Spatial variation and determinants of skilled birth attendant delivery among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis by Yibeltal Addis Mekuria, Betelhem Gelaw Zeleke, Getahun Workineh Mekonen, Tewabe Malede Chekol

“…Methods This study included a weighted sample of 5,527 women who had given birth within the 5 years prior to the survey year. ArcGIS version 10.7 was used to visualize the geographic variations, and Kulldorff’s SaTScan version 9.6 was used to identify significant purely spatial clusters. …”
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Propuesta de rutas de conectividad para la conservación de la biodiversidad en Sierra Maestra, Cuba by Adonis Ramón Puebla, Yandy Rodríguez Cueto, Pedro M. Álvarez-Amargos

“…[Metodología]: Se desarrolla un modelo de costo-distancia en ArcGIS con base en un mapa de fricción o resistencia al desplazamiento, elaborado a partir de la selección y la evaluación de un grupo de criterios para establecer los niveles de dificultad para la conectividad en función de la pendiente del terreno, la cobertura del suelo, la red hídrica y vial, y la distribución de los asentamientos poblacionales. …”
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Determining the optimal degradation rate of biodegradable films in a maize farmland based on the EWM-TOPSIS model by Wangwang Zhang, Weishu Wang, Yuanzheng Zhang, Fangping Wang, Shijun Sun

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Optimal rainwater harvesting locations for arid and semi-arid regions by using MCDM-based GIS techniques by Waqed H. Hassan, Karrar Mahdi, Zahraa K. Kadhim

“…Themed RWH layers were created using ArcGIS software and the multi-criteria decision-making technique. …”
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Field Measurements of Building Air-Conditioning Heat Rejection and the Thermal Environment in Urban Areas by Kang Mu, Qiong Suo, Fangliang Ding, Changwei Jiang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Jing Ye

“…This study employs field measurements and ArcGIS technology to investigate the local thermal and humidity environments, as well as the spatiotemporal distribution of heat rejection from air-conditioning systems in Wuyi Square, Changsha. …”
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بررسی و پردازش دیداری تاب‌آوری شهری با تکنیک PROMETHEE- GAIA (موردمطالعه: شهر ایلام) by الیاس مودت

“…همچنین جهت تحلیل و ترسیم از نرم­افزارهای GRAFER، EQS، EXCEL و ArcGIS، VPLS و AMOS-SPSS دیگر برنامه‌های موردنیاز استفاده گردیده است. …”
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Beneficial effects of AOS-iron supplementation on intestinal structure and microbiota in IDA rats by Hong He, Hui Teng, Qun Huang, Dan He, Fengping An, Lei Chen, Hongbo Song

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Optimization of a Sonotrode Extraction Method and New Insight of Phenolic Composition of <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i> by Lidia Gil-Martínez, Alejandro Santos-Mejías, José Manuel De la Torre-Ramírez, Alberto Baños, Vito Verardo, Ana M. Gómez-Caravaca

“…The antioxidant activity of the optimized extract was evaluated through FRAP (143.7 µmol TE/g), DPPH (EC₅₀ 105.6 µg/mL), and TEAC (189.1 µmol Trolox/g) assays. …”
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Quantification of phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of an underutilized Indian fruit: Rayan [Manilkara hexandra (Roxb.) Dubard] by Bhumi Parikh, V.H. Patel

“…The fruit of Rayan was also proved to be a better source of antioxidants as measured by FRAP, RPA, DPPHRSA, ABTSRSA and HRSA except NORSA in comparison with that of seed. …”
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Phytochemicals, Nutritional and Elemental Composition of different plant parts of Rinorea oblongifolia (C.H Wright) C. Marquand ex Chipp by Adeniyi Ohunayo, Olusola Elekofehinti, Muftau Kolawole Oladunmoye, Anthony Kayode Onifade

“…Antioxidant assays (DPPH, FRAP, ABTS) revealed significant free radical scavenging, especially in the leaves. …”
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CSR as a source of competitiveness of distribution channels by Magdalena Stefańska, Grażyna Śmigielska

“…Worth particular attention are modern distribution channels on the FMCG market in Poland, in which economically strong trading companies have a significant influence on suppliers (producers) of goods. …”
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Evaluation of In Vitro Antioxidant Properties of Methanol and Aqueous Extracts of Parkinsonia aculeata L. Leaves by Sonia Sharma, Adarsh Pal Vig

“…Antioxidant activity was studied using DPPH, CUPRAC, reducing power assay, deoxyribose degradation (site and nonsite specific), ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP), ferric thiocyanate (FTC), thiobarbituric acid (TBA), and molybdate ion reduction, respectively. …”
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Climate-change impacts on distribution, habitats, sustainability and cultivation planning of two economically and ecologically important forest trees (China fir and Masson pine) in... by Yanghui Zhao, Liang Xu, Ying Zhang, Yafeng Wen, Donglin Zhang

“…In this study, multi-species distribution models and ArcGIS were utilized to identify priority planting and tending areas and simulate the spatiotemporal variation of habitat suitability for two economically and ecologically important forest trees: China fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) …”
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Niveles de conservación y degradación de hábitat en los ecosistemas de una cuenca de alta biodiversidad en Tamaulipas (México) by Glenda Nelly Requena Lara, Juan Francisco Morales Pacheco, Rafael Cámara Artigas, Carlos Zamora Tovar

“…Este trabajo evaluó los niveles de degradación relativa de hábitat en la cuenca Guayalejo-Tamesí (Tamaulipas, México), respecto a los factores adyacentes que amenazan su calidad, usando el modelador Habitat Quality del Toolbox InVest 1.005beta para ArcGis-9.2. Los ecosistemas con menor amenaza a su hábitat (degradación nula o menor a 20 %) y con mejores oportunidades de conservación, representan el 77,3 % de la superficie de la cuenca. …”
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Phytochemical Analysis, Antioxidant Activity, Antimicrobial Activity, and Cytotoxicity of Chaptalia nutans Leaves by Letiele Bruck de Souza, Amanda Leitão Gindri, Thainara de Andrade Fortes, Thais Felli Kubiça, Jefferson Enderle, Rafael Roehrs, Sidnei Moura e Silva, Vanusa Manfredini, Elton Luís Gasparotto Denardin

“…DPPH (345.41 ± 5.35 μg/mL) and FRAP (379.98 ± 39.25 μM FeSO4/mg sample) show to extract of C. nutans leaves an intermediate value, indicating moderate antioxidant activity of the extract. …”
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Stability of phenolic compounds and drying characteristics of apple peel as affected by three drying treatments by Qiancheng Ma, Jinfeng Bi, Jianyong Yi, Xinye Wu, Xuan Li, Yuanyuan Zhao

“…In addition, HP at 65 °C provided high-quality dried apple peel due to less browning and brighter appearance, the highest retention of total phenolics (29.35 mg/g) and the strongest antioxidant activities, with the highest ABTS and FRAP value of 127.15 and 219.57 μmol TE/g, respectively. …”
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AIDS Cholangiopathy in an Asymptomatic, Previously Undiagnosed Late-Stage HIV-Positive Patient from Kenya by Yiming Gao, Kathryn Chin, Yehia Y. Mishriki

“…This was confirmed on ultrasonography and MRCP, and no obstructive lesions were noted. An ERCP revealed a dilated common bile duct without filling defects or strictures. …”
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Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Management of Postcholecystectomy Mirizzi Syndrome from a Remnant Cystic Duct Stone: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Arpit Amin, Yuriy Zhurov, George Ibrahim, Anthony Maffei, Jonathan Giannone, Thomas Cerabona, Ashutosh Kaul

“…Diagnosis of postcholecystectomy Mirizzi syndrome was made on endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) performed postoperatively. The patient was treated with a novel strategy by combining advanced endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques in three stages as follows: Stage 1 (initial presentation): endoscopic sphincterotomy with common bile duct stent placement; Stage 2 (6 weeks after Stage 1): laparoscopic ultrasonography to locate the remnant cystic duct calculi followed by laparoscopic retrieval of the calculi and intracorporeal closure of cystic duct stump; Stage 3 (6 weeks after Stage 2): endoscopic removal of common bile duct stent along with performance of completion endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram. …”
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Impact of Vanadium Complexes Treatment on the Oxidative Stress Factors in Wistar Rats Plasma by R. Francik, M. Krosniak, M. Barlik, A. Kudla, R. Grybos, T. Librowski

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical efficacy of vanadium complexes on triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (Chol), uric acid (UA), urea (U), and antioxidant parameters: nonenzymatic (FRAP—ferric reducing ability of plasma, and reduced glutathione—GSH) and enzymatic (glutathione peroxidase—GPx, catalase—CAT, and GPx/CAT ratio) activity in the plasma of healthy male Wistar rats. …”
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Effect of in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on the chemical composition and antioxidant properties of Ginkgo biloba leaves decoction and commercial capsules by Zhou Yubo, Yang Yingxin, Ma Minyan, Xie Lingyun, Yan Aijuan, Cao Wen

“…Nevertheless, different behaviour was observed in reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. Compared to the pH of digestion, the influence of digestive enzymes on the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of GBL was relatively minor. …”
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