Effect of Broken Coffee Beans Particle Size, Roasting Temperature, and Roasting Time on Quality of Coffee Beverage by Ezana Getaneh, Solomon Workneh Fanta, Neela Satheesh

“…The first factor considered was roasting temperature (200°C, 230°C, and 260°C), second factor was roasting time (5 min, 10 min, and 15 min), and third was particle size (4–6 mm, 2.36–3.35 mm, and 1.7–2.36 mm). …”
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Morphological Characteristics of Normal Foveal Avascular Zone by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Zeiad Eldaly, Wael Soliman, Mohamed Sharaf, Ali Natag Reyad

“…Mean subcentral retinal thickness was 200.1 ± 5.66 um (192–210 um). The number of terminal vessels was variable (range, 8–11). …”
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Coinfections between Persistent Parasitic Neglected Tropical Diseases and Viral Infections among Prisoners from Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America by Lilian Da Silva Santos, Hans Wolff, François Chappuis, Pedro Albajar-Viñas, Marco Vitoria, Nguyen-Toan Tran, Stéphanie Baggio, Giuseppe Togni, Nicolas Vuilleumier, François Girardin, Francesco Negro, Laurent Gétaz

“…In Swiss prisons, more than 70% of detained people are foreigners and over one-third originate from sub-Saharan Africa or Latin America. …”
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Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Thrombomodulin Concentration and Early Markers of Atherosclerosis by Hasan Elkan, Mehmet Memduh Baş, Berna Kaya

“…Markers of early atherosclerotic events, including carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and ABI, improved. The change in thrombomodulin concentration (Δ TMD) was significantly correlated with the change in Δ BMI (r = 0.500, p=0.011), Δ LDL (r = 0.389, p=0.032), Δ systolic blood pressure (r = 0.384, p=0.012), and Δ CIMT (r = 0.327, p=0.012) and was negatively correlated with Δ HDL (r = −0.344, p=0.020) and Δ ABI (r = −0.357, p=0.020). …”
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Slim Thabet, L'économie politique du capitalisme raisonnable. Essai sur les fondements institutionnalistes de la pensée économique de John Maynard Keynes by Slim Thabet

“…Commons.In that letter indeed, dated from the 26th April 1927, Keynes was writing, “there seems to me to be no other economist with whose general way of thinking I feel myself in such a genuine accord”. R. …”
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Bearing Defect Detection with Unsupervised Neural Networks by Jianqiao Xu, Zhaolu Zuo, Danchao Wu, Bing Li, Xiaoni Li, Deyi Kong

“…To overcome this shortage, the dataset of the third experiment is the same as the supervised experiment, where all the positive and negative samples are mixed together, which means that there is no need to label the samples. …”
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Scoping review of veterans’ disclosure of mental health concerns or medical conditions in the workplace and other settings: study protocol by Laura J Ferris, Emma B Knight, Richard O’Quinn, Tarli Young, Justin P Brienza

“…Sources will be uploaded to Covidence where two investigators will independently conduct title/abstract and full-text screening, with any conflicts resolved to consensus via discussion with a third investigator. Studies will be included if they are empirical, original research, focused on veterans and disclosure of mental health concerns or medical conditions and written in English. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Water Sorption and Surface Roughness in Acrylic Denture Bases Fabricated by Conventional and CAD/CAM Techniques by Mina Mohaghegh, Elham Ansarifard, Fateme Erfanizade, Masume Taghva, Zahra Pouladi

“…This study aimed to compare the surface roughness and water sorption properties of acrylic denture bases fabricated using conventional and CAD/CAM techniques.Methods and Materials: In this in-vitro study, a total of 24 specimens were prepared in disk form (21 mm in diameter and 2.5 mm in thickness). Two sample groups were compared (n=12): heat-cured acrylic resins and CAD/CAM milled acrylic resin. …”
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“Liikumisega” vene laulude kultuurilisi tähendusi Udmurdimaa Debjossõ rajooni Varni külas by Svetlana Tolkachova

“…The singing of some slow Russian round dance songs by the Northern Udmurts turns out to be consonant with the performances of krezes in terms of musical-rhythmic parameters. The third tendency, the incorporation of slow round dance songs with Russian lyrics into Udmurt rituals, is also connected with the inherent possibility of endowing the sound canvases of such songs with “special” timbral, acoustic, and metric-rhythmic qualities characteristic of indigenous Udmurt ritual songs and “harmonious” with the musical expression of Udmurt rituals.…”
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Exploring transversal competencies in engineering students through international experiences by Guillermo M. Chans, Guillermo M. Chans, Ana Paula Valle-Arce, Salvador Salas-Maxemín, Patricia Caratozzolo, Patricia Caratozzolo, Claudia Camacho-Zuñiga, Claudia Camacho-Zuñiga

“…Beyond technical prowess, skills such as critical thinking, teamwork, communication, leadership, management, and entrepreneurship are essential for the modern workforce and solving twenty-first-century problems. …”
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Serum Muscle Enzymes as Indicator for Gingival Wound Healing in Rabbits Orally Receiving Pomegranate Peel Extract by Bakhtiar Muhialdin Ahmed

“…Methods: This study included 55 rabbits that were divided into 3 groups; baseline group consisted of 5 rabbits without creating buccal gingival injury, and the study group included 25 (5 rabbits per each time interval) with creation of gingival injury that received (PPE). The third group; the control group (25 rabbits) was treated as the study group, except they didn’t receive the extract. …”
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Design and evaluation of bromelain-encapsulated alginate beads reinforced with gum Arabic: Formulation, characterization, and stability in simulated gastrointestinal conditions by Methavee Peanparkdee, Phornphimon Janchai, Tanwarat Aksornsri, Pilanee Vaithanomsat

“…The formulation of 1.0 % (w/v) sodium alginate combined with 1.0 % (w/v) gum Arabic (SG1) resulted in a higher wall thickness. SEM image revealed numerous small crystals on the surface of SG1.5 and SG1, which were formed by crude extract and commercial bromelain. …”
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Is Moore’s Moral Objectivist Argument Sufficient Against Moral Relativism? by Burhan Başarslan

“…The second section contends that if Moore is correct, however, it necessitates an explanation for why different cultures accept different moral codes. The third section argues the fact that Moore fails to provide any explanation for this. …”
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Adult Height after Growth Hormone Treatment at Pubertal Onset in Short Adolescents Born Small for Gestational Age: Results from a Belgian Registry-Based Study by M. Thomas, D. Beckers, C. Brachet, H. Dotremont, M.-C. Lebrethon, P. Lysy, G. Massa, N. Reynaert, R. Rooman, S. van der Straaten, M. Roelants, J. De Schepper

“…A normal AH can be expected in one third of the patients, especially in those with a smaller height deficit at onset of GH treatment.…”
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Drought before fire increases tree mortality after fire by C. Alina Cansler, Micah C. Wright, Phillip J. vanMantgem, Timothy M. Shearman, J. Morgan Varner, Sharon M. Hood

“…We used Bayesian hierarchical modeling to predict the probability of individual tree mortality after fire based on species—Pinus contorta (lodgepole pine), Abies concolor (white fir), Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas‐fir), and Pinus ponderosa (ponderosa pine)—bark thickness, bark char, percentage live tree crown scorched or consumed crown volume scorch (CVS), and mean annual climatic water deficit (CWD) anomalies the year pre‐fire and fire year relative to the 1985–2015 reference period. …”
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Innovative surgical and stress-stimulated rat model of ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by Long Chen, Zhaoyuan Zhang, Niandong Li, Wanxia Zhang, Zhouhang Zheng, Yu Zhang

“…Masson staining results indicated that LF thickness, collagen fiber area, and collagen volume fraction (CVF) were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the sham group. …”
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Complications and adverse events of high-intensity focused ultrasound in its application to gynecological field - a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shan-shan Lu, Lei-lei Yang, Wei Yang, Jing Wang, Xia-Lin Zhang, Liu Yang, Yi Wen

“…Serious complications include uterine rupture, necrotic tissue obstruction requiring surgical intervention, third degree skin burns and persistent lower limb pain or movement disorders.Conclusion The common AEs after HIFU surgery are mostly mild and controllable, and the incidence of serious complications is extremely low. …”
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Neuroplasticity and Neuroprotective Effect of Treadmill Training in the Chronic Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Ewelina Palasz, Wiktor Niewiadomski, Anna Gasiorowska, Anna Mietelska-Porowska, Grazyna Niewiadomska

“…The first group remained sedentary; the second one underwent early onset training, which started 1 week before commencing MPTP treatment, continued throughout 5 weeks of treatment and 4 weeks thereafter; the third group underwent late-onset training of the same length and intensity as the former group, except that it started immediately after the end of MPTP treatment. …”
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Alcohol in Daily Products: Health Risks, Cultural Considerations, and Economic Impacts by Herdiana Y

“…Second, despite growing global market integration, there is limited understanding of how cultural and religious requirements influence ethanol-related regulations and product formulations. Third, current economic models fail to integrate both health impact costs and cultural compliance expenses, hindering effective policy development. …”
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Hidden blood loss and risk factors after percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion by Meng Ge, Meng Ge, Fangbing Zhu, Fangbing Zhu, Weibin Du, Weibin Du, Zhengcong Ye, Zhengcong Ye, Zhenfei Xiong, Zhenfei Xiong, Lukai Zhang, Lukai Zhang, Hua Zhou, Hua Zhou, Jun Yang, Jun Yang

“…The duration of symptoms, preoperative lumbar subcutaneous fat tissue thickness (measured using midsagittal T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging), lumbar disc degeneration grade, and other basic patient information were also documented. …”
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