A comparative study of the adhesive effects of cassava peels, banana peels, and potato peels on the durability of briquettes made from coconut husk charcoal by Angel C. Mng’onya, Ruth Moirana, Mtaki Thomas Maagi, Nyangi Chacha

“…In contrast, banana peel binders had the lower impact resistance, with a maximum impact resistance of 76.72%. …”
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The Design and Validation of an Open-Palm Data Glove for Precision Finger and Wrist Tracking by Olivia Hosie, Mats Isaksson, John McCormick, Oren Tirosh, Chrys Hensman

“…The new design improves usability and overall functionality by addressing the limitations of traditional closed-palm designs. …”
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The Relationship Between Opium Smoking and Sway Back Posture and Spinal Musculoskeletal Disorders by Omid Massah, Amir Masoud Arab, Ali Farhoudian, Mehdi Noroozi, Fahimeh Hashemirad

“…It seems that plasticity and structural and functional adaptations of the posture occur due to opium smoking. …”
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Robotic assisted TKA may allow for smaller polyethylene liner sizes compared to manual TKA with simultaneous removal of Hardware by Andrew D. Lachance, Alexander Edelstein, Shaya Shahsavarani, Roman Steika, Mason Stilwell, Jeffrey Lutton

“…Patients undergoing ROH and RA-TKA had a statistically significant decrease in poly size with a trend of less revision component utilization. …”
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Preheating detoxification of flaxseed and its impact on the quality of flaxseed by ZHOU Junzhuo, CHU Pengfei, DONG Guimei, PEI Xuechen, HUANG Jiaqian, ZHENG Rui, YIN Fawen, ZHOU Dayong

“…The results showed that all three pretreatment methods had better detoxification effects on flaxseed,in which, microwave treatment was the most effective method. …”
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Long-term Metformin Alters Gut Microbiota and Serum Metabolome in Coronary Artery Disease Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to Improve 5-year Prognoses: A Multi-omi... by Ruilin Zhou, Qingyang Wu, Hao Qian, Liang Wang, Guangcheng Liu, Bin Zhang, Wei Wu, Shuyang Zhang

“…Methods: This study enrolled 22 metformin (Met)-CAD patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) who had been administered metformin for at least six months before PCI, 14 non-Met CAD-DM patients with DM who had never taken metformin or had stopped taking metformin for a year before PCI, and 22 matched healthy controls. …”
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Assessing Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A 2D Echocardiography Study From Ethiopia by Elham Sany Shemsu, Bezaye Abebe Bekele, Etsegenet Gedlu Behailu, Yabets Tesfaye Kebede, Bekri Delil Mohammed

“…Conclusion: Most of the children with CKD had evidence of cardiac remodeling. Diastolic dysfunction was the most common type of functional cardiac impairment, as opposed to systolic dysfunction. …”
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Use of modern family planning methods and its association with quality of life among Rwandan women: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Uwineza Mireille Aimee, Diomède Ntasumbumuyange, Polyphile Ntihinyurwa, Izere Salomon, Aurore Nishimwe, Stephen Rulisa

“…Women aged 32–38 had significantly higher QoL scores in role functioning, including social functioning, role functioning due to physical issues, and role functioning due to emotional issues (p < 0.001, p = 0.014, and p = 0.034, respectively). …”
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Growing-Related Changes in Arterial Properties of Healthy Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Nonexposed to Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Analysis of Gender-Related Differences by S. Curcio, V. García-Espinosa, M. Arana, I. Farro, P. Chiesa, G. Giachetto, Y. Zócalo, D. Bia

“…Methods. 161 subjects (mean: 15 years (range: 4–28 years), 69 females) were studied. Subjects included had no congenital or chronic diseases, nor had they been previously exposed to traditional cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Measuring and estimation of suspended sediment variation using sediment rating curve approach in Mereg River by Sohila Aghabeigi Amin, Heidar Mirzaei

“…As a major component of hydrological, geomorphological, and ecological functioning of rivers, suspended sediment has been identified as the leading direct cause of river instabilities. …”
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Multi‐omics analyses reveal the interaction between colonic microbiota and host in Min and Yorkshire pigs by Xiaoyu Huang, Huihui Li, Feng Cheng, Ligang Wang, Guoqing Cao, Lixian Wang, Lijun Shi

“…Functional annotation showed that the colonic microbiota of Min pigs had extensive dietary polysaccharide and immunomodulatory capacity. …”
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The therapeutic effect of cranioplasty in severe head injuries: Report of two cases by Salvatore Chibbaro, Marco Marsella, Leonardo Tigan, Eric Vicaut, Bernard George, Jean-Pierre Guichard, Fabrice Vallee, Pierre Kehrli, Kourban Houssen, Paolo Diemidio, Jean-Julien Keppi

“…Recently, few reports indicated that cranioplasty could also improve both, cognitive and functional status. Materials and Methods A group of 20 patients were treated with decompressive craniectomy following closed head injury; among these patients, two of them (who represent the subject of the current investigation) had to undergo subsequent cranioplasty removal due to the development of local infection. …”
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Unveiling Salt Tolerance Mechanisms and Hub Genes in Alfalfa (<i>Medicago sativa</i> L.) Through Transcriptomic and WGCNA Analysis by Fengdan Wang, Hanfu Wu, Mei Yang, Wen Xu, Wenjie Zhao, Rui Qiu, Ning Kang, Guowen Cui

“…Transcriptomic analysis revealed that under salt stress, Longmu801 had 16,485 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) relative to its control, while WL168 had 18,726 DEGs compared to its control. …”
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Abstract 022: Acute Kidney Injury in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Exploring its Clinical Significance and Prognostic Implications by Galadu Subah, Lee Hecht, Bridget Nolan, Aiden Lui, Anaz Uddin, Christina Ng, Nitesh Damodara, Chirag Gandhi, Fawaz Al‐Mufti

“…Specifically, the study highlights a strong correlation between AKI and heightened complication rates, poor functional outcome, extended hospital stays, and elevated mortality rates. …”
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Pathological and non-pathological hikikomori: social media use, digital engagement, and therapeutic implications by Jeff Gavin, Jeff Gavin, Mark Brosnan, Mark Brosnan, Richard Joiner

“…IntroductionHikikomori is traditionally defined as a form of pathological social withdrawal marked by extreme social isolation in one’s home, leading to significant functional impairment or distress. However, shifts in working and study habits since COVID-19 have introduced the concept of ‘non-pathological hikikomori’ to describe individuals who are isolated in their homes but do not experience functional impairment or distress. …”
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Tuberculous abdominal aortic aneurysm: Management and outcomes by Sree Vani Paladugu, MS, Ajay Savlania, MCh, Gokulkrishnan Hari, MS, Tanuj Singla, MS, Shreyas Srinivasan, MBBS, Ujjwal Gorsi, DM, Mustafa Razi, MD, Pradeep Burli, MD, Prem Chand Gupta, MS

“…Results: Nine patients were studied; five were male and four female. All patients had abdominal pain and three (33%) had a fever of 2 to 3 months duration at the time of presentation. …”
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Determination of left ventricular ejection fraction and C-reactive protein by the state of ischemic myocardium – capabilities of ECG digitalization by V. K. Tashchuk, O. V. Malinevska-Biliichuk

“…SA patients with LVEF <60 % had a tendency to higher levels of CRP (0.50 (0.29; 0.67) mg/dL, Δ +51.52 %, p = 0.076) and ET-1 (9.15 (7.00; 11.18) pg/ml, Δ +28.69 %, p = 0.075) in comparison with LVEF ≥60 % group. …”
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The Test of Sports and Folk Narratives with the Notion of Haram: Citing the Example of the Branch of Wrestling by Ünsal Yılmaz Yeşildal, Doğukan Batur Alp Gülşen, Cihat Burak Korkmaz

“…In particular, those involved in the nomadic way of life had to hunt in order not to starve and fight in order to survive. …”
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Retrograde Multilocking Nailing for Infraisthmic Distal Femur Fractures: A Retrospective Study by Muthu S Meignanaguru, Ganesh R Shetty, Yogadeepan Dhakshinamurthi, Deepak Srinivasan

“…Functional outcomes were evaluated using the knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS). …”
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Identification of characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from Suez Canal University Hospitals in Ismailia, Egypt by Christine Tawfeek, Wedad Nageeb, Anwar Heiba, Nermine Elmaraghy, Sally Khattab

“…Inducible clindamycin test was performed. Agr functionality was determined using colony spreading test. …”
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