Cognitive-Enhancing Effect of a Hydroethanolic Extract of Crinum macowanii against Memory Impairment Induced by Aluminum Chloride in BALB/c Mice by Mohammed S. Jilani, Dexter Tagwireyi, Louis L. Gadaga, Charles C. Maponga, Cosmas Mutsimhu

“…Crinum macowanii is a bulbous plant indigenous to many parts of Southern Africa. Extracts of C. macowanii have gained interest since the discovery of various alkaloids, few of which possess acetylcholinesterase inhibitory activity. …”
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Friction stir welding of similar and dissimilar Al and Cu lap joints: Effect of work piece material on conducive welding speed window, weld strength and hardness by Abdul Latif, Ghulam Hussain, Mohammed Alkahtani, Sarah Najm AlChallabi, Tauheed Shehbaz

“…The high hardness in the dissimilar Al-Cu joints can be attributed to the formation brittle IMCs AlCu (Al 2 Cu) and Al 4 Cu 9 .…”
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A Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymer for Selective Extraction and Liquid Chromatographic Determination of 4-Methylimidazole in Environmental Samples by Guifen Zhu, Jing Fan, Xia Gao, Jianji Wang

“…It was shown that the maximum binding capacities of 4-methylimidazole on the MIP and the non-imprinted polymer (NIP) were 416 and 227 µmol g −1 respectively. The binding process could be described by pseudo-second-order kinetics, and the adsorption equilibrium was achieved in 40 minutes. …”
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Periconceptional Undernutrition in Sheep Affects Adult Phenotype Only in Males by Anne L. Jaquiery, Mark H. Oliver, Maggie Honeyfield-Ross, Jane E. Harding, Frank H. Bloomfield

“…UN males also had larger testes (726±21 versus 545±32 g, P=0.007), but UN females had smaller ovaries (2.7±0.08 versus 3.4±0.4 g, P=0.01). …”
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Determination of Capsaicin and Dihydrocapsaicin in Some Chilli Varieties using Accelerated Solvent Extraction Associated with Solid-Phase Extraction Methods and RP-HPLC-Fluorescenc... by Saksit Chanthai, Jureerat Juangsamoot, Chalerm Ruangviriyachai, Suchila Techawongstien

“…The method recoveries of real samples were found to be 60.7-98.6%. The optimized extraction method were applied for the determination of the two capsaicinoids in ten vareities of hot chilli pepper samples. …”
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The effect of nutrition-related patterns on primary infertility among couples in Gaza Strip: A case-control study by Amal DHAIR, Maha NUBANI HUSSEINI, Yehia ABED

“…Regular consumption of sweets and/or chips, soda and/or canned juice and using vegetable oil rather than olive oil also provided significant positive association (P = 0.031, P = 0.022, P = 0.020 respectively). …”

Assessing the Association between Leptin and Bone Mineral Density in HIV-Infected Men by Madhu N. Rao, Morris Schambelan, Viva W. Tai, Donald I. Abrams, Hootan Khatami, Peter J. Havel, Giorgos Sakkas, Kathleen Mulligan

“…In a cross-sectional analysis of data in 107 HIV-infected men, we determined whether serum leptin levels were associated with whole-body BMD and bone mineral content measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), after adjusting for confounders including body fat distribution. …”
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CAPACIDAD DEL MÉTODO DE PARCHES DE SUDORACIÓN PARA DETECTAR EL EFECTO DE UN ANTITRANSPIRANTE. by Jorge Alberto Aburto Corona, Luis Fernando Aragón-Vargas

“…La influencia esperada del antitranspirante (condición A, piel rociada con antitranspirante) se verificó con base en la tasa de sudoración localizada de la zona escapular durante 20 minutos de ejercicio a una intensidad entre 78 y 80 % de la FCmáx con una temperatura ambiental promedio de 29,7 ± 0,5°C y una humedad relativa de 54 ± 3,4 %, comparada con una condición control (C) (piel sin antitranspirante). …”
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Patients’ satisfaction with services provided by family physicians at the Comprehensive Healthcare Centers in Northern Jordan by Hadeel B. Heilat, Muntaha K. Gharaibeh, Wanas M. Shtaiyat, Raghad S. Gharaibeh, Ayah M. Ananbeh, Manar J. Baniyaseen, Shahd M. Alsharaydeh, Aya B. Alqawaba’h, Emad A. Alzu’bi, Nour G. Amayreh, Reem R. Aldawagreh

“…A convenient sample of 367 patients, both males and females over the age of 18 years, was selected. …”
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Understanding and Modeling the Dynamics of Storm‐Time Atmospheric Neutral Density Using Random Forests by K. Murphy, A. J. Halford, V. Liu, J. Klenzing, J. Smith, K. Garcia‐Sage, J. Pettit, I. J. Rae

“…These models are based on (a) slow solar indices, (b) high cadence solar irradiance, and (c) combined high‐cadence solar irradiance and geomagnetic indices. …”
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Climate change heterogeneity: A new quantitative approach. by María Dolores Gadea Rivas, Jesús Gonzalo

“…The value added of this paper lies in introducing a quantitative methodology grounded in the trend analysis of temperature distribution quantiles to analyze climate change heterogeneity (CCH). By converting these quantiles into time series objects, the methodology empowers the definition and measurement of various relevant concepts in climate change analysis (warming, warming typology, warming amplification and warming acceleration) in a straightforward and robust testable linear regression format. …”
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Evaluation of Freshness of Farmed Two-Year-Old Acipenser persicus during Storage in Ice by Mina Seifzadeh, Ali Raoufi

“…The fish were separated by layers of ice with a thickness of about 5 cm. The temperature was maintained throughout the storage period at 0-1°C. …”
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Effect of lipid peroxidation on the allergenicity and functional properties of soybean β-conglycinin (7S) and glycinin (11S) by Liying Ye, Liangtao Lü, Xiao Lin, Kan He, Xiaoquan Yang, Zhili Wan, Lizhong Liu, Haiqian Wu, Shaojun Xing, Xuli Wu

“…This study aimed to analyze the effect of lipid peroxidation on the allergenicity and functional properties of soybean β-conglycinin (7S) and glycinin (11S). Oxidation complexes were determined using the lipid peroxidation method. …”
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Synchronization frequency analysis and stochastic simulation of multi-site flood flows based on the complicated vine copula structure by X. Yu, Y.-P. Xu, Y. Guo, S. Chen, H. Gu

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Modeling and simulation of seasonal performance of silica-polymethylpentene for diurnal radiative cooling under direct sunlight by G. N. Nwaji, C. R. Oraka, H. O. Okoro, A. C. Okoronkwo, N. V. Ogueke, E. E. Anyanwu

“…Sub-ambient temperature values of 5, 3, 3.4, and 5 °C were recorded for the months of January, April, September, and November, under solar irradiance of 1250, 1150, 950, and 1200 W/m2 and cooling powers of 94, 107, 84, and 96 W/m2, respectively.…”
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The main directions of efficiency optimization of transport and logistics system of suppliers of spare parts for agricultural machinery by V. V. Leushkina, O. V. Kondratieva, E. A. Pogrebtsova

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The weight-adjusted-waist index predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hypertension by Yu Zheng, Zixing Nie, Yifan Zhang, Tao Sun

“…Using WWI as a tertile categorical variable, individuals in the highest tertile had a 33% higher risk of all-cause death (HR = 1.33, 95% CI = 1.14, 1.56) and a 65% higher risk of CVD death (HR = 1.65, 95% CI = 1.19, 2.27) than individuals in the lowest tertile. …”
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Espelho, espelho meu: um estudo sobre autoimagem corporal de estudantes universitários by Gabriela Nilson, Eliane Pardo, Luiz Rigo, Pedro Hallal

“…Pelo BSQ, 81,5% dos alunos não apresentavam distorção da imagem corporal, 12% apresentavam leve distorção e 6% apresentavam distorção moderada. Entre as mulheres, 16,7% apresentavam distorção corporal moderada, enquanto que nenhum homem apresentou tal desfecho (P=0,005). …”
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Comprehensive study on cooling effectiveness and thermoelectric conversion of a novel helium/hydrogen-based closed Brayton cooling system for a hydrogen aero-engine by Qiurui Xin, Xiaohui Bai, Helong Jin, Chengao Duan, Yuxi Li, Cunliang Liu

“…The BC generates the highest mechanical power, reaching 124.7 kW. Furthermore, the utilization of TEGs reduces the cooling efficiency but increases the total power output of the schemes. …”
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Military security in the Arctic: New threats to Russia by V. N. Konyshev, A. A. Sergunin

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