Migrated intra-uterine device to infra-umbilical skin: a rare case report by Nigat Amsalu Addis, Yared Alem Sibhat, Yohannis Derbew Molla, Wasihun Nigdu Mengestu, Abebe Sinknew Seid, Michael Argaw Damite, Misganaw Abere Worku

“…Visible stem of copper-containing IUD was grasped by ring forceps and removed with gentle traction without complication during or following extraction. …”
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Expert-analytical Support of Foreign Policy Activities by A. A. Varfolomeev, O. P. Ivanov, I. V. Surma, Y. A. Trefilova

“…The project is devoted to conducting a survey and a set of interviews with employees of government bodies (leaders and chief specialists) who are involved in the process of preparing and making foreign policy decisions. The article contains the officials’ assessment of the main challenges when interacting with the scientific and expert community, as well as a "desired image" of such interaction.The study was held in two stages (stage I in February-October 2020, stage II-in January-August 2021) in the form of a survey with a set of follow-up interviews for a more detailed interpretation of the data obtained. …”
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Intestinal microbiota shifts by dietary intervention during extreme heat summer episodes in farmed gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) by R. Domingo-Bretón, S. Cools, F. Moroni, A. Belenguer, J.A. Calduch-Giner, E. Croes, P.G. Holhorea, F. Naya-Català, H. Boon, J. Pérez-Sánchez

“…Fish were fed daily with four experimental diets, containing two different lipid levels (16 % and 14 %) with/without a commercial emulsifier (0.1 %; Volamel Aqua, Nukamel). …”
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Bioaccessibility of phenolic compounds from a wheat beer enriched with alginate-encapsulated wine industry by-product by Anna Carolyna Goulart Vieira, Genilton Alves da Silva, Renata Valeriano Tonon, Gizele Cardoso Fontes Sant’Ana, Maria Helena Miguez da Rocha Leão, Daniel Perrone, Priscilla Filomena Fonseca Amaral

“…Therefore, the enrichment of beer with alginate beads containing the WIBP not only increases the content of phenolic compounds ingested by the consumer, but also the bioaccessibility of those compounds in relation to beer without the beads.…”
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Egg yolk hydrolysate shows osteogenic activity in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells by Ilekuttige Priyan Shanura Fernando, Pauline Duffuler, Jianping Wu

“…FC, obtained via Protease M and Lipase AY digestion, stood out compared to FA and FB, demonstrating improved MC3T3-El proliferation, RUNX2 production, Akt phosphorylation, and osteoid mineralization. FC contains phosvitin and vitellogenin. The <3 kDa subfraction of FC obtained by ultrafiltration indicated a higher osteogenic potential in MC3T3-E1 preosteoblasts. …”
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Hybrid Materials Based on Carbon Nanotubes and Tetra- and Octa-Halogen-Substituted Zinc Phthalocyanines: Sensor Response Toward Ammonia from the Quantum-Chemical Point of View by Pavel Krasnov, Victoria Ivanova, Darya Klyamer, Dmitry Bonegardt, Aleksandr Fedorov, Tamara Basova

“…The sensor response of the hybrids containing halogenated phthalocyanines was lower by one or two orders of magnitude, depending on the number of substituents, compared to the hybrid with unsubstituted zinc phthalocyanine. …”
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“Here Lies the Possibility of Bodies Turning Elemental”: by Jenny Andrine Madsen Evang

“…I argue that Serpent Rain rejects this binary of erasure vs. contained representation in its treatment of slavery, enacting instead another type of (non)representation that moves beyond “the limits of most available narratives to explain the position of the enslaved” (Hartman and Wilderson 2023, 184). …”
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Aesthetics on French Style A Critique on the Book Aesthetics of Photography by Mohammad Khodadadi Motarjemzadeh

“…The introduction of some influential photographers of late is also one of the desirable contributions of the book. The book contains very useful information for the university photography community in our country.…”
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Noninvasive in Vivo Imaging of Protein Kinase a Activity by Jan Øivind Moskaug, Harald Carlsen, Rune Blomhoff

“…The model uses luciferase, which has been mutated to contain a target sequence of PKA, thus making luminescence from the enzyme dependent on its state of phosphorylation. …”
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Experimental Study on Improved YUS701 Steel Used for High Level Waste Storage Tanks by Yu　Mingming, Jing　Shiyu, Gao　miaomiao

“…Type 1.4833 austenitic heat-resistant steel used in glass curing container storage tank of high level nuclear radioactive waste treatment has safety risks in long-term use at high temperature condition， and can not meet the needs of higher strength and better toughness and plasticity at high temperature condition of steel used in next generation storage tank. …”
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Impaired Urine Dilution Capability in HIV Stable Patients by Waldo H. Belloso, Mariana de Paz Sierra, Matilde Navarro, Marisa L. Sanchez, Ariel G. Perelsztein, Carlos G. Musso

“…We analyzed the function of the proximal tubule and TALH in patients with HIV infection receiving or not tenofovir-containing antiretroviral treatment in comparison with healthy seronegative controls, by applying a tubular physiological test, hyposaline infusion test (Chaimowitz’ test). …”
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Selection and Prioritization of Software Requirements Applying Verbal Decision Analysis by Paulo A. M. Barbosa, Plácido R. Pinheiro, Francisca R. V. Silveira, Marum Simão Filho

“…Structuring and enumerating a set of releases with prioritized requirements represents a challenging task because the requirements contain their characteristics, such as technical precedence, the cost required for implementation, the importance that one or more customers add to the requirement, among other factors. …”
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Preservice Teachers’ Perception Levels Concerning Consumer Environmental Consciousness by Yurdal Dikmenli

“…The Consumer Environment Consciousness Scale (CESS) which was developed by the researcher, and contains 28 items, 20 of which are positive and 8 of which are negative, was used for data collection. …”
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Investigating Reliability of Duimenshan High Rock Slope in Gejiu, Yunnan Province Based on the Monte Carlo Method by A. Fa-You, Wan-cheng Pan, Wen-ping Wu, Shi-qun Yan

“…A slope is a complex engineering geological body that contains many uncertainties. In the present study, the high rock slope of Duimenshan in Gejiu, China is taken as the research object, and the Monte Carlo method is used to perform the analyses. …”
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An Analytical Method for Calculating Short-Term Space Interception Probability by Wenzhe Ding, Xinhong Li, Hong Yang, Zhibin Zhang, Jiping An

“…The proposed method can directly calculate the space interception probability according to the initial state error distribution of the target and interceptor, and the whole calculation process does not contain double integral operation. The proposed method has high computational efficiency, is suitable for on-orbit calculation, and provides effective support for the rapid evaluation of the strike capability of the space interceptor.…”
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Detailed cytogenetic analysis of three duck species (the northern pintail, mallard, and common goldeneye) and karyotype evolution in the family Anatidae (Anseriformes, Aves) by V. R. Beklemisheva, K. V. Tishakova, S. A. Romanenko, D. A. Andreushkova, V. A. Yudkin, E. А. Interesova, F. Yang, M. A. Ferguson-Smith, A. S. Graphodatsky, A. A. Proskuryakova

“…Localization of clusters of ribosomal DNA and telomere repeats revealed that the duck karyotypes contain some microchromosomes that bear ribosomal RNA genes and/or are enriched for telomere repeats and constitutive heterochromatin. …”
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Self-Reported Violence Experienced by Swiss Prehospital Emergency Care Providers by Simon Savoy, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Nathalie Romain-Glassey, Nicolas Beysard

“…An observational cross-sectional study, carried out using an online survey, has been sent to all 416 PECPs in the Canton of Vaud, in the western, French-speaking, part of Switzerland. The survey contained items of demographic data and items to assess the type and consequence of violence sustained. …”
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Numerical Investigation on Charging–Discharging of a PCM Using PV and Thermal Oil for Injera Baking Application by Meseret Alemu Abinet, Abdulkadir A. Hassen, G. Gashaw

“…A numerical simulation was conducted using a finite-difference computational model for the thermal storage containing PCM and thermal oil. The thermal oil was used to store energy and transfer heat; furthermore, the developed computational models were analyzed using MATLAB programming software. …”
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A novel consensus bacterial 6-phytase variant added to phytate-rich diets totally replaced inorganic phosphate in broilers by Y. Dersjant-Li, A. Bello, E. Esteve-Garcia, C. Ramírez Creus, L. Marchal

“…Diets comprised: (1) a positive control (PC) based on maize, wheat and soybean meal, containing Pi from monocalcium phosphate and 2,000 XU/kg xylanase, and; (2) an inorganic phosphate-free (IPF) diet equivalent to PC but with reduced Ca (-2.0 g/kg) and supplemented with PhyG at 3,000, 2,000 and 1000 FTU/kg from d 0 to 11 (3.4 g/kg phytate-P (PP)), d 11 to 22 (3.3 g/kg PP) and d 22 to 42 (2.8 to 2.9 g/kg PP), respectively. …”
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Effects of water flow treatment on muscle quality, nutrient composition and volatile compounds in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Lei Wang, Lingran Wang, Chang Liu, Di Feng, Jintai Huang, Zhan Jin, Fangran Ma, Jiaxin Xu, Yuyue Xu, Meng Zhang, Miao Yu, Hongxia Jiang, Zhigang Qiao

“…Volatile compound analysis demonstrated that CG contained higher levels of aldehydes and alcohols, associated with off-flavors, whereas IG and SG produced fresher and sweeter aroma profiles, enhancing sensory quality. …”
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