. V. Zinin, Yu. V. Gaidarzhi

“…A homogeneous system of equations is obtained using the Bubnov-Galerkin method for deflection, represented as a series composed of proper shapes. …”
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Coffee processing waste as a reinforcing material in the preparation of chitosan-based magnetic composite for the removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution by Shimelis Kebede Kassahun, Amen Getaye, Konstantina Tsigkou, Irini Angelidaki

“…The composite adsorbent was synthesized using a co-precipitation method with different mixing ratios of chitosan to coffee husk fibers (27:75, 50:25, and 75:25). …”
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Survival and transfer of microorganisms from kitchen sponges to surfaces of stainless steel and polyethylene by Eliandra Mirlei Rossi, Diane Scapin, Eduardo César Tondo

“…The transfer and survival of microorganisms was quantified by swab collection and pour-plate method using plate count agar. Results: All sponges were contaminated by heterotrophic microorganisms (average of 6.8 log CFU/sponge) and 83.3% with faecal coliforms (average of 5 log CFU/sponge). …”
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