Healthcare assessment tools—a valid source of data for pre-hospital care? Usability for ensuring medical care in the event of a disaster by Robert Konrad, Robert Konrad, Denise Schuster, HJ Heppner, HJ Heppner

“…IntroductionProviding care for vulnerable population groups in the event of a disaster or evacuation is in the interests of those affected, of local authorities, health insurance companies, other insurance companies and the responsible authorities and organizations with security tasks (BOS). Evacuation and supply planning is currently mostly carried out using regionally or locally adapted so-called “isolated or individual solutions” or by means of an individual, time-consuming and usually manual and direct personal data query. …”
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Enhancement of Phosphorus Sorption onto Peanut shell by Means of Aluminum and Iron Oxide Coatings by Hazhar Jalal Ali, Muhammed Saeed Rasheed, Omran A Hawramy, Aya Muhammed Saeed

“… Phosphorus serves as a crucial nutrient for the organisms. Still, the discharge of high levels of phosphate concentrations into limited aquatic environments leads to the phenomenon known as eutrophication, which subsequently leads to the degradation of the overall water quality. …”
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Body image and sexual life satisfaction in women considering female genital cosmetic surgery in Iran by Setareh Derakhshanpour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Fatemeh Rahmanian, Seyede Zahra Jafari, Zahra YazdanPanahi

“…Abstract Background Further attention to genital organs has become a concern for women in line with changes in society’s culture. …”
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Seasonal variation of underwater sound propagation in the Beibu Gulf by Feihong Zeng, Feihong Zeng, Lingling Xie, Lingling Xie, Lingling Xie, Mingming Li, Mingming Li, Mingming Li, Qiang Li, Qiang Li, Qiang Li, Simeng Liu, Simeng Liu

“…Variations in the underwater sound speed significantly influence sound propagation in the ocean, thereby impacting both underwater navigation systems and a substantial portion of marine organisms reliant on sound. This study utilizes cruise data from the Beibu Gulf during the summer and winter of 2023–2024 to explore the seasonal variations in temperature and salinity affecting the sound speed distribution and characteristics of sound propagation. …”
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Chloroplast Vesiculation and Induced Chloroplast Vesiculation and Senescence‐Associated Gene 12 Expression During Tomato Flower Pedicel Abscission by Magda Tušek Žnidarič, Maja Zagorščak, Živa Ramšak, Katja Stare, Marko Chersicola, Maruša Pompe Novak, Aleš Kladnik, Marina Dermastia

“…ABSTRACT Abscission is a tightly regulated process in which plants shed unnecessary, infected, damaged, or aging organs, as well as ripe fruits, through predetermined abscission zones in response to developmental, hormonal, and environmental signals. …”
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The design and rationale of the cardiac REHABilitation to improve metabolic health in Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy (REHAB-HCM) Study by Matthew Cheung, Nathaniel Moulson, Jinelle C. Gelinas, Ali Daraei, Sarah M. Bradwell, Carolyn Taylor, Neil D. Eves, Graeme J. Koelwyn, Thomas M. Roston

“…Conclusion: This prospective cohort study will address an important knowledge gap by evaluating the effect of an organized CR program in HCM patients and metabolic syndrome. …”
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Hierarchical forecasting of causes of death with trend breaks in mortality modeling: Kenyan case by Nicholas Bett, Juma Kasozi, Daniel Ruturwa

“…The data from the World Health Organization consisted of annualized mortality quantities by cause, gender, age, and period for Kenya. …”
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Unusual open-system behaviour revealed by LA-MC-ICP-MS U–Th dating of coral and coralline algae bio-carbonates by Condomines, Michel, Bruguier, Olivier, Hajji, Inès, Zaara-Ben Mosbah, Chedia

“…We suggest that this source might come from the bio-mineral itself, in the form of organic matter originally involved in the encrusting algal activity, and eventually degraded with an almost complete U-loss.…”
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Molecular imprinted polymer-based potentiometric approach for the determination of carvedilol and ivabradine hydrochloride in dosage form, spiked human plasma and in presence of th... by Nermine V. Fares, Haitham A. El Fiky, Dina A. Ahmed, Maha F. Abd El Ghany, Amr M. Badawey, Mahmoud A. Tantawy

“…Aside from development of aqueous layer, the incorporated ion exchanger in plasticized membrane is usually unable to differentiate in sensing between two similarly charged lipophilic organic ions. These flaws impeded simultaneous quantification of carvedilol and ivabradine hydrochloride in their dosage form. …”
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The Role of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for a Case of Primary Breast Sarcoma: A Plan Comparison between Three Modern Techniques and a Review of the Literature by Mariella Cozzolino, Caterina Oliviero, Barbara D’Andrea, Giuseppe Guglielmi, Giorgia Califano, Rocchina Caivano, Antonella Bianculli, Vincenzo Fusco

“…Three plans were designed, and target coverage, organs-at-risk sparing, and treatment efficiency were compared. …”
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Effects of biogenic CBM generation on microcrystalline and functional groups of high-volatile bituminous coal by Aikuan Wang, Qiang Huang, Zhiyuan Yao

“…Understanding the biogenic mechanism of coalbed methane (CBM) requires a deep exploration of the physical and chemical changes that occur in organic matter during the biodegradation process. …”
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Cadmium Uptake and Distribution in Fragrant Rice Genotypes and Related Consequences on Yield and Grain Quality Traits by Adam Sheka Kanu, Umair Ashraf, Zhaowen Mo, Issaka Fuseini, Lamin R. Mansaray, Meiyang Duan, Shenggan Pan, Xiangru Tang

“…The results showed that, with increased levels of soil Cd toxicity, Cd uptake in roots and distribution to other organs increased in dose dependent manner. Uptake and accumulation were higher in roots than in shoots with the highest uptake in both roots and shoots observed in Meixiangzhan 2, followed by Nongxiang 18, Basmati, Xiangyaxiangzhan, and Guixiangzhan cultivars. …”
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Immunological differences between monophasic and biphasic synovial sarcoma with implications for immunotherapy by S. J. Luk, M. E. IJsselsteijn, A. Somarakis, I. Acem, I. Briaire de Bruijn, K. Szuhai, J. V. M. G. Bovee, N. F. C. C. de Miranda, J. H. F. Falkenburg, M. H. M. Heemskerk

“…In these tumors, the immune and endothelial cells were mostly located within the stromal like, spindle cell compartment and excluded from the epithelial compartment, greatly resembling the spatial organization of healthy epithelium such as in the colon. …”
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Analysis of Sea Water Temperature Change on The Coast of Turkey with GIS and Evaluation of Its Ecological Effects by Erkan Kalıpcı, Volkan Başer, Mustafa Türkmen, Nihal Genç, Hüseyin Cüce

“…An increase in seawater temperatures can cause ecological problems in aquatic organisms. In the study based on this idea; Turkey's sea surface temperatures were examined on an annual basis and determined increase rate which are chancing along the coasts were evaluated with geographic information systems. …”
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Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Dual Adult versus Single-Kidney Transplantation: Evolution of a Surgical Technique by Ana K. Islam, Richard J. Knight, Wesley A. Mayer, Adam B. Hollander, Samir Patel, Larry D. Teeter, Edward A. Graviss, Ashish Saharia, Hemangshu Podder, Emad H. Asham, A. Osama Gaber

“…By utilizing extended criteria donor organs as DKT, the donor pool was enlarged while providing excellent patient and graft survival. …”
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Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead Channa punctata (Channidae) in Bangladesh by Imran Parvez, Sharmin Ahmed, Nazifa Tasnim, Rubaiya Pervin, Md Ashraful Alam, Md Nasir Khan, Yeasmin Ara, Harunur Rashid, Siriporn Pradit

“…Heavy metal bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms of open water aquatic ecosystems was detected globally, including Bangladesh. …”
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Potential of Cover Crop Use and Termination with a Roller-Crimper in a Strip-Till Silage Maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) Production System in the Central Valley of California by Robert Willmott, Jennifer Valdez-Herrera, Jeffrey P. Mitchell, Anil Shrestha

“…Cover crop kill, soil cover by residue, weed cover, amount of organic residue, and silage maize yield were recorded. …”
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Analysis of Method Performance for Quantitative Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Queso Fresco Cheese by Neha Singh, Ravinder Reddy, Karina Hettwer, Kirstin Frost, Matthew Kmet, Steffen Uhlig

“…The Moffett Proficiency Test Laboratory: MPTL (organizer) prepared test samples for each participating laboratory with 10 CFU/g of L. monocytogenes. …”
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Aminopropyl Functionalised MCM-41: Synthesis and Application for Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) by Pham Dinh Du, Nguyen Trung Hieu, Thuy Chau To, Long Giang Bach, Mai Xuan Tinh, Tran Xuan Mau, Dinh Quang Khieu

“…The results showed that the direct method provided the aminopropyl-MCM-41 material with well-ordered pores and high surface areas but with a lower quantity of grafted 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane than the indirect method. To remove the organic template in the indirect method, solvent extraction with HCl/C2H5OH and calcination at 500°C were used, and the former gave a higher quantity of grafted 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane in the resulting aminopropyl-MCM-41 materials. …”
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Rapid Screening Method for Detecting Ethinyl Estradiol in Natural Water Employing Voltammetry by Chalder Nogueira Nunes, Lucas Ely Pauluk, Maria Lurdes Felsner, Vanessa Egéa dos Anjos, Sueli Pércio Quináia

“…Current methods for the determination of this compound, such as chromatography, are expensive and lengthy and require large amounts of toxic organic solvents. In this work, a voltammetric procedure is developed and validated as a screening tool for detecting EE2 in water samples without prior extraction, clean-up, or derivatization steps. …”
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