Investigation of turbulent thermal-hydraulic behaviors of a heat exchanger tube with U-cut twisted-tape by K. Wongcharee, V. Chuwattanakul, S. Chamoli, N. Maruyama, M. Hirota, S. Eiamsa-ard

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The Impact of Digital Challenges On the Development of Startups In the Tourism Sector In Algeria by Narimane Benabderrahmane

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Instituciones de educación superior como mediadoras de la transmisión intergeneracional de la riqueza en México by David Salomón Aké-Uitz

“…En contraste, las escuelas normales y la Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UPN) presentan las tasas de persistencia intergeneracional más altas: 0.48 y 0.47, respectivamente. Con esos hallazgos se arguye que el tipo de IES del que egresan los individuos puede complementar la explicación de los mecanismos de persistencia intergeneracional de la riqueza.…”
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Molecular basis for the enzymatic inactivity of class III glutaredoxin ROXY9 on standard glutathionylated substrates by Pascal Mrozek, Stephan Grunewald, Katrin Treffon, Gereon Poschmann, Fabian Rabe von Pappenheim, Kai Tittmann, Christiane Gatz

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Factor XII (Hageman) Levels in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss by A. Seval Ozgu-Erdinc, Cihan Togrul, Ayla Aktulay, Umran Buyukkagnici, Elif Gul Yapar Eyi, Salim Erkaya

“…Mean factor XII level was 109.1 ± 35.7% (range: 9–200). Ninety-three (7.4%) women had factor XII levels < 60%. …”
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Alteration of Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations in Iranian Children with COVID-19 by Sedigheh Shams, Aileen Azari-Yam, Moeinadin Safavi, Zahra Zamani, Maryam Sotoudeh-Anvari, Meisam Sharifzadeh Ekbatani, Mohammad-Taghi Haghi-Ashtiani, Fatemeh Mozafari, Bahareh Yaghmaie, Leila Shafeghat

“…Logistic regression analysis showed low level of isoleucine as a predictor variable in mortality (P=0.02, EXP B=16.5, and CI 95%=1.48,−183.07). There was a positive and significant relationship between some amino acids levels, serum liver enzymes, and sodium concentrations. …”
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PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS IN FREE-RANGE POULTRY (GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS) IN THE NORTHEAST OF TUNISIA by Khaled Kaboudi, Nesrine Rhif, Rafika Ben Romdhane, Nadine Abdallah, Mokhtar Dhibi

“…The prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections was higher in young animals (under 18 weeks) (32.79%) than adults (6.07%) (p < 0.05) and during rainy and cold seasons (autumn: 59.18%; spring: 41.72%; summer: 30.7%; winter: 28.84%) (p < 0.05). …”
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Executive functions and the role of dieting: A comparison between English and Greek females by Eirini TATSI, Noreen CASWELL

“…Methods: A between-subjects design was employed, where 192 females were recruited from UK (n =45) and Greek (n =147) Universities; 99 were current dieters and 93 were non-dieters. …”
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Temporomandibular Eklem Düzensizliği Bulunan Hastalarda Kulak Semptomları Prevelansının Araştırılması by Aydın Keskinrüzgar, Günay Yapıcı Yavuz, Mahmut Koparal, Mustafa Utkun, Göksel Şimşek Kaya

“…Bulgular:214 TMD hastasının 65’inde kulak semptomuna rastlanmadı. 149 hastada ise en az bir kulak semptomu gözlendi. 149 hastanın 117’sinde kulak ağrısı (%78.5), 77’sinde kulak çınlaması (%51.7), 56’sında kulakta dolgunluk hissi (%37.6), 50’sinde kulak kaşıntısı (%33.6), 3’ünde işitmede azalma (%2), 61’inde baş dönmesi (%40.9) ve 50’sinde denge kaybı (%33.6) tespit edildi. 149 hastanın 120’i kadın (% 80.5), 29’i erkektir. (%19.5)Sonuçlar:TMD’ye kulak semptomları arasında en fazla kulak ağrısı, ikinci sırada kulak çınlaması ve en az ise işitmede azalma eşlik etmektedir. …”
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Case studies on domestic refrigerator energy rationing by implementing a hybrid PV-driven condenser cooling system by Moataz M. Abdel-Raouf, M.A. Eid, M. Elsayed, M. Salah Mansour

“…In the same cases, the integration of a hybrid power source that includes a PV panel resulted in the most significant savings of 17.5 % and 11.4 %, respectively. Finally, the novel refrigerator cost analysis indicates that the extra life cycle payback ratio peaked at 12.48 %.…”
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Impact of plastic waste fiber and treated construction demolition waste on the durability and sustainability of concrete by Selvakumar Duraiswamy, Prakhash Neelamegam, M. VishnuPriyan, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme

“…Although higher fiber dosages led to a slight reduction in compressive by 7% at the optimum percentage of 0.25% of PE and 0.5% of PET, the flexural strengths and split tensile strength exhibited a proportional increase of 11.7% and 18%. …”
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Spatial-temporal Evolution Rule Analysis of Runoff of Hanjiang River under Changing Environment by ZHONG Huayu, HUANG Qiang, YANG Yuanyuan, LIU Dengfeng, MING Bo, REN Kang

“…This study has guiding significance for the future planning, design, operationmanagement, and water resources allocation of hydraulic engineering in the Hanjiang River Basin.At the same time, it can provide a research idea for analyzing the spatial-temporal evolution ruleof runoff in other river basins.…”
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Tipos de estacas e uso de AIB na propagação vegetativa de fisális by João Antonio Ramos de Oliveira, Jana Koefender, Candida Elisa Manfio, Diego Pascoal Golle, João de Deus dos Reis

“…Com o presente trabalho objetivou-se avaliar a propagação vegetativa de Physalis angulata L. utilizando-se diferentes tipos de estacas e concentrações de ácido 3-indolbutírico (AIB). …”
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Hourly Ozone and PM2.5 Prediction Using Meteorological Data – Alternatives for Cities with Limited Pollutant Information by Felipe Cifuentes, Angel Gálvez, Carlos M. González, Mauricio Orozco-Alzate, Beatriz H. Aristizábal

“…Abstract Using statistical models, the average hourly ozone (O3) concentration was predicted from seven meteorological variables (Pearson correlation coefficient, R = 0.87–0.90), with solar radiation and temperature being the most important predictors. …”
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Effect of Emission Penalty and Annual Interest Rate on Cogeneration of Electricity, Heat, and Hydrogen in Karachi: 3E Assessment and Sensitivity Analysis by Mehdi Jahangiri, Ali Mostafaeipour, Habib Ur Rahman Habib, Hamed Saghaei, Asad Waqar

“…Comparison of the wind turbine–solar cell–fuel cell–battery system with the wind turbine–solar cell–battery and solar cell–battery systems indicated that the internal rate of return and the payback period were, respectively, 9.39% and 11.4 years and 11.7% and 11 years. According to these results, it is recommend that Pakistani authorities promote the use of renewable energies through incentives and investment subsidies.…”
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A framework for the continuous monitoring of person-centred hospital care: validation of a checklist for participatory service improvement by F. Cardinali, S. Carzaniga, L. Martini, M. T. Loiudice, Fabrizio Carinci

“…Overall values of Cronbach’s alpha ranged between 0.77 and 0.90, showing high consistency. Conclusions This study validated a “core” checklist that can be routinely used to monitor the implementation of person-centred care in Italian hospitals. …”
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Design and implementation of an intelligent sports management system (ISMS) using wireless sensor networks by ZhiGuo Zhu

“…PeerJ Computer Science…”
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CdSe Quantum Dots for Solar Cell Devices by A. B. Kashyout, Hesham M. A. Soliman, Marwa Fathy, E. A. Gomaa, Ali A. Zidan

“…Solar cell of 0.08% performance under solar irradiation with a light intensity of 100 mW/cm2 has been obtained. CdSe/TiO2 solar cells without and with using mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) as a linker between CdSe and TiO2 particles despite a Voc of 428 mV, Jsc of 0.184 mAcm-2, FF of 0.57, and η of 0.05% but with linker despite a Voc of 543 mV, Jsc of 0.318 mAcm-2 , FF of 0.48, and η of 0.08%, respectively.…”
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中国-巴基斯坦喀喇昆仑公路沿线野生动物区系研究 by 阿布力米提·阿布都卡迪尔, 王云, 巴巴尔·罕, 海鹰, 陈济丁, 陶双成, 周剑

“…中国-巴基斯坦喀喇昆仑公路（以下简称"中巴公路"）是中国政府于20世纪60年代中期援建的一条连接中国西部城市喀什和巴基斯坦北部城市塔科特的国际公路。2009年4月、7月、9月和2010年6～7月对中巴公路沿线分布的动物进行了考察,经全面系统分类、整理和统计,该地区共有陆栖野生动物22目51科105属147种,其中爬行类1目3科5属8种,鸟类14目34科72属103种,哺乳类/兽类7目14科28属36种。…”
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The Nutritional Composition of Maca in Hypocotyls (Lepidium meyenii Walp.) Cultivated in Different Regions of China by Longfei Chen, Jieying Li, Liuping Fan

“…Maca samples were rich in Na, Mg, Ca, and K elements which ranged 138.3–187.8, 625.2–837.2, 3838.9–4502.7, and 5394.8–8063.3 mg/kg dry matter (DM). …”
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