Effects of Oral L-Carnitine Supplementation on Lipid Profile, Anemia, and Quality of Life in Chronic Renal Disease Patients under Hemodialysis: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placeb... by Afsoon Emami Naini, Mahnaz Moradi, Mojgan Mortazavi, Asghar Amini Harandi, Mehdi Hadizadeh, Farhad Shirani, Hamed Basir Ghafoori, Pardis Emami Naini

“…In a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis received either L-carnitine 1 g/d (n=24) or placebo (27 patients) for 16 weeks. At the end of the study, there was a significant decrease in triglyceride (-31.1±38.7 mg/dL, P=0.001) and a significant increase in HDL (3.7±2.8 mg/dL, P<0.001) levels in the carnitine group. …”
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How Abdominal Irrigation During Cesarean Delivery Affects Gastrointestinal Functions and Short-term Maternal Morbidities: A Randomized Controlled Study by Canan SATIR OZEL, Zelal Rojda GUNGORDU, Nisan Helin DONMEZ, Ergul DEMIRCIVI, Oguz Devrim YARDIMCI, Abdulkadir Turgut

“…., passage of flatus and stool, occurred in a shorter period in the irrigation group (19.53 and 34.63 versus 16.73 and 33.7). The postoperative visual analog scale (VAS) scores of the two groups were comparable; VAS score of 4-6 was the sole difference when comparing both groups. …”
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Effect of glass fiber hybridization and radiation treatment to improve the performance of sustainable natural fiber-based hybrid (jute/glass) composites by S.H. Mahmud, S.C. Das, A. Saha, T. Islam, D. Paul, M.W. Akram, M.S. Jahan, M.Z.I. Molla, M.A. Gafur, R.A. Khan

“…., jute fiber composites, J0). The tensile strength, bending strength, tensile modulus, bending modulus, and impact strength were improved to 7–56, 5–53, 21–54, 27–69, and 199–387 %, respectively, than the J0. …”
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Large-Scale Cross-Cultural Tourism Analytics: Integrating Transformer-Based Text Mining and Network Analysis by Dian Puteri Ramadhani, Andry Alamsyah, Mochamad Yudha Febrianta, Muhammad Nadhif Fajriananda, Mahira Shafiya Nada, Fathiyyah Hasanah

“…This study investigates how tourists’ cultural backgrounds, represented by their geographical regions of origin, impact their entertainment experiences, sentiments, and mobility patterns across the three countries. We gathered 387,010 TripAdvisor reviews and analyzed them using a combination of advanced text mining techniques and network analysis to map tourist mobility patterns. …”
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Study habits among Nigerian secondary school students with brain fag syndrome by Olufemi Morakinyo, Bolanle Adeyemi Ola

“…Those with BFS had 3.58 times the odds to perform poorly on homework and assignments, 3.27 times the odds to perform poorly on examinations, and 1.01 times the odds to perform poorly on written work compared to those without BFS. …”
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Ripening-dependent changes in antioxidant activities and un-targeted phytochemical fingerprinting of mango (Mangifera Indica L.) cultivar Safaid Chonsa by Aniqa, Abdul Mannan, Zarrin Fatima Rizvi

“…Total phenolic content increased from 3.57 µg GAE/mg extract to 5.72 µg GAE/mg extract from stage I to RSIII while 19% increase in total flavonoid content was observed at stage V as compared to stage I. …”
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The Use of Electroshock Weapons by the Finnish Police in 2016 by Henri Rikander

“…The material for the study consists of all (N=357) reports on the use of force involving electroshock weapons for the year 2016. …”
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Vertical Electric Sounding of Leachate Contaminant Plumes at a Dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria by W. Tamuno, S. Inichinbia

“… The quality of underground water at a dumpsite in Obigbo, Rivers State, Nigeria, was investigated by collecting 7 vertical electrical soundings (VES) using Wenner electrode configuration with current electrode spacing (AB/2) ranging from 1.0 m to 300 m. …”
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Sorghum Malt Extract as a Growth Medium for Lactic Acid Bacteria Cultures: A Case of Lactobacillus plantarum MNC 21 by Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa, Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga

“…Maximum microbial counts in the extracts and MRS broth were 9 and 10 log cfu/mL, respectively. Maximum growth rate in the extracts was 0.7–0.9 log cfu/mL/h and 0.8 log cfu/mL/h in MRS broth. …”
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In vivo evaluation of focused ultrasound ablation surgery (FUAS)-induced coagulation using echo amplitudes of the therapeutic focused ultrasound transducer by Yufeng Zhou, Xiaobo Gong, Yaqing You

“…Its prediction in accuracy (94.4% vs. 50%), sensitivity (92.9% vs. 35.7%), and negative prediction (80% vs. 30.8%) is better than sonography, but similar in specificity (80% vs. 100%) and positive prediction (100% vs. 100%). …”
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Carbon circular utilization and sequestration in depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs: Towards a carbon-neutral China by Lin Wu, Zhengmeng Hou, Yang Li, Weidong Wang, Long Cheng, Junzhang Lin, Zhifeng Luo, Liangchao Huang

“…Compared to conventional CCUS technologies, CCCUS stands out through both its modes of carbon utilization and the forms in which carbon exists, by cyclically biochemically converting endogenous and exogenous CO2 into renewable natural gas (RNG). A preliminary assessment indicates that CCCUS holds significant developmental potential in China, with 661 million tonnes of CO2 utilized per cycle and 3.47 billion tonnes ultimately sequestered. …”
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Plasma Levels of High-Mobility Group Box 1 during Peptide Vaccination in Patients with Recurrent Ovarian Cancer by Kayoko Waki, Kouichiro Kawano, Naotake Tsuda, Kimio Ushijima, Kyogo Itoh, Akira Yamada

“…The correlation between plasma HMGB1 levels and other biomarker levels was further analyzed by scatter plot, revealing that HMGB1 levels after the 1st cycle of vaccination were significantly correlated with myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) frequency after the 1st cycle of vaccination (r=0.357, p=0.032). Chi-square test showed that epitope spreading was significantly related with changes of HMGB1 (p=0.030). …”
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A Conservative Weight Loss Intervention Relieves Bowel Symptoms in Morbidly Obese Subjects with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study by Martin Aasbrenn, Stian Lydersen, Per G. Farup

“…Body mass index was reduced from 42.0 (3.6) to 38.7 (3.5) (p<0.001). IBS-SSS was reduced from 116 (104) to 81 (84) (p=0.001). …”
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The experience economy of the largest walking event in the world: The case of the Nijmeegse Vierdaagse by Thijs Glaap, Polina Ermolaeva

“…The study explores the demographic characteristics of the respondents, the visitors’ reasons to attend, as well as an interpretation of their experience. A total of 327 visitors completed a survey expressing their positive recommendation for others to visit the event and the huge interest (99.4%) to re-attend. …”
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Experimental Study on Water-Jet Shock Microforming Process Using Different Incident Pressures by James Kwasi Quaisie, Wang Yun, Xu Zhenying, Yu Chao, Fuzhu Li, Philip Baidoo, Joseph Sekyi-Ansah, Emmanuel Asamoah

“…In addition, the forming depth increased from 124.7 μm to 327.8 μm, while the surface roughness also increased from 0.685 μm to 1.159 μm at an incident pressure of 8 MPa to 20 MPa. …”
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Daytime Equatorial Spread F‐Like Irregularities Detected by HF Doppler Receiver and Digisonde by B. Olugbon, E. O. Oyeyemi, A. Kascheyev, A. B. Rabiu, A. A. Obafaye, O. O. Odeyemi, A. O. Adewale

“…This study presents two rare daytime ESF‐like events which occurred over an interval ∼2 h and were detected by the HF Doppler receiver located in Lagos (LAG: geographic: 3.27°E, 6.48°N; dip latitude −1.72°) and the Lowell Digisonde at Ilorin (ILR; 4.68°E, 8.50°N; dip latitude −1.25°), managed by Lowell GIRO Data Center (LGDC). …”
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EFFECT OF ANCHOR BORROWER PROGRAMME ON FARM PRODUCE OF BENEFICIARIES IN LAPAI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA 2016-2021 by A. U. USMAN, NIWORU S. M., UMAR M.

“…The research employed a descriptive survey research design with a population of 5,800. The sample size of 377 was randomly selected using Slovin’s formula, and Information was gathered using a formalized questionnaire. …”
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Personality organization and anxiety symptoms: Investigating the mediation of perfectionism by Krisztina Csáky-Pallavicini, Zsolt Horváth, Zsolt Unoka, Bernadette Kun, Zsolt Demetrovics

“…Methods: 4340 individuals (mean age 37.7 years; 50.7 % females) were assessed for anxiety (Brief Symptom Inventory) and perfectionism (Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale) besides applying the 16-item IPO. …”
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Diastasis of Symphysis Pubis In 18-Years Old Female Patient Treated With Conservative Pelvic Binder: Case Report by Trisna Angga Basudana, Mifta Nurmalasari, Austana Nur Hafizh, Muhammad Hanun Mahyuddin

“…The AP pelvis X-ray showed diastasis symphysis pubis marked 3.87 cm wide. Immediate resuscitation was performed, stabilizing the pelvis using a conservative pelvic binder. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Bicenter Cohort Study by Sylvia J. Kroese, Carolien N. H. Abheiden, Birgit S. Blomjous, Jacob M. van Laar, Ronald W. H. M. Derksen, Irene E. M. Bultink, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, A. Titia Lely, Marjon A. de Boer, Johanna I. P. de Vries, Ruth D. E. Fritsch-Stork

“…Half of the women did not experience any pregnancy complication whereas 42.7% developed a complication during all pregnancies. …”
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