Development and validation of a prediction model for all-cause mortality in maintenance dialysis patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jingcan Wu, Xuehong Li, Hong Zhang, Lin Lin, Man Li, Gangyi Chen, Cheng Wang

“…The discrimination and accuracy of the prediction model were assessed using C-indexes and calibration curves, while the clinical value was assessed by decision curve analysis (DCA).Results The best predictors of 1-, 3-, and 5-year all-cause mortality contained nine independent factors, including age, body mass index (BMI), diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, urine volume, hemoglobin (HGB), albumin (ALB), and pleural effusion (PE). …”
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Photochemistry Aspects of the Laser Pyrolysis Addressing the Preparation of Oxide Semiconductor Photocatalysts by R. Alexandrescu, I. Morjan, F. Dumitrache, M. Scarisoreanu, I. Soare, C. Fleaca, R. Birjega, E. Popovici, L. Gavrila, G. Prodan, V. Ciupina, G. Filoti, V. Kuncser, L. Vekas

“…Nanosized iron oxide particles (4 to 9 nm diameter values) have been directly synthesized by the laser-induced pyrolysis of a mixture containing iron pentacarbonyl/air (as oxidizer)/ethylene (as sensitizer). …”
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New acorane-sesequiterpenes and anti-retinoblastoma constituents from the marine algicolous fungus Trichoderma harzianum NTU2180 guided by molecular networking strategy by Andrea Gu, Fan-Li Lin, Chung-Kuang Lu, Tz-Wei Yeh, Yih-Fung Chen, Ho-Cheng Wu, Tzong-Huei Lee

“…Abstract Background Trichoderma species, known as biocontrol agents against plant diseases, contain diverse compounds, especially terpenoids, with various bioactivities. …”
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Removal of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution by Carbon Prepared from Henna Leaves by T. Shanthi, V. M. Selvarajan

“…The potential of carbon prepared from henna leaves for the removal of these two solutions containing heavy metals was substantiated.…”
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Clinical Usefulness of Haptoglobin Levels to Evaluate Hemolysis in Recently Transfused Patients by Shilpi Gupta, Kathleen Ahern, Fadi Nakhl, Frank Forte

“…Serum haptoglobin measurement is used as a laboratory marker for the diagnosis of hemolytic anemia. Since stored blood contains free hemoglobin, transfusion may affect haptoglobin levels. …”
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Bevezetés az analitikus feminizmushoz by Áron Dombrovszki

“…This thematic block contains four original research articles in English, written by young scholars. …”
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Sustainable Community Development Step 5: Identify Sources of Help by Mickie E. Swisher, Sandra Rezola, James Sterns

“…There are two lists, one containing national resources and a second containing Florida resources.  …”
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Analysis on the Influence of Urban and Rural Economic Differentiation on the Development of Art Design Teaching by Yike Wang, Lingling Zhang

“…Art design is not only a practical and artistic comprehensive discipline, it also spans more majors. It contains almost all aspects of urban and rural construction, beautification, so its scientific and effective design scheme indirectly affects the future development process of urban and rural economy. …”
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Topological Indices of Total Graph and Zero Divisor Graph of Commutative Ring: A Polynomial Approach by Sourav Mondal, Muhammad Imran, Nilanjan De, Anita Pal

“…The topological index is utilized as a significant tool in the study of the quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) and quantitative structures property relationship (QSPR) which correlate a molecular structure to its different properties and activities. Graphs containing finite commutative rings have wide applications in robotics, information and communication theory, elliptic curve cryptography, physics, and statistics. …”
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Investigation of the liquid-vapor equilibrium in the mixture of carbon dioxide and normal alkanes in binary systems using the Peng-Robinson equation of state modified with mixing r... by Ahad Khaghani, Mojtaba Saei Moghaddam, Mohammad Fani Kheshti

“…This study uses the Peng-Robinson equation of state to investigate the vapor-liquid equilibrium in binary and non-ideal systems that contain CO2 and normal alkanes. The classic van der Waals mixing rule with binary interaction parameters enhanced by the Jaubert et al. aggregation model is employed, along with the Wong-Sandler mixing rule as a G-Excess model to improve phase equilibrium calculations. …”
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'Gelukkig hij die uw kinderen zal grijpen' by H. G. L. Peels

“…Hermeneutical and biblical-theological positioning of the Old Testament imprecations The Old Testament contains many prayers for the shaming,   punishment or destruction of the godless, especially in the Psalms. …”
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Oleraceins from Portulaca oleracea leaves: Quali-quantitative determination and antioxidant potential by Ciro Cannavacciuolo, Assunta Napolitano, Verena M. Dirsch, Elke H. Heiss, Milena Masullo, Sonia Piacente

“…In addition to PUFA (PolyUnsaturated Fatty Acids), it contains unusual polyphenolic alkaloids called oleraceins. …”
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Field Production of Palms by Timothy K. Broschat, Alan W. Meerow, Jack Miller

“…When dug and tied properly, many more palms can be loaded into a standard shipping container than could similarly sized trees. Palms also offer great versatility in the method of field harvesting. …”
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Magnetic polydimethylsiloxane microspheres as hydrophobic collectors for oil removal by J G Cabal-Velarde, A Lobo Guerrero, E Araujo, E Romero-Tela, J L Sánchez-Llamazares, A Encinas

“…The ferrofluid-PDMS mixture was emulsified in warm water containing a surfactant, stabilizing the microparticles during polymerization. …”
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Carbohydrate Counting: Meals for Diabetes by Cassie Rowe, Jamila R. Lepore, Wendy J. Dahl

“…“Carb” counting is a way to plan meals to help you maintain target blood glucose levels. Certain foods contain carbohydrate, and these are the foods that most influence your blood glucose. …”
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The impact of the Hamas-Israel conflict on the U.S. defense industry stock market return. by Jeroen Klomp

“…For this purpose, we rely on different approaches to capture the threat to regional peace caused by the internal conflict, including one based on the intensification of internet searches containing information about the Hamas-Israeli conflict. …”
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Recurrent Struma Ovarii Presented with High Levels of Thyroglobulin by Christiana Oikonomou, Nikol Spathari, Stavroula Doumoulaki, Antonella Koutela, Christos Stagkoglou, Dimitris Keramidaris

“…Struma ovarii are rare ovarian tumors, of monodermal germ cell origin, containing predominantly thyroid tissue. They are typically benign unilateral pelvic masses. …”
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Analysis of ADR reports of cetuximab based on the FDA adverse event reporting system database by Shuai Zhao, Yan Wang, Xiaoli Deng, Xi Chen, Zhaoyi Lu

“…A total of 8364225 reports were contained in the FAERS database, of which 5186 reports of cetuximab were identified as ‘primary suspected (PS)’ AEs. …”
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Image Encryption Using Lorenz Chaotic System by Daniah Abul Qahar Shakir, Ahmad Salim, Seddiq Q. Abd Al-Rahman, Ali Makki Sagheer

“… In the age of the Internet, a lot of images are circulated among users, and some of these images contain financial or personal information that requires confidentiality. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Activity of Y2O3-ZnO Complex Oxides for the Photodegradation of 2,4-Dinitrophenol by Tong-ming Su, Zu-zeng Qin, Hong-bing Ji, Yue-xiu Jiang

“…The Y2O3-ZnO complex oxides which contained 0.50% Y2O3 were proved to be the optimal photocatalyst and achieved a degradation of 81.2% of 2,4-dinitrophenol solution, compared to 57.6% achieved under the same photocatalytic conditions with ZnO alone.…”
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