Information War in Syria by N. A. Smirnov

“…Analyzing numerous publications, photos and videos, largely specially rigged to achieve the desired result, it is difficult to say about the objective picture of what is happening, but it is an indisputable fact of enormous human sacrifices, millions of people who have fled their country and the destroyed country in the heart of the Middle East.…”
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Up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket bioreactor for the production of carboxylates: effect of inocula on process performance and microbial communities by Adrián Lago, Silvia Greses, Inés Moreno, Cristina González-Fernández

“…The microbial community became even more specialised, increasing the presence of Firmicutes and Actinobacteriota phyla, proving that the imposed conditions favoured the production of VFAs when operating semicontinuously fed UASB reactors.…”
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Genome-Wide Association and Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies Identify Novel Susceptibility Genes Contributing to Colorectal Cancer by Ruimin Yin, Binbin Song, Jingjing Wang, Chaodan Shao, Yufen Xu, HongGang Jiang

“…Colocalization, conditional and fine-mapping analyses, phenome-wide association study (pheWAS), and Mendelian randomization were employed to further characterize the observed correlations. …”
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Antifungal Activity and Major Bioactive Compounds of Water Extract of Pangium edule Seed against Aspergillus flavus by Kharisma I. Listyorini, Harsi D. Kusumaningrum, Hanifah N. Lioe

“…The water extract was compared to the extracts obtained by multilevel maceration using 50% ethanol, ethyl acetate, and n-hexane as solvents. Alkaloid, saponin, phenolic compound, flavonoid, triterpenoid, and glycoside were detected qualitatively in the crude extracts. …”
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Design Simulation and Preparation of White OLED Microdisplay Based on Microcavity Structure Optimization by Liangfei Duan, Guanghua Wang, Yu Duan, Denglin Lei, Fuli Qian, Qiming Yang

“…The optimized OLED microdisplay was prepared by the vacuum coating system, and the photoelectric performances of the OLED device were characterized by a spectral testing system consisting of the Photo Research PR655 spectrometer and Keithley 2400 program-controlled power supply. …”
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The Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (TIMCI) study protocol: a multi-country mixed-method evaluation of pulse oximetry and clinical decision support algorithms by Fenella Beynon, Hélène Langet, Leah F. Bohle, Shally Awasthi, Ousmane Ndiaye, James Machoki M’Imunya, Honorati Masanja, Susan Horton, Maymouna Ba, Silvia Cicconi, Mira Emmanuel-Fabula, Papa Moctar Faye, Tracy R. Glass, Kristina Keitel, Divas Kumar, Gaurav Kumar, Gillian A. Levine, Lena Matata, Grace Mhalu, Andolo Miheso, Deusdedit Mjungu, Francis Njiri, Elisabeth Reus, Michael Ruffo, Fabian Schär, Kovid Sharma, Helen L. Storey, Irene Masanja, Kaspar Wyss, Valérie D’Acremont, TIMCI Collaborator Group

“…Sociodemographic and clinical data are collected from caregivers and records of enrolled sick children aged 0–59 months at study facilities, with phone follow-up on Day 7 (and Day 28 in the RCT). …”
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Assessment of the healing properties of Cichorium intybus L. extracts on wounds by Berivan Kaçmaz, Duygu Misirli, Seçil Erden Tayhan, Zafer Ömer Özdemir, Mahfuz Elmastaş

“…Methods: The study utilized the following approaches respectively to investigate the plant's wound healing abilities: collection and identification of plants, preparation of extracts, determination of phenolic compounds by HPLC-PDA, in vitro cell culture studies, cell viability analysis, wound healing analysis, statistical analysis. …”
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Extraction and Optimization of Tanning Material from Osyris lanceolata Barks: Cleaner Leather Tanning Processing by Zerihun Teshome, Tesfaye Agazhi, Tale Gashew, Biniyam Solomon, Tsion Belay, Belete Baye, Efrem Temach

“…Besides that, the FTIR analysis shows that the bark of the Osyris lanceolata plant has a phenolic compound that is used for tanning purposes. …”
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PoWBWM: Proof of work consensus cryptographic blockchain-based adaptive watermarking system for tamper detection applications by P. Aberna, L. Agilandeeswari

“…The advances in photography technology have made it possible to capture real-time high-dynamic-range (HDR) images through an iPhone or an Android device, which highlights the need for rigorous research on HDR images for tamper detection, and localization. …”
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Dietary and environmental factors affecting the dynamics of the gut bacteria in Tibetan Awang sheep (Ovis aries) across divergent breeding models by Yuhao Wang, Xinping Wang, Yirong Wang, Yirong Wang, Songyu Liao, Zhaxi Pubu, Jiangcuo Silang, Lixu Chai, Siyue Zhao, Siyue Zhao

“…However, knowledge regarding their gut bacterial composition remains limited.MethodsA comprehensive 16S rRNA highthroughput sequencing was performed on fecal samples from 15 Awang sheep under pure grazing, semi-captivity, and full captivity breeding models.ResultsOur results revealed that Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were the most abundant bacterial phyla, while Christensenellaceae_R-7_group, Romboutsia, Rikenellaceae_RC9_gut_group, Ruminococcus, and Bacteroides were prevalent genera in the gut microbiota of Awang sheep. …”
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Effects of dietary hemp co-product inclusion on laying hens performances and on egg nutritional and functional profile by D. Lanzoni, M. Skřivan, M. Englmaierová, E. Petrosillo, L. Marchetti, V. Skřivanová, V. Bontempo, R. Rebucci, A. Baldi, C. Giromini

“…This study evaluated the effect of increasing levels (0%, 3%, 6%, 9%) of a hemp co-product (variety Futura) from hempseed cleaning, included in laying hens’ diets (control, T3, T6, T9), on performance and the nutritional/functional quality of egg yolks, focusing on total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activity (FRAP and ABTS assays), also assessed after green chemical extraction and in vitro digestion. …”
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Benchmarking equivalent circuit models for the IV characteristic of bifacial photovoltaic modules by Bartholomäus Martin, Morino Luca, Poulsen Peter B., Spataru Sergiu V.

“…The most prevalent approach to approximate the IV curve of bifacial solar devices is to model a single diode equivalent circuit model (ECM) with two photo-current sources, representing the front and the back side. …”
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Maternal HIV retesting during antenatal care in selected health facilities in Mayuge district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Farouq Kayiwa, Elizabeth Nabiwemba, Nelson Bunani, Rawlance Ndejjo

“…The data were collected through in-person interviews or by phone. Descriptive data were reported for the sample, and multivariable modified Poisson regression models were fitted to estimate prevalence ratios for factors associated with HIV re-testing. …”
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Alkaloid Profile, Anticholinesterase and Antioxidant Activities, and Sexual Propagation in <i>Hieronymiella peruviana</i> (Amaryllidaceae) by Olimpia Llalla-Cordova, Javier E. Ortiz, Luciana R. Tallini, Laura Torras-Claveria, Jaume Bastida, Lorena Celina Luna, Gabriela E. Feresin

“…This work examines the alkaloidal profile using GC-MS and UPLC-MS/MS of alkaloid-enriched extracts obtained from the leaves and bulbs of <i>H. peruviana</i> and their inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) enzymes. In addition, the phenolic and flavonoid content in the methanolic extract from bulbs was quantified and the antioxidant capacity was evaluated. …”
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Problematic screen media use in children and adolescents attending child and adolescent psychiatric services in a tertiary care center in North India by Venkatesh Raju, Akhilesh Sharma, Ruchita Shah, Ravikanth Tangella, Sana Devi Yumnam, Jyoti Singh, Jaivinder Yadav, Sandeep Grover

“…The most common screen media used was television (n = 121; 57.1%) followed by the mobile phone (n = 81; 38.2%). The average screen time was 3.14 hours, with a range of 0.5–7 hours, and more than two-third of children and adolescents used screen gadgets for more than the recommended duration. …”
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Screening high-risk Veterans for cirrhosis: taking a stepwise population health approach by Jonathan Dounel, Carolyn Lamorte, Heather Patton, Ponni Perumalswami, Heather McCurdy, Nicole J. Kim, Lauren A. Beste, Dawn Scott, Jessimarie Casey, Patrick Spoutz, Linda Chia, Yiwen Yao, Elliott Lowy, Sandra Gibson, Timothy R. Morgan, Shari S. Rogal

“…Adaptations included type of outreach (primary care vs. hepatology, phone vs. mail) and type of elastography used. One site chose to refer patients with clear evidence of cirrhosis directly to hepatology (n = 12) rather than to elastography. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, Anticancer, and Antioxidant Studies of Ru(III) Complexes of Monobasic Tridentate Schiff Bases by Ikechukwu P. Ejidike, Peter A. Ajibade

“…IR spectral studies confirmed that the ligands act as tridentate chelate coordinating the metal ion through the azomethine nitrogen and phenolic oxygen atom. An octahedral geometry has been proposed for all Ru(III)-Schiff base complexes. …”
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Deteksi Detak Jantung Menggunakan Remote Photoplethysmograph dengan Perubahan Jarak dan Jenis Kamera Secara Dinamis by Heri Pratikno, Toni Setiawan Jaya, Eka Sari Oktarina, Nicholas Philbert

“…Pada penelitian ini menerapkan proses deteksi sinyal PPG untuk pembacaan detak jantung melalui dahi secara dinamis menggunakan computer vision secara realtime tanpa  diperlukan kontak fisik, konsep tersebut disebut dengan istilah remote PhotoPlethysmoGraph (rPPG). Guna mengetahui seberapa akurat hasil dari pembacaan detak jantung dari metode rPPG maka akurasinya akan dibandingkan dengan hasil pembacaan dari oksimetri, smartwatch serta tensimeter digital terbaru dengan koneksi via bluetooth sehingga dapat dimonitor melalui smartphone. …”
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Influence of Pretreatments on Microwave Vacuum Drying Kinetics, Physicochemical Properties and Sensory Quality of Apple Slices by Yingqiang Wang, Hongxiao Zhao, Huiwen Deng, Xi Song, Wenjie Zhang, Sirui Wu, Jing Wang

“…In addition, the ST-pretreated samples showed the highest titratable acidity (3.21 g/100 g dry matter) and vitamin C content (12.74 mg/100 g dry matter), while the sample pretreated by SB showed the highest total phenolics content (18.37 mg/g dry matter). Non-sulfite-pretreated samples were superior to the sulfite treatment or the control in flavor but inferior to the sulfite treatment in color. …”
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Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Requirements to Improve <i>Portulaca oleracea</i> L. Growth, Nutrient and Water Use Efficiency in Hydroponics by Antonios Chrysargyris, Nikolaos Tzortzakis

“…., DPPH, FRAP, and ABTS), phenols and flavonoids, while simultaneously increased total soluble solids levels. …”
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