Sustainable strategies for sodium reduction in biltong by improving healthiness without impairing safety by Rita Opperman, Barbara E. van Wyngaard, MacDonald Cluff, Carina Bothma, Eileen Roodt, Celia Hugo, Arno Hugo

“…The treatments with the various levels of Na and replacers were evaluated against the positive control, the normal added NaCl levels and the negative control, which contained 50% of the normal NaCl levels. …”
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Minimizing the eccentricity between the centers of mass and stiffness of structures with the optimality criterion method in the structural design process by Reza Akbari, Payam Gholbeigi

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Effect of estrogen and progesterone therapy on intraocular pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis study by Behzad Safarpour Lima, Shima Sayanjali, Nir Shoham-Hazon

“…Eligible studies included randomized controlled trials and observational studies that reported IOP changes in postmenopausal women undergoing HRT. …”
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Risk factors for hardware failure after total spondylectomy in patients with spinal tumors by Nikita S. Zaborovskii, Sergei V. Masevnin, Vladislav S. Murakhovsky, Rakhmatjon A. Mukhiddinov, Oleg A. Smekalenkov, Dmitrii A. Ptashnikov

“…Introduction Total spondylectomy for spinal tumors provides optimal local control and is associated with a high risk of implant instability. …”

Peritoneal Dialysis Aggravates and Accelerates Atherosclerosis in Uremic ApoE−/− Mice by Jamie Kane, Winnie G. Vos, Laura A. Bosmans, Bram W. van Os, Myrthe den Toom, Sanne Hoeksema‐Hackmann, Denise Moen‐de Wit, Marion J. Gijbels, Linda Beckers, Aldo Grefhorst, Johannes H. M. Levels, Lily Jakulj, Marc G. Vervloet, Esther Lutgens, Etto C. Eringa

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Research Status and Development Trend of KOA Population Rehabilitation Robots by Liu Kan, Wang Xupeng, Ji Xiaomin, Tang Xinyao, Han Bing

“…In order to effectively inhibit KOA lesions and assist KOA rehabilitation after joint replacement, all kinds of sports braces and rehabilitation training devices are used. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Dexmedetomidine on Myocardial Injury in TAVI Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study Utilizing PSM-DID by Song Y, Zhang J, Xu H, Gui C, Cheng H, Chen Y, Wang S

“…Patients were divided into DEX and control groups. Primary outcomes were peak levels of cardiac troponin I and CK-MB within 48 hours postoperatively. …”
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Restorative potential of ciliary body cells in a retinal ganglion cell degeneration model by Fernando Lucas-Ruiz, Marta Fernández-Nogales, Francisco J. Valiente-Soriano, Macarena Herrera, Francisco M. Nadal-Nicolás, Marta Agudo-Barriuso, Eloisa Herrera

“…Here, we explore the potential of CB cells to differentiate and replace degenerated retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in vivo. …”
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Are Activity Restrictions Necessary After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review by Sagar Telang, BS, Amir Human Hoveidaei, MD, MSc, Cory K. Mayfield, MD, Jay R. Lieberman, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD, Nathanael D. Heckmann, MD

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Lateralization and distalization shoulder angles may not predict clinical outcomes in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Serkan Surucu, MD, Ahmet E. Okutan, MD, Michael S. Lee, BA, James S. MacLeod, BS, Jacob D. Kodra, BA, Scott Fong, BA, Jay Moran, MD, Kenneth Donohue, MD, Alexander R. Graf, MD, Andrew E. Jimenez, MD

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FIELD ORIENTED CONTROL ( FOC) FOR BLDC MOTOR by Florin GROFU

“…The development of brushless motors has resulted in their widespread use as they tend to replace brushless motors. The current major challenge is the development of brushless motor control systems using FOC algoritm.…”
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Gradient-Controlled Gaussian Kernel for Image Inpainting by Hossein Noori

“…In this algorithm, the kernel size is controlled by the gradient of the image in the known regions. …”
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Research on Simplified Design of Model Predictive Control by Qing Zhang, Chi Zhang, Qi Wang, Shiyun Dong, Aoqi Xiao

“…The results of field engineering applications also show that the simplified MPC controller can feasibly replace the PID algorithm in industrialization.…”
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From Society of Sentimentality to Society of Joint Control by M. Yu. Churilin, T. A. Valiulina

“…The author regards economic space as an analogue of electro-magnetic field and the Internet as its extension and he came to the conclusion about changes in methods of influencing households. Sentiment is replaced by methods of joint control that are built by social networks, for instance in bloggers’ community. …”
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Design of Arduino Computer Numerical Control Machine. by Mujurizi Frank

“…This paper introduces the design of an affordable computer numerical control machine that can be used for cutting, engraving and marking on wood, acrylic and milling of wooden pieces. …”
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Replacing cereal grains with dried citrus pulp in crossbred Zell-Afshari fattening male lambs: effects on growth performance, internal organs, meat oxidative stability, and blood m... by Reza Noori Amoli, Sakineh Asadzadeh

“…The dietary treatments were a control diet and a control diet supplemented with 10, 20, or 30% of DCP. …”
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Sugar Replacers in Confectionary beyond Sugar-Free Chewing-Gums: Demonstration of Oral Health Benefits of Polyols in Tablets Using a Customized-Reversed pH-Telemetry Test by Caroline Perreau, Daniel Wils, Clémentine Thabuis

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Serum hepcidin level with iron profile assay might replace bone marrow iron study as a diagnostic tool for evaluation of anemia in elderly without chronic renal disease by Sukdev Manna, Sankha Shubhra Chakrabarti, Rohit Singh, Indrajeet Singh Gambhir

“…Methodology: Hundred elderly patients (≥60 years of age) having iron deficiency anemia (IDA) or anemia of chronic disease/inflammation (ACD) were the study subjects with 15 age-matched healthy controls. All patients were evaluated with history, clinical examination, routine investigations (complete blood count, liver, and kidney function tests), iron profile, and serum hepcidin. …”
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Broiler chickens’ response to dietary replacement of synthetic vitamin E with extracts and derivatives from vinification by-products: effects on growth performance, meat quality, h... by Rafaela Andreaki, Panagiota Kyriakaki, Elisavet Giamouri, Ioannis Arsenakis, Sofia D. Koulocheri, Vasilis Iliopoulos, Panagiotis Simitzis, Kyriaki Sotirakoglou, Serkos A. Haroutounian, Athanasios C. Pappas, Eleni Tsiplakou, Alexandros Mavrommatis

“…This study aimed to assess the effects of partial and complete replacement of synthetic vitamin E (Vit E) with grape pomace extract, rich in polyphenols, and wine lees derivatives, abundant in β-glucans, on broiler performance, meat quality, health biomarkers, and intestinal integrity. …”
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Effects of Chicken By-Product Meal as a Fish Meal Replacer in Diets With or Without Jack Mackerel Meal Inclusion: Growth and Feed Availability for Rockfish (<i>Sebastes schlegeli</... by June Kim, Yu Jin Sim, Sung Hwoan Cho

“…A two-way ANOVA experimental design [FM replacement level (FMRL, 25% and 50%) × JMM inclusion (without and with)] was adopted. …”
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