Use of Hybrid Flame Retardants in Chemically Foamed rPET Blends by Veronika Anna Szabó, Sándor Kálmán Jakab, András Kovács, Tamara Zsuzsanna Böcz, Gábor Dogossy

“…Three different kinds of halogen-free flame retardant agents were used: ammonium polyphosphate-based Exolit AP 422 (AP), organic aluminum phosphate in the form of Exolit OP 1240 (OP), and Budit 342 containing melamine polyphosphate (MPP). …”
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Refractive results of cataract surgery with posterior capsulorhexis and optic capture by E.V. Egorova, A.A. Biryukova, V.V. Dulidova, M.A. Talalaev

“…In this group a hyperopic shift of about 0,5 diopters was always observed. Conclusion. …”
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The Significance of Exposure to Pregestational Type 2 Diabetes in Utero on Fetal Renal Size and Subcutaneous Fat Thickness by Christy L. Pylypjuk, Chelsea Day, Yasmine ElSalakawy, Gregory J. Reid

“…Given emerging evidence about the developmental origins of disease, further study is needed to correlate the association between fetal renal size and fat distribution in the fetus and the long-term risk of chronic renal disease and diabetes in these offspring.…”
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Impact of Early versus Late Referral to Nephrologists on Outcomes of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients in Northern India by Manoj Dhanorkar, Narayan Prasad, Ravi Kushwaha, Manas Behera, Dharmendra Bhaduaria, Monika Yaccha, Manas Patel, Anupama Kaul

“…In this observational cohort study, all CKD patients who visited the nephrology OPD of the institute between Nov 1, 2018, and Dec 31, 2020, were classified as early referral (ER) if their first encounter with a nephrologist occurred more than one year before initiation of dialysis and education about dialysis (from a nurse or nephrologist). The remaining others were considered late referrals (LRs). …”
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Effects of butyric acid and Protoxin probiotic in the feeding of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) by Rasool Zare, Abdolmohammad Abedian Kenari

“…However, scientific knowledge and public concerns about the development of antibiotic resistance have led to a global reduction or prohibition of these compounds. …”
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Transdisciplinary role of physical and mathematical disciplines in modern natural science and engineering education by V. A. Testov, E. A. Perminov

“…In the methodology of these approaches, an important role was played by the methods of students’ holistic scientific worldviews formation, including ideas about the modern picture of the world of mathematics and physics. …”
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INFORMATION OPENNESS OF THE MUNICIPAL SYSTEM OF EDUCATION: THE EXPERIENCE OF SOCIAL AUDIT by Tatiana E. Zerchaninova, Olga V. Novgorodtseva

“…The conducted study is based on the methodology of the social audit, which includes the content analysis of the official websites of educational institutions in the network «Internet», the diagnosis of awareness among parents about the schools activities, expert assessment of informational openness of schools and the development of practical recommendations for improving information schools transparency. …”
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The impact of neuroscience education therapy, behavioral economics, and digital navigators on patient migraine treatment adherence to a mobile health application: a prospective pil... by Mia T. Minen, Erin K. Waire, John Torous, Jessica Fishman, Richard B. Lipton, Scott W. Powers

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Modulation of biological activities in adipose derived stem cells by histone deacetylation by Sallam Abdallah, Mouna Tabebi, Sawsan Qanadilo, Neserin Ali, Jing Wang, Pádraig D’Arcy, Wen Zhong, Folke Sjoberg, Moustafa Elmasry, Ahmed El-Serafi

“…Abstract Difficult-to-heal wounds management accounts for about 4% of healthcare costs, highlighting the need for innovative solutions. …”
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Effects of Grape Seed Extract, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E on Ethanol- and Aspirin-Induced Ulcers by Vivian Molina Cuevas, Yazmín Ravelo Calzado, Yohani Pérez Guerra, Ambar Oyarzábal Yera, Sonia Jiménez Despaigne, Rosa Mas Ferreiro, Daisy Carbajal Quintana

“…The magnitude of aspirin ulcer reduction was comparable for all treatments, and MDA decrease with GSE was higher than with VC and tended to be greater, albeit none significantly, than with VE. GSE was more effective than VC and VE for lowering the ethanol ulcers, while the decrease of MDA levels with GSE was greater than with VC, but comparable to that achieved with VE. …”
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Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Female Runners: Results of a Survey by Therese E Johnston, Allison E Jakavick, Caroline A Mancuso, Kathleen C McGee, Lily Wei, Morgan L Wright, Jeremy Close, Ayako Shimada, Benjamin E Leiby

“…Women with stress fracture histories answered questions about location, number, and changes made. Data were compared between groups using t-tests, chi-square tests, or Fisher’s exact tests. …”
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Observation and Simulation of Wind Speed and Wind Power Density over Bac Lieu Region by Hiep Van Nguyen, Pham Xuan Thanh, Nguyen Duc Nam, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Pham Le Khuong, Hoang Hai Son, Nguyen Tien Manh, Pham Chi Cong

“…Low-level wind speed reaches the maximum at about 14 LT to 15 LT when the vertical momentum mixing is highly active. …”
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Ishophloroglucin A Isolated from <i>Ishige okamurae</i> Protects Glomerular Cells from Methylglyoxal-Induced Diacarbonyl Stress and Inhibits the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropath... by Chi-Heung Cho, Min-Gyeong Kim, Bomi Ryu, Sang-Hoon Lee

“…Overall, these results suggest that IPA has the potential to be utilized as a useful natural agent for the prevention and management of AGE-related diabetic nephropathy, owing to its strong anti-glycation activity.…”
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Fastest Race Courses for Triathletes by Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Marilia Andrade, Katja Weiss, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Thomas Roseman, Beat Knechtle

“…Conclusion: These results are useful for athletes’ strategic planning and inform event organisers about the strengths of different courses, aiding in the optimisation and promotion of future Ironman® 70.3 races worldwide. …”
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Bond strength to eroded dentin as per chlorhexidine use for controlling erosive wear or interface aging: an 18-month assay by Aloísio de Melo FARIAS-NETO, Karin LANDMAYER, Giovanni Aguirra LIBERATTI, Carlos Alberto Kenji SHIMOKAWA, Linda WANG, Heitor Marques HONÓRIO, Adriana Bona MATOS, Luciana Fávaro FRANCISCONI-DOS-RIOS

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to assess the effect of a chlorhexidine digluconate solution (CHX) applied as an antiproteolytic agent for controlling erosive tooth wear or as part of the adhesive treatment on long-term bond strength to eroded dentin. …”
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Sex and authorship in global cancer research by Deborah Mukherji, Ophira Ginsburg, Grant Lewison, Richard Sullivan, Verna Vanderpuye, Winnie K W So, Miriam Mutebi, Nazik Hammad, Julie Torode, Erica Liebermann

“…However, there is little evidence about country-level female participation in cancer research.Methodology Through a complex filter, cancer research papers were identified and grouped by countries and sex of the first and last authors of each paper and analysed by the percentage of females in these positions alongside other parameters.Results Our analysis of 56 countries’ outputs, in 2009, revealed that females were the first authors in 37.2% and last authors in 23.3% of papers. …”
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Integrated Business and Engineering Educational Experience for Medical Students in the Development of Pediatric Medical Devices by Jennifer J. Li, Jonathan Lee, Mayilone Sathialingam, Nhi Ha, Tamara Galoyan, Ethan Faye, Michael Kim, Tara Shelby, Rishabh Shah, Yelim Lee, Melissa Bent, Juan C. Espinoza

“…Partnerships with accelerator programs at medical schools and academic medical centers may provide key real-world opportunities for students to learn about MedTech.…”
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Self-supervised denoising of grating-based phase-contrast computed tomography by Sami Wirtensohn, Clemens Schmid, Daniel Berthe, Dominik John, Lisa Heck, Kirsten Taphorn, Silja Flenner, Julia Herzen

“…It provides additional information about the refractive index decrement in the sample. …”
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Genetic aspects of major blood metabolites in the Italian Simmental cattle population by S. Magro, A. Costa, A. Cesarani, L. Degano, M. De Marchi

“…Blood concentrations of nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA), BHB, and urea provide valuable information about the metabolic, health, and nutritional status of lactating animals. …”
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Determination of Carrageenan in Livestock and Poultry Meat by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Yanqin Sun, Xudong Zhu, Xixi Shen, Wei Wang

“…The retention time was about 1.3 min for carrageenan. The carrageenan content showed a good linear relationship from 0.05 to 1.00 g/kg. …”
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