Comparative analysis of flow patterns in off-design planar and conical nozzle by San L. Tolentino, Jorge Mírez

“…The nozzle pressure ratios (NPR) ranged from 1.97 to 8.91. The results reveal differences in flow patterns, including Mach number and static pressure, between the two nozzle types. …”
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A Comparison of Central Composite Design and Taguchi Method for Optimizing Fenton Process by Anam Asghar, Abdul Aziz Abdul Raman, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud

“…R squared values of 0.97 and 0.95 for CCD and Taguchi method, respectively, indicate that both models are statistically significant and are in well agreement with each other. …”
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Association between Grit and Burnout among Clinical Medical Students by Nirucha Thamwiriyakul, Supitcha Thamissarakul, Prakasit Wannapaschaiyong

“…Further analysis using multivariate logistic regression revealed that burnout syndrome in clinical medical students was significantly associated with high-demand ward responsibility (AOR 3.189, p = 0.012) and low levels of total grit (AOR 7.147, p = 0.023). Conclusion: Burnout is prevalent among clinical medical students, particularly among those with high-demand ward responsibilities and low grit levels. …”
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Insights into digital guidance: Reliability of self-assessment in youth-oriented Zekki Service by Reija Paananen, Sakari Kainulainen, Varpu Wiens, Joakim Zitting

“…Based on these findings, other user-oriented digital service guidance platforms can be developed. …”
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Evaluation of the Endothelial Cell Density and the Central Corneal Thickness in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma by Bożydar T. Tomaszewski, Renata Zalewska, Zofia Mariak

“…ECD in eyes with PEX syndrome without glaucoma (2297 ± 359 cell/mm2) and in eyes with PEXG (2241 ± 363 cell/mm2) was lower than in the control group (2503 ± 262 cell/mm2) (P<0.001). CCT in eyes with PEXG (508.2 ± 32.6 μm) was thinner than in eyes with PEX syndrome without glaucoma (529.7 ± 30.3 μm) and control group (527.7 ± 29.4 μm) (P<0.001). …”
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Techno-economic evaluation of probioticated Kunu-zaki drinks produce from millet and cocoa powder by Babatunde Olawoye, Ayodeji F. Afolayan, Omotade R. Ogunremi, Isaac O. Olaoye

“…The techno-economic analysis of the plant revealed that the capital cost and annual operation cost were N6.26 ×108and N2.67× 109, respectively. The annual revenue after tax was N6.56 × 108while the return of investment, single payback period, discounted payback period, gross margin and internal rate of return were 64%, 1.56 years, 2.06 years, 23.08 and 78.02%, respectively. …”
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Dual-market quantitative trading: The dynamics of liquidity and turnover in financial markets by Qing Zhu, Chenyu Han, Yuze Li

“…The experimental results show that given a principal amount of 210,000.00 CNY, the final predicted net return is 226,538.30 CNY, a net return of 107.86%, which is 40.6% higher than the net return of a single Chinese market. …”
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Short-Term Biliary Stent Placement Contributing Common Bile Duct Stone Disappearance with Preservation of Duodenal Papilla Function by Tatsuki Ueda, Masataka Kikuyama, Yuzo Kodama, Takafumi Kurokami

“…The diameter of the bile ducts and the diameter of CBDS in patients with CBDS disappearance were significantly smaller than in those with CBDS requiring extraction (p=0.007 and p<0.001, resp.). Stone disappearance was evident when the diameter of bile ducts and that of CBDS were <10 and 7 mm, respectively (p=0.002). …”
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Using Landsat time-series to investigate nearly 50 years of tree canopy cover change across an urban-rural landscape in southern Ontario by Mitchell T. Bonney, Yuhong He

“…Our TCC time-series (R2: 0.89, RMSE: 10.7%), quantifies TCC dynamics while limiting erroneous change and predictor space extrapolation. …”
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Research on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Constitutive Models of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Polypropylene Fiber Reinforced Concrete by Jie Huang, Yi Zhang, Yubin Tian, Hengheng Xiao, Jun Shi, Jiyang Shen, Nianlin Zhang

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Function, Structure, and Transport Aspects of ZIP and ZnT Zinc Transporters in Immune Cells by Bum-Ho Bin, Juyeon Seo, Sung Tae Kim

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Information needs and mHealth applications for carers of people with dementia in managing behavioural and psychological symptoms of care recipients: an integrative review protocol by Samath Dharmaratne, Thilanka Jagoda, Sarath Rathnayake

“…This review will be published in a peer-review journal and be presented at national and international conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021238540.…”
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Surveyed Factors Affecting Lake Tourism Of The Development In Iran (Case Study: Lakes Fars province) by ALiakbar Anabestani, Mahdi Masoumi

“…The results confirms that: Based on the results of the paired comparison of factors affecting lake tourism of the development using multiple fuzzy AHP and ANP in terms of tourism experts, Criteria attractions by weight of 0.247 in fuzzy AHP and 0.246  in the ANP model and The criteria infrastructural factors weighing 0.229 in fuzzy AHP and 0.234 in the ANP model Has the greatest impact on the lake tourism of development. …”
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Fabrication and Optimization of ChE/ChO/HRP-AuNPs/c-MWCNTs Based Silver Electrode for Determining Total Cholesterol in Serum by Kusum Lata, Vikas Dhull, Vikas Hooda

“…Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and carboxylated multiwall carbon nanotubes (cMWCNTs) were used to design core of working electrode, having covalently immobilized ChO, ChE, and HRP. …”
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Determination of effectiveness of commercial fishermens in 2014 in turkey by data envelopment analysis by Ferhan Kaygısız, Atıf Evren

“…It was pointed out that if the percentages of fuel oil, labor force, repair and maintenance, victualing, box-ice, clothing, other and fixed expenses increase to 59.27%, 55.93%, 60.87%, 51.17%, 43.17%, 64.19%, 59.50% and 60.14% respectively, they would reach to an efficient level.…”
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USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN RECOGNIZING TERRAIN ANOMALIES ENCOUNTERED IN THE GAS PIPELINE RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) by Jarosław KOZUBA, Marek MARCISZ, Sebastian RZYDZIK, Marcin PASZKUTA

“…The research was conducted in the southern part of Poland (between Gliwice and Katowice), where 7 routes were selected, differing from one another in terms of terrain anomalies (buildings, types of land areas, vehicles, vegetation). …”
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Shared Paths to Well-Being: The Impact of Group Therapy by Elena Renée Sequeira-Nazaré, Bernhard Schmitz

“…Measures of depression, art of living, life satisfaction, and self-efficacy were taken before, after, and three months post-intervention. Among 107 participants, 52 were in the EG and 55 were in the CG. …”
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Ultrathin Sicopion Composite Cation-Exchange Membranes: Characteristics and Electrodialytic Performance following a Conditioning Procedure by Erik Ayala-Bribiesca, Mario Boucher, Laurent Bazinet

“…Sicopion membranes were conditioned according to the French Normalization Association procedure, consisting in a series of acid and alkaline washes, and their electrodialytic characteristics were compared to an existent commercial food-grade membrane (CMX-SB). Electrical conductivity of Sicopion membranes was higher than that of CMX-SB membranes (9.92 versus 6.98 mS/cm), as well as their water content (34.0 versus 27.6%). …”
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Modeling of team competence management in the digital network space of crisis management centres of the EMERCOM of Russia: on the way to the digital twin by E. N. Kulishov

“…It is done on the example of the CMC of the three institutions: State Fire Service of the EMERCOM of Russia (Moscow), the Civil Defense Academy of the EMERCOM of Russia (Khimki) and the Main Directorate of the EMERCOM of Russia in Sevastopol. …”
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Hydroxyapatite-based coatings on Mg and Ti-based implants: A detailed examination of various coating methodologies by M. Rafiei, H. Eivaz Mohammadloo, M. Khorasani, F. Kargaran, H.A. Khonakdar

“…Applying appropriate coatings with suitable performance on the surface of metal implants can be an effective solution to control the rate of deterioration and increase their stability in the body environment. …”
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