Characterization of the Liquid Fuel Produced from Catalytic Depolymerization of Polymeric Waste Using Batch Reactor by O. L. Rominiyi, M. A. Akintunde, E. I Bello, L. Lajide, O. M. Ikumapayi, O. T. Laseinde and B. A. Adaramola

“…The depolymerized polymeric waste is sustainable, with a low cost of production. Hence a good substitute as an alternative fuel and means of wealth creation from waste.…”
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Integrative hydrologic modelling of soil and water conservation strategies: a SWAT-based evaluation of environmental resilience in the Merguellil watershed, Tunisia by Taoufik Hermassi, Fathia Jarray, Waad Tlili, Issam Achour, Mohamed Mechergui

“…Results of multi-watershed calibration were analyzed in two representative sub-watersheds (SW 8 and SW 16) and present good agreement between simulated and observed values. …”
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Prediction of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Based on Clinical Variables Using a Large National Survey Database by Yanal Alnimer, Touleen Alnimer

“…Body mass index, hemoglobin A1c, serum triglyceride level, sex, and age could provide a good prediction for liver steatosis, while body mass index, blood pressure, platelet counts, hemoglobin A1c, serum LDL, or HDL are highly associated with liver fibrosis and should be used as an initial screening tool prior referral for VCTE/CAP.…”
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Reliability and Validity of Visual Estimation in Determining Thorax Rotation Mobility using the Quadruped Lumbar-Locked Position by Katelyn S Whetstone, Kyle A Matsel, Andrew S Patton, Sarah E Gehres, Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer

“…# Background Thoracic rotation mobility is crucial for athletes in rotational sports such as baseball, golf, and swimming to maintain the proper biomechanics associated with the sport. …”
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Analysis of drug release models from biodegradable nanomodified chitosan based materials by М. О. Кумеда, Л. Б. Суходуб, Л. Ф. Суходуб

“…Materials and methods: The study was performed by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using an Agilent 1200 device with a DAD detector (λ = 210–270 nm) and a C18 chromatographic column (Zorbax SB-C18 4.6×150 mm, 5 μm) at ambient temperature. Results: HA is a good adsorbent, but a poorly soluble substance, so the pharmacokinetics of ANA release was mainly determined by the degree of adsorption of the drug on the surface of the material and its diffusion potential. …”
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Effect of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth infections on physical fitness of school children in Côte d'Ivoire. by Ivan Müller, Jean T Coulibaly, Thomas Fürst, Stefanie Knopp, Jan Hattendorf, Stefanie J Krauth, Katarina Stete, Aurélie A Righetti, Dominik Glinz, Adrien K Yao, Uwe Pühse, Eliézer K N'goran, Jürg Utzinger

“…<h4>Conclusion/significance</h4>School-aged children in Côte d'Ivoire showed good physical fitness, irrespective of their helminth infection status. …”
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Evaluations of Morphometric Traits and Body Conformation Indices of Horse Ecotypes Reared in the Highlands of Bale Eco‐Region, Ethiopia by Mesay Guyo, Melaku Tareke, Andualem Tonamo, Diriba Bediye, Girma Defar

“…The studied horses were classified as mediline, elipometric, light, small and suitable riding ecotypes with a medium‐conforming body structure and good capacity for carrying loads on carts and backs for functional effectiveness. …”
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Clinical Symptoms and Types of Samples Are Critical Factors for the Molecular Diagnosis of Symptomatic COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Literature Review by Milad Zandi, Abbas Farahani, Armin Zakeri, Sara Akhavan Rezayat, Ramin Mohammadi, Umashankar Das, Jonathan R. Dimmock, Shervin Afzali, Mohammadvala Ashtar Nakhaei, Alireza Doroudi, Yousef Erfani, Saber Soltani

“…This is possible by understanding the available advances in assays for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Good sampling procedure and using samples with enough viral loads, also considering the onset symptoms, may reduce the qRT-PCR false-negative results in symptomatic COVID-19 patients. …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Schemas and Panic Disorder through a Case Treated with Schema Therapy by Esra Yancar Demir, Gonca Soyg&uuml;t

“…The schema therapy proceess that has been going on with our patient is a good example for schema therapy that was originally developed for treatment for axis II disorders may also be effective for axis 1 disorders. …”
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Colostrum feeding practice and associated factors among mothers who come for postnatal care to Asella referral and teaching hospital, Arsi Zone, South-East Ethiopia by Gisha Haji, Gebi Agero, Amde Eshete, Abdurahman Hasan, Ahmed Hiko

“…Additionally, this study also identified factors associated with maternal colostrum feeding practice level such as urban residence, counseling on timely initiation of breastfeeding during antenatal care, and good maternal attitude toward colostrum feeding. …”
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The hydraulic performance and clogging characteristics of a subsurface drip irrigation system operating for five years in the North China plain by Li Zaiyu, Mo Yan, Gao Hao, Gong Shihong, Zhang Yanqun, Li Guangyong, Wu Feng

“…The average Dra and Cu for the entire system were 88.3 % and 91.2 %, respectively, indicating good uniformity of the water distribution in the SDI system. …”
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Urinary System Manifestation of IgG4-Related Disease: Clinical, Laboratory, Radiological, and Pathological Spectra of a Chinese Single-Centre Study by Fei Teng, Hui Lu, Ke Zheng, Gang Chen, Yubing Wen, Zheng Liu, Linyi Peng, Li Huo, Xiaofeng Zeng, Wen Zhang, Xuemei Li

“…Radiological examinations were helpful for diagnosis and treatment evaluation. Patients showed good initial response to immunosuppressive treatment but relapses could occur at the maintenance period.…”
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Analisis Sentimen untuk Identifikasi Bantuan Korban Bencana Alam berdasarkan Data di Twitter Menggunakan Metode K-Means dan Naive Bayes by Vincentius Riandaru Prasetyo, Gatum Erlangga, Delta Ardy Prima

“…The K-Means method was chosen because it is easy to use and easy to implement, while the Naïve Bayes method was chosen because it has a good level of accuracy in classification. The results showed that the combination of K-Means and Naïve Bayes had a higher accuracy rate of 76.46%, compared to the use of Naïve Bayes alone, which was 74.65%. …”
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Hubungan Status Sosial Ekonomi dan Gaya Hidup dengan Kejadian Obesitas pada Siswa SD Negeri 08 Alang Lawas Padang by Cici Octari, Nur Indrawaty Liputo, Edison .

“…The result shows that 8.21% of the students suffered from obesity, 11.79% were overweight, 82.60% of the students have the parents that have income more then the poverty line, 71.30% of the fathers and 71.80% of the mothers were middle graduations, 58.50% have good consumptions pattern, and 60% have active physical activity. …”
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Item-level and Composite-level Interrater Reliability of Functional Movement Screen™ Scores Following Condensed Training in Novice Raters by Brent A Harper, Stephen M Glass

“…Interrater composite score reliability (ICC) was good (0.79 Day 1, 0.84 Day 2; both p\<0.05). # CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest that a brief training seminar may be sufficient to ensure acceptable reliability in many, but not all, of the FMS™ component tests and composite score…”
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Pyrrolizine-5-carboxamides: Exploring the impact of various substituents on anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities by Gouda Ahmed M., Abdelazeem Ahmed H., Abdalla Ashraf N., Ahmed Muhammad

“…Taken together, this study highlighted the significant impact of the substituents on the anti-inflammatory and anticancer activity of pyrrolizine-5-carboxamides, which could help in further optimization to discover good leads for the treatment of cancer and inflammation.…”
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Performance of the 2023 diagnostic criteria for MOGAD: real-world application in a Chinese multicenter cohort of pediatric and adult patients by Meng-Ting Cai, Yi Hua, Qi-Lun Lai, Sheng-Yao Su, Chun-Hong Shen, Song Qiao, Yong-Feng Xu, Zhe-Feng Yuan, Yin-Xi Zhang

“…Conclusions The 2023 criteria demonstrated good sensitivity in adult and pediatric patients in China yet modest specificity. …”
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Assessment of patient satisfaction and adherence to treatment with IOP-lowering medication in an innovative OSD bottle by D.P. Novikov, E.S. Kuznetsova

“…Factors that improve adherence to treatment include fixed-dose combinations (FDC) and preservative-free formulations. Good tolerability of long-term treatment and precise dosing are important prerequisites for the efficacy of glaucoma treatment. …”
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Catalytic effect of Fe@Fe2O3 nanowires and Fenton process on carbamazepine removal from aqueous solutions using response surface methodology by M.M. Amin, S. Yousefinejad, M. Dehghani, S. Rahimi

“…The multi-parameter models showed good calibration and prediction abilities with R²₌0.922, R²_adj= 0.907, R²_pred= 0.868. …”
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Reliability and Validity of Longshi Scale in Assessing the Activities of Daily Living of Patients with Spinal Cord Injury by Miaoling CHEN, Fubing ZHA, Fang LIU, Mingchao ZHOU, Yulong WANG, Jianjun LONG

“…Objective:To evaluate the reliability and validity of Longshi daily living ability rating scale(Longshi scale)in patients with spinal cord injury, and to provide objective basis for its wide application.Methods:A total of 412 patients with spinal cord injury(SCI)were selected from 60 medical institutions in China for the activities of daily living(ADL)assessment.Each patient was evaluated twice by both professionals(rehabilitation physician or therapist)and non-professionals(family member or companion of the patient).The Longshi scale and Barthel index were used for each assessment, and all assessments were required to be completed within the same day.The intraclass correlation coefficient(ICC)was used to analyze the correlation of scores on Longshi scale in different evaluators; the Kappa test was used to analyze the consistency of ADL rating in different evaluators; Barthel index was used as the criterion, and Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the criterion validity of Longshi scale;and compare the time spent in the evaluation of the two scales.Results:A total of 406 patients completed the scale evaluation effectively, with an effective rate of 98.5%.①The results of reliability test: Kappa test was used to evaluate the ADL level of the Longshi scale by professionals and non-professionals, with k value of 0.878 and 95%confidence interval(<italic>CI</italic>)of 0.839-0.917, with statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01).Intraclass correlation coefficient analysis was used to analyse the different of the scores of Longshi scale in different evaluators, with ICC value was 0.836, 95%<italic>CI</italic> was 0.805-0.863, with statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01).②The results of validity inspection: the Pearson correlation coefficient r value between the total scores on Longshi scale of the bedridden, domestic, and community groups and Barthel index was 0.711, 0.596 and 0.610, respectively, with statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001).③The results of time spent evaluation: compared with Barthel index(BI), both professionals and non-professionals took less time to evaluate Longshi scale than Barthel index, with statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:The Longshi scale has the advantages of being easy to understand and less time to evaluate.It is good reliability and standard validity in the evaluation of ADL for SCI patients, and it has better feasibility and can be popularized and applied in clinical practice.…”
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