Nutritional Analysis of Three Commonly Consumed Varieties of Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor L.</i>) in Bauchi State, Nigeria by Z.S. Mohammed, A.H. Mabudi, Y. Murtala, S. Jibrin, S. Sulaiman, J. Salihu

“…The AAS results for the mineral elements revealed that all the three sorghum varieties contains all the mineral elements analyzed except for white sorghum which does not show any trace of copper. …”
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Hybrid Approach in the Analysis of Bovine Milk Protein Hydrolysates as a Source of Peptides Containing Di- and Tripeptide Bitterness Indicators by Anna Iwaniak, Piotr Minkiewicz, Monika Hrynkiewicz, Justyna Bucholska, Małgorzata Darewicz

“…The hybrid analysis of bovine milk protein hydrolysates showed that all released peptides contained fragments with bitter taste and some of them were bitterness indicators, which could potentially determine the taste of a whole sequence. …”
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Nanogels Containing Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and Mentha piperita L. Essential Oils: Mosquitoes’ Repellent Activity and Antibacterial Effect by Alireza Sanei-Dehkordi, Abbas Abdollahi, Mojdeh Safari, Farnaz Karami, Ghazal Ghaznavi, Mahmoud Osanloo

“…Foeniculum vulgare Mill. and Mentha piperita L. are two common medicinally important plants with a wide range of biological activities such as insecticide and antibacterial effects. …”
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Is low-value care for persistent musculoskeletal pain more common in rural than urban areas? A scoping review by Kara Harris, Alejandra Lopera-Escobar, Georgina Luscombe, Paulo Ferreira, Carlos Mesa-Castrillon

“…Hip and knee arthroplasty, knee arthroscopy, inappropriate pharmacotherapy and complementary and alternative medicine, were more common in rural compared to urban areas. Hip and knee arthroplasty (in women), lumbar spinal fusion, spinal imaging and glucosamine use, were less common in remote compared to regional and urban areas. …”
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Effects Comparison between Endoscopic Papillary Large Balloon Dilatation and Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Common Bile Duct Stone Removal by Yandong Guo, Chen Li, Shan Lei, Fachao Zhi

“…The study was to compare the efficacy of endoscopic papillary large balloon dilatation (EPLBD) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) for common bile duct stone removal. Trials comparing the effects between EPLBD and EST treatment were searched according to the study protocol. …”
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How to Use a Dichotomous Key: A Tutorial Featuring 10 Common Shade Trees of the Tampa Bay Area by Andrew K. Koeser, Gitta Hasing, Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman

“…This 12-page fact sheet features a key of leaf characteristics for ten common broadleaf trees in the Tampa Bay Area. Accurately navigating this series of paired, either-or choices about leaf characteristics will lead the reader to identify the correct tree from the group of ten. …”
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Experimental Study and Prediction Model of the Flexural Strength of concrete Containing Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag by Hua Zhang, Qing-Fu Li, Hua-De Zhou, Zong-Ming Song

“…Orthogonal experiments were performed to study the flexural strength of an eco-friendly concrete containing fly ash (FA) and ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS). …”
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The Outcome and Safety in Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration with Primary Suture versus T-Tube Drainage: A Meta-Analysis by Xianhua Ma, Shengbin Cai

“…Sometimes, after choledochotomy, the common bile duct is closed with T-tube drainage for several weeks to prevent postoperative complications such as biliary fistula and stricture. …”
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CLASSIFICATION OF SYSTEMS FOR PASSIVE AFTERHEAT REMOVAL FROM REACTOR CONTAINMENT OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WITH WATER-COOLED POWER REACTOR by N. Khaled, D. V. Shevelev, A. S. Balashevsky

“…A classification on systems for passive afterheat removal from reactor containment has been developed in the paper.  The classification permits to make a detailed analysis of various concepts pertaining to systems for passive afterheat removal from reactor containment of new generation. …”
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Assessment of phenotypic diversity of Ñuña, a local common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from the northern Andes in Peru by Angel Esteban Santa Cruz Padilla, Jorge Luis Vásquez-Orrillo, Ricardo Manuel Bardales-Lozano, Hipolito Murga-Orrillo

“… Ñuña is a local type of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) cultivated in the Andean region of Peru. …”
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A Hybrid Subgradient Algorithm for Finding a Common Solution of an Equilibrium Problem and a Family of Strict Pseudocontraction Mappings by Ekkarath Thailert, Rabian Wangkeeree, Chanoksuda Khantree

“…We propose a new strongly convergent algorithm for finding a common point in the solution set of a class of pseudomonotone equilibrium problems and the set of common fixed points of a family of strict pseudocontraction mappings in a real Hilbert space. …”
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Can laparoscopic common bile duct exploration be performed without any drainage? A propensity score–matched study by Chufa Zheng, Weifeng Wang, Qiquan Peng, Yunheng Peng, Xiaozhong Wang

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Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Magnetic Behaviours, and Thermal Properties of Three Hydrogen-Bonding Networks Containing Dicyanamide and 4-Hydroxypyridine by Lingling Zheng

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Ulnar morphology in Sahelanthropus tchadensis, what it tells us on the locomotor repertoire of the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees (LCA) by Julian Karoui Canedo, Guillaume Daver, Alicia Blasi-Toccacceli, Nekoulnang D. Clarisse, Andossa Likius, Hassane-Taisso Mackaye, Abderamame Moussa, Adoum Mahamat, Laurent Pallas, Jérôme Surault, Franck Guy

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Development and investigation of common wheat lines of winter cultivar Bezostaya 1 with combinations of dominant alleles of VRN-1 loci by E. V. Chumanova, T. T. Efremova, Y. V. Kruchinina, L. A. Pershina

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Polyphenol content and antioxidant activity of phytoestrogen containing food and dietary supplements: DPPH free radical scavenging activity by HPLC by Klarić Daniela Amidžić, Mornar Ana, Kovačić Jelena, Jeličić Mario-Livio, Brusač Edvin, Brletić Iva, Klarić Ilija

“…Soy, red clover, chaste tree, hop and flax have all been found to contain a wide range of phytoestrogenic compounds, and a large number of dietary supplements contain their extracts as principal ingredients. …”
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Investigating the Feasibility of Using Concrete Containing Waste Paper Sludge Ash and Pozzolanic Materials to Repair Bridge Stub Columns by F. Delaram, Y. Mohammadi, M. R. Adlparvar

“…In the present study, several concrete stub columns were built as bridge columns and retrofitted with concrete jackets containing waste paper sludge ash, silica nanoparticles, aluminium oxide nanoparticles, and acrylic resin. …”
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Common Fixed Points of Multistep Noor Iterations with Errors for a Finite Family of Generalized Asymptotically Quasi-Nonexpansive Mappings by S. Imnang, S. Suantai

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Quenching-Chemiluminescence Determination of Trace Amounts of l-Tyrosine Contained in Dietary Supplement by Chemiluminescence Reaction of an Iron-Phthalocyanine Complex by Takao Ohtomo, Shukuro Igarashi, Yoshitaka Takagai, Osamu Ohno

“…Furthermore, the determination of L-tyrosine was applied to supplements containing various kinds of amino acids. Each satisfactory relative recovery was obtained at 98 to 102%.…”
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What is left in miombo woodlands? Rarity and commonness of woody species, commercial timber species, and lawful harvestable diameter classes by Tarquinio Mateus Magalhães

“…Based on 3725 0.1 ha plots distributed across the country's MWs, this study aimed to assess the species rarity and commonness, protection status, and availability of commercial timber in MWs under varied environmental conditions. …”
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