Characterization and assessment of hydrogen leakage mechanisms in salt caverns by Mojtaba Ghaedi, Raoof Gholami

“…The presence of a thin interlayer such as mudstone, carbonate, and anhydrite in the body of the salt rock can have a significant impact on the amount of leakage. …”
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Effect of Nutrition Education Based on Health Belief Model on Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practice of Pregnant Women in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized... by Tona Zema Diddana, Gezahegn Nigusse Kelkay, Amanuel Nana Dola, Abinet Arega Sadore

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. Student’s t-tests and chi-square tests were used. At 95% confidence level, P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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The predictive role of tertiary lymphoid structures in the prognosis and response to immunotherapy of lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xin Liu, Wu Lv, Danxue Huang, Hongxia Cui

“…The pooled results revealed that high TLS/TLS + patients had better OS (HR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.50–0.88), DFS (HR = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.33–0.64), DSS (HR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.39–0.60) and RFS (HR = 0.43, 95% CI: 0.33–0.57). …”
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Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Factors Associated among Cesarean Deliveries in Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 by Hana Lijaemiro, Semarya Berhe Lemlem, Jembere Tesfaye Deressa

“…Age, gestational age, duration of operation, and ≥5 vaginal examinations showed a significant association with the outcome variable with AOR (95% CI) of ((AOR = 1.504, 95% CI: (1.170 – 1.933, p=0.001))), ((AOR = 0.019, 95% CI: (0.001 – 0.291, p=0.004))), ((AOR = 1.108, 95% CI: (1.025 – 1.197, p=0.009))), and ((AOR = 13.076, 95% CI: (1.018 – 168.002, p=0.048))), respectively. …”
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Antibacterial activity of biodentine against Enterococcus faecalis: a systematic review by Hasan Subhi, Nashwah Subhi, Salah Alhaidary, Mahmood S. Azeez, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh, Abedelmalek Kalefh Tabnjh

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Evaluation of The Effect of Pre-Operative Informed Consent Form on Pre-Operative Anxiety by Sultan Zortul

“…It was found that 31.8% of the participants did not experience anxiety (n=24), 36.4% had mild anxiety (n=13), 19.7% had moderate anxiety (n=8), and 12.1% had severe anxiety. …”
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Association between nutritional status, daily nutrition delivery and clinical outcomes of critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a protocol for Isfahan... by Awat Feizi, Sabrina Schlesinger, Nafiseh Shokri-Mashhadi, Somayeh Rajaii, Milad Nasiri Jounaghani

“…Introduction There is currently limited information regarding the association between the modified Nutrition Risk in Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) score, nutrition delivery and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) section.Methods and analysis The Isfahan-ICU study is a multicentre, prospective observational cohort study that will be conducted on critically ill adults treated in the trauma or medical ICU sections of six hospitals to investigate whether clinical outcomes, including length of ICU stay and 30-day survival, vary by the mNUTRIC score at admission or the 7-day nutrition delivery. This paper outlines the Isfahan-ICU study protocol approved by the ethics committee of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. …”
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Association of composite dietary antioxidant index with mortality risk among adults with chronic kidney disease in NHANES by Jun Sun, Haoyu Yang, Aru Sun, Huifang Guan, Weinan Xie, Lin Han, Yu Wei, Xiaoyu Zang, Pengfei Xie, Xiaolin Tong, Yiqun Lin

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Chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation of Barbel chub Squaliobarbus curriculus by Qingmei Zheng, Feng Huang, Haiyan Zheng, Hui Zhang, Rushu Wen, Chao Li

“…This assembly was 910.27 Mb in size, with a contig N50 length of 34.70 Mb. 99.50% of the assembled sequences were placed onto 24 chromosomes supported by Hi-C contact map. …”
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Students’ Subjectness, Self-Efficacy and Psychological Well-Being: Comparative Research of Russian and Kazakhstan Students by V. G. Maralov, A. D. Kariyev, O. V. Krezhevskikh, M. A. Kudaka, L. E. Ageeva, E. N. Agranovich

“…Shchukina), general and social self-efficacy (M. Sherer and J. Maddux, adaptation by A.V. Boyarintseva), psychological well-being (K. …”
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Risk factors of multidrug resistant tuberculosis among patients with tuberculosis at selected multidrug resistance treatment initiative centres in southern Ethiopia: a case-control... by Fantahun Admassu, Ermias Abera, Addisalem Gizachew, Tagesse Sedoro, Taye Gari

“…Multivariable analysis showed that direct contact with known patients with TB (AOR =4.35; 95% CI: 1.45 to 9.81), history of previous TB treatment (AOR=2.51; 95% CI: 1.50 to 8.24), history of cigarette smoking (AOR=3.24; 95% CI :2.17 to 6.91) and living in rural area (AOR=4.71; 95% CI :3.13 to 9.58) were identified risk factors for MDR-TB infections.Conclusions The study findings revealed that direct contact with known patients with TB, previous history of TB treatment, history of cigarette smoking and rural residence were potential risk factors for the occurrence of MDR-TB. …”
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Research Progress on the Structure and Function, Immune Escape Mechanism, Antiviral Drug Development Methods, and Clinical Use of SARS-CoV-2 M^pro by Jiayi Ren, Zhengfu Zhang, Yi Xia, Daqun Zhao, Dingqin Li, Shujun Zhang

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Quality, improvement of soluble dietary fiber from Dictyophora indusiata by-products by steam explosion and cellulase modification: Structural and functional analysis by Mengfan Lin, Changrong Wang, Wenfei Wu, Qingsong Miao, Zebin Guo

“…SE and cellulase treatment significantly improved the hydration capacity of SDF; the glucose adsorption capacity increased by 1.15 and 1.07 times, respectively. Overall, the modified SDF showed different degrees of advantages in terms of yield, physicochemical and functionality. …”
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Necessity of applying anatomical unit resection surgery in suspected posterior oral squamous cell carcinoma by Bowen Dai, Hongyu Tan, Zhimin Yang, Zhaojian Gong, Kun Wu, Hanjiang Wu

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 127 patients diagnosed OSCC with identical POAC involvement or suspected POAC involvement. …”
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Efficacy of Sauropus androgynous Leaves Extract Gel on Burn Wound Healing in Albino Rats by Rosenna Tiara Panggabean, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Anwar Ma’ruf, Thomas Valentinus Widiyatno, Ira Sari Yudaniayanti, Rochmah Kurnijasanti, Aswin Rafif Khairullah

“…Burns not only damage skin locally but generally affect the body system and have been related as the secondary cause of death. Burns can be effectively treated with a topical drug to prevent chronic inflammation. …”
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Effects of socioeconomic and human-modified landscape variables on medicinal species richness at a macroscale: the case of the Caatinga, Brazil by Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

“…However, it remains largely unknown whether these same factors can predict knowledge of useful species at broader scales and whether their interaction might create scenarios that enhance knowledge of medicinal species. …”
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Correlation among blastocoel fluid DNA level, apoptotic genes expression and preimplantation aneuploidy by Fattaneh Khajehoseini, Zahra Noormohammadi, Poopak Eftekhari-Yazdi, Hamid Gourabi, Reza Pazhoomand, Shirzad Hosseinishenatal, Masood Bazrgar

“…BF-DNA levels were significantly higher in the MA vs SE group (P = 0.01), while these were not statistically significant differences between the MA and FSDA groups or between the FSDA and SE groups, P = 0.17 and P = 0.38, respectively. TNFRSF10B, CASP2 and CASP3 were overexpressed in the MA and FSDA groups compared to SE, while BAX was downregulated. …”
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Enhancing bioactive compound stability of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) leaves via advanced packaging techniques by Mia Dujmović, Mia Kurek, Zdenko Mlinar, Sanja Radman, Nevena Opačić, Sandra Voća, Jana Šic Žlabur

“…The highest content of ascorbic acid (91.85 mg/100 g) was found in samples stored for 7 days in LDPE and 5% O2 and 5% CO2. The highest content of total phenolic compounds (635.8 mg/100 g) and caffeoylmalic acid (469.75 mg/100 g) and the highest antioxidant capacity according to the ABTS method were found in samples stored in BOPP and 5% O2 and 5% CO2 for 7 days.…”
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Thermal Characteristics and Kinetics of the Thermal Degradation of Sugar Beet Waste Leaves and Pulp in Relation to Chemical Composition by Sanja Ostojić, Darko Micić, Josipa Dukić, Iva Sabljak, Ayça Akyüz, Seda Ersus, Anet Režek Jambrak

“…Four degradation stages were observed within the temperature range 25–700 °C. The kinetic parameters of the degradation, obtained by Ortega and Friedman non-isothermal isoconversional methods did not significantly differ between models: Ea-activation energy at a conversion degree 0.1–0.9 ranged 50–200 kJ/mol; lnA- the natural logarithm of the pre-exponential factor 8–48; kp₁-thermal degradation rate constant at a conversion extent of 0.5 ranged of 0.19–2.55 min⁻¹. …”
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Volumetric Properties in the NaAsO2 + H2O System at Temperature from 283.15 to 363.15 K and Atmospheric Pressure by Hongfang Hou, Wanjing Cui, Jiaojiao Chen, Lingzong Meng, Yafei Guo, Tianlong Deng

“…According to the Pitzer ion-interaction equation of the apparent molar volume model, the Pitzer single-salt parameters (βM,X0υ, βM,X1υ, βM,X2υ, and CM,Xυ, MX = NaAsO2) and their temperature-dependent correlation F(i, p, T) = a1 + a2ln (T/298.15) + a3(T − 298.15) + a4/(620 − T) + a5/(T − 227) (where T is temperature in Kelvin and ai are the correlation coefficients) for NaAsO2 were obtained for the first time. …”
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