Coffee and its Biologically Active Components: Is There a Connection to Breast, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancer? - a Review by Anna Maria Witkowska, Iwona Mirończuk-Chodakowska, Katarzyna Maria Terlikowska, Kamila Kulesza, Małgorzata Elżbieta Zujko

“…This literature review was intended to present current knowledge related to coffee and its components and hormone-dependent female cancers, such as breast, endometrial and ovarian cancer, and to identify gaps in research that may be exploited in the future. …”
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A Smart Privacy-Preserving Learning Method by Fake Gradients to Protect Users Items in Recommender Systems by Guixun Luo, Zhiyuan Zhang, Zhenjiang Zhang, Yun Liu, Lifu Wang

“…We focus on protecting the items rated by users and propose a novel privacy-preserving matrix factorization algorithm. …”
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Retracted: Construction of Mobile E-Commerce Platform and Analysis of Its Impact on E-Commerce Logistics Customer Satisfaction by null Complexity

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A Tale of Two Hypersecreting Adrenal Neoplasms in the Heartland of COVID-19 Pandemic, Lombardy, Italy by Benedetta Zampetti, Roberto Attanasio, Emanuela Carioni, Daniela Dallabonzana, Iuliana Pauna, Marco Boniardi, Renato Cozzi

“…In this study, we report the management, in Lombardy, Italy, of one patient with Cushing’s syndrome due to adrenal adenoma and another one with pheochromocytoma, whose surgeries were deferred owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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INFORMATION-MEASURING SYSTEM FOR EVALUATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION POWER LEVELS INFLUENCE TO ITS WEAKENED BY PROTECTIVE SHIELDS by O. V. Boiprav, L. M. Lynkov, T. V. Borbotko

“…It’s proposed to use the developed methodology for the testing of electromagnetic radiation shields for anechoic chambers…”
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Evaluation the Effects of Some Relevant Parameters on Elastic Modulus of Pumpkin Seed and Its Kernel by Mohammad Hossein Abbaspour-Fard, Rasool Khodabakhshian, Bagher Emadi, Hasan Sadrnia

“…The results showed that elastic modulus of pumpkin seed and its kernel decreased with increasing moisture content and also increasing loading rate, for the varieties under study. …”
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Psychometric validation of the continuum beliefs of mental illness scale (CB-MIS) and its associations with stigma by Lina-Jolien Peter, Thomas McLaren, Samuel Tomczyk, Holger Muehlan, Silke Schmidt, Georg Schomerus

“…Results The scale comprises three subscales with three items, and one optional vignette-based item each, rated on a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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Factors Associated with Placenta Praevia in Primigravidas and Its Pregnancy Outcome by Abdul Ghani Nur Azurah, Zakaria Wan Zainol, Pei Shan Lim, Mohd Nasir Shafiee, Nirmala Kampan, Wan Syahirah Mohsin, Norfilza Mohd Mokhtar, Muhammad Abdul Jamil Muhammad Yassin

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Some Iterative Methods for Solving Nonconvex Bifunction Equilibrium Variational Inequalities by Muhammad Aslam Noor, Khalida Inayat Noor, Saira Zainab

“…We suggest and analyze some iterative methods for solving the nonconvex bifunction equilibrium variational inequalities using the auxiliary principle technique. …”
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Probability Mechanism Based Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Its Application in Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling Problems by Shuai Li, Zhicong Zhang, Xiaohui Yan, Liangwei Zhang

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Synergistic effect of meropenem and vancomycin antibiotics with Ecballium elaterium and Senna italica extracts by Lubna Abdallah, Hiba Odeh, Huda Salem, Thanaa Barham, Samah Nazzal, Rahaf Kokaly, Hana Sa’d Aldeen, Amal Holuo

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Source Apportionment of Urban Ammonia and its Contribution to Secondary Particle Formation in a Mid-size European City by Laura Ehrnsperger, Otto Klemm

“…Alongside nitrogen oxides (NOx) and PM, ammonia (NH3) is also a relevant air pollutant due to its role as a precursor of particulate ammonium. …”
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Schenkerian Theory in the United States. A Review of Its Establishment and a Survey of Current Research Topics by David Carson Berry

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The relationship between mindfulness, work-related stress management, and job satisfaction in a sample of Italian correctional officers by Federico ALESSIO, Gabriele GIORGI, Georgia Libera FINSTAD, Giulia FOTI, Anna CONTARDI, Sara PELLI, Antonio LUMIA, Francesco CHIRICO, Amelia RIZZO, Giorgia BONDANINI

“…Methods: The study enlisted the participation of 131 Italian correctional officers (F = 72,5%) in working age. …”
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Month-to-Month Variability of Autumn Sea Ice in the Barents and Kara Seas and Its Relationship to Winter Air Temperature in China by Chuhan Lu, Kaili Li, Shaoqing Xie, Zhaomin Wang, Yujing Qin

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EXPLOIT MINING HIGH UTILITY ITEMSETS WITH NEGATIVE UNIT PROFITS FROM VERTICALLY DISTRIBUTED DATABASES by Cao Tùng Anh, Ngô Quốc Huy, Võ Hoàng Khang

“…High Utility Itemset (HUI) mining is an important problem in the data mining literature that considers the utilities for businesses of items (such as profits and margins) that are discovered from transactional databases. …”
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Effect of different clay additions to concrete on its ultrasonic acoustic parameters and compressive strength by Wenxiang Wu, Shunchao Chen, Yong Wu, Xiangyang Zhang, Debiao Kong, Jifeng Wen

“…The measured data shows that as the age of concrete containing mud increases, its sound velocity value increases, the sound duration value decreases, the amplitude changes are dispersed, and the frequency value increases. …”
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Self-isolation of adolescents after Covid-19 pandemic between social withdrawal and Hikikomori risk in Italy by Loredana Cerbara, Giulia Ciancimino, Gianni Corsetti, Antonio Tintori

“…Abstract Social withdrawal is a widespread phenomenon among adolescents, presenting significant challenges in understanding its aetiology and dynamics. This study, drawing on data from two cross-sectional surveys conducted in 2019 and 2022 on students in public upper secondary schools, investigates the trend of self-isolation among Italian adolescents before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Rapid and Sensitive Method for Extraction of Plicosepalus acacia with Determination of Its Main Polyphenolic Compounds Using Validated HPLC by Mashail N. AlZain, Rashed N. Herqash, Abdulaziz N. Almoqbil, Omer Mohammed Almarfadi, Mansour N. Ibrahim, Riaz Ullah, Omar M. Noman

“…The trial parameters that influenced the extraction potential (comprising the mass ratio of sample to the dispersant, nature of dispersant, and the nature of elution solvent and its volume) were examined and optimized. These MSPD optimized parameters regulated are as follows: 8 mL of methanol was utilized as elution solvent, silica gel/sample mass ration was selected to be 2 : 1, and dispersing sorbent was silica gel. …”
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HPLC-MS standardization and validation methods for determination of calactin content in dichloromethane fraction of Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. (Niu jiao gua) stem bark and its application in prediction of anticancer activities by Naphat Kaewpaeng, Sudaporn Wongwan, Khemmachat Pansooksan, Chanakan Chailom, Pattaraporn Chaisupasakul, Dumrongsak Pekthong, Nitra Nuengchamnong, Zhi-Hong Jiang, Li-Ping Bai, Piyarat Srisawang, Supawadee Parhira

“…This will help in predicting its cytotoxicity against HCT116, HepG2 and MKN74. …”
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