Mineralogy and geochemistry of shale from Shanxi Formation, Southern North China Basin: Implication for organic matter accumulation by Qian Chen, Pei Li, Xiaoliang Wei, Changsheng Chen, Wei Dang, Haikuan Nie, Jinchuan Zhang

“…The main findings are as follows: (1) The Shanxi Formation results from a transition in depositional environment, shifting from tidal flats to delta plains. …”
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Using stated-preferences methods to develop a summary metric to determine successful treatment of children with a surgical condition: a study protocol by Nigel Hall, Marian Knight, Nick Lansdale, Lisa Hinton, Charles Opondo, Simon Kenny, Stefano Giuliani, John Buckell, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Kokila Lakhoo, Alexander Macdonald, Crispin Jenkinson, Benjamin Allin, Rema Ramakrishnan, Gregor Walker, Timothy Bradnock, Karolina Kuberska, Benjamin M Craig, Goher Ayman, Anna May Long, Joanne Shepherd

“…This study proposes to develop a summary metric to determine what represents successful treatment of children with surgical conditions.Methods and analysis Preferences from parents, individuals treated for surgical conditions as infants/children, healthcare professionals and members of the public will be elicited using paired comparisons and kaizen tasks. …”
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A comparative study to estimate three commercial products of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on blood biochemistry, sexual hormones concentrations, reproductive indices, and lar... by El-Sayed I. Attia, Mohamed F. A. Abdel-Aziz, Habib Ul Hassan, Mohammad Z. Ahmed, Takaomi Arai, Hamed H. E. Saleh

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Condiciones de salud bucodental en personas adultas mayores con enfermedad de Alzheimer: Scoping Review* by Gustavo Adolfo Bedoya-Gelpud, Angie Tatiana Muñoz-Plaza, Luis Fernando Mayor-Córdoba, Johana Alejandra Moreno-Drada, Bruno Gutiérrez-Quiceno

“…Objetivo: Identificar las condiciones de salud oral en personas adultas mayores con enfermedad de Alzheimer. Métodos: Se planteó una revisión de la literatura tipo Scoping Review, determinando una estrategia de búsqueda para tres bases de datos (Pubmed, EbscoHost y LILACS). …”
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A review of the application of CIELAB colour systems for the development of gold and silver nano-enabled colorimetric assays for the detection of chromium by Sindisiwe Fortunate Shange, Phumlane Selby Mdluli, Nirmala Deenadayalu

“…This interaction results in a shift in colour from red to blue for gold nanoparticles and from yellow to brown for silver nanoparticles from well-spaced to aggregated ones.The purpose of this review is to give a thorough overview on the applications of the CIEAB colour systems that have been established for the gold nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles-based chromium detection. …”
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The Extreme-ultraviolet Precursors and Postcursors of Solar Flares by Larisza D. Krista

“…We studied flare-active and inactive periods in three separate studies using the Detection and EUV Flare Tracking (DEFT) tool. …”
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An initial exploration of core collection construction and DNA fingerprinting in Elymus sibiricus L. using SNP markers by Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Xinrui Li, Daping Song, Mingfeng Li, Daxu Li, Minghong You, Yan Peng, Jiajun Yan, Shiqie Bai

“…Of these, 52 SNP loci were selected as core markers for DNA fingerprinting of E. sibiricus. Using kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) technology, we also performed population origin identification for 60 wild E. sibiricus germplasm accessions based on these core markers. …”
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Battery for fall risk assessment in older adult people—BARQ: analysis of reliability and objectivity by Andrea Carmen Guimarães, Brisa D’Louar Costa Maia, Karollyni Bastos Andrade Dantas, Gustavo Costa Santos, Letícia Moreira Américo, Nelzy Aparecida Silva Werner, Lucio Flávio Gomes Ribeiro da Costa, César Augusto da Silva Santos, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas

“…IntroductionThis study aims to address significant gaps in fall risk assessment among older adult individuals, using a methodological approach to develop and validate effective instruments.ObjectiveTo establish the objectivity and reliability of the Battery for Fall Risk Assessment in older adult people - BARQ.MethodologyThis descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory study started with a preliminary version of BARQ, based on the Comprehensive Falls Risk Screening Instrument—CFRSI. …”
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Does hospital strategic alliance affect the paediatric service capacity of local hospitals? A difference-in-differences econometric analysis by Zhanchun Feng, Qian Fu, Li Zhang, Xiaolu Yu, Cuiping Xiao, Cuili Yang

“…Here, we examine the hospital strategic alliance’s effect on local hospitals’ paediatric service capacity.Methods The paediatric monitoring data of 119 local hospitals from 14 cities between 2015 and 2019 were obtained from the Hubei Pediatric Quality Control Center and the Provincial Statistical Yearbook. …”
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The influence of complexity: a bibliometric analysis of complexity science in healthcare by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kate Churruca, Louise A Ellis, Chiara Pomare, Janet C Long

“…However, in general, non-empirical literature was more influential, with a series of introductory conceptual papers being the most influential based on both overall citations and their use as index references within a citation network. …”
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Pore Structure Characteristics, Genesis, and Its Controlling Effect on Gas Migration of Quaternary Mudstone Reservoir in Qaidam Basin by Shijie He, Xianglu Tang, Zeyu Shao, Zhenxue Jiang, Bo Wang, Xiaoxue Liu, Yuchao Wang, Mingli Xu

“…The pore size distribution varies from nanometers to micrometers, and mesopores mainly contribute to the specific surface area. (2) Rigid minerals and clay minerals are the main controlling factors for the pore structure of mudstone reservoirs. …”
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Pisco, an Appellation of Origin from Peru: A review by Juan Carlos Palma, Johana Fabián-Campos, Jacqueline Jannet Dioses-Morales, Amelia Devorah Arias-Durand, Gaby Espinoza-Córdova, Miki Gonzales-Uscamayta, Joel C. Rengifo-Maravi, Epifanio Teófilo Chire-Murillo, Víctor A. Caro Sánchez-Benites, Paola Jorge-Montalvo, Lizardo Visitación-Figueroa

“…Incorporation circular economy principles using solid and liquid waste from production process has been promoted. …”
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The Utility of Point of Care Test for Soluble ST2 in Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events during Acute Care of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Anggoro Budi Hartopo, Indah Sukmasari, Ira Puspitawati

“…Soluble ST2 level was measured from peripheral blood taken on admission with POCT. …”
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Historical biogeography and systematics of yellow-bellied toads (Bombina variegata), with the description of a new subspecies from the Balkans by Christophe Dufresnes, Simeon Lukanov, Sven Gippner, Johanna Ambu, Ilias Strachinis, Dragan Arsovski, Benjamin Monod-Broca, Hugo Cayuela, Petros Lymberakis, Daniele Canestrelli, Dan Cogălniceanu, Nikolay A. Poyarkov, Spartak N. Litvinchuk, Tomasz Suchan, Mathieu Denoël, Daniel Jablonski

“…In this study, we combine cytochrome b DNA barcoding data (1238 individuals from 355 localities), mitogenome phylogenetics (17.2 kb), gene-based nuclear phylogenetics (3.7 kb from four gene fragments) and multilocus phylogenomics (4759 loci / ~554 kb obtained by double digest Restriction Associated DNA sequencing; ddRAD-seq) to re-assess the diversification of B. variegata, and revisit its nomenclatural history to assign scientific names to phylogeographic lineages. …”
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ChatGPT Versus Modest Large Language Models: An Extensive Study on Benefits and Drawbacks for Conversational Search by Guido Rocchietti, Cosimo Rulli, Franco Maria Nardini, Cristina Ioana Muntean, Raffaele Perego, Ophir Frieder

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Spray vaccination with a safe and bivalent H9N2 recombinant chimeric NDV vector vaccine elicits complete protection against NDV and H9N2 AIV challenge by Xiaoquan Wang, Jing Dai, Wenhao Yang, Yao Yao, Jin Zhang, Kaituo Liu, Xiaolong Lu, Ruyi Gao, Yu Chen, Jiao Hu, Min Gu, Shunlin Hu, Xiufan Liu, Xiaowen Liu

“…Previously, we constructed a genotype-matched chimeric NDV vector, LX-OAI4S, in which the genotype I NDV backbone was replaced with the ectodomain of haemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) and modified using the attenuated F gene from the genotype VII vaccine strain A-VII. …”
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Modelado empresarial, metodología para el rediseño organizacional y la automatización Caso de estudio: Zona Libre Cultural, Científica y Tecnológica del estado Mérida, ZOLCCYT... by Ana Magaly Reyes

“…Es la base sobre la cual se diseña y construye la infraestructura informática de la organización. …”
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Concrete Production and Curing with Recycled Wastewater: A Review on the Current State of Knowledge and Practice by Tobby Michael, Agwe, Tibenderana, Philip, Twesigye-Omwe, Moses N, Abdulkadir, Sholagberu Taofeeq

“…Hence, this paper presents a general review of the current state of knowledge and practice on concrete production and curing using recycled wastewater from industrial, commercial, and domestic activities. …”
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A Performance Analysis of Business Intelligence Techniques on Crime Prediction by Ivan, Niyonzima, Emmanuel Ahishakiye, Elisha Opiyo Omulo, Ruth Wario

“…Also the execution time in seconds of J48, Naïve bayes, Multilayer perceptron and SVO is 0.06, 0.14, 9.26 and 0.66 respectively using windows7 32 bit. Hence, Decision Tree (J48) out performed Naïve bayes, Multilayer perceptron and Support Vector Machine (SMO) algorithms, and manifested higher performance both in execution time and in accuracy. …”
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Investigation of the Content and Dynamics of Nutrients In The Surface Water of Lake Mulehe In Kisoro District, South-Western Uganda. by Saturday, Alex

“…Water pollution with nutrient-based contaminants is a major concern as it may lead to the eutrophication of freshwater bodies. …”
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