Trees, seeds and seedlings analyses in the process of obtaining a quality planting material for black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by Andrea M. ROMAN, Irina M. MORAR, Alina M. TRUTA, Catalina DAN, Adriana F. SESTRAS, Liviu HOLONEC, Florin IORAS, Radu E. SESTRAS

“…Coefficient of genetic correlation and heritability calculated for the seedlings belongings to half-sib families highlighted that black locust breeding can be extremely effective by a proper selection. …”
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Placental Vimentin Expression in Preeclampsia and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Fırat Asir, Suleyman Cemil Oglak, Tugcan Korak, Fatih Tas, Mehmet Yilmaz, Fikri Erdemci, Firat Sahin, Hayat Ayaz, Emine Zeynep Yilmaz, Gokhan Bolluk

“…A semiquantitative measurement was done between groups by comparing the Vimentin signal and significance was calculated. Network construction and pathway enrichment analysis were conducted using Cytoscape (v3.10.1) and ShinyGO, respectively. …”
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How to Manage Low Estriol Levels in Pregnancies, One Center Experience by Elif YILMAZ GULEC, Alper GEZDIRICI, Akif AYAZ, Fatma Nihal OZTURK, Ibrahim POLAT

“…Although X-linked ichthyosis, a microdeletion syndrome with mild ichthyosis, which causes steroid sulfatase (STS) deficiency, is the most common genetic cause, second-trimester screening tests calculate the risk for a less common and severe disorder known as the Smith Lemli Opitz syndrome (SLOS). …”
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Cardiovascular risk factors, global cardiovascular risk, and vascular age in a cohort of Peruvian HIV patients by German Valenzuela-Rodriguez, Jaime A. Collins, Raul Castillo, Luis R. Illescas, Adrian V. Hernandez, Carlos Diaz-Arocutipa

“…Global cardiovascular risk was calculated using Framingham risk score and ACC/AHA ASCVD score, and vascular age was evaluated using Framingham adaptation. …”
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Bloodstream Infections in Critical Care Units in England, April 2017 to March 2023: Results from the First Six Years of a National Surveillance Programme by Olivia D. Conroy, Andrea Mazzella, Hannah Choi, Jocelyn Elmes, Matt Wilson, Dimple Y. Chudasama, Sarah M. Gerver, Miroslava Mihalkova, Andrew Rhodes, A. Peter R. Wilson, Nicholas Brown, Jasmin Islam, Russell Hope

“…Methods: Surveillance data on BSIs, CVCs, and bed-days between 04/2017 and 03/2023 for adult CCUs were linked to mortality and AMR data, and crude rates were calculated. Results: The rates of CCU-BSIs and CCU-CVC-BSIs were stable for the first three years (3.6 and 1.7 per 1000 bed-days in 2019/20), before increasing by 75% and 94% in 2020/21, respectively, and returning to near pre-pandemic levels by 2022/23. …”
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Determination of Flavanones in Orange Juices Obtained from Different Sources by HPLC/DAD by Lidércia C. R. Cerqueira e Silva, Jorge M. David, Rafael dos S. Q. Borges, Sérgio L. C. Ferreira, Juceni P. David, Pedro S. dos Reis, Roy E. Bruns

“…The limits of detection (LOD) and the limits of quantification (LOQ) calculated were 0.0037, 1.87, 0.0147, and 0.0066 mg 100 g−1 and 0.0089, 7.84, 0.0302, and 0.0200 mg 100 g−1 for naringin, hesperidin, poncirin, and naringenin, respectively. …”
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Blood Pressure Exploration in the November 27th Health Area Population from Marianao Municipality by Moura Revueltas Aguero, Yamilé Valdés González, Silvia Serra Larín, Carlos Barceló Pérez, Juan Carlos Ramírez Sotolongo, Ramón Suárez Medina

“…Personalized interviews, physical examination with measurements of blood pressure, weight and height were carried out, and the body mass index was calculated. The data were processed with the statistical program SPSS 15.0. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of Immediate and Sustained Release Cephalexin Administered by Different Routes to Llamas (Lama glama) by Verónica Kreil, Luis Ambros, Ana Paula Prados, Lisa Tarragona, Agustina Monfrinotti, Guillermo Bramuglia, Marcela Rebuelto

“…Pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by noncompartmental approach. Immediate release SC administration produced a significantly longer elimination half-life as compared with the IV and IM administration (1.3±0.2 versus 0.6±0.1 and 0.6±0.1 h, resp.) and higher mean absorption time as compared with the IM administration (1.7±0.5 versus 0.6±0.4 h). …”
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Determination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Transfer from Dried Medicinal Plants in Infusions for Therapeutic Purposes by Mihaela Mirela Bratu, Semaghiul Birghila, Corina Birghila, Diana Andreea Danilov, Valentina Coatu, Elena Ristea, Nicoleta Alexandra Damir

“…Exposure to PAHs through tea infusion consumption was evaluated by calculating the estimated daily intake (EDI, ng/kg.bw/day) and Margin of Exposure (MOE). …”
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Altered Hepatic Lipid Metabolism Contributes to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Leptin-Deficient Ob/Ob Mice by James W. Perfield, Laura C. Ortinau, R. Taylor Pickering, Meghan L. Ruebel, Grace M. Meers, R. Scott Rector

“…Obese Ob/Ob mice had increased fasting glucose, insulin, and calculated HOMA-IR as compared with lean wild-type (WT) mice. …”
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Water quality management of heavily contaminated urban rivers using water quality analysis simulation program by J. Jiang, T. Ri, T. Pang, Y. Wang, P. Wang

“…The dynamic pollution control scheme and monthly to annual control strategies were produced based on calculated results. Results show that COD_Cr and NH₃-N need to be cut down to approximately 462.47t/a and 5.2t/a at Zhujia-Acheng down reach and 282.42 t/a and 9.25t/a Acheng down-Chenggaozi town reach, respectively under 90% hydrological design reliability to keep the water quality at class-IV. …”
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A Novel Hierarchical/Decentralized AGC Scheme for Power Systems Integrated With Large-Scale Solar Power Plants by Siavash Yari, Masood Mottaghizadeh, Innocent Kamwa, Dmitry Rimorov

“…First, a new method is employed to calculate the spinning reserve for LSSPPs considering the performance of AGC for traditional power plants, the dynamics of the DC-link voltage in LSSPPs, the critical operating point related to the most severe disturbance, and the load model. …”
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Dental pulp stem cell-derived intracellular vesicles prevent orthodontic relapse by inhibiting PI3K/Akt/NF-κB-mediated osteoclast activity by Boyuan Peng, Ziwei Li, Yong Cheng, Henghua Jiang, Qingsong Ye, Guangli Han

“…Relapse distance and relapse rate were calculated to evaluate DPSC-IV’s ability to prevent relapse. …”
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Performance optimization of solar still employing red-bricks as sensible heat storage material and interfacial evaporation area by S. Mankai, S. Chemkhi, J. Madiouli, F. Ouled Saad, I. Shigidi, J. Sghaier

“…Furthermore, the net repayment period and the carbon credit earned were also calculated. The results revealed that 6 cm was the optimal brick height giving a maximum energy payback period of about 100 days and could mitigate 94.26 tons of CO2 emission during its 10 years lifetime.…”
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Characterizations and growth kinetics of the borided layer formed on pure nickel by molten salt electrolysis by Wang B.-X., Yuan W.-L., Wang Z.-Y., Li J.-X., Ma H.-Z., Song Y.-H.

“…Then the diffusion coefficient constant of boron atom in nickel at 1193 K, 1223 K and 1243 K was calculated accordingly and an equation was obtained to estimate the thickness of the borided layer.…”
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Burden of Meats Singed with Different Fuel Sources from Abattoirs in Ghana and Associated Cancer Risk Assessment by Prosper Manu Abdulai, Chika Ossai, Anthoneth Ndidi Ezejiofor, Chiara Frazzoli, Joaquim Rovira, Osazuwa Clinton Ekhator, Caleb Kesse Firempong, Orish Ebere Orisakwe

“…Estimated daily intake (EDI) calculations highlighted potential health risks, particularly from tyre-singed meats, which exceeded regulatory limits set by health authorities. …”
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Space Weather Environment During the SpaceX Starlink Satellite Loss in February 2022 by Tzu‐Wei Fang, Adam Kubaryk, David Goldstein, Zhuxiao Li, Tim Fuller‐Rowell, George Millward, Howard J. Singer, Robert Steenburgh, Solomon Westerman, Erik Babcock

“…Thus, during geomagnetic storms, it is crucial to establish suitable alerts and warnings based on neutral density predictions to provide users guidance for preventing satellite losses due to drag and to aid in collision avoidance calculations.…”
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Feasibility Study of the Development of a Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) Investment of Cibulakan Springs Perumda Drinking Water Tirta Rahaja Bandung District – West Java by Hari Sundana, Wateno Oetomo, Risma Marleno

“…The settlement method in this calculation for Feasibility Investment Analysis uses the Net Present Value (NPV) method and the Break Event Point (BEP) method. …”
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Dummy Template Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Electrochemical Detection of Cardiac Troponin I: A Combined Computational and Experimental Approach by Mohammad Sadegh Sadeghi Googheri, Davide Campagnol, Paolo Ugo, Samira Hozhabr Araghi, Najmeh Karimian

“…Interactions and binding energies were examined using all-atom molecular dynamics (MDs) simulations and structural interaction fingerprint (SIFt) calculations. A DT-MIP-modified electrode for cTnI detection was prepared by electropolymerizing o-PD in the presence of Cyt <i>c</i> as a dummy template. …”
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Study on the Fractal Characteristics of Coal Body Fissure Development and the Law of Coalbed Methane Migration of around the Stope by He Yang, Zhen Liu, Danliang Zhu, Wenzhi Yang, Dawei Zhao, Wendi Wang

“…Finally, by building a model for calculating the penetrability coefficient of coal seam based on fractal dimension of mining fissure and analyzing the relationship between fissure development and fractal dimension, the gas migration law and the fissure development areas of #7 and #8 overburden strata where CBM concentrates can be revealed and determined. …”
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