Estimating the reproduction number from the initial phase of the Spanish flu pandemic waves in Geneva, Switzerland by Gerardo Chowell, Catherine E. Ammon, Nicolas W. Hengartner, James M. Hyman

“…For the spring and fall pandemic waves, weestimate reproduction numbers of $1.57$ ($95\%$ CI: $1.45$, $1.70$) and $3.10$ ($2.81$, $3.39$),respectively, from the initial epidemic phase comprising the first $10$ epidemic days of thecorresponding wave. …”
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МАТЕМАТИЧЕСКАЯ МОДЕЛЬ ПЕРЕНОСА ИОНОВ В ПРОЦЕССЕ ЭЛЕКТРОДИАЛИЗА by Мохаммед Кадер Джубари, Надежда Вячеславовна Алексеева

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EVALUATION OF NEEM LEAF EXTRACT AND ARABIC GUM AS AN EDIBLE COATTING ON THE SHELF-LIFE OF TOMATO FRUITS by OMAR TURKI MAMDOH ERSHIDAT

“…Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important crops in the world, covering an area of 5,167,388 hectares and producing 189,133,955.03 tons/year. …”
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Identification and Koch Postsulate Test of Fungal Causative Disease in Gouramy Fish by Sri Nuryati, F.B.P. Sari, . Taukhid

“…Dari isolasi dan identifikasi yang dilakukan terhadap telur yang terinfeksi dan permukaan tukak diperoleh cendawan Saprolegnia, sedangkan isolasi dan dan identifikasi dari bagian internal (dibawah tukak) ikan gurame diperoleh cendawan Aphanomyces sp. Dari uji reinfeksi dengan menggunakan Postulat Koch diperoleh hasil bahwa cendawan Saprolegnia yang diisolasi dari telur gurame maupun cendawa cendawan Aphanomyces dari tukak dapat menginfeksi ikan gurame. …”
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A Comparison of Patient Satisfaction with Emergency Department Opt-In and Opt-Out Rapid HIV Screening by Douglas A. E. White, Alicia N. Scribner, Maria E. Martin, Stacy Tsai

“…The majority of patients were satisfied with both opt-in screening (95%, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 92–98) and opt-out screening (94%, 95% CI = 89–97). …”
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Laparoscopic Gastric Plication versus Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: An Up-to-Date Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Eleni Sioka, Georgia Katsogridaki, Dimitrios Zacharoulis

“…LSG displayed a statistically significant lower rate of overall complications (OR: 0.35; 95% CI: 0.17, 0.68; p=0.002) and a sustainable higher %EWL through all time endpoints (OR: 4.86, p=0.04; OR: 7.57, p<0.00001; and OR: 13.74; p<0.00001). …”
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Synthesis and characterization of novel functional vinyl ethers that bear various groups by Fayad, Antoinette, El Malti, Wassim, Ameduri, Bruno, Alaaeddine, Ali

“…All VEs were characterized using $^{1}$H and $^{13}$C NMR spectroscopy.…”
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Exploring the vulnerability in the inference phase of advanced persistent threats by Qi Wu, Qiang Li, Dong Guo, Xiangyu Meng

“…Then, we use the algorithm proposed to grey-box attack one of models and the detection success rate of the model drop from 98.52% to 1.47%. We prove that advanced persistent threats adversarial examples are transitive and we successfully black-box attack other models according to this. …”
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Identifying and Ranking the Factors Influencing the Performance of Human Resources in Mostazafan Foundation Using Fuzzy Delphi-AHP and BSC Methods by Morvarid Shojaie, Toraj Mojibi, Ali Mehdizadeh Ashrafi

“…The questionnaire was completed by 30 experts and Cronbach’s coefficient for the questionnaire was calculated to be 0.87. Finally, after using the fuzzy Delphi method, the key indicators for evaluating the performance of the Mostazafan Foundation were obtained and ranked using AHP. …”
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CDEM-Based Numerical Simulation of Uniaxial Compressive Mechanical Properties of Rocks by Mingming Liu, Zhiyong Song, Shou Ma, Yuhua Wei, Jingrui Wang

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Particle size distributions and shape identification of pozzolanic materials via various dimensional representations by David Sinkhonde, Tajebe Bezabih, Derrick Mirindi

“…In this research, we explore the geometrical features of clay brick powder (CBP), fly ash (FA), and teff straw ash (TSA) and predict how these features can influence ordinary Portland cement (OPC) replacement in cement-based composites. …”
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THE IMPACT OF SPORT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS by Alexandru-Ilie Tudurache, Diana Elena Lazar, Roxana Postolica, Mihai Lucian Ciuntea

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COX-2 Gene Promoter Polymorphism and Coronary Artery Disease in Middle-Aged Men: The Helsinki Sudden Death Study by Kati H. Huuskonen, Tarja A. Kunnas, Minna M. Tanner, Jussi Mikkelsson, Erkki Ilveskoski, Pekka J. Karhunen, Seppo T. Nikkari

“…Our objective was to study whether the functional C variant of the −765G→C polymorphism in the human COX-2 gene associates with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis measured at the coronary artery level. …”
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The Underpinnings of Ageism: Multiple Mediational Model of Epistemological Style, Social Dominance Orientation, Right-Wing Authoritarianism, and Ageist Attitudes by Richard S. Henry, Paul B. Perrin, Erin R. Smith

“…Participants living in the United States (n = 407) in 49 states and territories were recruited through this online national study and completed surveys of their ageist beliefs, epistemological style, social dominance orientation (SDO), and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA). …”
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Application of N-Quinoline-2-carboxamido-8-aminoquinoline in Fabrication of a Ho(III)-PVC Membrane Sensor by Hassan Ali Zamani, Samaneh Langroodi, Soraia Meghdadi

“…The potentiometric response of the constructed electrode is pH independent in the range of 2.4-7.4. The sensor possesses the advantages of short conditioning time, fast response time (∼ 5 s) and especially, good selectivity towards transition and heavy metal and some mono, di and trivalent cations. …”
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Assessment of the Effectiveness of Biophysical Soil and Water Conservation Structures: A Case Study of Offa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia by Elias Bojago, Marisennayya Senapathy, Innocent Ngare, Tsegeye Bojago Dado

“…They comprised the overall 17% (227) of the study participants that were selected. …”
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Orta Ege popülasyonunda transmigre kanin insidansının ve radyografik özelliklerinin değerlendirilmesi by Ayşegül Türkmenoğlu, Halil Tolga Yüksel, Şehrazat Evirgen

“…Radyolojik ve klinik veriler yaş, cinsiyet, medikal anamnez, lokalizasyon, taraf(sağ-sol), unilateral veya bilateral, süt kanin dişin varlığı, ilişkili olabilecek patoloji ve tedavi protokolüne göre değerlendirildi.Bulgular:&nbsp;34.800 hastada 26 transmigre kanin diş saptandı (% 0.07). 25 hastanın 17'si kadın, 8 erkekti. Hastalar 15 ile 78 yaş arasındaydı (ortalama yaş 39). …”
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Eğitimdeki Eşitsizliğin Değerlendirilmesi by Görkemli Kazar, Rukiye Çapanoğlu

“…İnsanların çok az kontrol sahibi oldukları servet, cinsiyet, etnik kökenve konum gibi koşulların, eğitim ve yaşam fırsatlarını şekillendirmede önemlibir rolü vardır. …”
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La justicia militar en tiempos de la última dictadura argentina: entre el ejercicio, el ocultamiento y la exhibición de la represión by María Lorena Montero

“…La labor de la justicia militar es abordada sin perder de vista la relación que sostuvo con otras burocracias estatales y su articulación con medios de prensa consustanciados con los objetivos de la dictadura. …”
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Inferior Oblique Weakening and Abnormal Head Position: Controlled Myotomy versus Recession by R. Migliorini, R. Malagola, A. M. Comberiati, L. Arrico

“…The average age was 19 years ± 10.7 SD. After 1 year, 20% of Group  A showed a small Vertical Deviation associated with a small AHP, while 80% had orthophoria and 40% of them had a small AHP. 80% of Group  B showed a small Vertical Deviation associated with an equally small AHP, while 20% had orthophoria with a full resolution of AHP. …”
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