Chemical, Physical, and Technological Characteristics of Palm Olein and Canola Oil Blends by Ayman Younes Allam, Zakir Showkat Khan, Mohmad Sayeed Bhat, Bindu Naik, Sajad Ahmad Wani, Sarvesh Rustagi, Tahmeed Aijaz, Mohamed Farouk Elsadek, Tse-Wei Chen

“…The blended palm or canola oils resulted in better stability and increased organoleptic characteristics and hence can be suitable as economical and healthy alternatives to pure palm or canola oil.…”
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Experimental Study on Physicomechanical Properties of Deep Sandstone by Coupling of Dry-Wet Cycles and Acidic Environment by Xin Huang, Jianyong Pang, Guangcheng Liu, Yu Chen

“…Underground engineering, especially deep geotechnical engineering, is often affected alternately by groundwater infiltration and ventilation drying during construction and use. …”
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Artificial intelligence for body composition assessment focusing on sarcopenia by Sachiyo Onishi, Takamichi Kuwahara, Masahiro Tajika, Tsutomu Tanaka, Keisaku Yamada, Masahito Shimizu, Yasumasa Niwa, Rui Yamaguchi

“…The developed sarcopenia diagnostic AI, with its high positive predictive value and convenient diagnostic capabilities, is a promising alternative for addressing the shortcomings of conventional approaches.…”
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Development of a Game-Based Learning: Airfield Lighting System Simulator Using Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality by Direstu Amalia, Viktor Suryan, Virma Septiani, Yeti Komalasari, Rio Rizko, Adha Febriansyah, Siti Salbiah Ristumanda, Muhammad Kristiawan, Oke Hendra

“… This study aimed to develop an innovative learning tool, AIRLIT, as an alternative practical system to enhance the learning of Airfield Lighting System (ALS) among Diploma IV Airport Engineering Technology (DIV-TRBU) cadets. …”
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Kidney Autotransplantation and Orthotopic Kidney Transplantation: Two Different Approaches for Complex Cases by Alberto Artiles Medina, Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, Víctor Díez Nicolás, Vital Hevia Palacios, Mercedes Ruiz Hernández, Inés Laso García, Marina Mata Alcaraz, Cristina Galeano Álvarez, Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cidre, Fernando Arias Fúnez, Milagros Fernández Lucas, Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla

“…In certain circumstances, such as occlusion of the iliac vessels or prior pelvic surgery, heterotopic kidney transplantation may not be feasible and orthotopic kidney transplantation (OKT) could be a good alternative. Kidney autotransplantation (KAT) has been described as a potential treatment for complex renovascular, ureteral, or neoplastic conditions. …”
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ENSURING HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC VOTING IN UKRAINE: PERSPECTIVES AND RISKS by Liudmyla Gudz

“…However, the successful application requires comprehensive preparation, including software certification, pilot projects, personal data protection, strengthening cybersecurity, and the adoption of a special law on the use of e-voting at various levels and the introduction of e-voting as an alternative method along with traditional voting.…”
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GENOME POLITICS: STRATEGY AND TACTICS by Jonas Rubikas

“…For better realization of information in some cases the genome changes the usual way of expression, that is, the genome uses some tactical approaches: at the DNA level - restructuring of the genome (mating type in yeasts, sex determination in some flies and worms, V(D)J recombination in immunoglobulin genes in human B lymphocytes); at the RNA level - gene splicing, alternative and self splicing, RNA editing; at the protein level - protein splicing. …”
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Biphasic anaphylaxis in a Canadian tertiary care centre: an evaluation of incidence and risk factors from electronic health records and telephone interviews by Anne K. Ellis, Lubnaa Hossenbaccus, Sophia Linton, Hannah Botting, Eman Badawod, Alyssa Burrows, Sarah Garvey

“…Results Of 138 anaphylactic events identified, 15.94% were biphasic reactions, 79.0% were uniphasic, and 5.07% were classified alternatively as a non-anaphylactic biphasic reaction. …”
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Index-based livestock insurance schemes to manage climate risks in Ethiopia: determinants of farmer’s willingness to pay and lessons learned from Dasenech district, South Omo by Tagesse Melketo, Degefa Tolossa, Meskerem Abi, Sisay Bedeke, Tenaw Fentaw

“…This study was designed to explore the willingness and payment capacity of farmers in Southern Ethiopia to pay for index-based livestock insurance as an alternative solution to climate risk mitigation. A mixed research method was employed to gather data from primary and secondary sources. …”
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Optimizing the selection of quantitative traits in plant breeding using simulation by Rafael Augusto Vieira, Ana Paula Oliveira Nogueira, Roberto Fritsche-Neto

“…Low-density genotyping and imputation offer cost-effective alternatives to high-density genotyping, achieving comparable results. …”
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Total Phenolic, Flavonoid Contents, and Antioxidant Activities of Fruit, Seed, and Bark Extracts of Zanthoxylum armatum DC by Nirmala Phuyal, Pramod Kumar Jha, Pankaj Prasad Raturi, Sangeeta Rajbhandary

“…These plants contain polyphenols and flavonoids that act as free radical scavengers and reduce oxidative stress and may be an alternative remedy to cure various harmful human diseases. …”
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Mejora de la eficiencia energética de la producción de ladrillos de cerámica roja a partir del empleo como biocombustible de material lignocelulósico densificado lmproving energy e... by Iván Machado L, José F Martirena H, Idalberto Herrera M, Sergio Quiroz, Maria Jesus Lamela R, Raúl Gonzalez L

“…<br>This work presents some experiences in producing building materials, such as clay bricks, from an alternative energy source that replaces wood or firewood by waste lignocellulosic material submited to the process of densification under low pressure. …”
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Real-world smartphone-based point-of-care diagnostics in primary health care to monitor HbA1c levels in people with diabetes by Sabrina Rhode, Lisa Rogge, Marthoenis Marthoenis, Till Seuring, Hendra Zufry, Till Bärnighausen, Hizir Sofyan, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Sebastian Vollmer

“…Conclusions TSB POC for analysis of HbA1c is an acceptable alternative for accessible monitoring of diabetes patients under these conditions. …”
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Assessment of patients’ perception and satisfaction with extemporaneous compounding service in ALERT hospital, Ethiopia by Beyene Hirpina, Muluken Nigatu Selam, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Minychel Wale, Aychew Mekuriaw Tegegne, Samuel Abera

“…Abstract Background Extemporaneous compounding for dermatological use is an important therapeutic alternative for patients whose clinical needs are not met by approved drug products circulated in the market. …”
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IMITATION OF STANDARD VOLUMETRIC ACTIVITY METAL SAMPLES by A. I. Zhukouski, A. O. Nichyparchuk, A. A. Khrutchinsky, S. A. Kutsen

“…Theoretical and experimental studies performed have shown the possibility to use imitators as a set of alternating point sources of gamma radiation and metal plates and their use along with standard volumetric activity metal samples for calibration of scintillation-based detectors used in radiation control in metallurgy. …”
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Immunogenicity, Efficacy, and Effectiveness of Two-Dose and Shorter Schedules of Hepatitis E Vaccine: A Systematic Review by Bilal Azam, Melanie Marti, Amit Goel, Rakesh Aggarwal

“…We, therefore, undertook a systematic review of data on immunogenicity, efficacy, and effectiveness of alternative accelerated schedules. <b>Methods</b>: Data sources on immunogenicity, efficacy, and effectiveness of the HEV 239 vaccine following accelerated schedules published between 22 January 2005 and February 2024 were identified from five electronic databases, and the relevant data were extracted. …”
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Evaluate the integrative effects of irrigation water level, furrow irrigation methods, and nitrogen fertilizer rate on tomato yield in semi-arid southern Ethiopia by Edmealem Temesgen Ebstu, Mekuanent Muluneh

“…The integration of 75 % MAD with 100 % NFAR under conventional furrow irrigation, and 100 % MAD with 100 % NFAR under alternative furrow irrigation, was most preferable. …”
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Intravoxel Incoherent Motion (IVIM) Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) in Patients with Liver Dysfunction of Chronic Viral Hepatitis: Segmental Heterogeneity and Relationship with Ch... by Lei Ding, Lianxiang Xiao, Xiangtao Lin, Chunmei Xiong, Lingbo Lin, Shijun Chen

“…Liver IVIM could be a promising method for classifying the severity of segmental liver dysfunction of chronic viral hepatitis as evaluated by the CTP class, which provides a noninvasive alternative for evaluating segmental liver dysfunction with accurate selection of ROIs. …”
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“I surely don’t call for fun”: experiences of being a “frequent caller” to the Danish emergency helpline by Camilla Braendstrup Laursen, Tine Bennedsen Gehrt, Linda Huibers, Claus Bossen, Ulla Vaeggemose

“…It emphasizes that frequent callers are people who call for help because they continue to need help, and it points towards the necessity of developing alternative interventions to help this diverse group of people.…”
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Stress among medical students: factor structure of the University Stress Scale among Italian students by Alex Burdorf, Maura Galletta, Igor Portoghese, Fabio Porru, Marcello Campagna

“…Overall, an inspection of ancillary indices (omega indices, ECV and percentage of uncontaminated correlations) revealed that these were too low to suggest the use of the USS as a composite measure of university stress. We tested an alternative unidimensional short form (eight items; USS-S) that assessed all the five sources of stress. …”
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