Protective Impact of Influenza Vaccination on Healthcare Workers by Yimei Tian, Yue Ma, Jianchao Ran, Lifang Yuan, Xianhu Zeng, Lu Tan, Li Chen, Yifan Xu, Shaxi Li, Ting Huang, Hongzhou Lu

“…Additionally, the vaccinated healthcare workers were more inclined to recommend vaccination to their families (80% vs. 48%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Symptoms and pathophysiology of post-acute sequelae following COVID-19 (PASC): a cohort studyResearch in context by Olivier Robineau, Sophie Hüe, Mathieu Surenaud, Cédric Lemogne, Céline Dorival, Emmanuel Wiernik, Sebastien Brami, Jerome Nicol, Xavier de Lamballerie, Hélène Blanché, Jean-François Deleuze, Céline Ribet, Marcel Goldberg, Gianluca Severi, Mathilde Touvier, Marie Zins, Yves Levy, Jean-Daniel Lelievre, Fabrice Carrat

“…Participants with PASC were more frequently women, had a higher BMI and a median number of 3 persistent symptoms, with common symptoms being asthenia, dyspnoea, cough, and sleep disorders. …”
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¹H-NMR Spectroscopy and Chemometric Fingerprinting for the Authentication of Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oils by Silvana M. Azcarate, Maria P. Segura-Borrego, Rocío Ríos-Reina, Raquel M. Callejón

“…This study applies proton-nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR) spectroscopy combined with chemometric analysis as a non-destructive, untargeted approach to differentiate EVOOs based on cultivation method (organic vs. conventional) and variety (<i>Hojiblanca</i> vs. …”
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Single nucleotide and copy number polymorphisms of the SULT1A1 gene in a South African Tswana population group by Hlengiwe Mbongwa, Petrus Pretorius, Annemarie Kruger, Gerhard Koekemoer, Carolus Reinecke

“…Next, using a quantitative multiplex PCR method to estimate the SULT1A1 gene number of copies in 459 subjects of our population, we discovered between one and five copies: 0.65% of the subjects had a single copy (allele deletion) and 60.14% of the subjects had three or more copies. …”
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Can executives’ digital background develop the level of AI utilization in enterprises by Ruichao Yu, Linrong Wu, Guiying Li, Zixin Wang

“…Robustness checks, including the substitution of key variables, model alteration, the application of the instrumental variable method, and the Heckman two-stage method, confirm the persistence of these findings. …”
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Correlation between Acoustic Feature and Sensory Crispness of Different Puffed Food Based on Energy Release Analysis by Chengkai ZHU, Xinnan HU, Zhili JI, Wangyang SHEN, Xiwu JIA

“…The results of sensory evaluation showed that samples with higher "crispness" were more likely to obtain higher evaluation scores. …”
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Effect of diffusion temperatures on microstructure and properties of NiCoCrAlYHf bond coatings by ZHANG Bin, DING Ning, CAI Yan, ZHAO Wenjun, LIU Yuzhuo, MU Rende, ZHANG Xuejun

“…NiCoCrAlYHf coating （HY5 coating） was prepared on DD6 alloy by vacuum arc ion plating method. After different diffusion temperature treatments， the ceramic coating was deposited by electron beam-physical vapor deposition（EB-PVD） method. …”
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Antibodies directed against bacterial antigens in sera of Polish patients with primary biliary cholangitis by Alicja Bauer, Andrzej Habior

“…We also performed in vitro studies on the impact of the bacterial peptides on the specific antigen-antibody binding.MethodWe screened 92 Polish PBC patients and sera samples from healthy donors and pathological controls. …”
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Characteristics in the Population of Stray Dogs and Changes After One Year From a City in Southern Mexico by A. Novelo-Sanguino, M. Jiménez-Coello, J. C. Segura-Correa, A. Ortega-Pacheco

“…The present study generated evidence on the population of stray dogs in the city of Mérida Yucatán, Mexico. The sighting method was used using the “count within a selected block” method recommended by the World Society for the Protection of Animals. …”
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An Experimental Study to Reduce the Fracture Pressure of High Strength Rocks Using a Novel Thermochemical Fracturing Approach by Zeeshan Tariq, Mohamed A. Mahmoud, A. Abdulraheem, Ayman Al-Nakhli, Mohammed BaTaweel

“…In this study, a new methodology to reduce the breakdown pressure of the high stressed rock is presented. The new method enables the fracturing of high stressed rocks more economically and efficiently. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Calcium Lignosulfonate on the Durability and Performance of Asphalt Mixtures by Saeed Fatemi, Jafar Bolouri Bazaz, Seyed Ali Ziaee

“…The Tukey method found that asphalt mixtures containing 15% CLS had the highest rutting performance among the samples tested under repetitive loadings. …”
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Relationship of SNP rs2645429 in Farnesyl-Diphosphate Farnesyltransferase 1 Gene Promoter with Susceptibility to Lung Cancer by Mehdi Dehghani, Zahra Samani, Hassan Abidi, Leila Manzouri, Reza Mahmoudi, Saeed Hosseini Teshnizi, Mohsen Nikseresht

“…The present study examined the relationship between FDFT1 rs2645429 polymorphism and the risk of nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a population from southern Iran. Method. The genotypes of rs2645429 polymorphism of FDFT1 gene were examined in 95 samples: 34 patients with NSCLC and 61 healthy individuals by RFLP method. …”
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Experimental generation of SNP haplotype signatures in patients with sickle cell anaemia. by Stephan Menzel, Jian Qin, Nisha Vasavda, Swee Lay Thein, Ramesh Ramakrishnan

“…We have confirmed the identity of our phased allele pairs by single-molecule sequencing and have demonstrated, in principle, that three-allele phasing (using three colors) is a potential extension to this method.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Phased haplotypes yield more information than the individual marker genotypes. …”
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Modification of highly dispersed silica with palladium acetylacetonate to obtain new catalysts for hydrogen oxidation with oxygen by M. V. Borysenko, O. Yu. Boldyrieva, V. V. Lisnyak

“…Among the obtained Pd catalysts, a sample with a Pd concentration of 0.03 wt. % in the composition of grafted highly dispersed Pd monoacetylacetonate is the most economical in terms of production and application, since due to the saving of palladium while maintaining a high catalytic activity at room temperature, it is the best alternative to more expensive commercial catalysts. …”
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Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Casein-Derived Bioactive Peptides Using Trypsin Enzyme by Raziyeh Mokhtari, Mansour Rezaei, Mohammad Kazemi Fard, Essa Dirandeh

“…Also, the antimicrobial activity of the experimental samples was evaluated using the disk diffusion method. …”
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Diversity and antibacterial activity of culturable bacteria from rhizosphere soil in seagrass bed halophytes by CHEN Wang'an1,2,3, LI Mi1,2, LI Fangting1,2, GAO Chenghai1,2*

“…A total of nine rhizosphere soil samples were collected from the seagrass bed ecosystems in Pearl Bay and Yuzhouping, Fangchenggang City. …”
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Sociodemographic Profile of Severely Malnourished Children Admitted to a Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre in One of the Districts of Maharashtra: A Cross-sectional Study by Pratik Borkar, Rohan Sangam, Shalini Rawat, Ravindra Kembali

“…Complete enumeration method was used . A Total Sample size of 96(based on the inclusion criteria) was obtained for the purpose of record based data, while for interview sample size was 73(20 cases were non traceable and 3 death were reported) with the parents/guardians of the children. …”
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Innovative aerosol technology using lemon peel-derived carbon dots for improving shelf life of beef by Ehsan Semsari, Hossein Tajik, Rahim Molaei, Mehran Moradi

“…Quality indicators (pH, total volatile basic nitrogen, thiobarbituric acid value, psychrophilic and mesophilic bacterial counts, and sensory evaluation) were measured during 15 days of refrigerated storage and showed concentration-dependent control of microbial growth and inhibition of oxidation in meat samples with 10 mg/mL proving more effective than 5 mg/mL. …”
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Impacts of different organic amendments on soil degradation and phytotoxicity of metribuzin by Mohammad Mehdizadeh, Ebrahim Izadi-Darbandi, Mohammad Taghi Naseri Pour Yazdi, Mehdi Rastgoo, Bizhan Malaekeh-Nikouei, Hooriyeh Nassirli

“…Laboratory and bioassay experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of municipal waste compost (MC) and sheep manure (SM) on metribuzin degradation and phytotoxicity of this herbicide. Method In degradation studies, soil samples were mixed separately with amendments at a rate of 2.5% (w/w) and metribuzin at a concentration of 5 mg kgâ1 soil was used for fortification of selected samples. …”
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Male body image in focus: muscularity-oriented eating behaviours, muscle dysmorphia, and exercise addiction in gay and heterosexual men by Dalit Lev Arey, Yuli Peleg, Tomer Gutman

“…Objective This study examined the associations among muscularity-oriented eating behaviours, muscle dysmorphia, and exercise addiction in gay and heterosexual men and tested whether sexual orientation moderated these associations. Method A sample of 168 physically active men (104 heterosexual, 64 gay) completed validated self-report questionnaires. …”
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