Radioisotope and Metal Concentrations in Borehole Water Samples of Umuahia and Umudike, Nigeria by J.C. Nnaji, O.U. Igwe, K.M. Onyedim, P. Okafor

“…Mean metal concentrations had ranges of: calcium 1.255±0.037 – 1.967±0.078 mg/L; magnesium 0.286±0.057 – 0.608±0.094 mg/L; sodium 0.030±0.005 – 0.102±0.029 mg/L; iron 0.012±0.001 – 0.019±0.004 mg/L; cadmium 0.001±0.000 – 0.011±0.003 mg/L and lead (Pb) 0.077±0.005 – 0.198±0.040 mg/L. …”
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应用锥形束CT研究鼻咽癌容积弧形调强放射治疗的摆位误差

“…【目的】 应用锥形束CT(CBCT)研究鼻咽癌容积弧形调强放射治疗(VMAT)分次间和分次内的摆位误差,为制订临床靶区(CTV)外的计划靶区(PTV)边界提供依据?【方法】 于2010年10月至2012年1月共17例接受VMAT治疗的鼻咽癌患者前瞻性的纳入研究?所有患者分别于每日常规摆位后?…”
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Validity, reliability, and feasibility of the Malay version of Obstetric Quality-of-Recovery tool (ObsQoR-10) by Pamela Chia, Chin Wen Tan, Jitsupa Nithiuthai, Rehena Sultana, Farida Ithnin, Pervez Sultan, Ban Leong Sng

“…Reliability: It performed well in internal consistency (Cronbach α = 0.89); test–retest reliability was good (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.845); split-half reliability was 0.612, which demonstrated no flooring or ceiling effects in total scores. …”
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Collaborative enhancement of thermal diffusivities and mechanical properties of Csf-Cu/Mg composites via introducing Cu coating with different thicknesses by Yuan Ma, Lingjun Guo, Jiancheng Wang, Baolin Chen, Lehua Qi, Hejun Li

“…Results reveal that thermal diffusivity (TD) of 3-Csf-Cu/Mg composites is as high as 22.12 mm2/s and an enhancement of 52.97% is achieved compared with Csf/Mg composites, as well as 16.3% enhancement of ultimate compressive strength (UCS) in the longitudinal direction, 8.84% improvement of UCS in the transverse direction, and 53.08% increasement of ultimate tensile strength (UTS). …”
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Seasonal and Gender Differences in Presence of Rickettsia felis and Blood meals Provide Additional Evidence of a Vector Role for Mosquitoes by Jilei Zhang, Guangwu Lu, Patrick John Kelly, Chengming Wang

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Optimum salinity for growth of mangrove crab Scylla serrata seed in recirculation systems by Yuni Puji Hastuti, Ridwan Affandi, Mafatih Devi Safrina, Kurnia Faturrohman, Wildan Nurussalam

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Developing a priority global research agenda for antimicrobial resistance in the human health sector: protocol for a scoping review by Alessandro Cassini, Raph L Hamers, Koe Stella Asadinia, Silvia Bertagnolio

“…We will include relevant publications from the last 10 years (January 2012 to December 2021). Two researchers separately will review the yielded citations to determine eligibility based on predefined criteria. …”
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Frequency and Predictors of Pneumonia After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG): A Single-Center Study by Ozgur Baris, Tugba Asli Onyilmaz, Huseyin Kaya

“…In patients with POP, diabetes mellitus (<i>p</i> = 0.03) and chronic kidney disease (<i>p</i> = 0.048) prevalence was higher, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) (<i>p</i> = 0.01) and cross-clamp time (<i>p</i> = 0.003) was longer, LDH levels (<i>p</i> = 0.017) were higher, hemoglobin (<i>p</i> = 0.012) and albumin (<i>p</i> = 0.015) levels were lower, and lymphocyte % (<i>p</i> = 0.04) was lower; prevalence of COPD and length of stay (LOS) in hospital tended to be higher (both <i>p</i> < 0.06). …”
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Effect of Repeated Remote Ischemic Preconditioning on Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Suffering from Intermittent Claudication by Mehmet Balin, Tarık Kıvrak

“…Patients not receiving-RIPC did not exhibit improvement in ICD, TWD, and TRC between basal and last tests: 205.2 ± 12.1 min vs. 207.4 ± 9.9 min, 366.5 ± 24.2 min vs. 369.4 ± 23.2 min and 7.9 ± 1.4 min vs. 7.7 ± 1.3 min, respectively (p>0.05). …”
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Simulation modeling of the tracking electric drive of sorting conveyor by S. N. Kladiev, A. D. Umurzakova, N. D. Sarbasova, K. V. Khatsevskiy

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A deep learning analysis for dual healthcare system users and risk of opioid use disorder by Ying Yin, Elizabeth Workman, Phillip Ma, Yan Cheng, Yijun Shao, Joseph L. Goulet, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Cynthia Brandt, Christopher Spevak, Jacob T. Kean, William Becker, Alexander Libin, Nawar Shara, Helen M. Sheriff, Jorie Butler, Rajeev M. Agrawal, Joel Kupersmith, Qing Zeng-Trietler

“…We conducted a retrospective study of 856,299 patient instances from the Washington DC and Baltimore VA Medical Centers (2012–2019), using a deep neural network (DNN) and explainable Artificial Intelligence to examine the impact of dual-system use on OUD and how demographic and clinical factors interact with it. …”
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Can We Intercalibrate Satellite Measurements by Means of Data Assimilation? An Attempt on LEO Satellites by Angélica M. Castillo, Yuri Y. Shprits, Nikita A. Aseev, Artem Smirnov, Alexander Drozdov, Sebastian Cervantes, Ingo Michaelis, Marina García Peñaranda, Dedong Wang

“…We demonstrate our technique by intercalibrating the electron flux measurements of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Polar‐orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) NOAA‐15,‐16,‐17,‐18,‐19, and MetOp‐02 against Van Allen Probes observations from October 2012 to September 2013. We use a reanalysis of the radiation belts obtained by assimilating Van Allen Probes and Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites observations into 3‐D Versatile Electron Radiation Belt (VERB‐3D) code simulations via a standard Kalman filter. …”
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Comparison of the impact of intermittent fasting diet alone or in conjunction with probiotic supplementation versus calorie-restricted diet on inflammatory, oxidative stress, and a... by Sepide Talebi, Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Gholamreza Askari, Hamed Mohammadi, Ashraf Moini, Kurosh Djafarian

“…Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) also showed notable improvement in both the eTRE + probiotic group (P = 0.012) and the DCR group (P = 0.032). However, there were no significant differences between the three groups regarding BP, OS, TAC, and CRP markers. …”
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Racialized migrant women’s discrimination in maternal care: a scoping review by Jasmine Therese Arcilla, Alexandra Nanou, Sarah Hamed, Fatumo Osman

“…Methodology This scoping review mapped out all available English-language scientific empirical literature published between 2012 and 2023. All authors agreed on the inclusion criteria. …”
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The Significance of a Cerebrovascular Accident Outcome Prediction Model for Patients, Family Members, and Health Care Professionals: Qualitative Evaluation Study by Corinne G Allaart, Sanne van Houwelingen, Pieter HE Hilkens, Aart van Halteren, Douwe H Biesma, Lea Dijksman, Paul B van der Nat

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Assessing the Benefit of a Digital Pain Alert System in a Community Hospital by Grosman-Rimon L, Jorgoni L, Casey J, Tory S, Kumbhare D, Solanki J, Collins BE, Wegier P

“…The department with the shortest pain alert response duration was the Department of Surgery, and Cardiology (252.76 ± 4.712). The longest time delay was in the ICU (463.27± 2.73 min) and at the Mental Health Department (440.59± 5.46 min) (p < 0.01). …”
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山西芦芽山自然保护区岩燕的迁徙和繁殖研究 by 赵爱生

“…2010～2012年4～11月,在山西芦芽山自然保护区对岩燕种群的迁徙、繁殖和生活习性进行了观察研究。结果表明:岩燕在本区为夏候鸟,最早迁入本区为4月28日,最晚迁出为11月2日。…”
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Dimethyl Sulfoxide Mixed-Solvent Engineering for Efficient Perovskite/Silicon Tandem Solar Cell by Haifeng Zhang, Youling He, Qian Li, Hao Zhang, Yinqing Sun, Tengteng Yang, Yinyi Ma, Tian Yang, Xindi Zheng, Lin Mao

“…As a result, the target TSCs achieved an increased maximum power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 29.12%. This study offers a robust pathway for depositing high-quality perovskite films on industrial-grade textured silicon substrates, laying a solid foundation for advancing perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells technology.…”
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Uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision among men with sexually transmitted infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: a protocol for a pre-interventional and post-interventional study by Mina C Hosseinipour, Mitch M Matoga, Sara Jewett, Charles Chasela

“…Mixed methods assessments will be conducted to evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of the RITe intervention.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the Malawi’s National Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (approval number: 19/10/2412), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institutional Review Board (approval number: 19–2559) and University of the Witwatersrand’s Health Research Ethics Committee (approval number: M200328). …”
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Small Bowel Endoscopy Diagnostic Yield and Reasons of Obscure GI Bleeding in Chinese Patients by Ya-Fei He, Ning-Bo Hao, Wu-Chen Yang, Li Yang, Zhong-Li Liao, Chao-Qiang Fan, Jin Yu, Jian-Ying Bai, Shi-Ming Yang, Hong Guo

“…We studied the data of 532 consecutive patients with OGIB that were referred to Xinqiao Hospital in Chongqing from December 2005 to January 2012. A lesion that was believed to be the source of the bleeding (ulceration, mass lesion, vascular lesion, visible blood, inflammation, or others) was considered to be a positive finding. …”
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