Modification of coal fly ash for high capacity adsorption of methylene blue by Mardiyah Kurniasih, Nurul Hidayat Aprilita, Roto Roto, Mudasir Mudasir

“…Themodynamic study gives the positive value of enthalpy (ΔH°) and entropy (ΔS°), and the negative value of free energy (ΔG°) changes, suggesting an endothermic and spontaneous process. The lower activation energy and higher adsorption capacity of modified FA with a simple, low-cost and eco-friendly technique provide a prospective application of the adsorbents for the removal of dye waste from aqueous solution.…”
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The challenges of independence: ontogeny of at-sea behaviour in a long-lived seabird by Delord, Karine, Weimerskirch, Henri, Barbraud, Christophe

“…Naïve juveniles during their first month at sea after leaving their colony exhibited lower foraging effort (greater proportion of time spent sitting on water, longer and more numerous bouts on water, shorter and fewer flying bouts). …”
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ICRF resonance cones in the low-density scrape-off-layer of ASDEX Upgrade by Felix Paulus, Volodymyr Bobkov, Helmut Faugel, Helmut Fünfgelder, Oleksii Girka, Gustavo Grenfell, Roman Ochoukov, Wouter Tierens, Hartmut Zohm, the ASDEX Upgrade Team

“…The detected RF signals show that the signal maxima are located close to the lower hybrid resonance density and are highest when the source and the probes are connected along magnetic field lines. …”
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The expression and clinical significance of serum exosomal-long non-coding RNA DLEU1 in patients with cervical cancer by Yu Chen, Facai Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Weifeng Zhao, Qingxin Xia

“…Furthermore, the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) of CC patients in the high DLEU1 expression group were markedly lower than those in the low DLEU1 expression group (both p < .01). …”
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Analysis of Flavor Differences in Yak Milk Powder at Different Milk Production Stages by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry by Diandian Wang, Yaxi Zhou, Jian Zhao, Yu Guo, Wenjie Yan

“…Compared to YCSP and YEMP, YMMP contained higher levels of acids and esters, while the levels of alkanes and alcohols were lower. Principal component analysis (PCA), orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA), and hierarchical clustering heatmap analysis revealed a high degree of differentiation and notable variation in volatile compounds between the samples from different lactation periods. …”
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Preoperative ANemiA among elderly undergoing Major Abdominal surgery (PANAMA) is associated with early postoperative morbidity and worse quality of life outcomes by Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Celestine Jia Ling Loh, Eunice Jie Yi Kok, Brenda Pei Yi Tan, Hanis Abdul Kadir, Phui-Sze Au-Yong

“…At baseline, these patients exhibited more issues with self-care (3%), pain/discomfort (13%), and anxiety/depression (19%), along with a lower mean EQ-VAS score of 77. However, there was a significant improvement in mobility, usual activities, and pain/discomfort over time. …”
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The Effects of Preeclampsia Severity and Thrombocytopenia on the Prognosis of Hypertensive Pregnant Women by Emre Beşe, Fatma Devran Bıldırcın, Erdal Malatyalıoğlu

“…Birth weight was significantly lower in patients with low platelet counts (p<0.05). …”
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Residual ciprofloxacin in chicken manure inhibits methane production in an anaerobic digestion system by Yiting Wang, Qing Liu, Hongli Ran, Pingcai Peng, Yan Wang, Guoliang Peng, Yinbao Wu, Xin Wen

“…Moreover, the VFA and acetic acid concentrations of the ciprofloxacin groups were significantly higher than those of control during the entire AD period (P < 0.05), and the pH value at the withdrawal stage was significantly lower than that of the control group (P < 0.01), with no significant difference between the HCIP and LCIP groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Change in seed viability of commercial maize hybrids during storage by Perić Sanja, Stevanović Milan, Mladenović Marko, Popović Aleksandar, Kovačević Aleksandar, Grčić Nikola

“…Notably, while the vigor of hybrids ZP 704 (92.7%) and ZP 873 (88%) was lower than their total germination rates, hybrid ZP 600 demonstrated consistent results, with both total germination and vigor at 96%. …”
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Influence of Image Acquisition on Radiation Dose and Image Quality: Full versus Narrow Phase Window Acquisition Using 320 MDCT by Faisal Khosa, Atif Khan, Khurram Nasir, Waqas Shuaib, Matthew Budoff, Ron Blankstein, Melvin E. Clouse

“…Our study supports that good HR control and predefined narrow window acquisition result in lower radiation dose without compromising diagnostic image quality for coronary disease evaluation.…”
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U.S.-UK Voting Cohesion in the United Nations General Assembly: Important Votes (2001–2019) by A. O. Mamedova

“…Bush and Donald Trump it was lower than during Barack Obama’s presidency. Despite the special relationship, the UK often aligns itself with the EU countries when voting in the UNGA. …”
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Ranolazine Induced Bradycardia, Renal Failure, and Hyperkalemia: A BRASH Syndrome Variant by Syed Arsalan Akhter Zaidi, Danial Shaikh, Muhammad Saad, Timothy J. Vittorio

“…Physical examination was remarkable for bradycardia and decreased breath sounds in the left lower lung field. Laboratory studies were significant for a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L and a serum creatinine level of 1.6 mg/dL. …”
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Selective response surface methodology for Anti Reflective Coated Nano-film filter thickness optimization in hybrid PVT system by Kundan Kumar Sharma, Prakash Chandra

“…This nano-film filter is coated with Zirconium oxide (ZrO2), which improves the path length of light rays inside the nano-film filter, and a Cerium Oxide (CeO2) nano-coating is utilized over this coating to lower the quantity of light reflected off the surface of the solar panel. …”
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Human–Robot Interactions: A Pilot Study of Psychoaffective and Cognitive Factors to Boost the Acceptance and Usability of Assistive Wearable Devices by Margherita Bertuccelli, Stefano Tortora, Edoardo Trombin, Liliana Negri, Patrizia Bisiacchi, Emanuele Menegatti, Alessandra Del Felice

“…Ten able-bodied volunteers were assessed for their anxiety, experienced workload, cognitive reserve, and perceived exoskeleton usability before and after a task with a lower-limb exoskeleton (i.e., 10 m path walking for 10 trials). …”
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Dietary functional palatability enhancer improved growth and appetite in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) fed a reduced fish meal diet by Xinyan Zhi, Yixin Gu, Wenli Zhao, Shichao Xie, Yangguang Bao, Sofia Morais, Dong Li, Maolong He, Min Jin, Qicun Zhou

“…Results indicated that fish fed the NC diet exhibited lower growth and feeding efficiency (PWG, SGR, FE and PER) than those fed the other diets. …”
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Alterations in mRNA level of proteins related to redox state and mitochondria in an Alzheimer’s disease animal model: Promising targets in neuroprotection by Sylwia Żulińska, Przemysław L. Wencel, Kinga Czubowicz, Joanna B. Strosznajder

“…These changes were linked to lower cytochrome c oxidase activity in 3- and significantly in 6-month-old AD Tg mice. …”
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Comparing diagnostic accuracy of Kato-Katz, Koga agar plate, ether-concentration, and FLOTAC for Schistosoma mansoni and soil-transmitted helminths. by Dominik Glinz, Kigbafori D Silué, Stefanie Knopp, Laurent K Lohourignon, Kouassi P Yao, Peter Steinmann, Laura Rinaldi, Giuseppe Cringoli, Eliézer K N'Goran, Jürg Utzinger

“…Moreover, a single FLOTAC detected hookworm, A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura infections with a higher sensitivity than any of the other methods used, but resulted in lower egg counts. The Koga agar plate method was the most accurate diagnostic assay for S. stercoralis.…”
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Long-term health outcomes and quality of life in women with untreated pelvic floor dysfunction: a single-center cohort study by Wenchao Chen, Jiang Gong, Mingsheng Liu, Ying Chang Cai

“…HRQoL scores showed that 97.6% of participants had high physical functioning (mean PF: 67.36 ± 11.62), but vitality (VT) was notably lower, with 27.8% scoring below 50 (mean VT: 54.84 ± 6.60). …”
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ViPErLEED package I: Calculation of I(V) curves and structural optimization by Florian Kraushofer, Alexander M. Imre, Giada Franceschi, Tilman Kißlinger, Erik Rheinfrank, Michael Schmid, Ulrike Diebold, Lutz Hammer, Michele Riva

“…The ViPErLEED (Vienna package for Erlangen LEED) project lowers these barriers, introducing a combined solution for user-friendly data acquisition, extraction, and computational analysis. …”
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Insights into the toxic impact of long-term exposure to diethyl phthalate on commercially important species Catla (Labeo catla) by Satabdi Ganguly, Basanta Kumar Das, Anupam Adhikari, Subir Kumar Nag

“…This led to an increase in circulating sex steroids E2 (41.62%) and 11 KT (24.59%) and eventually triggered hepatic Vtg production (23.90%) in a dose-dependent manner. DEP exposure lowered the concentration of antioxidants superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT), the effect being more pronounced in the higher dose. …”
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