Determination of the Relation Between Passive Cigarette Smoking in Children and Respiratory Tract Infections by Evaluation of Urine Cotinine/Creatinine Levels by Sinem Aslan, Ozlem Bostan Gayret, Meltem Erol, Selen Mandel Isikli, Ovgu Buke, Abdulrahman Ozel

“…Cotinine and creatinine levels were measured using the urine samples of the patients included in the study.Results:The frequency of respiratory tract infections in the last two years was increased in the group with an active smoker in the household. …”
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Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Potential of Chlorophyllin Against <i>Streptococcus mutans</i> In Vitro and In Silico by Seemrose Khan, Ihtisham Ul Haq, Imran Ali, Abdul Rehman, Mazen Almehmadi, Meshari A. Alsuwat, Tariq Zaman, Muhammad Qasim

“…Dental caries continues to be a significant public health issue worldwide, affecting an estimated 2.5 billion people, showing a 14.6% increase over the past decade. …”
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Zonal Estimation of the Earliest Winter Wheat Identification Time in Shandong Province Considering Phenological and Environmental Factors by Jiaqi Chen, Xin Du, Chen Wang, Cheng Cai, Guanru Fang, Ziming Wang, Mengyu Liu, Huanxue Zhang

“…On this basis, early-season winter wheat identification was conducted for each zone individually. Training samples were generated using the Time-Weighted Dynamic Time Warping (TWDTW) method. …”
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Development and cognitive testing of a food-frequency questionnaire to assess intake of plant-based protein foods among older adults by Virginie Drolet-Labelle, Alexandra Bédard, Simone Lemieux, Vicky Drapeau, Lana Vanderlee, Danielle Laurin, Sophie Desroches

“…The cognitive interviews showed that our PBP-FFQ was generally well understood and identified issues requiring modifications to improve comprehension and accuracy. …”
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Urinary Ferritin as an Early Indicator of Tubular Injury in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Insights from NHANES and Clinical Cohorts by Huang B, Ding X, Wen W, Ye S

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Discrete Meta-Modeling Method of Breakable Corn Kernels with Multi-Particle Sub-Area Combinations by Jiangdong Xu, Yanchun Yao, Yongkang Zhu, Chenxi Sun, Zhi Cao, Duanyang Geng

“…The existing modeling method is to treat the whole kernel as a rigid body, which cannot be crushed during the simulation process, and the calculation of the crushing rate needs to be considered through multiple criteria such as the contact force, the number of collisions, and so on. Aiming at the issue that kernel crushing during maize threshing cannot be accurately modeled in discrete element simulations, in this study, a sub-area crushing model was constructed; representative samples with 26%, 30% and 34% moisture content were selected from a double-season maturing region in China; based on the physical dimensions and biological structure of the maize kernel, three stress regions were defined; and mechanical property tests were conducted on each of the three stress regions using a texturometer as a way to determine the different crushing forces due to the heterogeneity of the maize structure. …”
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Research on the soil fractal characteristics and their correlation with soil properties in various forest types: insights from sub-humid area in Northern China by Yige Wang, Xiangyang Sun, Suyan Li, Bin Wei

“…Thus, characterizing variations in the PSDs of soil are a major issue in environmental research. To date, the fractal model could well characterize PSD. …”
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Adherence to iron-folic acid supplementation and its associated factors among pregnant women in Kenya: A multilevel data analysis of the 2022 Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey. by Gebrie Getu Alemu, Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Amare Mesfin, Muluken Chanie Agimas, Lemlem Daniel Baffa, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke, Tewodros Getaneh Alemu, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn

“…<h4>Background</h4>Iron and folic acid deficiency is a global public health issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Stress, Cortisol, and Lipid Profiles Among Rwandan Undergraduate Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mushumba P, Uwineza DN, Nsanzimana V, Mapira HT, Gori E, Musarurwa C

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iPSC-derived exosomes as amphotericin B carriers: a promising approach to combat cryptococcal meningitis by Jingyu Zhao, Jingyu Zhao, Wei Fang, Yangjie Gao, Jiquan Chen, Guizhen Wang, Julin Gu

“…BackgroundCryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a significant global health issue, particularly affecting individuals with HIV. …”
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Development of a Method for Obtaining Nanoscale Magnesium Carbonate Stabilized with Chitosan as the Basis of Scaffold Matrices for Regenerative Medicine by A. V. Blinov, Z. A. Rekhman, A. A. Gvozdenko, M. A. Yasnaya, M. A. Kolodkin, M. A. Taravanov

“…The materials for the study were samples of magnesium carbonate nanoparticles obtained by chemical precipitation in water. …”
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Design Methodology for Electronic Training Problems Aimed at Development of Mathematical Problems Solving Competence by T. A. Kustitskaya, R. V. Esin

“…In the literature we can find various methods and tools, aimed at the formation of the cognitive component of competencies. However, the issue of skills’ development in the electronic environment is still underrepresented. …”
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Random Forest Regression May Become the Optimal Regression Model for Osteoarthritis of the Knee in Elderly, in the Context of Embodied Cognition and Psychosomatic Medicine by Ma G, Chen J, Li J, Shi H, Chen Y

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Unveiling the Therapeutic Potential of Baicalin in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration: Integrative Bulk and Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis with Experimental Validation of PANopto... by Wang X, Gao S, Zhou D, Cai W, Lv J, Wei Z, Song C, Shan X, Liu Z

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Pain Neuroscience with exercise versus Biomedical Education with Exercise for treatment of Rotator Cuff-related Shoulder Pain: A Randomised Clinical Trial by Sidhant Silan, Bhawna Verma, Umesh Yadav, Kusum Yadav

“…Introduction: A common clinical issue, rotator cuff pathology has a worldwide prevalence of 20.7%. …”
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The Crucial Role of the PPAR Signaling Pathway in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Analysis of Gene Expression and Macrophage Polarization by Zhang L, Guo R, Wu H, Abudusalamu A, Ding W, Li D, Wei X, Niu L

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Pesticides and brain cancer linked in orchard farmers of Kashmir by Bhat Abdul, Wani Muhammed, Kirmani A, Raina T

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Assessment of toxic elements contamination in cigarettes sold in algeria and associated health risks by A.I. CHEBLI, Z. CHELIGHEM, A. ZERGUI, A. AMZIANE, Y. ZEBBICHE, A. BELLOUM, S. ABDENNOUR

“…Materials and Method: A total of 200 samples from 25 brands were randomly collected from various retail outlets, then analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). …”
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Restricted Boltzmann machine with Sobel filter dense adversarial noise secured layer framework for flower species recognition by Shyamala Devi M, Sundaravadivazhagan Balasubaramanian, Balasubramaniam S, Mohd Asif Shah

“…The third contribution overcomes the issue of data poisoning attack through Fast Gradient Sign Method (FGSM) to the input data samples. …”
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ANTIFUNGAL THERAPY AND PESTICIDES: IS THERE A CONNECTION? by Anastasiia A. Hrynzovska, Vitaly V. Bobir, Volodymyr P. Shirobokov, Irina M. Vovk, Vadym A. Poniatovsky, Oleksandr A. Nazarchuk

“…MFC was determined by seeding samples on Sabouraud medium, with results evaluated after incubation. …”
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