DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION OF THE PRESSURE SENSOR OF GRANULAR BULK MATERIALS by A. Zhdanov, V. Petrov, Y. Misko

“…The device is made in the form of a two-branch rack: one branch is a measuring branch, and the other has a screw mechanism for vertical movement of the buffer tank. …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Dental Practice by Anuraj Singh Kochhar, Ritasha Bhasin, Gulsheen Kaur Kochhar, Himanshu Dadlani

“…This review presents evidence-based patient management practice and protocols from the available literature to help formulate a contingency plan with recommendations, for the dental practices prior to patients’ visit, during in-office dental treatment, and post-treatment, during the pandemic and after.…”
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Synthesis and Electrochemical Characterization of Mesoporous MnO2 by Jia Chang Zhao, Jun Wang, Jing Li Xu

“…It is found that the crystal structure of nonporous and mesoporous MnO2 is confirmed to be β-MnO2 and the crystallinity of mesoporous MnO2 decreases due to the formation of mesopore. The results of electrochemical performance show that the specific capacitances of the sample prepared by using 20 g of Mn(NO3)2 solution and 40 g of silica sol (named MMO-4) at the scan rate of 5 mV/s are the highest (163.2 F/g), in comparison with 19.3 F/g of that of the sample of blank, suggesting the important role of pore-forming using silica sol as template. …”
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Physical, Chemical, and Antioxidant Characterization of Nano-Pomegranate Peel and Its Impact on Lipid Oxidation of Refrigerated Meat Ball by Alaa E. ElBeltagy, Mahmoud Elsayed, Sabry Khalil, Yasser F. M. Kishk, Abdel Fattah A. Abdel Fattah, Salman S. Alharthi

“…The quality aspects of cold stored (5 ± 2°C) meatballs formulated with 0.5% (W/W) of nano-peel powder were evaluated. …”
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An Automated Approach for Epilepsy Detection Based on Tunable Q-Wavelet and Firefly Feature Selection Algorithm by Ahmed I. Sharaf, Mohamed Abu El-Soud, Ibrahim M. El-Henawy

“…The firefly optimization reduces the original set of features and generates a reduced compact set. A random forest classifier is trained for the classification and prediction of the seizures and seizure-free signals. …”
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Fungal Gummosis in Peach by Sara Sherman, Mercy Olmstead, Philip Harmon, Thomas Beckman

“…The disease causes blisters on the tree that form lesions and eventually ooze gum (sap). This 3-page fact sheet covers the disease cycle and management of fungal gummosis in peach, which is often difficult to control. …”
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Analog Replicator of Long Chaotic Radio Pulses for Coherent Processing by Lev Kuzmin, Elena Efremova, Pavel Vladyka, Vadim Itskov

“…The proposed method provides the technical possibility of forming pulses whose dimensions can vary in a wide range, which is important for implementing large processing gains in various wireless applications. …”
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Leucocytosis and Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Sickle Cell Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Taonga Musonda, Mildred Zulu, Mulemba Samutela, Annie Kalonda, Hamakwa Mantina, Pauline Okuku, Musalula Sinkala, Panji Nkhoma

“…Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is an inherited disease resulting from mutations in the β-globin chain of adult haemoglobin that results in the formation of homozygous sickle haemoglobin. It is associated with several complications including an altered blood picture and damage in multiple organs, including the kidneys. …”
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Anti-IL-5 treatment, but not neutrophil interference, attenuates inflammation in a mixed granulocytic asthma mouse model, elicited by air pollution by Joyceline De Volder, Annelies Bontinck, Valerie Haelterman, Louis Boon, Guy F. Joos, Guy G. Brusselle, Tania Maes

“…Results The administration of anti-IL-5 significantly decreased eosinophilic responses, affecting both inflammatory and homeostatic eosinophil subsets, upon subacute HDM + DEP exposure while BAL neutrophils, NET formation and other asthma features remained present. …”
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Teratoma quístico maduro de ovario by René Rafael Bonachea Peña, Felicia Do Rosario José Maria Bráz, Yaily Hernández Veitía, María Josefa Diago Guerrero

“…Conclusiones: Los teratomas quísticos maduros del ovario son frecuentes en edad reproductiva y de forma unilateral; cuando lo hacen de forma bilateral tienen baja incidencia, por lo que un diagnóstico y tratamiento oportunos son importantes para evitar complicaciones, recidivas y garantizar la futura fertilidad de la paciente. …”
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Buzzing Guardians Buzzing Guardians: Protecting Pollinators in Agricultural Landscapes by Hunasikote Shamappa Venu, Amala Udayakumar, A.N. Shylesha, Timalapur M. Shivalingaswamy

“… In agriculture crop ecosystem, pollination is the foremost fundamental activity performed by fascinating creatures like bees, butterflies, hoverflies, birds and bats that ensures reproductive success in angiosperms. …”
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Microbiological Study of Cast Posts before Cementation by Maricela Vallejo-Labrada, Juan Carlos Ojeda-Garces

“…This study identifies the most common microorganisms present in type III gold cast posts related to pulpal disease and evaluates the sterilization/disinfection method before cementation in the root canal. Forty-five type III gold cast posts were aseptically collected in sterile sealed plastic bags and taken to the microbiology laboratory to carry out the study: fifteen cast posts had no treatment, fifteen were disinfected (immersion in 70% alcohol during 15 minutes), and fifteen were autoclaved at 121°C for 15 minutes by using saturated steam under 15 psi pressure. …”
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Multigenerational effects of cultivating transgenic maize straw on earthworms: A combined laboratory and field experiment by Li Zhang, Wenjing Shen, Zhixiang Fang, Laipan Liu, Ruizong Jia, Jingang Liang, Biao Liu

“…The cultivation of genetically modified (GM) maize has aroused notable public concern related to the potential risks to soil fauna caused by the release of foreign proteins. In this study, the potential effects of cultivating the GM maize variety DBN9936, which exhibits the expression of the Cry1Ab and EPSPS proteins, on earthworms (Eisenia fetida) were evaluated under laboratory and field conditions. …”
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MENAKAR KOHERENSI TATA KELOLA PERUBAHAN IKLIM ATAS HAK MASYARAKAT ADAT DALAM PROGRAM PERDAGANGAN KARBON DI KALIMANTAN TIMUR by Khoirul Amin, Devy Indah Paramitha, Mohamad Dziqie Aulia Al Farauqi

“…The agreement aims to provide full support for increasing Indonesia's capacity in formulating a national strategy in realizing reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. …”
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Carbon Nanomaterials in the Treatment of Infectious Bone Defects and Wound Scars after Wushu Fractures by Shenghui Wei, Lei Zou, Xu Hu, Qiuming Li

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Application of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Rusle) Model to Assess Soil Erosion in “Kalu Ganga” River Basin in Sri Lanka by D. L. D. Panditharathne, N. S. Abeysingha, K. G. S. Nirmanee, Ananda Mallawatantri

“…Soil erosion is one of the main forms of land degradation. Erosion contributes to loss of agricultural land productivity and ecological and esthetic values of natural environment, and it impairs the production of safe drinking water and hydroenergy production. …”
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La crítica postmoderna de A. MacIntyre a la Universidad liberal: tres ficciones rivales de la Universidad by Ignacio Serrano Del Pozo

“…Se analizan esas ficciones: la sobreespecialización como sinónimo de profundidad investigativa, la neutralidad y la objetividad como posibilitadoras de racionalidad, y la excelencia en la gestión como forma de asegurar el logro de sus objetivos. Se muestra cómo, a través de esta denuncia, aparece una postura revolucionaria, influida por Marx y Nietzsche, que busca desenmascarar las contradicciones internas de la Universidad liberal.…”
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Should the Food and Drug Administration Limit Placebo-Controlled Trials? by Max Goodman, Connor Pedersen

“…The second condition is when there is negligible harm to the patient from delaying or forgoing an available treatment. In this scenario, a placebo is not suspected to cause damage and the available treatment is meant for mild conditions that pose low-risk adverse effects, which is said to justify its use. …”
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Anti-Proliferative Activity of Poloxamer Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles against Human Prostate Cancer (DU-145) Cells: In-Vitro Study by Nazanin Oroskhani, Seyed Mohammad Amini, Sakine Shirvalilou, Mehdi Khodaie, Seyed Rabi Mahdavi

“…The cytotoxicity of the synthesized nanoparticles and RF-MF exposure on DU-145 prostate cancer cells was investigated separately or in combination with colony formation methods and MTT [3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide] assay. …”
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Discerning Natural and Anthropogenic Factors Driving the Variation of Estuarine CH4 and N2O by Zhengping Chen, Liuqian Yu, Qichun Yang, Qixing Ji

“…By presenting and analyzing the 2-year time series of estuarine CH4 and N2O with a high temporal resolution under complex natural and anthropogenic forcing, this study underscores the importance of human influence on greenhouse gas inventories and emissions.…”
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