Zinc-Decorated and Nitrogen-Functionalized Hierarchical Porous Carbons for Carbon Dioxide Capture by Yu-Chun Chiang, Wei-Ting Chin, I-Chang Chu

“…This study developed a highly facile method to synthesize Zn-decorated and nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbons for carbon dioxide (CO₂) adsorption. …”
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Stated Preference Research in Otolaryngology: A Scoping Review by Lucy Xu, Molly N. Huston, Victoria S. Lee, John D. Cramer, Deborah Goss, Matthew R. Naunheim

“…Treatment options were more commonly studied than diagnostics or health state preferences. …”
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Chemical and technological aspects of increasing the functional characteristics of hard piezoceramics by M. V. Talanov, M. A. Marakhovskiy

“…The density values were determined by hydrostatic weighing in octane, the relative dielectric permittivity was measured using an LCR meter, and the values of the piezoelectric coefficient and mechanical quality factor were gathered using the resonance–antiresonance method.Results. This research has identified that spark plasma sintering technology makes it possible to obtain high-density samples, which contain a homogeneous microstructure and double the figure-of-merit values, for use in high-power piezoelectric devices that operate at piezoresonance frequencies. …”
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The Role of the Operating Room Manager According to Operating Room Directors: a Qualitative Content Analysis Study by Bernardino Tomei, Caterina Cicala, Alessandro Spano, Antonio Petruzzo

“…In healthcare system management, managing operating rooms, which are characterized by a significant production focus and a correspondent high level of complexity, is one of the most current issues, to implement more efficient models, based on a balanced use of resources. …”
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Glucose measurements in sheep using a long-term continuous glucose monitor designed for humans by Barbara Roqueto dos Reis, Ryan K. Wright, Riley Thompson, Nikki Tabatabai, Katherine Amirault, Sathya Sujani, Robin R. White

“…Upon more in-depth analysis, the random intercepts for animal were highly significant and one CGM showed values numerically much higher than other CGM and other glucose analysis methods. …”
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Quantitative assessment of redness in Asian patients with recurrent blepharitis: the utility of cross-polarized light by Yue Tan, Yue Tan, Wenjia Sun, Yue Yin, Yue Yin

“…PurposeTo establish an objective and quantitative method of evaluation redness in patients with blepharitis.Methods12 adult Asian patients with recurrent blepharitis were enrolled in the case group. 24 healthy controls, matched for age and gender in a 1:2 ratio, were recruited as the health group. …”
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Level of personality functioning scale-brief form 2.0: validity and reliability of the Chinese version by Dandan Ma, Bindong Dai, Yufei Wang, Jinya Cao, Jing Wei

“…The CFA indicated a more excellent fit for the two-factor model (χ2/df = 1.81, RMSEA = 0.06, SRMR = 0.04, CFI = 0.96). …”
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AdjcorT-RBFNN for Air Quality Classification: Mitigating Multicollinearity with Real and Simulated Data by Siti Khadijah Arafin, Nor Azura Md Ghani, Marshima Mohd Rosli, Nurain Ibrahim

“…Researchers, and health organizations can leverage AdjcorT-RBFNN for more accurate air quality predictions, supporting informed pollution control strategies.…”
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Characteristics and antibiotic resistance patterns of urinary tract isolates in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study in Khartoum, Sudan by Samah El-Arifi, Eltayeb AbdAlla, El Sheikh Mahgoub, Bothyna Fadol, Rashida Elmubarak

“…Bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing were performed using standard bacteriological methods and Kirby-Bauer’s disc diffusion method. Genotyping for Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (EsβL) production was conducted using multiplex PCR. …”
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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS OF OBESITY AS RISK FACTOR OF COVID-19 RELATED MORTALITY by Achmad Ilham Rizwani, Syarif Syamsi Ahyandi, Nanning Naimatuningsih, Endy Novryan Ridwan, Rani Nurvita, Nurun Nujum, Muhammad Hammam Mahrus, Lilik Djuari

“…A person with obesity will be more susceptible to the infection and is suspected to be one of the risk factors that cause death in COVID-19. …”
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NAVIGATING DIGITAL FRONTIER: CONSUMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PURCHASE FRESH VEGETABLES THROUGH MOBILE COMMERCE IN PAKISTAN by Manan ASLAM, Zhiwen LI, Muneeb Ahmad GUJJAR, Mubashar FAROOQ, Muneeb Ahmad ANSARI, Daniyal HASSAN, Rao Izhar ul HAQ

“…This application of mobile technology would have an enormous potentials in marketers, food industries, farming community, decision makers, and consumers. Enabling consumers more informed about the novel innovative technologies for receiving and sharing information about market trends, prices, and avenues, among the ICTs smart phone applications are usually considered a quick method to approach markets, attain information about agricultural commodities and their prices in an effective and desired manner. …”
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Transforming care: a study on physicians’ awareness, attitudes, and barriers to pressure injury prevention in medical wards in Jordan by Enas A. Assaf, Enas A. Assaf, Rahaf Alkhresheh, Haleama Al Sabbah, Hekmat Al-Akash

“…Therefore, this study aims to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and barriers among physicians working in Jordanian general medical wards toward the prevention of pressure injury.MethodA descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was employed, utilizing a convenience sample of 73 physicians from the three largest governmental hospitals in Jordan, representing the country’s most populated regions. …”
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Serological evidence and factors associated to liver damage in malaria-typhoid infected patients consulting in two health facilities, Yaoundé-Cameroon. by Madeleine Yvanna Nyangono Essam, Arnaud Fondjo Kouam, Armelle Gaelle Kwesseu Fepa, Armel Jackson Seukep, Elisabeth Menkem Zeuko'o, Felicité Syntia Douanla Somene, Nembu Erastus Nembo, Paul Fewou Moundipa, Frédéric Nico Njayou

“…Men (49.2% and 37.3%) were more affected than women (30.6% and 26.7%) for both malaria and typhoid, respectively. …”
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Structure – property relationship for the fluorinealcanes by A.V. Kotomkin, Yu.D. Orlov

“…The comparison have been shown that new scheme is more effective than the simple group-additive methods. …”
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Evaluation of fatigue levels of individuals with chronic diseases: from the perspective of student nurses and patients by Sema Aytaç, Özlem Ovayolu, Sibel Serçe, Nimet Ovayolu

“…The study population consisted of all nursing students at the specified faculty and individuals diagnosed with chronic diseases hospitalized in relevant clinics, and the sample consisted of 221 students and 442 patients, in line with the power analysis. …”
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Challenges of Beekeeping in Arid Regions by Salim Hitouche, Mohamed Ridha Messak, Azzouzi Imane, Messaoud Lazereg

“…Due to the lack of official data categorizing farmers practicing beekeeping, our sample was formed using a simple probabilistic method and comprises 41 beekeepers out of the 93 identified by local administration (DSA). …”
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Causality Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Suicide Attempt: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Zhen Deng, Kai Wang, Tianshu Hou

“…We used the MRlap method to eliminate the effect of sample overlap. …”
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The Efficacy of Prismatic Bifocal Spectacle Lenses in Controlling Myopia Progression in Children by Ali Altan Ertan Boz

“…However, further studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-up periods are needed to fully assess the long-term effects of this treatment method.…”
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Graph contrastive learning with node-level accurate difference by Pengfei Jiao, Kaiyan Yu, Qing Bao, Ying Jiang, Xuan Guo, Zhidong Zhao

“…Therefore, we argue that it is necessary to design a method that can quantify the dissimilarity between the original and augmented graphs to more accurately capture the relationships between samples. …”
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Beyond companionship: psycho-social benefits of pet ownership by Jing Zhao, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Jiuling Li, Yufeng Luo, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Gavin R. McCormack, Koichiro Oka, Tomoya Hanibuchi

“…This study planned to examine associations between various categories of pet ownership and multiple psycho-social benefits in a sample of adults from Japan. Method A cross-sectional design was applied to investigate and analyze pet species and psycho-social health outcomes. …”
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