Effect of Zinc Additive and Annealing on Dielectric Characteristics of the PSCCO Compound by shatha hashim mahdi, Naba F. Hamady, Demiral Akbar

“…The insulating properties showed good stability with temperature within the range of room temperature to 200°C.and 13.71 for the base compound PbSr2Ca2Cu3O, at different temperatures, the dielectric constant of compound PbSr2Ca2Cu2.4Zn0.6O was measured to be 10.3, 11.15, and 12.06, indicating its potential use at high temperatures.   …”
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The Genesis of APEC: Economic Diplomacy of Australia, Japan, and the United States (On the 30^th Anniversary of the Forum) by A. A. Sidorov

“…The 30th anniversary of APEC provides a good opportunity to revisit the history of the forum and to highlight complex negotiations between the countries of the Asia-Pacific region at the end of the Cold War. …”
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One carbon metabolism supplementation in maturation medium but not embryo culture medium improves the yield of blastocysts from bovine oocytes by Arefeh Golestanfar, Amir Niasari Naslaji, Farnoosh Jafarpour, Nima Sadeghi Borujen, Shiva Rouhollahi Varnosfaderani, Yves Menezo, Maurizio Dattilo, Mohammad Hossein Nasr-Esfahani

“…After single embryo transfer, the supplemented blastocysts were at least as competent as non-supplemented ones with a non-significantly higher (20% vs. 14%) pregnancy rate and the advantage of several good quality blastocysts available for future use. …”
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Géographie et hydrologie de la ville de Reims/Durocortorum et de ses environs by Alain Devos, Claire Pichard, Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte

“…The historic heart of the city is located on the right bank of the river, atop an alluvial terrace that protects it from flooding, is responsible the flatness of the terrain and provides it with good access to groundwater (chalk vadose zone). The Vesle, which is about ten meters lower than the ancient city, is in fact a low-energy river, fed by aquifer drainage, with no significant runoff. …”
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Factors associated with acute respiratory infection and healthcare-seeking behaviour among primary caregivers in Bangladesh: a study based on MICS 2019 by Md Fuad Al Fidah, Syeda Sumaiya Efa, Ali Amin Nabin

“…Focus should be on younger fathers for promoting healthcare-seeking and good feeding practice to reduce malnutrition.…”
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Novel approach for noninvasive pelvic floor muscle strength measurement using extracorporeal surface perineal pressure measurement and machine learning modeling by Ui-jae Hwang, Sun-hee Ahn, Hyeon-ju Lee, Yurin Jeon, Myung Jae Jeon

“…Results The ESPP measurements demonstrated good to excellent intra-rater (ICC = 0.881) and inter-rater (ICC = 0.967) reliability. …”
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Phase II randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of MLC1501 in patients with stroke: the MLC1501 study Assessing Efficacy in post-STrOk... by Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian, Deidre Anne De Silva, Christopher P L H Chen, Cyrus G Escabillas, John Harold Hiyadan, Johnny K Lokin, Romulo U Esagunde, Joel M Advincula, Christian Oliver C Co, Maria Epifania V Collantes, Annabelle Y Lao, Yeow-Hoay Koh, Carol Huilian Tham

“…Additionally, telephone assessment at week 4 includes the simplified mRS and PROMIS-10.Safety will be evaluated by standard assessments and occurrence of adverse events over the duration of the study.Discussion Interventions that enhance recovery beyond the acute period of stroke are needed. MLC1501 has a good safety profile as well as potential to be a treatment for recovery after brain injury. …”
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Runoff Simulation of Yulong Kashi River Basin Based on CN05.1 Dataset Driven SWAT Model by YU Xiaobo, HUANG Lingmei, SHEN Manhua, ZHANG Ting

“…The results show that the CN05.1+SWAT model is suitable for runoff simulation in the Yulong Kashi River Basin, with good agreement between the simulated results and the measured data. …”
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Hospital pharmacy implementation of a unit dose dispensing system: A qualitative interview study to determine experiences, views and attitudes of nursing staff by Theodora Steindl-Schönhuber, Theresa Drechsel, Gunda Gittler, Anita Elaine Weidmann

“…. • Insights are provided into the significance of good collaboration between all ward staff to ensure the necessary workflow adaptations, the necessity of a seamlessly integrated IT system and the adaptability of the system depending on the patient population. • The findings highlight key factors for a successful implementation of a unit dose dispensing system at ward level while underlining its advantages for workload, staff shortages and patient safety.…”
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Human papillomavirus vaccination hesitancy among young girls in Ethiopia: factors and barriers to uptake by Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Biruk Beletew Abate, Biruk Beletew Abate, Betelhem Anteneh Adamu, Aschalew Mulatu Tefera, Kaleab Temelket Mekonnen, Melkam Alemu Ashagrie, Yabibal Berie Tadesse, Abera Dessie Dagnaw, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Gizachew Kassahun Bizuneh

“…Higher monthly income (AOR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.08–6.34), good knowledge of the HPV vaccine (AOR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.12–4.87), and a positive attitude towards the vaccine (AOR = 3.03, 95% CI: 1.63–9.56) were significantly associated with acceptance of HPV vaccination. …”
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Outcomes and safety of mechanical thrombectomy, alteplase, and conventional medical care in the treatment of acute M2 segment middle cerebral artery occlusion: a comparative study by Eman M. Khedr, Ahmed Elbassiouny, Mahmoud Nageeb, Ahmed Aly, Khalid O. Mohamed, Nourelhoda A. Haridy

“…Successful recanalization occurred in 73.9% of the MT group. 69% of the MT group required stent retrieval plus aspiration thrombectomy, and 60.9% required ≥ 3 trials, but outcomes did not differ by technique or number of trials. A good outcome (mRS 0–2) at 3 months was achieved in 69.6% MT versus 65.2% rTPA versus 7.1% CMT (p < 0.0001). …”
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Comparison of Two Automated Urine Analyzers (URiSCAN Super + YD Diagnostics and Sysmex UC-3500–UF-5000 Urine Chemistry Analyzer) with Routine Microscopy by Durre Aden, Poonam Khambra, Sunil Ranga, Yasir Alvi

“…Results: The degree of concordance of red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), and epithelial cells (ECs) was good between the two automated analyzers, URiSCAN Super + YD Diagnostics and Sysmex UC-3500–UF-5000 urine analyzer and microscopy with P < 0.05. …”
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Cell culture expansion media choice affects secretory, protective and immuno-modulatory features of adipose mesenchymal stromal cell-derived secretomes for orthopaedic applications by Enrico Ragni, Andrea Papait, Michela Maria Taiana, Paola De Luca, Giulio Grieco, Elsa Vertua, Pietro Romele, Cecilia Colombo, Antonietta Rosa Silini, Ornella Parolini, Laura de Girolamo

“…In addition to standard supplementation given by foetal bovine serum (FBS) or human platelet lysate (hPL), new good manufacturing practice (GMP)-compliant serum/xeno (S/X)-free media formulations have been proposed, although their influence on MSCs phenotype and potential is scarcely described. …”
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Physicians’ perception towards continuing professional development in government teaching hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia-mixed method design by Merahi Kefyalew Merahi, Walelegn Worku Yallew

“…Those working in Internal Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology departments and healthcare professionals had significantly higher odds of perceiving continuing professional development as good. The interviews revealed that the barriers to continuing professional development are divided into Individual and health system barriers. …”
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High concentrations of polyethylene microplastics restrain the growth of Cinnamomum camphora seedling by reducing soil water holding capacity by Run Yang, Jinping Wang, Huanying Fang, Jinwen Xia, Guomin Huang, Rongzhen Huang, Hong Zhang, Liqin Zhu, Lichao Zhang, Jihong Yuan

“…Our findings help replenish the regulation mechanism of MPs on plant growth and suggest that C. camphora is a potentially good candidate for the phytoremediation of the low-level PE-MP-contaminated soil.…”
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Immunolipid magnetic bead-based circulating tumor cell sorting: a novel approach for pathological staging of colorectal cancer by Qingyan Deng, Weidong Li, Yueming Huang, Haitao Wang, Xinhao Zhou, Zhifen Guan, Bohao Cheng, Yao Wang

“…The concordance between hotspot mutations in tumor tissue and blood CTCs was analyzed.ResultsThe CTC sorting system exhibited good dispersion, stability, and low cytotoxicity, with a specificity of 90.54% and a sensitivity of 89.07%. …”
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Snake-DETR: a lightweight and efficient model for fine-grained snake detection in complex natural environments by Heng Wang, Shuai Zhang, Cong Zhang, Zheng Liu, Qiuxian Huang, Xinyi Ma, Yiming Jiang

“…Experimental results on a custom dataset covering 27 snake species demonstrate that Snake-DETR achieves a good balance between model efficiency and detection performance, meeting the requirements for fine-grained snake object detection. …”
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Optimized radiofrequency shimming using low-heating B1+-mapping in the presence of deep brain stimulation implants: Proof of concept. by Maryam Arianpouya, Benson Yang, Fred Tam, Clare E McElcheran, Simon J Graham

“…A two-step optimization algorithm is proposed and examined for a cylindrical phantom with an implanted wire to enable 1) robust B1+ mapping with low localized heating; and 2) robust RF shimming PTX with low localized heating and good B1+ homogeneity over a large imaging volume. …”
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The drawback of liberal nationalism as a condition for positive peace in the Balkans by Lakić Danijela

“…This idea about emphasizing the primary status of a cultural version of a nation refers to the aspect of liberal nationalism on the necessity of including national belonging, as an integral part of cultural belonging, in primary goods that the state ensures for its citizens, which means that liberal state cannot be fully ethnically neutral either. …”
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Serum Alkaline Phosphatase in Free-Ranging Male Moose Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) of Different Age Groups by Maria A. Perevozchikova, Igor A. Domsky, Yulia A. Berezina, Professor Zhitkov Russian Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Kirov, Russia, Alexandr V. Economov

“…The moose has good prospects for hunting and game breeding. Peripheral blood indicators can provide information about their health status and adaptive capabilities, as well as non-infectious, infectious, and invasive pathologies. …”
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